 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | symbol to promote outstanding aspects of their county or state. Approval is usually not difficult because...these deposits contain a highly variable mix of turquoise quality, the best stones were a pure blue color...Mohave County. They acquired mineral rights to two sections of land including the former turquoise mines...Peak and Aztec (aka Turquoise) Mountain. Duval Corporation leased turquoise mining rights to the Leonard...KingTurquoise man in charge of Arizona approved mining operations the copper-bearing (Johnston 1964). |  | | Report (issue) | | of the Tonopah 1° x 2° quadrangle, Nevada Presented at Reno, Nevada September 26, 1986 Compiled by Donald...Report 86-467 Prepared in cooperation with the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology This report is preliminary........ 1 The mineral inventory project of the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology in the Tonopah 1° x...Paradise Range and northern Pactolus Hills, Nye County, Nevada, by David A. John.......................Program. The project was supported in part by the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology. The Tonopah project |  | | Report (issue) | | Locality in the Cedar Mountains, Esmeralda County, Nevada M. Dennis Krohn U.S. Geological Survey Reston...southern half of the Cedar Mountains in Esmeralda County, Nevada. The zone initially was depicted on a Landsat...the southern Cedar Mountains, in Esmeralda County, Nevada. To date, this zone is the largest known occurrence...precious-metal mineral deposits. The Nevada National Guard (also known as the Nevada Military Department) has issued...partially withdraw a parcel of land in southern Nevada greater than 500,000 acres for military training |  | | Report (issue) | | Assessment of the Tonopah 1° by 2° Quadrangle, Nevada by Greta J. Orris and Frank J. Kleinhampl U.S...disseminated gold-silver Simple antimony Bedded barite Turquoise Tracts and data Estimations of undiscovered deposits...gold-silver deposits and has a history of production of turquoise, molybdenum, lead, and zinc among many other commodities...Tonopah 1° x 2° quadrangle, Nevada, covers over 19,000 km2 in central Nevada. The region is largely dominated... Location of the Tonopah 1° by 2° quadrangle, Nevada x / 7 v* Most of the granitoid rocks are |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | is defined as the states of New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, and Utah. Colorado is omitted because its minerals...controversial and require no expenditures. Figure 1. Turquoise, approximately 12.5 cm long, with a polished face...the Coelophysis quarry, Ghost Ranch, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. Displayed at the Cleveland Museum...state symbols, but it was not until 1976 that turquoise was named as the state gem. It was an obvious...pre-Columbian times, indigenous people have mined turquoise from Mount Chalchihuitl, near Los Cerrillos, and |  | | Journal (issue) | | Industry Background image: Miners at the Pala Chief Mine, San Diego Country, California, circa 1903. On the...They are Found zite (201 cts) is from the Oceanview Mine in Southern California; the 0.72-ct benitoite (left...Dallas Gem Mine area, San America’s Royal Gems – Montana and Yogo Sapphires Benito County, California;...Maine phires is from the Gem Mountain Mine, GranTantalizing Turquoise ite Country, Montana. Photos of gemstones...Rare and Beautiful American Gemstone and original mine image by Mark Mauthner. Red Beryl – A Very Rare |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | has been an important industry in the economy of Nevada, the Silver State, since territorial times (1861)...area and created the state (1864). There are 526 mining districts in the state, 60 of which produce nonmetallic...ores (Tingley 1998). Three major mining booms have occurred in Nevada: 1860-1880 (Comstock and other silver...precious-metal mining with the development of low-grade, large-tonnage mines. I n 1997 Nevada ranked first...percent, respectively, of total U.S. production. Nevada also produced 148 million pounds of copper, 4 percent |  | | Report (volume) | | Geochemistry of the Tonopah 1 o x 2° Quadrangle, Nevada, Based on Analytical Results from Stream-Sediment...geochemistry of the Tonopah 1ox 2° quadrangle, Nevada, based on analytical results from stream-sediment...Geochemistry-Nevada-Nye County. 2. Geochemistry-Nevada-Esmeralda County. 3. River sediments-Nevada-Nye County-Composition...County-Composition. 4. River sediments-Nevada- Esmeralda County-Composition. I. Title. II. Series. QE75.89...Geochemistry of regions 13 Pancake Range 14 Squaw Hills-Park Range-Antelope Range 1S Reveille Range 16 Hot |  | | Book | | PRINTING | | i i This prehistoric Hohokam turquoise necklace was found in the Santa Rita Mountains...centerpiece i : spondylus shell. The pair of light blue turquoise earrings with red spondylus shell centers are...1200 A.D. and found in Nitsie Canyon. ¥ ae TURQUOISE THE GEM of the CENTURIES : by OSCAR T. BRANSON... . iS were ene on Eu opean, oe oritie he ‘ , mine the : = ce ngle carat of few ounces of it ©...© f normally high-grade itis found...in from. Nevada to the Sinai Penins ja... royal blue turq identical |  | | Book | | f. MIMING DISTRICTS and MINERAL RESOURCES of NEVADA by FRANCIS CHURCH LINCOLN i r r i i ; %■... ; 'jxt . 1 — \ MINING DISTRICTS and MINERAL RESOURCES of NEVADA by FRANCIS CHURCH LINCOLN...LINCOLN 0 ll ; RENO NEVADA NEWSLETTER PUBLISHING COMPANY 1923 PREFACE Earlier Works. The object of...infor mation concerning the mining districts and mineral resources of Nevada. No comprehensive work of...peared for a number of years. In the early days of Nevada min ing, from 1866 to 1878, the field was covered |  | | Book | | Pale-blue turquois; Gove Turquois mine, near Cottonwood, San Bernardino County, Cal. Fie. . Turquois matrix;...Turquois mine, m Nye County, near Millers, Nev. Fia. Turquois matrix; Weber mine, Belmont, Nye County, Nev...Azure mine, Burro Mountains, N. Mex. Fic. . Cobweb turquois matrix; Southwest Turquois Co. mine, Mineral...Myers and Bona Turquois mine, 13 miles north of west of Millers, Esmeralda County, Nev. -7. Split veinlet...student at Yale University; Los Angeles Gem Co. mine, Mineral Park, Ariz. Fia. Fi. Fic. Fic. Fic. ia | | | Book | | Turquoia mine, near Cottonwood, San Bernardino County, Cal. Turquois matrix; Royal Blue Turquoie mine, in...in Nye County, near Millers, Nev. Turquois matrix; Weber mine, Belmont, Nye County, Nev. Dark-blue turquoisj...turquoisj AzUJ'8 mine, Burm Mountains, N. Mex. Cobweb turquois matrix; Southwest Turquois Co. mine, Mineral Park...Myen &nd Bona Turquoia mine, 13 miles north of we!Jt of Yillen,, EsmentJda County, Nev. • Flo. 7. Split...Gem Co. mine, Mineral Park, Ariz. Flo. 8. Pendant of turquoia matrix; ~ti.thwest Turquois Co. mine, Mineral |  | Abdu, Y. A., Hull, S. K., Fayek, M., Hawthorne, F. C. (2011) The turquoise-chalcosiderite Cu(Al,Fe3+)6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O solid-solution series: A Mössbauer spectroscopy, XRD, EMPA, and FTIR study. American Mineralogist, 96 (10) 1433-1442 doi:10.2138/am.2011.3658 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Mineralogist, Volume 96, pages 1433–1442, 2011 The turquoise-chalcosiderite Cu(Al,Fe3+)6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O solid-solution...abstraCt Eight turquoise samples covering a wide range of compositions in the turquoise-chalcosiderite...transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. Two of the turquoise samples display evidence of alteration from weathering...confirmed by Mössbauer spectroscopy. The altered turquoise samples show deficiencies in both cations and...EMPA, but they preserve the crystal structure of turquoise, as verified by XRD. They also show large amounts |  | | Journal (issue) | | Jeanne Mager, Secretary 13245 Rhoda Dr .• Los Altos Hills. CA ~ 022 EDITOR-JACK A. COX ASSOC. EDITOR-RENATA...birthstone, turquoise, is the feature this month. Pictured are a large nugget from the famous Fox Mine in Nevada...Nevada and a strand of Chinese turquoise. You ·11 find information on this fascinating gem in several...priced at only . . . $.85 per lb. BLACK SPIDER MINE TURQUOISE - All ring size stones, mostly of a medium.............. $2.95 per lb. Amazonlte, Brazil, turquoise blue In white matrix ........................ |  | | Report (issue) | | resource areas in the Basin and Range Province of Nevada by George Wong Open-File Report 83-721 This...Appendix A **~""~~"* "* *** *"* * » Table Table 1. District descriptions . .-.-.-. . -.-. . . . .-. .-. <...resource areas in the Basin and Range Province of Nevada By George Wong The purpose of this map is to identify...Province. These areas include past and present mining and prospecting localities as well as areas of...map are not legal mining district boundaries and may include more than one district as well as adjacent |  | | 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...otherwise noted Map of Mining Districts and significant mineral occurrences of Nevada by Nevada Bureau of Mines...Cataloging-in-Publication Data Castor, Stephen B, Minerals of Nevada / Stephen B. Castor and Gregory C. Ferdock.— Ist |  | | Report (issue) | | wu OUTLINE OF NEVADA MINING HISTORY— Joseph V: Tingley a RobertC.Horton _ Francis C. Lincoln 3 . ...Publication of this new edition of “Outline of Nevada Mining History” was made — possible with the assistance...eh aa nearly 48 million acres of public land in Nevada. Most of the minerals, _ _ geothermal energy, and...ahij 4 = Wh A a ‘ a a y 4 Pte Es in Nevada comes from publicland. First edition, first printing...Leshendok, U.S. Bureau of Land Management Eric Moody, Nevada Historical Society é Jon Price, National Research |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | reexamination of the turquoise group: the mineral aheylite, planerite (redefined), turquoise and coeruleolactite...Box 25046 Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, USA AND JOSEPH E. TAGGART, JR. M.S. 973, U.S. Geological...Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, USA The turquoise group has the general formula: Ao_IB6(PO...- 2 , and consists of six members: planerite, turquoise, faustite, aheylite, chalcosiderite and an unnamed...15 pure samples of microcrystalline planerite, turquoise, and aheylite show that a maximum of two of the | | | 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...Districts and si gnificant minernl occurrences of Nevada by Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology All rights reserved...-Publ ication Dat,i Castor, Stephen B. Minerals of Nevada/ Stephen B. Castor and Gregory C. Ferdock.- rst |  | | Journal (issue) | | Jeanne Mager. Secretary 13245 Rhoda Or.. Los AllOS Hills. CA 94022 J Richard Swanz. Treasurer 322 W. Ph1lhps...TRIPS 8 KELLY, NEW MEXICO The story of a great mining bonanza by Mark C. Blazek and Richard N. Molsbee...State street In downtown Carlsbad, Calif. (Outside USA send $2.00 for catalOC) GEMS & MINERALS - 7 KEIJIJY... KEIJIJY, NEW ME~Iee the story of a great mining bonanza • Photo Data Various scenes of the remaining...Mark C. Blazek and Richard N. Molsbee No story on mining in New Mexico would ever be complete without some |  | | Journal (issue) | | ..........................................32 Turquoise - Genuine or False by Royle C. Rowe ....................................................35 Turquoise - Blue Heaven In a Stone, Part 2 by Loreen N. Haas.............. $2.95 per lb. Amazonite. Brazil, turquoise blue in white matrix.......................................................... $.45 per gram Turquoise. solid blue color nodules ................................................ $.50 per gram Turquoise, Nevada, blue with gray or black matrlx ......... |  | | Journal (issue) | | Jeanne Mager. Secretary 13245 Rhoda Or.. Los Altos Hills, CA 94022 Edwin Porter. Treasurer P.O. Box 96. Burbank............................................ 19 Turquoise - Blue Heaven In a Stone, Part 3 by Loreen Haas...................40 Minerals of the Bonanza King Mine by Mary Frances Strong ...................................... $2.95 per lb. Amazonlte. Brazil. turquoise blue In white matrix.......................................................... $.45 per gram Turquoise, solid blue color nodules ................... |  | | Journal (issue) | | Jeanne Mager. Secretary 13245 Rhoda Dr., Los Altos Hills, CA 94022 J. Richard Swartz. Treasurer 322 W. Phllhps...State Street in downtown Carlsbad, Calif. (Outside USA send $2.00 for cat■ los) GEMS & MINERALS - 7 ...drill though, is normally dictated by the method of mining Lhat followc;. York and Proline rigs cost about...order as cutting. AUSTRALIAN TURQUOISE Gem Quality- The finest turquoise available today. Hard and untreated...Convention Center 11-12 June-Jefferson, Oh~Ashtabula County Fairgrounds 18-19 June-Topsfield, (Boston) Mass |  | | Journal (issue) | | PHOTO Planet Mine , Arizona Chris Whitney-Smith Photo COPPER 8.1cm Rocklands Mine, Australia Jeff...Hunter 2024 Field Trip List Trip Report--Planet Mine-- Joseph Philpott Members Zone-- Cameron Reichert... MSA VP Steve Kaminski is Director for Arizona/Nevada and MSA President Chris Whitney-Smith is Chairman...junior and current UA Mining Engineering student Wyatt Busby who helped, lead Planet Mine trip and junior Hannah...and Susan Celestian/Barking Gecko Enterprises AZ Mining, Mineral & Natural Resources Education Museum Catie |  | | Journal (issue) | | Jeanne Mager. Secretary 13245 Rhoda Dr . Los Altos Hills, CA 94022 Edwin Porter, Treasurer P.O. Box 96. Burbank...continued from page 6 'ft'ffll·l l ~~cfj.~ .q ' Mining and ~ bplaratian ~ .,, ~ e,,n-~1\ KENNETH...specialize in Gem Quality Crystal opal. \\' e have been mining and dealing in opal for 8 years. integrity and...Auditoriun1 29 July-I Aug.-Franklin, NC- \lacon County Fairgrounds 29 July-2 Aug.- Bancroft, Ontario,...TX, WA, OR, ID, MT, SD, OK, NB, KS KINGMAN, TURQUOISE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD GEMS & MINERALS - 13 Stars |
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Royston Mine, Royston Mining District, Royston Hills, Nye County, Nevada, USA