Bear Creek Mining District, Montezuma Co., Colorado, USAi
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Bear Creek Mining District | Mining District |
Montezuma Co. | County |
Colorado | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° North , 108° West (est.)
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Margin of Error:
~65km
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Regions containing this locality
North America Plate | Tectonic Plate |
Rocky Mountains, North America | Mountain Range |
Colorado Plateau, USA | Plateau |
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Rock Types Recorded
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β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
β Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
β 'Limonite' Formula: (Fe,O,OH,H2O) |
β Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
β Silver Formula: Ag Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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β | Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
β | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
β | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
β | 'Limonite' | - | (Fe,O,OH,H2O) |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
Group 1 - NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS | |||
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Metals, other than the Platinum Group | |||
β | Silver | 1.1.1.2 | Ag |
Group 2 - SULFIDES | |||
AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 2:1 | |||
β | Chalcocite | 2.4.7.1 | Cu2S |
AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:2 | |||
β | Pyrite | 2.12.1.1 | FeS2 |
Group 14 - ANHYDROUS NORMAL CARBONATES | |||
A(XO3) | |||
β | Calcite | 14.1.1.1 | CaCO3 |
Group 16a - ANHYDROUS CARBONATES CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN | |||
β | Malachite | 16a.3.1.1 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Unclassified Minerals, Mixtures, etc. | |||
β | 'Limonite' | - | (Fe,O,OH,H2O) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
H | β Limonite | (Fe,O,OH,H2O) |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | β Limonite | (Fe,O,OH,H2O) |
O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Limonite | (Fe,O,OH,H2O) |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
Cu | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Ag | Silver | |
Ag | β Silver | Ag |
Localities in this Region
- Colorado
- Montezuma Co.
- Bear Creek Mining District
- Montezuma Co.
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