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Chalcopyrite from
Emperius Mine, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Sphaleriteⓘ11 photos of Chalcopyrite associated with Sphalerite at this locality.
Galenaⓘ10 photos of Chalcopyrite associated with Galena at this locality.
Amethystⓘ5 photos of Chalcopyrite associated with Amethyst at this locality.
Quartzⓘ5 photos of Chalcopyrite associated with Quartz at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Emperius Mine, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:378462
Long-form Identifier:1:3:378462:4
GUID (UUID V4):3b56aa7e-7ea9-44ca-83ec-75aa3f33b7c0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘCommodore Mine, Amethyst vein, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘBachelor Mine, Amethyst vein, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘOverholt Lode, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘBulldog Mountain Mine, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘSolomon Mine, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘLast Chance Mine, Amethyst vein, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA
1.7km (1.0 miles) ⓘAmethyst Mine, Amethyst vein, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA
2.3km (1.5 miles) ⓘHappy Thought Mine, Amethyst vein, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA
2.7km (1.6 miles) ⓘColewood Tunnel Occurrence, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘWhite Star Mine, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Microminerals in the Creede Mining District The Amethyst, Commodore No. 5 Mineral County, Colorado Unless otherwise...Mountain Mines C reede is located in southwestern Colorado on the edge of the San Juan Mountains just south...in the Creede district was at the Holy Moses mine high above East Willow Creek, but the district did not...West Willow Creek approximately 1.5 miles north of Creede. The Commodore No. 5 ore bins are the first structures...Commodore mine perched on the mountainside. The Amethyst mine is north of the Commodore mine, and most
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
S OF C R E E D E , M I N E R A L C O U N T Y , COLORADO By ARTHUR E. SMITH, JR. 91 18 Concho, Houston...written in recent years on the mineral and rock collecting at Creede. This region has much to offer the...collectors make Creede a stopping point for their Color­ ado vacations. The region around Creede is said to...mines where the prin­ cipal collecting is for mineral specimens though some lapidary materials such as...turquoise have been collected. Many who collect at the Creede Mines do not know what minerals to look for and
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
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...Amethyst, Last Chance, Commodore, and Bachelor. The mining encampment grew from a small settlement to a town...gravitated to mining boom towns. In 1890 the settlement was unofficially named Creede (Mumey 1949) in
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
[University of Nebraska, Lincoln] at 13:31 09 June 2016 Colorado boasts numerous localities where fine sphalerite...phalerite, (Zn,Fe)S, can be one of the more desirable mineral species for collectors and museums alike. One...Elmwood, Tennessee; the mines of the Tri-State district of Missouri-OklaDownloaded by [University of Nebraska...of sphalerite also occur at many localities in Colorado, in shades of amber, emerald- or lime-green,...Muntyan, former director of the Ouray County Museum in Ouray, Colorado, is a frequent contributor to Rocks
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
2016 Mashamba West Mine, Shaba, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Red Dome Mine, Queensland, Australia...Australia M any mineral species of particular interest to the collector are derived from near-surface processes...dissolved oxygen in rain water and its control of mineral oxidation, particularly in sulfides and sulfosalts...have favorably affected the economics of many mineral deposits, especially those of copper. At relatively...Connoisseur’s Choice. Cuprite is most familiar as a red mineral varying in hue from cochineal-red through ruby-
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...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
Report (volume)
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
Report (issue)
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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Ore Depositionin the CreedeMining District, SanJuan Mountains,Colorado' Part IV. Sourceof Fluids from Oxygen...the nearsurface silver-basemetal vein depositsat Creede was measuredby direct analysis of inclusionfluidsin...(number of determinationsgiven in parentheses): Mineral Sphalerite Quartz Illire aDn2o %o -81 to -54 (4)...interstitial waters in the moat surroundingthe Creede caldera. begunin an effortto establish the sources...This studywas Introduction 1832 CREEDEMINING DISTRICT: PART IV 1833 mostof thevein-filling history
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
JR.,PHILIP M. BETHKE,ANDEDWINt‱OEDDER Abstract Mineral assemblages involving pyrite, hematite, chlorite...K-feldspar, sericite, sphalerite,galena,and chalcopyrite are interpretedwith the aid of data from fl...modelfor ore depositionhas importantimplications for mineral exploration. Mineralshavingretrograde solubilities...of the Creedemining district. The ore depositsand the detailedgeologyof the district have been described...vein, one of the importantproducingveinsin the district,togetherwith evidencefrom fluid inclusionstrappedin
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
August 2013 BARBARA L. MUNTYAN P.O. Box 495 Ouray, Colorado 8 I427 hodochrosite, a manganese carbonate with...with the formula Mn2+C0,, i s one of the mineral species most desired by collectors and museums alike...alike. Although not larly common mineral, it is neverthealess re orted from localities worldwide. Rhodochrosite...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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Tourmaline on quartz, Cruzeiro mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History specimen...Pelt photo. MarcWApril: Beryl and calcite, La Pita mine, Maripi Boyacii, Columbia. Cal Graeber, Leonard...near Badger Creek, north of Coaldale, Fremont County, Colorado. Dave Bunk specimen, Jeff Scovil photo. July/August:...(Herkimer “diamonds’’), Treasure Mountain Diamond mine, near Little Falls, New York. Uli Bahmann specimen...SepteniberlOctober: Gold, Smuggler Union mine, Telluride district, Colorado. Colorado School of Mines Museum specimen
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
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...the same way you may have toured through Colorado on a mineral collecting trip. This route, from the plains...gemstones are known to occur. We cannot discuss every Colorado gemstone occurrence; rather, this is a general
Book (edition)
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
Journal (issue)
TECHNOLOGY SR-treatment* N failures. BLUE RIBBON MINING AWARD 1960 *pat. pend. SMtlas Copco 545 Fifth...REPAIRS IN 29 YEARS’ WORLD MINING Edition, WORLD including the Export MINING March VOL. 23, No. 3 ...on Colorado’s Badger Flats as a third beryllium mineral—the rare euclase—is discovered. Production at... Request Bulletin No. 063. WHAT'S GOING ON IN MINING Rocky Mountain Southwest Central and Eastern ;...to hard 2 in. and Newsmakers in World Mining Metal and Mineral Prices Concentrates Geologist’s Reduce
Report (issue)
_________________ ___. Nevada ___________ Elko County. - ______ ... _ Star mine, Harrison Pass _____ ____ Pag« 59...63 Good Hope barite mine, Tuscarora Range _____ _ ._. ________ Humboldt County Golconda manganese-tungsten...Ltd., mine...... --_--______.______ Lincoln County__-__-----_-----_-----___ Tern Piute district............ Mineral County____-_______________ Rawhide district____ .________..__ Nevada Scheelite mine.. _ ______...______ Hooper No. 2 mine __ _____ _ _ Yankee Girl mine_______________ Desert Scheelite and Gunmetal mines
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Twenty-five, Number Four Articles Earthquakes and mineral collections .....................................manager for rates,) (Tinted in the U.S.A. New mineral occurrences from the Laurium mines, Greece ..............305 by W. E. Wilson & M . O'Donoghue Mineral Stories .........................................overcooking can release harmful fumes. 242 Glossary of Mineral Species 1995 We have been sold out of the last...judgment on descriptions and names of potential new mineral species prior to their publication (see Dunn and
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l JJ 1atYON RALPH Moore's COMPENDIUM of Mineral Discoveries -------~â–șâ–ș--.‱.... -~~1---------- ...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...Mount Malosa, Chilwa alkaline province, Zomba district. "Illite" is the name of a series of incompletely...crystals and in themselves are never of interest to mineral collectors. However, unusual discoveries in the
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MINING WORLD CATALOG, SURVEY & DIRECTORY NUMBER Blue Pages Pink Section Yellow Pages DIRECTORY INDEX...231-26] > 68 United States Mining in 1960 State-by-state report from and MINING to zinc Alaska to Wyoming...Shipments by mines for 1958, 1959, 1960 B96 Open Pit Mine Production ef 3 Technological ; Advances Tons...Underground Mine Production from 1955 through 1960 > 101 Geology and Exploration Mineral Dressing ...—==erererr Ofslo(Seep colitetol Mining Open Pit Mining World-Wide Mining Reports Africa-Asia-Caribbean-Europe
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this explain why Hydroseals Tee IN THE MAJOR MINING PUMPS PROTECTED CENTERS OF THE WORLD Most... Most of the world’s molybdenum comes from this Colorado pit. The 12,250-ft. elevation doesn’t make the...machines like the “Caterpillar” Diesel products mining throughout the world. Tractors. Bulldozers, Motor...repiling bauxite and loading trucks for Reynolds Mining Corporation, near Hurricane Creek, Arkansas. CATERPILLAR...JJ SYD)! te up in a wooden pail. Missouri lead mine about 1890. —_—— ; eee if atOT ace | | Horse
Report (Issue volume)
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