Lucky Discovery Mine, La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USAi
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Lucky Discovery Mine | Mine |
La Plata Mining District (California Mining District) | Mining District |
La Plata County | County |
Colorado | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 22' 33'' North , 108° 5' 35'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Four Corners Gem & Mineral Club | Durango, Colorado | 22km |
Mindat Locality ID:
114965
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:114965:7
GUID (UUID V4):
e2289b54-282c-4d0c-b42c-d54ffd9036d2
REF:Deposit:: ECKEL, E.B., AND OTHERS, 1949, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE LA PLATA DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 219. P. 73-76, 139-140, PL. 24.
Deposit:: REED, J.R., 1936, REPORT ON THE LUCKY DISCOVERY MINE COMPANY, LA PLATA COUNTY: UNPUB. ENG. REPT.
(Lucky Moon Mine; F.W.; 19545; Golden Stairs; MS 18996; Trails End; MS 18996; June Bug; MS 19471; Patented Claims: Old Comfort; MS 18996; Navajo; MS 19545; Industry; MS 19504; Florence; MS 19545; Right Guard; MS 18996; Noonday; MS 19545)
Commodities (Major) - Gold, Silver; (Minor) - Copper, Lead; (Trace) - Antimony, Tellurium, Zinc, Manganese, Mercury
Deposit Type: Vein
Development Status: Past Producer
Deposit Model: 85: Polymetallic veins
Host Rock Unit: Junction Creek Sandstone, Pony Express Limestone Member Of Wanakah Formation
Structure: San Juan Uplift, Four Corners Platform, La Plata Dome, Parrott Fault System
Host Rock: Sandstone
Tectonic Structure: Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
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10 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
β Ankerite Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
β Coloradoite Formula: HgTe |
β Galena Formula: PbS |
β Gold Formula: Au |
β Hessite Formula: Ag2Te |
β Petzite Formula: Ag3AuTe2 |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
β Sylvanite Formula: AgAuTe4 |
β 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
β | Hessite | 2.BA.60 | Ag2Te |
β | Petzite | 2.BA.75 | Ag3AuTe2 |
β | Coloradoite | 2.CB.05a | HgTe |
β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
β | Sylvanite | 2.EA.05 | AgAuTe4 |
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
β | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Ankerite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
C | Carbon | |
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C | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Galena | PbS |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
S | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
Ag | Silver | |
Ag | β Hessite | Ag2Te |
Ag | β Petzite | Ag3AuTe2 |
Ag | β Sylvanite | AgAuTe4 |
Sb | Antimony | |
Sb | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Te | Tellurium | |
Te | β Coloradoite | HgTe |
Te | β Hessite | Ag2Te |
Te | β Petzite | Ag3AuTe2 |
Te | β Sylvanite | AgAuTe4 |
Au | Gold | |
Au | β Gold | Au |
Au | β Petzite | Ag3AuTe2 |
Au | β Sylvanite | AgAuTe4 |
Hg | Mercury | |
Hg | β Coloradoite | HgTe |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | β Galena | PbS |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Rocky MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Great Plains DomainDomain
- Paradox BasinBasin
USA
- Colorado PlateauPlateau
- San Juan MountainsMountain Range
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