 | | Book | | Bart Cannon 1975 CORD ILLERAN Mercer Island, Washington Lilli liliiiLt' 111? KLi-KlLLLIlrVlIlI Copyright...Cordilleran 18 Holly Hill Drive Mercer Island, Washington 98040 COVER ILLUSTRATION: Amethyst scepter heads...milky quartz stems. Denny Mountain area of King County. Specimen from the collection of Cary A. Maykut...publications dealing with the various aspects of Washington State's diverse mineral wealth exist, but none..."Minerals of Washington" represents an attempt to begin such a cata logue. "Minerals of Washington" shall |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | specimens, are either inaccessible or are in closed mining districts, or are closed for political reasons...City-D~Lamar Mining Dlstricts / J\. I,' -r-, - L..... ~ rl.. kl \ , 50 I 100 I Miles old mining and...scientific significance. In this index, the better known mining districts that have produced many high-quality...across, on blue thomsonite. Lucky Peak Dam, Ada County; Lanny Ream specimen and photo. Figure 3 (below)...cut near Pinehurst, Adams County; Lanny Ream specimen and photo. Ada County Lucky Peak Dam, on east side |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | with its representation of mining tools clearly proclaim Montana’s mining origins. Montana’s production...published describing the occurrence, collecting, mining, and cutting of the two state gemstones. Figure...2. Granville Stuart established Montana’s first mining camp at Gold Creek in 1860. Geologic Provinces...view showing the Indian Queen mine ca. 1905 at Farlin, Beaverhead County. 208 ROCKS & MINERALS Downloaded...mines at Butte in Silver Bow County and the Black Pine mine in Granite County have produced many fine crystal |  | | Book (volume) | | instance, a single Spodumene crystal from the Etta Mine near Keystone on the east side of the Mount Rushmore...cuts, breaks, river banks, stream beds, excavations, etc.Selenite roses. BRULE COUNTY AREA: in the Oacoma...Fm. On Elm Cr. Near its jct. with the Missouri River (about 15 mi. S of Chamberlain) gray Barite rosette...rosette up to 5 or 6 inches. CAMPBELL COUNTY MOUND CITY, W to the Missouri R., regional hillsides, ridges...gravels, etc.petrified wood, wood opal. CORSON COUNTY LITTLE EAGLE: area ridges, slopes, stream beds |  | | Report (issue) | | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Chapter I. Mining Districts of Counties and the State of Utah. .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 County Listings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Chapter II. Mining Districts of Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . 4 Mineral Localities Listed by County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Beaver County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |  | | Book (edition) | | McDonald Co\·er photo: \\ 7 ulfenite, Rowley Mine, Maricopa County, 4 cm high specimen, Evan and Melissa Jones...used mining districts as part of the locality description. These political and geographic district names...with a more descriptive term, metallic mineral district. This term shows the geochemical and mineralogical...reader to learn more about the geology of the district and to possibly predict the minerals that could...districts. Where possible, the metallic mineral district for each mineral locality is given for the mineral |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | microprobe, etc.) Because New Mexico is a mining state, mining districts are given whenever possible in...2015 Bernalillo County Cerro Colorado, W. of Albuquerque: carnotite. Placitas district (Sandia Mountains)...schorl. Tijeras Canyon district (Manzano Mountains), E. of Albuquerque. Galena King mine: barite, fluorite...subdistrict (Seiiora de 10s Milagros mine): copper, cuprite, malachite. Catron County Apache Creek, N. of Reserve:...Reserve: quartz (chalcedony). Mogollon district, NE of Glenwood: acanthite, bornite, chalcocite, fluorite |  | | Book (edition) | | Wu!fenite. Red Cloud mine, Si/district, Trigo Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona. Smithsonian Institution...and Second Editions PART 2 HISTORY OF ARIZONA MINING AND MINERALOGY The Prehistoric Period 20 Arizona...Deposits 63 The Bisbee District, Cochise County 64 The Tombstone District, Cochise County 70 The Mammoth-St...Mammoth-St. Anthony Mine, Tiger, Pinal County 78 Uranium and Vanadium Deposits 80 Monument Valley 81 - • Vll...Breccia Pipes 87 Pegmatites 88 "Mine Fire" Minerals, United Verde Mine, Jerome Arizona Meteorites PART |  | | Book (edition) | | Chapters on the Coeur d'Alene Mining District, the Blackbird Mining District, and the Sawtooth Mountains...Chapters on the Coeur d'Alene Mining District and the Blackbird Mining District, and to Ben Sheppard for reviewing...reviewing the chapter on the Blackbird Mining District. Those who contributed photographs, or specimens...or a vein of massive pyrite and chalcopyrite in a mine, so references such as these were not included....for a particular mineral may be a certain mine, but that mine may now have a new name, or may now be a |  | | Book (edition) | | Muineralogy of Arizona Stope in oxide ore, Copper Queen mine, Bisbee. These old workings were probably mined...his co-authors. A graduate of Michigan College of Mining and Technology (now Michigan Technological University)...a member of the faculty of Michigan College of Mining and Technology for three years, leaving that position...noted for computer applications in geology and mining engineering. The authors and publisher express...permission to reproduce the Map and Index of Arizona Mining Districts. Carleton B. Moore, Peter R. Busek, and | | | Book (edition) | | his co-authors. A graduate of Michigan College of Mining and Technology (now Michigan Technological University)...a men1ber of the faculty of Michigan College of Mining and Technology for three years, leaving that position...noted for con1puter applications in geology and mining engineering. The authors and publisher express...permission to reproduce the Map and Index of Arizona Mining Districts. Carleton B. Moore, Peter R. Busek, and...Copper-Related Deposits The Bisbee District Tl1e Mammoth-St. Anthony Mine, Tiger 17 17 21 3. Uranium and | | | Book (edition) | | OF ARIZONA Wulfenite. Red Cloud mine, Silver district, Trigo Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona. Smithsonian...and Second Editions PART 2 HISTORY OF ARIZONA MINING The Prehistoric Period 20 Arizona Under Spanish...Deposits The Bisbee District, Cochise County 64 70 The Tombstone District, Cochise County The Mammoth-St.... Anthony Mine, Tiger, Pinal County Uranium and Vanadium Deposits 80 Monument Valley 81 63 78 il S:...Breccia Pipes 87 Pegmatites 88 “Mine Fire” Minerals, United Verde Mine, Jerome Arizona Meteorites 93 PART |  | | Journal (issue) | | to preserve and promote the unique geologic and mining heritage of Wisconsin while underscoring the importance...brown jarosite crystals on matrix from the McLean Mine, Esmeralda Co., Nevada. The Martian material was...manufacturer’s standards. NIST Price: $556.00 Hard Rock Mine Waste (SRM 2780a) This Standard Reference Material...analysis used to determine elements in hard rock mine waste and materials of a similar matrix. SRM 2780a...material collected from waste piles of abandoned mine sites in the mountains of central Colorado. A unit |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | `|ÇxÜtÄÉzç Éy g{x Spring Creek Area Last Chance Mining District Plumas County, California Gail E. Dunning 773...between 1905 and 1909, the mines of the Last Chance mining district produced significant quantities of copper...minerals are recorded in the literature from Plumas County. Smith (1970) recorded trace amounts of the element...1b. Map showing the location of the Last Chance Mining District. The results of our study indicate that...El Dorado mine collapsed adit. LOCATION The copper mines of the Last Chance mining district are located |  | | Journal (issue) | | 8 RED CLOUD MINE WULFENITE Rockhounds enjoy the products of this amazing Arizona mine. By Bob Jones...QUARTZ 40 ROCK & GEM KIDS 46 THE BRISTOL COPPER MINE 50 COOL SUMMER ROCKHOUNDING 54 NATIVE AMERICAN... Find jagged quartz crystals at the Wall Street mine. By Robert Beard Regular Columns Field Notes ....OnThe TheCover Cover Wulfenite from the Red Cloud (photo credit)mine (La Paz County), Arizona, is world...so, I believe his mine was on the Missouri River, near York, and not the York River. —Wayne Schrimp via |  | | Report (volume) | | of the Lemhi Pass district J UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON : 1972 UNITED STATES...Government Printing Office Stock Number 2401-02207 Washington, D.C. 20402 CONTENTS Page Abstract .... -...-----------------------------Future of thorium mining ................ -----------------------------...---------·-------------------------------------River gravels .......... ----------------------------...Lemhi Pass quadrangle, Page Lemhi County, Idaho, and Beaverhead County, Mont ..... Jn pocket FIGURE 1. |  | | Report (issue) | | ................................... History of Mining .................................. _..... _.......................................... Torn Scott Mine ..... _.............................................................................. Silver Bill Mine ._ ... _.......................................................... 13 13 13 13 14 14 15 Mystery Mine ................ _........... .............. _...._............ ................ 17 12 Defiance Mine ....... _............... __ ................... |  | | Journal (issue) | | Scovil photo. Vanadinite, 2.4 cm, from the Apache mine, Arizona. Collected by Evan Jones; Jeff Scovil photo...Miglioli photo. Fluorite, 7.4 cm, from the La Barre mine, France. Collected by Aubin Cosson; Niels Brouwer... from left: Caledonite, 1.1 cm, from the Reward mine, California. Collected by Jeff Lines; Ben DeCamp...Thrill of Discovery by Wendell Wilson Epilog: On Mine Safety UThe Field-CollectorsV Anthony J. Albini...the words of the original discoverers. Adelaide Mine, Tasmania, 1971, 2012 Albert Chapman wrote one such |  | | Journal (issue) | | and look around. You will find us on the Roaue River, 4-j miles south on Highway 99. THE HODGE PODGE...Speaking 3 T5I California Convention 4 Yogo Sapphire Mine Reopened 4 Alpha Counters 5 Berkeley Cass iter ite...on the matter has not YET BEEN PASSED. tive The last California convention in the bay area v/as held...States. YOGO SAPPHIRE MINE REOPENED A REOPEN INC OF THE FAMED YOGO~ 'SAPP H I RE MINE, IN THE LITTLE BELT...scheduled TO BEGIN THIS MONTH, UNDER NEW OPERATORS. THE MINE HAS BEEN IDLE SINCE 1929, AFTER HAVING PRODUCED |  | | Report (issue) | | Asbestos ore Lead ore, Balmat mine, N. Y. Chromite, chromium ore, Washington Zinc ore, Friedensville, Pa...and Mineral Resources of the Lemhi Pass Thorium District, Idaho and Montana By MORTIMER H. STAATZ With...in the Lemhi Pass district UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON : 1979 UNITED...and mineral resources of the Lemhi Pass thorium district, Idaho and Montana. (Geology and resources of...of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Washington, D.C. 20402 Stock Number 024-001-03208-2 CONTENTS |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | collecting. Although Texas is not known for its mining industry, be cause of its large oil and gas exploration...Llano County in the early 1900s but was flooded by Lake Buchanan in 1938. The Terlingua mining district...minerals. Mining here was contin uous from 1900 to the middle 1940s; but the Mariposa mine, which produced...geologist. He last wrote for Rocks & Minerals on "The Weeks Pegmatite Mine, Wakefield, Carroll County, New Hampshire"...66, May/June 1991 197 LOCALITIES BY COUNTY Bastrop County KEY mm T * ? — — — — best occurrence |  | | Journal (issue) | | actively worked at this time. In November 2004 I had a chance for the third time to visit the quarry during a...impossible to collect in quarries nowadays so any chance to do so is an opportunity not to be missed. During...depositedduring the Illinois Episode.The SangamonGeosol (last interglacial soil) is stronglydevelopedin the upper...Happen Here! A Visit to the Shin-Otani Manganese Mine, Japan Alfredo Petrov alfredopetrov@earthlink.net...small of a hole in the ground merits being called.a mine. None of these mines is in operation anymore, but |  | | Journal (issue) | | Articles Famous mineral localities: the Les Farges mine ................................ 261 by A. Brousse...Brousse Pyromorphite from the Couer d’Alene district, Id a h o .......................... 273 by J. A. Crowley... Ferroaxinite from New Melones Lake, Calaveras County, California, a remarkable new locality...........602-299-5274 COVER: GROSSULAR from the Jeffrey mine, Asbestos, Quebec. The crystal measures 1 cm. Specimen...about this locality see the article on the Jeffrey mine in vol. 10 (1979), no. 2, p. 69-80. n o te s fr |  | | Journal (issue) | | KHURSHEED DINSHAW NEVADA PATENT MINE 34 United States’ only active azurite mine. STUART “TATE” WILSON Regular...VOYNICK ROCK SHOPS OF DISTINCTION 60 Part II: Mining supplies and rock shop Field Notes .............Azuritecredit) with Malachite,. (photo Milpillas Mine, Mexico : ARKENSTONE specimen now in the Jeff Kremer...of Tiffany Stone are no longer available from the mine at Delta Utah, even though the beryl content is... Mexican miners working underground at Ojuela mine circa 1908. Note safety equipment of the day. IMAGE |  | | Journal (issue) | | JASPER ORBS: Formation of Unique Features Turquoise Mining ROCK & GEM • Vol. 49 No. 06 • U.S. $5.99 Issue...0 74470 02033 2 EMERALD VILL AGE Blue Ridge Mining Exploration Special Section Tools of the Trade...Turquoise rough recently extracted from the North Star Mine in Cripple Creek, Colorado; a specimen of Morrisonite...underground workings is visible at the center. MINING HISTORY ASSOCIATION, WWW.MININGHISTORYASSOCIATION...deep ocean black smoker “geysers” were actually mining minerals from the earth’s interior. he mechanism |
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