| | 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 | | | 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 | | | 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 | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | at 00:22 14 October 2014 2955 Berkshire Road Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44118 janet_clifford@att.net Leadhillite...carbonates such as azurite, smithsonite, and cerussite. These zones are also known to produce rare secondary...Leadhills in the heart of Scotland’s lead mining district; desiring to acquire complete suites of minerals...other exotic oxidized zone in an as-yet-undeveloped mine. For now, however, Tsumeb holds top honors for the...species. Working on material from the Scottish lead district, Brooke (1820, pp. 117–120) determined the next | | | Book (volume) | chalcedony, jasper and gem petrified wood. BUFFALO COUNTY KEARNEY, area gravel bars and pits along the Platte...townagate, chalcedony, jasper, petrified wood. CASS COUNTY WEEPING WATER, SE, on rd. to Nehawka, in the Snyderville...chalcedony, jasper, fossils. CHERRY COUNTY VALENTINE, in the Sandhills county along the Niobrara R. and Minnechaduza...gem qualityagatized and opalized wood. DAWES COUNTY CHADRON, in N part of Co. and as far W as Crawford...woods, etc. DAWSON COUNTY GOTHENBURG, in sand pitspetrified palm wood. DEUEL COUNTY CHAPPELL, all regional | | | Journal (issue) | Newsletter $6.00 Fibrous Malachite from the Mindingi Mine Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo Tony Nikischer...fibrous malachite from the Mindingi Mine in the Kambove District of Katanga began to appear in the specimen...ten {I 0) years ago (see figure J ). Although the mine was first worked superficially in the 1930s for...DRC as well (see figure 2). Today, the Mindingi Mine continues to produce wonderful malachite specimens...specimenand image. Nickel Laterite From the Tiebaghi Mine, New Caledonia Bob Werner werner@lcturbonet.com | | | Book (volume) | Most specimen collecting is done in the Lead-Zinc mining dists. of northwestern Illinois, the glacial drift...600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip mine⎯pyritized gastropods | | | Book (volume) | Most specimen collecting is done in the Lead-Zinc mining dists. of northwestern Illinois, the glacial drift...600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip mine⎯pyritized gastropods | | | Book (edition) | YEAR 1687"—DAVID T. DAY, CHIEF OF THE DIVISION OF MINING STATISTICS AND TECHNOLOGY WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT...and consump tion, or better and cheaper means of mining, extraction, and convey ance to market, may in...correspondence has been carried on with geologists, mining engineers, and other local authorities, and various...mmed at Broken Arrow aud Trout creek, in Sc. Clair county. The strata in this field are more faulted und...prong of Canoe creek, in St. Clair county, to Ha\sop creek, in Bibb county, a distance of 60 miles. Down to | | | Journal (issue) | Turley & M. Koval Mineralogy of the Killie mine, Elko County, N ev a d a ........................413 by...6-12 cm, Adamite with Hemimorphite from the Ojuela mine, pale green and purple Naica fluorites in small...have been col lected at the Duff quarry in Logan County, Ohio, for more than ten years. The crystals are...approximately 2 kilometers north of Huntsville, Logan County, in west-central Ohio. The quarry produces crushed...completing the first transcontinental railroad, the mining camps of the West, remote natural wonders —virtually | | | Journal (issue) | Madera County, C alifornia............................. 127 by T. Szenics The El Dragon mine, Potosi...Lehrberger & G. Schnorrer-Kohler Arizona's Silver mining district .............................................trips to the famous Crestmore quarries in Riverside County, California, 123 will once again be permitted...family in Mainz, Germany, in 1853. He entered the mining academy at Frieberg and, after his graduation,...Goldschmidt’s work new relevance. 125 topaz (541), cerussite (478), anglesite (460) and hematite (413). The | | | Journal (issue) | ARTICLES: Chalcophanite from the Mou'nt Stewart Mine Leadville, NSW. England, B.M. 1�):9-11 Definition... A. 2(1):21-24 Heulandite from the Illawarra District, NSW. Carr, P., Perkins, M., Chenhall, B., Pemberton...Nickel, E. 1(2):27 Minerals from. t� Spring Creek Mine, near Wilmington, South Australia. Beyer, B. and...Elliott, P. 2(2):57-70 The minerals of the Magnet Mine, Tasmania. Haupt, J., Bottrill, R. and Sorrell,...Pyramid Hill, Victoria. Birch, W.D. 2(2):47-50 Post-mine sulphates from Teutonic Bore base metal deposit | | | Journal (issue) | Speaking 3 T5I California Convention 4 Yogo Sapphire Mine Reopened 4 Alpha Counters 5 Berkeley Cass iter ite...States. YOGO SAPPHIRE MINE REOPENED A REOPEN INC OF THE FAMED YOGO~ 'SAPP H I RE MINE, IN THE LITTLE BELT...scheduled TO BEGIN THIS MONTH, UNDER NEW OPERATORS. THE MINE HAS BEEN IDLE SINCE 1929, AFTER HAVING PRODUCED...Mountains The Yogo mine has the distinction of being the only lode vein SAPPHIRE MINE IN THE WORLD, SINCE...gold strike in the Searchlight district, thirty MILES FROM LaS VEGAS, NEVADA HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED BY L.O. HAWKINS | | | Journal (issue) | men. Minerals of the Scratch Awl Mine PhilipsburgMining District, GraniteCounty, Montana Larry B. French...59301 french@midrivers.com The Philipsburg Mining District, immediately east of Philipsburg, Montana,...renamed the Hope mine (Albright, 2005). Silver was the primary metal produced by the district, but after 1916...1916, the Philipsburg district became the nations' leading producer of manganese. Lead, zinc, and some...some gold were also recovered from the district ores. The Flint Creek Range was created by several of granitic | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | COOK Department of Geology Auburn Universit Cerussite Downloaded by [Australian National University]... One of these minerals is the lead carbonate cerussite. The artificial compound was described at least...to the Romans as cerussa. Natural cerussa or cerussite was mentioned in texts that date from the mid-sixteenth...in certain German deposits. Today, outstanding cerussite specimens are displayed in nearly all important...issue’s Connoisseur’s Choice, a fine Tsumeb cerussite. Cerussite is a relatively easy mineral to recognize | | | Catalog/List | Africa AMBLYGONITE 1073 Near Chclan, E.Washinglon USA ACTlNOLITE Pure white cleavage mass Green crystal...South Larvik near CITE 13ratthagcn, ANAL 1098 Ojucla Mine, Mapimi, Mexico ADAMITE 88 Unusual rich yellow vitreous...Skye, Scotland AEGI. R JNE 17 Mount Malosa, Zomba District, Malawi 2 While crystals well covering Basall...cleavage Ti0/2 Mn S 1.5cm£4 5mm£2 ANATASE Virtuous Lady mine,Devon 26 ALBITE Kragcro Norway 6 single dark blue...feldspar Ix2£ 1.20 Ix I 50p 68 2 963 AI.BITE Maine USA variety CLEA VELANDITE, pure white sheafy, masses | | | Book | stumble over a valuable nugget and stake your own mining claim? Indeed it to is, and author book Jay...prospecting, he points out, is in abandoned mining districts, where valuable mineral ores are present...commercial ores and secondary minerals by state, county, township, and geologic range. For easy identification...RANSOM 1875-1948 An to the Eastern '‘Schoolmarm” Mining Camps of the Old West I I a s I \ h K... CONTENTS Preface ix PART I 1 Introduction to Mining and Mineralogy 2 Preparation for Mineral Collecting | | | Journal (issue) | MINERALS & JEWELRY VOL. 51 NO. 2 • FEBRUARY 2021 CERUSSITE Galena’s Gift of a Stunning Secondary Mineral...906-563-7143 VOL. 51 NO. 2 • FEBRUARY 2021 10 CERUSSITE 39 SPECIAL SECTION Galena’s Gift of a Stunning...Approach A Soldier’s Discovery Leads to a Century of Mining at Pearl Handle Open Pit By Mark Oros By Bob...hand-size flat cluster of reticulated twinned cerussite crystal, often described as a "snowflake" type...type crystal group, acquired in the Tsumeb Mine, Namibia, and once part of the collection of the late Rock | | | Catalog/List | £10 2x2 £15 Ix! £3 lx2 £6 I · 88 ADAMITE Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Mexico Colourless to yellow small crystals...lx½£5 ZnAs0/4 2 AEGIRINE Mount Malosa, Zomba District, Malawi Rich mass ofblnck crystal sections ,on...Ca SiO F 7fJ 7 ■ AJOITE Christmas Mine, Gila County, Arizona USA Blue veinlets in matrix some with micro...£12 7.x2 £24 Hydrocarbon 963 6 ✓ ALBITE Maine USA variety CLEAVELANDITE, pure white sheafy, masses...no/2 feldspar 37 ANCYLITE Ce Dark Star Mine,Ravalli County, Montana U.S.A Rich pinkish fine grained | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | occur at shipping many tons and the mine shows the old Lane bismuth mine, at Monroe, promise of being another...(fluorDELAWARE — Gray cleavable masses ite) from this mine is of all colors and of orthoclase have been found...just like a 20 inch quartzite band which has been mine. I have been informed so many injected and locally...Georgia. The Cobb p:bbles have been found in Chicago, County specimen was collected by Bob Cook Co., III., on...away." Delphi is in the western part of Carroll County in the central part of the state. IOWA — A nice | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | (top left). Calcite, 5.5 cm high, Elmwood mine, Smith County. Terry Huizing specimen, Jeff Scovil photo...(above). Fluorite, 13.1 cm wide, Elmwood mine, Smith County. Francis Benjamin specimen, Jeff Scovil photo...(left). Fluorite, 2.5 cm on edge, Elmwood mine, Carthage, Smith County. Terry Huizing specimen and photo. Figure...Figure 4 (right). Cumberland mine, Smith County. Travis Paris photo (2004). Figure 5 (far right page)... minerals, and mineral resources of the state. Mining has been an important part of Tennessee industry | | | Journal (issue) | August 2018 Minerals of the L'Etoile du Congo Mine Lumbumbashi, Katanga Province, Democratic Republic...less so. The L'Etoile du Congo (Star of the Congo) Mine is the type locality for cornetite, described in...Tremolite Locality South of Russell, St. Lawrence County, New York Steven C. Chamberlain sccham2@yaho_o...of Russell in the Town of Russell, St. Lawrence County, NY. He visited the locality frequently over a...property. It covers the top ofa low mound just west of County Rt. 24, about 2. 7 km south of the four-corners | | | Report (issue) | Antler Peak Quadrangle Humboldt and Lander Counties, Nevada GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 459-B Ore...Counties, Nevada By RALPH J. ROBERTS and D. C. ARNOLD GEOLOGY OF THE ANTLER PEAK QUADRANGLE, NEVADA GEOLOGICAL...precious-metal deposits in the Battle Mountain mining district UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE...tory of mining _______ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Future of the district _____ --...---Copper Canyon mine (9) - - - --------Iron Canyon mine (17)·-------------N evada mine (22) ____ ---- | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | arsenic-bearing minerals. Associated minerals can include cerussite, anglesite, pyromorphite, smithsonite, hemimorphite...Preble Hill mine near Garland, Maine; the old lead mine near Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut;...Sterling Hill, New Jersey; and the Perkiomen mine, Montgomery County, and the well-known Wheatley and nearby...nearby mines, Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania (Slot0 1989). In the western United States. where...Chaffee County; the Leadville district, Lake County; the Bulldog Mountain mine in the Creede district, Mineral | | | Journal (issue) | is to provide details about the locality and its mining history. Location The Giles Columbite-Beryl pegmatite...albite"andquartz. (Continues on page 2) Copper from the Itauz Mine Near Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan Bill Shelton 19 Highland...by various dealers at the show looked similar to mine. In 2003, a load of exquisite and occasionally large...granted licence M 15/210 in 16 September 1986. Mining by the partners removed a History significant amount...ferrocolumbite fragments from a Forrestania Rubellite mine near Mt. Holland, circa 1986. In late pegrnatite |
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