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Azurite from
Bonanza, Central City Mining District (Central Mining District), Gilpin County, Colorado, USA


Classification
Species:Azurite
Formula:Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Azurite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bonanza, Central City Mining District (Central Mining District), Gilpin County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:666056
Long-form Identifier:1:3:666056:7
GUID (UUID V4):19c2c9e9-a69c-481e-8426-e6dc8592833b
Nearest other occurrences of Azurite
6.0km (3.7 miles) Gem (Freighter's Friend), Idaho Springs Mining District (Virginia Mining District), Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
8.3km (5.1 miles) Alma Lincoln Mine, Idaho Springs Mining District (Virginia Mining District), Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
9.7km (6.1 miles) Old Settler Mine & Tunnel, Lawson Mining District (Dumont Mining District; Montana Mining District), Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
11.1km (6.9 miles) Freeland Mine & Extension Mine (Extension Line Shaft; Minnie Tunnel; Diamond Tunnel; Platt Tunnel; Freeland Shaft), Lamartine Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
12.3km (7.6 miles) Diamond Mountain Mine (Lanagan Mine), Freeland-Lamartine Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
17.1km (10.6 miles) Blue Bird Mine, Grand Island Area, Caribou Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
18.3km (11.4 miles) North Star Mine, Ralston Buttes Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
19.7km (12.2 miles) No Name Mine (No Name vein), Caribou Mine group, Grand Island, Caribou Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
20.3km (12.6 miles) Cressmans Gulch Mine (Cressmans Gulch pegmatite), Clear Creek pegmatite Province, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
20.8km (12.9 miles) Union Pacific Shaft Occurrence (Union Pacific Prospect), Ralston Buttes Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
References
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Journal (article/letter/editorial)
of COLORADO ED RAINES Geology Museum Colorado School of Mines 1310 Maple Street Golden, Colorado 80401...Figure 1. Camp Bird mine, level 2, Sneffels district, Ouray County. Raines-Pettem collection, photographer...photographer unknown. B etween 1868 and 1922, Colorado produced almost 260 million pounds of copper. Nearly 100...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
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...minerals of the Great American Rift in New Mexico and Colorado. Great American Rift is the name we use for 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Book (volume)
...........................................59 Colorado ...............................................................548 Table of Maps Page Alabama County Map ...................................................................................4 Alaska County and Stream Map ..................................Co. Mining Districts ............................................................22 Arizona County Map.........................23 Arizona – Cochise Co. Mining Districts ....................................
Report (volume)
Geology of Uranium Deposits in the Front Range, Colorado By P. K. SIMS and D. M. SHERIDAN With sections...mines_______________________________________ Boulder CountY----------------------------------~-----------Jamestown...Description of principal mines-Continued Boulder County-Continued Other areas __________________________...Moore______________________________ Clear Creek CountY------------------------------------------Idaho..._____ 71 72 Gilpin CountY-----------------------------------------------Central City District_____
Book (volume)
...........................................47 Colorado ................................................rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham...were well known to prehistoric Indians.) BARBOUR COUNTY BAKER HILL, SE 1 mi. : 1 in a deep ravine, as a...deep red to variegated⎯ocher. BIBB COUNTY GENERAL AREA: c county gravel pits along the Cahaba R.⎯gemmy
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...........................................47 Colorado ................................................rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham...were well known to prehistoric Indians.) BARBOUR COUNTY BAKER HILL, SE 1 mi. : 1 in a deep ravine, as a...deep red to variegated⎯ocher. BIBB COUNTY GENERAL AREA: c county gravel pits along the Cahaba R.⎯gemmy
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
produce a somewhat complete listing o f crystallized azurite localities. How­ ever, as work progressed it became...specific (country, state or province, county or state division, district, city or village, mine, specific level)...Queensland Mungana, Girofla mine South Mt. Isa district, Boomerang mine Mt. Isa, Mt. Isa mine, Black Rock...massive material, or those in which the presence of azurite was "reported" are not in­ cluded—only localities...example o f the lat­ ter is the Caribou district, Boulder County, Colorado, which is the source of specimens
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
MUNTYAN 536 Third Avenue P.O. Box 495 Ouray, Colorado 81427 All photographs by John R. Muntyan of specimens...Hardin County, Illinois, among other localities. Barite also occurs in many localities in Colorado, where...wellcrystallized crystal groups. Colors reported for Colorado barite range from sky-blue to snowwhite to golden...considerable variety for a single mineral species. In Colorado, barite is found in a variety of environments...significant amounts in many of the mining districts of the Colorado mineral belt as a gangue mineral,
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 --
Report (issue)
Associated Ore Deposits Central Part of the Front Range Mineral Belt Colorado By P. K. SIMS and others... PREFACE This report is bused on fieldwork in the central part of the Front Range mineral belt between 1951...______________________________ _ History of uranium mining and production ____________ _ Geologic setting...__________ - ___ - ________ -----------Central City district _____________________ ------Quartz Hill-upper... _ West Flack mine __________________ _ ~ercer County mine ______________ -German and Belcher mines ______________
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with its representation of mining tools clearly proclaim Montana’s mining origins. Montana’s production...published describing the occurrence, collecting, mining, and cutting of the two state gemstones. Figure...2. Granville Stuart established Montana’s first mining camp at Gold Creek in 1860. Geologic Provinces...MICHAEL J. GOBLA 19055 East Bethany Place Aurora, Colorado 80013 gobla@copper.net Unless otherwise noted...Indian Queen mine ca. 1905 at Farlin, Beaverhead County. 208 ROCKS & MINERALS Downloaded by [University
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area and created the state (1864). There are 526 mining districts in the state, 60 of which produce nonmetallic...nonmetallic ores (Tingley 1998). Three major mining booms have occurred in Nevada: 1860-1880 (Comstock...regained its preeminent status in precious-metal mining with the development of low-grade, large-tonnage...Minerals about the minerals of the Black Hawk district in New Mexico (MarcWApril 1993). GE ON OM...Potosi district (PO) GI - Gilbert district GO - Goldfield district GP - Gold Point district GS - Goodsprings
Report (volume)
............................................. 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...A. F. Rogers, Stanford University, Palo Alto. Colorado.........Prof. R. D. George, Boulder. Connecticut...Indianapolis. Iowa.............. Prof. George F. Kay, Iowa City. Kansas............Prof. Erasmus Haworth, University
Book
The endsheet maps are reprinted from The Mexican Mining Industry 1890-1950 by Marvin D. Bernstein, by permission...is * CONTENTS Foreword Preface Important Mining Districts Discovery and Developments in México...introduction contains an interesting summary of the mining history and the development of mineralogy. It also...The author discusses eight of the more important mining districts in México, which produce fine mineral...geologists, mineralo- x / Foreword gists, and mining engineers, but also for mineral and gem collectors
Book
1 " •" • · ,.,,,.• - ,,.o,.o ' G/ O / Other City NU E VO, • 0 1 o:,,, •.'--i• 11110 • so,n ,...The endsheet maps are reprinted from The Mexican Mining Industry 1890-1950 by Marvin D. Bernstein, by permission... CONTENTS • Foreword lX Preface Xl Important Mining Districts 1 Discovery and Developments in Mexico...introduction contains an interesting summary of the mining history and the development of mineralogy. It also...The author discusses eight of the more important mining districts in Mexico, which produce fine mineral
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? ......................................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...Natural History for conceiving the idea of a second Colorado issue and for helping a great deal in bringing
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Cooper Nottingham, England Anthony R. Kampf L.A. County Mus. of Nat. Hist. Los Angeles, CA Steven R. Morehead...Michigan Correspondents Dudley Blauwet Louisville, Colorado Miguel Calvo Zaragoza, Spain Renato Pagano Milan...258 COVER: COPPER, 8.3 cm, from the Central mine, Keweenaw County, Michigan—considered by some to be the...within a skarn complex on privately owned patented mining claims which cover the mountain’s top, upper sides...from the Mammoth-St. Anthony mine, Tiger, Pinal County, Arizona Chapter authors: Les Presmyk, Robert W
Journal (issue)
MARCH–APRIL 2019 Articles The Candelaria District Mineral County, Nevada .................................$315/three years, (Canada) $180/one year, (outside USA other than Canada) $259 per year Subscription (individuals...1976 when, aged 12 and taking a vacation through Colorado with his family, he visited a rock shop for the...claims in Utah, and barite in the Book Cliffs of Colorado; and he collected calcite, fluorite, and associated...Salle, Utah, Graham and Bob Lane collected 125,000 azurite specimens. It is safe to say he has collected over
Journal (issue)
by R. W. Eveleth S tib n ites o f the Stayton district, H o llister, C a lif o r n ia .................business. He had claims on several sig­ nificant mining properties, including, but not limited to, the...the ultimate effect it exerted upon the Sierra mining companies of Lake Valley. A GRASS-ROOTS DISCOVERY...question is asked why the discovery of New Mexico’s bonanza mineral deposits lagged so far behind surrounding...several prospect holes and quickly discovered bonanza silver ores literally at grass roots (Fountain
Report (issue)
quartz and FIGURE 29. Map showing relation of mining prospects to Bear River Range and overthrust. The...have been made from two localities, the Boulder Bonanza-Humming Bird group and the Blackstone mine, west............. Carboniferous: Pennsy 1 vanian: Park City formation (chert, phosphatic shales, and limestone)...massive limestone. The ore consists of malachite, azurite, accompanying barite, and calcite in a much brecciated...Forest. (See fig. 30.) It is owned by the Blackstone Mining & Power Co. (Ltd.), a corporation controlled by
Journal (issue)
various colonies as well, specifically to aid the mining community in exploiting much needed natural resources:...Australia (1896). To provide training in mining and metallurgy, Mining Schools were opened at Ballarat and...mineral collections, some of them built by miners and mining officials. In the 1840s the copper deposits at...still being mined today and have yielded a rich bonanza of rare and interesting mineral species. The discovery...near Dundas. All of this mining activity throughout the country yielded a bonanza of mineral specimens for
Book
193-256 137-208 129-192 209-264 193-256 [ [ COLORADO-Ill] 177-256 121-184 89-168 1-120 1-88 [ ...177-256 185-280 169-248 [ 425-528 337--400 COLORADO-II] 321--400 337--400 ARIZONA-Ill] 337--400...69-132 65-128 1-64 11 / 1980 20 I 1989 [ COLORADO-I] [ 289-352 385-448 [ AUSTRALlA] 353-504...21:98100 Abstracts of the FM-TGMS-MSA Symposium on Azurite and other copper carbonates (chairman: K. Wenrich)...Iaria from the Howard-Montgomery quarry, Howard County, Maryland (by J. S. White) 25:53-54 AFGHANISTAN
 
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