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| OF CANADA CANADA PAPER 70-50 ROCKS AND MINERALS FOR THE COLLECTOR OTTAWA TO NORTH BAY, ONTARIO; HULL...by mail from Information Canada, Ottawa from the Geological Survey of Canada 601 Booth St., Ottawa and...and Information Canada bookshops in HALIFAX - 1735 Barrington Street MONTREAL - 1182 St. Catherine Street...Price subject to change without notice Information Canada Ottawa 1971 - iii - CONTENTS Page Abstract..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bluff Point Mine . . • . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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| ieod ad 11tt~ e~ i# {1anada Volume II ONTARIO and QUEBEC Ann P. Sabina MISCELLANEOUS REPORT 8 Issued...Issued by THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA Department of Mines and Technical Surveys, Ottawa $1.65 © Crown...Queen's Printer, Ottawa, the Geological Survey of Canada, 601 Booth St., Ottawa, and at the following Canadian...available for reference in public libraries across Canada. Price $ l.65 Catalogue No . M41-8 / 8-2 Price...Queen's Printer and Controller of Stationery Ottawa, Canada 1964 Page • INTRODUCTION 2 • A note on Canadian |
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| ··········································· The Mine with .:the Iron Door..........................-···············-·...\Ve have had quite a number of replies to Mrs Elliott's suggestion as to the formation of a Rocks and...the severe earthquakes which have visited this region, they are usually found in an excellent state of...necessary because of the scarcity of rain in the region during the dry season. 'The ore was then reduced...days, their methods were so crude that today the region is istill a center of mining activity. The immense |
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| occur in Berks countv, at North Reading, in Oley township, and on Cushion Mt. 2. Native copper east of...sulphur were found by me, several Ueberroth zine mine, Priedensville, Lehigh Co., years ago, at the ...Phillipsburg, N. J. at Siesholtzville, at Kinzi mine, Stony creek, 1 Refers to page in Dr. Genth's...Forksvilie, Sullivan Co., in small pieces in the Doughty mine, a few At upper layer of the limestone miles south...found in considerable quantity, associated with This mine was unsuccessfully operated, a few years ago, by |
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| brown Onslaught of sand. Each crumbling bit which falls Is like a portion of a human life Destroyed by sapping...authorities. They had always lived in the cool high region of the Grand Canyon's rim, and they were not well... but there is a sort of taproot fungus in that region which 8 makes that scheme impractical. Paul told...plans and blue prints if spread out would cover an area of 46 acres. Even with such figures, one must see...producing a variety of companies coming into the area. The water and electricity piped and wired to the |
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| Clay outcrops in brick quarries around the Horsham area. When originally laid down these beds were horizontal...and exciting species have been discovered in our region and this presentation revealed the hard work and...very experienced palaeontologists who know this area well. Peter gave us a short introduction to the...scorodite and green pharmacosiderite from the Ting Tang mine (8mm across) in Cornwall (see photo opposite). John...field trip vehicle; breaking into a new area of the Tsumeb mine, a puncture at Brandberg in Namibia; the |
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| trippers'this month, John Hilton describes a rugged area overlooking Southern California's Salton sea, where...sparkling with gypsum crystals. From Highway 99 this area appears utterly desolate and forbidding, but it...them. I daresay the cameramen shied away from that area. They would have been accused of making up the whole...was no wonder that the Hollywood folks picked this area for picture backgrounds. It is a photographer's...which is the most conspicuous landmark in this region. Incidentally, the great plain that extends from |
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| in Orocopia mountains. According to hearsay, the mine was never a highly profitable venture, and the last...there and has done some exquisite landscapes in the area. Morgan has increased his ranch to 2000 acres, including...group to "Jimmy" was that three days previously my mine-owner client, a city-bred Californian of 70, had...reptile!" I had a hunch. He led me to the foot of the mine dump, showed me his quarry—• still slightly squirming...Mother Lode gold mining property up in the Eldorado county foothills, and living in a rude cabin on the bank |
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| RENDEZVOUS WITH PEACE By WILLIAM CAROTHBRS Ontario, California Sing me no song of asphalt lanes And...The welcome rain; while on far heights we know Falls silently the ever deepening snow, Filling our winter...the Desert MINING Current briefs from desert region HOBBY G e m s and Minerals . .29 . . . . ...Colorado and Mojave deserts, beyond the Death Valley area into Nevada and Utah. It has a tendency to scatter... California. Lower left—River sand from near Whitewater, California. Lower right—Dune sand from near |
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| another sketchbook featuring Coachella Valley desert area. In between writing, John continues to paint. He...extermination upon them. In 1906 the Kaibab, an area of 727,000 acres, was set aside as the Grand Canyon...prohibited, and government hunters were sent into the area to kill mountain lions and coyotes. Famous among...Anderson, one of the most successful growers in that area, is reported to have paid $90,000 for a 20acre garden...preservation and then get tough. Be sure that the area is of sufficient 8 size so that it will not be |
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| Sent Postpaid in U. S. A., its Territories and Canada for only $1.00. READ THESE REMARKS BY THOSE WHO...5—Bandollero trek to Fortuna gold mine in western Gila mountains, sponsored by Yuma County, Arizona, chamber of commerce...Valley Mineral society, at main building, Riverside county fairgrounds, Indio, California. Mar. 11-12—Rodeo...starting from Yuma, Arizona. Trip sponsored by Yuma County chamber of commerce. Mar. 15-20—Palm Springs, California...big silver strike had been made in the sandstone region of southwestern Utah. But before the reef was worked |
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| rare fossils. But when they drove into the isolated area, pushing and shoveling along the desert roads, they...eggs in the mud, which hatch when the next rain falls. It was an odd coincidence to find the fossil and...California Salton Sea 12—Southwest desert area was called "Mystic Mid-region" by—John C. Van Dyke Harry Carr Arthur...into magnesium oxides and other concentrates at the mine and then hauled in huge trailer trucks south to...So I decided to sit down I dropped everything to mine calcite— and write a sort of general report on the |
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| no mystery. Pipestone has been quarried in the region of southwestern Minnesota from times so remote...ancient people of North America. United States and Canada in Pre-Cambrian time, about 400 million years ago...prehistoric inhabitants of that part of Yavapai county. About a thousand yards from the outcrop Dave found...but uninvestigated deposits of the Mormon Lake region, and it is said that in the very bottom of Grand...dancing held proper enough for your grandmother and mine. The actual patterns are comparable to some of the |
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| culture, schools and churches. Palm Desert's vast area embraces all types of home sites, from the most...that Mitchell has written another series of lost mine articles, to be published in DESERT and later to...Mexico. Some two dozen of Mitchell's earlier lost mine tales of California, Arizona and New Mexico appeared...where the expedition was to start. There I met Kenny Ross, former park naturalist, now turned photographer...getting over the little waterfalls. One of these falls was a vertical drop of 20 feet, and the packers |
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| Rankin, Los Angeles illustrator, into the Vallecitos area of the western Colorado desert. He will tell Desert...entirely invisible by ordinary light. The resin called Canada balsam can be dissolved in xylene to make a solution...sprinkled it with ashes Red Singer's grim eyes searched mine sharply for skepticism as he grunted, "Ya'a'taa...the southern border and across into the El Paso region of western Texas, and doubtless adjoining Mexico...into Goffs. If this were consistent with most lost mine stories the source of the gold should have remained |
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| Junior Livestock Show, Spanish Fork, Utah. LOST MINE May 8-10 — Lone Pine Stampede, Lone Pine, California... Nevada. May 17—Quarter Horse Show, Santa Cruz County Fair and Rodeo Association, Sonoita, Arizona. May...for writers 20 Pictures of the Month 21 Lost Mine of the Blond Mayo By JOHN D. MITCHELL 22 PRIZES...hundred miles west of Camp. It is the nearest wooded area. Mrs. Field teaches school in Desert Center. The...Kaiser's Eagle Mountain Iron Mine. Two of the women from Camp work in the mine office, and some families |
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| Sent Postpaid in TJ. S. A., its Territories and Canada for only $1.00. READ THESE REMARKS BY THOSE WHO...Taos pueblo. New Mexico. Feb. 17-22 — Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival. Arabian Nights...Number 4 FEBRUARY, 1950 By AL HAWORTH LETTERS LOST MINE MINING TALL TALES 17 Comment by Desert leaders...Glendale. Arizona. CONTEST Feb. 18-26—Maricopa County Fair and Citrus show. Mesa, Arizona. CLOSE-UPS...for eternity. For the burning sun is a friend of mine, And the scorching wind is to me sublime. Alkali |
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| test of y o u r d e s e r t k n o w l e d g e LOST MINE Lost V e i n in the C h o c o l a t e s . . ...the sun moves across it, the wind blows, the rain falls, the clouds float by. But if there is a common factor...with luxury and power. The people of this remote region are the softspoken Navajo—and their's is a peaceful...beauty and courage because here in this remote region the natural laws of adaptation have had little...town. He was the first sheriff elected in Mineral county when it was created in 1911, and served several |
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| business. Indian ruins were known to exist in that area, and in riding their range the boys often caught...discovery of Rainbow Bridge, the various ruins in his area and his expeditions, are in Desert Magazine's files...looking for mines — the Merrick and Mitchell Lost Mine being their particular goal. When they arrived at...desert land on the Palo Verde mesa in Rivers'de county, California, is being urged for the benefit of...of war veterans. About one-third of the area is patented, either as school land or as perfected homesteads |
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| DGA, H L Plumb BSc FGA DGA, N R Rose FGA DGA, R D Ross BSc FGA DGA, E Stern FGA DGA, S M Stocklmayer BSc...amphibole in the druse of a Japanese skarn. Micro-area XRD investigations of these whisker bundles indicate...contain 0.04-0.6 wt.% Ti02. White box delineates area shown in (b). Scale bar is 0.5 mm. Although the...lb: A backscattered electron image of the outlined area in (a) showing three inter-penetrating crystals...280 nm to record absorption in the near-infrared region. Figure 3: Green labradorite GC1 from the Congo |
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| fine specimen is procured in an abandoned quarry or mine. Unfortunately a number of these old localities...we £ound what is locally known as "the old silver mine,'' now filled in and overg rown with weeds and brush..."Lane's mine" in the township of Monroe; Booth's bismuth mine in Monroe, and the Lane tungsten mine in Trumbull... which has been described by many writers. This mine produced at one time a long List of species which...is the site of what was probably the oldest zinc mine in the country which, according to the records, |
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| specimen from the Spanish Dry Diggings, Eldorado County, California, and a little of its history ........Postscript: Hessonite with apatite, Mount Avie, Bellecombe area, Aosta Valley, Italy ................ ............EUCLASE with Albite, 11.2 cm, from the La Marina mine, Muzo District, Boyaca Department, Colombia. See...(bequeathed) Eric D. Long SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS Houston Area Mineral Society (HAMS) (2009-2015) Mineral Association...very rare loose crystal. Ossining, Westchester County, New York. wckport, New York. Ex. Coll. : New |
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| ill from overwork and i -at, now has brought the mine back into • induction. • We're sure most gem cutters...I'avelog is the first ever made of the New Mexico cave area. Besides being a \\ liter of feature articles Marion...will remember their rich strike at the Silver Queen mine (later called the Golden Queen) near Mojave, California...is a grand game, he said, and the only thing to mine is gold and silver. Following the sale of the Silver...Cargo Muchacho mountains, notably the Padre y Madre mine which had been discovered by Mexican prospectors |
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| Arizona, Flagstaff, Arizona. July 27-Aug. 6^Carbon County Centennial prografn, Price, Utah. July 31-Aug....dances, Santa Clara, New Mexico. Aug. 13-16—Cache county fair and rodeo, Logan, Utah. Aug. 14-17—Inter-Tribal...16-24—White Pine county fair and race meet, Ely, Nevada. Aug. 21-23—West Millard county centennial celebration...Navajo community, New Mexico. Aug. 22-24—White Pine county "Go Western" days, Ely, Nevada. Aug. 22-24—Nevada...fair, Winn^mucca, Nevada. Aug. 29-31-Sept. 1—Elko county fair and Nevada state livestock show, Elko, Nevada |
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| Sent Postpaid in U. S. A., its Territories and Canada for only $1.00. READ THESE REMARKS BY THOSE WHO...LIVING 19 LOST MINE Diary of a Jackrabbit Homesteader By CATHERINE VENN Lost Mine of Coconino By GLADWELL...1903. On a previous trip into this little known region, Aries Adams and I had spotted La Mora canyon from...of other patrolmen whose duty it is to cover the area north of the border in quest of aliens who have...last two years. Eleven young palms grew along this area during the winter for we saw few Thousands of bisnaga |
