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Quartz from
Midnight mine, Midnight, Anchor District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Midnight mine, Midnight, Anchor District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:225097
Long-form Identifier:1:3:225097:7
GUID (UUID V4):4a209a71-5e00-4803-b5d7-78c2ba0711d1
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
1.2km (0.7 miles) Little Gem prospect (?), Midnight, Anchor District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
1.5km (0.9 miles) Big Five prospect (Oro Fino prospect; Orofino prospect), Midnight, Anchor District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) Deldosso prospect, Bitter Creek, Anchor District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
2.8km (1.8 miles) Independence mine, Bitter Creek, Anchor District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
3.1km (1.9 miles) Criterion claim, La Belle, Anchor District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) Cora Gibson prospect, Bitter Creek, Anchor District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
3.5km (2.2 miles) Neptune prospect (Scavarda prospect), Bitter Creek, Anchor District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
3.6km (2.2 miles) Memphis mine, Bitter Creek, Anchor District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
3.6km (2.2 miles) Memphis mine, Red River Mining District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
3.8km (2.3 miles) June Bug prospect, Bitter Creek, Anchor District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Report (issue)
BULLETIN 71 Mineral Resources of Taos County, New Mexico by JOHN H. SCHILLING Description of mineral...RESOURCES NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING & TECHNOLOGY CAMPUS STATION SOCORRO, NEW MEXICO NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE...Burroughs ...........................Governor of New Mexico Tom Wiley .................................................... Albuquerque For sale by the New Mexico Bureau of Mines & Mineral Resources Campus Station..................................... Ore-bearing quartz veins ........................................
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
by the subsequent crystallization of (Li-free) quartz and feldspars to the point of producing the Li-rich...of most occurrences (12.5 × 8 cm) from the Tanco mine, Bernic Lake, Manitoba. (c) A large crystal of muscovite...a miarolitic cavity (16 × 12 × 12 cm), Himalaya mine, Mesa Grande, California; the yellow arrow shows...succession reflects the incompatible nature of Li in the quartz and feldspars that constitute the bulk of the pegmatite...increase in the melt as the crystallization of quartz and feldspars proceeds (see fig. 4 of London 2013)
Report (issue)
of Costilla and Latir Peak Quadrangles, Taos County, New Mexico BY PHILIP F. McKINLAY Geology and ore deposits...deposits of the north half of the Taos Range of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and the Costilla Plain...Plain to the west Prepared cooperatively by New Mexico Bureau of Mines & Mineral Resources and the United...RESOURCES NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING & TECHNOLOGY CAMPUS STATION SOCORRO, NEW MEXICO NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE...SIMMS ........................... Governor of New Mexico MRS. GEORGIA L. LUSK .......................
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
leaf gold, smoky quark, and turquoise specimens, New Mexico boasts an array of mineral species. RAMON S....Albuquerque, New Mexico 87110 THE PURPOSE OF THIS INDEX is to provide a comprehensive listing of New Mexico...Particular attention was directed toward incorporating new information on discoveries and occurrences, although...to compile all of the mineral occurrences in New Mexico-a venture of that magnitude is beyond the scope...Minerals of New Mexico is the basic reference for locations. Abstracts from the New Mexico mineral symposia
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
cm, Garnet Ledge dike, Little Three mine, Ramona, San Diego County, California. Varieties of elbaite:...elbaite: (c) rubellite, 10 cm, Himalaya mine, Mesa Grande, California, found by Ralph Potter in 1958, William...terminated, 6 cm, 1991 London Pocket, Little Three mine, Ramona, California; (e) indicolite, 5.6 cm, Aracuai...rubellite, 4 cm, Tourmaline Queen mine (1972), Pala district, San Diego County, California, Jesse Fisher and...with layers of tourmaline (black) and quartz (gray), Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia, John Slack
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
pegmatite mine, Oxford County, Maine (Wise et al. 1994; Wise and Rose 2000); the Harding pegmatite, Taos County...County, New Mexico (Chakoumakos and Lumpkin 1990); Strickland-Cramer pegmatite, Portland, Connecticut;...Connecticut; Midnight Owl pegmatite, White Picacho District, Arizona (London and Burt 1982); the Black Mountain pegmatite...Wise 2001); and the Pulsifer quarry, Androscoggin County, Maine (King and Foord 1994; Harvard Mineralogical...Rakovan and Hughes 2000), and one from the Dwyer Mine, Wilberforce, Ontario. Durango fluorapatite (E.J
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
mainly by beryl, potash and sodaclase feldspars, quartz, spodumene, and the micas biotite, muscovite, and... or diversely oriented. A few species, notably quartz, beryl, and amblygonite, also occur as huge anhedral...accomplished solely in a fluid environment, or was each new THE GENESIS OF PEGMATITES JO5 crystal lattice...from a mass of pegmatite in northwestern Riverside county, california. He clearly recollects his chagrin...results of his operations at the Harding mine in northern New Mexico. The writer also has profited from discussionsin
Report (issue)
Bikita, Zimbabwe. (2) Kings Mountain, North Carolina, USA. (3) LiAlSiO4 : Occurrence: In lithium-rich pegmatites...petalite, amblygonite, lepidolite, quartz. Distribution: In the USA, from Branchville, Fair¯eld Co., Connecticut;...Stra®ord Co., New Hampshire; in the Harding pegmatite, Dixon, Taos Co., New Mexico; in the Midnight Owl pegmatite...pegmatite, Maricopa Co., Arizona; and in the Foote mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland Co., North Carolina....albite. Type Material: Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA, 2.4206, 2.4208, 2.4209. References:
Report (issue)
Eagle Nest Area New Mexico Photo on title page: Lake Fork valley from Frazer mine, Twining Fairview...Fairview Mountain at right NEW MEXICO STATE BUREAU OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 94 1972 GEOLOGY...EAGLE NEST AREA, NEW MEXICO by KENNETH F. CLARK and CHARLES B. READ iv New Mexico State Bureau of Mines...Resources Don H. Baker, Jr., Director A Division of New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Stirling A...OF REGENTS Ex Officio Bruce King, Governor of New Mexico Leonard DeLayo, Superintendent of Public Instruction
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
across, Up to Date mine, Bald Mountain, Caribou area, Grand Island district, Boulder County. Specimen owner...a major factor influencing the precipitation of new mineral suites. Third, time and the rate of erosion...minerals of the deposit and in the process form new, silver-enriched, replacement mineral assemblages...the deep crust below present-day Colorado and New Mexico had started to develop a slight tear. By 28 million...Silver, 7 cm high, Midnight mine, Richmond Hill area, Aspen district, Pitkin County. Specimen owner anonymous
Report (issue)
BULLETIN 39 The Metal Resources of New Mexico and Their Economic Features Through 1954 A revision of...RESOURCES NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING & TECHNOLOGY CAMPUS STATION SOCORRO, NEW MEXICO NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE...THE HONORABLE EDWIN L. MECHEM………...Governor of New Mexico MRS. GEORGIA L. LUSK ......................Superintendent...Dealing With the Geology and Mineral Resources of New Mexico ...................................................................... 4 METAL RESOURCES OF NEW MEXICO.............................................
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Fluorescent Forum MANUEL ROBBINS Manning Lane Cherry Hill. New Jersey 08003 Downloaded by [University Library Utrecht]...typically occurs in irregularly shaped masses with quartz and feldspar and is commonly opaque and slightly...distinguishable from the accompanying feldspar or gray quartz. However, when placed under shortwave ultraviolet...of massive fluorescent apatite are numerous. In New Hampshire, it is found at the Hamm quarry in Wakefield...at the Harding mine in Taos County, New Mexico; the Midnight Owl mine in Yavapai County, Arizona; and
Journal (issue)
SENSATIONALLY NEW FREE 56 PAGE FALL CATALOG This unique catalog is SVV'xll" in size. It is profusely...ask for wholesale discount sheets POLY ARBORS AT NEW LOW PRICES illustration at right shows 1—POLY D12...for SI.00 or $4.50 per doz. plus 20% Fed. Iv Tax. NEW BOOK OFFERS ESTWING ALL STEEL ROCKHOUND PICKS Gift...Calif. Dec. 2 — San Antonio Day at La Loma, near Taos, N.M. Firelight procession. Dec. 6—Hike up Murray...Dec. 12—Feast Day of Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe. Taos and Santa Fe, N.M. Dec. 13 — Hike up Eagle Canyon
Book
or Operators AND POSTOFFICE ADDRESSES (Yavapai County) Copyright RUSSELL H. J 903 MILLWARD PRESCOTT...#;^ XXc. No. a. PREFACE Yavapai, the treasure county of Arizona, has developed beyond the speculative...its The records give and operators than to this county a greater is October 298 1, were 1876, of...three counties in Arizona. 7, now regarded is county of Yavapai. and recorded In the Territory, Since...importance located between the long boundary of Yavapai county. The selection of the groups of mines, including
Report (issue)
DEVELOPMENTS IN THE ASPEN DISTRICT, COLORADO By ADOLPH INTRODUCTION \ , The Aspen district of Colorado was mapped...the United States Geological Survey to visit the district, and he did so in July, 1923. The only topographic...by the writer in the vicinity of the Little Annie mine, or Kichmond Hill. Plate 1 is a composite geologic...mining developments in the southern part of the district, the correlation of the occurrence of ore in the...\ 1 Spurr, J. E., Geology of the Aspen mining district, Colo.: U. S. Geol. Survey Mon. 31, 1898. 1 *
Catalog/List
COMPANY 2 Fl/R. ADAMITE A basic arsenate of zinc Mexico Durango, Mapimi, Mina Ojuela ~enish-gray to reddish-brown...crystalled on limonit'e ...................... . Mexico Durango, Mapimi, Mina Ojuela White to very pale...crystal groups on limonite .................. . Mexico Durango, Mapimi, Mina Ojuela ~lliant lime-yellow...on limonite ....... . Utah Toelle County, Gold Hill, Gold Hill mine --=.rransparent micro crystals on...Copper aluminum silicate' Arizona Pima County, Ajo, New Cornelia mine Sky blue micro xls and coatings on
Catalog/List
aupplied. Usually; the ■ine ~e ■ountain range, county and state will be furnished with speci■ens. PRIES:...This list is constantly b:?ing n1odifiecl, Hi th new pieces added and others being deleted (which is why...addition, or new stock. IF YAU ARE IN THE AREA: He i nv i tr': you t c drop liy and ~ et: our new H ineral...sure we are ho111e (we1re u~u.illy up ti!! about midnight). qJANIITY PURCHASES: Many species listed ,ire...Champion Mine Utah Crystal Peak,CO Four Peaks Horseshoe Dam Spain Maine Carter Mine,NC Champion Mine Grants
Journal (issue)
other than Earl Parot, who is a personal friend of mine and whom I esteem very highlyOf course you have...along with you there will be no difficulty. —K.H. Mine was Too Rich . . . Pasadena, California Dear Mr...general agreement in this part of the country that the new army car, known around the posts as the Jeep or Jitterbug...traveling on foot towards Needles from the Black Metal mine of Pete McGuire down the river, he came upon the...Deer season in Ruidoso and Sacramento areas, New Mexico. Special permit applications from state game
Report (issue)
Distinct. n = 2.30(5) Anisotropism: Noticeable; midnight-blue. R1 –R2 : (400) 18.5–21.3, (420) 18.4–21...3.3863(4) Z=2 X-ray Powder Pattern: Ojuela mine, Mexico. 3.500 (100), 2.793 (94), 1.855 (80), 2.469...PbO2 CuO (1) 99.6 0.1 Total 99.7 (1) Ojuela mine, Mexico; by electron microprobe. Polymorphism & Series:... murdochite, pyromorphite, wulfenite, calcite, quartz. Distribution: From Leadhills, Lanarkshire, and...Scotland. In the Tchah Milleh mine, near Anarak, and the Dareh Zandjir mine, near Anjireh, Iran. From Tsumeb
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
where found, they occur chiefly in or neir the quartz cores as very late minerals in the pegmatite. Bismuth...the past from a few pegmatites near Ticonderoga, New York in the United States, but not in recent times...in Queensland, and at Kingsgate in the New England Range in New South Wales. Gold In 1911, native gold...Union County, Georgia. It was also formerly mined from a pegmatite at Pinetuckey, Randolph County, Alabama;...pegmatite on the dump of the King Mine in the Shelby-Hickory District of North Carolina. Free gold has
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
economic byproduct from a few pegma­ tites in New Mexico and Colorado; also from Brazil, Australia, etc...and Cooper in Maine; and from the berylmolybdenite mine near Mr. Antero, Colo­ rado. It is an economic mineral...peg­ matite in the Temiskaming District in Canada, in the tin district in the Trans­ vaal, South Africa;...pegmatite at the Ben Nevis Mine on San Augustin Peak in the Organ Mountains, New Mexico. ARGENTITE, a silver...on San Augustin Peak in the Organ Mountains, New Mexico. CHALCOCITE, a copper sulfide, has been noted
Catalog/List
supplied. Usually; the ■ine naae ■ountain range, county and state will be furnished with speci1ens. PRICES:...unable to furnish. NEW SP[CIHENS: This list is constantly being modified, uith new pieces added and others...addition, or new stock. IF YOU ARE IN THE ARCA: We invite you to drop liy and see our new Mineral Display...cleavages - good specinens AIALUSIIE Pseudonorhinq to Quartz, greyish xis interlaced on massive ANDER SONIIE...MR Vol 11,, pg 115 M • Af!/\GONITE from Mexico & the Weldon Mine were misidentified!!-Sorry, but it's Calcite
Catalog/List
supplied. Usually; the ■ine naael aountain range, county and state will be furnished with speciNns. txlegy...SP[Cil£NS: This list is constantly being nodified, with new pieces added and others being deleted (which is why...the specinens nane signifies a recent addition, or new stock. lG $ss ARE IN £X£ cxg c U •F invite you to...}FX9Hine,Hx t 9X j z • Fw DFz: xjµ X F€ k L\ F tX 9\ F{ Mine xj BV e 9\ D€ Hi, Magaa p L \F k 9w {zFX X :e s...zj \ L{F /µKLBK GX New Mexi 12.50 2.50 E? IO € ;EEc c x l£g :??j \
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
June 2016 The San Pedro Mine Santa Fe County Gold, Japan-law twinned quartz, pyrite, specular hematite...this centuries-old mine. MICHAEL R. SANDERS 410 Richmond Place NE Albuquerque, New Mexico 87106 PRIOR TO...specimens beginning in the early 1980s, the San Pedro mine was not widely known among the collecting community...addition to gold, this mine has also produced excellent specimens of Japan-law twinned quartz crystals, large...Geographic Setting The San Pedro mine is located in the New Placers district in the San Pedro Mountains-an
Journal (issue)
the waiting West. And once again the desert day is new. DESERT SUNSET By KENNETH W. PAULI Stanford, California...night. SHADOW CLAN By ALICE BRILEY Albuquerque, New Mexico At dusk, the ancient gods return To walk their...STRANGE WAYS By GRACE BARKER WILSON Kirtland, New Mexico The desert ways are strange ways, Harsh, silent...Spring Corn Dance, San Felipe Indian Pueblo, New Mexico. May 1-2—Turtle Races and Western Parade, Joshua...3 — Ceremonial Races, 8:3010:00 a.m., Taos Pueblo, New Mexico. MAY, 1954 COVER Saguaro Blossoms by
 
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