 | | Book | | "'<' ~/ BOUNDARIES U A Mo<'« u~ o V :¾ MEXICO r - ·•-.. ·-··-··-··-·· < •• ....... V S TATES...org/details/mineralsofmexico0000panc MINERALS OF MEXICO • ERALS OF ~XICO M ______ William D. Panczner...1938Minerals of Mexico. Bibliography: p. 1. Mineralogy-Collectors and collecting-Mexico. 2. Mines and mineral...mineral resources-Mexico. I. Title. QE377.M6P36 1987 549.972 86-13325 ISBN 0-442-27285-5 This boo i...i.. is deJicated tu the people of Mexico and to the three people who directly affected me and this project | | | Book | | anc MINERALS OF MEXICO 7 | : = Pras #0 AaprTTARE ; | MINERALS OF MEXICO William D. Panczner...1938Minerals of Mexico. Bibliography: p. 1. Mineralogy— Collectors and collecting— Mexico. 2. Mines and...and mineral resources— Mexico. I. Title. QE377.M6P36 1987 549.972 86-13325 ISBN 0-442-27285-5 This book...production. It is also first in the production of fluorite and arsenic; second for celestite and sodium sulfate;...Jalisco; D. Santiago Ramirez’s La Riqueza Minera de Mexico, and his translation of Dana’s Tratado de Mineralogia |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 09:19 04 November 2014 Figure 1 (above left). Fluorite, 5 × 4 cm, from the Navidad mine, Rodeo, Durango...(above right). Fluorite on quartz, 8 × 8 cm, from the Segovidad Vein, Santa Barbara, Chihuahua. Peter Megaw...85728 pmegaw@imdex.com Fluorite Mexico is one of the world’s principal fluorite producers, both for ...devote time to them here. Specimen-quality fluorite from Mexico occurs in a variety of deposit types, spanning...geologist with thirtyfive years’ involvement in Mexico. His primary exploration foci are carbonate replacement |  | | Catalog/List | | us through illumination. —Troy Wilensky PINK FLUORITE Pink fluorites are quite scarce and desirable...variations of pink fluorite. The interconnected octahedral crystals of transparent pink fluorite sit atop a matrix...gleaming transparent blades of muscovite. Each fluorite crystal face exhibits countless natural microfacets...microfacets creating bursts of flashing light. Pink Fluorite on Muscovite, Chumar Bakhoor, Nagar District,...Region, Tanzania 12 cm tall x 6.1 cm wide 17 FLUORITE ON CELESTINE The White Rock Quarry opened in |  | | Catalog/List | | of copper crystals. SELENITE Selenite from Mexico is a benchmark locality. This locality represents...Selenite, Naica, Saucillo Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico 49 cm tall x 6 cm wide FLUORITE The discovery...discovery of pink and red fluorite in Mongolia is now legendary. It may be the most significant mineral...aesthetics and quality, each very different. The red Fluorite sits centered and complete against a deep green...dynamic nature of collecting mineral specimens. Fluorite on Hedenbergite Quartz, Huanggang Mine, Keshiketeng |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Institution Washington, DC 20513 pohwatp@si.edu FLUORITE Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee... egular readers of this column will note that fluorite has already been covered in a previous installment...mineral for the 2013 Tucson Gem and Mineral Show is fluorite and because the previous column stressed one aspect...expanded look at fluorite was thought to be in order. This is a well-deserved look, as fluorite is one of the...wonderful specimens of fluorite doing anything but gracing our displays; however, fluorite is a more utilitarian |  | | 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...Placer de Guadalupe Puerto del Aire District Chihuahua .......................... Santa Eulalia District...Highway 45 .... 20 20 20 21 21 21 21 22 22 23 23 Naica............................................ Cave |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | pp. 1002-1034 ORE GENESIS IN THE CHIHUAHUA, NAICA DISTRICT, MEXICO JOHN G. STONE CONTENTS PAGE Abstract............... Genesisof the primary ores of the Naica district ...................... 1024 1024 1025......................... 1033 ABSTRACT In the Naica miningdistrictof north-centralMexico,pyrometasomatic...The only igneous rocks known in the Sierra de Naica, consistingof thin, discontinuous dikesand sills...fine-grained 1002 OREGENESISIN NAICADISTRICTCHIHUAHUA,MEXICO 1003 quartzandfeldspar, havethemselves beenaltered |  | | Book (volume) | | Amatitlan, Guerrero, Mexico, 4 (on Epidote) Mun. Las Vigas de Ramírez, Veracruz, Mexico, 49 La Sopressa Mine...Mine, Amatitlan, Guerrero, Mexico, 57 (on Quartz with Prehnite) Goboboseb Mts., Brandberg Area, Erongo...Michigan, 6-7 Phelps Dodge Chino Mine, Grant Co., New Mexico, 34 Ray Mine, Mineral Creek Dist., Pinal Co., Arizona...Mining Dist., Boyaca Dept., Colombia, 30 71 Fluorite (with Calcite) Yaoganxian Mine, Chen Zhou, Hunan...66 Galena Gibraltar Mine, Naica, Saucillo Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico, 46 Garnet (see also Grossular |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Scovil M ining began in Mexico more than four hundred years ago! As a result, Mexico has been a prolific...1960s. European museums received specimens from Mexico as early as the late sixteenth century, but it...American museums began to acquire specimens from Mexico. The Harvard collection is probably typical of...of those with no strong connection to Mexico and its mines. A precious opal from the Iris mine in Queretaro...offered as a general introduction to the minerals of Mexico, the theme of the 1999 Tucson Gem and Mineral Show |  | Erwood, R. J., Kesler, S. E., Cloke, P. L. (1979) Compositionally distinct, saline hydrothermal solutions, Naica Mine, Chihuahua, Mexico. Economic Geology, 74 (1) 95-108 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.74.1.95 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Distinct,SalineHydrothermalSolutions, Naica Mine, Chihuahua,Mexico ROBINJ. El•wooi), ST•.VH•.NE. K•-SLEI•...K•-SLEI•,ANI) PAULL. CLOKE Abstract Naica is a chimney-manto, limestone-replacement, skarn-sulfidedeposittypical...inclusionsin fluorite depositedthroughoutlate skarn and mostsulfidemineralizao tion at Naica providethe...salinitieslargely between5 and 22 95 clear. The Naica deposit (Fig. 1) providesa unique opportunityto...depositbecauseit containsabundant,coarsegrained, transparent fluorite intergrown with skarn and ore. The depositconsistsof |  | | Catalog/List | | intergrown on a matrix of intergrown light yellowish Fluorite crystals. Nice specimen for display. 4~x4x2-t"...•. BROCHANTITE. Blanchard Claims, Bingham, New Mexico, U.S.A. Light green, silky, -needly crystals encrusting...for display. 5x4x2~". £15.50. CALCITE. Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico. Two la~e, slightly pinkish, intergrown...together with two transparent colourless etched cubic FLUORITE crystals t" in size, one perched on each of the...4tx3x2-t". £28. DD. . . 26. CHALCOPYRITE. Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico. Bright, brassy, twinned crystals to 1 |  | | Catalog/List | | Brazil. 52x18x14mm. £190 8 FLUORITE & CALCITE Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico. Fluorite crystals to 20mm. 48x34x30mm...45mm. 55x50x30mm. £185 4 FLUORITE & GALENA Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico. Fluorite crystals to 20mm. Galena |  | | Journal (issue) | | later purchased a friend’s collection of English fluorite, calcite and barite for Albert. In 1927, at the...mining crew encountered them, including calcite, fluorite, pyrite and quartz. He began to concentrate his...Shire, Queensland, Australia. Ferberite with fluorite and quartz, 15 cm, from the Yaogangxian mine,...AméricaSapioris district, Coneto de Comonfort, Durango, Mexico. Jeff Scovil photo. Supplement to The Mineralogical... Jeff Scovil photo. Stannite with quartz and fluorite, 10.4 cm, from the Yaogangxian mine, Yizhang, |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Carbonate-HostedAg-Pb-Zn(Cu) Depositsof Northern Mexico PETERK. M. MEGAW, JOAQUINRUIZ, AND SPENCERR. TITLEY...Evidencefor boilinghasnot been reported. The skarnoresof Naica,Concepciondel Oro, andVelardefiashowtight clusteringof...strongmagmaticcomponentin the mineralizingfluids at Naica, Concepciondel Oro, and Velardefia,but SantaEulalia...carbonate-hostedAg-Pb-Zndepositsoccurin northern Mexico. Many have been in productionsince the 1600sandhavesupplieda...districtsdiscussed containedmorethan 1856 N. MEXICO: CARBONATE-HOSTED DEPOSITS 1857 a half million |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Agate cabochon, 24 × 69 mm, Laguna Ranch, Chihuahua, Mexico. McCloskey Lapidary specimen. This is a striking...beautiful. Volume 89, May/June 2014 239 Figure 6. Fluorite and quartz, 11.1 cm high, Yaogangxian mine, Yizhang...Conan Barker specimen. I just like the way the fluorite sits on the quartz crystals. Downloaded by [Umeå...specimen. Beautiful balance and colors. Figure 8. Fluorite and orthoclase, 6.5 cm high, Erongo Mountains...pleasing. Figure 9. Fluorite on celestine, 10 cm wide, Múzquiz, Coahuila, Mexico. Richard and Safaa Jackson |  | | Journal (issue) | | Azuritecredit) with Malachite,. (photo Milpillas Mine, Mexico : ARKENSTONE specimen now in the Jeff Kremer collection...have Mexico become a reliable source of mineral specimen wealth – and periodic surprises. Mexico is a...the Gulf of Mexico at Brownsville, Texas. Not surprisingly, like the western U.S., Mexico is geologically...lead, and eighth for gold, plus a world leader in fluorite and celestine production. It is impossible in... images courtesy of Joe Budd Fluorite, Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico, 10 cm. Normal Light. Arkenstone |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | LIMESTONE-REPLACEMENT FLUIDS FOR CHIMNEY ORES IN MEXICO FREDERICK M. HAYNES* AND STEPHEN E. KESLER Departmentof... system. lastonite, vesuvianite, calcite, and fluorite (Stone, largelyofpyHowever, the similarity of...chimneyand manto limestone-replacementdeposits of Mexico that quartz is not a commonganguephase.However...workin sphaleriteandcoevalganguefluoriteandcal(Naica,SantaEulalia,andZimapan). cite at Providencia(Sawkins...percentNaCI salinity.Our own reconnaissance meadepositsof Mexico (Fig. 1) occur within the Mesa surementsof Zimapaninclusions |  | | Catalog/List | | 2xl~1~·". £16.50. 5. ARSENOPYRITE. Parrall, Chihuahua, Mexico. Fine, bright, sharp silvery crystals to It"...Hematite matrix. 2~-xl-txlf". £7.00. CALCITE. Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico. Specimen A -A very large sharp creamy...Octahedral Fluorite. Wheal Sperrier, Kea, Cornwall. A large octahedral crystal of Fluorite Itxlt" in size... 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. -4FLUORITE. Naica Chihuahua Mexico. Sharp, translucent, bluish-purple octahedral...of Iron Pyrit in association. 2ixl&1 ". £6.50. FLUORITE. earn Brea Mine, Illogan, Cornwall. Transparent |  | | Catalog/List | | aQgregated on a matrix of cellular i~tergrown cubic Fluorite crystals. 2ixltxl-t". £4.75; Specimen B - A lustrous...terminated crystal lying flat on intergrown cubic Fluorite crystals with several smaller Barytes crystals...scattered on a matrix of int ergrown purplish cubic Fluorite crystals. 3x2xli". £4.50; Specimen B - Transparent'...scattered on a_portion of a large purplish cubic Fluorite crystal with a little crystalised milky quartz...association. ~-x2txlt". £3.50. 15. CALCITE. Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico. Specimen A - A large sharp creamy-pink |  | | Report (chapter) | | will be the future of the giant gypsum crystals of Naica mine? PAOLO FORTI La Venta Esplorazioni Geografiche...forti@unibo.it Abstract: The mine caves of Naica (Chihuahua, Mexico) are famous because they host large gypsum...incredible slow growth. The caves of Naica (Chihuahua, Mexico) are perhaps the most famous mine caves...Cave) intersected by mine works c. 120 m below the Naica mine entrance. The largest crystals in this cave...Forti 2010). Little research was carried out on the Naica caves until 2005, mainly because it was difficult |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Mesozoic and Cenozoic mineral depositsfrom northern Mexico. These deposits can be divided into massive sulfide...averageage of Precambrianbasementrocks in northern Mexico. We interpret these observationsto suggestthat...Precambrianbasementrock extendsbeneathmost of northern Mexico and contributed significant amounts of lead to...better understandingof the tectonic evolutionof Mexico (McDowell and Keizer, 1977; Barker, 1977; Gastil...Tehuantepec,we have con- Mineralizati0n in Northern Mexico The Mesozoicand Cenozoicmineral depositsthat have |  | | Report (issue) | | Soft Myrrhine The Barber Cup Carved of banded fluorite, the Barber Cup is thought to be one of only a...British Museum in London houses two extraordinary fluorite vessels: the Barber and Crawford cups. The Crawford...must have been carved from a soft stone such as fluorite. In probably the most famous example of the Roman...today as fluorite. While modem collectors continue to have a strong predilection for fluorite, they will... Contents 4 Fluorite: from Ancient Treasures to Modern Labs and Collections 72 13 Fluorite Luminescence |  | | Journal (issue) | | June 1963 CONTENTS NAICA AND ITS CAVE OF THE SwoRDS-Paul W. Johnson "SULFUR HOLE" - William P. Moller...Coldornio T H E NAICA mining district i s i n the Sierra de Naica, Municipio of Saucillo, Chihuahua. The turn-off...turn-off for Naica is approximately 68 miles north. of Hidalgo de) Parral, or 71 miles south of Chihua...and mercury. Like many mining districts in Mexico, Naica was at one time divided into a number of small...on the basis of different owner ship: 1 . the Naica mine, including the former Maravillas, Ramon Corona |  | | Catalog/List | | 60x54x18mm. 2 MIMETITE & CALCITE Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico. Fine yellow tiny mimetites one side, brown...AQUAMARINE, SIDERITE & FLUORITE Erongo, Namibia. Aqua to 14mm. Quartz to 31mm. Fluorite to 10mm. Siderite...60x28x11mm. 9 FLUORITE & GALENA Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico. Galena crystals to 22mm. Fluorite crystals to...locality. Large lustrous xtls. 40x36x34mm. £32 11 FLUORITE Emilio Mine. Caravla, Asturias, Spain. Crystals...14mm. 190x95x70mm. £345 14 FLUORITE Mina Navidad, Rodeo, Durango, Mexico. Superb bright pink crystals |
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