Huerfano Mining District (Malachite Mining District), Huerfano Co., Colorado, USAi
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Huerfano Mining District (Malachite Mining District) | Mining District |
Huerfano Co. | County |
Colorado | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° North , 104° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~56km
Locality type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
32 miles WNW of Walsenburg. Cu, Ag.
Regions containing this locality
North America Plate | Tectonic Plate |
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.Mineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities4 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Locality: Malachite Mine, Huerfano Mining District (Malachite Mining District), Huerfano Co., Colorado, USA Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
β Copper Formula: Cu Locality: Copper Bell Mine, Huerfano Mining District (Malachite Mining District), Huerfano Co., Colorado, USA Reference: Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckel, E. B. |
β Cuprite Formula: Cu2O Locality: Malachite Mine, Huerfano Mining District (Malachite Mining District), Huerfano Co., Colorado, USA Reference: Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckel, E. B. |
β Silver Formula: Ag Locality: Copper Bell Mine, Huerfano Mining District (Malachite Mining District), Huerfano Co., Colorado, USA Reference: Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckel, E. B. |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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β | Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
β | Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Cuprite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
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 | Copper | 1.1.1.3 | Cu |
β | Silver | 1.1.1.2 | Ag |
Group 2 - SULFIDES | |||
AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:1 | |||
β | Chalcopyrite | 2.9.1.1 | CuFeS2 |
Group 4 - SIMPLE OXIDES | |||
A2X | |||
β | Cuprite | 4.1.1.1 | Cu2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | β Cuprite | Cu2O |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | β Copper | Cu |
Cu | β Cuprite | Cu2O |
Ag | Silver | |
Ag | β Silver | Ag |
Localities in this Region
- Colorado
- Huerfano Co.
- Huerfano Mining District (Malachite Mining District)
- Huerfano Co.
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