 | | Report (volume) | | GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SHAFTER MINING DISTRICT PRESIDIO COUNTY, TEXAS BY CLYDE P. ROSS Contributions..._._ ___ _ _ __ -__ Location and extent of the district-..__._.._.__________.___._____ Scope of the report..._____-_-___-_-_--_--_-__--_-----___---_-____ History of the district..-.___ ___ 49 Sedimentary rocks.__ _ - _____...__ 56 Beds at the Presidio mine__________ _ _ __ ______ Beds near the Perry mine-.... _.._._________...___-_-_-_-___.__ 60 Beds in the western part of the district.-.__----_--____--__ 60 Age_-___.----------- |  | | 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 (volume) | | mineralization in the Beaver-Tarryall area, Park County, Colo., a reconnaissance report, by Quentin D....Geology and ore deposits of the Shafter mining district, Presidio County, Tex., by Clyde P. Ross _______...___ (D) Manganiferous and ferruginous chert in Perry and Lewis Counties, Tenn., by Ernest F. Burchard...statement on concentration tests on manganese from Perry County, by H. S. Rankin______ 1 45 127 223 ILLUSTRATIONS...PLATE 1. Geologic map of Beaver-Tarryall area, Park County, Colo__ In pocket 2. Geologic sections of Beaver-Tarryall |  | | 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 |  | | Report (issue) | | 218pp., 1905. Economic geology of the Bingham mining district, Utah, by J. M. Boutwell, with a section on...geology and ore deposits of the Coeur d'Alene district, Idaho, by F. L. Ransome and F. C. Calkins, 203...Georgetown quadrangle (together with the Empire district), Colo., by J. E. Spurr and G. H. Garrey, with..., 1910. Geology and ore deposits of the Butte district, Mont., by W. H. Weed, 262 pp., 1912. Geology...Geology and ore deposits of the Breckenridge district, Colo., by F. L. Ransome, 187 pp., 1911. Geology and |  | | Report (volume) | | ....................................... 102 District of Columbia ....................................248 259 269 271 275 281 r 4 CONTENTS. Page. Texas...................................................to refer to Geological Survey Bulletin 507, "The mining districts of the western United States," and to...abundant it may have been completely exhausted by mining or quarrying. Deposits of minerals that are widely...because they occur in sufficient quantity to warrant mining for their usual products, but because they furnish |  | | Report (volume) | | it helpful to refer to Survey Bulletin 507, "The mining districts of the western United States," and to...abundant, it may have been completely exhausted by mining or quarrying. Deposits of minerals of wide distribution...because they occur in sufficient quantity to warrant mining for their usual products but because they furnish..........Mr. George H. Ashley, Washington, D. C. Texas............Dr. William B. Phillips, Austin. Vermont...See Bauxite and Hallpysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found |  | | Book (volume) | | and the Upper Mercer flint exposed in Hocking, Perry, and Coshocton counties. Early American settlers...Celestite, Dolomite crystals, Fluorite (fluorescent), , Galena, Marcasite, Pyrite, Selenite and Sphalerite. A...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 |  | | Book (volume) | | and the Upper Mercer flint exposed in Hocking, Perry, and Coshocton counties. Early American settlers...Celestite, Dolomite crystals, Fluorite (fluorescent), , Galena, Marcasite, Pyrite, Selenite and Sphalerite. A...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 |  | | 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 |  | | Book | | volume is dedicated is four-fold: (1) To locate by mine, deposit, or community those mineralized areas of...Co. Hematite CALERA, Shelby Co. Wavkllite CLAY COUNTY, Sec. 24. T. 19 S R., 7 E. STATUARY, Coosa Co...Co., (W. border of* Marble Crystalline TALLADEGA COUNTY Marble, (crystalline) VALLEY HEAD, DeKalb Co. Hematite...VILLAGE SPRINGS, Blount Co. Hematite WOODS COPPER MINE, Cloaburne Co. Sphalerite ARIZONA COVEI.I.ITE...Feldspar HISSOP, Coosa Co., (near) Beryl JACKSON COUNTY Hematite KENNEDYS, Clay Co., (near) Magnetite MILLERVILLE |  | | Book | | 131; Watrous...133; White Oaks... 136 TEXAS Lajitas...141; Shafter...143; Terlingua... 152 NEVADA Aurora...176; Dayton...178; Eureka...179; Fairview... 180; Galena...181; Genoa...182; Gold Hill...187; Goldfield... example Colorado’s of this is Kokomo, early mining Colorado. days with a newer metal Here is...gold was discovered in the adjacent Bradshaw Mountains, prospectors were soon dipping their pans in the...Peck was outstanding. The first ten tons from that mine were sold to Prescott merchants for $10,000, so |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | ARTHUR E. SMITH, JR. 9118 Concho Street Houston, Texas 77036 ROBERT 0. FAY Oklahoma Geological Survey Norman...several counties. In addition, the TriState zinchead mining area, active for more than one hundred years, extends...as the Picher district, which is in the Oklahoma portion of the TriState. This district has probably produced...October 2014 Mineral Index by Counties Alfalfa County Carmen, 2 mi. NE of Carmen, 1 .1 mi. W of Highway...Permian-age Crisfield Sandstone: malachite. Adair County Bunch, near Bunch, secs.l.5, 16, T.14N, R.24E: |  | | Book | | Fossil-Belemnite Soil-Greenwich Loam Series 29 30 31 * District of Columbia Dinosaur-Capitalsaurus fo, Fossil-Petrified...81 62 63 63 * Missouri Rock-Mozarkite Mineral-Galena Fossil-Delocrinus missouriensis Dinosaur-Hypsibema...Fossil-Allosaurus Rock-Coal Mineral-Copper Mineral-Galena Rock-Red Granite Soil-Antigo Silt Loam Series Fossil-Calymene...settlement of the nation. Bauxite, coal, copper, galena and fluorite were necessary ingredients for the...world’s largest consumer of red iron ore. Iron ore mining ceased in Alabama in 1975 due to less costly imports |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | with its representation of mining tools clearly proclaim Montana’s mining origins. Montana’s production...published describing the occurrence, collecting, mining, and cutting of the two state gemstones. Figure...2. Granville Stuart established Montana’s first mining camp at Gold Creek in 1860. Geologic Provinces...view showing the Indian Queen mine ca. 1905 at Farlin, Beaverhead County. 208 ROCKS & MINERALS Downloaded... the Rocky Mountains, and furthest to the northwest, the belt basin. The Rocky Mountains contain sedimentary |  | | Book (edition) | | Wu!fenite. Red Cloud mine, Si/district, Trigo Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona. Smithsonian Institution...and Second Editions PART 2 HISTORY OF ARIZONA MINING AND MINERALOGY The Prehistoric Period 20 Arizona...Deposits 63 The Bisbee District, Cochise County 64 The Tombstone District, Cochise County 70 The Mammoth-St...Mammoth-St. Anthony Mine, Tiger, Pinal County 78 Uranium and Vanadium Deposits 80 Monument Valley 81 - • Vll...Breccia Pipes 87 Pegmatites 88 "Mine Fire" Minerals, United Verde Mine, Jerome Arizona Meteorites PART | | | Book (edition) | | Wulfenite. Red Cloud mine, Silver district, Trigo Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona. Smithsonian Institution...and Second Editions PART 2 HISTORY OF ARIZONA MINING The Prehistoric Period 20 Arizona Under Spanish...Deposits The Bisbee District, Cochise County 64 70 The Tombstone District, Cochise County The Mammoth-St.... Anthony Mine, Tiger, Pinal County Uranium and Vanadium Deposits 80 Monument Valley 81 63 78 il S:...Breccia Pipes 87 Pegmatites 88 “Mine Fire” Minerals, United Verde Mine, Jerome Arizona Meteorites 93 PART |  | | Book (edition) | | Muineralogy of Arizona Stope in oxide ore, Copper Queen mine, Bisbee. These old workings were probably mined...his co-authors. A graduate of Michigan College of Mining and Technology (now Michigan Technological University)...a member of the faculty of Michigan College of Mining and Technology for three years, leaving that position...noted for computer applications in geology and mining engineering. The authors and publisher express...permission to reproduce the Map and Index of Arizona Mining Districts. Carleton B. Moore, Peter R. Busek, and |  | | Book (edition) | | McDonald Co\·er photo: \\ 7 ulfenite, Rowley Mine, Maricopa County, 4 cm high specimen, Evan and Melissa Jones...used mining districts as part of the locality description. These political and geographic district names...with a more descriptive term, metallic mineral district. This term shows the geochemical and mineralogical...reader to learn more about the geology of the district and to possibly predict the minerals that could...districts. Where possible, the metallic mineral district for each mineral locality is given for the mineral | | | Book (edition) | | his co-authors. A graduate of Michigan College of Mining and Technology (now Michigan Technological University)...a men1ber of the faculty of Michigan College of Mining and Technology for three years, leaving that position...noted for con1puter applications in geology and mining engineering. The authors and publisher express...permission to reproduce the Map and Index of Arizona Mining Districts. Carleton B. Moore, Peter R. Busek, and...Copper-Related Deposits The Bisbee District Tl1e Mammoth-St. Anthony Mine, Tiger 17 17 21 3. Uranium and |  | | Book | | Peru1Sylvania Rhode Island South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah 1 11 18 23 39 41 47 49 60 65 73 111 118...College Library, Arlington, Texas; Fort Worth Public Library, Fort Worth, Texas; Southern Methodist University...Dallas, Texas; the Bureau of Economic Geology Library, The University of Texas, Austin, Texas; and the...Geology and Main Libraries, The University of Texas, Austin, Texas; for the use of their collections, and to...1 F/4. 3.JJo"J-- faorgia Department of Mines, Mining, and Geology t/ 19 Hunter St. , S. W. Agriculture |  | | Journal (issue) | | Lyangara, Uzbekistan; and the Emma Mine, Little Cottonwood District, Salt Lake Co., Utah. In most locations...the west continued its uplift to form the Rocky Mountains. This sedimentary sequence is made of sandstones...News, P.O. Box 2043, Coeur d'Alene, ID 83816-2043 USA Phone: 208-664-2448 • 3 E-mail: lream@comtch.iea...Springs County, Arkansas is Reclaimed and Collecting Ceases Art Smith 9118 Concho Houston, Texas 77036...Located on the east rim of Magnet Cove, the Christy Mine, fonnerly known as the Christy brookite locality |  | | Report (issue) | | SierritaEsperanza copper-molybdenum deposit, Pima County, Arizona, in Jenney, J. P., and Hauck, H. R., eds... H. L., 1938, Geology of the northern Empire Mountains, Arizona: [Ph.D. thesis]: Tucson, University of... 1939, Geology of the Lead Mountain area, Pima County, Arizona [M.S. thesis]: Tucson, University of Arizona..., 1920, The southern section of the Amole mining district: Arizona Bureau of Mines Bulletin 106, p. 19-25...Report on the Loma Prieta mine (copper and molybdenum), Copper Basin, Yavapai County, Arizona: U.S. Geological |  | | Report (volume) | | Meetings. Washington, D. C. American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers: Contributions, nos...Section of Bulletin, 1935, 1936. New York. See also Mining and Metallurgy. American Journal of Botany, vols...Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy: Transactions, vols. 37, 38; Canadian Mining and Metallurgical...Research, vols. 12-14. Ottawa, Ontario. Canadian Mining Journal, vols. 56, 57. Gardenvale, Quebec. Carnegie...vols. 51, 52. Chapel Hill, N. C. Engineering and Mining Journal, vols. 136, 137. New York. Engineering |  | | Report (issue) | | was discovered in the region in Powell County in 1852. Mining began in the 1860's, and since then the...North of St. Marys-Helena Valley fault Big Belt Mountains South of St. Marys-Helena Valley fault Great Falls...for magnetic and gravity anomalies in Big Belt Mountains Gamma-ray radioactivity by J.A. Pitkin Introduction...References cited F. Mineral resource geology of mining districts/areas Lincoln Region by R.G. Tysdal,...types Big Belt Mountains Region by R.G. Tysdal, E.A. du Bray, and J.W. Whipple York district Geologic setting |
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