 | | Report (issue) | | Porphyry and Other Molybdenum Deposits of Idaho and Montana Joseph E. Worthington Idaho Geological Survey.................................... 3 Rocky Bar District—43 ................................................................................. 3 Devil’s Creek Prospect—46 .......................................................... 4 Liver Peak (a.k.a. Goat Creek)—4 .................................................................................... 7 Spring Creek—36 ............................................ |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Montana Mineral Locality Index Downloaded by [University of Nebraska, Lincoln] at 20:00 09 April 2015...2015 K NOWN AS THE TREASURE STATE, Montana is rich in mineral and gemstone localities. The state motto...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...Granville Stuart established Montana’s first mining camp at Gold Creek in 1860. Geologic Provinces The state |  | | Journal (issue) | | Antimony-bearing Oxidized Minerals from the Jetty Mine, Anaconda, Montana Frank Dudás (foldudas@verizon.net) and...documenting the mineralogy of the Jetty Mine, near Anaconda, Montana (Figure 1), focuses on the oxidized...report on the sulfides and sulfosalts of the Jetty Mine appeared in Mineral News last year (Dec., 2021)...or arsenic-rich minerals. Two mining areas in western Montana – Black Pine (Jensen and Nikischer, 2012;...though the latter has not been studied in detail. Black Pine has an array of phosphates and arsenates. There |  | | Report (issue) | | PAPER GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE PHILIPSBURG QUADRANGLE MONTANA BY WILLIAM HARVEY EMMONS AND FRANK...... . .. __ _ 47 Rocks composed essentially of quartz and mica ........................................__ 86 Basic intrusives in the Cretaceous on Gold Creek .. __ ._ .. ___ .. __ . __ . _____ ._. __ ......... _.. ....... --_ .. - --_87 Diorite of Foster Creek and Olson Gulch __ .. __ . _. . _. ____ .... _______.... - - - - - - - . - - _90 Diorite of Racetrack Creek ____ .. ____ . ___ .. __ .. _. ________ .. _. _ |  | | Book (edition) | | to hunt for Diamonds in the American pearls Black light for your minerals 50 Locations in which...gem stones mon dull are as hard or harder than quartz, a com- mineral everywhere present as dust which...Hardness Scale 6. Orthoclase 1. Talc 2. Gypsum 7. Quartz Topaz Corundum 10. Diamond 3. Colcite 8. 4...Your will scratch orthoclase feldspar but not quartz. In making hardness appears to be a scratch paper...the general arrange- ment of these surfaces. Quartz and amethyst, for example, are frequently crystallized |  | | Journal (issue) | | & J. N. Alves Minerals of the Black Pine mine, Granite County, Montana ................................spessartine, topaz and pseudobrookite from Ash Creek near Hayden, Arizona .........487 by J. S. White...official gem ,” talc as the “ official m ineral,” and granite, slate and marble as the “ official state rocks...Governor Howard Dean and attended by mining industry representatives, mine owners, representatives from all...California mineral collector, specializing in San Diego County and Baja California spec imens through purchase |  | | Report (volume) | | Mineral Deposits of the Miners Gulch Area, Granite County, Montana Gold Placer Deposits and a Molybdenum Anomaly...Area, Granite County, Montana Colluvial Gold Placers Near Miners Gulch, Granite County, Montana Geology...Mineral Deposits of the Miners Gulch Area, Granite County, Montana A. Gold Placer Deposits and a Molybdenum...Molybdenum Anomaly in the Miners Gulch Area, Granite County, Montana By JEFFREY S. LOEN, MICHAEL J. BLASKOWSKI...Colluvial Gold Placers Near Miners Gulch, Granite County, Montana By JEFFREY S. LOEN This volume is published |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | no stolzite equivalent of wulfenite’s Red Cloud mine, yet attractive, somewhat wulfenite-like stolzite...from Chillagoe, Queensland, Australia; the Fat Jack mine, Arizona; and Santa Rosa, Argentina. Stolzite is...(Mahan) mine at Easthampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts (Emerson 1895); Bartlett, Carroll County, New... Providence County, Rhode Island; and historically at the Wheatley mines, Chester County, Pennsylvania...Pennsylvania, and the Silver Hill mine, Davidson County, North Carolina. It has been found sparingly in ores from |  | | Report (issue) | | Wilderness Study Area, Granite County, Montana U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1724-D MONTANA £*e&**i^j&'....the Quigg West Wilderness Study Area, Granite County, Montana By R.G. TYSDAL and W.F. HANNA U.S. Geological...RESOURCES OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREASSOUTHWESTERN MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR DONALD PAUL MODEL...Area, Granite County, Montana. (Mineral resources of wilderness study areas southwestern Montana ; ch...: I 19.3:1724-0 1. Mines and mineral resources Montana-Quigg West Wilderness. 2. Quigg West Wilderness |  | | Journal (issue) | | rapidly upon exposure to light to a violet, brown or black color. It is very rich silver ore that is easily...at Silver Reef in southwestern Utah’s Washington County (figure 1) is a very unique occurrence. The high-grade...City cuts right through the middle of the Mining District. (Continued on page 2) The Moravian Territorial...km2), but with a rich and world- famous history of mining and associated mineralogy. In the city of Brno...Chlorargyrite, on and impregnating Sandstone, Silver Reef District, Washington Co., UT, 6 x 5 x 3 cm. Author’s specimen |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | specimens, are either inaccessible or are in closed mining districts, or are closed for political reasons...City-D~Lamar Mining Dlstricts / J\. I,' -r-, - L..... ~ rl.. kl \ , 50 I 100 I Miles old mining and...smoky quartz, aquamarine. topaz, and other minerals. Unfortunately, the host rock, a pink granite, lies...scientific significance. In this index, the better known mining districts that have produced many high-quality...across, on blue thomsonite. Lucky Peak Dam, Ada County; Lanny Ream specimen and photo. Figure 3 (below) |  | | Report (issue) | | = 96.92(35)◦ X-ray Powder Pattern: Black Pine mine, Montana, USA. 2.559 (100), 4.05 (90), 12.2 (80),...5.2 25.5 51.4 11.8 Total 99.4 (1) Black Pine mine, Montana, USA; by electron microprobe, H2 O by TGA-EGA;...)0.90 ]Σ=1.95 (OH)6.03 • 1.04H2 O. (2) Potts Gill mine, England; by electron microprobe, partial analysis;...Bayldonite, chrysocolla, mimetite, quartz (Black Pine mine, Montana, USA); cornwallite, bayldonite, mimetite...malachite (Potts Gill mine, England). Distribution: In the USA, from the Black Pine mine, about 14.5 km northwest |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | belt, including the deposits of the Blackbird district, have been analyzed for their sulfur, carbon,...values are nearly uniform throughout the Blackbird district, with a mean value for cobaltite (CoAsS, the main...32,000 t Cu were removed— came from the Blackbird Mine at the midpoint of the belt in the time periods...(late 2011), construction is underway on a new mining operation that will exploit a reserve within the... metasandstone-, and argillite-dominated Apple Creek Formation (5.4 km thick), but also as crosscutting |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | occur in the metasedimentary rocks of the Apple Creek Formation (Mesoproterozoic) in a linear belt called...partially overlap Pb isotope ratios of the Apple Creek Formation but would have been much less radiogenic...mineralization age of about 1400 Ma. Only the host Apple Creek Formation is known to have appropriate Pb isotope...the southeast (Iron Creek prospect) through Co-Cu rich in the middle (Black Pine prospect and Blackbird...Mesoproterozoic metasedimentary rocks of the Apple Creek Formation (formerly included in the Yellowjacket |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | (CoAsS) in the Idaho cobalt belt, Belt-Purcell Basin, USA: Evidence for middle Mesoproterozoic sediment-hosted...Survey, 904 W. Riverside Avenue, Spokane, WA 99201, USA a r t i c l e i n f o Article history: Received...Lemhi subbasin to the Belt-Purcell Basin, Idaho, USA. Using a 185Re + 190Os spike solution, magnetic and...for disseminated cobaltite mineralization in a quartz-tourmaline breccia from the HaynesStellite deposit...cobaltite in the quartz-tourmaline breccia from the Idaho zone in the Blackbird mine. All Mesoproterozoic |  | | Show/Event (guide) | | are and I encourage you to visit, “The Stope” a mining-themed doing it again. This year our concert features...cover band, “Shine on Floyd.” bled a collection of mining artifacts for permanent display in the room. The...private appointments Topaz, Cleavelandite Mokrush Mine, Russia Thomas Spann Photo 2 3 CONTENTS 06...beer, wine, coffee, guest cases, a sitting area, mining paraphernalia, and a new home for the Mineralogical...CRYSTAL CLASSICS CRYSTAL CLASSICS UK MINING VENTURES UK MINING VENTURES ROCKO MINERALS Ertashar Pacific |  | | Book (edition) | | Chapters on the Coeur d'Alene Mining District, the Blackbird Mining District, and the Sawtooth Mountains...Chapters on the Coeur d'Alene Mining District and the Blackbird Mining District, and to Ben Sheppard for reviewing...reviewing the chapter on the Blackbird Mining District. Those who contributed photographs, or specimens...or a vein of massive pyrite and chalcopyrite in a mine, so references such as these were not included....for a particular mineral may be a certain mine, but that mine may now have a new name, or may now be a |  | | Book | | ROADSIDE % JEOLOGY of Montana David Alt and Donald W. Hyndman ROADSIDE N JEOLoGY of Montana David Alt Donald...Roadside geology of Montana. Bibliography: p. Includes index. 1. Geology — Montana — Guide-books. I. Hyndman...know something about the rocks and landscapes of Montana. We hope our professional colleagues will enjoy...dealing with the four major geologic provinces in Montana. Each starts with its own more specific narrative...Nearly every geologist who has ever worked in Montana contributed something to this book. We read almost |  | Long, Keith R., DeYoung,, John H., Ludington, Stephen (1998) Database of significant deposits of gold, silver, copper, lead, and zinc in the United States. Open-File Report Vol. 1998 (98-206) US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/ofr98206ab | Report (issue) | | deposits of the East Shasta copper-zinc district, Shasta County, California: U.S. Geological Survey Professional...1972, Geology and mineral deposits of Esmeralda County, Nevada: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Bulletin...P.T., 1940, Reconnaissance of gold mining districts in the Black Hills, South Dakota: U.S. Bureau of...Nutt Wilderness Study Area (AZ-020-024), Mohave County, Arizona: U.S. Bureau of Mines Mineral Land Assessment...Summary report (preliminary), Lights Creek Copper Project, Plumas County, California; Venture 63: San Francisco |  | | Journal (issue) | | described from slags at Le Celine di Cotoriano Mine (Rosia, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy). I have...clusters on crystals of amethyst and ..eisenk.iesel'· (quartz with intergrown, fine-grained hematite). The amethyst...transparent to translucent outer layer of colorless quartz a few millimeter thick. There was no matrix on...you never saw that! Stunning amethyst and unusual quartz specimens labeled "Brandberg" have been known at...Tafelkop in the Goboseb Mountains. Brandberg is a granite intrusion, Goboseb Mountains carry basalt and it |  | | Book (volume) | | gold-bearing areas. Lode deposits usually consist of Quartz veins in solid rock, while placer deposits occur...Dahlonega Co. and Rabum Co., and the McDuffie County Belt extending through portions of McDuffie, Warren...Sphalerite. BALDWIN COUNTY MILLEDGEVILLE, at state farmjasper. BANKS COUNTY COMMERCE, along Hwy. 59...along adjoining Co. linerock crystal. BARROW COUNTY WINDER, along rd. to Jefferson and 1½ mi. inside...exposureBeryl, black Tourmaline. 146 A Location Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States BARTOW COUNTY AREA |  | | 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...Amethysts, or Quartz crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T...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...Amethysts, or Quartz crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T...deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip mine⎯pyritized gastropods |  | | Report (issue) | | 99.92 99.31 (1) Morávicza, Romania. (2) Arakawa mine, Japan; corresponds to (Cu1.77 Zn1.24 )Σ=3.01 (PO4...kipushite, vauquelinite, libethenite, quartz, iron oxides (Kipushi mine, Congo); hemimorphite, malachite,...(Arakawa) mine, Akita Prefecture, and the Kamioka mine, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. In the USA, large crystals...crystals from the Black Pine mine, near Philipsburg, Granite Co., Montana; from Gold Hill, Tooele Co.,... Utah. At the La Esperanza mine, Mayapa, Zacapoaxtla district, Puebla, Mexico. Name: species. Honoring |  | | Journal (issue) | | Kansas Front cover Quartz scepter with pyrite, 7 cm, from Spruce Ridge, King County, Washington; Rick...Acanthite with silver, 2.6 cm, from the Uchucchacua mine, Peru; Allan Young collection and photo. Amethyst...prospectors. All of this activity gave a jump-start to mining interests and prospecting in the lands of the Pacific...reveled in the beautiful quartz specimens from Denny Mountain and King County, Washington, and the zeolites...in the Montana State Capitol rotunda, by F. Pedretti’s Sons, 1902, 84 inches in diameter. Montana Historical |
|
Black Pine Mine, Philipsburg Mining District, Granite County, Montana, USA