 | | Book | | "'<' ~/ BOUNDARIES U A Mo<'« u~ o V :¾ MEXICO r - ·•-.. ·-··-··-··-·· < •• ....... V S TATES...org/details/mineralsofmexico0000panc MINERALS OF MEXICO • ERALS OF ~XICO M ______ William D. Panczner...1938Minerals of Mexico. Bibliography: p. 1. Mineralogy-Collectors and collecting-Mexico. 2. Mines and mineral...mineral resources-Mexico. I. Title. QE377.M6P36 1987 549.972 86-13325 ISBN 0-442-27285-5 This boo i...i.. is deJicated tu the people of Mexico and to the three people who directly affected me and this project | | | Book | | anc MINERALS OF MEXICO 7 | : = Pras #0 AaprTTARE ; | MINERALS OF MEXICO William D. Panczner...1938Minerals of Mexico. Bibliography: p. 1. Mineralogy— Collectors and collecting— Mexico. 2. Mines and...and mineral resources— Mexico. I. Title. QE377.M6P36 1987 549.972 86-13325 ISBN 0-442-27285-5 This book...Jalisco; D. Santiago Ramirez’s La Riqueza Minera de Mexico, and his translation of Dana’s Tratado de Mineralogia...would like to thank the director of the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum who allowed me to travel extensively |  | | Book | | K FIELD GUIDE to the GEMS and MINERALS of MEXICO (Exclusive of Baja California) A guide to the...Information............ Driving in Mexico................... Trailcring in Mexico ............. 5 6 6 7 8 8........ A Word to the Wise ............. Jade in Mexico......................... Manto and Chimney Deposits...District ........... Nacozari District ...... Moctezuma District ... Hermosillo District ... Alamos District...Eulalia District....... El Potosi Mine............. San Antonio Mine....... Cusihuiriachic District.. |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | minerals including spiroffite, at Mina Moctezuma, Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico (Mandarino, Williams, and Mitchell...montmorillonitic clay in altered shale; Copper King mine, Eureka County, Nevada (Erd, Fos ter, and Proctor...nia (Foshag, 1931); also from Santa Maria mine, Durango, Mexico. K E N N E T H K N I G H T L A N D E S (1899-1981)...has reported several new minerals, especially selenite and tellurite species. Mandarinoite, F e S e 0...and others in the oxidized zone of the Pacajake mine, Bolivia, and from mines in Cyprus, Honduras (Dunn |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Florence. The sample is from the Bambolla mine, Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico and the mineral occurs as very rare...Schmitterite, UTeO5, was found at the Moctezuma mine (Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico) by Gaines (1971) during a study...study of minerals from the Moctezuma tellurium-gold deposit. The mineral, pale straw yellow in color, was...[Fe(OH)Te2O5] in a sample from San Miguel prospect, Sonora, Mexico. In addition, 130 L. Bindi and G. Pratesi...rosettes) and properties as the type-mineral from Moctezuma. Natural schmitterite from the San Miguel prospect |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | derived for the channel atoms. Zusammenfassung Selenite des Zemannittyps: Kristallstrukturen yon K 2[Co2(SeO3)3]...2[Co2(SeO3)3] '2H20 und K 2 [Niz(SeO3)a] "2H20 als erste Selenite dem Strukturtyp des Zemannits angeh6ren, einer...mineral from an A u - T e deposit near Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico (Mandarino and Williams, 1961). A mineralogical...octahedron (2.948A); K2 further shares an edge with a selenite group ( O 1 - O 2 = 2.641A), and K1 a corner via...(1981) Kinichilite, a new mineral from the Kawazu mine, Shimoda City, Japan. Mineral J (Japan) 10:333-337 |  | | Catalog/List | | pinkish fine grained mass in Calcite.(Dark Star Mine,Ravalli County, Montana USA) 1 x 14 £2.50 1x1 £4...guite rich black masses in matrix (Union Carbide Mine, Wilson Springs Garland County, Arkansas USA) 1x1...waxy coatings and conglomerate cement. (Moctezuma Sonora Mexico) 14 x 54 ins £4 499 MACKAYITE Fe TeO OH...sparse, green crusts on matrix. (San Miguel Mine Moctezuma Mexico) 1cm piece £ 5 5mm £3 WITH UNUSUAL ELEMENTS...CO/3 0 Quite rich yellow crusts on matrix. (Outpost Mine, San Domingo Wash Maricopa County Arizona) Ixliins |  | | Catalog/List | | pinkish fine grained mass in Calcite.(Dark Star Mine,Ravalli County, Montana USA) 1 x H £2.50 1x1 £4...white cleavages in Muscovite. (Harding Mine,Taos County, New Mexico) 1x1 £3.50 1x2 £7 097 CHLOANTHITE (variety...MINERAL !! dark red micro's on matrix. (Getchell Mine,Humboldt Co . Nevada USA) 5mm £4 151 LEUCOSPHENITE...Zn Te Oxide pink masses in 5mm matrix (Moctezuma, Sonora Mexico) £4.50 497 TELLURITE Te 0/2 good yellow...crusts and coatings on matrix.(La Bambolla, Moctezuma Mexico) 1x1 £3.50 H ins possible micros £3 499 MACKAYITE |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | mineral from the goldtellurium-deposit Moctezuma (Sonora, Mexico). Mandarino et al. (1963) gave in their...Gattow G, Lieder OJ (1963) Darstellung kristalliner Selenite und Tellurite. Naturwissenschaften 50:662 Hanke...Williams SJ (1961a) Five new minerals from Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico. Science 133:2017 Williams SJ (1961b)...(1961b) Tellurium minerals from Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico. Geol Soc Am Spec paper 68:223 Williams S J, Mitchell...Denningite, a new tellurite mineral from Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico. Can Min 7:443-452 - - Copper-substituted |  | | Catalog/List | | a large Ix2 area on 2x2 rock. Bambolla Mine, Moctezuma Mexico £20 2. HEMATITE pseudomorph after Magnetite...grey masses in quartz, ½x½ £9 Bambolla mine , Moctezuma, Mexico 8. NATIVE COPPER in calcite coppery mass...gypsum variety Selenite , Ix 2.5 inch exposed cleavage surface. overall about 2x2 Mission Mine, Pima County...due to Bornite coating. La Noria mine, San Martin, Zacatecas Mexico £15 ' 11. NATIVE GOLD fairly rich...matrix. The cerussite is about 40% of the piece. Flux Mine, Arizona USA £20 23. STRONTIANITE fairly rich green |  | | Book | | ............................................21 Mexico .................................................uranium if higher prices justify reprocessing the mine tailings to recover some of the uranium that was...wastewater during environmental reclamation at a mine that has ceased production. The following statistical...was about 270 tU. In Argentina the Sierra Pintada mine had been in standby status since 1999 and was expected...recovered from mine rehabilitation activities; small amounts were likewise recovered during mine remediation |  | | Catalog/List | | Cu UO PO/4 slightly radioactive. (Old Gunislake Mine Cornwall) a) green 3mm area on ropk, £3 ( b) IxhaJ...Phlogopite Mica. (Possibly slightly radioactive)(Palabora Mine,S.Africa lxl £5 1x2 £10 WITH UNUSUAL ELEMENTS...sections in matrix with Eudialyte.Rare not Rich (Umba Mine,Lovozero Massif,Kola Russia) lxl £4 1x2 £7.50 239...matrix with Tellurite. (La Bambolla Mine Moctezuma, Sonora Mexico) lxl £10 14 x 54 ins £5 498 ZEMANNITE...minute brown micros in cavity on J4 ins matrix . (Moctezuma f,.;;. ')• £5 ' (1 nice micro xl bn rock £2.50) |  | | Catalog/List | | Greenish, sparse, acicular micros in Penberthy Croft Mine, St 1cm £4 s AGARDITE Y Ca Cu As_O_O_H_____c_a_v_iti_e'-s-'in'-'-...215 69 3 11 Rich white crusts on matrix. Rawhide Mine, Mohave ½x½£3 _P_b_S_iO_13 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _...Hornblende ALLANITE Black areas in actinolite Bastnas Mine Sweden lxl £1.20 CeYFeSiO Quite attractive blue-grey...Grey veins in and on matrix, some with Fallowfield mine, Ix½ ALSTONITE BaCaCO/3 Alstonite micros. Hexharn...Rich pinkish fine grained mass in calcite Dark Star Mine,Ravalli County, Ix½ £2.50 lxl £4 ANCYLITECe CeSr |  | | Catalog/List | | 94403 U.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...'hite hairs on feldspar. 784 ADAMITE, Moha\'.1k Mine, San Bernardino County, r.alifornia. Group o f colorless...limonitic gossan. 101 ADAMITE, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico. Groups and fans of pale yelloVI singly terminated |  | | Catalog/List | | Back Cover COVER PHOTOGRAPH: _ VANADINITE Apache mine, near Globe, Gila County, Arizona. Sharp hexagonal...Fl/R. MM LB. ADAMITE A basic arsenate of zinc. Mexico Durango, Mapimi, mina Ojuela. Green-gray to red-brown...crystalled on limonite, rich ................. 1.50 . 25 Mexico Durango, Mapimi, mina Ojuela. White-to-pale yellow...crystal FI. 1. 00 groups on limonite ................ Mexico Durango, Mapimi, mina Ojuela. Brilliant lime-yellow... Gold Hill mine. .50 2.50 Transparent xls on limonite with austinite CUPROADAMITE Mexico Durango, Mapimi |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | blue-fluorescing fluorite from the Blan chard mine in New Mexico. Dave Shannon had a large in ventory of...powellite with blue-fluorescing scheelite from the Riley mine in Nevada. Thomas Bee of Topaz Mineral E x  ploration...orange-fluorescing paralstonite from the Minerva mine, Hardin County, Illinois. A s in past years, T o...and Refin ing had willemite with calcite from Moctezuma Canyon, Arizona, a locality not heard from in...from Franklin, New Jersey. Among minerals from Mexico were large cubes of redviolet fluorite that fluoresced |  | | Journal (issue) | | stated a green mineral was collected at the W.P.H. Mine at Cripple Creek that showed a close resemblance...from the Bambolla Mine (Montezuma Mine) located in Municipio de Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico. I have been unable...much information on the Mine other than in the 1970s, it was a producing gold mine. I assume, that like...information is that the Mine, and the nearby (half mile away) Bambollita Mine, are the type localities...71) were discovered at only four deposits: Moctezuma, Mexico; Tombstone, Green, fungal-like habit of emmonsite |  | | Catalog/List | | down one side small 2x3 inch (Bambolla Mine, Moctezuma, Mexico) £25 BERYL translucent colourless, faintly...CHALCANTHITE rich blue mass on lx2 matrix (Majuba Mine, Nevada USA) £6 STRONTIANITE yellowish. strongely...crystalline areas in white Barytes. (Whitesmith mine, Strontian, Argyllshire, Scotland) lxl £5 lx2 £10...surface hardshell Mine, Santa Cruz County Arizona USA £ I 2 GYPSUM variety SELENITE small 2x2 clear plate...chalcocite) on matrix with dark grey Pyargyrite Uchuchaqua Mine, Peru £ 10 b) with 3mm crystal on lxl inch £5 FLUORITE |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | inquiries invited.) Wanted—Whole nodules of Laguna, Moctezuma, variscite for polished India nodules or other... Octahedrons, Barite Clusters, Spirosiderite, Selenite, more, for excellent crystals. Dorothy L . Snell...also Unionized wood, oolitic limonite, Dead Sea selenite, halite and others including fossils. Interested |  | | Catalog/List | | 78-79 79 79 79 VANADINITE specimen from the Apache mine, near Globe, Gila County, Arizona GLOBES AND ATLASES...CATALOGUE. 2 ADAl\llITE A basic arsenate of zinc. Mexico Durango, Mapimi, mina O juela. �en-gray to red-brown...crystalled on limonite, rich . . .. .... . . ..... . . Mexico Durango, Mapimi, mina Ojuela. White-to-pale yellow...radial groups . .... .. . CUPROADAMITE ( ! I I Mexico Durango. Mapimi, mina Ojuela. 1, �e blue to steel-blue...50 ADAM1TE from mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico Lime-yellow orthrhom bic- xls on limonitic smithsonite |  | | Catalog/List | | ___ - -----~ - ~014_ _ 88 ADAMITE Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Mexico 69 ALUMOHYDROCALCITE South Bay, Scarborough...- - --··---- - - - - - · . 767 AJOITE Christmas Mine, Gila County, Arizona USA 17 ANAL CITE Talisker...North Sweden 501 ALLOPHANE New East Whcal Russell mine, Devon ,England variety VIRIDINE (Mangan rich variety)...217 ANDORITE San Jose Mine, Oruro, Bolivia 1129 ■ALMANDINE Brnstad iron Mine near Arendnl ,Norway Pure...Bcnallt Minc,Llcyn. Wales 1036 ALSTONITE Fnllowlielcl Mine, Northumberland White masses in malrix wilh micro |  | | Catalog/List | | £15 Ix! £3 lx2 £6 I · 88 ADAMITE Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Mexico Colourless to yellow small crystals on matrix...£10 2x3 £15 Na Ca SiO F 7fJ 7 ■AJOITE Christmas Mine, Gila County, Arizona USA Blue veinlets in matrix...5cm £4 no/2 feldspar 37 ANCYLITE Ce Dark Star Mine,Ravalli County, Montana U.S.A Rich pinkish fine...£7.50 Ag Sb 501 ALLOPHANE New East Wheal Russell mine, Devon ,England grey bleby small botryoidal with...£8 2x3 £12 236 1129 • ALMAN DINE Brastad iron Mine near Arendal ,Norway Rich fine grained solid grainlike |  | | Catalog/List | | Greenish , sparse, acicular micros in Penbenhy Croft Mine, St cavities in quartz_________________ Hilary Cornwall... Rich white crusts on matrix. ALAMOSITE Rawhide Mine, Mohave Ixl £9 'A x A £3 1 xA Pb SiO/3_____________...Feldspar_____________ Black areas in actinolite Basinas Mine Sweden 1x1 £1.20 ALLANITE 9 Ce Y Fe SiO__________...grey masses with possible Alstonite Fallowfield mine, ALSTONITE 13 Hexham.Northumberland micros.____...richly distributed in Porphyry. 6x6mm £3 San Jose Mine, Oruro, Bolivia Pure grey metallic mass ANDORITE |  | | Catalog/List | | massive with minor Celsian and Bementite from Benallt Mine, Lleyn, Wales, (Recently tested by XRD) lxl £4 lx2...£15 £6 88 ADAMITE Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Mexico 1036 ALSTONITE Fallowfield Mine, Northumberland Colourless...x2 £ 1.50 2x2 £3 Al SO/4 767 ■AJOITE Christmas Mine, Gila County, Arizona USA 14 ALUMINITE Railway cutting...~-------·-·-- ·· -·· 1077 ■■ALLOPHANE Hawkswood Mine, Cornwall 933 ANATASE Hingston Quarry,Cornwall Black...Kola Russia 501 ALLOPHANE New East Wheal Russell mine, Devon ,England grey bleby small botryoidal with |  | | Journal (issue) | | History of Minerals Quarterly periodical for the mine ral e nthusias t and mineral history enthusiast...$34.00 per year air, First Class to Canada and Mexico $28.00, rates include sales taxes as applicable...attempted (and lhus succeeded) in mining the Sweet Home Mine and producing those spectacular rhodochrosite specimens...specimen from Dr. Sidney A. Williams from Mulatos. Sonora. Mexico collected some 25 years ago. The mineral forms...ferrian hollandi1e. A new very rare mineral for Mexico and o nly second known locality after the type |
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