Iron King Mine, Prairie Divide Mining District (St. Cloud Mining District), Larimer County, Colorado, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Iron King Mine | Mine |
Prairie Divide Mining District (St. Cloud Mining District) | Mining District |
Larimer County | County |
Colorado | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 51' 4'' North , 105° 29' 42'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Red Feather Lakes | 343 (2011) | 9.7km |
Laporte | 2,450 (2015) | 39.0km |
Wellington | 7,807 (2017) | 44.1km |
Fort Collins | 161,175 (2017) | 45.5km |
Laramie | 32,158 (2017) | 51.8km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Fort Collins Rockhounds | Fort Collins, Colorado | 46km |
Mindat Locality ID:
115509
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:115509:2
GUID (UUID V4):
52a36306-dd1f-4de0-82d6-7c1a1f9d0fa0
REF:Deposit:: WORCESTER, P.G., 1919, MOLYBDENUM DEPOSITS OF COLORADO, WITH GENERA L NOTES ON THE MOLYBDENUM INDUSTRY: CGS BULL. 14, P. 69-70.
Deposit:: HORTON, F.W., 1916, MOLYBDENUM, ITS ORES AND THEIR CONCENTRATION, W ITH A DISCUSSION OF MARKETS, PRICES,
Commodities (Major) - Copper, Zinc; (Minor) - Molybdenum, Iron
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Pegmatite, Quartzofeldspathic Semischist
Structure: Front Range Uplift, Sherman Batholith, Virginia Dale Ring Dike Complex
Host Rock: Granite, Pegmatite
Tectonic Structure: Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
4 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
β Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
β Molybdenite Formula: MoS2 |
β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
β | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | β Molybdenite | MoS2 |
S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
Mo | Molybdenum | |
Mo | β Molybdenite | MoS2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Rocky MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Great Plains DomainDomain
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