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Electrum from
Farncomb Hill, French Gulch, Breckenridge Mining District, Summit County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Hill
Classification
Species:Gold var: Electrum
Formula:(Au,Ag)
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Electrum data
Locality Data:Click here to view Farncomb Hill, French Gulch, Breckenridge Mining District, Summit County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1466013
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1466013:7
GUID (UUID V4):4d03b3ce-9ab8-4fab-950a-f662aaf3bb39
Nearest other occurrences of Electrum
27.0km (16.8 miles) Hock Hocking Mine (Hock Hock), Alma, Alma Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
36.7km (22.8 miles) Black Cloud Mine (Resurrection Mine 0080650339; Yak Tunnel; Leadville Unit; Irene Shaft), Iowa Gulch, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
38.0km (23.6 miles) Eagle Mine, Gilman, Gilman Mining District (Battle Mountain Mining District; Red Cliff Mining District), Eagle County, Colorado, USA
39.3km (24.4 miles) Dixie Mine, Lamartine Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
44.6km (27.7 miles) Chicago Creek, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
69.5km (43.2 miles) Mena Mine (Hoffmeister Homestead Prospect; Black Judge Shaft), Ralston Buttes Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
References
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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)
high from Eagle's Nest mine in Placer County, Caifornia, USA Collection Marlin Zinn; photo Jeff Scovil...International, LLC P.O. Box 263, East Hampton, CT 06424, USA Phone 1.860.267.1512; fax 1.860.267.7225 www.lapisint...Lapis International, LLC East Hampton, Connecticut USA Collection 'Alan Table of Contents What Is Gold...First Gold Rush: Gold Fever in the Southeastern USA . . . . . . . .P. 16 R. Chris Tacker California and... . . . . . . . . . . P. 84 A Photo Gallery Farncomb Hill: Colorado's Finest Gold Specimens . . . . .
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A llgood & J. Pradenas Colorado Fam ous m ineral localities: Breckenridge, C olorado . . . 51 by E..." collected in 1865 at the Grit mine, El Dorado County, California, by Jules Fricot and donated to the...localities not mentioned in G old-I. . . Australia, Colorado and Appalachia, for example. It seems that we...gold. Genne and Robert Allgood (mining geologists for the Sonora Mining Company, right in the Mother Lode...occurrences in Tuolumne County, Peter Bancroft provides a report on a new specimen mining opera­ tion under
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telluride attributed to the Boly Fields mine, Lumpkin County, Georgia, was available for $800 from a well-known...from a wide variety of California localities. Colorado mines began to produce fine specimens as did those...handled by St. Troy Mines and later also by Grizzly Mining, Collector’s Edge, and Earth Resources. Some of...well-known Barlow collection and were marketed by Colorado Nuggets when that collection was dispersed. Australia...offered at the 2002 Denver Gem and Mineral Show by Colorado Nuggets. Author’s photo. with particularly productive
Catalog/List
2. SILVER Amethyst mine, Creede, Mineral Co., Colorado. Dull silvery metallic intergrown crystalline...interesting- co:rn ,~nation specimen. I¼x2½" $35. 00. 4. ELECTRUM Humboldt Co., Nevada. Superb lustrous silvery-golden...00. Choice dense dull golden ¼x2" 8. GOLD Gold Hill, Rowan Co., North Carolina. Solid lustrous golden...5 grams. $375.00. 9. GOLD Farncomb Hill, Breckenridge, Summit Co., Colorado. Superb lustrous flattened...octahedral formation. 4xl½" $275. 00. 10. PLATINUM Fox Gulch, Goodnews Bay, Alaska. Superb dull silvery irregular
Catalog/List
2. SILVER Amethyst mine, Creede, Mineral Co., Colorado. Dull silvery metallic intergrown crystalline...interesting- co:rn ,~nation specimen. I¼x2½" $35. 00. 4. ELECTRUM Humboldt Co., Nevada. Superb lustrous silvery-golden...00. Choice dense dull golden ¼x2" 8. GOLD Gold Hill, Rowan Co., North Carolina. Solid lustrous golden...5 grams. $375.00. 9. GOLD Farncomb Hill, Breckenridge, Summit Co., Colorado. Superb lustrous flattened...octahedral formation. 4xl½" $275. 00. 10. PLATINUM Fox Gulch, Goodnews Bay, Alaska. Superb dull silvery irregular
Journal (issue)
02033 2 53+ MILLION TROY OUNCES The Saga of Colorado Gold NATIVE SILVER Redefining Specimen Rarity... 40 SPECTACULAR NATIVE SILVER 10 THE SAGA OF COLORADO GOLD 53 Million Troy Ounces and Counting Rarer...Enthralled by Turquoise and a Rich Family History of Mining REGULAR COLUMNS Field Notes ....................995 00 complete Free shipping in continent USA Made in USA Grit Sizes 60 to 200,000 1.0" hole with...with 3/4", 5/8" & 1/2" bushings Our made in USA soft wheels will last you 3-4 times longer than imported
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2019 Legendary Examples from Eons of Exploration MINING FOR MALACHITE From Obscurity to Global Popularity...20 64 The Road Report Arizona’s Humboldt Mining District Helen Serras-Herman REGULAR COLUMNS Field...Covington’s Edge Blades Ultra Thin Plated Made in USA NE W L S ame G P P P Value Quality Dependability...Power Feed Trim Saw Scan for Video MADE IN USA MADE IN USA Features include: • All cast aluminum tank...168787 HP14 Slab Saw Scan for Video MADE IN USA MADE IN USA Features include: • 1/2 HP continuous duty
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
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Julius Weber Mamaroneck, New York COLORADO ISSUE #2 Articles Colorado locality index.............................. 323 by B. L. Muntyan What’s new in Colorado minerals? ......................................339 by M. I. Jacobson The San Juan Mountains of Colorado ..................................349 by J. A...quartz, 10 cm tall, from the Yucca Hill claim, Park County, Colorado. Richard A. Kosnar specimen; photo...Natural History for conceiving the idea of a second Colorado issue and for helping a great deal in bringing
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description of the geology, mining history, and production of the major gold-mining districts in 21 States...relations ---------------------------History of gold mining and trends in production_ J\labama -----------...--------------Cleburne County ----------~-----------------­ Tallapoosa County --------------------------Alaska...------------------Cochise County -----------------------------Gila County --------------------------------Greenlee...ee County ----------------------------R[aricopa County ----------------------------R[ohave County --
Book (volume)
...........................................59 Colorado ...............................................................548 Table of Maps Page Alabama County Map ...................................................................................4 Alaska County and Stream Map ..................................Co. Mining Districts ............................................................22 Arizona County Map.........................23 Arizona – Cochise Co. Mining Districts ....................................
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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 (volume)
Forest and the Dillon Ranger District of the Arapaho National Forest, Colorado U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN...Forest and the Dillon Ranger District of the Arapaho National Forest, Colorado By MARGO I. TOTH, ANNA B....Forest and the Dillon Ranger District of the Arapaho National Forest, Colorado / by Margo I. Toth ... [et...mineral resources Colorado White River National Forest. 2. Mines and mineral resources Colorado Arapaho National...National Forest. 3. Geology Colorado White River National Forest. 4. Geology Colorado Arapaho National Forest
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...........................................47 Colorado ................................................rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham...well known to prehistoric Indians.) BARBOUR COUNTY BAKER HILL, SE 1 mi. : 1 in a deep ravine, as a bed deposit⎯yellow...deep red to variegated⎯ocher. BIBB COUNTY GENERAL AREA: c county gravel pits along the Cahaba R.⎯gemmy
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...........................................47 Colorado ................................................rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham...well known to prehistoric Indians.) BARBOUR COUNTY BAKER HILL, SE 1 mi. : 1 in a deep ravine, as a bed deposit⎯yellow...deep red to variegated⎯ocher. BIBB COUNTY GENERAL AREA: c county gravel pits along the Cahaba R.⎯gemmy
Report (volume)
.................................... Review of mining districts...................................................................... Burro Mountain district, N. Mex.........................................187 189 191 192 193 194 6 CONTENTS. Review of mining districts Continued. Nacozari, Mexico.......................... Snowstorm lode, Cceur d'Alene district, Idaho........................... Copperopolis..................................... Encampment district, Wyo.........................................
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R. Kampf Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County George Robinson National Museums of Canada Arthur...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...about $200 on the out-of-print market. The second Colorado issue was vol. 10, number 6 (1979), and we still
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21 by G. Steger George Wade Foott: Contemporary mining artist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...unanimously decided that, because the weather around the summit was so bad, we should abandon our plan to make...Austria. Their participation was indispensible in the mining of the new topaz occurrence, in the organization...explosive materials often prevails in the tunnels. Some mining proceeds by hand, but there is also extensive use...the hills but is clearly visible from his house. Mining began there six years ago; the best year for production
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193-256 137-208 129-192 209-264 193-256 [ [ COLORADO-Ill] 177-256 121-184 89-168 1-120 1-88 [ ...177-256 185-280 169-248 [ 425-528 337--400 COLORADO-II] 321--400 337--400 ARIZONA-Ill] 337--400...69-132 65-128 1-64 11 / 1980 20 I 1989 [ COLORADO-I] [ 289-352 385-448 [ AUSTRALlA] 353-504...Iaria from the Howard-Montgomery quarry, Howard County, Maryland (by J. S. White) 25:53-54 AFGHANISTAN...Iron-manganese phosphates of the Williams pegmatites, Coosa County, Alabama (by P. B. Leavens & T. A. Simpson) 6:66-73
Report (volume)
Arizona__________________________ 208 Note on the Bisbee district, Arizona, by F. L. Ransome_ 209 Globe and Miami...Mexico____________________ 22J Burro Mountain district, New Mexico_____________ 222 , Cananea, Mexico...__ 233 Shasta County, California______ _ __ 234 Snowstorm lode, Coeur d'Alene district, Idaho__ _ 235...235 Encampment district, Wyoming_____________;___ 236 Ducktown, Tennessee______________________ Gossan...Gossan Lead, Virginia____ __________________ Stone Hill, Alabama _______________________ Ely, Vermont___
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Solutions: Veindikes / 205 The Ore Magmas. McGraw-Hill, New York, 1923, pp. 1-3 9-lB SPURR,J.E.:TheOriginofFissureVeins...:TheOriginofFissureVeins / 207 The Ore Magmas. McGraw-Hill, New York, 1923, pp. 707-709 9-2 FARM IN, R.: Host-Rock...Igneous Rocks / 235 Gold Deposits o/the World, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1937, pp. 12-37 10-2 MOORE, E. S.: Genetic...Conglomerates of the Witwatersrand / 373 Inst. Mining and Metallurgy Trans. 25:261-291 (1916) 14-5 LIEBENBERG...of the Pay-Streak in Placer Deposits / 465 Inst. Mining and Metallurgy Trans. 21:593-613 (1912) 15-2 LINDGREN
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Professor of Geology and Economic Geology Freiberg Mining Academy Translated and Revised by WALTER HARVEY...Institution of Mining Engineers (England) Member American ; Member Institute of Mining Member of the...the Washington Institute of Mining Engineers; and Metallurgy; Academy WITH 272 of Science, etc., etc...ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL 1905 Copyright, 1905, by .THE ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL TRANSLATOR'S...Deposits of North America Marc[uette Iron Ore District in the State of Michigan 7. African Iron Ore Deposits
 
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