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⇱ Queen Mine, Ward Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA

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Queen Mine, Ward Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 4' 44'' North , 105° 29' 30'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Ward155 (2017)1.6km
Bark Ranch213 (2011)6.2km
Gold Hill230 (2011)7.2km
Jamestown264 (2017)9.7km
Sugarloaf261 (2011)10.0km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Flatirons Mineral ClubBoulder, Colorado20km
Mile High Rock and Mineral SocietyArvada, Colorado46km
Mindat Locality ID:
110388
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:110388:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


REF:Deposit:: LOVERING & GODDARD, 1950, USGS PP 223, PL. 3 (N), PG. 211 PLATE 3
Deposit:: BLM COLO CONNECTING SHEETS
Deposit:: CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 1,62
Commodities (Major) - Gold
Deposit Type: Vein
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Morrison Formation
Host Rock: Granite, Schist

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Commodity List

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


Mineral List


6 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:

ⓘ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ 'Wolframite Group'

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ'Wolframite Group'4.DB.30 va

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu

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