Hamilton Mine, Blanca Mining District, Costilla County, Colorado, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Hamilton Mine | Mine |
Blanca Mining District | Mining District |
Costilla County | County |
Colorado | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 33' 22'' North , 105° 29' 14'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Blanca | 370 (2017) | 13.4km |
Fort Garland | 433 (2011) | 14.9km |
Alamosa East | 1,458 (2011) | 32.5km |
Alamosa | 9,819 (2017) | 35.1km |
San Luis | 618 (2017) | 39.9km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Colorado Prospector | Alamosa, Colorado | 35km |
Mindat Locality ID:
11722
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:11722:4
GUID (UUID V4):
55be775a-3d43-4c8c-9e8b-4cc4227ab346
REF:Deposit:: VANDERWILT, J.W., 1947, MINERAL RESOURCES OF COLORADO: COLO. MINERAL RESOURCES BD., P. 31
Deposit:: ECKEL, E.B., 1961, USGS BULL. 1114, P. 322-323.
Deposit:: HENDERSON, C.W., 1926, MINING IN COLORADO--A HISTORY OF DISCOVERY, DEVELOPMENT, AND
Commodities (Major) - Gold, Silver; (Trace) - Tellurium, Lead, Bismuth
Deposit Type: Vein
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Hornblende Gneiss And Amphibolite, Recent Alluvium
Structure: Sierra Blanca Massif, Rio Grande Rift Zone, Ft. Garland Embayment
Host Rock: Hornblendite, Gneiss, Amphibolite, Quartzite
Tectonic Structure: Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
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5 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
β Altaite Formula: PbTe |
β Gold Formula: Au |
β Hessite Formula: Ag2Te |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 References: |
β Tellurobismuthite Formula: Bi2Te3 References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
β | Hessite | 2.BA.60 | Ag2Te |
β | Altaite | 2.CD.10 | PbTe |
β | Tellurobismuthite | 2.DC.05 | Bi2Te3 |
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
S | Sulfur | |
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S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Ag | Silver | |
Ag | β Hessite | Ag2Te |
Te | Tellurium | |
Te | β Altaite | PbTe |
Te | β Hessite | Ag2Te |
Te | β Tellurobismuthite | Bi2Te3 |
Au | Gold | |
Au | β Gold | Au |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | β Altaite | PbTe |
Bi | Bismuth | |
Bi | β Tellurobismuthite | Bi2Te3 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Great Plains DomainDomain
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