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Wad from
Star Mine, Idaho Springs Mining District (Virginia Mining District), Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Wad' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Wad data
Locality Data:Click here to view Star Mine, Idaho Springs Mining District (Virginia Mining District), Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:493051
Long-form Identifier:1:3:493051:8
GUID (UUID V4):c5e94ba7-ccd6-4103-89b1-c19de415c45e
Nearest other occurrences of Wad
4.5km (2.8 miles) Moose Mine, Central City Mining District (Central Mining District), Gilpin County, Colorado, USA
26.4km (16.4 miles) Last Chance (Nancy Henderson; Forest Home; Cold Spring Veins Occurrence), Boulder County Tungsten Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
30.9km (19.2 miles) Bobtail mine, Dailey Mining District (Jones Pass Mining District), Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
31.5km (19.6 miles) Quail Mine, Peru Creek Area, Argentine Mining District, Summit County, Colorado, USA
45.6km (28.3 miles) Ontario-Key West-Boss-Gold Flake-Fair Fountain-Bondholder Mine group, Farncomb Hill, French Gulch, Breckenridge Mining District, Summit County, Colorado, USA
68.7km (42.7 miles) John Reed Mine, Alicante, Lake County, Colorado, USA
73.6km (45.7 miles) Lucky Strike claim, Kremmerling quadrangle, Grand County, Colorado, USA
76.4km (47.4 miles) Champion Mine, Gilman, Gilman Mining District (Battle Mountain Mining District; Red Cliff Mining District), Eagle County, Colorado, USA
77.0km (47.8 miles) Mudsill Mine, Horseshoe Basin Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
83.0km (51.6 miles) Carboniferous Mine, Chrysolite workings, Fryer Hill, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Report (volume)
it helpful to refer to Survey Bulletin 507, "The mining districts of the western United States," and to...abundant, it may have been completely exhausted by mining or quarrying. Deposits of minerals of wide distribution...because they occur in sufficient quantity to warrant mining for their usual products but because they furnish...A. F. Rogers, Stanford University, Palo Alto. Colorado.........Prof. R. D. George, Boulder. Connecticut............Prof. George H. Perkins, Burlington. Virginia...........Dr. Thomas L. Watson, Charlottesville
Report (volume)
............................................. Colorado........................................................................................ 102 District of Columbia .................................................................................. Idaho................................................................................................ Virginia......................................................................................... West Virginia..............................................
Report (volume)
Economic Geology of the Idaho Springs District Clear Creek and Gilpin Counties, Colorado GEOLOGICAL (=) I...Geology of the Idaho Springs District Clear Creek and -i ;i ?i Gilpin Counties, Colorado By ROBERT H. MOENCH...___________ Mines and prospects in the Idaho Springs district ________________ Previous studies.____...are in pocket] PLATE 1. Map of the Idaho Springs district, Colorado, showing location of mines and distribution...Generalized geologic map and sections of the Idaho Springs district. 3. Geologic section along the Big Five
Report (issue)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Chapter I. Mining Districts of Counties and the State of Utah. .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 County Listings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Chapter II. Mining Districts of Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . 4 Mineral Localities Listed by County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Beaver County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Report (issue)
ore reserves. In the summer of 1917 the Pioche district was examined by J. B. Umpleby and some of the...1918, E. L. Jones, jr., examined the Las Vegas district. The Siegel and Nevada districts and several of...J. T. Pardee. The description of the Las Vegas district was written by E. L. Jones, jr., and the remainder...or completely oxidized. The deposit at the Siegel mine is clearly of this type, as are also those at the...Mountain district. The Darky and Black Metals mines and the deposits in the Nevada district have features
Report (issue)
MANGANESE DEPOSIT OF PLEISTOCENE AGE IN BANNOCK COUNTY, IDAHO BY D. F. HEWETT Contributions to economic...map of the principal workings, Idaho Manganese Co., Cleveland, Idaho ___________ _.______ _ n Page 213...MANGANESE DEPOSIT OF PLEISTOCENE AGE IN BANNOCK COUNTY, IDAHO By D. F. HEWETT FIELD WORK Reports of the discovery...exploration of manganese deposits in southeastern Idaho within recent years having come to the Geological...operators, especially Mr. George L. Smith, of the Idaho Manganese Co., courteously gave assistance during
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
northeast near Jamestown in Cherokee County is another lead mine." ARIZONA—A letter dated Sept. 17, 1953...his letter, dated Aug. 19, 1953, writes:— "An old mine near here had cavities in it that contained a sandlike...Reservation north of this community (in Apache County) with "high hopes" of finding the legendary diamond...Arkansas. ARKANSAS—Galena has been mined near Blakely Creek, Garland Co., Ark. CALIFORNIA—The following letter...found at the Red Ledge chromite mine in the Washington mining district of Nevada Co., Calif. It consists
Book
5.95 and quickly informative.”— “Practical Virginia Kirkus RANGE GUIDE TO MINES AND MINERALS A by...stumble over a valuable nugget and stake your own mining claim? Indeed it to is, and author book Jay...prospecting, he points out, is in abandoned mining districts, where valuable mineral ores are present...commercial ores and secondary minerals by state, county, township, and geologic range. For easy identification...RANSOM 1875-1948 An to the Eastern '‘Schoolmarm” Mining Camps of the Old West I I a s I \ h K
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instance, a single Spodumene crystal from the Etta Mine near Keystone on the east side of the Mount Rushmore...beds, excavations, etc.Selenite roses. BRULE COUNTY AREA: in the Oacoma zone of the Pierre Fm. On Elm...gray Barite rosette up to 5 or 6 inches. CAMPBELL COUNTY MOUND CITY, W to the Missouri R., regional hillsides...gravels, etc.petrified wood, wood opal. CORSON COUNTY LITTLE EAGLE:  area ridges, slopes, stream beds...Hounds in the United States CUSTER COUNTY AREA: The November Mine, 1.2 mi. SE of the Needles Eye Tunnel
Journal (issue)
Geology and Mineralization of the Blue River mining district DOGAMI PUBLICATIONS Publications are available...fossil plants of the John Day Formation, Wheeler County, Oregon by Steven R. Manchester, Florida Museum...slope of Iron Mountain east of Clarno, Wheeler County, Oregon. The Whitecap Knoll locality is closely...“Clarno taxa” not known in the overlying Bridge Creek flora (Ailanthus and Eucommia). The intermediate...Formation and lower Oligocene floras of the Bridge Creek flora provides some evidence for a gradational transition
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
is the county seat and is situated in about the center of the county. I do not know if this mine is still...of the dealers ; however I did not ask from what mine these were from." ARIZONA—We recently received...road. Garnets can be recovered by panning in the creek but are mostly of small size. To recover the large...Sea (in southern California —chiefly in Imperial County) one of the World's great geological freaks of...along its shores." ARKANSAS—The Morning Star mine, in Marion County, Ark., has furnished many handsome specimens
Report (issue)
Superstition Mountains; near Pueblo Viego; near Sulphur Springs; in La Gila Range and elsewhere. ANDRADITE. See...Tombstone district, Cochise County; Gila County, at Lost Gulch Mine, near Globe; Mohave County, in Mineral...Pima County, in Mammouth Mine, Schulty; Yavapai County, in ores of Bradshaw Mountains; Yuma County, in...in Castle Dome district; common in silver veins. ANTIMONY ORES. See Jamesonite and Stibnite. ARGENTITE...ARGENTITE (silver glance). Mohave County, in pre-Cambrian granite gneiss in Chloride, Mineral Park, and Stockton
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)
Appalachian region Continued. Page. Northwestern Virginia................................................................................. Cartersville district.................................................................................. Cave Spring district.................................................93 93 94 Virginia.................................._..................... 94 West Virginia............region................................ Batesville district..............................................
Report (issue)
Deposits Central Part of the Front Range Mineral Belt Colorado By P. K. SIMS and others GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL...______________________________ _ History of uranium mining and production ____________ _ Geologic setting...__________ - ___ - ________ -----------Central City district _____________________ ------Quartz Hill-upper...____________________________ _ West Flack mine __________________ _ ~ercer County mine ______________ -German and Belcher...Iron mine, by A. A. Drake, Jr ___________ _ Jefferson-Calhoun vein _________________ _ Kirk mine ____
Book (volume)
ASHTABULA COUNTY CONNEAUT, area pits, quarries, rd. cuts, etc.⎯cone-in-cone Calcite. CLERMONT COUNTY MILFORD...MILFORD, area creek gravels and alluvial deposits, rare⎯Diamond. CLINTON COUNTY WILMINGTON, area of Todd’s...deposit⎯Hematite. COSHOCTON COUNTY AREA, townships of Washington, Virginia, Bedford, Jackson, Jefferson...Keene, Mill Creek and Tuscarawas, as hard dark gray to black nodules⎯flint. CUYAHOGA COUNTY CHAGRIN FALLS...Geauga Co. line), area quarries⎯oilstone. DELAWARE COUNTY DELAWARE, area Co. exposures of blue clay, as clusters
Book (volume)
ASHTABULA COUNTY CONNEAUT, area pits, quarries, rd. cuts, etc.⎯cone-in-cone Calcite. CLERMONT COUNTY MILFORD...MILFORD, area creek gravels and alluvial deposits, rare⎯Diamond. CLINTON COUNTY WILMINGTON, area of Todd’s...deposit⎯Hematite. COSHOCTON COUNTY AREA, townships of Washington, Virginia, Bedford, Jackson, Jefferson...Keene, Mill Creek and Tuscarawas, as hard dark gray to black nodules⎯flint. CUYAHOGA COUNTY CHAGRIN FALLS...Geauga Co. line), area quarries⎯oilstone. DELAWARE COUNTY DELAWARE, area Co. exposures of blue clay, as clusters
Book (edition)
Wu!fenite. Red Cloud mine, Si/district, Trigo Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona. Smithsonian Institution...and Second Editions PART 2 HISTORY OF ARIZONA MINING AND MINERALOGY The Prehistoric Period 20 Arizona...Deposits 63 The Bisbee District, Cochise County 64 The Tombstone District, Cochise County 70 The Mammoth-St...Mammoth-St. Anthony Mine, Tiger, Pinal County 78 Uranium and Vanadium Deposits 80 Monument Valley 81 - • Vll...Breccia Pipes 87 Pegmatites 88 "Mine Fire" Minerals, United Verde Mine, Jerome Arizona Meteorites PART
Book (edition)
Muineralogy of Arizona Stope in oxide ore, Copper Queen mine, Bisbee. These old workings were probably mined...his co-authors. A graduate of Michigan College of Mining and Technology (now Michigan Technological University)...a member of the faculty of Michigan College of Mining and Technology for three years, leaving that position...noted for computer applications in geology and mining engineering. The authors and publisher express...permission to reproduce the Map and Index of Arizona Mining Districts. Carleton B. Moore, Peter R. Busek, and
Book (edition)
his co-authors. A graduate of Michigan College of Mining and Technology (now Michigan Technological University)...a men1ber of the faculty of Michigan College of Mining and Technology for three years, leaving that position...noted for con1puter applications in geology and mining engineering. The authors and publisher express...permission to reproduce the Map and Index of Arizona Mining Districts. Carleton B. Moore, Peter R. Busek, and...Copper-Related Deposits The Bisbee District Tl1e Mammoth-St. Anthony Mine, Tiger 17 17 21 3. Uranium and
Book (edition)
Wulfenite. Red Cloud mine, Silver district, Trigo Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona. Smithsonian Institution...and Second Editions PART 2 HISTORY OF ARIZONA MINING The Prehistoric Period 20 Arizona Under Spanish...Deposits The Bisbee District, Cochise County 64 70 The Tombstone District, Cochise County The Mammoth-St.... Anthony Mine, Tiger, Pinal County Uranium and Vanadium Deposits 80 Monument Valley 81 63 78 il S:...Breccia Pipes 87 Pegmatites 88 “Mine Fire” Minerals, United Verde Mine, Jerome Arizona Meteorites 93 PART
Report (volume)
__________----_______-______-_--_------.__-__ History of mining and production__.._______.______.___.__-___-_____..._____________________________________ Garfield County..______________________________________ Fullmer...Descriptions of individual deposits Continued Juab County._______________,.___-__-_____-____--___-_-___-____...Boy group)_-____--_-_____. Guy group (Black Jack mine)_____-_-___-,-_-___-____-._ Last Chance property....__-_____-____-_______---___-___. Black Diamond mine. _________________-_^-_-_--_---.__ Martha prosp
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
collecting. Although Texas is not known for its mining industry, be­ cause of its large oil and gas exploration...Llano County in the early 1900s but was flooded by Lake Buchanan in 1938. The Terlingua mining district...minerals. Mining here was contin­ uous from 1900 to the middle 1940s; but the Mariposa mine, which produced...& Minerals on "The Weeks Pegmatite Mine, Wakefield, Carroll County, New Hampshire" (March/April 1991)...66, May/June 1991 197 LOCALITIES BY COUNTY Bastrop County KEY mm T * ? — — — — best occurrence
Report (issue)
one sense it comprises the so-called Rockwood district and may be considered to extend as far southward...ore is invariably left for roofs or pillars in mining operations, and much is necessarily impossible...Appalachians, ROCKWOOD DISTRICT. i LOCATION AND EXTENT. The Rockwood district lies in the Tennessee River...about 10 miles. The area is principally in Roane County. Ore has been mined in many places along the west...underlying the river bed near the mouth of White Creek is a strip of Clinton (Rockwood) formation about
Book (edition)
YEAR 1687"—DAVID T. DAY, CHIEF OF THE DIVISION OF MINING STATISTICS AND TECHNOLOGY WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT...and consump tion, or better and cheaper means of mining, extraction, and convey ance to market, may in...correspondence has been carried on with geologists, mining engineers, and other local authorities, and various...thickness; mmed at Broken Arrow aud Trout creek, in Sc. Clair county. The strata in this field are more faulted...south prong of Canoe creek, in St. Clair county, to Ha\sop creek, in Bibb county, a distance of 60 miles
 
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