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718 GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ' CREEDE DISTRICT, COLORADO BY WILLIAM H. EMMONS AND ESPER S. LARSEN................................................. Mining and treatment of ores......................................................................... Amethyst mill.......................................................................................... Creede formation........................................58 58 59 59 59 59 59 60 CONTENTS. Chapter V. Creede formation..................................... |
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2014 Creede The last Wild West Silver Mining Camp in Colorado T he Creede mining district, located...and rugged San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado. Although silver was discovered in the area in...cause much excitement until 1889 when Nicholas C. Creede and his two partners found rich silver ore near...that would later be known as the Amethyst vein system (a.k.a. Amethyst fault system), host to such well-known...well-known mines as the Amethyst, Last Chance, Commodore, and Bachelor. The mining encampment grew from |
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Radioactivity in the Metal-Mining Districts of the San Juan Mountains Colorado GEOLOGICAL SURVEY --*_-...Radioactivity in the Metal-Mining Districts of the San Juan Mountains Colorado By C. T. PIERSON, W. F. WEEKS...radioactivity in the metal-mining districts of the San Juan Mountains, Colorado, by C. T. Pierson, W. F..._______________ CeboUa district..______________________________ Upper Uncompahgre district. ______ _________________________...Uranium occurrences___________ ________ __ Bonanza district..____________________ ___________________ General |
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Mountain Mine (or Bulldog Mine) A Legacy Rich In Silver Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado...Colorado, USA By Ken Kucera Fabulous mineral specimens from the rich Bulldog Mountain Mine grace private and...and museum collections the world over. Its mineral wealth is well represented at the Mines Museum of...wide array of habits and mineral associations. Also recovered from the mine was an abundance of fine...quartz variety amethyst. Table of Contents 2 Introduc�on 5 Loca�on Views of Creede 6 Rich Silver |
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Mountain Mine (or Bulldog Mine) A Legacy Rich In Silver Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado...Colorado, USA By Ken Kucera Fabulous mineral specimens from the rich Bulldog Mountain Mine grace private and...and museum collections the world over. Its mineral wealth is well represented at the Mines Museum of...wide array of habits and mineral associations. Also recovered from the mine was an abundance of fine...quartz variety amethyst. Table of Contents 2 Introduc�on 5 Loca�on Views of Creede 6 Rich Silver |
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Mountain Mine (or Bulldog Mine) A Legacy Rich In Silver Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado...Colorado, USA By Ken Kucera Fabulous mineral specimens from the rich Bulldog Mountain Mine grace private and...and museum collections the world over. Its mineral wealth is well represented at the Mines Museum of...wide array of habits and mineral associations. Also recovered from the mine was an abundance of fine...quartz variety amethyst. Table of Contents 2 Introduc�on 5 Loca�on Views of Creede 6 Rich Silver |
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Mountain Mine (or Bulldog Mine) A Legacy Rich In Silver Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado...Colorado, USA By Ken Kucera Fabulous mineral specimens from the rich Bulldog Mountain Mine grace private and...and museum collections the world over. Its mineral wealth is well represented at the Mines Museum of...wide array of habits and mineral associations. Also recovered from the mine was an abundance of fine...quartz variety amethyst. Table of Contents 2 Introduc�on 5 Loca�on Views of Creede 6 Rich Silver |
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HISTORY OF FOUR Native Silver Localities 7 in Colorado Downloaded by [University of California, San Diego]...72 Golden, Colorado 80403 All photos by author unless otherwise noted SINCE 1859 COLORADO HAS PRODUCED...metal. Native silver in Colorado has been deposited both as a primary mineral, crystallized directly from...from hydrothermal fluids, and as a secondary mineral, precipitated during the various processes involved...silver specimen producers-Caribou, Ward, Aspen, and Creede. Secondary silver may be the only form of the native |
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RECENT MINING DEVELOPMENTS IN THE CREEDE DISTRICT, COLORADO By ESPEK S. LAKSEN ABSTRACT The Creede district...greater part of this output came from the great Amethyst vein, which lies along a major fault. Nearly all...all of the ore was mined from parts of the vein that were enriched by surface solutions and were above the...the Nelson tunnel. Production from this vein practically ceased about a decade ago. Extensive prospecting...opened a good ore body in the western branch of the Amethyst fault at its south end, and several small but |
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organization is carrying on for the direct advancement of mining interests throughout the country than can readily...two parts, the second part comprising papers on mineral fuels. These volumes for 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909...GOLD LODES OF THE CARRVILLE DIS TRICT, TRINITY COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. By DONALD FRANCIS MACDONALD. INTRODUCTION...writer spent 10 days in the Carrville district, Trinity County, Cal., and, incidental to other work,... gathered some data on its mining geology. A paper on the gold gravels x was pub lished, but baggage |
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Find your OwnAgate Collecting around Kremmling Colorado Morocco - The Country, The People and...Agates...Mindat.org Agates and Associated Minerals of Creede Colorado By Philip Persson PerssonRareMinerals.com ...information ranging from listing mineral localities, facts about mineral species, photographs of worldwide...to typical reference specimens), photographs of mineral localities (both modern and historical), publication...Copyrights Reserved 2014 - Printed in Denver, Colorado IDA CHAU’S JOURNAL FROM THE 3RD MINDAT INTERNATIONAL |
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COLORADO AMETHYST THOMAS C . MICHALSKI U. S. Geological Survey Denver Federal Center Denver, Colorado...E CENTURY, COL O R A D O ' S N U M E R O U S amethyst localities have been studied and recorded in geologic...few present-day mineral collectors are aware that Colorado has any significant amethyst occur rences....o l d " amethyst localities are, however, still capable of producing fine gemstone and mineral specimens...specimens. Background Amethyst, the purple variety of crystalline quartz, has been admired for centuries because |
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Control of Ore Deposition in the Creede District San Juan Mountains Colorado GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL...487 Prepared in cooperation with the Colorado State Metal Mining Fund Board Geology and Structural Control...Control of Ore Deposition in the Creede District San Juan Mountains Colorado , By THOMAS A. STEVEN and JAMES...487 ·Prepared in cooperation with the Colorado State Metal Mining Fund Board UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT...Fisher Quartz La ti te ___________________________ _ Creede Formation _____________________________ _ Surficial |
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MINES AND MINERALS OF THE GREAT AMERICAN RIFT (COLORADO-NEW MEXICO) Sine —_—< ¢ te om At _SHT 40...MINES AND MINERALS OF THE GREAT AMERICAN RIFT (COLORADO-NEW MEXICO) Richard Walker Holmes and Marrianna...American Rift (Colorado-New Mexico). Bibliography: p. Includes index. 1. Mines and mineral resources—Colorado...resources—Colorado. 2. Mines and mineral resources—New Mexico. I. Kennedy, Marrianna B. II. Title. III. Title: Great...possible steps should be taken to preserve our mineral heritage, whether in physical form as irreplaceable |
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Diego] at 15:26 22 February 2016 - Featured Mineral at the 1994 Denver Show Figure I (above). Pyrite...Pyrite, Alice Glory Hole, Clear Creek County. Cluster of intergrown crystals showing light “cathedral”...Figure 2 (right). Pyrite, Mountain Spring mine, Rico, Dolores County. Cluster of modified cubes; specimen...PYRITE BARBARA L. MUNTYAN Ouray County Museum Ouray, Colorado 81427 Mineral photographs by John R. Muntyan...Park City, Utah; Washington State; and numerous Colorado localities. Pyrite crystallizes in the isometric |
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Although Colorado may be most noted for rhodochrosite or amazonite, the many varieties and associations...a k e w o o d , Colorado 80225 DIANNE L. K I L E 333 S a l e m Street Aurora, Colorado 80011 C O L O...physiography provides a setting for about 750 known mineral species.* Of these, quartz is one of the most desirable...and J. A. Mur phy for an update to Minerals of Colorado: A 100-Year Record (Eckel, 1961). 374 ROCKS... Quartz was a familiar gemstone to many early Colorado residents, as documented by an extensive body |
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TDfl SbQ AEEAL GEOLOGY OF 0?HS CREEDE DISTRICT, COLORADO. By ' X ESEBR S* H B LARSEIT. S...Approved: The Areal Geology of The Greede Mining District, Esper 3. Larson. COKTEIIT3 Chapter I...11 General conditions 11 Humphreys mill 13 Amethyst mill 15 Solomon mill 16 Hidge mill 16 Bibliography...volcanic series 22 Lower division Upper division The Creede formation The llacXenzie 26 .'-.fountain quartz...Megascopic Microscopic Weathering and outcrops Creede Formation Chapter V. Name, general nature, and |
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Notes on the gold lodes of the Carrville district, Trinity County, Cal., by D. F. MacDpnald...............preliminary report on the geology and ore deposits of Creede, Colo., by W. H, Emmons and E. S. Larsen.........account of the ore deposits of the Loon Creek district, Idaho, byJ. B.Umpleby................................................. Notes on the Antelope district, Nev., by F. C. Schrader................... Notes...Notes on the northern La Sal Mountains, Grand County, Utah, by J. M. Hill. Survey publications on gold |
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quartz crystals, Ow-ay. Katherine H . Jensen. AND MINERAL GUID E RICHARD M . PEARL A COMPLETE GUIDE - \i\/ITH...REVISED EDITION Revised Edition, COLORADO GEM TRAILS AND MINERAL GUIDE HICllAHD :--1. PEARL Thb famous...takes you on an extensive ¥em and mineral collecting tour 01 Colorado, revealing the interesting places...little-known localities in all sections of this great mineral-producing state. Included are numerous mileage...want to make the best use of their time. Gem and mineral societies that welcome visitors-museums that display |
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— _ ; COLORADO GEM TRAILS AND MINERAL GUIDE ! ■ : ' BOOKS BY RICHARD M. PEARL Colorado Gem Trails...Trails and Mineral Guide Colorado Rocks, Minerals, Fossils America’s Mountain: Pikes Peak and the Pikes...and Ores: The Collectors Encyclopedia Successful Mineral Collecting and Prospecting How to Know the Minerals...Minerals and Rocks 1001 Questions Answered About the Mineral Kingdom 1001 Questions Answered About Earth Science...Interpretation of Colorado Scenery Guide to Geologic Literature Popular Gemology Mineral Collectors Handbook |
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of COLORADO ED RAINES Geology Museum Colorado School of Mines 1310 Maple Street Golden, Colorado 80401...noted Figure 1. Camp Bird mine, level 2, Sneffels district, Ouray County. Raines-Pettem collection,...photographer unknown. B etween 1868 and 1922, Colorado produced almost 260 million pounds of copper....from the Leadville district, with another 50 million pounds mined in San Juan County (Henderson 1926).... During the twentieth century, the Gilman district surpassed Leadville in total copper production with |
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History of the Buckhorn and Related Mines, Lemhi County, Idaho Victoria E. Mitchell Staff Report 07-8... History of the Buckhorn and Related Mines, Lemhi County, Idaho Victoria E. Mitchell Staff reports present... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Buckhorn Mine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Elmira Mine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Maryland Mine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Minerals of Colorado: A 100- Year Record By EDWIN B. ECKEL GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1 1 14 A...knowledge) including the chief occurrences of 445 mineral species UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE..._______________ Source minerals of Colorado's mineral industry________________________ Minerals first...______ Future of Colorado mineralogy______________________________________ Mineral localities and how...them ____________________________ ~ _ Noteworthy mineral localities__ __ __ ____________ __ __ ___ ______ |
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1420 Mineral Resources of the La Garita Wilderness, San uan Mountains, Sout iwestern Colorado By THOMAS... SURVEY BULLETIN 1420 An evaluation of the mineral potential of the area UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT...Garita Wilderness, San Juan Mountains, southwestern Colorado. (Studies related to wilderness wilderness areas)...Supt.ofDocs.no.: 119.3:1420 1. Mines and mineral resources Colorado La Garita Wilderness. I. Bieniewski,...survey these wilderness areas to determine the mineral values, if any, that may be present. The act also |
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.......................................... xi Mineral Locations by State Alabama .................................................................59 Colorado ...............................................................548 Table of Maps Page Alabama County Map ...................................................................................4 Alaska County and Stream Map ..................................Co. Mining Districts ............................................................22 Arizona County Map |