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Chalcopyrite from
Tiger Mines, Tiger Canyon, Olinghouse Mining District (White Horse Mining District), Pah Rah Range (Pah Rah Mts), Washoe 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 Tiger Mines, Tiger Canyon, Olinghouse Mining District (White Horse Mining District), Pah Rah Range (Pah Rah Mts), Washoe County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:204556
Long-form Identifier:1:3:204556:6
GUID (UUID V4):8f4ea6b1-12fe-4abd-af13-63a94bba8402
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
4.7km (2.9 miles) โ“˜Green Hill, Olinghouse Mining District (White Horse Mining District), Pah Rah Range (Pah Rah Mts), Washoe County, Nevada, USA
5.1km (3.2 miles) โ“˜Gold Center Mine, Green Hill, Olinghouse Mining District (White Horse Mining District), Pah Rah Range (Pah Rah Mts), Washoe County, Nevada, USA
5.3km (3.3 miles) โ“˜Olinghouse Mine, Olinghouse Mining District (White Horse Mining District), Pah Rah Range (Pah Rah Mts), Washoe County, Nevada, USA
6.3km (3.9 miles) โ“˜Renegade Mine, Green Hill, Olinghouse Mining District (White Horse Mining District), Pah Rah Range (Pah Rah Mts), Washoe County, Nevada, USA
17.4km (10.8 miles) โ“˜Sleepy Joe mine, McClellan Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
20.3km (12.6 miles) โ“˜Guanomi mine, Pyramid Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
22.9km (14.2 miles) โ“˜Gooseberry Mine, Ramsey Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA
27.8km (17.3 miles) โ“˜Crown Prince, Burrus vein system, Pyramid Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
28.3km (17.6 miles) โ“˜Unnamed Copper prospect, McClellan Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
28.5km (17.7 miles) โ“˜Sure Fire prospect, Ruth vein system, Pyramid Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
References
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Book
Fossils in America A Range Guide to Mines and Minerals The Rock-Hunter's Range Guide Petrified Forest...different form in A Range Guide to Mines and Minerals and The Rock-Hunter's Range Guide, both by Jay Ellis...Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North...precious opal was introduced about 4000 B.C. from mines in Kenya. This amorphous form of quartz, with its...of commercial mining is also long, beginning with the Kenya opal mines of 4000 B.C. Mining began with gemstones
Journal (issue)
OCTOBER, 1946 25 CENTS Sitting San Andreas canyon, near Palm Springs, California By WESLEY L. KROENUNG...Rock Climbing, is this print taken in San Andreas canyon, San Jacinto mountains, in August, 1940. Photographer...the Desert 27 HOBBY Gems a n d Minerals 33 MINING Current n e w s briefs 40 CONTEST Rules for...Mexico state fair, Albuquerque. Oct. 3-5โ€”Grand County fair, Moab, Utah. Oct. 4โ€”Annual fiesta, Ranchos...Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico. Oct. 4-6โ€”Navajo County fair, and Northern Arizona Cattlemen's rodeo, Holbrook
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Internet, Fax, and Mail) Heritage Auctions Design District Annex 1518 Slocum Street โ€ข Dallas, TX 75207 PRELIMINARY...866-835-3243 Email: Bid@HA.com Heritage Auctions Design District Annex 1518 Slocum Street โ€ข Dallas, TX 75207 Thursday...Devonian, Silica Shale Formation Sylvania, Ohio, USA This is an almost pristine specimen of the classic...maximus Ordovician, Richmond Formation Mt. Orab, Ohio, USA This classic specimen of Isotelus maximus, the State...Edwardsville Formation Crawfordsville, Indiana, USA This robust little example is of the same genus as
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Alltl โ–  Dโ– J. Sarawak, Borneo. Granular xlline. tin white. 2 ยฝ x 1 ยฝ x 1 ยฝ Olttloch 11. Baveno. Small twin...miles. lhe old smelter on the east side of the range is ยทstill standing (Fig. 1). Some of the legends...Jesse the Dugway Range, located in Tooele Cannon, son of a Morman pioneer, the County, Utah. Here, .according...the Mormon polygamists hid partially explored, a mining road has from the U. S. marshals two generations...t~e Dug- near the stove, Mr. Cannon makes freway Range were smelted locally, the mix- quent trips to the
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Colittion Room, East Orange, N . J. Mr. Albert S. White, president, welcomed the members and guests. Mr...Albanese, Gene Vitali, Leonard Morgan, Albert S. White, Louis Reamer, Edwin F. Judd, Wesley H. Hayes. Herman...Newark Museum at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, May 7, 1950. Mr. White, the president, presided. Plans were discussed for...for a week's trip by members to quarries and mines in Maine and New Hampshire. The date and exact itinerary...trip to the Southern Illinois fluorite district, in Hardin County, Illinois. This trip was made primarily
Journal (issue)
ยทยทยทยทยทยทยท-ยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยท 372 MARSHAL L PLAN Ams ALGERIAN MINING โ€ขยทโ€ขยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยท ...................outdoor photography, drove me from Los Angeles County via las Vegas to the locality in southwestern Utah...unimportant. I. R. Vawdry, a well-known figure of the district around St. George, came across a seam of this...risk of being overpowered by the scenery of that district. N ear, far, and at middle distance, he is conf...varieties are more reminiscent of desert views in Nevada, Arizona, or New Mex- ROCKS AND MINEIAU ~ ico
Report (volume)
Part C, Santa Fe Route, with a side trip to Grand Canyon of the Colorado (Bulletin 613); Part D, Shasta...extends westward to the Pacific coast. At Granite Canyon, Wyo., the railroad reaches the eastern margin...spur of the southern Rocky Mountains the Laramie Range and thence westward it winds around detached mountain...the great ranges of the continent, through the canyon cut by Weber River, and then enters the valley...transcontinental route. It is one of the most productive mining regions of the world. That it is not all a desert
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at the Howell Mine BY WILL C. HIGGINS The Howell Mining Company, of Salt Lake City, is making preliminary... was not paid for unless exceeding an greater mines will be found within its en vironments , and it...Fork The property of the Howell Mining Com of Big Cottonwood canyon, about twentyfive miles, in a southeasterly...to the discovery of the property of the Howell Mining Company, of the great ils sure that gives such...-roots. The discovery of the Howell reads al district has been not most like a romance . ed for its
Journal (issue)
........................................... 15 Tiger Eye History and Facts ............................packs, bayonets and tools, ram rods, cavalry spurs, horse shoes, tackle and saddles, buckles, uniform threads...they were. There is no evidence that chopped-up horse shoes were used as reported. So, the Texan cannons...and take home as many memories as you do rocks. Tiger Eye History and Facts Article Provided by Top Gems...06/2016 F irst of all, tiger's eye, tiger eye, tigereye, and tiger-eye are all accepted ways to write
Report (volume)
Akita Univ. Mining Colt Jour. Akita, Japan. Alabama Acad. Sci. Jour. Ala. Journal of the Mining College...Survey of Alabama Map. University, Ala. Alaska Div. Mines and Minerals Geochem. Rept. - State of Alaska Department...Resources, Division of Mines and Minerals Geochemical Report. Juneau, Alaska. Alaska Div. Mines and Minerals Geol...Resources, Division of Mines and Minerals Geologic Report. Juneau, Alaska. Alaska Div. Mines and Minerals Rept...Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Mines and Minerals Report. Juneau, Alaska. Alaska Univ
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: b. Tintic Mining rcgion, Utah. C. Absaroka Rangc, Wyoming. d. Telluride Mining District, Colorado. f...f. Mother Lodc Mining District,, California. f Tenmile Mining District, Colorado. K. Trinidad Coal Ficld...Basin. i. Monograph on the Crystal Falls Iron District of Michigan. tii. Monograph on the Illinois Glacial...Topographical and Geological Maps of Allegheny County, Maryland. Exhibited by thc MAHYLAXD GEOLOGICAL...Associated Minerals, Last Chance Mine, RIES. Colorado Canyon, Col. Exhibited by HEISKICII Cornell University
Book (edition)
extreme heat and pressure over time. Rocks may range in size from tiny pebbles to entire mountainsides...uses. Most rockhounds use saws in the 6" to 24" range, depending on the size of material they're cutting...polished flat. Vibrating laps also come in a range of sizes, from 8" to 27" or larger in diameter....tumbler, and an assortment of grit sizes, which range from very coarse 60 grit, up to a fine polishing...children. For carvers and sculptors, there is a wide range of carving tools. For small jewelry carvings, a
Book (edition)
characteristic features shown in many black-and-white and color illustrations, over 100 in all. Peninent...interesting facts about the people involved in mining, current price lists of various stones, and numerous...from the Tourmaline Q ueen .1ine, Pala, San Diego County, California. From a pen-and-ink drawing by W. E...information is included on the persons involved in mining the deposits, with dates and other pertinent information...Nebraska Conservation and Survey Division, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, Harold Noble, Leo ~owak, Dr
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the geysers at Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA. Silica-rich minerals are deposited by the hot water...r yellow from the mineral lin1onite. Kao lin - white clay INTR ODU CTI ON 7 Above: Insects from tens...1nountain ranges were built by these and exploited a range of metal ores powerful, natural forces. So the world...1500s, the German Inspired by Button's ideas, more mining engineer Georgius Agricola and more geologists...others did. Hutton demonstrated that are aided by a range of sophisticated landscapes are worn away by rivers
Report (issue)
OF CALIFORNIA Bulletin 156 1950 DIVISION OF MINES FERRY BUILDING. SAN FRANCISCO r^ ^\ n^ p \/...RESOURCES WARREN T. HANNUM, Director DIVISION OF MINES FERRY BUILDING, SAN FRANCISCO OLAF P. JENKINS. Chiei...RESOURCES Prepared by the Staff of the DIVISION OF MINES Under the Direction OLAF P. of lENKINS CONTRIBUTING...UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF MINES LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL r# Excellency, The Honorable...California, prepared by the staff of the Division of Mines under the dii-eetion of its Chief, Olaf P. Jenkins
Journal (volume)
Bingham, Utah, Mining Black Sand Page. Abbott, James W A Visit to Ely, Nevada Mining at Bingham, Utah...Greenwater District Ditto Ditto Ditto Abyssinia, Minerals In The Requirements of Modern Mining 70S 52...Charles [64 James W. 82 431 114 Nelll 815 District, British W Columbia, The 783 431 795 736 241...Tube-Mill Lining Forbes Rlckard 511 17 The Boundary District The Mineral Output of. In 1906 Broken Hill, Acid...D. Del prat Brown, Walter 8 A Filing System for Mining Engineers llucke, Horace W The Meaning of stria
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Stone Age people knew, and even practical dug mines to get at them underground. geological skill as...gold were first used at hunted and exploited a range of metal create new mountains. So the world is...though, it required a real knowledge of German mining engineer Georgius breaks in the rock sequence...are worn away by rivers and that are aided by a range of sophisticated sediment washed into the sea forms...chemicals, which creates a unique habitat for these white crabs, as well as other marine life. 13 Many were
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Arizona meet in Phoenix. APR. 4-5 Utah cattle and horse growers association meets at Newhouse Hotel, Salt...club flower show at Needles, California. Annual White Sands Playday for 4,000 children. Old-timers picnic...valley and hike up Palm canyon. John Gabbert, leader. 5-6 Palm Springs horse show and hunter trials...before 1891. Phoenix. 12 Hiking trip up Magnesia canyon, leave Palm Springs Desert Museum at 9:30 a. m...education convention, Reno, Nevada. Miss Elsa Saineth, University of Nevada, chairman. 19 Desert Sun Festival
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San Bernardino County, Cal. Fie. . Turquois matrix; Royal Blue Turquois mine, m Nye County, near Millers...Fia. Turquois matrix; Weber mine, Belmont, Nye County, Nev. Fia. . Dark-blue turquois; Azure mine, Burro...mine, 13 miles north of west of Millers, Esmeralda County, Nev. -7. Split veinlet of turquois showing a โ€˜โ€œโ€œYโ€...collector. Turquoise exists only in color; black and white plates of this lovely gemstone are for all practical...about an update on currently-operated Turquoise mines?โ€โ€™ Who could say no? โ€œI can also provide some good
Catalog/List
to 3 mmon rock. (WestforkMineReynodsCo. liissouri USA)a) with 2 or 3 crystals E 3 7 POLY Y.ITE i I" S...Carbide Hine, WilsonSprings G rland Co nty, rk nsas USA) lx E4 lx2 E7.50 497 TELLURITE /2 god yellow crust...brownmetallic (Herbb E2 Hine, Powhatton County Virginia USA) lem E6 โ€ข , * 0 โ€ข 1 โ€ข 068 BOTALLACKITE...(Magnification needed) (Schlackental, Nr Oberschulenberg Han Mts ,Ger_many)2cmf4. 50 213 CHRYSOCOLLA Cu Al Silicate...minerals on matrix. (30'level Gold Hill Mine Utah USA) lem E4 309 PLANCHEITE Cu/8 Si/8 0/22 pure dark blue
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pit dumps in all weathers or exploring disused mines and quarries. The lure of the subtle colors and...an expert on the productive mineral sites in the USA (where he lived and painted for several years) and...a study which claims adherents from a very wide range of occupations, and the dividing line between amateur...Cumberland, where the famous hematite ('kidney oreโ€™) mining is still carried on, although the best specimens...Labrador about 1770; Albite gets its name from its white colour; โ€˜moon stoneโ€™ comes from the pearly lustre
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particolor amethsyt (78.70 ct), Hallelujah Junction, Nevada; blue, cushion cut topaz (25.30 ct), Ramona, California;...Colorado; colorless scheelite (19.66 ct), Kern County, California; octagonal step cut violetish pink...Vivid blue matched benitoite gems from San Benito County, California, consisting of 52 benitoites and 75...events to bring the history of North American gem mining up to date. Here, then, is the latest, most complete...and interviews with persons actively engaged in mining gemstones. Pertinent references are furnished throughout
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250 illustrations in colour and black and white gy) COUNTY LIBRARY | anioyn ofthe In 1 titute of...disintegration become sands and the rock. The white bands finally sandstones. The finer products of...about the internal structure of the atom LEFT Chalcopyrite Copper began to appear. In 1913, Neils Bohr...lead. Galena is often known as โ€˜blue leadโ€™. The white crystal is calcite. on. IES FS CN ce Stn SAa ...+ H ] l ive Zircon, Idocrase, Wulfenite, Chalcopyrite a ms =e eres Barytes, Olivine โ€” 1 a
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Internet, Fax, and Mail) Heritage Auctions Design District Annex 1518 Slocum Street โ€ข Dallas, TX 75207 LOT...LOT VIEWING Heritage Auctions Design District Annex 1518 Slocum Street โ€ข Dallas, TX 75207 Wednesday...Green Monster Mine, Clay Canyon, Fairfield, Oquirrh Mts, Utah Co., Utah, USA That the Variscite from Fairfield...Variscite, partially surrounded by a tan, gray and white shell of associated phosphate minerals, some of...Jackson Mine, Negaunee, Marquette Iron Range, Marquette Co., Michigan, USA Hematite is one of the main ores
 
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