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Calcite from
Dolcoath Mine, Elkhorn Mining District, Jefferson County, Montana, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Dolcoath Mine, Elkhorn Mining District, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:211188
Long-form Identifier:1:3:211188:9
GUID (UUID V4):ed11de02-52a2-4bff-a4ba-4400b385e5d1
References
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Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Montana Mineral Locality Index Downloaded by [University of Nebraska, Lincoln] at 20:00 09 April 2015...2015 K NOWN AS THE TREASURE STATE, Montana is rich in mineral and gemstone localities. The state motto...with its representation of mining tools clearly proclaim Montana’s mining origins. Montana’s production...published describing the occurrence, collecting, mining, and cutting of the two state gemstones. Figure...2. Granville Stuart established Montana’s first mining camp at Gold Creek in 1860. Geologic Provinces
Report (volume)
BULLETIN 527 ORE DEPOSITS OF THE HELENA MINING REGION MONTANA BY ADOLPH KNOPF WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT............................ Historical sketch of mining.................................................................................... Marysville district.......................................................... Drumlummon mine........................................... Cruse mine.......:.............................................. Belmont mine................................................. 50 51 51
Report (issue)
Geology of the Southern Elkhorn Mountains Jefferson and Broadwater Counties, Montana By M. R. KLEPPER, R...Maywood and Red Lion formations Devonian system Jefferson dolomite Devonian and Mississippian systems Three...unit_ Upper black shale unit Slim Sam formation Elkhorn Mountains volcanics____ General features Distribution...related rocks Younger intrusive rocks Stocks near Elkhorn Black Butte stock Cemetery Ridge stock Stock of...Evolution of land forms Metallic mineral deposits Elkhorn district Geology Types of deposits Replacement deposits
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
begleitet von Granat und Tremoliti auf der Golconda-Mine, South Mountain, Owyhee Co., Idaho. Spec. Gew. be...Gesellschaft von Asphalt von der Bree Rauch in Los Angeles County, Cal. Brought to you by | New York University...sauren Lava von den Palmetto Mountains, Esmeralda County, Nevada. Eine Analyse von G. S t e i g e r gab:...aus Serpentin von den Palmetto Mts. im Esmeralda County, Nev., ergab nach G. S t e i g e r : Si02 46,04...finden sich in geringen Mengen auf der »In situ« Mine, Coler Fork des Cowee Creek, Macon Co., Ν. C. Sie
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
BODY AT ELKHORN, MONTANA. 1 ADOLPH KNOPF. INTRODUCTION. Elkhorn is situatedin the Elkhorn mountains...oœButte, Montana. The areal geologyof the environsof Elkhorn and the economicgeology of the Elkhorn mine...mine, the largestproducerin the district, are describedin the report on the Elkhornminingdistrictby Walter...described in this paperwas not known. Geologically,Elkhorn lies on the easternmarginof the great quartz monzonite...JeffersonCounty,Montana,with an Appendixon the Microscopical Petrographyof the District by JosephBartell
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
DEPOSIT, MONTANA. VERNER NEAR HELENA, • JONES. INTRODUCTION. THE Spring Hill gold mine, located...four miles southwestof Helena,Lewis and Clark County,Montana,was the leadinggold producerof the state during...REGIONAL GEOLOGY. The areal geologyof the Helena district has been discussed in a reportby W. H. Weed'5from...x Knopf, A.: Ore Deposits of the Helena Mining Region, Montana. U.S. Geol. Surv. Bull. 527, P. •o•,...the Winston-Deer Lodge Area, South of Helena, Montana. U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Memo. for the Press
Report (volume)
Director Bulletin 842 OF THE GREATER HELENA MINING REGION MONTANA BY J. T. PARDEE and F. C. SCHRADER UNITED...______________________-__-_________--_------___-_ Ophir district.________________________________________________...__________---__--_-___ Austin district._.____..._..._._.____._____.____.___-.___._____ Marysville district.___________...___________________________________________ Gould district._______________________________________________ Stemple...._ Heddleston district.___________________________________________ Wolf Creek district.._..........__
Report (issue)
ASSESSMENT OF THE HELENA NATIONAL FOREST, WEST-CENTRAL MONTANA Edited by R.G. Tysdal 1 , Steve Ludington2 , and...ASSESSMENT OF THE HELENA NATIONAL FOREST, WEST-CENTRAL MONTANA U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 96-683-A...in west-central Montana. It lies in the vicinity of Helena, the capitol city of Montana, and includes Federal...lands within parts of five counties: Broadwater, Jefferson, Meagher, Powell, and Lewis and Clark. * Gold...was discovered in the region in Powell County in 1852. Mining began in the 1860's, and since then the
Report (issue)
ever since. Besides the La Grange mine, the largest hydraulic mine now in active operation, it contains...mines, particularly in the northern portion of the county. Large bodies of gravel of lower grade yet remain... Murphy, of the Union Hill mine; Mr. Pierre Bouery, of the La Grange mine; Mr. W. D. Ayers, of Poker...Globe mine; but more particularly to Mr. H. L. Lowden, formerly county surveyor of Trinity County, who...the whole of Trinity County except the south end and also the part of Humboldt County about the Hoopa Reservation
Report (volume)
complexly zoned garnets from oxidized skarn, Surprise Mine, Nevada 16 Ternary diagrams showing ranges of garnet...In recent years, a significant proportion of the mining industry's interest has been centered on discovery...actinolite-tremolite, and (or) calcite. INTRODUCTION Gold exploration efforts of the mining industry in the last...Company; Edward I. Bloomstein of Santa Fe Pacific Mining, Inc.; Gail M. Jones of Western Geologic Resources...San Rafael, Calif.; Bruce A. Kuyper of Echo Bay Mining Co.; JeffS. Loen and John Childs of Lupine Minerals;
Report (volume)
and this find has awakened great interest in the district. The demand for authentic information regarding...northward retreat. The city of Nome, its most important mining camp, is the metropolis of Alaska. North of Seward...the writer spent a number of days in the York district, oSchrader, F. C., and Brooks, A. H., Preliminary...search was continued and the first real attempts to mine the tin-bearing gravels were made on Buck Creek...Creek. The nature of this occurrence and the mining conditions which existed there at that time have been
Journal (issue)
to 22nvn from 3 ---- - - ----- Cook's Kitchen mine, Cornwall. Spedmen In the collection of the Royal...articles of interest to mineralogists, collectors, and mining historians. Contributions or suggestions for articles...SOCIETY Peter Moore • John Pearce 10 FORCE CRAG MINE Dtlf.!idGreen • DavidMcCa/lum • Mike Wood 15 MINERAL...through the appropriate channels. YSTRAD EINION MINE John Mason • Steve Rust 37 BOOK REVIEWS 45 CLASSIFIED...Sponsors: SUSSEX MINERAL AND LAPIDARY SOCIETY PEAK DISTRICT MINERAL AND LAPIDARY SO�IETY UK Journal of Mines
Report (issue)
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 --
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
speci­ mens collected by the dealer at the Bleida mine in Moroc­ co's Anti-Atlas Mountains. The matrix... HI26654 suggests to the writer that the Bleida mine may be a synonym for the Talate-n'Ouamane deposit...Avers in the fall of 1985. Dzhezkazgan is a copper mining center, with a population (1979) of 89,000, in...Cornwall, England. The Carn Brea, Cook's Kitchen, Dolcoath, and Tincroft mines near Red­ ruth are noted for...illustrated modified cubes from the Cook's Kitchen mine (Table 44, Figures 2-4) and a modified octahedron
Book
omissions and The Work as a of Reference for the Mine Agent, and the Working Miner faults are his excellencies...turbid. Carbonic anhydride fromCARBo a. e.g., CALCITE, ARAGONJTE, DOLOMITE, among &c., mineral ...substance is altogether unknown, of minerals in the district under consideration, a of time deal may often...minerals, as ; minerals which are less common, as CALCITE ; and those which may be regarded as rare, as further...therefore give a list of those which occur in the district under consideration, with short remarks upon
Book (edition)
A GUIDE to Cornwall’s mining history. Including a GAZETTEER of 66 special sites to visit = PETER STANIER...STANIER CORNWALL’S MINING HERITAGE Peter HI f SS Stanier : hi Y a iv INTRODUCTION THE HISTORY...HISTORY of metal mining in Cornwall is a long one, and copper, iron, lead, tin and other minerals have all...mined over the centuries. Today, only one large tin mine is at work, but the winning of tin is known from...gravels before lode mining developed on a large scale. The greatest period of mining activity came in the
Book (edition)
Av CES: es ee) = O a sch 5 CORNWALL’S ~ MINING HERITAGE by Peter Stanier ISBN 0906294 49 5 © Peter...See Photography by Peter Stanier and oe Levant Mine, St Just. The small engine house on the left houses...head gear of Skip Shaft P.S. The history of metal mining in Cornwall is a long one, and tin, copper, iron...minerals have all been mined over the centuries. Tin mining continued down to the close of the twentieth century...gravels before lode mining developed on a large scale. The greatest period of mining activity came in the
Book
Run Press Ltd, Exeter. Introduction Cornwall's mining history stretches back 2,000 years; its mineralogy...reference for the occurrence of each species within the County. In a very few cases recourse has had to be made...in bold type are those whose occurrence in the county is beyond doubt. entries not in bold type, have...of 424 species are recorded as occurring in the county of which 36 were first recorded fronm Cornwall...species are listed whose occurrence within the county requires confirmation. One mineral listed. Abhurite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
availability of In is entirely dependent upon zinc mining (Alfantazi and Moskalyk 2003). It is thus difficult...is one of the NU most important polymetallic mining regions in Europe. Archaeological investigations...extracted since the Bronze Age (Christie 1986). Peak mining MA during the 18th to 20th centuries saw the...(Dines 1956; Burt 1998). Studies of the ores and mine waste have revealed that many more metals and D...facet to exploration in this historic mining area. Metalliferous mining in SW England declined before demand
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
acanthite, sternbergite, enargite, bornite, covellite, calcite, dolomite, siderite, barite, fluorite, and quartz...tennantite crystals from the Champion lode, Clear Creek County, Colorado. Dave Bunk specimen, Jeff Scovil photo...tennantite crystals with quartz from the El Cobre mine, ConcepciĂłn del Oro, Zacatecas, Mexico. Cal and...tennantite specimen from the Longfellow mine, Red Mountain Pass, Ouray County, Colorado. Dave Bunk specimen, Jeff...the Freeland lode near Idaho Springs, Clear Creek County. Here, tennantite crystals from 3 to 6 mm on edge
Journal (issue)
Cambome-Redruth Grenville Uruted Mine Oolcoath Mine Cooks K.itchen & Tincroft Carn Brea Mine South Crofty Mines Wheal...'.) L Ma1111schafisfahn111g derSouth Condurrow Mine bei Camborne, 11111 1895. Neben dem Signalmann und...gestoppt werden, falls eine „Fahr­ kunst" (z.B. der Dolcoath Man Engine) oder ein Pumpenschacht abgebildet...Aufnahmen Burrows' gelangten schließlich in das County Museum von Truro; der weitaus größte Teil seiner...(Salzburg), R.D. Penhallurick, B.A. (Roy. 1 nst. Cwll., County Museum, Truro), M.G. Merry (Truro), J. Watton,
Book
exploitation. Prefaced by a brief introduction on Comi_sh mining, which includes maps, diagrams and contemporary...selected several of the older mining pictures from the collections of the County Museum, Truro. ln supplying...to innumerable questions, the curators. of the County Mu~eu1n. Leslie Douch and Roger Penhallurick, have...geology of south-west England • 1 The mines and mining 15 Collectors and dealers 61 The minerals ...and paragenesis. The difficulties confronted in mining the tin, copper and other ores from their hydrothermal
Book
SMYTH, M.A., F.R.S., LECTURER ON }JINER.~LOGY AND MINING 1N THE ROYAL SCHOOL OF MINES, TRENH.AM REEKS,...SMYTH; ¡M.A., :E.,.R.S., LECTUltER ON MINERALOGY ~D MINING IN THE ROYAL SCHOOL OF MINES, TRENHA.M REEKS...and Witherite .. -.. - - - - - .. - CALCITE Lrim, continued Marbles, &c. Aragonite -- -...vantnrine, &c. - -- - - Aistonite and Baryto-calcite S.ALTS OF LDCE - Case E . SALTS OF BARXTA ...progress of tl1e Geological Survey through tl1e mining districts. Tl1e whole of the floor of the principal
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
states that native arsenic had been found in Dolcoath mine, Camborne, associated with ores of cobalt. Greg"...2 J . H . Collins s also mentions Cooks Kitchen mine, Illogan, as another doubtful locality. The occurrence...m~nerals that have on several occasions been found in Dolcoath, is by no means unlikely, although, as far as...question were brought to Mr. A. Spencer Cragoe, a mining engineer living in Liskeard, who submitted a sample... In June 1924, Mr. Cragoe in a letter to the ' Mining Magazine ' (vo]. 80, N I j. Garby, Trans. R.
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
recovered from an interesting array of important mining districts; it is currently available from Mexico...tetrahedrite, stephanite, miargyrite, polybasite, silver, calcite, dolomite, and quartz. There are essentially no...However, the development of numerous gold and silver mining districts in the westem states during the latter...Colorado mining districts. Sparse though good crystals were found in the early years of mining in the Jo...Jo Reynolds mine and in smaller though well-formed crystals in the siliceous vein exploited in the Nabob
 
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