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718 GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ' CREEDE DISTRICT, COLORADO BY WILLIAM H. EMMONS AND ESPER S. LARSEN................................................. Mining and treatment of ores......................................................................... Amethyst mill.......................................................................................... Creede formation........................................58 58 59 59 59 59 59 60 CONTENTS. Chapter V. Creede formation..................................... |
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2014 Creede The last Wild West Silver Mining Camp in Colorado T he Creede mining district, located...and rugged San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado. Although silver was discovered in the area in...cause much excitement until 1889 when Nicholas C. Creede and his two partners found rich silver ore near...that would later be known as the Amethyst vein system (a.k.a. Amethyst fault system), host to such well-known...well-known mines as the Amethyst, Last Chance, Commodore, and Bachelor. The mining encampment grew from |
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MINES AND MINERALS OF THE GREAT AMERICAN RIFT (COLORADO-NEW MEXICO) Sine —_—< ¢ te om At _SHT 40...MINES AND MINERALS OF THE GREAT AMERICAN RIFT (COLORADO-NEW MEXICO) Richard Walker Holmes and Marrianna...American Rift (Colorado-New Mexico). Bibliography: p. Includes index. 1. Mines and mineral resources—Colorado...resources—Colorado. 2. Mines and mineral resources—New Mexico. I. Kennedy, Marrianna B. II. Title. III. Title: Great...possible steps should be taken to preserve our mineral heritage, whether in physical form as irreplaceable |
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RECENT MINING DEVELOPMENTS IN THE CREEDE DISTRICT, COLORADO By ESPEK S. LAKSEN ABSTRACT The Creede district...greater part of this output came from the great Amethyst vein, which lies along a major fault. Nearly all...all of the ore was mined from parts of the vein that were enriched by surface solutions and were above the...the Nelson tunnel. Production from this vein practically ceased about a decade ago. Extensive prospecting...opened a good ore body in the western branch of the Amethyst fault at its south end, and several small but |
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Mountain Mine (or Bulldog Mine) A Legacy Rich In Silver Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado...Colorado, USA By Ken Kucera Fabulous mineral specimens from the rich Bulldog Mountain Mine grace private and...and museum collections the world over. Its mineral wealth is well represented at the Mines Museum of...wide array of habits and mineral associations. Also recovered from the mine was an abundance of fine...quartz variety amethyst. Table of Contents 2 Introduc�on 5 Loca�on Views of Creede 6 Rich Silver |
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Mountain Mine (or Bulldog Mine) A Legacy Rich In Silver Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado...Colorado, USA By Ken Kucera Fabulous mineral specimens from the rich Bulldog Mountain Mine grace private and...and museum collections the world over. Its mineral wealth is well represented at the Mines Museum of...wide array of habits and mineral associations. Also recovered from the mine was an abundance of fine...quartz variety amethyst. Table of Contents 2 Introduc�on 5 Loca�on Views of Creede 6 Rich Silver |
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Mountain Mine (or Bulldog Mine) A Legacy Rich In Silver Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado...Colorado, USA By Ken Kucera Fabulous mineral specimens from the rich Bulldog Mountain Mine grace private and...and museum collections the world over. Its mineral wealth is well represented at the Mines Museum of...wide array of habits and mineral associations. Also recovered from the mine was an abundance of fine...quartz variety amethyst. Table of Contents 2 Introduc�on 5 Loca�on Views of Creede 6 Rich Silver |
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Mountain Mine (or Bulldog Mine) A Legacy Rich In Silver Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado...Colorado, USA By Ken Kucera Fabulous mineral specimens from the rich Bulldog Mountain Mine grace private and...and museum collections the world over. Its mineral wealth is well represented at the Mines Museum of...wide array of habits and mineral associations. Also recovered from the mine was an abundance of fine...quartz variety amethyst. Table of Contents 2 Introduc�on 5 Loca�on Views of Creede 6 Rich Silver |
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Montana Mineral Locality Index Downloaded by [University of Nebraska, Lincoln] at 20:00 09 April 2015...NOWN AS THE TREASURE STATE, Montana is rich in mineral and gemstone localities. The state motto, Ora y...with its representation of mining tools clearly proclaim Montana’s mining origins. Montana’s production...known as the duckbill dinosaur. Although a state mineral has not been designated, there are two official...gem and mineral literature has been published describing the occurrence, collecting, mining, and cutting |
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instance, a single Spodumene crystal from the Etta Mine near Keystone on the east side of the Mount Rushmore...Harney Peak. The northern section is characterized by vein deposits, while the Southern Hills Dist. Includes...beds, excavations, etc.Selenite roses. BRULE COUNTY AREA: in the Oacoma zone of the Pierre Fm. On Elm...gray Barite rosette up to 5 or 6 inches. CAMPBELL COUNTY MOUND CITY, W to the Missouri R., regional hillsides...gravels, etc.petrified wood, wood opal. CORSON COUNTY LITTLE EAGLE: area ridges, slopes, stream beds |
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Clearwater_ --- - .'L- 'I i INDEX "'1": I ') MINERAL LOCALITY ·~~e" I ' I' - BenewahI • r (' /----...its pyromorphite, Idaho also boasts many other mineral species. ( :\.. -~:/ Idaho <....: (_ ", I ...- - : r -\ THIS INDEX BRIEFLY DESCRIBES the mineral localities in Idaho; all known localities that...specimens, are either inaccessible or are in closed mining districts, or are closed for political reasons...low population of Idaho, it receives much less mineral collector attention than some other states. For |
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organization is carrying on for the direct advancement of mining interests throughout the country than can readily...two parts, the second part comprising papers on mineral fuels. These volumes for 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909...GOLD LODES OF THE CARRVILLE DIS TRICT, TRINITY COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. By DONALD FRANCIS MACDONALD. INTRODUCTION...writer spent 10 days in the Carrville district, Trinity County, Cal., and, incidental to other work,... gathered some data on its mining geology. A paper on the gold gravels x was pub lished, but baggage |
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UTAH by Kenneth C. Bullock UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY a division of the UTAH DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL... MINERALS AND MINERAL LOCALITIES OF UTAH by Kenneth C. Bullock Nature displays her most common mineral, quartz.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Chapter I. Mining Districts of Counties and the State of Utah. .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 County Listings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Chapter II. Mining Districts of Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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2016 Touissit Mine, Oujda, Morocco This unusual specimen consists of gemmy anglesite crystals up to...shaft 9, Touissit mine, Oujda, Morocco, and purchased there by Victor Yount, a mineral dealer from Warrenton...familiarity with anglesite due to its widespread occurrence as a secondary mineral that occurs with many...very few of today’s mining districts are consistent producers of fine anglesite specimens. Over the past...past decade, however, spectacular anglesite crystals have been available from the mines near Oujda, Morocco |
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Control of Ore Deposition in the Creede District San Juan Mountains Colorado GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL...487 Prepared in cooperation with the Colorado State Metal Mining Fund Board Geology and Structural Control...Control of Ore Deposition in the Creede District San Juan Mountains Colorado , By THOMAS A. STEVEN and JAMES...487 ·Prepared in cooperation with the Colorado State Metal Mining Fund Board UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT...Fisher Quartz La ti te ___________________________ _ Creede Formation _____________________________ _ Surficial |
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Minerals of Colorado: A 100- Year Record By EDWIN B. ECKEL GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1 1 14 A...knowledge) including the chief occurrences of 445 mineral species UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE..._______________ Source minerals of Colorado's mineral industry________________________ Minerals first...______ Future of Colorado mineralogy______________________________________ Mineral localities and how...them ____________________________ ~ _ Noteworthy mineral localities__ __ __ ____________ __ __ ___ ______ |
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Wires and Nuggets from Montana www.rockngem.com MINERAL PRICES Why Are They So High? cover_drkblue.indd...4 cm -high specimen is from the DeMaria mine in Placer County, California. (Jeff Scovil Photo/Brett Keller...Jones a common and well-crystallized collector mineral advice from expert mike Bowers Keokuk Snowball... collecting run-of-the-mine specimens by Steve Voynick Montana Placer Mining ......................... Rock & Gem 6/5/14 9:44 AM EAST COAST GEM, MINERAL & FOSSIL SHOW Better Living Center, Eastern States |
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McDonald Co\·er photo: \\ 7 ulfenite, Rowley Mine, Maricopa County, 4 cm high specimen, Evan and Melissa Jones...in Arizona 4 Arizona State Symbols 7 Public Mineral Collections in Arizona 8 1. Gemstones and Lapidary...Arizona Mineral Occurrences 51 4. Arizona Mineral Districts Appendix A: Maps of Arizona Mineral Districts...many people who have supplied information about mineral occurrences, provided valuable review, and assisted...photography: Arizona Mineral Minions John Callahan Earth Science Museum John Ebner Flagg Mineral Foundation Mark |
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Record Inc. Articles The Bunker Hill mine, Kellogg, Shoshone County, Id a h o 339 by N. Radford and J...by R. S. W. Braithwaite Barite from the Niobec mine, Chicoutimi, Quebec .....................355 by...G. Gagnon Minerals of the Yates uranium mine, Pontiac County, Quebec . 359 by D. L. Leavitt Shavano...Ogdensburgite, a new calcium-zinc-ferric iron arsenate mineral from Sterling Hill, New Jersey...................— December, 1981 Bunker Hill the mine kellogg, shoshone county, idaho by Norman Radford P. O. Box N |
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the When pure, the mineral is simply elemental silver (Ag). However, it Andean mineral theme of the 2003...Tbctypically contains variable amounts son Gem and Mineral Show, an excepof Au and Hg and, less commonly,...have been described from a notable Andean silver mineral localities, and the mineralogy of variety of localities... occurring together) from the Calumet and Hecla mine. Excepment in the oxide zones of a variety of metal...distinguished by their mineral collected from surface exposures near the Copper Falls mine, associations and |
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MINERAL EXCHANGE BULLETIN 1 rnoNA-osawivauey -* ---------------- • •£v ; ^ '....Sapphires, etc. Our Titania Stone6 are of the finest. Amethyst, Opals, Topaz, Garnets, Turquoise. ft ROCKS:...ROCKS: Rough, slabbed, or finished stones. Mineral sets. ft Art of Gem Cutting; fourth edition Chambers... RUTILE (Synthetic titanium) FINE GEM STONES AMETHYST heart dark 60.00 brill, cut 39 ct ANDALUSITE exceptional...Thomas Viv Allen T. E. Thorp Copyright 1950 by the Mineral Exchange Bulletin CONTENTS •. Personally Speaking |
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depth__________ Precipitates from mine waters under superficial conditions_ Composition of mine waters of the Jopliu-region___________...Arizona__________________________ 208 Note on the Bisbee district, Arizona, by F. L. Ransome_ 209 Globe and Miami...Mexico____________________ 22J Burro Mountain district, New Mexico_____________ 222 , Cananea, Mexico...__ 233 Shasta County, California______ _ __ 234 Snowstorm lode, Coeur d'Alene district, Idaho__ _ 235...235 Encampment district, Wyoming_____________;___ 236 Ducktown, Tennessee______________________ Gossan |
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Wu!fenite. Red Cloud mine, Si/district, Trigo Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona. Smithsonian Institution...Published with the assistance ofthe Tucson Gem and Mineral Society The University of Ariwna Press / Tucson..."Published with the assistance of the Tucson Gem and Mineral Society." Includes bibliographical references and...and Second Editions PART 2 HISTORY OF ARIZONA MINING AND MINERALOGY The Prehistoric Period 20 Arizona...Statehood 48 PART 3 rr 22 NOTABLE ARIZONA MINERAL DEPOSITS Porphyry Copper Deposits 57 Porphyry-Copper-Related |
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Texas mineral locality INDEX Whereas Texas is well known for its vastness, cattle industry, and oil...second largest state, has produced relatively few mineral specimens for collectors and is practically unknown...show, Texas has had—or currently has—nu merous mineral occurrences with the potential to produce good...collecting. Although Texas is not known for its mining industry, be cause of its large oil and gas exploration...record locality information or to protect the mineral specimens they picked up and tossed in their buckets |
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.......................................... xi Mineral Locations by State Alabama .................................................................59 Colorado ...............................................................548 Table of Maps Page Alabama County Map ...................................................................................4 Alaska County and Stream Map ..................................Co. Mining Districts ............................................................22 Arizona County Map |