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Galena from
Jewell Mine, Girdwood Mining District, Anchorage, Alaska, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Galena
Formula:PbS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Galena data
Locality Data:Click here to view Jewell Mine, Girdwood Mining District, Anchorage, Alaska, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:358892
Long-form Identifier:1:3:358892:5
GUID (UUID V4):3deb76ba-dd19-4e06-9579-03b71c03df2e
Nearest other occurrences of Galena
0.2km (0.1 miles) ā“˜Brenner Mine, Girdwood Mining District, Anchorage, Alaska, USA
0.4km (0.2 miles) ā“˜Agostino Mine, Girdwood Mining District, Anchorage, Alaska, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ā“˜Bahrenberg Mine, Girdwood Mining District, Anchorage, Alaska, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) ā“˜Unnamed Prospect (ARDF - AN106; on Raggedtop Mountain), Anchorage Mining District, Anchorage, Alaska, USA
9.6km (5.9 miles) ā“˜Eagle River; Mayflower Prospect, Anchorage Mining District, Anchorage, Alaska, USA
9.8km (6.1 miles) ā“˜Eagle River Mine, Girdwood Mining District, Anchorage, Alaska, USA
17.1km (10.6 miles) ā“˜Unnamed Prospect (ARDF - SR052; near Peterson Creek), Hope Mining District, Anchorage, Alaska, USA
18.4km (11.4 miles) ā“˜Bird Point; Conway; Centennial Mine, Hope Mining District, Anchorage, Alaska, USA
18.5km (11.5 miles) ā“˜Slate Creek No. 2 Occurrence, Hope Mining District, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, USA
19.7km (12.2 miles) ā“˜Kenai Lu; Kirsten 1 and 2 Mine, Hope Mining District, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Report (issue)
Department of the Interior - U.S. Geological Survey Anchorage quadrangle Descriptions of the mineral occurrences...occurrences throughout Alaska. Distribution of mineral occurrences in the Anchorage 1:250,000-scale quadrangle...quadrangle, southcentral Alaska This and related reports are accessible through the USGS World Wide Web...Frederic H. Wilson, USGS 4200 Unversity Dr., Anchorage, AK 99508-4667, email fwilson@usgs.gov, telephone...U.S. Geological Survey 4200 University Drive Anchorage, AK 99508-4667 ofmapanalnAJuki This report is
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Figure 1 (top left). Calcite, 5.5 cm high, Elmwood mine, Smith County. Terry Huizing specimen, Jeff Scovil...Figure 2 (above). Fluorite, 13.1 cm wide, Elmwood mine, Smith County. Francis Benjamin specimen, Jeff Scovil...Figure 3 (left). Fluorite, 2.5 cm on edge, Elmwood mine, Carthage, Smith County. Terry Huizing specimen...specimen and photo. Figure 4 (right). Cumberland mine, Smith County. Travis Paris photo (2004). Figure 5 (far... minerals, and mineral resources of the state. Mining has been an important part of Tennessee industry
Report (volume)
Tungsten Deposits of the Hyder District Alaska GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1024-F Tungsten Deposits...Deposits of the Hyder District Alaska By F. M. BYERS, Jr.j and C. L. SAINSBURY MINERAL GEOLOGICAL RESOURCES...RESOURCES SURVEY OF ALASKA BULLETIN 1024-F A description of the mines and prospects UNITED STATES...part of the Hyder district. Geologic map of the Lindeborg shear zone, Riverside mine. Geologic maps of...of levels, Riverside mine. Longitudinal projection of main workings in Lindeborg shear zone, showing distribution
Journal (issue)
wide. Fisher/Kureczka collection. Rogerley Mine, UK ā€“ mining for fluorites J. Scovil photo. Tomasz Praszkier...Praszkier (Poland) Scott Werschky (USA) INTRODUCTION Strzegom (Lower Silesia, Poland) is a classic European...quarries in the area, and with such a large amount of mining it is amazing that good pockets are found only...earliest records of mining date from the 12th century, with the high point of lead mining occurring in the...Mineral specimens have long been a byproduct of these mining operations. Known locally as ā€œbonnie bits,ā€ they
Report (volume)
geology of the deposits, with consideration of mining methods and exploration, and estimates ofreserves...geology of the deposits, with consideration of mining methods and exploration, and estimates of reserves..._-_-_-________ Mountain Pass district, California..-____-.-_.._______ Central district, Missouri.._________________________..._________________________ Hansonburg district, New Mexico___________________ Kings Creek district, South Carolina.._______________..._______________ Del Rio district, Tennessee....____...-_.____.__.___ Middle Tennessee district __--__-__-_--_-_-_____
Report (volume)
Investigations for Radioactive Deposits in Southeastern Alaska GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN This report concerns... Investigations for Radioactive Deposits in Southeastern Alaska By WALTER S. WEST and PAUL D. BENSON MINERAL ... RESOURCES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ALASKA, BULLETIN 1954 1024-B This report concerns work done on...pocket] PLATE 7. Geologic map of the Hyder district, Alaska. 8. Geologic sketch map showing location of...part of the Mountain View property, Hyder district, Alaska. 9. Map showing the location of surface samples
Report (volume)
MOLYBDENUM MINERALS IN ALASKA BY PHILIP S. SMITH Mineral resources of Alaska, 1939 (Pages 161-207) ...molybdenum minerals in Alaska deposits.____________ 163 Description of Alaska occurrences.______-___..._____________________________ 163 Southeastern Alaska.__________________________________________ 165...1.71 Wrangell district..--..--.. ____-.-_---__-_._----..__-__-._172: Jiineau district._.-_-___.----_...174 Chichagof district._--____-------_--_--_-_-.-________--_-_. 175. Glacier Bay district-_____-_-.__-__--_-______--
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
auriferoussilver-lead ores from Alaska.ā€¢4 Theseoreshavebeendescribed by ā€¢V. B. Jewellā€¢5 and by A. F. Buddington2...minerals, theproperties of which wererecorded by Jewell? Definiteinformation wasobtained concerning threeof...roundedblebsand spikeswith typicalemulsionstructures in galena. Color--grayish white;pleochroism--in oneposition...oneposition themineralis a per- fect matchfor galena,and in the otherpositioncan hardlybe distinguished fromtetrahedrite...to the Alaska Branch of the U.S. for the use of the material collected and studied by Jewell. Geological
Report (issue)
920 Riverside Ave.. ANCHORAGE. Alaska-Rm. 101,4230 University Dr. ANCHORAGE, Alaska-Federal Bldg, Rm. E-146...25286 Denver, CO 80225 Residents of Alaska may order maps from Alaska Distribution Section, U.S. Geological...Distribution. Bldg. 810, Federal Center FAIRBANKS, Alaska-New Federal Bldg., 101 Twelfth Ave. Chapter B...Acknowledgments B8 Appraisal of identified resources B8 Mining activity B8 Sites examined for this study B8 Conclusions...Geochemical sampling localities, mines, prospects, mining claims, and areas represented by samples having
Report (volume)
807 GEOLOGY OF HYDER AND VICINITY SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA WITH A RECONNAISSANCE OF CHICKAMIN RIVER BY A...________-______ _____________._-__.-___-__--__--_--_-_ Alaska.__-___-__---______-_-____-_-___--____-___-_-___-__-___...Hobo_______._._..._.__.._..__._.____..._._...-.... Alaska-Premier.__________________________________________...__________ 101 102 108 108 109 109 110 Jumbo Mining.___________________________________________ Commonwealth...district_-_____-_-___-__ In pocket. 2. Geologic map of the Hyder district ____________________ In pocket. 3. Generalized
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
VA 20192, USA U.S. Geological Survey, Federal Center, Box 25046, MS 973, Denver, CO 80225, USA c Institute...Clark et al. (1991), Maynard and Okita (1991), Jewell (2000), and Hanor (2000). According to the classification...Examples Nevada barite belt and Magnet Cove, Arkansas, USA; Qinling and Jiangnan districts, China; Mangampeta...Carolina, USA; Hokuroko district, Japan Mississippi Valley and Central Tennessee districts, USA Dierks...Dierks district, Arkansas, USA AraxaĢ, Brazil Hot Springs, North Carolina, USA; Midland Valley, Scotland; Jebel
Report (issue)
DEVELOPMENTS IN THE ASPEN DISTRICT, COLORADO By ADOLPH INTRODUCTION \ , The Aspen district of Colorado was mapped...well-known monograph.1 With the lapse of 30 years mining in the area surveyed by Spurr has come to a standstill...the United States Geological Survey to visit the district, and he did so in July, 1923. The only topographic...by the writer in the vicinity of the Little Annie mine, or Kichmond Hill. Plate 1 is a composite geologic...descriptions of the recent mining developments in the southern part of the district, the correlation of the
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Mesoproterozoic Aggeneys-Gamsberg Broken Hill-type district, South Africa Craig R. McClung & Jens Gutzmer...deposits of the AggeneysGamsberg Pbā€“Znā€“Cu Ā± Agā€“Ba district in the Northern Cape Province, South Africa. Barite...collected and studied from four localities in the district. Although metamorphic waterā€“rock interaction processes...massive sulfide deposits of the Aggeneys-Gamsberg district of the Northern Cape Province, South Africa (Fig...Mesoproterozoic Bushmanland Group (Fig. 2). The district consists of five major sulfide deposits (Swartberg
Report (issue)
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. A sbestos ore Lead ore, Balmat mine, N . Y. Chromite-chromium ore, Washington Zinc ore...Survey in accordance with the provisions of the Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970 (Public Law 91-631...discovered or not currently profitable to mine. The mining of mineral deposits, once they are discovered...fluorine occurrences................................ Alaska, by C. L. Sainsbury ............................................ . Illinois-Kentucky fluorspar district, by R. D. Trace .............................
Report (volume)
Mining District, Grant County "New Mexico M ^: By ROY L. GRIGGS... Center-Pennsylvania mine. _____________________________________ East Camp mine ____________________...__________________________ Mohawk mine._______________________________________________ Other mines.-__-_-------...the Carlisle mine area. Geologic map of the Carlisle mine. Sections through the Carlisle mine. FIGURE 1...generalized fault pattern of the Steeple Rock district.________________ 5. Diagrammatic sketch showing
Report (issue)
.............................................D8 Mine Waste Characteristics.........................................................................D10 Mine Closure........................................... gram per cubic centimeter PbS lead sulfide (galena) ppb part per billion ppm part per million...barite deposits, and they are thus more difficult to mine. Barite is a critical mineral commodity because...Resources of the United Statesā€”Barite (Barium) galena (PbS), sphalerite (ZnS), and (or) gold- or silver-bearing
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Suites of ores were examinedfrom the Homestake Mine, South Dakota; Parry Sound, Ontario; Fierro, New...New Mexico; Ducktown, Tennessee;Sullivan Mine, British Columbia; Sudbury, Ontario; Noranda and Abana Mines...Mines,Manitoba;Cuyuna Range, Minnesota; and Potosi Mine, Chihuahua,Mexico. One or more specimens wereexaminedfrom...Atikokan Range,Ontario; Cooke City, Montana; Little Bob Mine, Georgia; Cook County,Minnesota;and rfianyothers...Jewell8 foundpyritecutby pyrrhotiteveins at Hyder, Alaska. At Chitina4 pyrite is shat-teredand followedby
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
a massive ore consisting of barite and sulfide (galena, chalcopyrite, pyrite, sphalerite and minor tetrahedrite...1970; Clark et al., 1991; Maynard and Okita 1991; Jewell, 2000 and Hanor, 2000). According to the classification...considerable as the large global barite resources (Jewell, 2000) and are one of the major components of many...till Jurassic (Poole, 1988; Clark et al., 1990; Jewell, 2000; Hanor, 2000). These deposits are scarce...mineralizations (.e.g. Arkansas and Nevada, USA; Quinling District, China). The second type, Cratonic-rift
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
and Mineralizationin the Central Tennessee Zinc District j. RICHARDKYLE Abstract Major zinc depositshave...Tennesseeare reddish brown sphalerite, barite, fluorite, galena,and calcite. In East Tennesseepale yellow sphaleriteand...the approachto exencirclingCentralTennessee vein district. Boundaries of plorationhasbeenthat of initialreconnaissance...explorationand development. the Central Tennesseezinc district as shown enclosethose areaswhich have had considerable...explorationdrilling; it is 892 CENTRAL TENNESSEE ZINC DISTRICT 893 A A A' Level .-';'.iā€¢i.:: 'ā€¢ -- /1
Report (chapter)
with a value of $72/t. Seven countries currently mine celestine: the principal producers are Mexico, Spain...mineral assemblages consisting of barite with pyrite, galena, and sphalerite (Fig. 3). BaS has been found in...fields for barite (shaded), Fe oxides and sulfides, galena, and sphalerite at 100Ā°C and a salinity of 20 wt...seawater proportions. Total sulfur = 5.5 Ɨ 10-4 m. Galena and sphalerite fields drawn for 1 ppm each of Pb...overlap of stability fields for barite and pyrite, galena, and sphalerite. evidence of the remarkable stability
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
thatwoulā€¢l bepreserved inthedeposits when exposed by mining, then the orthotecticand pneumotectic deposits(I8)...depositsstudiedwere: Sanford Lake, New York; Gap Mine, Lancaster, Pa.; Iron Mountain, Wyo.; Iron Mountain...Cubanite Chalcopyrite (Sphalerite?) Bornite Late Galena MineralsnotDefinitelyLocatedin the Foregoing Succession...compilingthe actual sequenceof thisgroupwere: Etta Mine and IngersollMine, South Dakota;Auburn,Paris,andTopsham...Pyrite Pyrrhotite Chalcopyrite Ɵ(Sphalerite ?) Late Galena Minerals Not Definitely Located Early Tantalite
Report (volume)
1983 to 1985. The Quartz prospect, Graham Jem mine, and Jewell Quartz prospect within the study area have...Salsberry prospect (fig. 2, No. 5) and the Graham Jem mine (fig. 2, No. 2). Although no production figures...lead, and 2 percent zinc. In 1908, the Graham Jem mine produced less than one ton of high-grade ore containing...$25,000 per ton. Recent work indicates that this mine contains reserves of about 9,000 tons of goldbearing...prospect and Graham Jem mine is low. Gneissic country rock adjacent to the Graham Jem mine contains no gold
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
petrographic study:white(early)calcite-sphalerite-galena-fiuorite-white to lavender(main stage)calcite-barite-clear...vein-typesphaleriteand galena mineralization in limestones of Middle Ordovi- clan age (Jewell, 1947). Renewedinterestin...samplesfor this studywere collectedfrom the Gordonsville mine. Most of the sampleswere obtainedfrom stopeswhich...this studyshouldbe applicable menced at the Elmwood mine in 1975 and at the to the nearbyElmwood depositwhich...AvailableFluid InclusionData on the CentralTennesseeZinc District (two-phaseliquid + vaporaqueousinclusions) Homogenization
Report (issue)
(1) p. 17. Inyo County: district, 2, As radial clusters near Lippincott mine, Ubehebe McAllister (4)...bakerite has been collected from the Stirling Borax mine, Tick Canyon, Pemberton (p.c. '58). This is an unusual...lens as pale brown crystals at the Foster Bluebird mine 3 miles north of the abandoned station of Ogilby...Canyon, near junction with the road to Cerro Gordo mine, McAllister (4) p. 53. Mariposa County: 3, Colorless... Reported as coatings in fractures from the Old Mine ore body, Kinkel et al. (2) p. 89. ARAGONITE Inyo
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Bernstein et al., 1992; Ganeshram and Francois, 2002; Jewell, 2000; Griffith and Paytan, 2012) and is used as...and residual (Huvelin, 1980; Clark et al., 1990; Jewell, 2000, and Hanor, 2000) and by tectonic setting...this deposit which consists of barite and minor galena, chalcopyrite, and pyrite with rare malachite,...Sinanlı from north to south, as well as abandoned mining sites located between Sinanlı and Ƈebişderesi....adits were opened in these veins and underground mining is operating from the veins. This region produces
 
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