 | | Journal (issue) | | Acanthite with silver, 2.6 cm, from the Uchucchacua mine, Peru; Allan Young collection and photo. Amethyst...prospectors. All of this activity gave a jump-start to mining interests and prospecting in the lands of the Pacific...collecting has flourished throughout the Northwest region in recent decades; a history of the mineral discoveries...the estate. Many early minerals collected in the region about Spokane, Washington, are represented in the...Alaska, ca. 1906. She organized her own company to mine the garnets, and may have distributed thousands |  | | Report (issue) | | there is new work afoot at the famous Red Cloud mine in the Trigo Mountains, in the southwestern part...backgrounds on the history of wulfenite from the Red Cloud mine, see the essay by Szenics just quoted (“Ed Over...headed by Wayne Thompson (“Bonanza at the Red Cloud mine,” in the SeptemberOctober 1996 issue). The Thompson...notable wulfenite would be found at the Red Cloud mine. But 14 years ago Robert Bell, a mineral collector...collector who lives in Kansas, purchased the mine anyway, and now he has contracted for experienced field man |  | | Book | | of Earth Sciences Mohammed Ist University Oujda Morocco ISSN 2365-0559 Mineral Resource Reviews ISBN 978-3-319-31731-1...data on diverse types of metallic deposits in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Mali, Mauritania, Egypt, Sudan...terms of regional metallogeny and potential future mining activity. The lead paper, by M. Bouabdellah and...the setting and origin of major deposits in the region, together with information on tonnages and grades...Tritlla, D. Banks, and A. Samir describes the giant Imiter silver-mercury vein deposit and suggests that degassing |  | Poot, Julien, Verhaert, Michèle, Dekoninck, Augustin, Oummouch, Abdellah, El Basbas, Abdelaziz, Maacha, Lhou, Yans, Johan (2020) Characterization of Weathering Processes of the Giant Copper Deposit of Tizert (Igherm Inlier, Anti-Atlas, Morocco) Minerals, 10 (7) 620 doi:10.3390/min10070620 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Deposit of Tizert (Igherm Inlier, Anti-Atlas, Morocco) Julien Poot 1, *, Michèle Verhaert 1 , Augustin...Y.) Managem Group, BP 5199, Casablanca 20100, Morocco; A.OUMMOUCH@managemgroup.com (A.O.); L.maacha@managemgroup...Avenue Ahmed Cherkaoui, BP 753, Agdal, Rabat 10000, Morocco; abdelazizelbasbas@gmail.com Correspondence: julien...largest copper resource in the western Anti-Atlas (Morocco). The site is characterized by Cu mineralization...copper; weathering; supergene; western Anti-Atlas; Morocco; malachite; azurite; Tamjout Dolomite; lower limestone; |  | Tuduri, Johann, Chauvet, Alain, Barbanson, Luc, Labriki, Mohamed, Dubois, Michel, Trapy, Pierre-Henri, Lahfid, Abdeltif, Poujol, Marc, Melleton, Jérémie, Badra, Lakhlifi, Ennaciri, Aomar, Maacha, Lhou (2018) Structural control, magmatic-hydrothermal evolution and formation of hornfels-hosted, intrusion-related gold deposits: Insight from the Thaghassa deposit in Eastern Anti-Atlas, Morocco. Ore Geology Reviews, 97. 171-198 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2018.04.023 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | from the Thaghassa deposit in Eastern Anti-Atlas, Morocco. Johann Tuduri, Alain Chauvet, Luc Barbanson, Mohamed...from the Thaghassa deposit in Eastern AntiAtlas, Morocco., Ore Geology Reviews (2018), doi: https://doi...from the Thaghassa deposit in Eastern Anti-Atlas, Morocco. JOHANN TUDURIA,*, ALAIN CHAUVETB, LUC BARBANSONC...d’Ascq, France F Department of Civil, Geological & Mining Engineering, Polytechnique Montréal, Montréal QC...magmatic-hydrothermal transition; Anti-Atlas; Morocco 2 1. Introduction Within orogenic domains |  | Toummite, A., Liegeois, J. P., Gasquet, D., Bruguier, O., Beraaouz, E. H., Ikenne, M. (2013) Field, geochemistry and Sr-Nd isotopes of the Pan-African granitoids from the Tifnoute Valley (Sirwa, Anti-Atlas, Morocco): a post-collisional event in a metacratonic setting. Mineralogy and Petrology, 107 (5) 739-763 doi:10.1007/s00710-012-0245-3 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | granitoids from the Tifnoute Valley (Sirwa, Anti-Atlas, Morocco): a post-collisional event in a metacratonic setting...Ennih and Liégeois 2001; 2008). The Tifnoute Valley region has a peculiar position, being located within a...areas as observed in the studied Tifnoute Valley region (Fig. 3). Limited to the south by the AAMF, the...Ouarzazate Mz Ighrem Bm Sirwa VS asi B uss Tinghir VFq e aln m Bou South Basin azate z r a u O...poikilitic megacrysts and the K-feldspar (perthitic orthoclase or kaolinitized microcline) appears as anhedral |  | | Journal (issue) | | the Unificada mine, Potosi, Bolivia. Top right: Benitoite, 2 cm, from the Benitoite Gem mine, California...N‘Chwaning I mine, Kuruman, South Africa. Bottom right: Mimetite, 2.7 cm, from the Tsumeb mine, Namibia....Record: (1) Stephanite, Husky mine, Canada. (2) Wulfenite, Rowley mine, Arizona. (3) Diaspore twin, Pinarcik...Adelaide mine, Tasmania. (5) Andradite, Antetezambato, Madagascar. (6) Calcite, Mashamba West mine, Congo...Afghanistan. (8) Scorodite, Tsumeb mine, Namibia. (9) Shigaite, N’Chwaning II mine, South Africa. v This special |  | Voudouris, Panagiotis, Mavrogonatos, Constantinos, Rieck, Branko, Kolitsch, Uwe, Spry, Paul, Scheffer, Christophe, Tarantola, Alexandre, Vanderhaeghe, Olivier, Galanos, Emmanouil, Melfos, Vasilios, Zaimis, Stefanos, Soukis, Konstantinos, Photiades, Adonis (2018) The Gersdorffite-Bismuthinite-Native Gold Association and the Skarn-Porphyry Mineralization in the Kamariza Mining District, Lavrion, Greece. Minerals, 8 (11) 531 doi:10.3390/min8110531 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Skarn-Porphyry Mineralization in the Kamariza Mining District, Lavrion, Greece † Panagiotis Voudouris 1,...zoning; Lavrion; Greece 1. Introduction The Lavrion district in Greece is part of the Attic-Cycladic metamorphic...been described from several sites in the Lavrion district, for example, at the Kamariza, Plaka and “km3”...at the Clemence deposit (Kamariza district) and the “km3” district, which both host Ni-Au-Bi ores, and...relationship to intrusive rocks in the Lavrion district [6,10]. The present study also describes the mineralogy |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | become the richest silver mine in the world, in more recently Bou Azzer and Imiter in Ouarzazate addition...to providing excellent crystallized specimens (Morocco). of silver minerals. At Schneeberg, Acanthites...ceased vein. The San Juan production by the de Rayas mine in time of World War II. Guanajuato also In 1946...2016). under the very city In Morocco, the of Oberschlema Bou Azzer mine, itself, which finally already...Tucson show. The Imiter mine began its modern producing many quality specimens, until mining production period |  | Staude, Sebastian, Werner, Wolfgang, Mordhorst, Teresa, Wemmer, Klaus, Jacob, Dorrit E., Markl, Gregor (2012) Multi-stage Ag–Bi–Co–Ni–U and Cu–Bi vein mineralization at Wittichen, Schwarzwald, SW Germany: geological setting, ore mineralogy, and fluid evolution. Mineralium Deposita, 47 (3) 251-276 doi:10.1007/s00126-011-0365-4 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Abstract The Wittichen Co–Ag–Bi–U mining area (Schwarzwald ore district, SW Germany) hosts several unconformity-related...Mainz, Germany Introduction The Schwarzwald ore district (SW Germany) hosts a large number of polymetallic...2007). In the eighteenth century, the Wittichen mining area was the largest Co and Ag producer in SW Germany...potential high-grade mineralization below the former mining levels (Werner 2006). Recently, some of the old...Metz 1955; Walenta 1987), focussed on a specific mine or mineralization style (Mehnert 1949; Metz 1952; |  | | Journal (issue) | | Famous mineral localities: The Königskrone topaz mine, Schneckenstein, Saxony, Germany . . . . . . . ...from the Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, Republic of South Africa . . . . . . . . . 373...Devon afe Da uise Minerals of the nglish La e District aldbec ells Mineralogical Record Gene and Jackie... Record SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPH E E nglish La e District aldbec E Mineralogical Record, 22 E Minerals... Famous Mineral Localities: The Konigskrone Topaz Mine Schneckenstein, Saxony, Germany Helmut Leithner |  | | Catalog/List | | and Nevada were his favorites because of their mining and coin minting history. During his second year...the university, Kevin delved into mineralogy and mining history, and began to update his mineral collection...country as well as exploring scores of abandoned mining towns from California to New Mexico to Montana...and in particular, the towns of the Hwy 95 mining district from Rhyolite to Goldfield and Tonopah. Kevin...Kevin Ward Minera! on QUARTZ RHODOCHROSITE District Mine. Climax Climax olTolg-Yole Lake. County. ncredibly |  | | Journal (issue) | | mines, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa ..................................crystals on matrix, 17.2 cm, from the N’Chwaning I mine, collected in 1978. Private collection and photographer...FineMineral.com APATITE Nagar, Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Northern Areas, Pakistan, 11.5cm. Fine Minerals...Show and Riverpark Inn Rhodochrosite, Sweet Home Mine, USA, 10 cm Photo: Malte Sickinger MARCUS BUDIL...budil-minerals.com Chrysocolla on Malachite Mashamba West Mine Democratic Republic of Congo 26 cm - Joe Budd Photo |  | Ouabid, Muhammad, Ouali, Houssa, Garrido, Carlos J., Acosta-Vigil, Antonio, Román-Alpiste, Manuel J., Dautria, Jean-Marie, Marchesi, Claudio, Hidas, Károly (2017) Neoproterozoic granitoids in the basement of the Moroccan Central Meseta: Correlation with the Anti-Atlas at the NW paleo-margin of Gondwana. Precambrian Research, 299. 34-57 doi:10.1016/j.precamres.2017.07.007 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Ismail University, P.O. Box 11201 Zitoune, Meknès, Morocco 2. Instituto Andaluz de Ciencias de la Tierra,...comparison and analogy of facies with other regions of Morocco, including the Precambrian terrains in the Anti-Atlas...(Cl), chromite (Cr), topaz (F), andradite (Fe), orthoclase (K), olivine (Mg), spessartine (Mn), albite (Na)...granitoids to pink and white granites. The average orthoclase (Or) contents in Kfeldspar (Fig. 5d and Table...dark granitoids (the latter corresponding to orthoclase with microperthite texture), Or84 to Or96 in |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | of Eastern Anti-Atlas (Saghro and Ougnat, South Morocco) M. El Baghdadil, A. El Boukhari2,A. Jouider3,A...Sciences et Techniques, B.P. 523, Beni Mellal, Morocco, E-mail: mbagdadi@fstbm.ac.ma De'partement de Ge'ologie...Marralcech, Morocco Division Technique, Prijiecture de la ville de Be'ni Mellal, Morocco De'partement...Sciences et Techniques, B.P. 523, Beni Mellal, Morocco De'partement de Ge'ologie,Faculte' des Sciences...Sciences et Techniques, B.P. 523, Beni Mellal, Morocco (Manuscript received September 25,2002; accepted January |  | | Catalog/List | | good wiry micro crystals in and on Dolerite. (Imiter Morocco) half x half ins £3.50 407 TADZHIKITE Ce Ca...Cu UO PO/4 slightly radioactive. (Old Gunislake Mine Cornwall) a) green 3mm area on ropk, £3 ( b) IxhaJ...Phlogopite Mica. (Possibly slightly radioactive)(Palabora Mine,S.Africa lxl £5 1x2 £10 WITH UNUSUAL ELEMENTS...sections in matrix with Eudialyte.Rare not Rich (Umba Mine,Lovozero Massif,Kola Russia) lxl £4 1x2 £7.50 239...silvery areas in matrix with Tellurite. (La Bambolla Mine Moctezuma, Sonora Mexico) lxl £10 14 x 54 ins £5 |  | | Journal (issue) | | purchase the collection were forthcoming from the mining company CRA Ltd., as its contribution to Victoria’s...part of the Monteregian Hills alkaline igneous province. LOCATION The Francon quarry is unusual in being...what was previously known as the Saint-Michel district, and is now part of the Arrondissement de Vil...quarry should read Francon quarry, Saint-Michel district, Montréal, Québec, Canada. In some publica- 1...Proterozoic Grenville Province, and on the southeast by the Humber Zone of the Appalachian Province. The sedimentary |  | | Journal (issue) | | ............................................ 3 MINING IN CHINA Berthold Ottens ............................................................ 17 DAOPING MINE Guanghua Liu and Berthold Ottens .................from the Dadongla (Yunchangping) mine near Tongren, Guizhou Province, China. Marcus Budil specimen; Jeff...Xikuangshan, the site of the world’s largest stibnite mine. Berthold Ottens is a German dealer and author of...Russia, with its massive state-owned mining operations, mining in China is still conducted in large part |  | | Report (chapter) | | Neoproterozoic Siroua granitoids (central Anti-Atlas, Morocco): evolution from subduction-related to within-plate...Sciences et Techniques, Guéliz BP 549, Marrakech, Morocco (e-mail: touil@fstg-marrakech.ac.ma) 2 ENSMSE...Terre, Faculté des Sciences, Semlalia, Marrakech, Morocco Abstract: The Siroua massif includes many plutons...amphibolites found to the SE of Jbel Siroua (N’Kob district). However, the Pan-African formations (c. 750...stages) crop out widely throughout the Siroua district. Three main formations are distinguished. (1) |  | | Journal (issue) | | could earn a better living as a mining geologist with the then robust mining company, Union Minére du Haut...important assignment at the Shinkolobwe uranium mine. His supervisor was Johannes Vaes (1902–1978). Gilbert...to make vacation journeys to other great African mining districts including those in Southern Rhodesia...with his fabulous cuprites from the Mashamba West mine, Gilbert only hinted to a few people of his treasures...Willcox 355 Vanadinite, 7.3 cm, from Mibladen, Morocco. Obtained from Daniel Trinchillo and Marcus Budil |  | Walsh, Gregory J., Benziane, Fouad, Aleinikoff, John N., Harrison, Richard W., Yazidi, Abdelaziz, Burton, William C., Quick, James E., Saadane, Abderrahim (2012) Neoproterozoic tectonic evolution of the Jebel Saghro and Bou Azzer—El Graara inliers, eastern and central Anti-Atlas, Morocco. Precambrian Research, 216. 23-62 doi:10.1016/j.precamres.2012.06.010 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Graara inliers, eastern and central Anti-Atlas, Morocco Gregory J. Walsh a,∗ , Fouad Benziane b , John...des Sciences de la Terre, BP 753, Agdal – Rabat, Morocco c United States Geological Survey, P.O. Box 25046...NE–SW for approximately 600 km across central Morocco (Fig. 1) (i.e., Choubert, 1952; Michard et al....Oumazag, KM – Kelaa Mgouna, Bou – Boumalne, and Im – Imiter. Sample location “Q1” is from the Tonian quartzite...Tertiary Alpine deformation uplifted the entire region during the last regional tectonic event in the |  | | Journal (issue) | | localities: Minerals of the Kaokoveld District, Kunene Region, Namibia ................................shattuckite, 7.1 cm, from the Kaokoveld District, Kunene Region, Namibia. Irv Brown specimen; Jeff Scovil...the best vesuvianite specimens from the Jeffrey mine in Quebec. In this issue we present a review of...Huamin Empire Plaza 726 Yan An Shi Road Changning District, Shanghai City China 200050 Email: chen@irocks...Herodsfoot Mine Work Readers who enjoyed Roy Starkey's superb article on the famous Herodsfoot mine in Cornwall |  | | Journal (issue) | | Trinchillo Sapat Gali, Mansehra District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan ........................“King of Kashmir”), 80 cm, from the Biangsapi Gon mine near Nyet Bruk, Pakistan. Private collection; James...market, including red wulfenite from the Red Cloud mine in Arizona, epidote from Prince of Wales Island...com Aquamarine & Quartz | Nyet-Bruk, Skardu District, Pakistan | 15 cm orders@crystalclassics.co...mountain ranges of the Shigar Valley region of Pakistan, hundreds of mine tunnels pierce steep, nearly vertical |  | | Catalog/List | | pinkish fine grained mass in Calcite.(Dark Star Mine,Ravalli County, Montana USA) 1 x 14 £2.50 1x1 £4...guite rich black masses in matrix (Union Carbide Mine, Wilson Springs Garland County, Arkansas USA) 1x1...fairly sparse, green crusts on matrix. (San Miguel Mine Moctezuma Mexico) 1cm piece £ 5 5mm £3 WITH UNUSUAL...CO/3 0 Quite rich yellow crusts on matrix. (Outpost Mine, San Domingo Wash Maricopa County Arizona) Ixliins...MINERAL !I dark red micro's on matrix. (Getchell Mine,Humboldt Co . Nevada USA) 5mm £4 up to 1.5cm £7 |  | | Journal (issue) | | Articles The 100-year history of the Benitoite Gem mine, San Benito County, California . . . . . . . . ...known as “the Wreath,” 6 cm, from the Benitoite Gem mine, San Benito County, California. Natural History...Benitoite Gem mine will note the portion of the story devoted to the 1935 visit to the mine by collecting...interest in science led him to the Michigan College of Mining and Technology (Michigan Tech) in Houghton, where...2000 was inducted to the Academy of Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences at his old alma mater |
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