 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Montana, Treasure State for the Crystal Mineral Collector By GERALD J. NAVRATIL Bex 70, RFD 7, Middleburg...crystal mineral localities within the state of Montana. Quite accurately the state has been officially...mineralminded public. The well-publicized Butte copper district has been ignored since the writer feels certain...known. Amcnnpijiite: In the Emery Mining district (Powell County) the mineral is found in wellformed...Crevasse Mountain Mining district near Jardine (Park County). At the Kennebec mine in the Crevasse Mountain |  | | 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...2. Granville Stuart established Montana’s first mining camp at Gold Creek in 1860. Geologic Provinces |  | | Journal (issue) | | Stories To Tell GLACIAL GOLD Wires and Nuggets from Montana www.rockngem.com MINERAL PRICES Why Are They So...4 cm -high specimen is from the DeMaria mine in Placer County, California. (Jeff Scovil Photo/Brett Keller... collecting run-of-the-mine specimens by Steve Voynick Montana Placer Mining .........................Retail Delivery Show Open to the Public Rhodochrosite - Alma, CO Photo by Jeff Scovil© Show...Wholesale and retail show; Gem Faire Inc.; Lane County Events Center; 796 W. 13th Ave.; Fri. 12-6, Sat |  | | Journal (issue) | | now available on the Early Mining History of the Himalaya Pegmatite Mine The early-day history (1896-1913)...(1896-1913) of gem tourmaline mining at the Himalaya mine, San Diego County, is rife with conflicts by men...private collector. “The Early Mining History of the Himalaya Pegmatite Mine,” as described above was serialized...sold, with mailing postage prepaid to continental USA addresses at $15 per copy. Requests for purchase...~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Caracolite from Challacollo mine, Iquique, Tarapaca Prov., Chile, Compliments of |  | | Catalog/List | | largest single Gold crystal in the world, weighing 7 troy ounces with a unique leafy shape and form A spectacular...of Crystallized Gold from the famed Eagle’s Nest Mine in California A superb Crystallized “Leaf” Gold...gemstone Amethyst to come from the famed Four Peaks Mine in Arizona A sharp and complicated Crystallized...Copper from the famed Wolverine Mine in Michigan A “classic” Rhodochrosite with associated Pyrite and Quartz...Quartz from the Sweet Home Mine in Colorado An unusually massive and extremely colorful, Smithsonite from |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 11 October 2014 A Historical Overview of t h e District and the Smuggler Union and Associated Mines and...history have called Leadville the quintessential mining camp of the frontier. If that is true-and it probably...Telluride was the scene of many encounters that the mining frontier had with its own destiny. From its struggle...here, too, the goals of frontier precious-metal mining shifted in midtwentieth century as the quest for...125 years of mining, are still capable of inspiring wonder at the inventiveness of the mining men and road |  | | Catalog/List | | very first meeting with beauty. Welcome to Candy. —Troy Wilensky “Humans have always placed value on beauty...treasured.” —Stuart Wilensky 5 Rhodochrosite This Rhodochrosite, discovered at the only locality on...transparency. This rhodochrosite represents the finest quality for the species. Rhodochrosite on Tetrahedrite...Tetrahedrite, Good Luck Pocket, Sweet Home Mine, Alma, Park Co., Colorado, USA 4 cm tall x 5.1 cm wide 7 Tourmaline...crystal one among very few. Tourmaline, Jenipapo District, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil 6.7 cm tall x 6 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | several counties. In addition, the TriState zinchead mining area, active for more than one hundred years, extends...as the Picher district, which is in the Oklahoma portion of the TriState. This district has probably produced...October 2014 Mineral Index by Counties Alfalfa County Carmen, 2 mi. NE of Carmen, 1 .1 mi. W of Highway...Permian-age Crisfield Sandstone: malachite. Adair County Bunch, near Bunch, secs.l.5, 16, T.14N, R.24E:...fluorescent and phosphorescent) (Gilmore 1963). Beckham County Malachite localities, SW1/4 SE1/4 sec.36 and SE1/4 |  | | Journal (issue) | | Collector's Newsletter $6.00 Minerals from the Eagle Mine Gilman, Colorado Bob Werner werner@lcturboney.com...submit1ing the article, Silver Orefrom the Eagle Mine, (Mineral News, Vol. 35, No. I), I thought there...locality that is now closed "forever". The Eagle Mine (fig. I, right) is well known to collectors for...reached the market during its operation. The Eagle Mine was Colorado's largest zinc and copper producer...adjacent local mines into one operation. The Eagle Mine was accessed by the Wilkesbarre shaft and the Newhouse |  | | Journal (issue) | | fluorite cube in this specimen from the Elmwood mine, in Tennessee. The faces show thousands of tiny...expansion, especially Eleanor Krimmel, from the USA, whose generous donations really put us over the...Missouri and contains several mines. The Elmwood mine seems isolated, but is certainly worthy of notice...deposit was first mined for lead and zinc. When the mine closed, some specimen miners I know obtained a digging...bright. (Buick mine, Missouri) The sphalerite in this Tri-State district (Cherokee County, Kansas) specimen |  | Gibson, Peter Craig, Noble, Donald C., Benavides, Raúl G., Mayta, Oscar T. (1993) Discovery, Development, and Production of a Blind Ag-Au Bonanza in the Calera Vein, Orcopampa District, Peru. International Geology Review, 35 (9) 780-796 doi:10.1080/00206819309465557 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | This article was downloaded by: [University of Montana] On: 05 April 2015, At: 11:04 Publisher: Taylor...Blind Ag-Au Bonanza in the Calera Vein, Orcopampa District, Peru a a b Peter Craig Gibson , Donald C....Blind Ag-Au Bonanza in the Calera Vein, Orcopampa District, Peru, International Geology Review, 35:9, 780-796...Blind Ag-Au Bonanza in the Calera Vein, Orcopampa District, Peru 1 P E T E R C R A I G G I B S O N , D O...Catalina, Lima 13, Peru Downloaded by [University of Montana] at 11:04 05 April 2015 Abstract Epithermal precious |  | | Catalog/List | | Design District Showroom 1518 Slocum Street • Dallas, TX 75207 Heritage Auctions Design District Showroom...A huge polished slice of “bubble gum” pink Rhodochrosite from the famed Argentinian locality • A spectacular...(5) graduated Tourmaline crystals from the Paprok Mine of Afghanistan • A giant Rwandan Amethyst gemstone...museum-quality mineral association from the Tsumeb Mine featuring Azurite and Smithsonite • An enormous...Estimate: $1,000-$1,500 72006 Azurite Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca Mun. de Santa Cruz, Sonora Mexico The secondary |  | | Catalog/List | | locality, Earth makes her own crystals; or the mine where a mineral was discovered, is akin to its ...Perhaps the crystals beneath us pull on our minds. —Troy Wilensky was unearthed, we can view them equally...tsavorite. Traveling west to the storied Tsumeb Mine is one of the very finest examples of the region’s...Dioptase Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia 13 cm tall x 14 cm wide Africa The mine we now call...have produced unique species. Tsumeb ceased all mining in 1996. One of the marquee minerals that are associated |  | | Catalog/List | | Design District Showroom 1518 Slocum Street • Dallas, TX 75207 Heritage Auctions Design District Showroom...Dinosaur A Gold Nugget from Australia weighing about 20 troy ounces, with incredible color, shape and luster...Ogonja Mine (Onganja Mine; Emke Mine; Emka; Otjisongati) Ogonja (Onganja), Seeis, Windhoek District, Khomas...Ogonja Mine (Onganja Mine; Emke Mine; Emka; Otjisongati) Ogonja (Onganja), Seeis, Windhoek District, Khomas...Gemstone: Rhodochrosite - 11.94 Cts. Sweet Home Mine Mount Bross, Alma District, Park Co. Colorado, USA This |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | wanted. No cutting material. John Parnau, 1342 N. Lincoln St., Stockton, Calif. EXCHANGE — Your surplus...Fort Worth 3, Texas. MINERALS TO TRADE - For Lincoln cents, or will pay $2.00 each for 1931-S cents...foreign stamps. Wanted: Coins, especially early Lincoln and Indian cents. Loidolt. 3811 Gunderson, Berwyn... Nebraska. OPALS, BRILLIANT COLORS-Direct from mine, 15 for $5.00. 10 ringsize cabochons (opal, amethyst...MINERALS - Boxed, mounted, and identified, postpaid USA, $2.00. Specimens average approx. 1 " . Irma Curry |  | | Journal (issue) | | 2020 CAPTIVATED BY CREEDE Evolution of a Silver-Mining Boomtown METAMORPHIC INDEX MINERALS ROCK & GEM...ROCKNGEM.COM VOL. 50 NO. 06 • JUNE 2020 10 SILVER MINING SURVIVOR Creede Colorado Navigates Economic Transition...20 SOUTHWEST SUMMER Exploring San Juan Mountain Mining History 50 FIELD TRIP FOCUS Making Memories and...Serras-Herman REGULAR COLUMNS Witness to Morocco’s Modern Mining Rush Field Notes ...............................about the Polka Dot Mine in Central Oregon, information about connecting with the mine via Facebook was |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | which Colorado is famous—amazonite, aquamarine, rhodochrosite, topaz, and native gold. The geology department...minerals—four-inch purple cubes of fluorite from the Weardale district, hematite from Cumberland, barite from Frizington...most noteworthy meteorite, the Johnstown (Weld County) achondrite, is on exhibit with an interpretation...alloys. Also on display is the Bear Creek, Jefferson County, Colorado, iron meteorite which weighed 500 pounds...piece of allanite, Lookout Mountain area, Fremont County, Colorado, part of the recently donated E. W. Heinrich |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | wanted. No cutting material. John Parnau, 1342 N. Lincoln St., Stockton, Calif. EXCHANGE — Your surplus...Avenue, Milwaukee 8, Wis. MINERALS TO TRADE — For Lincoln cents, or will pay $2.00 each for 1931 -S cents... world's Spinel. from stocks o f permit 20 mine, (opal, Mexico. STRICTLY WHOLESALE chon from...to five in number, weight of lot, fifteen grains troy, or more, two dollars. One to four platinum tinies...tinies, very attractive, weight of lot, six grains troy or more, two dollars. If not pleased; and I mean |  | | Book | | Gemstone-Star Blue Quartz Soil-Bama Series Mineral-Rhodochrosite Rock-Yule Marble 22 22 Zo 24 * Connecticut...Fossil-Belemnite Soil-Greenwich Loam Series 29 30 31 * District of Columbia Dinosaur-Capitalsaurus fo, Fossil-Petrified...quadrifaria Soil-Chesuncook Series * Montana Gemstones-Sapphire & Montana Agate Fossil-Maiasaura peeblesorum...world’s largest consumer of red iron ore. Iron ore mining ceased in Alabama in 1975 due to less costly imports...made the “Magic City” of Birmingham, Jefferson County “The Pittsburgh of the South” during the turn of |  | | Journal (issue) | | FACTS ABOUT OPAL CLAIM TO COPPER FAME Butte’s Mining Legacy DYNAMIC DISCOVERY Biggs Junction Reveals...NEVADA’S CARLIN TREND America’s Greatest Gold-Mining District 64 CAPTIVATING FIND AT CARVER AGATE FIELD...classic older specimen of opal from the prolific USA locality of Butte, Oregon, reveals a carving-grade...ue s re la te d to o p a ls. • Fe a ture s e xa mining the sc ie nc e , g e o lo g y a nd histo ry o f...Drawing-Silent Auction-Fluorescent Display Kid’s Mine-Wheel of Fortuner-Tone of Fun for the Family! Demonstrations: |  | | Journal (issue) | | Tue largest crystal measures 3 cm Heights mine, Weardale, County Durham, England. Stuart Strife collection;...photo Backcover: (upper left) Elbaite, 4.5 cm, Sapo mine, Goiabeira, Minas Gerais, Brazil; Gus Eitler collection;...right) Elbaite, 7.8 cm, Himalaya rnine, San Diego County, California; Kevin Brown collection; Jeff Scovil...5 cm, Tree Root pocket, Two Point claim, Teller County, Colorado; Karl Warning collection; Jeff Scovil...arger sense of place. Rhodochrosite, 11.5 cm, Good Luck pocket, Sweet Horne mine, Alma, Colorado. Ex Steve |  | | Catalog/List | | 1/18/21 11:02 AM Quartz and Hematite Jinlong Iron Mine, Longchuan, Guangdong, China 7.5 cm tall x 11 cm...AM Malachite on Quartz with Shattuckite Omaue Mine, Opuwo Rural, Kunene Region, Namibia 7.6 cm tall... Aquamarine with Schorl and Quartz Shengus, Roundu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan 7.6 cm tall x 15.2...1/18/21 11:02 AM Scheelite on Muscovite Pingwu Beryl Mine, Mt. Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang, Sichuan,...example, mined 25 years ago from the Pingwu Beryl Mine, is one of the most remarkable of the species. Scheelite |  | | Journal (issue) | | MINERALS & JEWELRY VOL. 47 ISSUE 11 • NOV. 2017 MONTANA AGATE: Best Catch on the Yellowstone River SILVER:...Exploring its amazing morphology. By Bob Jones MONTANA AGATE The best catch on the Yellowstone River....long in clusters were mined at the Mashamba copper mine, in Zaire. When they were introduced at major shows...Arizona, comes to mind immediately, as the Southwest mine produced some of the most handsome, multi-inch,...finest—have come from the Milpillas mine, in Sonora, Mexico. Actual mining of this deep deposit started in |  | | 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 |
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