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Chalcanthite from
Mother Lode Mine, Kennecott, Nizina Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcanthite
Formula:CuSO4 · 5H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcanthite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mother Lode Mine, Kennecott, Nizina Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:586046
Long-form Identifier:1:3:586046:3
GUID (UUID V4):be5f501f-1ac8-4cf2-a867-9e371e39030a
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcanthite
1.1km (0.7 miles) Bonanza Mine (Kennicott Mine; Erie; Jumbo; Mother Lode; Kennecott unpatented claims), Kennecott, Nizina Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) Jumbo Mine, Kennecott, Nizina Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) Erie Mine, Nizina Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
4.5km (2.8 miles) Kennecott, Nizina Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
18.1km (11.3 miles) Unnamed Prospect (ARDF - MC075; south of Hidden Creek), Nizina Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
64.8km (40.3 miles) Copper King; Swazie Prospect, Chistochina Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
65.7km (40.8 miles) Copper Queen Prospect, Chistochina Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
69.2km (43.0 miles) Leland; Lawton; Hubbard and Elliotts Prospect, Chistochina Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
References
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Report (issue)
75 )'1.1)+%#. 5748';  5GSWKO 9CUJKPIVQP Alaska Resource Data File McCarthy quadrangle Descriptions...mines, prospects and mineral occurrences throughout Alaska. o o o o o o o o Distribution of mineral...occurrences in the McCarthy 1:250,000-scale quadrangle, Alaska This and related reports are accessible through...the U.S. Government. OPEN-FILE REPORT 03-404 Alaska Resource Data File MC001 Site name(s): Unnamed...Status: Inactive Workings/exploration: Page 2 Alaska Resource Data File MC001 Only limited surface
Report (issue)
valuable minerals that have yet been produced in the district under consideration. They are named in the order...is produced almost wholly in connection with the mining of copper, although a much smaller quantity is...MINERAL, RESOURCES OF ALASKA, 1922. * The oldest known rocks of the district are included in the Strelna...the McCarthy shale. Since 1917, however, the name Nizina limestone has been applied to the upper two-fifths...of the original Chitistone limestone of the Nizina district, and the name Chitistone limestone has been
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the High-Grade Copper Orebodies of the Kennecott District, Alaska Jason B. Price,†,1,* Murray W. Hitzman...Denver, Colorado 80225 Abstract The Kennecott district, Alaska, contained three important copper-(silver)...copper-(silver) orebodies, Bonanza-Mother Lode, Jumbo, and Erie, and numerous other small occurrences. From 1911...1911 to 1938, the Kennecott Copper Corporation recovered some 1.18 billion pounds (Blbs) of copper and...silver from these deposits. The host rocks for the Kennecott deposits are part of the type section Wrangellia
Report (issue)
MINING IN THE LOWER COPPER RIVER BASIN, By FRED H. MOFFIT. COPPER MINING IN CHITINA VALLEY. INTRODUCTION...activity of the copper market is reflected in the district by increased interest in prospecting for copper...detail.. The copper ores of the district extending from Kotsina River to Nizina are chiefly bornite, chalcopyrite...copper minerals 155 156 MINERAL RESOURCES OF ALASKA, 1916. have been found in the limestone (Chitistone)...(Chitistone) overlying the lava flows. The Kennecott-Bonanza and Jumbo mines are the best known of such deposits
Report (volume)
GEOLOGY OF THE CHITINA VALLEY AND ADJACENT AREA ALASKA BY FRED H. MOFFIT UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT...----___--_-__-_-_______-_-------__ Chitistone and Nizina limestones__-_------_-_---_-__ McCarthy shale_...reconnaissance map of the Chitina Valley and adjacent area-----.-.. _______________________________ In pocket...glacier opposite the mouth of Frederika Creek and the Nizina River___________________________________________...lower Skolai Creek; B, View of the west side of Nizina Valley from a point about 1 mile north of the Chitistone
Report (issue)
NONMETALLIFEROUS MINERAL DEPOSITS IN EASTERN SOUTHERN ALASKA TO ACCOMPANY OPEN-FILE MAP 77-169A This report...NONMETALLIFEROUS MINERAL DEPOSITS IN EASTERN SOUTHERN ALASKA (To accompany open-file map 77-169A) By E. M....eastern southern Alaska. The table and accompanying map -are part of the Regional Alaska Minerals Resource...Resource Assessment Program (RAMRAP).for. southern Alaska. They are based on an extensive literature search...Geological Survey and information derived from the Alaska Minerals Resource Appraisal Program (AMRAP) were
Book (volume)
.............................................1 Alaska ..............................................................................................4 Alaska County and Stream Map ..................................................14 Arizona – Apache Co. Mining Districts .............................................................23 Arizona – Cochise Co. Mining Districts ...........................................24 Arizona – Northern half of Coconino Co. Mining Districts ..............................25 Arizona
Report (volume)
Metalliferous Lode Deposits of Alaska By HENRY C. BERG and EDWARD H. COBB . G E O L O G I C A L S...A n inventory of the mines and )- grosfiects of Alaska and their ' f geologic settings UNITED STATES...acknowledgments--- - - - - - ----- - - - -- - -- 4 Alaska Peninsula region- - - - - - - - -- - - - - - -...- - - _ - - - _ - - - - - - - - - - 16 Redoubt district--- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -...- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ---20 Valdez Creek district_--. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Book (volume)
.............................................1 Alaska..................................................GENERAL AREA: c county gravel pits along the Cahaba R.⎯gemmy minerals, petrified wood; d area limestone...Celestite, marble; e SIXMILE (hamlet on Sixmile Cr.), area of abandoned mines⎯Barite (crystallized, massive...massive & nodular), Fluorite. CENTREVILLE: c area stream gravel, road cuts, banks, etc.⎯siliceous gemstones;...Limonite, and some Calcite crystals. WOODSTOCK, area⎯Vivianite. BLOUNT COUNTY BLOUNTSVILLE: c W 1 mi
Book (volume)
.............................................1 Alaska..................................................GENERAL AREA: c county gravel pits along the Cahaba R.⎯gemmy minerals, petrified wood; d area limestone...Celestite, marble; e SIXMILE (hamlet on Sixmile Cr.), area of abandoned mines⎯Barite (crystallized, massive...massive & nodular), Fluorite. CENTREVILLE: c area stream gravel, road cuts, banks, etc.⎯siliceous gemstones;...Limonite, and some Calcite crystals. WOODSTOCK, area⎯Vivianite. BLOUNT COUNTY BLOUNTSVILLE: c W 1 mi
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
JANUARY-FEBRUARY, OF THE ORE DEPOSITS NO. I 92o OF KENNECOTT, ALASKA. ALAN M. BATEMAN AND D. H. MCLAUGItLIN...result's of field and laboratory studies of the Kennecott deposits carried on at various times during the...last five years. The authors were together at Kennecott in the field seasonof I915, when the work was...copperdepositsof the famous Bonanza and Jumbo Mines at Kennecott,Alaska, are unique for the character of their ores...most impor- GEOLOGY OFORE DEPOSITS OFKENNECOTT, ALASKA. 3 tant ofthemining properties oftheKennecott
Report (issue)
description of the geology, mining history, and production of the major gold-mining districts in 21 States...relations ---------------------------History of gold mining and trends in production_ J\labama -----------...-­ Tallapoosa County --------------------------Alaska -----------------------------------------Cook Inlet-Susitna...J\la:ska region ------------------Southwestern Alaska region ------------------1'ukon region -------...(to nearest 1,000 ounces) of 25 principal gold-mining districts of the United States-through 1959---
Report (volume)
GEOLOGY AND MINERAL .RESOURCES OF THE NIZINA DISTRICT, ALASKA BY FRED H. MOFFIT AND STEPHEN R. CAPPS...glaciation_^________ Chitina glacier. ____ _ _ ______L Nizina glacier_________: ________ Kennicott glacier_________...showing location of area represented on the Nizina special map________ II. Nizina special map 9 in...in pocket III. Geologic map of the Nizina district_____________ In pocket IV. A, Talus cones on east...Creek-____________ V. Limestone wall on west side of Nizina River near mouth of Chitistone River__________________________
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
specimens, are either inaccessible or are in closed mining districts, or are closed for political reasons...City-D~Lamar Mining Dlstricts / J\. I,' -r-, - L..... ~ rl.. kl \ , 50 I 100 I Miles old mining and...by a few collectors for about fifty years, this area was popular for little more than a decade, providing...granite, lies within a Wilderness Area in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. There are many other proposed...scientific significance. In this index, the better known mining districts that have produced many high-quality
Book
stumble over a valuable nugget and stake your own mining claim? Indeed it to is, and author book Jay...prospecting, he points out, is in abandoned mining districts, where valuable mineral ores are present... To My Mother LUCY SOPHIA (ADAMS) RANSOM 1875-1948 An to the Eastern '‘Schoolmarm” Mining Camps of... CONTENTS Preface ix PART I 1 Introduction to Mining and Mineralogy 2 Preparation for Mineral Collecting...61 232 PART The Making 43 II 5 7 3 III Mine PART 267 IV Glossary 279 Bibliography 291
Journal (issue)
QUICKSILVER AND ANTIMONY DEPOSITS OF THE STAY· TON DISTRICT, CALIFORNIA ....................................for help, either to take charge of outings in his area, for information on minerals and localities of northern...more properly, the Cordilleras), which runs from Alaska in Mexico along the Pacific Coast. In the southern...along with others that demonstrate this) covered the area with molten (igneous ) lava, while much of the material...the San Joaquin Valley and the Mother Lode country. And the Mother Lode country not far away is famous
Report (issue)
for Environmental Studies at Nabesna and Kennecott, Alaska: Water, Leachates, Stream-Sediments, Heav...AND MINING HISTORY ........ 1 Nabesna ............................................. Kennecott .......Figure 1. Location of the Nabesna and Kennecott mines, Alaska .............. 2 Figure 2. Site locations...locations for samples collected in the Nabesna mine area, Alaska. ..... 5 Figure 3. Detailed site locations...mill, Alaska ... 6 Figure 4. Site locations for samples collected in the Kennecott mine area, Alaska
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Bulldog Mountain Mine (or Bulldog Mine) A Legacy Rich In Silver Creede Mining District, Mineral County...Colorado, USA By Ken Kucera Fabulous mineral specimens from the rich Bulldog Mountain Mine grace private...and mineral associations. Also recovered from the mine was an abundance of fine, wellcrystallized baryte...of the Bulldog Mountain Mine 7 “Close, But No Cigar” 7 The Homestake Mining Company 8 “Pirate’s Treasure...Paradise 11 Mineralogy and Paragenesis Bulldog Mountain Mine 11 Six Stages of Mineraliza�on 18 Minerals Overview
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Bulldog Mountain Mine (or Bulldog Mine) A Legacy Rich In Silver Creede Mining District, Mineral County...Colorado, USA By Ken Kucera Fabulous mineral specimens from the rich Bulldog Mountain Mine grace private...and mineral associations. Also recovered from the mine was an abundance of fine, wellcrystallized baryte...of the Bulldog Mountain Mine 7 “Close, But No Cigar” 7 The Homestake Mining Company 8 “Pirate’s Treasure...Paradise 11 Mineralogy and Paragenesis Bulldog Mountain Mine 11 Six Stages of Mineraliza�on 18 Minerals Overview
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Bulldog Mountain Mine (or Bulldog Mine) A Legacy Rich In Silver Creede Mining District, Mineral County...Colorado, USA By Ken Kucera Fabulous mineral specimens from the rich Bulldog Mountain Mine grace private...and mineral associations. Also recovered from the mine was an abundance of fine, wellcrystallized baryte...of the Bulldog Mountain Mine 7 “Close, But No Cigar” 7 The Homestake Mining Company 8 “Pirate’s Treasure...Paradise 11 Mineralogy and Paragenesis Bulldog Mountain Mine 11 Six Stages of Mineraliza�on 18 Minerals Overview
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Bulldog Mountain Mine (or Bulldog Mine) A Legacy Rich In Silver Creede Mining District, Mineral County...Colorado, USA By Ken Kucera Fabulous mineral specimens from the rich Bulldog Mountain Mine grace private...and mineral associations. Also recovered from the mine was an abundance of fine, wellcrystallized baryte...of the Bulldog Mountain Mine 7 “Close, But No Cigar” 7 The Homestake Mining Company 8 “Pirate’s Treasure...Paradise 11 Mineralogy and Paragenesis Bulldog Mountain Mine 11 Six Stages of Mineraliza�on 18 Minerals Overview
Report (issue)
CLARK, Mining Geologist California Division of Mines and Geology and PHILIP A. LYDON, Mining Geologist...Copper-zinc Dolomite (see limestone) 93 : 32 32 Gold Lode gold - — Placer gold 76 93 Iron Lead 93 ...— 1 - - - 130 Clay.. Cobalt Copper Gold (lode) Gold (placer) 28 28 128 - - 131 - - - ...Calaveras pocket In of Calaveras County showing lode gold mines In pocket of Calaveras County showing...Calaveras County Map of the Angels Camp district showing geology and lode mines Sketch map of the Murphys, Esmeralda
Report (issue)
Yankee is NUGGET said to have been found in the mining the nugget Jim, Placer County, California, in...in California 30 Crestmore 36 Pegmatite gem area of southern California 46 Cerro Gordo 49 History...Counties of California: Minerals and mineral lists Mining Districts of California Unvalidated entries in...resulting from references to the geographic term ''Mining District," especially in the pre-1920 literature. Widespread...study of the borate deposits of the Mojave Desert area and of Death Valley by a group of U.S. Geological
Report (volume)
precipitation of the metalo........ Composition of mine waters............................................of sulphide enrichment Continued. Composition of mine waters Continued. Discussion of analyses Continued...on depth..................... Precipitates from mine waters under superficial conditions....... Oxidation....................................... Review of mining districts...................................................................... Burro Mountain district, N. Mex......................................
Report (issue)
MARCH, Ph.D. 1914 Issued by California State Mining Bureau McN. HAMILTON STATE MINERALOGIST F. F...Minerals of herewith Bulletin 67 of the State Mining California. This work was made possible at this...localities new and quently the The second list ^Mining' State Mineralogist. This known localities... to cite all of their occurrences. such a vast area as California, localities lectors Some minerals...literature of a general nature on the geology and mining industry of the State. bibliography of A. may
 
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