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Amethyst from
Telluride, Ophir Mining District (Iron Springs Mining District), San Miguel County, Colorado, USA


Classification
Species:Quartz var: Amethyst
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Amethyst data
Locality Data:Click here to view Telluride, Ophir Mining District (Iron Springs Mining District), San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:491481
Long-form Identifier:1:3:491481:5
GUID (UUID V4):b00dc48c-5f4f-42ce-9837-0bc8883b3892
Nearest other occurrences of Amethyst
9.9km (6.2 miles) Treasury Tunnel, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
10.1km (6.3 miles) Idarado Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
13.1km (8.1 miles) Topeka Mine, Gray Copper Gulch, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
13.5km (8.4 miles) Indiana Mine, Gray Copper Gulch, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
13.6km (8.5 miles) Topeka-Kentucky Giant vein, Gray Copper Gulch, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
16.2km (10.1 miles) Zanett Tunnel, The Amphitheater, Ouray Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
16.7km (10.4 miles) Grizzly Bear Mine, Bear Creek, Ouray Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
16.8km (10.4 miles) Bandora Mine (Esmeralda claims; Little Todd vein), South Mineral Creek, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
17.4km (10.8 miles) Portland Mine, The Amphitheater, Ouray Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
18.0km (11.2 miles) Sunnyside Mine group, Bonita Peak, Gladstone, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
References
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Report (volume)
Radioactivity in the Metal-Mining Districts of the San Juan Mountains Colorado GEOLOGICAL SURVEY --*_-...Radioactivity in the Metal-Mining Districts of the San Juan Mountains Colorado By C. T. PIERSON, W. F. WEEKS...radioactivity in the metal-mining districts of the San Juan Mountains, Colorado, by C. T. Pierson, W. F...: p. 412-413. 1. Radioactivity. 2. Uranium ores San Juan Mountains. i. Title. (Series: U. S. Geological..._______________ CeboUa district..______________________________ Upper Uncompahgre district. ______ _________________________
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? ............................................. 339 by M. I. Jacobson The San Juan Mountains of Colorado ..................................349...10 cm tall, from the Yucca Hill claim, Park County, Colorado. Richard A. Kosnar specimen; photo by John...Natural History for conceiving the idea of a second Colorado issue and for helping a great deal in bringing
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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...ocated in southwestern Colorado and covering over 31,000 square kilometers, the San Juans are some of the...not until the last 25 years of the 1800s that the San Juans began revealing the extent of their mineral...In 1896 world-renowned mining engineer Thomas ''T.A." Rickard called the San Juans one of Colorado's
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...minerals of the Great American Rift in New Mexico and Colorado. Great American Rift is the name we use for a
Report (volume)
Minerals of Colorado: A 100- Year Record By EDWIN B. ECKEL GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1 1 14 A...knowledge____________________________________ Future of Colorado mineralogy______________________________________...mineral localities and metallic mineral deposits of Colorado ________________________________ In pocket III...mineral localities and metallic mineral deposits of Colorado, has not been included in this reprint. Many of...especially Fischer and others, 1946). MINERALS OF COLORADO: A 100-YEAR RECORD By EDWIN B. EcKEL ABSTRACT
Report (issue)
Survey Denver, Colorado Department of Geology, Denver Museum of Natural History Denver, Colorado NOTE FOR...revision of U.S.G.S. Bulletin 1114, Minerals of Colorado A 100 year record, by Edwin B. Eckel By Donley...Prepared in cooperation with Friends of Mineralogy - Colorado Chaptar, and the Denver Museum of Natural History...references dealing with the mineralogy of the state of Colorado. It is part of a more than 10 year effort to update...and revise U.S.G.S. Bulletin 1114, Minerals of Colorado: A 100 year record, by Edwin B. Eckel (1961).
Book (volume)
...........................................59 Colorado ...............................................................548 Table of Maps Page Alabama County Map ...................................................................................4 Alaska County and Stream Map ..................................Co. Mining Districts ............................................................22 Arizona County Map.........................23 Arizona – Cochise Co. Mining Districts ....................................
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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...presidential campaign (Nevins Figure 2. Map of the Telluride district showing the principal veins, adits, and shafts...to Ed Raines, who researches Colorado ‘s geology, mineralogy, and mining history, is part owner of FRS...historic preservation efforts in the Leadville mining district. Downloaded by [UZH Hauptbibliothek / Zentralbibliothek
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...........................................47 Colorado ................................................rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham...were well known to prehistoric Indians.) BARBOUR COUNTY BAKER HILL, SE 1 mi. : 1 in a deep ravine, as a...deep red to variegated⎯ocher. BIBB COUNTY GENERAL AREA: c county gravel pits along the Cahaba R.⎯gemmy
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...........................................47 Colorado ................................................rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham...were well known to prehistoric Indians.) BARBOUR COUNTY BAKER HILL, SE 1 mi. : 1 in a deep ravine, as a...deep red to variegated⎯ocher. BIBB COUNTY GENERAL AREA: c county gravel pits along the Cahaba R.⎯gemmy
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- - - - - - - - - - - Mineral Collections 1n Colorado A Supplement to The Mineralogical Record November-December..."Smithsonian packet," Smoky Hawk claim, Florissant, Colorado. Collected in 2008; Dorris Family collection;...certificates for mines in the Cripple Creek District, Colorado, in 1898 and 1901. Sponsorship: This special...Collecting in Colorado The Collections: Mel & Pam Bersch Ryan Bowling Ralph Clark Colorado School of Mines...Kile Brian Kosnar Bryan & Kathryn Lees Ian Merkel Mining Hall of Farne, Steve Whittington curator Nick North
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Gkologim-in-charge. CATALOGUE OF MINERALS FOUND IN COLORADO. BY • F. M. ENDLICH. [EXTRACTED FROM THE TENTH...been adopted. tar as practicable, analyses of Colorado minerals have been given. They will aid examination...of the catalogue. systematic enumeration of the Colorado mineral species and references to the publications...Endlich, S. IN COLORADO. X. D. The continuous development of mineral resources of Colorado is productive...Geological .Report for PS75. Now, the survey of Colorado is completed, many additions of species new to
Report (issue)
COLORADO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BOULDER R. D. GEOqGE, State Geologi.t BULLETIN 22 MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE...oozi5137 EAME"S BROS, STATE PRINTERS FOR COLORADO DENVER. COLORADO GEOLOGICAL B O A R D His Excellency...Shoup George Norlin Governor of Colorado President University of Colorado Victor C. Aldersox.. Charles...TRANSMITTAL State Geological Survey, Uxiversity of Colorado, October 28, 1920. Governor Oliver H. Shoup. Chairman...honor to transmit herewith Bulletin 22 of the Colorado Geological Survey. Very respectfully, R. D. George
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Cruzeiro mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History specimen, Harold and...May/June: Quartz (amethyst), near Badger Creek, north of Coaldale, Fremont County, Colorado. Dave Bunk specimen...SepteniberlOctober: Gold, Smuggler Union mine, Telluride district, Colorado. Colorado School of Mines Museum specimen...Idarado mine, San Miguel County, Colorado. Dave Bunk specimen, Ed Raines photo. Acanthite, Colorado, 337, 382...Agate, 259-67 Aikinite, Colorado, 398 Alabama, diamond, 239 Alaska mine, Colorado, 3 15 Albite. Maine, 4
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Downloaded by [University of California, San Diego] at 15:26 22 February 2016 - Featured Mineral at...(above). Pyrite, Alice Glory Hole, Clear Creek County. Cluster of intergrown crystals showing light...(right). Pyrite, Mountain Spring mine, Rico, Dolores County. Cluster of modified cubes; specimen 2 by 2 inches;...Ouray County Museum Ouray, Colorado 81427 Mineral photographs by John R. Muntyan PYRITE, IRON SULFIDE...Park City, Utah; Washington State; and numerous Colorado localities. Pyrite crystallizes in the isometric
Report (volume)
............................................. Colorado........................................................................................ 102 District of Columbia ....................................deposits of some others, such as clay, coal, and iron ore, are mentioned only in general terms. One material...to refer to Geological Survey Bulletin 507, "The mining districts of the western United States," and to...abundant it may have been completely exhausted by mining or quarrying. Deposits of minerals that are widely
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Two Point claim, Pikes Peak batholith, Teller County. The Collector’s Edge specimen, Jeff Scovil photo...Mail Stop 150, Box 25046 Federal Center Denver, Colorado 80225 pmodreski@usgs.gov C olorado is, of course...prohibitions on collecting or to private land or mining claims for which permission has been obtained....been written as guides to mineral collecting in Colorado. A classic, which went through three major editions...1951 version with a slightly different title), is Colorado Gem Trails and Mineral Guide, by Pearl (1951,
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
of COLORADO ED RAINES Geology Museum Colorado School of Mines 1310 Maple Street Golden, Colorado 80401...Figure 1. Camp Bird mine, level 2, Sneffels district, Ouray County. Raines-Pettem collection, photographer...photographer unknown. B etween 1868 and 1922, Colorado produced almost 260 million pounds of copper. Nearly 100...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
Report (volume)
deposits of some others, such as clay, coal, and iron ore, are mentioned only in general terms. One material...it helpful to refer to Survey Bulletin 507, "The mining districts of the western United States," and to...abundant, it may have been completely exhausted by mining or quarrying. Deposits of minerals of wide distribution...because they occur in sufficient quantity to warrant mining for their usual products but because they furnish...William H. Storms, San Francisco. Prof. A. F. Rogers, Stanford University, Palo Alto. Colorado.........Prof
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CHAPTER REPRESENTATIVES (ALSO BOARD MEMBERS) COLORADO CHAPTER: Jeff Self; selfawareminerals@gmail.com...Page 3 New booklet now available on the Early Mining History of the Himalaya Pegmatite Mine The early-day...(1896-1913) of gem tourmaline mining at the Himalaya mine, San Diego County, is rife with conflicts by men...tourmaline was sold to a private collector. “The Early Mining History of the Himalaya Pegmatite Mine,” as described...sold, with mailing postage prepaid to continental USA addresses at $15 per copy. Requests for purchase
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[University of Nebraska, Lincoln] at 13:31 09 June 2016 Colorado boasts numerous localities where fine sphalerite...Elmwood, Tennessee; the mines of the Tri-State district of Missouri-OklaDownloaded by [University of Nebraska...of sphalerite also occur at many localities in Colorado, in shades of amber, emerald- or lime-green,...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
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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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Museum of Nature and Science 2001 Colorado Boulevard Denver, Colorado 80205-5798 jmurphy @ dmns.org PETER...Survey MS 150, Box 25046 Federal Center Denver, Colorado 80225-0046 pmodresk @ usgs.gov Unless otherwise...to 2000) J oin us for a gemstone tour around Colorado! Our field trip takes us from east to west in...in the same way you may have toured through Colorado on a mineral collecting trip. This route, from the...gemstones are known to occur. We cannot discuss every Colorado gemstone occurrence; rather, this is a general
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 -----------...--------------Cleburne County ----------~-----------------­ Tallapoosa County --------------------------Alaska...------------------Cochise County -----------------------------Gila County --------------------------------Greenlee...ee County ----------------------------R[aricopa County ----------------------------R[ohave County --
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CHARLES D. WALCOTT, DIRECTOR A GAZE~?TEER OF COLORADO BY HEN.R Y GANNETT WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT PRINTING... _A GAZETTEER OF COLORADO. By HENRY ' GANNET,T. GENERAL DESCRIPTION. Colorado is_situated about midway...GAZETTEER OF COLORADO. through the Park Range on its way to join Green River, forming the Colorado. Middle...West of the Sangre de Cristo Range is the great San Luis VaJley, which extends nearly from Arkansas River...altitude from 7,000 to 8,000 feet. West of San Luis Valley rise the San Juan Mountains in which head Rio Grande
 
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