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Aragonite from
Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Municipality
Classification
Species:Aragonite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz1 photo of Aragonite associated with Quartz at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Aragonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:136569
Long-form Identifier:1:3:136569:6
GUID (UUID V4):89b33c11-15b2-48ea-9a1e-47d5643fa56e
Localities for Aragonite in this Region
Ibex Mine, Breece Hill, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
Wolftone Mine, Carbonate Hill, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Aragonite
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘIbex Mine, Breece Hill, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
3.8km (2.3 miles) ⓘEvelyn Mine, Lake County, Colorado, USA
3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘWolftone Mine, Carbonate Hill, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
10.9km (6.7 miles) ⓘSacramento Mine, Sacramento, Alma Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
46.3km (28.8 miles) ⓘFulford Cave, Fulford Mining District, Eagle County, Colorado, USA
68.4km (42.5 miles) ⓘGeorgetown-Silver Plume Mining District (Griffith Mining District; Silver Plume Mining District), Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
68.5km (42.5 miles) ⓘMarshall (Ocean Wave; Welch; Dunaway; Kirtley; Argentine; Wide West; Equator), Georgetown District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
77.6km (48.2 miles) ⓘAmerican Sisters Mine, Lawson Mining District (Dumont Mining District; Montana Mining District), Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
78.9km (49.0 miles) ⓘBlack Queen Shaft (McVey Tunnel; Fargo Claim; Black Queen Mine), Marble Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
79.4km (49.3 miles) ⓘMaid of Erin (Silver Pick), Tomichi Mining District (White Pine Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Book
Geological Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309-250, USA Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication...Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists at Colorado School of Mines. Bibliography: p. Includes index...Paleontologists and Mineralogists. Midyear Meeting. (1985 : Colorado Schiool of Mines) GB599.2.P35 1987 551.447 87-13061...(Springer-Verlag, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10010, USA), except for brief excerpts in connection with reviews...Mineralogists on the campus of the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colorado. The symposium had its roots
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
November 2014 MINE LEADVILLE MINING DISTRICT, LAKE COUNTY, COLORADO T he Leadville mining district, whose...silver during the life of the Leadville camp. Possibly the most famous Leadville millionaire and “silver king”...height of his career, made scandalous headlines in Colorado newspapers by divorcing his straight-laced wife...saloons lining the main street of Leadville. Interesting accounts of Leadville history and social life can...point near the north end of Seventh Street in Leadville. The Wolftone mine is on the left showing extensive
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
DC 20013 pohwatp@si.edu AR AGONI TE PART 1: ARAGONITE FROM WESTERN EUROPE T here are many collecting...of classic localities is aragonite, this column’s featured mineral. Aragonite is an orthorhombic mineral...mineral with point group 2/m 2/m 2/m. Aragonite occurring as untwinned crystals is rare; its normal occurrence...stalactitic. As mentioned, twinned crystals of aragonite are common. Repeated twinning on {110} yields...examples are the most familiar to collectors. Aragonite may display polysynthetic lamellae and striations
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...____________________ -¡-____ Lake County__________________________________________________ Leadville (California) d
Report (issue)
Part 1. General geology. Part 2. Utah. Part 3. Colorado. 0 Oxidized Zinc Deposits of the United States...gold-bearing oxidized zinc and zinc-lead ores in Colorado, Utah, Nevada, and California______________ 3...deposits in the Eastern and Central States, and in Colorado and Utah_______________ m A-2 7 22 OXIDIZED...and iron are byproducts of the New Jersey and Leadville deposits. Commercial ores commonly contain at...~issouri Texas•-----------------------------------Colorado _________________________________ _ New ~exico
Report (volume)
Bulletin 681 THE OXIDIZED ZINC ORES OF LEADVILLE COLORADO BY G. F. LOUGHLIN WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT............................................... Aragonite and nicholsonite................................clay; C, Brown banded zinciferous clay; D, E, Aragonite filling cavities in brown iron oxide............54 55 56 57 THE OXIDIZED ZINC ORES OF LEADVILLE, COLORADO. By G. F. LOUGHLIN. INTRODUCTION. Oxidized...ores were first exploited in the Leadville mining district, Colorado, after the Geological Survey's field
Journal (issue)
R. Kampf Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County George Robinson National Museums of Canada Arthur........ .................... ..... ^ B lllii Leadville.................................................SPECIMENS from the collection of the Geology Museum, Colorado School of Mines. See page 242 for a full description... All rights reserved. notes fromthej EDITOR COLORADO-III Here we are with our third special issue devoted...devoted to the mines and minerals of Colorado. As most long-time subscribers know, the first in the series
Journal (issue)
Kosnar R.A., Berg111anT. L¡oro 111cris1alh del Colorado, U.S.A. (111)........... pag. 2-l I Orfa,ufi P...GR. Coli. e fo10 Giancarlo Brizzi. ADVISE TO OUR USA AND CANADA SUBSCRIBERS: The circulation agents for...MINERALOGICAL RECORD P.O. BOX 35565, TUCSON. ARIZONA 85740, USA. Please state thc purpose of your payment and your...l'antico giacimento di Zolfiere. a Nord di Pereta. Aragonite Coquandite Minerale non molto comune a Pereta...Lucky Knoch a Tonasket. Okanogan County nello stato di Washington (USA). Al nuovo minerale Ê stato dato
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
Catalog/List
Petrified Iron Pyrite; Leadville, Colorado Pyrite Amazonite, Florissant, Colorado Crocidolite Chrysocolla...Hou1Zhton Co., Michigan Carnotite, Montrose Co., Colorado Quartz var. Agale, blue, polished, Uruguay Quartz...Arizona Carnotite, Very Rich. San Miguel Co., Colorado Gold, Crystallized Leaf. Mass Hill, Nevada Co...crystals), Eagle Co., Colorado Pyrite, Breckenridge, Colorado Pyrite, Gunnison Co., Colorado Quartz. coating...Idaho Springs, Colorado Amethyst Group. Idaho Sorin11s, Colo. Rhodochrosite, Alicante, Colorado Rhodochrosite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
MINERAI-OGIST, VOL 47, MAY_JUNE, STUDY OF ARAGONITE 1962 AND CALCITE HaNs H. Apr.Bn,lxo Pnur F...O"at*^at The fundamental vibration spectra of aragonite and calcite in the 2- to 15-1rregion of the infrared...indicates that the band at 11.65 p is specific for aragonite wheras the band at ll.4l p is caused by calcite...proportional to the ratio of concentration of aragonite and calcite in a given sample. However, considering...infrared spectra of various speciesincluding aragonite and calcite can be found in more recent papers
Journal (issue)
finely powdered obsidian rock obtained from Clear Lake in Oregon. It is used to validate the methods and...abandoned mine sites in the mountains of central Colorado. A unit of SRM 2780a consists of approximately...6 (Right) - Sheet Copper – Flambeau Mine (Rusk County, WI) Figure 2—Dr. Weis’s Personal Memorabilia...Figure 7—Manganoan Calcite – Montreal Mine (Iron County, WI). Figure 3 (left) - “Wonderful World of Agates”...mineral specimens from the Montreal Mine (Iron County, Wisconsin). Most of the specimens came from the
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
R I C T, located about 4 miles north of Ouray, Colorado, comprised an area of approximately 3.6 square...view of “Carbonate Hill,” looking east from Black Lake. The bedded red sandstones visible just below the...location of the Paquin mining district in Ouray County, Colorado. Cartography courtesy William Besse. Tom...from the mining industry. He is still active in Colorado mining and mineralogy, doing research and collecting...Region of San Juan, Ouray, and Dolores Counties, Colorado.” This is believed to be the earliest map that
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
THERMAL ANALYSIS STUDIES ON CARBONATES I. ARAGONITE AND CALCITE1 Gnoncn T. Fausr, Lr. S. Geolog'icalSuraey...A r a g o n i t e. . . . . . (b) Calcite. (c) Aragonite-calcite mixture. T h e r n r a l a n a l y s i.... . . ( 3 ) C a l c i t ec u r v e s . . (4) Aragonite with calcite curves.. (5) Measurements of areas...areas under the thermal curves The aragonite-calcite translormat ion The formation of unstable polymorphs...different samples of aragonite, seven of calcite, and one natural mixture of aragonite and calcite. The transformation
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
Journal (issue)
ARTICLES: Chalcophanite from the Mou'nt Stewart Mine Leadville, NSW. England, B.M. 1�):9-11 Definition o¡f a...other recent mineral discoveries in the granites at Lake Boga, Wycheproof and Pyramid Hill, Victoria. Birch...Opencut, Broken Hill 1(2):36 Mount Stewart Mine, Leadville 1(2):9-11 Proprietary Mine, Broken Hill 1(2):5-6...Inglewood area 1(2):29W Jamieson River area 2(2):51-54 Lake Boga 2(1):37, 41W; 2(2):47-50 Lavers Hill Quarry...1(2):30W California: Eagles Nest Mine 1(2):30W Colorado: Calumet Mine, Salida 1(2):30W Idaho: Bunker Hill
Report (issue)
Tsumeb, Namibia. (2) PbCO3 . Mineral Group: Aragonite group. Occurrence: Common in the oxidized zone...Magnet and other mines, near Dundas, Tasmania. In the USA, from the Wheatley mine, Phoenixville, Chester Co...district, Shoshone Co., Idaho; from Leadville, Lake Co., Colorado; in Arizona, from the Mammoth-St. Anthony...cerussite, PbCO3 , and comparison with other aragonite-type carbonates. Zeits. Krist., 199, 67–74. (4)
Journal (issue)
https://books.google.com Quarterly of the Colorado School ofMines Colorado School of Mines Volur C 2,06...Quarterly of the Colorado School of Mines APRIL, 1913 Issued Quarterly by the Colorado School ofMines...ofMines, Golden, Colorado Entered as Second Clans Mail Matter, July 10, 1906 , at the Postoffice at Golden...Golden , Colorado, under the Act ofCongress of July 16, 1894 . Volume Eight Number One Quarterly of the...the Colorado School of Mines APRIL, 1913 Issued Quarterly by the Colorado School of Mines, Golden,
Journal (issue)
- - - - - - - - - - - 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 supplement...Collecting in Colorado The Collections: Mel & Pam Bersch Ryan Bowling Ralph Clark Colorado School of Mines...Thompson George Witters Martin Zinn III and Colorado in the :Mineralogical Record Supplement to The
Journal (issue)
Dam gold prospect is located in central Dickinson County, Michigan, approximately ten kilometers north of...the dominant exposed bedrock in this part of the county. Excavated near the tum of the 20th century, the...obvious even when visiting some of the Garland County mines. I also planned to do some Magnet Cove collecting...Locations - TUCSON &FOSSIL SHOW™ APRIL 25 - 27, 2008 COLORADO MINERAL MINERAL SHOW Holiday Inn - Bristol Plaza...CARTERSVILLE, * Mineral & Fossil Marketplace COLORADO MINERAL FOSSIL SHOW SEPTEMBER12 - 14, 2008
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
No. 7 SILICIFICATION SACRAMENTO IN DIS- COLORADO. • ROBERT D. BUTLER AND QUENTIN D. SINGEWALD... districts lie near the Alma and Leadville districts, Colorado. Paleozoic sedimentary rocks intrudedby...s. Following the precedentestablishedfor the Leadville region, non-baritic oresin the central zone of...--The Horseshoeand Sacramento districtsin Park County,centralColorado,lie southof the Alma districtandeastand...2 EXPLANATION COLORADO DENVER I • MAJOR REVERSE FAULTS Brown's ALMA LEADVIlLE oI'oFAIRPLAY• IOO
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Auburn, Alabama 36849-5305 COPPER RAY MINE, PINAL COUNTY, ARIZONA Downloaded by [University of Regina]...ROCKS & MINERALS pseudomorphs after cuprite, aragonite, azurite, calcite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chalcanthite...include the New Cornelia pit, Pima County, and the Ray mine in Pinal County. Masses and sheets of crystalline...been found in the Chino mine, Santa Rita, Grant County, New Mexico. Fine specimens were also produced...the early years of mining in other nearby Grant County districts (Northrop 1959), and fine copper pseudomorphs
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
smithsonite. Smithsonite pseudomorphs after calcite, aragonite, dolomite, anglesite, galena, and sphalerite have...depth. These include the Loudville mines, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; the Buckwheat pit, Franklin, New...Chester County, the Ueberroth mine near Bethlehem, and the zinc mines at Friedensville, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania;...Shenandoah Counties, and the Austinville district, Wythe County, Virginia; and the zinc occurrences in Claiborne...district), Marion County, Arkansas (Richards 1993). and the Hill lead mine, Hardin County, Illinois, are
dendritic masses with pitchblende at Great Bear Lake. Also with native copper as cavity-fillings in basalt...Peninsula, Michigan. Found in Colorado at Aspen and in Boulder County; also in several mining areas in...masses from Leadville, Silverton, Telluride, Cripple Creek, and Breckenridge districts of Colorado. Also at... Fine crystals of dark color at Breckinridge, Colorado. Excellent crystals at Butte, Montana. Green varieties...Missouri. Fairly large crystals in Clear Creek County, Colorado. Very fine crystals in dolomite from French
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
regards mined ores and Colorado minerals — has been brought together at the Colorado School of Mines, Golden...compiled over a period of more than 60 years by the Colorado State Bureau of Mines and added to since. The...The collection was formerly displayed at the Colorado State Museum at East 14th Avenue and Sherman Street...twice this amount, a Bureau official said. The Colorado School of Mines collection has about 3,500 rock...ordinary rocks of Colorado Counties. The college collection also stresses these. The Colorado School of Mines
 
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