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Galena from
Atlas Mine, Sneffels Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Galena
Formula:PbS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Pyrite1 photo of Galena associated with Pyrite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Galena data
Locality Data:Click here to view Atlas Mine, Sneffels Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:572849
Long-form Identifier:1:3:572849:7
GUID (UUID V4):7a1d8027-63e8-434b-badd-3c04bf73bfc0
Nearest other occurrences of Galena
0.5km (0.3 miles) Revenue Mine, Sneffels Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) Wheel of Fortune Mine, Sneffels Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
1.7km (1.0 miles) Virginius Mine, Governor Basin, Sneffels Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
1.7km (1.0 miles) Terrible Mine, Governor Basin, Sneffels Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
2.0km (1.2 miles) Mountain Top Mine, Governor Basin, Sneffels Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
2.2km (1.3 miles) Eldorado Mine, Yankee Boy Basin, Sneffels Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) US Depository Mine, Sneffels Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
2.4km (1.5 miles) Yankee Boy Mine, Yankee Boy Basin, Sneffels Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
2.5km (1.5 miles) Smuggler Union Mine, Marshall Basin, Telluride Mining District, Colorado, USA
2.5km (1.5 miles) Smuggler Vein, Smuggler Union Mine, Marshall Basin, Telluride Mining District, Colorado, USA
References
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Report (volume)
Radioactivity in the Metal-Mining Districts of the San Juan Mountains Colorado GEOLOGICAL SURVEY --*_-...Radioactivity in the Metal-Mining Districts of the San Juan Mountains Colorado By C. T. PIERSON, W. F. WEEKS...radioactivity in the metal-mining districts of the San Juan Mountains, Colorado, by C. T. Pierson, W. F..._______________ CeboUa district..______________________________ Upper Uncompahgre district. ______ _________________________...Uranium occurrences___________ ________ __ Bonanza district..____________________ ___________________ General
Journal (issue)
Colorado Springs Mineralogical Society Founded in 1936 October 2016 PICK&PACK Vol 56 ...... Number...April Fools claim today! Mineral Notes: ALL COLORADO MNING WILL BE SUBJECT TO NEWLY PASSED RECLAMATION...Governor Dick Lamm recently signed Colorado’s new Mining Reclamation Law (HB 1065), to become effective...development in the state. The new law imposes 18 duties on mine operators: Reclamation plans and maps must be updated...on page 10) COLORADO SPRINGS MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY PO BOX 2 COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO 80901-0002 October
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Through the 'Scope 1 OURAY Eldorado mine IfXCamp Bird mine TEIXURTOE 'TMdarado mine q Eureka Red Mountain...TOM ROSEMEYER 1632 Camp Bird Mine Road P . O . Box 586 Ouray, Colorado 81427 Tom Rosemeyer is the owner...Explora­ tion and has mined and collected minerals in Colorado for the past twenty years. Microminerals of the...the San Juan Mountains, Southwestern Colorado WELCOME TO -THROUGH THE 'SCOPE," a column devoted to news...in ex­ ploration and mining in the San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado for Ihe past twenty years
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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
Book (edition)
Tourist as well. All of the 19 Rock Forma­ tions at Ouray, dating from the Pre-Cambrian to the Cenozoic Eras...Report of 1S80 relating to the growing Mining Industry at Ouray is printed in its entirety. Many historic...Survey, Tom Rosemeyer, Chief Engineer, Camp Bird Mine and Miss Margaret B. Allen, M.A. of Orange, New...Introduction to Mineral Collecting at Ouray................ The Minerals at Ouray.............................................................................. Galena...............................................
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ORE DEPOSITION' SOUTH OF OURAY, COLORADO. PART ROBERT TABLE I. S. MOEHLMAN. OF CONTENTS. Abstract...paperis concerned with an area in part of that district includingmany of the principal producers. The...marked vertical changes in the depths attained by mining, due to hypogenezoning. (f) Zoning has also causedareal...succeededby formation of tetrahedrite, chalcopyrite, galena, and gold. Mineralization closed with deposition...period of mineralization. The ore depositsof the district are classifiedas leptothermal,a division proposedby
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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...7 by 2.5 cm (8.5 ounces), Ground Hog mine, Gilman, Eagle County. Harvard Mineralogical Museum specimen
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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
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Inc. 1441 West 46th Avenue, Suite 14 Denver, Colorado 80211 eraines@ Icolorado.net The Great Irony...house. Photo hy Uycrs, CB.1904. courtcs\ Ouraj County Historical Society. Volume 75, November/December...campaign (Nevins Figure 2. Map of the Telluride district showing the principal veins, adits, and shafts...to Ed Raines, who researches Colorado ‘s geology, mineralogy, and mining history, is part owner of FRS...historic preservation efforts in the Leadville mining district. Downloaded by [UZH Hauptbibliothek / Zentralbibliothek
Report (issue)
COLORADO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BOULDER R. D. GEOqGE, State Geologi.t BULLETIN 22 MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE...oozi5137 EAME"S BROS, STATE PRINTERS FOR COLORADO DENVER. COLORADO GEOLOGICAL B O A R D His Excellency...Shoup George Norlin Governor of Colorado President University of Colorado Victor C. Aldersox.. Charles...TRANSMITTAL State Geological Survey, Uxiversity of Colorado, October 28, 1920. Governor Oliver H. Shoup. Chairman...honor to transmit herewith Bulletin 22 of the Colorado Geological Survey. Very respectfully, R. D. George
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SILVER ENRICHMENT IN THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, COLORADO. By EDSON S. BASTIN. INTRODUCTION. The following...made in the study of a particular topic in one district would aid in the study of the same topic in the...regional report, it must be remembered that for each district only such information could be used as was readily...work in the encouragement which they offer to deep mining, irrespective of more purely scientific results...through duties incident to the war. In the work near Ouray the writer was accompanied by Chase Palmer, chemist
Report (volume)
ORE DEPOSITION IN THE UNCOMPAHGRE DISTRICT OURAY COUNTY, COLORADO WITH SUGGESTIONS FOR PROSPECTING BY...Prepared in cooperation with the COLORADO METAL MINING FUND AND THE COLORADO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BOARD Contributions........................ Contact of the dolomitic Ouray limestone andLeadvillelimestone. Contact of Leadville...-_--______--__-__--__-_-__--__--__-____Area south of the Ouray fault._______-_______________-______' Deposits associated...fissures.___-____-__-__--_--___-_ Area north of the Ouray fault...........____________________ Suggestions
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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
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Mineral Resources of the Uncompahgre Primitive Area Colorado By R. P. FISCHER and R. G. LUEDKE, U.S. GEOLOGICAL...mineral survey in the Uncompahgre primitive area, Colorado. The area discussed in the report corresponds....___ _________________________________________ Ouray area____j______________________-.__________________...and R. G. Raabe_____.__..___ Claim coverage and mine workings._____________________________ Patented..._-____.____-______-____---Relationship of underground mine workings to the primitive-area boundary_ ______
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Wilderness Study Area, western San Juan Mountains, Colorado* by Ken Hon, Dana J. Bove, and V. J. S. Grauch...S. Geological Survey, Federal Center, Denver, Colorado, 80225 STUDIES RELATED TO WILDERNESS Bureau...Wilderness Study Area (CO-030-217), Ouray and Hinsdale Counties, Colorado. SUMMARY The western San Juan...volcanic field that covered much of south-central Colorado during Oligocene and Miocene time. The earliest...Juan Mountains between the towns of Ouray and Lake City, Colorado (fig. 1). The study area is adjacent
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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
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[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,...dodecahedron are the most common. Goldschmidt, in his Atlas der Krystdlformen, illustrates no less than 184...rail for the mines, standing on Main Street in Ouray (1886). The Wright Opera House is the large building
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
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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...and J. A. Mur­ 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...body of literature. The first published list of Colorado mineral localities (in­ cluding quartz) was included
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Deposits of the Uncompahgre (Ouray) Mining District, Southwestern Colorado Professional Paper 1753 U.S...western San Juan Mountains region of southwestern Colorado. In the foreground is a broad, gently south-sloping...flat-bottomed, glacier-carved valley. The town of Ouray (about 7,800 feet altitude), just visible through...Dollar Highway” south of Ouray, parallels the Uncompahgre River valley to connect Ouray with Montrose to the...and other canyons and mountain passes to connect Ouray with Silverton and Durango to the south. The many
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Smith. Director Professional Paper 138 MINING IN COLORADO A HISTORY OF DISCOVERY, DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTJON...location, area, and organization of the mining counties of Colorado _________________________ _ Adams County_-..._____________________ _ Alamosa County __________________________ _ Arapahoe County _________________________...Archuleta County _________________________ _ Baca CountY-----------------------------Boulder CountY------...CountY----------------------~----Chaffee County _____________________·______ _ Clear Creek County _______________________
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(above). Pyrite, Alice Glory Hole, Clear Creek County. Cluster of intergrown crystals showing light...Figure 2 (right). Pyrite, Mountain Spring mine, Rico, Dolores County. Cluster of modified cubes; specimen...C*O*L*O*R*A*D*O PYRITE BARBARA L. MUNTYAN Ouray County Museum Ouray, Colorado 81427 Mineral photographs by John...Park City, Utah; Washington State; and numerous Colorado localities. Pyrite crystallizes in the isometric...alternating of two or more of these basic forms. In his Atlas der Krystallformen, Victor Goldschmidt 220 ROCKS
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inches; a floater specimen, Cross vein, Idarado mine, Ouray and San Miguel countries. Figure 2 (right). Cluster...Fremont County. C-O-L-O-R-A-O-O CALCITE BARBARA L. MUNTYAN Ouray County Museum Ouray, Colorado 81427...Tennessee; the Viburnum Trend district, southeastern Missouri; the Tri-State district (Missouri-Kansas-Oklahoma);...Russia. Calcite also occurs at many localities in Colorado. Further, the state is the source of calcite as...marble (from the Yule quarry at Marble in Gunnison County) that has been used for many of the great monuments
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THE ! UNCOMPAHGRE PRIMITIVE AREA, "OT TTHWESTERN COLORADO - c-t SURVEY BULLETIN 1391-E Mineral Resources...Primitive Area, San Juan Mountains, Southwestern Colorado By T. A. STEVEN, P. W. LIPMAN, F. S. FISHER, U...primitive area, San Juan Mountains, southwestern Colorado. (Studies related to wilderness primitive areas)...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
 
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