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Scheelite from
Sweet Home Mine, Mount Bross, Alma Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Scheelite
Formula:Ca(WO4)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Scheelite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sweet Home Mine, Mount Bross, Alma Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:491865
Long-form Identifier:1:3:491865:3
GUID (UUID V4):a5323fa2-0384-40d9-8904-b4ee5be3f5a0
Nearest other occurrences of Scheelite
7.0km (4.3 miles) ⓘSouth Platte Gulch Occurrence, Park County, Colorado, USA
7.5km (4.7 miles) ⓘLing Mine (North Star), Monte Cristo Area, Summit County, Colorado, USA
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘNavy Mine (Navy & Royal George Mine; Thomas Williams Claims; H. and M. Williams Claims; Crazy Dane), Monte Cristo Area, Summit County, Colorado, USA
12.3km (7.6 miles) ⓘIrene Mine, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘIbex Mine, Breece Hill, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
12.6km (7.8 miles) ⓘGarbutt Mine, Breece Hill, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
12.8km (7.9 miles) ⓘOntario claim, Breece Hill, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘCapitol claim, Breece Hill, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘBreece Hill, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘNonie claim, Breece Hill, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
mineralization: U–Pb age for hübnerite (MnWO4), Sweet Home Mine, Colorado Rolf L. Romer *, Volker Lüders GeoForschungsZentrum...Sn-specialized granites. Hübnerite from the Sweet Home Mine (Alma, Colorado) formed in a Pb-rich, U-poor environment...± 0.3 Ma (2r). Late stage apatite from the Sweet Home Mine yields a 206Pb/204Pb–238U/204Pb isochron corresponding...accurate U–Pb ages and (ii) the evolution of the Sweet Home mineralization from greisen-type mineralization...from the Sweet Home Mine (Alma mining district, Colorado) The Sweet Home Mine, located in the Alma mining
Catalog/List
1/18/21 11:02 AM Quartz and Hematite Jinlong Iron Mine, Longchuan, Guangdong, China 7.5 cm tall x 11 cm...AM Malachite on Quartz with Shattuckite Omaue Mine, Opuwo Rural, Kunene Region, Namibia 7.6 cm tall... Aquamarine with Schorl and Quartz Shengus, Roundu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan 7.6 cm tall x 15.2... 4461_txt.indd 12 1/18/21 11:02 AM Scheelite on Muscovite Pingwu Beryl Mine, Mt. Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang...Mianyang, Sichuan, China 6 cm tall x 9 cm wide Scheelite from China redefines what was known about the
Journal (issue)
Julius Weber Mamaroneck, New York COLORADO ISSUE #2 Articles Colorado locality index.............................. 323 by B. L. Muntyan What’s new in Colorado minerals? ...................................... Kosnar Famous mineral localities: the Home Sweet Home mine ..........................................333 by R. A. Kosnar Famous mineral localities: Mount A n tero ............................ 339 by M.... I. Jacobson The San Juan Mountains of Colorado ..................................349 by J. A. Murphy
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
August 2013 BARBARA L. MUNTYAN P.O. Box 495 Ouray, Colorado 8 I427 hodochrosite, a manganese carbonate with...Rhodochrosite has also been found in many localities in Colorado, particularly in the mines of the San luan Mountains...it i s one of the most recognized and coveted Colorado minerals. partiY DO e the presence of a mix...occurs in significant amounts in many mining districts of the Colorado mineral belt, a large, elongated,...extreme southwestem comer of Colorado. Most of the metal mining in Colorado has been within this belt since
Catalog/List
of Crystallized Gold from the famed Eagle’s Nest Mine in California A superb Crystallized “Leaf” Gold...gemstone Amethyst to come from the famed Four Peaks Mine in Arizona A sharp and complicated Crystallized...Crystallized Silver with Copper from the famed Wolverine Mine in Michigan A “classic” Rhodochrosite with associated...associated Pyrite and Quartz from the Sweet Home Mine in Colorado An unusually massive and extremely colorful...colorful, Smithsonite from the iconic Kelly Mine in New Mexico A ‘gem’ quality specimen Tanzanite crystal in
Report (issue)
Bldg., 2600 corridor, 18th and CSts.,NW. DENVER, Colorado-Federal Bldg., Rm. 169,1961 Stout St. LOS ANGELES...California-Federal Eldg., Rm. 7638,300 N. Los Angeles St. MENLO PARK, California-Bldg. 3 (Stop 533), Rm. 3128, 345MiddlefieldRd...ROLLA, Missouri-1400 Independence Rd. DENVER, Colorado-Map Distribution, Bldg. 810, Federal Center FAIRBANKS...Replacement Deposits Part II Gold in the Tintic Mining District, Utah By HALT. MORRIS Gold Deposits in the...Bird Mining Districts, San Juan Mountains, Colorado By FREDERICKS. FISHER Gold in the Alma Mining District
Book
Gkologim-in-charge. CATALOGUE OF MINERALS FOUND IN COLORADO. BY • F. M. ENDLICH. [EXTRACTED FROM THE TENTH...been adopted. tar as practicable, analyses of Colorado minerals have been given. They will aid examination...of the catalogue. systematic enumeration of the Colorado mineral species and references to the publications...Endlich, S. IN COLORADO. X. D. The continuous development of mineral resources of Colorado is productive...Geological .Report for PS75. Now, the survey of Colorado is completed, many additions of species new to
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
0.75 inch on edge, from the Henderson mine, Clear Creek County. Figure 2 (right). Green fluorite encrusted...Mountain Wilderness area near Columbine Lake, La Plata County; largest crystal measures 1.25 inches on edge;... FLUORITE BARBARA L. MUNTYAN Ouray County Museum Ouray, Colorado 81427 Mineral photographs by John R...locations in Mexico; in Elmwood, Smith County, Tennessee, and in Hardin County, Illinois, in the United States;...eastern Russia. It also occurs in many localities in Colorado, where it is found in colors ranging from pale
Catalog/List
Internet, Fax, and Mail) Heritage Auctions Design District Annex 1518 Slocum Street • Dallas, TX 75207 Sunday...52001-52306 LOT VIEWING Heritage Auctions Design District Annex 1518 Slocum Street • Dallas, TX 75207 Wednesday...directly from the miners at the Elmwood Mine in Tennessee, when the mine was actively producing twenty years...hundred years ago and from the present. • A faceted Sweet Home Rhodochrosite weighing 22.93 carats with exquisite... 52002 SZENICSITE with POWELLITE Jardinera No. 1 Mine, Inca de Oro, Chañaral Province, Atacama Region
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
JanuaryEebruary: Cerussite and fluorite, Blanchard mine, Socorro County, New Mexico. Peter J. Modreski photo. MarchlApril:...MarchlApril: Wulfenite, Red Cloud mine, Arizona. Vienna Natural History Museum specimen, 0. Medenbach...Medenbach photo. May/June: Legrandite, Ojuela mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico. Houston Museum of Natural Science...tetrahedrite, chalcopyrite, and quartz, Sweet Home mine, Alma, Park County, Colorado. Martin Zinn specimen, Jeffrey... NovemberDecember: Silver, Bulldog mine, Mineral County, Colorado. F. John Barlow specimen, Malcomb Hjerstedt
Book
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...Mines and minerals of the Great American Rift (Colorado-New Mexico). Bibliography: p. Includes index...index. 1. Mines and mineral resources—Colorado. 2. Mines and mineral resources—New Mexico. I. Kennedy, Marrianna...enter must be obtained to prevent trespass. Old mine workings are dangerous and entering underground
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
approached Collector’s Edge Minerals, Inc., of Golden, Colorado, with the suggestion to stage a mineral exhibition...by Collector’s Edge Minerals, Inc., of Golden, Colorado, and the Geological Museum, ran through 18 July...display including rhodochrosite, pyromorphite, scheelite, stibnite, cassiterite, and fluorite from wellknown...tetrahedrite, Millennium Pocket, Sweet Home mine, Alma, Park County, Colorado, USA. Specimen measures 18.5 ×...ZHMHHWOV[VJVT T Figure 6 (left). Scheelite, Mt. Xuebaoding, Sichuan Province, China. Specimen
Journal (issue)
Cooper Nottingham, England Anthony R. Kampf L.A. County Mus. of Nat. Hist. Los Angeles, CA Steven R. Morehead...Michigan Correspondents Dudley Blauwet Louisville, Colorado Miguel Calvo Zaragoza, Spain Renato Pagano Milan...COVER: COPPER, 8.3 cm, from the Central mine, Keweenaw County, Michigan—considered by some to be the world’s...fine minerals on DVD wilensky Fluorite, Huanzala mine, Dos de Mayo Province, Peru. Wilensky Fine Minerals...commemorative labels for the specimen owners to take home, over 100 showcase title placards and informative
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Two Point claim, Pikes Peak batholith, Teller County. The Collector’s Edge specimen, Jeff Scovil photo...Mail Stop 150, Box 25046 Federal Center Denver, Colorado 80225 pmodreski@usgs.gov C olorado is, of course...prohibitions on collecting or to private land or mining claims for which permission has been obtained....been written as guides to mineral collecting in Colorado. A classic, which went through three major editions...1951 version with a slightly different title), is Colorado Gem Trails and Mineral Guide, by Pearl (1951,
Report (issue)
panting-dog days. Durangite, 2.7 cm, from the Barranca mine, Coneto de Comonfort, Durango, Mexico. Arkenstone...Budd photo. Durangite, 1.7 cm, from the Barranca mine, Coneto de Comonfort, Durango, Mexico. Arkenstone...see in the Mineralogical Record a brief report of mine from the new New York City Metro Show, which happened...the type locality for the species, the Barranca mine, Conete de Comonfort, Durango, Mexico. At this point...species. Barite, 4.7 cm, from the Muzo mine, Vasquez-Yacobi district, Boyaca Department, Colombia. Andy Seibel
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
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
Journal (issue)
Euclase, 2.3 cm, from the GachalĂĄ mine, GuaviĂł-GuatĂŠque mining district, BoyacĂĄ Department, Colombia. Gail...cm, from Stak Nala, Haramosh Mountains, Skardu district, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Zach Goodman collection;...twin, 5.5 cm, from the Amo tin deposit, Ximeng County, Yunnan, China. Wally Mann collection; Joe Budd...Budd photo. Tanzanite, 7.6 cm, from the Merelani mine near Arusha, Tanzania. Barry & Beth Kitt collection;...2.2 cm, from the Pulsifer quarry, Androscoggin County, Maine. Kyle Kevorkian collection; Jordan Root
Catalog/List
fossils in open fields within walking distance of home. Kevin's family moved to Mobile, Alabama which ...the western states. Colorado and Nevada were his favorites because of their mining and coin minting history...the university, Kevin delved into mineralogy and mining history, and began to update his mineral collection...country as well as exploring scores of abandoned mining towns from California to New Mexico to Montana...and in particular, the towns of the Hwy 95 mining district from Rhyolite to Goldfield and Tonopah. Kevin
Journal (issue)
(Continues on page 2) The Madison Mine, Madison, Carroll County, New Hampshire: An Addendum Art Smith...article on the Madison mine, Madison, Carroll County, briefly describing the mining history and my experiences...have made a sketch map showing the location of the mine pit in relation to the dumps, old mill site and... E. Reynolds cottage) and the area of the other mine buildings, now completely obliterated, are taken...Anonymous (1925) has the following about the Madison mine: About 1912 Albert E. Reynolds came. He had diamond
Journal (issue)
Vanadinite 3.4 cm, from the North Geronimo mine, La Paz County, Arizona. Dick Morris collection; Jeff Scovil...cover: (above) Stock certificate for the Silver King Mining Company (1878) Dick Morris collection (below) Stock...Stock Certificate for The Total Wreck Mining & Milling Company (1881) Dick Morris collection This special... considering the historic importance of copper mining in Arizona, native copper would be the logical...deemed more appropriate (and more likely to gain mining industry support) to propose designating copper
Journal (issue)
Rhodonite, 4.7 cm, from the 1700 level, Zinc Corporation mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. Collection...collection, John Chapman photo. • 2.5 cm, Top Camp mine, Western Ausytralia. George Stacey collection, Jeff...Scovil photo. Middle row from left: • 2.3 cm, Kintore mine, Coolgardie, Western Australia. Aloe Family collection;...various colonies as well, specifically to aid the mining community in exploiting much needed natural resources:...Australia (1896). To provide training in mining and metallurgy, Mining Schools were opened at Ballarat and
Journal (issue)
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...prospectors. All of this activity gave a jump-start to mining interests and prospecting in the lands of the Pacific...beautiful quartz specimens from Denny Mountain and King County, Washington, and the zeolites from the coastal...disposition of the collection remains unknown. The Fair home still stands in Lewiston. William S. Beekman (1867–1930s)
Book
tetrahedrite crystals; from the Home Sweet Home mine near Alma, Colorado. Found in 1965, it is considered...known as k1111zire; from the Pala Chief mine, San Diego County, California. Found shortly after the tum... he became a prominent physician in the famous mining towns of St. Joachimstal and Chem­ nitz. His interest...published several important books on minerals and mining from 1530 to 1556. Agricola's circle included two...to the French National Museum and the Freiberg Mining Academy, respectively. In our century, several
Journal (issue)
Golden Topaz, 3.5 inches, from Katlang, Mardan District, Pakistan; Freilich Collection. OPENING SPREAD:...Pyromorphite from the Bunker Hill mine, Idaho; Wulfenite from the Red Cloud mine, Arizona; Calcite and Fluorite...Fluorite from the Elmwood mine, Tennessee; Aquamarine from Pakistan; Wire Silver from Kongsberg, Norway;...in Calcite from the Tsumeb mine, Namibia; Novacekite from the Brumado mine, Brazil; Elbaite from Nuristan...San Benito County, California; Spinel from Mogok, Burma; and Emerald from the Coscuez mine, Colombia.
Report (volume)
Minerals of Colorado: A 100- Year Record By EDWIN B. ECKEL GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1 1 14 A...knowledge____________________________________ Future of Colorado mineralogy______________________________________...mineral localities and metallic mineral deposits of Colorado ________________________________ In pocket III...mineral localities and metallic mineral deposits of Colorado, has not been included in this reprint. Many of...especially Fischer and others, 1946). MINERALS OF COLORADO: A 100-YEAR RECORD By EDWIN B. EcKEL ABSTRACT
 
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