 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | batholith are Crystal Park, Cookstove Mountain (Stove Mountain), Saint Peters Dome, and Mount Rosa (Raines...(Raines 2001). From Cookstove Mountain, Glass and Adams (1953) described a reddish-brown 5.5-cm pseudo-octahedron...the rhombic dodecahedron, 2.6 cm high, Cookstove Mountain, El Paso County, Colorado. Specimen illustrated...permission Figure 5. A red genthelvite tetrahedron on albite, field of view 5 mm, Golden Horn batholith, North...(microcrystals), and at Moat Mountain in Conway, Carroll County; at North Sugarloaf Mountain in Bethlehem, Grafton |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Zagi Mountain Northwest Frontier Province Pakistan Herbert Obodda Box 51 Short Hills NJ 07078 Peter Leavens...Newark DE 19716 Zagi Mountain and related sites near Peshawar on the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan...the fierce heat I found when I arrived in Peshawar, Pakistan was truly shocking. It had been only a month...half my lifetime! Peshawar, the provincial capital of the North West Frontier Province, was the first stop...northern Pakistan and Afghanistan, the latter country lying only 30 miles to the west, over the Khyber Pass |  | | Journal (issue) | | sent it to my Representative, Mark Finchem (R-District 11, Oro Valley), asking him to be the primary... Mark Candee Gold, 2.3 cm, from the Breckenridge district, Summit County, Colorado. Ken Donn photo. Wulfenite...(hot-pink), 3.7 cm, from the Glove mine, Tyndall district, Santa Cruz County, Arizona. Collected in 1958;... 4 cm, from the Inspiration mine, Globe-Miami district, Gila County, Arizona. Ken Donn photo. Cerussite...matrix, 6.5 cm, from the Grand Reef mine, Aravaipa district, Graham County, Arizona. Ken Donn photo. Supplement |  | | Journal (issue) | | Bastnas Mines, Riddarhyttan Ore Field, Bergslagen District, Vastmanland, Sweden ........... 187 by L. Ohman... Nysten, and J. Langhof Zagi Mountain, Northwest Frontier Province, Pakistan ....... . ....... 205 by...BASTDAS ffiIDES RIDDARHYTTAD ORE FIELD, BERGSLAGED DISTRICT, VASTffiADLADD, SillEDED Lennart Ohman Hi:igviltsvagen...certainty from the mid-14th century, making this district one of the oldest in Sweden. Though the mine was...one of the oldest parts of the Riddarhyttan ore district, was mainly mined for copper during the 18th century |  | | Report (issue) | | To Our Readers: Pakistan is a mineralogically-rich and interesting country. The quantity of Pakistani...us by surprise when people began to ask, "Why Pakistan; why now?" It has never been our intention to...the mineral deposits of the high mountains of Pakistan and Afghanistan. Once into the project, however...justice to neither. We decided to limit our focus to Pakistan, though even focused on a single country, a comprehensive...providing research and information. From his office in Peshawar, Shafiee enlisted the help of his many contacts |  | | Journal (issue) | | the Midwest Federation (1940), and the Rocky Mountain Federation (1941). One of the early thumbnail...cm, from the Eagle’s Nest mine, Michigan Bluff District, Placer County, California. Jingnan Zhang collection...Bustamite, 2.7 cm, from the North mine, Broken Hill District, New South Wales, Australia. Stretch Young collection...from the Kombat mine, southern area of the Otavi Mountain Land, 37 km east of Otavi, Namibia. Ralph Clark...from the Kombat mine, southern area of the Otavi Mountain Land, 37 km east of Otavi, Namibia. Ex John Barlow |  | | Report (issue) | | flattened habit, from the Uchucchacua mine, Oyon Province, Lima Department, Peru. Simone Citon collection...from the Cozzodici mine, Casteltermino, Agrigento Province, Sicily. The noteworthy fact about these specimens...crystal cluster on matrix, 4.6 cm, from Zagi Mountain in Pakistan. The Mineralogical Record published an...microcline with ilmenite (?), 4.6 cm, from Zagi Mountain, Peshawar, Pakistan. Rudolf Watzl specimen and photo....San Cristobal, San Vincente de Cañete, Cañete Province, Lima Department, Peru. McDougall Minerals specimen |  | | Journal (issue) | | a collecting trip to Rockhound Gulch on Denny Mountain in King County, Washington, where the two collected...right. Beneath is a map and cross-section of the mountain on the left and a scene of workers (inset) at...region became a key area for the understanding of mountain building processes worldwide. The Simplon region...Goyazite SrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 Silicates Actinolite Albite Almandine Biotite Dravite Epidote Chlorite (chloritoid...crystals have been found. Common associations include albite, dolomite and muscovite. Rutile is a common mineral |  | | Journal (issue) | | simpler and more familiar terms throughout. The Muzo district, centered about 8 km west of the town of Muzo...production of emeralds). Other mines in the Muzo district cited by various sources include the La Chapa...About 100 km southeast of the Muzo district is the Chivor district, higher in elevation than Muzo and...El Diamante and Los Cruzes mines in the Chivor district as well, but Schafer (1984) lumps these three...town of Borbur on the eastern edge of the Muzo district. At lower altitudes the area's climate is tropical |  | | Report (issue) | | the Wessels Mine near Hotazel in northern Cape Province, South Africa. Dan Carlson specimen; Jeff Scovil...Spessartine from Tongbei BY BERTOLD OTTENS 70 Pakistan and Afghanistan: Garnet from the Roof of the World...villages of Soghan and Bagha Borsch in Kerman Province, 6 Iran. The cat's-eye is caused by oriented...Schorlomite from Bou-Agrao Mountain in the High Atlas Mountains, Khenifra Province, Meknes-Tajilalet Region...uranium-vanadium deposit of the Sandy Mine in the Laguna District, New Mexico, is the type locality for goldmanite |  | | Report (issue) | | crests of albite (variety cleavelandite) crystals from the Shigar Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Colorless...cm, from the Shigar Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Trinity Minerals specimen and photo. Brad and...busy website specializing in quartz varieties, Pakistan/Afghanistan minerals, and some jewelry on the...Waziristan, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. Colorado Gem & Mineral Company specimen and photo...Epidote, 6.25 cm, from near Quetta, Baluchistan, Pakistan. Colorado Gem & Mineral Company specimen and photo |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | related to alkaline granosyenites in association with albite, aegirine, alkali amphibole, and sulfides (Semenov...alkali-granite pegmatites and hydrothermal rocks from Zagi, Pakistan (Obodda and Leavens 2004) and Dara-i-Pioz,...crystals up to 4 cm long have been reported from Zagi, Pakistan (Obodda and Leavens 2004), while crystals from...or orogenic type known from the Murchia-Almeria province (SE Spain) (Conticelli et al. 2009; Duggen et...routine. Mineral standards (Si, Ca: wollastonite, Na: albite, K: orthoclase, Fe: fayalite, Mg: forsterite, Mn: |  | | Book | | MALAWI Mount Malosa, Chilwa alkaline province, Zomba district. "Illite" is the name of a series of incompletely...numerous crystal pockets, associated with small albite crystals; the platy, flattened-rhombohedral ilmenite...Swiss hematite iron roses are quartz, ortboclase, albite, rutile, and zeolites (especially stilbite), whereas...Maderanertal drainage flows west-southwest from a mountain massif to join the Reuss River at the town of...attacking it once again as a blizzard began on the mountain, Isseponi lay down on the freezing ground and |  | | Journal (issue) | | Dadongla (Yunchangping) mine near Tongren, Guizhou Province, China. Marcus Budil specimen; Jeff Scovil photo...localities of the former Soviet Union, Bolivia and Pakistan), who, with Dr. Liu and Herr Ottens, have compiled...of Tonglushan, near the city of Daye in Hubei Province, have revealed important historical information...being put into practice (Sommerlatte, 1985). The province of Yunnan, in the southwestern part of the Chinese...beginning in the second decade of the 18th century the province developed into one of the most important centers |  | | Journal (issue) | | Miglioli COVER: EUCLASE with Albite, 11.2 cm, from the La Marina mine, Muzo District, Boyaca Department, Colombia...CM XIEFANG MINE , GANZHOU PREFECTURE , JIANGXI PROVINCE , CHINA TOM SPANN PHOTO ■ ■ lN'flERNA]L...Hodrusa-Hamre (in the Banska Stiavnica mining district) is also the type locality for hodrusite. V INTRODUCTION...historical events before 1920, we will use the older district name of Schemnitz in accordance with the literature...time, whereas for events after 1920 the modem district name of Banska Stiavnica will be used, bearing |  | | Journal (issue) | | localities: Alchuri, Shigar Valley, Northern Areas, Pakistan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....Alchuri Shigar Valley, Northern Areas, Pakistan Dudley Blauwet Mountain Minerals International P. O. Box 302...small village of Alchuri in the Shigar Valley, Pakistan, have produced attractive specimens of zoisite...article. INTRODUCTION The Raja Bazaar, Rawalpindi, Pakistan: A hot June night, streets teeming and pulsing...from militants. Every local mountain person with whom we spoke in Peshawar refused to travel through the |  | | Journal (issue) | | and amygdaloids) identified in the Lake Superior District. One of the most economically and mineralogically...copper deposit. Many mineral specimens from the district have lost their provenance and can no longer be...industrial mining efforts in the Lake Superior District. Native American mining, starting as early as...early success brought much-needed capital to the district which allowed for the discovery and development...mine almost every major copper deposit in the district. European prospectors did best when they looked |  | | Journal (issue) | | granitic pegmatite, Carnaüba dos Dantas, Seridö district, Rio Grande do Norte state (Ferreira, 2001, pers...from the Alto Mirador granitic pegmatite, Seridö district, NE of Carnaüba dos Dantas, Ermo village, Rio...lithium-rich Borborema sub-province of the northeastern gemmological province (Pinto and PedrosaSoares...bodies of the Poaiâ pegmatite. Sao José da Safira district, Minas Gérais state. The Poaiâ pegmatite is one...garnet-bearing pegmatites of the Sao José da Safira district and the gemstones possess orange-red, reddish-orange |  | | Journal (issue) | | Valley fog and the Tourmaline Queen Mine on Queen Mountain, as seen from the Oceanview Mine. M. Mauthner...Tomasz Praszkier (Poland) Elbaite with quartz and albite from the “six-pack” pocket found in 1984 in the...specimen. 585 m high Tourmaline Queen or Queen Mountain. It is located 2.7 km to the north of Pala and...International, Inc., became involved in the Pala mining district when Ed Swoboda purchased the Stewart Lithia,...economics forced us to make the necessary move up the mountain. After much talking and planning, Ed arranged |  | | Journal (issue) | | spinel deposit of An Phu, Luc Yen Mining District, Yenbai Province, Vietnam . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225...12th level of the Cresson mine, Cripple Creek district, Colorado in 1914 (see “The Cresson Vug, Cripple...1998. Wayne Thompson had bought this piece in Pakistan in 1993 and sold it to Horner. Jeff Scovil photo...000 kg. Apatite, beryl, columbite-group minerals, albite and various minerals were also being found. Mining...near the Fazenda Dardanelos, in Barra de Cuieté district, 5 km from the town of Conselheiro Pena. Only |  | | Journal (issue) | | Famous mineral localities: The Cripple Creek Mining District, Colorado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....March–April, 2005 Miners from throughout the Tri-State District brought him specimens which he bought for the...Mineral Localities: The Cripple Creek Mining District Colorado Carl R. Carnein Associate Professor of...Geology Museum Golden, CO 80401 The Cripple Creek District, discovered in 1891 by Cowboy Bob Womack, was...mines, making it the third most productive gold district in the history of the United States. At least |  | | Journal (issue) | | Tien tourmaline mine, Luc Yen Mining District, Yenbai Province, Vietnam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...the Minh Tien pegmatite, Luc Yen Mining District, Yenbai Province, Vietnam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...Quartz, 12 cm, from the Minh Tien pegmatite, Yenbai Province, Vietnam. Frédéric Escaut specimen and photo (courtesy...above the title, representing the country, state, province or city in which the locality is situated. Occasionally...daughters to a religious community in the Dutch province of Friesland, then later to Amsterdam. There she |  | | Journal (issue) | | Mineralogy of the Spring Creek area, Last Chance Mining District, Plumas County, California. Axis, volume 1, number...and 1909, the mines of the Last Chance mining district produced significant quantities of copper and...May–June, 2005 Figure 9. Aquamarine, [Shirlovaya Mountain], Adun Chilon, Siberia. 4.5 ⫻ 15 cm. Lot 2025...artist White Watson. Journal of the Bakewell and District Historical Society, no. 8, 1– 9 + 12 un-numbered...III: White Watson. Journal of the Bakewell and District Historical Society, no. 9, 113. BRIGHTON, T. (1983) |  | | Journal (issue) | | crystal cluster, 7.3 cm, from near Bapu, Guangdong Province, China. Rob Lavinsky specimen, now in the Tom...James RiverRoanoke River manganese and iron mining district. Mining for iron ore began during the Revolutionary...turquoise were reported (Sterrett, 1910). The district was explored for manganese ores by the Otter River...portion of the James River–Roanoke River manganese district, west of Lynch Station (after Espenshade, 1954)...deposits of the James River-Roanoke River manganese district. U.S.Geological Survey Bulletin 1008,134–135. |  | | Journal (issue) | | vivid “canary” yellow elbaite from the Lundazi District of eastern Zambia, the most important source of...amber • Andradite from Namibia • Andradite from Pakistan • Axinite from Tanzania • Baddeleyite from Mogok...elbaite is the Canary mining area in the Lundazi District of eastern Zambia. The tourmaline has been mined...Chipata area, and the actual locality is the Lundazi District, located ~160 km to the north (as indicated by...PRODUCTION Initial gem discoveries in the Lundazi District probably occurred in the late 1970s through activities |
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Zagi Mountain, Hameed Abad Kafoor Dheri, Peshawar District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan