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Quartz from
Ajax Mine, Ophir Mining District, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ajax Mine, Ophir Mining District, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:495942
Long-form Identifier:1:3:495942:7
GUID (UUID V4):b4d897d4-8dd1-477a-b787-215ac648cd47
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
0.8km (0.5 miles) β“˜Potratz Prospect, Ophir Mining District, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA
1.4km (0.8 miles) β“˜Victory Mine (Evening Star), Ophir Mining District, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) β“˜Cyclone Mine, Ophir Mining District, Powell County, Montana, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) β“˜Bumblebee, Ophir Mining District, Powell County, Montana, USA
3.5km (2.2 miles) β“˜Price Claims, Ophir Mining District, Powell County, Montana, USA
4.6km (2.8 miles) β“˜McKay Mine, Ophir Mining District, Powell County, Montana, USA
4.6km (2.8 miles) β“˜Snowshoe Gulch Tungsten Property (Shamrock; Friday; Snowbird; Boulder Ore; Montana Old Lady Smith; Arnold Bielenberg; Strategic), Ophir Mining District, Powell County, Montana, USA
5.4km (3.3 miles) β“˜Denver Mine, Ophir Mining District, Powell County, Montana, USA
5.6km (3.5 miles) β“˜Fairview Mine (Coulson Mine), Ophir Mining District, Powell County, Montana, USA
5.8km (3.6 miles) β“˜Butterfly Occurrence, Ophir Mining District, Powell County, Montana, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Report (issue)
Mineralogic and Grade-Tonnage Information on Low-Sulfide Au-Quartz Veins by James D. Bliss and Gail M....preliminary and has not been reviewed for conformity with U.S. Geological Survey editorial standards and stratigraphic........................................ 1 Grade and tonnage models........................................................... 3 Frequency, abundance and grouping of sulfides................. 4 Non-sulfides...Data on grade, tonnages and mineralogy of deposits classifed as lowsulfide Au-quartz veins were compiled
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Other Mines and Veins of Marshall Basin and the Mines and Veins of Coronet, Savage, and Ingram Basins...The Great Irony of the Cross of Gold n the long and tortuous debate over the country's monetary systtwi...that took place between the end of the Civil War and the establishmenr of the * 3 Federal Reserve System...is further back and lo the left of center. Old 'limlmy inill Is even further back and above Argentine...house. Photo hy Uycrs, CB.1904. courtcs\ Ouraj County Historical Society. Volume 75, November/December
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of the East Tintic Mountains Utah By H. T. MORRIS and T. S. LOVERING fPith a section on QUATERNARY DEPOSITS...regional correlation, variation in lit ho logy, and importance as host rocks for replacement ore bodies...towns, and accessibility.________________ Physical features_____________________________ Climate and vegetation...features.___________________________ Sedimentary and igneous rocks.______________________ Precambrian...______ Tintic quartzite. __-__-_---_---_-___________ Ophir formation____________________________ Lower shale
Report (issue)
General Geology and Mines of the East Tintic Mining District, Utah and Juab Counties, Utah GEOLOGICAL... 5 r General Geology and Mines of the East Tintic: Mining District, Utah and juab Counties, Utah By...By H. T. MORRIS and T. S. LOVERING With sections on THE GEOLOGY OF THE BURGIN MINE By A. PAUL MOGENSEN...PERRY, and S. M. SMITH and THE GEOLOGY OF THE TRIXIE MINE By A. PAUL MOGENSEN, H. T. MORRIS, and S. M...structures, and mines of a highly productive silver, gold, and base-metal mining district in the east-central
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
THE OPHIR No. 7 MINING DISTRICT. SEYMOUR G. OLMSTEAD. INTRODUCTION. The Ophir Mining District is...becoming more and more evident that the discoveryand developmentof future minesin the older mining regionsmust...the geologist'sideas to practicalmining. The Ophir District lies 6n the westernside of the Oquirrh Range...City by rail, and it is one of the early campsof the State of Utah. The Oquirrh Range and its continuation...Bingham,Stockton,Ophir, Mercur and Tintic mining districts,is undoubtedlythe greatest mining region in the
Report (issue)
MINERAL AND ENERGY RESOURCE ASSESSMENT OF THE HELENA NATIONAL FOREST, WEST-CENTRAL MONTANA Edited by...Ludington2 , and A.E. McCafferty1 Open-File Report 96-683-A This report is preliminary and has not been... or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government... MINERAL AND ENERGY RESOURCE ASSESSMENT OF THE HELENA NATIONAL FOREST, WEST-CENTRAL MONTANA U.S. GEOLOGICAL...west-central Montana. It lies in the vicinity of Helena, the capitol city of Montana, and includes Federal
Report (issue)
Preliminary map of the resource areas in the Basin and Range Province of Utah by George Wong Open-File...preliminary and has not been reviewed for conformity with U.S. Geological Survey editorial standards and stratigraphic...of trade names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the USGS. 1983 Contents...Table Table 1. District descriptions Preliminary map of the resource areas in the Basin and Range Province...within the Basin and Range Province. These areas include past or present mining and prospecting activity
Report (volume)
Geology of the Eureka Quadrangle Utah and Juab Counties, Utah ~y HAL T. MORRIS :oN.TRIBUTIONS TO }EOLOGICAL...principal productive parts of the Tintic and East Tintic mining districts JNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING...Beck, West Beck, and East Beck faults ___ ------------------Leadville, Intermediate, and Miliionaire Row...____ _ ___ ___ ______ ______ ______________ _ Sioux-Ajax fault___________________________________________..._____ _ Yankee and Addie faults___________________________________ Selma and Eureka Lilly and associated
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
five minesof the Climax-typein the last half decade,and at least one similar major ore body will begin operationby...arrangedin order of decreasing hydrogenmetasomatism and includesericitic,argillic,propyliticand potassium...stockworksoccursin (a) veinletsassociatedwith quartz, and lesser amountsof othersulfides, oxidesandgangue;(b)...finefracturescontainingmolybdenite paint; (d) brecciafilling; and morerarely (e) disseminated grains. Intrusionand...where reconstructed are less than 400 ΓΈ C. Mineral and alteration assem- blagezoning,whilevariable,are
Report (volume)
842 OF THE GREATER HELENA MINING REGION MONTANA BY J. T. PARDEE and F. C. SCHRADER UNITED STATES..._.....________-__-__-.___-_-----------_-__ Area and field work.__-.-.________-___-__-___.-_----_-----__-Arrangement...____________________________________ Topography and geology.-__-__-____--.-___-_-_-.----------__._ Ore...work..__.......__._____________.____ 8 History and production._________-;.-___-__---__-_-_-_-__---____...(Algonkian)._______________________________ Paleozoic and Mesozoic rocks--______.______-.__.._.____ Tertiary
Report (issue)
Smith, Mark A. Vendl, and Karen A. Vendl L ocated in southwestern Colorado and covering over 31,000...kilometers, the San Juans are some of the highest and most rugged mountains in the state. Hundreds of peaks...past 250 years, men have sought to extract gold and silver from these mountains. However, it was not...addition to gold and silver, the region produced economic quantities of lead, zinc, tungsten, and copper. In...In 1896 world-renowned mining engineer Thomas ''T.A." Rickard called the San Juans one of Colorado's four
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KRISTALLE Est.1971 Laguna Beach, California, USA β€’ Tel: +1 949 494 5155 β€’ Email: info@kristalle.com...Gressman tom.gressman@minrec.org The Tintic District: Juab and Utah Counties, Utah........................COVER: CLINOCLASE, 3.9 cm, from the Mammoth mine, Tintic District, Utah. Rock Currier collection; Jeff Scovil...for one year Subscription (Libraries, companies and institutions): $250/one year Subscribe at www.MineralogicalRecord...Fellows and Sponsoring Organizations of the Mineralogical Record We invite you to become a Fellow and join
Report (issue)
compiled and edited by Barbara S. Childers assisted by Bernice Y. Smith Utah Geological and Mineralogical...Mineralogical Survey affi liated with The College of Mines and Mineral Industries University of Utah, Salt Lake...overlooked, and it is hoped that the reader will report omissions to the Utah Geological and Mineralogical...300 words for Ph.D. theses and 200 for Masters theses. Whenever available and of suitable length, the authors...authors own abstracts were selected and printed with a final notation Author abstraot. Abstracts from
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Veins and Brecciasof the Cripple Creek District, Colorado TOMMY B. THOMPSON, ALAN D. TBIPPEL, AND PETEBC...presenceof carbonaceous debris,ripple-laminated rocks,and dessication cracksin sedimentary rocksat depthsmorethan300...diatremesubbasin marginsthat reflectbasementrockinfluence,and(4) by flat-dippingveinsnearintrusivebodiesor smallbrecciabodies(e...The vein depositsas exemplifiedby thoseof the Ajax mine cut Precambriancrystalline rocksandTertiary rocksof...Ajaxmineveins:(1) quartz-fiuorite-adulariapyrite-(dolomite-marcasite), (2) basemetals-quartz-pyrite, (3) quartz-flu
Report (volume)
of the fintic Junction Quadrangle Tooele, Juab, and Utah Counties, Utah ~y HAL T. MORRIS :ONTRIBUTIONS...1142-L A study of parts of the Tintic and North Tin tic mining districts UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING...______________ Post volcanic mineralized faults and fissures_______________________ Late normal faul...PLATE 1. Geologic map and section of the Tintic Junction quadrangle, Juab, Tooele, and Utah Counties, Utah...OF THE TINTIC JUNCTION QUADRANGLE, TOOELE, JUAB, AND UTAH COUNTIES, UTAH By HALT. MoRRIS ABSTRACT The
Report (issue)
SURVEY GEOLOGIC AND GRADE-VOLUME DATA ON 330 GOLD PLACER DEPOSITS By G. J. Orris and J. D. Bliss Open-File...Open-File Report 85-213 This report is preliminary and has not been reviewed for conformity with U.S. Geological...1979). and volumes, gold Information on production and reserve grades source, fineness, mining methods...methods, other economic commodities and general geologic features of the deposits are compiled in the present...genetics and mining method have on placer grades and volumes. Deposits were included if a grade and volume
Report (issue)
DIRECTORY compiled by Carlton H. Stowe UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY a division of the UTAH DEPARTMENT...101 PRICE $3.00 AUGUST 1973 CONTENTS Page County Maps Showing Location of Operators: Beaver . .... . . . . . . . . 66 Page Commodities and Operators by County: Beaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...Operator Directory lists names and addresses of mineral producers in Utah and locations of their mineral...Geological and Mineralogical Survey in 1965 covered the industry through the year 1964 and the second
Report (issue)
GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS Β· OF THE TINTIC MINING DISTRICT, UTAH BY WALDEMAR LINDGREN AND G. F. LOUGHLIN...β€’ β€’ β€’ β€’ β€’ β€’ β€’ β€’ β€’ β€’ 13 PART L General geography and geology, by G. F: Loughlin .β€’β€’β€’β€’ ------ 15 Geographic...supply ............ _.................. . 18 Springs and wells ...................... . 18 Groun.d water in......... . 23 Correlation~ ................ . 24 Ophir Β· formation (Middle Cambria~} Β·._. .β€’ : ..........Cambrian) β€’β€’.β€’..β€’........... : .... 28 Distribution and thickness .. 28 Lithology β€’............. : .... 28
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THE LOS BURROS DISTRICT, MONTEREY COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. By JAMES M. HILL. INTRODUCTION. The following...prospects of the Los Burros district, in the southwestern part of Monterey County, Calif., are based on observations...of the Gorda properties and the caretaker at the Buclimo mine. The district lies on the west side of...Range, near the south line of Monterey County, in Tps. 23 and 24 S., R. 25 E. Mount Diablo meridian....River, and Gorda, a small ranching settlement on the coast about midway between Monterey and San Luis
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Gold-bearing Polymetallic Veins and Replacement Deposits Part II U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1857-F...1857-F AVAILABILITY OF BOOKS AND MAPS OF THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Instructions on ordering publications...year are listed in the most recent annual "Price and Availability List" Publications that are listed in...but not listed in the most recent annual "Price and Availability List" are no longer available. Prices...microfiche from the U.S. Geological Survey, Books and Open-File Reports Section, Federal Center, Box 25425
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General Geology of Central Cochise County By JAMES GILLULY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER ...With sections on age and correlation by A. R. Palmer, James Steele Williams, and J. B. Reeside, Jr. UNITED...culture, and accessibility...___-_---_____ Physical features.______________________________ Climate and vegetation...-_----_ Hornblende-quartz diorite___________________ Albite granite west of Ajax Hill, Tombstone.......Metagabbro and metadiabase associated with Pinal schist______________________________ Saussuritic quartz monzonite
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GEOLOGY OF MILLARD COUNTY, UTAH by Lehi F. Hintze and Fitzhugh D. Davis Cover photo: East face of.................................... Minerals (Oil and Gas) Kathleen Ochsenbein ..........................into five geologic programs with Administration and Editorial providing necessary support to the programs...identify coal, geothermal, uranium, hydrocarbon, and industrial and metallic resources; initiates detailed studies...studies of these resources including mining district and field studies; develops computerized resource
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
gold mineralization and spatially associated minor intrusions at the Kambalda and Norseman gold camps...Perring ~ and N.J. McNaughton 2 Division of Exploration Geoscience, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial...associated with felsic to lamprophyric minor intrusions and it has been suggested that magmatic processes related...signature of gold-related galenas from Kambalda and Norseman with that of spatially associated minor...are bracketed by those of local volcanic (marie) and intrusive (largely felsic) rock types. This is consistent
Report (issue)
MINERALS AND MIN ERAL LO CALITI ES OF UTAH by Kenneth C. Bullock UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY...RESOURCES BULLETIN 117 JANUARY 1981 MINERALS AND MINERAL LOCALITIES OF UTAH by Kenneth C. Bullock...Bullock Nature displays her most common mineral, quartz, in this beautiful crystal cluster. CONTENTS Introduction... . . . . . . . . . . 1 Chapter I. Mining Districts of Counties and the State of Utah. . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 County Listings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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STATES**-^ COMPILED BY FRANK C. SCHRADER, RALPH W. STONE AND SAMUEL SANFORD A revision of Bulletin 585 WASHINGTON.......................................... 102 District of Columbia ......................................... 139 144 146 153 158 163 169 . 172 174 Montana........................................................................................ Glossary and index.............................................. Compiled by FRANK C. SCHRADER, EALPH W. STONE, and SAMUEL SANFORD. INTRODUCTION. The volumes of the
 
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