 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Texas mineral locality INDEX Whereas Texas is well known for its vastness, cattle industry, and oil...I T S T O P O G R A P H Y A N D G E O L O G Y , Texas, the second largest state, has produced relatively...famous localities. A s this article will show, Texas has had—or currently has—nu merous mineral occurrences...produce good specimens; yet when specimens from Texas are sought in collections and dealers' stocks, few...some basic facts that help explain the situation. Texas has very little federal land in its mineralized |  | | Report (issue) | | Resource Areas of the Basin and Range Province of Texas Compiled by Christopher D. Henry and Jonathan G...Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, and Michelle Frodey Hutchins, U.S...deposits within the Basin and Range Province in West Texas occur largely as vein and replacement deposits containing...containing base and precious metals and mercury, and as low grade disseminations of molybdenum, tin,...records. Some minor but significant production of mercury came from the Terlingua area. Most of the mines |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | OF THE TERLINGUA REGION, CLYDE TEXAS. • P. ROSS. ABSTRACT. Texas is secondamongquicksilver-producing... Statesbecauseof the Terlingua region, in the Big Bend of the Rio Grande. This region containsCretaceousstrata...the Big Bend of the Rio Grande are of interest both because this small area has long kept Texas secondamongthe...solu- QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN TERLINGUA REGION, TEXAS. 117 tions are so dilute and circulateat suchcomparativelylow...quicksilverminesin Texas lie within what is sometimes termed the Terlingua region in the Big Bend of the Rio |  | | Report (chapter) | | in Trans-Pecos Texas Daniel S. Barker S U M M A R Y : Alkaline magmatism in far W Texas extended from...spreading. Peralkaline phonolites and rhyolites in Texas and calc-alkaline rhyolites in Mexico were erupted...edge of the Basin and Range structural province in Texas, is a natural boundary, because no Cenozoic igneous...in the Terlingua-Solitario region W of Big Bend National Park (Fig. 1). Meanwhile, Udden (1907) and Baker...Survey. R. A. Maxwell's monumental map of Big Bend National Park was accompanied by petrological data by |  | | Book | | Minerals Yearbook+each year that summarizes the national production and status of each mineral commodity...of mining will find most mine managers willing to help, even though the mine may not be open to casual...State Offices of Information, Chambers of Commerce, mine managers, and Bureau personnel have freely contributed...old shafts! Always use available guide services. Mine openings (tunnels, adits, open pits) should never...during active operations, they are swept out of the mine by the controlled ventilating current. Remember |  | | Report (issue) | | Yuma, Arizona, to the lower Rio Grande valley in Texas. More people are living in proximity to agricultural...Safeguarding Human Health 95 Lack of Infrastructure In Texas alone, more than 1,800 rural communities, known...Energy and Mining Northern Mexico and southern Texas have abundant energy resources including coal, coal...and off shore, will be needed. Abandoned legacy mine lands dating from the Spanish colonial period to...ore has been mined along the Gulf Coast of south Texas (Finch, 1996), but continued mining of this resource |  | | Journal (issue) | | l-:e Terl ingua Qu icksilver District of Brewster County, Texas. By Frank Duncan . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325 Some Mine rals o f the Gillette Quarry, Haddam Neck, Conn...of dollars expended in useless effort to work a mine for gold whose chief ore is ordinary pyrite. A story...brothers who were sadly fooled by pyrite at an old iron mine in Putnam Co., N. Y., many years ago. A lot of pyrite...pyrite was uncovered at that time when the mine was in operation, and the material was carefully placed |  | | Report (issue) | | l h e University of Speaker at the Dedication Texas at Austin. F~ k rTl3uq'fipi iROOM ~ -4 T H E...organized research bureaus of The University of Texas. Established in 1909, it has for 58 years carried...research and public service in earth science and Texas mineral resources as follows: ( 1 ) basic geological...Bureau publishes major reports in The University of Texas Publication series; it also has its own series of...service. These include the Texas Water Development Board, Railroad Commission of Texas, Parks and Wildlife Department |  | | Book | | JOE B. FRANTZ f $12.50 mercury production began in the Big Bend of Texas in the late 1800s, and by...aspect of life in the lower Big Bend. Just how Perry acquired his Big Bend property is unclear, but once...suit brought against him by the adjacent Rainbow mine, he could boast that he had “paid them off with...life (and not in¬ frequently the private lives of mine employees) were dominated by Perry in the name of...could from the earth and the men who worked it, his mine brought jobs where there had been no jobs, a link |  | | Report (issue) | | Quicksilver Deposits of the Terlingua District Texas GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 312 Geology...Quicksilver Deposits of the Terlingua District Texas By ROBERT G. YATES and GEORGE A. THOMPSON G E 0...quicksilver deposits of the Terlingua district, Texas, by Robert G. Yates and George A. Thompson. Washington... 1. Geology-Texas-Terlingua district. 2. Mercury ores. 3. Mercury mines and mining-Texas-Terlingua district...Aguja pipe _____________ ___________ _ 41 Chisos mine pipe __________________ _ 42 Other breccia pipes |  | | Journal (issue) | | adjustment for slabbing. This unit and other HIGHLAND PARK EQUIPMENT is fully described in our 50 page free...Fourth of July Fireworks display. White Sands National Monument, Alamogordo, N. M. July 4—Rodeo, Cimarron...events on the desert TRAVEL Boat Ride on the Big Bend By RANDALL HENDERSON Roving Reporter of the Desert...Palm Desert, California "The Basin" in Big Bend National Park. This is the concession area where visitors...the Big Bend ... Nine years ago Congress set aside over 700,000 acres of arid land in the Big Bend country |  | Xu, Xiaohang, Gu, Chunhao, Feng, Xinbin, Qiu, Guangle, Shang, Lihai, Xu, Zhidong, Lu, Qinhui, Xiao, Dean, Wang, Heng, Lin, Yan, Larssen, Thorjørn (2019) Weir building: A potential cost-effective method for reducing mercury leaching from abandoned mining tailings. Science of The Total Environment, 651. 171-178 doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.09.150 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | A potential cost-effective method for reducing mercury leaching from abandoned mining tailings Xiaohang...Jay Gan Keywords: Stream water mercury speciation Weir construction Mercury retention Cost benefit analysis...analysis a b s t r a c t To mitigate mercury (Hg) pollution and reduce Hg downstream transportation, a weir...by leachate from the slagheap of the Yanwuping Hg mine in Wanshan Hg mining area. A whole year monitoring...171–178 1. Introduction 2. Materials and methods Mercury (Hg) is a biologically non-essential and highly |  | | Book | | Inflation with Different Causes 287 Manuel González-Mariscal 13 Interest Rates and Silver Production: Credit...Instituto de Investigaciones Históricas of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). His most...Andrés Calderón Fernández is a researcher at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). His main... Notes on Contributors xiii Manuel González-Mariscal is a Contracted Professor at the Universidad de...prices was not very relevant—less than 2% (González-Mariscal 2017, p. 287, Fig. 3)], 11-year moving averages |  | Yan, Junyao, Wang, Chuan, Wang, Zhiheng, Yang, Shaochen, Li, Ping (2019) Mercury concentration and speciation in mine wastes in Tongren mercury mining area, southwest China and environmental effects. Applied Geochemistry, 106. 112-119 doi:10.1016/j.apgeochem.2019.05.008 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | com/locate/apgeochem Mercury concentration and speciation in mine wastes in Tongren mercury mining area, southwest...Gallegos Mercury mines cause mercury (Hg) contamination to local environment, because mine wastes are...investigated Hg concentration and speciation in mine wastes collected from Tongren Hg mining area, and...in the mine wastes varied from 4.15 to 825 mg/kg, and Hg0 was the dominant form of Hg in the mine wastes...Nanometer-scale Hg compounds were observed in the mine wastes using EDS microtopography analysis, which |  | | Journal (issue) | | to ruins and faded legends. page14 A Man and A Mine by Tom McGrath Together and apart, each left a mark...together in the story of Henry T. Gage and the Governor Mine. page 44 Portrait of an Artist by Rick Lanning...61 Trading Post 62 Our Desert Heritage Big Bend National Park by Jim Taulman and Carol Vaughan A place...this national park. page 30 Cover: The Rio Grande rambles along through Big Bend National Park. In the...Sausman. page 36 Inside Cover: Cacti at Saguaro National Monument near Tucson, Arizona by Willard Clay |  | | Book | | California . Standard Mill at Bodie, California Billie Mine Portal, Death Valley, California Bullwheel at Bulwer...Mayflower Mine site, Bullfrog Mining District, Nevada ... 24 Hoist engine at the Pioneer Mine site, Bullfrog...WellSias.cnise sate crue ne ss -, 27 Mine waste dump and tramway at Arctic Mine, . 12. 13. 14. Cortez Mining...California The “glory hole” at the Montgomery-Shoshone Mine, 20. Bullfrog Mining District Lavender copper pit.............+. 40 24. Air compressor at Caledonia Mine, Gold Hill, Comstock Mining DIStEICE 2 a1 jisesa |  | | Book (edition) | | 20, 58; Vermont Development Department 22; National Park Service/Richard Frear 24, 28, 126; USDA, Forest...Robert Wenkam 81; State of New Hampshire 86; National Park Service 88; Massachusetts Department of Commerce...149; Oklahoma Tourism Tourism Department 163; Texas Highway Commission 165; Colorado Department of Public...can take you to Yellowstone National Park, and once you are in the park, buses can transport you to the...crinkling overhead at night on the High Plains of Texas, the piney breath of mountain air in British Columbia’s |  | | Report (issue) | | THE NATIONAL GAZETTEER OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA UNITED STATES CONCISE 1990 The 50 States of...States of America (National Atlas of the United States of America, 1970). THE NATIONAL GAZETTEER OF THE...of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data The National gazetteer of the United States of America. Concise...Denver, CO 80225 90-3796 CIP FOREWORD "The National Gazetteer of the United States of America" is...determine property, mineral, and water rights. "The National Gazetteer of the United States of America" is |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Abstracts 2005 The Geochemistry of Mercury Hydrothermal mercury in the Yellowstone lake ecosystem W...have dissolved Hg concentrations up to 170 µg/L. Mercury concentrations in cutthroat and lake trout populations...concentrations. A701 The isotopic composition of mercury as a tool in understanding the natural and anthropogenic... USGS, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, USA (iridley@usgs.gov) The industrialised countries have...bioaccumulation, biomagnification, and toxicity of mercury (Hg) indicate that anthropogenic use continues |  | | Book (edition) | | ~ ele Or WHITMAN COLLEGE LIBRARY GEOLOGY OF NATIONAL PARKS PENROSE MEMORIAL LIBRARY Whitman College...Class of 1957 25th ~ Reunion Fund GEOLOGY OF NATIONAL PARKS Third Edition Ann G. Harris Youngstown...eastern tip of Anacapa Islands in Channel Islands National Park, California. The bedrock is volcanic. Photograph...Photograph courtesy Channel Islands National Park Collection. The drawings by Genevieve Shimer on pages 1...475, and 497 are maps of the national parks from A Guide to the National Parks—Their Landscape and Geology |  | | Report (volume) | | .............................................. Texas (western part)...............'.................................................................. Texas...................................................showing location of mining districts......... of Texas, showing location of mining districts.............though the data are supposed to be on file with the county authorities. The name does not always correspond...metallic wealth of the Cordillera are found in western Texas and Oklahoma, where copper ores are thinly scattered |  | | Report (issue) | | and rocks of the tri-state border region— West Texas, southern New Mexico, and northern Chihuahua Kenneth...Geological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas 79968, USA Abstract—Industrial minerals...approximately two million people in the cities of El Paso, Texas; Ciudad Juarez and Chihuahua, Chihuahua; and nearby...Permian Delaware Basin are produced on a scale of national importance. Included here is potash of the Carlsbad...Frasch sulfur production in adjacent Culberson County, west Texas. Halite, gypsum, and barite have also been |  | | Book (edition) | | Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, and Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. High-definition videos, images, animations...since 1965. Dr. Pipkin is past president of the National Association of Geology Teachers and is a Fellow...College Wig Award for outstanding teaching, and a National Park Service media award winner for his publications...Puuhonuao-Honaunau Discovery Book and Joshua Tree National Park Geology (the latter co-written with Dee Trent)...California, and along the way has worked for the National Park Service, done field research on glaciers in |  | | Book (edition) | | Minor time divisions are not included except for national parks where the terms significance. Adapted from...President, Director of National Book Program Alfred C. Grisanti Assistant Director of National Book Program Paul...Contents Preface xi Acknowledgments xiii U.S. National Parks Location Map xiv Part | ScENERY DEVELOPED...The Geologic View of Time 5 1. Grand Canyon National Park Geologic Features 10 Box 1.1 How Rocks Are...CLASSIFIED Geologic History 5. Canyonlands National Park 7 13 19 Box 1.2 AN OUTLINE OF THE GEOLOGIC | | Berry, Kristin H., Lyren, Lisa M., Mack, Jeremy S., Brand, L. Arriana, Wood, Dustin A. (2016) Desert tortoise annotated bibliography, 1991-2015. Open-File Report 2016-1023. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/ofr20161023 | Report (issue) | | sites in central Mojave Desert, San Bernardino County, California. Photograph by Sara Hanner, U.S. Geological...oz) Pressure kilopascal (kPa) 0.2961 inch of mercury at 60°F (in Hg) Mass nanogram (ng) 3.52739 gram...its present range at the Dry Cave site near the Texas border in southeastern New Mexico. 4. Extinction...morafkai, was a juvenile from the Tucson area, Pima County, AZ, collected July 9, 1912. Traits Distinguishing...genotyped 859 tortoises sampled across the Fort Irwin National Training Center in the central Mojave Desert and |
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