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⇱ Illinois Boy Mine (Patented Claim: Illinois Boy; MS 7610), Park Mining District (Whitecross Mining District), Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA


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Illinois Boy Mine (Patented Claim: Illinois Boy; MS 7610), Park Mining District (Whitecross Mining District), Hinsdale County, Colorado, USAi
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Illinois Boy Mine (Patented Claim: Illinois Boy; MS 7610)Mine
Park Mining District (Whitecross Mining District)Mining District
Hinsdale CountyCounty
ColoradoState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 57' 7'' North , 107° 29' 41'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Ouray1,008 (2017)17.4km
Lake City367 (2017)17.9km
Silverton637 (2011)21.5km
Portland135 (2011)23.1km
Telluride2,399 (2018)27.9km
Mindat Locality ID:
114464
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:114464:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


REF:Deposit:: BROWN, W.H., 1926, THE MINERAL ZONES OF THE WHITE CROSS DISTRICT AND NEIGHBORING DEPOSITS IN HINSDALE COUNTY, COLORADO: MINES MAG., V. 15, NO. 11, P. 5-15.
Deposit:: LIPMAN, P.W., 1976, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE LAKE CITY CALDERA AREA, WESTERN SAN J
Commodities (Major) - Gold, Copper
Deposit Type: Vein
Development Status: Past Producer
Structure: San Juan Volcanic Field, San Juan Depression, San Juan-Uncompahgre Calderas, Lake City Caldera, Silverton Caldera, Eureka Graben
Host Rock: Granite
Tectonic Structure: Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)

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4 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O CalciteCaCO3
O QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2

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