Express Mine (Express - Headlight Mine), Bonanza Mining District (Kerber Creek Mining District; Blake Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 15' 5'' North , 106° 6' 35'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Saguache | 480 (2017) | 18.4km |
| Poncha Springs | 777 (2017) | 29.2km |
| Howard | 723 (2011) | 32.4km |
| Maysville | 135 (2011) | 32.7km |
| Salida | 5,467 (2017) | 32.9km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Columbine Gem and Mineral Society | Salida, Colorado | 33km |
Mindat Locality ID:
118514
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:118514:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0e0ecb40-155d-47f0-9c09-9c50fc6cdbea
REF:Deposit:: PATTON, H.B., 1916, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE BONANZA DISTRICT, SAGUACHE COUNTY, COLORADO: COLORADO GEOL. SURVEY BULL. 9, 136 P.
Deposit:: BURBANK, W.S., 1932, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE BONANZA MINING DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS PRO
Commodities (Major) - Gold, Silver; (Minor) - Lead, Copper, Zinc; (Trace) - Manganese
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Intrusive Quartz Latite And Rhyolite, Rawley Andesite
Structure: Bonanza Caldera, Sawatch Range, San Juan Volcanic Field, Rio Grande Rift
Host Rock: Latite, Andesite, Quartz Latite, Porphyry
Tectonic Structure: Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns.)
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12 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| β Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 |
| β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| β Covellite Formula: CuS |
| β Enargite Formula: Cu3AsS4 |
| β Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
| β Galena Formula: PbS |
| β Pyrargyrite Formula: Ag3SbS3 |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| β Rhodochrosite Formula: MnCO3 |
| β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| β Stromeyerite Formula: AgCuS |
| β 'Tennantite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
| β | Stromeyerite | 2.BA.40 | AgCuS |
| β | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
| 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 | Pyrargyrite | 2.GA.05 | Ag3SbS3 |
| β | 'Tennantite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S |
| β | Enargite | 2.KA.05 | Cu3AsS4 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| β | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Rhodochrosite | 5.AB.05 | MnCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | β Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | β Covellite | CuS |
| S | β Enargite | Cu3AsS4 |
| S | β Galena | PbS |
| S | β Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | β Stromeyerite | AgCuS |
| S | β Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | β Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | β Covellite | CuS |
| Cu | β Enargite | Cu3AsS4 |
| Cu | β Stromeyerite | AgCuS |
| Cu | β Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | β Enargite | Cu3AsS4 |
| As | β Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | β Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
| Ag | β Stromeyerite | AgCuS |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | β Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | β Galena | PbS |
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