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Chalcocite from
Sweetwater Mine, Ellington, Reynolds County, Missouri, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcocite
Formula:Cu2S
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Dolomite2 photos of Chalcocite associated with Dolomite at this locality.
Calcite2 photos of Chalcocite associated with Calcite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcocite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sweetwater Mine, Ellington, Reynolds County, Missouri, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:97706
Long-form Identifier:1:3:97706:7
GUID (UUID V4):a9781aa2-db74-4efe-b3bb-2c9a406e8e80
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcocite
12.4km (7.7 miles) Fletcher Mine, West Fork, Reynolds County, Missouri, USA
19.9km (12.4 miles) Jerktail prospect (New diggings), Shannon County, Missouri, USA
27.4km (17.0 miles) Casey Mine, Shannon County, Missouri, USA
29.0km (18.0 miles) Slater Mine, Eminence, Shannon County, Missouri, USA
31.3km (19.4 miles) Magmont West Mine, Bixby, Iron County, Missouri, USA
31.6km (19.7 miles) Boss - Bixby Iron-copper deposit, Dent County, Missouri, USA
32.6km (20.3 miles) Sutton Mine, Shannon County, Missouri, USA
78.5km (48.8 miles) Fredericktown Mining District, Madison County, Missouri, USA
85.7km (53.3 miles) Pea Ridge Mine, Washington County, Missouri, USA
91.7km (57.0 miles) Brendel and Gamble Mine (Copper Hill Mine; Copper Mtn. Mine; Brendel and Sullivan Mine), Crawford County, Missouri, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
SHERWOOD 106A East 25th, P. 0. Box 436 Oak Grove, Missouri 64075-0436 Downloaded by [Brown University Library]...Louis, Missouri 63129-2704 Figure 1. Counties in Missouri. N o comprehensive list of Missouri mineral...found in Missouri; two of these, fletcherite and starkeyite, were first described from Missouri mines....location a~ included at the end of each entry. Adair County Chariton River (40-04-05N 92-4 I -23W). septarian...septarian concretions about 2 miles north of the Macon county line. CALCITE crystals enclosing bundles of acicular
Catalog/List
Wheatley's Mines, near, Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania. An excellent matrix specimen of... - ...·--·-·--·$2500. 2. NATIVE COPPER, Phocnix Mine, Houghton Co., Michigan. An absolutely magnificent...__··---·9000. 3. AZURITE, Copper Queen Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona. A superb, large, old-timer...3-1/2xl-3/4xl-1/4 ....._$1800. 12. AZURITE,• Copper Queen Mine, Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona. A large, quite spectacular........ 2750. 18. PHENAKITE, Mt. Antero, Chaffee County, Colorado. Fine, bright doubly-terminated crystals
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri and the world-class Viburnum Trend of southeastern Missouri. Deposits in both...districts. THE TRI-STATE DISTRICT History of the Missouri Portion of the Tri-State District The Tri-State...Tri-State district, extending from southwestern Missouri through Kansas into Oklahoma (fig. l), was one of the...small-scale mining in 1849 on Turkey Creek in Joplin, Missouri (Dressel 1989). The history of the district is...and was titled “Minerals of the Vanadinite Mine, Mohave County, Arizona.” 400 ROCKS 81 MINERALS rized
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Knoxville] at 12:13 05 June 2016 Milliken Mine, Reynolds County, Missouri I n part because of its unusual specific...pseudoniorphs after galena. Galena pseudomorphs after chalcocite, covellite, and even wood have also been reported... Mineral County; the Camp Bird mine in Ouray County; the Eagle mine at Gilman, Eagle County; mines of...of the Leadville district, Lake County, including the currently productive Black Cloud; prospects and...Montezuma district, Park County; the Wellington mine near Breckenridge, Summit County; exceptional groups
Journal (issue)
presentation, “Minerals of Stove Mountain, El Paso County, Colorado” by Gary Zito, Colorado School of Mines...Dealers 2014 Gem and Mineral Show” at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds, Exhibit Building; Golden, CO; no admission...metric tons per year). The last major U.S. nickel mine, near Riddle, Oregon (Glenbrook Nickel Company)...fully; however, one positive note is that a new mine has recently opened in Michigan and the USGS reports...Viburnum Trend (lead and zinc) in southeastern Missouri (Fig. 1). Porter Geoconsultancy (2013) described
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
fluids into igneous basement rocks, southeast Missouri, USA K.L. Shelton 1, I.B. Burstein 1, R.D. Hagni...Geological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211 USA 2 Department of Geology and Geophysics...Geophysics, University of Missouri, Rolla, Missouri 65401 USA 3 Department of Geology and Geological Engineering...Colorado 80401 USA 4 Magmont Mine, Cominco American Incorporated, Bixby, Missouri 65439, USA s Leica Inc..., 111 Deer Lake Road, Deerfield, Illinois 60015 USA Received: 1 December 1994/Accepted: 24 April 1995
Book (volume)
instance, a single Spodumene crystal from the Etta Mine near Keystone on the east side of the Mount Rushmore...BRULE COUNTY AREA: in the Oacoma zone of the Pierre Fm. On Elm Cr. Near its jct. with the Missouri River...rosette up to 5 or 6 inches. CAMPBELL COUNTY MOUND CITY, W to the Missouri R., regional hillsides, ridges,...gravels, etc.petrified wood, wood opal. CORSON COUNTY LITTLE EAGLE:  area ridges, slopes, stream beds...Hounds in the United States CUSTER COUNTY AREA: The November Mine, 1.2 mi. SE of the Needles Eye Tunnel
Catalog/List
November 1999________ 1 ULEXITE, Boron, California, USA. Matrix free pure mass of tight silky unidirectional...Arizona, USA. Pretty pocket of sparkling tiny blue xtls. GRF. Ml. £4.00 4 MALACHITE, Killie Mine, Elko...Elko Co., Nevada, USA. Very rich with fibrous edges or cross section. GRF. C. £4.00 5 GYPSUM, Simpson Desert...£4.00 9 WAVELLITE, County Pit, Mauldin Mountain, Montgomery Co., Arkansas, USA. Pastel apple green radiate...xtls. GRF. Ml. £5.00 10 SMITHSONITE, San Antonio Mine, Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico. Pale blue botryoidal
Catalog/List
12. 13. AIIDRADITEGA.i!llET. Belatones Consols Mine ,.';ticklepath Lustrous,sharp,brownish-green twinned... 2tx2x1", .t7.50. 32. ARSENOPYRITE/BORNITE/CHALCOCITE. Gren!ell Lode,Geevor Kine,Trevellard, W.Cornwall...;i::C:IIOPYRITE/CHALC0PYRITE/CASSITERITE. Cape Cornwall Mine ,St .Just, ·.1est Cornwall. This old specimen was...38. ARSEN0PYRITE/SCH0RL/CHALC0PYRITE. East Pool Mine,C.1920s. Silvery, crystalline mass with golden inclusions...i:8.25. 47. AUSTINITE/ADAIUTE. ',-leatern Utah Mine,Gold i!ill,Utah,U.S.A. Rich, attractive,U.S.A. classic
12. 13. AIIDRADITEGA.i!llET. Belatones Consols Mine ,.';ticklepath Lustrous,sharp,brownish-green twinned... 2tx2x1", .t7.50. 32. ARSENOPYRITE/BORNITE/CHALCOCITE. Gren!ell Lode,Geevor Kine,Trevellard, W.Cornwall...;i::C:IIOPYRITE/CHALC0PYRITE/CASSITERITE. Cape Cornwall Mine ,St .Just, ·.1est Cornwall. This old specimen was...38. ARSEN0PYRITE/SCH0RL/CHALC0PYRITE. East Pool Mine,C.1920s. Silvery, crystalline mass with golden inclusions...i:8.25. 47. AUSTINITE/ADAIUTE. ',-leatern Utah Mine,Gold i!ill,Utah,U.S.A. Rich, attractive,U.S.A. classic
Catalog/List
advantage of them while you can. AURICHALCITE; 79 Mine, Gila Co., Arizona: This is a zinc/copper carbonate...acicular crystal sprays and is very uncommon. The 79 mine is listed in every book I have as being one of the...Mtn STSvEM, AZURITE; Morenci Mine, Morenci, Arizona: The Morenci Mine is world renown for its turquoise...00 each (easily worth twice this much!). BISBEE MINE MIX; Bisbee, Arizona: This collection contained...tremendous value 1 believe it is. Remember, the Bisbee mine has been closed for 19 years! This is one of the
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
from the American Midwest Gordonsville Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee C alcite is ubiquitous...the Gordonsville mine, Central Tennessee Lead-Zinc district near Carthage in Smith County. Calcite from...ancient basins and plateaus. The Southeastern Missouri district includes the Old Lead Belt (on right)...cm tall, from the Ben Hogan quarry in Lawrence County, Arkansas. Terry Huizing specimen (No. TEH 273)...and sandstone. Virtually any outcrop, road cut, or mine, especially in carbonate strata, may host calcite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
view of the Tenderfoot mine (about 19131, Esterbrook copper district, Albany County. John Taylor collection...and Grace Dyck and wus titled “The Sunrise Iron Mine near Hartville, Wyoming”; it appeared in the MaylJune...“The Copper Mountain Pegmatite District, Freniont County, Wyoming” and was in the JulylAugust 2001 issue...most notable ones. The localities are listed by county and then in alphabeticnl order. Where numerous...names are from Hausel (1986). Localities by County Albany County Allanite pegmatite, 12 miles W of Bosler
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Photographs JanuarylFebruary: Copper, Ray, Pinal County, Arizona. Les Presmyk specimen, Jeff Scovil photo...with quartz and albite, Tourmaline Queen mine, San Diego County, California. Houston Museum of Natural...claims, Farncomb Hill, Breckenridge district, Summit County, Colorado. Denver Museum of Natural History specimen...Azurite on malachite ring, Flambeau mine, Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wisconsin. Dan Behnke specimen and...Galena, calcite, and chalcopyrite, Sweetwater mine, Reynolds County, Missouri. Marvin Rausch specimen, Jeff
Journal (issue)
Newsletter $6.00 Fibrous Malachite from the Mindingi Mine Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo Tony Nikischer...Specimens of fibrous malachite from the Mindingi Mine in the Kambove District of Katanga began to appear...ten {I 0) years ago (see figure J ). Although the mine was first worked superficially in the 1930s for...DRC as well (see figure 2). Today, the Mindingi Mine continues to produce wonderful malachite specimens...specimenand image. Nickel Laterite From the Tiebaghi Mine, New Caledonia Bob Werner werner@lcturbonet.com
Catalog/List
00 each. AURICHALCITE - BISBEE: Southwest Mine, Cochise County, Bisbee, Arizona: Exceptional baby blue...$2.00 each AURICHALCITE - 79 MINE: 79 Mine, Banner District, Gila County, Arizona: Delicate radiating... AZURITE - MORENCI MINE Morenci Mine, Clifton-Morenci District, Greenlee County, Arizona: Excellent...limited supply. CALCITE - BISBEE: Southwest Mine, Cochise County, Bisbee, Arizona: AWESOME! Exquisite masses...2X2 inch specimens: $5.00 each CAMPYLITE: Dry Gill Mine, Cumberland, England; A unique and rare species
Catalog/List
0° A®ATE, North Shore, Lake Superior, Michigan, USA. Polished pebble showing concentric patterns rarely... Small Ml. £4 £4-°0 HOWLITE, Lang, California, USA. Looks like stone brains, chalklike porcelaneous...ORE, mostly GALENA, Hidden Treasures Mine, Nevadaville, Colorado, USA. Mass of pure ore body mainly galena...sulphide. RF SPC. C. £4 £5.00 JASPER/AGATE, Texas, USA. Polished slab of rich green and orange mixture....£5.00 PETRIFIED WOOD, Quincy, Washington State, USA. Polished slab showing original wood grain structure
Catalog/List
;RITE . Copper ~!..Iee Mi e , 2isbee , Arizon:J , USA. Srignt bl.Jc small sparkli'lQ crvstcls cnd crvstal...spDcim8n A - 1tx1", £4 . 00 14. 8ARYTES. Floranca Mine , Egremont , Cumb8rland. Fine g roup of larg8 lustrous...2x1tx1-}" , £10. 00 16. 8ISMUTHI NITE . South CroftI' Mine , Illogan , Cornwall. Sp8cimen A: Bright Silvery-...with a little golden chalcopyrit e a m:! grayish chalcocite . ~x2tx2-}" , £4.75p . 20. BDURNoNITE. Julcani...-X1'l}" , £6 . 00 25. CARNOTITE . Uravnn , Colorado , USA . Rich canarY- I'd low maS5as with sansstone. Spocimon
Book (volume)
ASHTABULA COUNTY CONNEAUT, area pits, quarries, rd. cuts, etc.⎯cone-in-cone Calcite. CLERMONT COUNTY MILFORD...CLINTON COUNTY WILMINGTON, area of Todd’s Ford, a mineral deposit⎯Hematite. COSHOCTON COUNTY AREA, townships...CUYAHOGA COUNTY CHAGRIN FALLS (on Geauga Co. line), area quarries⎯oilstone. DELAWARE COUNTY DELAWARE...nodules⎯Pyrite (crystals sharply cubic). FRANKLIN COUNTY COLUMBUS, area countywide exposures of blue clay...HIGHLAND COUNTY SINKING SPRING, area ore deposit (most important in Ohio) ⎯Hematite. HOCKING COUNTY AREA
Book (volume)
ASHTABULA COUNTY CONNEAUT, area pits, quarries, rd. cuts, etc.⎯cone-in-cone Calcite. CLERMONT COUNTY MILFORD...CLINTON COUNTY WILMINGTON, area of Todd’s Ford, a mineral deposit⎯Hematite. COSHOCTON COUNTY AREA, townships...CUYAHOGA COUNTY CHAGRIN FALLS (on Geauga Co. line), area quarries⎯oilstone. DELAWARE COUNTY DELAWARE...nodules⎯Pyrite (crystals sharply cubic). FRANKLIN COUNTY COLUMBUS, area countywide exposures of blue clay...HIGHLAND COUNTY SINKING SPRING, area ore deposit (most important in Ohio) ⎯Hematite. HOCKING COUNTY AREA
Catalog/List
on cellular azurite/chalcocite matrix. 2x2x1-t", £4.5Op 4. AZURITE. Tynagh Mine, Co. Galway, Eire. Select...places. ~2-tX1t", £11.00 5. BARYTES. Mt. Wellington Mine, Twelvehead~, Cornwall, Specimen A: Lustrous well...that were f~und last century in the Ale & Cakes mine in Gwennap; barytes is a rare mineral in the Cornish...specimens •. 11. 8ISMUTHINITE. George & Charlotte Mine, nr. Tavistock, Devon. Silvery-grey needly crystals...matrix. 3tx2~3", £4.75p 16. CALCITE. Burtree Pastures Mine, Weardale, Co. Durham. Select creamy-white sharp
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
pegmatite was mined at Barringer Hill in Llano County in the early 1900s but was flooded by Lake Buchanan...from 1900 to the middle 1940s; but the Mariposa mine, which produced most of the rare minerals, ceased...& Minerals on "The Weeks Pegmatite Mine, Wakefield, Carroll County, New Hampshire" (March/April 1991)...66, May/June 1991 197 LOCALITIES BY COUNTY Bastrop County KEY mm T * ? — — — — best occurrence..."specimen quality" questionable occurrence Angelina County Lufkin, 1 mile N of Lufkin in railroad cuts, in
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
(NMNS51066). figure 2 (leftI: Galena. Crawford mine, Pirher, Oklahoma, Tri-State district; 6' 2 cm across;...(opposite page): Galena, St. Joseph Lead mine, Viburnum, Missouri, Viburnum Trend district; 6 cm on edge;...the mines of the Viburnum Trend in southeastern Missouri accounted for 90 percent of the United States'...Beales (1967). The source of lead in southeastern Missouri is described by Doe and Delevaux (1972). M V T...large Pyra­ mid deposit became known as the X-15 mine). What the above figures do not show is that the
Report (volume)
Creek, California 7 Edna, California 7 Ellis, Missouri 7 Huntsville, Arkansas 7 Los Alamos, California...associations with petroliferous materials 10 Anderson mine, Date Creek Basin, Arizona 10 Cameron, Arizona 10...Basin, Wyoming 11 Monument Valley, Arizona 11 Orphan mine, Grand Canyon, Arizona 12 Tallahassee Creek, Colorado...deposit, New Mexico 13 Fredericktown Pb district, Missouri 13 Silver Reef district, Utah 13 Geology of metalliferous...mines, oil from overlying rock units entered the mine workings. Whether the association of oil and ore
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
05:52 29 January 2015 FRENCH CREEK IRON MINE, CHESTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA M any minerals described...One such locality is the French Creek iron mine, Chester County, Pennsylvania, an occurrence worthy of consideration...chalcopyrite after tetrahedrite, pyrrhotite, chalcocite, and rarely silicates such as pyroxenes and amphiboles...amphiboles are known, as are copper, chalcocite, bornite, pyrite, tetrahedrite, and even calcite pseudomorphs...example of chalcopyrite from French Creek, Chester County, Pennsylvania. The 10-cm-wide specimen has chalcopyrite
 
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