Cresson open pit, Cripple Creek, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Cresson open pit | Pit |
| Cripple Creek | City |
| Cripple Creek Mining District | Mining District |
| Teller County | County |
| Colorado | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 43' 37'' North , 105° 8' 39'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Victor | 389 (2017) | 2.0km |
| Stratton | 644 (2006) | 2.3km |
| Cripple Creek | 1,155 (2017) | 3.6km |
| Midland | 156 (2011) | 14.6km |
| Divide | 127 (2011) | 23.9km |
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Colorado Springs Mineral Society | Colorado Springs, Colorado | 30km |
| Canon City Geology Club | Canon City, Colorado | 33km |
| Lake George Gem & Mineral club | Lake George, Colorado | 34km |
A Au-Ag-Te open cast mine located in the SW¼ sec. 20, T15S, R69W, near the head of Eclipse Gulch between Raven Hill and Battle Mountain, about 2 miles SE of Cripple Creek. First production in 1995. Pit is centered on the old Cresson mine.
Other names/former names which apply to this operation (subhumed mines/prior owners): Ajax Mine; Globe Hill Mine; Cresson Mine Deposit; Cripple Creek & Victor Mining Company; Ironclad Mine; Victor Mine; Pikes Peak Mining Company; Victor Project; Wild Horse Deposit.
Mineralization is a Au-Te deposit (Deposit model: Model code 84; USGS model code 22b; deposit model name: Alkaline Au-Te (Au-Ag-Te veins); Mark3 model number 80). Lying wholly within the fragmental and intrusive rocks of the Cripple Creek volcanic complex, the mine is characterized by a pipe-like basaltic breccia mass known as the Cresson blowout. Ore occurs as broad zones of low-grade disseminated native gold with pyrite and potassium alteration, with hydrous iron and manganese oxides, or as gold-silver tellurides in narrow quartz-fluorite fractures. Local rocks include intra-ash flow quartz latitic lavas.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Altaite Formula: PbTe |
| ⓘ 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) Description: Apatite with trace (0.6% Wt. %) Ce. The crystal colors range from amber to black. |
| ⓘ Calaverite Formula: AuTe2 |
| ⓘ Celestine Formula: SrSO4 |
| ⓘ Corundum Formula: Al2O3 |
| ⓘ Creedite Formula: Ca3Al2(SO4)(OH)2F8 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 References: |
| ⓘ Gearksutite Formula: Ca[Al(F,OH)5(H2O)] |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: Fe3+O(OH) References: |
| ⓘ Molybdenite Formula: MoS2 References: |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Native Tellurium Formula: Te |
| ⓘ Orthoclase Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
| ⓘ Rhodochrosite Formula: MnCO3 |
| ⓘ Sylvanite Formula: AgAuTe4 |
| ⓘ Wulfenite Formula: Pb(MoO4) |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| ⓘ | Native Tellurium | 1.CC.10 | Te |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Altaite | 2.CD.10 | PbTe |
| ⓘ | Sylvanite | 2.EA.05 | AgAuTe4 |
| ⓘ | Calaverite | 2.EA.10 | AuTe2 |
| ⓘ | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| ⓘ | Gearksutite | 3.CC.05 | Ca[Al(F,OH)5(H2O)] |
| ⓘ | Creedite | 3.CG.15 | Ca3Al2(SO4)(OH)2F8 · 2H2O |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Corundum | 4.CB.05 | Al2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Rhodochrosite | 5.AB.05 | MnCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Celestine | 7.AD.35 | SrSO4 |
| ⓘ | Wulfenite | 7.GA.05 | Pb(MoO4) |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Orthoclase | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Creedite | Ca3Al2(SO4)(OH)2F8 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Gearksutite | Ca[Al(F,OH)5(H2O)] |
| H | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Corundum | Al2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Creedite | Ca3Al2(SO4)(OH)2F8 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Gearksutite | Ca[Al(F,OH)5(H2O)] |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
| O | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Creedite | Ca3Al2(SO4)(OH)2F8 · 2H2O |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| F | ⓘ Gearksutite | Ca[Al(F,OH)5(H2O)] |
| F | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Corundum | Al2O3 |
| Al | ⓘ Creedite | Ca3Al2(SO4)(OH)2F8 · 2H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Gearksutite | Ca[Al(F,OH)5(H2O)] |
| Al | ⓘ Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Creedite | Ca3Al2(SO4)(OH)2F8 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Creedite | Ca3Al2(SO4)(OH)2F8 · 2H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Gearksutite | Ca[Al(F,OH)5(H2O)] |
| Ca | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Sr | Strontium | |
| Sr | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| Mo | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Sylvanite | AgAuTe4 |
| Te | Tellurium | |
| Te | ⓘ Altaite | PbTe |
| Te | ⓘ Calaverite | AuTe2 |
| Te | ⓘ Sylvanite | AgAuTe4 |
| Te | ⓘ Native Tellurium | Te |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Calaverite | AuTe2 |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
| Au | ⓘ Sylvanite | AgAuTe4 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Altaite | PbTe |
| Pb | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10142930 |
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Cresson open pit, Cripple Creek, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA