 | | Report (issue) | | pseudomorph after borax, 17.6 cm, from the Baker mine, Kramer borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California...Seibel and Jim Minette, in the then-underground Baker mine, a locale which literally vanished into air at some...cm, from the N’Chwaning III mine, Kuruman manganese field, Cape Province, South Africa. Rocks of Africa...last year in the N’Chwaning III mine, Kuruman manganese field, Cape Province, South Africa. Now a few more...pseudocrystals. Suolunite, 6.8 cm, from the Lac D’Amiante mine, Thetford Mines, Quebec. David K. Joyce Minerals |  | | Report (issue) | | No. 12: Bolivia ht of Mineral Collecting N 978-0-9790998-5-4 Publisher Lithographie, LLC Denver, Colorado...specimen 'being sold with the shrine when he was in Bolivia buying mineral specimens in the 1970s. He took...ophyllite; 5. 2 cm tall Cerro Rico, Potosi, B,atillo province, Potosi Andy Seibel col/action Jejf-SC,m/.plwto...wp11�. Yaalte: 12.5 cm wide Siglo XX Mine, ,U� Bustillo province, Potosi Malty Zinn colkdknt (ex Marv...640 200 100 600 The Political Divisions of Bolivia (after United Nations Map No. 3875, Peacekeeping |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Siete Suyos Mine, Atocha-Quechisla District Sud Chichas Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia O ne of...prominent dealer whose adversity to pyrite extends to his not offering any pyrite specimens for sale, and the...the reason is that he just does not like pyrite. I admit to a bias against most borates, but, in all fairness...Siete Suyos mine, Atocha-Quechisla district, Sud Chichas Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia. The main...hematite, calcite, ankerite, dolomite, fluorapatite, pyrite, fluorite, barite, cassiterite, and ferberite (Phillips |  | | Report (issue) | | many good things here from the famous Little Three mine, Ramona district, San Diego County, California,...blue topaz: Topaz, 6 cm, from the Little Three mine, Ramona district, San Diego County, California....impressive: Axinite, 5 cm, from the Little Three mine, Ramona district, San Diego County, California....County, especially from the Stewart mine. And from the Himalaya mine, Mesa Grande district, San Diego County...(besides plenty of elbaites) such rarities from that mine as cassiterite, hambergite, and a large, superb |  | | Journal (issue) | | (Source:NASA/JPL). Abundant New Vivianites From Potosi, Bolivia Alfredo Petrov alfredopetrov@earthlink.net At...vivianites from a newly discovered deposit in Bolivia, labeled with a variety of locality names. Perhaps...will clear up the locality confusion. Cornelio Saavedra province (politically equivalent to a U.S. "county")..."county"), Potosf department ("state' 1), southwestern Bolivia, roughly (in every sense of the word) three hours...is home to a group of tin and silver mines, the Colavi-Machacamarca mining district, which have been worked |  | | Report (issue) | | concretions. Association: Quartz, barite, fluorite, pyrite. Distribution: Many noted localities worldwide...Great Onslow Consols mine, St. Breward, Wheal Maudlin, Lanlivrey, Dolcoath mine, Camborne; from the Virtuous...Virtuous Lady mine, Tavistock, Devon. At Panasqueira, Portugal. From Ivigtut, Greenland. Very large crystals...Antler mine, Mohave Co., Arizona; at Leadville, Lake Co., Colorado. From Mosojllacta, Colavi, Bolivia, large...large crystals. In Brazil, in the Morro Velho gold mine, Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, and at Pedreira Ataleia |  | | Journal (issue) | | Articles Famous mineral localities: The Bristol copper mine, Connecticut......................................in the U.S.A. notesfrom th r EDITORS OLD YUMA MINE Another great mineral locality has now been closed...longfamous Old Yuma mine near Tucson (see R. L. Jones, “Famous mineral localities: the Old Yuma mine,” in vol....period of activity, access to the mine was cut off in 1984. In 1996 the mine area was absorbed into the Saguaro...and Mining Company for the sum of $558,000. The mine is now owned outright by the Federal Government |  | | Catalog/List | | some pinkish sedimentary matrix on one side Colavi Bolivia £80 =I " ~ ~ 2. LEPIDOLITE a particularly...yellowish-green coarsely fibrous in matrix, Whitesmith Mine, Strontian Scotland large I x2 size £ 14 6. CHALCOPYRITE...of golden crystals to about 8mm with crystalline pyrite 3.5x2.5 Cavnic -~ Romania £25 ~ 7. MILLERITE...inch (a most unusual form of this mineral) Agnew Mine, Leinster Western Australia £ 15 itvf: u-uth·d...! St Calixo Prospect, 20 Km north of P<:>tosi Bolivia small 2x3 £ 16 11. ROMANCHEITE solid grey-black |  | | Catalog/List | | I) APATITE (var FRANCOLITE). Simms Lode, Gecvor Mine, Pendeen, Cornwall. An approx 60x60mm area on bro\\11...£20. 4) ARSENOPYRITE and FERBERITE. Yaobangxian Mine, Chenzhou, Hunan, China. Three composite lustrous...15nun. £175. • 9) CASSITERlTE nnd FLUORITE. Geevor Mine, Pendee n , Cornwall. A good part vein section showin...grained cassiterite, green fluorite and minor brassy pyrite. I00x l l0x30m m. £85. I0) CASSITERITE nnd BERYL...70x50x30mm. £! 8. 13) CHALCOCITE. Cooks Kjtchcn Mine, Canibome, Cornwall. A thin quartz/c halcocitc m |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | These depositsincludeOruro, Huanuni, Llallagua, Colavi and Potosi. The size and abundance of the depositsdiminishboth...•lntimony I?ei•zs.--Most of the antimonydepositsof Bolivia belongto this group. They havebeenformedat depthsranging...quartz with stibnitecrystals. A vein at the Tarumita mine near Caracollo north of Oruro contains smallpocketsof...where found consistsof cassiterite with pyrrhotite,pyrite,blacksphalerite,chalcopyrite, siderite,and some...the easternsideof the tin zone,in the Quimsacoya mine,the ore consistsof chalcedonicquartz with stibnite |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Metallogenetic Epochs and Provinces of Bolivia The Tin-Province (Part I) The Metallogenetic Provinces...the Altiplano (Part II) F. A~LFELD Cochabamba, Bolivia Partf. An attempt is made to solve the relationships...formation of ore deposits using the Bolivian tin-province as an example. In the eastern Cordillera we are...tin-silver mineralization is discussed. Within the tin-province three metallogenic epochs are recognized, with...down-faulted and consequently preserved. The polymetallic province of the Altiplano contains subvolcanic ore deposits |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 1960 A COMPARATIVE STUDY CENTRAL OF MAJOR BOLIVIA. No. 2 ORE DEPOSITS PART OF I F. S. TURNEAURE...major ore depositsof the Eastern Andes of central Bolivia, the tin depositsof Llallagua, Huanuni and Morococala...bismuthinite, pyrrhotite, stannite, marcasite, pyrite, siderite and nilnor teallite or franckeite. The...The tin-silver ores contain cassiterite,pyrite, stannite, sulfosaltsof lead and silver, alunite and kaolinite...associatedwith pyrrhotite in the tin ores but with pyrite in the tinsilver ores, a contrast that may be related |  | | Book (edition) | | colours of bornite (brown), chalcocite (blue), and pyrite (creme). 2 Reflectance Reflectance relates to...internal reflections. Isotropic minerals, such as pyrite or galena, do not show bireflectance. Left: Radial...anisotropy. In rare cases, isotropic minerals, such as pyrite or galena, may show an anomalous anisotropy due...transmitted light). Left: The polishing hardness of pyrite (creme) is much higher than that of graphite (brownish...grey), which shows grooves at the contact with pyrite, leading to a strong relief. 4 Cleavage Cleavage |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | met in Baker at 10 a.m., then set off for the Aga mine, where khinite was discovered in 2004, and which...of the new species. The Aga mine is a drivable locality, but the second mine, the Bird Nest, visited after...malachite on cerussite from the Llechwedd Helyg mine, Cardiganshire, Wales. Willow Wight photo. of passersby...Patrick Haynes, who spoke on Minerals from the Gold Mine, Tooele County, Utah, emphasizing the fact that...microminerals were no longer collectible because of mine reclamation. Patrick has been responsible for the |  | | Journal (issue) | | from the Machacamarca mine (Viboras Vein), near Colavi, Potosí Department, Bolivia. Rob Lavinsky (The Arkenstone)...purportedly Russian gold specimens in the shape of pyrite “iron cross” twins showed them to be polycrystalline...Russian specimens are pseudomorphs of gold after pyrite, the conclusion is that they are not natural. ...good friend of mine, Jim Minette, worked as superintendent of a large open-pit borax mine that produced...W. E. Sheffield (fl. 1808) Chrysocolla Dalehead mine, Cumberland (Cumbria), England W. E. Sheffield was |  | | Report (volume) | | biotite or biotite-muscovite granite or, as in Bolivia, with shal-low-seated volcanic rocks such as quartz...major lode tin deposits of the world (those of Bolivia excepted) are o:f this type.2 Lodes are near or...Alaska 2. Manley Hot Springs, Alaska 3. Sullivan mine, British Columbia, Canada 4. New Brunswick area...Tex. 8. Black Range district, New Mexico 9. Climax mine, Colorado 10. Gorman area, California SOUTH AMERICA...Gerais, Brazil Rondonia-Tapajos, Brazil Tin belt, Bolivia lpameri, Goias, Brazil Encruzilhalda, Brazil Amapa |  | | Report (issue) | | 1 Mineralogy of Llallagua, Bolivia by MARK CHANCE BANDY LA PAZ, BOLIVIA, 1944 FEBRUARY 1976 TF;JG...Minera_logy of Llallagua, Bolivia by MARK CHANCE BANDY LA PAZ, BOLIVIA, 1944 FEBRUARY 1976 TnG M�S...Llallagua and a view of his home there and the Siglo XX mine wh('re he worked arc induded for added insight an...Mineralogy. He worked in Mexico, Venezuela, Chile, Bolivia, Europe, South ern Rhodesia (Rhodesia) and Moab...introduc tion-guide to the new men coming to the mine. It was translated into Spanish with great interest |  | | Journal (issue) | | and J. Langhof Zagi Mountain, Northwest Frontier Province, Pakistan ....... . ....... 205 by H. Obodda,...dumps, about 30 meters from the Sankt Goransgruvan mine. The zone contained many cerium minerals, as well...I (Gustav Vasa). The last active iron and copper mine, Biickegruvan, was closed by its owner, Fagerstabruk...district one of the oldest in Sweden. Though the mine was mainly worked for iron ore, copper ore production...important for the gun-making foundries. The Falu mine in the northern Bergslagen area was Europe's most |  | | Journal (issue) | | ..................13 by C. J. Stefano The Cliff Mine, Keweenaw County, Michigan...........................25 by C. J. Stefano & P. Persson The Central Mine, Keweenaw County, Michigan........................53 by P. Persson & C. J. Stefano The Copper Falls Mine, Keweenaw County, Michigan...........................85 by C. J. Stefano & P. Persson The Phoenix Mine, Keweenaw County, Michigan........................lode deposits—e.g. the Kearsarge, Pewabic (Quincy mine), Baltic, Calumet & Hecla, and numerous others. |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | the Tin and TungstenDepositsof the EasternAndes,Bolivia WM. C. KELLY AND F. S. TUR•E^URE Abstract Nu... were applied to ores of the Eastern Andes of Bolivia in order to evaluatetemperatureas one factor in...sulfidestage, (3) hypogenealteration of pyrrhotite to pyrite, marcasite,and siderite and (4) late crustsand...compositionswere modified during replacementby pyrite, marcasite and siderite and most do not reflect...reflects initial equilibration with pyrrhotite or pyrite, but its significancein terms of temperatureis |  | | Journal (issue) | | crystal with calcite, 6.5 cm, from the Cosq uez mine, Colombia; found in 1998. Scott Rudolph collection............................................... 22 Mine Exploitation (or not) Today ......................major specimens of euclase, parisite-(Ce), quartz, pyrite and dolomite have also emerged. Episodes of bloody...occurrences (abandoned), The Nemoc6n mine is primarily a salt mine refitted as a tourist attraction; it...is the Muzo mine proper, and 12 km north of that lies the almost equally famous Cosquez mine; both of these |  | | Journal (issue) | | EUCLASE with Albite, 11.2 cm, from the La Marina mine, Muzo District, Boyaca Department, Colombia. See...ROOMJ53 BARITE 20.3 CM XIEFANG MINE , GANZHOU PREFECTURE , JIANGXI PROVINCE , CHINA TOM SPANN PHOTO ■ ...1751 was funded mainly by donations from wealthy mine owners and from simple mining families. Modem times...when the area was also being referred to as Bana ("Mine"), and in 1228 when the name Argentifodina ("Silver...runoff from the mine dumps); this was later combined with the word Banska meaning "mine." The name Banska |  | | Journal (issue) | | . . . . . . . 217 by A. R. Kampf The Dee North mine, Elko County, Nevada . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...crystal cluster, 13.6 cm, from the famous Malmberget mine, Gällivose, Lapland, Sweden. Peter Lyckberg collection;...Jackson to take over the operation of the Rock Candy mine (the subject of a 1981 article by Joe in the Mineralogical...District, Baja Calif. $10 v.29/#4 The Sweet Home Mine! 192 pages, 180 color photos! Spectacular! $20 ...info@trafford-flynn.com UK Mining Ventures Fluorite—Rogerley mine, Weardale, UK www.ukminingventures.com e-mail: Jef520@aol |  | | Journal (issue) | | by W. E. Wilson Pink amethyst from the El Choique mine, Patagonia, Argentina ............................Martino & A. Oteiza The Copper World and Mohawk mine, Northeastern San Bernardino County, California...387 COVER: WULFENITE, 11.5 cm, from the Jianshan mine, Ruoqiang County, Kuruktag Mountains, Bayinguoling...WULFENITE with Mimetite, 1.7 cm, from the Rowley mine, Maricopa County, Arizona. Wish Wang collection...MINERALS LIMITED Azurite with Malachite | Milpillas Mine, Mexico | 4.5 x 3.4 x 1.9cm orders@crystalclassics |  | Dyar, M. D., Jawin, E. R., Breves, E., Marchand, G., Nelms, M., Lane, M. D., Mertzman, S. A., Bish, D. L., Bishop, J. L. (2014) Mössbauer parameters of iron in phosphate minerals: Implications for interpretation of martian data. American Mineralogist, 99 (5) 914-942 doi:10.2138/am.2014.4701 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Grande du Norte, Brazil Baviere, Germany Tip Top Mine, Custer Co., South Dakota Serra Branca pegmatite...Brazil Big Fish River, Yukon, Canada Les Moulins Mine, Saint-Luc, Anniviers Valley, Wallis, Switzerland..., South Dakota Helen Beryl Mine, Custer Co., South Dakota Bull Moose Mine, near Custer, Custer Co., South...Germany Cigana Mine, Galileia, Brazil Mina Colavi, Saavedra Prov., Potosí Dist., Bolivia Hagendorf, Bavaria...Germany Mina Huanuni, Cerro Morococala, Oruro Dept., Bolivia Ovidor, Catalao, Goiás, Brazil Kertsch, Kazahkstan |
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