 | | Book (edition) | | A GUIDE TO FOSSICKING IN THE NORTHERN TERRITORY NORTHERN TERRITORY DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND ENERGY...FOSSICKING IN THE NORTHERN TERRITORY This book was prepared by the staff of the Northern Territory Geological...particular acknowledge ment is made of the detailed field information provided by staff members Dick Thompson...updated by Dick Thompson. Darwin 1986 NORTHERN TERRITORY DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND ENERGY MINISTER:...0965 8 © Northern Territory Government Published by the Government Printing Office of the Northern Territory |  | | Book | | Sometimes, as observed by Mr. C. S. Wilkinson at a mine near Wagga Wagga, the plates are so exceedingly...or nuggets. The largest nuggets discovered in Australia have been found in Victoria, none at all to compare...boy, amongst a heap of quartz, at Meroo Creek or Louisa Creek, River Turon, 53 miles THE MINERALS OP...in the Australian Museum, Sydney. Found in Ophir Creek. No. 3. A nugget weighing 26 ozs. was found at Bingera...ozs. No. 6. " The Brenan Nugget." Found in Meroo Creek, Turon River, New South Wales, embedded in clay; |  | | Journal (issue) | | Acanthite with silver, 2.6 cm, from the Uchucchacua mine, Peru; Allan Young collection and photo. Amethyst...terrain throughout much of the Pacific Northwest made field collecting more difficult than in areas to the south...gradually evolved. Field collecting has flourished throughout the Northwest region in recent decades;...Society. Broadsheet advertising passage from Australia to British Columbia in 1858, during the Fraser...troy-ounce) Turnagain Nugget, found on a creek in northern B.C. in 1937. The B.C. Department of Mines |  | | Book (edition) | | detail. They occur in almost every State and Territory, and are utilized in many, but the localities...John G. Smock, and that for the Eocky Mountain region by Mr. C. Whitman Cross. To these gentlemen is...miles; 3. Warrior, 5,000 square miUss. Tbe Coosa field coutuins two or three seam* 3 feet and up wards...at Broken Arrow aud Trout creek, in Sc. Clair county. The strata in this field are more faulted und broken...Cahaba field extends from the south prong of Canoe creek, in St. Clair county, to Ha\sop creek, in Bibb |  | | Report (issue) | | MINERALS FOR THE COLLECTOR The Alaska Highway; Dawson Creek, British Columbia to Yukon/Alaska border Ann P...River Ornamental quartzite occurrence Churchill Mine Toad River hot springs Liard River hot springs Smith...Cantung Mine King Jade Mine Side trip to the Cassiar and Dease Lake areas Cassiar Asbestos Mine Snowy Creek...Creek jade occmTence McDame Creek jade occurrence Cassiar gold occurrences Dease Lake area placers Dease...Lake-Cry Lake jade occurrences Fiddler Yukon Mine Seagull Creek occurrence Side trip along Cano) Road to |  | | Report (issue) | | MINERALS FOR THE COLLECTOR THE ALASKA HIGHWAY; DAWSON CREEK, BRITISH COLUMBIA TO YUKON/ALASKA BORDER Ann P.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Churchill Mine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Canada Tungsten Mine........................................ King Jade...Asbestos Mine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Snowy Creek jade.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . McDame Creek jade occurrence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |  | | | | -and rocks. . -.* What you will need out.in the field ~“ Various geological locations iin Canada© Physical...easy. Front cover image: | aetna (page 54). Diamond-shaped, striated one of arsenopyrite on rounded...surrounded ce ne white calcite, from!iheBluebell Mine; Riondel, Digitized by the Internet Archive...rock photographs; Donna Naughton took a number of field photographs and prepared the Geological Regions...Mineral or Rock? Origins of Minerals and Rocks Field Equipment Where to Collect Home Equipment Cataloguing |  | | Book (volume) | | land rises abruptly into the 6,000 sq. mi. Black Hills region enclosed by the Belle Fourche and Cheyenne...instance, a single Spodumene crystal from the Etta Mine near Keystone on the east side of the Mount Rushmore...huge crystals of sparkling blue Beryl from the Black Hills pegmatites have measured from 18’ to 27’ long...from the core of the Black Hills region. Two divisions are recognized: the Northern Section, centered in...a somewhat larger area around Harney Peak. The northern section is characterized by vein deposits, while |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | occurrences are emphasized simply because it is the region most familiar to the author. The terminology “petrified...California, USA Weimar, Germany California, USA Northern Iceland Germany Hungary Washington, USA [5] [2]...Oxide Weight0 % Atomic % 0 MgODiamond 32.6 41.2Mine Black Coal Al O 4.8 2.4 MgO SiO 29.8 38.1 5.3 4.5 55.7...Al2 O3 CaO 0.74 0.38 Fe O * SiO2 3.6 3.1 Black Diamond Coal Mine 29.8 38.1 CaO MgO 56.3 51.7 0.74 0.38 Fe2...USA. (A) Log from John Henry Coal from Mine, Eocene Black Diamond, (B) dolomitized wood fragment showing |  | | Report (issue) | | Lost Gulch Mine, near Globe; Mohave County, in Mineral Park;; Pima County, in Mammouth Mine, Schulty;...Mountains; carries gold and some silver at McCabe mine. ASBESTOS (chrysotile ). Coconino County, associated...Canyon. Gila County, fine specimen found on Ash Creek, 35 miles northeast of Globe, and in massive serpentine...copper). Cochise County, was abundant at Copper Queen mine, Bisbee district. The finest specimens of Azurite"in...Azurite"in many museums have come from this mine. Gila and Pinal Counties, rare in Globe district. Greenlee |  | | Report (volume) | | stone has only one or two of these qualities. The diamond, emerald, ruby, and sapphire are considered precious...blue, rose, green, and true canary yellow in the diamond; pigeon-blood red in the ruby; cornflower blue...establishing the price of a gem stone. Such gems as the diamond and ruby are rare, in addition to being beautiful...7. 8. 9. 10. Orthoclase Quartz Topaz Corundum Diamond The numbers preceding each mineral indicate only...hardness, not actual values. For example, the diamond, rated as 10, is many times harder than corundum |  | | Book (volume) | | somewhere over the state’s varied surfaces. The upland northern counties are heavily forested with hardwoods,...Co. line in a Hornblendegneiss exposureBeryl, black Tourmaline. 146 A Location Guide for Rock Hounds...Beryl, Amethyst, Garnet, Smoky Quartz crystals, black Tourmaline, etc. (the accessory minerals of all...mica mines include Almandite garnet, Feldspar, black Tourmaline, etc.); (e) the Alexander and Cooley...areaStaurolite; NE 2½ mi.: (a) the Cochran Mica Mine (1 mi. from the Cherry Grove School, near old tenant |  | | Book (edition) | | MINERALOGY OF ARIZONA • Wu!fenite. Red Cloud mine, Si/...Period 20 Arizona Under Spanish Rule Arizona as a Territory 28 Statehood 48 PART 3 rr 22 NOTABLE ARIZONA...District, Cochise County 70 The Mammoth-St. Anthony Mine, Tiger, Pinal County 78 Uranium and Vanadium Deposits...Breccia Pipes 87 Pegmatites 88 "Mine Fire" Minerals, United Verde Mine, Jerome Arizona Meteorites PART...1X , • Azurite and malachite Azurite and malachite Azurite and malachite Barite Bideauxite Calcite |  | | Book | | II. White Cliffs III. Tintenbar IV. Rocky Bridge Creek V. Tooraweenah VI. Miscellaneous E. Valuation F...INDUSTRY OF NEW SOUTH WALES No. 18 GEMSTONES (Opal, diamond, sapphire, emerald. etc.) Compiled by G. RosE (August...have been dealt with in this publication:Opal, Diamond, Sapphire and Ruby, Emerald and Beryl, Topaz, Turquoise...for industrial diamonds is as a cutting edge on diamond drills and rock saws. s Corundum, emery and...White, grey, yellow, red, purple, green, brown, black, colourless. In precious or noble opal the colours |  | | Book | | “Light of the Desert” (see page 117) Page 3: Malachite (see page 120) Page 6: Mimetite (see page 139)...process, new minerals and rocks are formed. RIGHT: Malachite with chrysocolla, Majdanpek, Serbia ¢ 11x8x7cm...carbonate) can react to form malachite (green copper carbonate). If malachite produced this way keeps the...hundred kilometers. Most of them orbit the Sun in a region called the asteroid belt, which is between the...kilometers (2 miles) wide, is one example in northern Quebec. It was the Royal Ontario Museum's Victor |  | | Book | | 61 232 PART The Making 43 II 5 7 3 III Mine PART 267 IV Glossary 279 Bibliography 291...minerals which make lovely cabinet specimens. old mine western states, to kick up and oxidation, ...abandoned cially in the dumps not unusual for mine dumps, espe- a solid gold or silver nugget, simply...glossary and Part III is devoted to a section on small-mine development. The proper use of a geologic map...for profitable hunting or for developing your own mine are as great as ever. America needs strategic minerals | | | Book (edition) | | zy MINERALOGY OF ARIZONA Wulfenite. Red Cloud mine, Silver district, Trigo Mountains, La Paz County...Period 20 Arizona Under Spanish Rule Arizonaasa Territory 28 Statehood PART 3 NOTABLE AND wu MINERALOGY...District, Cochise County The Mammoth-St. Anthony Mine, Tiger, Pinal County Uranium and Vanadium Deposits...Breccia Pipes 87 Pegmatites 88 “Mine Fire” Minerals, United Verde Mine, Jerome Arizona Meteorites 93 PART...cuprite il Ee Azurite and malachite Azurite and malachite Azurite and malachite Barite Bideauxite Calcite |  | | Book (volume) | | .................................24 Arizona – Northern half of Coconino Co. Mining Districts ..........................42 Arizona – Yavapia Co. Burro Creek area Site Map .........................................................45 Arizona – Yuma Co. Hull Mine Site Map ...............................................50 Arkansas – Garland Co. Coleman Crystal mine Site Map ..............................51 Arkansas...........................129 Colorado – Cripple Creek Area Site Map ................................. |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | would be few and very uninteresting without the i i Black Hills in the extreme western part of the slate.... The uplift and subsequent erosion of the Black Hills are responsible for the accessibility of South...diverse mineral locations. Because much of the Black Hills is National Forest, it is available to the...collector. The many pegmatites exposed in the southern Black Hills are well known for their variety of minerals...today. Pegmatites are so numerous in the southern Black Hills thiit they are hard to ilvoid. A closz-up |  | | Book (volume) | | United States Preface Each year I vacation in the field, collecting gem and mineral samples somewhere in...407 ft. Cheaha Mt. This crystalline or mineral region is composed primarily of metamorphosed Paleozoic...counties. In this contorted, structurally complicated region of slates, phyllites, marbles, quartzites, and...above sea level. From this predominantly farming region the widespreading Tuscaloosa formation disgorges...tradition of a “lead Mine” worked by Indians.) PELL CITY, NE 3 mi., area quarries⎯black marble. (The marble |  | | Book (volume) | | United States Preface Each year I vacation in the field, collecting gem and mineral samples somewhere in...407 ft. Cheaha Mt. This crystalline or mineral region is composed primarily of metamorphosed Paleozoic...counties. In this contorted, structurally complicated region of slates, phyllites, marbles, quartzites, and...above sea level. From this predominantly farming region the widespreading Tuscaloosa formation disgorges...tradition of a “lead Mine” worked by Indians.) PELL CITY, NE 3 mi., area quarries⎯black marble. (The marble |  | | Book | | rock photographs; Donna Naughton took a nun1ber of field photographs and prepared the Geological Regions...Mineral or Rock? Origins of Minerals and Rocks Field Equipment Where to Collect I..:Come Equipment Cataloguing...also widespread misuse of 1nineral names such as diamond, quartz, and 1uby for substances synthesized in...looked at as a continuous cycle. Field Equipment Keep yoLu- field equipn1ent sirnple but of high quality...quality. Below I have laid out what T cany into the field for n1ineral col lecting. The tools will be found |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | preserving—minerals. For them, speci mens found in the field are often viewed as mere curiosities. Thus, without...from 1900 to the middle 1940s; but the Mariposa mine, which produced most of the rare minerals, ceased...earlier. So Terlingua minerals, many of which turn black on exposure, are extremely difficult to obtain today...wrote for Rocks & Minerals on "The Weeks Pegmatite Mine, Wakefield, Carroll County, New Hampshire" (March/April...sands; gypsum* (crystals) (Sloat, 1978). Barton's Creek, Smithville downstream from the bridge; gypsum* |  | | Book (volume) | | The highest elevations are the Mounds along the northern borders, rising only to a altitude of 900 to 1...Mississippi rivers, and in the southern Fluorspar region. Fossil hunters are well aquatinted with the famed...area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare alluvial Diamond. THEBES: c area gravel deposits, pits, bars of... W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip mine⎯pyritized gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY...City, on area mine dumps from sedimentary overburden⎯oval concretions (containing Mason Creek fossils). |  | | Book (volume) | | The highest elevations are the Mounds along the northern borders, rising only to a altitude of 900 to 1...Mississippi rivers, and in the southern Fluorspar region. Fossil hunters are well aquatinted with the famed...area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare alluvial Diamond. THEBES: c area gravel deposits, pits, bars of... W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip mine⎯pyritized gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY...City, on area mine dumps from sedimentary overburden⎯oval concretions (containing Mason Creek fossils). |
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