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⇱ Cold Spring and Red Cloud, Gold Hill Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA

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Cold Spring and Red Cloud, Gold Hill Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 3' 58'' North , 105° 17' 33'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Pine Brook Hill983 (2011)2.6km
Lazy Acres920 (2011)4.5km
Seven Hills121 (2011)4.7km
Seven Hills121 (2011)4.7km
Boulder107,349 (2017)6.0km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Flatirons Mineral ClubBoulder, Colorado6km
Mile High Rock and Mineral SocietyArvada, Colorado34km
Colorado Mineral SocietyLakewood, Colorado44km
Denver Gem and Mineral GuildDenver, Colorado45km
Friends of Mineralogy - Colorado Chapter Denver, Colorado45km
Mindat Locality ID:
109942
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:109942:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


REF:Deposit:: LOVERING AND GODDARD, 1950, USGS P.P. 223, PG. 254.
Deposit:: CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 1,62
Commodities (Major) - Gold
Deposit Type: Vein
Development Status: Producer
Host Rock: Granite

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.


Mineral List


15 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Entries shown in red are rocks recorded for this region.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Aikinite
Formula: PbCuBiS3
ⓘ Altaite
Formula: PbTe
ⓘ Calaverite
Formula: AuTe2
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Empressite
Formula: AgTe
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Hessite
Formula: Ag2Te
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Native Silver
Formula: Ag
ⓘ Native Tellurium
Formula: Te
ⓘ Petzite
Formula: Ag3AuTe2
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Sylvanite
Formula: AgAuTe4
ⓘ Tetradymite
Formula: Bi2Te2S

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
ⓘNative Silver1.AA.05Ag
ⓘNative Tellurium1.CC.10Te
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘHessite2.BA.60Ag2Te
ⓘPetzite2.BA.75Ag3AuTe2
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘEmpressite2.CB.80AgTe
ⓘAltaite2.CD.10PbTe
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘTetradymite2.DC.05Bi2Te2S
ⓘSylvanite2.EA.05AgAuTe4
ⓘCalaverite2.EA.10AuTe2
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘAikinite2.HB.05aPbCuBiS3
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ AikinitePbCuBiS3
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ TetradymiteBi2Te2S
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ AikinitePbCuBiS3
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
AgSilver
Agⓘ EmpressiteAgTe
Agⓘ HessiteAg2Te
Agⓘ PetziteAg3AuTe2
Agⓘ Native SilverAg
Agⓘ SylvaniteAgAuTe4
TeTellurium
Teⓘ AltaitePbTe
Teⓘ CalaveriteAuTe2
Teⓘ EmpressiteAgTe
Teⓘ HessiteAg2Te
Teⓘ PetziteAg3AuTe2
Teⓘ SylvaniteAgAuTe4
Teⓘ Native TelluriumTe
Teⓘ TetradymiteBi2Te2S
AuGold
Auⓘ CalaveriteAuTe2
Auⓘ Native GoldAu
Auⓘ PetziteAg3AuTe2
Auⓘ SylvaniteAgAuTe4
PbLead
Pbⓘ AikinitePbCuBiS3
Pbⓘ AltaitePbTe
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS
BiBismuth
Biⓘ AikinitePbCuBiS3
Biⓘ TetradymiteBi2Te2S

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