 | | Show/Event (guide) | | private appointments Topaz, Cleavelandite Mokrush Mine, Russia Thomas Spann Photo 2 3 CONTENTS 06...specimen. James Elliott photo 10 Fluorite and quartz, 21 cm aross, Planggenstock, Göschenenalp, Kanton...written by Bryan Swoboda. 12 Väyrynenite. Lolu Dahku mine, Roundu Valley, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan...specimens from the mim museum Stibiotantalite. Urandu mine, Shigar Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan... James Elliott photo 14 Malachite. Kalukuluku mine, Lubumbashi, Katanga, D.R. Congo. 60 x 48 x 26 cm |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | at 07:53 01 January 2015 Bournonite Yaogangxian Mine, Chenzhou, Hunan Province, China T here are certain...clearly the most prolific being the Yaogangxian mine, Hunan Province. (Additional locality information...zinkenite, tetrahedrite, carbonates, barite, and quartz. Bournonite is almost unknown from the eastern...from such disparate localities as the Black Hawk mine, Blue Hill, Maine; New York City, New York; an unspecified...King. It has also been reported from the Albion mine in the Little Cottonwood district, Salt Lake County |  | | Journal (issue) | | best a 2 1/ 2 inch gemmy golden-pink crystal on quartz matrix. I bought a number of matrix and single...interesting quartz with sharp crystalline inclusions (often three different species) giving the quartz everything...1/ 2 x 2314 inches on a matrix of feldspar and quartz. The correct locale is now given as Raikot, Chi...purchased a small lot of them. Another friend of mine and miner fro m 1-l unza arrived with a very good...Blanchard Mine access Ray De Mark sent the fo llow ing e mai l clarify ing access to the Blanchard Mine. 1 hope |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | calcite, dolomite, siderite, barite, fluorite, and quartz. There are occurrences where exceptionally rare...familiar to mineral collectors is the intergrowth of quartz and feldspar known as graphic granite. Pseudomorphs...and complex tennantite crystals with quartz from the El Cobre mine, Concepción del Oro, Zacatecas, Mexico...exceptional 9-cm tennantite specimen from the Longfellow mine, Red Mountain Pass, Ouray County, Colorado. Dave...chalcopyrite and are associated with siderite, pyrite, and quartz. Some of these specimens have a sooty coating that |  | | Journal (issue) | | • Morelandite Pseudomorph of Yanadinite La Aurora Mine Chihuahu, Mexico Fornacite DH Claims Gila County...due to a thorough study of the mine- Fig. 1 Descloizite, La Aurora Mine, Chihuahua, Mexico, SEM photo...descloizite/mollramite depending on the exact Cu:Zn ratio. La Aurora Mine While wandering through the dealers' motel rooms...Lanny Callenberg Mine reopening The Callenberg Mine at Chemnitz in Saxony, Germany is known for superb...will be the first mine to be operated for specimens in Germany, and also the first mine to open since WW |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | England, and France; 9. Erzgebirge district, Saxony, Germany; 10. Volyn and Kiev pegmatite districts, Ukraine;...May 2015 Figure 3 (above). Topaz, Little Three mine, Ramona, San Diego County, California. NMNH specimen...131821. figure 9 (left). Topaz, 10.5 em long, Dassu mine, BaItNan, Pakistan. NMNH specimen 165994. figure...(Penfield and Minor 1894). Topaz from the Brewer mine, South Carolina, reportedly contains the highest...of these granites are alkali feldspar, albite, quartz, F-rich topaz, and micas (with compositions ranging |  | | Journal (issue) | | page 2 Fig. 1 Barrerite, 21/4 inches long, with quartz, Kuiu Island, Alaska, Gary McWilliams collection...were some of the words used to describe a lluorite mine in the San Andres Mountains of New Mexico. The author...location for a possible collectin_g ve~ture. The mine was determined to be the Bohrnstedt lluonte mme...for us to reach the mine. This was accomplished and we eventually reached the mine (which included a hike...crystals covered the mine area and it appeared that no one had visited the mine since the U. S. Army |  | | Book (volume) | | as Fahlerz are found in veins near Freiberg in Saxony, and in beds in Anhalt, in the county of Gomor... P. 1. P. . 4- oo. (p r Pr. Braunsdorf, Saxony. 1. 5 I) P 1. Neusohl, Hungary. oo. (Pr...Brauns- halt, also at dorf in Saxony in a vein of rhombohedral Quartz, containing argentiferous prismatic...copper, with hexahedral Iron-pyrites, rhombohedral Quartz, &c. It is one of those minerals which, by decomposition..., Himmelsfurst; Ci (o) Fig. 34., Morgenstern mine, Freiberg. Char, of Comb. Tessular. H. O. Vol |  | | | | by Franckh’sche Verlagshandlung, Stuttgart, W. Germany. Adapted by Anthony C. Tennissen. Revised Edition...minerals making up igneous rocks are the silicates: quartz, feldspars, micas, augite, horn¬ blende, and olivine...olivine. In sedimentary rocks, clay minerals,_ quartz, feldspars, calcite, and micas are abundant. However...(4) fluorite; (5) apatite; (6) orthoclase; (7) quartz; (8) topaz; (9) corundum; (10) diamond. This means...hardness of 1, while a mineral with a scratch level of quartz has a hardness of 7. This scale does not represent |  | | Book (edition) | | Lieber, © 1969 by Verlagshandlung, Stuttgart, W. Germany. Anthony C. Tennissen. der schénen* Franckh’sche...minerals making up igneous rocks are the silicates: quartz, feldspars, micas, augite, hornblende, and olivine...olivine. In sedimentary rocks, clay minerals. quartz, feldspars, calcite, and micas are abundant....(4) fluorite; (5) apatite; (6) orthoclase; (7) quartz; (8) topaz; (9) corundum; (10) diamond. This means...of 1, while a mineral with a scratch level of quartz has a hardness of 7. This scale does not represent |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | siderite-Pb-Zn-Cu-Sb veins, Rheinisches Schiefergebirge, Germany T. Wagner and N. J. Cook* Mineralogisches Institut...Institut, Universit~it Wtirzburg, Federal Republic of Germany With 7 Figures Received February 9, 1998; revised...vein deposits in the Rheinisches Schiefergebirge, Germany, is an overprinting brought about by late-Variscan...also noted in samples from the D6rnberg-Aurora (Ramsbeck) mine, although, in this case, several distinct...Geffigeentwicklung liegt in Proben der D6rnberg-Aurora-Lagerst/itte (Ramsbeck) vor, obwohl hier verschiedene |  | | Report (issue) | | veinlets in dolostone (Clausthal, Germany); in iron ores (Lerbach, Germany); with other selenides in calcite...veins in serpentine (Skrikerum, Sweden); in a gold-quartz-orthoclase deposit (Redjang-Lebong, Sumatra). Association:...at Niederschlema, Saxony; and the Mullenbach uranium deposit, Black Forest, Germany. In the Czech Republic...Athabasca, Saskatchewan, Canada. From the Durant vein, Aurora district, Mineral Co., Nevada, USA. Name: For |  | | Report (issue) | | there is new work afoot at the famous Red Cloud mine in the Trigo Mountains, in the southwestern part...backgrounds on the history of wulfenite from the Red Cloud mine, see the essay by Szenics just quoted (“Ed Over...headed by Wayne Thompson (“Bonanza at the Red Cloud mine,” in the SeptemberOctober 1996 issue). The Thompson...notable wulfenite would be found at the Red Cloud mine. But 14 years ago Robert Bell, a mineral collector...collector who lives in Kansas, purchased the mine anyway, and now he has contracted for experienced field man |  | Germann, Klaus, Lüders, Volker, Banks, David A., Simon, Klaus, Hoefs, Jochen (2003) Late Hercynian polymetallic vein-type base-metal mineralization in the Iberian Pyrite Belt: fluid-inclusion and stable-isotope geochemistry (S–O–H–Cl) Mineralium Deposita, 38 (8) 953-967 doi:10.1007/s00126-002-0342-z | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | pyrite–chalcopyrite, quartz–galena– sphalerite, quartz–stibnite–arsenopyrite, quartz–pyrite, quartz–cassiterite–scheelite...chalcopyrite, and quartz–manganese oxide mineral assemblages. Studies of fluid inclusions in quartz, stibnite...sources of sulfur and depositional conditions. Quartz–stibnite mineralization formed at temperatures...high-salinity fluid trapped in inclusions in late-stage quartz from Editorial handling: V. Bouchot K. Germann...TU-Berlin, Ernst-Reuter-Platz 1, 10587 Berlin, Germany E-mail: Germann@bg.tu-berlin.de V. Lüders GeoForschungsZentrum |  | | Journal (issue) | | Lieber Heidelberg, W. Germany Olaf Medenbach Ruhr Universitat Bochum Bochum, W. Germany Eric Offermann Arlesheim............................................ 2 Germany An historical perspective on silver mining in G...Islet Famous mineral localities: the Silver Islet mine, O n ta rio ............... 49 by W. E. Wilson ...photo © SILVER crystals, 3.3 by 4.5 cm, from the mine, Kongsberg, Norway. (See the this issue.) Keith...Baden-Badener-Strasse 3 D-6900 Heidelberg 1 West Germany # I ----------- — ------------------ Hermann |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | studyingpolishedsectionsof black calcitefrom the Aurora mine, White Pine County,Nevada,three silver-beari...White Pine district, Nevada, and from the 'Fisk mine, Ophir district, Utah, the senior authorfounduncommonly...Ralph J. Roberts. Material was collectedat the Fisk mine, Ophir district, Utah, by JamesGilluly and R. J...Utah, by Dwight M. Lemmon. Samplesfrom the Mohawk mine, Silver Peak district, Nevada,werecollected by JohnP...chemicalanalysisof a sampleof the blackcalcitefrom the Aurora mine, Hamilton district,was madeby H. C. Whitehead; |  | | Report (volume) | | and silver·bCarins quartz veins in Miocene volcanic rocks at Bodie, Calif., and Aurora, Nev. Metalliferous...younser volcanic rocks. 'California Divifion of Mine~ and Oeolosy 2 AEROMAGNETIC STUDIES, BODIE HILLS...including rich silver and gold deposits once mined at Aurora, Nev., and Bodie, Calif. Tertiary volcanic rocks...because they are host rocks for the ore in the Aurora and Bodie districts and their· widespread distribution...Hills; the old mining towns of Bodie, Calif., and Aurora, Nev., famous in the past for their gold and silver |  | | Journal (issue) | | ISSUE 29 GREENLAND RUBIES The Final Straight The Aurora Diamond Collection Three-Phase Emeralds From Musakashi...ISSUE 29 GREENLAND RUBIES The Final Straight The Aurora Diamond Collection Three-Phase Emeralds From Musakashi...Projects 21 Years of Output From Montepuez Ruby Mine ICA 2015 Congress Provides Food For Thought Mining...Zambia ICA Mine Tour in Sri Lanka – In Search of Sapphire and More Gemology 30 The Aurora Collection:...Capricorn Delays Sale of Sapphires From Australia Mine R potential Sightholders and trade buyers, existing |  | | Report (issue) | | Budd photo. Calcite, 5.5 cm, from the Conco mine, North Aurora, Kane County, Illinois. Hummingbird Minerals...limpid gray-green calcite from the Conco mine, North Aurora, Kane County, Illinois, which are appearing...a big pocket system in the underground limestone mine 20 miles west of downtown Chicago. The forms of...$250. Kunzite spodumene, 5 cm, from the Oceanview mine, Pala district, San Diego County, California. Trinity...being extracted from the pegmatite at the Oceanview mine, Pala district, San Diego County, California—and |  | | Book | | Hypersthene Quartz Crystallized Quartz Amethyst Yellow Quartz Cairngorm, etc. Rose Quartz Avanturine...ARE PRECIOUS STONES? corundums to the humbler 9 quartz, ame- and topaz. It has been a mooted question...used for ornamental purposes, from the diamond to quartz, or chalcemay properly be termed precious dony...ruby will show one image one of carmine The of aurora red and red. dichroiscope is inexpensive,... COLORS. The list of the Shades of White. Quartz, opal, Chalce- dony. Shades of Gray. Labrador |  | | Journal (issue) | | Behnke Northbrook, IL Werner Lieber Heidelberg, W. Germany Eric Offermann Arlesheim, Switzerland Jeffrey A........................447 COVER: FERBERITE and quartz, 7 cm, from Mundo Nuevo, La Libertad, Peru. Marvin...Jane Koepp Jones and Gene LaBerge (“The Flambeau Mine, Ladysmith, Wisconsin”) Desautels Trophy: Irv Brown... Blue Ball mine Castle Dome dist. Fat Jack mine Finch mine Holmes Claim N. Geronimo mine Purple Passion...Passion mine Red Cloud mine Silver District Tonopah-Belmont mine Western Union mine Arkansas, Murfreesboro |  | | Book (volume) | | gold, zircon, A 2 spinel, 4f PLATINA. spinel, quartz, and magnetic ironstone. It is not true that...occasionally flow. If is generally associated with quartz and iron-pyrites. Its other accompanying minerals...along with auriferous iron-pyrites, in veins of quartz, at Edelfors in Sweden. Rich mines of gold were...hornblende rock : auriferous pyrites is met with in quartz at Beresof, in the same country. In the southern...either from veins, where it is associated with quartz, or from alluvial soil, where it occurs in the |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | .............................................. Aurora limestone...................................................................................... Quartz monzonite porphyry............................................................................. Quartz monzonite aplite.................................SEDIMENTARY ROCKS CRETACEOUS FORMATIONS Aurora limestone.—The name Aurora limestone was applied by Bur rows...exposed in the area covered by this report. The Aurora limestone consists of bluish-gray, nearly pure |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | "black calcite" associatedwith silver oresat the Aurora mine (TreasureHill), Hamilton, Nevada. Specifically...pyrolusite,birnessite(?), cerargyrite, nativesilver,quartz,and manganoan calcite. Althoughthe generaluniformdarkcolorof...manganese oxideswererecognized. onlyat the Aurora mine, Hamilton, Nevada, although black calcite veins...silver-bearingmanganesemineralsfound in the ore from the Aurora mine,White Pine County,whichare described in this...Aurorite (AUR) Quartz (qTz) FIG. 1. Parageneticsequencein blackcalciteat the Aurora mine, Hamilton, Nev |  | | Personal Communication | | P. 0. Box 440356 • Aurora, Colorado 80044 • (303) 695-7600 July ~æ.Michael 4, 1983 :;· P. Cooper... INVOICE M.P. P. □ . B □ X 4403S6 SOLD i L ABEL • AURORA, MINERALS COLORADO TO B0044 SHIPPED Michael...Colorado (303) 69S-7600 P. 0. Box 440356 • Aurora, Colorado 80044 • (303) 695-7600 August 13, 19...Also, some very fine Wulfenite from the Red Cloud Mine, Arizona (the Cyanotrichites are also from Arizona...best, Mitch and Barb Abel P. 0. Box 440356 • Aurora, Colorado 80044 • (303) 695-7600 September 5 |
|
