 | | Book | | Mineralogy of Michigan by E. W. Heinrich updated and revised • by George W. Robinson M By E W~ Hellnr]ch...Museum Michigan Technological University Houghton, Michigan 49931 2004 © MINERALOGY OF MICHIGAN 3 FOREWORD...FOREWORD Michigan has a long and varied geologic history that includes repeated episodes of volcanism...before the first Europeans set foot here. When Michigan became a state in 1837, one of the first actions...and we continue to learn more about them today. Michigan minerals helped to build the state and nation |  | | Journal (issue) | | 6 (Right) - Sheet Copper – Flambeau Mine (Rusk County, WI) Figure 2—Dr. Weis’s Personal Memorabilia...Figure 7—Manganoan Calcite – Montreal Mine (Iron County, WI). Figure 3 (left) - “Wonderful World of Agates”...mineral specimens from the Montreal Mine (Iron County, Wisconsin). Most of the specimens came from the...An unusual specimen from the Flambeau Mine (Rusk County, Wisconsin) is a sheet copper (figure 6). One of...selenite from the Bristol Mine, Crystal Falls, Michigan (figure 9). The deep blue color of an azurite |  | | Journal (issue) | | of native copper in the Quincy mine ca. 1918. (Michigan Technological University Archives, Houghton) ...Donald Pearce (1941-1989) The “Copper King” The MICHIGAN COPPER COUNTRY L. W i l s o n New Mexico Bureau...t a n l e y J. D y l II Seaman Mineral Museum Michigan Technological University % 1992 T h e M in e...crystal group, 13.6 cm, from an unknown mine in the Michigan Copper Country. Richard A. Kosnar collection;...wrote the classic work on the copper deposits of Michigan in 1929. Photo by Wendell E. Wilson. TENT . |  | | Book (volume) | | Dahlonega Co. and Rabum Co., and the McDuffie County Belt extending through portions of McDuffie, Warren...Gold, such as Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite and some Sphalerite. BALDWIN COUNTY MILLEDGEVILLE...MILLEDGEVILLE, at state farmjasper. BANKS COUNTY COMMERCE, along Hwy. 59, 5 mi. E of Jackson-Banks Co. lineBeryl...along adjoining Co. linerock crystal. BARROW COUNTY WINDER, along rd. to Jefferson and 1½ mi. inside...Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States BARTOW COUNTY AREA, Saltpeter Cave, as floatjasper. CARTERSVILLE: |  | | Report (volume) | | :............................................. Michigan.................................................Indianapolis. Iowa___ __Prof. George F. Kay, Iowa City. Kansas_____Prof. Erasmus Haworth, Lawrence. Kentucky____Mr...Perisho, Vermilion. Prof. Victor Ziegler, Rapid City. v Tennessee____Mr. G. H. Ashley, Washington, D...Utah______.Mr. G. W. Ritter, Salt Lake City. Mr. Maynard Bixley, Salt Lake City. Vermont_____Prof. G. H. Perkins...See Bauxite and Halloysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found |  | | Report (volume) | | Indianapolis. Iowa.............. Prof. George F. Kay, Iowa City. Kansas............Prof. Erasmus Haworth, University...Mathews, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore. Michigan..........Mr. R. A. Smith, Lansing. Dr. A. C. Lane...See Bauxite and Hallpysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found...commercial quantity or quality. Asphalt. Colbert County, small quantity has been shipped from near Leighton;...following localities: Bibb County, Pratts Ferry; Calhoun County, near Tampa; Clay County, T. 20, Pv. 7 E.; Jefferson |  | | Book (edition) | | 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...to Helena, in Shelby county, the field has an average width of 5 or 6 miles. Below that point the width...miles being in the latitud" of Blocton, in Bibb county. The south ern end of this field has a greater...Jefferson county; Helena, Montevallo, and Brierfield, Shelby county; and at Blocion. Bibb county. The Warrior |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | of the latter, exhibited by R. Hoe & Co.,of this city,w e present i n the annexed engraving. The history...the main aisle there is a large quantity of ruby silver ore (both prous tite and pyrargyrite), associated...stephanite, from the Reese River district, Lander County. Among these are several quite valuable specimens...argentite and pyrite,'containing about 65 per cent of silver,which is valued at $200. , In another case there...crystals of quartz, from the Chase Mine, Lander County. The ores from this locality are remarkable for |  | | Book (volume) | | 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...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip... GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason Cr.⎯fossils; d Coal City, on area |  | | Book (volume) | | 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...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip... GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason Cr.⎯fossils; d Coal City, on area |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | THE SHALE, NORTHERN WALTER S. WHITE BASAL MICHIGAN 7 NONESUCH • AND JAMES C. WRIGHT ABSTRACT...markedby the upward sequence,chalcocite-bornite-chalcopyrite-pyrite, and by the cadmium sulfide,greenockite...ageexposedin the westernpart of the Upper Peninsulaof Michigan (10, p. 407-408). A descriptionof this zoning...DlliHOOD SULFIDE MINERAL ZONI3?G IN NORTHERN MICHIGAN 1173 patterns in Fig. 1 relate to the mineral...cupriferouszone in the Porcupine Mountain area, Michigan. Surface traces of the basal contacts of the NonesuchShale |  | | Report (issue) | | Copper Country Ellis W. Courter Contribution to Michigan Geology 92 01 Table of Contents Preface ............................... 12 The Legend of the Ontonagon Copper Boulder .............................................................. 80 West of the Ontonagon.................................................geology and history of the copper deposits of Michigan. Every effort has been made to present accurate...necessarily reflect the policies or practices of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Geological Survey |  | | Report (volume) | | values from the ores of copper, zinc, lead, gold, silver, graphite, molybdenum, mercury, etcetera. The Corporation...Price $15.00 PUBLISHED BY W. H. WEED New York City 1920 \ COPYRIGHT, 1920 BY WEED WALTER HARVEY...the U. S Yearly Average — Metal Prices Prices of Silver, Copper, Lead and Zinc, 1850-1919 31 31 31 32...JX-1. Traylor Smelting Furnaces for copper or silver-lead ores, are built with Traylor patented water...Occurrence and Uses Recovery from Blister Copper 60 60 Silver: Average Monthly Prices Production by States (1918) |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 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...naumannite (Ag2Se). Here it is proposed that chalcopyrite also forms nanoparticles in these ores, but...textures (e.g., no textural evidence of previous chalcopyrite nanoparticles). Textures described here show...bonanza veins typical of many western USA epithermal deposits. Chalcopyrite is the most abundant metal-sulfide |  | | Report (issue) | | alloys, cooperite, sulfides, arsenides, bornite, chalcopyrite. Texture/Structure Assemblage 1: clots, pods...(REFERENCE) DESCRIPTION Stockwork veinlets of quartz, chalcopyrite and molybdenite in or near a porphyritic intrusion...Minerals; Chalcopyrite+pyrite+molybdenite. Peripheral vein/replacement deposits with chalcopyrite+sphalerite+galena+gold...and Rb in outer zone. Examples El Salvador, Chile Silver Bell, Arizona Highland Valley, B.C. Canada References...granodiorite porphyry Skarn with chalcopyrite Breccia pipe, with tourmaline Chalcopyrite+molybdenite in quartz |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | \-,---, '<, • Boise I Dismal SW!fP \.J. Silver City-D~Lamar Mining Dlstricts / J\. I,' -r-, -...across, on blue thomsonite. Lucky Peak Dam, Ada County; Lanny Ream specimen and photo. Figure 3 (below)...cut near Pinehurst, Adams County; Lanny Ream specimen and photo. Ada County Lucky Peak Dam, on east side...CHABAZITE, LEVYNE, PHILLIPSITE, and THOMSONITE. Adams County Alaska mine, Seven Devils district: azurite, grossular...across, Highway 95 road cut near Pinehurst, Adams County; Lanny Ream specimen and photo. FIgUre 5 (right) |  | | Journal (issue) | | KRISTALLE Est.1971 Laguna Beach, California, USA • Tel: +1 949 494 5155 • Email: info@kristalle.com...only): $139/one year (Canada) $231/one year, (outside USA other than Canada) $325 for one year Subscription...retail gallery located in the heart of New York City. www.MardaniFineMinerals.com A WORLD CENTRE FOR...known to include chalcocite, native copper and wire silver, as well as some of the world’s best crystals of...also numerous small prospects. In 1973, Dzhezkazgan city became the administrative center of the newly formed |  | | Journal (issue) | | Cooper Nottingham, England Anthony R. Kampf L.A, County Mus. of Nat. Hist. Los Angeles, CA Steven R. Morehead...Morehead Riverside, CA Donald R. Peacor University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Ml Andrew C. Roberts Geol. Surv. of...ROBINSON JOINS MTU The Seaman Mineral Museum at Michigan Technological Uni versity in Houghton recently...collection is particularly rich in minerals from the Michigan copper country, including many of the finest coppers...u a t e o f L i m e . . . In Illinois, Gallatin County, on Peter's Creek, 17 miles from Shawneetown, and |  | | Report (issue) | | districts within the Reno quadrangle (Fig. 1). Gold and silver, followed by lead and copper, dominate the production...with about 8,500,000 oz gold and 200,000,000 oz silver recovered from about 75 mines (Tables 1 and 3)...Basin (Fe) in Churchill County; Buckskin (Fe, Cu, Au, Ag) in Douglas County; Como (Ag, Au, Cu) and Yerington...Yerington (Cu, Ag, Au) In Lyon County; Broken Hills (Ag, Pb, Cu, Au, Zn), Nevada Scheelite (W, Pb, Ag...Au, Pb, Cu) in Mineral County; Quartz Mountain (Ag, Pb, Au, W) in Nye County; Ragged Top (W) and Nightingale |  | | Journal (issue) | | Menlo Park, CA Donald R. Peacor University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Ml George W. Robinson Natl. Museums...Manager Sue Jones 1601 Fairview Dr., Suite C Carson City, NV 89701 702-883-2598 Bookstore Marilee Chiriia...Chiriia, Manager 1601 Fairview Dr., Suite C Carson City, NV 89701 702-883-2598 Subscriptions • Individuais...Foord Fluorite from the Pine Canyon deposit, Grant County, New Mexico .....................................Hanson Ilmenite expitaxial on bixbyite from Sierra County, New Mexico .................................. |  | | Report (issue) | | Pentlandite group. Occurrence: In pyrite and cubanite-chalcopyrite hydrothermal veins in ultramafic rocks and in...Association: Pyrite, pyrrhotite, mackinawite, cubanite, chalcopyrite, stannite, galena, sphalerite, calcite, quartz...Manitoba, Canada. In the USA, from near Silver City, Ontonogan Co., Michigan. From Windaira, Western Australia...I.A. Bud’ko (1971) Pentlandite variety rich in silver. Zap. Vses. Mineral. Obshch., 100, 184–191 (in...Mintkenov, A.M. Karpenkov, and N.N. Shiskin (1977) Silver-containing pentlandite — the independent mineral |  | | Book | | commercial ores and secondary minerals by state, county, township, and geologic range. For easy identification...burro’s hoof kicking up a nugget of pure gold or silver; an angry mule skinner reaching for a rock to...of them were adventurers searching for gold or silver. Wherever ore bodies were found, many of which...cities, and many of today’s prosperous western county seats began as mining-boom camps. trating sand...Whether you such as those listed alphabetically by county, township, and range in Part II of this book. Where |  | | Report (volume) | | values from the ores of copper, zinc, lead, gold, silver, graphite, molybdenum, mercury, etcetera. The Corporation...material to be dried. Engineering Company New York City. ( INTERNATIONAL EDITION THE MINES HANDBOOK...delightful climate; low expenses; no tuition fees. 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HOUGHTON TARR FUEL OIL - & McCOMB, MICHIGAN INC. - DISTILLATE GASOLINE DIESEL ENGINE OIL...Uranium, Vanadium Selenium :— Occurence and Uses Silver :— Prices, Production Steel Tin: — Occurrence, |  | | Report (issue) | | --------------Cleburne County ----------~----------------- Tallapoosa County --------------------------Alaska...------------------Cochise County -----------------------------Gila County --------------------------------Greenlee...ee County ----------------------------R[aricopa County ----------------------------R[ohave County --...-----------------------------Pima County -------------------------------Pinal County -------------------------------Santa...-------Santa Cruz County --------------------------'ravapai County -----------------------------'ruma |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | FiridofGt~rnSphultirite ut IIIP Bulinut Zinc Mine, St. Luwrence County, tditor of NPW b r k ” unrl iipptwwl in the No~~er...and additions. Mlneral Index by Counties Brule County Elm Creek, IS mi. S. of Chamberlain, near junction...of Pierre Formation: barite (gray roses). Butte County Belle Fourche, 6 mi. W., secs. 23, 24, 25. and...Moreau River: barite* (similar to Elk Creek. Meade County, but smaller), calcite (yellow crystals), gypsum...(Campbell. Campbell, and Roberts 1987). Custer County General. There are many pegmatites. particularly |
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