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| Colorado Springs Mineralogical Society Founded in 1936 October 2016 PICK&PACK Vol 56 ...... Number...Events The Rubby Ducky, The Hope Pg 3 Diamond and Sphalerite... Ammonite Presentation Info Pg 6 Pebble...April Fools claim today! Mineral Notes: ALL COLORADO MNING WILL BE SUBJECT TO NEWLY PASSED RECLAMATION...Governor Dick Lamm recently signed Colorado’s new Mining Reclamation Law (HB 1065), to become effective...development in the state. The new law imposes 18 duties on mine operators: Reclamation plans and maps must be updated |
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| 20:52 13 January 2015 Mineralogy of the Eldorado Mine YA N K E E B O Y B A S I N , O U R AY C O U N T...the name, as almost every major mining camp had a vein, claim, or mine with that name. This article details...mineralogy of the Eldorado mine in the San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado, one of the many mines...owners. The Eldorado mine is located about 8.6 miles southwest of Ouray, Colorado, near the head of Yankee...Yankee Boy Basin in the Sneffels mining district. The portal to the mine is at an elevation of 11,600 |
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| Tourist as well. All of the 19 Rock Forma tions at Ouray, dating from the Pre-Cambrian to the Cenozoic Eras...Report of 1S80 relating to the growing Mining Industry at Ouray is printed in its entirety. Many historic...Geological Survey, Tom Rosemeyer, Chief Engineer, Camp Bird Mine and Miss Margaret B. Allen, M.A. of Orange...Introduction to Mineral Collecting at Ouray................ The Minerals at Ouray............................................................................ Sphalerite............................................. |
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| AMP BIRD MINE Ouray County, Colorado TOM R O S E M E Y E R 1632 Camp Bird Mine Road P.O. Box 586 Ouray...Ouray, Colorado 81427 Figure 1: Wide-angle view of the 3 level mining camp located at an elevation of 11...circa 1900. Photo courtesy Colorado Historical Society. The Camp Bird mine is one of Colorado's most...the world's greatest gold producers. To date, the mine has produced almost 1.5 million ounces of gold along...R D M I N E , located 6 miles southwest of Ouray, Colorado, is situated in the rugged and beautiful San |
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| Discovery, Mining History, Geology, and Specimen Mineralogy of Selected Occurrences in Central Colorado and...Inc. 1441 W. Forty-sixth Avenue Suite 14 Denver, Colorado 80211-2338 P art one of this article (July/August...of gold in Colorado and the mining history and geology/mineralogy of the Front Range mining districts...and California Gulch. THE CENTRAL COLORADO MINERAL BELT LAKE COUNTY 3,396,000 ounces, 1860-1 990 (Davis...7 by 2.5 cm (8.5 ounces), Ground Hog mine, Gilman, Eagle County. Harvard Mineralogical Museum specimen |
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| The Triangle of Colorado Mountains of Minerals Contributors David W. Bunk, Robert B. Cook, Don Earnest... Contents PAGE4 PAGE 10 4 The San Juan Triangle of Colorado Ho for the San Juans! by Duane A. Smith, Mark...and Karen A. Vendl L ocated in southwestern Colorado and covering over 31,000 square kilometers, the...zinc, tungsten, and copper. In 1896 world-renowned mining engineer Thomas ''T.A." Rickard called the San...San Juans one of Colorado's four great mining regions along with Leadville, Cripple Creek, and Central City |
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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...Mines and minerals of the Great American Rift (Colorado-New Mexico). Bibliography: p. Includes index...index. 1. Mines and mineral resources—Colorado. 2. Mines and mineral resources—New Mexico. I. Kennedy, Marrianna...enter must be obtained to prevent trespass. Old mine workings are dangerous and entering underground |
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| Through the 'Scope 1 OURAY Eldorado mine IfXCamp Bird mine TEIXURTOE 'TMdarado mine q Eureka Red Mountain...2017 TOM ROSEMEYER 1632 Camp Bird Mine Road P . O . Box 586 Ouray, Colorado 81427 Tom Rosemeyer is the...Explora tion and has mined and collected minerals in Colorado for the past twenty years. Microminerals of the...the San Juan Mountains, Southwestern Colorado WELCOME TO -THROUGH THE 'SCOPE," a column devoted to news...in ex ploration and mining in the San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado for Ihe past twenty years |
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| Downloaded by [University of Colorado - Health Science Library] at 05:32 11 October 2014 PART 1 Downloaded...Downloaded by [University of Colorado - Health Science Library] at 05:32 11 October 2014 A Historical...Overview of t h e District and the Smuggler Union and Associated Mines and Veins of Marshall Basin ED MINES FRS... Inc. 1441 West 46th Avenue, Suite 14 Denver, Colorado 80211 n 1875 Co\orado was still a territory awaiting...Soptemberl0ctob.r 2000 319 Downloaded by [University of Colorado - Health Science Library] at 05:32 11 October |
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| 2014 PART Z Other Mines and Veins of Marshall Basin and the Mines and Veins of Coronet, Savage, and... Inc. 1441 West 46th Avenue, Suite 14 Denver, Colorado 80211 eraines@ Icolorado.net The Great Irony...Nit'driiighouse 1998). ! Figure 1. Mouth of Savage Basin showing Tomboy Gold Mines Compmy complex. Vill facilities...house. Photo hy Uycrs, CB.1904. courtcs\ Ouraj County Historical Society. Volume 75, November/December...campaign (Nevins Figure 2. Map of the Telluride district showing the principal veins, adits, and shafts |
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| of COLORADO ED RAINES Geology Museum Colorado School of Mines 1310 Maple Street Golden, Colorado 80401...otherwise noted Figure 1. Camp Bird mine, level 2, Sneffels district, Ouray County. Raines-Pettem collection...photographer unknown. B etween 1868 and 1922, Colorado produced almost 260 million pounds of copper....from the Leadville district, with another 50 million pounds mined in San Juan County (Henderson 1926).... During the twentieth century, the Gilman district surpassed Leadville in total copper production with |
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| ORE DEPOSITION' SOUTH OF OURAY, COLORADO. PART ROBERT TABLE I. S. MOEHLMAN. OF CONTENTS. Abstract...paperis concerned with an area in part of that district includingmany of the principal producers. The...marked vertical changes in the depths attained by mining, due to hypogenezoning. (f) Zoning has also causedareal...including hematite, pyrite, arsenopyrite, and sphalerite. Then, the bulk of the quartz was deposited,...period of mineralization. The ore depositsof the district are classifiedas leptothermal,a division proposedby |
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| Although Colorado may be most noted for rhodochrosite or amazonite, the many varieties and associations...a k e w o o d , Colorado 80225 DIANNE L. K I L E 333 S a l e m Street Aurora, Colorado 80011 C O L O...and J. A. Mur phy for an update to Minerals of Colorado: A 100-Year Record (Eckel, 1961). 374 ROCKS... Quartz was a familiar gemstone to many early Colorado residents, as documented by an extensive body...body of literature. The first published list of Colorado mineral localities (in cluding quartz) was included |
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| Newsletter $6.00 Minerals from the Eagle Mine Gilman, Colorado Bob Werner werner@lcturboney.com After submit1ing...submit1ing the article, Silver Orefrom the Eagle Mine, (Mineral News, Vol. 35, No. I), I thought there...locality that is now closed "forever". The Eagle Mine (fig. I, right) is well known to collectors for...reached the market during its operation. The Eagle Mine was Colorado's largest zinc and copper producer...adjacent local mines into one operation. The Eagle Mine was accessed by the Wilkesbarre shaft and the Newhouse |
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| R. Kampf Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Arthur Roe Tucson, AZ Abraham Rosenzweig University.....157 by C. Albertini Sellaite from the Brumado mine ..................................................MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY FORMED The Southern Great Basin Mineralogical Society has recently been formed as...Iron and Washington Counties) and Arizona (Mojave County). This region is one of the last American frontiers...Route 6, Box 263 Golden, Colorado 80401 n 1 9 0 2 , the well-known mining engineer and authorRickard |
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| Bldg., 2600 corridor, 18th and CSts.,NW. DENVER, Colorado-Federal Bldg., Rm. 169,1961 Stout St. LOS ANGELES...ROLLA, Missouri-1400 Independence Rd. DENVER, Colorado-Map Distribution, Bldg. 810, Federal Center FAIRBANKS...Tintic Mining District, Utah By HALT. MORRIS Gold Deposits in the Sneffels-Telluride and Camp Bird Mining...Juan Mountains, Colorado By FREDERICKS. FISHER Gold in the Alma Mining District, Colorado By DANIEL R....SHAWE Precious Metals in the Leadville Mining District, Colorado By TOMMY B. THOMPSON Part I is Chapter |
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| Mineral Resources of the Uncompahgre Primitive Area Colorado By R. P. FISCHER and R. G. LUEDKE, U.S. GEOLOGICAL...mineral survey in the Uncompahgre primitive area, Colorado. The area discussed in the report corresponds....___ _________________________________________ Ouray area____j______________________-.__________________...and R. G. Raabe_____.__..___ Claim coverage and mine workings._____________________________ Patented..._-____.____-______-____---Relationship of underground mine workings to the primitive-area boundary_ ______ |
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| Julius Weber Mamaroneck, New York COLORADO ISSUE #2 Articles Colorado locality index.............................. 323 by B. L. Muntyan What’s new in Colorado minerals? ...................................... Famous mineral localities: the Home Sweet Home mine ..................................................339 by M. I. Jacobson The San Juan Mountains of Colorado ..................................349 by J. A...10 cm tall, from the Yucca Hill claim, Park County, Colorado. Richard A. Kosnar specimen; photo by John |
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| ORE DEPOSITION IN THE UNCOMPAHGRE DISTRICT OURAY COUNTY, COLORADO WITH SUGGESTIONS FOR PROSPECTING BY...Prepared in cooperation with the COLORADO METAL MINING FUND AND THE COLORADO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BOARD Contributions........................ Contact of the dolomitic Ouray limestone andLeadvillelimestone. Contact of Leadville...-_--______--__-__--__-_-__--__--__-____Area south of the Ouray fault._______-_______________-______' Deposits associated...fissures.___-____-__-__--_--___-_ Area north of the Ouray fault...........____________________ Suggestions |
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| andReplacement Deposits,Northwestern SanJuanMountains,Colorado J. THOMASNASH Abstract Base and preciousmetal...interpretedto have beenpreore. Hydrothermalquartz, sphalerite,and calcitefrom replacementpods contain inclusionswith...Filling temperaturesfor inclusionsin quartz, sphalerite, and barite of the main ore stageof thesedepositsrange...Introduction depositsin pipesin the Red Mountain district were minedfor oresvaluedin excess of $10million(Fisher...Fisher, 1972). The Colorado (Fig. 1). The greatestproductionhas Idarado and Camp Bird mines (Fig. 1) currently |
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| of Prehnite in the Red Mountain Mining District Ouray County, Colorado AN UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE of prehnite...had been reported from only two localities in Colorado (Eckel 1961). The first locality was referred...who, in his “Catalogue of the Minerals Found in Colorado” listed prehnite as occurring in the mines near...second described occurrence is on Mt. Sneffels, Ouray County, Colorado (Eckel 1932). Here, the prehnite occurs...was metamorphosed by the intrusion of the Mt. Sneffels gabbro-diorite stock. Location and History The |
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| inches; a floater specimen, Cross vein, Idarado mine, Ouray and San Miguel countries. Figure 2 (right). Cluster...Fremont County. C-O-L-O-R-A-O-O CALCITE BARBARA L. MUNTYAN Ouray County Museum Ouray, Colorado 81427...Tennessee; the Viburnum Trend district, southeastern Missouri; the Tri-State district (Missouri-Kansas-Oklahoma);...Russia. Calcite also occurs at many localities in Colorado. Further, the state is the source of calcite as...marble (from the Yule quarry at Marble in Gunnison County) that has been used for many of the great monuments |
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| at 13:31 09 June 2016 Colorado boasts numerous localities where fine sphalerite specimens have been found...reported from numerous localities worldwide. Fine sphalerite specimens, for example, have been found at Elmwood...Elmwood, Tennessee; the mines of the Tri-State district of Missouri-OklaDownloaded by [University of Nebraska...We1I-crystaIIized examples of sphalerite also occur at many localities in Colorado, in shades of amber, emerald-...marmatite), pink, or dark red (Eckel et al. 1997). Sphalerite crystallizes in the hextetrahedrat class of the |
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| 0.75 inch on edge, from the Henderson mine, Clear Creek County. Figure 2 (right). Green fluorite encrusted...Mountain Wilderness area near Columbine Lake, La Plata County; largest crystal measures 1.25 inches on edge;...C*O*L*O*R*A*D*O FLUORITE BARBARA L. MUNTYAN Ouray County Museum Ouray, Colorado 81427 Mineral photographs by John...locations in Mexico; in Elmwood, Smith County, Tennessee, and in Hardin County, Illinois, in the United States;...eastern Russia. It also occurs in many localities in Colorado, where it is found in colors ranging from pale |
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| (above). Pyrite, Alice Glory Hole, Clear Creek County. Cluster of intergrown crystals showing light...Figure 2 (right). Pyrite, Mountain Spring mine, Rico, Dolores County. Cluster of modified cubes; specimen...C*O*L*O*R*A*D*O PYRITE BARBARA L. MUNTYAN Ouray County Museum Ouray, Colorado 81427 Mineral photographs by John...Park City, Utah; Washington State; and numerous Colorado localities. Pyrite crystallizes in the isometric...Pyrite is the most common sulfide mineral found in Colorado; it is found in a wide variety of occurrences |
Camp Bird Mine, Imogene Basin, Sneffels Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA