 | | Journal (issue) | | large mass of native copper in the Quincy mine ca. 1918. (Michigan Technological University Archives, Houghton)...Donald Pearce (1941-1989) The “Copper King” The MICHIGAN COPPER COUNTRY L. W i l s o n New Mexico Bureau...t a n l e y J. D y l II Seaman Mineral Museum Michigan Technological University % 1992 T h e M in e...crystal group, 13.6 cm, from an unknown mine in the Michigan Copper Country. Richard A. Kosnar collection;...wrote the classic work on the copper deposits of Michigan in 1929. Photo by Wendell E. Wilson. TENT . |  | | Book | | Mineralogy of Michigan by E. W. Heinrich updated and revised • by George W. Robinson M By E W~ Hellnr]ch...Museum Michigan Technological University Houghton, Michigan 49931 2004 © MINERALOGY OF MICHIGAN 3 FOREWORD...FOREWORD Michigan has a long and varied geologic history that includes repeated episodes of volcanism...before the first Europeans set foot here. When Michigan became a state in 1837, one of the first actions...and we continue to learn more about them today. Michigan minerals helped to build the state and nation |  | | Catalog/List | | wire silver growing atop calcite crystals with acanthite. This represents one of the most attractive examples...absolutely perfect rhombs of white calcite with sharp crystals of gray acanthite to the left. Situated in...it appears to be - an old, gnarly tree with two white boulders at the base of the trunk. It ilso hosts...QUARTZ RHODOCHROSITE District Mine. Climax Climax olTolg-Yole Lake. County. ncredibly difficult it is...years to find a specimen rhombs rhombs Climax Mine, ot rhodochrosite $50 OOU 60.000 Ex The |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Survey, National Center-MS 954, Reston, VA 22092, USA (Received October 10, 1990; accepted after revision...Survey, National Center--MS 954, Reston, VA 22092, USA. tinent rift system (MRS) of North America is one...sulfide and native copper deposits of the White Pine mine area, and Cu-Ni sulfide deposits in the Duluth... ONIARIO WISCONSIN 3.6-1.85 1.85 'li'J i MICHIGAN ILLINOIS 1.5-1.4 i i 1.1 j ' i IZ IIII i...Locationof the rift south of LakeSuperiorin Minnesota,Michigan,Wisconsin,Iowa, Nebraska, and Kansas is inferred |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | COPPER-BEARING FISSURE VEINS Keweenaw County, Michigan Downloaded by [University of Delaware] at 05:05...crystallized copper specimen came from the Central mine and was in the collection of Donald C. Gabriel....exploration 2. Cliff mine 3. Phoenix group of mines 4. Central mine 5. Northwestern mine 6. Central exploration...Resolute mine 9. Hard Rock fissure 10. Iron City (Empire) mine 11. Cape mine 12. Copper Falls mine 13. Clark...Clark mine 14. Point prospect 15. Mendota mine 16. Gull Rock fissure and Laker pocket Figure 3. A 1900 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | (MarcWApril 1993). GE ON OM i I - Getchell mine, Potosi district (PO) GI - Gilbert district GO...(now White Pine, WP) Iron Hat district - Jarbidge district KL - Klondyke district KM - Killie mine, Spruce...district Majubo Hill mine, Antelope district MH MN Manhattan district MO - Moonlight mine, Disaster district...district (DS) MR - Morey district MU - Muncy Creek, White Pine district Downloaded by [University of Connecticut]... - BM - BR BU CA CC CI CL CN CO - April Fool mine, Delamar district (DE) Aspen district Austin district |  | | Report (issue) | | 31 University of Nevada Press, Reno, Nevada 89557 USA Copyright © 2004 by University of Nevada Press Photographs...Scovil, Storm Sears, Jeffrey Weissman, and Sugar White copyright © 2004 unless otherwise noted Map of Mining...Olivenite, 1.6-cm cluster, Majuba Hill Mine, Antelope district, Pershing County. N. Prenn collection. Photograph... Davis The Goodsprings (Yellow Pine) Mining District, Clark County John C. Kepper 91 References ...COLOR PLATES (following page 242) Gold, Mexican Mine Gold, Majuba Placer Pyromorphite after Galena with | | | Report (issue) | | 3i University of Nevada Press, Reno, Nevada 89557 USA Copyright© 2004 by Uni versity of Nevada Press Photographs...Scovil, Storm Sears, Jeffrey Weissman, and Sugar White copyright © 2004 unless o therwise noted Map of...te, r.6-cm cluster, Majuba Hill Mine, Antelope district, Pershing County. N. Prenn coJlection. Photograph... Vavis The Goodsprings (Yellow Pine) Mining District, Clark County John C. Kepper MINERAL CATALOG ...ustrations COLOR PLATES (follow,ng puge 242 I Acanthite -\gardite Aln1andine-Spessarttne Annabergi te |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Paao ama, Clark County. Walt Lombard0 specimen, Jeff Scovil photo. Churchill County Chalk Mountain District...District Chalk Mountain mine: calcite, cerussite, chlorargyrite, descloizite, galena, hemimorphite, leadhillite...Quartz, 14.2 cm across, Newbeny Mountains,Clark County. Steve Scott specimen, Jeff Scovil photo. Figure...Clinotyrolite spray, 3.4 mm across, Lovelock mine, Churchill County. Figure 2 (bottom). Wulfenite, 1.1 mm high...high, Chalk Mountain, Churchill County. Dan Behnke specimens and photos. Hot Springs Iron meteorite |  | | Journal (issue) | | Elder, Audrey E. Smith P.O. Box 234 Crystal Falls, Michigan 49920 shawncarlson@hotmail.com markelder@juno...gold prospect is located in central Dickinson County, Michigan, approximately ten kilometers north of the...the dominant exposed bedrock in this part of the county. Excavated near the tum of the 20th century, the...obvious even when visiting some of the Garland County mines. I also planned to do some Magnet Cove collecting...who erroneously attempted to follow placer gold up Pine Creek-failing to recognize that in recently-glaciated |  | | Catalog/List | | highly textural Gold anchored by its matrix of white and charcoal gray Quartz. The naturally complex...Gold Nugget Bullfrog Mountains Death Valley Nevada, USA This unique and complex Gold nugget is rather leafy...Windy Point Mine Humboldt Co. Nevada, USA This brassy Gold specimen from the Windy Point Mine in Nevada...enlargeable images, and bid online. 72011 Gold Red Ledge Mine (Bank Mining Company), Mack House Alleghany Mining...Sierra Co. California, USA This foil of leafy Gold is from the Red Ledge Mine and should be considered |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | at 07:53 01 January 2015 Bournonite Yaogangxian Mine, Chenzhou, Hunan Province, China T here are certain...clearly the most prolific being the Yaogangxian mine, Hunan Province. (Additional locality information...Hawk mine, Blue Hill, Maine; New York City, New York; an unspecified locality in Chester County, Pennsylvania;...Cofer deposit in the Mineral district of Louisa County, Virginia, where it occurs with tetrahedrite; and...occurrences of Sevier County and with tetrahedrite and galena in Montgomery County, Arkansas. Fine bournonite |  | | Journal (issue) | | scepter with pyrite, 7 cm, from Spruce Ridge, King County, Washington; Rick Dillhoff collection; Jeff Scovil...noted) (top row, from left) Acanthite with silver, 2.6 cm, from the Uchucchacua mine, Peru; Allan Young collection...beautiful quartz specimens from Denny Mountain and King County, Washington, and the zeolites from the coastal...Alaska, ca. 1906. She organized her own company to mine the garnets, and may have distributed thousands...that men would be hired as laborers to work the mine and help develop it, but that no men would be involved |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | DIVERSITY IN A HYDROTHERMAL VEIN-TYPE DEPOSIT: THE CLARA MINE, SW GERMANY, AS A TYPE EXAMPLE GREGOR MARKL§ Universität...Germany ABSTRACT The Clara baryte-fluorite-(Ag-Cu) mine exploits a polyphase, mainly Jurassic to Cretaceous...ashes introduced into the exploited parts of the mine resulted in fluoride assemblages of alkali and alkaline...centimeter scale. Unusual mineral diversity at the Clara mine therefore develops from a combination of diverse...fluids and anthropogenic additions. Keywords: Clara mine, fluids, supergene, mineral diversity, hydrothermal |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA 98225, USA resulted from redistribution of earlier copper and...are undefined down-dip to the northeast and the mine workings will eventually reach maximum economic...to the Zambian copper belt (Annels 1974), White Pine, Michigan (Brown 1971), Spar Lake, Montana (Hayes...Rotliegendes are overlain by less than 1 m to over 40 m of white sandstone (Weissliegendes) (Fig. 3) which lacks...K Konrad mine in the North-Sudetic Trough; Lf Lubichowa field; GjGrodziec field; Lm Lena mine; Nm Nowy |  | | Journal (issue) | | offerings. Mike Whitton, a long-time St. Lawrence County resident and field collector, was sti ll setting...local pastor. Knowing my interest in St. Lawrence County specimens, he showed me a large calcite cleavage...recovered from the then St. Joe Lead mine in Balmat, St. Lawrence County, New York. Being a crystal guy I...Natural History, the A. E. Seaman Mineral Museum at Michigan Tech, and the New York State Museum, the same...from the Zinc Corporation of America mine, Baima!, St. Lawrence County, New York. M. Walter photo. (Continues |  | | Journal (issue) | | difficult to define. Certainly there are many other white metals, but the eye discerns a warm richness to...Menlo Park, CA Donald R. Peacor University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Ml George W. Robinson Natl. Museums...R. Kampf Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County George Robinson National Museums of Canada Arthur...............................19 by O. Johnsen Michigan Native silver occurrences in the copper mines...Islet Famous mineral localities: the Silver Islet mine, O n ta rio ............... 49 by W. E. Wilson |  | | Book | | approximately 5 cm taii and is from the Eagle's Nest mine, Piacer County, California. Ross Beaty Collection. Photograph............. . ORE FORMING MINERALS . .....2 Acanthite/Argentite . Arsenopyrite ...... , ••• , . . ....References: Chace F.M. (1956) Abbreviations in field and mine geclogical mapping. Economic Geclogy, v. 51, p....Atlas E :.~ I: .. ORE FORMING MINERALS ~ Acanthite ~ (aca) Environment: Epithermal, vein ~ Monoclinic...Occurrence f: i A significant ore of silver. acanthite occurs with native silver and other silve r-bearing |  | Price, Jonathan G., Henry, Christopher D., Castor, Stephen B., Garside, Larry, Faulds, James E. (1999) Geology of Nevada With excellent rock exposures in the desert, generally good access to collecting localities on public lands, and fine tourist attractions in the towns, Nevada is a wonderful state for rock and mineral enthusiasts. Rocks & Minerals, 74 (6) 357-363 doi:10.1080/00357529909605171 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Ruth, near Ely in White Pine County; copper-molybdenum ores north of Tonopah in Nye County: and tungsten...flow north into the Snake River in Idaho,and the White and Virgin Rivers in southeastern Nevada, which...Nevada became a state Beryl Ruby Mountains, Elko County (in pegmatite) in 1864, during the Civil War (hence...and quartz Eldorado and Newberry Mountains. Clark County (in cavities in granite) the motto “Battle Born”)...Orthoclase feldspar Goodsprings district. Clark County (in syenite) mineral wealth. The 1859 discovery |  | | Report (issue) | | Iron-black, tarnishing brown; in polished section, gray-white; deep green to brown and red in thin slivers. Luster:...36.83 99.94 100.81 100.00 36.85 (1) Arizona, USA. (2) Sotkamo, Finland. (3) MnS. Polymorphism & Series:...Association: Galena, chalcopyrite, sphalerite, pyrite, acanthite, tellurium, rhodochrosite, calcite, rhodonite...Yakumo and Inakuraishi mines, Hokkaido; the Taisei mine, Akita Prefecture; and many other localities in...Preciosa mine, Tlalchichuca, Puebla, and at Onovas, Sonora, Mexico. In the USA, in the Lucky Cuss mine, Tombstone |  | | Book | | variety, etc. T Tsumeb (vol. 8, no. 3) M y Michigan Copper Country (vol. 23, no. 2) Co. Company...five book-format issues (8/#3, Tsumeb; 23/#2, Michigan Copper Country; 23/#4, Yukon Phosphates; 24/#2...On a spectacular find of crocoite in the Adelaide mine, Dundas, Tasmania (by A. H. Chapman) 3:111-113 ADOLFSSON...the Howard-Montgomery quarry, Howard County, Maryland (by J. S. White) 25:53-54 AFGHANISTAN Famous mineral...AJO Famous mineral localities: the New Cornelia mine, Ajo, Arizona (by W. J. Thomas & R. B. Gibbs) 14:283-298 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | tetrahedrite and half tennantite, as demonstrated by White (1972). These specimens present the collector with...dilemma—how do you label them? Former curator John S. White solved that problem for the Smithsonian collection...name but a few, pyrite, chalcopyrite, galena, acanthite, sternbergite, enargite, bornite, covellite, calcite...tennantite crystals from the Champion lode, Clear Creek County, Colorado. Dave Bunk specimen, Jeff Scovil photo...tennantite crystals with quartz from the El Cobre mine, Concepción del Oro, Zacatecas, Mexico. Cal and |  | | Report (issue) | | 25%, (Co,Ni) 0.12%, insoluble 0.38%. (2) Veta Rica mine, Coahuila, Mexico; remainder is Cu. (3) Ag3 AsS3...Association: Silver, arsenic, xanthoconite, stephanite, acanthite, tetrahedrite, chlorargyrite. Distribution: Occurs...ore mineral. From Germany, in the Himmelsfürst mine, Erbisdorf, near Freiberg; and at Niederschlema... France. From Sarrabus, Sardinia, Italy. In the USA, in Colorado, at Red Mountain, San Juan Co., and...masses at the Poorman mine, Silver City district, Owyhee Co.; in Nevada, in the Star mine, Cherry Creek district |  | | Journal (issue) | | Mine Vol. 35 No. 1 January 2019 News The Mineral Collector's Newsletter $6.00 Albert Edward Foote...Congress representing the Anti-Monopoly Party (Sioux County Herald I 874). Luckily, he was unsuccessful at...NewYork. Silver Ore from the Eagle Mine Red Cliff District, Eagle County, Colorado Bob Werner werner@lcturbonet...location. The specimen came from the well-known Eagle Mine (fig. 2 on page 3) of Empire Zinc Company, a subsidiary...subsidiary of New Jersey Zinc Company. The mine is located at Gilman, Red Cliff District (also known as |  | | Report (issue) | | Talapoosa and Olinghouse districts and the Gooseberry mine. Northeast of Lovelock we pass through Roberts'...gravel pit in Holocene Truckee River gravel. The white beds visible on the right are Miocene rhyolitic...visible later. Diatomite (diatomaceous earth) is the white skeletal remains of microscopic organisms. It is...GOOSEBERRY mine is located about 9 miles to the south of this point. Production at the mine is from an...K-Ar methods . Ore minerals include native gold, acanthite, electrum and native silver. Sparse pyrite, chalcopyrite |
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