| | Report (issue) | Resource Appraisal of the Salmon National Forest, Idaho by Rick Johnson , Terry Close2, and Ed McHugh3...Service, Salmon-Challis National Forest, Salmon, Idaho U.S. Bureau of Mines, Western Field Operations Center...published information, field investigations, and mining company data. 2 ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THIS REPORT...resources Mining districts Gibbonsville Mining District Indian Creek Mining District Mineral Hill Mining District...Mackinaw Mining District Blackbird Mining District Wilson Creek Mining District Yellowjacket Mining District | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | much better suited for inclusion in the latter group, for it is well known in fine specimens representing...representing various shades of blue, green, yellow, and pink. To illustrate this diversity of color, a suite...Its colors include white, grayish, pale to dark yellow, yellowish-brown to brown, pale green to bright...pink of cobaltian smithsonite, and the intense yellow of cadmian (or greenockite-included) smithsonite...pseudomorphs after calcite, aragonite, dolomite, anglesite, galena, and sphalerite have been reported. Quartz | | | Catalog/List | S.A. Old No. l Headfnme. Whi ■ key Hlll Mine, Tuohnne County, CaUfomla (r■-,u. .SV•t- tor cr11•t•J...association. Few of the minute crystals you see on mine or quarry dumps or even on cabinet specimens will...dumps or surface float. Mirute crystals seen on a mine dump are a clue but nearly always tao weathered...feldspar. 784 ADAMITE, Moha\'.1k Mine, San Bernardino County, r.alifornia. Group o f colorless to light green...crystals on lirnonitic matrix. 105 ADAMITE, Gold Hill, Utah. Groups of pale green singly tem1inated prismatic | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | pink, blue, and green cerussite is also known, and yellow chromian cerussite has been reported from several...Cerussite is biaxially negative and may fluoresce yellow or orange in longwave ultraviolet radiation. Crystals...carbonate (PbCO,) and is a member of the aragonite group of orthorhombic carbonates. It does not form a series...several percent. Pseudomorphs of cerussite after anglesite, phosgenite, leadhillite, caledonite, hydrocerussite...a core of galena is progressively armoured by anglesite and cerussite, are well known to collectors and | | | Journal (issue) | x 1 . . • • • • • • . 3.50 THENARDITE, Ttumeb. Group of dull xis. 2 ½ x 2 . • . • . . • . . . . • . ...ZIMWaldlte and Quartz. 3x 2 5 .00 CERARGYRITE, Broken HIii, N.S,W. Smalt xld. mass. l x 1 • • • • • •...Quartz. 3 x 2 ¼ . . . . 4 .00 ZIRCON, Urals. Good ½" yellow xi. In rock. 2 x 1¾ . .. : • . . • • . . . . ....plates In rock. 4 x 3 . . . • • . . l.50 ANGLESITE, Broken Hill, N.S.W . Xld. w. Cerusslte, very good.... 3 x 2 x 2 10.00 BARITE, Felsobanya. Group of transparent tabular xis. 3½ x 2½ x 2 • . 7 .50 APOPHYLLITE | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | 02 June 2016 Bunker Hill Mine, Coeur d’Alene District, Shoshone County, Idaho 190 ROCKS & MINERALS...somewhat regular basis. Important discoveries in Idaho, Spain, France, and, most recently, China occurred...and from a relatively large number of European mining districts. Strikingly perfect, transparent pyromorphite...color; ranging from dark grassgreen through yellow and yellow-orange to various shades of brown, tan, and...pyromorphite from mimetite, its arsenic-rich and typically yellow equivalent. Pyromorphite may show traces of cleavage | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | hemimorphite after calcite. The hemimorphite is colored yellow by microscopic inclusions of greenockite. The specimen...specimen was found in a Joplin, Missouri, district mine in the late 1800s and was donated to the Carnegie...barite mines of Missouri’s several world-class mining districts could have been chosen for this issue’s...as smithsonite, hemimorphite, cerussite, and anglesite. However, late in the nineteenth century a few...crystal morphology and color were recovered from a mine in the Joplin area. The best known of these specimens | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | cookrob@auburn.edu Linarite Mammoth–St. Anthony Mine, Tiger, Pinal County, Arizona O f the blue minerals, azurite...from the mill. So it has been at places such as Broken Hill, New South Wales, where linarite’s legacy is...one American locality; however, today’s larger group of perhaps more aware collectors has been responsible...caledonite, malachite, aurichalcite, cerussite, anglesite, leadhillite, hemimorphite, and chrysocolla. Linarite...occurrences including the Cape Rosier mine at Brooksville, Hancock County, where it was found with smithsonite | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | 2016 Touissit Mine, Oujda, Morocco This unusual specimen consists of gemmy anglesite crystals up to...MINERALS was found in June 1988 at shaft 9, Touissit mine, Oujda, Morocco, and purchased there by Victor Yount...collectors have at least some familiarity with anglesite due to its widespread occurrence as a secondary...very few of today’s mining districts are consistent producers of fine anglesite specimens. Over the past...past decade, however, spectacular anglesite crystals have been available from the mines near Oujda, Morocco | | | Journal (issue) | Record Inc. Articles The Bunker Hill mine, Kellogg, Shoshone County, Id a h o 339 by N. Radford and...by R. S. W. Braithwaite Barite from the Niobec mine, Chicoutimi, Quebec .....................355 by...G. Gagnon Minerals of the Yates uranium mine, Pontiac County, Quebec . 359 by D. L. Leavitt Shavano...calcium-zinc-ferric iron arsenate mineral from Sterling Hill, New Jersey.......................................Sterling Hill, New Jersey 371 by P. j! Dunn and P. B. Leavens Holdenite from Sterling Hill and new | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | supergene copper minerals; lead-dominated cerussite, anglesite, mimetite, and wulfenite would likewise disappear...monoclinic (2/m) and is a member of the vivianite group. Crystals are typically flattened on [010] and may...localities as the old cobalt mine at Great Hill, East Hampton, Middlesex County, Connecticut; the Franklin...and Sterling Hill zinc mines, Sussex County, New Jersey; the old Tilly Foster iron mine near Brewster...Putnam County, New York; Pennsylvania occurrences including the Cornwall iron mines in Lebanon County, the | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | bright yellow mineral, although it also occurs in various shades of red, red-orange, orange, yellow-orange...Materid from some localities fluoresces reddish-yellow under ultraviolet radiation. Mimetite is a hexagonal...andor P for As. Both minerals are in the apatite group, and mimetite is dimorphous with clinomimetite....minerals. Associated minerals can include cerussite, anglesite, pyromorphite, smithsonite, hemimorphite, wulfenite...the Preble Hill mine near Garland, Maine; the old lead mine near Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut; | | | Book | Firefly Books Ltd. Buffalo, New York Richmond Hill, Ontario Published in the United States by PO....Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Illustrations: Crowle Art Group Note: For illustrative purposes, some images in...of just a few minerals; quartz and the feldspar group are the most abundant species. These are the major...be minerals. Microcline, Crystal Peak, Colorado, USA * 12 x 9x 5 cm. Biominerals Crystals formed by biological...periods of stability PLANET | 114 San Carlos district, Chihuahua, Mexico * 8 x 4 x 2 om are uncommon | | | Book | Buffalo, New York 14205 66 Leek Crescent Richmond Hill, Ontario L4B 1H1 Design and Layout: Joseph Gisini/PageWave...Miguel Hortiguela, LPPO Illustrations: Crowle Art Group Printed in China The publisher gratefully acknowledges...ofjust a few minerals; quartz and the feldspar group are the most abundant processes — called biominerals...be minerals. Microcline, Crystal Peak, Colorado, USA * 12 x 9x 5 om MINERALS: PRODUCTS OF A CHANGING...CHANGING PLANET 11 Vanadinite, San Carlos district, Chihuahua, Mexico * 8 x 4 x 2 cm Mineral Species Minerals | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | Collection gallery, Australian Museum. Figure 2. Anglesite (5.5 × 3.5 cm; D50456), Toussit, Morocco. Downloaded... representing an important part of Australia’s mining and mineralogical heritage. In addition, it featured...Smithsonite. (7 × 4 cm; D49972), Broken Hill Proprietary mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales. Prospect dolerite...August 2012 Figure 6. Anglesite (5 × 3 cm; D49920), Proprietary mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales. Figure...Pyromorphite (8 × 3.5 cm; D49964), Proprietary Block, Broken Hill, New South Wales. museums also gave Chapman | | | Journal (issue) | scepter with pyrite, 7 cm, from Spruce Ridge, King County, Washington; Rick Dillhoff collection; Jeff Scovil...Acanthite with silver, 2.6 cm, from the Uchucchacua mine, Peru; Allan Young collection and photo. Amethyst...Forsterite, 2 cm, from St. John’s Island, Egypt. Ray Hill collection; Michael Bainbridge photo. Topaz, 4 cm...Northwest; that is, the states of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Alaska and the Canadian Provinces of British Columbia...Sean Finneson (WA) Greg & Nancy Hendricks (OR) Ray Hill (WA) Alex Homenuke (BC) Bob Jackson (WA) Dave Leppert | | | Report (volume) | depth__________ Precipitates from mine waters under superficial conditions_ Composition of mine waters of the Jopliu-region___________...Arizona__________________________ 208 Note on the Bisbee district, Arizona, by F. L. Ransome_ 209 Globe and Miami...Mexico____________________ 22J Burro Mountain district, New Mexico_____________ 222 , Cananea, Mexico...__ 233 Shasta County, California______ _ __ 234 Snowstorm lode, Coeur d'Alene district, Idaho__ _ 235...235 Encampment district, Wyoming_____________;___ 236 Ducktown, Tennessee______________________ Gossan | | | Book | museum quality but many minerals can be found on mine dumps or can be purchased or traded. After introducing...rocks contain large crystals, often of the feldspar group and are known as porphyries. The individual crystals...granite but with no quartz. Sandstone (South Dakota, USA) _9_ A darker rock than granite but with a similar...other books that a serious attempt to describe and group minerals could be seen to be in progress. His De...pairs. Water is often present and in the zeolite group it can escape when the minerals are mined since | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | Library] at 03:41 01 August 2012 Olivenite TSUMEB MINE, TSUMEB, OSHIKOTO REGION, NAMIBIA H ydrothermal...from the worldfamous Tsumeb mine in Namibia, where attempts at specimen mining have taken place in recent...Southampton University. A consultant geochemist in the mining industry, he is also an avid collector of micromounts...Mountain states. In the copper mines of Houghton County, Michigan, where primary arsenides have provided...Hinsdale County, Colorado, and from the Blackbird and Nickel Plate mines in Lemhi County, Idaho. In Montana | | | Book | feldspars but not actually members of the feldspar group), pyroxenes, amphiboles, micas and olivine. Other...feldspars feldspathoids members of the feldspar group leucite, sodalite, nepheline, cancrinite Mafic...members of the pyroxene group members of the amphibole group members of the mica group micas The mineralogist...the lowest temperatures. Additionally there is a group of less common elements which began by being dispersed...limestones. Where chlorine is present scapolite group minerals are formed. Metasomatic rocks asso- ciated | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | Leadhills in the heart of Scotland’s lead mining district; desiring to acquire complete suites of minerals...other exotic oxidized zone in an as-yet-undeveloped mine. For now, however, Tsumeb holds top honors for the...dominance of carbonate, it is classified with that group, and the general formula is Pb4(SO4) (CO3)2(OH)2...species. Working on material from the Scottish lead district, Brooke (1820, pp. 117–120) determined the next...name leadhillite in 1832, establishing the Susanna mine, Leadhills, as the type locality (Dana 1896). There | | | Journal (issue) | cm, from the 1700 level, Zinc Corporation mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. Collection of...collection, John Chapman photo. • 2.5 cm, Top Camp mine, Western Ausytralia. George Stacey collection, Jeff...Scovil photo. Middle row from left: • 2.3 cm, Kintore mine, Coolgardie, Western Australia. Aloe Family collection;...various colonies as well, specifically to aid the mining community in exploiting much needed natural resources:...Australia (1896). To provide training in mining and metallurgy, Mining Schools were opened at Ballarat and | | | Report (issue) | Anglesite PbSO4 c 2001-2005 Mineral Data Publishing, version 1 Crystal Data: Orthorhombic. Point Group:...5–3 D(meas.) = 6.38 D(calc.) = 6.36 May fluoresce yellow under UV. Optical Properties: Transparent to opaque...Colorless to white, commonly tinted gray; orange, yellow, green, blue, rarely violet; colorless in transmitted...= 1.894 2V(meas.) = 68◦ –75◦ Cell Data: Space Group: P nma. a = 8.482(2) b = 5.398(2) c = 6.959(2)...those of the synthetic compound. Mineral Group: Barite group. Occurrence: Common in the oxidized zone | | | Book (edition) | OX5 1 GB, UK 225 Wyman Street, Waltham, MA 02451, USA Copyright © 2015, 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved...terms (see also explanations chapter): - Strunz Group (Strunz (2001; version 9); this provides the mineralogical...optical characteristics or shapes. - The Point Group illustrates how symmetrical a particular mineral...minerals which appear within a particular Strunz sub-group (listed here) or in mineral assemblages of a closely...fast overview and reflect the abbreviated Strunz group. • Where necessary, abbreviations for important | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | an in a recent letter he writes: "Bastnaand old mine tunnel located west of Tucson. There were also calcite...much of the barite with cal- tain Pass, Calif. The mine is about 3 miles cite and galena." David P. Record...Mart, 4400 Mission Road, road leads to the mine. The mine consists of one shaft. Some bastnasite has...crystals. It is an attractive speciassaying. This mine will be a potential men. source of cerium metal...March-April, 1950, manganese mine near Glen wood, Pike ROCKS AND MINERALS, p. 123. County, Arkansas. Mr. Young |
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