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Holy Moses Mine, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 53' 20'' North , 106° 55' 6'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
37.88889,-106.91833
GeoHash:
G#: 9wezx12qy
GRN:
N26W61
Type:
Mine
KΓΆppen climate type:
Dfc : Subarctic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Creede405 (2011)4.5km
South Fork362 (2017)34.5km
Alpine174 (2011)36.5km
Gerrard278 (2011)37.0km
Lake City367 (2017)38.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
116098
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:116098:0
GUID (UUID V4):
ada2ddc6-2811-4598-85b0-e96efcd45ab4


First major discovery in the district.
Commodities (Major) - Lead, Zinc; (Minor) - Silver
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Campbell Mtn Mbr Of Bachelor Mtn Rhyolite
Structure: San Juan Volcanic Field; La Garita, Creede, And Bachelor Calderas, Solomon-Holy Moses Fault Zone; Creede Graben
Host Rock: Rhyolite
Tectonic Structure: Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)

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8 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Silver1.AA.05Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
Group 3 - Halides
β“˜Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
β“˜Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Beudantite8.BL.05PbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ BeudantitePbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ AragoniteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AragoniteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Oβ“˜ BeudantitePbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Oβ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Sβ“˜ BeudantitePbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ AragoniteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
FeIron
Feβ“˜ BeudantitePbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ BeudantitePbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
AgSilver
Agβ“˜ SilverAg
BaBarium
Baβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ BeudantitePbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Pbβ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS

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References

Deposit:: EMMONS, W.H., AND LARSEN, E.S. 1923, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE CREEDE DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 718, 198 P.
Deposit:: STEVEN, T.A., AND RATTE, J.C., 1965, GEOLOGY AND STRUCTURAL CONTROL OF ORE DEPOSITION IN THE CREEDE DISTRICT, SAN
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