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Phenakite from
Cameron Cone, Crystal Park, El Paso County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Phenakite
Formula:Be2SiO4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Phenakite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cameron Cone, Crystal Park, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:8568
Long-form Identifier:1:3:8568:7
GUID (UUID V4):998f3c92-d464-4d68-940c-982c552100fa
Nearest other occurrences of Phenakite
4.3km (2.7 miles) Sentinel rock (Specimen rock), Pikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
4.4km (2.7 miles) Specimen Rock, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
5.3km (3.3 miles) Hunters Run, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
7.8km (4.9 miles) Stove Mountain (Cookstove Mountain), El Paso County, Colorado, USA
31.6km (19.6 miles) Florissant (Topaz Butte), Teller County, Colorado, USA
34.3km (21.3 miles) Crystal Peak, Teller County, Colorado, USA
36.5km (22.7 miles) Ray Ziegler pegmatite pocket, Crystal Peak, Teller County, Colorado, USA
37.9km (23.6 miles) Ten-Percenter Mine, Teller County, Colorado, USA
48.5km (30.1 miles) Topaz Mountain Gem Mine (Matucat Road deposits), Park County, Colorado, USA
50.7km (31.5 miles) Badger Flats Area (China Wall Cupola; Boomer Mine; Mary Lee Mine; Redskin Mine), Lake George Beryllium area (Badger Flats Beryllium area; Mountain Dale), Park County, Colorado, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
COLORADO TOPAZ Topaz, Al Si0 (F,OH) is one of Colorado's better known gem minerals. Though Col­ orado...(PJM), 975 (TCM) Box 25046, Federal Center Denver, Colorado 80225-0046 A ccording to Cross and Hillebrand...discovery of Colorado topaz was made about 1880 by a Mr. Thiebald,* "a prospector of Colorado Springs."...have been in the Crystal Park area. The largest fine-quality topaz specimens in Colorado occur in several...are also referred to the general discussions of Colorado topaz in Eckel (1961) and Pearl (1963) and to
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
northwest acro88 the cliff’s of Glen Cove to South Park and the Tarryall Mountains. Researchers have subdivided...northeasterly-trending continentul Figure 2. Geologic map of the Colorado Front Range showing the Precambrian metamorphic...Karistrom 1978; Lanthier 1978). Farther south in Colorado, sediments accumulated in decper-water rocks formed...Survey into “Early, Middle, and Late” Eras. In Colorado we because of the subsequent folding and overthrusting...subduction zone and possibly the creation Era in Colorado and Wyoming of a volcanic island arc. Carpenter
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
University Auburn, Alabama 36849 cookrob@auburn.edu Phenakite Downloaded by [University of Tennessee, Knoxville]...04:13 19 December 2014 Mount Antero, Chaffee County, Colorado A s virtually every collector knows, many...and some districts, such as those in San Diego County, California, and many of those in Minas Gerais...rarer topaz, garnet, and phenakite specimens. Perhaps America’s best-known phenakite occurrence, and certainly...aquamarine localities, Mount Antero, Chaffee County, Colorado, was highlighted by Jacobson and Lees (2008)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
CLASSIC COLORADO PORTFOLIO MINERALS: BARBARA L . MUNTYAN 6978 Mapiti Court Boulder, Colorado 80301 COLORADO...COLORADO IS ONE OF THE MOST HIGHL Y MINERALIZED states in the Union. Not only is it known for the variety...found in Colorado occur in extraordinarily large and beautiful crystals. Some of the best Colorado specimens...rather common species from a number of famous Colorado locales. There were literally dozens of other...Shares of Colorado. Figure 1 (left): Hematite after siderite, quartz, Lake George, Park County, Colorado
Book (edition)
MILEAGE L OGS. REVISED EDITION Revised Edition, COLORADO GEM TRAILS AND MINERAL GUIDE HICllAHD :--1. PEARL...an extensive ¥em and mineral collecting tour 01 Colorado, revealing the interesting places where Nature...highways. Latest information is given on local tra\'el and collecting conditions and land ownership, so...Swallow, Publisher) 2679 South York Street Denver, Colorado 80210 - , =· - ·, BOOKS BY RICHARD M. PEARL...PEARL Exploring Rocks, Minerals, Fossils in Colorado America's Mountain: Pikes Peak and the Pikes Peak
Book (edition)
— _ ; 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...Nature As Sculptor: A Geologic Interpretation of Colorado Scenery Guide to Geologic Literature Popular Gemology...Gemology Mineral Collectors Handbook Colorado Gem Trails The Art of Gem Cutting (With Dr. H. C. Dake)...Dake) * RICHARD M. PEARL ★ COLORADO GEM TRAILS AND MINERAL GUIDE ★ SKETCH MAPS BY MIGNON WARDELL PEARL
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Museum of Nature and Science 2001 Colorado Boulevard Denver, Colorado 80205-5798 jmurphy @ dmns.org PETER...Survey MS 150, Box 25046 Federal Center Denver, Colorado 80225-0046 pmodresk @ usgs.gov Unless otherwise...to 2000) J oin us for a gemstone tour around Colorado! Our field trip takes us from east to west in...in the same way you may have toured through Colorado on a mineral collecting trip. This route, from the...gemstones are known to occur. We cannot discuss every Colorado gemstone occurrence; rather, this is a general
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England Richard C. Erd U.S. Geological Survey Menlo Park, CA Donald R. Peacor University of Michigan Ann...R. Kampf Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County George Robinson National Museums of Canada Arthur...SPECIMENS from the collection of the Geology Museum, Colorado School of Mines. See page 242 for a full description... All rights reserved. notes fromthej EDITOR COLORADO-III Here we are with our third special issue devoted...devoted to the mines and minerals of Colorado. As most long-time subscribers know, the first in the series
Report (issue)
Denver, Colorado, USA © 2011 by Lithographie, LLC P.O. Box 11613 • Denver, CO 80211 • USA Phone 1.303...collection Robert Weldon photo Above: Topaz, 5.5 cm tall El Chalten, Santa Cruz, Argentina Scott Rudolph collection...Topaz ALFREDO PETROV & JOHN RAKOVAN 34. Colorful Colorado DAVID W. BUNK 42. Mongolian Topaz: The Gorkhi...and chromium can substitute for aluminum in the crystal structure. Ideal "fluortopaz" (Al2SiO4F2) would...lighter and larger than fluorine. Crystals and Crystal Structure Crystals are orthorhombic and are typically
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I. Jacobson, Denver, CO Anthony R. Kampf, l.A. County Museum of Natural History, CA Virgil W. Lueth,...across a local area net\,vork. Subscription offices: USA/North America: Taylor & Francis Group, LLC, 530 Walnut...Copyright Clearance Center (www.copyright.com) in the USA or the Copyright Licensing Agency (www. cla.co.uk)...Brazil: At the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Carl A. Francis and Aaron Celestian 89 Who's...cm high, Himalaya mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego County, California; E: Tourmaline, 13.8 cm, Madagascar;
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...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,...up-to-date guidebook to the state’s minerals is Colorado Rockhounding, by Voynick (1994). Other published
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
Journal (issue)
- - - - - - - - - - - Mineral Collections 1n Colorado A Supplement to The Mineralogical Record November-December..."Smithsonian packet," Smoky Hawk claim, Florissant, Colorado. Collected in 2008; Dorris Family collection;...certificates for mines in the Cripple Creek District, Colorado, in 1898 and 1901. Sponsorship: This special supplement...Collecting in Colorado The Collections: Mel & Pam Bersch Ryan Bowling Ralph Clark Colorado School of Mines...Thompson George Witters Martin Zinn III and Colorado in the :Mineralogical Record Supplement to The
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
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...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...body of literature. The first published list of Colorado mineral localities (in­ cluding quartz) was included
Book (volume)
...........................................59 Colorado ...............................................................548 Table of Maps Page Alabama County Map ...................................................................................4 Alaska County and Stream Map ......................................................................22 Arizona County Map ................................................................................49 Arkansas County Map ..........................................
Book (volume)
...........................................47 Colorado ................................................rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham...were well known to prehistoric Indians.) BARBOUR COUNTY BAKER HILL, SE 1 mi. : 1 in a deep ravine, as a...deep red to variegated⎯ocher. BIBB COUNTY GENERAL AREA: c county gravel pits along the Cahaba R.⎯gemmy
Book (volume)
...........................................47 Colorado ................................................rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham...were well known to prehistoric Indians.) BARBOUR COUNTY BAKER HILL, SE 1 mi. : 1 in a deep ravine, as a...deep red to variegated⎯ocher. BIBB COUNTY GENERAL AREA: c county gravel pits along the Cahaba R.⎯gemmy
Journal (issue)
England Richard C. Erd U.S. Geological Survey Menlo Park, CA Steven R. Morehead Riverside, CA Donald R. Peacor...Menzies Pink topaz from the Thomas Range, Juab County, U ta h .........................................check out this new way of selecting purchases. Crystal Models Anyone who has ever tried to study crystallography...that the process is much easier if you have goo crystal models to play with. Rene Just Haiiy (1743-1822)...collectibles today. Among the more recent producers of crystal model sets was tl German mineralogist Paul Heinrich
Book (volume)
_— ’* : i mine in. q)! Y eit iia -el ~~ a a 7 : 7 ¢ z = NTs tbee _ = hee Dy...Isle Royale National Park were rendered by Superintendent John G. Lewis and Park Historian Lloyd Abelson...Barron of the Southern Gem and Mineral Company of El Paso, Texas. Information on the Virgin Valley opal deposits...Kobuk jade locality. Descriptions of San Diego County, California, gemstones and the mines in which they...the generous assistance of many residents of that county. My special thanks are extended to Elbert H. McMacken
Book
information b Book review c Crystal morphology information d Crystal drawing ff Continues on following...193-256 137-208 129-192 209-264 193-256 [ [ COLORADO-Ill] 177-256 121-184 89-168 1-120 1-88 [ ...177-256 185-280 169-248 [ 425-528 337--400 COLORADO-II] 321--400 337--400 ARIZONA-Ill] 337--400...69-132 65-128 1-64 11 / 1980 20 I 1989 [ COLORADO-I] [ 289-352 385-448 [ AUSTRALlA] 353-504...Iaria from the Howard-Montgomery quarry, Howard County, Maryland (by J. S. White) 25:53-54 AFGHANISTAN
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vugs of crystalline talc. Easily the best extant crystal, a doubly terminated floater found in a talc vug...long (Marty, 2004 ). AFRICA widely in Litchfield County, where good crystals were taken from quartz veins...region (Brunet, I 977b ). NEW YORK Amity, Orange County. At many isolated collected sites between the towns...Litchfield County. Ilmenite masses and crystals from somewhere near Washington, Litchfield County, were described...Hastings County. In fall 1994, Dan and Shelley Lambert extracted excellent loose ilmenite crystal clusters
Book (volume)
56 ct), Sweet Home Mine, Colorado; colorless scheelite (19.66 ct), Kern County, California; octagonal...Vivid blue matched benitoite gems from San Benito County, California, consisting of 52 benitoites and 75...Ellis, [D; Jeannette B. Carillo, Gem Center USA, EI Paso, TX; Gary Christopher, The Prospectors Cache...James D. Lindberg, Las Cruces, NM; Jack Lowell, Colorado Gem & Mineral Co., Tempe, AZ; Steven & Lorna Lukinuk...Resources, Vancouver, BC; Barbara L. Muntyan, Ouray County Historical Society, Ouray, CO; Merrill O. Murphy
Book (volume)
rhoColorado; eolorless scheelite (19.66 cc), Kern Cowny, California;...Vivid blue matched benitoite gems from Sai, Benito County, California, consisting of 52 benitoites and 75...Ellis, ID; Jeannette B. Carillo, Gen1 Center USA, El Paso, TX; Gary Christopher, The Prospectors Cache...James D. Lindberg, Las Cruces, NM; Jack Lowell, Colorado Ge1n & Mineral Co., Tempe, AZ; Steven & Lorna...Resources, Vancouver, BC; Barbara L. Muntyan, Ouray County Historical Society, Ouray, CO; Merrill 0. Murphy
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and the science o f crystall ography- the six crystal systems and thei r characteristics. The actual...Format,ons Compact and Special Forms Druses and Crystal Amorphous Forms VII PHASES OF ROCK COLLECTING...SYMMETRY OF CRYSTALS 88 Nature of a Crystal I Th e Six Crystal Systems I Characteristic of the Systems...These are needed to spltt layers of rock remove crystal cavities from cliffs and tnm specimens to the desired...Center Geological Survey Federal Center Denver Colorado 80225 Index sheets from wh ich the precise maps
Book
Amazonite: Mineralogy, Crystal Chemistry, and ­Typomorphism Mikhail Ostrooumov Institute of Earth Sciences...OX5 1GB, UK 225 Wyman Street, Waltham, MA 02451, USA Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved...of research that treats its various attributes: crystal chemistry, properties, conditions of formation...deposits in Brazil, India, Canada, Mexico, Mongolia, USA, and other countries. The goal of the conducted laboratory...to obtain the fullest possible description of crystal chemical features and properties of amazonite.
 
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