 | | 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) | | of the Arizona Geological society, society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration Inc., and the U. s...We also want to thank collectively, all of the mining companies and staff who graciously allowed us to...ALONG THE 1-80 CORRIDOR, RENO TO BATTLE MOUNTAIN, NEVADA R. Cuffney, R. Atkinson and R. Buffa Revised 1990...north-south ranges of central and northeastern Nevada (Fig. I). These belts, or their extensions, contain...vast majority of precious metal deposits found in Nevada to date. Our trip begins in the Walker Lane mineral |  | | Journal (issue) | | identify many minerals in my collection. 4 A Point to Ponder Noel Kennon (Reprinted from the Australian...and finding new material, such as: Current day mining operations – Blast it! Litigation-minded people...material recently discovered at the Blue Lizard Mine in southeastern Utah has produced a whole set of...the Silver Coin Mine. IMA No. 2015-077 Fluorwavellite Al3(PO4)2(OH)2F·5H2O Silver Coin mine, Valmy, Iron...Iron Point district, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA (40°55’44”N, 117° 19’26”W), and Wood mine, 5 miles NE of |  | | Report (issue) | | Publishing, version 1 Crystal Data: Monoclinic. Point Group: 2/m. Crystals are slender, prismatic and...24.420(4) X-ray Powder Pattern: Red Bird mine, Nevada, USA. 3.39 (100), 4.04 (80), 3.92 (80), 3.03 (80)...09 Total 99.0 [99.22] 100.00 (1) Red Bird mine, Nevada, USA; by electron microprobe, corresponding to...pyrite, quartz, calcite. Distribution: In the USA, in Nevada, from the Red Bird mercury mine, about 37 road...Antelope district, Pershing Co. [TL], and in the Silver Coin mine, near Valmy, Iron Point district, Humboldt |  | | Report (issue) | | Publishing, version 1 Crystal Data: Monoclinic. Point Group: 2/m. Prismatic to lathlike crystals, elongated... quartz, calcite, hematite (Tsumeb, Namibia); wulfenite, pyromorphite (Tonopah-Belmont mine, Arizona... USA); mimetite, descloizite, willemite, chrysocolla, hematite (Bullfrog #2 claim, New Mexico, USA)....Namibia. In the USA, in Arizona, in the Tonopah-Belmont mine, Big Horn Mountains, Osborne district, Maricopa...the Rawhide mine, Buckskin Mountains, Mohave Co.; at the Bullfrog #2 claim, near Silver Hill, three km |  | Chukanov, N. V., Pekov, I. V., Möckel, S., Zadov, A. E., Dubinchuk, V. T. (2007) Zinclipscombite, ZnFe 2 3+ (PO4)2(OH)2, a new mineral species. Geology of Ore Deposits, 49 (7) 509-513 doi:10.1134/s1075701507070033 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | turquoise, and calcite at the Silver Coin mine, Edna Mountains, Valmy, Humboldt County, Nevada, United States...composition (electron microprobe, average of five point analyses, wt %): CaO 0.30, ZnO 15.90, Al2O3 4.77...(PO4)2.00(OH)2.10 was described from the Sapucaia Mine in Minas Gerais, Brazil (Lindberg, 1962). This mineral...the Silver Coin turquoise deposit, located in the Valmy district, Edna Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada...barite, jarosite, plumbojarosite, turquoise, and calcite. Lipscombite was described from this deposit previously |  | | Journal (issue) | | ARTICLES: Chalcophanite from the Mou'nt Stewart Mine Leadville, NSW. England, B.M. 1�):9-11 Definition... A. 2(1):21-24 Heulandite from the Illawarra District, NSW. Carr, P., Perkins, M., Chenhall, B., Pemberton...Nickel, E. 1(2):27 Minerals from. t� Spring Creek Mine, near Wilmington, South Australia. Beyer, B. and...Elliott, P. 2(2):57-70 The minerals of the Magnet Mine, Tasmania. Haupt, J., Bottrill, R. and Sorrell,...Pyramid Hill, Victoria. Birch, W.D. 2(2):47-50 Post-mine sulphates from Teutonic Bore base metal deposit | | | 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 (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...sources dealing specifically with that subject. Three iron meteorite occurrences are included because they...Clark County. Walt Lombard0 specimen, Jeff Scovil photo. Churchill County Chalk Mountain District Chalk |  | | Journal (issue) | | Newsletter $6.00 Fibrous Malachite from the Mindingi Mine Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo Tony Nikischer...fibrous malachite from the Mindingi Mine in the Kambove District of Katanga began to appear in the specimen...ten {I 0) years ago (see figure J ). Although the mine was first worked superficially in the 1930s for...one of the early producers of the pink cobaltoan calcite specimens that have been found in significant numbers...DRC as well (see figure 2). Today, the Mindingi Mine continues to produce wonderful malachite specimens |  | | Journal (issue) | | of float copper was found in southern Houghton County and the larger mass was recovered a few miles west...Molybdenite Climax Mine, Lake County, Colorado Bob Werner werner@lcturbonet.com The Climax Mine, located in...in Lake County, Colorado (Fig. I), is perhaps the world's largest deposit of molybdenum (Mo) metal. The..."molybedamnite" or "molybedumdumite". The Climax Mine has operated on and off for over I 00 years and...expectation would be in vain. Specimens from the Climax Mine typically put real meaning to the term "aesthetically |  | | Journal (issue) | | "Recent Rare Mineral Finds at Southern California and Nevada Mines". Bob is an active member of the Mineralogical...National Park, on the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada range. Here, on a forty-acre property complete...he beg;m working on microminerals of the Sierra Nevada foothills. His basic micromount collection was...was "Micromincrals at Rock Island Dam, Douglas County, Washington" in the May/June 1991 issue of Rocks... To my surprise, the needle showed in XRF to be iron titanium oxide in the same proportions as the ilmenite |  | | Report (issue) | | ZnFe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 Zinclipscombite Crystal Data: Tetragonal. Point Group: 422. As spheroidal, fibrous aggregates to...X-Ray Diffraction Pattern: Silver Coin mine, Vаlmy, Humboldt Со., Nevada, USA. 3.32 (100), 4.79 (80), 3...82 35.39 4.49 100.00 (1) Silver Coin mine, Vаlmy, Humboldt Со., Nevada, USA; average electron microprobe...the oxidation zone of a hydrothermal vein-type silver and base metal sulfide deposit. Association: Apophyllite...turquoise, calcite. Distribution: From the Silver Coin mine, Vаlmy, Edna Mountains, Humboldt Со., Nevada, USA |  | | Journal (issue) | | in Nevada Martin Jensen Earth Science Consultants Associated 1242 Glendale Avenue Sparks, Nevada 89413...may come as somewhat or a surprise to learn that Nevada could actually be considered a prominent worldwide...have been exposed by recent or currently active mining operations. The following disContinued on page...Gold Quarry Mine, Eureka County, Nevada. from the Radersburg District, Broadwater County, Montana Mike...small wulfcnite crystals found at the Broadwater County, Montana (Sec. 28, T 5 N, R 1 W), some interesting |  | | Journal (issue) | | LuminescentPhantom Quartz From Hudson,St. Croix County,Wisconsin William S. Cordua Dept. Plant and Earth...November-December, 1997 near Hudson, St. Croix County, Wisconsin has revealed some unexpectedly interesting...reached from Interstate 94. One takes Exit 2, marked County F and Carmichael Road, then turns south on Cannichael...83816-2043 Montgomery at the "Little Green Monster" Mine Fairfield, Utah 1937 A 96 page treatise based upon...and new books on minerals, mining, and mining history. These are on mining areas all over the U.S., and |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | University] at 01:02 21 December 2014 79 Mine, Gila County, Arizona E veryone likes blue minerals....including the Harborside mine at Brooksville, Hancock County, and the Lubec lead mine and prospects at Pembroke...Washington County. It has also been found at the old lead mines at Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut;...Easthampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; the old Gorham (Mascot mine), Coos County, New Hampshire; as...pearly plates in calcite veins cutting trap rock at Moore, the long-abandoned iron mine at Andover, and |  | | Journal (issue) | | page 2) Fig. 1: Metatorbemite specimen from Grant County, NM in the collection of the New Mexico Bureau...Courtesy of Kelsey McNamara, Curator, NMBG&MR. 2017 Silver/Copper Finds in Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula Tom...on page 3) Figure 1. Jeremy Kerttu holding the silver/copper float that he discovered near an old stone...stone house foundation in Baltic, Houghton County, Michigan. The chunk was buried about 8 inches down in...Miniere du haul Katanga's Shinkolobwe .. radium .. mine. Other sources of radium soon developed on the Colorado |  | | 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 |  | | Journal (issue) | | micro crystals of manganbabingtonite, quartz, calcite, datolite, and inesite (identity confirmed). We...together entire sets showing how elements such as iron and copper, change with the addition of sulphur... 2 Mineral News I found a small piece of native iron (meteoric) at the first booth I stopped, Earthworks...meteorites too (bought the small native meteoric iron piece (see above) for $3.00!), but I cannot judge...France, had mostly fossils and meteorites, both iron and glass, which is his specially, and other interesting |  | | Journal (issue) | | ............. 51 Minerals from the Spring Creek Mine, near Wilmington, South Australia B. Beyer & P................ 57 Heulandite from the Illawarra District, NSW P. Carr, M. Perkins, B. Chenhall, f. Pemberton...of interesting mineral discoveries in the western USA. FRANCIS COLLECTION WEB SITES The Mineralogical...collections and research projects. A good starting point for visitors looking for mineral sites on the Web...unearthed the rare calcium hydroxide portlandite, a silver iodide mineral and several more rare phosphates |  | | Journal (issue) | | Gold Mines Middle Buttes Volcanic Complex Kern County, California Allan R. Blaske allan.blaske@gmail...volcanic complex is located in southeastern Kern County, approximately 9 miles southwest of the town of...epithermal, bulk-mineable precious-metal (gold and silver) deposits, which were mined by Cactus Gold Mines/Coca...440,000 ounces of gold and 5.3 million ounces of silver were extracted from the deposits at Middle Buttes...article on the Utah deposits in the Engineering and Mining Journal, Vol. 39, pp. 168-169. Numerous outcrops |  | | Journal (issue) | | WASHINGTON May 1, 2010 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Clark County P. U. D. Building 1200 Fort Vancouver Way Vancouver...be passed around with emphasis on an educational point; (2) Ford Wilson had previously suggested members...the Fall of 1989, we made our move to the Clark County P.U.D. Building in Vancouver, Washington. It provides...and California and others from New York, Florida, Nevada, and Colorado. Also welcomed as our first overseas...“Field Guide to New Zealand Geology”. It is at this point that we can recognize a healthy and growing organization |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Department, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, 900 Exposition Boulevard, Los Angeles, California...9(2) Å3, Z = 2, is a new mineral from the Capitana mine, Copiapó, Atacama Province, Chile and has been identified...numerous other deposits world-wide. At the Capitana mine, it occurs as transparent, colorless, tapering hexagonal...secondary mineral in the oxidized zone of the Capitana mine, a Cu-Pb-Ag deposit, where it closely associated...back to the discovery of the famous “Chañarcillo” silver deposit in 1832 (Cook 1979), the mines around Copiapó |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | mineral from the Grand Central Mine, Tombstone Hills, Cochise County, Arizona: Description and crystal...tellurate mineral discovered at the Grand Central mine located ¾ mile south of Tombstone, Arizona, U.S...are in the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, California, U.S.A. D.B. Bluestreakite* A.R. Kampf...decavanadate mineral from the Blue Streak Mine, Montrose County, Colorado: crystal structure and descriptive...mineral discovered at the Blue Streak mine, Bull Canyon, Montrose County, Colorado, U.S.A. It is the second |  | | Journal (issue) | | were some of the words used to describe a lluorite mine in the San Andres Mountains of New Mexico. The author...location for a possible collectin_g ve~ture. The mine was determined to be the Bohrnstedt lluonte mme...for us to reach the mine. This was accomplished and we eventually reached the mine (which included a hike...crystals covered the mine area and it appeared that no one had visited the mine since the U. S. Army...Army had closed the area in the 1940s. The "mine" was really a prospect as it consisted of a trench cut through |
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Silver Coin Mine, Valmy, Iron Point Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA