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Tenorite from
Gray Quarry, Hamilton, Hancock County, Illinois, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Tenorite
Formula:CuO
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tenorite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gray Quarry, Hamilton, Hancock County, Illinois, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:214855
Long-form Identifier:1:3:214855:7
GUID (UUID V4):3da783c4-89e5-4f56-a946-4abee325babb
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Sphalerite and calcite, 5 cm across, Denton mine, Hardin County. Ross Lillie specimen. +!.+!+%% 34!2+ +./8 ...chalcopyrite, and sphalerite, 12.7 cm high, Hardin County. Marv Rausch specimen. 3(%,"9 -!#/50). /5 ....3/. 0/0% (!2$). -!33!# 05,!3+) %8 !. $% 2 Illinois Mineral Locality Index 7)..%"!'/ /',% #!22/...(above). Map showing the counties in Illinois, courtesy the Illinois Geological Survey.   96*2: 405...at 19:53 09 October 2014 T he bedrock under Illinois is predominantly composed of Paleozoic sedimentary
Book (volume)
Dahlonega Co. and Rabum Co., and  the McDuffie County Belt extending through portions of McDuffie, Warren...Sphalerite. BALDWIN COUNTY MILLEDGEVILLE, at state farmjasper. BANKS COUNTY COMMERCE, along Hwy. 59...along adjoining Co. linerock crystal. BARROW COUNTY WINDER, along rd. to Jefferson and 1½ mi. inside...Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States BARTOW COUNTY AREA, Saltpeter Cave, as floatjasper. CARTERSVILLE:...(banded, various colors), jasper. BIBB COUNTY MACON:  at Holton Quarry, 7½ mi. NWagate;  N of Calloway
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
occurrences. These localities have been listed by county; and, strictly for convenience, the list has been...None­ theless, with the aid of a good state or county map, plus local inquiries, the list could be helpful...Wayne County International Salt C o . mine—Detroit Alpena County National G y p s u m C o . quarry (formerly...(formerly the Huron-Portland Ce­ ment Co. quarry)—Alpena barite, calcite, chalcopyrite (r), dolomite,...marcasite, pyrite, sphalerite, strontianite (r) Paxton quarry—Paxton calcite, chalcopyrite, dolomite, marcasite
Report (volume)
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...Jefferson County, at Elyton; Lee County, at Chewacla lime works; St. Clair County, at Gfeensport; Shelby
Book
....243 APPENDIX II: MINERAL SPECIES LISTED BY COUNTY ...............................248 ABOUT THE AUTHORS...Marquette County include the Presque Isle body, the Yellow Dog body in the northern part of the county, and...Ishpeming. Several bodies also occur in Dickinson County near the mouth of the Sturgeon River. A distinctive...outcrops in the SW¼ section 27, T44N, R31W, Iron County, about 1.6 kilometers west of Lake Ellen, and about...inclusion (xenolith) in the kimberlite consists of buff, gray, and black fossiliferous dolomite similar to that
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
W l / 2 N W & Section 7, T.I., R 19W of Garland County, Ark., some fine quartz xls containing chlorite...believe we can it was found at the New England Lime Quarry, Canaan (Litchfield Co.), Conn." use 3 or 4 dozen...would follow your example and small, lustrous, lead-gray stibnite xls on a send us similar reports. brownish...Sylvandale Rd., Jewett Some were rough, cellular, smoky gray City, Conn. masses of chalcedony that fl. brown...occurrence. This material comes from Chattahoochee County near Columbus, Ga. To better preserve the specimen
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
on the Post territory which covers most of Yuma County, Arizona, and a small area in California."—letter...Liggett military reserjade deposits in (Monterey County) Cali- vation are some of the very few found on...Middlesex signed to conserve the stone for removal County, Conn., was sent in by Richard by legitimate collectors...Gillette thorization and have utilized methods of Quarry. They were found in a mixture excavation which...label. GEORGIA—The following garnets from Coweta County, peared On p. 9 Of GEORGIA NEWSLETTER, Spring 1956
Journal (issue)
exploiting “fis­ sure deposits” in Keweenaw or Ontonagon County. Prime targets were large veins of solid copper...Keweenaw County; also important were the Minesota [sic] and National mines in Ontonagon County. The Cliff...that managed the Cliff, had already been mining tenorite—black cop­ per oxide—at Copper Harbor. One of...Attention would soon be focused on mining in Houghton County, at the expense of the pioneer operations in Keweenaw...Nonesuch Formation consists of 75 to 215 meters of dark gray, unmetamorphosed, argillaceous siltstone with subordinate
Report (volume)
............................... 105 107 115 Illinois.................................................Atlanta. Idaho______.Mr. Robert N. Bell, Boise. Illinois-_____.Mr. F. W. DeWolf, Urbana. USEFUL MINERALS...See Bauxite and Halloysite. 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 S., R. 7 E.;
Report (issue)
(CaBSiO4OH) vesicle filling from a basaltic Houghton County lava flow. Small specks of native copper occur...Chairman, Rogers City, 1961-1977 E. M. LAITALA, Hancock, 1961-1978 CARL T. JOHNSON, Cadillac, 1963-1979...exceptionally fine, twinned analcite crystals from Houghton County ························-··-······-··-········...····· 41 2. Ankerite on siderite from Alpena County ···-··············-··················· 46 3....stalactitic limonite from Negaunee in Marquette County ..............................................
Report (issue)
OF MINERALS AND MINERAL LOCALITIES ALLANITE Inyo County: 1, Coarse grained allanite occurs in a pegmatite...quadrangle, McAllister (4) p. 52. Los Angeles County: Additional reference, Patchick (2) p. 237. This...diagrams. 1, AMPHIBOLES ACTINOLITE San Bernardino County: 3, Additional Wrightwood, reported by Berkholz...locality in alluvium, near 21. HORNBLENDE Inyo County: 1, In large prismatic crystals up to 2.5 inches...Panamint Range, McAllister (4) p. 52. San Bernardino County: 2, Pargasite variety of hornblende occurs in coarsely
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Paao ama, Clark County. Walt Lombard0 specimen, Jeff Scovil photo. Churchill County Chalk Mountain District...Quartz, 14.2 cm across, Newbeny Mountains,Clark County. Steve Scott specimen, Jeff Scovil photo. Figure...Churchill County. Figure 2 (bottom). Wulfenite, 1.1 mm high, Chalk Mountain, Churchill County. Dan Behnke...[University of Otago] at 01:45 31 December 2014 Clark County Bunkenrille District Various mines and prospects:...malachite, pyrite, rosasite, smithsonite, sphalerite, tenorite, vauquelinite Tecoma District Jackson mine: wulfenite
Catalog/List
Fairfield County, Branchville White xlline with cymatolite, good study ... New Mexico Taos County, near Dixon...cerium aluminum silicate California Los Angeles County, Pacoima Canyon Large black tabular crystals in...iron silicate ACTINOLITE California San Bernardino County, Wrightwood Green prismatic crystalline mass ....iron silicate California San Benito County, Gem mine Compact blue-gray mass with natrolite ..... . GRUNERITE...sodium potassium alumino-silicate Arizona Final County, Christmas Dark green cleavages in andesite ..
Book
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...Feldspar HISSOP, Coosa Co., (near) Beryl JACKSON COUNTY Hematite KENNEDYS, Clay Co., (near) Magnetite MILLERVILLE...DELANEY, Madison Co. Quartz, (clear crystals) GARLAND COUNTY Quartz Crystals HOT SPRINGS, Garland Co. Malachite...Malachite HOT SPRINGS DISTRICT Quartz Xls LAWRENCE COUNTY Pearls LITTLE ROCK Quartz Crystals MAGNET COVE,
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Springs, Colo. ROCKS AND MINERALS The 1x2 inch dark gray glassy mass is a nice specimen as is but its luminosity...nor even under an argon lamp. "Fluorite. Teller County, Colorado." —on label. CONNECTICUT—"Perhaps you...ago I found a greenish golden beryl at Slocum's quarry in East Hampton (Middlesex Co.), Conn., weighing...in the U. S. have come from this quarry. Also found in this quarry was a y2 inch crystal of gem, pink...found in Dodge County near Empire, Plainfield and Jay Bird Springs, and in Irwin County near Osierfield
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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
malachite, bluishgreen chrysocolla and deep black tenorite. When it comes to beautiful minerals, the copper...snowy-white drusy quartz which line cavities of gray chert. California—R. F. Henley, 4075 19th Street...Please Send Them In. calcite from the West End quarry, Inyo Co., Calif., and the other is a bluishwhite...in Georgia at the fo'lowing localities: Cherokee County —2V2 miles northeast of Ball Ground, 1 mi'e northwest...of Cherry Grove School; Fayette County—near Fayetteville; Fulton County—near College Park. (Georgia Mineral
Journal (issue)
& M. Koval Mineralogy of the Killie mine, Elko County, N ev a d a ........................413 by G. E...come. In fact, the article in this issue on D uff quarry pyrite would probably not otherwise have been pub­...habits have been col­ lected at the Duff quarry in Logan County, Ohio, for more than ten years. The crystals...collectors alike. Pyrite crystals from the D uff quarry rarely exceed 5 mm across, and the larger ones...uff quarry is located on Route 117 approximately 2 kilometers north of Huntsville, Logan County, in west-central
Book (volume)
beds, excavations, etc.Selenite roses. BRULE COUNTY AREA: in the Oacoma zone of the Pierre Fm. On Elm...mi. S of Chamberlain) gray Barite rosette up to 5 or 6 inches. CAMPBELL COUNTY MOUND CITY, W to the Missouri...gravels, etc.petrified wood, wood opal. CORSON COUNTY LITTLE EAGLE:  area ridges, slopes, stream beds...Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States CUSTER COUNTY AREA: The November Mine, 1.2 mi. SE of the Needles...minesColumbite, Gold, Silver, etc.; and (2) Old Marble Quarry on the Needles Hwy. 5.5 mi. NEScheelite, and deep
Book
Mineral Trails Lakes States Wisconsin, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, by June Culp Zeitner $5.95 Gem...knowledge and enjoyment of this great owners, mine and quarry operators and science by collecting. Thanks too...new species of fossils have been collected in Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan. Dow Chemical has reported... Michigan and Huron virtually surrounding it. Illinois and Indiana are bordered in part by Lake Michigan...and the Keweenaw peninsula of Michigan. Southern Illinois, southern Indiana and southern Ohio have milder
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
left). Calcite, 5.5 cm high, Elmwood mine, Smith County. Terry Huizing specimen, Jeff Scovil photo. Figure...(above). Fluorite, 13.1 cm wide, Elmwood mine, Smith County. Francis Benjamin specimen, Jeff Scovil photo....Smith County. Terry Huizing specimen and photo. Figure 4 (right). Cumberland mine, Smith County. Travis...earths to make saltpeter, at Nicojack Cave in Marion County, then nitromagnesite at the same location (Shepard...Sevier County (Coskren and Lauf 2000). The following index is arranged alphabetically by county. It is
Catalog/List
radial groups on limonile ........... Utah Toelle County, Gold Hill, Gold Hill mine ~ransparent micro crystals...lapis AJOITE Copper aluminum silicate Arizona Pima County, Ajo, New Cornelia mine Sky blue micro xls and...cerium aluminum silicate California Los Angeles County, Pacoirna Canyon Large black tabular crystals in...antimony Germany Harz Mountains, Andreasberg Rich gray botryoidal aggregates in quartz ...... ALLOPHANE...aluminum sulfate England &lssex, Newhaven White to gray nodules ................... ALUNITE A basic sulfate
Catalog/List
PHOTOGRAPH: _ VANADINITE Apache mine, near Globe, Gila County, Arizona. Sharp hexagonal barrel-shaped crystal...zinc. Mexico Durango, Mapimi, mina Ojuela. Green-gray to red-brown crystalled on limonite, rich ........prism terminated at each end by fibrous growths of gray amianth. Hornblende, the most abundant member of...calcium hydroxy-silicate. Ca lifornia Riverside County, Crestmore. White prismatic crystalline on merwinite...QUARTZ AJOITE Copper aluminum silicate. Arizona Pima County, Ajo, New Cornelia mine. Sky-blue micro xls and
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
krasheninnikovite, calciolangbeinite, steklite, hematite, tenorite, pseudobrookite, As-bearing orthoclase, sylvite...discovered in the Glavnaya Tenoritovaya (“Major Tenorite”) fumarole, Second scoria cone, Northern Breakthrough...incompletely studied K-Pb-Cu chloride; hematite, tenorite, and chalcocyanite are earlier, sublimate minerals...Fluoro-tremolite from the Limecrest-Southdown quarry, Sparta, New Jersey, USA: crystal chemistry of a newly approved...Museum from the skarns at the Limecrest-Southdown quarry, Sparta, New Jersey, U.S.A. This specimen is now
 
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