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Uraninite from
Wright Mines, Uravan Mining District, Montrose County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Uraninite
Formula:UO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Carnotiteⓘ1 photo of Uraninite associated with Carnotite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Uraninite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wright Mines, Uravan Mining District, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1607666
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1607666:0
GUID (UUID V4):356c09b5-b4f0-49ad-8461-8fe944285948
Nearest other occurrences of Uraninite
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘSpring Creek Mesa, Uravan Mining District, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘAEC Lease Tract Unit C-SM-18 Prospect, Uravan Mining District, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘUravan No. 2 Mine, Uravan Mining District, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
4.1km (2.6 miles) ⓘLa Salle Mine (La Salle Group), Uravan Mining District, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘGolden Cycle Mine (Bowen), Uravan Mining District, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘAdak - JRG - Renegade, Uravan Mining District, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘPiper Nos. 1&3 (Piper and Shamrock), La Sal Mining District (Paradox Valley Mining District), Montrose County, Colorado, USA
9.6km (6.0 miles) ⓘJack Lode Occurrence, Uravan Mining District, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘRuth K & Sylvia Claims Group (Silvia and Ruth K.), Uravan Mining District, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
13.6km (8.4 miles) ⓘBitter Creek Mine, Paradox Valley, Uravan Mining District, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
References
Frank KarastiIdentified by Frank Karasti: Visual Identification
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Journal (issue)
mineral dealers: Bryce McMurdo Wright, Sr. (1814–1875) and Bryce McMurdo Wright, Jr. (1850–1895) . . . ...Peter Bancroft The Braen Quarry, Haledon, Passaic County, New Jersey . . . . . . . . . . . . ...stopped for a minor traffic infraction by a Pima County Sheriff’s Deputy while driving home from work....trying to seize control of Bridges’ lucrative gem mining concessions. The unlicensed miners had been illegally...Rodney Bridges, a British geologist for the Central Mining Investment Corporation in South Africa. Barbara
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Most specimen collecting is done in the Lead-Zinc mining dists. of northwestern Illinois, the glacial drift...600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip
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Most specimen collecting is done in the Lead-Zinc mining dists. of northwestern Illinois, the glacial drift...600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip
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NJ) Scott Fadrowski and Bob Thompson, Renowned Mining (Socorro, NM) Benny Fenn (Colonia Juarez, Mex.)...Lesnick, The lesnicks (Wantagh. NY) Jack Lowell, Colorado Gem and Mineral (Tempe, AZ) Nathan and Gloria...(Columbus, OH) Reo N. Pickens (Waukegan. IL) Plumbago Mining, Ann and Dean McCnllis (Rumford. ME) Frederick... Gems & Minerals maga:.ine (Mentone. CA) Chris Wright. Wright's Rock Shop (Hot Springs, AR) Jack Young...dangerous and fascinating atmosphere of underground mining. the navor of local cultures. and the historical
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A Range Guide to MINES and MINERALS " How and Where A ,-A 1 to Find Valuable Ores and Minerals...”— “Practical Virginia Kirkus RANGE GUIDE TO MINES AND MINERALS A by Jay Ellis Did you know that...stumble over a valuable nugget and stake your own mining claim? Indeed it to is, and author book Jay...prospecting, he points out, is in abandoned mining districts, where valuable mineral ores are present...generally absent. He tells where major existing mines are United States— from gopher size the in the
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specimen bought by John Ruskin from Bryce McMurdo Wright jnr. In 1884and then dalmed to be one of the finest...interest to amateur mineralogists, collectors, and mining historians. Contributions or suggestions for articles...-----58----CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS UK Journal of Mines & '.\·lincrals No. 11 -1- EDITORIAL T The European...average bunch of collectors in fact. UK Journal of Mines & Minerals No. 11 -2- GODDESS OF MINERALOGY In...what class of minerals they belong. UK Journal of Mines & Minerals No. 11 -3- Encyclopaedia londinensis
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Group Penguin Books Ltd, 27 Wrights Lane, London W8 5TZ, England Penguin Books USA Inc., 375 Hudson Street...Street, New York, New York 10014, USA Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia Penguin Books...dropped when the current slackens 14 Camborne mining district in Cornwall, UK l ro- > 2 Ÿ oZD Q- »_ co...collect material. This applies particularly to mines and quarries, even if they are no longer 17 Panning...way, the magnetite deposits of the Iron Springs district in Utah being an example. 3i THE ORIGIN OF
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Western Edition Fossils in America A Range Guide to Mines and Minerals The Rock-Hunter's Range Guide Petrified...Petrified Forest Trails Arizona Gem Trails and the Colorado Desert of California High Tension (A Biography)...appeared in different form in A Range Guide to Mines and Minerals and The Rock-Hunter's Range Guide,...\merica Alabama Alaska Arkansas Arizona California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho...precious opal was introduced about 4000 B.C. from mines in Kenya. This amorphous form of quartz, with its
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Group Penguin Books Ltd, 27 Wrights Lane, London W8 5TZ, England Penguin Books USA Inc., 375 Hudson Street...Street, New York, New York 10014, USA Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia Penguin Books...collect material. This applies particularly to mines and quarries, even if they are no longer 17 Panning...way, the magnetite deposits of the Iron Springs district in Utah being an example. 3I THE ORIGIN OF...instance ilmenite with gabbro, cassiterite and uraninite with granite and beryl in granite pegmatites
Report (issue)
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corner of Kimball Co. where it overlooks both Colorado and Wyoming. The subsurface rock strata of the...chalcedony, jasper and gem petrified wood. BUFFALO COUNTY KEARNEY, area gravel bars and pits along the Platte...townï‚Ÿagate, chalcedony, jasper, petrified wood. CASS COUNTY WEEPING WATER, SE, on rd. to Nehawka, in the Snyderville...chalcedony, jasper, fossils. CHERRY COUNTY VALENTINE, in the Sandhills county along the Niobrara R. and Minnechaduza...gem qualityï‚Ÿagatized and opalized wood. DAWES COUNTY CHADRON, in N part of Co. and as far W as Crawford
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exploration drilling and ore reserve evaluation, to full mining feasibility and environmental impact studies. The...the ß 2007 Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining and The AusIMM Published by Maney on behalf of...until March 1983 when Malawi’s new Mines and Minerals Act (Mines and Minerals Act, 1981) came into effect...Consultants (ii) Technical Feasibility Study – Wrights Engineers Limited (WEL), Vancouver (iii) Geostatistical...Government for the grant of a Mining Licence with the intention of mining the deposit by open pit methods
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Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada By Jerome M. Eisenberg Mineral specimens from Renfrew County occupy a...obtaining museum specimens. The heart of Renfrew county is situated about 70 miles west of Ottawa, Ontario...outliers of Paleozoic limestone. The geolegy of the county is treated thoroughly in Satterly’s report of the...CORUNDUM occurs plentifully in western Renfrew county. The crystals are usually barrel-shaped and are...titanite. Other minerals occurring commonly in Renfrew county are: actinolite, albite, biotite, celestite, chalcopyrite
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GOLD—1 02. - large crystals $3,500 - Calaveras County, Calif. GOLD on Quartz—$1,400 Crystal Mine, Angels...GOLD—1.4 oz. mass, large crystals $3,200 - Ma­ dera County, Calif. GOLD on Quartz—$2,750 Crystal Mine, Angels...38 by Wendell E. Wilson and John S. White, Jr. Mining Claims for the Mineral Collector.................like sent. Why not send friends a copy of the Colorado issue? A card will be enclosed in your name. Furthermore...Mountain mining district, Prince of Wales Island, Alaska, was active from 1902 until 1923 (Wright, 1915;
Report (volume)
deposits ______________________________ -- -Gold mines and prospects _____________________________ -----Nelson...of a few old mines and prospects, and iron deposits that have recently interested mining companies. The...prospects and most of the accessible copper and gold mines and prospects using Brunton compass-tape methods...reconnaissance mapping of the shorelines by the Wrights (1908) and by Buddington and Chapin ( 1929) in...Kendrick Bay Mining Co., particularly R. J. O'Hara and Harold Wright. All of the mining people, prospectors
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last hoard of crystals they had set aside during mining; no more specimens have appeared on the market...gold specimens to 3.8 cm, from the Santa Elena district. F. John Barlow collection; Wendell Wilson photo...Wendell Wilson, Mineralogical Record Chris Wright, Wrights Rock Shop The Mineralogical Record, volume...com) 13100 Spring St. Baldwin Park, California, USA 91706 Some personal observations, ruminations, reflections...Private collections, mineral dealers, schools, mines and quarries. Yes, good, class, those are all excellent
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Prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Bureau of Mines U N I T ED STATE G 0 V ER ME T P R I NT I N...geologists and mining engineers of the U.S. Geological Survey and the U.S. Bureau of Mines. This work was...Geological Survey Robert C. Horton Director, Bureau of Mines yjj PREFACE The work on these volumes began...required the Geological Survey and the Bureau of Mines to conduct mineral surveys of Forest Service lands...administrators in the Geological Survey and Bureau of Mines have made it possible for us to collect, edit, and
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.................................... Atlas of Colorado............................................. General................................................ Colorado ................................................Report of the United States Geological Survey of Colorado and New Mexico, conducted under the 9 10 PUBLICATIONS...report, by F. V. Hayclen, pp. 7-99. Mines and minerals of Colorado [and New Mexico], by Persifor Frazer...Frazer, jr., . pp. 101-130. Agriculture of Colorado, by Cyrus Thomas, pp. 131-155. [NOTE. Reprinted in 1873
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© 2006 by the Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration. All rights reserved. Electronic edition...edition published 2009. © 2006 by the Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration. All rights reserved...edition published 2009. © 2006 by the Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration. All rights reserved...for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc. (SME) 8307 Shaffer Parkway Littleton, Colorado, USA 80127...763-3132 www.smenet.org Copyright © 2006 Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc. Eletronic edition
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