| | Book (edition) | anoctahedral sphalerite crystal and on a cubic pyrite crystal. various other properties. For example...Likewise, the striation on the cube faces of a pyrite crystal makes it possible to assign it to a lower...SIMPLE CRYSTALLINE FORMS MINERALS *or trigonal copper trisocta- silver hedron trisocta- gold platinum...tristetrahedron DIPLOIDAL 2/m3 C-3A2.4A3-3P tetrahedron pyrite hauerite skutterudite diploid pentagonal dodecahedron...crystal structures characterized by a metallic bond {copper), covalent bond (diamond) and ionic bond (fluorite) | | | Journal (issue) | steve@crocoite.com Cover photo: Gelosaite, Kingsgate, New South Wales Photo width 5mm across Photo and Specimen:...region, get in touch with one of the following: New South Wales: George Laking – bglaking@tech2u.com.au New...Queensland: Russell Kanowski – kanowfam@icr.com.au South Australia: Peter Keller – gondwanaminerals@yahoo...Symposium, Omaui Camp, Greenhills, near Bluff, South Island, New Zealand. August, 2013 1 Australia........................ 2 Trip Report – Malbunka Copper Mine, Areyonga, Northern Territory ........... | | | Book (edition) | Utah; (lower /eft) rnodochrosite, N’Chwaning mine, South Africa; (lower left, center) wulfenite, Red Cloud...England Thomas Nelson Australia 102 Dodds Street South Melbourne, Victoria 3205, Australia Nelson Canada...whose abundance is measured in potentially of occurrence the to alert ly teur mineralogists have become...especially iron, manganese, titanium, chromium, and copper. Despite its many variations and complexities,...given in this subheading. INTRODUCTION Mode of Occurrence: To give even a marginally adequate petrologic | | | Book (edition) | England Thomas Nelson Australia 102 Dodds Street South Melbourne, Victoria 3205, Australia Nelson Canada...mineralogists have become increasingly alert to the occurrence of potentially new species. The purpose of this...especially iron, manganese, titanium, chromium, and copper. Despite its many variations and complexities,...given in this subheading. INTRODUCTION Mode of Occurrence: To give even a marginally adequate petrologic...manganese and iron oxides found on ocean bottoms. occurrence The physical and genetic origin of a mineral; | | | Conference Proceedings (Volume) | org Cover photograph: View of the Aitik open pit copper mine in the very north of Sweden. Mining operations...million tonnes of ore containing 67 100 tonnes of copper, 51 700 tonnes of silver and 1,9 tonnes of gold...interpretive bedrock mapping in the Giyani area (South Africa) .. ......................................sulfide-hosting footwall sequence of Lousal, Iberian pyrite belt ............................................Zn-Pb-Cu-(Au-Ag) sulphide deposit, Bergslagen region, south-central Sweden . . ............................ | | Gu, X. X., Tang, J. X., Wang, C. S., Chen, J. P., He, B. B. (2003) Himalayan magmatism and porphyry copper-molybdenum mineralization in the Yulong ore belt, East Tibet. Mineralogy and Petrology, 78 (1) 1-20 doi:10.1007/s00710-002-0203-6 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | 1007/s00710-002-0203-6 Himalayan magmatism and porphyry copper±molybdenum mineralization in the Yulong ore belt...which are distributed a phyllic or quartz±sericite±pyrite zone, a silici®cation and argillic zone, and a... Introduction There are two important porphyry copper±molybdenum metallogenic belts in the Tethys-Himalayan...western back arc basin. The Yulong belt Porphyry copper±molybdenum mineralization 3 Fig. 1. Simpli®ed...range from monzogranitic porphyry and=or Porphyry copper±molybdenum mineralization 5 biotite monzogranite | | | Book (edition) | common are malleable (e.g gold). ductile (e.g. copper). sectile (e.g. chalcocite). elastic Optical co11sta11ts...expressed in abbreviations: Rep. (republic), prov. (province), co. (county), munic. (municipio), pref. (prefecture)...the revolution in 1997. Its mineral rich Katanga province was renamed Shaba by Mobutu, and is now the Katanga...Katanga administrative region again. The former Kivu province is now divided to three regions: INTRODUCTION...localities of magmatic origin (in the sequence North and South America and Greenland, then Europe, Asia, Africa | | | Book (edition) | Cleavage Optics Spectral Inclusions Luminescence Occurrence Stone Sizes Comments XlX XIX XlX XX XX XX XXl...basic rocks. The conditions necessary for the occurrence of emerald, i.e. , the formation of beryl plus...deposits); demands of the market. A gemstone occurrence is a very rare and transient geologic feature... well-formed crystals. An example of such an occurrence is the mineral brazilianite, which was described...in conjunction with other gemological tests. OCCURRENCE The occurrences reported in this book are condensed | | | Book | soil or stream-sediment geochemical anomaly for copper and molybdenum leads to another major discovery...dispersion of transported zinc. These two modes of occurrence should be chemically separable. Comparing total...postulated that the core of the system, rich in copper and molybdenum, is in the vicinity of Tio Flaco...welldefined but buried chalcocite blanket on a porphyry copper deposit in Arizona has been analysed in detail...examine the leached cappings over some porphyry copper deposits in northwestern Mexico. In the bulk analyses | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | Pleistocene, Argentina, south (Fleck, R. J., etal.) 16 1 15 Basalt, K/Ar, South-West Africa (Siedner, G...rock, K/Ar, discordance, interpretation, Europe, Italy, Calabria (Civetta, L., et al.) 20 1 113 Bones,...20 2 189 Galena, jamesonite, Pb/Pb, Precambrian, South Africa, Barberton (Ulrych, T. J., et al.) 2 3 179...3 3 190 Gneiss, lead, U/Th/Pb, Precambrian, New South Wales, Broken Hill (Reynolds, P.H.) 12 2 215 Gneir...Precambrian, Tudor Gabbro, Canada, Ontario, Grenville Province (Hayatsu, A., et al.) 25 2 208 Igneous rocks, | | | Book (edition) | minerals have been added and the localities of occurrence have been updated and expanded. The special uranium...seldom present, with a resultant paucity of occurrence) tend to be in smaller crystals. Common minerals...then your own. Your first pyrite specimen would be 2911 — 1, your sixth pyrite would receive the number...granite as a rule, though its texture and its occurrence are similar. Like granite, diorite is a group...largely altered to serpentine, called kimberlite in South Africa. It is the matrix of diamonds, the rock | | | Journal (issue) | currency, without surcharge, to the following people: South Africa: Horst Windisch 30 Van Wouw Street Groenkloof...thumbnail stock; locations— Bolivia, Colorado, Europe, South Africa. MINERALS FACETTED STONES ESTWING TOOLS...NORTH OF THE OHIO TURNPIKE (EXIT 16) AND 20 MINUTES SOUTH FROM I-76 & 80. IF YOU PASS THROUGH YOUNGSTOWN GOING...on a 290 11978 Hawthorneden Barite xl. with pyrite and fluorite Lac St. Jeari, Quebec Jp. Figure...CoLfzzf R ea p k e via Cavour 193, 00184 Rome, Italy 132 So. York Road Hatboro, PA 19040 2 1 5 -4 4 | | | Book (edition) | Permissions, Houghton Mifflin Company, 215 Park Avenue South, New York, New York 10003 PETERSON FIELD GUIDES...Museum, Stefano Merlini of the University of Pisa, Italy, and Father J. W. Skehan of Boston College. For...seldom present, with a consequent infrequency of occurrence) tend to form smaller crystals. Common minerals...then your own. Your first pyrite specimen might be 85-1, your sixth pyrite would receive the number 85-6...rhyolite. Several of today's low-grade Western copper pits were once rhyolite mountains. In the East | | | Book | a Mineral? 12 Streak 27 Composition 13 Occurrence and Localities 29 Characteristics IS Identification...Bismuth 67 Native Gold 63 Diamond 68 Native Copper 64 Graphite 69 Native Arsenic 66 Native Sulphur...Selenite 112 Contents 7 SULPHIDES 118-129 Pyrite 120 Marcasite 122 Lollingite 124 Galena ...crystals, specific gravity, luster, streak, and occurrence—are discussed in detail below. Quartz and Vyrite...usually produces brown, yellow, or red hues, whereas copper may turn rocks and minerals a blue or green color | | Liu, Jiajun, Liu, Yuping, Li, Chaoyang, Zhang, Qian, Li, Zhiming, He, Mingqin, Liu, Shirong, Shao, Shuxun (2002) Characteristics and conditions of formation of an excellent fossil wood cell texture from the vein copper deposits in Lanping-Simao basin, SW China. Ore Geology Reviews, 20 (1) 55-63 doi:10.1016/s0169-1368(02)00038-0 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | excellent fossil wood cell texture from the vein copper deposits in Lanping-Simao basin, SW China Jiajun...2002; accepted 14 January 2002 Abstract The vein copper deposits in Lanping-Simao basin of western Yunnan...making up the fossil wood cell texture include pyrite, chalcopyrite, bornite and chalcocite. Studies...Published by Elsevier Science B.V. Keywords: Vein copper deposit; Fossil wood cell texture; Biochemical...(1980) got an excellent fossil wood cell texture of pyrite colorprinted on the cover of their monograph. Ore | | | Book (edition) | , ' . •, ,.• • t --•- """"" ' The Lornex copper-molybdenum mine and plant, Highland Valley, British...corrected and updated the material on the Zambian Copper Belt. In addition, detailed critical reading of...ago, the rate of increase in the consumption of copper and iron was directly proportional to the increase...increased threefold whereas the consumption of copper increased 80 times and iron I 00 times! The quest...existence Occurrence Limited and Localized. Economic minerals are limited in occurrence or distribution | | Gaines, Richard V., Skinner, H. Catherine W., Foord, Eugene E., Mason, Brian, Rosenzweig, Abraham, King, Vandall T. (1997) Dana's New Mineralogy (8th ed.) Wiley-Interscience. p.1872 | Book (edition) | Short Hills, New Jersey. Renato Pagano: Milan, Italy. Ole V. Petersen: Geologisk Museum, Copenhagen,...Smithsonian Inst., Washington, D.C. Alan Pring: South Australian Museum, Adelaide, SA, Australia. Gunnar...and its significan (2) geographic and geologic occurrence, source or generation of the mineral, um with...honored. When the name is derived from the initial occurrence (the type locality), that locality will be shown...to opaque materials imperfectly metallic Gold, copper, tin The luster of diamond, other materials of | | | Book | such as quartz and feldspar, are widespread in occurrence. Others, such as platinum and diamond, are limited...REPRESENTATIVE MINERAL AGGREGATES A X 0.75 COPPER RHODOCHROSITE Dendritic Aggregate-branching,...limited to a small district near Muzo in Colombia, South America. Minerals containing specific groups of...to understanding mineral occurrence. Examples of such groupings are copper, lead, zinc; gold and silver;...silver; silver and lead; copper and gold; tin, tungsten, and molybdenum; iron and manganese; iron and titanium; | | | Book (edition) | and general physical characters, together with occurrence, associations, and uses, are included in this......................................... 270 OCCURRENCE Al\'D ASSOCIATION OF l\lV...the elements of FIG. 16. Apopbyllite. Fro. 17. Pyrite. symmetry. Usually all the faces of a form will...or the indices of a face of a trapezohedron. Occurrence of Isometric Forms of the Hexoc tahedral Class...crystals are complex and distorted. Diploidal (Pyrite) Class Symmetry - C, 3A2, 4A3, 3P. The symmetry | | | Book (volume) | Tenorite 110. 104. Ores Native Lead 101. Copper-pyrites Copper-vitriol Mercury mine 46 crystals 101... Cuprite 107. 100. Copper-glance Govellite 103. 96 Copper Ores 96. copper Franklinite .... Substances...Substances Native 40 different Crystals and Copper Arsenic The Optical 92. Argyro- 94. Native... Silver 8. Gold-ores Gold Sylvanite, and Copper. Silver-ores Nagyagite, 28. I. Argentite,...Native 11. Copper-ores Copper. I. Copper-glance, Covellite, Copper-pyrites, Copper-ores II. Bornite | | | Report (volume) | is of the nickeliferous iron type; the mode of occurrence of nickel in these deposits has not been determined...summary.] Aleshkov, A. N., 1941, On the origin of the south Uralian deposits of nickel: Acad. Sci. U. R. S....AUsman, P. T., 1938, Cost of mining 55 tons of copper-nickel ore at the Great Eastern prospect, Bunkerville...8-9, 13-16. Argall, P. B., 1895, Nickel; the occurrence, geologic distribution, a11d genesis of its ore..., Alger 1952, p. 223. Aubury, L. E., 1950, The copper resources of California: California State Mining | | | Report (issue) | The Hila Prospect: A Recently Discovered Copper Occurrence on Ambon Island, Republic of Indonesia by... The Hila Prospect: A Recently Discovered Copper Occurrence on Ambon Island, Republic of Indonesia by...Prospect, near Hila village on Ambon Island, contains copper sulfide minerals in 4.4 Ma Ambon volcanic rocks...intruded by biotite and biotite-cordierite granite. Pyrite- and chalcopyritebearing quartz veinlets and hydrothermal...andesites contain quartz, sericite, disseminated pyrite and locally chalcopyrite. Analyses of four grab | | Hajsadeghi, Saeid, Mirmohammadi, Mirsaleh, Asghari, Omid, Meshkani, Seyed Ahmad (2018) Geology and mineralization at the copper-rich volcanogenic massive sulfide deposit in Nohkouhi, Posht-e-Badam block, Central Iran. Ore Geology Reviews, 92. 379-396 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2017.11.030 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | Accepted Manuscript Geology and mineralization at the copper- rich volcanogenic massive sulfide deposit in Nohkouhi...Ahmad Meshkani, Geology and mineralization at the copper- rich volcanogenic massive sulfide deposit in Nohkouhi...journal pertain. Geology and mineralization at the copper- rich volcanogenic massive sulfide deposit in Nohkouhi...of Tehran, Tehran, Iran. Abstract The Nohkouhi copper deposit (1.5 Mt @ 1% Cu) is the first reported...Iran in the Late Precambrian to Early Cambrian. Pyrite and chalcopyrite are the dominant sulfide minerals | | | Report (issue) | (PRISM-II) Mineral Potential for Sediment-Hosted Copper Deposits in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania:...A., 2015, Mineral potential for sediment-hosted copper deposits in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania... ISSN 2331-1258 (online) ii Sediment-Hosted Copper Deposits 1 Summary The presence of Neoproterozoic...Central African Copperbelt and other sediment-hosted copper-bearing Proterozoic sequences worldwide, is first...in Mauritania as prospective for sediment-hosted copper deposits. Review of the National Mineral Occurrences | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | Stratiform BaseMetal Deposits in the Eastern Province of the Southern Urals, Russia I. B. Seravkin and...group of ore occurrences localized in the Eastern province of the Southern Urals and the adjacent Central...islandarc setting (Biksizak deposit, Kolpakovsky occurrence); (2) Middle and Upper Devonian flyschoid sequences...ores of the Biksizak deposit and the Kolpakovsky occurrence are epigenetic with respect to the host rocks...from the Triassic limestone and dolomite of the South ern Alps. The Mississippi Valleytype makes a great |
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