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⇱ Comstock, Idaho Springs Mining District (Virginia Mining District), Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA

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Comstock, Idaho Springs Mining District (Virginia Mining District), Clear Creek County, Colorado, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 44' 51'' North , 105° 34' 1'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Idaho Springs1,728 (2017)4.6km
Downieville-Lawson-Dumont594 (2011)4.7km
Central City724 (2017)7.5km
Black Hawk125 (2017)8.3km
Empire287 (2017)10.2km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Flatirons Mineral ClubBoulder, Colorado39km
Mile High Rock and Mineral SocietyArvada, Colorado41km
Colorado Mineral SocietyLakewood, Colorado42km
Colorado Gold CampFrisco, Colorado49km
Littleton Gem and Mineral Club, Inc.Littleton, Colorado49km
Mindat Locality ID:
111193
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:111193:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


REF:Deposit:: USGS BULL 1208, 1966
Deposit:: USGS OPEN FILE REPORT 835, 1966
Deposit:: BLM CONNECTING SHEETS
Deposit:: CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 6,63
(Morning Star; Big 51; Banty; Rockford; Merrimac; Camp Valley; Golden Hammer; Donaldson Champion Dirt; Phoenix; Squaw; Metro-Politan; Carlin; Union; Bulgine; Big Chief; Myra; Lord Byron; Liberator; Edward; Morning Star; Little Albert No. 5; Centurion; Kelly No. 4; Mt Ves)
Commodities (Major) - Zinc, Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper
Deposit Type: Vein
Development Status: Producer
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


7 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:

ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Native Silver
Formula: Ag
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
ⓘNative Silver1.AA.05Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
AgSilver
Agⓘ Native SilverAg
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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