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National Belle Mine (National Bell Mine), Red Mountain, Red Mountain District, Ouray Co., Colorado, USA

Latitude: 37°54'15"N
Longitude: 107°42'15"W
Mine is located on a breccia pipe composed of chert forming a knob 120 m in diameter and 60 m high. Located on Red Mountain on the Ouray Co. side of the Ouray - San Juan county line. Near Gladstone (San Juan Co.).

Ref.:
- Dana 6: 686, 1050;

Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 559.

- Rocks & Min.: 63:369.
- First produstion in 1995. Pit is centered on the old Cresson mine.
- Smith, A.E. and Rosemeyer, T. (1986). "Great pockets: the National Belle mine." Mineralogical Record, 17(4),pp:229-236.


Mineral List

Alunite
Anglesite
Baryte
Cerussite
Chalcopyrite
Colusite
Covellite
Diaspore
Dickite
Enargite
Galena
Gold
Kaolinite
Malachite
Natroalunite
Pitticite
Pyrargyrite
Pyrite
Quartz
Scorodite ?
Sphalerite
Tennantite
Tetrahedrite
Uraninite
Zunyite


25 entries listed. 24 valid minerals.

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