 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 31 December 2014 NEVADA MINERAL STEVEN PULLMAN 1755 Circle Drive NW Reno, Nevada 89509 RICHARD THOMSSEN...THOMSSEN P.O. Box 1656 Carson City, Nevada 89702 Map showing Nevada counties, by William W.Besse. N evada...minerals new to the state being identified every year. Nevada is one of the few western states without a published...well-known and collected localities, such as Majuba Hill. Many other localities with extensive and unusual...Particular thanks go to Forrest Cureton and Curtiss Robinson for their suggestions and additions. Figure 3 |  | Price, Jonathan G., Henry, Christopher D., Castor, Stephen B., Garside, Larry, Faulds, James E. (1999) Geology of Nevada With excellent rock exposures in the desert, generally good access to collecting localities on public lands, and fine tourist attractions in the towns, Nevada is a wonderful state for rock and mineral enthusiasts. Rocks & Minerals, 74 (6) 357-363 doi:10.1080/00357529909605171 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | towns, Nevada is a wonderful state for rock and mineral enthusiasts. T he geology of Nevada is the...human history. The overall geologic history of Nevada, which spans more than 2.5 billion years (table...Many of the range-bounding faults remain active. Nevada is the third most seismically active state in the...or greater earthquake has occurred somewhere in Nevada about once every thirty years. Most faults are...(analogous to a tilted deck of cards). However, some Nevada faults are strike-slip faults, like the San Andreas |  | | Journal (issue) | | University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Ml George W. Robinson Natl. Museums of Canada Ottawa, Ontario Abraham...Vochten & G. Brizzi The Alice Glory Hole, Clear Creek County, Colorado ................................185 by...de Grys, M. Kohler & L. Minnaar Garnet Hill, White Pine County, Nevada ..................................................................199 by G. W. Robinson & D. C. Harris Monazite and caldoancylite from...from the Foote mine, North Carolina by J. S. White & J. E. Nelen 203 An unusual quartz crystal from Zaire |  | | Leaflet/flyer | | HC33 Box 33500, Ely moe!ng rs OO ee nas ee ee ee Ter. GARNET FIELDS ROCKHOUND AREA ELY BLM IDISTIRICT...ee Garnet Fields Rockhound Area is located between 3% and 5¥%2 air miles northwest of central Ely, Nevada...traffic signal at the US 93 and US 50 junction in Ely (4% mile north of the turnoff to Ruth). See the area...reverse side of this page. Locally referred to as Garnet Hill, this nationally known rockhounding area is famous...or west of the parking area near the top of Garnet Hill. This parking area is about 3.1 miles east of |  | | 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...Weissman, and Sugar White copyright © 2004 unless otherwise noted Map of Mining Districts and significant...significant mineral occurrences of Nevada by Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology All rights reserved Manufactured |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | geochemistry of vapour-phase garnet from the Topopah Spring Tuff at Yucca Mountain, Nevada, USA R. J. MOSCATI* AND...Federal Center, Box 25046, MS 963, Denver, CO 80225, USA [Received 20 January 2014; Accepted 10 April 2014;...Paintbrush Group from Yucca Mountain, in southern Nevada. The Miocene-age Topopah Spring Tuff is a 350 m...hematite and/or garnet. Vapour-phase topaz and economic deposits associated commonly with topaz-bearing rhyolites...1% which, when coupled with the garnet d18O values in a quartz-garnet fractionation equation, indicates | | | 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...Scovil, Storm Sears, Jeffrey Weissman, and Sugar White copyright © 2004 unless o therwise noted Map of...Districts and si gnificant minernl occurrences of Nevada by Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology All rights reserved |  | | Book (volume) | | Arkansas Florida Georgia Kentucky Southwest States Nevada New Mexico Oklahoma ‘Texas Utah VOLUME 4 Northeast...Northeast States Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Illinois Indiana Louisiana Maine Mississippi...Holtz, Jenny Buono, Kristi Menter, and Melanie Robinson; and all the staff at GemStone Press for their...Safety Precautions ........0.0... 0000 cece sees Mining Techniques - serena cere one ee Notes on Gem Faceting...Old Glory. The red rubies of North Carolina, the white diamonds of Arkansas, the blue sapphires of Montana—America |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | California’s gemstone treasure trove right next door, Nevada would be equally blessed with gem material. However...However, this in not the case. Although Nevada, with more than I10,OOOsquare miles, is the seventh largest...is actually there but has yet to be discovered. Nevada has been extensively explored in the past for strategic...of Virgin Valley, outside of Denio in Humboldt County near the Oregon border. Much of what is found are...337.60 carats, Petersen Peak. Hallelujah Junction Mining and Exploration Company specimen. (B) Polished |  | | Book (volume) | | Most specimen collecting is done in the Lead-Zinc mining dists. of northwestern Illinois, the glacial drift...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...E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip |  | | Book (volume) | | Most specimen collecting is done in the Lead-Zinc mining dists. of northwestern Illinois, the glacial drift...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...E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip |  | | Journal (issue) | | Morehead Donald R. Peacor Andrew C. Roberts George W. Robinson Abraham Rosenzweig Associate Photographers: Nelly...85740. FRONT COVER: Golden Topaz, 3.5 inches, from Katlang, Mardan District, Pakistan; Freilich Collection...specimens from the Freilich Collection (left to right): Topaz from Dassu, Pakistan; Amethyst from Guerrero, Mexico;...Gold from California; Pyromorphite from the Bunker Hill mine, Idaho; Wulfenite from the Red Cloud mine,...Kongsberg, Norway; Powellite from Nasik, India; Blue Topaz from the Ural Mountains, Russia; Devilline from |  | | Journal (issue) | | University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Ml George W. Robinson Natl. Museums of Canada Ottawa, Ontario Abraham...Little Three mine pegmatites, Ramona district, San Diego County, California ...........................when I first took this job, then-publisher John White offered to buy me a steak dinner if I ever managed...pegmatites have yielded superb orange large blue topaz c r y s ta ls m , ulticolored elbaite and crystals...the Little Three property in the Ramona district, San Diego County, California. This mine, strictly speaking |  | | Book (volume) | | especially along the southern slopes and ridges of the Pine Ridge Escarpment and along Whiteclay Creek near...plants and vertebrate remains. The breaks of the White River north of Crawford in Dawes Co. and the rather...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 |  | | Book (volume) | | ...........................................283 Nevada ................................................................548 Table of Maps Page Alabama County Map ...................................................................................4 Alaska County and Stream Map ..................................Co. Mining Districts ............................................................22 Arizona County Map.........................23 Arizona – Cochise Co. Mining Districts .................................... |  | | Report (volume) | | are very expensive. Although the deep redpyrope garnet closely resembles the ruby in color, there is no...octahedron. Ready cleavage, however, can be a handicap; topaz and kunzite, for example, are difficult to cut into...Apatite . 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Orthoclase Quartz Topaz Corundum Diamond The numbers preceding each mineral...Dispersion is the ability of a mineral to separate white light into colored rays. Because the degree of refraction..."ruby" was applied to all red stones: spinel, ruby, garnet, and rose tourmaline; the term "sapphire," to lapis |  | | Journal (issue) | | Xavier, Arizona. LETTERS GHOST TOWN LOST MINE NEWS MINING Jan. 15—Phoenix Don's club Travelcade, over Apache...unnamed peak in the San Bernardino mountains. Howard Hill, leader. January—Exhibit of paintings of Indian...given three times during day. 10 In the Garnet Fields of Ely QUIZ Jan. 12-15—National evaporative cooler...slower kinder pace Full of flowers and creeks and pine trees . . . The only signposts in the place. Oh...twilight sky, A thin curved silver moon above a hill, Out of the silence, a lone night bird's cry, Then |  | | Book (volume) | | ...........................................243 Nevada .................................................rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...conglomerates; the series includes granites, schists (mica, garnet, graphite, quartz), and gneisses, as well as numerous...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham...well known to prehistoric Indians.) BARBOUR COUNTY BAKER HILL, SE 1 mi. : 1 in a deep ravine, as a bed deposit⎯yellow |  | | Book (volume) | | ...........................................243 Nevada .................................................rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...conglomerates; the series includes granites, schists (mica, garnet, graphite, quartz), and gneisses, as well as numerous...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham...well known to prehistoric Indians.) BARBOUR COUNTY BAKER HILL, SE 1 mi. : 1 in a deep ravine, as a bed deposit⎯yellow |  | | Report (issue) | | Garnet Great Balls of Fire ISBN 978-0-9790998-4-7 Publisher Lithographie, LLC East Hampton, Connecticut...Connecticut, USA © 2008 by Lithographie, LLC P.O. Box 263 • East Hampton, CT 06424 • USA Phone 1.860.267 .1512...diopside; 7.1 cm tall Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Richmond County, Quebec, Canada Paul Stahl specimen Jeff Scovil...meter relay at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. Garnet Great Balls of Fire Contributors Lothar Ackermann...2008, I attended the John Sinkankas Symposium on garnet at the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) in |  | | Book (volume) | | amethsyt (78.70 ct), Hallelujah Junction, Nevada; blue, cushion cut topaz (25.30 ct), Ramona, California; brownish... Maine; round brilliant red-orange spessartine garnet (16.62 ct), Ramona, California; deep red cushion...Colorado; colorless scheelite (19.66 ct), Kern County, California; octagonal step cut violetish pink...Vivid blue matched benitoite gems from San Benito County, California, consisting of 52 benitoites and 75...events to bring the history of North American gem mining up to date. Here, then, is the latest, most complete |  | | Journal (issue) | | pocket in 1955 at least 25 others were found as mining progressed. The contents of these, which ranged...display at the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show, 2012. Lyda Hill collection; Jeff Scovil photo. pass through by...granular and crystalline albite, most of it snow white and very pretty. Enlarged the pocket in the afternoon...pillars of purple lepidolite with very crystalline white albite piles between. Protruding from the albite...Colorado, and their most publicized effort, the mining of variscite nodules at Fairfield, Utah (the type |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Index of Publications, Division of Mines and State Mining Bureau, 1880-1943 (Bradley 1945). Northern Provinces...area around Glass Mountain near the ModocSiskiyou county line. Also of minor importance is the extension...deposits of southeastern Oregon into northern Modoc County. Ultramafic rocks, largely altered to serpentine... Trinity River, Trinity County at the High Plateau mine in Del Norte County, and kammererite (clinochlore)...(clinochlore), as at the Veta Grande mine in Siskiyou County. The ultramafics also host occurrences of the massive |  | Defnet, Peter A., Wise, Michael A., Harmon, Russell S., Hark, Richard R., Hilferding, Keith (2021) Analysis of Garnet by Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy—Two Practical Applications. Minerals, 11 (7) 705 doi:10.3390/min11070705 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | minerals Article Analysis of Garnet by Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy—Two Practical Applications...Harmon, R.S.; Hark, R.R.; Hilferding, K. Analysis of Garnet by Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy—Two Practical...98195, USA; defnep@uw.edu Department of Chemistry, Juniata College, Huntingdon, PA 16652, USA; richard... Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560, USA; wisem@si.edu Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric...North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA Institute for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage |  | | Book (edition) | | characteristic features shown in many black-and-white and color illustrations, over 100 in all. Peninent...interesting facts about the people involved in mining, current price lists of various stones, and numerous...from the Tourmaline Q ueen .1ine, Pala, San Diego County, California. From a pen-and-ink drawing by W. E...information is included on the persons involved in mining the deposits, with dates and other pertinent information...Murphy, Nebraska Conservation and Survey Division, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, Harold Noble, Leo |
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