 | | Report (issue) | | MINERALS OF NEVADA MINERALS OF NEVADA Peer Hen By CASTOR oan eGORY.C.oFER DOCK NEVADA AND BUREAU... UNIVERSITY Reno & Las Vegas OF NEVADA PRESS GEOLOGY Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Special...University of Nevada Press, Reno, Nevada 89557 USA Copyright © 2004 by University of Nevada Press Photographs...otherwise noted Map of Mining Districts and significant mineral occurrences of Nevada by Nevada Bureau of Mines...Cataloging-in-Publication Data Castor, Stephen B, Minerals of Nevada / Stephen B. Castor and Gregory C. Ferdock.— Ist | | | Report (issue) | | MINERALS OF NEVADA MINERALS OF NEVADA STEPHEN B. CASTOR and G R EGOR Y C . F E R D OC K l NEVADA BUREAU...association with the UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA PRESS Reno & Las Vegas Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Special...University of Nevada Press, Reno, Nevada 89557 USA Copyright© 2004 by Uni versity of Nevada Press Photographs...Districts and si gnificant minernl occurrences of Nevada by Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology All rights reserved...-Publ ication Dat,i Castor, Stephen B. Minerals of Nevada/ Stephen B. Castor and Gregory C. Ferdock.- rst |  | | Report (issue) | | tetrahedrite–tennantite, galena, brochantite, devilline, harmotome, calcite (Samson mine, Germany); erythrite...Bensheim, Hesse; at the Sauberg mine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Saxony; in the Samson mine, St. Andreasberg, and on...of the Glücksrad mine, Oberschulenberg, Harz Mountains; in the Alte Buntekuh mine, near Niederschelden...at Ramsbeck, North Rhine-Westphalia; in the Clara mine, near Oberwolfach, Black Forest. From Triembach-au-Val... Large crystals at the Burrus mine, Pyramid district, Washoe Co., Nevada, USA. Name: For its first observed |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 276. Scorodite crystallizes in the orthorhombic system (2/m 2/m2/m) with typical crystals somewhat equant...and some scorodite from the large Gold Quarry mine in Nevada contains significant phosphorus and vanadium...pegmatites including those near Georgetown, Sagadahoc County (King and Foord 1994); other occurrences include...Oxford County. Scorodite occurred in small, pale green masses in oxidized ore at the cobalt mine at Great...Middlesex County; the Booth bismuth mine at Monroe, Fairfield County; and the arsenic mine between Seymour |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Universitesi] at 20:25 14 March 2016 Blanchard Mine, Bingham, New Mexico T here once was a time when...originating at what was then known only as the Blanchard mine, Bingham, New Mexico. Oh, for those simpler times...fine brochantite from the abovementioned Blanchard mine has been selected for this issue. Brochantite, a...97. Brochantite crystallizes in the monoclinic system (2/m), exhibiting about forty known forms! Crystals...sparingly at the old Loudville mines, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, and as coatings of tiny crystals |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | the deposit consists mainly of galena and sphalerite and occurs as vein, stockwork, breccia, dissemination...sphalerite, and galena I; stage II consist of galena II; and stage III contains calcite. Galena in the deposit...indicate the presence of Zn- and As-free galena and As-rich galena (with 0.2–0.5% As). Sphalerite contains...deposits in the Nappe zone consist of stratabound and vein bodies that are characterized by open-space filling...al. (2011b) showed that the Pb isotope ratios in galena at Jebel Ghozlane are relatively homogeneous and |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | left). Fluorite, Heights mine, North vein, near Eastgate, Weardale, County Durham, England. This transparent...(center left). Fluorite, Dow Scar level, Hilton mine, near Appleby, Scordale, Cumbria, England. This...conditions, Rosiclare level, Denton mine, Harris Creek district, Hardin County, Illinois. The specimen is 8...attributed to the Lead Hill area, Cave-in-Rock district, Hardin County, Illinois, and is 5.5 cm. Ross Lillie specimen...Examples include the Illinois-Kentucky fluorspar district (Lillie 1988, 2006); the North Pennines orefield |  | | Catalog/List | | WULFENITE & ASSOC/A TIONS: Finch Mine (AKA Barking Spider), Pinal County, Arizona: Very nice combinations...$15.00 each ROWLEYWULFENITE &ASSOCIATIONS: Rowley Mine, Painted Rock Mtns., Maricopa Co., Arizona: Clear...and $ 30.00 each GLOVE WULFENITE: Glove Mine, Santa Cruz County, Arizona: Very nice crystalline specimens...00 each YUMA WULFENITE: Old Yuma Mine, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona: Butterscotch to deep orange-red...mounted in 1 1/4 79 WULFENITE: 79 Mine, Banner District, Gila County, Arizo _na: Transparent bright yellow |  | Kendrick, M. A., Burgess, R., Leach, D., Pattrick, R. A. D. (2002) Hydrothermal Fluid Origins in Mississippi Valley-Type Ore Districts: Combined Noble Gas (He, Ar, Kr) and Halogen (Cl, Br, I) Analysis of Fluid Inclusions from the Illinois-Kentucky Fluorspar District, Viburnum Trend, and Tri-State Districts, Midcontinent United States. Economic Geology, 97 (3) 453-469 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.97.3.453 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Inclusions from the Illinois-Kentucky Fluorspar District, Viburnum Trend, and Tri-State Districts, Midcontinent...North America. The Illinois-Kentucky fluorspar district belongs to the fluoritic subtype of Mississippi...Illinois-Kentucky fluorspar district. Fluorite from the Illinois-Kentucky fluorspar district has a maximum 3He/4He...the fluids of the Illinois-Kentucky fluorspar district. The Br/Cl mol ratios of all the deposits are...halite saturation. Late quartz from the Tri-State district contains a very minor component of halite dissolution |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | during a continuous hydrothermal evolution of the system during cooling. The role played by the CO2-rich...environment is discussed. The Xihuashan mine belongs to the Dayu mining district located in the southern part of...represents the typical wolframite-bearing quartz vein type of the Nanling metallogenic province (Yan et...Chinese researchers and geologists from the Dayu mining district. The results were presented at different international...veins at different exploration levels in Xihuashan mine are investigated using microthermometric and Raman |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | York, N. Y. 10023 Assistant Treasurer: JACK T. BURRUS, Box 570, Waynesville, N. C. 28786 PRESIDENT'S...Having our southern headquarters in Palm Beach County has made possible close association with the active...Florida Turnpike off Okeechobee Road in Palm Beach County on the property of Mr. P. C. Smith who notified...of the largest col- Science Museum of Palm Beach County lections of fossils in Florida. As Secre- of which...should be ordered as a Club order from Jack T. Burrus, Box 570, WaynesviHe, North Carolina 28786. The |  | | Catalog/List | | COLLECT/ON: RED CLOUD WULFENITE: Red Cloud Mine, La Paz County, Arizona: The best wulfenite locallty in...WULFEN/TE & ASSOC/A [IONS: Finch Mine (AKA Barking Spider), Pinal County, Arizona: Very nlce combinations...00 each ROWLEY WULFENITE & ASSOCIA T/ONS: Rowley Mine, Painted Rock Mlns., Maricopa Co., Arizona: Clear...and $25.00 each GLOVE WULFENITE: Glove Mine, Santa Cruz County, Arizona: Very nice cryslalline speclmens...each D~SCLOIZl[E 0N VANADIN/TE: Plnal Clalms, GIia County, Arizona: Mini to drusy crystals of desclolzlte |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | quarry with exposures of hydrothermal fluorite and galena mineralization and, unusually, a large bitumen...Valley-type (MVT) ore deposits (see ROEDDER, 1976; BURRUS, 198 1; and RANKIN, 1990, for reviews). An understanding...petroleum if a direct link can be established (e.g., BURRUS, 198 1; HORSFIELDand MCLIMANS, 1984; PAGEL et al...have acted as conduits for mineralizing fluids; galena and fluorite veining is extensive below the impermeable...“black bitumen” by PERIN, 1973). (4 (b) - Mineral Vein ----- Fault 2 4 6 FIG. I. (a) General geology |  | Thomson, M. L., Mastalerz, M., Sinclair, A. J., Bustin, R. M. (1992) Fluid source and thermal history of an epithermal vein deposit, Owen Lake, central British Columbia: evidence from bitumen and fluid inclusions. Mineralium Deposita, 27 (3) 219-225 doi:10.1007/bf00202546 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Fluid source and thermal history of an epithermal vein deposit, Owen Lake, central British Columbia: evidence...process, recording the peak thermal history of the system (Teichmiiller 1973; Ammosov and Sharkova 1975;...location of the Owen Lake epithermal vein deposit Fig. mineralized ,b vein o I 0 ml km 1.o 1.6 Mckenzie...formation during a heating or cooling thermal system. In a system where the temperature is increasing, fluid...only) A g - A u - Z n - C u - P b epithermal vein system, enclosed in Late Cretaceous, Tip Top Hill volcanic |  | | Book (volume) | | chalcedony, jasper and gem petrified wood. BUFFALO COUNTY KEARNEY, area gravel bars and pits along the Platte...townagate, chalcedony, jasper, petrified wood. CASS COUNTY WEEPING WATER, SE, on rd. to Nehawka, in the Snyderville...chalcedony, jasper, fossils. CHERRY COUNTY VALENTINE, in the Sandhills county along the Niobrara R. and Minnechaduza...gem qualityagatized and opalized wood. DAWES COUNTY CHADRON, in N part of Co. and as far W as Crawford...woods, etc. DAWSON COUNTY GOTHENBURG, in sand pitspetrified palm wood. DEUEL COUNTY CHAPPELL, all regional |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | New York, N. Y . 10023 Assistant Treasurer—Jack Burrus, Box 750, Waynesville, N. C . 28786 EFMLS Newsletter...A field trip took them to Loudville, Mass., for galena, quartz, malachite, pyromorphite, cerrusite, pyrite...President of rhe Mineralogical Society of the District of Columbia and newly elected Vice Presi dent...program of cooperation among the Clubs of the District and nearby Maryland and Virginia looking forward...Club. The C l u b collected at the Yates Uranium Mine, Otter Lake, Quebec T h e Cape Cod Gem and Mineral |  | | Catalog/List | | nativccoppcr, . al ·tes from various locations, pyrite, galena, prehnite, stilbite, kyanite, barite, cerussite...AROUND THE WORLD** BLADED HEMJMORPHITE; Dauntless Mine, Robinson Distric!, White Pine Co., �evada: J:?irec...size and quality. OLIVENITE; Majuba Hill Mine, Pershing Co., Nevada: Originally described from tlte famous...locations have been found in the U.S., mostly in Nevada and Utah. This is the best material found in the...quality. RICHELSDORFITE; Burrus Mine, Pyramid District, Washoe Co., Nevada: Lets talk about rarity! Richelsdorfite |  | | Book (volume) | | Most specimen collecting is done in the Lead-Zinc mining dists. of northwestern Illinois, the glacial drift...These measures constitute the Upper Carboniferous system of repeated alterations of sandstone, shale, bituminous...600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E |  | | Book (volume) | | Most specimen collecting is done in the Lead-Zinc mining dists. of northwestern Illinois, the glacial drift...These measures constitute the Upper Carboniferous system of repeated alterations of sandstone, shale, bituminous...600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | York, N. Y . 10023 Assistant Treasurer: Jack T. Burrus, Box 750, Waynesville, N. C . 28786 General Show...Kingsport, on the min erals to be found in the Foote Mine at Kings Mountain. NEW YORK The Westchester Mineral...hibits of the New York State Museum. The Tompkins County Gem and Mineral Club, Ithaca, viewed the new Federation...and Mineral Society, Columbia, went to the Foote Mine at Kings Mountain, N. C. A pro gram was devoted...moonstone, unakite and breccia. ALABAMA The Calhoun County Rock and Min eral Club, Jacksonville, reports |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | York, N. Y . 10023 Assistant Treasurer—Jack T. Burrus, Box 750, Wavnesville. N. C. 28786 Show Chairman—Robert...CONNECTICUT The Thames Valley Rockhounds, New London County, began the new season with an idea packed program...Brazil. — The Cobb County Gem and Mineral Club, Marietta, went to the Grisson Gold Mine, Dahlonega, Ga....Lapidary and Mineral Society of Prince Georges County, Hyatts ville were on a field trip in the area...Clifton Mineral and Lapidary Society. — The Bergen County Mineralogy and Pa leontology Society, Paramus |  | Urban, Márian, Thomas, Rainer, Hurai, Vratislav, Koneèný, Patrik, Chovan, Martin (2006) Superdense CO2 inclusions in Cretaceous quartz–stibnite veins hosted in low-grade Variscan basement of the Western Carpathians, Slovakia. Mineralium Deposita, 40 (8) 867-873 doi:10.1007/s00126-005-0042-6 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | silver and 3,300 tons of antimony. Underground mining of the quartz–stibnite veins in the Gemeric area...mineralization stages have been distinguished in the vein infilling: (1) quartz (±pyrite, tourmaline), (2)...(a) chalcopyrite, tetrahedrite, bournonite; (b) galena, boulangerite; (c) stibnite, jamesonite, berthierite)...calcite (Beňka and Caňo 1992). An example of the vein infilling (Fig. 2a) shows a brecciaed texture with...and the Cretaceous K–Ar age of feldspar from the vein infilling and that of the adjacent 869 Asp Qtz |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | New York, N. Y. 10023 Assistant Treasurer—Jack T. Burrus, Box 750, Waynesville, N. C . 28786 Show Chairman—Robert...Mineral Society, Greenville, went to the Tweedy Mine (location not given) for garnets and came away with...the Park The Rock and Mineral Club of Lower Bucks County, Fairless Hills, learned about micromounts from...Lapidary and Mineral So ciety of Prince Georges County, Hyatts ville, reports that the quarries visited...Gem, Lapi dary and Mineral Society of Montgomery County, Rockville, traveled to Stanley, Virginia, for |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | York, N. Y . 10023 Assistant Treasurer—Jack T. Burrus, Box 750, Waynesville, N. C . 28786 Show Chairman—Robert...trip to Mifflin County. Member Bob Cox of the Rock and Min eral Club of Lower Bucks County, Fairless Hills...strontian-calcite, sphalerite, galena, pyrite and black chert; aragonite from the Old Johes Mine; lepidcrocite at Mud...held two successful field trips: One to the Ray Mine for beryl and aqua marine, and the other to Canton...Mem ber Ken Kyte led a field trip to the Tweesy Mine near Morgantown, N. C. to find garnets for the Western |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | New York, N. Y . 10023 Assistant Treasurer—Jack Burrus, Box 750, Waynesville, N. C. 28786 EFMLS Newsletter...growing of crystals. Garnets were found at the Weisman Mine in Spruce Pine. MASSACHUSETTS T h e Boston Mineral...'hard rock mining' i n a hunt for staurolite and andradite (garnet) at the Roxbury Garnet Mine. Terry Szenics...pro gram on " G o l d " . PENNSYLVANIA The Bucks County Earth Science So ciety, Feasterville, visited...tions" for the Rock and Mineral Club of Lower Bucks County, Fairless H i l l s D r . Arthur Montgomery reminisced |
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