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Quartz from
Sweet Home Mine, Mount Bross, Alma Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Smithsonite
Sphalerite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Rhodochrositeⓘ623 photos of Quartz associated with Rhodochrosite at this locality.
Fluoriteⓘ405 photos of Quartz associated with Fluorite at this locality.
Tetrahedrite Subgroupⓘ327 photos of Quartz associated with Tetrahedrite Subgroup at this locality.
Pyriteⓘ198 photos of Quartz associated with Pyrite at this locality.
Fluorapatiteⓘ101 photos of Quartz associated with Fluorapatite at this locality.
HĂŒbneriteⓘ90 photos of Quartz associated with HĂŒbnerite at this locality.
Sphaleriteⓘ73 photos of Quartz associated with Sphalerite at this locality.
Chalcopyriteⓘ72 photos of Quartz associated with Chalcopyrite at this locality.
Galenaⓘ33 photos of Quartz associated with Galena at this locality.
Borniteⓘ12 photos of Quartz associated with Bornite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sweet Home Mine, Mount Bross, Alma Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (9 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:9360
Long-form Identifier:1:3:9360:6
GUID (UUID V4):b814d784-a45b-4c13-bb4a-f28b4d224981
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
0.1km (0.1 miles) ⓘDetroit City Mine, Mount Bross, Alma Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
2.2km (1.3 miles) ⓘKite Lake, Mount Bross, Alma Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘTanner Boy Mine, Mount Bross, Alma Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘLittle Newton, New York Mountain, Alma Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘCriterion Mine, Alma, Alma Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘCopper King Prospect, Horseshoe Basin Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
4.1km (2.5 miles) ⓘOrphan Mine (Orphan Boy Mine), Alma, Alma Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘOliver Twist Tunnel (Oliver Twist Shaft), Horseshoe Basin Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘNorth London Mine, London Mountain, Alma Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘMosher Shaft, Horseshoe Basin Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
'Scope Colorado DENVER Figure 1. Location map for the Sweet Home mine, Park County, Colorado (modified...1983). Microminerals of the SWEET HOME MINE Alma, Park County, Colorado M A R K and K A R E N V E N D...LaGrange Park, Illinois 60526 ROBERT STOUFER P.O. Box 1884 Ouray, Colorado 81427 T he Sweet Home mine has...looks beyond the fabulous rhodochrosites, the Sweet Home mine offers a very interesting suite of minerals...for the micromineral collector. Location The Sweet Home mine is located in the upper part of Buck­ skin
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
ARTICLE The Sweet Home rhodochrosite specimen mine, Alma District, Central Colorado: the porphyry molybdenum–fluorine...containing quartz– sphalerite–tetrahedrite–rhodochrosite–fluorite in the Sweet Home Mine, Alma District, Colorado...For the last 13 years up until 2004, however, the mine has produced world-class rhodochrosite specimens...at the Sweet Home operation have revolutionized the minerals specimen industry. The Sweet Home deposit...and local quartz–molybdenite veins in the nearby area; (4) a small pegmatite within the mine with an age
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
ARTICLE The Sweet Home rhodochrosite specimen mine, Alma District, Central Colorado: the porphyry molybdenum–fluorine...containing quartz– sphalerite–tetrahedrite–rhodochrosite–fluorite in the Sweet Home Mine, Alma District, Colorado...For the last 13 years up until 2004, however, the mine has produced world-class rhodochrosite specimens...at the Sweet Home operation have revolutionized the minerals specimen industry. The Sweet Home deposit...and local quartz–molybdenite veins in the nearby area; (4) a small pegmatite within the mine with an age
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Sweet Home Mine Rhodochrosite Wall at the Denver Museum of Natural History JACK A. MURPHY Denver Museum...Museum of Natural History 2001 Colorado Boulevard Denver, Colorado 80205 Downloaded by [University of Saskatchewan...Bryan Lees, operator of Colorado’s well-known Sweet Home mine. Lees, through his company Collector’s Edge... 20 z Mount Bross 14,172 5 - U w h 7? ’ A Mount Buckskin 13,865 Sweet Home Mine 1 mile ... . Alma- Figure 1. Location maps for the Alma mining district and Sweet Home mine, Park County, Colorado
Journal (issue)
E-mail: leicht@kristalle.com T he Sw e e t H ome Park C o u n t y , C o l o r a d o This publication...Leonard Beach, whose undying faith in the Sweet Home Mine made it all happen. M in e FRONTISPIECE:... found in the Good Luck Pocket, Sweet Home mine, in 1992. Sweet Home Rhodo, Inc. specimen; photo by Harold... found in the Good Luck Pocket, Sweet Home mine, in 1992. Sweet Home Rhode. Inc. specimen; photo by Harold...adventure in specimen collecting in our time: the Sweet Home mine operation. Many thousands of specimens have
Report (issue)
RADIOACTIVE MINERALS IN PARTS OF THE ALMA DISTRICT PARK COUNTY, COLORADO UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE...RADIOACTIVE MINERALS IN PARTS OF THE ALMA DISTRICT, PARK COUNTY, COLORADO By C. T. Pierson and Q. D. Singewald...RADIOACTIVE MINERALS IN PARTS OF THE ALMA DISTRICT, PARK COUNTY, COLORADO By C. T. Pierson and Q. D. Singewald...Plate 1. Generalized geologic map of the Alma district, Park County, Colo.................. Inside back cover...cover Figure 1. Index map of Colorado showing location of the Alma disti-2t.........................
Journal (issue)
Colorado Springs Mineralogical Society Founded in 1936 Lazard Cahn Honorary President March 2020 PICK...assignment online COLORADO SPRINGS MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY PO BOX 2 COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO 80901-0002 March...Thomas M. McKee Building, at The Ranch/Larimer County Fairgrounds, 5280 Arena Circle, Loveland, CO (I-25...of gold. The deposits occur primarily as quartz and quartz-carbonate veins along major fault zones that...Osborne Center, Room B215. At UCCS Osborne Center, Colorado Springs. All are welcome to attend—the FSS has
Journal (issue)
Edelsteinen Neu: Monatsmagazin Rhodochrosit Colorado maline | aus Granat dem & Fluorit vom fur...Okt —2018 Detroit City Oberitalien Steckbrief: Mine, Tur Oyelith CRYSTAL FINE CLASSICS MINERALS...MINERALS Zinkolivenit mit Ferrilotharmeyerit | Tsumeb Mine, Namibia | 7.0 x 7.0 x 6.0 cm WIR Bhp B KAUFEN...Tetracdiit Neves Dotrat Oiy Portal Swest Home Mine, Aima, Colorado/ USA Stufe von Colectors Edy Hohe 4,8 om...9 Neuer Rhodochrosit—Bergbau in Colorado/USA: Die Detroit City Mine Philp M. Persson, Richard Jad ckson
Report (issue)
COLORADO STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BOULDER R. D. GEORGE. State Geologi.t BULLETIN 3 G E O L O G Y A...A N D O R E DEPOSITS OF THE ALMA DISTRICT PARK COUNTY, COLORADO BY HORACE B. PATTON ARTHUR J. HOSKIN...PBINTING CO., STATE PBTNTEBS 1912 Plate IV—View of Mount Lincoln as seen from the Hoosier Pass road. The...Charles A. Lory Governor of Colorado President University of Colorado President State School of Mines...TRANSMITTAL State Geological Survey, University of Colorado, December 1, 1912. Governor John F. Shafroth,
Report (issue)
Bldg., 2600 corridor, 18th and 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, 345MiddlefieldRd...ROLLA, Missouri-1400 Independence Rd. DENVER, Colorado-Map Distribution, Bldg. 810, Federal Center FAIRBANKS...Replacement Deposits Part II Gold in the Tintic Mining District, Utah By HALT. MORRIS Gold Deposits in the...Bird Mining Districts, San Juan Mountains, Colorado By FREDERICKS. FISHER Gold in the Alma Mining District
Report (issue)
anything “bigger” than the rhodochrosite of the Sweet Home mine, and right now the big news appertaining thereto...Lees’ Collector’s Edge Minerals crew has resumed mining of the deposit through the “Detroit 1 ï‚„=======...considerably up-slope on Mount Bross from the portal used during the great 1991-2004 mining period. Extraction...website (collectorsedge.com) is offering 16 Sweet Home mine rhodochrosite specimens, thumbnail to cabinet-size...which suggests the great potential of this Sweet Home Two mining project. So you can’t afford $32,000 to
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? ...................................... Kosnar Famous mineral localities: the Home Sweet Home mine ..........................................333 by R. A. Kosnar Famous mineral localities: Mount A n tero ............................ 339 by M.... I. Jacobson The San Juan Mountains of Colorado ..................................349 by J. A. Murphy
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
mineralization: U–Pb age for hübnerite (MnWO4), Sweet Home Mine, Colorado Rolf L. Romer *, Volker Lüders GeoForschungsZentrum...Sn-specialized granites. Hübnerite from the Sweet Home Mine (Alma, Colorado) formed in a Pb-rich, U-poor environment...± 0.3 Ma (2r). Late stage apatite from the Sweet Home Mine yields a 206Pb/204Pb–238U/204Pb isochron corresponding...accurate U–Pb ages and (ii) the evolution of the Sweet Home mineralization from greisen-type mineralization...derived from ïŹ‚uid inclusions in minerals (e.g., quartz, calcite) other than the dated ones. Minerals that
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
[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,...Muntyan, former director of the Ouray County Museum in Ouray, Colorado, is a frequent contributor to Rocks...in her series on Colorado minerals appeared in the July/August I994 issue (“Colorado Pyrite”), September/October
Catalog/List
of Crystallized Gold from the famed Eagle’s Nest Mine in California A superb Crystallized “Leaf” Gold...gemstone Amethyst to come from the famed Four Peaks Mine in Arizona A sharp and complicated Crystallized...famed Wolverine Mine in Michigan A “classic” Rhodochrosite with associated Pyrite and Quartz from the Sweet...Sweet Home Mine in Colorado An unusually massive and extremely colorful, Smithsonite from the iconic Kelly...Kelly Mine in New Mexico A ‘gem’ quality specimen Tanzanite crystal in matrix from the only locality of
Journal (issue)
Science. 32 Welcome New RMAG Members! 48 WANTED: Colorado Rocks! 49 Advertiser Index 49 Calendar 42 On...On the Rocks: Detroit City Portal/Rhodochrosite Mine Trip ASSOCIATION NEWS 2 RMAG Summit Sponsors 4 RMAG...Geologists North American HELIUM Conference Denver, Colorado - March 22-23, 2023 DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 1, 2022...‱ Paradox Basin, Holbrook Basin, the Greater Colorado Plateau, Wyoming, Montana, British Columbia, and...Global Commodity - the difference between Canadian, USA and International markets and valuations Helium exploration
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
August 2013 BARBARA L. MUNTYAN P.O. Box 495 Ouray, Colorado 8 I427 hodochrosite, a manganese carbonate with...Rhodochrosite has also been found in many localities in Colorado, particularly in the mines of the San luan Mountains...it i s one of the most recognized and coveted Colorado minerals. partiY DO e the presence of a mix...occurs in significant amounts in many mining districts of the Colorado mineral belt, a large, elongated,...extreme southwestem comer of Colorado. Most of the metal mining in Colorado has been within this belt since
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
A geochemical study of the Sweet Home Mine, Colorado Mineral Belt, USA: hydrothermal fluid evolution...# Springer-Verlag 2008 Abstract Deposition of quartz–molybdenite–pyrite–topaz– muscovite–fluorite and...fluorite–rhodochrosite mineralization at the Sweet Home Mine occurred coeval with the final stage of magmatic...distribution in fluorite suggest that the early-stage quartz–molybdenite–pyrite–topaz–muscovite–fluorite minerEditorial...Geosciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA T. Pettke Institute of Geological Sciences, University
Book
Gkologim-in-charge. CATALOGUE OF MINERALS FOUND IN COLORADO. BY ‱ F. M. ENDLICH. [EXTRACTED FROM THE TENTH...been adopted. tar as practicable, analyses of Colorado minerals have been given. They will aid examination...of the catalogue. systematic enumeration of the Colorado mineral species and references to the publications...Endlich, S. IN COLORADO. X. D. The continuous development of mineral resources of Colorado is productive...Geological .Report for PS75. Now, the survey of Colorado is completed, many additions of species new to
Journal (issue)
2008 Table of Contents Collecting Minerals in Colorado - Peter Modreski ...........................Pg...Riemvasmaak South Africa 2008 Mining Update .......................... Pg. 20 Colorado Fossil Woods - Frank Daniels...on collecting minerals in Colorado by Pete Modreski, the informative Colorado petriïŹed wood article by...the magazine so you get your very own copy! Colorado Minerals is the theme of the 2008 Denver Gem and...days of Colorado’s gold, silver, and base metal mining are past, and those who want specimens must look
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Tech Libraries] at 07:20 12 March 2015 Alma, Park County, Colorado ROBERT B. COOK Geology Department Auburn...of the Colorado mineral belt and including the famous Home Sweet Home mine (or simply Sweet Home deposit...spectacular occurrences associated with Climax, Colorado-type molybdenum deposits; the well-known metal...mines of the San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado, including the American Tunnel and Sunnyside mines;...base-metal occurrences in the famous Butte, Montana, district; Robert B. Cook, an executive editor of Rocks
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
are highlighted by small related photographs of mining scenes, stock certificates, or other specimens...of the Sweet Home mine, from its meager beginnings as an 1870s silver mine on the slopes of Mount Bross...Bross near Alma, Colorado, through its phenomenal specimen-producing period under the able leadership of...particular interest are segments covering the actual mining process, the discovery of rhodochrosite pockets...class to have rhodochrosite established as the Colorado State Mineral is well documented. Volume 80, September/October
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
2 (below). Tourmaline (elbaite) from the Dunton mine, Newry, Maine. A selection of some of the crystals...source in between. Gem-quality amethyst and smoky quartz are found in dozens of states. There is a semicontinuous...currently being mined at Jacksons Crossroads, Wilkes County, Georgia. The more familiar and more highly regarded...Glassy green fragments were found at Mount Mica, Paris Hill, Oxford County, Maine, in 1820 among the roots...roots of a fallen tree, leading to active mining for gem tourmaline for the first time in this country. Much
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the series selected from different areas of the Sweet Home Paul W. Pohwat is the collections manager in...National University] at 06:43 31 December 2014 mine in Colorado, and they found virtually the entire series...calcite, dolomite, siderite, barite, fluorite, and quartz. Associates also include the rare minerals zinkenite...tetrahedrite and pyrite specimen from the Anchor mine, Park City, Utah. The specimen was in the stock of...present time are from the Sweet Home mine, near Alma, Park County, Colorado, where it occurs with rhodochrosite
 
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