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Chalcedony from
Copper Bloom Mine, Gold Hill Mining District (Clifton Mining District), Tooele County, Utah, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz var: Chalcedony
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcedony data
Locality Data:Click here to view Copper Bloom Mine, Gold Hill Mining District (Clifton Mining District), Tooele County, Utah, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:188504
Long-form Identifier:1:3:188504:0
GUID (UUID V4):558979ea-c5f8-45bb-80f6-3b07439d06b5
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcedony
0.4km (0.3 miles) Gold Bond Mine, Gold Hill Mining District (Clifton Mining District), Tooele County, Utah, USA
0.6km (0.3 miles) Calaveras Mine, Gold Hill Mining District (Clifton Mining District), Tooele County, Utah, USA
0.7km (0.4 miles) Pole Star Mine, Pole Star Copper Company Mine Group, Gold Hill Mining District (Clifton Mining District), Tooele County, Utah, USA
1.2km (0.7 miles) West Prospect, Frankie Mine, Gold Hill Mining District (Clifton Mining District), Tooele County, Utah, USA
1.7km (1.1 miles) Gold Hill Wash Prospect, Gold Hill Mining District (Clifton Mining District), Tooele County, Utah, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) Wilson Consolidated Mine, Clifton, Gold Hill Mining District (Clifton Mining District), Tooele County, Utah, USA
4.6km (2.9 miles) Alvarado Mine, Gold Hill, Gold Hill Mining District (Clifton Mining District), Tooele County, Utah, USA
7.6km (4.7 miles) Tucson Prospect, Gold Hill Mining District (Clifton Mining District), Tooele County, Utah, USA
64.2km (39.9 miles) Dugway geode beds, Dugway Pass area, Juab County, Utah, USA
65.4km (40.6 miles) Victoria Mine, Dolly Varden Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
References
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Report (issue)
CALITI ES OF UTAH by Kenneth C. Bullock UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY a division of the UTAH DEPARTMENT...JANUARY 1981 MINERALS AND MINERAL LOCALITIES OF UTAH by Kenneth C. Bullock Nature displays her most.... . . . . . 1 Chapter I. Mining Districts of Counties and the State of Utah. . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 County Listings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Chapter II. Mining Districts of Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Report (issue)
Director Professional Paper 177 THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT U'TAH BY T. B. NOLAN UNItED STATES GOVERNMI£NT...sedimentary rocks in eastern Nevada and western Utah __________ _ Carboniferous system____ __ __ _ _..._____ Arsenic replacement bodies______________ Copper-lead-silver replacement bodies_ _ _ Superficial..._ _ Arsenic replacement bodies_ ____ ______ __ Copper-lead-silver replacement bodies __ ______ Summa...___ ___ _ __ ____ ___ ______ Clifton district _ _ __ History of mining and production__ ___ __ __ __
Book (volume)
Plains state varies from nearly level farmland to hill ridges, increasing steadily in elev. From 1,000’...instance, a single Spodumene crystal from the Etta Mine near Keystone on the east side of the Mount Rushmore...commercial production of minerals, principally Gold, Silver, Copper, Iron, Lead, Manganese and Zinc, along with...beds, excavations, etc.Selenite roses. BRULE COUNTY AREA: in the Oacoma zone of the Pierre Fm. On Elm...gray Barite rosette up to 5 or 6 inches. CAMPBELL COUNTY MOUND CITY, W to the Missouri R., regional hillsides
Journal (issue)
mineral localities: the Leadhills-Wanlockhead district, S cotland...................................... New in stock............. Minerals from Majuba Hill, Nevada H A T F IE L D G O U D E Y 6262 Busch...A C L E MI L E T U C S O N . ARIZONA 8 5 7 0 5 . USA 602 888-6015 Wanted to Buy or Exchange CRYSTAL...high intrinsic value. More and more replicas of gold nug­ gets are on display while the originals repose...interesting phenomena relating to the method by which gold was originally deposited in auriferous quartz. On
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From precious native elements such as silver, gold and copper to complex silicates such as vesuvianite, first...pride of any geological collection. From the green, gold and blue iridescent sheen of labradorite to the...the geysers at Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA. Silica-rich minerals are deposited by the hot water...(bottom), also known for obvious reasons as 'fool's gold'. stone lying there. To start with, they probably...basis of an ancient treasure, lapis lazuli. Copper and gold were first used at least 10,000 years ago.
Report (issue)
Copper Deposits in Sedimentary and Volcanogenic Rocks GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 907-C COVER...14 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Asbestos ore Lead ore. Balmat mine, N . Y. Chromite-chromium ore, Washington Zinc ore...rhodochrosite 8. Aluminum ore, bauxite, Georgia 9. Native copper ore, Keweenawan Peninsula, Mich. 10. Porphyry molybdenum...Springs, Colo . 14. Tungsten ore, North Carolina Copper Deposits in Sedimentary and Volcanogenic Rocks...TOURTELOT and JAMES D. VINE GEOLOGY AND RESOURCES OF COPPER DEPOSITS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER
Journal (issue)
Minerals 12 Part II: Massive quartz and crystallized copper species Clean Cutter 56 Give an old rock saw...museum, the Silver Reef Museum [see “Silver Reef, Utah”, by Steve Voynick, June 2015] has a top-notch staff...Reef (Harrisburg) Mining District”, by Paul Dean Proctor, which was published by the Utah Geological and...mind that this survey was done during the uranium-mining era. While in St. George, you should go down to...com/east_coast.html 7-9—HOUGHTON, MICHIGAN: Annual show; Copper Country Rock and Mineral Club, Houghton Elementary
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(bottom), also known for obvious reasons as ‘fool's gold'. and there in the stone you may actually see fossils...them underground. geological skill as they Copper and gold were first used at hunted and exploited a...though, it required a real knowledge of German mining engineer Georgius breaks in the rock sequence...first great unconformities (see Reading the Copper and gold were both too soft to geology book, De Re...by Hutton’s ideas, more tin could be added to copper to make The rock hunters Below: None of these
Book (edition)
Gneiss, Sandstone, Marble, Limestone 2 Gold, Silver, Copper, Sulphur, Galena, Sphalerite xill 16 ... and go easy on the ore piles you may find at a mine or quarry. Even a few pounds of some minerals, like...useful. Many collectors like to carry a gold pan and wash for gold “colors.” Long deep pockets in solid...chusetts) “p. 21 Massa- E. 24 “eye” (Westchester County, New York) 5. Marble: dolomitic (Bronx, New York)... ELEMENTS 1. Gold in quartz (Grass Valley, California) 3. Copper (Keweenaw County, AND SULPHIDES
Journal (issue)
Early Precambrian pillow lavas; Munekun Lake, District of Kenora. (Courtesy L. D. Ayres). Lower right:...Pye). Upper Back Cover Upper Upper Gold in quartz, Leitch Gold Mines; Beardmore. (Courtesy E. G. Pye)...in a Silurian lagoon about 400 m.y. ago; Welland County. (Courtesy Shell Canada Ltd.). right: left: —... PAGE Hematite Limonite . Goethite Copper Minerals Native Copper Chalcopyrite Bornite Chalcocite Azurite...Minerals Galena Zinc Minerals Sphalerite Gold Minerals Native Gold Silver Minerals Native Silver Argentite
Report (volume)
Geological Survey Board and the Colorado Metal Mining Fund Board 1112-G Geology and Mineral Deposits...Geological Survey Board and the Colorado Metal Mining Fund Board UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING...Suffolk mine and Staatsburg Basin_-_-__------__------26. Map showing property boundaries and mine workings...developed, there were many small operations. In general gold has been produced from westward-trending veins in...the Gold King and Suffolk mines in the southwest part of the area, which yielded much gold. Gold has
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Early Mines 11 3. Iron Mining 15 4. Cranberry Forge 19 5. Gem Mecca 23 6. Gold, Diamonds & Alum 27 7....& Emerald 33 9. Mica Mining 37 10. Feldspar 55 11. Corundum 61 12. Copper Mining 69 13. Graphite, Chromite...Unakite 91 17. Other Minerals 95 18. Scrap Mica Mining 101 19. Domestic Mica Buying Policy 111 20. Western...Kingdom 121 22. Mineral Rights 127 23. Pioneer Mining Families 24. Amos Presnell 25. Lonnie Lee Presnell...Miners 35. Bassey Bennett 36. Feldspar Miners 37. Mining Corporations 38. Sacrifice & Changes 39. Old Mines
Report (volume)
H. MclNTYRE Papers presented at the Northwest Mining Association Convention, Spokane, Washington, Dec...bulletin ; 1658A-S) "Papers presented at the Northwest Mining Association Convention, Spokane, Washington, Dec...Congresses. I. Mclntyre, David H. II. Northwest Mining Association (U.S.). Convention (1983 : Spokane...Epithermal Gold-Silver Mineralization Related to Volcanic Subsidence in the Custer Graben, Custer County, Idaho...in Exploration Gold in Douglas-Fir at the Red Mountain Stockwork, Yellow Pine District, Idaho, by J. A
Journal (issue)
West Branch: I. Knight, F.G.A. South Yorkshire & District Branch: I. R. M. Lewis, F.G.A. Examiners: B. W...received 1st April, 1981] ENSTATITE FROM MAIRIMBA HILL, KENYA By Dr K. SCHMETZER and Dr H. KRUPP Heidelberg...yellowish green colour from the region of the Mairimba Hill, Kenya, is described. The crystals have refractive...were found in an alluvial deposit in the Mairimba Hill region, south of the Taita Hills, southern Kenya...Unfortunately the actinolite fragments from Mairimba Hill are so small, that cut stones of this material are
Report (volume)
Locations and analyses of selected early Mesozoic copper occurrences in Pennsylvania 320 By R.C. Smith II...Gottfried and Albert J. Froelich The origin of copper occurrences in the Hartford basin 341 By Norman...Palisades sill near the Ramapo fault in Rockland County, New York, as an intrusion of fine-grained diabase...contain basalt clasts underlie pillow basalt at Union Hill and are truncated by the intrusive Palisades sill...bordering tholeiitic diabase sheets; (2) low-iron, copper-rich hornfels deposits that are locally enriched
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Edward Arnold (Publishers) Ltd. Published in the USA by Halsted Press, a Division of John Wiley & Sons...Technology, Royal School of Mines, and the various mining concerns and publishers who supplied me with photographs...000 Helium 60 000 000 Lithium 2 Carbon iron Copper 12 000 4.2 Zinc 9.8 70 000 Arsenic 0.08 ...18 200 Tungsten 0.010 Silicon 20 000 Osmium Gold 0.020 0.002 Mercury 0.006 Lead 0.010 48 Thorium...elements of atomic numbers above 26 (see iron(26)*and copper(29)). This is clearly shown if the data of Table
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published 1975 by Edward Arnold (Publishers) Limited, 25 Hill Street. London WIX 8LL Boards edition ISBN: 0 7131...Technology, Royal School of Mines, and the various mining concerns and publishers who supplied me with photographs...Strontium 0.38 Carbon Fluorine Neon Sodium 2 Iron Copper 32 172 000 880 Silver 0.006 Tin Iodine 0...Chlorine 180 Calcium 980 Titanium Chromium Gold 0.002 Mercury 0.006 Lead 0.010 48 Thorium...elements of atomic numbers above 26 (see iron(26)-and copper(29)). This is clearly shown if the data of Table
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INTRODUCTION 3 Copper, for instance, is an element and also a mineral. Copper oxide, or cuprite,...chemical composition consisting of two atoms, of copper and one of oxygen, with the chemical formula ofCu...Color: Hardness: 2.5—4; can be scratched with a copper coin. white or colorless. Cleavage: none to fibrous...nonmetallic. Hardness: 1-3; can be scratched with a copper coin. Streak: white to colorless. Fracture: earthy... Fracture: Luster: uneven. KEY TO MINERALS copper-red. Luster: metallic. Hardness: 2.5; malleable
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Cobalt Bloom, why should we be revolted at Copper Bloom or Pharmacon Bloom? If we have Copper Green...to substitute others; for instance, Puy ure for Bloom, and Mauacuire for Green. The principle of the nomenclature...minerals which are called Pyrites, as Iron Pyrites, Copper Pyrites, Tin Pyrites, &c. with a similar resemblance...Bioxide of Cobalt Trioxide BIsMUTH Oxide of Bismuth Copper (Cuprum) 1149.44 1349.44 738.00 938.00 1038.00...00 1773.80 1973.80 791.39 Oxide of Copper 891.59 Bioxide 991.39 XXXi Sign., NIcKEL Oxide of Nickel
 
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