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Sphalerite from
Eagle Mine, Gilman, Gilman Mining District (Battle Mountain Mining District; Red Cliff Mining District), Eagle County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Pyriteⓘ69 photos of Sphalerite associated with Pyrite at this locality.
Sideriteⓘ60 photos of Sphalerite associated with Siderite at this locality.
Rhodochrositeⓘ34 photos of Sphalerite associated with Rhodochrosite at this locality.
Chalcopyriteⓘ18 photos of Sphalerite associated with Chalcopyrite at this locality.
Galenaⓘ18 photos of Sphalerite associated with Galena at this locality.
Dolomiteⓘ10 photos of Sphalerite associated with Dolomite at this locality.
Ankeriteⓘ7 photos of Sphalerite associated with Ankerite at this locality.
Fluorapatiteⓘ4 photos of Sphalerite associated with Fluorapatite at this locality.
Calcite4 photos of Sphalerite associated with Calcite at this locality.
Quartzⓘ4 photos of Sphalerite associated with Quartz at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Eagle Mine, Gilman, Gilman Mining District (Battle Mountain Mining District; Red Cliff Mining District), Eagle County, Colorado, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (18 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:10362
Long-form Identifier:1:3:10362:6
GUID (UUID V4):5c478c6d-544e-4428-b602-e71a5d31fb47
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘBleak House Mine, Gilman, Gilman Mining District (Battle Mountain Mining District; Red Cliff Mining District), Eagle County, Colorado, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘPercy Chester Mine, Gilman Mining District (Battle Mountain Mining District; Red Cliff Mining District), Eagle County, Colorado, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘChampion Mine, Gilman, Gilman Mining District (Battle Mountain Mining District; Red Cliff Mining District), Eagle County, Colorado, USA
2.8km (1.8 miles) ⓘBody Mine, Gilman, Gilman Mining District (Battle Mountain Mining District; Red Cliff Mining District), Eagle County, Colorado, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘWyoming Mine, Gilman Mining District (Battle Mountain Mining District; Red Cliff Mining District), Eagle County, Colorado, USA
6.8km (4.2 miles) ⓘGround Hog Mine, Battle Mountain, Gilman Mining District (Battle Mountain Mining District; Red Cliff Mining District), Eagle County, Colorado, USA
20.0km (12.4 miles) ⓘRaven and Eagle Mine (Quail Group), Kokomo-Tenmile area, Summit County, Colorado, USA
20.1km (12.5 miles) ⓘColonel Sellers Mine, Breene Mine (Aftermath; Whitequail; Badger; Milo; Delphose; Colonal Sellers; Wilfley-Kimberly), Kokomo-Tenmile area, Summit County, Colorado, USA
20.1km (12.5 miles) ⓘWifley, Kokomo-Tenmile area, Summit County, Colorado, USA
20.4km (12.7 miles) ⓘEnterprise Shaft, Queen of the West Occurrence, Kokomo-Tenmile area, Summit County, Colorado, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
January 2015 Minerals of the Gilman District and Eagle Mine Eagle County, Colorado WILLIAM J. WARREN JR. Front...632 Golden, Colorado 80402 wjwmineral@aol.com ED PEDERSEN 11582 Ash Circle Thornton, Colorado 80233 pedersencpg@aol...298 ROCKS & MINERALS T he Gilman district, in Eagle County, Colorado, and its premier mineral specimen...Company’s Eagle mine, are located about 120 kilometers west-southwest of Denver. The Gilman district was originally...known as the Battle Mountain district and was later referred to as the Red Cliff district. Much of the
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Preserving Minerals and Mining Histoty at the Eagle Mine Gilman District, Colorado JACK A. MURPHY Department...Museum of Nature & Science 2001 Colorado Boulevard Denver, Colorado 80205-5798 jmurphy @dmns.org I...undertook a mineral zinc and silver mining operation old mining camp of Gilman was the time, I was anxious to...is the curat, & Science. His most recent artic Colorado Gemstone Localities” was coauthored by Peter J...2014 deposits, and learn more about Colorado’s mining history. But another goal was in my mind, one that
Report (issue)
Ore Deposits of the Oilman District, Eagle County, Colorado GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Study made in cooperation...cooperation with the Colorado Mining Industrial Development Board PROFESSIONAL PAPER 1017 Ore Deposits...Deposits of the Oilman District, Eagle County, Colorado By THOMAS S. LOVERING, OGDEN TWETO, and T. G. LOVERING... 1017 Study made in cooperation with the Colorado Mining Industrial Development Board Description of...geologic setting of a mining district that is the leading source of zinc in Colorado and an important source
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
amethyst) on sphalerite and medium-pink rhodochrosite, 5 cm x 3 cm. GILMAN, COLORADO! Minerals of the...the Eagle Mine and Gilman District No other mine in Colorado, and few mines in the United States, has...crystalized mineral species as the Eagle mine at Gilman, Colorado. Most experienced collectors are familiar...pyrite specimens that have been pro­ duced from this mine over the years, but few are aware of the entire...WILLIAM J. WARREN 1400 Utah Street, #105 Golden, Colorado 80401 R O B E R T B. COOK Geology Department Auburn
Report (issue)
Carbonate-Hosted Sulfide Deposits of the Central Colorado Mineral Belt DAVID W . BEATY, GARY P . LANDIS...paralle l to host-rock bedding. Black Cloud mine, Leadville district. Sherman-type ore (bottom) in paleokarst...fragments (dark gray), white tabular barite. green sphalerite , and pyrite aggregates in a light hrownis11-gray...veined with ferroan dolomite. rv1oose mine, North Alma district. Photographs b)' \Villiarn Sacco, Peabody...Carbonate-hosted sulfide deposits of the central Colorado mine ral belt: Introduction, general discussion,
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
of COLORADO ED RAINES Geology Museum Colorado School of Mines 1310 Maple Street Golden, Colorado 80401...noted Figure 1. Camp Bird mine, level 2, Sneffels district, Ouray County. Raines-Pettem collection,...photographer unknown. B etween 1868 and 1922, Colorado produced almost 260 million pounds of copper....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
Journal (issue)
Mine Vol. 35 No. 1 January 2019 News The Mineral Collector's Newsletter $6.00 Albert Edward Foote...Foote (1846-1895) And his Crystal Peak, Colorado Lithograph Pictures Mark Ivan Jacobson markivanjacobson@gmail...Congress representing the Anti-Monopoly Party (Sioux County Herald I 874). Luckily, he was unsuccessful at...NewYork. Silver Ore from the Eagle Mine Red Cliff District, Eagle County, Colorado Bob Werner werner@lcturbonet...location. The specimen came from the well-known Eagle Mine (fig. 2 on page 3) of Empire Zinc Company, a
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
(above). Pyrite, Alice Glory Hole, Clear Creek County. Cluster of intergrown crystals showing light...specimen. 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 R...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)
at 13:31 09 June 2016 Colorado boasts numerous localities where fine sphalerite specimens have been found...reported from numerous localities worldwide. Fine sphalerite specimens, for example, have been found at Elmwood...Elmwood, Tennessee; the mines of the Tri-State district of Missouri-OklaDownloaded by [University of Nebraska...We1I-crystaIIized examples of sphalerite also occur at many localities in Colorado, in shades of amber, emerald-...to as marmatite), pink, or dark red (Eckel et al. 1997). Sphalerite crystallizes in the hextetrahedrat
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
MUNTYAN 536 Third Avenue P.O. Box 495 Ouray, Colorado 81427 All photographs by John R. Muntyan of specimens...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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
August 2013 BARBARA L. MUNTYAN P.O. Box 495 Ouray, Colorado 8 I427 hodochrosite, a manganese carbonate with...Rhodochrosite has also been found in many localities in Colorado, particularly in the mines of the San luan Mountains...colors ranging from pale to intense pink, cherry-red, and tannish-pink. Along with amazonite, it i s one...one of the most recognized and coveted Colorado minerals. partiY DO e the presence of a mix of Mn...occurs in significant amounts in many mining districts of the Colorado mineral belt, a large, elongated,
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Discovery, Mining History, Geology, and Specimen Mineralogy of Selected Occurrences in Central Colorado and...Inc. 1441 W. Forty-sixth Avenue Suite 14 Denver, Colorado 80211-2338 P art one of this article (July/August...of gold in Colorado and the mining history and geology/mineralogy of the Front Range mining districts...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
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
Journal (issue)
Newsletter $6.00 Minerals from the Eagle Mine Gilman, Colorado Bob Werner werner@lcturboney.com After...After submit1ing the article, Silver Orefrom the Eagle Mine, (Mineral News, Vol. 35, No. I), I thought there...prolific locality that is now closed "forever". The Eagle Mine (fig. I, right) is well known to collectors for...reached the market during its operation. The Eagle Mine was Colorado's largest zinc and copper producer...adjacent local mines into one operation. The Eagle Mine was accessed by the Wilkesbarre shaft and the
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Photographs JanuaryFebruary: Rhodochrosite, N’Chwaning mine, Hotazel, South Africa. Martin Zinn specimens, Erica...Cryo-Genie mine, San Diego County, California. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County specimen,...Ground Hog mine, Gilman, Eagle County, Colorado. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County specimen...Acanthite-argentite, Colorado, 307 Actinolite/tremolite, Michigan, 344 Adularia, Michigan 341 “Alaskaite,” Colorado, 307...395 Allanite-(Ce), California, 162 Allophane, Colorado, 307 Almandine, Connecticut, 261 Almandine-spessartine
Report (issue)
the Minturn 15-Minute Quadrangle, Eagle and Summit Counties, Colorado By OGDEN TWETO and THOMAS S. LOVERING...PAPER 9 56 Prepared in cooperation with the Colorado Mining Industrial Development Board Geology of the...the region surrounding a major zinc mining district and the Vail recreational area, with emphasis on the...Dyer Dolomite .............................. . Gilman Sandstone .......................... . Leadville...Continued Minturn Formation- Continued .Jacque Mountain Limestone Member ........ . Changes in thickness
Report (issue)
limestone or dolomite. It is a useful ore guide in many mining districts UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE........... Characteristics of jasperoid in major mining districts of the United States ..................................................... Tri-State district, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri ................Clifton-Morenci district, Arizona .............................. Bisbee (Warren) district, Arizona .......Ely (Robinson) district, Nevada .............................. Leadville district, Colorado ...........
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)
Library] at 00:11 06 November 2014 Eagle Mine, Cilman, Eagle County, Colorado W orld production of zinc is...a single zinc mineral, sphalerite. Fortunately for the collector, sphalerite tends to form well-crystallized...Although Colorado boasts an unusually large number of good sphalerite occurrences, the Eagle mine at Gilman...number of sphalerite specimens. Inasmuch as the minerals of the now-closed mines of Gilman are the theme...theme of the 2003 Denver Gem and Mineral Show, two Gilman sphalerites have been chosen for this issue’s Connoisseur’s
Journal (issue)
Colorado Springs Mineralogical Society Founded in 1936 Lazard Cahn Honorary President October 2018...Steven Veatch Topic: The Greater Alma Mining District: A Colorado Mining Legend Please note: Members whose...OCTOBER PROGRAM The Greater Alma Mining District: A Colorado Mining Legend By Steven Wade Veatch The...The first gold strike in Park County, Colorado was on the eastern slope of the Mosquito Range in the northwest...northwest part of the county at Buckskin Gulch in 1859—the same year the “Pikes Peak or Bust” gold rush
Report (volume)
Holy Cross Wilderness Area, Eagle, Pitkin, and Lake Counties, Colorado COLORADO • Mineral Resources...the Holy Cross Wilderness Area, Eagle, Pitkin, and Lake Counties, Colorado By ALAN R. WALLACE, GREGORY K...the Holy Cross Wilderness Area, Eagle, Pitkin, and Lake Counties, Colorado by Alan R. Wallace ... [et al...no.: I 19.3:1879 1. Mines and mineral resources-Colorado-Holy Cross Wilderness. 2. Holy Cross Wilderness...San Isabel National Forests, Eagle, Pitkin, and Lake Counties, Colorado. This area was established as
Journal (issue)
Marvin Hanner Additions to the Ore Mineralogy of Colorado.................................................by Donald Grybeck Crystallized Minerals of the Colorado Mineral Belt....................................had achieved considerable fame, and the right to mine diopside was obtained that year by G eorge L. English...thereafter. In 1971 both the land and the right to mine diopside were purchased by the present owners, Schuyler...Alveum, R obert Dow, and G eorge Robinson. T he mine is now being worked interm ittently each year for
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
...... 320 Part II: Diffusion Systemsat Gilman Colorado, by Arnold Silverman Introduction .............................. Geologyof the Eagle Mine, Gilman, Colorado ............................ Stratigraphy...permeabilityat Gilman and vicinity ............................. Dispersionof basemetalsin the Eagle Mine .......orebodiesin the Eagle mine at Gilman, Colorado. In the immediate area of the mine dolomitization increased...The shape and extent of the present orebodiesat Gilman, and in particular the manto orebodies,are primarily
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
JANUARY, •9•5 AND ORE DEPOSITS No, OF RED CLIFF, COLORADO. A. H. MEANS. INTRODUCTION. Muchatt[ntion...fissureveins to blanketdepositsin that district. At Red Cliff theconditions of deposition aresimilartc•Leadville...Leadville,there are fissuresand blanketdeposits. In Red Cliff, however,it was possibleto determinethe relationof...following paper. LOCATION. The Red Cliff or Bn•le Mountain District (altitude 8,600 feet) is locatedin...locatedin the southeastern part of Eagle County,Colorado, about 2o miles north-northwestof Leadville, and 75
Report (issue)
Oxidized Zinc Deposits of the United States Part 3. Colorado By ALLEN V. HEYL GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN...deposits and the resources of oxidized zin.c ores in Colorado UNITED STATES¡ GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON...19180xidized zinc deposits of the United States. Part 3. Colorado. Washington, U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1964. vi...Bibliography : p. 88-91. 1. Zinc ores-Colorado. 2. Zinc mines and mining-Colorado. I. Title. (Series) For sale..._________ Eagle County_________________________________________________ Red Cliff (Gilman) district_
 
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