 | | Report (issue) | | MINERALS OF NEVADA MINERALS OF NEVADA Peer Hen By CASTOR oan eGORY.C.oFER DOCK NEVADA AND BUREAU... UNIVERSITY Reno & Las Vegas OF NEVADA PRESS GEOLOGY Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Special...University of Nevada Press, Reno, Nevada 89557 USA Copyright © 2004 by University of Nevada Press Photographs...otherwise noted Map of Mining Districts and significant mineral occurrences of Nevada by Nevada Bureau of Mines...Cataloging-in-Publication Data Castor, Stephen B, Minerals of Nevada / Stephen B. Castor and Gregory C. Ferdock.— Ist | | | Report (issue) | | MINERALS OF NEVADA MINERALS OF NEVADA STEPHEN B. CASTOR and G R EGOR Y C . F E R D OC K l NEVADA BUREAU...association with the UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA PRESS Reno & Las Vegas Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Special...University of Nevada Press, Reno, Nevada 89557 USA Copyright© 2004 by Uni versity of Nevada Press Photographs...Districts and si gnificant minernl occurrences of Nevada by Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology All rights reserved...-Publ ication Dat,i Castor, Stephen B. Minerals of Nevada/ Stephen B. Castor and Gregory C. Ferdock.- rst |  | | Book (volume) | | 5 = fii? i a j — » ya y _— ’* : i mine in. q)! Y eit iia -...Furcron, Chief Geologist of the Department of Mines, Mining and Geology; on the State of Michigan by Robert...Stevens Point, Wisconsin, and by A. L. Mahaffey of Nevada, Missouri. The well-known Texas agate localities...Kobuk jade locality. Descriptions of San Diego County, California, gemstones and the mines in which they...the generous assistance of many residents of that county. My special thanks are extended to Elbert H. McMacken |  | | Report (issue) | | Garnet Great Balls of Fire ISBN 978-0-9790998-4-7 Publisher Lithographie, LLC East Hampton, Connecticut...Connecticut, USA © 2008 by Lithographie, LLC P.O. Box 263 • East Hampton, CT 06424 • USA Phone 1.860.267 .1512...cm tall andradite on hematite is from the Wessels Mine near Hotazel in northern Cape Province, South Africa...Grossular on diopside; 7.1 cm tall Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Richmond County, Quebec, Canada Paul Stahl specimen...meter relay at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. Garnet Great Balls of Fire Contributors Lothar Ackermann |  | | Book (edition) | | interesting facts about the people involved in mining, current price lists of various stones, and numerous...from the Tourmaline Q ueen .1ine, Pala, San Diego County, California. From a pen-and-ink drawing by W. E...price increases, which make it more attractive to mine domestic deposits at a profit. Foreign labor is...information is included on the persons involved in mining the deposits, with dates and other pertinent information...Murphy, Nebraska Conservation and Survey Division, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, Harold Noble, Leo |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | FREDERICK (Mexican Mexico has been Spanish conquest; rieties amount. portant and in the would...cabinet, highly pink of Aztecs, See Gems garnet, Morelos, when gathered by or where Bohemian...superb they rarely ornamental rosolite, found in garnet, the occurs but while inent among these is...localities have been * of -stones place.* garnet-localities Topaz, Great interest the any Republics...but in ENGINEERS.] 1902 Stones Meeting, OF MINING By George F. now more Kunz, New 2 GEMS |  | | Book (volume) | | amethyst (left, upper group) which measures about 25 mm (1 in.) across. TOP GROUP. Green fluorite (121...particolor amethsyt (78.70 ct), Hallelujah Junction, Nevada; blue, cushion cut topaz (25.30 ct), Ramona, California;... Maine; round brilliant red-orange spessartine garnet (16.62 ct), Ramona, California; deep red cushion...(25.56 ct), Sweet Home Mine, Colorado; colorless scheelite (19.66 ct), Kern County, California; octagonal...Vivid blue matched benitoite gems from San Benito County, California, consisting of 52 benitoites and 75 |  | | Catalog/List | | resources of Montana, and the prevailing practice in mining and metallurgy”. $50.00 3. Allen, W.W. & R.B. Avery...materials. $30.00 6. Barton, D.B. ESSAYS IN CORNISH MINING HISTORY (2 Vol) Truro: Pub by author, 1968. 8...Very good. A collection of 12 essays on Cornish mining in two volumes. Includes the Cornish miner in fact...Australian copper; mine names in the west of England; some characters in Cornish mining; arsenic production...west Cornwall, seven more. $50.00 7. Beard, J.T. MINE GASES AND EXPLOSIONS NY: John Wiley 1st ed, 1908 |  | | Book | | Bay Press An imprint of Lhe Advantage Publishers Group 5880 Oberlin Drive. San Diego. CA 92121 -4794 w1V1v...similar properties. The silicates, being the largest group are further subdiv ided according to st ructure...uncombined in nature. 2 Sulphides contain the 52- group and are classed with arsenides, antimonides and...and tellurides. 3 Oxides contain the 02- group. 4 Carbonates, nitrates and borates s Sulphates 6...conglomerates. The southern shore of Lake Superior (USA) is the best location to find copper , allegedly | | | Book | | Bay Press An imprint of Lhe Advantage Publishers Group 5880 Oberlin Drive. San Diego. CA 92121 -4794 w1V1v...similar properties. The silicates, being the largest group are further subdivided according to structure. All...uncombined in nature. 2 Sulphides contain the 52- group and are classed with arsenides, antimonides and...and tellurides. 3 Oxides contain the 02- group. 4 Carbonates, nitrates and borates s Sulphates 6...conglomerates. The southern shore of Lake Superior (USA) is the best location to find copper, allegedly the |  | | Book | | BUTTERWORTHS GEM BOOKS GARNET JOHN DROUSE ♦ BUTTERWORTHS ◊ Butterworths Gem Books Edited by Peter...Peter G. Read Beryl John Sinkankas Garnet John D. Rouse Pearls, natural, cultured and imitation Alexander...Darragh Topaz D. B. Hoover Butterworths Gem Books Garnet John D. Rouse Butterworths London Boston Durban...Letchworth, Herts Preface Only a few books on garnet gemstones have been published up to the present...to answer all the questions one might have about garnet, but rather to stimulate the readers to explore |  | | Journal (issue) | | The Future of Leadville, Colorado A metal-mining district turns to tourism; by Steve Voynick REGULAR...TA ROSA , CALI FORNIA: Show; Gem Faire ; Sonoma County Fairgrounds , 1350 Bennell Valley Rd.: Fri . 12-7...IZO NA: 45th annual show · Gila County G em & Mineral Society; Gila County Fai r'. grounds, U.S. 60, 3 miles...& Mineral Society; Ame rican Le gion Hall , Bay County Fair Grounds, 15th SI. and Sherman Ave. ; Sat....com. 15-24-INDIO, CALIFORNIA: Show, "Riverside County Fair and National Da te Festi val"; Sa n Gorgonio | | | Book (volume) | | amethyst (left, upper group) which measures about 25 mm (I in.) across. TOP GROUP. Green fluorite (121...parricolor amethsyt (78. 70 et), Hallelujah Junction, Nevada; blue, cushion cut topaz (25 .30 et), Ra1nona,... Maine; round brilliant red-orange spessartine garnet ( 16.62 et), Ramona, California; deep red cushion...Vivid blue matched benitoite gems from Sai, Benito County, California, consisting of 52 benitoites and 75...gold. The necklace is 45 cm (18 in.) long. BOTTOM GROUP. Deep, spine! red oligoclase feldspar (5.04 et) |  | | Journal (issue) | | Mexico communities. October 2-6—San Bernardino County Fair, Victorville, California. October 3-4—Feast...El Cajon, Calif., for information). October 7-13—Nevada State Amateur Golf Tournament, Las Vegas, October...Dons and Pegleg Smith Liar's Contest, Borrego Springs, California. October 11-13—Fourth Annual Colorado...Seventh Annual Trailer Rally, Palm Springs, California. Pima County Fair, October 25-28 Tucson. October...31—Annual Chaves County Youth Parade and Hallowe'en Festival, Roswell, New Mexico. October 31—Nevada Day, Parade |  | | Book (edition) | | to civilization. . . it is clear that 1825 mining opened the West- . —Charles W. Henderson, 1933...Highlights in the history of New Mexico mineralogy and mining 3 5 Prehistoric utilization of minerals New...SUBDISTRICTS, CAMPS, ETC. 569 BIBLIOGRAPHY 597 MAP: Mining Districts of New Mexico in pocket II. PREFACE...highlights in the his- New Mexico mineralogy and mining— including a section on the prehistoric utilization...edition, 1892. A. H. Fay (1920) A glossary of the mining and mineral industry. R. E. Grim (1953) Clay |  | | Book | | grains are nothing else but garnets, the same 'garnet' which, when cut and mounted, can be seen in any...mica schist of quartz and mica, and eclogite of garnet and augite. There are also rocks which consist...times, and there is evidence of at least one flint mine dating from this period. Finely worked and polished...culture, derives its name from the saltmining district of Hallstatt in Upper Austria, where many prehistoric...have been made. In the course of present-day salt-mining, still flourishing there, traces of ancient workings |  | | Book | | minerals is described, together with the methods of mining them. Italics emphasize essential scientific terms...Heritage 2. PROSPECTING AND MINING . . . . .11 Prospecting Mining Milling, Smelting, Refining ...whatever its medicinal value, water from mineralized springs. A land deed that specifies “mineral rights” includes... Brazil; hematite, Elba; cassiterite, Bolivia; garnet, North Carolina; quartz, Brazil; right row: liquated...metallic. The mineral fuels belong to the second group of economic mineral products. Besides iron and copper |  | | Journal (issue) | | Cooper Nottingham, England Anthony R. Kampf L.A. County Mus. of Nat. Hist. Los Angeles, CA Joseph A. Mandarino...Six Articles Hubeite, a new mineral from the Daye mine near Huangshi, Hubei Province, China . . . . . ... . . . . 473 by R. H. Currier The Nueva Vizcaya mine, Burguillos del Cerro Badajoz, Spain . . . . . ...a certain state or mine, the minerals of a particular metal or compositional group, or a specific mineral...focused on gem crystals, such as beryl, tourmaline, garnet, etc. Then there are micromount collections which |  | | Book (edition) | | Gemmological Association of Great Britain; Dr. L. J. Spencer, translator of Bauer’s Precious Stones and secretary...the shell. “‘Adelaide ruby.’”’ Blood-red pyrope (garnet) from South Africa. adularescence (ad’-u-lar-es’-sence)...of sapphire, amethyst, emerald, ruby, topaz and garnet. Same as precious moonstone. See orthoclase...is better quality lapis lazuli from Badakshan district, of Afghanistan, or 2 DICTIONARY OF GEMS...resembles any variety of agate. aggregate. Ciuster or group. See crystalline aggregate. Ago Bay. Historically |  | | Journal (volume) | | By Eichard E. Chism, By George Frederick Kxjnz Mining Laws of Mexico. Precious Stones of Mexico. sion...By William P. . Blake, The Mining 94 100 140 156 163 179 216 District of Pachuca, Mexico. By Ezequiel...Ezequiel Ordon’EZ, Statistics of the Mining and Metallurgical Industry of the State of Nuevo Leon, Mexico...Mexico. By Edward Halse, Mexican Railroads and the Mining Industry. By Luis Salazar, Notes on the Potable...Harvey Weed, 396 444 vin CONTENTS. PAGE The District of Hidalgo Del Parral, Mexico, in 1820. By Norbeeto |  | | Journal (issue) | | Cooper Nottingham, England Anthony R. Kampf L.A. County Mus. of Nat. Hist. Los Angeles, CA Steven R. Morehead...E. Wilson The Minh Tien tourmaline mine, Luc Yen Mining District, Yenbai Province, Vietnam . . . . ....Tourmaline from the Minh Tien pegmatite, Luc Yen Mining District, Yenbai Province, Vietnam . . . . . . . . ...(Bunny later coauthored, with Richard W. Holmes, Mine and Mineral o he rea merican Ri .) Curtis had first...the desert about 10 miles from the famous Tiger mine, where he left a suicide note with his abandoned |  | | Report (volume) | | 4, 5, 8; Museum Paper, nos. 5, 6; County Report, no. 1 (Clay County). Montgomery, Ala. Alberta, Scientific...vols. 3-12. Tulsa, Okla. American Institute of Mining Engineers: Bulletin, nos. 145-156; Technical Publication...1-157; Transactions, vols. 60-76. New York. See also Mining and Metallurgy. American Journal of Science, 4th...vols. 9-17. San Francisco, Calif. California State Mining Bureau: Bulletins 79, 85-101. San Francisco, Calif...vols. 33-42. Ottawa, Ont Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy: Transactions, vols. 23-30; Monthly |  | | Report (issue) | | INTRODUCTION. reports are those on the Mercur district, by J. E. Spurr and S. F. Emmons; the Bingham...Bingham The senior author, J3. S. Butler, began district, by J. M. Boutwell, Arthur Keith, and field work on...deposits of Utah in the S. F. Emmons; the Park City district, by J. M. FIELD .WORK AND AUTHORSHIP. summer...farther north, including the Deep Creek, Fish Springs, Dugway, Silver Islet, Grouse Creek, Raft River...author, G. F. Loughlin, began work in the Tintic district in 1911 in collaboration with Waldemar Lindgren |  | | Journal (issue) | | were offered for sale by Gem Source, of Las Vegas, Nevada, and Bangkok, Thailand (again, see figure 1). According...1981).Astrid Corp., a member of the Golay Buchel group, produced diffusiontreated sapphires in Bangkok...No. 112, pp. 49-57. Herzberg C. (1981) Importers group warns of color-diffused sapphires. National Jeweler...a l l y hundreds of years after t h e Spanish conquest of t h e Aztecs, m a n y deposits of jadeite h...ailments. Between about 1300 B.C. and the Spanish conquest in the 16th century A.D., a number of highly civilized |  | | Journal (issue) | | Cooper Nottingham, England Anthony R. Kampf L.A. County Mus. of Nat. Hist. Los Angeles, CA Joseph A. Mandarino...Number Five Articles The Val Graveglia m anganese district, Liguria, I t a ly .............................Marchesini & R. Pagano The Shirley Ann claim, Inyo County, C a lifo r n ia ................................RHODOCHROSITE crystals to 1.6 cm, from the Uchucchacua district, Huanuco depart ment, Peru. (See vol. 28, no...Publishing P.O . B ox 37072 T ucson, Arizona 85740 USA Tel: (520) 798-1513/(520) 297-4862 FAX: (520) 79 |
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