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Biotite from
Fern Creek, Devils Head Pegmatite Mining District, Douglas County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Creek
Classification
Species:'Biotite' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Biotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Fern Creek, Devils Head Pegmatite Mining District, Douglas County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:374061
Long-form Identifier:1:3:374061:3
GUID (UUID V4):88994a28-940b-4469-8cfa-33973e031957
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
5.3km (3.3 miles) ā“˜Lost Dutchman pegmatite, Devils Head Pegmatite Mining District, Douglas County, Colorado, USA
5.3km (3.3 miles) ā“˜Spielman prospect (Spielman pegmatite), Devils Head Pegmatite Mining District, Douglas County, Colorado, USA
6.3km (3.9 miles) ā“˜Denver Mine, Devils Head Pegmatite Mining District, Douglas County, Colorado, USA
6.8km (4.2 miles) ā“˜Rusty Pick Occurrence, Devils Head Pegmatite Mining District, Douglas County, Colorado, USA
7.2km (4.5 miles) ā“˜Little Anna, Devils Head Pegmatite Mining District, Douglas County, Colorado, USA
9.8km (6.1 miles) ā“˜Devils Head Occurrence (C.M.S.), Devils Head Pegmatite Mining District, Douglas County, Colorado, USA
11.7km (7.3 miles) ā“˜Snowflake Feldspar Mine, Teller County, Colorado, USA
12.8km (8.0 miles) ā“˜Three Musketeers Mine, Devils Head Pegmatite Mining District, Douglas County, Colorado, USA
14.4km (8.9 miles) ā“˜Cramer Mine (Magnuson Quarry), Devils Head Pegmatite Mining District, Douglas County, Colorado, USA
14.6km (9.0 miles) ā“˜Cramer No. 2 Quarry (Snowdrift Quarry), Devils Head Pegmatite Mining District, Douglas County, Colorado, USA
References
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Report (issue)
ANTIMONY AND QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN THE YELLOW PINE DISTRICT, IDAHO By FEANK C. SCHEADEE and CLYDE P. Ross...antimony and quicksilver deposits of the Yellow Pine district have been described by Bell,1 Thomson,2 Livingston...Schrader made a brief visit to the Yellow Pine district in July, 1923, to examine the antimony deposits...deposits, and Mr. Ross spent four days in the district in 1924 examining the quicksilver deposits, as renewed...Albert Hennessy and G. B. Kennedy, residents of the district, for aid and information in the field, and to
Book
Halka. Time, rocks, and the Rockies. 1. Geologyā€”Coloradoā€”Rocky Mountain National Parkā€” Guide-books. 2... 34 Granby to Rocky Mountain National Park .. Colorado 7 Lyons to Estes Park......... III Roadside Geology:...Gorge Trail............. Loch Valeā€”Sky Pond Trail... Fern Lakeā€”Odessa Lake Trai Easts Longs Peak Trail Lake...Lake Trail.. Chasm Lake Trail Lawn Lake Trail Colorado Riverā€”Little Yellowstone Trail .. Glossary \snsitieens:...geologic map in Chapter II is derived from the map of Colorado published by the USGS in 1979, with changes suggested
Report (issue)
GEOLOGY OF THE YELLOW PINE CINNABAR-MINING DISTRICT, IDAHO. By ESPER S. LARSEN and D. C. LIVINGSTON...LIVINGSTON. INTRODUCTION. The Yellow Pine district was visited by Mr. Livingston, of the University of Idaho,...weeks later. Mr. Livingston spent five days in the district and Mr. Larsen three. Acknowledgments are due...of the district and also for an excellent detailed map of the workings and geology of the Fern mine. Acknowledgments...all the operators of the district, especially to Mr. E. H. Van Meter, of the Fern mine, for personal courtesies
Report (issue)
Geology of the Menominee Iron-Bearing District Dickinson County, Michigan and Florence and Marinette... Geology of the Menominee Iron-Bearing District Dickinson County, Michigan and Florence and Marinette Counties..._____________ _ Amphibolite __________________ _ Biotite schist _______-___________ _ Metasedimentary rocks..._ _ Chocolay Group _______________________ _ Fern Creek Formation ______________ _ Sturgeon Quartzite...term "iron ore" ____________ _ History of iron mining ______________________ _ Future exploration and
Report (issue)
Geology of Central Dickinson County Michigan GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL Prepared in cooperation...Conservation PAPER 310 Geology of Central Dickinson County Michigan By H. L. JAMES, L. D. CLARK, C. A. LAMEY...___ General features.___________________ Skunk Creek member _______________ Six-Mile Lake amphibolite____-_-_____-__... Chocolay group_____________________________ Fern Creek formation ___________________ Sturgeon quart...___ Age relations.__________________________ Pegmatite, granite, and hornblende diorite_____ Description
Report (issue)
. . . Geologic map of a part of the Vermilion district and the Vermilion Granitic Complex . . . . . ...1980; Sims and others, 1984), and in Dickinson County, northern Michigan (James and others, 1961), older...terrane also contains layers and lenses of garnet-biotite gneiss, amphibolite, and metagabbro. These rocks...composed of two kinds of biotite gneiss and amphibolite. One of the biotite gneisses contains the mineral...mineral association biotite-cordierite-garnet-anthophyllite in addition to quartz and plagioclase, and
Report (issue)
_________ Paint River group______------___ Dunn Creek slate__________ Riverton iron-formation ______ Hiawatha...basis of detailed mapping in central Dickinson County; it consists of metamorphosed sedimentary and volcanic...Solberg schist with the interbedded iron-rich Skunk Creek member, and the SixMile Lake amphibolite. Separated...accepted correlations with the strata of the Mesabi district of Minnesota, which have been traced into the...these are (a) the Chocolay group, comprising the Fern Creek formation, Sturgeon quartzite, and Randville
Report (issue)
of the Marquette and Sands Quadrangles Marquette County Michigan GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL Prepared...of the Marquette and Sands Quadrangles Marquette County Michigan By JACOB E. GAIR and ROBERT E. THADEN...Metamorphism- ____________________________ Compeau Creek Gneiss__-__-_-_____-____________ Definition, distribution...enites. ___________---_-.-_-_----------------Pegmatite ______---_------__------__----------Aplite---...________ Pattern of joints and dikes in Compeau Creek Gneiss north of Marquette synclinorium_______________
Report (issue)
Numerous samples were contributed by geologists of mining companies, and these are acknowledged in the text...Introductory Statement ............ . 86 Vermilion District .................. . General Statement .........Structure and Thickness .... . Ages for the Vermilion District Soudan Area ................ . Knife Lake Area...Statement ....................... . 65 . . .. Mesabi District .............................. . General Statement.... . . .. . .. 109 Metasediments of the Cuyuna District .. 110 Description ..........................
Report (volume)
3% miles long near the town of Stibnite, Valley County, Idaho. Ore has been mined from only two deposits...area, the Yellow Pine and Meadow Creek mines of the Bradley Mining Co. The Yellow Pine mine was the largest...antimony, and silver ores were mined in the Meadow Creek mine, which was closed in 1938. Quartz monzonite...scheelite. The main ore bodies occur along the Meadow Creek fault, a shear zone as much as several hundred feet...tungsten and antimony ore. Ore mined at the Meadow Creek mine contained 0.23 ounce of gold per ton and 1
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
feldspar, muscovite, and biotite, K-Ar ages for hornblende, muscovite, biotite, and feldspar, and U-Pb...than 1,900 m.y. and younger than 2,700 m.y. (4) Biotite Rb-Sr and K-Ar ages and muscovite K-Ar ages were...(lowest to highest): feldspar K-Ar, biotite K-Ar, muscovite K-Ar, biotite Rb-Sr, zircon U239-Pb2Ā°8, zircon...L. JAMES For this study, potassium-feldspar, biotite, muscovite, and zircon were separated from igneous...rocks of the area around Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan. The recent demonstration by Hart (1961)
Report (volume)
Crossroads: Lyons, P. L., 4. Gilbert H., 10. Colorado, South Silverton area: Expanding horizons: Lay...the future: Just, E. ing: Burwell, E. B., Jr., 4. Mining geology, retrospect and Index fossils: Stephenson...6. L. R. , 6. Mineralogy, chemical, problems: Pegmatite phosphates, problems: Fleischer, M., 6. Fisher..., 11. D. J. Rocky Mtn. geosyncline in Canada: Colorado Plateau: Wengerd, Warren; P. S., 4. S. A., 6.... Landform interpretation, stereoSearch for new mining districts: Nolan, T. B., 1. pairs: Powers, W. E
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billion knownfromextensive studies ofseven iron-mining districts-or ranges--andan eighthrange,the Gunflint...wasrepresented in all of the LakeSuperior iron-mining disbutwithlittlesuccess (e.g.,VanHiseandLeith,1911)...Ā© Ā© 1985 Ā© Iā€¢chigemme Tyler Copps Blair Creek :.ā€¢ Ɵ Emperor Ā©ā€¢ Negaunee ā€¢ River ..... ? ...dome(Sims,1990b),4 = Baraga basin,5 = Marquette district,6 = Menominee range,and7 = Iron River-Crystal...tothedepositional system thatinitiate Creek, Enchantment Lake, and Fern Creek Formations.A andterminatethe deposition
Report (issue)
........................................ Apple Creek Formation................................................................................ Lawson Creek Formation.................................................. Carbonate rocks in the Bayhorse mining district................................................... Basal dolomite of Bayhorse Creek....................................................................................... Upper carbonate of Cash Creek................................................
Report (issue)
Mineralization of the Gold Basin-Lost Basin Mining Districts, Mohave County, Arizona U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL...MINERALIZATION OF THE GOLD BASIN-LOST BASIN MINING DISTRICTS, MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA Placer gold nugget about...Lost Basin mining district. Geology and Gold Mineralization of the Gold Basin-Lost Basin Mining Districts...Districts, Mohave County, Arizona By TED G. THEODORE, WILL N. BLAIR, and J. THOMAS NASH With a section on...mineralization of the Gold Basin-Lost Basin mining districts, Mohave County, Arizona. (U.S. Geological Survey Professional
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STAINLESS STEEL CABBING UNIT This machine is made in the USA for Kingsley North. Features an all stainless steel...spin-on polish head at both ends, the machine comes with only a right had spin on head and features a...3000 grits. A right hand 6 x Ā¼ā€ 20 spin ā€“ on polish head, polishing pad and 5 grams diamond compound is included...Peak Historical Society Museum, in Florissant, Colorado, include the areaā€™s minerals. This unusual specimen...with fluorite is from a claim near Crystal Park, Colorado, at the base of Pikes Peak. (Jeff Scovil photo/
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Washington, D. C. A.I.M.E. Trans.-American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers Transactions. New York...Ontario. Canadian Inst. Mining and Metallurgy Trans.-Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Transactions...-Canadian Mining and Metallurgical Bulletin. Montreal. Canadian Min. J our.-Canadian Mining Journal. Garden...Quart.-Colorado School of Mines Quarterly. Golden, Colo. Colo. Univ. Studies, Gen. Ser.-Colorado University...Chicago. _ . Los Angeles County Mus. Quart.; Sci. Ser., Paleontology-Los Angeles County Museum Quarterly; Science
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Underlies Church limestone member; overlies Bachelor Creek limestone member. M. R. Mudge, C. P. Walters, and...Bull. 1060-D, p. 193, 252-253, pl. 7. In Nemaha County, Kans., member is basal unit of Howard limestone...Aarde farm, sec. 4, T. 26 S., R. 11 E., Greenwood County. Aaron Slatet Precambrian or Paleozoic: Central...Precambrian. Well exposed at many places along Aaron's Creek, Person and Granville Counties, N.C. Abbott Formation...Babylon sandstone, Manley coal, Tarter coal, Pope Creek coal, and Bernadotte sandstone. Report presents
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Variations across the Proterozoic Penokean Orogen, USA and Canada John P. Craddock, David H. Malone, Mark...Variations across the Proterozoic Penokean Orogen, USA and Canada, Precambrian Research (2018), doi: https://doi...Variations across the Proterozoic Penokean Orogen, USA and Canada John P. Craddock, Geology Department,... Macalester College, St. Paul, MN 55105 USA David H. Malone, Department of Geography-Geology, Illinois...Geosciences, Boise State University, Boise, ID 83725 USA Jennifer N. Gifford, The University of Mississippi
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STAINLESS STEEL CABBING UNIT This machine is made in the USA for Kingsley North. Features an all stainless steel...spin-on polish head at both ends, the machine comes with only a right had spin on head and features a...3000 grits. A right hand 6 x Ā¼ā€ 20 spin ā€“ on polish head, polishing pad and 5 grams diamond compound is included...collections. This beryl (var. albite) from Gilgit District, Pakistan, is in the collection of Marc Weill...FOSSIL SHOW JAN. 31 - FEB. 14, 2015 ~ Tucson, AZ COLORADO MINERAL & FOSSIL SHOW - Spring WEST COAST GEM
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
located in an area known as the Felch Mountain district of DickinsonCounty, about 15 miles north of the...a few miles west of Groveland, and the entire district lies ā€¢vithin a meta- morphiczonecharacterizedby...TABLE GEOLOGIC SUCCESSION 1 IN THE FELCH DISTRICT (after James et al, 1961) Quaternary Till,...Randville dolomite Group Sturgeon quartzite Fern Creek Formation ............ Lower Precambrian Unconformity...the Felch district,it doesnot applyto the VulcanFormationin otherpartsof Dickinson County. 1098 J
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T. J. Bornhorst, P. Brandes, R. Clark (Cliffs Mining Services Co.), B. C. Cornilsen, R. V. Dietrich...helpful suggestions throughout the project; to Ashton Mining of Canada, Inc. and Crystal Exploration, Inc.,...APPENDIX I: MICHIGAN MUSEUMS AND EXHIBITS FEATURING MINING, MINERALS, ROCKS, AND FOSSILS .......................243 APPENDIX II: MINERAL SPECIES LISTED BY COUNTY ...............................248 ABOUT THE AUTHORS...Michigan are the following: granite (including pegmatite and aplite), granodiorite, diorite, tonalite,
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MN 55812, USA b Minnesota Geological Survey, 2642 University Avenue, St Paul, MN 55114, USA Accepted 19...interest, largely because of more than a century of mining of Lake Superior-type iron-formations. Much of...of the Chocolay Group Ɛ the Fern Creek, Enchantment Lake, and Reany Creek Formations Ɛ unconformably overlie...with little supporting evidence, that the Reany Creek Formation was deposited in an Archean strikeĀ±slip...overlain by the Bad River Dolomite. The Fern CreekĀ±Reany CreekĀ±Enchantment Lake package has been correlated
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
5251 Broad Branch Rd., N.W., Washington, DC 20015, USA b Department of Geology, University of Helsinki,...Maryland at College Park, College Park, MD 20742, USA Received 13 November 2005; received in revised form...of the Chocolay Group in the Lake Superior area, USA and the Gordon Lake Formation of the correlative...detrital pyrite and uraninite of the Livingstone Creek and Matinenda formations, suggesting low atmospheric...of the Lake Superior in Michigan and Wisconsin, USA. The Chocolay Group was likely deposited in a failed
Report (volume)
occurs; and the Colorado group or shale, used widely in Canada, is under the State of Colorado. Not all geologic...(Alberta) Albion glacial stage 1 (Colorado) Alma glacial substage 2 (Colorado) INDEX TO THE GEOLOGIC NAMES...substage 2 (Colorado) Angel Lake glacial stage 1 (Nevada) fAnimas interglacial epoch ! (Colorado) Arapaho...Arapaho glacial stage 2 (Colorado) Bigelow glacial substage 2 (Colorado) fBighorn glacial epoch J (Wyoming)...glacial stage l (Utah) Brisco glacial substage 2 (Colorado) Buffalo glacial stage * (Wyoming) Bull Lake
 
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