 | | 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 (issue) | | water-clear apophyllite from Jalgaon, pale golden powellite from Nasik, and intensely blue cavansite from... History Mining Background India is a vast and densely populated country with a history of mining going...(the Golconda district in the princely state of Hyderabad, now Andhra Pradesh; a district located between...between the Mahanadi and Godavari valleys; and a district around Panna in the old region of Bundelkand, now...in the early 1800’s at Padyur in the Coimbatore district of Tamilnadu. Exceptionally deep blue aquamarine |  | | Journal (issue) | | ········································345 rRON HILL IRON MINE. By C. Henry King ·····························................................368 NOTED TRUMBULL MINE CLOSED To COLLECTORS ................................................... 371 STRUCTURE ANO MINING IN WJLLIAMSON AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES, ILLINOIS, By Arthur........................... ....... 375 SQUAW PEAK MINE. By Edison Thacker ...............................in the first place. And if you want to know the county (foreign money orders demand it), it is Westchester |  | | Book | | provide an account of his experiences in the Sterling mine. Don Newsome, first president of the Fluorescent... Some Early Day Collecting / 32 In the Sterling Mine / 40 Building a Collection / 52 Preparation and...Ogdensburg, New Jersey / 78 The Balmat-Edwards District, New York / 84 The Colorado Plateau / 87 Evaporite...earth’s atmosphere. ; An ordinary incandescent (hot filament) light bulb produces no short wave ultraviolet...posters. In such bulbs, the glass gets excessively hot and produces only negligible long wave ultraviolet | | | Book | | provide an account of his experiences in the Sterling mine. Don Newsome, first president of the Fluorescent...31 Some Early Day Collecting / 32 In the Sterling Mine / 40 Building a Collection / 52 Preparation and...Ogdensburg, New Jersey / 78 The Balmat-Edwards District, New York / 84 The Colorado Plateau / 87 Evaporite...the earth's atmosphere. An ordinary incandescent (hot fIlament) light bulb produces no short wave ultraviolet...posters. In such bulbs, the glass gets excessively hot and produces only negligible long wave ultraviolet |  | | Journal (issue) | | Navajo . . . Camino del Diablo . Boulder City, Nevada Dear Sir: In the August, 1941, issue of the Desert...Rodriguez, who was then governor of the Northern District of Baja California, remained loyal to the central...hardship reached Fig Tree's spring near present Fish springs. They were famished for water and might have suffered...opens in Nevada. Continues through Oct. 20 in Humboldt county, through Nov. 3 in Nye county. 9-11 Annual... New Mexico. 11-12 Horse race meet, Las Vegas, Nevada. E. Cragin, El Portal Bldg., chairman. 11-12 Second |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | somewhat because Sterling Hill, the nearby working mine, has been producing some most interesting and beautiful...fortune has offered new life and new realms of conquest to the Franklin collector. A gentleman by the...mineralogically interesting sites. First, the old Franklin Mine Hill Pit, still filled with water, is there. Standing...the heights of this once bustling open pit zinc mine one can see the camptonite dike that cut through...through the Franklin limestone. Vestiges of the mining operation are still there. Some of the walls have slumped |  | | Journal (issue) | | Rosenzweig Tampa, Florida Richard W. Thomssen Reno, Nevada photography Nelly Bariand Paris, France Werner...circulation manager Articles The Boltsbum mine, Weardale, County Duiham, England ......................... Bariand Arsenate minerals of the Sterling Hill mine: an overview .....................................BERYL crystal, 7 cm tall, from the Virgem da Lapa district, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Sorbonne collec tion,...miners, as give away promotional items for use by mining executives, as part of sculptures depicting miners |  | | Book | | conglomerates. The southern shore of Lake Superior (USA) is the best location to find copper , allegedly...Jachymov (Czech Republic), the Comstock Lode (Nevada, USA) and Cobalt (Canada). Ag Colour: silver-white...deposits. The main mining areas are In Wittwatersrand (South Africa), California and Alaska (USA), Australia...(Peru). Almaden Is the oldest and largest mercury mine In the world. Hg Colour: t in-white Lustre; opacity:...meteorite, with pieces found at Canyon Diablo (Arizona, USA), fell c. 20,000-40,000 years ago, creating a crater | | | Book | | conglomerates. The southern shore of Lake Superior (USA) is the best location to find copper, allegedly the...Jachymov (Czech Republic), the Comstock Lode (Nevada, USA) and Cobalt (Canada). Ag Colour: silver-white...deposits. The main mining areas are In Wittwatersrand (South Africa), California and Alaska (USA), Australia...(Peru). Almaden Is the oldest and largest mercury mine In the world. Hg Colour: t in-white Lustre; opacity:...meteorite, with pieces found at Canyon Diablo (Arizona, USA), fell c. 20,000-40,000 years ago, creating a crater |  | | Book (edition) | | to civilization. . . it is clear that 1825 mining opened the West- . —Charles W. Henderson, 1933...Highlights in the history of New Mexico mineralogy and mining 3 5 Prehistoric utilization of minerals New...SUBDISTRICTS, CAMPS, ETC. 569 BIBLIOGRAPHY 597 MAP: Mining Districts of New Mexico in pocket II. PREFACE...highlights in the his- New Mexico mineralogy and mining— including a section on the prehistoric utilization...edition, 1892. A. H. Fay (1920) A glossary of the mining and mineral industry. R. E. Grim (1953) Clay |  | | Journal (issue) | | Gormanite Inclusions | Quartz from Chile with Powellite and Molybdenite Inclusions | Quartz from Madagascar...of Trapiche Ruby from Khoan Thong, Luc Yen Mining District, Northern Vietnam 726 By Isabella Pignatelli...Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA; Edward Boehm, RareSource, Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA; Maggie Campbell Pedersen...Emmett, Crystal Chemistry, Brush Prairie, Washington, USA; Emmanuel Fritsch, University of Nantes, France;...Mary Johnson Consulting, San Diego, California, USA; Stefanos Karampelas, Bahrain Institute for Pearls |  | | Journal (issue) | | "Doodlebug" doesn't sound scientific, but that's what the mining and geology fraternity have dubbed the device which... 27 NEWS Here a n d There on the Desert 29 MINING Current n e w s briefs 32 HOBBY G e m s a n...a n d M e By RANDALL HENDERSON PERSONALITY LOST MINE BOOKS O l d California Trail, a n d other r e...and it was light. Soon the air became warm, then hot, and plodding along in this desperate haste the men...historian. the present town of Rincon, Dona Ana county, New Mexico. They struck the Mimbres river near |  | | Journal (issue) | | R, Kampf Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County George Robinson National Museums of Canada Arthur...C. M. Garland Arsenopyrite from the Kilpatrick mine, Madoc, Ontario...................................mushistonite; and an unnamed tin mineral from the Etta mine ..............................................383...COVER: WULFENITE group, 6 cm, from the Stefanie mine at Bleiberg, Carinthia, Austria. Photo by Werner...thought, I decided to depict a specimen of Red Cloud mine wulfenite (drawn rather loosely from Bob Lane’s |  | | Book (edition) | | Meteorites Metals Radioactive Minerals Gems Fossil Fuels Mining Collecting as a Hobby RICHARD M. PEARL $1.95 ...AND ROCKS 221 XIII THE FOSSIL FUELS 246 XIV MINING AND MILLING xv WATER RESOURCES XI XVI 272...alaskaite from the Alaska mine in Colorado, cubanite from Cuba, kernite from Kern County in California, aragonite...from the Arabic "powder of the mine" because it came from a silver mine. Perhaps the worst blunder in...remarkably complete and authoritative treatise on mining, metallurgy, and minerals, which was published |  | | Book (edition) | | AND ROCKS 221 XIII THE FOSSIL FUELS 246 XIV MINING AND MILLING 263 XV WATER RESOURCES 272 MINERAL...alaskaite from the Alaska mine in Colorado, cubanite from Cuba, kernite from Kern County in California, aragonite...from the Arabic "powder of the mine" because it came from a silver mine. Perhaps the worst blunder in...remarkably complete and authoritative treatise on mining, metallurgy, and minerals, which was published...have been an inspiring teacher at the Freiberg Mining Academy, because students flocked to him from all |  | | Book (edition) | | Physical Properties and Char acteristics ° culing Mining, and Cutting . i Fy 3 Ve, < $24.95 Can. $32...Changes in Color 32 Refraction of Light 36 _ 64 Mining Methods Cutting and Polishing of Gems 69 Engraving...Meionite Melinophane Mellite Phosgenite Hatynite Powellite Helvite Pyrolusite Hercynite Rutile Sarcolite...Euchroite Langbeinite Malachite Mimetite Pentlandite Powellite Scorodite Shungite Shattuckite Sphalerite Wavellite...Adamine 4.30-4.68 Witherite 4.27-4.79 Galaxite 4.23 Powellite 4.23 Rutile 4.20-4.30 Spessartine 4.12-4.18 Shattuckite |  | | Book | | minerals is described, together with the methods of mining them. Italics emphasize essential scientific terms...Heritage 2. PROSPECTING AND MINING . . . . .11 Prospecting Mining Milling, Smelting, Refining ...whatever its medicinal value, water from mineralized springs. A land deed that specifies “mineral rights” includes...atomic power, with all its military implications. Mining is one of the four basic industries that produce...others being agriculture, fisheries, and lumbering. Mining, however, has come a long way from its humble and |  | | Report (volume) | | $1.50. II. Tertiary History of the Grand Canon District, with atlas, by Clarence K Button, Capt. U. S...HI. Geology of the Comstock Lode and the Washoe District, with atlas, by George ¥. Becter. 1882. 4°. xv...of 21 sheets folio. Price $11.00. IY. Comstock Mining and Miners, by Eliot Lord. 1883. 4°. xiv, 451 pp...Price $1.05. VII. Silver-Lead Deposits of Eureka, Nevada, by Joseph Story Curtis. 1884. 4°. xiii, 200 pp...Price $1.20. VILT. Paleontology of the Eureka District, by Charles Doolittle Walcott. 1884. 4°. xiii |  | | Book | | The endsheet maps are reprinted from The Mexican Mining Industry 1890-1950 by Marvin D. Bernstein, by permission...is * CONTENTS Foreword Preface Important Mining Districts Discovery and Developments in México...introduction contains an interesting summary of the mining history and the development of mineralogy. It also...The author discusses eight of the more important mining districts in México, which produce fine mineral...geologists, mineralo- x / Foreword gists, and mining engineers, but also for mineral and gem collectors |  | | Book | | appreciation is also extended to the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, especially to Miss...Get Information about Roadside Mines Hot Springs, Geysers, and Hot Spring Deposits Caves and Cave Deposits...Carolina a rockhound a deposit uncovered in Nevada of opal worth a rich pocket of gem tourmaline...Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Montana Nebraska Nevada New Mexico North Dakota Oklahoma Oregon South Dakota...public use, and the rockhound should check with the district manager of the area he proposes to work in to |  | | Book (edition) | | Physical Properties and Characteristics Finding, Mining, and Cutting $24.95/Can. $31.95 ould you know...Production © of Gemstones 62 Types of Deposits 64 Mining Methods 68 Cutting and Polishing of Gems 69 Engraving...Marialite Meionite Melinophane Mellite Phosgenite Powellite Pyrolusite Rutile Sarcolite Scapolite Scheelite...44-5 Langbeinite Malachite Mimetite Pentlandite Powellite Scorodite Shungite 24-54 Pearl 24-44 Jet...33-4.42 4.3-5.7 4.30-4.68 4.27-4.79 Galaxite Powellite Rutile Diamond Topaz Chambersite Sinhalite Rhodochrosite | | | Book | | The endsheet maps are reprinted from The Mexican Mining Industry 1890-1950 by Marvin D. Bernstein, by permission... CONTENTS • Foreword lX Preface Xl Important Mining Districts 1 Discovery and Developments in Mexico...introduction contains an interesting summary of the mining history and the development of mineralogy. It also...The author discusses eight of the more important mining districts in Mexico, which produce fine mineral...geologists, mineralo- LX x I Foreword gists, and mining engineers, but also for mineral and gem collectors |  | | Book | | notable example in this category is the Nuristan District of Afghanistan, which over the past 10 years has...The Ichinokawa Mine, Saijo, Iyo Province, Ehime Prefecture, Island of Shikoku Ashio Mine, Shimotsuke Province...Prefecture, Honshu The Obira Mine, Bungo Province, Oita Prefecture, Kyushu; The Toroku Mine, Hyuga Province, Miyazaki...Miyazaki Prefecture, Kyushu Otome Mine, Suisho Pass, Kurobera, Kai Province, Yamanashi Prefecture, Honshu...21 Mogok, Ruby Mines District, Sagaing Division, Upper Burma Mogaung District, Kachin State, Upper Burma |
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