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Sphalerite from
Comstock Mine, Parrott City, La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Comstock Mine, Parrott City, La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:58884
Long-form Identifier:1:3:58884:5
GUID (UUID V4):a9f3db14-3f7f-4515-92c3-49cd019fa379
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
1.3km (0.8 miles) Lucky Four Mine (Delphic; MS 19336), La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) Lucky Discovery Mine, La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) Lady Eleanora Mine (Butterfly), La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) May Rose Mine (Yuletide), La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USA
2.0km (1.3 miles) Incas Mine, La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) Idaho Mine, La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) Copper Hill Mine (Gold Eagle; Delaware Claims), La Plata, La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USA
2.8km (1.7 miles) May Day Mine, La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) Allard Tunnel Occurrence (Audrey Nos. 1-2; Protection; Ruby Nos. 1-95; Shorty Nos. 1-4; Jane Nos. 1-4; Minnie), La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) Allard Stock, La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USA
References
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Report (issue)
Geology and Ore Deposits of the La Plata District Colorado By EDWIN B. ECKEL with sections by J. S. WILLIAMS...cooperation with the Colorado State Geological Survey Board and the Colorado Metal Mining Fund UNITED STATES...along the Animas River. _ _ _ Lithology in La Plata district _ _______ Permian system____________________________...along the Animas River._____ Localities in the La Plata quadrangle __ Collections from the Rico formation_____...its tributaries..__________ Localities in the La Plata quadrangle __ Interpretation of the Rico collections
Report (issue)
R. Sidder U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California Open-File Report 86-407 This report is preliminary...27 32 Illustrations Figure 1. Location map of mining districts in the Reno 1° x 2° quadrangle, Nevada...Table 1. Table 2. Table 3. Known production from mining districts in the Reno 1° x 2° quadrangle, Nevada.............. Occurrences of mineral deposits in mining districts of the Reno 1° x 2° quadrangle, Nevada...for 4 years. This report is a review of the known mining districts within the Reno quadrangle, as well as
Report (issue)
B. Sidder U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California Open-File Report 87-656 This report is preliminary...GEOPHYSICS ADDITIONAL STUDIES ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR MINING DISTRICTS Shady Run (Fondaway Canyon) Broken Hills...Hills Chalk Mountain Westgate IXL (Cox Canyon) La Plata (Mountain Wells) Bell Mountain Talapoosa SUMMARY...information to Sidder (1986) on deposit types and mining districts in the Reno quadrangle and additional...the southern Stillwater Range primarily on the La Plata Canyon, Table Mountain, IXL Canyon, and Cox Canyon
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 (issue)
HYDROTHERMAL AND MAGMATIC MINERAL DEPOSITS Page Magma, Mine,;Superior (oo. ciges Rocttactek ors eno os es snl...NevadaiGity —'Grass: Valley) iter ore ae ee Shasta County a eee cere asses ee avs Oe ee COlOTAMGS ee Pie...al bined 5 on jake Colorado Utah, Arizona> NewsNLexicoe se ete eaten en Colorado Plateau: sijcsces etn...ENCITOMGGER SH(Generali) aye we estes eee en ence UR ts la feat ocean ashen Aman otic sy BEC W ATG hus a LITa...Lote Penis vere tiered cnr iernse tae NBD ENDiaies © La SsiiCAtODLOIMOLe CEPOSlis Memmi nina teen ie eisai
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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...(Smith, 1988) and a modification of that in the "California Locality Index" (Kampf et al., 1989). I have...& Minerals on "The Weeks Pegmatite Mine, Wakefield, Carroll County, New Hampshire" (March/April 1991)
Report (issue)
description of the geology, mining history, and production of the major gold-mining districts in 21 States...relations ---------------------------History of gold mining and trends in production_ J\labama -----------...--------------Cleburne County ----------~-----------------­ Tallapoosa County --------------------------Alaska...------------------Cochise County -----------------------------Gila County --------------------------------Greenlee...ee County ----------------------------R[aricopa County ----------------------------R[ohave County --
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Au-Ag-Te sample from deep in the Cresson Mine, Cripple Creek, Colorado, analyzed by Unger (2008), contained...Rose, Buena, and Golden Age Mines) of Jamestown, Colorado, contained similar concentrations of Au, Mo, and...Se minerals, and vice versa (Fig. 3). Bodie, California (number 39 on Fig. 2), is seemingly an outlier...minerals, and the reevaluation of many historic mining districts that took place in the latter half of...Evidence References Selenium-rich 1. Jarbidge 2. Comstock 1 1, 2 3. Tonopah 1, 2 4. Hog Ranch 5. Hycroft
Report (volume)
Siegenite (selenosiegenite) _ _ __ ___ ________ _____ Sphalerite (wurtzite) _________________________ Stannite...sulfide minerals, such as pyrite, chalcopyrite, sphalerite, galena, marcasite, and arsenopyrite. Selenium...deposits in the Silver City district, Idaho; Comstock Lode and Jarbidge district, Nev.; and Guanajuato...with gold and silver are found in the Republic district, Wash., and in Radjang Lebong, Sumatra. The seleniferous...Nev.; San Francisco district, Utah; and the Liberty Bell mine, Telluride district, Colo., all contain
Book
PISTOLS i !?' A J.-. N ; 'jxt . 1 — \ MINING DISTRICTS and MINERAL RESOURCES of NEVADA by ...present authentic infor­ mation concerning the mining districts and mineral resources of Nevada. No comprehensive...which was printed by the State Printer at Carson City. J. M. Hill’s “Min­ ing Districts of Western United...United States Geological Survey in 1912. Plan. “Mining Districts and Mineral Resources of Nevada”, as...parts:—one on mining districts and the other on mineral resources. The section on mining districts is
Report (volume)
of the Reno 1 o by 2° Quadrangle, Nevada and California U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 2019 Geology...of the Reno 1 o by 2° Quadrangle, Nevada and California By DAVID A. JOHN, JOHN H. STEWART, JAMES E. KILBURN...resources of the Reno 1o by 2° quadrangle, Nevada and California I by David A. John ... [et al.]. p. cm.-(U.S...mineral resources-California. 3. Geology-Nevada-Reno Region. 4. Geology-California. I. John, David A...epithermal gold-silver deposits 40 Adularia-sericite (Comstock) gold-silver veins 41 Quartz-alunite (acid-sulfate)
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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...mmed at Broken Arrow aud Trout creek, in Sc. Clair county. The strata in this field are more faulted und...prong of Canoe creek, in St. Clair county, to Ha\sop creek, in Bibb county, a distance of 60 miles. Down to
Journal (issue)
p a c if ic COAST HIGHWAY Gold-Nevado Co. California Hours: Tues-Sar. 10-5 Sunday 12-5 [evenings by...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
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)
BY EDWARD WISSER University of California, Berkeley, California February 25, 1960 Made in the United...Scalemodelecaltydomessery Clay, GRISEMSMS wate Gn GOaNe MininG Districts vce oh with RApIAL ae TE ee PRE...Detwieccnmpasinsmancialip hits mamryt cetera MINING DISTRICTS, ASSOCIATED WITH CA NTICEINES eerie...oxeeeera Pees eegale eeapenaraNe tara Bodie,” California nt tr cecoe Se cea Guanajuato MExICOn ec BiOrosandeMachoacanm...0000eeceescececscdbeen structural map, or Rico; Colorado, .district: . ..+.5. ssw Fea ive Res five voles ow
Report (issue)
CSts.,NW. DENVER, Colorado-Federal Bldg., Rm. 169,1961 Stout St. LOS ANGELES, California-Federal Eldg.,... Rm. 7638,300 N. Los Angeles St. MENLO PARK, California-Bldg. 3 (Stop 533), Rm. 3128. 345 Middlefield...SALT LAKE CITY, Utah-Federal Bldg., Rm. 8105,125 South State St. SAN FRANCISCO, California-Customhouse...ROLLA, Missouri-1400 Independence Rd. DENVER, Colorado-Map Distribution, Bldg. 810, Federal Center FAIRBANKS...Part II Geology and Gold Deposits of the Oatman District, Northwestern Arizona By ED DEWITT, JON P. THORSON
Report (issue)
Geological of America, Boulder, INC. Place Colorado Printed in the United States by Edwards Inc...8137-1131-2 Published THE GEOLOGICAL Society Card Colorado Michigan Soctety 80301 48104 The publication...Mountatn ~Pass) cs. sim ssicwiy tat.0e 276 Nevada City-Grass Valley ..... 279 New Almad@n 6.6sravs.cisis...Boulder County Tellurides .... 294 Boulder County Tungsten ...... eeoeeesee 296 Central City-Idaho Springs...e@eeeeeeoe 323 COLORADO PLATEAU (COLORADO-UTAH-NEW MEXICO-ARIZONA) ... 323 A. Rifle area, Colorado «0s... 323
Report (volume)
....... California................................................................ Colorado................................................... 102 District of Columbia ....................................to refer to Geological 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 that are widely...because they occur in sufficient quantity to warrant mining for their usual products, but because they furnish
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...Arkansas..........Dr. A. H. Purdue, Nashville, Tenn. California........Mr. William H. Storms, San Francisco....A. F. Rogers, Stanford University, Palo Alto. Colorado.........Prof. R. D. George, Boulder. Connecticut
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.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 (article/letter/editorial)
2:20] Geology, Mining, and Gold Recovery History of the Olinghouse District, Washoe County, Nevada Scott...Tellurides of Colorado Ed Raines [2:40 to 3:00] The Round Mountain Gold Mine, Nye County, Nevada R. Scott...traditional areas such as the mineralized belts of California, Nevada, northern Mexico, Western Australia and...few did so to a remarkable degree. As the gold mining industry thrived in this new economic environment...not enough, several California mines, including the Eagle’s Nest and the Colorado Quartz mines, were successfully
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by R. W. Eveleth S tib n ites o f the Stayton district, H o llister, C a lif o r n ia .................by J. P. Cassedanne & S. de O. Menezes T he H ig h la n d B ell m in e , B ea v erd ell, B ritish C o lu.....447 by R. Grant Pyrite crystals from Soria and La R ioja P rovin ces, S p ain ....................... S te .-M a r ie -a u x -M in e s a n d R h e in la n d -P fa lz s h o w s ............................emphasis or clarity, and (d) proper names, e.g., mine levels. 8. Credits. Caption data for specimen photos
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Mail Stop 901, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, California 94025 Abstract Numerous important Miocene and...the western andesite assemblage and include the Comstock Lode, Tonopah, Goldfield, Aurora, Bodie, Paradise...for the United States since the discovery of the Comstock Lode in 1859. Production from these deposits through...(Long et al., 1998). Famous districts include Comstock Lode, Tonopah, Goldfield, Aurora, and Bodie, and...GREAT BASIN rra NNR Utah Ne da va California 10 Ma SA Colorado Plateau Arizona F 20 Ma 32° Mendocino
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1986, Geology and development of the Hishikari mine: Mining Geology, v. 36 (2), no. 196, p. 117. Adams,...Fluid-inclusion and geochemical studies at the Emperor gold mine, Fiji: Unpub. Ph.D. dissertation, University of...Araneda, G. R., 1982, El Indio, Yacimiento de Oro, Plata y Cobre, Coquimbo, Chile: III Congreso Geol6gico...Chile, p. 5-13. Arenas, M. J., 1975, Geologla de la Mina Orcopampa y alrededores, Arequipa: Sociedad...46, p. 9-24. Ashley, R. P., 1974, Goldfield mining district, in Guidebook to the geology of four Tertiary
Report (issue)
3i University of Nevada Press, Reno, Nevada 89557 USA Copyright© 2004 by Uni versity of Nevada Press Photographs...te, r.6-cm cluster, Majuba Hill Mine, Antelope district, Pershing County. N. Prenn coJlection. Photograph...percent of the state. Nevada's public lands offer mining, livestock grazing, wild horse viewing, .scenic...Road and Geologic Tours in th<' Las Vegas Area. Mining and the discovery, identification, and development...Vavis The Goodsprings (Yellow Pine) Mining District, Clark County John C. Kepper MINERAL CATALOG 91
 
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