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Smithsonite from
Empress Mine, Zinc Hill, Zinc Hill Mining District, Argus Mts (Argus Range), Inyo County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Smithsonite
Formula:ZnCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Smithsonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Empress Mine, Zinc Hill, Zinc Hill Mining District, Argus Mts (Argus Range), Inyo County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:145689
Long-form Identifier:1:3:145689:9
GUID (UUID V4):24272b32-368a-442f-992d-5adb31d76d76
Nearest other occurrences of Smithsonite
0.9km (0.5 miles) Zinc Hill Mine (Utacaia group; Colorado group; Darwin Zinc prospect), Zinc Hill, Zinc Hill Mining District, Argus Mts (Argus Range), Inyo County, California, USA
7.8km (4.9 miles) Darwin Mining District, Darwin Hills, Inyo County, California, USA
8.2km (5.1 miles) Lucky Jim Mine, Darwin Mine (Anaconda; Bernon Mine; Defiance Mine; Essex Mine; Independence Mine; Intermediate Mine; Rip Van Winkle Mine; Thompson Mine), Darwin, Darwin Mining District, Darwin Hills, Inyo County, California, USA
10.1km (6.3 miles) Defiance Mine, Darwin Mine (Anaconda; Bernon Mine; Defiance Mine; Essex Mine; Independence Mine; Intermediate Mine; Rip Van Winkle Mine; Thompson Mine), Darwin, Darwin Mining District, Darwin Hills, Inyo County, California, USA
10.5km (6.5 miles) Modoc Mine (Modock Mine), Lookout City, Lookout Mining District (Modoc Mining District), Argus Mts (Argus Range), Inyo County, California, USA
14.1km (8.8 miles) Surprise Mine, Panamint Valley, Inyo County, California, USA
16.3km (10.1 miles) Big Four Mine (War Eagle; Perry Lead Mine), Panamint Butte, Cottonwood Mountains, Panamint Mts (Panamint Range), Inyo County, California, USA
16.8km (10.4 miles) Lee Mine (Emigrant Mine; Silver Reid prospect; Silver Reid Mine), Maltese Hill, Santa Rosa Hills, Lee Mining District, Inyo County, California, USA
22.6km (14.1 miles) Santa Rosa Mine (Lee-Santa Rosa Mine; Santa Rosa Mines), Malpais Mesa, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
34.7km (21.5 miles) Argenta Mine, Bald Peak, Wildrose Mining District (Wild Rose Mining District), Panamint Mts (Panamint Range), Inyo County, California, USA
References
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Report (issue)
Ore Depostts of the Darwin Quadrangle Inyo County, California GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL Prepared...Prepared in cooperation with the of California, Department of Natural Resources, Division of Mines ~ytate...and Ore Deposits ofthe Darwin Quadrangle Inyo County, California By WAYNE E. HALL and E. M. MAcKEVETT, ]R...8 Prepared in cooperation with the State of California, Department of Natural Resources, Division of...production _________________________ _ Lead-silver-zinc deposits ________________________ _ Distribution
Journal (issue)
85740 Articles The mines and minerals of Darwin, California ............................................... 5 by C. S. Stolburg Minerals of the Pereta mine, Tuscany, Italy ......................................and M. Tazzini Alteration minerals of the Cetine mine, Tuscany, It a ly ................................ Sabelli and G. Brizzi Siegenite from the Buick mine, Bixby, Missouri .................................R. Kampf Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Arthur Roe Tucson, AZ Abraham Rosenzweig University
Report (issue)
MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA THE GOLDEN BEAR The Golden Bear Nugget of Yankee is NUGGET said to have...have been found in the mining the nugget Jim, Placer County, California, in 1871 by a small girl in...are nuggets. The nugget was acquired by the California Federation of Minerologicol Societies insignia...in in the Cali- San Francisco MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA CENTENNIAL VOLUME by JOSEPH (1866-1966) MURDOCH...Ian Campbell and Eleanor M. Learned BULLETIN California Division of Ferry Building, San 189 Mines
Book
7 257989 R q549 PEMBERTON, H.E MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA P 2995 IpSl q 49 f 07. 257889 ^ pe B T...org/details/mineralsofcalifoOOpemb MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA H. Earl r i L ] Pemberton ...H. Earl, 1907Minerals of California. An updating of: Minerals of California: 1866-1966 / by Joseph Murdoch...Includes index. 1. Mineralogy -California. 2. Mines and mineral resources- California. I. Murdoch, Joseph, 1890Minerals...1890Minerals of California. II. Title. centennial volume, QE375.C32P45 ISBN 0-442-27488 2 549.9794
Report (volume)
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CHARLES D. WALCOTT, 1)1KP:croft ZINC AND LEAD DEPOSITS OF NORTHWESTERN ILLINOIS BY ...Introduction Zinc and lead districts of Illinois Southern Illinois district Northwestern Illinois district Historical...Historical statement Uses of zinc Production Topography Niagara escarpment. and the mounds Upland _ Valleys...Minerals of the ores Galena Cerussite Sphalerite Smithsonite _ _ . Pyrite and marcasite Limonite and hematite...Paragenesis Galena or lead ores . _ Smithsonite or zinc-carbonate ores Blende or zinc-sulphide ores_ Mode of occurrence
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MINERALS OF CALIFORNlA 299" 257889 PEMBERTON' HOFE CALIFORNIA MINERALS 2995 SEP 1933 OINCO Digitized by...org/details/mineralsofcalifo00pemb MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA - MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA H. Earl Pemberton ~ VAN NOSTRAND...H. Earl, 1907Minerals of California. An updating of: Minerals of California: centennial volume, 1866-1966...index. 1. Mineralogy - California. 2. Mines and mineral resources - California. I. MUidoch, J oseph, 1890Minerals...1890Minerals of California. 11. Title. QE375.C32P45 549.9794 81-15963 ISBN 0-442-274882 AACR2 Preface
Report (issue)
Gila Range and elsewhere. ANDRADITE. See Garnet. ANGLESITE (sulphate of lead). Tombstone district, Cochise...Cochise County; Gila County, at Lost Gulch Mine, near Globe; Mohave County, in Mineral Park;; Pima County... in Mammouth Mine, Schulty; Yavapai County, in ores of Bradshaw Mountains; Yuma County, in Castle Dome...Dome district; common in silver veins. ANTIMONY ORES. See Jamesonite and Stibnite. ARGENTITE (silver glance)... Mohave County, in pre-Cambrian granite gneiss in Chloride, Mineral Park, and Stockton Hill districts;
Journal (volume)
STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES GEORGE D. NORDENHOLT, Director DIVISION OF MINES...BRADLEY State Mineralogist JANUARY, 1938 No. CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY QUARTERLY CHAPTER...BUILDING, SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA 5478! LIBRARY UNIVERSITY C- CALIFORNIA D:\ViS 1 DIVISION OF...Geologist C A. Logan, District Mining Engineer C. McK. Laizure, District W. Burling Tucker, Reid...Reid J. Frank Sanborn, District Mining Engineer District Engineer Mining Engineer Mineral Technologist
Report (volume)
............................................ California....................................................................................... 102 District of Columbia ....................................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
Report (volume)
it helpful to refer to 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 of wide distribution...because they occur in sufficient quantity to warrant mining for their usual products but because they furnish...Arkansas..........Dr. A. H. Purdue, Nashville, Tenn. California........Mr. William H. Storms, San Francisco....North Carolina.. .Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt, Chapel Hill. North Dakota... .Dr. A. G. Leonard, Grand Forks
Journal (issue)
net The Guatomo (“Hat Yai”) mine near Tham Thalu, Bannang Sata District, Yala Province, Thailand ......731 . by M. P. Sacchi The Santa Rosa mine, Inyo County, California ......................................SCORODITE crystal, 1.6 cm wide, from the Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia. Unique Minerals...$315/three years, (Canada) $180/one year, (outside USA other than Canada) $259 per year Subscription (individuals...Dabney (2015–2017) Richard W. Graeme (2008–2017) Lyda Hill Mark Hughston (2015–2017) Paradise Woods (2008–2016)
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radiating structure. Opposite: gold on quartz from California. CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 7 THE MINERAL KINGDOM...Freiberg, E. Germany; Pribram, Czechoslovakia; Broken Hill, New South Wales; Chanarcillo, Atacama, Chile; and...states of Guanajuato and Chihuahua, Mexico. In the USA silver occurs at Keweenaw, Michigan, in association...Cornwall; at Wallaroo, South Australia and Broken Hill, New South Wales. Found in sandstone at Corocoro...Corocoro, Bolivia, and at Cananea, Mexico. In the USA copper is found in abundance in the Keweenaw area of north
Report (issue)
The Geology of the Upper Mississippi Valley Zinc-Lead District By ALLEN V. HEYL, Jr., ALLEN F. AGNEW, ERWIN...Cultural development and facilities related to mining Field work and acknowledgments Scope of the report...report Previous geologic work in the district Geology Stratigraphy Precambrian rocks Cambrian system Upper...features Regional relations Structures of the mining district Folds First-order folds Second-order folds...development of the district structures Development of the structural features within the district Origin of the
Report (volume)
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CHARLES 0. WALCOTT, DIREcToR ZINC ANT) LEAP DEPOSITS Gi.OLOGI C4( SC, • OF THE 119629...Production_� Past production� Lead Zinc � Present production Recent mining act ivitScope of this report �...ores—Continued. 50 � Alteration minerals 50 Smithsonite � 50 � Hydpzincite 50 � Calamine 50 � Cerussite...Galena or lead ores � 52 Smithsonite or zinc-carbonate ores 53 Blende or zinc-sulphide ores� Sulphur ores�...General relations 72 � Mines in Iowa 72 � Dubuque district 72 History� � Geographic limits 73 � 73 Geologic
Book (edition)
rockhounding for eight years* We have followed maps up hill and down dale to free spots to dig. We have also...lbs., 400/lb. over 100 lbs. Black Mountain Opal Mine. Write Lander's Turquoise, 321 East Andy Devine...Phone (501) 262-2058. Fee: $2.00. Coleman Crystal Mine, Jessleville. AR 71949. Fee: $2-00. Under 12 yrs*...year. Free camping. **John Moundy, Mt. Ida. AR. Mine on High Peak Mountain. Ocus Stanly, P.0. Box I63...Adults $2.00;6—16$1•00, under 6 free. **Rush Zinc Mine, Fred Dirst, Guide, Yellville, AR 72687. Black
Journal (volume)
STATE OF CALIFORNIA EARL WARREN, Governor DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES WARREN T. HANNUM, DIVISION...P. JENKINS, Chief Vol. 47 JANUARY 11 1951 CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY LIBRARY UNIVERSITY...OF CM IFO^NIA " ~t%**irt No. 1 STATE OF CALIFORNIA EARL WARREN, Governor DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL...Third Floor, Ferry Building, San Francisco 11 District Offices State Building, 217 West First Street...thousand books and scientific journals on geology, mining, mineralogy, chemistry, metallurgy, and related
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
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353-416 257-320 321-384 225-288 137-224 CALIFORNIA ] 273-336 ARIZONA-IV ] 1-102 [ 17 / 1986...On a spectacular find of crocoite in the Adelaide mine, Dundas, Tasmania (by A. H. Chapman) 3:111-113 ADOLFSSON...Iaria from the Howard-Montgomery quarry, Howard County, Maryland (by J. S. White) 25:53-54 AFGHANISTAN...AJO Famous mineral localities: the New Cornelia mine, Ajo, Arizona (by W. J. Thomas & R. B. Gibbs) 14:283-298...Iron-manganese phosphates of the Williams pegmatites, Coosa County, Alabama (by P. B. Leavens & T. A. Simpson) 6:66-73
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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...and the Central Mining District, Grant County Burro Mountains Apache No, 2 District Lake Valley Caballo...Mountains Chloride District Hansonburg District Socorro Area New Placers District Grants Area Nacimiento
Report (volume)
location and means of access to all the metallic mining districts in the State, as well as a large number...identified in Colorado-more than in any State except California. In addition to these true species, dozens of...values-Continued Metal and source minerals-Continued Zinc : .A.pproa:imate value (millions oj dollars) ...------------------------------------------Other zinc minerals----------------------------------·------------...documented summary of the beginning of Colorado mining history. Part of his summary is given here in the
Report (volume)
. 64 Ohapte r VIII. Ori g in of t h e Lead and Zinc .... .. . ...... . ... ... .. .... .. .... ....... . . .......... .. 86 Ohapte r X . M e tbodsof Mining, Oonce ntra ting and Smelti ng .. 111 \ LIST...Ruby Trnst. (l and 2 mines). Fig. 2. \Vetak e r mine. III. Ge n era l map s howin g the location of the...of lead in the state, made In 1860 by the Granby Mining and Smelting Oo..................................geologic map, Plate 1.................... 34 XI. Hill sid e covered with r esid ual flint. ..... . ..
Journal (issue)
by R. Z. Kothavala Rare minerals of the Kombat mine, Namibia ................................ 421 by...by P. J. Dunn Graphite from Crestmore, California .............................................. 427....439 by S. Petrussenko Minerals of the Beltana mine, Puttapa, South A ustralia 449 by P. Elliot Columns...ichigan 49930 (906) 482-9560 Michigan native copper; mine owner; wholesale, retail 411 Museum o f Geological...summer) Specialties: W orldwide minerals; Colorado mining & minerals A . E. Seaman Mineralogical Museum
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In the shafts and tunnels of a sixteenth-century mine INTRODUCTION arabic^groffcvinditaris.f} norrafludd9...Tungsten Uranium Vanadium Xenon Ytterbium Yttrium Zinc Zirconium Nd Ne Ni Nb N Os 0 Pd P Pt K Pr Pa Ra...although comparatively common on the moon. There is a range of minerals whose structures fall between the regimentation...essentially spherical in shape and occur in a large range of sizes. Nature resolves this architectural problem...consisting of interpenetrating close-packed arrays of zinc and sulphur atoms. Structural variation: polymorphism
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50 232,08 168.93 118.69 74 183.85 23 ao U Zinc 32.06 65 Uranium Xenon i oat jum 22.98 Tb...comparatively common on the moon, There is a range of minerals whose structures fall between the regimentation...essentially spherical in shape and occur in a large range of it, the ‘large’ ions size with those surrounding...consisting of interpenetrating close-packed arrays of zinc and sulphur atoms. sizes. Nature resolves this...means that, when you contemplate a mighty mountain range, you are essen- tially looking at a vast heap of
Book (edition)
McDonald Co\·er photo: \\ 7 ulfenite, Rowley Mine, Maricopa County, 4 cm high specimen, Evan and Melissa Jones...used mining districts as part of the locality description. These political and geographic district names...with a more descriptive term, metallic mineral district. This term shows the geochemical and mineralogical...reader to learn more about the geology of the district and to possibly predict the minerals that could...districts. Where possible, the metallic mineral district for each mineral locality is given for the mineral
 
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