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Chalcopyrite from
Union Mine, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Union Mine, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1600262
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1600262:9
GUID (UUID V4):3d1883c6-4a09-42c1-9915-c891da65c513
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘSierra Nevada Mine, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘMexican Mine, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘC and C Mine, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘComstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘConsolidated Virginia Mine, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘCalifornia Mine, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘAndes Mine, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘSavage Mine (Savage and Hall Mine), Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘHale & Norcross Mine, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘPotosi Mine, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA
References
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Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Mineralization in the Comstock District, Nevada DONALD M. HUDSON† 1540 Van Petten Street, Reno, Nevada 89503 Abstract...metal deposits of the world-renowned Comstock district of western Nevada constitute one of several superimposed...superimposed Miocene hydrothermal systems. In the district, Mesozoic metasedimentary and igneous rocks are...kaolinite alteration exposed at the periphery of the district may be linked to preore alteration near the paleowater...and in the lower parts of orebodies in the Comstock lode, but it was deposited in the upper parts of
Report (issue)
MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE RENO 1° x 2° QUADRANGLE, NEVADA, with a comprehensive bibliography by Gary R...Figure 1. Location map of mining districts in the Reno 1° x 2° quadrangle, Nevada..........................Known production from mining districts in the Reno 1° x 2° quadrangle, Nevada..........................of mineral deposits in mining districts of the Reno 1° x 2° quadrangle, Nevada..........................prospects, and claims in the Reno 1° x 2° quadrangle, Nevada.......................................... 19 21
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MINERALS OF NEVADA MINERALS OF NEVADA Peer Hen By CASTOR oan eGORY.C.oFER DOCK NEVADA AND BUREAU... UNIVERSITY Reno & Las Vegas OF NEVADA PRESS GEOLOGY Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Special...University of Nevada Press, Reno, Nevada 89557 USA Copyright © 2004 by University of Nevada Press Photographs...otherwise noted Map of Mining Districts and significant mineral occurrences of Nevada by Nevada Bureau of Mines...Cataloging-in-Publication Data Castor, Stephen B, Minerals of Nevada / Stephen B. Castor and Gregory C. Ferdock.— Ist
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f. MIMING DISTRICTS and MINERAL RESOURCES of NEVADA by FRANCIS CHURCH LINCOLN i r r i i ; %■... ; 'jxt . 1 — \ MINING DISTRICTS and MINERAL RESOURCES of NEVADA by FRANCIS CHURCH LINCOLN...LINCOLN 0 ll ; RENO NEVADA NEWSLETTER PUBLISHING COMPANY 1923 PREFACE Earlier Works. The object of...infor­ mation concerning the mining districts and mineral resources of Nevada. No comprehensive work of...peared for a number of years. In the early days of Nevada min­ ing, from 1866 to 1878, the field was covered
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MINERALS OF NEVADA MINERALS OF NEVADA STEPHEN B. CASTOR and G R EGOR Y C . F E R D OC K l NEVADA BUREAU...association with the UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA PRESS Reno & Las Vegas Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Special...University of Nevada Press, Reno, Nevada 89557 USA Copyright© 2004 by Uni versity of Nevada Press Photographs...Districts and si gnificant minernl occurrences of Nevada by Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology All rights reserved...-Publ ication Dat,i Castor, Stephen B. Minerals of Nevada/ Stephen B. Castor and Gregory C. Ferdock.- rst
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Relations in the Comstock Lode PETER G. VIKRE ASARCO, Inc., 510 East Plumb Lane, Reno, Nevada 89502 Abstract...Comstockdistrict 15 mi (24 km) southeastof Reno,Nevada,formed 13.7 Ma in Mioceneeruptiverocksof the Alta...at the northend of the lode (CedarHill) to <235ĂžC at the southend of the lode (AmericanFlat), contained<1...additional bonanzas awaitdiscovery alongunexplored Comstock faultsegments withindeclining palcothermalgradientsto...north. 0361-0128/89/982/1574-3053.00 15 74 COMSTOCK LODE,FLUID-MINERALRELATIONS Introduction THE Comstocklodeis
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Type Localities: NEVADA: steep northeast wall of glory hole, B & B mine, Esmeralda County CALIFORNIA: burnt...Oceanic mine, San Luis Obispo County TEXAS: Chisos furnace, Terlingua district, Brewster County The Texan...Museum. The mineral is named for Curt N. Schuette, a mining geologist who specialized in mercury deposits....H ) 7 Status: valid Type Locality: Belmont, Nye County Further analysis of the type material showed it...German-American mining engineer. References: RIOTTE, E. N. (1867) Stetefeldit, eine neues mineral von Nevada. Berg-
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THE LOS BURROS DISTRICT, MONTEREY COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. By JAMES M. HILL. INTRODUCTION. The following...prospects of the Los Burros district, in the southwestern part of Monterey County, Calif., are based on observations...properties and the caretaker at the Buclimo mine. The district lies on the west side of the rugged Coast...Coast Range, near the south line of Monterey County, in Tps. 23 and 24 S., R. 25 E. Mount Diablo meridian...Monterey and San Luis Obispo. It is reached from King City, a station on the Coast Line of the Southern Pacific
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
of Compartmentalized Fluid Flow, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Nevada BYRON R. BERGER,† U.S. Geological...V. TINGLEY, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, Nevada 89557 AND LAWRENCE...Geological Survey, National Center, MS 954, Reston, Virginia 20192 Abstract Bonanza-grade orebodies in epithermal-style...vein district world class. In the world-class silver- and gold-producing Comstock mining district, Nevada...of evidence lead to the conclusion that the Comstock lode is localized in an extensional stepover between
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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 --
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Mineral Resources of the Reno 1 o by 2° Quadrangle, Nevada and California U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN...Mineral Resources of the Reno 1 o by 2° Quadrangle, Nevada and California By DAVID A. JOHN, JOHN H. STEWART...mineral resources of the Reno 1o by 2° quadrangle, Nevada and California I by David A. John ... [et al.]...resources-Nevada-Reno Region. 2. Mines and mineral resources-California. 3. Geology-Nevada-Reno Region...epithermal gold-silver deposits 40 Adularia-sericite (Comstock) gold-silver veins 41 Quartz-alunite (acid-sulfate)
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__ a-—ℱ UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA BULLETIN Y ol. XLI DECEMBER 1947 No. 9 G EOLOGY A N D M IN IN G...Engineer N evada State Bureau of Mines JNIVERSITY OF NEVADA BULLETIN Vol. XL I DECEMBER 1947 No. 9 GEOLOGY...Washoe Counties By D. O verton M ining Engineer Nevada State Bureau of Mines T heodore PR IC E F IF T...Topography, Geology and Mineral Resources.. Douglas County— Location and Topography.. Geology and Ore Deposits...Highways_____ Production............................... Mining Districts— Buckskin (Smith Valley). Gardnerville
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AGRICULTURE; AND PROFESSOR OF MINERAL– oGY, GEology, AND MINING, IN THE DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE OF the COLLEGE OF...Mineralogy of the silver region of the Territory of Nevada, or “Washoe.” 1861. (Addressed to the Governor...of the Mechanics' Fair Exhibition, California. Mining and Scientific Press, Octo ber, 1864; vol. 10,...en Californie. 8vo. pamphlet. Geneva, 1855. MINING MAGAZINE. and 2. 12 vols. 8vo. New York. Second...Second series, vols. 1 New York and New Ilaven. MINING AND SCIENTIFIC PREss. MoERAs, DUFLOT DE. 4to
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
[Northeastern University] at 11:57 17 November 2014 Husky Mine, Elsa, Yukon Territory, Canada T he ruby silvers...have been available in recent years from the Husky mine, Yukon Territory, Canada. Consequently, in keeping...this year’s Tucson Gem and Mineral Show, a Husky mine polybasite has been nominated as this issue’s Connoisseur’s...Colorado occurrences include mines of Clear Creek County, particularly in the Georgetown area, where it...in Clear Creek County crystals and masses to 1 cm are reported from the Johnny Bull mine, Silver Plume
Report (issue)
BONANZA ORES OF THE COMSTOCK LODE, VIRGINIA CITY, NEVADA. By EDSON S. BASTIN. INTRODUCTION. ' \ 1 i...the long and diversified history of mining on the Comstock lode the engineering problems of handling...handling the treacherous floods of hot mine waters and the problems involved in the struggles for financial control...all others in influencing the progress of deep mining. Yet more fundamental than these or other problems...gold and silver, then little encouragement to deep mining is offered. With the steady progress in the metallurgical
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
secondary phosphate minerals. Although some pegmatite mining for feldspar still continues (Jacobson 1994). the...except for the Homestake mine, which has operated for more than 120 years, most mining in the area peaked in...and fewer chances to obtain any. However, some mining, mineral exploration, and mineral collecting continues...FiridofGt~rnSphultirite ut IIIP Bulinut Zinc Mine, St. Luwrence County, tditor of NPW b r k ” unrl iipptwwl...and additions. Mlneral Index by Counties Brule County Elm Creek, IS mi. S. of Chamberlain, near junction
Report (volume)
................... (A) The Candelaria silver district, Nev., by Adolph Knopf (published Jan. 20, 1922)...Clark County, Nev., by L.F. Noble (published Feb. 23,1922) (C) Bonanza ores of the Comstock lode, Virginia...Virginia City, Nev., by E. S. Bastin (publishedMar. 29,1922)..............................................1922)............... (H) Peridotite dikes in Scott County, Ark., by H. D. Miser and C. S. Ross (published.......... (I) Diamond-bearing peridotite in Pike County, Ark., by H. D. Miser and C. S. Ross (published
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deposit. Table 4, part B, gives an alphabetic list of mine and properties followed by the deposit name. CHARACTERISTICS...fissure fillings, i.e., deposits in the Sierra Nevada, California (Clark, 1970); Klamath Mountains, California-Oregon...ore is associated with some veins in the Sierra Nevada and was locally worked with the vein deposits (Clark...deposits used in Table 1 may represent a major mine, district name, or local town name or other prominent...Major Sulfides Knopf (1929) observed in the Mother Lode system, observation in gold-quartz mines in the
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HYDROTHERMAL AND MAGMATIC MINERAL DEPOSITS Page Magma, Mine,;Superior (oo. ciges Rocttactek ors eno os es snl...NevadaiGity —'Grass: Valley) iter ore ae ee Shasta County a eee cere asses ee avs Oe ee COlOTAMGS ee Pie...mines of which a district is composed but rather that the geological conditions from one mine to another within...within the district are so generally the same that what is said of one mine will be true for the others...Canadian Institute of Mining*and| Metallurgye a. 12ers ee ett elt hanes Engineering and Mining Journal......
Report (issue)
Grange mine, the largest hydraulic mine now in active operation, it contains the Hupp, the Union Hill,...mines, particularly in the northern portion of the county. Large bodies of gravel of lower grade yet remain...Douglas City; Mr. J. J. Murphy, of the Union Hill mine; Mr. Pierre Bouery, of the La Grange mine; Mr. W...Globe mine; but more particularly to Mr. H. L. Lowden, formerly county surveyor of Trinity County, who...and southwest upper course of the river to Douglas City, where the stream turns and flows northwestward
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
also present. "Specimen comes from a mine somewhere in Yuma County, Arizona."—on label. ARKANSAS—In the...of Diamonds is an abandoned diamond mine (the only diamond mine in the U.S.) that has been opened up...near Denver, Colo, (west of the city). That would be in Jefferson County."—letter dated—June 31, 1956,...of a fish. Nokomis, in the S.W. part of Sarasota County, is on the Gulf of Mexico. GEORGIA—The following...between Canton and Ball Ground (both in Cherokee County, Ga.). It is 2 cm. across, dark red apparently
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Geology of the Steamboat Springs Area Washoe County, Nevada G E 0 L 0 G I CAL SURVEY P R 0 FE S S I 0 N...Geology of the Steamboat Springs Area Washoe County, Nevada By G. A. THOMPSON and D. E. WHITE GEOLOGY AND...AND GEOCHEMISTRY OF THE STEAMBOAT SPRINGS AREA, NEVADA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 458-A Volcanic...Rose quadrangle and additional data from the Virginia City and nearby quadrangles UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT...________ _ Little Valley __________________________ _ Virginia Range ______ "' _____________________ _ Steamboat
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1 COUNTY REPORT HYSICAL >ci 8 PHYSICAL ‱CI. .Lib. IES TN 24 C3 1ERAL RESOURCES OF A34 1 IPINE...IPINE COUNTY, CA! IA -*ci?2¼^?^a£~Vfes^A^Gw^i I ver Mou nta i nV-*- Digitized by the Internet...ALPINE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA by WILLIAM B.CLARK With sections on the Zaca gold-silver mine and the...the Leviathan COUNTY REPORT sulfur mine by James R. Evans 8 1977 CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND...2 i DOCS. -US Frontispiece. Typical Alpine County scenery. View looking southeast across Twin Lakes
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California. THE MINES HANDBOOK, 1922 MACHINERY FOR MINE ‱ MILL SMELTER Embodying recent developments...Hydraulic TurbinpM MILWAUKEE, Metallurgical Machinery Mining Machinery Perforated Oil l-:imini-- Metals I'liiiiliini:...are getting the most in service from Worthington mining equipment — :the most from the standpoint of first...power consumption. Worthington meets needs of the mining industries with a complete line of products, from...Compressor NEW YORK Crushing Rolls Air Compressors Mine Pumps Ball Mills Blast Furnaces Oil Engines Screens
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Arrington Mine Carolina Slate 'Belt 25 27 2 Gold Hill Mine 28 Placer ~lXlsits 2 Howie Mine 29 !me...me Del"'sits 2 Reed Mine 31 S<>urces and Prtxluction 5 Silver Hill Mine 31 World Sources and...Production 5 Phoenix Mine 33 United States Sources and Production 5 Hoover Hill Mine 33 Mineralogy and...Gardner Hill Mine 33 Uses 7 Fentress Mine 34 Prices 8 Mining Methc:xis 9 Rudisil Mine 34 OJ:>en-Pit...OJ:>en-Pit Mining 9 St. Catherine Mine 35 Underground Mining 9 Capps Mine 35 9 Kings Mountain Belt
 
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