Crystal Cave, Ouray Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Crystal Cave | Cave |
Ouray Mining District | Mining District |
Ouray County | County |
Colorado | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° North , 107° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~8km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
65493
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:65493:8
GUID (UUID V4):
64215983-c179-4846-bad4-26c45835c072
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Crystal Cavern
North side of Canyon Creek, 0.75 miles SW of Ouray city limits.
Per Robert Stoufer, this locality is not actually a cave and is actually a solution cavity in a cliff of Leadville Limestone. There are no cave growths like stalactites or stalagmites.
NOTE: This feature is not listed in the USGS GNIS database.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsList of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
C | Carbon | |
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C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Rocky MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Great Plains DomainDomain
USA
- San Juan MountainsMountain Range
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