 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Arizona Wulfenite KEN BLADH Geology Department Wittenberg University Springfield, Ohio 45501 kbladh@wittenberg...localities in Arizona with world-class (best-of-species) specimens of wulfenite. Arizona wulfenite specimens...“best-of-species” Arizona localities, based on the consensus 10 ROCKS & MINERALS Figure 1. Wulfenite, Defiance...Defiance mine, Cochise County. Les and Paula Presmyk specimen, 6 cm wide; Jeff Scovil photo. Dr. Ken Bladh...order, the Defiance mine, the Glove mine, the Hilltop mine, the Mammoth–St. Anthony mine (Tiger), the Old |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Fluorite in Arizona BARBARA L. MUNTYAN 3500 S. Beryl Avenue Tucson, Arizona 85735 azmarmot@gmail.com...specimen photos by Jeff Scovil Figure 1. Map of Arizona showing noteworthy fluorite localities; prepared...William Besse. W hen one thinks about outstanding Arizona minerals, fluorite may be far down on the species...But Mindat lists no less than 390 localities for Arizona fluorite, distributed among twelve counties, suggesting...(http://mindat.org/fluorite/Arizona; accessed March 2016). The only area in Arizona without much fluorite is |  | | Journal (issue) | | Jean COWMAN & Philip PERSSON Tribute Pocket, CO, USA Mineral photography: James Elliott INTRODUCTION...many exceptional pockets have been discovered. The mine is renowned for the diversity of colors and habits...One of the most remarkable pockets found at the mine was the Afghan Pocket, collected in 2001; it did...from the Tribute Pocket, Agnus Dei claim, Colorado, USA. HISTORY: DISCOVERY AND RE-DISCOVERY Topaz has been...cm” Continued on page 6 Pederneira Mine (Brazil) The Pederneira Mine is one of the most important sources |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 36849-5305 WULFENITE Downloaded by [Virginia Tech Libraries] at 04:18 15 March 2015 San Francisco Mine, Magdalena...specimen of wulfenite ud assodIIted mimelile W85 mined In lbe early 1970s al the San Fruclsco mine (also known...known 85 lbe Cerro Prieto mine), Magel. . ., Sonora, Mexico. The largest crystal is 4 em across, ud Ihe...consider Ihis localily 10 be Mexico's best modem wulfenite SOUIU. Today, it Is being worked by a group of...of intensely red, orange, or yellow crystals, wulfenite has been one of the most important collector minerals |  | | Journal (issue) | | Record Inc., 6349 N. Orange Tree Drive, Tucson, Arizona 85740 The Mineralogical Record Inc. Is a non-profit...Volume Fourteen, Number Five ARIZONA- V Articles Lost mines of Arizona ................................Famous mineral localities: the New Cornelia mine, Ajo, Arizona 283 by W. J. Thomas and R. B. Gibbs Famous...R. A. Bideaux Famous mineral localities: the Ray mine ..................................................Allgood and C. Williams Black dioptase from Tiger, Arizona .............................................. |  | | Catalog/List | | S.A. Old No. l Headfnme. Whi ■ key Hlll Mine, Tuohnne County, CaUfomla (r■-,u. .SV•t- tor cr11•t•J...association. Few of the minute crystals you see on mine or quarry dumps or even on cabinet specimens will...dumps or surface float. Mirute crystals seen on a mine dump are a clue but nearly always tao weathered...on feldspar. 784 ADAMITE, Moha\'.1k Mine, San Bernardino County, r.alifornia. Group o f colorless to...785 ADAMITE (CUPRIAN),MohawkMine, San Bernardino County, California. Nicely spaced transparent jade green |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Furenza 2011 JEFFREY A. SCOVIL PO Box 7773 Phoenix, Arizona 85011 jeffscovil@earthlink.net All photos by author...Elbaite, quartz, and albite from the Tourmaline Queen mine, Pala, California. This 13.2-cm-high beauty is a...Bunker Hill mine, Kellogg, Idaho. This may not be the largest pyromorphite recovered from the mine, but it...(above). Calcite, 7.7 cm high, from the Carnafaum mine, Corumba, Mato Grosso, Brazil. The rainbow of colors...Figure 6 (right). Elbaite and quartz from the Dunton mine, Newry, Maine. The carving is 13 cm high. The material |  | | Journal (issue) | | 12-5 [evenings by appointment only] WULFENITE — RED CLOUD MINE (ED OVER SPECIMEN KEHA Wayne and Dona...Institution Pete J. Dunn Smithsonian Institution ARIZONA-II Peter Q. Embrey British Museum (Natural History)...The Mineralogical Record P. O. Box 35565 Tucson, Arizona 85740 published bimonthly by the Mineralogical...1980 @ Articles The Defiance mine and vicinity, Cochise County, Arizona ..............203 by J. R. Thompson........................211 The C. & B. mine, Gila County, Arizona .................................... |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Wulfenite’s deep, rich colors can be as warm as the Arizona climate in which it occurs so prolifically. RICHARD...BIDEAUX 710 W. Bangalor Drive Or0 Valley, Arizona 85737 WULFENITE HAS BEEN A FAVORITE of mineral collectors...most wulfenite specimens, not only to the mine, but also often to the particular place in the mine and...and even to the period of collection. Wulfenite is known from hundreds of localities, although most are...example, more than 150 localities are on record for Arizona alone (Anthony, Williams, and Bideaux, 1977; Wilt |  | | Catalog/List | | Time 8am -9pm) FLUORITE,Rosilare Level.Minerva Mine No 1 ,Cave-in-Rock District.Southem Illonois.Xtl...New South Wales.Australia.Incomplete milky quartz prism of 50mm in length studded with lustrous dark brown...Pure snowy white druse of quartz prisms to 35mm Prism tips good transparency.Very clean specimen for D...SPHALERITE,var.Ruby Blende.Mid-Continent Mine,Pitcher.Oklahoma,USA Rich continuous druse of ruby sphalerite...Vigas,Mexico.Pretty terminated amethystine quartz prism to 50mm with minor twin xtl.Good clarity & attractive |  | | Book (edition) | | MINERALOGY OF ARIZONA,FOURTHEDITION V e a o_ of li rizo TI RAYMOND W. GRANT RONALD B. GIBBS...CALLAHAN THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA PRESS TUCSON f -- The University of Arizona Press www.uapress.arizona...arizona.edu © 2022 by The Arizona Board of Regents All rights reserYed. Published 2022 ISBN-13: 978-0-8165-4358-8...McDonald Co\·er photo: \\ 7 ulfenite, Rowley Mine, Maricopa County, 4 cm high specimen, Evan and Melissa Jones...Grant, Raymond \X'.,author. Title: Mineralogy of Arizona/ Raymond W. Grant [and 4 others] ; maps and illustrations |  | | Report (issue) | | Residents of Arizona MINERALS OF ARIZONA by Frederic W. Galbraith and Daniel J. Brennan THE ARIZONA BUREAU...UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA TUCSON FOREWORD As a service about mineral matters in Arizona, the Arizona Bureau of...University of Arizona, is pleased to reprint the long-standing booklet on MINERALS OF ARIZONA. This basic...Dr. Frederic W. Galbraith, as a bulletin of the Arizona Bureau of Mines. It has moved through several editions...released in its Fourth Edition as Bulletin 181, Arizona Bureau of Mines. The comprehensive coverage of |  | | Book (edition) | | MINERALOGY OF ARIZONA • Wu!fenite. Red Cloud mine, Si/County, Arizona...Tucson .. The University of Arizona Press Copyright © 1977, r982, 1995 Arizona Board of Regents All rights...Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Mineralogy of Arizona/ John W. Anthony ... [et al.]; Wendell E. Wilson...0-8165-1555-7 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Minerals-Arizona. I. Anthony, John W (John Williams), 1920-. QE375...HISTORY OF ARIZONA MINING AND MINERALOGY The Prehistoric Period 20 Arizona Under Spanish Rule Arizona as a | | | Book (edition) | | OF ARIZONA Wulfenite. Red Cloud mine, Silver district, Trigo Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona. Smithsonian...by Ed Over. Chip Clark photo. MINERALOGY OF ARIZONA THIRD EDITION W. Anthony Joh n Sidney A. Williams...of Arizona Press / Tucson The University of Arizona Press Copyright © 1977, 1982, 1995 Arizona Board...Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Mineralogy of Arizona / John W. Anthony . . [et al.] ;Wendell E. Wilson...0-8165-1555-7 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Minerals—Arizona. QE375-5-A6M56 I. Anthony, John W. (John Williams) |  | | Journal (issue) | | 50th Anniversary Issue! Arizona ineralogical Record January-February 2020 ❖ Volume 51 Number 1 ❖ $40...$40 THE MINERALOGICAL RECORD ARIZONA-VII . . . . Arizona-VII (Introduction) ............................................... 5 W. E. Wilson Arizona Wulfenite in the News, 1877–1940 ......................... 15 W. E. Wilson The Piedmont mine, Yavapai County, Arizona ........................................ 29 B. L. Muntyan The San Manuel mine, Pinal County, Arizona .................................... |  | | Journal (issue) | | 1973. Mr. Bryant was born and raised in Oxford County, Maine, the site of the two famous tourmaline discoveries...understandably calling it “star mica”. The specific mine is not known by any of our associates but the local...Friedrichssegen mine (closed since 1880) is halfway between Bad Ems and Brau bach. The old Rosenberg mine (closed...CIETIES PRESENT FIESTA OF GEMS 1. Friedrichssegen mine, near Bad Ems, RheinlandPfalz (or Rhinelands) (formerly... Rosenberg mine at Braubach, near Bad Ems, Rheinland-Pfalz, W-Germany The Rosenberg mine produced mostly |  | | Book (edition) | | /BRA PY Muineralogy of Arizona Stope in oxide ore, Copper Queen mine, Bisbee. These old workings...Peter Kresam and Richard Graeme . Mineralogy of Arizona John W. Anthony, Sidney A. Williams, and Richard...Richard A. Bideaux AN THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA PRESS TUCSON, ARIZONA About the Authors... JoHN W. ANTHONY...M.S. degrees in geology from the University of Arizona and his Ph.D. from Harvard University. Following...mineralogist with the Arizona Bureau of Mines, he joined the faculty of the University of Arizona, where he rose | | | Book (edition) | | 0.C D.?~•.!~'J..~5 ~!~.~J.RY Mineralogy of Arizona Stope in oxide ore, Copper Queen tnine, Bisbee...Richard A. Bideaux THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA PRESS TUCSON, ARIZONA About the Authors . .. JOHN W. ANTHONY...M.S. degrees in geology from the University of Arizona and his Ph.D. from Harvard University. Following...mineralogist with the Arizona Bureau of Mines, he joined the faculty of the Uni~ersity of Arizona, where he rose...Gem and Mineral Society, and the University of Arizona. SIDNEY A. WILLIAMS has authored or co-authored |  | | Catalog/List | | Cu UO PO/4 slightly radioactive. (Old Gunislake Mine Cornwall) a) green 3mm area on ropk, £3 ( b) IxhaJ...Phlogopite Mica. (Possibly slightly radioactive)(Palabora Mine,S.Africa lxl £5 1x2 £10 WITH UNUSUAL ELEMENTS...sections in matrix with Eudialyte.Rare not Rich (Umba Mine,Lovozero Massif,Kola Russia) lxl £4 1x2 £7.50 239...silvery areas in matrix with Tellurite. (La Bambolla Mine Moctezuma, Sonora Mexico) lxl £10 14 x 54 ins £5...crusts on matrix. (Outpost Mine, San Domingo Wash Maricopa County Arizona) lx)4ins £4 063 CAVANSITE Ca |  | | Report (issue) | | itty nf l\rt~nttU iullrtttt ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES MINERALS OF ARIZONA By FREDERIC W. GALBRAITH...(Revised) ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES, GEOLOGICAL BULLETIN NO. 153 One dollar (Free to residents of Arizona) PUBLISHED...PUBLISHED BY lIlniul'r.lluy nf Arizuna TUCSON. ARIZONA SERIES No. 17, TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE INTRODUCTION...bulletin will be forwarded to the Arizona Bureau of Mines, University of Arizona, Tucson. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS... ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This description of the minerals of Arizona has been largely compiled from publications and manuscripts |  | | Journal (issue) | | Cooper Nottingham, England Anthony R. Kampf L.A. County Mus. of Nat. Hist. Los Angeles, CA Steven R. Morehead...reprints, book sales, shows) P.O. Box 35565 Tucson, Arizona 85740 520-297-6709 • FAX: 520-544-0815 M in e...W. E. Wilson The North Geronim o m ine, La Paz County, A r iz o n a ................................... Special second-class postage paid at Tucson, Arizona and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send...ustralian D iam onds $10 v.2 2 /# l M asham ba mine (Zaire), Fat Jack m ine (AZ), M onitor-Mogul (NV) |  | | Journal (issue) | | Famous Mineral Localities: The Erupción/Ahumada Mine, Los Lamentos District, Chihuahua, Mexico ........second class postage [USPS 887-700] paid at Tucson, Arizona and additional Mailing offces. Postmaster, Send...Website www.minrec.org Front Cover WULFENITE from the Ahumada mine, Los Lamentos District, Chihuahua,...gathering around a natural amphitheater amid the mine buildings and headframes in order to hear what we...Mexico-II having been devoted to the famous Ojuela mine). Covered here are four more important and prolific |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | COLORADO e Gold Hill 0 DENVER Wulfenite Occurrences in Colorado Leadville 0 1 Tincup 03 . 4 Lake...1632 Camp Bird Mine Road P.O.Box 586 Ouray, Colorado 81427 CONNOISSEURS OF WULFENITE probably do not...fine specimens of wulfenite. Surprisingly though, fine microcrystals of wulfenite have been found in...portion of the Colorado wulfenite localities do not compare with those in Arizona and New Mexico, but the...the microcrystals of wulfenite and associated minerals make interesting and rare additions to the micromounter’s |  | | Report (issue) | | monsoon season which has come to render our parched Arizona earth life-giving at last (a herd of oryxes could...== Elbaite “mushroom,” 4 cm, from the Palelni mine, Molo village, Momeik Township, Kyaukme District...==== of the rare brochantite of the Los Azules mine in Chile: spherical tufts of emerald-green fibrous...matrix. Brochantite, 4.8 cm, from the Los Azules mine, Quebrada San Miguel, Copiapo Province, Atacama...pseudomorphous after chalcocite from the Las Cruces mine near Seville in southern Spain: you’ll perhaps recall |  | | Catalog/List | | PHOTOGRAPH: _ VANADINITE Apache mine, near Globe, Gila County, Arizona. Sharp hexagonal barrel-shaped..., I NC. 440 N. SCOTTSDALE ROAD • SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA, U.S.A. COPYRIGHT 1961, 1962 Scott Williams Mineral...... . Fl. Utah Toelle Co., Gold Hill, Gold Hill mine. .50 2.50 Transparent xls on limonite with austinite...fluo rescence under ultraviolet light. The Ojuela mine is one of Mexico's largest producers of beautiful...(Amphibole) Kragero, Norway Greenish-black monoclinic xl prism terminated at each end by fibrous growths of gray |
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