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Rhodochrosite from
Mountain Monarch Mine, Upper Uncompahgre River, Ouray Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Rhodochrosite
Formula:MnCO3
Comments:fig. 12 & 13
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartzⓘ7 photos of Rhodochrosite associated with Quartz at this locality.
Pyriteⓘ6 photos of Rhodochrosite associated with Pyrite at this locality.
Chalcopyriteⓘ1 photo of Rhodochrosite associated with Chalcopyrite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Rhodochrosite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mountain Monarch Mine, Upper Uncompahgre River, Ouray Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (12 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:44609
Long-form Identifier:1:3:44609:9
GUID (UUID V4):e25c9aa7-cb01-4685-ac81-0bfe87204c32
Nearest other occurrences of Rhodochrosite
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘMichael Breen Mine, Upper Uncompahgre River, Ouray Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘRoyal Albert Mine, Upper Uncompahgre River, Ouray Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘDunmore Mine, Ouray Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘGrizzly Bear Mine, Bear Creek, Ouray Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘDaniel Bonanza Mine, Upper Uncompahgre River, Ouray Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘZanett Tunnel, The Amphitheater, Ouray Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘBill Young Mine, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘUncompahgre Chief Occurrence, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
4.9km (3.1 miles) ⓘAlaska Mine, Poughkeepsie Gulch, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
7.5km (4.7 miles) ⓘMountain King Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
August 2013 BARBARA L. MUNTYAN P.O. Box 495 Ouray, Colorado 8 I427 hodochrosite, a manganese carbonate...neverthealess re orted from localities worldwide. Rhodochrosite crystallizes in the trigonal class of the hexagonal...and occurs in a number of diverse forms. Fine rhodochrosite specimens in various habits have been found...San Luis, Argentina. Rhodochrosite has also been found in many localities in Colorado, particularly in the...it i s one of the most recognized and coveted Colorado minerals. partiY DO e the presence of a mix
Report (issue)
The Triangle of Colorado Mountains of Minerals Contributors David W. Bunk, Robert B. Cook, Don Earnest... Contents PAGE4 PAGE 10 4 The San Juan Triangle of Colorado Ho for the San Juans! by Duane A. Smith, Mark...and Karen A. Vendl L ocated in southwestern Colorado and covering over 31,000 square kilometers, the...zinc, tungsten, and copper. In 1896 world-renowned mining engineer Thomas ''T.A." Rickard called the San...San Juans one of Colorado's four great mining regions along with Leadville, Cripple Creek, and Central City
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
0.75 inch on edge, from the Henderson mine, Clear Creek County. Figure 2 (right). Green fluorite encrusted...prospect in the Needle Mountain Wilderness area near Columbine Lake, La Plata County; largest crystal measures...C*O*L*O*R*A*D*O FLUORITE BARBARA L. MUNTYAN Ouray County Museum Ouray, Colorado 81427 Mineral photographs by John...locations in Mexico; in Elmwood, Smith County, Tennessee, and in Hardin County, Illinois, in the United States;...eastern Russia. It also occurs in many localities in Colorado, where it is found in colors ranging from pale
Journal (issue)
85740 602-297-6709 Articles The Iron Cap mine, Graham County, A rizona..................................discoveries in Ouray County, Colorado ............... 89 by B. & J. Muntyan Anatase on quartz from Ouray County...County, Colorado ........................ 103 by T. Rosemeyer, E. Raines & R. Stoufer Departments Notes...Finds made in Arizona (the Iron Cap mine) and in Ouray County, Colorado, are described in three articles...huge i show organized by Herb Duke at the Pima County Fairgrounds. Following the advertising section
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
BARBARA L. MUNTYAN 536 Third Avenue P.O. Box 495 Ouray, Colorado 81427 All photographs by John R. Muntyan of...B ~i~~~~ 1. Mine along West willow Creek, near Creede and across from the Bachelor mine. Photo by author...the Rock Candy mine in British Columbia, Canada; and in the United States in Hardin County, Illinois, among...localities. Barite also occurs in many localities in Colorado, where it often forms attractive, wellcrystallized...wellcrystallized crystal groups. Colors reported for Colorado barite range from sky-blue to snowwhite to golden
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
[University of Nebraska, Lincoln] at 13:31 09 June 2016 Colorado boasts numerous localities where fine sphalerite...Elmwood, Tennessee; the mines of the Tri-State district of Missouri-OklaDownloaded by [University of Nebraska...of sphalerite also occur at many localities in Colorado, in shades of amber, emerald- or lime-green,...rail for the mines, standing on Main Street in Ouray (1886). The Wright Opera House is the large building...Muntyan, former director of the Ouray County Museum in Ouray, Colorado, is a frequent contributor to Rocks
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Metals Mine ,; Pilot Mine , ; ,-e Grizzly Bear Mine ~ Silver Link Mine ~ Mountain Monarch Mine o TOM...Bird Mine Road P.O. Box 586 Ouray, Colorado 81421 Telluride ~ Oyama Mine ,-e Titusville Mine Downloaded...Mineralogy of the San Juan Mountains o , Southwestern Colorado Unless otherwise noted, mineral photography by..."Microminerals of the San Juan Mountains, Southwestern Colorado" (Rosemeyer 1989) was the topic of the first Through...discoveries. Pilot Mine Yankee Boy Basin is located approximately 8 miles southwest of Ouray and in the 18705
Book
MINES AND MINERALS OF THE GREAT AMERICAN RIFT (COLORADO-NEW MEXICO) Sine —_—< ± te om At _SHT 40...MINES AND MINERALS OF THE GREAT AMERICAN RIFT (COLORADO-NEW MEXICO) Richard Walker Holmes and Marrianna...Mines and minerals of the Great American Rift (Colorado-New Mexico). Bibliography: p. Includes index...index. 1. Mines and mineral resources—Colorado. 2. Mines and mineral resources—New Mexico. I. Kennedy, Marrianna...enter must be obtained to prevent trespass. Old mine workings are dangerous and entering underground
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
MOUNTAINS, COLORADO, AS SHOWN AT THE DUNMORE MINE, V. C. KELLEY OURAY AND COUNTY, CASWELL COLORADO. ‱ SILVER...depositionrecognizedby Burbank in the adjoining Red Mountain and other districts. The Dunmore lode, however...threeminingcenters of Ouray, Telluride, and Silverton. The Dunmorelode is locatedon the west slopesof Red Mountain Creek...its junctionwiththeUncompahgre River and aboutfour milessouthof Ouray: The lower tunnelof the mineis...vicinity of the Dunmore mine, but to the east on the Connieand Mountain Monarch claimsit dips 70o-90þ S
Journal (issue)
Julius Weber Mamaroneck, New York COLORADO ISSUE #2 Articles Colorado locality index.............................. 323 by B. L. Muntyan What’s new in Colorado minerals? ...................................... Famous mineral localities: the Home Sweet Home mine ..................................................339 by M. I. Jacobson The San Juan Mountains of Colorado ..................................349 by J. A...10 cm tall, from the Yucca Hill claim, Park County, Colorado. Richard A. Kosnar specimen; photo by John
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Discovery, Mining History, Geology, and Specimen Mineralogy of Selected Occurrences in Central Colorado and...Inc. 1441 W. Forty-sixth Avenue Suite 14 Denver, Colorado 80211-2338 P art one of this article (July/August...of gold in Colorado and the mining history and geology/mineralogy of the Front Range mining districts...and California Gulch. THE CENTRAL COLORADO MINERAL BELT LAKE COUNTY 3,396,000 ounces, 1860-1 990 (Davis...Mosquito Range and dropped down into the Arkansas River valley, where they began to prospect their way upstream
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
of COLORADO ED RAINES Geology Museum Colorado School of Mines 1310 Maple Street Golden, Colorado 80401...noted Figure 1. Camp Bird mine, level 2, Sneffels district, Ouray County. Raines-Pettem collection,...photographer unknown. B etween 1868 and 1922, Colorado produced almost 260 million pounds of copper....from the Leadville district, with another 50 million pounds mined in San Juan County (Henderson 1926).... During the twentieth century, the Gilman district surpassed Leadville in total copper production with
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 (volume)
[REAS CONTIGUOUS TO THE ! UNCOMPAHGRE PRIMITIVE AREA, "OT TTHWESTERN COLORADO - c-t SURVEY BULLETIN 1391-E...Contiguous to the Uncompahgre Primitive Area, San Juan Mountains, Southwestern Colorado By T. A. STEVEN...contiguous to the Uncompahgre primitive area, San Juan Mountains, southwestern Colorado. (Studies related...I 19.3-.1391-E 1. Mines and mineral resources Colorado San Juan Mountains. I. Steven, Thomas August,...Primitive Area, San Juan Mountains, southwestern Colorado, and some adjoining national forest lands that
Report (issue)
Mn2+ CO3 Rhodochrosite c 2001-2005 Mineral Data Publishing, version 1 Crystal Data: Hexagonal. Point...(2) 38.29 61.71 Total 100.41 100.00 (1) Ljubija district, Bosnia-Herzegovina. (2) MnCO3 . Polymorphism...(Kisbánya), Baia Mare (Nagybánya) district, Romania. In the Wolf mine, near Herdorf, Westphalia, Germany... Canada. In the USA, from the Emma mine, Butte, Silver Bow Co., Montana; in Colorado, at many localities...Home Sweet Home mine, Alma, Park Co., from the Climax mine, Lake Co., in the Sunnyside mine, near Silverton
Book
.3 COLORADO. of COLORADO. J. S. l GEORGETOWN, COLO. GEORGETOWN COURIER PRINT. 1887. 3 Bancroft...From a mineralogical point of view the wealth of Colorado exceeds that of In the metallic minerals almost...to in the following pages Proceedings of the Colorado Scientific Society. Proceedings of the Academy...the U. S. Geological Survey. J. GEORGETOWN, COLORADO, January, 1887. S. RANDALL. : MINERALS...gravel of streams and in veins. The veins of Gilpin County are especially noteworthy for the amount of gold
Journal (issue)
Marvin Hanner Additions to the Ore Mineralogy of Colorado.................................................by Donald Grybeck Crystallized Minerals of the Colorado Mineral Belt....................................time I saw the famous Bancroft/ W ilber Alma rhodochrosite it snapped my head around from 40 feet away...of the m arket. W ith specim ens there is the “upper class” and the “lower class”. A specim en purchased...“discovered”; like a movie star, and elevated to the upper class where its value may imm ediately becom e 10-20
Report (issue)
_________________ ___. Nevada ___________ Elko County. - ______ ... _ Star mine, Harrison Pass _____ ____ Pag« 59...63 Good Hope barite mine, Tuscarora Range _____ _ ._. ________ Humboldt County Golconda manganese-tungsten...County__-__--__----__-.___-_-__ Barite deposits, Battle Mountain area.. California-Nevada Barite Co. 63 64 64...Ltd., mine...... --_--______.______ Lincoln County__-__-----_-----_-----___ Tern Piute district.........district____ .________..__ Nevada Scheelite mine.. _ ______ Hooper No. 2 mine __ _____ _ _ Yankee Girl mine_______________
Journal (issue)
R. Kampf Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County George Robinson National Museums of Canada Arthur...SPECIMENS from the collection of the Geology Museum, Colorado School of Mines. See page 242 for a full description... All rights reserved. notes fromthej EDITOR COLORADO-III Here we are with our third special issue devoted...devoted to the mines and minerals of Colorado. As most long-time subscribers know, the first in the series...about $200 on the out-of-print market. The second Colorado issue was vol. 10, number 6 (1979), and we still
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Tourmaline on quartz, Cruzeiro mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History specimen...Pelt photo. MarcWApril: Beryl and calcite, La Pita mine, Maripi Boyacii, Columbia. Cal Graeber, Leonard...near Badger Creek, north of Coaldale, Fremont County, Colorado. Dave Bunk specimen, Jeff Scovil photo. July/August:...cluster (Herkimer “diamonds’’), Treasure Mountain Diamond mine, near Little Falls, New York. Uli Bahmann...SepteniberlOctober: Gold, Smuggler Union mine, Telluride district, Colorado. Colorado School of Mines Museum specimen
Journal (issue)
by R.S.W. Braithwaite Graphite from the Lead Hill mine, Ticonderoga, New Y o r k ........................uncommon lithium-mica from Coyote Peak, Humboldt County, California .....................................fascinating collections at extremely low cost. Mining memorabilia can be fun, and many types of items...pensive. Collecting books related to minerals and mining is an ac­ tive field, with items available from...assured that, with localities like the Ray mine and the Old Yuma mine still to go, we are not yet close to
Report (issue)
Quadrangle, Colorado GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL Prepared in cooperation with the Colorado State Geological...Geological Survey Board and the Colorado Metal Mining Fund PAPER 289 Geology and Ore Deposits of...of the Garfield Quadrangle, Colorado By McCLELLAND G. DINGS and CHARLES S. ROBINSON GEOLOGICAL SURVEY...in cooperation with the Colorado State Geological Survey Board and the Colorado Metal Mitting Fund. A...Creek graben _____________ --Faults of the Bald Mountain area ____ _ Faults of the Garfield region ___
Report (volume)
depth__________ Precipitates from mine waters under superficial conditions_ Composition of mine waters of the Jopliu-region___________...Arizona__________________________ 208 Note on the Bisbee district, Arizona, by F. L. Ransome_ 209 Globe and Miami...New Mexico____________________ 22J Burro Mountain district, New Mexico_____________ 222 , Cananea, Mexico...__ 233 Shasta County, California______ _ __ 234 Snowstorm lode, Coeur d'Alene district, Idaho__ _ 235...235 Encampment district, Wyoming_____________;___ 236 Ducktown, Tennessee______________________ Gossan
Report (issue)
said to have been found in the mining the nugget Jim, Placer County, California, in 1871 by a small...Counties of California: Minerals and mineral lists Mining Districts of California Unvalidated entries in...The bibliography has been updated and expanded. County lists published by Collins (1) pp. 40-64, in Murdoch...resulting from references to the geographic term ''Mining District," especially in the pre-1920 literature. Widespread...rhyolite locality in Alameda County and the lawsonite type locality Marin County, which have been completely
Book (edition)
interesting facts about the people involved in mining, current price lists of various stones, and numerous...from the Tourmaline Q ueen .1ine, Pala, San Diego County, California. From a pen-and-ink drawing by W. E...price increases, which make it more attractive to mine domestic deposits at a profit. Foreign labor is...information is included on the persons involved in mining the deposits, with dates and other pertinent information...Cassiterite, Zircon, Algodonite and Domeykite, Rhodochrosite, W illemite, Sphene, Augelite, Scheelite, Diopside
 
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