 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Alabama P.O. Box 0 Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35486 85° • County Seat ALABAMA'S MINERAL INDUSTRY began in 1818...iron furnace was built near Russellville, Franklin County, utilizing local brown iron-ore (goethite) deposits...semi-opal") in the Tennessee River Valley area near Huntsville, Madison County, the first such mineralogical...1831 along tributaries of the Coosa River (Chilton County). Utilization of mineral resources in Alabama has...iron ore, clay, marble, bauxite, and Figure 1. County map of Alabama. Courtesy U.S. Geological Survey |  | | Book (volume) | | ...........................................139 Idaho...................................................rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham...sandstone⎯red ocher. (Such deposits were well known to prehistoric Indians.) BARBOUR COUNTY BAKER HILL...nearby exposures, deep red to variegated⎯ocher. BIBB COUNTY GENERAL AREA: c county gravel pits along the |  | | Book (volume) | | ...........................................139 Idaho...................................................rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham...sandstone⎯red ocher. (Such deposits were well known to prehistoric Indians.) BARBOUR COUNTY BAKER HILL...nearby exposures, deep red to variegated⎯ocher. BIBB COUNTY GENERAL AREA: c county gravel pits along the |  | | Book (volume) | | ...........................................160 Idaho .................................................................548 Table of Maps Page Alabama County Map ...................................................................................4 Alaska County and Stream Map ......................................................................22 Arizona County Map .............................................................42 Arizona – Yavapia Co. Burro Creek area Site Map ................................. |  | | Report (issue) | | expanded shale plant, Summit County, Utah Holnam’s Devil’s Slide plant, Morgan County, Utah !7IB5F7-jbgfej...THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST FORUM 1999 Salt Lake City County Building constructed of Kyune Sandstone Proceedings...surficial geology of the state at a regional scale by county and at a more detailed scale by quadrangle. The...mining heritage via an underground mine tour of the Ontario mine and to enjoy the scenery and amenities...second guest activity was a tour of the Salt Lake Valley to experience its history, culture, and recent |  | | Report (volume) | | Secretary UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEORGE OTIS SMITH, Director Bulletin 624 USEFUL MINERALS OF THE................................................. Idaho...................................................their respective States: Alabama_____Dr. Eugene A. Smith, Universitv.Arizona_ ___Dr. Burt Ogburn, Phoenix...Hopkins University, Baltimore. Michigan____Mr. R. A. Smith, Lansing. Dr. A. C. Lane, Tufts College, Mass. Minnesota____Prof...Nebraska, Lincoln. Nevada_____Dr. W. S. Tangier Smith, Lodi, Cal. New Jersey___.Dr. H. B. Kurnmel, Trenton |  | | Book (edition) | | from the Tourmaline Q ueen .1ine, Pala, San Diego County, California. From a pen-and-ink drawing by W. E...price increases, which make it more attractive to mine domestic deposits at a profit. Foreign labor is...Charles Seward, Dr. Benjamin M. Shaub, 0. D. Smith, Richard K. Smith, Smithsonian Institution, C. M. Sparks...Prosopite, Variscite, Jade (Nephrite and Jadeite), Rhodonite, ldocrase (V esuvianite), The Garnet Group. 199... Mounce diamond crystal 5. Gibson's Ruby mine, Cowee Creek, North Carolina 6. Corundum Hill, North Carolina |  | | Report (volume) | | INTERIOR UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEORGE OTI8 SMITH, DIRECTOR BULLETIN 585 USEFUL MINERALS OF THE...respective States: Alabama.........Dr. Eugene A. Smith, University. Arkansas..........Dr. A. H. Purdue...University, Baltimore. Michigan..........Mr. R. A. Smith, Lansing. Dr. A. C. Lane, Tufts College, Mass. Minnesota...Nebraska, Lincoln. Nevada...........Dr. W. S. Tangier Smith, Berkeley, Cal. New Jersey...... .Dr. H. B. Kummel...See Bauxite and Hallpysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found |  | | Book | | Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana...the most ancient of all Egyptian burials, in the Valley of the Royal Tombs at Abydos west of the ancient...afterlife: opaque blue turquoise and lapis lazuli, clear red carnelian, purple amethyst, and rock crystal-all...crystal, onyx, and agate, especially valuing the deep red carnelian variety of chalcedony. Although the Sumerians...mines on Mount Zabarah on the west coast of the Red Sea. King Solomon is supposed to have owned emerald |  | | Book (volume) | | 5 = fii? i a j — » ya y _— ’* : i mine in. q)! Y eit iia -...Company of El Paso, Texas. Information on the Virgin Valley opal deposits was given by G. Keith Hodson of Scottsdale...account of the agates found in the Mississippi Valley was provided by Irving W. Hurlbut of Muscatine...Kobuk jade locality. Descriptions of San Diego County, California, gemstones and the mines in which they...the generous assistance of many residents of that county. My special thanks are extended to Elbert H. McMacken |  | | Report (issue) | | GIST CALIFORNIA STATE PRINTING OFFICE FRANK J. SMITH, Superintendent sacea:mento, 1923 22132 952202...octahedral cleavage. Brittle. Yellow and colorless Red, orange, green, blue, brown and black are rarer crystals...observed in the gold gravels at Cherokee, Butte County, and this locality, became the most noted one in...short articles on California diamonds. A Amador County: few small stones have been picked up near the...towns of Volcano, Oleta and Fiddleto^vn. Butte County: In 1853 it was observed that diamonds occurred |  | | Book (volume) | | guide to more than 1,000 specific locations in Idaho, lowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska...Virginia VOLUME 3: THE NORTHWESTERN QUANDRANT Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska...TREASURES VOLUME ep The Northwestern Quadrant Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska...Principal Abbreviations and Mineral Location Numbers Idaho lowa Kansas Minnesota Missouri Montana Nebraska...volumes, through very precise directions and accurate county maps, to get you to the best and most accessible |  | | Book (edition) | | ALL RIGHTS Naturegraph Publishers, 3543 Indian Creek Road Happy Camp, CA 96039 U.S.A. 72-13423 RESERVED... 3a. Streak 3. Metallic aeomeak Minerals red or red-brown, aicd... 2 luster with reddish cere Fingernail or red............. erent. yet ee se a se 5 4a. Scarlet...scratched with Knife, but not Fingernail. 10a. Red or copper red color & streak ................00005 TOD.... 11 13 11a. Red color and streak, but not copper red............... 12 11b. Copper red color and streak; |  | | Journal (issue) | | Setzler. An informal history of the Blythe-Palo Verde Valley in Southern California. Hardcover. $5.50. EXPLORING...cardboard cover, $2.25. DEATH VALLEY BOOKS Published by the Death Valley '49ers these four volumes have...history of Death Valley. All are durable paperback on slick stock. A NATURALIST'S DEATH VALLEY (Revised edition)...by Edmund C. Jaeger, ScD $1.50 MANLY AND DEATH VALLEY. Symbols of Destiny, by Ardis Manly Walker $1.25...CAMELS AND SURVEYORS IN DEATH VALLEY By Arthur Woodward $2.00 DEATH VALLEY TALES by 10 different authors |  | | Report (issue) | | been found in the mining the nugget Jim, Placer County, California, in 1871 by a small girl in who town...The bibliography has been updated and expanded. County lists published by Collins (1) pp. 40-64, in Murdoch...deposits of the Mojave Desert area and of Death Valley by a group of U.S. Geological Survey workers, with...primarily in the Boron area, but also in the Death Valley region. Another example is a recent study of the...rhyolite locality in Alameda County and the lawsonite type locality Marin County, which have been completely |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | practically unknown mineralogically. ARTHUR E . SMITH 9118 C o n c h o Houston, T e x a s 77036 IN S...pegmatite was mined at Barringer Hill in Llano County in the early 1900s but was flooded by Lake Buchanan...from 1900 to the middle 1940s; but the Mariposa mine, which produced most of the rare minerals, ceased...that in the "Arkansas Mineral Locality Index" (Smith, 1988) and a modification of that in the "California...Locality Index" (Kampf et al., 1989). I have Arthur Smith, a consulting editor for Rocks & Minerals, is a |  | | Report (issue) | | commercial borates. Lawsonite, first found in Marin county in 1895, has proved to be of great petrographic...nickel telluride, melonite, found in Calaveras County in 1867. New minerals and new mineral this is ...products. The gem-bearing pegmatites of San Diego County have aroused special masses, interest. Many ...short articles on California diamonds. A Amador County: few small stones have been picked up near the...recently, one of 21 carats near Plymouth. ; Butte County: In 1853 it was observed that diamonds occurred |  | | Book | | are reported by county of occurrence. Map 1-2 shows the county boundaries and county names. When possible... • ID MOOOC PLATEAU I7 COAST RANGES 7 GREAT VALLEY :2f SIERRA NEVADA ~ BASIN RANGES Ell MOJAVE...,o Map 1-2. Outline map of California showing county boundaries. __ _) 4 MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA...composition between acidic and basic rocks. drift mine Adit(s) driven into gravel. euhedral Characterized...potassium feldspar. laterite A highly weathered, red subsoil or material rich in secondary oxides of iron |  | | Report (issue) | | tribes in the northeast corner of San Bernardino County in pre-historic times. The old workings here were...stone hammers, and called his claim the Stone Hammer mine. This find aroused so much interest that the San...circumstance the location was named the Stone Hammer mine. "The State Slining Bureau reported at about the...been found in tlie desert region between Death Valley and Goff's Mining District, nearer the former,...Lindsay, Tulare County near mouth of Carrizo Gorge, San Diego County west side of Williams Valley, Mendocino |  | | Journal (issue) | | United States belong to regional Fed~raYucaipa Valley Gem and Mineral tions. which in turn belong to...program aids. representation. Gen1 Socictv of Casrro Valley teaches etc .. and annually hold a convention and...American Federation Kor'ilad. also oft he Castro Valley club. is hosted by one of the Regional FederaSecond...San Mateo Previouslv mentioned were the annual County. Federation · convention!> and shows; Third Row...Societies. July 8 through 11: Northwest Federation of Mine ralogical Societies. Center - Trophies for the award |  | | Journal (volume) | | Field District 8 Miner al Resources of San Diego County 56 GEOLOGIC BRANCH 56 Current Notes Geology...San Diego County— 71) SPECIAL ARTICLES The Prospect for 'Minor Metals' The Right Mine to ADMINISTRATIVE...classes 1. Mines and mineral resources of a given county or area (describing kind, character, distribution...Mining Engineers MINERAL RESOURCES OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY By W. B. Tucker and Charles H. Reed* Foreword...sponsored by the board of supervisors of San Diego County. For twelve months during 1936 and 1937 they inspected | | | Book | | species are reported by 1-2 shows the county boundaries and county names. When possible, locations of mines...within a township is illustrated by Figure 1-1. county of occurrence. Map *M. Fleischer’s 1980 Glossary...CASCADE RANGE HI MODOC PLATEAU COAST RANGES S GREAT VALLEY SI SIERRA NEVADA 21 BASIN RANGES 3Zm MOJAVE DESERT...Map 1-2. Outline map of California showing county boundaries. 4 MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA R5W i...composition between acidic and basic rocks. drift mine Adit(s) driven into gravel. Characterized by the |  | | Journal (issue) | | strictly to copper mines as it may occur in any mine, quarry, excavation or rock cutcrop containing copper...the Banat, Hungary; and at the Burra Burra copper mine of South Australia (opened up in 1845) . In more...malachite has been found at the Copper Queen copper mine, Bisbee, Arizona, and in beautiful stalactitic forms...(in concentric bands) at the Humming Bird copper mine, Morenci, Ariz. Today, Katanga District, Belgian...The Terlingua Quicksilver District of Brewster County, Texas ; Motion Picture Photography of Mineral |  | | Journal (issue) | | Cluster of Amethyst Crystals Ellis Jones Amethyst Mine, Due West, S. C. (See page 890 for story of the...$2.75 CHALCOPYRITE, SPHALERITE, Okla. Large deep red to near black sphalerite crystals sprinkled with...Ave., Chicago, 111. 60640. Feb. 11-13, 1966—Magic Valley Gcm&Mineral Society Border Gem Fiesta, Civic Center...Tucson Gem and Mineral Society will be held at Pima County Fairgrounds, 4700 S. 6th Ave., Tucson, Ariz. Gc-n...844, Jackson, Miss. 39205. March 4-6, 1966—Gila County Gem & Min eral Show, Miami, Ariz. Chairman: Ernest |  | | Report (issue) | | MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF TRINITY COUNTY, CALIFORNIA ^^^^gz^^^^sHi LIBRARY ^ tnSF DAVIS [... Mi+teCOUNTY CcUifi&isua By J. C. O'BRIEN, Mining Engineer...Retired and Geology California Division of Mines COUNTY REPORT 4 California Division of Mines and Geology...TABULATION OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF TRINITY COUNTY 53 (3) 3 Illustrations Page Plate 1. Map...California with County Figure 3. Geologic of the mines of Trinity map County of Trinity County In pocket |
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