Coal Creek Mining District, Rio Blanco Co., Colorado, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Coal Creek Mining District | Mining District |
| Rio Blanco Co. | County |
| Colorado | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude:
39° North , 108° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~104km
Locality type:
50 miles north of Rifle. V, U.
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| β Carnotite Formula: K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region. |
| β 'Copper Stain' Locality: Caywood No. 1; No. 2 Occurrence, Coal Creek Mining District, Rio Blanco Co., Colorado, USA Reference: USGS Bull 315 |
| β 'Petrified Wood' Locality: Caywood No. 1; No. 2 Occurrence, Coal Creek Mining District, Rio Blanco Co., Colorado, USA Reference: USGS Bull 315 |
| β Roscoelite Formula: K(V3+,Al)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Reference: Minerals of Colorado (1997) E.B. Eckel |
| β Tyuyamunite Formula: Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region. |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Carnotite | 4.HB.05 | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| β | Tyuyamunite | 4.HB.25 | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Roscoelite | 9.EC.15 | K(V3+,Al)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| β | 'Copper Stain' | - | |
| β | 'Petrified Wood' | - | |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
| Group 40 - HYDRATED NORMAL PHOSPHATES,ARSENATES AND VANADATES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| AB2(XO4)2·xH2O, containing (UO2)2+ | |||
| β | Carnotite | 40.2a.28.1 | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| β | Tyuyamunite | 40.2a.26.1 | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
| Group 71 - PHYLLOSILICATES Sheets of Six-Membered Rings | |||
| Sheets of 6-membered rings with 2:1 layers | |||
| β | Roscoelite | 71.2.2a.4 | K(V3+,Al)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Mixtures, etc. | |||
| β | 'Copper Stain' | - | |
| β | 'Petrified Wood' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| H | β Tyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
| H | β Roscoelite | K(V3+,Al)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| O | β Tyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
| O | β Roscoelite | K(V3+,Al)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Roscoelite | K(V3+,Al)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Roscoelite | K(V3+,Al)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | β Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| K | β Roscoelite | K(V3+,Al)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Tyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
| V | Vanadium | |
| V | β Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| V | β Tyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
| V | β Roscoelite | K(V3+,Al)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | β Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| U | β Tyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
Localities in this Region
- Colorado
- Rio Blanco Co.
- Coal Creek Mining District
- Rio Blanco Co.
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