La Rue Claims (La Rue No. 2; La Rue No. 22), Cochetopa Mining District (Cochetopa Creek Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 18' 7'' North , 106° 46' 52'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Claims
KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
118553
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:118553:2
GUID (UUID V4):
ff37ae29-4cad-4a23-87fd-260e12fe16ed
REF:Deposit:: MALAN, R.C., AND RANSPOT, H.W., 1959, GEOLOGY OF THE URANIUM DEPOSITS IN THE COCHETOPA MINING DISTRICT, SAGUACHE AND GUNNISON COUNTIES, COLORADO: ECON. GEOLOGY, V. 54, NO. 1, P. 1-19.
Deposit:: NELSON-MOORE, J.L., COLLINS, D.B., AND HORNBAKER,
Commodities (Major) - Vanadium, Uranium
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Dakota Sandstone, Felsic Volcanic Rocks-Felsite And Felsite Porphyry
Structure: San Juan Volcanic Field; Gunnison Uplift, Cochetopa Dome; Los Ochos Fault; Razor Creek Dome; Unnamed Faults
Host Rock: Sandstone
Tectonic Structure: Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns); Colorado Platform
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
4 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| β Brannerite Formula: UTi2O6 |
| β Torbernite Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| β Uranocircite Formula: Ba(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10H2O |
| β Uranophane Formula: Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Brannerite | 4.DH.05 | UTi2O6 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| β | Torbernite | 8.EB.05 | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 Β· 12H2O |
| β | Uranocircite | 8.EB.05 | Ba(UO2)2(PO4)2 Β· 10H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Uranophane | 9.AK.15 | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 Β· 5H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| H | β Uranocircite | Ba(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10H2O |
| H | β Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Brannerite | UTi2O6 |
| O | β Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| O | β Uranocircite | Ba(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10H2O |
| O | β Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | β Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| P | β Uranocircite | Ba(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | β Brannerite | UTi2O6 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | β Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | β Uranocircite | Ba(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10H2O |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | β Brannerite | UTi2O6 |
| U | β Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| U | β Uranocircite | Ba(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10H2O |
| U | β Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- San Juan MountainsMountain Range
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