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Chalcocite from
Yankee Girl Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcocite
Formula:Cu2S
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcocite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Yankee Girl Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:432943
Long-form Identifier:1:3:432943:5
GUID (UUID V4):5a1bcdb2-9946-4457-a2c8-7d2cb7aff4cd
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcocite
0.5km (0.3 miles) Guston Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
8.5km (5.3 miles) Smuggler Vein, Smuggler Union Mine, Marshall Basin, Telluride Mining District, Colorado, USA
10.9km (6.8 miles) Mineral Farm Mine, Canyon Creek, Ouray Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
11.8km (7.4 miles) Frank Hough Mine (Hough Mine; Patented Claim: Frank Hough; MS 549), Galena Mining District (Henson Creek Mining District), Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
14.4km (8.9 miles) Ouray Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
15.3km (9.5 miles) Kittimac Mine, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
16.2km (10.1 miles) Dolly Varden Mine (Varden Belle Mine; Patented Claim: Dolly Varden; MS 172), Galena Mining District (Henson Creek Mining District), Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
17.7km (11.0 miles) News Boy Mine, Paquin Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
18.5km (11.5 miles) Senorita Mine, Paquin Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
20.8km (12.9 miles) Moro Mine (Moro Extension; Moro Tunnel Site; Ajax Limited; MS 13811; Moro-Ajax Mine; Moro Mill Site; Patented Claims: Moro Limited; MS 13811; Unpatented Claims: Ajax No. 2), Galena Mining District (Henson Creek Mining District), Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
References
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Report (issue)
SILVER ENRICHMENT IN THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, COLORADO. By EDSON S. BASTIN. INTRODUCTION. The following...through duties incident to the war. In the work near Ouray the writer was accompanied by Chase Palmer, chemist...writer is indebted to Mr. William Kathmell, of Ouray, for many excellent specimens of rich silver ores;...Fred Carroll, of the Atlas mine, Ouray; Mr. F. G. Farish, of the Humboldt mine, ^iear Telluride; Mr. L....S. Holland, then in charge of the Smuggler-Union mine, at Telluride, and many others for valuable aid
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....with another 50 million pounds mined in San Juan County (Henderson 1926). During the twentieth century...mined (Beaty, Landis, and Thompson 1990). Total Colorado production prior to 1958 reached 585 million pounds
Report (volume)
REPORT ECONOMIC GEOLOGT 7 SILVERTON QUADRANGLE, COLORADO FREDERICK RANSOME WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT PRINTING...Silver Lake mine..... . -.-.-..--....-.---..-.-. ....................... 145 145 145 149 Iowa mine ........Royal Tiger mine......................... 159 ......--.....-....-.-....-. Buckeye mine ...............-- ......................... 160 Titusville. mine ... .........--.--..-.---...-..-............................-.-...--......-..........-.,.:. Aspen mine ..... ... .....,.-...--....----.-.--..---.-....
Journal (issue)
Colorado Springs Mineralogical Society Founded in 1936 Lazard Cahn Honorary President “Pick & Pack” Vol...Article - M. Nelson, Grand Canyon Mining: Orphan Mine and Halotrichite 16 Presidential Matters 20 ...[Zn3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O]. The specimen came from the Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Mapimí Municipality, Durango, Mexico. ...csrocksguy@yahoo.com COLORADO SPRINGS MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY PO BOX 2 COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO 80901-0002 February...Monthly lecture (via Webex) hosted by Friends of the Colorado School of Mines Museum; all are welcome to attend
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? ...................................... Famous mineral localities: the Home Sweet Home mine ..................................................339 by M. I. Jacobson The San Juan Mountains of Colorado ..................................349 by J. A...10 cm tall, from the Yucca Hill claim, Park County, Colorado. Richard A. Kosnar specimen; photo by John
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Myrmekitic intergrowths with galena, stromeyerite, chalcocite, and pyrargyrite have been observed in polished...crystals from the Champion lode, Clear Creek County, Colorado. Dave Bunk specimen, Jeff Scovil photo. Figure...tennantite crystals with quartz from the El Cobre mine, Concepción del Oro, Zacatecas, Mexico. Cal and...specimen from the Longfellow mine, Red Mountain Pass, Ouray County, Colorado. Dave Bunk specimen, Jeff Scovil...States will be examined first, with the state of Colorado a good starting point. The ore deposits of the
Report (issue)
OF PARTS OF THE NORTHWESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS COLORADO By W. S. Burbank and Charles T. Pierson UNITED...PARTS OF THE NORTHWESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, COLORADO By W. S. Burbank and Charles T. Pierson This...PARTS OF THE NORTHWESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, COLORADO CONTENTS Page Abstract.........................Cochetopa area, Gunnison County....... Cebolla mining district, Gunnison County......................................... Upper Uncompahgre district, Ouray County....................... General geology.....
Report (issue)
The Triangle of Colorado Mountains of Minerals Contributors David W. Bunk, Robert B. Cook, Don Earnest... Contents PAGE4 PAGE 10 4 The San Juan Triangle of Colorado Ho for the San Juans! by Duane A. Smith, Mark...and Karen A. Vendl L ocated in southwestern Colorado and covering over 31,000 square kilometers, the...during the eighteenth century, were the first to mine in the San Juans. One of the earliest recorded expeditions... Above: August sunrise on middle Blue Lake, Ouray County Photo Jack Brauer/WideRange Photo LLC, 2010
Book (edition)
Tourist as well. All of the 19 Rock Forma­ tions at Ouray, dating from the Pre-Cambrian to the Cenozoic Eras...1S80 relating to the growing Mining Industry at Ouray is printed in its entirety. Many historic photographs...Survey, Tom Rosemeyer, Chief Engineer, Camp Bird Mine and Miss Margaret B. Allen, M.A. of Orange, New...Introduction to Mineral Collecting at Ouray................ The Minerals at Ouray................................Characteristics of Ouray Minerals................ Mineral Collecting Sites at Ouray..................
Report (volume)
Minerals of Colorado: A 100- Year Record By EDWIN B. ECKEL GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1 1 14 A...knowledge____________________________________ Future of Colorado mineralogy______________________________________...mineral localities and metallic mineral deposits of Colorado ________________________________ In pocket III...mineral localities and metallic mineral deposits of Colorado, has not been included in this reprint. Many of...especially Fischer and others, 1946). MINERALS OF COLORADO: A 100-YEAR RECORD By EDWIN B. EcKEL ABSTRACT
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
gold were associated in the EnterprjseMine, Rico, Colorado,but no detailsof the occurrencewere given. Bastin4...JamesA. Noblefor the resultsof yearsof work in the mine and laboratory. Noble'sresultsin generalagree with...in magnetite. In someof the outlyingparts of the mine there is no closerelationbetweengold and arsenopyrite...a studyof assaysof ore from theGeorgeGold-Copper Mine of Stewart,BritishColumbia, showsthat gold is associated...amountof arsenopyrite in the ore. In someareasof the mine arsenopyrite carriesmore gold than in others,but
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
cupriferouspyrite; or, as in the Breckenridgedistrict, Colorado, veinsin whichthe charactei'istic ore of the upperlevelsis...groundwaterzoneor zoneof sulphideenrichment. Chalcocite(Cu2S) is given as characteristicof this zonebut...occurrence of chalcocite in the Paleozoic and Mesozoic sandstonesof New Mexico, Colorado,Utah and adjacent...Emmons, S. F., "Copper in the Red Beds of the Colorado Plateau Region," Bull. U.S. Geol. Survey No. 260...aboutin part by organicmaterial. Accordingly this chalcocite while not, strictly speaking,the result of downwardsulphide
Book
MINES AND MINERALS OF THE GREAT AMERICAN RIFT (COLORADO-NEW MEXICO) Sine —_—< ¢ te om At _SHT 40...MINES AND MINERALS OF THE GREAT AMERICAN RIFT (COLORADO-NEW MEXICO) Richard Walker Holmes and Marrianna...Mines and minerals of the Great American Rift (Colorado-New Mexico). Bibliography: p. Includes index...index. 1. Mines and mineral resources—Colorado. 2. Mines and mineral resources—New Mexico. I. Kennedy, Marrianna...enter must be obtained to prevent trespass. Old mine workings are dangerous and entering underground
Book (edition)
mmed at Broken Arrow aud Trout creek, in Sc. Clair county. The strata in this field are more faulted und...prong of Canoe creek, in St. Clair county, to Ha\sop creek, in Bibb county, a distance of 60 miles. Down to...to Helena, in Shelby county, the field has an average width of 5 or 6 miles. Below that point the width...miles being in the latitud" of Blocton, in Bibb county. The south ern end of this field has a greater...Jefferson county; Helena, Montevallo, and Brierfield, Shelby county; and at Blocion. Bibb county. The Warrior
Book
.3 COLORADO. of COLORADO. J. S. l GEORGETOWN, COLO. GEORGETOWN COURIER PRINT. 1887. 3 Bancroft...From a mineralogical point of view the wealth of Colorado exceeds that of In the metallic minerals almost...to in the following pages Proceedings of the Colorado Scientific Society. Proceedings of the Academy...the U. S. Geological Survey. J. GEORGETOWN, COLORADO, January, 1887. S. RANDALL. : MINERALS...gravel of streams and in veins. The veins of Gilpin County are especially noteworthy for the amount of gold
Report (issue)
argentiferous), cerussite, sphalerite, chalcopyrite, chalcocite, bornite, azurite, malachite, hulsite, and paigeite...recently as 1977. Creek drains area near Bartels lode mine on Cape Mtn.; cassiterite derived from contact zone...silver, stibnite, linionite, malachite, ilinenite, chalcocite, scheelite, magnetite, rutile, stannite, pyrolusite...Drains part of Cape Mtn. near old Bartels lode-tin mine. Goodwin Gulch and/or Cape Cr. were rained in most...reference listed in Part B is garbled and may be to Yankee Girl. (Igloo) Bismuth(?) Kougarok district Teller
Report (volume)
A. F. Rogers, Stanford University, Palo Alto. Colorado.........Prof. R. D. George, Boulder. Connecticut...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)
Inc. 1441 West 46th Avenue, Suite 14 Denver, Colorado 80211 eraines@ Icolorado.net The Great Irony...house. Photo hy Uycrs, CB.1904. courtcs\ Ouraj County Historical Society. Volume 75, November/December...preached what amounted to Ed Raines, who researches Colorado ‘s geology, mineralogy, and mining history, is...convention. Colorado’s silver interestsdomposed of mine, milling, and smelter entrepreneurs; managers, professionals...Fourth of July speaking engagement at Telluride. Colorado (Fetter and Fetter 1979). Although a July Fourth
Journal (issue)
CA Articles Great pockets: the National Belle mine ..................................................T. Rosemeyer Phosphate minerals from the Tip Top mine, Black Hills, South D a k o ta ...................& W. L. Roberts The Stoneham barite locality, Colorado....................................................... 255 by N. L. Bennett The Buca della Vena mine, Tuscany, I ta ly ................................R. Kampf Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County George Robinson National Museums of Canada Arthur
Report (volume)
depth__________ Precipitates from mine waters under superficial conditions_ Composition of mine waters of the Jopliu-region___________...enrichment_ Deep-seated metasornatic development of chalcocite and covelliteSources of the sulphur of secondary...Copperopolis, California____________________ 233 Shasta County, California______ _ __ 234 Snowstorm lode, Coeur...______ 236 239 239 239 240 240 240 Queen of Bronze mine, Oregon_________ Boundary district, British Columbia...Vancouver, British Columbia______ _ _ La Reforma mine, Campo Morado, Mexico_____I___ 242 242 San Jose
Report (volume)
............................................. Colorado.................................................especially from those of Arkansas, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Oregon, South Dakota, Tennessee,...minerals and rocks, their occurrence and uses: Colorado State Geol. Survey Bull. 6, 1913. 8 USEFUL...See Bauxite and Halloysite. 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;
Report (volume)
precipitation of the metalo........ Composition of mine waters............................................of sulphide enrichment Continued. Composition of mine waters Continued. Discussion of analyses Continued...on depth..................... Precipitates from mine waters under superficial conditions....... Oxidation...little or no chalcocite .............................. Copper deposits with shallow chalcocite zones.............. Copper deposits with moderately deep chalcocite zones.................. Copper deposits with
Journal (issue)
R. Kampf Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Arthur Roe Tucson, AZ Abraham Rosenzweig University.....157 by C. Albertini Sellaite from the Brumado mine ..................................................Iron and Washington Counties) and Arizona (Mojave County). This region is one of the last American frontiers...by Richard A. Kosnar Route 6, Box 263 Golden, Colorado 80401 n 1 9 0 2 , the well-known mining engineer...districts of the San Juan, in southwestern Colorado. We left Ouray early on the 5th of September, 1902, with
Report (issue)
Smith. Director Professional Paper 138 MINING IN COLORADO A HISTORY OF DISCOVERY, DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTJON...area, and organization of the mining counties of Colorado _________________________ _ Adams County_- __..._____________________ _ Alamosa County __________________________ _ Arapahoe County _________________________...Archuleta County _________________________ _ Baca CountY-----------------------------Boulder CountY------...CountY----------------------~----Chaffee County _____________________·______ _ Clear Creek County _______________________
Book
193-256 137-208 129-192 209-264 193-256 [ [ COLORADO-Ill] 177-256 121-184 89-168 1-120 1-88 [ ...177-256 185-280 169-248 [ 425-528 337--400 COLORADO-II] 321--400 337--400 ARIZONA-Ill] 337--400...69-132 65-128 1-64 11 / 1980 20 I 1989 [ COLORADO-I] [ 289-352 385-448 [ AUSTRALlA] 353-504...On a spectacular find of crocoite in the Adelaide mine, Dundas, Tasmania (by A. H. Chapman) 3:111-113 ADOLFSSON...Iaria from the Howard-Montgomery quarry, Howard County, Maryland (by J. S. White) 25:53-54 AFGHANISTAN
 
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