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Chalcocite from
Climax Mine, Climax, Climax Mining District, Lake County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcocite
Formula:Cu2S
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcocite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Climax Mine, Climax, Climax Mining District, Lake County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:800790
Long-form Identifier:1:3:800790:2
GUID (UUID V4):49a90839-15d6-4732-91f6-c312fb69ae4a
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcocite
6.4km (4.0 miles) Russia Mine, Mount Lincoln, Alma Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
7.3km (4.5 miles) Moose Mine, Mount Bross, Alma Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
8.3km (5.1 miles) Dolly Varden Mine (Varden Mine), Mount Bross, Alma Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
15.0km (9.3 miles) Ibex Mine, Breece Hill, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
15.1km (9.4 miles) Penn No. 3 Mine, Lake County, Colorado, USA
15.5km (9.6 miles) Breece Hill, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
15.9km (9.9 miles) Venier Mine, Lake County, Colorado, USA
16.5km (10.3 miles) Tucson Mine, Iron Hill, Lake County, Colorado, USA
24.1km (15.0 miles) Champion Mine, Gilman, Gilman Mining District (Battle Mountain Mining District; Red Cliff Mining District), Eagle County, Colorado, USA
25.8km (16.0 miles) Eagle Mine, Gilman, Gilman Mining District (Battle Mountain Mining District; Red Cliff Mining District), Eagle County, Colorado, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
(above). Pyrite, Alice Glory Hole, Clear Creek County. Cluster of intergrown crystals showing light...Figure 2 (right). Pyrite, Mountain Spring mine, Rico, Dolores County. Cluster of modified cubes; specimen...C*O*L*O*R*A*D*O PYRITE BARBARA L. MUNTYAN Ouray County Museum Ouray, Colorado 81427 Mineral photographs by John R...Park City, Utah; Washington State; and numerous Colorado localities. Pyrite crystallizes in the isometric...Pyrite is the most common sulfide mineral found in Colorado; it is found in a wide variety of occurrences
Report (issue)
INSTITUTE OF MINING & TECHNOLOGY CAMPUS STATION SOCORRO, NEW MEXICO NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING Sc TECHNOLOGY............................................... 7 Mining .......................................................................... Petaca mining district, Rio Arriba County ...................................25 25 25 Page Other occurrences, Rio Arriba County ............................................................................... 26 Bromide mining district ..........................................
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 (issue)
Newsletter $6.00 Fibrous Malachite from the Mindingi Mine Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo Tony Nikischer...fibrous malachite from the Mindingi Mine in the Kambove District of Katanga began to appear in the specimen...ten {I 0) years ago (see figure J ). Although the mine was first worked superficially in the 1930s for...DRC as well (see figure 2). Today, the Mindingi Mine continues to produce wonderful malachite specimens...specimenand image. Nickel Laterite From the Tiebaghi Mine, New Caledonia Bob Werner werner@lcturbonet.com
Report (issue)
Mendenhall, Director Bulletin 846 C THE CLIMAX MOLYBDENUM DEPOSIT COLORADO BY B. S. BUTLER and J. W. VANDERWILT...____-___-___--______--________ Previous geologic work in the district..______________________________ Page 195 196...map and sections of Climax molybdenum district. In pocket 24. A, Climax district in winter; B, Panorama...Panorama of a part of Mosquito Range including Climax district.._.______-__-___ 198 25. Recrystallized sc...--_---------_222 32. Detailed map of Climax molybdenum district..__________ In pocket 33-37. Cross sections
Report (issue)
SEG Symposia, October 30 and 31, 1988, Denver, Colorado RICHARD W. HUTCHINSON AND RICHARD I, GRAUCH...Brooks Range, Alaska, in 1979, prior to drilling or mining. Ground water seeping from the Red Dog deposit...«2. of the eccisemene of the Misima Gold-Silver Mine, Papua New Guinea ........ .G. I. Wilson and R....eae ie Discovery. The McLaughlin Gold Mine, Napa, Yolo, and Lake Counties, California Fre ee ieee i...HUTCHINSON Department of Geology, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado 80401 AND RICHARD I. GRAUCH
Report (issue)
Mo porphyry 2.2 Cu Au porphyry 2.3 Mo porphyry Climax 2.4 Mo porphyry low F 2.5 Fe skarn 2.6 Cu skarn...Norte Cty, CA Santa Helena, Antioquia, Colombia Goto Mine, Luzan, P.I. References Wells, F. G. et al 1946...APPROXIMATE SYNONYM DATE Granite molybdenite Climax December 6, 1982 OF (REFERENCE) Mutschler and...in K-feldspar altered host rocks. Examples Climax Colorado References 10 Rb White and others, 1981...(Cyprus), York Harbor, (Canada) Turner-Albright, (USA) References 3.1 (continued) Petersen and Zantop
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
of the Climax porphyry molybdenum deposit was established. Using a genetic model for the Climax, the Climax...Climax geologists (Wallace et al. 1978) investigated the Urad mine which was mined for molybdenite~luartz...at a depth of 510m near Mt. Emmons in the same Colorado mineral belt in 1970. The orebody occurs at the...modeling, as is shown by the Kalamazoo--San Manuel and Climax ore deposits. The mineralization is magmatic-hydrothermal...can be shown in southwestern United States, by chalcocite blanket with phyllic alteration, copper anomaly
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
Report (volume)
Rm G-84 DENVER, Colorado--Federal Bldg., Rm. 169, 1961 Stout St. LAKEWOOD, Colorado-- Federal Center...Center, Rm. 1C402, 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr. SALT LAKE CITY, Utah--Federal Bldg., Rm. 8105,125 South State...model of Climax Mo deposits, by Stephen D. Ludington 73 Grade and tonnage model of Climax Mo deposits...section of a Climax Mo deposit 74 Tonnages of Climax Mo deposits 75 Molybdenum grades of Climax Mo deposits...rock types 133 Cross section through the Kalavos district Cyprus showing relationship of massive sulfide
Report (issue)
AND MINING WASTES NOTES FROM A WORKSHOP PRESENTED AT THE INTERNATIONAL LAND RECLAMATION AND MINE DRAINAGE... Predicting Water Contamination from Metal Mines and Mining Wastes O^ggg^C. Kathleen S. Smith, Ph.D. Geoffrey...80225 Workshop 2 International Land Reclamation and Mine Drainage Conference and the Third International... Predicting Water Contamination from Metal Mines and Mining Wastes FOREWORD This report contains copies of...presented at the International Land Reclamation and Mine Drainage Conference and the Third International
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Ceresco Ridge porphyry molybdenite deposit, Climax, Colorado and a comparison with the Hollister deposit...Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401, U.S.A. E....Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401, U.S.A. and...of the Ceresco Ore Body in Ceresco Ridge, Climax, Colorado. The deposit contained sufficient pyrite to...of secondary minerals, where observed prior to mining of the ridge, was ferrimolybdite --) jarosite --
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Kalamazooportionof the San Manuel-Kalamazoo district,Pinal County,Arizona, has presentedan unparalleledopportunityfor...drilling(Lowell,1968) of the Kalamazoo portionof the district and in exploitationof the San Manuel portion....centerof the orebodyis 1968), located in Pinal County, Arizona, is here poorlymetallized, so that ore...Note the umbrella-like flare of dikeswarmandthe chalcocite enrichment zone(CCa). pœqm-Oracle Granite,TKrnp=...bioti•te bn bornite cal calcite car carbonate cc chalcocite cp chalcopyrite chl chlorite tm tourmaline
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
ABSTRACT. The Copper Creek area is in eastern Pinal County, Arizona. Cretaceous(?) sediments,interbeddedwith...500,000have been recovered. The Childs-Aldwinkle mine, the largest producer, is a pipe deposit with the...gangue minerals. Molybdenite, in the ChildsAidwinkle mine is the latest hypogenesulphide. The depositis consideredto.............................. Other pipesof the district .............................. Origin of the pipesof...CopperCreek area. Weed, consultantfor one of the early mining companies, was interestedin the origin of the numerouspipesof
Report (issue)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Chapter I. Mining Districts of Counties and the State of Utah. .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 County Listings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Chapter II. Mining Districts of Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . 4 Mineral Localities Listed by County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Beaver County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Report (issue)
HYDROTHERMAL AND MAGMATIC MINERAL DEPOSITS Page Magma, Mine,;Superior (oo. ciges Rocttactek ors eno os es snl...NevadaiGity —'Grass: Valley) iter ore ae ee Shasta County a eee cere asses ee avs Oe ee COlOTAMGS ee Pie...al bined 5 on jake Colorado Utah, Arizona> NewsNLexicoe se ete eaten en Colorado Plateau: sijcsces etn...mines of which a district is composed but rather that the geological conditions from one mine to another within...within the district are so generally the same that what is said of one mine will be true for the others
Report (volume)
Intrusive Rocks ana Associated Ore Deposits in the Colorado Mineral Belt U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN... Alaska Rm. 101,4230 University Dr. LAKEWOOD, Colorado Federal Center, Bldg. 810 MENLO PARK, California...Center, Rm. 1C402, 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr. SALT LAKE CITY, Utah Federal Bldg., Rm. 8105, 125 South State...Intrusive Rocks and Associated Ore Deposits in the Colorado Mineral Belt By Charles G. Cunningham, Charles...understand the temporal and spatial evolution of the Colorado Mineral Belt UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING
Report (issue)
molybdenum-rich; gold-rich (2.1, 2.2) 9 Molybdenum porphyry climax type; low fluorine type (2.3, 2.4) 12 Copper...copper, Mo-rich; Au-rich 8 4. Molybdenum porphyry-Climax type, low F 11 5. Copper skarn, lead-zinc skarn...complex mineralogy (such as the California-Vetas district) would be useful, not only for exploration in...the Eastern Cordillera at the California-Vetas District (Domain 23) (Sillitoe and others, 1982). Undiscovered...Molybdenum porphyry - Climax type; low F. 11 2.3 2.4 MOLYBDENUM PORPHYRY, CLIMAX TYPE MOLYBENUM PORPHYRY
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
ECONOMIC GEOLOGISTS AND THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING AND METAL- LURGICALENGINEERS, NEW YORK MEETING...cassiterite and columbite-tantalite. Prospecting and mining have been particularly active since World War II...in zonedpegmatitescanbe appliedto prospectingand mining of pegmatite depositsin these two areas of South...company,Territory EnterprisesLtd., is developingand mining depositsat Rum Jungle itself and other companiesand...syndicatesare beginningto be active elsewhere in the district. Tropical weatheringof outcropscombinedwith soil
Report (issue)
decide whether a certain metalliferous deposit or district should be included or not. The problem was also...other forms) since 1935 is reviewed. New sulfur mining and recovery projects in the United States and...chemical properties of sulfur, the geology and mining operations of the salt-dome sulfur deposits, the...sulfur by superheated water through wells at Sulphur mine, Louisiana, are fully detailed. Exploration and...Swager, W. L. , and Sullivan, J. D. , 1951, Sulphur: Mining Engineering, vol. 3. , pp. 403409. The history
Report (issue)
About 200 km northeast of the quadrangle in Gila County, Ariz., the Dripping Spring Quartzite, one formation...deposits from Ajo to deposits in the MiamiInspiration district including the Casa Grande, Sacaton, and Poston...periods of enrichment formed a small amount of chalcocite and a great variety of copper oxide minerals...body contains phyllic alteration. The New Cornelia mine produced about 45,360 tonnes of copper per year...and the mine is currently (1985) closed. Phelps Dodge Corporation planned to expand the mine so that
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the work conductedat Urad-Henderson and Climax, both in Colorado, the nature of compoundbrecciapipes seemsto...than 100 pipes are exposed in the Copper Creek district in Pinal and Graham Counties,Arizona (CC, Fig..."small" disseminatedcopper deposit beneath the Mammoth mine area (Medhi, 1976). A secondstageof reconnaissance(carried...The numberof intrusivebrecciabodies--especially district in Pinal and Graham Counties(CC, Fig. 1). 290...Klondyke;LP, Lavenderpit; MM, Morenci-Metcalfe; P, Pima mine; RH, Red Hill; RM, Red Mountain; SD, Safforddistrict;
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the United States Geological Survey and the Colorado Mining Association. This paper as first prepared...41aska-Treadwell Mine.--Spencer TM describes metasomatic alteration in the Alaska-Treadwell mine as follows:...32 99.0o Chalcopyrite..................... Chalcocite .............................. ........ --...by Butler •* as follows: They In the Bingham district the earlier stagesof alteration of the monzonite...monzonitewall-rock adjacent to fissures,Bingham district, Utah. Table IV. and Fig. 4 show the mineral
Book
Fetter Lalle, London EC4P .:lEE Pllhlisiled ill the USA h)' Chapman (Iml Hall 29 West 35th Street, ,\Iou...reasons for the approach taken Mineral deposit or mine? A genetic model as the basis for exploration The...Sandstone-hosted uranium deposits of the western USA Concluding statement References ORES FORMED BY MET...towards the cost of travel: the Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, the British Council, BP Minerals...many geologists who have given their time during mine visits and responded to our queries. We have benefited
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informed on ore-dressing developments throughout the mining world. AEROFLOAT® Promoters AEROFLOC® Reagents...COMPANY MINING CHEMICALS DEPARTMENT 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK 20, N.Y. MINING WORLD Mining Wor ... Including the Export Edition WORLD MINING Published VOLUME monthly except in April when publication...Columns For Ion Exchange By Don HArGrRovtE Newmont Mining Corporation’s subsidiary operates 440-ton per day...electrolytically precipitate the mercury. locked place Mining How The Russians Muck By Dr. Grorce Rost Out
 
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