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Pyrite from
Bobtail Mine, Black Hawk, Black Hawk Mining District, Gilpin County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bobtail Mine, Black Hawk, Black Hawk Mining District, Gilpin County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:49753
Long-form Identifier:1:3:49753:4
GUID (UUID V4):48d49285-c6cb-4130-8c0b-bdfa9bfa086f
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
0.1km (0.1 miles) Central City; Cherokee; Carroll; Woodmire; Rara Avis, Eureka Mining District, Gilpin County, Colorado, USA
0.2km (0.1 miles) Gregory Mine, Eureka Mining District, Gilpin County, Colorado, USA
0.2km (0.2 miles) Sleepy Hollow Mine, Eureka Mining District, Gilpin County, Colorado, USA
0.3km (0.2 miles) Silver Dollar Mine, Eureka Mining District, Gilpin County, Colorado, USA
0.4km (0.2 miles) Wain Mine, Central City Mining District (Central Mining District), Gilpin County, Colorado, USA
0.6km (0.4 miles) Pocahontas (Rotechield; Gold Rock; Springdale; Denbeigh vein), Central City Mining District (Central Mining District), Gilpin County, Colorado, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) Mammoth Mine, Central City Mining District (Central Mining District), Gilpin County, Colorado, USA
1.5km (0.9 miles) Meeker, Central City Mining District (Central Mining District), Gilpin County, Colorado, USA
1.5km (0.9 miles) Hidee Mine, Central City Mining District (Central Mining District), Gilpin County, Colorado, USA
1.5km (0.9 miles) Bonanza, Central City Mining District (Central Mining District), Gilpin County, Colorado, USA
References
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Book
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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
International University] at 22:16 23 December 2014 Gold mining is not romantic, it is dirty, and it is very hard...played out on a daily basis in opening the Colorado mining frontier, however, are very much the stuff...generation had seen an Colorado showing the Colorado mineral belt and the location of the mining districts discussed...1940; Elliot West 1997, verbal com.). scope of this mining economy. There simply was no other ecoThe initial...of 1858 were nomic force to compare with that of mining during the first all made along streams on the
Report (issue)
Economic Geology of the ·central City District .Gilpin County, Colorado By PAUL K. SIMS, A. A. DRAKE, ]R....Economic geology of the Central City district, Gilpin County, Colorado, by Paul K. Sims, A.A. Drake,. Jr...Central City district, Gilpin County, Colorado. 1963. (Card 2) 1. Geology, Economic-Colorado-Central City...City district. 2. Ore-deposits-Colorado-Central City district. 3. Mines and mineral re. sources-Colorado-Central...sources-Colorado-Central City district. I. Drake, Avery Ala, 1927joint author. II. Tooker, Edwin Wilson, 1923- joint
Report (volume)
important were those in the Central City district, Colorado, from which about 300 tons of high-grade...Silver Cliff mine, Wyoming; the Jesse D No. 1 and No. 2 claims, Utah; and the Merry Widow mine, New Mexico...Schwartzwalder (Ralston Creek) and Los Ochos mines, Colorado; the Early Day and Buckhorn claims, Nevada; the...mines, Washington; the W. Wilson mine, Montana; the White King mine, Oregon; the deposits in the Pryor...deposits in the Dripping Spring quartzite, Gila County, Ariz. According to Nininger (1954, p. 43), as
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
deposit in the Central City district, Colorado: Mineral paragenesis and pyrite trace element chemistry Lee...deposit in the Central City district, Colorado: Mineral paragenesis and pyrite trace element chemistry,...deposit in the Central City district, Colorado: Mineral paragenesis and pyrite trace element chemistry Lee...Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 1516 Illinois Street, Golden...submitted to Ore Geology Reviews 1 ABSTRACT The Colorado Mineral Belt is a ~500 km long segment of calc-alkaline
Book
Nathaniel P. Hill in the early 1860s Central City, Colorado, in 1864 Inside the smelter built by James E...Hill’s smelter in Black Hawk The smelter at Saints John built by the Boston Silver Mining Association August...144 146 162 162 164 194 233 Map The Mining Region of Colorado xli-xlil Preface THE MOUNTAINS AND...stone foundation; there you might note a mound of black slag. Here you might glimpse a small chimney rising...thousand small enterprises working ores in isolated mining camps to one composed of several large, integrated
Book
.3 COLORADO. of COLORADO. J. S. l GEORGETOWN, COLO. GEORGETOWN COURIER PRINT. 1887. 3 Bancroft...From a mineralogical point of view the wealth of Colorado exceeds that of In the metallic minerals almost...to in the following pages Proceedings of the Colorado Scientific Society. Proceedings of the Academy...the U. S. Geological Survey. J. GEORGETOWN, COLORADO, January, 1887. S. RANDALL. : MINERALS...gravel of streams and in veins. The veins of Gilpin County are especially noteworthy for the amount of
Report (issue)
Geology and Ore Deposits of the Front Range Colorado By T. S. LO\'ERING and E. N. GODDARD GEOLOGICAL...cooperation with the Colorado State Geological Survey Board and the Colorado Metal Mining Fund ~ oopr is...__________________________________________ _ 1 Summary of mining districts---.---------------------Introduction...Pre-Cambrian deposits _________________________ _ Mine descriptions __________________________ _ 39 39...disseminations_ Cotopaxi mine _____________________ _ Copper deposits in Jefferson County __ _ F. M.D. property
Report (issue)
SURV Department of Natural Resources Denver, Colorado/ 2009 NOa COVER CREDITS Design: Larry Scott...collection, Colorado Historical Society (see page 16) ISBN: 978-1-884216-23-7 Colorado Geological Survey...koom?/ 15 Denver, CO. 80203 (303) 866-2611 Colorado Geological Survey Information Series 33 GOLD...GOLD PANNING AND PLACERING 622.342 P238 IN COLORADO How AND WHERE =e Drawings and maps drafted by...Digital version recompiled by Larry Scott —— COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES Harris D. Sherman
Report (issue)
predecessor organization, the Manhattan Engineer District ; and, to a lesser extent, by staff members of...United States. The pre-1940 history of uranium mining and geology is concerned largely with veins in...such areas as the Front Range mineral belt of Colorado; the Boulder batholith area, Montana ; the Sierra...Marysvale district, Utah. All the Western States, including Arizona, California, Colorado~ Idaho, Montana...comments on the history of uranium geology and mining. The other chapters deal principally with pertinent
Report (issue)
LOGY AND GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE CRIPPLE CREEK DISTRICT, COLORADO BY \V ALDEl\;IAR LINDGREN A:'\D FREDERIC... . . . . . . . First geological survey of the district .............................. _• . . . . . ..................... Geological structure of the district ............... _................... __ .. _...._____________ ........ . 100 Petrology of the district ______________ . _______________________________________________...___ _ 113 Chapter IV. -General mineralogy of the 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? ...................................... 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
Report (volume)
. 234 " y { " ,-t .. .~,:",. I " , COLORADO "or.! _ +, (~ STATE OF .~ :'(' COL~ADO /... BULLETIN 40 RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BlaLlllGRAPHY by James L. Nelson-Moore,...Energy COLORADO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESUURCES STATE OF COLORADO DENVER, COLORADO 1978...ete 11 st r ng of rad i aaet 1ve occurrences 1n Colorado, with a comprehensive blbi iography and bibliographic...on the Colorado Plateau sparked several periods of exploratIon that ultimately led to a mining "boom ll
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Mineralizationand Related IntrusiveActivity near Central City, Colorado C. M. RICE, Departmentof Geology,MarischalCollege...preciousand basemetal mineralizationin the Central City district has been determinedas 59 + 1 m.y. directly by...four stagesof mineralizationin the district,i.e., uranium-• pyrite (Au) • basemetal (Au, Ag) --, telluride...copper, lead and zinc for the re- Central City district. When account is taken of the mainderof the value(Simset...subdividedinto 15 mappableunits (Wells, are uranium, pyrite, base metal, and telluride. The 1960). Thesegroupsand
Report (volume)
overlying Gem Hill formation.___________ 167 7. Bobtail quartz latite member of Gem Hill formation in Soledad...form masses in the mountains south of this fault. Black hornblende diorite occurs as lenticular bodies marginal...associated volcanic rocks are differentiated as the Bobtail quartz latite member and form local intrusive and...is composed predominantly of darkgray to nearly black fine crystalline platy rocks that for convenience...occasional lenticular flow or sill. The metabasalt is black, fine to medium grained, and in places amygdaloidal
Report (issue)
Tombstone district, Cochise County; Gila County, at Lost Gulch Mine, near Globe; Mohave County, in Mineral...Pima County, in Mammouth Mine, Schulty; Yavapai County, in ores of Bradshaw Mountains; Yuma County, in...in Castle Dome district; common in silver veins. ANTIMONY ORES. See Jamesonite and Stibnite. ARGENTITE...ARGENTITE (silver glance). Mohave County, in pre-Cambrian granite gneiss in Chloride, Mineral Park, and Stockton...Stockton Hill districts; Pinal County, at Silver King; Santa Cruz County, at Montezuma and Empress of India
Report (issue)
_________ . ___ ._ .. ________ . ____ _ History of mining development _. ______ .... _. __ . __ . ____ ....-- - ___ •••• _•. _•.. _. ___ . ___ . __ . Grey mine _. . . . ___ . _____ . _.. ____ .. _. ___ . ___...mines-Continued. United Globe mines-Continued. Buffalo mine _. .- . _____ ..... _... ______________________...Billings mine _____________ . ______________ . __ .. _____ .. _____________ . _____ Big Johnnie mine _____.... ____________· _. __ .. ____________ ~ Buckeye mine ..... ______ .... _. _________________ . ___ .:
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
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...REGION DRY VALLEY DISTRICT COTTONWOOD AND BUTLER WASH AREAS MONTEZUMA CANYON DISTRICT SEVEN-MILE CANYON
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Mineralized Veins and Brecciasof the Cripple Creek District, Colorado TOMMY B. THOMPSON, ALAN D. TBIPPEL, AND PETEBC...The vein depositsas exemplifiedby thoseof the Ajax mine cut Precambriancrystalline rocksandTertiary rocksof...basemetals-quartz-pyrite, (3) quartz-fluorite-pyrite-hematiterutile, (4) quartz-pyrite-rutile-calaverite-acanthite...highersalinitiesfoundin the upper 300 m of the Ajax mine levels;the fluidswereboilingandcontained CO•. Stage2...matrixconsisting of anhydrite, carbonate, fluorite,pyrite,andbasemetalsulfides. Two hydrothermaleventsge
Report (issue)
Smith. Director Professional Paper 138 MINING IN COLORADO A HISTORY OF DISCOVERY, DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTJON...location, area, and organization of the mining counties of Colorado _________________________ _ Adams County_-..._____________________ _ Alamosa County __________________________ _ Arapahoe County _________________________...Archuleta County _________________________ _ Baca CountY-----------------------------Boulder CountY------...CountY----------------------~----Chaffee County _____________________·______ _ Clear Creek County _______________________
Report (volume)
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...A. F. Rogers, Stanford University, Palo Alto. Colorado.........Prof. R. D. George, Boulder. Connecticut...See Bauxite and Hallpysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found
Report (issue)
GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE BLEWETT MINING DISTRICT By CHARLES E . WEA VER OLYMPIA, WASH.: E...."Geology a.nd Ore D eposits of the Blewett Mining District," by Charles E. Weaver, with the recommendation....................... Location and area of the district. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 History of mining................. . ... . ..... .. .... . ........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Washington Meteor Mine ........................ .. ..... .. ... . 84 Location
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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...Historical Overview of t h e District and the Smuggler Union and Associated Mines and Veins of Marshall Basin... 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
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report on the "Economic Re"ources of the Northern Black Hills," by .J. D. Irving, with chapters by Mr. S...Survey. 5 ECONO~HC RESOURCES 0~' THE NORTHERN BLACK HILLS. Part I.-GENERAL GEOLOGY. By T. A JAGGAR...e showmg 'ynclinal structure north of Homemine ____ .. _... _____ .. __ ... __ Schu;ts showmg sudden...24 28 . \ ECONmHC RESOURCES OF THE NORTHERN BLACK HILLS. P.ART I.-GENERAL GEOLOGY. By THOMAS AuGUSTUS...AuGUSTUS .TAGGAR, .Tr. INTRODUCTIOX. The mining district of the Black Hills. compri,ed within the Spearfish
 
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