 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Texas mineral locality INDEX Whereas Texas is well known for its vastness, cattle industry, and oil...I T S T O P O G R A P H Y A N D G E O L O G Y , Texas, the second largest state, has produced relatively...famous localities. A s this article will show, Texas has had—or currently has—nu merous mineral occurrences...produce good specimens; yet when specimens from Texas are sought in collections and dealers' stocks, few...some basic facts that help explain the situation. Texas has very little federal land in its mineralized |  | | Report (issue) | | Geology of the Sierra Blanca Area Hudspeth County Texas GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 479 Geology... Geology of the Sierra Blanca Area Hudspeth County Texas By CLAUDE C. ALBRITTON, JR., and J. FRED SMITH...______________ Leonard Series (undivided) of Finlay Mountains. Stratigraphic section.___________________ Fossils...between Permian rocks in the Finlay and Malone Mountains areas..-__________.. Conditions of deposition...Finlay Mountains______________________ Malone Mountains.____________________ Jurassic System ________ |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | quarries. Be a good guest and treat the quarry or mine site as your own place. 8. Watch out for the other...beautiful terminated smoky quartz crystal set in calcite crystals. Ken Fisher of Havertown, dug out one...minerals. Among these are Natrolite, Epidote, Calcite, Pyrite, Aragonite, Chabazite, Stilbite, Heulandite...Westchester County — the Westchester Mineral and Gem Society — which meets once a month in the County Center...Plains, N. Y. Membership is open to all Westchester County residents interested in various phases of mineralogy |  | | Book (volume) | | Fourche and Cheyenne rivers. These pine covered mountains, higher than the Alleghenies, culminate in Harney...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 |  | | Report (issue) | | _________________ ___. Nevada ___________ Elko County. - ______ ... _ Star mine, Harrison Pass _____ ____ Pag« 59...63 Good Hope barite mine, Tuscarora Range _____ _ ._. ________ Humboldt County Golconda manganese-tungsten...64 64 65 65 65 65 Barium Products Corp., Ltd., mine...... --_--______.______ Lincoln County__-__-----_-----_-----___...district____ .________..__ Nevada Scheelite mine.. _ ______ Hooper No. 2 mine __ _____ _ _ Yankee Girl mine_______________...Mountains_____________.____ Desert Scheelite mine..... _______ Gunmetal mine _ ___________ _ Manganese-tungsten |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | R. V . Hollingsworth, Box 5 1 . M i d l a n d . Texas. EXCHANGE—Pleased to receive description of any...gastropods, brachiopods, etc. Only $ 1 . 7 5 Postpaid USA. Robert Eaton, 5 4 Heberle R d . , Rochester, 9 ...2 . 0 0 ; 5 # - $ 7 . 5 0 . Bill Hayward, 3286 Quitman, Denver 12, Colorado. MEXICO AMETHYST, high grade...in 2 0 # lots or over-35c/#. Bill Hayward, 3286 Quitman, Denver 12\ Colorado. BLACK AND GRAY LABRADORITES...lavender. Many with accessory minerals galena, calcite, sphalerite, barite, marcasite, etc. Fine small |  | | Journal (issue) | | ack (C rowns) Mine. near SI Just. L evant Mine at Trewcllard and the nearby Geevor Tin Mine w hich was econom... resulting in in tanl disa ·ter for the working mine along with countless fa talities. One exploratory...bei ng allowed to vis it lhc dc.;wmcrcd L evant Mine on a number o f occ a. ions during the I 960' s...pec imen materi al wa~ a . ingular thrill' T hi mine is notable for extremely fi ne specimen o f the...(miner' old tock). 40+ nat of T cnne ee nuorite. calcite, sphalc ritc: thumbnail to mu. cum izc/quality: |  | | Journal (issue) | | typically abraded specimens you’ve found in the old mine dumps. And you’ve probably looked long and hard...Everyone has heard repeated warnings about entering old mine workings. But, face it, those deep, open shafts...commonality: They can be very dangerous. Each year mine rescue specialists and conventional search and rescue...Statistically, shafts are the most dangerous part of any mine; 90 percent of all accidents and entrapments in...disturbed. In the narrow confines of an underground mine, shattering timbers can be as deadly as the rock |  | | Book (volume) | | ASHTABULA COUNTY CONNEAUT, area pits, quarries, rd. cuts, etc.⎯cone-in-cone Calcite. CLERMONT COUNTY MILFORD...CLINTON COUNTY WILMINGTON, area of Todd’s Ford, a mineral deposit⎯Hematite. COSHOCTON COUNTY AREA, townships...CUYAHOGA COUNTY CHAGRIN FALLS (on Geauga Co. line), area quarries⎯oilstone. DELAWARE COUNTY DELAWARE...nodules⎯Pyrite (crystals sharply cubic). FRANKLIN COUNTY COLUMBUS, area countywide exposures of blue clay...HIGHLAND COUNTY SINKING SPRING, area ore deposit (most important in Ohio) ⎯Hematite. HOCKING COUNTY AREA |  | | Book (volume) | | ASHTABULA COUNTY CONNEAUT, area pits, quarries, rd. cuts, etc.⎯cone-in-cone Calcite. CLERMONT COUNTY MILFORD...CLINTON COUNTY WILMINGTON, area of Todd’s Ford, a mineral deposit⎯Hematite. COSHOCTON COUNTY AREA, townships...CUYAHOGA COUNTY CHAGRIN FALLS (on Geauga Co. line), area quarries⎯oilstone. DELAWARE COUNTY DELAWARE...nodules⎯Pyrite (crystals sharply cubic). FRANKLIN COUNTY COLUMBUS, area countywide exposures of blue clay...HIGHLAND COUNTY SINKING SPRING, area ore deposit (most important in Ohio) ⎯Hematite. HOCKING COUNTY AREA |  | | Book | | enter must be obtained to prevent trespass. Old mine workings are dangerous and entering underground...oFtne ato aa Gem Ghd nQkTeane Uva a nes ly ia" mine Ui nrobs inesob cere ts ou ioe tok us 'aaieomolitt...exception of the rhodochrosites of the Sweet Home Mine, Alma, Colorado, which were loaned for photography...Organ Mountains Jarilla Mountains Santa Rita Area and the Central Mining District, Grant County Burro...Burro Mountains Apache No, 2 District Lake Valley Caballo Mountains Chloride District Hansonburg District |  | | Report (issue) | | GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE NORTH CENTRAL SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS, CALIFORNIA SUMMARY PAMPHLET TO ACCOMPANY GEOLOGIC...geologic map of the north-central San Bernardino Mountains. DESCRIPTION OF MAP UNITS QUATERNARY SURFICIAL...rocks crop out in the northcentral San Bernardino Mountains. The youngest and geographically most widespread...argon-argon age determinations from the San Bernardino Mountains and from similar rocks in the Mojave Desert region...hornblende monzonite (Thm). In the vicinity of Greenlead Mine the unit includes mylonitic plutonic rocks. Km Monzogranite |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Cotopaxizinc mine .............................................. 189 190 190 192 193 193 193 Marion mine .....morethan$100,000production.............. 193 194 194 Bonanza ......................................................................................... Poncha mine ..................................................districts near- estthe zoneof intersectionare Bonanza,DennisonCity, Orient, Blake,Rito Alto, Silver Cliff...extendingfrom Boulder,southwestto the San Juan Mountains. However, an indistinctbelt of small mineral |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | (above). Pyrite, Alice Glory Hole, Clear Creek County. Cluster of intergrown crystals showing light...Figure 2 (right). Pyrite, Mountain Spring mine, Rico, Dolores County. Cluster of modified cubes; specimen...C*O*L*O*R*A*D*O PYRITE BARBARA L. MUNTYAN Ouray County Museum Ouray, Colorado 81427 Mineral photographs...from Boulder County in the northeast diagonally across the state to the San Juan Mountains in the extreme...2016 Figure 4 (above). Pyrite, Eagle mine, Gilman, Eagle County. Cluster of complex striated crystals |  | | Report (volume) | | prospects__-____-_______-______-__-_-_-_-_____ Blackbutte mine-_______________________________ Location, history..._____________________________________ Nonpareil-Bonanza area_____---------__-_---_-----^--_-------Location...________-____-______.___-_------------ 37 38 Nonpareil mine.______________________________________ History,...alteration and mineralization__._-_-__--_--____ Bonanza mine._______________________________________ Sutherland...Ore_-_---------................................. War Eagle mine._._-___-_________-_-______.___--____. Location, |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Episodic Introduction of Metallic Nanoparticles into Bonanza Epithermal Ores James A. Saunders Department of...Geography, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA; E-Mail: saundja@auburn.edu; Tel.: +1-334-844-4884...sulfidation (LS) epithermal deposits in the western USA often show evidence of the former presence of nanoparticle-sized...precious-metal and silica phases in the highest grade (bonanza) ores. Here, nanoparticles are defined to have...deposited to form the banded bonanza veins typical of many western USA epithermal deposits. Chalcopyrite |  | Saunders, J. A., Unger, D. L., Kamenov, G. D., Fayek, M., Hames, W. E., Utterback, W. C. (2008) Genesis of Middle Miocene Yellowstone hotspot-related bonanza epithermal Au–Ag deposits, Northern Great Basin, USA. Mineralium Deposita, 43 (7) 715-734 doi:10.1007/s00126-008-0201-7 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Yellowstone hotspot-related bonanza epithermal Au–Ag deposits, Northern Great Basin, USA J. A. Saunders & D....Springer-Verlag 2008 Abstract Epithermal deposits with bonanza Au–Ag veins in the northern Great Basin (NGB) are...Auburn University, 210 Petrie Hall, Auburn, AL 36849, USA e-mail: saundja@auburn.edu G. D. Kamenov Department...Williamson Hall, P.O. Box 112120, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA M. Fayek Department of Geological Sciences, University...89445, USA Present address: D. L. Unger Victoria Resources, 240 S. Rock Blvd., Reno, NV 89502, USA textures |  | | Report (issue) | | RELATIONS OF KENNECOTT-TYPE COPPER DEPOSITS, WRANGELL MOUNTAINS, ALASKA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 1212-A...relations of Kennecott-type copper deposits, Wrangell Mountains, Alaska) (Geological Survey Professional Paper;...bibliographical references. 1. Limestone Alaska Wrangell Mountains. 2. Geology, Stratigraphic Triassic. I. MacKevett...__________ 3 Erie Mine section ____________________________________ 8 Bonanza mine outcrop section _...Diagenetic history of the Chitistone Limestone of Bonanza Ridge 23 Conclusions ____________________________________________ |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Colorado, particularly in the mines of the San luan Mountains in the southwestern part of the state. It occurs...northeast diagonally across the state to the San Juan Mountains in the extreme southwestem comer of Colorado....Sweet Home mine, the 1 1. Urad mine, Clear Creek County 1. Sweet Home mine, Park County Climax mine, the Eagle...Eagle 12. Moose mine, Gilpin County 2. Sunnyside mine, San Juan County mine in Gilman, and var13. Julia...Julia Fiske mine, Leadville, Lake County 3. Mountain Monarch mine, Ouray County 14. John Reed mine, Lake County |  | | Journal (issue) | | & B mine, Esmeralda County CALIFORNIA: burnt ore dump, Oceanic mine, San Luis Obispo County TEXAS: Chisos...Chisos furnace, Terlingua district, Brewster County The Texan material was used in the initial X-ray analysis...H ) 7 Status: valid Type Locality: Belmont, Nye County Further analysis of the type material showed it...(Laubanite?) Type Locality: near Manhattan, Nye County This species was never recognized by anyone except...Type Localities: NEVADA: Comstock Lode, Storey County U.S.S.R.: Smeinogorski (Schlangenberg), Altai INDONESIA: |  | | Report (volume) | | RECONNAISSANCE OP THE ORE DEPOSITS IN NORTHERN YUMA COUNTY, ARIZONA ROWLAND BANCROFT WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT...River............................. 46 Planet copper mine.................................................................. 77 Deposits in the Dome Rock Mountains...........................:..... 78 Location...near the Dome Rock Mountains..................... Deposits in the Plomosa Mountains.....................camp ......................................... Iron mine...................................... .<... ... |  | | Report (volume) | | Colemanite in Clark County, Nev., by L.F. Noble (published Feb. 23,1922) (C) Bonanza ores of the Comstock......... (D) Silver enrichment in the San Juan Mountains, Colo., by E. S. Bastin (published June 30, 1922)...1922)............... (H) Peridotite dikes in Scott County, Ark., by H. D. Miser and C. S. Ross (published.......... (I) Diamond-bearing peridotite in Pike County, Ark., by H. D. Miser and C. S. Ross (published........... (J) The Los Burros district, Monterey County, Calif., by J. M. Hill (published April 28, 1923) |  | | Journal (issue) | | R. Kampf Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County George Robinson National Museums of Canada Arthur...Islet Famous mineral localities: the Silver Islet mine, O n ta rio ............... 49 by W. E. Wilson ...photo © SILVER crystals, 3.3 by 4.5 cm, from the mine, Kongsberg, Norway. (See the this issue.) Keith...poorer in lead, as at St. Andreasberg in the Harz Mountains. Related veins carrying cobalt, nickel, bismuth...silver mines at all in Asia. He does mention a silver mine in Macedonia that used to yield a talent of the |  | | Journal (issue) | | Nugget," collected in 1865 at the Grit mine, El Dorado County, California, by Jules Fricot and donated...cost ing the pricing systems and struc more than calcite specimens. But tures for other species is of no...Harper’s article. John Dysart, Manager of the Reed Gold Mine State Historic Site, sent much additional information...provided a review of gold occurrences in Tuolumne County, Peter Bancroft provides a report on a new specimen...opera tion under way near the famous Colorado Quartz mine, Dona Leicht writes on recent gold discoveries in |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | frequent stops to buy or collect specimens, tour a mine, or see a particular geological wonder. Rock Shops...souvenir postcards. Somewhere in Texas. Figure 1 shows the interior of a Texas rock shop. The eclectic mixture...from the photo is another characteristic of many Texas rock shops-the complete lack of labels. However...10:26 19 November 2014 9118 Conch0 Street Houston, Texas 77036 mineraldesign@aol.com chaser were usually...the center of the northwestern Arkansas Ozark Mountains tourist area. Unfortunately, there are few good |
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