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Chalcocite from
Belvidere, Riverton, North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia


Classification
Species:Chalcocite
Formula:Cu2S
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcocite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Belvidere, Riverton, North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:812968
Long-form Identifier:1:3:812968:0
GUID (UUID V4):881a0bbd-d245-46d8-9a05-b6f5752a8963
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcocite
23.1km (14.4 miles) Kapunda Copper Mine, Kapunda, North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia
23.8km (14.8 miles) Hillside Mine, Kapunda, North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia
24.6km (15.3 miles) Benita, Eudunda, North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia
33.6km (20.9 miles) Karkulto Mine, Farrell Flat, Clare, North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia
38.6km (24.0 miles) Edelweiss Mine, Burra, North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia
39.1km (24.3 miles) Walton Hill, Seppeltsfield, Barossa Valley, North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia
41.6km (25.8 miles) Wheal Barton, Truro, North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia
44.2km (27.5 miles) Crinnis Copper Mine, Angaston, Barossa Valley, North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia
44.3km (27.5 miles) Stanley Mine, Clare, North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia
44.9km (27.9 miles) Utica Mine, Burra, North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia
References
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Book
EXCHANGE V** I ^ is- CATALOGUE OF SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MINERALS, WITH THE MINES AND OTHER LOCALITIES...BRISTOW, : GOVERNMENT PRINTER, NORTH-TERRACE. 1893. CATALOGUE OF SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MINERALS, WITH THE...AUTHORITY: C. E. : BRISTOW, GOVERNMENT PRINTER, NORTH-TERRACE. 1893. r/v'/ -5 EXCHANGE 8 PREFACE...Remarks on the Geology and Mineralogy of : South Australia, by Thomas Burr, Esq., at one time Deputy SurveyorGeneral...the late Dr. Meng, a South Australian Almanack for a Catalogue of South Australian by Minerals, by
Report (issue)
ILLINOIS LIBRARY i ^ 6^2.09 S ^^ 2 . ) I NEW SOUTH WALES. DEPARTMENT OF MINES. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY...Introduction, p. 5. List of Papers, p. 7. Australia generally New South Wales Victoria : Queensland Subject...Western Australia Locality Index, p. 75. Locality Index, p. 95. ; Subject Index, p. 102; South Australia:...a different name. Agam, in a new country like Australia, it is often necessary to christen a new mining...to as “ 30 miles from A,” “ 40 miles from B,” “ north-west of C.”; A, B, and C may all be in the same
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
2015 F orty miles from the Canadian border in north-central Vermont a narrow paved road follows the...of the green is gone, replaced by 3,353-foot Belvidere Mountain and the grays of huge open-pit asbestos... Located in two separate towns and counties, Belvidere Mountain and its asbestos quarries have given...situated near the top on the western edge of Belvidere Moun- tain in the town of Eden, Lamoille County...mountain is Eden Mills. Thus, the quarries at Belvidere Mountain have been variously known as Eden Mills
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
scale for use in colorful decorator tiles. The Belvidere Mountain quarry, Low­ ell (Orleans County) is...approaching the mineral locality from the south. The Belvidere Mountain quarry has produced worldclass...braunite? breunnerite brucite calcite cancrinite chalcocite chalcopyrite chesterite* chloritoid chromite..."mountain leather," tremolite. Monkton orebeds south of East Monkton: kaolinite. Unnamed location in...enstatite. Vermont kaolin quarry and Monkton orebeds south of East Monkton: goethite, hematite, kaolinite,
Report (issue)
PLATES Plate 1. Geologic map of parts of the Belvidere quadrangle, * New Jersey-Pennsylvania 2. • ...Jersey 3. Cross sections through parts of the Belvidere and Washington quadrangles k. Explanation of...Precambrian rocks of the New Jersey Highlands in the Belvidere and Washington quadrangles consist of marble,...field mapping of the Precambrian rocks in the Belvidere and " Washington 7j-minute quadrangles to provide...York. : ~4 GENERAL GEOLOGY OF THE AREA The Belvidere and Washington quadrangles contain northeast-trending
Book (volume)
Location Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States SOUTH DAKOTA This northwestern Great Plains state varies...as the continental seas were advancing from the south, the Dakota sandstone represents topset beds, wave...to the fascination of these pegmatites. 437 South Dakota The commercial production of minerals, principally...Quartz (milky, rose), Spodumene;  W 7 mi., the Tin Mt. area, to Deer Camp rd., turn in ¼ mi.: (a) area...many mines and prospect pitsCarnotite. 439 South Dakota HOT SPRINGS:  area quarriesCalcite and
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Asbestos mine, ca. 1960. Frank L. Forward photo. A Belvidere Mountain Figure 2. In 1920 this traction engine...engine and ore cars made only two passes between North Hyde Park and the Gallagher quarry because it broke...1993. Unfortunately, the entire mining area on Belvidere Mountain is now closed to visitors; no one is...industry and important to the local rural economy. Belvidere Mountain was the largest source of asbestos within...Survey’s Hazen’s Notch 1:24,000 topographic map. Belvidere Mountain, with a summit elevation of 1,024 meters
Journal (issue)
2 February 2001 Epidote from the V AG Mine Belvidere Mtn., Lowell, Vermont Ken Hollmann P.O. Box 134...Recent ly. 1he old asbestos mine located on Belvidere Mt. in Lowell, Vermont , has produced exceptional...twin of epidote, 13/8 inches across, VAG Mine, Belvidere Mtn., Lowell, VT, photo by the author. Tucson...Titanite with surface patterns, 2.5 cm, VAG Mine, Belvidere Mtn., Lowell, Vermont, photo by the author. Fig...Marc Muth at the site, August, 2000, VAG Mine, Belvidere Mtn., Lowell, VT, photo by the author. Fig. 3
Book (volume)
From the Panhandle the land slopes gently east and south to a minimum elevation of less than 350’ in the...Lower Permian age, with the greatest concentrations south and east of the Wichita Mts. and in the central...gravel pits and stream beds. Along the Cimarron and North Canadian rivers, gravel bars carry agate, jasp-agate...Oklahoma City complex), in gravel bars along the North Canadian R.⎯agate, jasper, petrified wood. CIMARRON...rhyolite flows and welded tuffs in a broad zone north and west of US 26. The geology exposed in this area
Book (volume)
From the Panhandle the land slopes gently east and south to a minimum elevation of less than 350’ in the...Lower Permian age, with the greatest concentrations south and east of the Wichita Mts. and in the central...gravel pits and stream beds. Along the Cimarron and North Canadian rivers, gravel bars carry agate, jasp-agate...Oklahoma City complex), in gravel bars along the North Canadian R.⎯agate, jasper, petrified wood. CIMARRON...rhyolite flows and welded tuffs in a broad zone north and west of US 26. The geology exposed in this area
Report (volume)
formation________________________________________ Belvidere Mountain amphibolite_____________________________...TABLE 1. Correlation of the rock formations of north-central Vermont and adjacent Quebec______---___...the Hazens Notch formation is followed by the Belvidere Mountain amphibolite, probably the youngest of...Asbestos has been mined from four quarries near Belvidere Mountain during the past 75 years; present production...approximately 250 square miles and is immediately south of the international boundary with the province
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
have the crystal shapes in cavities. Calcite, chalcocite, malachite, azurite, bornite, and a few unknowns...St., Belvidere, 111., we have two specimens which he collected from a creek bed, 3 miles south of Niota...hauled away from here for a year. My field to the south has still untouched glass sand underneath. On that...minerals sent R&M carried this label: "Pinal Mts., south of Globe, Ariz. What is this green mineral—epidote...psiloROCKS AND MINERALS melane) on the corner of North Wakefield and 27th St., in Arlington, Va. The occurrence
Report (issue)
Geological Survey editorial standards or with the North American Stratigraphic Code. Any use of trade, product...decreasing reactivity): pyrrhotite (Fe,.xS) > chalcocite (Ci^S) > galena (PbS) > sphalerite (ZnS) > pyrite...pyrite-sphalerite-galena in black shales Pyrite-enargite-chalcocite-covellite ores in acid-altered rocks Pyrite-native...controlled source), intermediate (1 km; AMT), deep (10km;MT) Mise-a-la-masse: B,G Applied DC or low frequency...Benderitter, Yves, 1995, Shallow karst exploration using MT-VLF and DC resistivity methods: Geophysical Prospecting
Report (edition)
They can be called the northwest rectangle, the north-central rectangle, the northeast rectangle, the...east-central rectangle, the southwest rectangle, the south-central rectangle, and the southeast rectangle....quadrangle. The top of the map, which is always the North direction, illustrates gently rolling In the center...flood plain along the Yellow Breeches Creek. To the south is a high ridge with a steep northern slope. Note...abandoned mines are located in the central and south-central rectangles of the Iron Springs 7-1/2 minute
Book
KPF WIDENER LIBRARY HX M9GL H MINING SOUTH RECORDS AUSTRALIA . HENRY Y. F. Brown, F.G.S. GOVERNMENT...named : -United States, about 1,586,500oz. ; Australia, 1,469,200oz. ; and Russia , 1,019,000oz. As the...already done is confined to about 150 ft. north and south of Singleton's Shaft. Thus only a very small...Above the 120 -ft. north there is a block Above the 120-ft. containing 4,500 tons. south another block with...on a low estimate of 3,000 tons. The 180 - ft. south contains the best show of ore, and the block already
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
ROCKS AND M I N E R A L S 1. The only spot in North America where genuine diamonds are being found in...advance of the proposed trip. Written permiles north of Paso Robles—turn-off mission will be granted...turning point. As stated in the clipping, Moose Mt. (Mt. Olympus topographic better write Post Commander...The area from which the specimens were taken lies south of the highway. All the fossils are of Mississippian...Hudson, N.Y., sends in the following item: "Right north of the river and along the river's edge on Kootenai
Book (edition)
g gold). ductile (e.g. copper). sectile (e.g. chalcocite). elastic Optical co11sta11ts ill reflected light...Other geographical abbreviations used are as follows: Mt. (mount or mountain), Mts. (mountains), R. (river)...the sequence North and South America and Greenland, then Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and Antarctica)...of pegmatitic origin in the same sequence: North and South America and Greenland, then Europe, etc. For...6(5) - 5.8(4) - low-grade high-pressure quartzite on Mt. Ochi. near Karystos, Euboia, and near 3.77(8) -
Book
Agate CHUENGA PASS, Mulholland Highway, Santa Monica Mt. Fossils CRESCENT CITY, (Beaches) Jasper \ CRESTMORE...DEATH VALLEY, (Ryan, near, Howelite DEATH VALLEY, (South End of) Zadriski Opal Fields DIXIELAND Calcite Crystals...MOUNTAIN Magnetite, Piilogopite IRON MOUNTAIN, South slope Tourmaline IRON CREEK Pyrite Crystals, Wolframite...LEDBETTER MINE, (Near Rabun Gap), Rabun Co. Gemstones NORTH GEORGIS CO. MINE, (4 Miles N.W. of Clayton) Amethyst...Valencianite, Gold Quartz Quartz Gangue OWYHEE COUNTY, South Mountain Lievrite, Silicate of Iron, Cerussite.
Report (issue)
geological elements (figure 1). From southeast to north and west, they are briefly outlined as follows....Guayana Shield. (2) The sub-Andean basins east and south of the Andes of Colombia and Venezuela (analogous...Caribbean margin (Sinu belt, South Caribbean deformed belt). (9) Complex ranges and small basins of the Guajira...deposit may exist at the locality of Santo Domingo south of Ibague in Domain 8 (Buitrago and Buenaventura...by analogy with the Central Rocky Mountains of North America, a favorable tectonic environment for Climax-type
Journal (issue)
in whatever space is available. For example, chalcocite (CuS) often forms an enriched “blanket” just...miners’ village of Cuitaca, about 17 km. to the south, is the nearest settlement (Moore and Origlieri...grade secondary sulfide deposits consisting of chalcocite and minor Page 8 BULLETIN of FRIENDS OF MINERALOGY...its way downward into the secondary sulfide (chalcocite) blanket, the colorful specimens now available...mineralogies exist for Alaska, Hawaii, Massachusetts, South Dakota, Vermont and Wisconsin. State mineralogies
Journal (issue)
tourmaline at the Bald Hornet claim, 3 miles north of North Bend, King County, Washington. The tourmaline...symmetry, from an area near Washington Pass in the North Cascades, Okanogan County, Washington. Bart believed...epidote on Bessemer Ridge in the Green Mountain near North Bend, King County, Washington. Not insignificantly...schultenite. The locality was Gifford Ridge near North Bend in King County, Washington. He co-authored...Christopher J. Stefano The Mineralogical Record 6354 North Camino Los Mochis Tucson, Arizona 85718 cjstefanoxls@gmail
Report (volume)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah--Federal Bldg., Rm. 8105,125 South State St. SAN FRANCISCO, California--Customhouse...fig. 5). GENERAL REFERENCES Geological Society of South Africa, Special Publication 1 (1969); Economic Geology...Langmuir 1 Langmuir 2 Marbridge McWatters Miriam Mt. Edwards Mt. Windarra AUWA AUWA ZIMB ZIMB AUWA FNLD ZIMB...3 percent Ni. EXAMPLES Agnew (Perseverance), AUWA Mt. Keith, AUWA = 19-70+, Ni/Co:30-70. Massive sulfide...CNQU AUWA CNMN CNMN Honeymoon Well Manibridge Moak Mt. Keith Mystery Lake Pipe Six Mile Soab N. Soab S
Report (issue)
largely altered to serpentine at the east base of Belvidere Mountain, where, at Chrysotile, the Lowell Lumber...and fourth are southwest of Lowell, near Mount Belvidere one at the old mill of the New England Asbestos...expires. A locality on the southwest side of Belvidere Mountain containing 90 acres was leased for 198...those of the principal mines in Canada. In the south quarry of the mine now being worked there is a 4-foot...steeply westward in a prominent bluff toward Mount Belvidere, and the width of the belt is nearly 2 miles.
Journal (issue)
Treasures Issue! $15 Wayne & Dona Leicht, 875 North Pacific Coast Highway, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 (949)...Editors Bill Birch Museum of Victoria Melbourne, Australia Michael P. Cooper Nottingham, England Anthony...of the Tucson city limits. The mine has produced North America’s best vanadinite specimens and is also... in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, about 40 miles south of Tucson. It is one of Arizona’s most famous wulfenite...continuous pegmatites that crop out along the east and north flanks of Gem Hill. The Himalaya mine is the northernmost
Book (volume)
:Flemingtou and the Neshanie mines was probably chalcocite. Schuyler mil_e_ Hudson county. NEW JERSEY GEOLOGICAL...silicate of aluminu_,_. Woodbridge_ Perth Amboy and South Amboy, Middlesex county. Florence and Palmyra_ in...Hudson county. Green Valley mine---Field mine--North Plainfield--Bridgewater mine--Hoffman farm, near...the parallels of 38 ° 551 50" and 41 ° 21 j 22 u north latitude, and the meridians 73 ° 55' 28" and 75...collectively cal!ed the Highlands, and the minor ranges of the Newark and Orange Mountains and the Palisades
 
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