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McIntire Property, La Veta Pass Area, Huerfano County, Colorado, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| McIntire Property | Property |
| La Veta Pass Area | Area |
| Huerfano County | County |
| Colorado | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 41' 27'' North , 105° 15' 28'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| La Veta | 759 (2017) | 30.2km |
| Fort Garland | 433 (2011) | 33.0km |
| Blanca | 370 (2017) | 36.1km |
| Rye | 156 (2017) | 38.7km |
| Walsenburg | 2,898 (2017) | 42.7km |
REF:Deposit:: NELSON-MOORE, J.L., COLLINS, D.B., AND HORNBAKER, A.L., 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULL. 40, P. 183.
Deposit:: JOHNSON, R.B., 1959, GEOLOGY OF THE HUERFANO PARK AREA, HUERFANO AND CUSTER COUNTIES,
Commodities (Major) - Vanadium, Uranium; (Trace) - Copper
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Farisita Conglomerate
Structure: Malachite Syncline, Palo Duro And Related Thrust Faults (Sangre De Cristo Thrust Complex), Sangre De Cristo Range, Sierra Blanca Massif, Raton Basin Trough
Host Rock: Sandstone, Shale
Tectonic Structure: Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns.)
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
8 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| โ Autunite Formula: Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
| โ Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 |
| โ Carnotite Formula: K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| โ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
| โ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| โ Copper Formula: Cu |
| โ Covellite Formula: CuS |
| โ Digenite Formula: Cu9S5 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| โ | Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| โ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| โ | Digenite | 2.BA.10 | Cu9S5 |
| โ | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
| โ | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
| โ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| โ | Carnotite | 4.HB.05 | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 ยท 3H2O |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| โ | Autunite | 8.EB.05 | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 ยท 10-12H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | โ Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
| H | โ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | โ Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
| O | โ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | โ Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | โ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| S | โ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | โ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| S | โ Covellite | CuS |
| S | โ Digenite | Cu9S5 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | โ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | โ Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
| V | Vanadium | |
| V | โ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | โ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Fe | โ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | โ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Cu | โ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | โ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Cu | โ Covellite | CuS |
| Cu | โ Copper | Cu |
| Cu | โ Digenite | Cu9S5 |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | โ Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
| U | โ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Rocky MountainsMountain Range
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- Great Plains DomainDomain
- Southern Rocky MountainsOrogenic Belt
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