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⇱ Little Johnny, Freeland, Freeland-Lamartine Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA

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Little Johnny, Freeland, Freeland-Lamartine Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USAi
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Little JohnnyMine
FreelandResidential Area (Former)
Freeland-Lamartine Mining DistrictMining District
Clear Creek CountyCounty
ColoradoState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 44' 51'' North , 105° 35' 8'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Downieville-Lawson-Dumont594 (2011)3.3km
Idaho Springs1,728 (2017)6.2km
Empire287 (2017)8.6km
Central City724 (2017)8.6km
Saint Marys283 (2011)9.3km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Flatirons Mineral ClubBoulder, Colorado40km
Mile High Rock and Mineral SocietyArvada, Colorado43km
Colorado Mineral SocietyLakewood, Colorado43km
Colorado Gold CampFrisco, Colorado48km
Mindat Locality ID:
111517
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:111517:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Sherman; Shakespeare; Toledo; Sunnyside; Ethel; Etruria; Turner; Giant Warrior; Minnie; Stevens; Freeland; Oregon; Old Settler; Falu; Gum Tree; Morgan; Anchor


REF:Deposit:: USGS BULL. #1231, 1967; #1032-B, 1956; #1208, 1966
Deposit:: USGS OPEN - FILE REPORT #946, 1967; #835, 1966
Deposit:: BLM CONNECTING SHEETS
Commodities (Major) - Silver, Gold, Copper, Zinc, Lead
Deposit Type: Vein
Development Status: Producer
Host Rock Unit: Salt Wash Member of 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:

ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Dawsonite
Formula: NaAlCO3(OH)2
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Native Silver
Formula: Ag
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ 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
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘDawsonite5.BB.10NaAlCO3(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ DawsoniteNaAlCO3(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ DawsoniteNaAlCO3(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ DawsoniteNaAlCO3(OH)2
NaSodium
Naⓘ DawsoniteNaAlCO3(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ DawsoniteNaAlCO3(OH)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
AgSilver
Agⓘ Native SilverAg
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu

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