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Sphalerite from
Rifle Mine, East Rifle Creek area, Garfield County, Colorado, 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 Rifle Mine, East Rifle Creek area, Garfield County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:307479
Long-form Identifier:1:3:307479:4
GUID (UUID V4):2b66bcb6-8221-4cb0-9a28-a5a2a716f063
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
1.8km (1.1 miles) Garfield Mine, East Rifle Creek area, Garfield County, Colorado, USA
4.0km (2.5 miles) Sunshine Lode Mine (Grandview Mine), Rifle Creek Mining District, Garfield County, Colorado, USA
32.4km (20.1 miles) Dade Prospect (Claims: Mile High; Miners Dream), Flat Tops Primitive Area, Garfield County, Colorado, USA
52.2km (32.4 miles) Jenny Claims (Jimmy; Mamie; Anna Claims), Emerald Lake, Garfield County, Colorado, USA
83.3km (51.8 miles) Tennessee, Marble Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
83.9km (52.1 miles) Inez, Marble Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
90.7km (56.4 miles) Pride of Aspen Mine (Claim: Pride of Aspen), Aspen Mining District (Roaring Fork Mining District), Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
91.0km (56.5 miles) Aspen Mining and Drainage Tunnel (Copperopolis; A. M. & D. Tunnel; Copperopolis; Claims: Aspen Mountain Tunnel Lode No. 1), Aspen Mining District (Roaring Fork Mining District), Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
91.5km (56.9 miles) Late Acquisition Mine (Monarch; Claims: Late Acquisition; Traynor; Hoskins; Iron), Aspen Mining District (Roaring Fork Mining District), Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
91.9km (57.1 miles) Aspen Mine (Claim: Aspen), Aspen Mining District (Roaring Fork Mining District), Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Report (volume)
Vanadium-Uranium Deposits of the Rifle Creek Area, Garfield County, Colorado By RICHARD P. FISCHER With a...1910Vanadium-uranium deposits of the Rifle Creek area, Garfield County, Colorado, by Richard P. Fischer. With...ores-Colorado-Garfield Co. I. Botinelly, Theodore, 1916II. Title: Rifle Creek area, Garfield County, Colorado...the Rifle Creek area, Garfield County, Colo. 2. Fracture-pattern map of the .Rifle and Garfield mines...mines showing structure contours in the Rifle mine. 3. Map showing the trends of ore rolls and the approximate
Report (issue)
Oxidized Zinc Deposits of the United States Part 3. Colorado By ALLEN V. HEYL GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN...deposits and the resources of oxidized zin.c ores in Colorado UNITED STATES· GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON...19180xidized zinc deposits of the United States. Part 3. Colorado. Washington, U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1964. vi...Bibliography : p. 88-91. 1. Zinc ores-Colorado. 2. Zinc mines and mining-Colorado. I. Title. (Series) For sale...district________________________________________ Garfield County_______________________________________________
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
associated with the vanadium-uranium deposits of the Colorado Plateau has revealed that a complete natural solid...50 ppm to 1.5per cent Sein galenafrom the Boliden mine, Sweden,but the unit cell was not determinedon these...167 Within the collection of sulfides from the Colorado Plateau uraniumvanadium deposits analyzed for...are well developedin the Rifle and Garfieid mines, Garfield County, Colorado, where the majority of the...in the Bear Creek mine, San Miguel County, and Good Hope mine, La Plata County, Colorado (Table 1). The
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
prevailing temperaturesand pressuresof formation of the Colorado Plateau uranium depositsthe maximum amount of...associated withthe unoxidized orebodiesfrom the Colorado Plateau and was chosen as the best mineral to...dunetlon Triallie X Hydrotharmal e, Ignaoul rocks COLORADO j •mzo#• NEW MEXICO i eFIogltoff I o o...River formationsof Eoceneage. In the Black Hills area of SouthDakota andWyoming,sulfideswereanalyzedfrom...showstrongcorrosionby the urani• minerals. Mi Vida mine, Monticello district, San Juan Count], Utah. Polished
Report (issue)
CIRCULAR 215 URANIUM IN THE METAUMINING DISTRICTS OF COLORADO UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Douglas...215 URANIUM IN THE METAL-MINING DISTRICTS OF COLORADO By R. U. King, B. F. Leonard, F. B. Moore, and...C. URANIUM IN THE METAL-MINING DISTRICTS OF COLORADO By R. U. King, B. F. Leonard, F. B. Moore, and...showing the distribution of uranium deposits in Colorado. Relation of pitchblende deposits to bostonite...bostonite dikes in the Front Range mineral belt, Colorado .......................... Relation of pitchblende
Report (volume)
. 234 " y { " ,-t .. .~,:",. I " , COLORADO "or.! _ +, (~ STATE OF .~ :'(' COL~ADO /... BULLETIN 40 RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BlaLlllGRAPHY by James L. Nelson-Moore,...Energy COLORADO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESUURCES STATE OF COLORADO DENVER, COLORADO 1978...ete 11 st r ng of rad i aaet 1ve occurrences 1n Colorado, with a comprehensive blbi iography and bibliographic...association of radium, uranium. and vanadIum on the Colorado Plateau sparked several periods of exploratIon
Report (volume)
Utah 5 Lance Creek, Wyoming 5 Lone Tree deposit, San Rafael Swell, Utah 5 Maybell, Colorado 5 Palangana...Limestone Member of the Wanakah Formation of the Grants area, New Mexico 6 Geology of uranium occurrences that...petroliferous materials 7 Carlsbad, New Mexico 7 Chalone Creek, California 7 Edna, California 7 Ellis, Missouri...Morrison Formation of the Grants area, New Mexico 9 Rifle Creek, Colorado 9 Shirley Basin, Wyoming 10 White...associations with petroliferous materials 10 Anderson mine, Date Creek Basin, Arizona 10 Cameron, Arizona 10 Edgemont
Report (issue)
Geochemistry and Mineralogy of the Colorado Plateau Uranium Ores Compiled by ROBERT M. GARRELS and ESPER...provided an unequaled opportunity to investigate the Colorado Plateau uranium ores. This volume summarizes the...uranium deposits than those represented on the Colorado Plateau. The general patterns of the oxidation...Introduction. 1 Part 1. Geologic setting of the Colorado Plateau ores, by Alice D. Weeks and R. M. Garrels________...of the uranium deposit at the Happy Jack mine, San Juan County, Utah, by Albert F. Trites, Jr., Randall
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
formation ........................ The southwest Colorado region ............................ Silver Reef...StatesVanadiumCorporation,Mr. Frank Wilson of Naturita, Colorado,and Mr. S. G. Lasky of the United States GeologicalSurvey...time existedin the Morrison rocks" = in western Colorado and eastern Utah. Recordsplaceproductionat Silver...sandstone Placerville, Colo. (i9o9-I923) ........... Rifle, Colo. (I925-i932) ............... Estimate. 3... p. 586, x92o. 4 Henderson, C. W.: Mining in Colorado. U.S. P. 47, x926. Geol. Surv. Prof. Paper x38
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
meteoricin origin) in Mesozoicsedimentsof the Colorado Plateau area were reducedby anerobic bacteria to hydrogen...depositsin the Monticello mining district, San Juan County, Utah. The Sa2/Sa4 ratios of these sampleswere... pyrite North Formation Montrose County, Colorado Star mine: mineralized sandstone --23.0 Gypsum...Gypsum Valley District, San Miguel County, pyrite Colorado Pitchfork mine: sulfide from sheared zone --41... Thomsons District, Grand County, Utah pyrite-marcasite Little Eva mine: pyrite as interstitial material
Report (volume)
Ranger District of the Arapaho National Forest, Colorado U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 2035 Mineral...Ranger District of the Arapaho National Forest, Colorado By MARGO I. TOTH, ANNA B. WILSON, THERESA M. COOKRO...Ranger District of the Arapaho National Forest, Colorado / by Margo I. Toth ... [et al.]; with a section...mineral resources Colorado White River National Forest. 2. Mines and mineral resources Colorado Arapaho National...National Forest. 3. Geology Colorado White River National Forest. 4. Geology Colorado Arapaho National Forest
Report (issue)
Germany)............. German Democratic Republic (East Germany).......... Greece.........................(Malagasy or Malagasa)........................... Near East............................................... India.............................................. Far East...................................................Lake-Blind River area, Canada (average grade 0.12 percent U30s), and at the Witwatersrand basin area in the Republic...mining; and in medium-grained sandstones in the Colorado Plateau, U.S.A. (average grade 0.2 percent U30g)
Report (issue)
Series 30 Bibliography and Index of Colorado Geology, 1984-1989 Colorado Geological Survey Department of...Resources Denver, Colorado 1990 Information Series 30 Bibliography and Index of Colorado Geology, 1984-1989...Institute under contract to the Colorado Geological Survey Colorado Geological Survey Department of...of Natural Resources Denver, Colorado 1990 ii FOREWORD In recognition of the need to more effectively...published literature on the state's geology, the Colorado Geological Survey is pleased to release Information
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
Report (issue)
Part 1. General geology. Part 2. Utah. Part 3. Colorado. 0 Oxidized Zinc Deposits of the United States...gold-bearing oxidized zinc and zinc-lead ores in Colorado, Utah, Nevada, and California______________ 3...deposits in the Eastern and Central States, and in Colorado and Utah_______________ m A-2 7 22 OXIDIZED...deposits are confined to carbonate rocks and are rare east of the Rocky Mountains. Saprolitic accumulations...~issouri Texas•-----------------------------------Colorado _________________________________ _ New ~exico
Report (issue)
mineral belt, Colorado...... 11 Sections showing depth of pitchblende deposits, Colorado ...............Juab County, Utah ......................... 15 Geologic map and section of the Burlington mine, Jamestown...Geologic maps of the Fluorine Queen property, Juab County, Utah............................ .17 Chart showing...along west face of upper cut, East Slope no. 2 uranium prospect, Piute County, Utah...... 23 Map showing........... 27 Section of cliff face, Oyler mine, Wayne County, Utah...................................
Book (volume)
SOUTHWESTERN QUADRANT Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas...Southwestern Quadrant Arizoni, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Louisicna, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas...Location Numbers Arizona Arkansas California Colorado 258 Louis B30 ana HOW TO USE THIS BOOK...volumes, through very precise directions and accurate county maps, to get you to the best and most accessible...for the county in which it is located. This site number also appears under the given county in the text
Book (edition)
MILEAGE L OGS. REVISED EDITION Revised Edition, COLORADO GEM TRAILS AND MINERAL GUIDE HICllAHD :--1. PEARL...an extensive ¥em and mineral collecting tour 01 Colorado, revealing the interesting places where Nature...Swallow, Publisher) 2679 South York Street Denver, Colorado 80210 - , =· - ·, BOOKS BY RICHARD M. PEARL...PEARL Exploring Rocks, Minerals, Fossils in Colorado America's Mountain: Pikes Peak and the Pikes Peak...Atlas of Colorado American Gem Trails Nature As Sculptor: A Geologic Interpretation of Colorado . Scenery
Journal (issue)
centennial87@comcast.net Introduction Lazard Cahn, renowned Colorado mineral dealer, micromounter, crystallographer...left), and Himmelbauer (Vienna). Photo courtesy Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum, with permission. Lazard...member and appointed as Honorary President of the Colorado Springs Mineralogical Society Cahn maintained...prominent dealer. He subsequently had an office in Colorado Springs, ca. 1908 – 1940, at 500-512 Exchange...accessed January 2022). Leonard Sutton noted that his Colorado Springs office had "a large entry room, with two
Book (edition)
— _ ; COLORADO GEM TRAILS AND MINERAL GUIDE ! ■ : ' BOOKS BY RICHARD M. PEARL Colorado Gem Trails...Trails and Mineral Guide Colorado Rocks, Minerals, Fossils America’s Mountain: Pikes Peak and the Pikes...Nature As Sculptor: A Geologic Interpretation of Colorado Scenery Guide to Geologic Literature Popular Gemology...Gemology Mineral Collectors Handbook Colorado Gem Trails The Art of Gem Cutting (With Dr. H. C. Dake)...Dake) * RICHARD M. PEARL ★ COLORADO GEM TRAILS AND MINERAL GUIDE ★ SKETCH MAPS BY MIGNON WARDELL PEARL
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
selenide from the uraniun-vanadium ores of the Colorado Plateau ww under invwt ~gation when ferroselite...F&e,: material from the Virgin no. 3 mine, Hontroso County, Colorado, gives the formula FeSez.07 and that...that from tho A.E.C. no. 8 mine, Temple Mountain, Utah, gives tho formula (Fe, Co)Li~g.o~. The similarity...(1967) and COLEMAN ad DELEVAIIX (1967) on the Colorado Plateau uranium-vanadium deposits have shown ferroselite...derived from Paleozoic volcanism. Barite, pyrite, sphalerite and chalcopyrite are associated with ferroselite
Report (issue)
Survey Denver, Colorado Department of Geology, Denver Museum of Natural History Denver, Colorado NOTE FOR...revision of U.S.G.S. Bulletin 1114, Minerals of Colorado A 100 year record, by Edwin B. Eckel By Donley...Prepared in cooperation with Friends of Mineralogy - Colorado Chaptar, and the Denver Museum of Natural History...references dealing with the mineralogy of the state of Colorado. It is part of a more than 10 year effort to update...and revise U.S.G.S. Bulletin 1114, Minerals of Colorado: A 100 year record, by Edwin B. Eckel (1961).
Report (volume)
Siegenite (selenosiegenite) _ _ __ ___ ________ _____ Sphalerite (wurtzite) _________________________ Stannite...sulfide minerals, such as pyrite, chalcopyrite, sphalerite, galena, marcasite, and arsenopyrite. Selenium...San Francisco district, Utah; and the Liberty Bell mine, Telluride district, Colo., all contain small amounts...Buckskin Peak, Nev.; the Abbott mine, Calif.; the Lucky Boy mine, Piute County, Utah; and at Guadalcazar,...quicksilver mine the ore consisted almost entirely of tiemannite, and at the De Lamar mine, Silver City
Report (volume)
........................ Tin deposits of Irish Creek, -Va., by A. H. Koschmann, J. J. Glass, and J. 3........ The Three Kids manganese district, Clark County, Nev., by C. B. Hunt, V. E. McKelvey, and J. H............. Antimony deposits of the Stampede Creek area, Kantishna district, Alaska, by D. E. White (published........................... Vanadium deposits of Colorado and Utah, a preliminary report, by R. P. Fischer......<...... The Coso quicksilver district, Inyo County, Calif., by C. P. Ross and R. G. Yates........
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the solid and to the velocity of Thomsen opened a mine of cryolite. N owhere else in the sections, one...the bullet from the magazine rifle when it perforates a Paso County, Colorado. bottom may be separated,...tears open the iron, which at which they protect the mine in winter is interesting. that surface has nothing...nothing but the air behind it for sup­ If the mine were left unprotected, the water which port. runs into...would be thousands of tons of solid ice, filling the mine, which would take menting upon this latter point
 
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