 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Rush Creek Mining District MARION COUNTY, ARKANSAS A Synoptic View Situated in a part of the Ozarks along...the Rush district are rediscovered by newcomers each tourist season. J. MICHAEL HOWARD Arkansas Geological...Commission 3815 W . Roosevelt Road Little Rock, Arkansas 72204 Service; this area was entered on the National...is hoped that histori cal evidence relating to mining will now be preserved for the interest and education...prospects in northern Arkan sas, the Rush Creek mining district is recognized as the most important zinc-producing |  | | Report (issue) | | Smithsonite slice and egg, 5.8 and 2.7 cm tall Masua Mine, Carbonia-lglesias, Sardinia, Italy Cal and Kerith...cm wide 400 Foot Level, Kelly Mine, Magdalena District Socorro County, New Mexico Steve Neely collection...978-0-9790998-6-1 Publisher Lithographie, LLC Denver, Colorado, USA Design and Layout Gloria Staebler Gunther Neumeier...Lithographie, LLC P.O. Box 11613 • Denver, C O 80211 • USA Phone 1.303.495.5521 • Fax 1.303.482.1238 www.lithographie...1867. ·thsonian Smithsonite First Oxide Zone, Tsu Mine, Tsumeb, Nami 10cm tall Brent Lockhart coll Joe |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | cookrob@auburn.edu Aurichalcite Downloaded by [George Mason University] at 01:02 21 December 2014 79 Mine, Gila...Gila County, Arizona E veryone likes blue minerals. Most of them contain significant copper, and it is...tentatively identified on sight. One such mineral, aurichalcite, is traditionally available from a number of...recommended as a Connoisseur’s Choice topic. Aurichalcite varies from pale green to sky-blue; some specimens...1 and 2, and has a measured density of 3.96. Aurichalcite is monoclinic (2/m) and is pseudo-orthorhombic |  | | Journal (issue) | | Famous mineral localities: The Rush Creek District, Marion County, Arkansas ..............................CHALCOPYRITE on TETRAHEDRITE, 15 cm, from the Herodsfoot mine, Liskeard, Cornwall, England. Collection of the...Forcenturies, the copper and tin mines in Cornwall County, England, have proved to be as rich as any in the...the world. During the last 200 years this mining region has produced an incredible variety of spectacular...INTRODUCTION This article will review the earliest days of mining in Cornwall and will include a brief description |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | ARKANSAS' RUSH CREEK ZINC DISTRICT Part T w o : The Mines By Dana Martin Batory 4 0 2 E . B u c y i...44827 The Morning Star The Morning Star mine, discovered in Arkansas in 1884, became the first zinc property...Morning Star Hotel at Rush. Later, Captain George Chase of Fayette ville, Arkansas developed a large body...miles of Rush, at a time when the mine was making big money for its owners. The Morning Star Mining Company...properties in northern Arkansas. They lie on the north east (left slope) of Rush Creek, 150 feet above the |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | crystals, Arkansas also boasts an array of other minerals, as evidenced by this county-by-county description...R K A N S A S H A S A R I C H M I N E R A L and mining heri tage that started in the early 1800s with...of Magnet Cove, continued with mining in north ern and western Arkansas and Magnet Cove during the Civil...extensive collecting in Magnet Cove. In the 1900s, mining and minerals continue to play important roles in...the state, with obvious peaks in exploration and mining having occurred during World Wars I and I I . |  | | Report (issue) | | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Chapter I. Mining Districts of Counties and the State of Utah. .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 County Listings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Chapter II. Mining Districts of Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . 4 Mineral Localities Listed by County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Beaver County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |  | | Book | | Collecting Arkansas JVlinerals A Reference and Guide By Arthur E. Smith, Jr. ,'T Collecting Arkansas...Box 2043 Coeur d’Alene, Idaho 83816-2043 iii Arkansas Counties 1 \ I •( 11 o •« c »««ou cxi ju4«iO«J...573-308-3500 703-648-6045 or phone 800-USA-MAPS Map 3. Arkansas’ Ouachita Mountains 7.5 Minute Quadrangal...Quadrangal Map index. V Contents and Locality Index Arkansas Quartz Crystal Deposits Special Quartz Types....Location 1 Montgomery County quartz deposits................. Other Montgomery County quartz mines...... |  | | Journal (issue) | | A. McBrien Ly nn, Massachusetts Fred Fort~ Philadelphia College of Tex tiles and Science Delbert L...Kelly Bank Mine Richard S. Mitchell Howard R . Freeland 219 A General History of Zinc Mining in Arkansas...stones only. In most instances, stamps depicting mining only (no rocks or minerals) have been excluded...fr lguanodon March 20, 1970 (airmail) 100 fr aurichalcite 150 fr dioptase BOTSWANA CZECHOSLOVAKlA July...collecting rocks FUI July 15, 1978 4 sh Emperor gold mine and gold ore BRAZIL June 8 1974 40 c sandstone |  | | Journal (issue) | | A. McBrien Ly nn, Massachusetts Fred Fort~ Philadelphia College of Tex tiles and Science Delbert L...Kelly Bank Mine Richard S. Mitchell Howard R . Freeland 219 A General History of Zinc Mining in Arkansas...stones only. In most instances, stamps depicting mining only (no rocks or minerals) have been excluded...fr lguanodon March 20, 1970 (airmail) 100 fr aurichalcite 150 fr dioptase BOTSWANA CZECHOSLOVAKlA July...collecting rocks FUI July 15, 1978 4 sh Emperor gold mine and gold ore BRAZIL June 8 1974 40 c sandstone |  | | Book (volume) | | instance, a single Spodumene crystal from the Etta Mine near Keystone on the east side of the Mount Rushmore...beds, excavations, etc.Selenite roses. BRULE COUNTY AREA: in the Oacoma zone of the Pierre Fm. On Elm...gray Barite rosette up to 5 or 6 inches. CAMPBELL COUNTY MOUND CITY, W to the Missouri R., regional hillsides...gravels, etc.petrified wood, wood opal. CORSON COUNTY LITTLE EAGLE: area ridges, slopes, stream beds...Hounds in the United States CUSTER COUNTY AREA: The November Mine, 1.2 mi. SE of the Needles Eye Tunnel |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | The specimen was found in a Joplin, Missouri, district mine in the late 1800s and was donated to the Carnegie...barite mines of Missouri’s several world-class mining districts could have been chosen for this issue’s...crystal morphology and color were recovered from a mine in the Joplin area. The best known of these specimens...Commonly associated minerals include smithsonite, aurichalcite, rosasite, hydrozincite, and a wide assortment...the Harborside open pit of Callahan Mining Company, Hancock County, Maine. Small, well-formed hemimorphite |  | | Journal (issue) | | Scovil photo. Vanadinite, 2.4 cm, from the Apache mine, Arizona. Collected by Evan Jones; Jeff Scovil photo...Miglioli photo. Fluorite, 7.4 cm, from the La Barre mine, France. Collected by Aubin Cosson; Niels Brouwer... from left: Caledonite, 1.1 cm, from the Reward mine, California. Collected by Jeff Lines; Ben DeCamp...Thrill of Discovery by Wendell Wilson Epilog: On Mine Safety UThe Field-CollectorsV Anthony J. Albini...Praszkier John Rakovan Marjory “Marge” Regel David A. Rush Georg Sammer Mike Sanders Robert Schuster Jeff Self |  | | Report (volume) | | ............................................. Arkansas........................................................................................ 102 District of Columbia ....................................to refer to Geological Survey Bulletin 507, "The mining districts of the western United States," and to...abundant it may have been completely exhausted by mining or quarrying. Deposits of minerals that are widely...because they occur in sufficient quantity to warrant mining for their usual products, but because they furnish |  | | Journal (issue) | | scepter with pyrite, 7 cm, from Spruce Ridge, King County, Washington; Rick Dillhoff collection; Jeff Scovil...Acanthite with silver, 2.6 cm, from the Uchucchacua mine, Peru; Allan Young collection and photo. Amethyst...Charles Wilson Peale’s Museum in Philadelphia. The California Gold Rush of 1849 brought huge numbers of...the Fraser River in British Columbia, a new gold rush drew more than 30,000 prospectors, and even the...containing 25% native gold. 4 The Klondike Gold Rush of 1896–1899 brought an estimated 100,000 prospectors |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | area and created the state (1864). There are 526 mining districts in the state, 60 of which produce nonmetallic...nonmetallic ores (Tingley 1998). Three major mining booms have occurred in Nevada: 1860-1880 (Comstock...regained its preeminent status in precious-metal mining with the development of low-grade, large-tonnage...Black Hawk district in New Mexico (MarcWApril 1993). GE ON OM i I - Getchell mine, Potosi district...Gilbert district GO - Goldfield district GP - Gold Point district GS - Goodsprings district HA - Hamilton |  | | Journal (issue) | | money to buy a one-way ticket to the booming silver-rush town ofLeadville, Colorado. Eventually rnoving on...the Philadelphia mineral dealer Albert E. Foote also made several collecting visits to the mine in 1890-1891...chemist and physicist). In 1895 Niven purchased the mine from its owner, on behalf of Thomas Edison. In the...there; the first claims were staked in 1894 and mining soon commenced. Eventually over two dozen mines...mines were opened, one of which (the Mariposa mine) produced a wider variety of mercury minerals than anywhere |  | | Journal (issue) | | editor@rockngem.com Deena Bak, of Diamond Mountain Mining Ltd., holds a heart-shaped Herkimer diamond found...property. Photo by Larry Michon, Diamond Mountain Mining Ltd. Design by Kari Keegan. BE PART OF THE ROCK... Sale ROUGH GEMS RAYTECH’S TUMBLE-VIBE 5 KIT MINE-DIRECT FACETING ROUGHS & MINERAL Kit includes TV-5...Moss Drive, P.O. Box 740252 Houston Texas, TX 77074 USA Stock No. 9-1059K Sale Tel : +1 832 641 5014 ;...No. Pounds SALE Kingsley North, Inc. Poland Mining Camps has obtained exclusive access for our customers |  | | Journal (issue) | | Seelite, a new uranium mineral from the Talmessi mine, Iran, and Rabejac, France .......................Hgl+Cr6+Q4 S2 , a new mineral from the Clear Creek claim, San Benito County, California ............. 471 by R...emphasis or clarity, and (d) proper names, e.g., mine levels. 8. Credits. Caption data for specimen photos...mines (vol. 20, no. 3. p. 178-180). Staking Claims Mining claims for rhe mineral collector (vol. 8, no. I...MINERALOGY OF THIS FAMOUS LOCALITY Richard W. Graeme Mining Remedial Recovery Company 650 l East Grant Road |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | microprobe, etc.) Because New Mexico is a mining state, mining districts are given whenever possible in...2015 Bernalillo County Cerro Colorado, W. of Albuquerque: carnotite. Placitas district (Sandia Mountains)...schorl. Tijeras Canyon district (Manzano Mountains), E. of Albuquerque. Galena King mine: barite, fluorite...(Seiiora de 10s Milagros mine): copper, cuprite, malachite. Catron County Apache Creek, N. of Reserve: quartz...quartz (chalcedony). Mogollon district, NE of Glenwood: acanthite, bornite, chalcocite, fluorite, gold |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | black botryoidal hematite from a working strip iron mine at Brookwood, Tuscaloosa Co., Ala. ALASKA—Some of...grayish clay. ARKANSAS—"A HEAP O F PHANTOMS. Number 4271, of my collection of Arkansas quartz, is a small...is from near Avant, north-western Garland Co., Arkansas."—item sent in by Byron C. Marshall, 204 Central...Central Avenue, Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas. CALIFORNIA—"I am sending you two pieces of chromite...chromite found in the stream bed of Clear Creek, in San Benito Co., Calif., by my wife, Virginia. She seems to |  | | Journal (issue) | | R. Kampf Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County George Robinson National Museums of Canada Arthur...the “famous locality” series: the Home Sweet Home mine and Mount Antero. A fine mineralogical study of...remaining for future Col orado issues. Cripple Creek, for instance, and the Gilman area, Creede, Breckenridge...you belong to, and where you come from. American mining schools and professional organizations have long... centering on some of the nostalgic aspects of mining in Arizona and beautifully illustrated with paintings |  | | Journal (issue) | | Mimetite on Barite 5.1 cm, from the Rowley mine, Maricopa County, Arizona. Dick Morris collection; Jeff Scovil...(only one known) for The Red Cloud Gold & Silver Mining Company (1880) Mark Hay collection Introduction...Steve Mas]ansky Dale Armstrong Bill Besse Bisbee Mining and Historical Museum Paul & Barbara Matt Lauren...explore literally thousands of mineral occurrences, mine dumps and abandoned mines in the public domain administered...Heintzelman (1805-1880) shipped ore specimens from his mine to be exhibited at the Cincinnati Merchant's Exchange |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Universitesi] at 20:25 14 March 2016 Blanchard Mine, Bingham, New Mexico T here once was a time when...originating at what was then known only as the Blanchard mine, Bingham, New Mexico. Oh, for those simpler times...fine brochantite from the abovementioned Blanchard mine has been selected for this issue. Brochantite, a...sparingly at the old Loudville mines, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, and as coatings of tiny crystals...crystals at the Chimney Rock quarry, Somerset County, New Jersey. Dark emerald-green, acicular brochantite |  | | Book (volume) | | Where & How to Djg, Pan and Mine Your Own Gen1s & Minerals Where & I-low to 1-Iunt for Treasure From...vacation stops at a roadside "dig your own" gem mine. Junior finds a sapphire the size of a p ach and...) Many an unsuspecting tourist has stopped at a mine to try his or her luck and become a rockhound for...Wyoming vowr-.1E3: SoutheastStates Alabama Arkansas Florida Georgia Kentucky Louisiana Mississippi...VOLUME4: Northeast States Co1mecticut Delawar District of Columbia IUinois Indiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts |
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