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Obsidian from
Hidalgo, Mexico


Locality type:State
Classification
Type:Obsidian
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Obsidian data
Locality Data:Click here to view Hidalgo, Mexico
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:356916
Long-form Identifier:1:3:356916:0
GUID (UUID V4):a3cea858-f0e5-472b-a877-d36370e54e12
Localities for Obsidian in this Region
Sierra de Las Navajas, Hidalgo, Mexico
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
an unusually significant group of obsidians from Mexico. The mineral identity and relationships of these...crystallite resembling a bunch of hairs, common in obsidian" (Webster, 1933,p. 2196)' Microlites in glassy...this study are entirely unaltered. Someof the obsidian studied (the so-calledmarekan- MICROLITES 725...beenshown to be the result of hydration of the obsidian (Rossand Smith, 1955).However, this hydration...from the Bear Springs area, Valles Mountains, New Mexico, accompanying prismatic pyroxenes were not altered
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
No. 3 T H E OBSIDIAN MINES O F HIDALGO, MEXICO BY W. H. HOLMES A recent visit t o Mexico afforded the...Flowers,” in the state of Morelos, and the obsidian mines of Hidalgo. These studies have confirmed his previously...tribes of the southern part of the great plateau of Mexico, and have enabled him t o form a still more vivid...than was possible without such observation. The obsidian mines alone will receive attention in this place...to the obsidian workings. 405 406 A MEh’lCA N ANTHROPOLOGIST IN. s., 2, 1c)oo Obsidian was extensively
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Chromatic Features of the Obsidian of Sierra de las Navajas (Hidalgo, Mexico) Paola Donato 1 , Sandro...Chromatic Features of the Obsidian of Sierra de las Navajas (Hidalgo, Mexico). Minerals 2022, 12, 177...Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México 04510, Mexico; barba@unam.mx CNR–Nanotec, University of Calabria...Antropología e Historia, Ciudad de México 06600, Mexico; alpastra@gmail.com Department of Informatics,...unical.it; Tel.: +39-329-9338189 Abstract: The obsidian of Sierra de las Navajas is well known for its
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
com/locate/gca Low-temperature isotopic exchange in obsidian: Implications for diffusive mechanisms Lawrence...hydrated rim on a geological or archaeological obsidian sample can be used as a paleoclimatic monitor...and Smith, 1959, 1960; Riciputi et al., 2002). Obsidian hydration rates have been used as a chronometer...constrain ancient climatic conditions. The use of obsidian hydration rates for archaeochronometry received...suggested, however, that the isotopic approach to obsidian paleoclimatology (Friedman et al., 1993a,b) might
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
low-temperature hydration results among SiO2, obsidian, and albite compositions show distinct differences...high-temperature diffusive processes. Keywords: Obsidian, diffusion, water, hydration, glass transition...experiments reported here were performed using obsidian from the Pachuca source, located in the Sierra...Sierra Madre Oriental northeast of the Basin of Mexico, with the exception of some performed on synthetic...of the Pachuca source and the chemistry of the obsidian have been summarized by several authors (Holmes
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
GEORGE 55-93, Precious FREDERICK (Mexican Mexico has been Spanish conquest; rieties amount....Republics, precious those of Arizona and New Mexico tioned later. and of tecali, the so-called...there, Mexico, is opal, and the only important Navajoes. mineral va- many in country in Mexico prevalence...the richness and only yet occur, November, Mexico. of NEW KUNZ, famous for its but in ENGINEERS...identified with jade. of this remarkable stone OP MEXICO. Recent, studies cited are below. of the
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......... Rare Minerals ........................ Hidalgo del Parral District ....... Talamantes District...District..................... Route Map — Central Mexico 45 48-49 51 .51 51 52 SECTION 4 — Highways
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Sabloff Professor of Anthropology, University of New Mexico Andrew Sherratt Assistant Keeper, Department of...direct access? Industrial organization at the Melos obsidian quarries R. Torrence 49 Lithic material demand...and M. Bolognese 77 Preliminary report on the obsidian mines at Pico de Orizaba, Veracruz T. L. Stocker...State-controlled procurement and the obsidian workshops of Teotihuacan, Mexico M. W. Spence, J. Kimberlin, and...State-controlled procurement and the obsidian workshops of Teotihuacan, Mexico M. W. Spence, J. Kimberlin, and
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
border in the boot heel region of southwestern New Mexico K. E. Zeigler', P. Hogan^, C. Hughes^ and A. Kurota^...Contract Archeology, MSC 07 4230, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 87131, USA Received: 5 November...Americans in the Boot Heel of southwestern New Mexico. Thousands of artifacts were recorded in multiple...artifacts constructed from obsidian were transported into the region from northern Mexico and eastern Arizona...strategy in the Boot Heel region of southwestern New Mexico has largely gone untreated in the archaeological
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Hills of New Mexico. These were tested at controlled temperatures.The obsidian from Obsidian Ridge, with...hydrated glass) enclosing pelletlike nodules of obsidian (marekanite) which had escapedhydration. This...hightemperature volatiles as directly determined on obsidian of the nonhydrated marekanitesand as determined...Hvlnarrn Gr,essrs e.Nl Ossrtraxs Determinations on obsidian Determinations on hydrated glasses 1 z 3 4 6...Hondo, Valles Mountains, New Mexico. Obsidian Ridge, Valles Mountains, New Mexico. Cerro No Aqua, near Tres
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
The Ancient Aztec Obsidian Mines of the State of Hidalgo, Mexico.' The use of obsidian for the manufacture...common throughout Mexico. The only mine of importance so far discovered is that of Hidalgo, a hundred miles...miles northeast of the City of Mexico. The work on this site has been very extensive and the pittings cover...' The Obsidian Razor of the Aztecs.' The differences between the fracture of flint and obsidian were described...described and the excellence of obsidian as a material for the manufacture of knives and razors was demonstrated
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Nacional Autónoma de México, D. Coyoacán, 04510 D.F., Mexico *Corresponding author, e-mail: lalva@geofisica.unam...Nacional Autónoma de México, D. Coyoacán, 04510 D.F., Mexico Abstract: The Olmec culture arose and flourished...importation of iron-ore, minerals and stone, such as obsidian, greenstone, and mica, for sculptures, grinding...magnetism; Olmec culture; artifact provenance; Mexico. 1. Introduction The Olmec civilization arose...grinding tools, and of more distally procured obsidian, greenstone, mica and iron-ore minerals for domestic
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
its 200 pages. In his paper on ' Obsidian Mines of Hidalgo, Mexico,' Professor W. H. Holmes, of the National...the process employed by the natives in obtaining obsidian during the centuries necessary to produce the...and illustrated. A complementary article, ' The Obsidian Razor of the Aztecs,' by Dr. George Grant MacCurdy...describes and explains the distinguishing features of obsidian fracture, and shows that to them is due, in a...a measure at least, the excellence of obsidian as a material for knife and razor making. Early last spring
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
its 200 pages. In his paper on ' Obsidian Mines of Hidalgo, Mexico,' Professor W. H. Holmes, of the National...the process employed by the natives in obtaining obsidian during the centuries necessary to produce the...and illustrated. A complementary article, ' The Obsidian Razor of the Aztecs,' by Dr. George Grant MacCurdy...describes and explains the distinguishing features of obsidian fracture, and shows that to them is due, in a...a measure at least, the excellence of obsidian as a material for knife and razor making. Early last spring
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
THE ERUPTIVE ROCKS OF MEXICO. III of the recently published Bosquejo Geológico de consists of a study...Ezequiel Ordoñez of the eruptive México rocks of Mexico.1 This may be regarded as the most complete and...observations on the rocks of the silver-bearing regions of Mexico which are made with great accuracy and fullness...among the rocks of the silver-bearing regions of Mexico and their resemblance to those of Nevada and Germany...about the only authoritative one on the rocks of Mexico as a whole, which can be consulted. The names which
Journal (issue)
............ p. 12 AFMS: Collecting rules for obsidian.......... p. 14 EFMLS: Safety matters—Tough guy...Valentine’s Day! er! Vanadinite was first reported in Mexico by Professor A.M. del Río in 1801 even before the...chemistry and mineralogy at the School of Mines of Mexico in Zimapán. He tested the new mineral and revealed...Municipalidad de (municipality of) Zimapán, Hidalgo, Mexico (Hidalgo is a state in the central part of the... is majoring in mineral engineering at the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. He showed slides
Journal (volume)
PORFIKIO DIAZ, President of the United States of Mexico. TRAISACTIOIS OF THE Yol. Containing tiik...the President and the people Uui1.e.d Htates of Mexico. PREFACE. As ]iii[)ers era-l ex])huuo(l of...'‘rhe othi'T found more or and industries of Mexico. Pro(‘(H‘diiigs of <)(‘ on the title-page, this...Laws of Mexico. Precious Stones of Mexico. sion, p. 568), 55 The Value of Ores in Mexico. By N. H...H. Emmons, 2d, The Sierra Mojada, Coahuila, Mexico, and Its Ore-Deposits. By James W. Malgolmson (Discussion
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Pigments from the Colonial Convent of Actopan, Hidalgo, Mexico Jesús Benjamín Ortega-Lazcano 1 , Demetrio...Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo, Pachuca 42184, Mexico; chucho-bol@hotmail.com (J.B.O.-L.);...de Investigaciones Nucleares, Ocoyoacac 52750, Mexico; demetrio.mendoza@inin.gob.mx Área Académica de...Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo, Pachuca 42184, Mexico; acevedo@uaeh.edu.mx Correspondence:...convent of San Nicolás de Tolentino in Actopan, Hidalgo, Mexico. In the blue pigments, nanometric fibers with
Book
time. By Frederick A. Ober, aiuhor of" Travels in Mexico," " Camps in the Caiibbees," etc. With 100 Illustrations...the ice-fields of the North to the plains of New Mexico, thence through " The Land of the Aztecs," and...(SttiJre TO AND THROUGH MEXICO. BY FREDERICK AUTHOR OF "travels IN MEXICO," " CAMPS A. IN OBER ... THE CARIBBEES," "YOUNG FOLKS' HISTORY OF MEXICO," ETC. Intjex of CTontents. INDEX OF ADVERTISERS...intended to be appended to the author's " Travels in Mexico," as it in a measure completes and rounds out the
Map
Prospect Areas in New Mexico by Virginia T. McLemore edited by Shari Kelley New Mexico Bureau of Geology...Resources A division of New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Socorro, New Mexico 2017 Mining Districts...Areas of New Mexico by Virginia T. McLemore Shari A. Kelley (editor) Copyright © 2017 New Mexico Bureau of...Prospect Areas in New Mexico by Virginia T. McLemore edited by Shari Kelly New Mexico Bureau of Geology and...and Mineral Resources, Socorro, New Mexico 87801 Map Arc-GIS & Cartography Virginia T. McLemore, Mark
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Aasrnecr Tin ores from the Santin mine, Guanajuato, Mexico, contain a nev'mineral having the chemical composition...Cerro de las Fajas, Santa Caterina, Guanajuato, Mexico. Severalspecimenswerc analyzedspectrographically... formerly head of the Instituto de Geologia de Mexico, and one of Mexico's greatest geologists. The writers...Institution, 64 Washington, D. C. 65 FROM MEXICO ORDOfrEZITE, A NEW MINERAL Tesm 1. Sprcrnocnepnrc...314 323 I Ordoflezite, Santin mine, Guanajuato, Mexico; USNM R9127; camera radius 114.59 m m ; X C u :
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TREASURES OF ANCIENT MEXICO From the National Anthropological Museum OVER 205 COLOUR PHOTOGRAPHS ...org/details/treasuresofancieOOmuse TREASURES OF ANCIENT MEXICO From the National Anthropological Museum TEXT:...for their generous book which we dedicate to Mexico. JUAN GRIJALBO President of Geocolor, S. A. i...to show the what is inhabited now the land of Mexico and the changes they underwent on making contact...levels of social complexity most characteristic of Mexico they are: 1) Hunters and Gatherers. 2) Farmers
Book (edition)
org/details/mineralsofnewmexOOnort MINERALS OF NEW MEXICO Before all things, there which has them and...1933 MINERALS of New Mexico STUART A. NORTHROP University of Mew Mexico PROPERTY OF HBSIER JR...UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO PRESS ALBUQUERQUE © 1944. 1959. UNIVERSITY OFNEW MEXICO PRESS ALL RIGHTS...BOUND AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO PRINTING PLANT ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, U. S. A. FOR IVAH 1...of New Mexico mineralogy and mining 3 5 Prehistoric utilization of minerals New New Mexico under
Book (edition)
sand localities in the United States, Canada, and Mexico where gems have been and can be found. This is...and Herbert Grand Girard, both of Santa Fe, New Mexico, Ken Kyte of Covington, Louisiana, Merton A. Young...Florida. Still others are to be found in Canada and Mexico. What you cannot collect in person you can often... — — A few gem materials notably, opal and obsidian are amorphous, lacking crystal structure altogether...are to remain available to the amateur." A New Mexico mineral club reports the closing of the DiaA ranch
Report (issue)
references (p. ) Supt. of Docs, no.: I 19.16:1523 1. Obsidian Composition. I. Smith, Robert L. II. Thomas, John...the occurrence, geology, and petrography of the obsidian subgroups Group I: Obsidians from the early stages...47 48 50 51 Application to the whole body of obsidian data Magma mixing and assimilation Vapor-phase...discrimination plots Geochemical features of main obsidian groups Group I: Obsidians from primitive island...and orthoclase showing fields and averages for obsidian on*Aiir*c .........__........___.............
 
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