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Cuprite from
Copper Age Mine, La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cuprite
Formula:Cu2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cuprite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Copper Age Mine, La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:435187
Long-form Identifier:1:3:435187:0
GUID (UUID V4):de183770-c5cc-464d-9e88-a70bd3adc645
Nearest other occurrences of Cuprite
52.5km (32.6 miles) Tuckerville prospects, Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
82.3km (51.1 miles) Black Girl mine, Paquin Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
References
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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
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COPPER-BEARING Minerals of COLORADO ED RAINES Geology Museum Colorado School of Mines 1310 Maple Street...Street Golden, Colorado 80401 eraines@mines.edu Downloaded by [Brown University] at 16:38 03 September...noted Figure 1. Camp Bird mine, level 2, Sneffels district, Ouray County. Raines-Pettem collection,... etween 1868 and 1922, Colorado produced almost 260 million pounds of copper. Nearly 100 million pounds...from the Leadville district, with another 50 million pounds mined in San Juan County (Henderson 1926).
Report (issue)
Geology and Ore Deposits of the La Plata District Colorado By EDWIN B. ECKEL with sections by J. S. WILLIAMS...cooperation with the Colorado State Geological Survey Board and the Colorado Metal Mining Fund UNITED STATES...along the Animas River. _ _ _ Lithology in La Plata district _ _______ Permian system____________________________...along the Animas River._____ Localities in the La Plata quadrangle __ Collections from the Rico formation_____...its tributaries..__________ Localities in the La Plata quadrangle __ Interpretation of the Rico collections
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Cooper Nottingham, England Anthony R. Kampf L.A. County Mus. of Nat. Hist. Los Angeles, CA Joseph A. Mandarino...FLUORITE crystal group, 8.1 cm, from the Shangbao mine, H unan, China. Collector's Edge Minerals specimen;...Russell and Alexandra Filer of Filer s Minerals in California. Alexandra, now a feisty 85 years old, became...daughter of a mining family, she has maintained an intense interest in minerals and mining throughout her...pursuits in this regard was the collecting of old mining stock certificates, a collection which grew to
67 crocidolite 100 crocoite 62, 63 cryolite 22 cuprite 22, 23 curite 36 cuspidine 85 cyclosilicates 90...bazzite 93,95 benitoite 89, 90 copiapite 61 copper 4, 5 copper vitriol 59 coquimbite 60 beryl 92, 93 cordierite...elements (cations)*, such as iron, magnesium, zinc, copper, lead, sodium, and potassium, they have very few...simple types containing only native elements such as copper, silver, and so on. After this we go on to more...dozen of them and some, such as gold, silver, and copper, have played an important part in the history of
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67 crocidolite 100 crocoite 62, 63 eryolite 22 cuprite 22, 23 curite 36 cuspidine 85 cyclosilicates...colemanite 54, 54 columbite 36 copiapite 61 copper 4, 5 copper vitriol 59 coquimbite 60 cordierite 95 ...elements (cations)*, such as iron, magnesium, zinc, copper, lead, sodium, and potassium, they have very few...first containing only native elements such as copper, silver, and so on. After this we go on to more...dozen of them and some, such as gold, silver, and copper, have played an important part in the history of
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colemanite 54, 54 columbite 36 copiapite 61 copper 4, 5 copper vitriol 59 coquimbite 60 cordierite 95 corundum...67 crocidolite 100 crocoite 62, 63 cryolite 22 cuprite 22, 23 curite 36 cuspidine 85 cyclosilicates 90...59 zippeite 62 zircon 77, 78, 78 zoisite 88 THE MINE LKINGDOM All physical bodies in Nature can be...elements (cations)*, such as iron, magnesium, zinc, copper, lead, sodium, and potassium, t~ey have very few...si1nple types containing only native elements such as copper, silver, and so on. After this we go on to more
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concentration of metallic values from the ores of copper, zinc, lead, gold, silver, graphite, molybdenum...N. Y. San Francisco, California. THE MINES HANDBOOK, 1922 MACHINERY FOR MINE • MILL SMELTER Embodying...Hydraulic TurbinpM MILWAUKEE, Metallurgical Machinery Mining Machinery Perforated Oil l-:imini-- Metals I'liiiiliini:...are getting the most in service from Worthington mining equipment — :the most from the standpoint of first...power consumption. Worthington meets needs of the mining industries with a complete line of products, from
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hyro0O00unse_o9n3 GEOLOGY OF THE PORPHYRY COPPER DEPOSITS Southwestern North America oe ‘ ”...MohBy yy a i; ¢ ¢ ¢ GEOLOGY OF THE PORPHYRY COPPER DEPOSITS Southwestern North America Edited by...Editors. SPENCER . . R. TirLey has worked as a mining geologist in the western United States in both...research related to many of the problems of porphyry copper deposits. He is a fellow of the Geological Society...Engineers. He did his undergraduate work at the Colorado School of Mines and earned the doctorate from
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concentration of metallic values from the ores of copper, zinc, lead, gold, silver, graphite, molybdenum...Battery Street, New York, N. Y. San Francisco, California. THE MINES HANDBOOK BALL GRANULATORS For...so successful. Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co. Mining Machinery Dept. OFFICES For Canadian MILWAUKEE...Canada THE MINES HANDBOOK Meeting tbe Needs of Mine and Smelter Hundreds of plants on both American...service from Superior Jaw Crusher Worthington mining equipment the from the standpoint of first cost
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fR/^PI5C0%ubUc library lineral Wealth and Colonial Mining and Metallurgy in Spanish America edited by Alan...Quest of Mineral Wealth Aboriginal and Colonial Mining and Metallurgy in Spanish America edited by Alan...Anthropology Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, LA 70893-6010 The Geoscience and Man series of symposia...Anthropology, Louisi¬ ana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70893-6010. All rights reserved. Library of Congress...quest of mineral wealth: aboriginal and colonial mining and metallurgy in Spanish America / edited by Alan
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Four areas of peridotite near Murfreesboro, Pike County, Ark., were known at the time of the writer's visit...1908, pp. 187-194. Fuller, J. T., Diamond mine in Pike County, Ark.: Eng. and Min. Jour., vol. 87, 1909...C., and Brackett, E. N., The peridotite of Pike County, Ark.: Am. Jour. Sci., 3d ser. vol. 38, 1889, pp...Ordovician, Carboniferous, Cretaceous, and Quaternary age. The stream gravels and silts belong to the Quaternary...place. DETAILS. PROPERTY OF KIMBERLITE DIAMOND MINING & WASHING 00. The peridotite in the SW. J NW.
Report (volume)
Auriferous gravels in the Weaverville quadrangle, California, by J. S. Diller...............................quadrangle, California, by H. G. Ferguson.. Mineral resources of the Inyo and White mountains, California, by... 133 COPPER: Copper deposits near Superior, Ariz., by F. L. Bansome.................. Copper deposits...the White Mesa district, Ariz., by J. M. Hill............ Survey publications on copper.................the Dome district, Idaho, by J. B. Umpleby.... The Yellow Pine mining district, Clark County, Nev., by
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the history of iron and steel as well as that of copper. Prof. Dr. Marc Pearce from the Institute of Archaeology...on vii viii Acknowledgements gold, silver, copper and bronzes from the Royal Cemetery of Ur, Mesopotamia...Institute of Aegean Prehistory (INSTAP) in Philadelphia, USA. And, last but not least, I gratefully acknowledge...and Early Bronze Age I . . . . . . 2.3.4 Industrial Phase: Developed Bronze and Iron Age and Later . . ...Old Cratons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.4.6 Copper Deposits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Wagner Andreas Hauptmann The Archaeometallurgy of Copper Evidence from Faynan, Jordan With 170 Figures...ancient mining district of Faynan, Jordan, and its surroundings. Red dots in the image show mining and smelting...(hereafter called DBM) on the remains of early copper metallurgy in the area of Faynan, southern Jordan...the research carried out on the ancient mining district and mining techniques. The translation was made...“Institute for Aegean Prehistory” (Philadelphia, USA). Prof. Dr. Susanne Kerner, Mr. Hughe Barnes, and
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Mining and Metallurgy in Ancient Perú A translation of Minería y Metalurgia en el Antiguo Perú Arqueológicas...20191 USA Special Paper 467 3300 Penrose Place, P.O. Box 9140 Boulder, Colorado 80301-9140, USA 2010...Penrose Place, P.O. Box 9140, Boulder, Colorado 80301-9140, USA. GSA provides this and other forums for...Penrose Place, P.O. Box 9140, Boulder, Colorado 80301-9140, USA www.geosociety.org Printed in U.S.A. GSA...[Minería y metalurgia en el antiguo Perú. English] Mining and metallurgy in ancient Perú / by Georg Petersen
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AZURITES 16 Part I: Electric blues from the Milpillas mine. By Bob Jones 16 PREHISTORIC TEXAS Lubbock landmarks...GOLDEN HISTORY OF BRECKENRIDGE 36 This legendary Colorado gold camp is full of attractions. By Steve Voynick...North Fork of the American River, in Northern California. (Getty Images) EDITORIAL CONTACT INFORMATION:...others, at an auction. I was told it was taken from a mine in Alaska called Aurora Borealis in the ’60s. I...Stevens Trail is located near Colfax, in Northern California, and is within easy driving distance of my home
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West Federation Show July 18 through 21 Jefferson County Fairgrounds Port Towsend WA Dealer Inquiries Welcome...national monument; by Ruth Chin 80 28 Native Copper A metal for all ages, from Neolithic to Information;...Information; by Steve Voynick 34 A Hotbed of Mining Copper was king in Butte, Montana; by Roger McPherson...enthusiast's Lapinat Sphere'sto You,WestlakeVillage,California. by Jackie Lapin (Photoby EarlLewis) It has...rockgemmag@aol.com Cabs, Cabs and More Cabs Gem Center USA Inc. has one of the world's largest selection of
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Review Sustainable Use of Copper Resources: Beneficiation of Low-Grade Copper Ores Silpa Sweta Jena 1 ...com Abstract: The global market has announced copper as a modern energy metal and finds its extensive...etc. Copper ore is primarily beneficiated from sulphide mineral deposits. Due to high-grade copper sulphide...The present paper summarizes the utilization of copper as a clean energy mineral and its importance in...carried out on the flotation of copper sulphide ore as compared to copper oxide and mixed type ores. Besides
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(MINING WORLD MP $ , . You have the power and means to dig them out and pick them up with an Eimco...STeEET + OULUTH MUNN 216 & SUPERIOR ST BERKELEY CALIFORNIA FO BOX 240 307 OIVISION STREET M FRANCE SOCIETE...production problems, too — and how Gardner-Denver mining equipment can help you increase ore production...production despite manpower shortages. Gardner-Denver Mine Car Loaders, for ex- ample, give you these timely...The “Big Bite’ GD14 Mine Car Loader — for driving of tunnels or the larger mine headings. fast A FASTER
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Trace elements and lead isotopic composition of copper deposits from the eastern part of the Internal...compositions and lead isotope analyses by MC-ICP-MS of 34 copper ore samples from the Internal Zone of the Betic...and Sierra Almagrera/Herrerías. Most samples are copper oxide minerals from the near surface alteration...data bank on lead isotopic compositions of ancient copper mines from the Iberian Peninsula, complementing...isotopes · Mass spectrometry · Spain · Betic Range · Copper ores · Archaeometry Resumen En este artículo se
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R M I N I N G IN E U R O P E Prehistoric Copper Mining in Europe 5500–500 bc W I L L I A M O ’B R...Europe some 8,000 years ago, the ability to produce copper marked a new stage in the human relationship with...conducted on some five millennia of prehistoric copper mining in Europe. There is a broad-ranging look at...over the past 150 years or so by archaeologists, mining engineers, and geologists. These regional studies...achievement. The study commences with the oldest known copper mines in Europe, dating to the sixth and fifth millennia
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Commodities... List D Elements... List E Geologic age (stratigraphic) terms .............. 488 List F...Sheahan Konsult International Inc. Marilyn Stark Colorado School of Mines Unni Rowell Exmin Corporation...Corporation Dorothy McGarry University of California, Los Angeles Ann Coppin Chevron Oil Field Research Company...Géologiques et Miniéres and the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, respectively), with which...The largest groups of new terms have been U.S. county names; rock-formation names (mostly North American);
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org/details/prehistoricmininOOOOshep Prehistoric Mining and Allied Industries Studies in Archaeological...BROTHWELL Prehistoric Mining and Allied Industries R. SHEPHERD Prehistoric Mining and Allied Industries...Cataloguing in Publication Data Shepherd, R Prehistoric mining and allied industries. - (Studies in archaeological...Reference to Mining 2. Elements of Early Mining ....... 1 7 3. 4. 5. 6. Flint Mining in the British...British Isles ...... 23 Silex Mining in Europe ....... 66 Sources and Trading of Obsidian and Other Hard Stones
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4000 Salt Lake 3VHA ‫مم‬ • THE JOHNNIE MINING & MILLING COMPANY. - Illustrated . E rn lectre...POINT GLOBE MINING COMPANY . - Illustrated .. ‫ سر‬/ SerT 19 CE W E VI op HE SALT LAKE LA G N NI RE...GOES ON FOREVER The Mine & Smelter Supply Co. SALT LAKE CITY , UTAH 2. THE MINING REVIEW , SALT LAKE... IN the latter part of 1908 the Pioche Golden Mining Co., of Pioche, Nev ., bought of one g ofPrince...gThis week we sold to the Gold and Silver Prince Mining Company , bwhedosythe samepeople) of Pioche, Nev
 
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