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Fluorite from
Bessie G Mine, La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Fluorite
Formula:CaF2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bessie G Mine, La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:974687
Long-form Identifier:1:3:974687:9
GUID (UUID V4):1367ff67-860f-4269-84c4-008e85fc2124
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorite
2.4km (1.5 miles) Eureka - Bulldozer Mine (Patented Claim: Eureka; MS 1271; Unpatented Claim: Bulldozer), La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USA
2.5km (1.6 miles) Gold King Mine, La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USA
6.2km (3.9 miles) Copper Hill Mine (Gold Eagle; Delaware Claims), La Plata, La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USA
7.6km (4.7 miles) Allard Tunnel Occurrence (Audrey Nos. 1-2; Protection; Ruby Nos. 1-95; Shorty Nos. 1-4; Jane Nos. 1-4; Minnie), La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USA
7.6km (4.7 miles) Allard Stock, La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USA
11.2km (7.0 miles) Mason Mine (Poverty Hill; Golden Eagle; Red Rock; Poverty Hill Group), La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USA
29.7km (18.5 miles) Blackhawk Mine (Black Hawk Mine), Rico Mining District (Pioneer Mining District), Rico Mountains, Dolores County, Colorado, USA
29.9km (18.6 miles) Rico Argentine Mine, Silver Creek, Rico Mining District (Pioneer Mining District), Rico Mountains, Dolores County, Colorado, USA
30.7km (19.1 miles) St. Louis Tunnel (Rico Argentine), Rico Mining District (Pioneer Mining District), Rico Mountains, Dolores County, Colorado, USA
30.8km (19.1 miles) Lily D. Mine (Carrie; Silver Belt), C.H.C. Hill, Rico Mining District (Pioneer Mining District), Rico Mountains, Dolores County, Colorado, USA
References
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19 October 2014 Vindicator Mine, Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colorado I n terms of sheer volume...Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, and Cripple Creek, Colorado. Although on opposite sides of the globe, they...they have striking similarities in their mining history and mineralogy, but their geology is seemingly quite...ROCKS & MINERALS the Golden Circle mine at Sorrento and the Cline mine at Hancock, Maine, and from a vaguely...vaguely described locality near Monroe, Fairfield County, Connecticut. A compilation of telluride mineral
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02:13 13 March 2015 CALAVERITE Cripple Creek, Colorado W ith the exception of native gold and electrum...Cripple Creek district, essentially subsequent to the development of all other Colorado gold districts...suggested for this issue, much of which is devoted to Colorado minerals. Calaverite is a yellowish to silver-white...Analyses of calaverite from the Kirkland Lake district, Ontario, Canada, show up to several tenths of...1995). Calaverite is known from the Star mine in Montgomery County, North Carolina, where it occurs rarely
Report (issue)
Geology and Ore Deposits of the La Plata District Colorado By EDWIN B. ECKEL with sections by J. S. WILLIAMS...cooperation with the Colorado State Geological Survey Board and the Colorado Metal Mining Fund UNITED STATES...along the Animas River. _ _ _ Lithology in La Plata district _ _______ Permian system____________________________...along the Animas River._____ Localities in the La Plata quadrangle __ Collections from the Rico formation_____...its tributaries..__________ Localities in the La Plata quadrangle __ Interpretation of the Rico collections
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alkaline-related gold deposits in the southern Rocky Mountains, USA: in¯uence of regional tectonics Received: 5 January...Ma), with deposits restricted spatially to the Colorado mineral belt (CMB). Other alkaline igneous rocks...Mountain front southward, from Cripple Creek in Colorado through New Mexico. All of these deposits are...through hydrously altered LREE-enriched rocks of the Colorado (Yavapai) province have 208Pb/204Pb ratios that...anomalously hot, thick, and light crust beneath Colorado may have been a catalyst for large-scale transfer
Report (volume)
Intrusive Rocks ana Associated Ore Deposits in the Colorado Mineral Belt U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN...University Dr. LAKEWOOD, Colorado Federal Center, Bldg. 810 MENLO PARK, California Bldg. 3, Rm. 3128, 345...the Colorado Mineral Belt By Charles G. Cunningham, Charles W. Naeser, Richard F. Marvin, Robert G. Luedke...understand the temporal and spatial evolution of the Colorado Mineral Belt UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING...and associated ore deposits in the Colorado Mineral Belt / by Charles G. Cunningham ... [et al.]. p. cm
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length of arsenolamprite in matrix from Alacaran Mine (Pampa Larga, Copiapo, Chile). All the specimens...Giant, Doctor and Mining Engineer Mark Ivan Jacobson Chuandongbei Gas Project Shangri-La Center - Level...Precious Stones report stated that the Himalaya Mine was brought into notice in 1898 by Mr. Charles Russell...operated the tourmaline mine? And how did this lead to the work by the Himalaya Mining Company? Archibald...bandaging, although he worked most of his life as a mining engineer and played as a naturalist (Cassino 1888)
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CSts.,NW. DENVER, Colorado-Federal Bldg., Rm. 169,1961 Stout St. LOS ANGELES, California-Federal Eldg.,... Rm. 7638,300 N. Los Angeles St. MENLO PARK, California-Bldg. 3 (Stop 533), Rm. 3128. 345 Middlefield... Rm. 8105,125 South State St. SAN FRANCISCO, California-Customhouse, Rm. 504,555 Battery St. SPOKANE...ROLLA, Missouri-1400 Independence Rd. DENVER, Colorado-Map Distribution, Bldg. 810, Federal Center FAIRBANKS...Part II Geology and Gold Deposits of the Oatman District, Northwestern Arizona By ED DEWITT, JON P. THORSON
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Potential and Geology of the San Juan National Forest, Colorado Edited by Richard E. Van Loenen and Anthony B...Survey With a section on Salable Minerals By Andrew G. Raby and JohnS. Dersch U.S. Forest Service U.S....potential and geology of the San Juan National Forest, Colorado I edited by Richard E. Van Loenen and Anthony...; with a section on Salable Minerals I by Andrew G. Raby and John S. Dersch. p. em.- (U.S. Geological...: I 19.3.2127 1. Mines and mineral resources--Colorado-San Juan National Forest. I. Van Loenen, Richard
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hydrothermal ore deposits Andrew P. Fornadel, Paul G. Spry, Mojhgan A. Haghnegahdar, Edwin A. Schauble...hydrothermal ore deposits Andrew P. Fornadela,b, Paul G. Sprya*, Mojhgan A. Haghnegahdarc, Edwin A. Schaublec...Drive, Columbia, MD 21046, U.S.A. c University of California, Los Angeles, Dept. of Earth, Planetary, and...tellurates, respectively (e.g., Otto Mountain, California; Housely et 15 al., 2011), Te is commonly found...e., 150-400° C) and minerals from the same ore district can 33 show disparate δ130/125Te values. Furthermore
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early February and at least one patron will know fluorite from amethyst, how to set an aquamarine in titanium...Cerussite from Mammoth-St. Anthony Mine (Tiger, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA). Ex coll. Rock Currier. Part of...Treasures Exhibition at the TGMS Show 2008. Kelly Mine Smithsonite A Lesson Learned Bob Werner werner@lcturbonet...a lasting impression on me occurred in the Kelly Mine in New Mexico in the late SO's. Socorro, New Mexico...the state is home to the New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology (NMIMT), formerly the New Mexico School
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).
Report (issue)
deposits of the East Shasta copper-zinc district, Shasta County, California: U.S. Geological Survey Professional...1972, Geology and mineral deposits of Esmeralda County, Nevada: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Bulletin...p. Allsman, P.T., 1940, Reconnaissance of gold mining districts in the Black Hills, South Dakota: U.S...Nutt Wilderness Study Area (AZ-020-024), Mohave County, Arizona: U.S. Bureau of Mines Mineral Land Assessment...Plumas County, California; Venture 63: San Francisco, Calif., American Exploration and Mining Co., unpaginated
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correct locale is now given as Raikot, Chi llas District, Northern Areas, Pakistan. I again purchased the...purchased a small lot of them. Another friend of mine and miner fro m 1-l unza arrived with a very good...wi th phy~ ica l data on all minerals (name, formu la, system. gro up. color. luster. opacity. streak....Blanchard Mine access Ray De Mark sent the fo llow ing e mai l clarify ing access to the Blanchard Mine. 1 hope...n access to various fee collect ing loca liti es. G ree tings from New Mex ico ! Last mo nth you ran a
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presented by our own Mr. Bob Jones on ”Cornwall: Mining, Minerals and Amazing History.” Bob will take us...Don Boushelle Terry Dyer Bob Jones "Cornwall: Mining, Minerals and Amazing History” December 15th ...A, B or C G-M Stuffing or some type of Salad February D, E or F N-Z Dessert March G, H or I The...September 29th to Anderson Uranium Mine for Carnotite, Weeksite, Agate, Fluorite (Jeff Craig) leader. • Refer...COMPETITIONS THUMBNAIL SELF COLLECTED DIOPTASE, Sanda Mine, Mindouli Region, West of Brazzaville, Central African
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HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEMS IN VOLCANIC CENTERS by Charles G. Cunningham, U. S. Geological Survey, 959 National...1986, Geology and development of the Hishikari mine: Mining Geology, v. 36 (2), no. 196, p. 117. Adams,...Fluid-inclusion and geochemical studies at the Emperor gold mine, Fiji: Unpub. Ph.D. dissertation, University of...(1), p. 130-137. Araneda, G. R., 1982, El Indio, Yacimiento de Oro, Plata y Cobre, Coquimbo, Chile: III...Chile, p. 5-13. Arenas, M. J., 1975, Geologla de la Mina Orcopampa y alrededores, Arequipa: Sociedad
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Series 30 Bibliography and Index of Colorado Geology, 1984-1989 Colorado Geological Survey Department of...Resources Denver, Colorado 1990 Information Series 30 Bibliography and Index of Colorado Geology, 1984-1989...Institute under contract to the Colorado Geological Survey Colorado Geological Survey Department of...of Natural Resources Denver, Colorado 1990 ii FOREWORD In recognition of the need to more effectively...published literature on the state's geology, the Colorado Geological Survey is pleased to release Information
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Minerals International •. PO Box 302 Louisville, Colorado 80027 - It is now November 4, and ram stuck...s t twe nty yea rs I o nly mi s sed Miinch e ner Mine ralientage twice a nd have witnessed the changes...due to the decreas ing qua ntity o f materials avai la ble. Other factors have to be the uncertai n economy...left o n an evening fli g ht to Bangkok. I flew to Sri Lanka arriving at midni g ht :it the airport in...time in nearly 20 years and after 65.000 dead. the g uns were fina lly silent. It was a welco me change
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environmental and other hazards that result from mining operations can be limited to these largest deposits...more thorough literature search, public filings of mining companies, archival and other sources. Each of...case, records usually give data for an entire district or some other aggregation of deposits. As a result...Deposits are also located by mining district, county, and latitude-longitude. District names and definitions...development as a mine. Some deposits may never be mined because they occur in or near areas where mining is prohibited
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Catalog/List
SPRING 1989 ft. We((enj\linera(s Mineral Dealer & Mine Agent "Endsleigh", 50 Daniell Road, Truro, Cornwall...5x2-Jx1-J", £8.50. ALLOPHANE/LINARITE. Maid of Sunshine Mine,Cochise Co..Arizona.U.S.A. Highly attractive and... 1-£xl£x1", £8.00. 5- ALSTONITE. Fallowfields Mine,Nr.Hexham,Northumbria. A 2x£" channel developed...2£x1Jx5/8". £5-00. 28. AZURITE/MALACHITE. Tsumcorp> Mine,Otavi.Namibia. Choice,lustrous-surfaced composite...display. 2-Jxl-Jxl^"’, £40.00. 29- AZURITE. Touissit Mine,Nr.Oujda,Morocco. Colourful,brilliant,royal-blue
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Book
310 Pillsbury Drive S. E. Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA Volumes 1 to 9 in this series appeared under the...are of considerable aid to the exploration and mining geologist in areas of known mineralization, but...advanced undergraduate and graduate levels, and to mining and exploration geologists. lowe no small debt...3 Limestone Replacement Deposits of Leadville, Colorado ..................... . 2.1.4 Discussion and Suggestions.................. . 83 The Fresnillo Ag-Pb-Zn District, Zacatecas, Mexico ..........................
Report (issue)
Version 3.4 1 February 1994 BIBLIOGRAPHY Abbott, J. G., Gordey, S. P., and Tempelman-Kluit, D. J., 1986...the northern Cordillera: Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Special Volume 37. p. 1-18. Adair...metamorphosed hydrothermal system at Pine Canyon. Piute County, Utah. U.S.A. [abs.]: Mineralogical Society (London)...Ague, J. J., and Brimhall. G. H., 1987, Granites of the batholiths of California: products of local assimilation...Geology, v. 15, p. 63-66. Ague, J. J., and Brimhall, G. H., 1988, Magmatic arc asymmetry and distribution
Report (volume)
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