 | Castor, S. B., Boden, D. R., Henry, C. D., Cline, J. S., Hofstra, A. H., McIntosh, W. C., Tosdal, R. M., Wooden, J. P. (2003) The Tuscarora Au-Ag District: Eocene Volcanic-Hosted EpithermalDeposits in the Carlin Gold Region, Nevada. Economic Geology, 98 (2) 339-366 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.98.2.339 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Geology Vol. 98, 2003, pp. 339–366 The Tuscarora Au-Ag District: Eocene Volcanic-Hosted Epithermal Deposits...Region, Nevada STEPHEN B. CASTOR,† Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno...Reno, Nevada 89557 DAVID R. BODEN, 1445 High Chaparral Drive, Reno, Nevada 89511 CHRISTOPHER D. HENRY...HENRY, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, Nevada 89557 JEAN S. CLINE...Geoscience Department, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada 89154-4010 ALBERT H. HOFSTRA, U.S. Geological |  | | Report (issue) | | RESOURCES OF ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA By Roscoe M. Smith Prepared in cooperation with Nevada Bureau of Mines...Acknowledgment -Mining districts Commodities Production Descriptions of mining districts . Alder district-Aura district...district -Beaver district Black Mountain district Bootstrap district Burner district Burns Basin district--...-Carlin district Cave Creek district ----Charleston district_--Coal Mine district~ Contact district Cornucopia...Cornucopia district - -Corral Creek district - Decoy district Delano district Delker districtDivide district |  | | Journal (issue) | | Bowl trophy race, Flag:' iff, Arizona. COVER NAVAJO GIRL, by Josef Muench Jan. 1—Annual New Year's...Xavier, Arizona. LETTERS GHOST TOWN LOST MINE NEWS MINING Jan. 15—Phoenix Don's club Travelcade, over...Comment by Desert readers 26 Printer of Old Tuscarora By NELL MURBARGER 27 Rendezvous for Gold Hunters...reconstructed and is being preserved by San Diego county, California. It may be seen today in the same wild...lohad been the wagon of the unfortunate cated a mine, and that presently LasMulkins family. Out on the |  | | Report (volume) | | RECONNAISSANCE OF SOME MINING GAMPS IN ELKO, UNDER, AND EUREKA COUNTIES, NEVADA BY WILLIAM H. EMMONS............................. Mountain ranges and mining districts................................................................ Midas or Gold Circle district........................................ Location...geology............................................. Mine descriptions......................................44 44 45 46 47* 47 47 47 48 48 48 48 49 50 Rex mine..................:............................. |  | | Report (issue) | | CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GOLD METALLOGENY OF NORTHERN NEVADA Richard M. Tosdal editor Open-File Report 98-338-6...Contributions to the gold metallogeny of northern Nevada Preface R.M. Tbsdfl/.............................Regional crustal structure beneath the Carlin Trend, Nevada, based on deep electrical geophysical measurements...and its relation to gold belts in north-central Nevada: Overview and progress report V.J.S. Grawc/i.....autochthonous rocks that host gold along the Carlin trend, Nevada Augustus K. Armstrong, Ted G. Theodore, Robert |  | | Report (volume) | | of the Shinarump No. 1 uranium mine, Seven Mile Canyon area, Grand County, Utah: TEI-287, Jan. 11, 1954...Results of exploration at the Old Leyden coal mine, Jefferson County, Colo.: TEM-292, Mar. 30, 1953. D, GJ....The pegmatites of the Errington-Thiel mine, Elko County, Nevada: TEI-71, Dec. 28, 1949. Office of Director...Ridge, and West End claims near Clancy, Jefferson County, Mont.: TEM-31, Oct. 19, 1951. D, SL, T. (332,...and structure of the Miners Mountain area, Wayne County, Utah: Aug. 17, 1953. SL. McKelvey, V. E., Preliminary |  | | Journal (issue) | | Overton, Nevada. 5 Desert Camera By FRANK JENSEN. 6 New Ideas for Desert Living By DAN LEE. 8 Nevada. Recreation...LEHMAN CAVES NATIONAL MONUMENT, JUST SOUTH OF ELY, NEVADA. 23 Baud Street, Winnemucca Joss House in historic...City. 34 Nevada Centennial Events THE SOUTHWEST IN SEPTEMBER By JACK PEPPER Salute To Nevada. Nell Murbarger...Murbarger captures the spirit of Nevada and sets the theme for this month's special issue in her "Joy...Backroads." Since it is impossible to cover all of Nevada in one issue, next year we will feature other areas |  | | Report (volume) | | the ruby, sapphire, spinel, emerald, rutile, and quartz of gem quality have been synthesized. The best...Fluorite Apatite . 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Orthoclase Quartz Topaz Corundum Diamond The numbers preceding each...of silica (quartz, 7 on Moh's scale) particles, a gem stone should be harder than quartz. Some minerals...react to heat are: violet quartz (amethyst) changing to orange brown, smoky quartz to yellow, pale-green...sapphire, star sapphire, star ruby, rutile, and quartz are gem stones that have been successfully synthesized |  | | Journal (issue) | | CALENDAR Sept. 3 O-Oct. 2—Annual Navajo India fair, Shiprock Navajo agency, Sh prock, New Mexico. Sept...3—Yavapai county fair, Pr scott, Arizona. Oct. 2 —Lake Mead regatta, sponso ed by Boulder City, Nevada, jui...5-17—Luna county fair and Sh :riffs Posse rodeo, Deming, N< w Mexico. Oct. 15-17—Greenlee county fair and...soc ety, Trona, California. Oct. 28- 30—Graham county fair, Saffor 1, Arizona. Oct. 30 31—Papago rodeo...HOUSE Desert Magazine's New Home Is Open LOST MINE New Clues to the Pegleg Gold By H. E. W. WILSON |  | | Journal (issue) | | from the bank, the Grutt brothers were working in a mine shaft. One morning, an extra heavy charge of dynamite...downtown section and a major part of the residential district was destroyed —and another gold camp was started...locate the barrel of whiskey—but as in all lost mine stories— the unfortunate prospector failed. Thus...is where you find it" Drive to one of these LOST MINE SITES Magnificent 23"x34" full-color map shows the... TOURISM: An Interview With Nevada Governor Sawyer 8 CREDO: My Nevada! NELL MURBARGER 15 RECREATION: |  | | Journal (issue) | | Dam, from Phoenix, Arizona. Feb. 9—University of Nevada Winter Ski Carnival, Reno. Feb. 9-10—Jaycee Silver...Conference Ski Championship Meet, Reno, Nevada. Feb. 16-24—Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival,...FRAIZER NEWS From here and there on the desert MINING Current news of desert mines URANIUM Latest developments...Vague about the exact location, he hinted that the mine might be in Arizona. Roberts, who was a friend of...one stipulation, however. Whoever inspected the mine must be blindfolded upon approaching and leaving |  | | 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 |  | | Journal (issue) | | and longing gone. This surging joy that now was mine I'd known before in a far aeon. My being reached...UNDERSTAND LIFE (Acrostic) By DARRELL TOTTEN Henderson. Nevada Deep down wilhin the complex brain of man One cell...(photography prohibited). After First Frost — Navajo Fire Dance, Navajo Reservation. About the Cover . . . The...Volume 18 COVER POETRY CALENDAR PERSONALITY LOST MINE HISTORY GARDENING INDIANS FIELD TRIP EXPERIENCE...25 LETTERS TRUE OR FALSE NEWS FICTION URANIUM MINING LAPIDARY HOBBY COMMENT BOOKS . 24 By EDMUND |  | | Book (edition) | | gem stones mon dull are as hard or harder than quartz, a com- mineral everywhere present as dust which...Hardness Scale 6. Orthoclase 1. Talc 2. Gypsum 7. Quartz Topaz Corundum 10. Diamond 3. Colcite 8. 4...Your will scratch orthoclase feldspar but not quartz. In making hardness appears to be a scratch paper...the general arrange- ment of these surfaces. Quartz and amethyst, for example, are frequently crystallized...SPODUMENE DANBURITE DATOLITE GARNET FLUORITE QUARTZ CRYSTALS SPINEL STAUROLITE •^^ VESUVIANITE | | | 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 |  | | Catalog/List | | Design District Showroom 1518 Slocum Street • Dallas, TX 75207 Heritage Auctions Design District Showroom...been replaced by minerals, usually a silicate like Quartz. he original structure of the plant is retained...Painted Desert Member Circle Clifs, Garield County, Utah, USA 37.00 x 23.50 x 1.00 inches (93.98 x 59.69...La Matilda Formation El Moyano, Puerto Deseado District, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina 12.00 x 10.75...Basalt Formation Goodnoe Hills, Klickitat County, Washington, USA 15.75 x 15.00 x 0.50 inches (40.01 x 38 |  | | Journal (issue) | | livestock show, Richfield, Utah. Sep. 1-3—Morgan county fair, Morgan, Utah. Sep. 1-31—Beehive Midway, fairgrounds...tournament, Reno, Nevada. Sep. 3-6—Elko county fair and state livestock show, Elko, Nev. Sep. 4—St. Augustine..." Santa Fe, New Mexico. Sep. 4-6—Nevada state fair, Fallon, Nevada. Sep. 4-6—Annual Labor Day rodeo,...rodeo, Bishop, California. Sep. 4-6—Nevada rodeo, Winnemucca, Nevada. Sep. 4-6—Sierra Club of Southern...and Boundary peaks, White Mts., California and Nevada. Sep. 5-6—Quarter horse show and rodeo, Benson |  | | Journal (issue) | | country, Robert is acquiring an intimate knowledge of Navajo life and lore to be used in magazine and newspaper...Superstition mountain trek, searching for Lost Dutchman mine, starting from Phoenix, Arizona. March 2—U. S. slalom...annual Silver Dollar ski derby, Mt. Rose, Reno, Nevada. March 25-30—Southwestern Livestock show and championship...contest 4 INDIANS We Saw the Devil Chant of the Navajo By RICHARD VAN VALKENBURGH . . . 5 LOST MINES Bells...for March 28 NEWS Here and There on the Desert 29 MINING Current news briefs 36 LAPIDARY Amateur Gem Cutter |  | | Journal (issue) | | EUGENE L. CONROTTO editor COVER WILDLIFE 2 LOST MINE 8 ARCHEOLOGY 12 DESERT BOATING 14 DESERT BOATING...Edmund C. Jaeger The Charm of Adobe Amy P. Hurt Navajo Weaving: The Dying Art Bill Bryan —also— Her parents...below Lee's Ferry is: (A) Roosevelt Bridge; (B) Navajo Bridge; (C) Wahweap Bridge. ' " - • Desert Readers'...Poem of the Month: 32 Quiz: 4 33: News Briefs 34: Nevada Travel—Genoa 35: Utah Travel—"Dixie" 40: California...Pyramid Lake in northcentral Nevada. Many years ago while living in Nevada I befriended an elderly Paiute |  | | Journal (issue) | | badlands of South Dakota. CHARLES KELLY. Reno, Nevada Dear Mr. Henderson: While on the desert collecting...Small Mine operators association at Tucson. C. M. d'Autremont, general chairman. Parade of mining progress...California Federation of Womens' clubs, southern district, to hold annual convention in El Centro, California...and DEC. 2-3 Annual Horse race meet at Las Vegas, Nevada. Tommy Thebo, chairman. NOVEMBER, 1939 m Volume...of a Renegade Pahute By GEORGE E. PERKINS 22 GEMS Mine That Has Everything—Except Gem Stones By JOHN W |  | | Report (issue) | | STATE OF NEVADA Open-file Report 79-235 1979 Prepared by the U.S. Geological Survey for the Nevada Operations...SURVEY INVENTORY OF GRANITIC MASSES IN THE STATE OF NEVADA Compiled by Richard W. Spengler, Florian Maldonado...-----------------------------------------Clark County-----------------------------------------------...---------------------------------------Lincoln County-----------------------------------------------...----------------------------------Southern Nye County----------------------------------------------- |  | | Journal (issue) | | Jan. 1—Lost Pegleg Mine Trek. First conducted search for the Pegleg Smith mine, planned as annual affair...leader. Jan. 17-18—Reno Winter Jamboree, Reno, Nevada. Jan. 19-Feb. 1—Exhibit of Southwestern photographs...Leslie Eames, and a collection of carvings by a Navajo artist, representing Yebichai personages. Southwest...dance, San Ildefonso pueblo, New Mexico. Jan. 24-25—Nevada state ski jumping championship and giant slalom...slalom, Carson City Ski club, White Hills, Nevada. Jan. 25—Intermountain cross-country, sanctioned by Intermountain |  | | Journal (issue) | | HIGHWAY 66 Restless Lifeline OLD BOTTLES FROM THE MINING CAMPS GEM FIELDS L DARWIN, r "• — complete map...NO CARRYING CHARGES "X7" A T .T .T=r. BOOMING NEVADA IS EQUALED BY ONLY A FEW PUCES IN THE WORLD. Population...Westward in ever increasing numbers. Westward to Nevada, where the air is fresh and clear, taxes are low...nonexistent and opportunity is open to all. Yes, Nevada is booming and real estate investors are prospering...purchasers of Nevada acreage have realized fabulous profits from small investments. Now, a NEW Nevada Real Estate |  | | Report (volume) | | Index of Granitic Rock Masses in the State of Nevada By FLORIAN MALDONADO, RICHARD W. SPENGLER, W.F....on 205 areas of exposed granitic rock masses in Nevada U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1831 DEPARTMENT...Data Index of granitic rock masses in the state of Nevada. (U.S. Geological Survey bulletin ; 1831) Bibliography:...Docs. no.: I 19.3:1831 1. Granite-Nevada. 2. Intrusions (Geology) -Nevada. I. Maldonado, Florian. II. United...Clark County 9 Geology 9 Plutons 9 Lincoln County 1S Geology 1S Plutons 1S Southern Nye County 17 Geology |  | | Journal (issue) | | that remains of what was once a flourishing little mining town which still appears on many Arizona maps as...called the Silverbell road. Silverbell was a copper mining camp. The hills around it were honeycombed with...shack to liv%,*in and a chance to live — a gold mining town — a golden opportunity perhaps. Your editor...of wood there is nothing to indicate a thriving mining town once was located there. KENT YARNELL The...privately owned since early in the century. 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