 | | Journal (issue) | | May, 2017 WULFENITE, PbMoO4, 7cm, Red Cloud Mine, Trigo Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA; Evan Jones...MSA/Arizona Campaign Wulfenite” Heart Shaped Matrix & Wulfenite Crystal, made perfect Wulfenite is Loved ICON...March 22, 2017, Wulfenite became Official Mineral of Arizona, so May, we celebrate Wulfenite with a program...Joyce & Bob Hendrix on new home in Payson. MSA wishes you much happiness in your new mountain paradise. I...please give a warm MSA Welcome to Carlie Murphy, our new MSA Social Coordinator. Thank You Carlie for joining |  | | Report (issue) | | of New Mexico by JOHN H. SCHILLING 1965 STATE BUREAU OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE...INSTITUTE OF MINING & TECHNOLOGY CAMPUS STATION SOCORRO, NEW MEXICO NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING Sc TECHNOLOGY................................... Governor of New Mexico Leonard DeLayo ................................................... Socorro For sale by the New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources Campus............................................... 7 Mining .............................................. |  | | Report (issue) | | 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. A sbestos ore Lead ore, Balmat mine, N . Y. Chromite-chromium ore, Washington Zinc ore...Survey in accordance with the provisions of the Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970 (Public Law 91-631...discovered or not presently profitable to mine. The mining of mineral deposits, once discovered, depends...depleted, new deposits are found, new extractive technology and uses are developed, and new geologic knowledge...knowledge and theories indicate new areas favorable for exploration. This Professional Paper discusses |  | | Journal (issue) | | ................ 2 A short history of mining in New Mexico ...................................... 5...5 by W. E. Wilson Minerals first described from New M ex ico ...................................... 9...Famous mineral localities: The Magdalena district, Kelly, New Mexico ............................................ 13 by R. B. Gibbs The Stephenson-Bennett mine ..................................................mineral localities: The Hansonberg district, Bingham, New Mexico ................................... |  | | Journal (issue) | | 2017 CALCITE & ARAGONITE CaCO3, 5.3cm, Wenshan Mine, Wenshan Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province...Mineral Collections at UA Gem & Mineral Museum 11 Wulfenite is Loved 12 Page 13 Editors Corner 13 The...October 12th program by Evan Jones about “How Wulfenite Became Official Arizona Mineral” was especially...especially sweet as we had most of MSA’s grassroots Wulfenite is Loved campaigners in attendance to enjoy Evan’s...to spread the news to Arizona clubs on wulfenite, our awesome new state mineral! November 9th is a special |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | [University Library Utrecht] at 21:57 13 March 2015 Mining camps Their Characters and Mineral Treasures From...ROBERT W. EVELETH New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources Socorro, New Mexico 87801 MINERAL COLLECTORS...red stone and wondered from whence it came. In New Mexico, diligent research would doubtless reveal that...few if any made their fortunes at Sylvanite, New Mexico. But, thankfully, that didn’t stop our predecessors...pioneer miners and some of their discoveries. New Mexico Avoided by Early-Day Miners and Geologists Things |  | | Journal (issue) | | Number 10 SPRING MEETING ........ . . . . ... HILLSBORO, OREGON Saturday, November 6, 2004 9:30 am to...of Rocks and Minerals 26385 NW Groveland Drive Hillsboro, Oregon To reach the Rice Museum, take the Sunset...the west. This will be our first meeting in the new Northwest Gallery. Bring your microscope and plan...you have not yet had your picture taken for the new roster, Don Lown will be there to do the honors....MEMORY OF FRED DEVITO 1937-2004 The Micromountcrs Hall of Fame lost another valued member on March 20,2004 |  | | Journal (issue) | | Vanadinite 3.4 cm, from the North Geronimo mine, La Paz County, Arizona. Dick Morris collection; Jeff Scovil...cover: (above) Stock certificate for the Silver King Mining Company (1878) Dick Morris collection (below) Stock...Stock Certificate for The Total Wreck Mining & Milling Company (1881) Dick Morris collection This special...the participating collectors. Contents How wulfenite became the official State Mineral of Arizona by...Kerry Cooper Barbara Muntyan Christi Cramer Jason New Jean des Revières Pinal Geology Museum John Ebner |  | | Journal (issue) | | 8 RED CLOUD MINE WULFENITE Rockhounds enjoy the products of this amazing Arizona mine. By Bob Jones...QUARTZ 40 ROCK & GEM KIDS 46 THE BRISTOL COPPER MINE 50 COOL SUMMER ROCKHOUNDING 54 NATIVE AMERICAN... Find jagged quartz crystals at the Wall Street mine. By Robert Beard Regular Columns Field Notes ....OnThe TheCover Cover Wulfenite from the Red Cloud (photo credit)mine (La Paz County), Arizona, is world...lovely carnelians. But what causes the color in the new light blue-green “aquaprase” from North Africa? I |  | | Journal (issue) | | Mexico ineralogical Record November-December 2003 ❖ Volume 34 Number 6 ❖ $20 Wayne & Dona Leicht,...Angles Mexico Special Issue III Los Lamentos Famous Mineral Localities: The Erupción/Ahumada Mine, Los...Los Lamentos District, Chihuahua, Mexico ...................................... 4 by W. E. Wilson Fresnillo...Localities: Fresnillo, Zacatecas, Mexico .............. 36 by T. C. Wallace & M. K. Hall-Wallace Las Vigas Famous...Las Vigas, Veracruz, Mexico .............. 55 by W. Lieber & Gerhard Frenzel Sierra de Cruces (Lake Jaco) |  | | Journal (issue) | | Euclase, 2.3 cm, from the Gachalá mine, Guavió-Guatéque mining district, Boyacá Department, Colombia. Gail...cm, from Stak Nala, Haramosh Mountains, Skardu district, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Zach Goodman collection;...twin, 5.5 cm, from the Amo tin deposit, Ximeng County, Yunnan, China. Wally Mann collection; Joe Budd...Budd photo. Tanzanite, 7.6 cm, from the Merelani mine near Arusha, Tanzania. Barry & Beth Kitt collection;...2.2 cm, from the Pulsifer quarry, Androscoggin County, Maine. Kyle Kevorkian collection; Jordan Root |  | | Journal (issue) | | Arizona has produced some of the most wonderful wulfenite specimens in the world. This 6.3-cm-high group...group of sharp crystals is from the Rowley mine (Maricopa County). (Jeff Scovil photo/ Scott & Margie Adams...FeAtUreS My Favorite Minerals 12 Part III: Wulfenite, cerussite, smithsonite, legrandite and selenite...Rockhound Rendezvous 50 28 Diamond Pacific brings a new dimension to a club picnic Field Trip Facilitator...fails to mention that, just south of Roswell, New Mexico, in Artesia, one can find perfect, doubly terminated |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | WILSON New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources Campus Station Socorro, New Mexico 87801 SOCORRO...SOCORRO LIES IN WEST-CENTRAL New Mexico in what was once a thriving mining region and is still a paradise...Magdalena district with the world-famous Kelly mine and the equally famous Hansonburg district with the...collectors. The rich ores mined in the Magdalena district from 1866 to 1970, together with Gustav Billing’s...state legislative act led to the founding of the New Mexico School of Mines, with its mineral museum, in |  | | Journal (issue) | | ., No 1. Mimetite, variety Campylite, Dry Gill mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria . _ ... Specimen: 135...interest to amateur mineralogists, collectors, and mining historians. Contributions or suggestions for articles...GRAPHICS Kelvin Betts ----------- 26----------- NEW MINERALS MINERAL NOTES HJ Foy · SA Rust The views...Tel (0909) 476906 RUSKIN GALLERY, SHEFFIELD WULFENITE in the BRITISH ISLES M Rothw·ell · J Mason --------...T The European Journal ofMines & Minerals? HE new look UKJMM, introduced in issue 9, has been a resounding |  | | Show/Event (guide) | | (520) 325-5770 • www.allegraarizona.com Cover: Wulfenite - Les Presmyk,Owner - Jeff Scovil, Photographer...Society, welcome t o o u r 65th annual Show, "Wulfenite is Loved." I look forward to seeing all the friendly...and exhibits.Through hard work and dedication wulfenite was passed as Arizona's State Mineral last year...Mineral Society decided what better theme than wulfenite for this year's Show. Society staff and volunteers...org) or at the information booths in the Exhibit Hall or Galleria. Seventy-two years ago (December 3, |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 23:16 02 June 2016 Bunker Hill Mine, Coeur d’Alene District, Shoshone County, Idaho 190 ROCKS & MINERALS...seem to appear in relatively enormous amounts from new and exciting finds on a somewhat regular basis. Important...and from a relatively large number of European mining districts. Strikingly perfect, transparent pyromorphite...levels of some ore deposits, such as Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia; Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria,...malachite, leadhillite, descloizite, mottramite, wulfenite, vanadinite, and bayldonite, to name a few. Pyromorphite |  | | Journal (issue) | | the U.S.A. 02 0 74470 02033 2 Made in the USA! by Barranca Diamond DIAMOND 7” TRIM SAW MK-1503...beautiful Bob Jones 62 48 46 FACETING GARNETS FOR THE NEW YEAR Jim Perkins 48 MERCURY-BEARING MINERALS Enticing...BREASTPLATE Lauritz A. Jensen 62 LAVA PLAINS SAPPHIRES New Ideas About Their Identity Fossicking Adventures...Adventures in Australia Steve Voynick 34 WULFENITE ARIZONA STYLE (PART III) Jenni Clark and Leigh Twine REGULAR..........28 Tucson Is the Center of America’s Wulfenite World Community Outlook .... 30 Bob Jones What |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | specimens, are either inaccessible or are in closed mining districts, or are closed for political reasons...City-D~Lamar Mining Dlstricts / J\. I,' -r-, - L..... ~ rl.. kl \ , 50 I 100 I Miles old mining and...scientific significance. In this index, the better known mining districts that have produced many high-quality...across, on blue thomsonite. Lucky Peak Dam, Ada County; Lanny Ream specimen and photo. Figure 3 (below)...cut near Pinehurst, Adams County; Lanny Ream specimen and photo. Ada County Lucky Peak Dam, on east side |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Georgetown District G R A N T C O U N T Y, N E W M E X I C O T he mines at Georgetown, in Grant County, New...New Mexico, are known for the exceptional specimens of descloizite and vanadinite that have been collected...collected there since the 1890s. The district came alive in the late 1860s as a vibrant and promising silver...sporadic mining has occurred. Today, the mines are sealed. History The development of the southern New Mexico...limited funds available to prospectors and small-mine operators meant that little substantial work was |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | minerals, including azurite, malachite, smithsonite, wulfenite, pyromorphite, and mimetite. Of these, the acquisition...anglesite, pyromorphite, smithsonite, hemimorphite, wulfenite, willemite, vanadinite, descloizite, caledonite...Preble Hill mine near Garland, Maine; the old lead mine near Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut;...Connecticut; Sterling Hill, New Jersey; and the Perkiomen mine, Montgomery County, and the well-known Wheatley...Wheatley and nearby mines, Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania (Slot0 1989). In the western United States |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | approach to earth science and the importance of mining and Gate Park, San Francisco, CA 941 18. minerals...joint effort of the state’s Department of Ouray County Museum will be the benEnvironment, Health and Natural...importance of a great place to meet your friends. mining and minerals to our society. REMINDER While in...include visits to the National Mining Again this year Michigan Technological Hall of Fame and Museum in Leadville...coproute, you might also be able to fit in a per district of Michigan’s Keweenaw stop to see the collection |  | | Journal (issue) | | Brimstone, Salt, Copper, and Clay Steve Voynick 52 WULFENITE ARIZONA STYLE (PARTII) REGULAR COLUMNS Beautiful...15 Bob Jones 60 COLUMBIA BASIN AGATES Something New, Something Rare SUBSCRIPTION QUESTIONS? Call (855)...H Scan for Video Scan for Video MADE IN USA MADE IN USA Barranca Diamond Products • 1315 Storm Parkway...Shuttles: RED Route & EMERALD Route Wulfenite on Mimetite Durango, Mexico Watercolor by Fred Wilda© Minerals...longer than Imported Wheels Size 4 x 1¼ 6 x 1½ 8x2 New ReSurface Wheel Service 43.95 18.00 49.95 20.00 74 |  | | Journal (issue) | | His Mineral Legacy MINERAL HISTORY Traveling New Mexico’s Turquoise Trail ROCK & GEM KIDS Articles...their collections. This legrandite from the Ojuela mine (Mapimi, Durango) measures 5.6 cm high. (Jeff Scovil....................... 38 A drive through New Mexico’s mining history by Steve Voynick The Mineral Legacy...a View..................................... 46 A new way of appreciating petrified wood by Tom Elias ...CALIFORNIA: Annual show; Monrovia Rockhounds; LA County Arboretum, 301 S. Baldwin Ave.; Sat. 9-4:30, Sun |  | | Journal (issue) | | 2020 Articles Announcing: The 50-Year “What’s New in Minerals”! ......................... 285 . by...by W. E. Wilson Pink amethyst from the El Choique mine, Patagonia, Argentina ............................Oteiza The Copper World and Mohawk mine, Northeastern San Bernardino County, California ......................................... 355 by T. P. Moore What’s New in Minerals Denver Show 2019 by T. P. Moore ............................................... 376 New Mexico Symposium 2019 by C. J. Stefano ............ |  | | Journal (issue) | | Mexico ineralogical Record September-October 2003 ❖ Volume 34 Number 5 ❖ $20 Wayne & Dona Leicht,...Van Pelt, Los Angles Mexico Special Issue II The Ojuela Mine Preface to Mexico-II1....................................................... 24 Mapimí District Geology ........................................in the San Judas chimney, Level 6, of the Ojuela mine. Houston Museum of Natural Science collection; Wendell...headframes and processing facilities of the Ojuela mine ca. 1900. The famous suspension bridge designed |
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