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Malachite from
Crown Point Mine, Rock Hill, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Malachite
Formula:Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Rosasite1 photo of Malachite associated with Rosasite at this locality.
Quartz1 photo of Malachite associated with Quartz at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Malachite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Crown Point Mine, Rock Hill, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1604354
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1604354:7
GUID (UUID V4):81965219-124d-4123-952d-496cc3143f0e
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
2.0km (1.2 miles) Adelaide Mine, Iron Hill, Lake County, Colorado, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) Little Bertha, Breece Hill, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
3.1km (1.9 miles) Highland Chief Mine, Yankee Hill, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
3.2km (2.0 miles) Ibex Mine, Breece Hill, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) Big Four Mine, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
7.5km (4.7 miles) Sherman Mine (Sherman tunnel; Leadville Corporation Mine; Day Mines; Hilltop Mine), Upper Iowa Gulch, Lake County, Colorado, USA
7.6km (4.7 miles) Continental Chief Mine, Dyer Mountain, Horseshoe District, Mosquito Range, Lake County, Colorado, USA
8.2km (5.1 miles) Peerless Mine (Peerless Maud), Horseshoe Basin Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
8.3km (5.2 miles) Dauntless Mine (Dauntless tunnel), Horseshoe Basin Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
10.9km (6.8 miles) London Mine, London Mountain, Alma Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
References
Frank KarastiIdentified by Frank Karasti: Visual Identification
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Book (edition)
for gems and recognize the associated formations rock they occur, and through field how in which...minerals and gems. It is obvious, though, that malachite, an ore of the heavy metal copper, or hematite...corundum (aluminum oxide), carbonates such as malachite (copper carbonate), phosphates such as apatite...iLTHOUGH find it, there reason that certain rock formations, some is a saying that gold is where...garnet are associated with such rocks. Because hard rock mining amateur will usually get is tedious and
Report (volume)
about 1,250,000 barrels. The production of natural rock cement was five tunes the combined production and...than 80,000,000 barrels. The production of natural rock cement and the imports of foreign cement are so...A. F. Rogers, Stanford University, Palo Alto. Colorado.........Prof. R. D. George, Boulder. Connecticut...North Carolina.. .Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt, Chapel Hill. North Dakota... .Dr. A. G. Leonard, Grand Forks...See Bauxite and Hallpysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found
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............................................. Colorado.................................................about 1,250,000 barrels. The production of natural rock cement was five times the combined production and...than 86,000,000 barrels. The production of natural rock cement and the imports of foreign cement are so...especially from those of Arkansas, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Oregon, South Dakota, Tennessee,...Compendium of the mineral resources of Arkansas, Little Rock Board of Trade Bulletin, 1912. Eakle, A. S., Minerals
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highly inter esting from a purely mineralogical point of view, but which have no economic significance...mmed at Broken Arrow aud Trout creek, in Sc. Clair county. The strata in this field are more faulted und...prong of Canoe creek, in St. Clair county, to Ha\sop creek, in Bibb county, a distance of 60 miles. Down to...Helena, in Shelby county, the field has an average width of 5 or 6 miles. Below that point the width increases...miles being in the latitud" of Blocton, in Bibb county. The south ern end of this field has a greater
Report (volume)
flat base and a faceted top terminating in a low point, was invented and used for cutting large diamonds...assembled stone in which the top and bottom are rock crystal cemented with colored canada balsam. The...Diamonds are found inkimberlite, a rare volcanic rock. Physical properties: PRECIOUS GEMS DIAMOND c...Ark. Kimberlite is a dark, greenish-black igneous rock of the peridotite family. It is composed Of partly...Del Norte County; Trinity River, Trinity County; Spanish Creek and Gopher Hill, Plumas County; Placerville
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A Location Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States Collected By: Robert C. Beste, PG 2014 Fourth...Fourth Edition A Location Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States Published by Hobbit Press 2435 Union...printing December, 1996 ii A Location Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States Table of Contents Page..............................................59 Colorado ................................................................389 iii A Location Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States Page Ohio ........
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They could probably buy a similar specimen in a rock shop or jewelry store for a fraction of what their...the relationship of crystals to various kinds of rock formation he may spend his life searching for particular...about the rock world. Furthermore, in the beginning the world was rock and it is still rock. There is...of permanent substance on this earth that is not rock. To learn something about the history of and changes...traces of titanium oxide. Three great classes of rock make up the face of the earth. Igneous rocks are
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topaz, and other minerals. Unfortunately, the host rock, a pink granite, lies within a Wilderness Area in...across, on blue thomsonite. Lucky Peak Dam, Ada County; Lanny Ream specimen and photo. Figure 3 (below)...cut near Pinehurst, Adams County; Lanny Ream specimen and photo. Ada County Lucky Peak Dam, on east side...THOMSONITE. Adams County Alaska mine, Seven Devils district: azurite, grossular, malachite, powellite, and...and scheelite. Arkansas mine, Seven Devils district: grossular. Blue Jacket claim, Seven Devils district
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A Location Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States SOUTH DAKOTA This northwestern Great Plains state...state varies from nearly level farmland to hill ridges, increasing steadily in elev. From 1,000’ on the...Pennington Co. At 7,242’ this peak is the highest point in America east of the Rocky Mts. Cambrian rocks...instance, a single Spodumene crystal from the Etta Mine near Keystone on the east side of the Mount Rushmore...beds, excavations, etc.Selenite roses. BRULE COUNTY AREA: in the Oacoma zone of the Pierre Fm. On Elm
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on Amazonite 7.5 cm, from the Smoky Hawk claim, Colorado. Collected by the Dorris family; Tom Spann photo...Scovil photo. Vanadinite, 2.4 cm, from the Apache mine, Arizona. Collected by Evan Jones; Jeff Scovil photo...Miglioli photo. Fluorite, 7.4 cm, from the La Barre mine, France. Collected by Aubin Cosson; Niels Brouwer... from left: Caledonite, 1.1 cm, from the Reward mine, California. Collected by Jeff Lines; Ben DeCamp...Thrill of Discovery by Wendell Wilson Epilog: On Mine Safety UThe Field-CollectorsV Anthony J. Albini
Report (Issue volume)
mineral resource, or they may be used as a starting point for detailed investigations. Upon completion of...accumulating steadily since 1853, when the first mine (a coal property) was developed. Actually it antedates................................ . Copper-Stevens County ....................... . Lode gold ....................................... . Lode gold-Stevens County ..................... . Placer gold ................ .. Lead-Pend Oreille County ..................... . Lead-Stevens County ........................
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A Location Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States Collected By: Robert C. Beste, PG 1996 Second...Second Edition A Location Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States Published by Hobbit Press 2435 Union...63125 December, 1996 ii A Location Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States Table of Contents Page..............................................47 Colorado ................................................................333 iii A Location Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States Ohio .............
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A Location Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States Collected By: Robert C. Beste, PG 2005 Third Edition...Edition A Location Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States Published by Hobbit Press 2435 Union...63125 December, 1996 ii A Location Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States Table of Contents Page..............................................47 Colorado ................................................................333 iii A Location Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States Page Ohio ........
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this type of press begins in 1835, when Sir Rowland Hill, who became famous for his advocacy of penny postage...nearly two years 'in collecting specimens from every mine of importance in these States. The greater part...stephanite, from the Reese River district, Lander County. Among these are several quite valuable specimens...durability is assured. J. R. face of the blanket. In point of fact,it is only every fourth sheet which touches...transparent crystals of quartz, from the Chase Mine, Lander County. The ores from this locality are remarkable
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Jay in this of popular the Ellis Ransom, Rock-huntefs Range Guide, tells everything you need...commercial ores and secondary minerals by state, county, township, and geologic range. For easy identification...as well as a dis- cussion of the basic kinds of rock: igneous, sedimentary, Once and metamorphic. ...by Jay FOSSILS IN Ellis Ransom AMERICA THE ROCK-HUNTER'S RANGE GUIDE ARIZONA GEM TRAILS PETRIFIED...61 232 PART The Making 43 II 5 7 3 III Mine PART 267 IV Glossary 279 Bibliography 291
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1978 by David E. Jensen All rights reserved ger Lake demy in n . on to Corne m chemistry with Prior to...Canadian settle­ ments visited the vicinity of Onondaga Lake where there were salt marshes. However, the occurrence...Prospectors searching for silver near Lake Sanford in Essex County discovered magnetite in 1826, but an...Rochester; the main Public Library of Buffalo and Erie County; and the Crandall Public Library (Holden Research........................ MINERALS OF THE PRINCIPAL ROCK TYPES OF THE STATE ............................
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early life on a hillside vineyard farm above Keuka Lake in New York's Finger Lakes district. After attending...of New York State is LABRADORJTE from the Saranac Lake area. of New York State David E. Jensen WARD...Canadian settlements visited the vicinity of Onondaga Lake where there were salt marshes. However, the occurrence...Prospectors searching for silver near Lake Sanford in Essex County discovered magnetite in 1826, but an...Rochester; the main Public Library of Buffalo and Erie County; and the Crandall Public Library (Holden Research
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Ohio OHIO Only Paleozoic rock formations underlie Ohio’s Pleistocene surface debris and Quaternary soils...ASHTABULA COUNTY CONNEAUT, area pits, quarries, rd. cuts, etc.⎯cone-in-cone Calcite. CLERMONT COUNTY MILFORD...CLINTON COUNTY WILMINGTON, area of Todd’s Ford, a mineral deposit⎯Hematite. COSHOCTON COUNTY AREA, townships...areas of drainage in 336 A Location Guide for Rock Hounds in the Untied States townships of Franklin...CUYAHOGA COUNTY CHAGRIN FALLS (on Geauga Co. line), area quarries⎯oilstone. DELAWARE COUNTY DELAWARE
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scepter with pyrite, 7 cm, from Spruce Ridge, King County, Washington; Rick Dillhoff collection; Jeff Scovil...Acanthite with silver, 2.6 cm, from the Uchucchacua mine, Peru; Allan Young collection and photo. Amethyst...Brendan Traw collection. Barite, 7 cm, from Lookout Point, Oregon. Aaron and Jade Wieting collection. (center...Forsterite, 2 cm, from St. John’s Island, Egypt. Ray Hill collection; Michael Bainbridge photo. Topaz, 4 cm...Sean Finneson (WA) Greg & Nancy Hendricks (OR) Ray Hill (WA) Alex Homenuke (BC) Bob Jackson (WA) Dave Leppert
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Bancroft Bancroft, H. PI., “History of Nevada, Colorado, and Wyoming, 15-10-1888”, San FFrancisco, (1890)...L ■ GSA Geological Society of America. Hill 507 Hill, J. M., “The Mining Districts of the Western...Western United States”, USGS B 507 (1912). Hill 594 -------- “Some Mining Districts in Northeastern California...and North­ western Nevada”, USGS B 594 (1915). Hill 64S -------- “Notes on Some Mining Districts in...Districts in Humboldt County, Nevada”, USGS B 414 (1909). S • Science. SLMR Salt Lake Mining Review. SMN1S66
Report (volume)
depth__________ Precipitates from mine waters under superficial conditions_ Composition of mine waters of the Jopliu-region___________...Jopliu-region___________ Composition of waters of Lake Superior mines_____________ Experimental data on the...Copperopolis, California____________________ 233 Shasta County, California______ _ __ 234 Snowstorm lode, Coeur...Gossan Lead, Virginia____ __________________ Stone Hill, Alabama _______________________ Ely, Vermont__...______ 236 239 239 239 240 240 240 Queen of Bronze mine, Oregon_________ Boundary district, British Columbia
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Ohio OHIO Only Paleozoic rock formations underlie Ohio’s Pleistocene surface debris and Quaternary soils...ASHTABULA COUNTY CONNEAUT, area pits, quarries, rd. cuts, etc.⎯cone-in-cone Calcite. CLERMONT COUNTY MILFORD...CLINTON COUNTY WILMINGTON, area of Todd’s Ford, a mineral deposit⎯Hematite. COSHOCTON COUNTY AREA, townships...areas of drainage in 336 A Location Guide for Rock Hounds in the Untied States townships of Franklin...CUYAHOGA COUNTY CHAGRIN FALLS (on Geauga Co. line), area quarries⎯oilstone. DELAWARE COUNTY DELAWARE
Report (issue)
31 University of Nevada Press, Reno, Nevada 89557 USA Copyright © 2004 by University of Nevada Press Photographs...Olivenite, 1.6-cm cluster, Majuba Hill Mine, Antelope district, Pershing County. N. Prenn collection. Photograph...Goodsprings (Yellow Pine) Mining District, Clark County John C. Kepper 91 References 467 Contributors...COLOR PLATES (following page 242) Gold, Mexican Mine Gold, Majuba Placer Pyromorphite after Galena with...with Conichalcite Gold, Round Mountain Mine Quartz, Lovelock area Acanthite Grossular, Nightingale
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(Copper County) Retreat. A . E . Seaman Mineralogical Museum. Michigan Tech Univer­ sity. Mine, historical...Annual "Fiesta of Gems" sponsored by the Culver City Rock and Mineral Club. Culver City Veterans Memorial...Box 801, Syracuse, NY 13201. July 7, 8—Cortez, Colorado. 16th Annual Gem & Mineral Show sponsored by the...Ute Moun­ tain Gem & Mineral Society. Montezuma County Annex Bldg., 103 N. Chestnut. Information: John...81328. July 11-22—Costa Mesa, California. Orange County Fair Gems and Minerals Show. Fair­ grounds, 88
 
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