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Happy Thought Mine, Amethyst vein, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Happy Thought Mine | Mine |
| Amethyst vein | Vein |
| Creede Mining District | Mining District |
| Mineral County | County |
| Colorado | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 53' 24'' North , 106° 56' 23'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Creede | 405(2011) | 4.7km |
| South Fork | 362(2017) | 36.0km |
| Lake City | 367(2017) | 36.4km |
| Alpine | 174(2011) | 38.1km |
| Gerrard | 278(2011) | 38.6km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Happy Thoughts Mine
A silver mine.
Select Mineral List Type
StandardDetailedGalleryStrunzChemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘAnglesite Formula:PbSO4 |
| ⓘBaryte Formula:BaSO4 |
| ⓘChalcopyrite Formula:CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ'Chlorite Group' |
| ⓘGalena Formula:PbS |
| ⓘHematite Formula:Fe2O3 |
| ⓘNative Gold Formula:Au |
| ⓘNative Silver Formula:Ag |
| ⓘPyrite Formula:FeS2 |
| ⓘQuartz Formula:SiO2 |
| ⓘQuartz var. Amethyst Formula:SiO2 References: |
| ⓘSphalerite Formula:ZnS |
| ⓘ'Wad' |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| ⓘ | Native Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz var. Amethyst | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Anglesite | 7.AD.35 | PbSO4 |
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Wad' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘQuartz var.Amethyst | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘAnglesite | PbSO4 |
| O | ⓘBaryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘHematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘQuartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘQuartz var.Amethyst | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘQuartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘAnglesite | PbSO4 |
| S | ⓘBaryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘChalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘGalena | PbS |
| S | ⓘPyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘSphalerite | ZnS |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘChalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘHematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘPyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘChalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘSphalerite | ZnS |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘNative Silver | Ag |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘBaryte | BaSO4 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘNative Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘAnglesite | PbSO4 |
| Pb | ⓘGalena | PbS |
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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- San Juan MountainsMountain Range
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To cite: Ralph, J., Von Bargen, D., Martynov, P., Zhang, J., Que, X., Prabhu, A., Morrison, S. M., Li, W., Chen, W., & Ma, X. (2025). Mindat.org: The open access mineralogy database to accelerate data-intensive geoscience research. American Mineralogist, 110(6), 833–844.doi:10.2138/am-2024-9486.
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