 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Arizona Wulfenite KEN BLADH Geology Department Wittenberg University Springfield, Ohio 45501 kbladh@wittenberg...localities in Arizona with world-class (best-of-species) specimens of wulfenite. Arizona wulfenite specimens...well-established group of nine “best-of-species” Arizona localities, based on the consensus 10 ROCKS &...MINERALS Figure 1. Wulfenite, Defiance mine, Cochise County. Les and Paula Presmyk specimen, 6 cm wide;...order, the Defiance mine, the Glove mine, the Hilltop mine, the Mammoth–St. Anthony mine (Tiger), the Old |  | | Journal (issue) | | SOCIETY VOLUME 76, NO. 5 ISSN 2572-7486 OF ARIZONA MAY 2017 The Rockhound Record, Volume 76, No...WULFENITE, PbMoO4, 7cm, Red Cloud Mine, Trigo Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA; Evan Jones Collection...Collection, © Jeff Scovil. ”Official MSA/Arizona Campaign Wulfenite” Heart Shaped Matrix & Wulfenite Crystal...22, 2017, Wulfenite became Official Mineral of Arizona, so May, we celebrate Wulfenite with a program...MSA Mineral Collection 8 Official Arizona Symbols 9 Arizona Mineral Collector 10 Mystery Mineral |  | | Journal (issue) | | RECORD, MAY-JUNE 2013 Mineral Collections in Arizona A Supplement to The Mineralogical Record May-June...Mineralogical Record, Inc. P.O. Box 30730, Tucson, Arizona 85751 Softcover: $25 plus shipping Hardcover: $60...Mimetite on Barite 5.1 cm, from the Rowley mine, Maricopa County, Arizona. Dick Morris collection; Jeff Scovil...Certificate (only one known) for The Red Cloud Gold & Silver Mining Company (1880) Mark Hay collection...Renaissance-style Depot in Tucson Courtesy of the Arizona Historical Society This special supplement was |  | | Journal (issue) | | Mineralogical Record Inc., 7413 N. Mowry Place Tucson, Arizona 85741 Editor & Publisher Wendell E. Wilson Associate...reprints, book sales, shows) P.O. Box 35565 Tucson, Arizona 85740 602-297-6709 Subscriptions • Individuals...second class postage (USPS-887-700) Paid at Tucson, Arizona, and additional offices. POSTMASTER: send address...Madera County, C alifornia............................. 127 by T. Szenics The El Dragon mine, Potosi...Lehrberger & G. Schnorrer-Kohler Arizona's Silver mining district ...................................... |  | | Report (issue) | | fragrant white pandemonium of blossoms—Springtime in Arizona is great time to be here, considering the weather...example there is new work afoot at the famous Red Cloud mine in the Trigo Mountains, in the southwestern...little about— New digging for wulfenite at the Red Cloud Terry Szenics wrote in 1975 that “…in perfection...aesthetic appeal, most collectors agree that Red Cloud wulfenite has no equal”—and this judgment prevails...wulfenite from the Red Cloud mine, see the essay by Szenics just quoted (“Ed Over at the Red Cloud,” in the July-August |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Fluorite in Arizona BARBARA L. MUNTYAN 3500 S. Beryl Avenue Tucson, Arizona 85735 azmarmot@gmail.com...by Jeff Scovil Figure 1. Map of Arizona showing noteworthy fluorite localities; prepared by William Besse... W hen one thinks about outstanding Arizona minerals, fluorite may be far down on the species list....mention of fluorite for many collectors. But Mindat lists no less than 390 localities for Arizona fluorite...suggesting that fluorite is plentiful throughout the state (http://mindat.org/fluorite/Arizona; accessed March |  | | Journal (issue) | | January–February, 2020 Mineral Collections in Arizona-II A Supplement to The Mineralogical Record January-February...Record, Inc. 5347 N. Ridge Spring Place, Tucson, Arizona 85749 Softcover: $25 plus shipping Hardcover: $60...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)...(below) Stock Certificate for The Total Wreck Mining & Milling Company (1881) Dick Morris collection This |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | [University of Cambridge] at 13:45 04 June 2016 MINE Figure 1 (above left). Looking north along open...Gilbert, Arizona 85299 Downloaded by [University of Cambridge] at 13:45 04 June 2016 T he Red Cloud mine...world's classic mineral localities. Ever since mining began there in the 1870s, its wulfenite has been...of mining for silver. Over the past century, however, a lot of effort has been put into this mine by...collector Ed Over proved what the Cloud was capable of in 1938. Today, the Red Cloud is finally in the hands of |  | | Catalog/List | | WULFENITE & ASSOC/A TIONS: Finch Mine (AKA Barking Spider), Pinal County, Arizona: Very nice combinations which...ROWLEYWULFENITE &ASSOCIATIONS: Rowley Mine, Painted Rock Mtns., Maricopa Co., Arizona: Clear golden wulfenite crystals...30.00 each GLOVE WULFENITE: Glove Mine, Santa Cruz County, Arizona: Very nice crystalline specimens with...WULFENITE: Old Yuma Mine, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona: Butterscotch to deep orange-red crystal inch...mounted in 1 1/4 79 WULFENITE: 79 Mine, Banner District, Gila County, Arizo _na: Transparent bright yellow |  | | Book (edition) | | MINERALOGY OF ARIZONA • Wu!fenite. Red Cloud mine, Si/district, Trigo Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona...Tucson .. The University of Arizona Press Copyright © 1977, r982, 1995 Arizona Board of Regents All rights...Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Mineralogy of Arizona/ John W. Anthony ... [et al.]; Wendell E. Wilson...0-8165-1555-7 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Minerals-Arizona. I. Anthony, John W (John Williams), 1920-. QE375...HISTORY OF ARIZONA MINING AND MINERALOGY The Prehistoric Period 20 Arizona Under Spanish Rule Arizona as a |  | | Catalog/List | | STIBNITE: Hunan Province, China: 1-2 inch single silver crystals and small clusters from this world renown...last. TOTAL WRECK WULFENITE: Total Wreck Mine, Pima County, Arizona; Nice butterscotch to near clear thumbnails...inch specimens, $25.00 each. CAMPYLITE: Dry Gill Mine, Cumberland, England; A unique and rare species...at $15.00 each. BROOKITE: Magnet Cove, Garland County, Arkansas; Dipyramidal thumbnail crystals mounted...calcite, barite, cerussite, malachite, azurite, fluorite and a host of other minerals alt mixed together |  | | Journal (issue) | | The Mineralogical Record P.O. Box 35565 Tucson, Arizona 85740 Tel: 520-297-6709 FAX: 520-544-0815 Editorial...AZ 85741. Periodicals postage paid at Tucson, Arizona and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send...Golden Topaz, 3.5 inches, from Katlang, Mardan District, Pakistan; Freilich Collection. OPENING SPREAD:...Bunker Hill mine, Idaho; Wulfenite from the Red Cloud mine, Arizona; Calcite and Fluorite from the Elmwood...Elmwood mine, Tennessee; Aquamarine from Pakistan; Wire Silver from Kongsberg, Norway; Powellite from Nasik | | | Book (edition) | | OF ARIZONA Wulfenite. Red Cloud mine, Silver district, Trigo Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona. Smithsonian...by Ed Over. Chip Clark photo. MINERALOGY OF ARIZONA THIRD EDITION W. Anthony Joh n Sidney A. Williams...of Arizona Press / Tucson The University of Arizona Press Copyright © 1977, 1982, 1995 Arizona Board...Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Mineralogy of Arizona / John W. Anthony . . [et al.] ;Wendell E. Wilson...0-8165-1555-7 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Minerals—Arizona. QE375-5-A6M56 I. Anthony, John W. (John Williams) |  | | Journal (issue) | | Mineralogical Record, fuc. P.O. Box 35565, Tucson, Arizona 85750 Softcover: $25 plus shipping Hardcover: $60...Tue largest crystal measures 3 cm Heights mine, Weardale, County Durham, England. Stuart Strife collection;...photo Backcover: (upper left) Elbaite, 4.5 cm, Sapo mine, Goiabeira, Minas Gerais, Brazil; Gus Eitler collection;...right) Elbaite, 7.8 cm, Himalaya rnine, San Diego County, California; Kevin Brown collection; Jeff Scovil...5 cm, Tree Root pocket, Two Point claim, Teller County, Colorado; Karl Warning collection; Jeff Scovil |  | | Journal (issue) | | Inc., © 2022 5347 N. Ridge Spring Place, Tucson, Arizona 85749 Softcover: $40 plus shipping Order through...Bookstore at www.MineralogicalRecord.com Front cover: Fluorite on Amazonite 7.5 cm, from the Smoky Hawk claim...Tom Spann photo. Back cover: Top row, from left: Fluorite, 6.7 cm, from the Weisseck, Austria. Collected...photo. Vanadinite, 2.4 cm, from the Apache mine, Arizona. Collected by Evan Jones; Jeff Scovil photo...Pezzotta; Antonio Miglioli photo. Fluorite, 7.4 cm, from the La Barre mine, France. Collected by Aubin Cosson; |  | | Journal (issue) | | Pink Fluorite! The Mineralogical Record SEPTEMBER–OCTOBER 2023 • VOLUME 54 • NUMBER 5 • $30 The ...net SEPTEMBER–OCTOBER 2023 Articles The Dry Gill Mine, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England.............575 by P. S. Burr & J. G. Wilson Alpine Pink Fluorite from the New Gotthard Road Tunnel, Switzerland.....................................655 COVER: FLUORITE, 5.8 cm, from the New Gotthard Road Tunnel. Found...only): $139/one year (Canada) $231/one year, (outside USA other than Canada) $325 for one year Subscription |  | | Catalog/List | | $10.00 per specimen. BOTRYOIOAL BORN/TE: Flambeau Mine, Ladysmith, Wiscon�in: 1.5 to 3 inch spe_cimens...fu�naces, 9.5 a man made mlne��I �ade by _ metallic silver In color, showing very nice bright beauties, are...PSEUOOMORPHSAFTER ARAGON/TE!!! Coro Coro, La Pa:t District, Bolivia: Really interesting little critters...internet sites earlier this week at $25.00 each!! Mine are only $7.00 each while they last! WHITEPINEM...Seaman Minera� Museum in Houghto�, �ichigan. �he mine is now closed! These aro very nice crystalline copper |  | | Journal (issue) | | Record, lnc. 5347 N. Ridge Spring Place, Tucson, Arizona 85749 2 Saftcover: $25 plus shipping Hardcover:...stock certificates for mines in the Cripple Creek District, Colorado, in 1898 and 1901. Sponsorship: This...Kile Brian Kosnar Bryan & Kathryn Lees Ian Merkel Mining Hall of Farne, Steve Whittington curator Nick North...did not escape the notice of some of the earliest mining men to work in there. Unlike the neighboring states...is basically a hardrock state where mining (and specimen mining) must typically cut through granite and |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Wulfenite’s deep, rich colors can be as warm as the Arizona climate in which it occurs so prolifically. RICHARD...RICHARD A. BIDEAUX 710 W. Bangalor Drive Or0 Valley, Arizona 85737 WULFENITE HAS BEEN A FAVORITE of mineral...specimens, not only to the mine, but also often to the particular place in the mine and even to the period...example, more than 150 localities are on record for Arizona alone (Anthony, Williams, and Bideaux, 1977; Wilt...is often yellow through orange, and more rarely red. It has also been recorded as green, blue, colorless |  | | Journal (issue) | | 2018 8 RED CLOUD MINE WULFENITE Rockhounds enjoy the products of this amazing Arizona mine. By Bob...FAMILY TRADITION 20 See Kentucky’s world-class fluorite collection. By Steve Voynick 12 David Christensen...Serras-Herman PROSPECTING ON THE DORRIS CLAIMS 26 ARIZONA FIRE AGATE 34 CHLORIDE SAWTOOTH QUARTZ 40 ROCK...ROCK & GEM KIDS 46 THE BRISTOL COPPER MINE 50 COOL SUMMER ROCKHOUNDING 54 NATIVE AMERICAN ROCKS... Find jagged quartz crystals at the Wall Street mine. By Robert Beard Regular Columns Field Notes . |  | | Book (edition) | | MINERALOGY OF ARIZONA,FOURTHEDITION V e a o_ of li rizo TI RAYMOND W. GRANT RONALD B. GIBBS...CALLAHAN THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA PRESS TUCSON f -- The University of Arizona Press www.uapress.arizona...arizona.edu © 2022 by The Arizona Board of Regents All rights reserYed. Published 2022 ISBN-13: 978-0-8165-4358-8...McDonald Co\·er photo: \\ 7 ulfenite, Rowley Mine, Maricopa County, 4 cm high specimen, Evan and Melissa Jones...Grant, Raymond \X'.,author. Title: Mineralogy of Arizona/ Raymond W. Grant [and 4 others] ; maps and illustrations |  | | Journal (issue) | | 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...to see. Fluorite crystals covered the mine area and it appeared that no one had visited the mine since... S. Army had closed the area in the 1940s. The "mine" was really a prospect as it consisted of a trench |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Knoxville] at 12:13 05 June 2016 Milliken Mine, Reynolds County, Missouri I n part because of its unusual...its intimate association with deposits rich in silver made it familiar to people many centuries ago,...Historical galena analyses reflect minor amounts of silver, copper, bismuth, iron, zinc, cadmium, and even...minerals commonly include sphalerite, chalcopyrite, fluorite, barite, calcite, dolomite, quartz, and a wide...of the Creede district, Mineral County; the Camp Bird mine in Ouray County; the Eagle mine at Gilman, Eagle |  | | Journal (issue) | | Record Inc., 6349 N. Orange Tree Drive, Tucson, Arizona 85740 The Mineralogical Record Inc. Is a non-profit...Volume Fourteen, Number Five ARIZONA- V Articles Lost mines of Arizona ................................Famous mineral localities: the New Cornelia mine, Ajo, Arizona 283 by W. J. Thomas and R. B. Gibbs Famous...R. A. Bideaux Famous mineral localities: the Ray mine ..................................................Allgood and C. Williams Black dioptase from Tiger, Arizona .............................................. |  | | Show/Event (guide) | | In short, Wulfenite is a spectacular 1nineral. Arizona has provided ·world-class Wulfenite specunens for...collectors and 1nuseums all over the world. Yes, Arizona is famous for itsWulfenite specimens, so fainous...Wulfenite is the Official Mineral of the State of Arizona! Check out your local library for many colorful.....there are almost as many of us as there are fluorite collectors! You can find information about the...©2019 Da!l1'1 Powell Phy ical Properties Color: Red Rcdcli h-or;rngc, Or;U1gc, Orange- ellow, yellow |
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Red Cloud Mine, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA