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Polybasite from
Colorado Central mine, Georgetown District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Polybasite
Formula:[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Polybasite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Colorado Central mine, Georgetown District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1431784
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1431784:6
GUID (UUID V4):9ceb1b24-f2e2-4c8d-9225-182379bb66a6
Nearest other occurrences of Polybasite
1.9km (1.2 miles) Georgetown-Silver Plume Mining District (Griffith Mining District; Silver Plume Mining District), Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
2.0km (1.3 miles) Maine Mine, Illinois Mine, Georgetown District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
2.2km (1.3 miles) Silver Plume, Georgetown District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
2.5km (1.6 miles) Payrock Mine, Illinois Mine, Georgetown District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) Gabanta (Ashby; Colorado Central; Everett; Snow Drift; Silver Plume; Hall; Iris; Scott; Peru; Lebanon), Georgetown District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) Bismark Pelican (Pelican - Dives Mine), Georgetown District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
3.5km (2.1 miles) Terrible Mine (Silver Ore; Baltimore; Johnny Bull; Silver Cloud; Pelican vein), Silver Plume, Georgetown District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) Sunburst - Sceptre Group, Georgetown District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
4.1km (2.6 miles) Griffith (Kelly; Moline; New Boston; Doric), Georgetown District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
8.5km (5.3 miles) Charter Oak Prospect (Tyone), Chicago Creek, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
cookrob@auburn.edu Polybasite Downloaded by [Northeastern University] at 11:57 17 November 2014 Husky Mine, Elsa...typically included in this rather informal family is polybasite, a relatively common silver ore mineral that...as fine specimens. Although the most familiar polybasite localities are in Mexico, exceptionally fine...have been available in recent years from the Husky mine, Yukon Territory, Canada. Consequently, in keeping...Husky mine polybasite has been nominated as this issue’s Connoisseur’s Choice specimen. Polybasite is typically
Report (issue)
GEOLOGY OF THE GEORGETOWN QlJADRANGLE (TOGETHER 'VITH THE EMPIRE DISTRICT) COLORADo· BY JOSIAH E. SPURR............... Topography and geography of the Georgetown quadrangle ...................................................._.......... . Distribution in Colorado ...................................................................... . Distribution in the Georgetown quadrangle ......................................... : ............ _.... 97 Gold belt near Georgetown.· .................. _. __ ........... , .. _
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.3 COLORADO. of COLORADO. J. S. l GEORGETOWN, COLO. GEORGETOWN COURIER PRINT. 1887. 3 Bancroft...From a mineralogical point of view the wealth of Colorado exceeds that of In the metallic minerals almost...to in the following pages Proceedings of the Colorado Scientific Society. Proceedings of the Academy...Bulletins of the U. S. Geological Survey. J. GEORGETOWN, COLORADO, January, 1887. S. RANDALL. : MINERALS...gravel of streams and in veins. The veins of Gilpin County are especially noteworthy for the amount of gold
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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Gkologim-in-charge. CATALOGUE OF MINERALS FOUND IN COLORADO. BY • F. M. ENDLICH. [EXTRACTED FROM THE TENTH...been adopted. tar as practicable, analyses of Colorado minerals have been given. They will aid examination...of the catalogue. systematic enumeration of the Colorado mineral species and references to the publications...Endlich, S. IN COLORADO. X. D. The continuous development of mineral resources of Colorado is productive...Geological .Report for PS75. Now, the survey of Colorado is completed, many additions of species new to
Report (issue)
Geology and Ore Deposits of the Front Range Colorado By T. S. LO\'ERING and E. N. GODDARD GEOLOGICAL...in cooperation with the Colorado State Geological Survey Board and the Colorado Metal Mining Fund ~ oopr...hornblende gneiss ____________ _ Quartzite at Coal Creek ________________ _ Igneous rocks _____________________________...Quartz diorite and associated hornblendite_ Boulder Creek granite _________________ _ Pikes Peak granite ...Pre-Cambrian deposits _________________________ _ Mine descriptions __________________________ _ 39 39
Report (volume)
precipitation of the metalo........ Composition of mine waters............................................of sulphide enrichment Continued. Composition of mine waters Continued. Discussion of analyses Continued...on depth..................... Precipitates from mine waters under superficial conditions....... Oxidation................................. Burro Mountain district, N. Mex........................................................ Snowstorm lode, Cceur d'Alene district, Idaho........................... Copperopolis
Report (volume)
depth__________ Precipitates from mine waters under superficial conditions_ Composition of mine waters of the Jopliu-region___________...Arizona__________________________ 208 Note on the Bisbee district, Arizona, by F. L. Ransome_ 209 Globe and Miami...Mexico____________________ 22J Burro Mountain district, New Mexico_____________ 222 , Cananea, Mexico...__ 233 Shasta County, California______ _ __ 234 Snowstorm lode, Coeur d'Alene district, Idaho__ _ 235...235 Encampment district, Wyoming_____________;___ 236 Ducktown, Tennessee______________________ Gossan
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
,of commerci,alimportance. MINE WATERS. A studyof the 'behaviorof mine watersis essentialin an in-...alkalinewaters. Tracesof goldandsilver are found in the Central Tunnel and C and C waters of the Comstocklode... 420. $6Rickard, T. A., "The Enterprise Mine, Rico, Colorado," Trans. A•n. Inst. Min. Eng., vol. 26,...proustire,pyrargyrite, miargyrite,stephanire,polybasite,and silver-bearingtetrahedrite (freibergite)...have no effect comparableto ferrous sulphate. Since mine waters in the deeperzonesbecomealkaline, it is pertinent
Book
£LqL \3 —OF— Colorado Deposits. u PROFESSOR AT STATE SCHOOL OF GOLDEN, COLORADO DENVER, COLO.:...delivered by the author to the students of the Colorado State School of Mines. It is published with a...interested in the geological relations of the mines of Colorado. The first part of the work contains a rough sketch...sketch is further applied to the local geology of Colorado. The second part refers to the phe¬ nomena of...ores, and their surroundings, as illustrated by Colorado. The last part contains a brief account of some
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
Book (volume)
Western Hemisphere Tertiary ore-deposit belts of Colorado and New Mexico The Great Silver Channel 79...waters Guanajuato, Mexico; Carmen mine. Upper pressure limit Waihi mine. New Zealand. Upper termination...termination of veins 87. 88. .... platinum district Mountains. Pyroxene-olivene-magnetite rock, showing magnetite...Development of isolated quartz crystals 91. Aspen, Colorado. 89. Differentiation of Basic Intrusive; Ural...573 in limestone pegmatite into gneiss; Georgetown, Colorado. Illustration of balanced pressure Nickel-pyrrhotite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Although Colorado may be most noted for rhodochrosite or amazonite, the many varieties and associations...a k e w o o d , Colorado 80225 DIANNE L. K I L E 333 S a l e m Street Aurora, Colorado 80011 C O L O...and J. A. Mur­ phy for an update to Minerals of Colorado: A 100-Year Record (Eckel, 1961). 374 ROCKS... Quartz was a familiar gemstone to many early Colorado residents, as documented by an extensive body...body of literature. The first published list of Colorado mineral localities (in­ cluding quartz) was included
Report (issue)
--------------Cleburne County ----------~-----------------­ Tallapoosa County --------------------------Alaska...------------------Cochise County -----------------------------Gila County --------------------------------Greenlee...ee County ----------------------------R[aricopa County ----------------------------R[ohave County --...-----------------------------Pima County -------------------------------Pinal County -------------------------------Santa...-------Santa Cruz County --------------------------'ravapai County -----------------------------'ruma
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
Report (issue)
Smith. Director Professional Paper 138 MINING IN COLORADO A HISTORY OF DISCOVERY, DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTJON...area, and organization of the mining counties of Colorado _________________________ _ Adams County_- __..._____________________ _ Alamosa County __________________________ _ Arapahoe County _________________________...Archuleta County _________________________ _ Baca CountY-----------------------------Boulder CountY------...CountY----------------------~----Chaffee County _____________________·______ _ Clear Creek County _______________________
Book (volume)
...........................................59 Colorado ...............................................................548 Table of Maps Page Alabama County Map ...................................................................................4 Alaska County and Stream Map ......................................................................22 Arizona County Map .............................................................42 Arizona – Yavapia Co. Burro Creek area Site Map .................................
Report (volume)
11, 12. New York. Colorado Geological Survey: Bulletin 12. Denver, Colo. Colorado School of Mines: Magazine... Colo. Colorado Scientific Society: Proceedings, vol. 11, pp. 177-214. Denver, Colo. Colorado, University...Boletfn de Minas, nos. 2, 8. Habana, Cuba. Delaware County Institute of Science: Proceedings, vol. 8, no....Geological Survey: Supplementary Report, Harlan County. Frankfort, Ky. Lake Superior Mining Institute:...Chicago, 111. West Virginia Geological Survey: County Reports, Braxton-Clay. Morgantown, W. 'Va. Wyoming
Book
gave him the money to visit the mining regions of central Sweden. By that time geology had become his con...apparently, to progress from one westei:n mining district to another, sioce thus new features a nd new relationships...progress in the geological resurvey of the Cripple Creek district, Colo. Geol. S urvey Bull. 254, 1904. 36 pp...pp. The copper deposits of the Cliflou-Morenci district, .-\riz. 43, 1005. 376 pp. Maps. U. S. Geol....Paper The geological resurvey of the Cripple Creek district, Colo. pp. 85- 98, 1905. (Witll I?. L. Ransome
Report (volume)
New York. Colorado College Publications: Science series, vol. 12, nos. 10, 11. Colorado Springs, Colo...Colo. Colorado Geological Survey: Bulletin 3. Denver, Colo. Colorado School of Mines Magazine, vol.. 2... Colo. Colorado Scientific Society: Proceedings, vol. 10, pp. 123-210. Denver, Colo. Colorado, University...Bulletin, nos. 19, 21. Hartford, Conn. Delaware County Institute of Science: Proceedings, vol. 6, nos...Olympia, Wash. West Virginia Geological Survey: County reports Doddridge-and Harrison counties. Morgantown
Book
193-256 137-208 129-192 209-264 193-256 [ [ COLORADO-Ill] 177-256 121-184 89-168 1-120 1-88 [ ...177-256 185-280 169-248 [ 425-528 337--400 COLORADO-II] 321--400 337--400 ARIZONA-Ill] 337--400...69-132 65-128 1-64 11 / 1980 20 I 1989 [ COLORADO-I] [ 289-352 385-448 [ AUSTRALlA] 353-504...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
Report (volume)
California. THE MINES HANDBOOK, 1922 MACHINERY FOR MINE • MILL SMELTER Embodying recent developments...Compressor NEW YORK Crushing Rolls Air Compressors Mine Pumps Ball Mills Blast Furnaces Oil Engines Screens...of Mines. Located in the Lake Superior Mining district. Mines and Mills accessible for college work....considered to be working the public and not the mine. Many suspicious promotions are however not positively...Newfoundland 1866 New Zealand Mexico 1867 New Caledonia Central America 1977 Africa West Indies 1989 West Africa
Report (volume)
Canada THE MINES HANDBOOK Meeting tbe Needs of Mine and Smelter Hundreds of plants on both American...(all types) Crushers Crushing Rolls NEW YORK Mine Pumps Oil Engines Sampling Machinery Screens Stamp...the iron mining companies of the Lake Superior district is given, and the many mining corporations of...all the metals, and a corresponding expansion of mine work. The MINES HANDBOOK will hereafter be published...Tuckahoe, N. Y., April, 1920. Vll THE MINES MINE HOISTS HANDBOOK AND Years of experience in building
Book (edition)
an extended view over the field, and by making clear what our best workers have done in late years toward...125-129; Marquette district, 129-136; Menominee dis trict, 136-139; Penokee-Gogebic district, 139-143; Vermilion...Western North Carolina and Virginia, 169, 170; Colorado, 170, 171; California, 171; Example 13, titaniferous...Example 29, Kelley Lode, 260; Lake Valley, 260-262; Colorado, 262-272; Example 30, Leadville, 262-266; Example...Mile, Summit Co., 266, 267; Ex ample 306, Monarch District, Chart'eeCo., 268; Example 30c, Eagle River, Eagle
Report (issue)
Carbonate-Hosted Sulfide Deposits of the Central Colorado Mineral Belt DAVID W . BEATY, GARY P . LANDIS...paralle l to host-rock bedding. Black Cloud mine, Leadville district. Sherman-type ore (bottom) in paleokarst...veined with ferroan dolomite. rv1oose mine, North Alma district. Photographs b)' \Villiarn Sacco, Peabody...Carbonate-hosted sulfide deposits of the central Colorado mine ral belt: Introduction, general discussion...Regional geologic and tectonic setting of the central Colorado mineral belt . . . . Alan R. Wallace Paleozoic
 
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