 | | Journal (issue) | | Mexico ineralogical Record September-October 2003 ❖ Volume 34 Number 5 ❖ $20 Wayne & Dona Leicht,...Van Pelt, Los Angles Mexico Special Issue II The Ojuela Mine Preface to Mexico-II1............................................................... 24 Mapimí District Geology .................................... 32 Sidebar: First Discovery of Adamite at Ojuela................................ 43 Sidebar: Purple...find in the San Judas chimney, Level 6, of the Ojuela mine. Houston Museum of Natural Science collection; |  | | Thesis/Dissertation | | The mineralogy of the Mapimí mining district, Durango, Mexico Item Type text; Dissertation-Reproduction...MINERALOGY OF THE MAPIMl' MINING DISTRICT, DURANGO, MEXICO by Victor Joseph Hoffmann A Dissertation...Mineralogy of the Mapimi Mining District,______ Durango, Mexico______________________________ be accepted...samples from the mines and offered information on the mine locations and their access. Mr. Salvador Davila...Smithsonian Institution from both the collections of Ojuela mine specimens obtained by Foshag in 1934 and from |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Scovil M ining began in Mexico more than four hundred years ago! As a result, Mexico has been a prolific...1960s. European museums received specimens from Mexico as early as the late sixteenth century, but it...American museums began to acquire specimens from Mexico. The Harvard collection is probably typical of...no strong connection to Mexico and its mines. A precious opal from the Iris mine in Queretaro (fig. 1)...offered as a general introduction to the minerals of Mexico, the theme of the 1999 Tucson Gem and Mineral Show |  | | 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...Eulalia District....... El Potosi Mine............. San Antonio Mine....... Cusihuiriachic District....... Minerals of Ojuela Mine .... . Velardena District........................ Durango ............... |  | | Book (volume) | | Cata Mine, Guanajuato, Mexico, 10 Adamite (Manganoadamite) Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico, 28 Aegirine..., Morocco, 48-49 Apatite (with Bikitaite) Foote Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland Co., North Carolina,... 22 Aphthitalite PCA Intrepid Potash Mine, Carlsbad, New Mexico, 22 Axinite (Magnesio-Axinite) Char Band...Pakistan, 7 Azurite (& Malachite) "Sams Pocket", Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia, 20-21 Bastnaesite (on Calcite)...Tourmaline) Paprok Mine, Nuristan Prov., Afghanistan, 33 Bismuthinite Biggenden Mine, Mount Biggenden, |  | | Catalog/List | | best APRIL 1977 1. ADAMITE. Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico. select, lustrous, transparent sharp...2~-x2xl". £3.50. 6. 7. 8. APATITE. Great Work Mine, 8reage, Cornwall. Small sharp transparent colourless...rix. 3b<4x2t". £33.00. ARSENOPVRITE. Hingston Down Mine, Gunnislake, Cornwall. Specimen A - well " .•. ·formed...matrix. 2tx2xlt". £3.50. BARVTES. settlingstones Mine, Hexham, Northumberland. Sharp, lustrous, creamy...£2B.00. BARVTOCALCITE. Admiralty Flats, Nentsberry Mine, AlstJn Moor, Cumberland. Specimen A - Lustrous |  | | Catalog/List | | times. SEPTEMBER 1976 1. ADAMITE. Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico. Specimen A - Select, lustrous, translucent... 13. AZURITE. Conce~cion del oro, Zacatecas, Mexico. Select, bright blue, well formed crystbls to 5...CHLoANTHITE. 2-txlixl" thick. £13.00. BISMUTHINITE. George & Charlotte Mine, Tavistock Hamlets, Devon. Rich...Chlorite/Quartz veinstuff. IpHxl" , £1.50. BISMUTHINITE. Patino Mine, Uncia, Potosi Dist., Bolivia. Choice...cavities. lixl-!;-". £4.50. 14.'/ BORNITE. Carn Brea Mine, Illogan, Cornwall. Clusters of tarnished Bornite |  | | 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...a. ie = Maes Lie Auadado = ae MINERALS OF MEXICO Vv | Oona tA. IMPORTANT MINING DISTRICTS |  | | Catalog/List | | Limonitic matrix. 2x2xlt" .£2.75. ARGENTITE. Valenciana Mine, Guana,;uato, Me~ico,. Fine, bright, silvery grey... 5. 6. 7. ARSENOPVRITE. Parrall, Chihuahua, Mexico. Sharp, very bright, silvery crystals to .,." in... 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. AURICHALCITE. 79 Mine Gila Co., Arizona, U.S.A. Select turquoise blue...matrix. l~xltxl". £3.25. AZURITE. Duke of Cornwall Mine, Kadina, 5. Australia. Pure bright blue crystaline...crystalised Calcite. 3x~1". £r,.50. BARYTE~. Mowbray Mine, ;'rizington, west Cumberland. A select group composed | | | 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 |  | | Catalog/List | | all times. JULY 1977 1. 2. AJOITE. New Cornel~a Mine, Ajo, Pima Co.; Arizona, U.S.A. Turquoise coloured...matrix. lMinE, Sticklepath, Devon. Specimen A - Sharp olive green... ARSENOPYRITE •. Mina Noche Buena, Zacatecas, Mexico. Fine, bright silvery, sharp elongated terminated...3tx2xlt". £:.3.00. 9. AXINITE. Belstone Consols Mine, Sticklepath, Devon. Lustrous, clove brown, sharp...attractive specimen. 3x3xl". £11.00. AZURITE. Ting-Tang Mine, Gwennap, Cornwall. Small bright blue crystals thickly |  | | Catalog/List | | AURICK~LCITE. 4. BATHITE. Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico. Apple green, small, well formed crystals...- 2tx2". £2; Specimen B ltxl". £1. Char Kounhi Mine, Iran. Rich, lustrous, turquoise blue crystals scattered...cellular Limonite. 3x2". £3. -2- BISMUTHINITE. Fowey ~onsols Mine, Tywardreath, Cornwall. Rich grey...area the Bismuthinite occurs on is 2txlt" on ma tr ix 4x3x2t". £8. 10. BOUnNONITE. Herodsfoot Mine, Lanreath...11. BROCK4NTITE. Blanchard ~laims, Bingham, New Mexico. U.S.A. Bright, emerald green, small crystals thickly |  | | Catalog/List | | ltx17Xl". 0.25. ARSENoPYRITE. Parrall, Chihuahua, Mexico. Excellent very bright sharp silvery crystals to...Sphalerite. 2tx2~xli". £9.00. ARSENOPYRITE. Virtuous Lady Mine, Buckland Monachorum, Devon. Choice, silvery grey... 7. 8. 9. -·2- 10. AZURITE. Copper Queen Mine, Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona, U.S.A. select, bright... 3x2x1-t".· £22.00. 11. BARYTES. Settlingstones Mine, Hexham, Northumberland. Specimen A,- ~hoi~e, lust...2-tx2xl ".£2.50. 12. BEUDANTITE.· Penberthy Crofts Mine, St. Hilary, Cornwall. Sparkling, golden, to pale |  | | Catalog/List | | ADAMITE A basic arsenate of zinc Mexico Durango, Mapimi, Mina Ojuela ~lliant lime-yellow prismatic orthorhombic......... Utah Toelle County, Gold Hill, Gold Hill mine ~ransparent micro crystals on gossen with minor...Cornelia mine Sky blue micro xls and coatings on monzonite ... ALABANDITE Mar.ganese sulfide Mexico Puebla...Derby mine White xlline lamellar mass with minor lepidolite . Virginia Amelia, Rutherford mine !r2 Lustrous...Lead telluride Colorado Saguache County, Klondike mine Cleavage plates in quartz with pyrite ......... |  | | Catalog/List | | Quartzose gossan. 2x2". £1. 5. hNGLESITE. Parys Mine, bllglesey, N. Wales. Small well formed lustrous...type location. 3xlt'l. £2. 6. aPATITE. Stennagwyn Mine, Nr. St. ~ustell, Cornwall. Pale bluish hexagonal... iU'a.TITE var iety FRl..NCOLITE. Fowey Consols Mine, Tywardrea th, Cornwall. i,. 2xl" cavity in Quartz/slate...with minor Skutterudite. 2xlt". £1.75. 18. BISMUTHINITE. Kingsgate, N.S.Wales, hustralia. Very rich...crystals. Itxl..". £5. 22. C'I.SSITERITE. Killifreth Mine, Chacewater, Corm.,rall. Bright sharp blackish crystals |  | | Catalog/List | | times. D&:EMBER 1975 1. ADAMITE. Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico. Fine, lustrous, creamy yelloH well...Siderite. 3xltxl~". £14-. ARTHURITE. Hingston Do"m Mine, Nr. '::a"llington, Cornwall. Rich apple green coloured...matrix. 3x2~". £3.50. AT CITE. Duke of Corn,mll Mine, Kadina, S. Australia. Specimen AChoice, lustrous...rich matrix. 2xlt". £2.50. BARYTES. Settlingstones Mine, Hexham, Northumberland. Specimen A Very choice...for display. 4-x2hli". £13. " BARYTES. Hailemoor Mine, Nr. Egremont, Cumberland. Fine, lustrous, creamy |  | | Catalog/List | | an shale, some with Arsenopyrite (Bedford Consols Mine, Devon England) The size varies from lxl to lx2...C315 single 1/2 ins NATIVE ARSENIC rich (Kusa Mine, near ,Bau, lx2 f.5 •2x2 EIO crystal, across. ...of Chalcopyrite. (16 level, Sim.ms Lade, Geevor Mine ,Cornwall) size reflects the area of botryoidal...80 lxl f.9 platy qrey-brown 5mm f.2.50 coverage Mine, small crystals of brown Devon) copper coloured...Cornwall) f.4 2x2 f7 metallic (Pyrite like) No 2 Mine, Chibougamau, lem rock. (Mt micros w1th Unusual |  | | Catalog/List | | Back Cover COVER PHOTOGRAPH: _ VANADINITE Apache mine, near Globe, Gila County, Arizona. Sharp hexagonal...ADAMITE A basic arsenate of zinc. Mexico Durango, Mapimi, mina Ojuela. Green-gray to red-brown crystalled...rich ................. 1.50 . 25 Mexico Durango, Mapimi, mina Ojuela. White-to-pale yellow sheave-like...groups on limonite ................ Mexico Durango, Mapimi, mina Ojuela. Brilliant lime-yellow prismatic...Gold Hill mine. .50 2.50 Transparent xls on limonite with austinite CUPROADAMITE Mexico Durango, Mapimi |  | | Catalog/List | | times. NmTEMBEh 1974. 1. ADAMITE. Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico. Bright, transparent light yellowish...- 2txltxl". £3. )0. 4. AF,SENOPYhITE. Kassandra Mine, Stradouiki, Greece. Bright, metallic, silvery twinned...Limonite. 2x2". £).)0. 8. ATACAMITE. Duke of Cornwall Mine, Kadina, S. Australia. Brigh e , deep green, botryoidal...BARYTO~LCITE. Admiralty Flats, Nentsberry Hag6s Mine, Nr.Alston, Cumberland. Unusual, whitish, intergrown...Jasper. 2tx2". £5.50. N.TIVE BISMUTH. Bow Creek Mine, Deepwater, N.S. Wales, .u~tralia. Superb, ~oarsely |  | | Catalog/List | | ···· 36 2 Fl/R ALABANDITE Manganese sulfide Mexico Puebla, Mina Preciosa Sangue de Cristo ~rly pure...White xlline with cymatolite, good study ... New Mexico Taos County, near Dixon Nearly pure white xlline...sodium and iron California San Benito River, Gem mine Black prismatic xls imbedded in syenite CROSSITE...iron silicate California San Benito County, Gem mine Compact blue-gray mass with natrolite ..... . GRUNERITE...GRUNERITE Basic iron silicate Michigan Champion, Spons mine White-tan fibrous aggregates in magnetite with stilpnomelane |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | non-pleochroic, fibrous mineral from the Christmas mine, Gila Co., Arizona. Strongest X-ray powder lines...Bezsmertny, i978. aggregates from the Buca della Vena mine, Zap. 107, 31 o and 51 o (Bnnn6nncKnv).A mineral...91~ 52', fl 94 ~ 4o', the Moctezuma gold mine, Sonora, Mexico, give 7 82~ 27'. Composition [CuAI(SO4)2C1...M. A. Lamphere, rosettes from the Brosso pyrite mine, Piemont, R. C. Erd, and M. C. Blake Jr, 1978. Earth...1 Beta-zussmanite. R. Muir-Wood, 1979. M.M. 43, mine occurs. [M.A. 8o-2238.] 259. An unnecessary name |  | | Book (edition) | | greys Felbertalite Braggite Lindströmite Bismuthinite strong, from greyish brown to greyish blue... Mineral Descriptions Molybdenite in Graphite; Bogala Mine, Sri Lanka 51 Copper, native Synonym(s): Cuivre...of cuprite (bluish grey); North Mine (North Broken Hill Mine; NBH Mine), Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co.,...vein in jasper (red internal reflections); Madenköy Mine, Çayeli, Rize Province, Black Sea Region, Turkey...argentite reaction rim (greenish grey; arg); Monte Narba Mine, San Vito, Cagliari Province, Sardinia, Italy; PPL |  | | Catalog/List | | 3. 4. 1/ 5· 6. 8. 9. 10. ALTAITE. smuggler Mine, Balarat, Boulder Cty., Colorado, U.S.A. Rich metallic...under ultra-violet light. 4x2". £6. AZURITE. Tynagh Mine, Co.Galway, Eire. Sparkling blue crystals with minor...limonitic gossan. 3tx2tx2" • £8. AZURITE. TL~g Tang Mine, Gwennap, Cornwall. Thin blue coatings inter-mixed...17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 24. 25· BISMUTHINITE. Old Pool Mine, Illogan, Cornwall. Delicate silvery...with minor Feldspar. Hxl". 80p. BORNITE. Levant Mine, Pendeen, Cornwall. Pure massive , with bright irridescent |  | | Book | | Crystals up to 140mm (5½ in) long occurred in the Ray mine and in Bisbee, Arizona, USA. Very fine spinel-law...Dendritic aggregates from Batopilas, Chihuahua, Mexico, reached up to 150 mm (6 in). Crystals and aggregates...100 mm (4 in) long, come also from the San Genaro Mine in Huancavelica and Uchucchaqua, Peru. New finds...Dorado, California, US.A. Gold, 68 mm, Eagle's Nest Mine, California, US.A. Gold gold on it. Typical aggregates...many localities in California, USA (Colorado Quartz mine, Nigger Hill and others). Fine leaf gold comes from |  | | Catalog/List | | massive, green 2 variety ADAMITE: Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico. crystals ADAMITE,variety CUPROAN:Gold...Index, Washington, USA. crystals ALBITE: Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Quobcc, Canada. crystals ALBITE: St....good crystal sections AS ,'\BOVE ALGOOONITE:Calumot Mine, Michigan, USA. massive ALL'\NITE: . Quadeville...1-:incrva .i'l Mine, Cavo-ln-Rock, Illinois, USA. good crystals ALT/1ITE: Hilltop Mine, Organ Mountain...Wickcnburg, Arizona, USA. massiv0 ALUNOGEN fuxtor l/7 Mine, san Rafael Sw01l, Utah, USA. massivo AMBER: Phillipina |
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