 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Volcanic Belt, northern Wisconsin, Michigan and east-central Minnesota, USA: Implications for future...LLC, 34898 University Ave, Cambridge, MN 55008, USA A R T I C L E I N F O A B S T R A C T Keywords:...Volcanic Belt (PVB) of northern Wisconsin, Michigan and east-central Minnesota, USA. These cycles are responsible...paleoweathering profiles. The most significant are at the Flambeau and Back Forty deposits where Au-Ag-enriched indigenous...ores, as was the case at Flambeau (Flambeau Mining Corporation, 1976; Flambeau Mining Inc., 1990). Although |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Camp Bird Mine Road P.O. Box 586 Ouray, Colorado 81427 Microminerals of the Flambeau Mine Downloaded...University] at 18:13 12 April 2015 Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wisconsin Unless otherwise noted, mineral photography...the author's collection THE FLAMBEAU MINE, Wisconsin's first new metallic mine in twenty-five years, is...supergene-enriched gold, silver, and copper orebody. The mine has been producing world-class crystallized chalcocite...the specimen recovery under a contract between Flambeau Mining Company and BURMINCO. It is enlightening |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | COMMUNICATIONS GEOLOGIC FRAMEWORK FOR MASSIVE IN THE WISCONSIN PENOKEAN VOLCANIC THEODORE SULFIDE BELT DEPOSITS...focus of Corporation announcedthe discoveryin Wisconsin the base metal explorationactivity that hasresulted...0 percentcopperand0.05 oz goldper ton (Mudrey, complex in the belt hasbeen referred to informally 1979)...statefailed. During thoseearly yearsat least as the "Ladysmith-Rhinelandergreenstonebelt." 42 companies were...sufficientlyto allow Ken- Western Ladysmith-RhinelanderVolcanic Complex necott to proceedwith the project |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | EarlyProterozoicVolcanogenie MassiveSulfideDepositsin Wisconsin' An Overview THEODORE A. DEMATTIES 10-353rd AvenueN...144-mi-long,eastwest-trending Ladysmith-Rhinelander metavolcanic complex,which consists of various greenschists...amphibolites, chertyiron-formations, and sericiteto quartz-sericite schists. These1880 to 1860 Ma metamorphic...zationin the 1880 to 1860 Ma Ladysmith-Rhinelander metavolcanic complex:(1) a mainvolcanic-arcsequence...ce, the structuralcore of the complex,(2) a laterallyequivalentand/oryounger(?),back-are basin,volcanic-volcaniclastic |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Rocksin the Early Proterozoic Metavolcanic Belt of Northern Wisconsin AFIFA AFIFI, U.S. GeologicalSurvey...valley, Minnesota,to the west. Lead isotopedataon metavolcanic andgraniticrocksfromthe belt showthat the U-Th-Pbsystems...retrogressive metamorphism. The agesof formationof the metavolcanic belt andof resetting,asdetermined fromleadisotopedata...Significantly, the metavolcanicrocksnear Crandon,Wisconsin,had lead isotopecompositions 200 m.y. agothat...similaroresmightbe soughtbetweenthe northernWisconsin metavolcanic belt andthe Upper Mississippi Valley becausethe |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Sciences University of Wisconsin-River Falls 410 South Third Street River Falls, Wisconsin 54022 his is Wisconsin’s... breweries, bratwurst, and Packers football, Wisconsin also has a diverse geology and a history rich...forgotten, abandoned, and overgrown. In this respect, Wisconsin represents a frontier state for the mineral collector...several new localities, including the Flambeau copper mine near Ladysmith (Rosemeyer 1999, the Vulcan Materials...Racine (Scovil 1994), the pegmatites of Florence County (Koehier 1989) and the Wausau area (Falster 1987) |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Photographs JanuarylFebruary: Copper, Ray, Pinal County, Arizona. Les Presmyk specimen, Jeff Scovil photo...MaylJune: Elbaite with quartz and albite, Tourmaline Queen mine, San Diego County, California. Houston...claims, Farncomb Hill, Breckenridge district, Summit County, Colorado. Denver Museum of Natural History specimen...Azurite on malachite ring, Flambeau mine, Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wisconsin. Dan Behnke specimen and photo... calcite, and chalcopyrite, Sweetwater mine, Reynolds County, Missouri. Marvin Rausch specimen, Jeff |  | | Report (issue) | | defined it. One of these deposits, the Errington Mine in the Sudbury basin of Ontario, Canada, shows no...and are therefore comparable to deposits in the complex of Tonga-Kermadec in the western Pacific Ocean...own from deposits in Finland, and New Jersey, Wisconsin, Arizona, New Mexico and Wyoming in the U.S.A...examined, probably because one deposit, the Willroy mine, does contain economically significant lead. About...Gumming and Gudjurgis (1973) studied the Quemont mine at Noranda in detail, analyzing trace lead in the |  | | Journal (issue) | | Cooper Nottingham, England Anthony R. Kampf L.A. County Mus. of Nat. Hist. Los Angeles, CA Joseph A. Mandarino...of bomite, 5.7 cm, from the Flam beau mine, Ladysmith, Wisconsin. William Larson collection; Jeff Scovil...Weardale fluorite miniature for $140, a beautiful 79 mine aurichalcite (2.75 inches) for $140, a Zambian libethenite...Tucson, Arizona 85721 Mexico is a geologically complex land with excellent examples of most of the tectonic...Tredwell to carefully document the localities by mine and sometimes by level. It also afforded him superior |  | | Journal (issue) | | $6.00 Descloizite vs. Mottramite from the Whale Mine, Goodsprings District, Clark Co., Nevada Tony Nikischer...Whale Mine, a rather obscure and defunct locality in the Goodsprings Mining District of Clark County, Nevada...Nevada. The Whale Mine consisted of underground workings about 400 feet in length and with an approximate...Specimens labeled as “cuprodescloizite” from the Whale Mine date back at least as far back as the late 1940s...descloizite (Castor, 2004). Figure 1: A typical Whale Mine specimen labeled as mottramite. It occurs as densely |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Through the ’Scope The Flambeau Mine Rusk County, Wisconsin June 1993-March 1997 TOM ROSEMEYER P.O....Photo by Peter Rodewald, March 1995. T he Flambeau mine is a memory. On 7 March 1997 the last copper-gold-silver...silver/ton. The Flambeau mine has the distinction of being the smallest and richest open-pit copper mine in North...North America, and throughout its short life the mine produced 399 million pounds of copper, 190,000 ounces...recovery contract with Flambeau Mining Company. In the past few years the Flambeau mine has become a premier |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Jeffrey Scovil photo. July/August: Calcite, Gallatin County, Mon tana. American Museum of Natural Histo ry...September/October: Chalcocite, Flambeau mine, Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wiscon sin. F. John Barlow specimen...November/December: Chalcocite, Bristol, Hartford County, Connecticut. Jim Minette specimen, Jeffrey Scovil...Vanadinite mine, 56-59 Arkansas, Potash Sulphur Springs, 154-70 Arsenopyrite, Connecticut, 128; Wisconsin, 338...Contributed Papers in Specimen Mineralogy Azurite, Wisconsin, 338 Babcock, L . E . , see Media Reviews Babingtonite |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | UNUSUAL MlAROLlTlC MINERAL ASSEMBLAGE FROM CENTRAL WISCONSIN. I: W Burhholzl, A. U . Falstes. and W R. Siniirions'...t o moderately rolling countryside of central Wisconsin. Several quarries on the mound exploit Early Proterozoic...this area and are filled with primary feldspar. quartz. ;I dark green chlorite (probably chaniosite. based...Tectono-stratigraphicevolution of the Early Proterozoic Wisconsin magmatic terrains of the Penokean Orogen. Canadian...2016 Distorted pyrite crystals, Cary Mound, Wisconsin; secondary electron image. Field of view 250 micrometers |  | | Journal (issue) | | at Silver Reef in southwestern Utah’s Washington County (figure 1) is a very unique occurrence. The high-grade...perfect bound for just: $35.00 Postage $5.00 in the USA; $23 for foreign. Excalibur Mineral Corp Tel: 434-964-0875...book filled with historical work involving Oxford County, describing and intertwining its minerals, miners...Fine, St. Lawrence County, New York Antimony-bearing Oxidized Minerals - Jetty Mine, Montana Rare Earth...Minerals, Sheep Creek, Montana The Majuba Hill Mine, Pershing County, Nevada Majuba Hill Continued-Collecting |  | | Journal (issue) | | typically contains three minerals: kaolinite, mica and quartz. The SRM consists of 60 grams of air-dried and...Menasha, Wisconsin, the Weis Earth Science Museum (figure 1) is part of the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh...designated it as the Official Mineralogical Museum of Wisconsin, and its mission is to preserve and promote the...the unique geologic and mining heritage of Wisconsin while underscoring the importance of earth science...teaching at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin. Ten years later, he moved to UW-Fox Valley where |  | | Journal (issue) | | crucial. A Long and Winding Road A small mine in Wisconsin proves there are no short a,ts when it comes...tells me is that we are afraid. We are small mine in Wisconsin to afraid of failing, terrified of being wrong...we dare believe that the first tainty when a new mine opens. folks to sail off in search of the new world...develop a methodology for assessing and comparing mine maintenance practices. The methodology borrows from...setting, ideas and experiences that will improve mine output and cost performance. The effort has been |  | | Report (issue) | | (Mangabeira, Brazil). Association: Indite, cassiterite, quartz (Dzhalinda deposit, Russia); sphalerite, galena...galena, chalcopyrite, stannite, calcite, quartz (Mount Pleasant, Canada); roquesite, sphalerite, chalcopyrite...Canada. In the USA, at the Flambeau mine, southwest of Ladysmith, Rusk Co., Wisconsin. Found in the Mangabeira |  | | Report (issue) | | Total 99.53 [100.0] 100.00 (1) Fairfield, Utah, USA; Sc2 O3 originally reported as Al2 O3 , later confirmed...veins and phosphate Association: Chlorite, quartz (Sadisdorf mine, Germany); miargyrite, diaphorite (Baia...variscite (Fairfield, Utah, USA); mahlmoodite (Wilson Springs mine, Arkansas, USA); lithiophorite, vernadite...Distribution: In Germany, at the Sadisdorf copper mine, near Schmiedeberg, Saxony. From Baia Sprie (Felsőbánya)...Gleichenberg, Styria, Austria. In the USA, from the Little Green Monster mine, Clay Canyon, about nine km west |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Bornite-coated Chalcocite, Flambeau mine, Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wisconsin; 2011; 90 × 110; oil on masonite...Charlottesville] at 06:32 15 December 2014 Figure 4. Smoky Quartz 7, locality unknown; 2012; 100 × 110; oil on masonite...2011; 80 × 100; oil on masonite. Figure 3. Smoky Quartz with Inclusions 2, locality unknown; 2011; 90 ×...oil on masonite. Figure 5. Vesuvianite, Jeffrey mine, Asbestos, Quebec; 2011; 80 × 110; oil on masonite...15 December 2014 Figure 8. Smoky Quartz 3, Mooralia, Dundas County, Victoria, Australia; 2011; 100 × |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Milwaukee is in Milwaukee County students have received grants, totaling not Waukesha County. The associations...has been made fides (galena and sphalerite), not quartz. possible by the generous support of the The correct...AFMS societies and their members. Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. Following is a list of all the students A...P. Truschel and into the location. The Waukesha County Karen L. Savage (second-year grants), comes from...University, County is relatively narrow, and they Philadelphia; Susan Ginsberg (second- missed the county line |  | | Journal (issue) | | described from slags at Le Celine di Cotoriano Mine (Rosia, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy). I have...clusters on crystals of amethyst and ..eisenk.iesel'· (quartz with intergrown, fine-grained hematite). The amethyst...transparent to translucent outer layer of colorless quartz a few millimeter thick. There was no matrix on...you never saw that! Stunning amethyst and unusual quartz specimens labeled "Brandberg" have been known at...aesthetic end we saw the best stibnite from Xikuangshan Mine (Lengshuijiang, Shaoyang, Hunan Province, China) |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Figure 1. Location map for the MeiMe mine and the Murray mine. Prepared by William B. Besse. Downloaded...golden barite from the Meikle mine and the stibnite from the Murray mine are among the best of their species...crystallized barite, calcite (Meikle mine), and stibnite (Murray mine). Although not considered an asset...golden barite from the Meikle mine and the stibnite from the Murray mine are among the best of their species...Meikle mine. Geoprime specimen. Figure 3 (middle). Barite on calcite, 15 cm high, Meikle mine. Geoprime |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | at 05:02 15 June 2016 FLAMBEAU UPDATE As a follow-up to my article on Wisconsin mineral localities (November/...December 1998), I must note that the Flambeau copper mine site near Ladysmith is now completely reclaimed. The...burial to reduce the chance of acid mine waters. A Flambeau mine site, now completely reclaimc?d. clay-rich... Doug Moore of the Heart of Wisconsin Those with specimens from the mine them. Some of these rarities...University of Wisconsin-River Falls some nice tourmaline and quartz crystals Wisconsin by Jim Butterbrodt |  | | Journal (issue) | | Pyromorphite from the Bunker Hill mine, Idaho; Wulfenite from the Red Cloud mine, Arizona; Calcite and Fluorite...Fluorite from the Elmwood mine, Tennessee; Aquamarine from Pakistan; Wire Silver from Kongsberg, Norway;...in Calcite from the Tsumeb mine, Namibia; Novacekite from the Brumado mine, Brazil; Elbaite from Nuristan...San Benito County, California; Spinel from Mogok, Burma; and Emerald from the Coscuez mine, Colombia....aquamarine (right), 5.1 inches, from the Pioniera mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil; Freilich Collection. ♦ 4 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | JanuaryFebruary: Wulfenite and mimetite. San Francisco mine, Sonora. Mexico. Shirley Fiske specimen, Jeff Scovil...Scovil photo. March/April: Gold, Mystery wind mine, California. Pacific Mineral Museum specimen, Mark...calcite, Southwest orebody, White Pine mine, Ontonagon County, Michigan. Lance Hampel specimen, Jeff...Sphalerite with pyrite and calcite, Portland mine, Ouray County, Colorado. Barbara Muntyan specimen, Jeff...SeptemberlOctober: Calcite with hematite inclusions, Lei Ping mine, Guiyang, Hunan Province, China. Werner Lieber specimen |
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