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Diorite from
Blue Bird Mine, Abajo Mountains Mining District, Abajo Mountains, San Juan County, Utah, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Type:Diorite
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Diorite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Blue Bird Mine, Abajo Mountains Mining District, Abajo Mountains, San Juan County, Utah, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1040409
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1040409:2
GUID (UUID V4):81d04751-7db8-42b7-bb91-5c34dfa0a3a7
Nearest other occurrences of Diorite
80.1km (49.8 miles) Indiana Adit, La Sal Mountain Mining District, Grand County, Utah, USA
80.9km (50.2 miles) Unknown No. 5 Occurrence (MRDS - 10078566), Miners Basin, La Sal Mountain Mining District, Grand County, Utah, USA
81.0km (50.3 miles) Unknown No. 4 Occurrence (MRDS - 10078565), Miners Basin, La Sal Mountain Mining District, Grand County, Utah, USA
81.3km (50.5 miles) Double Standard Shaft; Adit Occurrence, Miners Basin, La Sal Mountain Mining District, Grand County, Utah, USA
81.5km (50.6 miles) Little Dot deposit, La Sal Mountain Mining District, Grand County, Utah, USA
81.8km (50.8 miles) Wheat Adit; Lower and Upper Level Occurrence, La Sal Mountain Mining District, Grand County, Utah, USA
81.9km (50.9 miles) Florence No. 1 and 2 Adits Occurrence, Miners Basin, La Sal Mountain Mining District, Grand County, Utah, USA
82.3km (51.1 miles) Ute Creek Dike Prospects, McElmo Creek (Ute Mountains) Area, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA
83.3km (51.7 miles) Unknown Silver - Gold - Copper Occurrence (MRDS - 10078693), La Sal Mountain Mining District, Grand County, Utah, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Report (issue)
Geology of the Abajo Mountains Area San Juan County, Utah GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL Prepared... PAPER 453 Geology of the Abajo Mountains Area San Juan County, Utah By IRVING J. WITKIND GEOLOGICAL...Irving Jerome, 1917Geology of the Abajo Mountains area, San Juan County, Utah. Washington, U.S. Govt. Print... 1. Geology Utah San Juan Co. San Juan County, Utah. (Series) I. Title: Abajo Mountains area, For sale...Jurassic System. _______________________________ San Rafael Group._________________________ Carmel Formation
Report (issue)
uranium-vanadium and copper deposits of the Lisbon Valley area, Utah-Colorado By Gordon W. Weir and Willard P. Puffett...Hermosa Formation in the northern part of the Moab district................................22 Regional stratigraphic...Lower part of the Chinle Formation in the La Sal Mountains................ 47 Church Rock member...........system............................................58 San Rafael group.................................................................................110 Diorite porphyry......................................
Report (issue)
................. 7 7 8 CHAPTER n.-DRAGOON MOUNTAINS . By ELDRED D. WILSON ..... .... ........... ...................................... History of Mining .................................. _..... _.......................................... Torn Scott Mine ..... _.............................................................................. Silver Bill Mine ._ ... _.......................................................... 13 13 13 13 14 14 15 Mystery Mine ................ _........... .............. _.
Report (issue)
Professional Paper Ill THE ORE ~DEPOSITS OF UTAH BY B. S. BUTLER, G. F. LOUGHLIN, V. C. HEIKES.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 'Vasatch Mountains............................................................ .. ................... Uinta Mountains ....................................................81 83 84 84 85 87 87 87 87 THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH. By B. S. BuTLER. PART !._:_GENERAL FEATURES. INTRODUCTION...INTRODUCTION. reports are those on the Mercur district, by J. E. Spurr and S. F. Emmons; the Bingham
Report (issue)
GEOLOGY OF UTAH TO 1966 compiled and edited by Barbara S. Childers assisted by Bernice Y. Smith Utah Geological...and Mineral Industries University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah Bulletin 86 Price $4.00 October 1970...all graduate theses concerned with the geology of Utah; senior theses are omitted. Several theoretical...pertinence to a particular mineral deposit or locality in Utah. Others which should have been included may have...hoped that the reader will report omissions to the Utah Geological and Mineralogical Survey so that they
Book (volume)
Fourche and Cheyenne rivers. These pine covered mountains, higher than the Alleghenies, culminate in Harney...instance, a single Spodumene crystal from the Etta Mine near Keystone on the east side of the Mount Rushmore...weighed 90 tons. Also huge crystals of sparkling blue Beryl from the Black Hills pegmatites have measured...beds, excavations, etc.Selenite roses. BRULE COUNTY AREA: in the Oacoma zone of the Pierre Fm. On Elm...gray Barite rosette up to 5 or 6 inches. CAMPBELL COUNTY MOUND CITY, W to the Missouri R., regional hillsides
Book (edition)
Muineralogy of Arizona Stope in oxide ore, Copper Queen mine, Bisbee. These old workings were probably mined...his co-authors. A graduate of Michigan College of Mining and Technology (now Michigan Technological University)...a member of the faculty of Michigan College of Mining and Technology for three years, leaving that position...noted for computer applications in geology and mining engineering. The authors and publisher express...permission to reproduce the Map and Index of Arizona Mining Districts. Carleton B. Moore, Peter R. Busek, and
Book (edition)
Wu!fenite. Red Cloud mine, Si/district, Trigo Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona. Smithsonian Institution...and Second Editions PART 2 HISTORY OF ARIZONA MINING AND MINERALOGY The Prehistoric Period 20 Arizona...Deposits 63 The Bisbee District, Cochise County 64 The Tombstone District, Cochise County 70 The Mammoth-St...Mammoth-St. Anthony Mine, Tiger, Pinal County 78 Uranium and Vanadium Deposits 80 Monument Valley 81 - • Vll...Breccia Pipes 87 Pegmatites 88 "Mine Fire" Minerals, United Verde Mine, Jerome Arizona Meteorites PART
Book (edition)
his co-authors. A graduate of Michigan College of Mining and Technology (now Michigan Technological University)...a men1ber of the faculty of Michigan College of Mining and Technology for three years, leaving that position...noted for con1puter applications in geology and mining engineering. The authors and publisher express...permission to reproduce the Map and Index of Arizona Mining Districts. Carleton B. Moore, Peter R. Busek, and...Copper-Related Deposits The Bisbee District Tl1e Mammoth-St. Anthony Mine, Tiger 17 17 21 3. Uranium and
Report (volume)
Bulletin, vol. 44. New York. American Institute of Mining Engineers: Bulletin, nos. 61-72; Transactions,...pp. 147-264. San Francisco, Cal. California State Mining Bureau: Bulletin, no. 64. San Francisco, Cal...Transactions, vol. 9, pts. 2, 3. Toronto, Ont. Canadian Mining Institute: Quarterly Bulletin, nos. 18-20; Journal... BIBLIOGRAPHY OF NORTH AMERICAN GEOLOGY, 1912. 7 Canadian Mining Journal, vol. 33. Toronto and Montreal, Canada...Bulletin, nos. 19, 21. Hartford, Conn. Delaware County Institute of Science: Proceedings, vol. 6, nos
Report (issue)
ever since. Besides the La Grange mine, the largest hydraulic mine now in active operation, it contains...mines, particularly in the northern portion of the county. Large bodies of gravel of lower grade yet remain... Murphy, of the Union Hill mine; Mr. Pierre Bouery, of the La Grange mine; Mr. W. D. Ayers, of Poker...Globe mine; but more particularly to Mr. H. L. Lowden, formerly county surveyor of Trinity County, who...wholly within the southern part of the Klamath Mountains. The course of Trinity River (see Pl.° I) is roughly
Book (edition)
Wulfenite. Red Cloud mine, Silver district, Trigo Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona. Smithsonian Institution...and Second Editions PART 2 HISTORY OF ARIZONA MINING The Prehistoric Period 20 Arizona Under Spanish...Deposits The Bisbee District, Cochise County 64 70 The Tombstone District, Cochise County The Mammoth-St.... Anthony Mine, Tiger, Pinal County Uranium and Vanadium Deposits 80 Monument Valley 81 63 78 il S:...Breccia Pipes 87 Pegmatites 88 “Mine Fire” Minerals, United Verde Mine, Jerome Arizona Meteorites 93 PART
Report (issue)
organization is carrying on for the direct advancement of mining interests throughout the country than can readily........ 932 Hague, A.; Weed, National Park; no mining W. H.; . Iddings, permitted. J.P. Lindgren, W.......... marble. f.4 Tex........... 1,040 05 Utah......... 229 Of. 07 Cal........... Danville....No. 38. Economic geology of the Bingharn mining district, Utah, by J. M. Boutwell, Arthur Keith, and S...Tonopah mining district, Nevada, by J. E. Spurr. No. 43. Copper deposits of Clifton-Morenei district, Arizona
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Depositionof PorphyryCopper Ores, Globe-Miami District, Arizona S. C. CR•.•s•.¾ U.S. GeologicalSurvey...California 94025 Abstract The Globe-Miami mining district in south central Arizona is one of the oldest...productivedistricts in the Arizona copperprovince. The district containsseveralsmall to larõe plutons,the K-Ar...correlatewith part of the PrecambrianX or Y Madera Diorite and, if so, is about 1,600 m.y. old. The Lost Gulch...correlative of known aõe elsewhere. Diabase in the district is part of the extensive Precambrian Y diabasesof
Report (volume)
most important were those in the Central City district, Colorado, from which about 300 tons of high-grade...Silver Cliff mine, Wyoming; the Jesse D No. 1 and No. 2 claims, Utah; and the Merry Widow mine, New Mexico...important discoveries are the deposits at Marysvale, Utah; the Schwartzwalder (Ralston Creek) and Los Ochos...W. Wilson mine, Montana; the White King mine, Oregon; the deposits in the Pryor Mountains 327 328 ...deposits in the Dripping Spring quartzite, Gila County, Ariz. According to Nininger (1954, p. 43), as
Report (issue)
and Butler, G. M.-Arizona lode gold mines and mining: Univ. Ariz., Ariz. Bur. Mines Bull. 137, 1934...Ariz., Ariz. Bur. Mines Bull. 148, 1941. Apache County 2: 17 Gregory, H. E.-Geology Prof. Paper 93, 1917...the Navajo country. U.S. Geol. Survey Cochise County 3:04 Ransome, F. L.-The geology and ore deposits...Tombstone district, Arizona: Univ. Ariz., Ariz. Bur. Mines Bull. 143, 1938. Gila County 4:03 Ransome...Ransome, F. L.-Geology of the Globe copper district, Arizona: U.S. Geol. Survey Prof. Paper 12, 1903. 4:19
Report (issue)
'1030571 04 M030562 04 M030563 04 '1030584 04 CouNTY DEPosir 'ostHP +litire LAtiroOE ♦ Looroae 28N...wA A 7 PROSPECT 15N 02E 27 MU AMOLE DISTRICT BANNER DISTRICT BLUE HELL GROUP 19N 215W 101 35-03-A wA 113-49-A...CUA AG BORIANA MINE 18N 115W 118 34-56-154 113-54-53W CATALINA DISTRICT CATALINA DISTRICT CHILDS-ALOWINKLE...CHILDS-ALOWINKLE HUN CINNABAR MINE 02N I14-19-18w 09 33-32-154A CUPRITE MINI 175 16E 28 31-55-314 110-42-30w CU AG...35 35-25-254 114-10-31W AU AG MO V EMPIRE MINE ESPERANZA MINE GROUP 185 12E SO.31-52-204 111-08-08W PB
Report (issue)
figures in Bulletin 140. Lode deposits Cochise County-Warren (Bisbee) and Turquoise districts, with ores...Tombstone district, with lead-silver ores. Pearce district, with silver ores. Dragoon Mountains, Manzoro...Manzoro district. Dos Cabezas Mountains, Dos Cabezas and Teviston districts. Huachuca Mountains. Swisshelm...Swisshelm Mountains. Gila County-Globe-Miami district, with ores of copper and silver. Dripping Spring Mountains...Mountains, Barnes district, with ores of copper, lead, and silver. Payson district. Graham County-Galiuro Mountains
Report (volume)
....................................... 102 District of Columbia ................................................................................... Utah...................................................to refer to Geological Survey Bulletin 507, "The mining districts of the western United States," and to...abundant it may have been completely exhausted by mining or quarrying. Deposits of minerals that are widely...because they occur in sufficient quantity to warrant mining for their usual products, but because they furnish
Book
enter must be obtained to prevent trespass. Old mine workings are dangerous and entering underground...oFtne ato aa Gem Ghd nQkTeane Uva a nes ly ia" mine Ui nrobs inesob cere ts ou ioe tok us 'aaieomolitt...exception of the rhodochrosites of the Sweet Home Mine, Alma, Colorado, which were loaned for photography...Organ Mountains Jarilla Mountains Santa Rita Area and the Central Mining District, Grant County Burro...Mountains Apache No, 2 District Lake Valley Caballo Mountains Chloride District Hansonburg District Socorro
Report (volume)
location and means of access to all the metallic mining districts in the State, as well as a large number...documented summary of the beginning of Colorado mining history. Part of his summary is given here in the...had been recently found in the Tenmile district, Summit County. In his booklet, which today would be classed...however, because it contains lists of the mines and mining districts that were active at the time in Clear...only reports the early history and status of the mining industry, but includes a list of all the species
Report (volume)
Deposits of the Lemhi Pass Area Lemhi County, Idaho, and Beaverhead County, Montana By WILLIAM N. SHARP and...deposits of the Lemhi Pass area, Lemhi County, Idaho, and Beaverhead County, Montana, by William N. Sharp and...__________________________________________ _ Rocks of the district ______________________________________________...__ -_ Copper Queen mine ______________________________________ - _ Blue Bird mine __________________...veins__________________________________________ Blue Ridge and Blue Boar prospects________________________ _
Report (volume)
DIRECTOR BULLETIN 527 ORE DEPOSITS OF THE HELENA MINING REGION MONTANA BY ADOLPH KNOPF WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT............................ Historical sketch of mining.................................................................................... Marysville district.......................................................... Drumlummon mine........................................... Cruse mine.......:.............................................. Belmont mine................................................. 50 51 51
Book (edition)
who have been engaged in the study of our great mining regions, especially in the West, have laid the...now in the active practice of the profession of mining engi neering. J. F. K. DECEMBER, 1899. NO TEXT...125-129; Marquette district, 129-136; Menominee dis trict, 136-139; Penokee-Gogebic district, 139-143; Vermilion... Cornwall, Pa., 175-180; Example 14a, Iron Co., Utah, 180; Example 15, magnetite sands, 180. 181 ; origin...Range, 220; Copper Basin, 220; Crismon-Mammoth, Utah, 221, 222; Wyo., Idaho, Wash., 222; Example 21,
Report (issue)
SierritaEsperanza copper-molybdenum deposit, Pima County, Arizona, in Jenney, J. P., and Hauck, H. R., eds... H. L., 1938, Geology of the northern Empire Mountains, Arizona: [Ph.D. thesis]: Tucson, University of... 1939, Geology of the Lead Mountain area, Pima County, Arizona [M.S. thesis]: Tucson, University of Arizona..., 1920, The southern section of the Amole mining district: Arizona Bureau of Mines Bulletin 106, p. 19-25...Report on the Loma Prieta mine (copper and molybdenum), Copper Basin, Yavapai County, Arizona: U.S. Geological
 
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