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Melanterite from
Galena Mine, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Melanterite
Formula:Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Melanterite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Galena Mine, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:989316
Long-form Identifier:1:3:989316:0
GUID (UUID V4):2e43ff65-8ef3-4968-99c1-db2605e38137
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Report (issue)
CALITI ES OF UTAH by Kenneth C. Bullock UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY a division of the UTAH DEPARTMENT...JANUARY 1981 MINERALS AND MINERAL LOCALITIES OF UTAH by Kenneth C. Bullock Nature displays her most.... . . . . . 1 Chapter I. Mining Districts of Counties and the State of Utah. . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 County Listings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Chapter II. Mining Districts of Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Book (edition)
TN 2.4-' Bixby j| atalogue of Utah minerals and localities THE LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA...for Collectors MAYNARD BIXBY A CATALOGUE OF UTAH MINERALS AND LOCALITIES With Descriptive List,...Notes for Collectors. -byMAYNARD Salt Lake BIXBY. City, Utah. 1904. Copyright, 1902, by MAYNARD...ASSAYERS AND CHEMISTS, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH. WRITE FOR PRICES. YOU WANT A GOOD MINE! MANY YEARS EXPERIENCE...ME MAYNARD BIXBY. SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH. MINERAL LOCALITIES. BEAVER COUNTY. (Vy Beaver City, near;
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Florida] at 16:33 07 August 2017 511 Kearsarge, China Lake, California Let us suppose that you are driving...unexciting, yet, on looking closely at some of the mine workings and open trenches you find beautiful silky...of halotrichite with inclusions of blue-green melanterite. How come? How did these unusual minerals come...sulfate collected in openings as the mineral melanterite (FeSO 4 .7H 2 0). While this was going on, the...rain & snow water — forms — MELANTERITE and 472 SULFURIC ACID MELANTERITE + PYROPHYLLITE SCHIST + SULFURIC
Report (issue)
Selected Mining Districts of Utah by Carl L. Ege Headframe of Centennial Eureka mine, Tintic mining district...MISCELLANEOUS PUBLICATION 05-5 UTAH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY a division of 2005 Utah Department of Natural Resources...Resources STATE OF UTAH Jon Huntsman, Jr., Governor DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES Michael Styler, Executive...Executive Director UTAH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Richard G. Allis, Director PUBLICATIONS contact Natural Resources...toll-free: 1-888-UTAH MAP website: http://mapstore.utah.gov email: geostore@utah.gov THE UTAH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
azurite, Utah boasts an array of mineral species. AN OVERVIEW OF RECENT Mineral Collecting in Utah Downloaded...Evergreen Drive Salt Lake City, Utah 84106-3313 JAMES R. WILSON Weber State University Ogdeo, Utah 84408-2507...84408-2507 PAULA N. WILSON University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah 84112-1183 sion to visit or collect material;...to collectors. Many specimens were produced when mining districts were active in the late 1800s through...districts mentioned below, most historically active mining districts in the state have been inactive for decades
Report (issue)
peripheral to porphyry-style mineralization. At Bingham, Utah (Babcock and others, 1995), and Bisbee, Arizona...many porphyry copper deposits (for example, Bingham, Utah), as well as crosscutting porphyry-style mineralization...Alumbrera in Argentina, Grasberg in Indonesia, and Bingham in the United States.    3 Regional Environment...which will vary with the price of copper and local mining costs. At Dos Pobres, Arizona, from the top of...approximately 0.8–1.1 km (West and Aiken, 1982). At Bingham, Utah, the greatest vertical extent of copper ore
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 (issue)
Analysis of Unusual Zeolitic Minerals from Bingham, Utah..........................................67...photo of a copper mine (for example), several copper ore specimens from that mine, a model or drawing...series of brief labels to lead the viewer from the mine to the m etal in a logi­ cal progression. Some may...growing. It will serve as a model for future non-USA chapters of FM. A membership list has been prepared... 4.0 x 4.0 cm. $15.00. 2-5. BIOTITE xl. Baptish Lake, Baptish, Ontario, Can. A termin­ ated xl 3.0 x
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
in an exposure, on the south side of lead-gray galena and grayish-white arCopperas Creek, about one mile...senopyrite in Darien (Fairfield Co.), Levesque, Cross County, Arkansas. The Conn., for over a year. A few weeks...South Earth Science Club. found loose chunks of galena and galCALIFORNIA — "I am sending a ena altered...occurs down there are chunks of galena and widely in the farming district south of quartz, and finally a...of rich San Luis Obispo (San Luis Obispo Co.), galena in quartz. I have found only one Calif. It is used
Book
NaFe(SiOs)2. Monoclinic. Prismatic crystals. Cleaverage—district (110.) Brittle. Luster-vitreus. Color-brown or...Gives a sodium flame. Nearly insoluble. COMANCHE COUNTY: SE%, Sec. 4, T.3N., R.15W. The xtals are i to...side by granite, AGATE (See Quartz) CANADIAN COUNTY: South Canadian Rivers. In the gravel bars of...the Also in sand plant waste dumps. CIMARRON COUNTY: Secs. 7, 8, 9, 10; T.5N., R.2E. Cimarron Meredian...widely scattered in the Black Mesa area. DEWEY COUNTY: Agate is found 2 miles east of Seiling in the
Report (volume)
location and means of access to all the metallic mining districts in the State, as well as a large number...________________________ Silver: Argentiferous galena 1 ____________________________________________...decreasing value, these species are: Molybdenite Galena (including contained silver) Native gold Sphalerite...documented summary of the beginning of Colorado mining history. Part of his summary is given here in the...argentiferous galena that had been recently found in the Tenmile district, Summit County. In his booklet
Report (chapter)
closed-basin lakes, in rock outcrops, and in mines and mine wastes has been noted since early antiquity. The...of metal-sulfate salts, in connection with the mining of metals, was a phenomenon well known to the early...efflorescent salts atramentum sutorium virida or melanterite (also called melanteria) and atramentum sutorium...Secundus, 23-79 CE), the names “green vitriol” for melanterite and “blue vitr iol” for chalcanthite were in...rocks, coal deposits, metallic ore deposits, and mine wastes. The composition of the salts reflects the
Report (issue)
OF MINERALS AND MINERAL LOCALITIES ALLANITE Inyo County: 1, Coarse grained allanite occurs in a pegmatite...quadrangle, McAllister (4) p. 52. Los Angeles County: Additional reference, Patchick (2) p. 237. This...diagrams. 1, AMPHIBOLES ACTINOLITE San Bernardino County: 3, Additional Wrightwood, reported by Berkholz...locality in alluvium, near 21. HORNBLENDE Inyo County: 1, In large prismatic crystals up to 2.5 inches...Panamint Range, McAllister (4) p. 52. San Bernardino County: 2, Pargasite variety of hornblende occurs in coarsely
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Sphalerite and calcite, 5 cm across, Denton mine, Hardin County. Ross Lillie specimen. +!.+!+%% 34!2+ ...chalcopyrite, and sphalerite, 12.7 cm high, Hardin County. Marv Rausch specimen. 3(%,"9 -!#/50). /5 ....outwash deposits. The Illinois-Kentucky fluorspar district in the extreme southeast corner of the state has...to the mid-1970s were documented with the exact mine or in many cases even the correct subdistrict. In...Mississippi Valley zinc-lead district. This area has been an active mining district from about the middle of
Book (volume)
Dahlonega Co. and Rabum Co., and  the McDuffie County Belt extending through portions of McDuffie, Warren...such as Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite and some Sphalerite. BALDWIN COUNTY MILLEDGEVILLE, at state...state farmjasper. BANKS COUNTY COMMERCE, along Hwy. 59, 5 mi. E of Jackson-Banks Co. lineBeryl. MAYSVILLE...along adjoining Co. linerock crystal. BARROW COUNTY WINDER, along rd. to Jefferson and 1½ mi. inside...Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States BARTOW COUNTY AREA, Saltpeter Cave, as floatjasper. CARTERSVILLE:
Journal (issue)
th is year, after repeated trips to the Getchell mine in northern Nevada, E. Forrest Cureton Il l, well...Desautels Mineralogy and Paragenesis of the 79 Mine Lead-Zinc-Copper Deposit. ............. . . . ....Sciences Central Michigan University Folio: the 79 Mine ....... . ......... . ......... .. ... 265 Wendell.... 20 715 WULFENIT E o n mottramite from the 79 mine nea r Hayden. Arizona. The large crystal measures...trip and new material from the St. Joseph Lead District. Yours sincerely, ~tlv./vv"-~'-'Gary R. Hansen
Book (volume)
Celestite, Dolomite crystals, Fluorite (fluorescent), , Galena, Marcasite, Pyrite, Selenite and Sphalerite. A...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
Book (volume)
Celestite, Dolomite crystals, Fluorite (fluorescent), , Galena, Marcasite, Pyrite, Selenite and Sphalerite. A...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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Geol. 74, 406-412, 1979 MALLARDITE FROM THE JOKOKU MINE, HOKKAIDO, JAPAN MATSUO NAMBU, KATSUTOSHI TANIDA... J6koku Mine, Chugai Co. Ltd., Kaminokuni, Hiyama, Hokkaido 049-06, Japan Mallardite, mine, MnSO4.7H2O...7H2O, Utah mineral (Carnot, occurs prismatic as on powder the walls diffraction c0=11.06A...06A, ƒÀ=105•‹36', melanterite was efflorescences crystals X-ray reported 1879), bieberite. formula...838 (calc.). mallardite on and the is the mine shows that group of is the Lucky Hokkaido
Journal (issue)
Desautels Mineralogy and Paragenesis of the 79 Mine Lead-Zinc-Copper Deposit..........................Md. 20 71 5 WULFENITE on mottramite from the 79 mine near Hayden, Arizona. The large crystal measures...trip and new material from the St. Joseph Lead District. Yours sincerely, Gary R. Hansen GREEN APOPHYLLITE...purchased a fine collection of Stibnite from a new mine near Felsobanya. Clean, bright miniatures at $25...we went for some quantity of rock salt. “We no longer carry rock salt,” was the ven­ dor’s advice. “We
Journal (issue)
....................... 2 A short history of mining in New Mexico ...................................DeMouthe Famous mineral localities: The Magdalena district, Kelly, New Mexico .................................. 13 by R. B. Gibbs The Stephenson-Bennett mine ..................................................Famous mineral localities: The Hansonberg district, Bingham, New Mexico ................................Foord Fluorite from the Pine Canyon deposit, Grant County, New Mexico ..................................
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
ARE DESIRED -#..., PLEASE SEND THEM I N . ALABAMA—Galena occurs in limestone 5 miles west of Jacksonville...on the Post territory which covers most of Yuma County, Arizona, and a small area in California."—letter...of Diamonds is an abandoned diamond mine (the only diamond mine in the U. S.) that has been opened up...Liggett military reserjade deposits in (Monterey County) Cali- vation are some of the very few found on...Middlesex signed to conserve the stone for removal County, Conn., was sent in by Richard by legitimate collectors
Journal (issue)
KRISTALLE Est.1971 Laguna Beach, California, USA • Tel: +1 949 494 5155 • Email: info@kristalle.com...gressman@minrec.org The Tintic District: Juab and Utah Counties, Utah..................................Moore tpmoore1@cox.net Ferrierite from the Kamloops Lake area, southern British Columbia...................CLINOCLASE, 3.9 cm, from the Mammoth mine, Tintic District, Utah. Rock Currier collection; Jeff Scovil...sample of a pascoite group mineral at a mine in Grand County, Utah. Died, Alex Earl, 26 Jayson Alexander
Report (issue)
AND NONMETALS EXCEPT FUELS. ILSEMANNITE AT OURAY, UTAH. By FRANK L. HESS. THE DEPOSIT AT OURAY. LOCATION...deposit of molybdenum in soluble form near Ouray, Utah, was noted in a report published by the United States...junction with Green River, in UintaK County, northeastern Utah. (See Fig. 1.) It is reached by auto stage...100 feet FIGURE 1. Map of the vicinity of Ouray, Utah, and outline map showing location of Ouray. 35...I)l:CHI-:s.MK HIVICH I.I Ml LI'S NORTHWEST OF OURAY, UTAH. Shows the discontinuity of the sandstone beds.
Book (volume)
Most specimen collecting is done in the Lead-Zinc mining dists. of northwestern Illinois, the glacial drift...600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip mine⎯pyritized gastropods
 
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