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Locality Name:
Hahns Peak District (Columbine District), Routt Co., Colorado, USA


mindat Locality ID: 50118
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-50118.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Hahns Peak District (Columbine District), Routt Co., Colorado, USA": 58
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 57

Number of Child Localities: 44
Child Localities:
Acme Placer
Barnum; Hornet; Lamm Placers
Bell Placer
Blackburn; El Capitan; Ben Harrison Placers
Blue Jay Mine
Colorado Mining Company Occurrence (Marion E; Old Ben; Copper Field; Copper Mask; Foch)
Columbine Placer
Concord; Belmont; Nettie Marrin Placers
Dead Horse Claims
Elkhorn Mine
Emancipation Group (Vindicator; Camp Bird Mining Property)
Farwell Mine
Farwell Mtn. Occurrence
Gate; JGB; Grover Clevland; Ben Harrison; El Capitan Placers
Gold Bond; Keystone Placers
Hahns Peak Central Occurrence
Hahns Peak NE Occurrence
Hahns Peak NW Occurrence
Hahns Peak Saddle
Homestake Mine
Hornet Occurrence (Columbine; Condelin; Simpson; Concord Placers; Herald; Nettie Marrin)
Iron Mountain Occurrence
Iron Springs Mine
Keystone; Marrin Placers
King Lode Claims
Master Key Mine (Prize Shaft)
Minnie D.
Poverty Bar Occurrence
Royal Flush Mine
Snowbird Mine
Southern Cross Mine
Success Occurrence
Tom Thumb Mine
Twin Mountain Occurrence
Unknown Gold Occurrence (MRDS - 10016494)
Unknown Gold Occurrence (MRDS - 10016505)
Unknown Gold Occurrence (MRDS - 10016510)
Unknown Gold Occurrence (MRDS - 10091092)
Unknown Gold Occurrence (MRDS - 10091095)
Unknown Gold Occurrence (MRDS - 10091098)
Unknown Silver Occurrence (MRDS - 10016497)
Unknown Silver Occurrence (MRDS - 10143152)
Ways Gulch Occurrence
Willow Creek Claim

Latitude: 40°50'14"N
Longitude: 106°55'42"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 40.837222222222,-106.92833333333

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: Ag Al As Au Ba C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Ti U Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O P Pb S Sb Si Ti 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAmphiboleApatiteAragoniteArsenopyriteAutuniteBaryteChalcopyriteClayCopper
CorundumCovelliteEnargiteFeldsparFluoriteKaoliniteMarcasiteMeta-autuniteMicaMolybdenite
NoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRocksaltSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteStauroliteStibniteTetrahedrite
WavelliteWurtziteZircon

40 IMA Minerals at location:
Anatase  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Autunite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Bornite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Copper  (*)
Corundum  (*)Covellite  (*)Dickite  (*)Enargite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)
Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Hastingsite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Meta-autunite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)
Plumbogummite  (*)Proustite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Saléeite  (*)
Sillimanite  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Staurolite  (*)Stibnite  (*)
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Uraninite  (*)Variscite  (*)Wavellite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO202162
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS11955259052
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O2195508,1955571272
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)205509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)119551911547
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS411955295516
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)11955324979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S11955295707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS24195505,195512,195519,19552927198
Copper  (*)CopperCu11955293846
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O301797
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS04165
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)40651
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS41195519910
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F02740
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS3195519,195530,19553224243
Gold  (*)CopperAu15195503,195504,195506,195507,195513,195514,195520,195523,195526,195532,195549,195550,195552,195553,19555630554
Hastingsite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)21195512209
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)611955312228
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS205674
Meta-autunite  (*)Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·6H2O1195531388
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS22195505,1955125800
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O01508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)02349
Plumbogummite  (*)AlunitePbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)60170
Proustite  (*)NoneAg3AsS30733
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2119551939462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO23195518,195519,19552961156
Saléeite  (*)NoneMg(UO2)2(PO4)2(H2O)10119553195
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO511955181516
Silver  (*)CopperAg7195509,195525,195526,195528,195529,195532,1955545186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS119551921482
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)1195518978
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S303418
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1311955255317
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO211955572718
Variscite  (*)NoneAl(PO4)·2H2O0301
Wavellite  (*)WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3·5H2O0374
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)11955185251



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