 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 'Scope Colorado DENVER Figure 1. Location map for the Sweet Home mine, Park County, Colorado (modified...1983). Microminerals of the SWEET HOME MINE Alma, Park County, Colorado M A R K and K A R E N V E N D...LaGrange Park, Illinois 60526 ROBERT STOUFER P.O. Box 1884 Ouray, Colorado 81427 T he Sweet Home mine has...looks beyond the fabulous rhodochrosites, the Sweet Home mine offers a very interesting suite of minerals...for the micromineral collector. Location The Sweet Home mine is located in the upper part of Buck skin |  | | Journal (issue) | | E-mail: leicht@kristalle.com T he Sw e e t H ome Park C o u n t y , C o l o r a d o This publication...Leonard Beach, whose undying faith in the Sweet Home Mine made it all happen. M in e FRONTISPIECE:... found in the Good Luck Pocket, Sweet Home mine, in 1992. Sweet Home Rhodo, Inc. specimen; photo by Harold... found in the Good Luck Pocket, Sweet Home mine, in 1992. Sweet Home Rhode. Inc. specimen; photo by Harold...adventure in specimen collecting in our time: the Sweet Home mine operation. Many thousands of specimens have |  | | Report (issue) | | anything “bigger” than the rhodochrosite of the Sweet Home mine, and right now the big news appertaining thereto...Lees’ Collector’s Edge Minerals crew has resumed mining of the deposit through the “Detroit 1 =======...considerably up-slope on Mount Bross from the portal used during the great 1991-2004 mining period. Extraction...website (collectorsedge.com) is offering 16 Sweet Home mine rhodochrosite specimens, thumbnail to cabinet-size...which suggests the great potential of this Sweet Home Two mining project. So you can’t afford $32,000 to |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | of COLORADO ED RAINES Geology Museum Colorado School of Mines 1310 Maple Street Golden, Colorado 80401...noted Figure 1. Camp Bird mine, level 2, Sneffels district, Ouray County. Raines-Pettem collection,...photographer unknown. B etween 1868 and 1922, Colorado produced almost 260 million pounds of copper....from the Leadville district, with another 50 million pounds mined in San Juan County (Henderson 1926).... During the twentieth century, the Gilman district surpassed Leadville in total copper production with |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | the series selected from different areas of the Sweet Home Paul W. Pohwat is the collections manager in...National University] at 06:43 31 December 2014 mine in Colorado, and they found virtually the entire series...malachite, azurite, bindheimite, chrysocolla, cuprite, and goethite. For the pseudomorph collector there...there are examples of chalcopyrite, cuprite, covellite, pyrite, bournonite, and sphalerite after tetrahedrite...tetrahedrite and pyrite specimen from the Anchor mine, Park City, Utah. The specimen was in the stock of |  | | Report (issue) | | COLORADO STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BOULDER R. D. GEORGE. State Geologi.t BULLETIN 3 G E O L O G Y A...A N D O R E DEPOSITS OF THE ALMA DISTRICT PARK COUNTY, COLORADO BY HORACE B. PATTON ARTHUR J. HOSKIN...PBINTING CO., STATE PBTNTEBS 1912 Plate IV—View of Mount Lincoln as seen from the Hoosier Pass road. The...Charles A. Lory Governor of Colorado President University of Colorado President State School of Mines...TRANSMITTAL State Geological Survey, University of Colorado, December 1, 1912. Governor John F. Shafroth, |  | | Book | | Gkologim-in-charge. CATALOGUE OF MINERALS FOUND IN COLORADO. BY • F. M. ENDLICH. [EXTRACTED FROM THE TENTH...been adopted. tar as practicable, analyses of Colorado minerals have been given. They will aid examination...of the catalogue. systematic enumeration of the Colorado mineral species and references to the publications...Endlich, S. IN COLORADO. X. D. The continuous development of mineral resources of Colorado is productive...Geological .Report for PS75. Now, the survey of Colorado is completed, many additions of species new to |  | | Journal (issue) | | Vanadinite 3.4 cm, from the North Geronimo mine, La Paz County, Arizona. Dick Morris collection; Jeff Scovil...cover: (above) Stock certificate for the Silver King Mining Company (1878) Dick Morris collection (below) Stock...Stock Certificate for The Total Wreck Mining & Milling Company (1881) Dick Morris collection This special... considering the historic importance of copper mining in Arizona, native copper would be the logical...deemed more appropriate (and more likely to gain mining industry support) to propose designating copper |  | | Catalog/List | | of Crystallized Gold from the famed Eagle’s Nest Mine in California A superb Crystallized “Leaf” Gold...gemstone Amethyst to come from the famed Four Peaks Mine in Arizona A sharp and complicated Crystallized...Crystallized Silver with Copper from the famed Wolverine Mine in Michigan A “classic” Rhodochrosite with associated...associated Pyrite and Quartz from the Sweet Home Mine in Colorado An unusually massive and extremely colorful...colorful, Smithsonite from the iconic Kelly Mine in New Mexico A ‘gem’ quality specimen Tanzanite crystal in |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | JanuaryEebruary: Cerussite and fluorite, Blanchard mine, Socorro County, New Mexico. Peter J. Modreski photo. MarchlApril:...MarchlApril: Wulfenite, Red Cloud mine, Arizona. Vienna Natural History Museum specimen, 0. Medenbach...Medenbach photo. May/June: Legrandite, Ojuela mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico. Houston Museum of Natural Science...tetrahedrite, chalcopyrite, and quartz, Sweet Home mine, Alma, Park County, Colorado. Martin Zinn specimen, Jeffrey... NovemberDecember: Silver, Bulldog mine, Mineral County, Colorado. F. John Barlow specimen, Malcomb Hjerstedt |  | | Journal (issue) | | Julius Weber Mamaroneck, New York COLORADO ISSUE #2 Articles Colorado locality index.............................. 323 by B. L. Muntyan What’s new in Colorado minerals? ...................................... Kosnar Famous mineral localities: the Home Sweet Home mine ..........................................333 by R. A. Kosnar Famous mineral localities: Mount A n tero ............................ 339 by M.... I. Jacobson The San Juan Mountains of Colorado ..................................349 by J. A. Murphy |  | | Journal (issue) | | Cooper Nottingham, England Anthony R. Kampf L.A. County Mus. of Nat. Hist. Los Angeles, CA Steven R. Morehead...Michigan Correspondents Dudley Blauwet Louisville, Colorado Miguel Calvo Zaragoza, Spain Renato Pagano Milan...COVER: COPPER, 8.3 cm, from the Central mine, Keweenaw County, Michigan—considered by some to be the world’s...fine minerals on DVD wilensky Fluorite, Huanzala mine, Dos de Mayo Province, Peru. Wilensky Fine Minerals...commemorative labels for the specimen owners to take home, over 100 showcase title placards and informative |  | | Journal (issue) | | Newsletter $6.00 Fibrous Malachite from the Mindingi Mine Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo Tony Nikischer...fibrous malachite from the Mindingi Mine in the Kambove District of Katanga began to appear in the specimen...ten {I 0) years ago (see figure J ). Although the mine was first worked superficially in the 1930s for...DRC as well (see figure 2). Today, the Mindingi Mine continues to produce wonderful malachite specimens...specimenand image. Nickel Laterite From the Tiebaghi Mine, New Caledonia Bob Werner werner@lcturbonet.com |  | | Journal (issue) | | Rhodonite, 4.7 cm, from the 1700 level, Zinc Corporation mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. Collection...collection, John Chapman photo. • 2.5 cm, Top Camp mine, Western Ausytralia. George Stacey collection, Jeff...Scovil photo. Middle row from left: • 2.3 cm, Kintore mine, Coolgardie, Western Australia. Aloe Family collection;...various colonies as well, specifically to aid the mining community in exploiting much needed natural resources:...Australia (1896). To provide training in mining and metallurgy, Mining Schools were opened at Ballarat and |  | | Journal (issue) | | scepter with pyrite, 7 cm, from Spruce Ridge, King County, Washington; Rick Dillhoff collection; Jeff Scovil...Acanthite with silver, 2.6 cm, from the Uchucchacua mine, Peru; Allan Young collection and photo. Amethyst...prospectors. All of this activity gave a jump-start to mining interests and prospecting in the lands of the Pacific...beautiful quartz specimens from Denny Mountain and King County, Washington, and the zeolites from the coastal...disposition of the collection remains unknown. The Fair home still stands in Lewiston. William S. Beekman (1867–1930s) |  | | Journal (issue) | | Mineral Localities: The Soudan mine, Vermilion Range, St. Louis County, Minnesota ......................Mineral Localities: The Old Gunnislake mine, Callington District, Cornwall, England .....................inclusions, 4.5 cm, from the Soudan mine, Vermilion Range, St. Louis County, Minnesota. Don and Gloria Olson...AQUAMARINE ON MUSCOVITE Chumuru Mine, Nagar, Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Northern Areas, Pakistan, 22...$327/three years, (Canada) $180/one year, (outside USA other than Canada) $259 per year Subscription (individuals |  | | Catalog/List | | Internet, Fax, and Mail) Heritage Auctions Design District Annex 1518 Slocum Street • Dallas, TX 75207 Sunday...52001-52306 LOT VIEWING Heritage Auctions Design District Annex 1518 Slocum Street • Dallas, TX 75207 Wednesday...directly from the miners at the Elmwood Mine in Tennessee, when the mine was actively producing twenty years...hundred years ago and from the present. • A faceted Sweet Home Rhodochrosite weighing 22.93 carats with exquisite... 52002 SZENICSITE with POWELLITE Jardinera No. 1 Mine, Inca de Oro, Chañaral Province, Atacama Region |  | | Book | | MINES AND MINERALS OF THE GREAT AMERICAN RIFT (COLORADO-NEW MEXICO) Sine —_—< ¢ te om At _SHT 40...MINES AND MINERALS OF THE GREAT AMERICAN RIFT (COLORADO-NEW MEXICO) Richard Walker Holmes and Marrianna...Mines and minerals of the Great American Rift (Colorado-New Mexico). Bibliography: p. Includes index...index. 1. Mines and mineral resources—Colorado. 2. Mines and mineral resources—New Mexico. I. Kennedy, Marrianna...enter must be obtained to prevent trespass. Old mine workings are dangerous and entering underground |  | | Journal (issue) | | Euclase, 2.3 cm, from the Gachalá mine, Guavió-Guatéque mining district, Boyacá Department, Colombia. Gail...cm, from Stak Nala, Haramosh Mountains, Skardu district, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Zach Goodman collection;...twin, 5.5 cm, from the Amo tin deposit, Ximeng County, Yunnan, China. Wally Mann collection; Joe Budd...Budd photo. Tanzanite, 7.6 cm, from the Merelani mine near Arusha, Tanzania. Barry & Beth Kitt collection;...2.2 cm, from the Pulsifer quarry, Androscoggin County, Maine. Kyle Kevorkian collection; Jordan Root |  | | Report (issue) | | describes his recent visits to a small former fluorite mine 2.5 kilometers north of the village of Mihalkovo...border with Greece. Until its closure in 1994 this mine produced fluorite for industrial uses, and, it seems...and sphalerite after calcite, from the Broken Hill mine, Aggeneys, Northern Cape Province, South Africa...epimorphs after calcite, 14.2 cm, from the Broken Hill mine, Aggeneys, Northern Cape Province, South Africa...vividly colorful fluorite specimens from the Berbes mining area, Ribadesella, Asturias, Spain—many to full |  | | Catalog/List | | Specimen size- 36x23x18mm £116 3) WULFENITE, Erupcion Mine, Chihuahua, Mexico. Matrix free large lustrous orange...£67 6) ANAPAITE in fossilised clam shell, Kerch Mine, Keren Peninsula, Russia. Solid sea green crystalline...38x12x7mm £67 9) GOLD, Breckenridge, Summit County, Colorado, USA. Pure crystallised gold specimen sized24x18x5mm...sized24x18x5mm £258 10) Pink TOPAZ, Katlang, Mardan District, Pakistan. Gemmy pink 9mm crystal in pegmatitic...Sphalerite, Blueberry Pocket, Sweet Home Mine, Alma Co., Colorado, USA. Raspberry red rhombic crystal |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Photographs JanuarylFebruary: Copper, Ray, Pinal County, Arizona. Les Presmyk specimen, Jeff Scovil photo...with quartz and albite, Tourmaline Queen mine, San Diego County, California. Houston Museum of Natural...claims, Farncomb Hill, Breckenridge district, Summit County, Colorado. Denver Museum of Natural History...Azurite on malachite ring, Flambeau mine, Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wisconsin. Dan Behnke specimen and... calcite, and chalcopyrite, Sweetwater mine, Reynolds County, Missouri. Marvin Rausch specimen, Jeff |  | | Journal (issue) | | England Richard C. Erd U.S. Geological Survey Menlo Park, CA Steven R. Morehead Riverside, CA Donald R. Peacor...Number One ® Articles Mineral identification in the home laboratory: some useful techniques ...............Famous mineral localities: the Gold Hill mine, Tooele County, Utah .....................................Wise The Wagon Wheel Gap fluorspar mine, Mineral County, Colorado .........................................33 by B. Cairncross The Jan Coetzee copper mine, Namaqualand, South Africa .................... |  | | Journal (issue) | | M ontreal Mine! L L The Mineralogical Record MAY–JUNE 2020 • VOLUME 51 • NUMBER 3 • $25 & Wayne... Co / Munich, Germany Laguna Beach, California, USA tel: +1 949 494 5155 / info@kristalle.com The ...net MAY–JUNE 2020 Articles The Montreal mine, Iron County, Wisconsin .................................. 487 COVER: BARITE, 6.5 cm, from the Montreal mine. David and Karen DeBruin collection, ex Muscatine...$324/three years, (Canada) $196/one year, (outside USA other than Canada) $275 for one year Subscription |  | | Journal (issue) | | hint of danger. This specimen is from the Sao Pedro mine in Minas Gerais (Saucui, Malacacheta Dist., Teofilo...Leatherman reGULAr coLUmnS ECO-FRIENDLY JEWELER A Gold Mine in Your Studio tips for collecting precious metal...Gollar Mine Non Access In the April Rock & Gem, I was pleased to find an article on the Gollar mine in Missouri;...contacted my former advisor about access to the Gollar mine. Apparently, some time after I left the state, a...3-5—FARMINGTON, NEW MEXICO: Annual show; San Juan County Gem & Mineral Society, Farmington Civic Center; |
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