 | | Report (issue) | | MINERALS OF NEVADA MINERALS OF NEVADA Peer Hen By CASTOR oan eGORY.C.oFER DOCK NEVADA AND BUREAU... UNIVERSITY Reno & Las Vegas OF NEVADA PRESS GEOLOGY Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Special...University of Nevada Press, Reno, Nevada 89557 USA Copyright © 2004 by University of Nevada Press Photographs...otherwise noted Map of Mining Districts and significant mineral occurrences of Nevada by Nevada Bureau of Mines...Cataloging-in-Publication Data Castor, Stephen B, Minerals of Nevada / Stephen B. Castor and Gregory C. Ferdock.— Ist | | | Report (issue) | | MINERALS OF NEVADA MINERALS OF NEVADA STEPHEN B. CASTOR and G R EGOR Y C . F E R D OC K l NEVADA BUREAU...association with the UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA PRESS Reno & Las Vegas Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Special...University of Nevada Press, Reno, Nevada 89557 USA Copyright© 2004 by Uni versity of Nevada Press Photographs...Districts and si gnificant minernl occurrences of Nevada by Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology All rights reserved...-Publ ication Dat,i Castor, Stephen B. Minerals of Nevada/ Stephen B. Castor and Gregory C. Ferdock.- rst |  | | Report (issue) | | limestone or dolomite. It is a useful ore guide in many mining districts UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE........... Characteristics of jasperoid in major mining districts of the United States ..................................................... Tri-State district, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri ................Clifton-Morenci district, Arizona .............................. Bisbee (Warren) district, Arizona ........ Ely (Robinson) district, Nevada .............................. Leadville district, Colorado ...... |  | | Book (volume) | | fossils, Illinois has little to offer gem and mineral collectors, even though the state produces more...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 |  | | Book (volume) | | fossils, Illinois has little to offer gem and mineral collectors, even though the state produces more...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 |  | | Book (volume) | | along the southern slopes and ridges of the Pine Ridge Escarpment and along Whiteclay Creek near the Sioux...chalcedony, jasper and gem petrified wood. BUFFALO COUNTY KEARNEY, area gravel bars and pits along the Platte...townagate, chalcedony, jasper, petrified wood. CASS COUNTY WEEPING WATER, SE, on rd. to Nehawka, in the Snyderville...chalcedony, jasper, fossils. CHERRY COUNTY VALENTINE, in the Sandhills county along the Niobrara R. and Minnechaduza...gem qualityagatized and opalized wood. DAWES COUNTY CHADRON, in N part of Co. and as far W as Crawford |  | | Book | | stumble over a valuable nugget and stake your own mining claim? Indeed it to is, and author book Jay...points out, is in abandoned mining districts, where valuable mineral ores are present and man generally...commercial ores and secondary minerals by state, county, township, and geologic range. For easy identification...provides a comprehensive, alphabetical listing of 400 mineral species and an outline of the essential chemical...RANSOM 1875-1948 An to the Eastern '‘Schoolmarm” Mining Camps of the Old West I I a s I \ h K |  | | Book | | (A Biography) Jay Ellis Ransom EMS of and MINERAL AMERI A A Guide to Rock Collecting HARPER & ROW...bdg.) 1 For America's millions of gerr1 and mineral collectors, but especially for Karl Denny, whose...Collecting 1. Rocks, Minerals, and Gemstones 1 3 Mineral Characteristics; Gemstone Characteristics; The...Stones vs. Gemstones; Colorful Ore Minerals 2. Mineral Environments (I): The Igneous Rocks 11 The American...The Geologic Timetable; Prelude to Understanding Mineral Environments; The Classes of Rocks; Minerals Found |  | | Journal (issue) | | 1987 No.1 VIRGINIA MINERAL LOCALITY INDEX D. Allen Penick, Jr. This Virginia mineral locality index is...intended to list the best known and most significant mineral occurrences in the State. In line with a project...in 1976, the list is intended to assist amateur mineral collectors as well as professional mineralogists...eventual goal of this project is to develop a mineral locality index for each state followed by a world-wide...world-wide locality index The localities are listed by county, followed by a listing of the most prominent minerals |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Kentucky Kentucky Mineral Mineral Locality Index Downloaded by [Dalhousie University] at 18:01 27 December...Caldwell Stone Company quarry, Danville, Boyle County. Terry Huizing specimen and photo. K entucky...Commonwealth is Black Mountain in the Appalachians (Harlan County) at 4,139 feet. The lowest point is the floor of...(Livingston County) in western Kentucky, at 100 feet below sea level. There are some noteworthy mineral occurrences...small, nondiamondiferous kimberlite in Elliott County in eastern Kentucky and alnöite intrusions in Crittenden |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | VIRGINIA MINERAL LOCAL INDEX Although perhaps best known for its turquoise crystals, apophyllite on...over 150 mineral species. and D. A L L E N P E N I C K , JR. Virginia Division of Mineral Resources...tended to list the best known and most significant mineral occurrences in the state. In line with a project...in 1976, the list is intended to assist amateur mineral collectors as well as professional mineralogists...eventual goal of this project is to develop a mineral locality index for each state followed by a world-wide |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | VIRGINIA MINE! AND MINERALS T II) (PAF » MORRILL By P H I L I I N.H. 0 3 0 4 1 East Derry, FAUQUIER ... COUNTY In central of N part of the state. Bounded by the Rappahannock R on the SW. Warrenton is the...to 1968 with one helper; 40 man employment at the peak. Mr. Helms made large o-c. Some wood structures...total output. Second shaft W of structure across mine road and alluvial work on stream. Very deep old...with shafts in bottom. Jasper (brown variegated) on mine road. One rhombic marcasite xl 2" x heavily gold |  | | Report (issue) | | C. A. Michael. COLD NUGGET FROM SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY: Longest dimension approximately 13 cm., photograph...encouragement during the preparation of the "Virginia Mineral Localities" series of bulletins v 1 Introduction...preparation of the last (fourth) supplement to Virginia Mineral Localities, 1960 Edition. The additional data include...include nearly 350 locality listings and 14 mineral species and varieties not on previously published...(2) a county-by-county listing of the minerals, and (3) resumes of four rather well-known mineral localities |  | | Book | | l JJ 1atYON RALPH Moore's COMPENDIUM of Mineral Discoveries -------~►►--.•.... -~~1---------- ...long (Marty, 2004 ). AFRICA widely in Litchfield County, where good crystals were taken from quartz veins...of Litchfield, where a mass of white quartz on a ridge had once been mined for quartz, and large ilmenite...region (Brunet, I 977b ). NEW YORK Amity, Orange County. At many isolated collected sites between the towns...Mount Malosa, Chilwa alkaline province, Zomba district. "Illite" is the name of a series of incompletely |  | | Journal (issue) | | with Virginia Mineral Localities: Virginia Mineral Localities (1960 Edition) Virginia Mineral Localities...Localities (Supplement I) Virginia Mineral Localities (Supplement II) Virginia Minerals and Rocks (3rd Edition)...151 Ii !I ·1 " ii :c H I I I I ! VIRGINIA MINERAL LOCALITIES ( SUPPLEMENT II ) By Richard V. Dietrich...Ausruat 24, 1912). I I' I I I VIRGINIA MINERAL LOCALITIES ( SUPPLEMENT II ) NATIVE ELEMENTS•:•...TeHurium Sulphur Dinmond Gra1,hitc GOLD Albemarle County.-"Streaks" occur in quartz veins in slate belt |  | | Book (volume) | | particolor amethsyt (78.70 ct), Hallelujah Junction, Nevada; blue, cushion cut topaz (25.30 ct), Ramona, California;...(25.56 ct), Sweet Home Mine, Colorado; colorless scheelite (19.66 ct), Kern County, California; octagonal...Vivid blue matched benitoite gems from San Benito County, California, consisting of 52 benitoites and 75...events to bring the history of North American gem mining up to date. Here, then, is the latest, most complete...and interviews with persons actively engaged in mining gemstones. Pertinent references are furnished throughout |  | | Report (issue) | | Series GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE ORD MOUNTAIN DISTRICT, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA By...Climate, vegetation, and water supply History of mining 20 7 Summary 21 7 Hydrothermal 7 10 Previous...classification 28 Description of the mines Gold Banner mine Greenback prospect Martha prospect ___ 29 29 29... 31 Moly prospect Ord Mountain mine 31 Red Etta Hill 31 mine _ prospects Ord Mountain 41 41...41 iron deposit White Dollar mine Unnamed manganese-travertine 20 [3] 40 41 Contact metasomatic |  | | Report (issue) | | CONTENTS Introduction 1 Scope of report 4 Mineral collecting 5 Acknowledgments 6 Introduction...--_>-->.-..-. Triassic deposits 31 Mineral localities 38 District of Columbia Mavtrl a Tirl IWlCfci...^ Anne Arundel County 43 Baltimore County 45 Howard County - Montgomery County 88 Prince Georges...Georges County Virginia 74 . 120 129 Arlington County 129 Fairfax County 131 Fauquier County 139...139 Loudoun County 143 Prince William County 149 Diabase quarries of northern Virginia 155 CAPTIONS |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | River, with the ex ceptions as follows: Albemarle County was very thorough ly covered in Rocks and Minerals...Amherst and Nelson Counties, although of great mineral interest was omitted because of their driving distance...G.S. Topo graphical Sheets. Also used were the county road maps which number every little road which...Richmond, Virginia The price is 2 0 cents per county. Other states could well follow this example. The...outcrops have been worked up to the ridge and Skyline Drive. West of the ridge and mostly on the toe of the |  | Van Alstine, R. E., Worl, R.G., Heyl, A.V., Trace, R.D., Parker, R.L., Griffitts, W.R., Sainsbury, C.L., Cathcart, J.B. (1976) Geology and resources of fluorine in the United States. Professional Paper 933. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp933 | Report (issue) | | 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. A sbestos ore Lead ore, Balmat mine, N . Y. Chromite-chromium ore, Washington Zinc ore...and descriptions of major United States fluorine mineral deposits UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE...024-001-02901-4 APPRAISAL OF MINERAL RESOURCES Continuing appraisal of the mineral resources of the United...Survey in accordance with the provisions of the Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970 (Public Law 91-631...discovered or not currently profitable to mine. The mining of mineral deposits, once they are discovered, depends | | | Book (volume) | | parricolor amethsyt (78. 70 et), Hallelujah Junction, Nevada; blue, cushion cut topaz (25 .30 et), Ra1nona,...Vivid blue matched benitoite gems from Sai, Benito County, California, consisting of 52 benitoites and 75...and interviews with persons actively engaged in mining gemstones. Pertinent references are furnished throughout... most likely in Canada. Systematic large-scale mining of sapphire-bearing gravels in Montana is beginning...ago I recommended to a large California amateur mineral and gemstone organisation that a useful club project |  | | Report (issue) | | standards and nomenclature. • CONTENTS Page Page County and site name Kelly Camp Kettle Key East Knob...Rogers Bar placer SanPoil Seattle Shamrock Silver Bell Silver Leaf Singer placer South Penn Stray Dog Surprise...placer Sunset Creek placer Victor FERRY Republic district Addison Alva Stout placer Belcher Ben Hur Black... . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 GRAYS HARBOR Burnt Peak Egge Elma Esther-Irene Skunk Creek No. 19 iii ...liberty Mineral Creek Mount Hawkins Mountain Daisy Old Bigney placer Ollie Jordan Silver Creek Silver Tip |  | | Report (volume) | | values from the ores of copper, zinc, lead, gold, silver, graphite, molybdenum, mercury, etcetera. The Corporation...so successful. Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co. Mining Machinery Dept. OFFICES For Canadian MILWAUKEE...Canada THE MINES HANDBOOK Meeting tbe Needs of Mine and Smelter Hundreds of plants on both American...service from Superior Jaw Crusher Worthington mining equipment the from the standpoint of first cost...most wear, Worthington meets the needs of the mining industries with a complete line of products, from |  | | Report (volume) | | oil with electric logs: Airphoto interpretation, mineral Hamilton, R. G., 2. reconnaissance: Lueder, D....Geophysical data for geologic Fleischer, M. , 6. Clay mineral investigations, applistudy: Dunlap, R. C. , Jr...G. G., 10. Human relationships in future W. H. mineral procurement: DavidExploration methods, general:...ADDRESSES Continued ADDRESSES Continued Idaho, mineral deposits: Hulin, Mineralogy of uranium: Frondel...the future: Just, E. ing: Burwell, E. B., Jr., 4. Mining geology, retrospect and Index fossils: Stephenson |  | | Report (volume) | | 1969 Alaska Univ. Mineral Industry Research Lab. Rept. - University of Alaska Mineral Industry Research...Mines and Geology Mineral Inf. Service- California Division of Mines and Geology Mineral Information Service...Canada Dept. Energy, Mines and Resources Mineral Resources Br. Mineral Inf. Bull. Canada Department of Energy...Energy, Mines and Resources, Mineral Resources Branch Mineral Information Bulletin. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada... Ontario. Canada. Canadian Mining and Metall. Bull.- The Canadian Mining and Metallurgical Bulletin. |
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