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⇱ Old Glory claim (Last Chance prospect; Last Chance Spar-Mica Dyke prospect), Turret Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA

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Old Glory claim (Last Chance prospect; Last Chance Spar-Mica Dyke prospect), Turret Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USAi
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Old Glory claim (Last Chance prospect; Last Chance Spar-Mica Dyke prospect)Claim
Turret Mining DistrictMining District
Chaffee CountyCounty
ColoradoState
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 37' 50'' North , 105° 57' 46'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Smeltertown120 (2011)10.3km
Salida5,467 (2017)11.1km
Poncha Springs777 (2017)16.4km
Maysville135 (2011)22.3km
Howard723 (2011)23.1km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Columbine Gem and Mineral SocietySalida, Colorado11km
Mindat Locality ID:
110853
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:110853:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A former mica-feldspar-Be pegmatite mine located in the S½NW¼, sec. 34, T51N, R9E, NMM, roughly 100 yards S of the Turret Road.

Host Rock: Granite, Granodiorite

Structure: Southern Mosquito Range, Thirtynine Mile Volcanic Field, Arkansas Valley Graben, E-W-Trending Faults

Tectonic Structure: Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)

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Mineral List


3 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:

ⓘ Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
ⓘ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ 'K Feldspar'
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘBeryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ'K Feldspar'-
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
BeBeryllium
Beⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
OOxygen
Oⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
NaSodium
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
AlAluminium
Alⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
KPotassium
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8

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