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Locality Name:
Aztec Mine (Summit Lode Mine; Fairview Mine; Aztec No. 1; Aztec No. 2; Claim: Aztec; MS 621a), South Mountain, Summitville District (Summit District), Rio Grande Co., Colorado, USA


mindat Locality ID: 68121
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-68121.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Aztec Mine (Summit Lode Mine; Fairview Mine; Aztec No. 1; Aztec No. 2; Claim: Aztec; MS 621a), South Mountain, Summitville District (Summit District), Rio Grande Co., Colorado, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 37°25'12"N
Longitude: 106°35'44"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 37.42,-106.59555555556
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al As Au Ba C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Na O Pb S Si Ti Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Au Ba C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Na O Pb S Si Ti Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteBaryteCalciteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCovelliteEnargite
EpidoteFeldsparMicaNonePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileSphalerite
SpinelStanniteSulphurWurtziteZircon

25 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Anorthite  (*)Baryte  (*)Calcite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)
Covellite  (*)Diopside  (*)Enargite  (*)Epidote  (*)Galena  (*)
Gold  (*)Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Luzonite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rutile  (*)Sanidine  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)08803
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)01036
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)011547
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)801756
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS04165
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O604135
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS40910
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)08173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu030554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O305433
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)602228
Luzonite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu3AsS40198
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)02349
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO205614
Sanidine  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)0598
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS02045
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)05251


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