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| 2014 Creede The last Wild West Silver Mining Camp in Colorado T he Creede mining district, located...and rugged San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado. Although silver was discovered in the area in...cause much excitement until 1889 when Nicholas C. Creede and his two partners found rich silver ore near...that would later be known as the Amethyst vein system (a.k.a. Amethyst fault system), host to such well-known...well-known mines as the Amethyst, Last Chance, Commodore, and Bachelor. The mining encampment grew from |
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| Find your OwnAgate Collecting around Kremmling Colorado Morocco - The Country, The People and...Agates...Mindat.org Agates and Associated Minerals of Creede Colorado By Philip Persson PerssonRareMinerals.com ...information ranging from listing mineral localities, facts about mineral species, photographs of worldwide...to typical reference specimens), photographs of mineral localities (both modern and historical), publication...Copyrights Reserved 2014 - Printed in Denver, Colorado IDA CHAUāS JOURNAL FROM THE 3RD MINDAT INTERNATIONAL |
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| HISTORY OF FOUR Native Silver Localities 7 in Colorado Downloaded by [University of California, San Diego]...72 Golden, Colorado 80403 All photos by author unless otherwise noted SINCE 1859 COLORADO HAS PRODUCED...metal. Native silver in Colorado has been deposited both as a primary mineral, crystallized directly from...from hydrothermal fluids, and as a secondary mineral, precipitated during the various processes involved...silver specimen producers-Caribou, Ward, Aspen, and Creede. Secondary silver may be the only form of the native |
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| 718 GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ' CREEDE DISTRICT, COLORADO BY WILLIAM H. EMMONS AND ESPER S. LARSEN................................................. Mining and treatment of ores......................................................................... Amethyst mill.......................................................................................... Creede formation........................................58 58 59 59 59 59 59 60 CONTENTS. Chapter V. Creede formation..................................... |
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| 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...and museum collections the world over. Its mineral wealth is well represented at the Mines Museum of...wide array of habits and mineral associations. Also recovered from the mine was an abundance of fine... wellcrystallized baryte, galena, sphalerite, and quartz variety amethyst. Table of Contents 2 Introducļæ½on |
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| 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...and museum collections the world over. Its mineral wealth is well represented at the Mines Museum of...wide array of habits and mineral associations. Also recovered from the mine was an abundance of fine... wellcrystallized baryte, galena, sphalerite, and quartz variety amethyst. Table of Contents 2 Introducļæ½on |
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| 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...and museum collections the world over. Its mineral wealth is well represented at the Mines Museum of...wide array of habits and mineral associations. Also recovered from the mine was an abundance of fine... wellcrystallized baryte, galena, sphalerite, and quartz variety amethyst. Table of Contents 2 Introducļæ½on |
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| 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...and museum collections the world over. Its mineral wealth is well represented at the Mines Museum of...wide array of habits and mineral associations. Also recovered from the mine was an abundance of fine... wellcrystallized baryte, galena, sphalerite, and quartz variety amethyst. Table of Contents 2 Introducļæ½on |
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| RECENT MINING DEVELOPMENTS IN THE CREEDE DISTRICT, COLORADO By ESPEK S. LAKSEN ABSTRACT The Creede district...greater part of this output came from the great Amethyst vein, which lies along a major fault. Nearly all...all of the ore was mined from parts of the vein that were enriched by surface solutions and were above the...the Nelson tunnel. Production from this vein practically ceased about a decade ago. Extensive prospecting...opened a good ore body in the western branch of the Amethyst fault at its south end, and several small but |
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| ISSUE 06 ā¢ JUNE 2020 CAPTIVATED BY CREEDE Evolution of a Silver-Mining Boomtown METAMORPHIC INDEX MINERALS... 50 NO. 06 ā¢ JUNE 2020 10 SILVER MINING SURVIVOR Creede Colorado Navigates Economic Transition While...20 SOUTHWEST SUMMER Exploring San Juan Mountain Mining History 50 FIELD TRIP FOCUS Making Memories and...Serras-Herman REGULAR COLUMNS Witness to Moroccoās Modern Mining Rush Field Notes ...............................issue, on page 55, the last page of Bruce McKayās feature about the Polka Dot Mine in Central Oregon, information |
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| Control of Ore Deposition in the Creede District San Juan Mountains Colorado GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL...487 Prepared in cooperation with the Colorado State Metal Mining Fund Board Geology and Structural Control...Control of Ore Deposition in the Creede District San Juan Mountains Colorado , By THOMAS A. STEVEN and JAMES...487 Ā·Prepared in cooperation with the Colorado State Metal Mining Fund Board UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT...Fisher Quartz La ti te ___________________________ _ Creede Formation _____________________________ _ Surficial |
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| COLORADO AMETHYST THOMAS C . MICHALSKI U. S. Geological Survey Denver Federal Center Denver, Colorado...E CENTURY, COLĀ O R A D O ' S N U M E R O U S amethyst localities have been studied and recorded in geologic...few present-day mineral collectors are aware that Colorado has any significant amethyst occurĀ rences....o l d " amethyst localities are, however, still capable of producing fine gemstone and mineral specimens...specimens. Background Amethyst, the purple variety of crystalline quartz, has been admired for centuries because |
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| organization is carrying on for the direct advancement of mining interests throughout the country than can readily...two parts, the second part comprising papers on mineral fuels. These volumes for 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909...GOLD LODES OF THE CARRVILLE DISĀ TRICT, TRINITY COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. By DONALD FRANCIS MACDONALD. INTRODUCTION...writer spent 10 days in the Carrville district, Trinity County, Cal., and, incidental to other work,... gathered some data on its mining geology. A paper on the gold gravels x was pubĀ lished, but baggage |
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| MINES AND MINERALS OF THE GREAT AMERICAN RIFT (COLORADO-NEW MEXICO) Sine ā_ā< Ā¢ te om At _SHT 40...MINES AND MINERALS OF THE GREAT AMERICAN RIFT (COLORADO-NEW MEXICO) Richard Walker Holmes and Marrianna...American Rift (Colorado-New Mexico). Bibliography: p. Includes index. 1. Mines and mineral resourcesāColorado...resourcesāColorado. 2. Mines and mineral resourcesāNew Mexico. I. Kennedy, Marrianna B. II. Title. III. Title: Great...possible steps should be taken to preserve our mineral heritage, whether in physical form as irreplaceable |
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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...physiography provides a setting for about 750 known mineral species.* Of these, quartz is one of the most desirable...and J. A. MurĀ 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 |
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| the U.S.A. 07 0 74470 02033 2 3 STAND-OUT MINERAL SOURCES 2 www.rockngem.com Ultra Tec.idml 2 ...Miller 34 THE TALE OF A TOURIST MINE A new life for Coloradoās Last Chance. 34 By Steve Voynick 48 54...Cover This bournonite specimen from the Herodsfoot mine (Lanreath, Cornwall, England) is a really fine example...what has long been considered a world classic mineral. (Jeff Scovil photo/Bob Jones specimen) Rock &...Benitoite Mine Update Iād like to clarify some information about the California State Gem mine and about |
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| Montana Mineral Locality Index Downloaded by [University of Nebraska, Lincoln] at 20:00 09 April 2015...NOWN AS THE TREASURE STATE, Montana is rich in mineral and gemstone localities. The state motto, Ora y...with its representation of mining tools clearly proclaim Montanaās mining origins. Montanaās production...known as the duckbill dinosaur. Although a state mineral has not been designated, there are two official...gem and mineral literature has been published describing the occurrence, collecting, mining, and cutting |
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| Minerals of Colorado: A 100- Year Record By EDWIN B. ECKEL GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1 1 14 A...knowledge) including the chief occurrences of 445 mineral species UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE..._______________ Source minerals of Colorado's mineral industry________________________ Minerals first...______ Future of Colorado mineralogy______________________________________ Mineral localities and how...them ____________________________ ~ _ Noteworthy mineral localities__ __ __ ____________ __ __ ___ ______ |
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| Notes on the gold lodes of the Carrville district, Trinity County, Cal., by D. F. MacDpnald...............preliminary report on the geology and ore deposits of Creede, Colo., by W. H, Emmons and E. S. Larsen.........account of the ore deposits of the Loon Creek district, Idaho, byJ. B.Umpleby................................................. Notes on the Antelope district, Nev., by F. C. Schrader................... Notes...Notes on the northern La Sal Mountains, Grand County, Utah, by J. M. Hill. Survey publications on gold |
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| instance, a single Spodumene crystal from the Etta Mine near Keystone on the east side of the Mount Rushmore...Harney Peak. The northern section is characterized by vein deposits, while the Southern Hills Dist. Includes...beds, excavations, etc.ļ¾Selenite roses. BRULE COUNTY AREA: in the Oacoma zone of the Pierre Fm. On Elm...ļ¾gray Barite rosette up to 5 or 6 inches. CAMPBELL COUNTY MOUND CITY, W to the Missouri R., regional hillsides...gravels, etc.ļ¾petrified wood, wood opal. CORSON COUNTY LITTLE EAGLE: ļ area ridges, slopes, stream beds |
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| .......................................... xi Mineral Locations by State Alabama .................................................................59 Colorado ...............................................................548 Table of Maps Page Alabama County Map ...................................................................................4 Alaska County and Stream Map ..................................Co. Mining Districts ............................................................22 Arizona County Map |
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| UTAH by Kenneth C. Bullock UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY a division of the UTAH DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL... MINERALS AND MINERAL LOCALITIES OF UTAH by Kenneth C. Bullock Nature displays her most common mineral, quartz.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Chapter I. Mining Districts of Counties and the State of Utah. .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 County Listings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Chapter II. Mining Districts of Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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| quartz crystals, Ow-ay. Katherine H . Jensen. AND MINERAL GUID E RICHARD M . PEARL A COMPLETE GUIDE - \i\/ITH...REVISED EDITION Revised Edition, COLORADO GEM TRAILS AND MINERAL GUIDE HICllAHD :--1. PEARL Thb famous...takes you on an extensive Ā„em and mineral collecting tour 01 Colorado, revealing the interesting places...little-known localities in all sections of this great mineral-producing state. Included are numerous mileage...want to make the best use of their time. Gem and mineral societies that welcome visitors-museums that display |
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| ā _ ; COLORADO GEM TRAILS AND MINERAL GUIDE ! ā : ' BOOKS BY RICHARD M. PEARL Colorado Gem Trails...Trails and Mineral Guide Colorado Rocks, Minerals, Fossils Americaās Mountain: Pikes Peak and the Pikes...and Ores: The Collectors Encyclopedia Successful Mineral Collecting and Prospecting How to Know the Minerals...Minerals and Rocks 1001 Questions Answered About the Mineral Kingdom 1001 Questions Answered About Earth Science...Interpretation of Colorado Scenery Guide to Geologic Literature Popular Gemology Mineral Collectors Handbook |
