 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | METAMORPHOSED PROTEROZOIC BASE-METAL SULFIDE OCCURRENCES, COLORADO: A RE-EVALUATION OF GAHNITE COMPOSITION AS A GUIDE...metamorphosed to the amphibolite and granulite facies in Colorado, many of which are spatially associated with Mg-rich...the Wet Mountains (Marion and Amethyst prospects and an unnamed prospect) are depleted in Zn and enriched...massive-sulfide deposits in Mg-rich alteration zones in Colorado, causes a marked enrichment in the spinel component...guide, massive sulfides, magnesium enrichment, Colorado. SOMMAIRE Le spinelle zincifère [(Zn,Fe,Mg)Al2O4] |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | omitted from locality information. Where lot and district numbers are given, it is necessary to use topographic...Occurrence in Carroll County, Georgia" (November/December 1988). Banks County 184 ROCKS & MINERALS...provided many of the photographs. Baldwin County Milledgeville district—between the State Sanitarium and the...pit—east of S.R. 243 near the Baldwin-Wilkerson County line: kaolinite (Martin and Stafford, 1972). Cheatham...property—Route 3, Commerce, 4.8 km from the Jackson County line, 8 km east of Commerce on S.R. 59, and 0.8 |  | | Report (issue) | | 31 University of Nevada Press, Reno, Nevada 89557 USA Copyright © 2004 by University of Nevada Press Photographs...copyright © 2004 unless otherwise noted Map of Mining Districts and significant mineral occurrences of...6-cm cluster, Majuba Hill Mine, Antelope district, Pershing County. N. Prenn collection. Photograph by J...production of environmental protection equipment. Mining and the discovery, identification, and development...to Nevada in 1929 and was actively involved in mining in the state and the western U.S. for the rest |  | | Journal (issue) | | on Amazonite 7.5 cm, from the Smoky Hawk claim, Colorado. Collected by the Dorris family; Tom Spann photo...Collected by George Stacy; Jeff Scovil photo. Amethyst, 12 cm, from Collegeville, Pennsylvania. Collected... 14 cm, from the Centreville quarry, Fairfax, Virginia. Smithsonian Institution collection no. C6649;...Boltin photo. Fairfax Quarry, Virginia, 1967 The Fairfax quarry in Virginia is a classic locality for spectacularly...northeastern corner of the Fairfax quarry in Centreville, Virginia. I visited the quarry the next weekend. Nothing |  | | Report (volume) | | with Stratabound Sulfide Deposits, Custer County, Colorado GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1513 ~apphirine...with Stratabound Sulfide Deposits, Custer County, Colorado By WILLIAM H. RAYMOND, PETER A. LEIGGI, and...with stratabound sulfide deposits, Custer County, Colorado. (Geological Survey Bulletin 1 513) Bibliography:...of Docs. no.: I 19.3:1513 1. Sapphirine-Colorado-Custer County. 2. Geology, Stratigraphic-Precambrian.... 3. Sulphides. 4. Geology-Colorado-Custer County. I. Leiggi, Peter A., joint author. II. Sheridan, Douglas | | | Report (issue) | | 3i University of Nevada Press, Reno, Nevada 89557 USA Copyright© 2004 by Uni versity of Nevada Press Photographs...6-cm cluster, Majuba Hill Mine, Antelope district, Pershing County. N. Prenn coJlection. Photograph by J...percent of the state. Nevada's public lands offer mining, livestock grazing, wild horse viewing, .scenic...Road and Geologic Tours in th<' Las Vegas Area. Mining and the discovery, identification, and development...Vavis The Goodsprings (Yellow Pine) Mining District, Clark County John C. Kepper MINERAL CATALOG 91 |  | | Book (volume) | | unique coverage of American gemstones. Thorough, clear, and, above all, easily read and understood, GEMSTONES...referring to any locality in the book. JS: Arlington, Virginia. June, 1959 Acknowledgments Tue successful...Royal Ontario Museum, Carl B. Gerber of Arlington, Virginia, and in the case of gemstone deposits in British...Furcron, Chief Geologist of the Department of Mines, Mining and Geology; on the State of Michigan by Robert...Department of Conservation; and on the Four Peaks amethyst deposit in Arizona by Dr. F. W. Galbraith of the |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | JUAN COUNTY, COLORADO B A R B A R A and J O H N M U N T Y A N 6978 Wapiti Court Boulder, Colorado 80301...material has been obtained from a number of San Juan County mines and prospects during the last decade, in...almost ceased. COLORADO S A N J U A N C O U N T Y L I E S in southwestern Colorado. Some of the state's...principal town in the county. The American Tunnel, located just north of town along Cement Creek at Gladstone...and has been the major source of specimens in the county. Most museums and many pri vate collections have |  | | Journal (issue) | | Cooper Nottingham, England Anthony R. Kampf L.A. County Mus. of Nat. Hist. Los Angeles, CA Joseph A. Mandarino...localities: The Bishop copper prospect near Lynch Station, Campbell County, Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . ...phosphate mineral from the Gold Quarry mine, Eureka County, Nevada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237...2002 National Officers President Susan Eriksson, Virginia Tech, 1013 Draper Road, Blacksburg, VA 24060 540-231-5360...com Colorado Chapter Order now!! Minerals of Colorado Order from: Friends of Mineralogy—Colorado Chapter |  | | Book | | locall - rs where amomeor prospectors m a y still prospect f o r gems mai t e a l s a n d a l s o fossils...CHAPTER 4 Maryland ... 3 CHAPTER 5 Virginia 4 1 CHAPTER 6 West Virginia 5 CHAPTER 7 Kentucky 6 CHAPTER...mountains. W h i l e t h e g r e a t peaks a t Colorado, f o r example, r i s e f r o m a plateau 5,000...Virginia's noted Rutherford Mine. Photograph by Dr. Virginia Lee Blackford. ical pearls in delicate pastel...rubies, sapphires, aquamarines, garnets, topaz, amethyst and golden beryl are among the historic gems of |  | | Report (issue) | | . . ALAMANCE COUNTY 5 5 Pyrophyllite ...... f .......... 5 ALEXANDER COUNTY ................. 9 ALLEGHANI COUNTY 1± Manganese ....... f 11 Barite , 11 Copper . 11 ASHE COUNTY. . . . Copper...Staurolite AVERY COUNTY . . ......... 13 13 13 . 13 Iron and Epidote BUNCOMBE COUNTY Garnet ...........13 Moonstone and Associated Minerals 15 BURKE COUNTY 15 Corundijin 15 Itacolumite 15 Toiirmaline...minerals. ...... 16 Amethyst f . , 4 .18 CABARRUS COUNTY 18 Minerals of the Cabarms County Mines 18 CALDWELL |  | | Book | | long (Marty, 2004 ). AFRICA widely in Litchfield County, where good crystals were taken from quartz veins...region (Brunet, I 977b ). NEW YORK Amity, Orange County. At many isolated collected sites between the towns...Mount Malosa, Chilwa alkaline province, Zomba district. "Illite" is the name of a series of incompletely...Litchfield County. Ilmenite masses and crystals from somewhere near Washington, Litchfield County, were described...Lake Road occurrence, Faraday Township, Hastings County. In fall 1994, Dan and Shelley Lambert extracted |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Tenderfoot mine (about 19131, Esterbrook copper district, Albany County. John Taylor collection. An ideal and...titled “The Copper Mountain Pegmatite District, Freniont County, Wyoming” and was in the JulylAugust 2001...most notable ones. The localities are listed by county and then in alphabeticnl order. Where numerous...under the district name. District names are from Hausel (1986). Localities by County Albany County Allanite...Buttes: see The Buttes. Centennial (La Plata) gold district, 27 miles W of Laramie on State 130 to Centennial |  | | Report (volume) | | Kingston Range Wilderness Study Area, San Bernardino County, California U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1709-D...Kingston Range Wilderness Study Area, San Bernardino County, California By JAMES P. CALZIA, JAMES G. FRISKEN...Kingston Range Wilderness Study Area, San Bernardino County, California. (Mineral resources of wilderness study...California Desert Conservation Area, San Bernardino County, California. CONTENTS Summary Dl Abstract 1...Acknowledgments 4 Appraisal of identified resources 4 Mining history and current activity 4 Mineral deposits |  | | Book (edition) | | Co\·er photo: \\ 7 ulfenite, Rowley Mine, Maricopa County, 4 cm high specimen, Evan and Melissa Jones Collection...used mining districts as part of the locality description. These political and geographic district names...with a more descriptive term, metallic mineral district. This term shows the geochemical and mineralogical...reader to learn more about the geology of the district and to possibly predict the minerals that could...districts. Where possible, the metallic mineral district for each mineral locality is given for the mineral |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | comprehensive listing, including detailed spot locations on county road maps, refer to this publication, which can...The price is $5.00 plus 4% sales tax. Individual county road maps can be obtained from the North Carolina...Carolina 27611 B. J . M C K E N Z I E Alamance County Pyrophyllite, cacoxenite, diaspore, sericite, pyrite...hill, 0.2 mile from the road. Alexander County Alexander County is a renowned mineral collecting area in...following are mineral collecting sites in Alexander County: 1) Emerald, rutilated quartz, smoky quartz, and |  | | Report (issue) | | to abuse or misuse these collecting sites. The prospect of a continued privilege of collecting minerals...beauty are found in Cowee Valley in the Franklin County area of western North Carolina. Many of these...North Carolina include aquamarine, golden beryl, amethyst, almandite garnet, citrine, and smoky quarts........................... 10 12 History of Gem Mining ..... .......................... . 12 Important........................................... 17 Amethyst ............................................. | | | Report (issue) | | to abuse or misuse these collecting sites. The prospect of a continued privilege of collecting minerals...beauty are found in Cowee Valley in the Franklin County area of western North Carolina. Many of these...North Carolina include aquamarine, golden beryl, amethyst, almandite garnet, citrine, and smoky quartz....GEM STONES IN NORTH CAROLINA 12 History of Gem Mining 12 Important Gem Stones 12 Diamond 12 Corundum...16 Rutile 17 Quartz 17 Rock Crystal 17 Amethyst •• 18 Rose Quartz 18 Smoky Quartz 18 Rutilated |  | | Report (volume) | | Acknowledgments 3 Appraisal of identified resources 5 Mining and exploration history 5 Mines, prospects, claims...(CA-020-913/NV-020-008) Demo Ranch diatomite prospect Section 24 deposit / West deposit AREA OF...deposits, similar to the Round Mountain deposit in Nye County, Nev., 250 mi southeast of the study area. The...high heat flow and nearby low-temperature hot-springs (Soldier Meadow, fig. 1). This suggests a low potential...mineralized areas by collecting data on current and past mining activities and through field examination of mines |  | | Journal (issue) | | ....................... 2 A short history of mining in New Mexico ...................................DeMouthe Famous mineral localities: The Magdalena district, Kelly, New Mexico .............................Hammond Famous mineral localities: The Hansonberg district, Bingham, New Mexico ...........................Foord Fluorite from the Pine Canyon deposit, Grant County, New Mexico .....................................Hanson Ilmenite expitaxial on bixbyite from Sierra County, New Mexico .................................. |  | | Book (edition) | | fenite. Red Cloud mine, Si/district, Trigo Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona. Smithsonian Institution...and Second Editions PART 2 HISTORY OF ARIZONA MINING AND MINERALOGY The Prehistoric Period 20 Arizona...Deposits 63 The Bisbee District, Cochise County 64 The Tombstone District, Cochise County 70 The Mammoth-St...Mammoth-St. Anthony Mine, Tiger, Pinal County 78 Uranium and Vanadium Deposits 80 Monument Valley 81 - • Vll... Apache County 435 Cochise County 436 Coconino County 437,438 Gila County 439 Graham County 440 Greenlee | | | Book (edition) | | Wulfenite. Red Cloud mine, Silver district, Trigo Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona. Smithsonian Institution...and Second Editions PART 2 HISTORY OF ARIZONA MINING The Prehistoric Period 20 Arizona Under Spanish...Deposits The Bisbee District, Cochise County 64 70 The Tombstone District, Cochise County The Mammoth-St.... Anthony Mine, Tiger, Pinal County Uranium and Vanadium Deposits 80 Monument Valley 81 63 78 il S:...Apache County — 435 Cochise County 436 Coconino County 437, 438 Gila County 439 Graham County Greenlee |  | | Report (issue) | | prepared during the last 20 years by geologists and mining engineers of the U.S. Geological Survey and the... . . Alabama ........ . Adams Gap and Shinbone Creek Roadless Areas, Alabama, by T . L. Klein and Donald...Donald K. Harrison Big Sandy, West Elliotts Creek, and Reed Brake Roadless Areas, Alabama, by Sam H. Patterson...Ratte and John P. Briggs ...... - .... . Kanab Creek Roadle s Area, Arizona, by George H. Billingsley...21 Huff and R. G. Raabe ............. 27 West Clear Creek Roadless Area, Arizona, by George E. Ulrich and |  | | Journal (issue) | | Alves Mineralogy of the Bennett pegmatite, Oxford County, Maine ..........................................T. R. Rose & R. E. Holden, Jr. Minerals of the Prospect Intrusion, New South Wales, Australia ..........phosphate analog of molybdofornacite from Whim Creek, Western Australia ...............................Microminerals Miscellany from France, the Eifel district, and Mont Saint-Hilaire ........................collectors, the federal Bureau of Mines in Lakewood, Colorado, is developing tech niques for sealing abandoned |  | | Book | | 104 Scapolite ("rosa/inda'') frog from Tambo Colorado, 15 cm high. Coll. Z. Rosales. Photo J Hyrsl....ancient jewelry. A huge block of spondylus and amethyst (upper part) beads, 58 x 38 cm, weight 22.5 kg...Photo J Hyrsl. 16 Archaeologicalgemstones Amethyst necklace. National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology...amber in northem Peru (described later). Amethyst Amethyst beads, along with ordinary quartz, are quite...exhibited in the Museum of Sicán in Ferreñafe. Amethyst is always highly inhomogeneous, with color only |
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