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Gypsum from
Burleigh Mine, Illinois Mine, Georgetown District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Gypsum
Formula:CaSO4 · 2H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Gypsum data
Locality Data:Click here to view Burleigh Mine, Illinois Mine, Georgetown District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:438461
Long-form Identifier:1:3:438461:8
GUID (UUID V4):001988e5-62db-472f-a2bb-6f4113d795f6
References
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Report (volume)
A. F. Rogers, Stanford University, Palo Alto. Colorado.........Prof. R. D. George, Boulder. Connecticut...Georgia..........Dr. S. W. McCallie, Atlanta. Illinois...........Mr. F. W. DeWolf, Urbana. Indiana.....See Bauxite and Hallpysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found...commercial quantity or quality. Asphalt. Colbert County, small quantity has been shipped from near Leighton;...following localities: Bibb County, Pratts Ferry; Calhoun County, near Tampa; Clay County, T. 20, Pv. 7 E.; Jefferson
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
would like to report an occurrence of satin spar gypsum, north of La Jolla in San Diego Co., Calif. Take...La Jolla, in western San Diego County, is in S / W California. COLORADO — A most attractive specimen consisting...San Juan Co., Colorado." Gladstone, in northern San Juan County, is in S / W Colorado. "This specimen...Stafford, in northern Tolland County, is in N / E Connecticut. ILLINOIS — "Enclosed you will find a geode...comes from the Gray Bros. Quarry near Hamilton, Illinois." — sent in by Bill Frier, 816 Carroll, Keokuk
Report (volume)
............................................. Colorado........................................................................................ 102 District of Columbia ................................................................... 105 107 115 Illinois.................................................especially from those of Arkansas, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Oregon, South Dakota, Tennessee,...minerals and rocks, their occurrence and uses: Colorado State Geol. Survey Bull. 6, 1913. 8 USEFUL
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
northeast near Jamestown in Cherokee County is another lead mine." ARIZONA—A letter dated Sept. 17, 1953...his letter, dated Aug. 19, 1953, writes:— "An old mine near here had cavities in it that contained a sandlike...Reservation north of this community (in Apache County) with "high hopes" of finding the legendary diamond...Arkansas. ARKANSAS—Galena has been mined near Blakely Creek, Garland Co., Ark. CALIFORNIA—The following letter...found at the Red Ledge chromite mine in the Washington mining district of Nevada Co., Calif. It consists
Report (issue)
GEOLOGY OF THE GEORGETOWN QlJADRANGLE (TOGETHER 'VITH THE EMPIRE DISTRICT) COLORADo· BY JOSIAH E. SPURR............... Topography and geography of the Georgetown quadrangle ...................................................._.......... . Distribution in Colorado ...................................................................... . Distribution in the Georgetown quadrangle ......................................... : ............ _.... 97 Gold belt near Georgetown.· .................. _. __ ........... , .. _
Journal (issue)
SENTINELS II THE WEST INSIDE STORY The Cactus Mine 47 PERSPECTIVE Is Mining Paying Its W.ay ? 54...Environmental Green: $$$$$$$$ $ierra Green 58 59 MINING DISTRICT The Sound of Silver: Life in Calico 60 ENVIRONMENT...When is it a Mine ? 88 MINING FAMILY: The Mulcahys 69 FOR THE RECORD: The Maggie Mine 69 OLD TOOLS...TOOLS OF THE TRADE: The Burleigh Rock Drill 76 FLORA: Mistletoe: The Tree Killer 80 ANTIQUITY: Christian...future, in thi is ue INSIDE STORY review the a tu mine. Another example of the cyclical n~ture f miner
Report (volume)
New York. Colorado Geological Survey: Bulletins 11, 15, 17-19, 23, 24. Denver, Colo. Colorado School of...9, 10; Quarterly, vols. 14, 15. Golden, Colo. Colorado Scientific Society: Proceedings, vol. 11, pp....Boletin de Miuas, nos. 5, 6. Habana, Cuba. Delaware County Institute of Science: Proceedings, vol. 8, no....Moscow, Idaho. Illinois Academy of Science: Transactions, vols. 9, 10. Springfield, III. Illinois State Geological...Virginia Geological Survey: County Reports, Fayette County, Wehster County. Morganton, W. Va. Wisconsin
Book (edition)
interpretati qf s ~ -. is correct, the Princes mine lie on th north fun and the Caiicrinite Hill andDa... ' t . ,. Distributed by: Princess Sodalite Mine Rock Shop Highway28 RR4 Bancroft, ON KOL lCO All...the area has been known for its mines. The first mine in the region (Coe Hill) opened in the 1880s producing...was relatively easy to wander into a closed-down mine or quarry and spend hours chipping away at the rock...is identified by a common name, in the case of a mine or quarry usually that of the original developing
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
on gypsum in the oxidized zone and about 40 feet above water level. Site: Arizona's Hillside mine, producer... found at the Hillside mine at the same time. (Editor's Note: The above mine is at Hillside, Yavapai...whitish, cork-like masses at Blythe, Riverside Co. COLORADO: In the last issue appeared a short item relative... Richard M. Pearl, Dept. of Geology, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, Colo. 497 ROCKS AND MINERALS...undoubtedly the Hahns Peak area in Routt County, northern Colorado. It is not usually especially noted for
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
are interesting specimens. Centreville is in Bibb County, in the central part of Alabama. Near Odenville...carries a large picture of the famous lead-zinc mine at Tiger, Ariz. This caption reads: "This is Tiger—mining...community of about 1,200 in southeastern Pinal County which probably will become a ghost town when the...and Development Company shuts down its lead-zinc mine (on hill at left). Company officials say development...will ease the economic blow to the area. The Tiger mine, one of the biggest lead producers in the U. S.
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Murfreesboro, Pike Co., Ark. This is in the cinnabar district of Howard, Pike, and Clark Counties, Ark. This...Modesto, Calif. Both specimens come from an old Gold mine at Placerville, El Dorado Co., Calif. The following... Here a diabase sill forms a cliff along Putah Creek; a 40-ft. thickness of the sill is exposed, to its...when cut into cabachon, ashtrays and bookends." COLORADO — A most interesting specimen of small canary-yellow...by Seymour F. Dozier, Red Oak, Route 1, Fulton County, Georgia. Large lumps of this material can be picked
Book
volume is dedicated is four-fold: (1) To locate by mine, deposit, or community those mineralized areas of...Co. Hematite CALERA, Shelby Co. Wavkllite CLAY COUNTY, Sec. 24. T. 19 S R., 7 E. STATUARY, Coosa Co...Co., (W. border of* Marble Crystalline TALLADEGA COUNTY Marble, (crystalline) VALLEY HEAD, DeKalb Co. Hematite...VILLAGE SPRINGS, Blount Co. Hematite WOODS COPPER MINE, Cloaburne Co. Sphalerite ARIZONA COVEI.I.ITE...Feldspar HISSOP, Coosa Co., (near) Beryl JACKSON COUNTY Hematite KENNEDYS, Clay Co., (near) Magnetite MILLERVILLE
Report (issue)
Oxidized Zinc Deposits of the United States Part 3. Colorado By ALLEN V. HEYL GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN...deposits and the resources of oxidized zin.c ores in Colorado UNITED STATES· GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON...19180xidized zinc deposits of the United States. Part 3. Colorado. Washington, U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1964. vi...Bibliography : p. 88-91. 1. Zinc ores-Colorado. 2. Zinc mines and mining-Colorado. I. Title. (Series) For sale..._________ Rifle Creek district_ _ _ _____________ _ ___ ____ __ ________ __ __ __ Clear Creek County_____
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Bethlehem Steel Corporation's Cornwall mine. They invaded the mine in 58 cars. Fifteen members of the Newark...is the new Chairman of the Lapidary sec- Cornwall mine with us. tion. Leonard Duersmith, John Price and...polished cab in silver and collected at the French Creek Mine near St. Peters, Pa., on Sunday, August 16th...open pit of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation iron mine at Cornwall, Lebanon Co., Penn. (Photo by Harold...good in heaven. Rockland County Mineral & Gem Society The Rockland County Mineral & Gem Society meets
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
mineral has been mined quite extensively in Clay County, Alabama, from one end to the other. It is quite...chrysocolla and greenish malachite. From San Manuel Mine, San Manuel, Arizona. Tourmaline: Mass of black...ARKANSAS—Brown jasper pebbles have been found in a creek bed near Benton, Saline Co., Ark. ROCKS AND MINERALS...Stayton Mine, Lone Tree, two miles south of Antimony Peak, near Hollister, San Benito County, California...its original shape. The Stayton Mine is principally a quicksilver mine, yielding cinnabar and native mercury
Book (volume)
Illinois ILLINOIS Known as the Prairie State, Illinois exhibits a length of 378 miles and a width of...above sea level. Though well endowed with fossils, Illinois has little to offer gem and mineral collectors...in the Lead-Zinc mining dists. of northwestern Illinois, the glacial drift of the Late Pleistocene Wisconsin...the famed Coal Measures so often mentioned in Illinois geology. These measures constitute the Upper Carboniferous...600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare
Book (volume)
Illinois ILLINOIS Known as the Prairie State, Illinois exhibits a length of 378 miles and a width of...above sea level. Though well endowed with fossils, Illinois has little to offer gem and mineral collectors...in the Lead-Zinc mining dists. of northwestern Illinois, the glacial drift of the Late Pleistocene Wisconsin...the famed Coal Measures so often mentioned in Illinois geology. These measures constitute the Upper Carboniferous...600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare
Book (edition)
sOO0Ofoss Colorado LITHO BY WALSWORTH PUB. CO., INC., MARCELINE, MO. Colorado GOLD AND FARMS... of all other McMahon, unpublished Mining District, in reproduction. map Colo. places Albuquerque...Albuquerque, NM of Leadville a map of Territorial Colorado c. 1876, and a woodcut engraving Bird’s Eye View...scock G. York, Includes indexes. 1. Colorado. 2. Colorado. is Waele. Mines and mineral resources--...DressOne. MEXIC ies 35 Publisher’s Preface Colorado! The very name (which means “‘colored red’’) conjures
Book (edition)
org/details/coloradoitsgolds1880foss 77 Colorado Gold and Silver Mines, FARMS AND STOCK RANGES...r^HIS volume, as its name implies, is devoted to Colorado. Its con¬ tents are descriptive, statistical... of useful and general information concerning Colorado, and trusts this book will meet the present requirements...Denver—Pueblo. 33-42 Colorado Springs—Maniton... 33-42 Union Pacific Railway System. 42 Colorado Central and Kansas...Health and Pleasure Resorts of Central and Southern Colorado. 46-53 Grand Canon of the Arkansas...49 and 112
Book (edition)
describes sites under of the nearest town and county. and the many maps included book contain such...edition. These include Russell Kemp of Chicago, Illinois, Marcus Daly Pruett of Butte, Montana, Walter...minerals. He will pick over stream beds, gravel pits, mine dumps, road cuts, and quarries. Some gems may also...Distribution Center in Denver Federal Center, Denver 25, Colorado. The centers supply on request a free index, from... even an unfenced range, a deserted cabin, or a mine dump. Be ready to sign a waiver absolving the owner
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
with prospectors. Author's collection. copper, gypsum, barite, and lithium carbonate, while past production...Black Hawk district in New Mexico (MarcWApril 1993). GE ON OM i I - Getchell mine, Potosi district...Gilbert district GO - Goldfield district GP - Gold Point district GS - Goodsprings district HA - Hamilton...Hamilton district (now White Pine, WP) Iron Hat district - Jarbidge district KL - Klondyke district KM -...- Killie mine, Spruce Mountain district IH JA - (SM) Lewis district Maggie Creek district Majubo Hill
Book (edition)
Sy \e AS \ ie. Yin tj tty Z UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS LIBRARY AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN BOOKSTACKS PE TAC...Archive in 2022 with funding from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign https://archive.org/details...Opbir-Burroughs, HILL anp NEVADAVILLE. Mercer County. ; ; California, First Nat’] Burroughs and Kansas...ae American Hilae Ss POSEN 1% xiS LEA Colorado GOLD AND FARMS SILVER AND Peet tt Ae STOCK...HIS volume, as its name implies, is devoted to Colorado. tents are descriptive, statistical, and historical
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Bulldog Tunnel of the Inspiration copper mine. The Live Oak copper mine of the same company (Inspiration Copper...crystals found in the Josephine Mine near Volcanoville, Eldorado County, California. What your correspondent...interest. I happen to be a part owner of the Josephine Mine, and acted as Engineer and Geologist during the...All of these cavities were lined with beautiful clear quartz crystals. Most of the clusters were broken...chipped off leaving magnificent clusters of crystal clear quartz crystals 2 and 3 inches in diameter and five
Report (volume)
Alaska-Rm. 101, 4230 University Dr. • LAKEWOOD, Colorado-Federal Center, Bldg. 810 • MENLO PARK, California-Bldg...Stratigraphic-Nomenclature-New York (State)-Niagara County Region. I. Brett, Carlton E. (Carlton Elliot) II..................................... 27 Densmore Creek Phosphate Bed ........................................................................ 35 Second Creek Phosphate Bed ........................................................................ 37 Salmon Creek Phosphate Bed .................................
Report (volume)
Proc.-Colorado Scientific Society Proceedings. Denver, Colo. Colo. Univ. Studies, Gen. Ser.-Colorado University...Idaho Bur. Mines and Geology Pamph.-Idaho Bureau of Mine~j~· and Geology Pamphlet. Moscow, Idaho. Ill. State...State Geol. Survey Circ.; Rept. Inv.-Illinois State Geological Hq.ryey Circulars; Report of Investigations...zinc-lead-barite deposits in an area in Lafayette County east of Cuba City, Wisconsin: U. S. Geol. Survey...c.anal· ..' · -yol,orado-Big Thompson Projec~ Colorado: U.S. llur_.Recl_ .· ~ation, Eng. Geology Br.
 
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