 | | 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...Figure 2. Granville Stuart established Montana’s first mining camp at Gold Creek in 1860. Geologic Provinces |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | are the type localities for minerals that were first discovered in Idaho. Unfortunately for the field...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...minerals. Unfortunately, the host rock, a pink granite, lies within a Wilderness Area in the Sawtooth...scientific significance. In this index, the better known mining districts that have produced many high-quality |  | | Report (issue) | | DEPOSITS OF THE NORTHWESTERN PART OF THE GARNET RANGE, MONTANA. By J. T. PARDEE. LOCATION AND ROUTES...area described in this report is in Missoula, Granite, and Powell counties, Mont., about 30 miles southeast...Milwaukee & St. Paul railways, from which the different mining camps are reached by wagon roads from 3 to 10 miles...of departure from the railways are Bearmouth for Garnet, Coloma, and Top o' Deep; Bonita for Copper Cliff;...Clinton for the mines of the Clinton district. Many of the mining camps may be reached also from Potomac |  | | Report (volume) | | this bulletin is in two distinct parts. In the first part, which consists of lists of the occurrence...occurs. It is therefore virtually an index to the first part. In connection with the localities given the...it helpful to refer to Survey Bulletin 507, "The mining districts of the western United States," and to...abundant, it may have been completely exhausted by mining or quarrying. Deposits of minerals of wide distribution...because they occur in sufficient quantity to warrant mining for their usual products but because they furnish |  | | Book (volume) | | in elev. From 1,000’ on the eastern border with Montana and Iowa to 3,500’ along the western boundary with...around the entire mountain system. The rising granite mass intruded the famed Cretaceous Dakota sandstone...Peak is the crest of the geologically notable granite dome uplift which also produced a most remarkable...pegmatites are off shoots of the otherwise barren granite. From then have come some of the world’s most spectacular...instance, a single Spodumene crystal from the Etta Mine near Keystone on the east side of the Mount Rushmore |  | | Report (issue) | | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Chapter I. Mining Districts of Counties and the State of Utah. .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 County Listings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Chapter II. Mining Districts of Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . 4 Mineral Localities Listed by County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Beaver County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |  | | Book (volume) | | Augusta, Milledgeville, Macon, and Columbus. The first real Gold Rush in America occurred in Georgia following...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...Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States BARTOW COUNTY AREA, Saltpeter Cave, as floatjasper. CARTERSVILLE: |  | | Report (volume) | | alluvial gravels and igneous rocks, especially granite and pegmatite deposits. INTRODUCTION Gem stones...are very expensive. Although the deep redpyrope garnet closely resembles the ruby in color, there is no...refraction, transparency, and dispersion. Color is the first property noticed in a gem stone. Minerals of constant..."ruby" was applied to all red stones: spinel, ruby, garnet, and rose tourmaline; the term "sapphire," to lapis...TO ECONOMIC GEOLOGY the term "emerald, " to chrysocolla and all other green stones (Smith, 1949, p. 175) |  | | Book (volume) | | Press 2435 Union Road St. Louis, Missouri 63125 first printing December, 1996 ii A Location Guide.............................................258 Montana ................................................................548 Table of Maps Page Alabama County Map ...................................................................................4 Alaska County and Stream Map ..................................Co. Mining Districts ............................................................22 Arizona County Map |  | | Book (edition) | | • MS LAZULI TURQUOISE GARNET ONYX • PERIDOT* • ZIRCON • CARNELIAN TOURMALINE OPALS • AOATI... ^ PHENACITE SPODUMENE DANBURITE DATOLITE GARNET FLUORITE QUARTZ CRYSTALS SPINEL STAUROLITE...Brazil their pegmatite gems. same material as granite, but so fine constituent minerals are not visible...from them weather the types of agates found in Montana. Metamorphic rocks include those of either of the... — — spinel and garnet are associated with such rocks. Because hard rock mining amateur will usually |  | | Report (volume) | | ....................................... 102 District of Columbia ......................................... 139 144 146 153 158 163 169 . 172 174 Montana..................................................in this bulletin is in two distinct parts. The first part consists of lists of the occurrence of minerals...glossary is therefore virtually an index to the first part. In connection with the localities given the...to refer to Geological Survey Bulletin 507, "The mining districts of the western United States," and to |  | | Book (volume) | | ..........................................221 Montana .................................................rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good... schists (mica, garnet, graphite, quartz), and gneisses, as well as numerous granite pegmatites and ore-bearing...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham...were well known to prehistoric Indians.) BARBOUR COUNTY BAKER HILL, SE 1 mi. : 1 in a deep ravine, as a |  | | Book (volume) | | ..........................................221 Montana .................................................rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good... schists (mica, garnet, graphite, quartz), and gneisses, as well as numerous granite pegmatites and ore-bearing...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham...were well known to prehistoric Indians.) BARBOUR COUNTY BAKER HILL, SE 1 mi. : 1 in a deep ravine, as a |  | | Book | | formed when the earth’s surface first cooled and solidified. During the first few millions of years of earth...often are arrested there. At the Eldorado sapphire mine in Mon¬ tana the action of a million years is readily...rich in such minerals as quartz, feldspar, mica, garnet, tourmaline, magnetite, zircon, gold, platinum...kinds of rock. A gneiss rock looks something like granite with bands of coloration. The schist are similar...the gneiss rocks. Schists often contain feldspar, garnet, mica and quartz. With sapphires are often found |  | | Book | | stumble over a valuable nugget and stake your own mining claim? Indeed it to is, and author book Jay...prospecting, he points out, is in abandoned mining districts, where valuable mineral ores are present...commercial ores and secondary minerals by state, county, township, and geologic range. For easy identification...Incorporated, 49 East 33rd Street, New York 16, N. Y. * FIRST EDITION LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOG CARD NUMBER...RANSOM 1875-1948 An to the Eastern '‘Schoolmarm” Mining Camps of the Old West I I a s I \ h K |  | | 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...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...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...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip mine⎯pyritized gastropods |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | was sent in by Mr. McDonald. ARIZONA—"The Bagdad Mine, Yavapai Co., Arizona, has lately produced some...of brochantite (copper sulphate), gem grade chrysocolla (hydrous copper sulphate), and black copper oxide...is now in the hands of various collectors. Bagdad Mine has produced, from time to time, many unusual copper...specimens. Some three years ago, a gem grade chrysocolla with inclusion of dendritic copper, was uncovered...also cutting grades of azurite in malachite and chrysocolla."—item dated Nov. 30, I960, from R. A. Richards |  | | Report (volume) | | Radioactive Minerals in Washington, Idaho, and Western Montana 1952-1955 By PAULL. WEIS, FRANK C. ARMSTRONG, and...radioactive minerals in Washington,. Idaho, and western Montana, 1952-1955, by Paul L. Weis, Frank C. Armstrong...occurrences in Lemhi County______________________ Camas district, Blaine County__________________________ Rustler...__ __ ________ __ ____ __ __ ___ Coeur d'Alene district, Shoshone County_________________ Crescent mi...mine_____________________________________ Galena mine ____________________ -----_____________ 11 11 11 |  | | Book (volume) | | produces pieces of silicified wood. Ohio ranks first in the nation in the production of limestone and...ASHTABULA COUNTY CONNEAUT, area pits, quarries, rd. cuts, etc.⎯cone-in-cone Calcite. CLERMONT COUNTY MILFORD...CLINTON COUNTY WILMINGTON, area of Todd’s Ford, a mineral deposit⎯Hematite. COSHOCTON COUNTY AREA, townships...CUYAHOGA COUNTY CHAGRIN FALLS (on Geauga Co. line), area quarries⎯oilstone. DELAWARE COUNTY DELAWARE...nodules⎯Pyrite (crystals sharply cubic). FRANKLIN COUNTY COLUMBUS, area countywide exposures of blue clay |  | | Book (volume) | | produces pieces of silicified wood. Ohio ranks first in the nation in the production of limestone and...ASHTABULA COUNTY CONNEAUT, area pits, quarries, rd. cuts, etc.⎯cone-in-cone Calcite. CLERMONT COUNTY MILFORD...CLINTON COUNTY WILMINGTON, area of Todd’s Ford, a mineral deposit⎯Hematite. COSHOCTON COUNTY AREA, townships...CUYAHOGA COUNTY CHAGRIN FALLS (on Geauga Co. line), area quarries⎯oilstone. DELAWARE COUNTY DELAWARE...nodules⎯Pyrite (crystals sharply cubic). FRANKLIN COUNTY COLUMBUS, area countywide exposures of blue clay |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | view of the Tenderfoot mine (about 19131, Esterbrook copper district, Albany County. John Taylor collection...and Grace Dyck and wus titled “The Sunrise Iron Mine near Hartville, Wyoming”; it appeared in the MaylJune...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 |  | | Report (issue) | | description of the geology, mining history, and production of the major gold-mining districts in 21 States...relations ---------------------------History of gold mining and trends in production_ J\labama -----------...--------------Cleburne County ----------~----------------- Tallapoosa County --------------------------Alaska...------------------Cochise County -----------------------------Gila County --------------------------------Greenlee...ee County ----------------------------R[aricopa County ----------------------------R[ohave County -- |  | | Journal (issue) | | LANDSCAPE TENS OF MILLIONS OF YEARS OLD! The Montana Learning Center located outside of Helena, Montana’s...Montana’s capital city, is partnering with The Carter County Museum in Ekalaka – dinosaur fossils from within...bring fossils from the ield to the museum for a Montana Learning Center exhibit. Campers will be listed... For more information and to register, visit Montana Learning Center online at montanalearning.org or...MARCH 2020 3 VOL. 50 NO. 03 • MARCH 2020 50 chrysocolla 58 10 for the love of lapis The Saga of Afghan |  | | Book (volume) | | chalcedony, jasper and gem petrified wood. BUFFALO COUNTY KEARNEY, area gravel bars and pits along the Platte...townagate, chalcedony, jasper, petrified wood. CASS COUNTY WEEPING WATER, SE, on rd. to Nehawka, in the Snyderville...chalcedony, jasper, fossils. CHERRY COUNTY VALENTINE, in the Sandhills county along the Niobrara R. and Minnechaduza...gem qualityagatized and opalized wood. DAWES COUNTY CHADRON, in N part of Co. and as far W as Crawford...of the White R. reached by numerous ranch rds., choiceFairburn agates; all regional Federal grazing |
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