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Rhodonite from
Camp Bird Mine, Imogene Basin, Sneffels Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Rhodonite
Formula:CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Rhodonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Camp Bird Mine, Imogene Basin, Sneffels Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:55009
Long-form Identifier:1:3:55009:1
GUID (UUID V4):2c37f6ce-3c83-47d0-92e9-f241d3544d1f
Nearest other occurrences of Rhodonite
4.7km (2.9 miles) Smuggler Vein, Smuggler Union Mine, Marshall Basin, Telluride Mining District, Colorado, USA
6.6km (4.1 miles) Idarado Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
9.3km (5.8 miles) Alaska Mine, Poughkeepsie Gulch, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
10.4km (6.5 miles) Bonanza, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
10.6km (6.6 miles) Adams Mine (Adams Tunnel Mine), Cement Creek, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
11.6km (7.2 miles) Bill Young Mine, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
12.1km (7.5 miles) Red Cloud, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
12.3km (7.7 miles) George Washington Occurrence, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
12.5km (7.8 miles) Sunnyside Mine group, Bonita Peak, Gladstone, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
12.9km (8.0 miles) Sunnyside Extension Mine (Gold Prince Mine), Gladstone, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
References
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Book (edition)
Tourist as well. All of the 19 Rock Forma­ tions at Ouray, dating from the Pre-Cambrian to the Cenozoic Eras...Report of 1S80 relating to the growing Mining Industry at Ouray is printed in its entirety. Many historic...Geological Survey, Tom Rosemeyer, Chief Engineer, Camp Bird Mine and Miss Margaret B. Allen, M.A. of Orange...Introduction to Mineral Collecting at Ouray................ The Minerals at Ouray............................................................................ Rhodonite..............................................
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
AMP BIRD MINE Ouray County, Colorado TOM R O S E M E Y E R 1632 Camp Bird Mine Road P.O. Box 586 Ouray...Ouray, Colorado 81427 Figure 1: Wide-angle view of the 3 level mining camp located at an elevation of 11...circa 1900. Photo courtesy Colorado Historical Society. The Camp Bird mine is one of Colorado's most...the world's greatest gold producers. To date, the mine has produced almost 1.5 million ounces of gold along...R D M I N E , located 6 miles southwest of Ouray, Colorado, is situated in the rugged and beautiful San
Journal (issue)
Colorado Springs Mineralogical Society Founded in 1936 October 2016 PICK&PACK Vol 56 ...... Number...April Fools claim today! Mineral Notes: ALL COLORADO MNING WILL BE SUBJECT TO NEWLY PASSED RECLAMATION...Governor Dick Lamm recently signed Colorado’s new Mining Reclamation Law (HB 1065), to become effective...development in the state. The new law imposes 18 duties on mine operators: Reclamation plans and maps must be updated...on page 10) COLORADO SPRINGS MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY PO BOX 2 COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO 80901-0002 October
Report (issue)
The Triangle of Colorado Mountains of Minerals Contributors David W. Bunk, Robert B. Cook, Don Earnest... Contents PAGE4 PAGE 10 4 The San Juan Triangle of Colorado Ho for the San Juans! by Duane A. Smith, Mark...and Karen A. Vendl L ocated in southwestern Colorado and covering over 31,000 square kilometers, the...zinc, tungsten, and copper. In 1896 world-renowned mining engineer Thomas ''T.A." Rickard called the San...San Juans one of Colorado's four great mining regions along with Leadville, Cripple Creek, and Central City
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...Mines and minerals of the Great American Rift (Colorado-New Mexico). Bibliography: p. Includes index...index. 1. Mines and mineral resources—Colorado. 2. Mines and mineral resources—New Mexico. I. Kennedy, Marrianna...enter must be obtained to prevent trespass. Old mine workings are dangerous and entering underground
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
2014 PART Z Other Mines and Veins of Marshall Basin and the Mines and Veins of Coronet, Savage, and... Inc. 1441 West 46th Avenue, Suite 14 Denver, Colorado 80211 eraines@ Icolorado.net The Great Irony...Nit'driiighouse 1998). ! Figure 1. Mouth of Savage Basin showing Tomboy Gold Mines Compmy complex. Vill facilities...house. Photo hy Uycrs, CB.1904. courtcs\ Ouraj County Historical Society. Volume 75, November/December...campaign (Nevins Figure 2. Map of the Telluride district showing the principal veins, adits, and shafts
Report (volume)
Mineral Resources of the Uncompahgre Primitive Area Colorado By R. P. FISCHER and R. G. LUEDKE, U.S. GEOLOGICAL...mineral survey in the Uncompahgre primitive area, Colorado. The area discussed in the report corresponds....___ _________________________________________ Ouray area____j______________________-.__________________...and R. G. Raabe_____.__..___ Claim coverage and mine workings._____________________________ Patented..._-____.____-______-____---Relationship of underground mine workings to the primitive-area boundary_ ______
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Downloaded by [University of Colorado - Health Science Library] at 05:32 11 October 2014 PART 1 Downloaded...Downloaded by [University of Colorado - Health Science Library] at 05:32 11 October 2014 A Historical...Overview of t h e District and the Smuggler Union and Associated Mines and Veins of Marshall Basin ED MINES FRS... Inc. 1441 West 46th Avenue, Suite 14 Denver, Colorado 80211 n 1875 Co\orado was still a territory awaiting...Soptemberl0ctob.r 2000 319 Downloaded by [University of Colorado - Health Science Library] at 05:32 11 October
Journal (issue)
Newsletter $6.00 Minerals from the Eagle Mine Gilman, Colorado Bob Werner werner@lcturboney.com After submit1ing...submit1ing the article, Silver Orefrom the Eagle Mine, (Mineral News, Vol. 35, No. I), I thought there...locality that is now closed "forever". The Eagle Mine (fig. I, right) is well known to collectors for...reached the market during its operation. The Eagle Mine was Colorado's largest zinc and copper producer...adjacent local mines into one operation. The Eagle Mine was accessed by the Wilkesbarre shaft and the Newhouse
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
andReplacement Deposits,Northwestern SanJuanMountains,Colorado J. THOMASNASH Abstract Base and preciousmetal...Introduction depositsin pipesin the Red Mountain district were minedfor oresvaluedin excess of $10million(Fisher...Fisher, 1972). The Colorado (Fig. 1). The greatestproductionhas Idarado and Camp Bird mines (Fig. 1) currently...Productionfrom theseveins Most samples are from the Idarado mine and were exceeds$300 million (Burbankand Luedke...detailedstudiesunder1448 FLUID INCLUSION way by the Idarado Mining Companyand Frederick S. Fisher, U.S. GeologicalSurvey
Journal (issue)
Julius Weber Mamaroneck, New York COLORADO ISSUE #2 Articles Colorado locality index.............................. 323 by B. L. Muntyan What’s new in Colorado minerals? ...................................... Famous mineral localities: the Home Sweet Home mine ..................................................339 by M. I. Jacobson The San Juan Mountains of Colorado ..................................349 by J. A...10 cm tall, from the Yucca Hill claim, Park County, Colorado. Richard A. Kosnar specimen; photo by John
Report (volume)
REPORT ECONOMIC GEOLOGT 7 SILVERTON QUADRANGLE, COLORADO FREDERICK RANSOME WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT PRINTING.................../................:. Methods of mining and treatment of ores....-....--. ...... .................. ...... ....... Lodes of Silver Lake Basin... ..................... .........................Silver Lake mine..... . -.-.-..--....-.---..-.-. ....................... 145 145 145 149 Iowa mine ........Royal Tiger mine......................... 159 ......--.....-....-.-....-. Buckeye mine ...........
Journal (issue)
R. Kampf Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Arthur Roe Tucson, AZ Abraham Rosenzweig University.....157 by C. Albertini Sellaite from the Brumado mine ..................................................MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY FORMED The Southern Great Basin Mineralogical Society has recently been formed as...Iron and Washington Counties) and Arizona (Mojave County). This region is one of the last American frontiers...Route 6, Box 263 Golden, Colorado 80401 n 1 9 0 2 , the well-known mining engineer and authorRickard
Report (issue)
Bldg., 2600 corridor, 18th and CSts.,NW. DENVER, Colorado-Federal Bldg., Rm. 169,1961 Stout St. LOS ANGELES...ROLLA, Missouri-1400 Independence Rd. DENVER, Colorado-Map Distribution, Bldg. 810, Federal Center FAIRBANKS...Tintic Mining District, Utah By HALT. MORRIS Gold Deposits in the Sneffels-Telluride and Camp Bird Mining...Juan Mountains, Colorado By FREDERICKS. FISHER Gold in the Alma Mining District, Colorado By DANIEL R....SHAWE Precious Metals in the Leadville Mining District, Colorado By TOMMY B. THOMPSON Part I is Chapter
Report (volume)
ORE DEPOSITION IN THE UNCOMPAHGRE DISTRICT OURAY COUNTY, COLORADO WITH SUGGESTIONS FOR PROSPECTING BY...Prepared in cooperation with the COLORADO METAL MINING FUND AND THE COLORADO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BOARD Contributions........................ Contact of the dolomitic Ouray limestone andLeadvillelimestone. Contact of Leadville...-_--______--__-__--__-_-__--__--__-____Area south of the Ouray fault._______-_______________-______' Deposits associated...fissures.___-____-__-__--_--___-_ Area north of the Ouray fault...........____________________ Suggestions
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
JUAN COUNTY, COLORADO B A R B A R A and J O H N M U N T Y A N 6978 Wapiti Court Boulder, Colorado 80301...material has been obtained from a number of San Juan County mines and prospects during the last decade, in...almost ceased. COLORADO S A N J U A N C O U N T Y L I E S in southwestern Colorado. Some of the state's...vicinity of Silverton, the principal town in the county. The American Tunnel, located just north of town...of the Sunnyside mine complex and has been the major source of specimens in the county. Most museums and
Report (issue)
Wilderness Study Area, western San Juan Mountains, Colorado* by Ken Hon, Dana J. Bove, and V. J. S. Grauch...S. Geological Survey, Federal Center, Denver, Colorado, 80225 STUDIES RELATED TO WILDERNESS Bureau...Wilderness Study Area (CO-030-217), Ouray and Hinsdale Counties, Colorado. SUMMARY The western San Juan...volcanic field that covered much of south-central Colorado during Oligocene and Miocene time. The earliest...Juan Mountains between the towns of Ouray and Lake City, Colorado (fig. 1). The study area is adjacent
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Auburn, Alabama 36849-5305 cookrob@auburn.edu Rhodonite Downloaded by [Universite Laval] at 20:02 10 July...introduced to the hobby through the lapidary arts, rhodonite may well have been the first pink mineral with...from only a relatively few occurrences. Although rhodonite [CaMn4Si5O15] would seem easy enough to identify...identify, much material initially considered to be rhodonite based on sight identification may not be, for...associated. Classic localities for fine crystallized rhodonite specimens include Franklin and Sterling Hill,
Report (issue)
COLORADO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BOULDER R. D. GEOqGE, State Geologi.t BULLETIN 22 MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE...oozi5137 EAME"S BROS, STATE PRINTERS FOR COLORADO DENVER. COLORADO GEOLOGICAL B O A R D His Excellency...Shoup George Norlin Governor of Colorado President University of Colorado Victor C. Aldersox.. Charles...TRANSMITTAL State Geological Survey, Uxiversity of Colorado, October 28, 1920. Governor Oliver H. Shoup. Chairman...honor to transmit herewith Bulletin 22 of the Colorado Geological Survey. Very respectfully, R. D. George
Book (volume)
...........................................59 Colorado ...............................................................548 Table of Maps Page Alabama County Map ...................................................................................4 Alaska County and Stream Map ..................................Co. Mining Districts ............................................................22 Arizona County Map.........................23 Arizona – Cochise Co. Mining Districts ....................................
Journal (issue)
Exhilarating New Arizona Find REGULAR COLUMNS 56 MINERAL COUNTY WANDERINGS Field Notes .............................18 Chance Encounter Creates Opportunity to Mine for Variscite By Helen Serras-Herman 20 CRYSTAL... www.PrescottGemMineral.org ROYAL PEACOCK OPAL MINE Dig your own Virgin Valley Fire Opals ALL YOU FIND...(weather permitting) Rock Shop Hours: 7:30 am-4:30 pm Mining hours: 8:00 am-4:00 pm 775-941-0374 Come enjoy...smaller specimens were discovered near Globe, Gila County, Arizona, during a careful search that lasted about
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
August 2013 BARBARA L. MUNTYAN P.O. Box 495 Ouray, Colorado 8 I427 hodochrosite, a manganese carbonate...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...occurs in significant amounts in many mining districts of the Colorado mineral belt, a large, elongated,...extreme southwestem comer of Colorado. Most of the metal mining in Colorado has been within this belt since
Report (volume)
Minerals of Colorado: A 100- Year Record By EDWIN B. ECKEL GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1 1 14 A...knowledge____________________________________ Future of Colorado mineralogy______________________________________...mineral localities and metallic mineral deposits of Colorado ________________________________ In pocket III...mineral localities and metallic mineral deposits of Colorado, has not been included in this reprint. Many of...especially Fischer and others, 1946). MINERALS OF COLORADO: A 100-YEAR RECORD By EDWIN B. EcKEL ABSTRACT
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Wulfenite, Empire mine, Tombstone, Arizona; Wendell E . Wilson photo and specimen. March/April: Mine engineers...engineers, Camp Bird mine, Colorado; Tom Rosemeyer histori­ cal photo. May/June: Barite on calcite, Stoneham...Stoneham, Colorado; Brian Lees specimen, John Muntyan photo. July/August: Fluorite, William Wise mine, Westmoreland...Westmoreland, New Hampshire; Resur­ rection Mining Co. specimen, Ronald E . Bentley photo. September/October:...Keweenawan Basalt, South Range Quarry, Douglas County, Wisconsin, W. S. Cordua, 412-415 Anatase, New
Book (volume)
...........................................47 Colorado ................................................rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham...were well known to prehistoric Indians.) BARBOUR COUNTY BAKER HILL, SE 1 mi. : 1 in a deep ravine, as a...deep red to variegated⎯ocher. BIBB COUNTY GENERAL AREA: c county gravel pits along the Cahaba R.⎯gemmy
 
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