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Sphalerite from
Kennedy Mine, Martell, Jackson-Plymouth Mining District, Amador County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kennedy Mine, Martell, Jackson-Plymouth Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1516378
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1516378:3
GUID (UUID V4):9815a770-5035-4a96-9901-3172afe8b43f
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
1.0km (0.6 miles) Oneida Mine, Martell, Jackson-Plymouth Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
2.0km (1.2 miles) South Eureka Mine, Sutter Creek, Jackson-Plymouth Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
2.4km (1.5 miles) Central Eureka Mine (Summit Mine), Sutter Creek, Jackson-Plymouth Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) Old Eureka Mine (Eureka Mine; Amador Consolidated Mine; Hetty Green Mine; Hayward Mine; Amador claim; Maxwell claim; Alpha claim; Railroad claim), Central Eureka Mine (Summit Mine), Sutter Creek, Jackson-Plymouth Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
4.2km (2.6 miles) Mechanics Mine (Potazuba), Sutter Creek, Jackson-Plymouth Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
4.3km (2.7 miles) Lincoln Mine (Lincoln claim; Stewart claim; Belmont claim), Lincoln Consolidated Mine (Lincoln Mine; Wildman Mine; Mahoney Mine; South Mahoney Mine; Steward Mine; Belmont Mine; Wildman-Mahoney Mine), Sutter Creek, Jackson-Plymouth Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
9.2km (5.7 miles) Fremont Mine (Fremont-Grover Mine; Fremont-Gover; Fremont-Gover Inc.; North Gover; Foremont; Gopher; Loyal lode), New Chicago, Jackson-Plymouth Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
9.5km (5.9 miles) Hayward Mine (Allen Mine), Sunnybrook, Pardee Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
9.7km (6.0 miles) Newton Mine (Newton Copper Mine; Jackson Mine), Sunnybrook, Pardee Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
10.3km (6.4 miles) Gwin Mine (Paloma Mine; Gwin Extension No. 1 Mine), Paloma, Paloma Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
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Field Trip Notes
Q E S5 W63 1994 EART ROADSIDE GEOLOGY AND MINING HISTORY OF THE MOTHER LODE 1994 Gregg Wilkerson...| LIBRARY UNIVERSITY or California … • * * ** ROADSIDE GEOLOGY AND MINING HISTORY º OF THE MOTHER...Field Trip Program Mother Lode '94 Bakersfield District Office Bureau of Land Managmement 3801 Pegasus...52 Mokelumne Hill to Plymouth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Plymouth to Placerville . . ..... . . 14 TV QFºo 5-M/43 ROADSIDE GEOLOGY AND MINING HISTORY OF THE MOTHER |*4 EART LODE Gregg Wilkerson
Report (issue)
., Prepared in cooperation with the California State Mining Bureau ..!' . ,(".1\\. lit ~.'..JI...Professional Paper 157 rfHE MOTHER LODE SYSTEM OF CALIFORNIA BY ADOLPH KNOPF 6-332 (February 1939) Prepared...Prepared in cooperation with the California State Mining Bureau Class,_ _ _ __ Book _____ GPO 16-50254-1...____________ Previous geologic studies of the district- _ _ ________________________________________..._________________________ _____ _ Georgia Slide mine ___________________________ :.. _______________
Report (issue)
Economic Geologists Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, California February, 1984 Open-File Report 84-169 This...Menlo Park, California 2 California Division of Mines and Geology, Sacramento, California INTRODUCTION...California's past gold production. Although gold mining decreased greatly in the years during and following...extractive techniques have rekindled interest in mining this metal in the State. In addition to production...been taken from the Grass Valley-Nevada City lode district and from Tertiary river channels and Quaternary
Report (issue)
DISTRICTS OF CALIFORNIA BULLETIN 193 California Division of Mines and Geology Sacramento, California, 1970...By William B. DISTRICTS OF CALIFORNIA Clark Geologist, California Division of Mines & Geology...Geology, Sacramento, California UNIVERSITY LIBRARY U.C DAVIS '~'^ JUL 'I 'i GOV INFO or"! BULLETIN 193...and gold mining of publications have no single report or to the gold deposits in California. Although...Although on treatise a vast California, there in of the knov/n gold-bearing districts in the state.
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nomenclature. 1. U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California. TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction.............deposit. Table 4, part B, gives an alphabetic list of mine and properties followed by the deposit name. CHARACTERISTICS...in the Sierra Nevada, California (Clark, 1970); Klamath Mountains, California-Oregon (Hotz, 1971); and...likely to be present include pyrite, galena, sphalerite, and arsenopyrite (Berger, 1986). These minerals...deposits used in Table 1 may represent a major mine, district name, or local town name or other prominent
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geographic coordinates and, where applicable, by county and section, township, and range. Both published...the deposit. The Gap mine (Pennsylvania) and the San Julian mine (California),are examples of this...deposits varies widely. Some, like the Bluebird mine (Arizona), are small deposits containing 16 mostly...mostly only cobalt minerals. At the Standard mine (Oregon), the , cobalt minerals are associated with...present in separate ore shoots. In the Blackbird district (Idaho), the amount of copper present is greater
Report (issue)
^^titOrpi^ Ir^j, Oiioi ,^irornis ,, STATE OF CALIFORNIA EARL WARREN, Governor DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL...FRANCISCO Chief DECEMBER 144 COPPER IN (In CALIFORNIA Three Parts, Including Outline Geologic Map...States Department of the Interior Department of Mining, Stanford University liCD LIBRARY 1948 : ...Honorable Earl Warren Governor of the State of California Dear Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith...herewith Bulletin 144, Copper in California, prepared under the direction of Olaf P. Jenkins, Chief of the
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....Minneapolis. Mississippi.......Prof. E. N. Lowe, Jackson. Missouri..........Dr. H. A. Buehler, Rolla. Nebraska
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 (issue)
MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA BULLETIN No STATE ; . .. : DlViSIi BUILDIN 113 COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE...AGRICULTURE DAVIS, CALIFORNIA STATE OF CAUFORNIA DEPABTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES GEORGE D. NORDENHOLT, Director...MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA By ADOLF PABST Associate Professor of Mineralogy University of California BERKELEY...BERKELEY CALIFORNIA STATE PRINTING OFFICE GEORGE H. MOORE. State Printer SACRAMENTO. 51440 1938 TABLE...Letter of Transmittal 5 Map 6 Outline o['. California Preface 7 Introduction 11 Native Elements
Report (issue)
M^iajKaMVMtrVMMIMMVW^- 'Vv s > MINERALS Of CALIFORNIA BULl,ETIN N«, 91 issei0 BY rr: ^ ;wIFORNIA...BULLETIN [November, 1922 No. 91 Minerals of California $ BY ARTHUR S. EAKLE, Ph. D. Professor...Mineralogy, University of California COMPLIMENTS OF ^^^foyd Sc, c/iosty GIST CALIFORNIA STATE PRINTING OFFICE...Stephens, Governor of the State of California, Sacramento, California Sir: I have the honor to transmit...upon the minerals of California. This bulletin records our knowledge of California minerals to date,
Journal (volume)
A STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES v CALIFORNIA IOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY ...Fiscal Year, July 1, 1952, to June 30, 1953..- California Mineral Commodities in 1951 Mines and Mineral...FRANCISC6 CALIFORNIA*- DAVIS California 149 California OF MlNE&siTY of AV,S RY I ( 59 Amador County...County, IRY BUILDING, 9 LIBRARY STATE OF CALIFORNIA GOODWIN I. KNIGHT. Governor DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL...11 1954 CALIFORNIA IOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY Price $1.00 No. 1 STATE OF CALIFORNIA GOODWIN
Report (volume)
DIRECTOE 4:14: NOTES ON SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN HUMBOLDT COUNTY, NEYADA BY FREDERICK LESLIE RANSOME.............................. General history of mining development..................................................................... Seven Troughs district.................................................Outlook for the district................................................. Rosebud district................................................... Red Butte district..............................................
Book
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)
decide whether a certain metalliferous deposit or district should be included or not. The problem was also...other forms) since 1935 is reviewed. New sulfur mining and recovery projects in the United States and...chemical properties of sulfur, the geology and mining operations of the salt-dome sulfur deposits, the...sulfur by superheated water through wells at Sulphur mine, Louisiana, are fully detailed. Exploration and...Swager, W. L. , and Sullivan, J. D. , 1951, Sulphur: Mining Engineering, vol. 3. , pp. 403409. The history
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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
beautiful specimens of calcite, brochantite, and sphalerite. 0 k,,,ama, a state with an area of almost...several counties. In addition, the TriState zinchead mining area, active for more than one hundred years, extends...as the Picher district, which is in the Oklahoma portion of the TriState. This district has probably produced...October 2014 Mineral Index by Counties Alfalfa County Carmen, 2 mi. NE of Carmen, 1 .1 mi. W of Highway...Permian-age Crisfield Sandstone: malachite. Adair County Bunch, near Bunch, secs.l.5, 16, T.14N, R.24E:
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
mineralization, containing variable amountsof chalcopyrite,sphalerite, and galena in layeredvolcanicrocks. Often they...and absoluteages,and rock associations.Pyrite-sphalerite-chalcopyrite bodies are foundin differentiated...differentiated,mafic-to-felsicvolcanicrocks; pyrite-galena-sphalerite-chalcopyrite bodiesoccur in more felsic, cal...f crustal development.Depositsof .the pyrite-sphalerite-chalcopyrite variety are .numerous, important...in Proterozoicvolcanicrocksthe pyrite-galena-sphalerite-chalcopyrite type appears. In Phanerozoicorogens
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
casesarising from the enforcementof the so-called California"High GradeLaw," passed in :r925,the writer cameinto...sufficientinterest to warrant a brief description. The Kennedy,one of the largestof the goldminesoperatingon the...Mother Lode, is located not far from Jackson,in Amador .County,California. It is one of the olderminesof the...havingbeenfirst locatedin x856. The workingsof the mine have reacheda depthof 4,764 feet. The severalspecimens...any of the gold depositsof the Sierra Nevadaof California. The ,'tpatite.--The apatite-;bearing veinmatter
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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Mountain Mine (or Bulldog Mine) A Legacy Rich In Silver Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado...Colorado, USA By Ken Kucera Fabulous mineral specimens from the rich Bulldog Mountain Mine grace private and...recovered from the mine was an abundance of fine, wellcrystallized baryte, galena, sphalerite, and quartz variety...of the Bulldog Mountain Mine 7 “Close, But No Cigar” 7 The Homestake Mining Company 8 “Pirate’s Treasure...Paradise 11 Mineralogy and Paragenesis Bulldog Mountain Mine 11 Six Stages of Mineraliza�on 18 Minerals Overview
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Mountain Mine (or Bulldog Mine) A Legacy Rich In Silver Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado...Colorado, USA By Ken Kucera Fabulous mineral specimens from the rich Bulldog Mountain Mine grace private and...recovered from the mine was an abundance of fine, wellcrystallized baryte, galena, sphalerite, and quartz variety...of the Bulldog Mountain Mine 7 “Close, But No Cigar” 7 The Homestake Mining Company 8 “Pirate’s Treasure...Paradise 11 Mineralogy and Paragenesis Bulldog Mountain Mine 11 Six Stages of Mineraliza�on 18 Minerals Overview
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Mountain Mine (or Bulldog Mine) A Legacy Rich In Silver Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado...Colorado, USA By Ken Kucera Fabulous mineral specimens from the rich Bulldog Mountain Mine grace private and...recovered from the mine was an abundance of fine, wellcrystallized baryte, galena, sphalerite, and quartz variety...of the Bulldog Mountain Mine 7 “Close, But No Cigar” 7 The Homestake Mining Company 8 “Pirate’s Treasure...Paradise 11 Mineralogy and Paragenesis Bulldog Mountain Mine 11 Six Stages of Mineraliza�on 18 Minerals Overview
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Mountain Mine (or Bulldog Mine) A Legacy Rich In Silver Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado...Colorado, USA By Ken Kucera Fabulous mineral specimens from the rich Bulldog Mountain Mine grace private and...recovered from the mine was an abundance of fine, wellcrystallized baryte, galena, sphalerite, and quartz variety...of the Bulldog Mountain Mine 7 “Close, But No Cigar” 7 The Homestake Mining Company 8 “Pirate’s Treasure...Paradise 11 Mineralogy and Paragenesis Bulldog Mountain Mine 11 Six Stages of Mineraliza�on 18 Minerals Overview
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Colorado quartz is inextricably tied to the state's mining history because so many superbly crystallized quartz...specimens originated from its innumerable mines. The mining industry and resultant mineral wealth directed...more authoritative accounts of the state's early mining and economic resources, provides a timeless perspective...Other comprehensive overviews of Colorado's mines, mining his­ tory, and/or economic geology are provided...(1947), Eberhart (1972), Smith (1982), Holmes and Kennedy (1983), and Dallas (1985). Excellent overviews
 
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