Oak Creek Mining District (Ilse Mining District), Custer County, Colorado, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Oak Creek Mining District (Ilse Mining District) | Mining District |
| Custer County | County |
| Colorado | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° North , 105° West (est.)
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Margin of Error:
~42km
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| β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Localities: Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| β Cerussite Formula: PbCO3 Reference: Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 205, 258. |
| β Gold Formula: Au Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| β Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 Reference: Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckel, E. B. |
| β 'Limonite' Localities: Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| β Phosgenite Formula: Pb2CO3Cl2 Description: Occurs in part altered to cerussite. Reference: Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 258; Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckel, E. B. |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| β Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| β Silver Formula: Ag Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| β | Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| β | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
| β | Phosgenite | 5.BE.20 | Pb2CO3Cl2 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| β | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | β Phosgenite | Pb2CO3Cl2 |
| C | β Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Phosgenite | Pb2CO3Cl2 |
| O | β Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | β Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | β Phosgenite | Pb2CO3Cl2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | β Silver | Ag |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | β Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | β Phosgenite | Pb2CO3Cl2 |
| Pb | β Cerussite | PbCO3 |
Localities in this Region
- Colorado
- Custer County
- Oak Creek Mining District (Ilse Mining District)
- Custer County
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Terrible mine, Oak Creek Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA