 | | Journal (issue) | | Crystal Peak area north of the town of Florissant in Colorado. In addition to being a prospector, miner, and...including Jerry Hurianek, whose longtime activities in Colorado are documented in t\vo of his unpublished articles...general. and pegmatite collecting in particular. Upon finding a promising amazonite-bearing pegmatite on his...throughout U.S. Forest Service land along Crystal Creek: included among these was the site where the "Museum...(Continued on next page) Only $30 - postpaid in the USA Available exclusively from: Excalibur Mineral Corporation |  | | Journal (issue) | | Slide 36 the key to perfect 45Ā° miter joints by Douglas Klieger FIeLD trIP Black Hills Pegmatites Rock...visit the only rock shop in Missouri: the Fall Creek Rock Shop off Interstate 44, Exit 189. āJ. Ableman...3-5āFARMINGTON, NEW MEXICO: Annual show; San Juan County Gem & Mineral Society, Farmington Civic Center;...Wholesale and retail show; Gem Faire Inc, Lane County Events Center; 796 W 13th Ave; Fri. Noon6 pm, Sat...Main Street, Picton ON; contact John Zandarin, 537 County Road 35, RR2, Picton, ON, Canada K0K 2T0, (613) | | | Journal (issue) | | Slide 36 the key to perfect 45Ā° miter joints by Douglas Klieger FIeLD trIP Black Hills Pegmatites Rock...visit the only rock shop in Missouri: the Fall Creek Rock Shop off Interstate 44, Exit 189. āJ. Ableman...3-5āFARMINGTON, NEW MEXICO: Annual show; San Juan County Gem & Mineral Society, Farmington Civic Center;...Wholesale and retail show; Gem Faire Inc, Lane County Events Center; 796 W 13th Ave; Fri. Noon6 pm, Sat...Main Street, Picton ON; contact John Zandarin, 537 County Road 35, RR2, Picton, ON, Canada K0K 2T0, (613) |  | | Report (volume) | | Crossroads: Lyons, P. L., 4. Gilbert H., 10. Colorado, South Silverton area: Expanding horizons: Lay...the future: Just, E. ing: Burwell, E. B., Jr., 4. Mining geology, retrospect and Index fossils: Stephenson...6. L. R. , 6. Mineralogy, chemical, problems: Pegmatite phosphates, problems: Fleischer, M., 6. Fisher..., 11. D. J. Rocky Mtn. geosyncline in Canada: Colorado Plateau: Wengerd, Warren; P. S., 4. S. A., 6.... Landform interpretation, stereoSearch for new mining districts: Nolan, T. B., 1. pairs: Powers, W. E |  | | Journal (issue) | | Collector's Newsletter $6.00 Preliminary Report on Fluorite Crystals From Xiayang, Fujian Province, China...number of green and purple so called cubooctahedral fluorite crystals have appeared on the mineral market from...Xiafang), and Xiefang (a completely different fluorite and barite occurrence about 200 km northwest of... Fig, 1: A superb miniaturespecimenwith blue fluorite crystal 3 cm acrossin rareassociationwith calcite... 2 Chinese Fluorite (Continued from page I) The actual location producing the fluorite crystals is one |  | | Journal (issue) | | specimen comes from the Eagleās Nest mine in Placer County, California. It is currently on display in the...āMatt Fehring Douglas Klieger specimen Mystery Solved? I believe I can identify Douglas Kliegerās mystery...top). He very nearly hit the proverbial nail on the head when he described this find as looking like āa clay...Wholesale and retail show; Gem Faire Inc.; Washington County Fairgrounds, 873 NE 34th Ave.; Fri. 12-6, Sat....Wholesale and retail show; Gem Faire Inc.; Sonoma County Fairgrounds, 1350 Bennett Valley Rd.; Fri. 12-6 |  | | Report (volume) | | Washington, D. C. A.I.M.E. Trans.-American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers Transactions. New York...Ontario. Canadian Inst. Mining and Metallurgy Trans.-Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Transactions...-Canadian Mining and Metallurgical Bulletin. Montreal. Canadian Min. J our.-Canadian Mining Journal. Garden...Quart.-Colorado School of Mines Quarterly. Golden, Colo. Colo. Univ. Studies, Gen. Ser.-Colorado University...Chicago. _ . Los Angeles County Mus. Quart.; Sci. Ser., Paleontology-Los Angeles County Museum Quarterly; Science |  | | Journal (issue) | | STAINLESS STEEL CABBING UNIT This machine is made in the USA for Kingsley North. Features an all stainless steel...spin-on polish head at both ends, the machine comes with only a right had spin on head and features a...3000 grits. A right hand 6 x Ā¼ā 20 spin ā on polish head, polishing pad and 5 grams diamond compound is included...Florissant, Colorado, include the areaās minerals. This unusual specimen of quartz with fluorite is from...from a claim near Crystal Park, Colorado, at the base of Pikes Peak. (Jeff Scovil photo/ Collectorās Edge |  | Theodore, Ted G., Blair, Will N., Nash, J. Thomas, McKee, E.H., Antweiler, J.C., Campbell, W.L. (1987) Geology and gold mineralization of the Gold Basin-Lost Basin mining districts, Mohave County, Arizona, with a section on K-Ar chronology of mineralization and igneous activity, and a section on implications of the compositions of lode and placer gold. Professional Paper 1361. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp1361 | Report (issue) | | Mineralization of the Gold Basin-Lost Basin Mining Districts, Mohave County, Arizona U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL...MINERALIZATION OF THE GOLD BASIN-LOST BASIN MINING DISTRICTS, MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA Placer gold nugget about...Lost Basin mining district. Geology and Gold Mineralization of the Gold Basin-Lost Basin Mining Districts...Districts, Mohave County, Arizona By TED G. THEODORE, WILL N. BLAIR, and J. THOMAS NASH With a section on...mineralization of the Gold Basin-Lost Basin mining districts, Mohave County, Arizona. (U.S. Geological Survey Professional |  | | Journal (issue) | | lies a story. Some time ago, the Sterling Hill Mining Museum (www. terlinghillminingmuseum.org) was routinely...Bill Kroft, president and CEO of the Sterling Hill Mining Museum, was contacted by the Taiwanese buyer's...(officially part of Evesham Township in Burlington County) wa s apparently named for the marl that commonly...Monmouth County (Marlboro loca litic ), through Burlington County, Camden County and G loucester County to...and ha mineralization similar to the Marlboro. My Creek, Bi rmingham. Vincentown, Southampton, Hanover, |  | | Report (issue) | | ........................................ Apple Creek Formation................................................................................ Lawson Creek Formation.................................................. Carbonate rocks in the Bayhorse mining district................................................... Basal dolomite of Bayhorse Creek....................................................................................... Upper carbonate of Cash Creek................................................ |  | | Journal (issue) | | Locality for Chapmanite Red Bird Mine, Pershing County, Nevada Bob Werner werner@lcturbonet.com The Red...Lovelock in the Antelope Springs District, Pershing Co., Nevada. The District lies at the southern end of...and antimony. The principal mercury mines of the District were the Red Bird, Perishing Quicksilver and the...employed some of them in his vast South American mining and metallurgy empire. Ahlfeld was a German geologist... Polish, Croatian, and American geologists and mining engineers in Bolivia, were mineral collectors, |  | | Report (issue) | | Numerous samples were contributed by geologists of mining companies, and these are acknowledged in the text...Introductory Statement ............ . 86 Vermilion District .................. . General Statement .........Structure and Thickness .... . Ages for the Vermilion District Soudan Area ................ . Knife Lake Area...Statement ....................... . 65 . . .. Mesabi District .............................. . General Statement.... . . .. . .. 109 Metasediments of the Cuyuna District .. 110 Description .......................... |  | | Journal (issue) | | -high specimen is from the DeMaria mine in Placer County, California. (Jeff Scovil Photo/Brett Keller collection)...Placer Mining ............................. 28 Wire gold and glacial nuggets on Hughes creek regular...mzexpos@gmail.com www.mzexpos.com Like us on facebook COLORADO MINERAL & FOSSIL SHOW SEPT. 7 - 14, 2014 ~ DENVER...Wholesale and retail show; Gem Faire Inc.; Lane County Events Center; 796 W. 13th Ave.; Fri. 12-6, Sat...4-6āFARMINGTON, NEW MEXICO: Annual show; San Juan County Gem & Mineral Society; Civic Center; 200 W. Arrington; |  | | Report (issue) | | CENTRAL IDAHO Embracing the THUNDER MOUNTAIN, BIG CREEK, STANLEY BASIN, SHEEP MOUNTAIN, AND, SEAFOAM DISTRICTS...CENTRAL IDAHO Embracing the THUNDER MOUNTAIN, BIG CREEK, STANLEY BASIN, SHEEP MOUNTAIN, AND SEAFOAM DISTRICTS............................. 2 Thunder Mountain District . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....i~i::;i:i;:~~ .:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Big Creek Districā¢ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Big Casino Creek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |  | | Report (issue) | | Geology of Central Dickinson County Michigan GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL Prepared in cooperation...Conservation PAPER 310 Geology of Central Dickinson County Michigan By H. L. JAMES, L. D. CLARK, C. A. LAMEY...___ General features.___________________ Skunk Creek member _______________ Six-Mile Lake amphibolite____-_-_____-__... Chocolay group_____________________________ Fern Creek formation ___________________ Sturgeon quart...___ Age relations.__________________________ Pegmatite, granite, and hornblende diorite_____ Description |  | | Book | | T. J. Bornhorst, P. Brandes, R. Clark (Cliffs Mining Services Co.), B. C. Cornilsen, R. V. Dietrich...helpful suggestions throughout the project; to Ashton Mining of Canada, Inc. and Crystal Exploration, Inc.,...APPENDIX I: MICHIGAN MUSEUMS AND EXHIBITS FEATURING MINING, MINERALS, ROCKS, AND FOSSILS .......................243 APPENDIX II: MINERAL SPECIES LISTED BY COUNTY ...............................248 ABOUT THE AUTHORS...Michigan are the following: granite (including pegmatite and aplite), granodiorite, diorite, tonalite, |  | | Journal (issue) | | up or prices going up because dealers got into āminingā and specimen recovery which is spendy, so they...Mineral and Fossil Show; 500 Earth Sciences; Hancock County 4-H Fairgrounds; 620 N. Apple; Fri. 10-7, Sat....Society; Florida National Guard Armory; 2809 S. Fern Creek Ave.; Fri. 1-6, Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-5; adults...cutting, grab bags; contact W.A. Marion, 1163 Bear Creek Church Rd., Mocksville, NC 27028; e-mail: Mariona1@yadtel...com; Web site: www. nwarockhounds.org 6-9āGOLDEN, COLORADO: Inaugural show; Fine Mineral Shows; Denver Marriott |  | | Journal (issue) | | PARADISE āBurtis Blueā A New Strike of Turquoise in Colorado Ancient Greece Fossils, Minerals and History...Turquoise ........... 18 a new strike at cripple creek by Steve Voynick The Kotsiomitis Museum of Natural...auction; contact Harry Nichandros, PO Box 4667, Walnut Creek, CA 94596, (925) 289-0454; e-mail: show-r@ccmgs...retail show; LLD Productions; Holiday Inn-Orange County Airport; 2726 S. Grand Ave.; Fri. 10-6, Sat. 10-6...still the greatest gem producer thanks to myriad pegmatite deposits. It still produces its share of superb |  | | Journal (issue) | | until 4/28/15 U S $5.99 0 74470 02033 PRINTED IN USA 2 04 THAILANDāS āGEMSTONE TRIANGLEā 2 www.rockngem...with a cubic mineral that I could see, Itās name fluorite, and what a rock, pinks, greens and blues make...the octahedral form makes me agape. But with the fluorite that I have found, another cube from out of the...Wholesale and retail show; Gem Faire Inc, Lane County Events Center; 796 W 13th Ave; Fri. Noon-6pm, Sat...Idaho Gem and Mineral Society (SEIGMS), Bannock County Fairgrounds; 10588 Fairground Drive; Sat. 10 am-6 |  | | Journal (issue) | | .............. 38 A drive through New Mexicoās mining history by Steve Voynick The Mineral Legacy of...1/28/14 10:52 AM For the Collector and Crafter COLORADO MINERAL & FOSSIL SHOW - SPRING APRIL 18 - 20,...them. āThe design required small slices of Burro Creek jasper, red jasper, sodalite and feldspar. Narrow...CALIFORNIA: Annual show; Monrovia Rockhounds; LA County Arboretum, 301 S. Baldwin Ave.; Sat. 9-4:30, Sun...Annual show; Ventura Gem & Mineral Society; Ventura County Fairgrounds; 10 W. Harbor Blvd.; Sat. 10-5, Sun |  | | Journal (issue) | | Bob Jones 42 ROCK & GEM KIDS 15 STERLING HILL MINING MUSEUM Jim Brace-Thompson Exploring Fluorescence...and more! Neptunite Benitoite Gem Mine San Benito County,CA Martin Zinn Collection Photo by Jeff Scovil...fluorescence: fluorite. have shown time and again those that react under ultra After all, fluorite is the mineral...really began to find out the cause of fluorescence Fluorite is a calcium fluoride that does not when we chemically...excitation. the very popular and common English fluorite, which For example, in the Midwest it can be some |  | | Journal (issue) | | GEM & MINERAL SHOW - SPRING Holiday Inn - Orange County Airport, 2726 S. Grand Ave., SANTA ANA, CA 92705...Show Hours: Fri. & Sat. 10 - 6 ā¢ Sun. 10 - 5 Colorado Topaz Photo by Jeff ScovilĀ© 2014 West Coast...Bolva Group, Inc. Camās Crystal Gallery Capistrano Mining Co. Cinderhill Client Server International Inc...Jewel Tunnel Imports Jim Parrish Minerals King Mike Mining Inc. Kristalle Lasco Diamond Products Love of Stones...beryl (var. aquamarine) on albite from Gilgit District, Pakistan, is in the collection of Marc Weill |  | | Journal (issue) | | STAINLESS STEEL CABBING UNIT This machine is made in the USA for Kingsley North. Features an all stainless steel...spin-on polish head at both ends, the machine comes with only a right had spin on head and features a...3000 grits. A right hand 6 x Ā¼ā 20 spin ā on polish head, polishing pad and 5 grams diamond compound is included...collections. This beryl (var. albite) from Gilgit District, Pakistan, is in the collection of Marc Weill...FOSSIL SHOW JAN. 31 - FEB. 14, 2015 ~ Tucson, AZ COLORADO MINERAL & FOSSIL SHOW - Spring WEST COAST GEM |  | | Journal (issue) | | ASTORITE 16 An attractive pink gem beaming with mining lore. By Helen Serras-Herman A LUCKY ROCKHOUNDāS...URANIUM RUSH 58 Find specimens and history in Colorado and Utah. By Steve Voynick Regular Columns Field...dolomite specimen, which is crowned with purple fluorite. Quartz crystals ring the base of the piece. (The...the from the North-End Denton mine (Harris Creek district), cium. This means magnesium can more likely...worked the dolostone around Middleville (Herkimer County), recrystallizes enough to form a harder rock with |
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