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Covellite from
Smelter Mine, Knox County, Texas, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Covellite
Formula:CuS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Covellite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Smelter Mine, Knox County, Texas, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:982533
Long-form Identifier:1:3:982533:8
GUID (UUID V4):52e6a36f-f10c-4f97-8f15-434b3e2764e9
Nearest other occurrences of Covellite
55.8km (34.7 miles) McClellan mine, Foard County, Texas, USA
71.2km (44.2 miles) Gibbs prospect, Hardeman County, Texas, USA
References
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Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Texas mineral locality INDEX Whereas Texas is well known for its vastness, cattle industry, and oil...I T S T O P O G R A P H Y A N D G E O L O G Y , Texas, the second largest state, has produced relatively...famous localities. A s this article will show, Texas has had—or currently has—nu­ merous mineral occurrences...produce good specimens; yet when specimens from Texas are sought in collections and dealers' stocks, few...some basic facts that help explain the situation. Texas has very little federal land in its mineralized
Journal (issue)
85740. Front cover: COVELLITE crystal cluster, 3 cm across, From the Leonard mine, Butte, Montana. Frederick...sulfosalts like bornite, chalcocite, colusite, covellite, digenite, djurleite, and enargite rank among...the Butte mining camp, especially in the Kelley mine, was just full of vug holes . . . the holes, some...located in Butte, at the site of the old Orphan Girl mine. . . . So wrote a trainee miner, Jerry Dolph, concerning...an underground stope at Butte, Montana’s Kelley mine in the early 1970’s (Dolph, 1994). The wonderful
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Contamination, Metals, Soils, Grass, Tailings, Slag, Smelter 1 ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPT ABSTRACT The Tsumeb mining...dust collected from the dusthouse of the local smelter is AC isotopically lighter (δ65Cu = + 0.15 ‰)...of soils in mining districts or in non-ferrous smelter areas has been discussed in numerous reports and...assessing soil contamination in the area of the Cu smelter in Krompachy (Slovakia), Bigalke et al. (2010a)...little (-0.12 to +0.36 ‰) in a region affected by smelter emissions; therefore, no source identification
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
and was titled “Minerals of the Vanadinite Mine, Mohave County, Arizona.” 400 ROCKS 81 MINERALS rized...the Granby Mining and Smelting Company. In Jasper County, a large lead deposit was discovered by J. B. Sargent...subdistrict, 14 miles east of Wentworth in Lawrence County, started production in 1886. Zinc minerals from...bulk sample of hemimorphite in 1869 to a zinc smelter in St. Louis. When the railroad reached Granby...2014 <>A 13 Z JASPER COUNTY .-._.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-, 9 @ NEWTON COUNTY __" xi ..:.....*r.>
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
sulfosalts like bornite, chalcocite, colusite, covellite, digenite, djurleite, and enargite rank among...the Butte mining camp, especially in the Kelley mine, was just full of vug holes . . . the holes, some...located in Butte, at the site of the old Orphan Girl mine. . . . So wrote a trainee miner, Jerry Dolph, concerning...an underground stope at Butte, Montana’s Kelley mine in the early 1970’s (Dolph, 1994). The wonderful...crystallized species, unusual associations, or individual mine localities. Similarly, the popular journals are
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
are present in Chile, Australia, Peru, China, the USA, and Mexico [4]. In Chile, the world’s largest copper...in Australia, Peru, Chile, Indonesia, Mexico, and USA may be seen in Figure 2 [43]. This is particularly...assessment of global copper resources and historic mine production. The results for historic and modelled...isprofrom Chuquicamata mine,of one of the largest copper in producers in the world, covellite copper ores from...68% of the mineral, whereas chalcocite/digenite/covellite account for 0.42% and chalcopyrite/bornite 0.08%
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
across, on blue thomsonite. Lucky Peak Dam, Ada County; Lanny Ream specimen and photo. Figure 3 (below)...cut near Pinehurst, Adams County; Lanny Ream specimen and photo. Ada County Lucky Peak Dam, on east side...LEVYNE, PHILLIPSITE, and THOMSONITE. Adams County Alaska mine, Seven Devils district: azurite, grossular...grossular, malachite, powellite, and scheelite. Arkansas mine, Seven Devils district: grossular. Blue Jacket claim...and stilbite. Copper Bo~' mine, Seven Devils district: epidote. Helena mine (reportedly just northwest
Journal (issue)
full year (12 color issues) is just $35.00 in the USA. Mineral News 1885 Seminole Trail—Ste 202—Charlottesville...News —————————————————Page Page 3 The Tenderfoot Mine: Mining Myth or Lost Subterranean Treasure Fred...are located near the town of Corona in Lincoln County. Since 1881, the area has seen sporadic mining... and rare earths. The best known mine is the Red Cloud Copper mine, located on the southern portion of...stuff of legends is the Tenderfoot Mine. Early reports of the alleged mine working excited the local miners
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
chalcopyrite (remnants of the ore) as well as of covellite (roasting product) indicates steep temperature...plasma-mass spectroscopy measurements indicate that covellite and spinels are the major sinks for Se and Ni...through the middle, carrying roasted ore to the smelter (Fig. 1a, c). The average O’Donnell heap was 31...composed of magnetite, chalcopyrite, pyrrhotite, covellite, K-feldspar, quartz, clinopyroxenes, amphiboles...spinel-type phases, chalcopyrite, pyrrhotite, covellite, K-feldspar, quartz, clinopyroxenes, amphiboles
Report (issue)
The Ore Deposits of Socorro County, New Mexico Bulletin 8 New Mexico Bureau of Mines & Mineral Resources...MINING & TECHNOLOGY The Ore Deposits of Socorro County, New Mexico by Samuel G. Lasky SOCORRO 1932 ...ROBISON US BLM LEE A. WOODWARD UNM ALONZO D. JACGA Texas Tech. Univ. Graduate Students BRIAN ARKELL DOUGLAS... 1973, 1976, 1983 Cover sketch depicts Socorro County circa 1973 Published by Authority of State of...………………………………………………………………………… History of mining in Socorro County …………………………………………………………… Production ……………………………
Journal (issue)
brown jarosite crystals on matrix from the McLean Mine, Esmeralda Co., Nevada. The Martian material was...manufacturer’s standards. NIST Price: $556.00 Hard Rock Mine Waste (SRM 2780a) This Standard Reference Material...analysis used to determine elements in hard rock mine waste and materials of a similar matrix. SRM 2780a...material collected from waste piles of abandoned mine sites in the mountains of central Colorado. A unit...Figure 6 (Right) - Sheet Copper – Flambeau Mine (Rusk County, WI) Figure 2—Dr. Weis’s Personal Memorabilia
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
an example of deposit evaluation based on net smelter return C. J. Bargmann Downloaded by [McMaster...of a financially based parameter, such as net smelter return, in mineral deposit evaluation. Geological...recently commissioned Bajo de la Alumbrera copper–gold mine (Fig. 1). Fig. 2 View of prospect of Agua Rica...pipes into the pre-existing porphyries. Pyrite, covellite, sphalerite, galena, enargite, tetrahedrite, tennanite...copper mineralization at Trampeadero by epithermal covellite, the emplacement of epithermal veincontrolled
Report (volume)
.......Mr. George H. Ashley, Washington, D. C. Texas............Dr. William B. Phillips, Austin. Vermont...See Bauxite and Hallpysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found...commercial quantity or quality. Asphalt. Colbert County, small quantity has been shipped from near Leighton;...following localities: Bibb County, Pratts Ferry; Calhoun County, near Tampa; Clay County, T. 20, Pv. 7 E.; Jefferson...Jefferson County, at Elyton; Lee County, at Chewacla lime works; St. Clair County, at Gfeensport; Shelby
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
average mine tailings production worldwide range from 5 to 7 billion tons per year [3]. Mine tailings...as well as in the chalcocite (Cu2S), bornite, covellite images of the copper and copper–nickel slags are...well inNickel the chalcocite (Cu2S), bornite, covellite images of pyrite theslag, copper copper–nickel...as well as in the chalcocite (Cu S), bornite, covellite (CuS), 2O5(OH)4) in the copper–nickel slag. The...bornite; Cv, covellite; Fa, fayalite; Mag, magnetite). chalcocite; Bn, bornite; Cv, covellite; Fa, fayalite;
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
noted Figure 1. Camp Bird mine, level 2, Sneffels district, Ouray County. Raines-Pettem collection,...with another 50 million pounds mined in San Juan County (Henderson 1926). During the twentieth century...are limited to the Red Mountain district in Ouray County. Figure 2. Colorado mineral belt (COMB) with copper...deposits are located outside the COMB mainly in Baca County, in the southeastern part of the state. Precambrian...mounting) from the Cripple Creek district, Teller County. Stone is 4 cm tall. Raines specimen 3266. Ed
Book
enter must be obtained to prevent trespass. Old mine workings are dangerous and entering underground...oFtne ato aa Gem Ghd nQkTeane Uva a nes ly ia" mine Ui nrobs inesob cere ts ou ioe tok us 'aaieomolitt...exception of the rhodochrosites of the Sweet Home Mine, Alma, Colorado, which were loaned for photography...Rita Area and the Central Mining District, Grant County Burro Mountains Apache No, 2 District Lake Valley...section of Upper Arkansas Valley near Leadville, Lake County, Colorado. Adapted from U.S.G.S., P.P. 726-c, 1972
Report (issue)
chrysocolla and covellite. The third group are secondary sulphides, such as chalcocite and covellite, formed...Chalcocite Cu 2S 79.9 Cuprite Cu20 88.8 Covellite CuS 66.4 Bornite Malachite Azurite CusfeS4...Chuquicamata and La Escondida, Chile; Bingham Canyon, USA; Grasberg, Indonesia Stratabound8 disseminations...rocks Nchanga, Zambia; Lubin, Poland; White Pine, USA Dzhezkazgan (s), Kazakhstan; Mantas Blancas (v)...rocks Ok Tedi, Papua New Guinea; Copper Canyon, USA; Rosita, Nicaragua Vein-style deposits Polymetallic
Report (volume)
the Batamote Copper-Bismuth-Silver Anomaly, Pima County, Arizona By DAVID L. HUSTON and PAULK. THEOBALD...the Batamote copper-bismuth-silver anomaly, Pima County, Arizona I by David L. Huston and PaulK. Theobald...working hypotheses 16 Airborne contamination from a smelter in Ajo 16 Abnormally high background in the Batamote...concentrates. Pyrite, chalcopyrite, malachite, covellite, and arsenopyrite in the C-3 fraction of heavy-mineral...the Batamote Copper-Bismuth-Silver Anomaly, Pima County, Arizona By David L. Huston Geology Department
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
deposits of the Cordilleran class. Of these deposits, Smelter and Colquijirca, located in the northern sector...inner parts (Smelter deposit) to peripheral ZnPb-(Ag) ores (Colquijirca deposit). The Smelter-Colquijirca...of the hypogene mineralogical patterns of the Smelter-Colquijirca corridor leads to the proposal that...zonation of ore minerals and metals along much of the Smelter-Colquijirca corridor. The zoning from Cu ores to...the Smelter-Colquijirca corridor, related to the deposition of chalcocite, digenite, and covellite as
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
deposits of the Cordilleran class. Of these deposits, Smelter and Colquijirca, located in the northern sector...inner parts (Smelter deposit) to peripheral ZnPb-(Ag) ores (Colquijirca deposit). The Smelter-Colquijirca...of the hypogene mineralogical patterns of the Smelter-Colquijirca corridor leads to the proposal that...zonation of ore minerals and metals along much of the Smelter-Colquijirca corridor. The zoning from Cu ores to...the Smelter-Colquijirca corridor, related to the deposition of chalcocite, digenite, and covellite as
Journal (issue)
Tucson USA Visit us at these international shows: Houston Ste. Marie Denver Munich USA France USA Germany...and Riverpark Inn Rhodochrosite, Sweet Home Mine, USA, 10 cm Photo: Malte Sickinger MARCUS BUDIL Monaco...Monaco budil@monaco.mc www.budil-minerals.com TEXAS FINE MINERAL SHOW AT THE WOODLANDS APRIL 28 -30...Denise Bicknell 16711 East Whimbrel Circle Conroe, Texas 77385 denisebicknell25@gmail.com Wendell E. Wilson...Springs in Cherokee County, Kansas; and Commerce, Cardin, Douthit and Picher in Ottawa County, Oklahoma. 181
Book (volume)
instance, a single Spodumene crystal from the Etta Mine near Keystone on the east side of the Mount Rushmore...beds, excavations, etc.Selenite roses. BRULE COUNTY AREA: in the Oacoma zone of the Pierre Fm. On Elm...gray Barite rosette up to 5 or 6 inches. CAMPBELL COUNTY MOUND CITY, W to the Missouri R., regional hillsides...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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
soils and plant contamination; bioaccessibility; mine drainage; plants Revised: 23 February 2023 Accepted:...has been studied by many authors [5,7,25]. Many mine drainage waters have low pH and carry high concentrations...and metalloids [26–29]. It is well known that acid mine drainage (AMD) forms when mining activities expose...Province of Zambia, are more vulnerable to mine and smelter contamination than in more developed countries...environmental data were scattered throughout a wide range of mine owners. Since the late nineties, the situation has
Report (issue)
................................ 30 Bernalillo County ..................................................................................... 30 Catron County ..................................................................................... 32 Chaves County ..................................................................................... 33 Colfax County ..................................................................... 34 35 36 37 38 39 Curry County ..............................................
Report (issue)
PRESENTED AT THE INTERNATIONAL LAND RECLAMATION AND MINE DRAINAGE CONFERENCE AND THE THIRD INTERNATIONAL...80225 Workshop 2 International Land Reclamation and Mine Drainage Conference and the Third International...presented at the International Land Reclamation and Mine Drainage Conference and the Third International...to the prediction of mine-drainage composition and gives several examples of mine-drainage compositions...diverse sites. In the second section, Fundamentals of Mine-Drainage Formation and Geochemistry, we discuss
 
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