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Gemstones (commodity) from
Mt Antero, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Commodity:Gemstones (commodity)
Data
Commodity Data:Click here to view Gemstones (commodity) data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mt Antero, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1614891
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1614891:2
GUID (UUID V4):aee5d83b-f2e9-4575-9ccc-12ae2822b569
Nearest other deposits of Gemstones (commodity)
28.6km (17.8 miles) ⓘUnknown Gemstone Occurrence (MRDS - 10016409), Box Canyon Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
36.0km (22.4 miles) ⓘBrown Derby Mine, Quartz Creek Pegmatite Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
37.5km (23.3 miles) ⓘMonzonite Mine, Quartz Creek Pegmatite Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
38.4km (23.9 miles) ⓘMiddle Mountain prospect, La Plata Mining District (Winfield Mining District), Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
45.0km (28.0 miles) ⓘVilla Grove Turquoise Mine, Bonanza Mining District (Kerber Creek Mining District; Blake Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA
68.9km (42.8 miles) ⓘIron Mask, St. Kevin - Independence, Lake County, Colorado, USA
78.9km (49.0 miles) ⓘChalk Mountain Occurrence, Alicante, Lake County, Colorado, USA
83.7km (52.0 miles) ⓘMary Lea-Little Bear Mine (Mary Lee Mine; Little Bear No. 2 Mine), Lake George, Park County, Colorado, USA
90.4km (56.2 miles) ⓘCrystal Peak Topaz prospects, Crystal Peak, Teller County, Colorado, USA
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
cm long), Beebe Hall, McCain Valley, San Diego County, California. Cal and Kerith Graeber specimen; Jeffrey...feature some of the finest aquamarinesfound in Colorado and other areas of the United States. Aquamarine...the Colorado state gemstone, having earned that distinction because of the spectacular gemstones found...found on Mount Antero in central Colorado. and project into the white quartz core. The portion of beryl...4. Aquamarine (6.7 cm long), Mount Antero, Chaffee County, Colorado. Martin Zinn specimen; Jeffrey Scovil
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Colorado Artist William Henry Hutchinson (b. 1958) Figure 1 (left). Amethyst with Goethite, Lake George...George, Teller Co., Colorado, watercolor, 80 × 10.50, 2009. Specimen size: 1.50 × 20 × 10; collected and...(below). Smoky Quartz, Devil’s Head, Jefferson Co., Colorado; watercolor, 100 × 13.50, 2009. Specimen size...minerals and Colorado mining scenes in his art. He has shown his paintings at the Colorado Mineral and...and at the Creede Symposium (2010) at Creede, Colorado. He prefers using watercolors and states: “I began
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Discovery froin Mt. Antero in Chaffee County, Colorado William Henry Hutchinson University of Colorado (Boulder)...areas of Mount Antero and Mount White in the Collegiate Range in Chaffee County, Colorado (Jacobson 1993)...crystal on his mine, the Blue Eagle Claim, on Mount Antero. This crystal, although broken in pieces, is the...claim owner Jeffery Self near the claim on Mount Antero, approximately 13,000 feet in elevation. (Continues...memorabilia, early mineral books, museum-quality gemstones. and gem carvings. Mineral displays "ill include
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State University] at 01:41 12 December 2015 Gemstones That Are Blue MARK IVAN JACOBSON Map designed...William Besse. 1714 S. Clarkson Street Denver, Colorado 80210 markivanjacobson@gmail.com B lue minerals...symbol to promote outstanding aspects of their county or state. Approval is usually not difficult because...explored for copper in the Cerbat Mountains, Mohave County. They acquired mineral rights to two sections of...Cochise County, and earned the nicksurrounding Mineral name of “Turquoise Park, Mohave County, King” (Arizona
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Two Point claim, Pikes Peak batholith, Teller County. The Collector’s Edge specimen, Jeff Scovil photo...Mail Stop 150, Box 25046 Federal Center Denver, Colorado 80225 pmodreski@usgs.gov C olorado is, of course...been written as guides to mineral collecting in Colorado. A classic, which went through three major editions...1951 version with a slightly different title), is Colorado Gem Trails and Mineral Guide, by Pearl (1951,...up-to-date guidebook to the state’s minerals is Colorado Rockhounding, by Voynick (1994). Other published
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? ......................................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...Natural History for conceiving the idea of a second Colorado issue and for helping a great deal in bringing
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Colorado Springs Mineralogical Society Founded in 1936 Lazard Cahn Honorary President July 2019 PICK...Pittman Topic: “Mineral Collecting Locations in Colorado” Please note: Members whose names begin with A-L...July **In case of inclement weather please call** Mt. Carmel Veteran’s Service Center 719 309-4714 Number...Pebble Corneron Pg Pg 5 bers andPups Phenakite Mt. Antero Pg 9 Brad’s Bench Tips Pebble PupsExhibit Corner...meeting about where to collect mineral specimens in Colorado. There are hundreds, if not thousands of places
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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
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- - - - - - - - - - - Mineral Collections 1n Colorado A Supplement to The Mineralogical Record November-December..."Smithsonian packet," Smoky Hawk claim, Florissant, Colorado. Collected in 2008; Dorris Family collection;...certificates for mines in the Cripple Creek District, Colorado, in 1898 and 1901. Sponsorship: This special supplement...Collecting in Colorado The Collections: Mel & Pam Bersch Ryan Bowling Ralph Clark Colorado School of Mines...Thompson George Witters Martin Zinn III and Colorado in the :Mineralogical Record Supplement to The
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Articles The Bunker Hill mine, Kellogg, Shoshone County, Id a h o 339 by N. Radford and J. A. Crowley...mine, Pontiac County, Quebec . 359 by D. L. Leavitt Shavano Peak . . . a new Mt. Antero? ..............1981 Bunker Hill the mine kellogg, shoshone county, idaho by Norman Radford P. O. Box N Osbum, Idaho...of the Coeur d’Alene mining district, Shoshone County, Idaho. The district is roughly 24 kilometers wide...deposits of the Coeur d’Alene District, Shoshone County, Idaho. U.S. Geological Survey Pro­ fessional Paper
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Gold Mines Middle Buttes Volcanic Complex Kern County, California Allan R. Blaske allan.blaske@gmail...volcanic complex is located in southeastern Kern County, approximately 9 miles southwest of the town of...Gold Mines, Middle Buttes Volcanic Complex, Kem County, California, Mineral News, Vol. 34, No. 4, April...dome-hosted epithennal precious metal deposit, Kern County, California: Unpub. M.Sc. thesis, Michigan Tech... L., and Brady, J, 1990, Cactus Gold Mine, Kem County, California, California Geology, April 1990, p
Book (volume)
...........................................59 Colorado ...............................................................548 Table of Maps Page Alabama County Map ...................................................................................4 Alaska County and Stream Map ......................................................................22 Arizona County Map .............................................................32 Arizona – Maricopa Co. Saddle Mt. Site Map ......................................
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mining operation at Crystal Peak, Pilot Peak, and Mt Antero SILENT AUCTION March 30, 2013 10:00 a.m. to 2:00...Museum of Mining and Industry 225 North Gate Blvd Colorado Springs, Co 80921 Join the Fun Bring your Donations...Mineralogical Societies (RMFMS) www.rmfms.org Colorado Federation of Gem & Mineral Societies (CFGMS)...by the Faceting Group COLORADO SPRINGS MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY PO BOX 2 COLORADO March 2013 PICK SPRINGS...Symposium—Ice Worlds and their Fossils. Mines, Golden, Colorado. See www.westernpaleo.org for more details. Green
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find placer locations by Andrew J. Maslowski 32 ANTERO REVISITED Gems and minerals at 14,269 feet by...Transfer Block in April, 1984. and cutting of round gemstones, Herewith we repeat tlie invitation to especially...degrees. Index 4-12-20-28-36-44-52-60. PREPAID to USA addrett (Wuhlngton l'Nl«Mnt• add 7.ftt tall) PIXIES...clarity and cutting excellence, how to take care of gemstones and jewelry metals and much, much more. The author...beautiful Oriental temple made of a variety of gemstones. The project involved the use of some standard
Book (volume)
N_E. Bivd. Gkapats GEMSTONES of NORTH AMERICA ~ NASMI EPPA GEMSTONES OF THE WORLD SERIES +...Santa Ana, California + GEMSTONES OF EAST AFRICA by Peter C. Keller + GEMSTONES OF AFGHANISTAN by Gary...Gary W. Bowersox and Bonita E. Chamberlin + GEMSTONES OF NORTH AMERICA, by John Sinkankas ON@“THE VOLUME...56 ct), Sweet Home Mine, Colorado; colorless scheelite (19.66 ct), Kern County, California; octagonal...Vivid blue matched benitoite gems from San Benito County, California, consisting of 52 benitoites and 75
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Minerva No. 1 Mine, Cave in Rock district, Har­ din County, Illinois. Harvard Mineralogical Museum collection...Quartz and chalcopyrite, Bandora mine, San Juan County, Col­ orado. Barbara and John Muntyan specimen...Robinson. November-December: Gold, Jamestown, Tuolumne County, California. California State Mining and Mineral...Tourmaline from Little Cahuilla Mountain, Riverside County, California, K. Gochenour, 440 Borates, 488 Bornite...Samarskites from the South Platte Pegmatite District, Colorado, 458 British Columbia, quartz, 459 Brunet, W.
Book (volume)
...........................................47 Colorado ..............................................................458 Appendix B - Quartz Family Gemstones ................................................rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...Cumberland Plateau and climaxing in 2,407 ft. Cheaha Mt. This crystalline or mineral region is composed primarily...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham
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...........................................47 Colorado ..............................................................460 Appendix B - Quartz Family Gemstones ................................................rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...Cumberland Plateau and climaxing in 2,407 ft. Cheaha Mt. This crystalline or mineral region is composed primarily...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham
Journal (issue)
on Amazonite 7.5 cm, from the Smoky Hawk claim, Colorado. Collected by the Dorris family; Tom Spann photo...the finest aquamarine and phenakite from Mt. Antero, Colorado, and their most publicized effort, the mining...museum quality.” (Szenics, 1967) Spruce Peak, King County, Washington, 1977 Beautiful pyrite and quartz specimens...and FLECK, G. (1980) The Grey Horse mine, Pinal County, Arizona. Mineralogical Record, 11 (4), 231–232...and HAWES, W. (1978) Quartz and pyrite from King County, Washington. Mineralogical Record, 9 (6), 352–353
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is in the Bement collection from Florissant, Colorado (Hiestand, 1887), and from Barringer Hill, Texas...mineral specimens. Eight excellent lepidolites from Mt. Apatite, Auburn, Maine were acquired from Dr. George...transparent crystals from several localities in Alexander County, North Carolina. Some excellent large monazite...represented by only one specimen from Lewis and Clark County, Montana. The well known dealer, Lazard Cahn, supplied...numerous loose crystals and matrices from Mt. Antero, Colorado; some crystals reaching iy2 inches in diameter
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Colorado Springs Mineralogical Society Founded in 1936 July 2015 PICK&PACK Vol 55 ...... Number 6 Inside...Jacobson Topic: Pegmatitic Rare-earth Minerals of Colorado: Species and Identification Refreshments provided...editor for Rock & Minerals since 1984, the author of Antero Aquamarines (1993) and other books, and is currently...Friends of Mineralogy, Colorado Chapter. Mark has collected rare earth minerals in Colorado, Texas, Wyoming...Minerals of Colorado: Species and Identification Most of the pegmatitic rare-earth minerals in Colorado are found
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and Near East cities. Among all minerals and gemstones, beryl in its emerald variety thus became one...hexagonal prisms of a rich purplish red hue and cut gemstones that closely resemble very fine red spinel. O...rare; and the cut gems, the rarest among all gemstones, whatever their description. It may seem strange...found in the pegmatitic cavities atop Mount Antero in Colorado. Beau­ tiful, lustrous crystals that have...modest in value as compared to those of other gemstones such as spinel, corundum, and diamond. The result
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Amethyst and citrine from Namibia • Aquamarine from Colorado • Saturated blue aquamarine from Nigeria • Chalcedony...Xinjiang, China • Gold-in-quartz from Mariposa County, California • Iolite from northeastern Brazil •...write the classic Photoatlas of Inclusions in Gemstones (1986), which contains more than 1,400 photomicrographs...is the totally new Photoatlas of Inclusions in Gemstones, Vol. 2, scheduled to be released this year. Dr...goal but enthusiasm and love for the science of gemstones have spurred me on.” Later in 2003, Dr. Gübelin
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March/April: Cacoxenite, Dravo quarry, Shelby ‘County, Alabama. Dan Behnke photo. MayIJune: Stibnite...Mountains, Beaver County, Utah. Private collection, Jeffrey Scovil photo. Barite, Colorado, 329; New Mexico...Guernsey Limestone Quarry, Washington County, Ohio, 251-59 Bornite, Colorado, 329; New Mexico, 109 Brandow,...Silver Link Mine, Ouray County, Ouray, Colorado, T. Rosemeyer, 327-30 Brookite, Colorado, 329; Wales, 126 ...Almandine, 25 Analcime, West Virginia, 161 Anatase, Colorado, 327 Andersonite, Utah, 400 Andradjtg, 27 Anglesite
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and Lead Minerals from the Eagle Eye Mine, La Paz County, Arizona Paul M. Adams 126 S. Helberta Ave. #2...miles south southeast of the town of Brenda, La Paz County, Arizona, in Section 15, T3N, R 16W of the New...conventional search tools. I use metacrawler for USA-English language sites. Mctacrawlcr (www.metacrawler...News, P.O. Box 2043, Coeur d'Alene, ID 83816-2043 USA Phone: 208-664-2448 Email: lanny@mineralnews.com...reprinted article about Florence Bascom, the first USA woman geologist (and mineralogist) by .J. Schneiderman
 
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