Contention Mine (Patented Claims: Contention; MS 4694; Mayflower; MS 9792), Lake City Mining District, Hinsdale County, Colorado, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Contention Mine (Patented Claims: Contention; MS 4694; Mayflower; MS 9792) | Mine |
| Lake City Mining District | Mining District |
| Hinsdale County | County |
| Colorado | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 59' 10'' North , 107° 17' 35'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
114434
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:114434:8
GUID (UUID V4):
a6e53105-f28e-422d-b0c4-a298cfad42cd
REF:Deposit:: IRVING, J.D., AND BANCROFT, HOWLAND, 1911, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS NEAR LAKE CITY, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 478, P. 102-104.
Deposit:: LIPMAN, P.W., 1976, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE LAKE CITY CALDERA AREA, WESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, SOUTHWESTERN COLORA
Commodities (Major) - Gold, Silver; (Minor) - Copper; (Trace) - Antimony, Zinc, Lead, Manganese
Deposit Type: Vein
Development Status: Past Producer
Structure: San Juan-Uncompahgre Calderas, Lake City Caldera, San Juan Volcanic Field, San Juan Depression
Host Rock: Quartz Latite
Tectonic Structure: Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
11 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| β Aikinite Formula: PbCuBiS3 |
| β Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| β Bournonite Formula: PbCuSbS3 |
| β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| β Galena Formula: PbS |
| β Marcasite Formula: FeS2 |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| β Rhodochrosite Formula: MnCO3 |
| β Silver Formula: Ag |
| β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| β 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| β | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| β | Bournonite | 2.GA.50 | PbCuSbS3 |
| β | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| β | Aikinite | 2.HB.05a | PbCuBiS3 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Rhodochrosite | 5.AB.05 | MnCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| β | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | β Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Aikinite | PbCuBiS3 |
| S | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | β Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 |
| S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | β Galena | PbS |
| S | β Marcasite | FeS2 |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | β Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | β Marcasite | FeS2 |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | β Aikinite | PbCuBiS3 |
| Cu | β Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 |
| Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | β Silver | Ag |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | β Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 |
| Sb | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | β Aikinite | PbCuBiS3 |
| Pb | β Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 |
| Pb | β Galena | PbS |
| Bi | Bismuth | |
| Bi | β Aikinite | PbCuBiS3 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Rocky MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Great Plains DomainDomain
USA
- San Juan MountainsMountain Range
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