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Galena from
Idarado Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Galena
Formula:PbS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartzⓘ10 photos of Galena associated with Quartz at this locality.
Sphaleriteⓘ8 photos of Galena associated with Sphalerite at this locality.
Pyriteⓘ6 photos of Galena associated with Pyrite at this locality.
Goldⓘ3 photos of Galena associated with Gold at this locality.
Chalcopyriteⓘ2 photos of Galena associated with Chalcopyrite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Galena data
Locality Data:Click here to view Idarado Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:68908
Long-form Identifier:1:3:68908:3
GUID (UUID V4):b4fdd04f-16ca-40bb-a491-a0c873c90052
Nearest other occurrences of Galena
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘYankee Girl Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘGenesee Mine (Genesee-Vanderbilt Mine), Ouray County, Colorado, USA
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘRobinson Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘTreasure Trove Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘGuston Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘNational Belle Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘBarstow Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘJoby Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘLongfellow Mine, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘGalena Queen Mine (Silver Pitcher), Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Inc. 1441 West 46th Avenue, Suite 14 Denver, Colorado 80211 eraines@ Icolorado.net The Great Irony...house. Photo hy Uycrs, CB.1904. courtcs\ Ouraj County Historical Society. Volume 75, November/December...preached what amounted to Ed Raines, who researches Colorado ‘s geology, mineralogy, and mining history, is...convention. Colorado’s silver interestsdomposed of mine, milling, and smelter entrepreneurs; managers, professionals...Fourth of July speaking engagement at Telluride. Colorado (Fetter and Fetter 1979). Although a July Fourth
Report (issue)
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...during the eighteenth century, were the first to mine in the San Juans. One of the earliest recorded expeditions... Above: August sunrise on middle Blue Lake, Ouray County Photo Jack Brauer/WideRange Photo LLC, 2010
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
inches; a floater specimen, Cross vein, Idarado mine, Ouray and San Miguel countries. Figure 2 (right)...Fremont County. C-O-L-O-R-A-O-O CALCITE BARBARA L. MUNTYAN Ouray County Museum Ouray, Colorado 81427...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...Calcite, the most common carbonate mineral in Colorado. is found in a variety of occurrences, including
Journal (issue)
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...Martin Mineral collecting at the Sunnyside & Idarado m in e s .....................................
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Through the 'Scope 1 OURAY Eldorado mine IfXCamp Bird mine TEIXURTOE 'TMdarado mine q Eureka Red Mountain...TOM ROSEMEYER 1632 Camp Bird Mine Road P . O . Box 586 Ouray, Colorado 81427 Tom Rosemeyer is the owner...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...mining in the San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado for Ihe past twenty years. Dur­ ing this time
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
(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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
[University of Nebraska, Lincoln] at 13:31 09 June 2016 Colorado boasts numerous localities where fine sphalerite...of sphalerite also occur at many localities in Colorado, in shades of amber, emerald- or lime-green,...rail for the mines, standing on Main Street in Ouray (1886). The Wright Opera House is the large building...Muntyan, former director of the Ouray County Museum in Ouray, Colorado, is a frequent contributor to Rocks...in her series on Colorado minerals appeared in the July/August I994 issue (“Colorado Pyrite”), September/October
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Mineralogy of Selected Occurrences in Central Colorado and the San Juans Downloaded by [University of...Inc. 1441 W. Forty-sixth Avenue Suite 14 Denver, Colorado 80211-2338 P art one of this article (July/August...218-239, 280) dealt with the discovery of gold in Colorado and the mining history and geology/mineralogy...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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
JUAN COUNTY, COLORADO B A R B A R A and J O H N M U N T Y A N 6978 Wapiti Court Boulder, Colorado 80301...material has been obtained from a number of San Juan County mines and prospects during the last decade, in...almost ceased. COLORADO S A N J U A N C O U N T Y L I E S in southwestern Colorado. Some of the state's...vicinity of Silverton, the principal town in the county. The American Tunnel, located just north of town...of the Sunnyside mine complex and has been the major source of specimens in the county. Most museums and
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
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... 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...This article deals with that portion of San Miguel County extending from north of Telluride beginning at
Book
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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
andReplacement Deposits,Northwestern SanJuanMountains,Colorado J. THOMASNASH Abstract Base and preciousmetal...(Mayor and Fisher, 1972). The Colorado (Fig. 1). The greatestproductionhas Idarado and Camp Bird mines (Fig...Productionfrom theseveins Most samples are from the Idarado mine and were exceeds$300 million (Burbankand Luedke...detailedstudiesunder1448 FLUID INCLUSION way by the Idarado Mining Companyand Frederick S. Fisher, U.S. GeologicalSurvey...andcanyon about2,200 feet (670 m) thick in the mine area and cutting." dipsabout5øE. Lava flows,breccias
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Geology Vol. 72, 1977, pp. 1285-1320 Sunnyside Mine,EurekaMiningDistrict,SanJuanCounty, Colorado'Geochemistry...Sunnysidemine, in the Eureka mining district, San Juan County, Colorado, produces700 tons/day of gold-silver-copp...inclusionfluids from quartz, fluorite, sphalerite,and galena range from --96 to --135 per mil during periodsI-VI...geologicaland •09 o MONTROSE iO =1 'IsUN NYs IDE MINE __ <[I •-•:1 Ii iI •I -- •' • •U•AN•O COLa...southwesternColorado showing location of the Sunnyside mine and calderas of the San Juan volcanicfield. (Modified
Report (volume)
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_ ______
Book (edition)
Tourist as well. All of the 19 Rock Forma­ tions at Ouray, dating from the Pre-Cambrian to the Cenozoic Eras...1S80 relating to the growing Mining Industry at Ouray is printed in its entirety. Many historic photographs...Survey, Tom Rosemeyer, Chief Engineer, Camp Bird Mine and Miss Margaret B. Allen, M.A. of Orange, New...Introduction to Mineral Collecting at Ouray................ The Minerals at Ouray.............................................................................. Galena...............................................
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Depositsin the SanJuanVolcanicField, Southwestern Colorado LeadIsotopeEvidence B. R. DOE,T. A. STEVEN,M....Antonito COLORADO NEW MEXICO L 0 100 KILOMETERS Fro. 1. Index map of southxvestern Colorado, showing...intermediate-composition igneouscenters (X) from which galena samples (Table 1) were collectedare: the Beidel...igneouscenter of latest Cretaceousage near Ouray, Colorado, and from the EoceneTelluride ConglomerateFormation...Tertiary volcanicrocks northeastof Telluride, Colorado. A few disseminated depositsof the "porphyrycopper"
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
BARBARA L. MUNTYAN 536 Third Avenue P.O. Box 495 Ouray, Colorado 81427 All photographs by John R. Muntyan of...B ~i~~~~ 1. Mine along West willow Creek, near Creede and across from the Bachelor mine. Photo by author...the Rock Candy mine in British Columbia, Canada; and in the United States in Hardin County, Illinois, among...localities. Barite also occurs in many localities in Colorado, where it often forms attractive, wellcrystallized...wellcrystallized crystal groups. Colors reported for Colorado barite range from sky-blue to snowwhite to golden
Report (issue)
quartz veins. Association: Pyrite, sphalerite, galena, molybdenite, cosalite, bismuth, galenobismutite...about 65 km west of Prague [TL]. From the Toroiaga mine, Baia Bora̧ district, and at Ocna de Fier (Morávicza;...of Nantes, Loire Atlantique, France. At the Clara mine, near Oberwolfach, Black Forest, Germany. In Italy...west of Castlegar, British Columbia, Canada. In the USA, from Darwin, Inyo Co., California; at the Reward...Nevada; in the Idarado mine, Ouray Co., and the Alaska mine, Poughkeepsie Gulch, near Ouray, San Juan Co
Report (issue)
0.39 52.42 0.68 0.46 0.05 0.32 100.06 (1) Ajiro mine, Gifu Prefecture, Japan; corresponds to (Mn2+ 0:93...Scotland. In the USA, in Colorado, from the American tunnel, Silverton, San Juan Co., the Galena district, Hinsdale...Hinsdale Co., and the Idarado mine, Ouray Co. Name: A combination of PYROXene and MANGanese, in allusion...Material: \Type material" from Iva, South Carolina, USA, has been redeÂŻned as pyroxferroite, as Fe > Mn.
Report (issue)
Wilderness Study Area, western San Juan Mountains, Colorado* by Ken Hon, Dana J. Bove, and V. J. S. Grauch...S. Geological Survey, Federal Center, Denver, Colorado, 80225 STUDIES RELATED TO WILDERNESS Bureau...Wilderness Study Area (CO-030-217), Ouray and Hinsdale Counties, Colorado. SUMMARY The western San Juan...volcanic field that covered much of south-central Colorado during Oligocene and Miocene time. The earliest...Juan Mountains between the towns of Ouray and Lake City, Colorado (fig. 1). The study area is adjacent
Report (volume)
Handles Peak Wilderness Study Areas, Hinsdale County, Colorado U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1715-B /fj&:~~:ÂŁ2...Handles Peak Wilderness Study Areas, Hinsdale County, Colorado By RICHARD F. SANFORD, RICHARD I. CRAUCH,...RESOURCES OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREASSOUTHWESTERN COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR DONALD PAUL MODEL...Hinsdale County, Colorado. (Mineral resources of wilderness study areas southwestern Colorado ; ch. B)...mineral resources Colorado Redcloud Peak Wilderness. 2. Mines and mineral resources Colorado Handies Peak
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
05:52 29 January 2015 FRENCH CREEK IRON MINE, CHESTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA M any minerals described...One such locality is the French Creek iron mine, Chester County, Pennsylvania, an occurrence worthy of consideration...throughout the world in diverse locales such as the Colorado Rockies, the Peruvian and Bolivian Andes, and...example of chalcopyrite from French Creek, Chester County, Pennsylvania. The 10-cm-wide specimen has chalcopyrite...of chalcopyrite crystals from the Old Lurzenbach mine, Gosenbach, Siegen, Germany. Jack Halpern specimen
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
at 00:11 06 November 2014 Eagle Mine, Cilman, Eagle County, Colorado W orld production of zinc is enormous...Although Colorado boasts an unusually large number of good sphalerite occurrences, the Eagle mine at Gilman...and wurtzite. Pseudomorphs of sphalerite after galena, tetrahedrite, barite, and calcite have been found;...crystals to 2 cm associated with blue fluorite, galena, and water-clear gypsum have been found in recent...of the BalmatEdwards district in Saint Lawrence County (Smith and Figure 1. A fine example of jet-black
 
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