Buck Mine, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Buck Mine | Mine |
Cripple Creek Mining District | Mining District |
Teller County | County |
Colorado | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 44' 0'' North , 105° 10' 21'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Cripple Creek | 1,155 (2017) | 1.6km |
Stratton | 644 (2006) | 2.5km |
Victor | 389 (2017) | 3.8km |
Midland | 156 (2011) | 13.9km |
Divide | 127 (2011) | 23.2km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
---|---|---|
Lake George Gem & Mineral club | Lake George, Colorado | 32km |
Colorado Springs Mineral Society | Colorado Springs, Colorado | 32km |
Canon City Geology Club | Canon City, Colorado | 33km |
Mindat Locality ID:
242275
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:242275:9
GUID (UUID V4):
ee3841d4-84f2-4c97-a32d-d0cbc497a1b2
A locality in the Cripple Creek District (purportedly in an old mine shaft) that produced unique epimorphs / "casts" of smoky quartz and chalcedony replacing laumontite. The smoky quartz has a distinctive muted silvery-grey color, with very little luster and a somewhat stalactite-esque growth due to the way the quartz overgrew the pre-existing laumontite. The lack of luster on the Quartz is most likely due to a micro coating of chalcedony.
Specimens were collected in 2010 by Quinton Cross and Ralph Buck. See http://www.mindat.org/photo-241718.html for a similar quartz replacement specimen from Cripple Creek.
Buck Mine is actually another name for Moffat Tunnel (per Charles Spencer, personal communication): https://www.mindat.org/loc-120762.html
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
β Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
β Laumontite Formula: CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O References: |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
β Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 References: |
β Quartz var. Smoky Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
β | var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
β | var. Smoky Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
β | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Laumontite | 9.GB.10 | CaAl2Si4O12 Β· 4H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Laumontite | CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
O | β Laumontite | CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O |
O | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Laumontite | CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | β Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
Si | β Laumontite | CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Laumontite | CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Great Plains DomainDomain
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Buck Mine, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA