 | | Report (issue) | | CALITI ES OF UTAH by Kenneth C. Bullock UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY a division of the UTAH DEPARTMENT...JANUARY 1981 MINERALS AND MINERAL LOCALITIES OF UTAH by Kenneth C. Bullock Nature displays her most...State of Utah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 County Listings.... . . . . . . 1 Chapter II. Mining Districts of Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . 4 Mineral Localities Listed by County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |  | | Book | | - [ URANIUM GUIDEBOOK FOR THE PARADOX BASIN, UTAH AND COLORADO TABLE OF CONTENTS Page THE PARADOX BASIN...VALLEY DISTRICT BULL CANYON DISTRICT URAVAN DISTRICT GATEWAY DISTRICT (EASTERN GATEWAY AREA) MC ELMO CREEK...CREEK DRAINAGE AREA LA SAL CREEK AREA PARADOX DISTRICT BEAVER AND POLAR MESAS LISBON VALLEY (BIG INDIAN) DISTRICT...INTER-RIVER REGION RICHARDSON-DEWEY AREA LOWER KANE SPRINGS AREA INDIAN CREEK REGION DRY VALLEY DISTRICT...AND BUTLER WASH AREAS MONTEZUMA CANYON DISTRICT SEVEN-MILE CANYON AREA ORE CONTROLS AND EXPLORATION GUIDES |  | | Report (issue) | | mining district names is given in table 2; also the county and state in which each is situated. The number...deposits at Pumpkin Buttes, Wyo., and Fall River County, S, Dak., have been included. Ore from the Colorado...vanadium-uranium ore from the western Colorado-eastern Utah area, now known as the Uravan mineral belt, and from...Temple Mountain on the east side of, the San Rafael swell in Utah. The most abundant uranium mineral was...calciovolborthite occur as at Richardson Basin, Moab district, Utah, and in the Slick Rock district, Colo. Placerville |  | | Book (edition) | | prospecting for uranium on La Ventana Mesa, Sandoval County, New Mexico. .,3d ed. H. C. Dake (1953) The uranium...and the counare arranged alphabetically; within a county the districts are also given in alphabetical order...camps, and synonyms, together with the name of the county in which the district is located. In perusing the...as agate, chalcedony, and end is in Sandoval County, at the north According to Hibben (1941), this...in New Mexico, especially of the Clovis-Portales area. In discussing Folsom artifacts, he notes that a |  | | Report (issue) | | uranium-vanadium and copper deposits of the Lisbon Valley area, Utah-Colorado By Gordon W. Weir and Willard P. Puffett......................... 1 Location and extent of area...................................... 1 Geography...Regional stratigraphic relations............49 Glen Canyon Group................................51 Definition...Distribution and thickness..................51 Wingate Sandstone........................... 51 Distribution and...Regional stratigraphic relations....... 55 Navajo Sandstone............................56 Distribution and |  | | Journal (issue) | | SLEEPING RAINBOW GUEST RANCH Via Box 93 Torrey, Utah DESERT • PARADISE FLATS FOREST ON EARTH" • THE...MOUNTAINS • THE COLORFUL THE BIG STEEPLE • THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL AND SINBAD TANTALUS BASIN • ACQUARIUS...the number of bottles that could be found in this area by future collectors. Your yeararound adventure...fun, adventure and vacation variety unlimited. Canyon lakes and streams, Indian ruins, historic forts...drive vehicle in the world I R. N. FRANCAVIGLIA San Mateo, Calif. Varmint Callers . . . To the Editor: |  | | Book | | of vvhich 70% is in New Mexico, 16% in Colorado, Utah, and Arizona, and 8% in Wyo1ning. These figures...availability of previous reference works in this area, e.g., George, 1949; Palache et al. , 1944, 1951;... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Black Ilills Area, South D akota and Wyoming . . . . . . . ...481 482 482 482 Chapter 12: URANIFEROUS MARINE BLACK SHALES General . ' . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....of U 4 and Th are usually darkcolored, commonly black or brown, largely owing to the Fe or Ti also present |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | the head of Lumsden Canyon about 3! air miles southwest of Gateway, Mesa County, Colo. At the La Sal...In this mine these minerals have formed several black concretionary massesabout 1 foot by 2| feet in cross...of these masses.The sandstone immediately adjacent to this heavily mineralized area contains small amounts...Corvusite, Matchless, Arrowhead, Black Mama, and Lumsden No. 2 in Mesa County, Colo. I Golden Cycle, J. J...J., and Peanut in Montrose County, Colo.; Mi Vida in San Juan County, Utah; and * Publication authorized |  | | Book | | II Monument Valley / 12 San Juan River / 117 Geology in the Grand Canyon / 129 I 3 14 I 5 16 17...17 105 Navajo Black Gold / 149 Navajo Coal / 169 YelJow Cake / 175 Epilogue / 183 Appendix: Place-Names...NAT'LMON ..l n GRAND <;J: CANYON ~ NAT'L PARK l I r - ®) \... BLACK F / \ Cow ( Springs ) ...marked by Mount Taylor, or Tsoodzil. To the west, the San Francisco Peaks, Dook ' o' oosliid, near Flagstaff...the La Plata Range, called Dibe Nitsaa, and the San Juan River distinguish Dine Bikeyah from Ute territory |  | | Book (edition) | | Creek can be seen on its downward course to join Canyon Creek near the Camp Bird Mine. At the turn of the...town, at an elevation of 7710 feet nestles in the San Juan Mountain Range which surrounds it. The terrain...Uncompahgre are more than 14,000 feet high. Much of the area is above the timberline (11,500 feet) but even here...the numerous old mine sites which abound in the area. During the summer months many mineral collectors...malevolent interference. There are some bears in Ouray County but they are very seldom seen. Nor is other wildlife |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | sulphate mineral from the Blue Lizard mine, San Juan County, Utah, USA. Mineralogical Magazine, 78(3), 639–649...the Blue Lizard Mine, Red Canyon, White Canyon district, San Juan Co., Utah, U.S.A. (37°33′26″N 110°17′44″W)...disseminations in the enclosing medium- to coarse-grained sandstone of the Shinarump Member of the Chinle Formation...related to percolated ore solutions in permeable sandstone between less permeable siltstone and claystone...claystone. The new mineral occurs in efflorescence on sandstone in direct association with blödite, ferrinatrite |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | cubo-octahedral and cubic. Ammoniovoltaite is black (greenish gray in thin fragments), opaque to translucent...shaped grains with a vitreous luster and white streak and white translucent microcrystalline masses up...bluish-greenish hue in hand sample and has a white streak and vitreous luster. Cleavage is indistinct parallel...carbonate mineral from the Markey mine, San Juan County, Utah, USA. Mineralogical Magazine, 82(5), 1089–1100...Marcobaldiite forms black opaque blocky prismatic striated crystal 10 × 3 × 3 mm with black streak and a metallic |  | | Book | | of Stockport d—-Librejnes 5L+-9 000769884 ODO BLACK CAT ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The authors and publishers...Minerals and Gemstones Reprinted in 1994 under the Black Cat imprint Little, Brown and Company (UK) Limited...must consult the mineralogical literature of the area he is interested in. Treatment. In most cases the...colour is silverwhite, tarnishing quickly to black. The streak is silver-white and the lustre metallic. It...states of Guanajuato and Chihuahua, Mexico. In the USA silver occurs at Keweenaw, Michigan, in association |  | | Book | | commercial ores and secondary minerals by state, county, township, and geologic range. For easy identification...cities, and many of today’s prosperous western county seats began as mining-boom camps. trating sand...Whether you such as those listed alphabetically by county, township, and range in Part II of this book. Where...imputed to the gods. Gold was well known over a wide area of the Near East as early as 5000 B.C., and by the...growth is inhibited. One of our commonest rocks is sandstone (also a mineral, silicon dioxide, SiOo) which |  | | Book | | Colorado, USA * 12 x 9x 5 om MINERALS: PRODUCTS OF A CHANGING PLANET 11 Vanadinite, San Carlos district...zeolites. Calcite (septarian nodule), San Juan County, Utah, USA * 18 x 24x Bem 14 | MINERALS: PRODUCTS...the metamorphic rock marble. In metamorphosed sandstone, recrystallization of the original quartz sand...However, from deep inside an asteroid, similar to the area deep inside Earth if they are too big for the atmosphere...Madagascar e(2x23x3em Quartz, Mount Ida, Arkansas, USA ° 14x 15 x 10 cm Corundum, Mozambique * 17 x 11 |  | | Book | | librarian. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, California—for permission to reproduce...sea level is 14.7 pounds per square inch surface area, and the average ocean depth (“1 atmosphere”),...Courtesy of Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. THE ORIGINS OF ROCKS AND MINERALS 11 The four...The “centrosphere” History Museum of Los Angeles County. is the term that some people give to the Earth’s...was first formed by expanding ig¬ example, “sandstone” or “gemstone”). neous gases inside solidifying |  | | Book | | Indian tribe. The Duwamish lived in the Puget Sound area in the state of Washington. In 1854 President Franklin...microscope, you would search within the stone for an area where crystal faces meet. In a natural stone, which...one form or another: dust, sand, granite, sandstone. If we facet a gemstone to reveal all its hidden...interesting one, is the rocks and minerals of your county or state. It’s amazing how many people are ignorant...beauties. could visit collecting locations in your area which are listed in the regional guides (see |  | | Report (issue) | | Mineralogist OIAF GEOLOGIC BFL^NCH Ferry Building, San Francisco San Francisco P. JENKINS Chief Geologist ...°\ x *T U L A R E I s_ i»KCBSFltLO •Z R f SAN, BERNARDINO \ SSANTA BARBARA j^^'»-f"''*\L0SAN6tLCS...commercial borates. Lawsonite, first found in Marin county in 1895, has proved to be of great petrographic...nickel telluride, melonite, found in Calaveras County in 1867. New minerals and new mineral this is ...The principal kinds of sedimentary rocks are sandstone, shale, and limestone. They are often characterized |  | | Report (volume) | | vanadium is found roscoellte deposIts In the Entrada Sandstone. Uran I urn has a I so been d Iscovered in Tertiary...conglomerates In the Tallahassee Creek distrIct in Fremont County. Uranium, recoverable by solution mining of Upper...evaluated In Weld County. VBlntype uran I urn occurrence 5 are typ I fled in Je f farson County by the Schwartzwal...occurrences In the state, with cross-Indexes by county, host rock, and the special categoriesof "Front...numer I ca I I I st of occurrences by county OCCURRENCES by county with Introductions Adams Alamosa Arapanoe |  | | Book (edition) | | photographs, mostly of large specimens, as well as 104 black-and-white photographs 45 new crystal drawings of...right) vanadinite, Morocco; (center, left) wulfenite, San Francisco mine, Sonora, Mexico; (center) ameihyst...Bolivia; (center, right) topaz, Thomas Mountains, Utah; (lower /eft) rnodochrosite, N’Chwaning mine, South...Lincoln. Encyclopedia of minerals Sagiiache County Pu blic Library Saguache , Colorado DEMCO For...Photo Editor: Wendell E. Wilson Library Saguache County Public Saguache, Colorado VAN NOSTRAND REINHOLD |  | | Report (issue) | | Deposits of the La Sal Quadrangle San Juan County, Utah, and Montrose County, Colorado GEOLOGICAL SURVEY...Deposits of the La Sal Quadrangle San Juan County, Utah, and Montrose County, Colorado By WILLIAM D. CARTER...______________________ _ Glen Canyon Group (lower part) ________ _ Wingate Sandstone ________________ _ Upper...Triassic(?) Series ____ .. _______________ _ Glen Canyon Group (middle part) _______ _ Kayenta Formation..._________________ _ Glen Canyon Group (upper part) ____________ _ Navajo Sandstone _____________________ | | | Book (edition) | | photographs, mostly of large specimens, as well as 104 black-and-white photographs • 45 new crystal drawings...1ight) vanadinite, Morocco; (center, left) wulfen ite San Francisco mine, Sonora, Mexico; (center) amethyst...Bolivia; ( center, right) topaz, Thomas Mountains, Utah; (lower le ft) rhodochrosite, N'Chwaning mine, Sou...Willard Lincoln. Encyclopedia of minerals ~~cbe County Public Library Saguache, Colorado OEMCO For Refere...powerful tool for identification is the color of the streak of a mineral, the mineral in powdered form, most |  | | | | cemented together (lithification). Examples are sandstone and limestone. Metamorphic rocks are derived by...rocks such as limestone, dolostone, and marble. Streak plate: Use a piece of unglazed porcelain, such...tourmaline, garnet, topaz, quartz. Streak: Colour of Powder Streak is the colour of the mineral powder...the streak is observed by scraping the mineral across a piece of unglazed porcelain, a “‘streak plate...plate.” The changes in colour of streak may be subtle and one should learn these subtleties through practice | | | Book | | librarian. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, California-for permission to reproduce... Water covers 71 percent of the Earth's surface area, and the average ocean depth is 2½ miles. l"'he...Courtesy of Natural History Museum. of Los Angeles County. THE ORIGINS OF ROCKS AND MINERALS 11 The four...Courtesy ofNatural History Museum of Los Angeles County. l"'he granitic crust "floats" on the underlying...customarily names a rock or mineral (for example, "sandstone" or "gemstone"). GEM is from the Latin gernma |  | | Book | | HARPER & ROW, PUBLISHERS ....... New York, Evanston, San Francisco, London 1817 Portions of this book have...Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin...archaeologists working in the remote Lake Rudolf area of Africa's Kenya found shaped stone implements...as well as basalt, granite, limestone (and/ or sandstone), marble, and the clay minerals for baking into...not unlike the hordes who sailed from Seattle and San Francisco for the Klondike and Alaska thirty-one |
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