Sunday Morning prospect, Seminoe Mountains District, Carbon County, Wyoming, USAi
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Sunday Morning prospect | Prospect |
Seminoe Mountains District | Mining District |
Carbon County | County |
Wyoming | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 11' 21'' North , 107° 1' 23'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
242846
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:242846:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0b8bdb6d-3775-4700-948d-354a14073cb4
Deposit: A white to rusty, massive, southesast trending quartz vein corps out in amphibolite schist. The vein bifurcates on the northwest and is locally characterized by boxworks. Free gold, chalcopyrite, malachite, cuprite, and chrysocolla occur on the mine dump.
Development: Active in 1953
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6 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
β Chrysocolla Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
β 'Copper Stain' |
β Cuprite Formula: Cu2O |
β Gold Formula: Au |
β 'Limonite' |
β Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
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 | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Cuprite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Chrysocolla | 9.ED.20 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 Β· nH2O, x < 1 |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Limonite' | - | |
β | 'Copper Stain' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
H | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
O | β Cuprite | Cu2O |
O | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Cu | β Cuprite | Cu2O |
Cu | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Au | Gold | |
Au | β Gold | Au |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10157766 |
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References
Osterwald, F.W., Osterwald, D.B., Long, J.S. Jr., Wilson, W. H. (1966) Mineral Resources Of Wyoming. Bulletin 50. Wyoming Geological Survey pp.83-84 - incorrectly labels this the Mine when it is, in fact, the Prospect in Sec. 29