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Marcasite from
Dixie Mine, Lamartine Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Marcasite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Marcasite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Dixie Mine, Lamartine Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:664805
Long-form Identifier:1:3:664805:3
GUID (UUID V4):827ba76e-d171-47a0-9b40-82bef50a3dd9
Nearest other occurrences of Marcasite
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘHumboldt et al Claims, Cascade, Chicago Creek, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘCharter Oak Prospect (Tyone), Chicago Creek, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘMohawk, Chicago Creek, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘHenry Wilson, Lamartine Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
3.8km (2.3 miles) ⓘDorit - King Solomon Tunnel (King Solomon), Lamartine Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘBeaver Incline, Lamartine Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
6.5km (4.0 miles) ⓘMayflower, Idaho Springs Mining District (Virginia Mining District), Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
8.9km (5.5 miles) ⓘMary Mine, Lawson Mining District (Dumont Mining District; Montana Mining District), Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
10.1km (6.3 miles) ⓘWest Calhoun Mine, Calhoun-Wood Mines (Jefferson), Central City Mining District (Central Mining District), Gilpin County, Colorado, USA
11.7km (7.3 miles) ⓘTwo Brothers Tunnel, Idaho Springs Mining District (Virginia Mining District), Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
References
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Report (issue)
and Ore Deposits of the Chicago Creek Area Clear Creek County Colorado GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL...and Ore Deposits of the Chicago Creek Area Clear Creek County Colorado By J. E. HARRISON and J. D. WELLS...and ore deposits of the Chicago Creek area, Clear Creek County, Colorado, by J. E. Harrison and J. D. Wells...Geology Colorado Clear Creek Co. 2. Ore deposits Colorado Clear Creek Co. 3. Petrology Colorado Clear Creek..._---_-__-_--__________-____________--. History of the district-______________________________ General geology
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Photographs January/February: Galena, Tri-State district, Kansas. Smithsonian Institution specimen; Chip...photo. March/April: Quartz, Middleville, Herkimer County, New York. John C. Medici specimen and photo. May/June:...May/June: Turgite, Graves Mountain, Lincoln County, Georgia. Ronald E. Bentley specimen and photo. July/August:...July/August: Quartz, H. deLinde No. 4 mine, High Peak, Montgomery County, Arkansas. Private collection; Ronald...Bentley photo. September/October: Barite, Otero County, Colorado. Dan and Dianne Kile specimen; John Muntyan
Report (issue)
Front Range Mineral Belt Gilpin and Clear Creek Counties. Colorado GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL Prepared...Front Range Mineral Belt Gilpin and Clear Creek Counties, Colorado By E. W. TOOKER GEOLOGICAL SURVEY...Front Kange mineral belt, Gilpin and Clear Creek Counties, Colorado. Washington, U.S. Govt. Print. Off...belt, Gilpin and Clear Creek Counties, Colorado. 1963. (Card 2) 1. Geology Colorado Front Range. 2. Petrology...Petrology Colorado Front Range. 3. Ore deposits Colorado. 4. Mineralogy Colorado Front Range. 5. Metamorphism
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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...scientific significance. In this index, the better known mining districts that have produced many high-quality...across, on blue thomsonite. Lucky Peak Dam, Ada County; Lanny Ream specimen and photo. Figure 3 (below)...cut near Pinehurst, Adams County; Lanny Ream specimen and photo. Ada County Lucky Peak Dam, on east side
Report (issue)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Chapter I. Mining Districts of Counties and the State of Utah. .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 County Listings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Chapter II. Mining Districts of Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . 4 Mineral Localities Listed by County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Beaver County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Report (issue)
Deposits Central Part of the Front Range Mineral Belt Colorado By P. K. SIMS and others GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL...______________________________ _ History of uranium mining and production ____________ _ Geologic setting...__________ - ___ - ________ -----------Central City district _____________________ ------Quartz Hill-upper...____________________________ _ West Flack mine __________________ _ ~ercer County mine ______________ -German and Belcher...Iron mine, by A. A. Drake, Jr ___________ _ Jefferson-Calhoun vein _________________ _ Kirk mine ____
Report (issue)
designate the papers for advance publication] (A) Some mining districts of eastern Oregon, by James Gilluly,...deposits of the Takilma-Waldo district, Oreg., including the Blue Creek district, by Philip J. Shenon________...Shenon________ (C) The Climax molybdenum deposit, Colorado, by B. S. Butler and J. W. Vanderwilt, with a section...ILLUSTRATIONS PLATE 1. Index map showing location of mining districts in eastern Oregon. 8 2. Topographic and...and geologic map of the Mormon Basin mining district, Baker and Malheur Counties, Oreg _ 32 3. Geologic
Report (issue)
maximum depths, target areas, and overall lengths of mine workings for use in environmental assessment. The...target area of 160 hectares (fig. 8). Depth of mining in known deposits range from 31 to 915 m. The geometric... Eighty percent of the deposits have subsurface mine workings lengths between 1,100 and 5,900 m (fig...reported, or, in the case of zinc, possibly avoided in mining. Descriptions are commonly incomplete. Nearly all...veins have been a favored target for smallscale mining and can occur in large numbers scattered over a
Book
URANIUM GUIDEBOOK FOR THE PARADOX BASIN, UTAH AND COLORADO TABLE OF CONTENTS Page THE PARADOX BASIN OVERVIEW...AND MINING AREAS SLICK ROCK DISTRICT GYPSUM VALLEY DISTRICT BULL CANYON DISTRICT URAVAN DISTRICT GATEWAY...GATEWAY DISTRICT (EASTERN GATEWAY AREA) MC ELMO CREEK DRAINAGE AREA LA SAL CREEK AREA PARADOX DISTRICT BEAVER...VALLEY (BIG INDIAN) DISTRICT MOAB DISTRICT GREEN RIVER DISTRICT THOMPSONS DISTRICT INTER-RIVER REGION...INDIAN CREEK REGION DRY VALLEY DISTRICT COTTONWOOD AND BUTLER WASH AREAS MONTEZUMA CANYON DISTRICT SEVEN-MILE
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collecting. Although Texas is not known for its mining industry, be­ cause of its large oil and gas exploration...Llano County in the early 1900s but was flooded by Lake Buchanan in 1938. The Terlingua mining district...minerals. Mining here was contin­ uous from 1900 to the middle 1940s; but the Mariposa mine, which produced...& Minerals on "The Weeks Pegmatite Mine, Wakefield, Carroll County, New Hampshire" (March/April 1991)...66, May/June 1991 197 LOCALITIES BY COUNTY Bastrop County KEY mm T * ? — — — — best occurrence
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ALABAMA—Arbacoochee, a tiny town in southern Cleburne County of N / E Alabama, was famous over 100 years ago...Mountain district, Alpine Co., Calif. COLORADO-"Prof. Richard M. Pearl of Colorado College, Colorado Springs...quartz from the Mica Lode, Royal Gorge District, (Fremont Co. ), Colorado. The garnet ranges in size from tiny...AND MINERALS finding of the first uvarovite in Colorado will interest you. Thank You"—Note dated March...George Robertson, Fountain Valley School, Colorado Springs, Colorado. CONNECTICUT-"Enclosed are a few almandite
Journal (issue)
the State. In line with a project begun by the Colorado Friends of Mineralogy in 1976, the list is intended...world-wide locality index The localities are listed by county, followed by a listing of the most prominent minerals...pegmatite in Amelia County and the Lynch Station locality (turquoise crystals) in Campbell County, are now closed...(c) = currently closed to collecting ALBEMARLE COUNTY Alberene soapstone quarry-Alberene actinolite-tremolite...limonite pseudomorphs after pyrite, siderite Faber lead mine-near Faber cerussite, chalcopyrite, fluorite, argentiferous
Journal (issue)
cement plant under construction near Durkee. Baker County (see page 58) . Plant is scheduled for completion...Len Ramp, Resident Geologist, and N.V. Peterson, District Geologist, Grants Pass Office Oregon Department...construction materials, especially cement. At least 20 mining and exploration companies were involved in exploration...uranium discovery near McDermitt in southern Malheur County. Table 1 summarizes Oregon's mineral production...500. Figure 1 shows the location of places where mining and mineral exploration occurred during 1978. Point
Book (volume)
instance, a single Spodumene crystal from the Etta Mine near Keystone on the east side of the Mount Rushmore...beds, excavations, etc.ï‚ŸSelenite roses. BRULE COUNTY AREA: in the Oacoma zone of the Pierre Fm. On Elm...ï‚Ÿgray Barite rosette up to 5 or 6 inches. CAMPBELL COUNTY MOUND CITY, W to the Missouri R., regional hillsides...gravels, etc.ï‚Ÿpetrified wood, wood opal. CORSON COUNTY LITTLE EAGLE:  area ridges, slopes, stream beds...Hounds in the United States CUSTER COUNTY AREA: The November Mine, 1.2 mi. SE of the Needles Eye Tunnel
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the state. In line with a project begun by the Colorado Friends of Mineralogy in 1976, the list is intended...world-wide locality index. The localities are listed by county, followed by a listing of the most prominent minerals...Alleghany County. Howard Freeland specimen and photo. Rutherford pegmatite in Amelia County and the Lynch...Station locality (turquoise crystals) in Campbell County, are now closed to collectors. However, landowners...(c) = currently closed to collecting Albemarle County Alberene soapstone quarry—Alberene amphiboie asbestos
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...10 cm tall, from the Yucca Hill claim, Park County, Colorado. Richard A. Kosnar specimen; photo by John
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
MINERALS (PART GOOCHLAND By PHILIP East Derry, COUNTY In N edge of the James R., W of Richmond and bordering...Midlothian, Line Creek Mills. Extensive gold mining formerly on ex­ treme W and county line around Rte...inclined shafts-Manning and Old Stevens. Telluric Gold Mining Co. Sev­ eral stamp mills operated into the 1930's...1amular Q. Copper (native), wulfenite, tetradymite, marcasite, garnet, (almandite) (red) (pink) (abundant),...are flooding this area. After the initial placer mining an adit was driven 400 ft. into the Oak Hill vein
Report (issue)
nomenclature. ^U.S. Geological Survey Denver, Colorado INTRODUCTION TO A WORKSHOP ON APPLICATION OF...hydrocarbons and mineral deposits in Arizona, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, and Montana. Held studies at detailed...orientation and host rock na Dolomite Marcasite, pyrite, breccia, marcasite Quartz, siderite, Fe-rich dolomite...Horizontal to bedding Horizontal to bedding Major marcasite, pyrite, breccia Siderite, illitic clay, thorite... Geological Survey, Box 25046 MS 903, Denver, Colorado 80225 Recent USGS field, petrologic, geochronologic
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
v. 103, pp. 759–782 Geology of the Cove Mine, Lander County, Nevada, and a Genetic Model for the McCoy-Cove...Round Mountain, Nevada 89045 AND KEITH JONES Small Mine Development, P.O. Box 251, Battle Mountain, Nevada...the northern Fish Creek Mountains, Lander County, Nevada. Through the end of mining in 2001, large-scale...relatively high concentrations of base metals and clear associations with igneous activity have made Cove...northern Fish Creek Mountains, 48 km southwest of the town of Battle Mountain, Lander County, Nevada (Fig
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omitted from locality information. Where lot and district numbers are given, it is necessary to use topographic...Occurrence in Carroll County, Georgia" (November/December 1988). Banks County 184 ROCKS & MINERALS...provided many of the photographs. Baldwin County Milledgeville district—between the State Sanitarium and the...pit—east of S.R. 243 near the Baldwin-Wilkerson County line: kaolinite (Martin and Stafford, 1972). Cheatham...property—Route 3, Commerce, 4.8 km from the Jackson County line, 8 km east of Commerce on S.R. 59, and 0.8
Book (volume)
Dolomite crystals, Fluorite (fluorescent), , Galena, Marcasite, Pyrite, Selenite and Sphalerite. A few alluvial...ASHTABULA COUNTY CONNEAUT, area pits, quarries, rd. cuts, etc.⎯cone-in-cone Calcite. CLERMONT COUNTY MILFORD...MILFORD, area creek gravels and alluvial deposits, rare⎯Diamond. CLINTON COUNTY WILMINGTON, area of Todd’s...Todd’s Ford, a mineral deposit⎯Hematite. COSHOCTON COUNTY AREA, townships of Washington, Virginia, Bedford...Keene, Mill Creek and Tuscarawas, as hard dark gray to black nodules⎯flint. CUYAHOGA COUNTY CHAGRIN FALLS
Book (volume)
Dolomite crystals, Fluorite (fluorescent), , Galena, Marcasite, Pyrite, Selenite and Sphalerite. A few alluvial...ASHTABULA COUNTY CONNEAUT, area pits, quarries, rd. cuts, etc.⎯cone-in-cone Calcite. CLERMONT COUNTY MILFORD...MILFORD, area creek gravels and alluvial deposits, rare⎯Diamond. CLINTON COUNTY WILMINGTON, area of Todd’s...Todd’s Ford, a mineral deposit⎯Hematite. COSHOCTON COUNTY AREA, townships of Washington, Virginia, Bedford...Keene, Mill Creek and Tuscarawas, as hard dark gray to black nodules⎯flint. CUYAHOGA COUNTY CHAGRIN FALLS
Journal (issue)
FEBRUARYJMAY 1994 NO. 1 & 2 MINERALS OF ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY, VIRGINIA D. Allen Penick, Jr. INTRODUCTION RockbridgeCountyhas...LocationmapofRockbridgeCounty,Virginia. reported from the county. Rockbridgecounty is one of the more prolific ...theyareassociatedwithmanyofthemineralsfoundthecounty. -is Creek; thevesuvius iron-manganesedistrict; andin t h e...tonequqoutsideLexingtonhas LittleMarys Creek, andIrish Creek. It is composed mainly of pink to red feldspar...green epidote,and g a y quartz along with other mine& in minor producedexcellentpyritecrystalsandothernotewyminerals
Report (volume)
Germanium-Gallium Mine, Washington County, Utah Geology and Mineralogy of the Apex Germanium-Gallium Mine, Washington...Washington County, Utah By LAWRENCE R. BERNSTEIN U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1577 DEPARTMENT OF THE...mineralogy of the Apex GermaniumGallium mine, Washington County, Utah (U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin...resources-Utah-Washington County. 2. Mineralogy-Utah-Washington County. 3. Geology-Utah-Wasington County. I. Title....Abstract 1 Introduction 1 Germanium and gallium 1 Apex Mine 1 Acknowledgments 3 Methods 3 Geologic setting 3
Report (issue)
31 University of Nevada Press, Reno, Nevada 89557 USA Copyright © 2004 by University of Nevada Press Photographs...copyright © 2004 unless otherwise noted Map of Mining Districts and significant mineral occurrences of...Olivenite, 1.6-cm cluster, Majuba Hill Mine, Antelope district, Pershing County. N. Prenn collection. Photograph...production of environmental protection equipment. Mining and the discovery, identification, and development...to Nevada in 1929 and was actively involved in mining in the state and the western U.S. for the rest
 
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