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โ‡ฑ Sherman Mining District, Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA


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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37ยฐ 54' 9'' North , 107ยฐ 25' 20'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Mindat Locality ID:
114493
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:114493:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Crescent; MS 12429; Colorado Placer; MS 375; Morning Star; MS 12879; Wanimoo; MS 12429; Sterling; MS 6267; Tillman; MS 12429; Patented Claims: George Washington; MS 312; Minnie Lee; MS 1473a; Meteor; MS 12429; Gracie; MS 15503; Eastern Rebel Boy; MS 600.
Commodities (Major) - Silver, Gold; (Minor) - Lead, Copper; (Trace) - Molybdenum, Bismuth, Zinc
Deposit Type: Vein
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Rhyolite Of Volcanics Of Uncompahgre Peak
Structure: San Juan Volcanic Field, San Juan Depression, San Juan-Uncompahgre Calderas, Lake City Caldera, Silverton Caldera, Eureka Graben
Host Rock: Granite, Quartz Monzonite, Diabase, Rhyolite, Andesite
Tectonic Structure: Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)

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Mineral List


8 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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Detailed Mineral List:

โ“˜ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
โ“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
โ“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
โ“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
โ“˜ Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
โ“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
โ“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
โ“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
โ“˜ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
โ“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
โ“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
โ“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
โ“˜Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
โ“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
โ“˜'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
โ“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
โ“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
โ“˜Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cโ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oโ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Oโ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oโ“˜ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siโ“˜ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sโ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Sโ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sโ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sโ“˜ MolybdeniteMoS2
Sโ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sโ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Sโ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
CaCalcium
Caโ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Feโ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feโ“˜ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuโ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuโ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Znโ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
MoMolybdenum
Moโ“˜ MolybdeniteMoS2
SbAntimony
Sbโ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
BaBarium
Baโ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pbโ“˜ GalenaPbS

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