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Chalcocite from
Copper mines, Sparneck, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcocite
Formula:Cu2S
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcocite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Copper mines, Sparneck, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:336917
Long-form Identifier:1:3:336917:3
GUID (UUID V4):cc53601d-d8bb-4d85-be4c-6c5d4224025c
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Platinum, 1+75 13. The Nonferrous Metals 481 Copper, 1+81; Lead and Zinc, 527; Tin, 51+6; Aluminum...increased 100-fold, of mineral fuels 75-fold, and of copper, 63-fold. Those countries abundantly supplied with...geology to mineral finding in districts of waning mines. His knowledge is sought also by the metallurgist...two parts: metalliferous deposits, such as gold, copper, iron, or nickel (Part II) ; and nonmetallic substances...time Neolithic man became acquainted with gold and copper, he also used nephrite, sillimanite, and turquois
Journal (issue)
MICHIGAN COPPER! The Mineralogical Record JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2023 ? VOLUME 54 ? NUMBER 1 ? $40 ...gemgypsy@bellsouth.net JANUARY–FEBRUARY 2023 Articles Copper Country II Introduction...........................3 by W. E. Wilson The Keweenaw County Fissure Mines.............................................................53 by P. Persson & C. J. Stefano The Copper Falls Mine, Keweenaw County, Michigan.................................157 by T. P. Moore COVER: COPPER, 8 cm, from the Keweenaw County fissure veins,
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hyro0O00unse_o9n3 GEOLOGY OF THE PORPHYRY COPPER DEPOSITS Southwestern North America oe ‘ ”...MohBy yy a i; ¢ ¢ ¢ GEOLOGY OF THE PORPHYRY COPPER DEPOSITS Southwestern North America Edited by...research related to many of the problems of porphyry copper deposits. He is a fellow of the Geological Society...his undergraduate work at the Colorado School of Mines and earned the doctorate from the University of...Bureau of Mines. He arrived in Arizona in 1918, with a B. S. degree from the Missouri School of Mines. After
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agreementis reachedon their genesis. HENRY KRUMB SCHOOLOF MINES, COLUMBIAUNIVERSITY, NEW YORK CITY, Nov. 30, 1962...supply nearly a quarter of the free world's present copper production,and three-quartersof the cobalt production;...RhodesiaCopperbelts, there is up to 0.86 percentcobaltwith the copper. The huge Sullivan lead-zincmine in British Columbiahas...or in the fold--either crest or trough (7). With copper and cobalt behavingexactlylike the silicaanda...folding? Let us comparethe zonalarrangements of copper-ironsulfidesin typical hydrothermaldepositswith
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Geology Auburn University Auburn, Alabama 36849-5305 COPPER RAY MINE, PINAL COUNTY, ARIZONA Downloaded by...Whether uncombined or alloyed with other metals, copper has played a major role in the development of our...and widely used nonferrous metals. Consequently, copper deposits have been sought by prospectors and geologists...Tucson Gem and Mineral Show, an h i zona native copper specimen has been chosen for this issue’s Connoisseur’s...(fig. I). For an in-depth description of Arizona copper and its most famous localities, the reader is referred
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been driven out". Arthur .Holmes, 1937. "Porphyry copper deposits are not found, they are made". Donald...concentrator medium. In most cases (as in the porphyry copper, stockwork molybdenum or tin cupola complexes)...70-100% contribution from melts derived from the upper mantle above subduction zones" (Brown, 1979). To...by stoping or cauldron subsidence into a passive upper crust comprising (1) marine "eugeoclinal" volcanic-sedimentary...possibly mobilization veins. The major porphyry copper deposits that have so far been recognized in three
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increased 100-fold, of mineral fuels 75-fold, and of copper, ¡63-fold. The acceleration of the rate of mineral...geology to mineral finding in districts of waning mines. H is knowledge is sought also by the metallurgist...parts : 1netalli"ferous deposits, such as gold, copper, iron, or nickel (P art II) ; and non11ietaUic...time Neolithic man became acquainted with gold and copper, he also used nephrite, silli1nanite, and turquois...father O.. iris in silver in gold in lapis lazuli in copper and in precious stones." (Ball.) L ater, under
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The Warren (Bisbee) Mining District Cochise County, Arizona Ralph J. Stegen Ernest Wright Donald G....trip with Ernest Wright (Phelps Dodge Mining Co., Copper Queen Branch) and Donald Bryant (Denver, Colorado)...will take us to outcrops of the Jurassic porphyry copper deposit and associated base- and precious-metal-bearing...deposits and supergene-enriched copper deposits throughout the district (see maps on pages 3 and 22). Safety...BLANK Field Guide to the Warren (Bisbee) Mining District Cochise County, Arizona Ralph J. Stegen, Phelps
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The Warren (Bisbee) Mining District Cochise County, Arizona Ralph J. Stegen Ernest Wright Donald G....trip with Ernest Wright (Phelps Dodge Mining Co., Copper Queen Branch) and Donald Bryant (Denver, Colorado)...will take us to outcrops of the Jurassic porphyry copper deposit and associated base- and precious-metal-bearing...deposits and supergene-enriched copper deposits throughout the district (see maps on pages 3 and 22). Safety...BLANK Field Guide to the Warren (Bisbee) Mining District Cochise County, Arizona Ralph J. Stegen, Phelps
Book (edition)
, ' . •, ,.• • t --•- """"" ' The Lornex copper-molybdenum mine and plant, Highland Valley, British...Bibliography: p. Includes index. I. Geology, Economic. 2. Mines and mineral resources. I. Bateman, Alan Mara, joint...corrected and updated the material on the Zambian Copper Belt. In addition, detailed critical reading of...ago, the rate of increase in the consumption of copper and iron was directly proportional to the increase...increased threefold whereas the consumption of copper increased 80 times and iron I 00 times! The quest
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has driven out". Arthur Holmes, 1937. "Porphyry copper deposits are made". 1976. Donald K. Mustard, are...concentrator medium. In most cases (as in the porphyry copper, stockwork molybdenum or tin cupola complexes)...70-100% contribution from melts derived from the upper mantle above subduction zones" (Brown, 1979). To...by stoping or cauldron subsidence into a passive upper crust comprising (1) marine "eugeoclinal" volcanic-sedimentary...possibly mobilization veins. The major porphyry copper deposits that have so far been recognized in three
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with basic and ultrabasic rocks, 77 Orthomagmatic copper-nickel-iron (-platinoid) deposits associated with...are chalcopyrite and galena from which we extract copper and lead respectively, and important among industrial...government’s reluctance to allow large isolated have mines or mine a because ment unemploy into plunged communities...simply the unwanted in which the usually intergrown. Mines commonly possess mineral dressing plants minerals...exploration activity, the profitability of many mines and the economy of whole nations, such as Zambia
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ARIZONA COPPER Featured at the 1997 Tucson Show Downloaded by [California Institute of Technology] at...of Arizona Tucson, Arizona 85721 A rizona and copper are intricately linked in history. Production from...pounds of the red metal. This enormous amount of copper, which, if placed on a regulation football field...from the rock of several thousand mines and prospects. Some of these mines, such as at Ajo, Clifton-Morenci...Jerome, and Bisbee were, and are, among the largest copper camps in the world. At the end of the nineteenth
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VIII Preface and Outlook visited innumerable mines and was an indefatigable collector of ores and minerals...creation are (l).the complexity of most porphyry copper intrusions; (2) the fact that, almost always, only...Phenomena of Terrigenous Minerals by Sulphides in Copper-Bearing Permian Sandstones in Poland M. Banas,.... . . . . . . . . . 3 Problems of Genesis of Copper Sandstones of Central Europe Yu.V. Bogdanov and...Observations on Ore Rhythmites of the Trzebionka Mine, Upper Silesian-Cracow Region, Poland L. Fontbote and G
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VIII Preface and Outlook visited innumerable mines and was an indefatigable collector of ores and minerals...creation are (l).the complexity of most porphyry copper intrusions; (2) the fact that, almost always, only...Phenomena of Terrigenous Minerals by Sulphides in Copper-Bearing Permian Sandstones in Poland M. Banas,.... . . . . . . . . . 3 Problems of Genesis of Copper Sandstones of Central Europe Yu.V. Bogdanov and...Observations on Ore Rhythmites of the Trzebionka Mine, Upper Silesian-Cracow Region, Poland L. Fontbote and G
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Lieber Heidelberg, W. Germany Olaf Medenbach Ruhr Universitat Bochum Bochum, W. Germany Eric Offermann Arlesheim...Fourteen, Number Five ARIZONA- V Articles Lost mines of Arizona .......................................Affiliated with the Friends of Mineralogy COVER: COPPER from the Ray mine, Arizona. The specimen is 3 inches...was the winner of the Best Copper Cabinet Specimen and Best Arizona Copper at the 1977 Tucson Show. Evan...(and last) in our series of special issues on the mines and minerals of Arizona. During the years before
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Congress Catalog Card No. 66-17809 Printed in Germany 08 011635 3 PREFACE TO THE T H I R D (GERMAN)...comparative study from colleagues, institutes, and mines; many samples were collected by the writer himself...N , Troy, New York, USA G. FRIEDRICH, Aachen, Germany H . FROHBERG, Toronto, Canada R. L A GANZA, North...Pullman, Washington R. A. ZIMMERMANN, Heidelberg, Germany 2 Bamdohr, Theorie Minerals XVÜ ABBREVIATIONS...to mention a rarity, selenium + lead + silver + copper + quicksilver -f palladium. These associations
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A NEW AND OLD LOOK AT COPPER PROF. J . T. HENRY, SR. Central State University Wilberforce, Ohio Wilberforce...understanding of its contents. Copper and that the very mineral that was virtually the copper industry has probably...mining company did this topic. mine copper. The production was too Copper is non-ferrous metal that has small...centuries, as early as 5000 in copper was still alive and was in the B. C. Copper is mined around the world...further upper Ontonagon River to search for a focus on a detailed study, we will not reported copper deposit
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Elements of Cu-(Fe)-Sulfide Inclusions in Bronze Age Copper Slags from South Urals and Kazakhstan: Ore Sources...slags are primarily represented by covellite and chalcocite, as well as by rarer bornite and single chalcopyrite...Te, Sb, Ag, Pb, and Bi, are important markers of copper deposit types. Sulfides from olivine Cr-rich spinel...characterized by As-Co-Ni high contents and confined to copper deposits in ultramafic rocks. Olivine sulfide-containing...indicators of alloying or flux components in primary copper smelting. These include samples from Ustye, Katzbakh
Book (edition)
substances which they contain; for instance, deposits of copper are described together, with little or separate...Traces tion —Tenor ores ment—Copper—Lead and zinc — Gold and — Price Iron — Copper—Lead — Zinc —Silver— Gold...Ores of copper, lead, vanadium, and uranium in sandstone and shale— General features Origin Copper and lead...occurrences South America Africa Genesis of sedimentary copper ores Vanadium and uranium ores in sandstones Composition...Genesis Production and use The copper-bearing shales of Mansfield Copper sulphide veins in basic lavas
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
MICHIGAN COPPER COUNTRY Figure 1: Shaft house of the Ahmeek mine, Keweenaw County. 1962 photo by Terry...probably never will be anything like the Michigan Copper Country. For the mineral-minded, it is the region...region uniquely celebrated for mining its copper as the native metal. For the collector, its scores of old...evergreen forests, and a New England climate. The Copper Country lies 500 miles due north of Chicago in...Peninsula, which sticks like a thumb from Michigan's Upper Peninsula into the cold waters of Lake Superior
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.......................................... 194 Copper..................................................ore deposits, espe­ cially those of silver and of copper, masses of rich sulphide ore are encountered which...ontana, where for some time past a study of the copper veins has been made by Professor S. F. Emm ons...subject of this paper. Zone of O x id a t io n The upper parts of ore deposits are generally more or less...limonite, the “ iron h a t ” or “ gossan” of the mines. Lower down the altered, ironstained vein m atter
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Publication Number 16 Geology and Genesis of Major Copper Deposits and Districts of the World: A Tribute...Publication Number 16 Geology and Genesis of Major Copper Deposits and Districts of the World: A Tribute...Aerial view of the Bingham Canyon copper mine, Kennecott Utah Copper, September 2003. Photo courtesy of...contribution to the understanding of the world’s major copper deposits SOCIETY OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGISTS, INC...Geologic Setting and Evolution of the Porphyry Copper-Molybdenum and CopperGold Deposits at Los Pelambres
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THE ORES OF THE NORTHERN RHODESIA COPPER BELT. ALAN M. BATEMAN. CONTENTS. Introduction .......minerals .......................... Problem of the Chalcocite ...................................... Microstructures...region shouldbe producingaround 400 million poundsof copper; in ten to twelve years a production of x,ooo million...nd points of dissimilaritywith the "porphyry coppers"are more numerous than are the similarities. ...The best papers to date on the geology of the new copper belt are: "An Outline of the Geology and Ore Deposits
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relative to the production, consumption and value of copper will form a part of the volume or volumes o·n the...Bulgaria ••• ••• Finland ••• ••• France ... • •• Germany •• • ••• Greece ... ••• • •• Italy • • • ••• ••...Venezuela Page. 4 • 5 GENERAL COPPER ORES The minerals containing copper are very numerous, but only a...to serve as ores of copper. The more important are as--follows : • Native copper ... ... Chalcopy1·ite.... .. ... . .. Bornite or erubescite .•• Chalcocite or copper-g·lance. .. Cove.llite ... •. . . •• Enargite
 
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