 | | Report (issue) | | dates Raa f-- Se eae A or N O z NEVADA MINERALS... MINERALS OF NEVADA Peer Hen By CASTOR oan eGORY.C.oFER DOCK NEVADA AND BUREAU OF MINES Special... 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 | | | 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...Library o f Congress Cataloging-in -Publ ication Dat,i Castor, Stephen B. Minerals of Nevada/ Stephen |  | | Book | | - f. MIMING DISTRICTS and MINERAL RESOURCES of NEVADA by FRANCIS CHURCH LINCOLN i r r i i ...\-0 f. & \ m Jk !V. *.\ / r I/ $• as u as £ U /■ •» ^ L [Ft...[Ft *V- 1 as co ’) ►J ■ w f X I rA i T * tn*.'\ -«5"“ .^r CRYSTALS NOT PISTOLS i !?'... ; 'jxt . 1 — \ MINING DISTRICTS and MINERAL RESOURCES of NEVADA by FRANCIS CHURCH LINCOLN...LINCOLN 0 ll ; RENO NEVADA NEWSLETTER PUBLISHING COMPANY 1923 PREFACE Earlier Works. The object of |  | | Report (issue) | | WITH A SECTION ON URANIUM ISOTOPE STUDIES FISH LAKE VALLEY, NEVADA By J. R. Dooley, Jr. Open-File Report...Clayton Valley, NevadaPlaya deposits of southwestern Nevada Fish Lake Valley Fish Lake Valley uranium... Jr. Columbus Salt Marsh Big Smoky Valley Alkali. Valley Mud Lake Stonewal 1 Fl at Concluding remarks...of Arizona Lithium clays in the Lake Mead and McDermitt areas, Nevada Unusual and speculative lithium...3. 4. 5. Index map of a part of Esmeralda and Nye Counties, Nevada, showing location of drill sites |  | | Report (volume) | | and sapphire are considered precious gems. Some opal is precious, but most varieties are semiprecious...occurrence are described in this report. William F. Foshag, U. S. National Museum, has kindly reviewed...streams, and eventually deposited as alluvial gravels. Opal and agate are formed from aqueous solutions. Diamonds...streambeds, principally derived from rocks of the Sierra Nevada. Specific localities in California where diamonds...Del Norte County; Trinity River, Trinity County; Spanish Creek and Gopher Hill, Plumas County; Placerville |  | | Book (volume) | | 5 = fii? i a j — » ya y _— ’* : i mine in. q)! Y eit iia -...Furcron, Chief Geologist of the Department of Mines, Mining and Geology; on the State of Michigan by Robert...the Four Peaks amethyst deposit in Arizona by Dr. F. W. Galbraith of the University of Arizona. Robert...of El Paso, Texas. Information on the Virgin Valley opal deposits was given by G. Keith Hodson of Scottsdale...Information was also supplied by Dowse’s Agate Shop, Salt Lake City, Utah, by William J. Bingham of St. Paul, Minnesota |  | | Book (edition) | | interesting facts about the people involved in mining, current price lists of various stones, and numerous...from the Tourmaline Q ueen .1ine, Pala, San Diego County, California. From a pen-and-ink drawing by W. E...Wilson. Courte5J: Pala Pr&perties lnternatiunal, Inc. F RO. Tl!>PI£CE GEMSTONES of NORTH AMERICA In Two... 1. Precious stoocs-~onh Amcria. I. Title. QE392.L '6S5 553'.8'097 59-13853 ISBN 0-442-27627-3 1 DEDICATED...price increases, which make it more attractive to mine domestic deposits at a profit. Foreign labor is |  | | Book | | AGRICULTURE; AND PROFESSOR OF MINERAL– oGY, GEology, AND MINING, IN THE DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE OF the COLLEGE OF...RCH, ---. 1866. SAC RA M E N T O : P R IN T E D F O R T H E 1866. A U T. H. O. R. - ºr SAN FRANCIsco...Mineralogy of the silver region of the Territory of Nevada, or “Washoe.” 1861. (Addressed to the Governor...of the Mechanics' Fair Exhibition, California. Mining and Scientific Press, Octo ber, 1864; vol. 10,...en Californie. 8vo. pamphlet. Geneva, 1855. MINING MAGAZINE. and 2. 12 vols. 8vo. New York. Second |  | | Report (issue) | | resource areas in the Basin and Range Province of Nevada by George Wong Open-File Report 83-721 This...Appendix A **~""~~"* "* *** *"* * » Table Table 1. District descriptions . .-.-.-. . -.-. . . . .-. .-. <...resource areas in the Basin and Range Province of Nevada By George Wong The purpose of this map is to identify...Province. These areas include past and present mining and prospecting localities as well as areas of...map are not legal mining district boundaries and may include more than one district as well as adjacent |  | | Report (issue) | | 14 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Asbestos ore Lead ore, Balmat mine, N. Y. Chromite-chromium ore, Washington Zinc ore...12. Manganese nodules, ocean floor 13. Botryoidal f luorite ore, Poncha Springs, Colo. 14. Tungsten ore...Survey in accordance with the provisions of the Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970 (Public Law 91-631...discovered or not currently profitable to mine. The mining of mineral deposits, once discovered, depends...________________———— Utah __________________________ Marysvale district (Piute and Sevier Counties) Southern Wah Wah Mountains |  | | Book (volume) | | particolor amethsyt (78.70 ct), Hallelujah Junction, Nevada; blue, cushion cut topaz (25.30 ct), Ramona, California;...(25.56 ct), Sweet Home Mine, Colorado; colorless scheelite (19.66 ct), Kern County, California; octagonal...Vivid blue matched benitoite gems from San Benito County, California, consisting of 52 benitoites and 75...carry on the tradition established by Dr. George F. Kunz, of Tiffany & Company, New York City, whose...events to bring the history of North American gem mining up to date. Here, then, is the latest, most complete |  | | Journal (issue) | | 1951 35 CENTS May Forecast for Wild flowers "the fish are really fresh since he switched to Mobilgas"...rugged 840-mile r u n from Los Angeles via Death Valley and Las Vegas to Grand Canyon. The Mobilgas Economy...middle of April. Mass quantities exist in Ocotillo Valley on the way to Julian, California and along Highway...to Pines Highway above Palm Desert. In the Death Valley area there are a mile or two of primroses and sunflowers...weather mild in the southern part and cool about the Lake Mead Recreational Area. Surprisingly, scarlet mallow |  | | Report (issue) | | « * in T y^f * * I i" c 1 r\ o iro /^*f*£* t* 1 c? i^t /^ c? 1to vjilal dCLCI l-oL1C&* ?Jr Economic...limestone or dolomite. It is a useful ore guide in many mining districts UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE........... Characteristics of jasperoid in major mining districts of the United States ..................................................... Tri-State district, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri ................Clifton-Morenci district, Arizona .............................. Bisbee (Warren) district, Arizona .... |  | | Report (issue) | | UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA BULLETIN Val,. S X X I T II I 1)ECEBIIIElZ 1944 No. 5 GEOLOGY AND MINING SERIES No...No. 41 er Deposits In Nevada BY EDGARH. BAILEY and DAVID A. PHOENIX Geologists, U. S. Geological Survey...Survey PREPARED AND PUBLISHED BY NEVADA STATE BUREAU OF MINES IN COOPERATION WiTH UNITED STATES OEOLOOlCAL...SURVEY PRICE ONE DOLLAR j sin PUBLICATION OF THE NEVADA STATEBUREAUOF MINES A N D THE MACKAY &HWL OF MINES...THE UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA RENO, NEVADA Entered in the Post Office at Reno, Nevada, as second-class matter |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | GEOLOGISTS JANUARY--FEBRUARY, 1960 DEPOSITS OF D. F. HEWETT THE MANGANESE AND MICHAEL NO. 1 OXIDES...the Director of U.S. 1 GeologicalSurvey. 2 D. F. HEI4/ETT AND MICHAEL FLEISCHER ABSTRACT One of...polishedsections. In 1955,one of the writers (D. F. Hewett) begana reviewof the manganesedepositsof the...Ralph J. Roberts,Max D. Crittenden,S. G. Lasky, C. F. Parks, Jr., P. D. Trask, E. lq'. Goddard,and others...laboratorywork had the adviceand encouragement of C. F. Park, Jr., and T. A. Hendricks. In the preparationof |  | | Journal (issue) | | E JULY, 1948 25 CENTS CHAt/6£ ONiy 2 T/MESA y&l*/ WITH WE OH THE BEST OIL FOR. W CAR? PUT n*TI-llS... YOU A SAFETY MARGIN OF 6 MONTHS INSTEAD OF ONLY l,O0O /WILES. TMIS MEANS i THAT UNDER THE SAME DRIVING...REASONS WHY OILS USED TO BREAK CX3WN AT THE END OF l,O0O MILES OR SO WERE .ACID FORMATION AMD SLUDGING...SLUD6E AND ACID-FORMATION WITH TRITON AFTER. g $ l 0 N T O THAN OILS USED TO FORM IMONLY JAN APR OF...rodeo, Reno, Nevada. July 2 —Rodeo and horse show, Fillm e, Utah. July 2 —Sevier county fair and rodeo | | | Book (volume) | | GElV!§TONE§ (())f NORTH AMERRCA VOLUME III GElV[§TONE§ OF TXiE ,voRLD §ERIE§ SERIES EDITOR...parricolor amethsyt (78. 70 et), Hallelujah Junction, Nevada; blue, cushion cut topaz (25 .30 et), Ra1nona,...Vivid blue matched benitoite gems from Sai, Benito County, California, consisting of 52 benitoites and 75...et), and pinkish purple (I .3 5 et). GEMSTONE§ (O)f NORTH AMERICA VOLUME III John Sinbanbas Colar Photography...bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-945005-22-9 l. Precious stones - North America. QE392.5.N6S56 |  | | Book (edition) | | ................................................ l\'laryland ........................................................................................ . l\Jaine •••••••••••••.•....•••••..••••.••••..•••. •·................................................. . l\ladagascar ....................................................................................... . l ncrcased value of the diamond ......................large diamonds ............................... . l\lctric carat .................................... |  | | Journal (issue) | | WESTERNHEMISPHERE Desolation Canyon in Death Valley. Scene of the first annual program held two years...ago. encampment Thousands Plan Trek to Death Valley SSEMBL1NG TO honor the memory of early Western...of families will attend the third annual Death Valley Encampment December 1 and 2 at famous Furnace Creek...included on a camping list published by the Death Valley '49ers, non-profit sponsors of the annual pioneer...beautiful natural sanctuary. Rededication of the Death Valley marker at Furnace Creek will follow the Authors' |  | | Report (issue) | | SOME CINNABAR DEPOSITS IN WESTERN NEVADA. By ADOLPH KNOPF. DEPOSITS EAST OF MINA. LOCATION AND HISTORY...an air line 8 miles south of east of Mina, Esmeralda County, Nev. The average elevation above sea level...supply of water. The topographic features of the district and its approaches are shown on the scale of 1:250...rediscovery of the " lost Hawthorne quicksilver mine," named for Judge Hawthorne, in whose 59 60 CONTRIBUTIONS...honor it is said Hawthorne, the seat of Mineral County, is named. According to local report Judge Hawthorne |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | JANUARY-FEBRUARY,1967 SILVER-BEARING BLACK MINING D. F. HEWETT CALCITE DISTRICTS AND A. IN 1 ...(Hamilton), Nevada .................................... Tybo district, Nye County,Nevada .............. Lincoln County, Nevada ..................................... Ophir district, Tooele County,Utah ....................... San Franciscodistrict,Beaver County,Utah ........................... Tombstonedistrict...CochiseCounty, Arizona .......................... Lake Valley, Sierra County,New Mexico ......................... |  | | Report (issue) | | said to have been found in the mining the nugget Jim, Placer County, California, in 1871 by a small...Counties of California: Minerals and mineral lists Mining Districts of California Unvalidated entries in...The bibliography has been updated and expanded. County lists published by Collins (1) pp. 40-64, in Murdoch...resulting from references to the geographic term ''Mining District," especially in the pre-1920 literature. Widespread...deposits of the Mojave Desert area and of Death Valley by a group of U.S. Geological Survey workers, with |  | | Journal (issue) | | Mills • Engraving Equipment • Faceting Machines • Opal Triplets • Cabochons • Etc. Most Items Shipped Within...Rising gold prices may someday bring this sleeping mine back to life; by Kathleen Connell 44 Finding Gold...world-class California gold specimen from the Eagle's Nest Mine in northern California. from the collection of Wayne...ponsl b11t1y l or loss or damaoe 10 unsolicited ed11 ori2I co1Il1ibulions. Copy,l!Jhl l 002 by t.111lcr...m Rock & Gem !:houltl be con.:.1dc1e1 a:. ,equeH!l lOInquire, ralher lh;m as uncond11LOn• al ollers IQ |  | | Report (issue) | | TRANSMITTAL To His Excellency, the Honorable Frank F. Merriam, Governor of California. Sir: have the honor...LASSEN 1 SUS»NV1H.E Fp L U M A S >. I n/B°UTT IMENOOCIHO \ >' V r^'''sS."-l»'» '^g)^...'^g)^!^'•^ ^'""•"'^l / '.SJNJOAQlliliV ,' T u U I — M N [V 'g>_...X uiu I U MUL-y '*£' .-»\ /fsVuMtOA...°\ x *T U L A R E I s_ i»KCBSFltLO •Z R f SAN, BERNARDINO \ SSANTA BARBARA j^^'»-f"''*\L0SAN6tLCS...1 D E J •LEGEND- MEXICO -^ Mining O Division Boundaries. Mining Division Offices. (6) PREFACE |  | | Journal (issue) | | presentation — Washington, Oregon, California, Arizona, Nevada, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado and New Mexico...You hive started something. Do not let it stop. M. F. DOLAN • • • Invitation to Collectors . . . Wecoma...Mescalero Apache Indians on reservation, M e s c a l e r o , New Mexico. 2-4 Rodeo and stock show, Grants...Flagstaff, Arizona. WILDLIFE 4-6 Rodeo, Reno, Nevada. prize money. ANTIQUE 4-6 National convention...Mexico. 17-19 Robbers Roost Roundup, Price, Utah. F. W . Keller and Donald Hacking. 20-22 State Credit |
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