 | | Report (issue) | | best of the classic smithsonites from the old Kelly mine in New Mexico. Associations of aurichalcite, kipushite...come from a recent find in Sounion mine #6 (also known as the Exi mine, “Exi” being Greek for “six”) in...in the ancient Laurium mining district of Attika, Greece. On the website of his always-interesting Greek...Cu-rich smithsonite, 2.7 cm, from Sounion mine #6, Laurium district, Attika, Greece. Greek Rocks specimen...=============== The same discovery in Sounion mine #6 has also produced larger specimens which show |  | | Catalog/List | | Krokoite from Tasmania. Endlichite from New Mexico. Selenite Crystals Japanese from Ohio. Twinned Chiastolite...mineral, "At were of large, prisms, of this mine have been obtained, more Note. - Galena offer...in the specimens Dundasite, bunches samples Mine, of occurs lode. beautiful white large more...originally Cornish mining ceeding by colour, Mine fractures of great the mineral often Mount ...extremely some rarely Anglesite. Embolite, back Mine. with minute of small of capping gossan the |  | | Catalog/List | | Crow Hill Mine, Cornwall Kildonan Burn Sicilv Elba Glen Strathfarrat Scotland Zambia Austria Ecton Hill...The Knipe, S.Scotland Ow A2 Price £1 Coldberrv Mine Corsica A2 A2 £2 sop Nevada, USA Unknown The...ickshire Llanqwnoq Wales Herodsfoot, Cornwall Barstow) St Endellion Cornwall (Broadstone) Hinoston Down, Cornwall...Rocks Cornwall Hinqston Down, Cornwall Smallcleugh Mine, Nenthead A2 A2 A2 A2 A2 A2 A2 A2 A2 A2 A2 £1...Quebec (Cook) Herodsfoot Cornwall Bournonite Bedford Mine Devon Arsenoovrite Colorado USA Enaraite Minas Gerais |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | the liberty of forwarding you a specimen of the selenite which lies exposed on the south shore of our Lake...The specimen received was a beautiful colorless selenite, 4 x 7 x 1 y4 inches thick. The locality is the...reaching three localities, of which the Lake Mead selenite is one. Directions for reaching this locality...walk EAST about 1 V2 miles. You cannot miss the selenite as it shines and glistens in the sunshine and...matrix, was recently found in the vicinity of the Gem Mine (benitoite locality), San Benito County, Calif. |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | g ypsu m ro c k G Y P S U M D /R 7 ' | x X| GYPSUM AREAS OF KANSAS G Y P SC /M M /L L S VOL. 8,................................................. Gypsum City deposits........................................................................ Secondary gypsum deposits..................................................................... Character o f the gypsum ............................................................................... Analyses of the gypsum .............................................. |  | | Journal (issue) | | net The Guatomo (“Hat Yai”) mine near Tham Thalu, Bannang Sata District, Yala Province, Thailand ................731 . by M. P. Sacchi The Santa Rosa mine, Inyo County, California .........................SCORODITE crystal, 1.6 cm wide, from the Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia. Unique Minerals...supplement showing many details of the Berezovsk mining district, the subject of the July–August 2016 issue. We...occurrences in the larger Ekaterinberg district (including the Berezovsk district). Figure 26. The gold mining |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | dated March 22, 1950, from R. F. Henley, 4075 19th St., San Francisco 14, Calif., part of which reads as...crystal'ized cinnabar which comes from the Culver-Baer mine, Sonoma Co., Calif. Colorado—An interesting article...Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.) The Micanite pegmatite district lies across the Park-Fremont County line in south-central...village of Micanite. The pegmatite of the Micanite district contains unusually large 378 ROCKS AND MINERALS...operating a cobalt mine in the Blackbird district of Lemhi Co., Idaho. This mine is reported to be the |  | | Journal (issue) | | a specimen labeled as gypsum on chert that I collected at the Minerva No. 1 mine dump in 1985. It had...specimens I had collected in 1995 from the Annabel Lee mine ore pile had been cataloged as "celestine." I found...typical for celestine. They were typical for gypsum var. selenite (Photo 2)! Several of the crystals were...indicated that they "occasionally encountered selenite/ gypsum in thin layers (l/8 to l inch) in some of...drilling." Such bedding deposits are found in the St. Louis limestone in bedding planes containing shale |  | | Report (issue) | | GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS MINERAL RESOURCES DIVISION GYPSUM AND ANHYDRI E By A. w. GROVES, D.Sc.(Lond...where available . •• • . 11 • CONTENTS PAGE GYPSUM AND ANHYDRITE Introduction . . . . . . . . Principal.... . . . . . . Mode of occurrence . . . . . . . Gypsum in relation to Overseas Mining Laws: Royalties...mining of gypsum deposits . Beneficiation of gypsum . . . . . . Chemical by-product gypsum . . . . .... Uses of gypsum As mined or quarried . . . . . • Crushed gypsum . . . . . . • Ground gypsum . . . . |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | st' ON m - - ^ ^^^r Mineral Occurrences ' ITEMS ON NEW FINDS ARE DESIRED \~. PLEASE SEND THEM I N . ...really appears to be the start of a quickly abandoned mine and is located near Huntsville (Madison Co.), Alabama...mining operation is a barite mine operated by the National Lead Co. The mine is easily seen from Highway...in the dump of the old open pit Sodium Sulphate mine in Imperial County near BertROCKS AND MINERALS ...summer of 1957 in the area of the old Calumet iron mine. You will note the quartz xls have inclusions and |  | | Journal (issue) | | Wulfenite Fromthe MilfordMine, GoodspringsMining District,ClarkCounty,Nevada JackKepper P.O. Box314 Cave...netcom.com The Milford Mine is located in the Goodsprings (Yellow Pine) Mining District, about 30 miles south...Vegas, in Clark County, Nevada. Production in the district ( 1856 to 1962) was dominated by zinc and lead...zones of oxidation. The detailed mineralogy of the district has been published in the U.S. Geological Survey...reported the presence of wulfenite in 13 mines in the district. The better material comes from the Mobile, Shenandoah |  | | Report (volume) | | Selected Annotated Bibliography of Gypsum and Anhydrite in the United States and Puerto Rico By CHARLES...geographic occurrences, origin, technology, and uses of gypsum and anhydrite UNIT.ED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING...Francis, 1920comp. Selected annotated bibliography of gypsum and anhydrite in the United States and Puerto Rico...S. Geological Survey. Bulletin 1105) 1. Gypsum-Bibl. 2. Gypsum-U.S. 3. Anhydrite--Bib!. 4. Anhydrite-U...______________________________________________ Gypsum and anhydrite_____________________________________________ |  | | Journal (issue) | | THE BUYER BEWARE ;---:� ., , �- l MANY FORMS OF SELENITE - , _ (fHE NEW MINERALS OF OREGON - � ..., ...----------J THE MINERALOGIST 5 • \ Curved selenite crystals are often intrigu ingly ornate like...most i nfin ite va riety in - Th e Many forms of Selenite ,. By J u n e Cu l p Z e i tner Mission, South...variations of selenite, the clear crystal lized variety of gypsum. Dramatic ice like swords of selenite in a...Smithsonian lo see beautiful examples of selenite, for selenite in its many shapes is a common mineral |  | | Book | | roof of asmall crystal-lined pocket, or vug, ina mine at Tintic, Juab County, Utah in the late thirties...Mountains of southern Montana. C-8. The small Apex mine, near St. George, Washington County, Utah, has produced...malachite (green) pseudomorph after a group of selenite crystals. These specimens were not found in abundance...came from the early workings of the Copper Queen mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona. C-10. These are...road-construction sites, and building foundations. Old mine dumps where waste rock has been piled up are a rich |  | | Book (edition) | | CITY, UTAH. WRITE FOR PRICES. YOU WANT A GOOD MINE! MANY YEARS EXPERIENCE IN MINl^S AND MINERALS...white to nearly colorless. Beaver Lake District; azurite. 0. K. Mine; bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite...limonite, malachite, molybdite, pyrite. Bradshaw District; aragonite, aurichalcite, cerussite, cuprite,...proustite, selenite, sphalerite, zincite, often phosphorescent, wollastonite. Granite District; almandine...quartz crystals, prase. Rocky District; Adelia Mine, wulfenite. Star District; azurite, bismuthinite, galena |  | | Report (volume) | | GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CHARLES D, WALCOTT, DIRECTOR r GYPSUM DEPOSITS IN THE UNITED STATES BY ir- G-EORG-E...technology, and statistics of gypsum, by George I. Adams.......... Properties of gypsum and theory of formation... Character of gypsum.............................................. Varieties of gypsum ................Formation of gypsum.............................................. Deposition of gypsum................. Origin of rock gypsum............................................ Origin of gypsum seams and veins. |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | green marly clays, thinly interbeddedwith marls, gypsum,and limestones. 8. Dolomite. 9. Sulphur-bearingstrata...indicate borings. showingmainly dolomiticlimestones, gypsum,and marly clays interbedded. Transitionsbetweenthem...selenitegypsum,4 (Fig. 3), 5' (Fig. 4); fine grained gypsum,3 (Fig. 4); bitumen in calcite, 5 (Fig. :3); bituminous...sulphur. This is overlainby 5o cm. of fine-grained gypsum. The totalthickness of thealternating layers is...occursin the form of concretionswith calciteand gypsum,and as lenticular inclusionsin limestoneand marly-clays |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | in Clarke County-" ARIZONA—Earl Mayer, 1753 " I " St, Yuma, Ariz, sent us an interesting specimen some...June 14, 1955, comes from Gordon Vi Gario, 2231 Pine St., Bakersfield, Calif. "Please find enclosed a thumbnail...been found in twisted in . cavities of ore in district. ILLINOIS—The following item, dated March 28...returned home a? elated as if I had found a gold mine." KANSAS—The following item dated June 16, 1955...comes from Marie Kennedy. "Have you ever heard of selenite sunflowers ? I picked a handful of those while |  | | Report (volume) | | SURVEY GEOKGE OTIS SMITH, Director Bulletin 697 GYPSUM DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES BY R. W. STONE....................... Mineralogy and geology of gypsum, by R. W. Stone....................... Chemical..................................... Analyses of gypsum, by R. W. Stone..................................in the chemical analysis of gypsum, by George Steiger............ The gypsum industry, by R. W. Stone......... Cost of gypsum plaster...... I................................... Uses of gypsum.............. |  | | Book | | Malachite 47 Azurite 48 Rock crystal 88 Selenite 52 91 Celestite 92 Rose quartz 53 Barytes...Chrysoberyl 94 Crocoite Halite 59 Bloodstone 89 Gypsum - 90 50 51 Amethyst 87 Aurichalcite 49 Smoky...sea water. Examples are halite (rock salt) and gypsum. Another sedimentary mineral which produces impressive...including deposition around volcanic craters. Halite, gypsum and sulphur are x often associated. Deposits...of rosettes (e.g. the 'desert roses' produced by gypsum and barytes). As noted above, minerals only form |  | | Journal (issue) | | ....................... 12 3 Lake City Mining District, Colorado. By David Seaman ........... 124 Club...ial po UJl SU tb wi te fr, nc Cl w I)( st t1 ti i[ tc p· e: 0 \'I a b t b t r ...fracture. Hardness 2-2.5 (a little harder than gypsum, therefore just not possible to scratch it with...prov., Galicia principality, Poland (formerly Austria ). lliza n, Galicia principality, Poland ( form...Yu kiu (forrnerly Austria) . Sknc, Bohemia prov., Czecboslo,·a.kia (forrut-rly Austria). Dark honey-yellow |  | | Catalog/List | | Gooderham, Ontario, Canada. crystals ACTINOLITE: St. Hilaire. Qu0bec, Canada, acicular sprays and tufts...Italy. massive, green 2 variety ADAMITE: Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico. crystals ADAMITE,variety...AEGERINE: St. Hilaire, Quebec, Canada. acicular sprays and tufts, crystal sections AEGERINE,ALBIT~: St. Hilaire...crystals ALBITE: Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Quobcc, Canada. crystals ALBITE: St. Hilairc, Quebec, Canada...crystals ALBITE, AEGERINE: St. Hilaire, Quebec, Canada. crystals ALBITE, SID:RIT~: St. Hilairo, Quebec, Canada |  | | Report (Issue volume) | | bookshops: HALIFAX i 735 Barrington Street MONTREAL 1182 St. Catherine Street West OITAWA 171 Slater Street...104 e INDEX TO MINERALS Cover-Labradorite from St. Paul Island, Labrador. Mineral specimens illustrated...3 Where to Look Quarries, mine workings (pits, trenches, etc.), and mine dumps are usually good places...caution. Permission should be sought before entering a mine, quarry or other private property; in active mining...by Canadians or visitors in Canada. The rights of mine and property owners should be observed at all times |  | | Book | | El Antimonio District Cananea District ...... Arizpe District ........... Nacozari District ...... Moctezuma...Moctezuma District ... Hermosillo District ... Alamos District ........ San Bernardo Area Alistos District...SECTION 2 — Highway 45 Sabinal District ............... Los Lamentos District.... Placer de Guadalupe Puerto...Aire District Chihuahua .......................... Santa Eulalia District....... El Potosi Mine........Antonio Mine....... Cusihuiriachic District..... Barranca de Cobre (Copper Canyon) Batopilas District Strip |  | | Report (issue) | | a ledge of stone blasted, a test core drilled, a mine shaft sunk or a gravel pit dug—additional mineral...also wish to thank the many quarry, gravel pit and mine operators in Iowa, and many private landowners who................................................. Gypsum..................................................3) 4) 5) 6) Upper Mississippi Valley zinc—lead district Mineral crystals, isometric .................... wooly-like halotrichite crystals. 31 8) A. Selenite crystals showing penetration and contact (fishtail) |
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