 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Western side of Stapleton Gulch in the Argenta district. The Stapleton workings are visible in the lower...of the center below the crest of the hill. in Montana Unless otherwise noted, all photographs by the... CHRISTOPHER S. TUCKER PO Box 22575 Billings, Montana 59104 tuckerj@mcn.net W ith the variety of colors...wulfenite; however, they seldom have specimens from Montana in their collections. When one thinks of wulfenite...mountains of western Montana. Figure 1. Wulfenite, with vanadinite, 8 mm across, Blackhawk mine, Radersburg district |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Montana Mineral Locality Index Downloaded by [University of Nebraska, Lincoln] at 20:00 09 April 2015...2015 K NOWN AS THE TREASURE STATE, Montana is rich in mineral and gemstone localities. The state motto...with its representation of mining tools clearly proclaim Montana’s mining origins. Montana’s production...published describing the occurrence, collecting, mining, and cutting of the two state gemstones. Figure...2. Granville Stuart established Montana’s first mining camp at Gold Creek in 1860. Geologic Provinces |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | COOK Department of Geology Auburn Universit Cerussite Downloaded by [Australian National University]... One of these minerals is the lead carbonate cerussite. The artificial compound was described at least...to the Romans as cerussa. Natural cerussa or cerussite was mentioned in texts that date from the mid-sixteenth...in certain German deposits. Today, outstanding cerussite specimens are displayed in nearly all important...issue’s Connoisseur’s Choice, a fine Tsumeb cerussite. Cerussite is a relatively easy mineral to recognize |  | | Report (issue) | | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Chapter I. Mining Districts of Counties and the State of Utah. .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 County Listings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Chapter II. Mining Districts of Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . 4 Mineral Localities Listed by County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Beaver County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |  | | Book (edition) | | CITY, UTAH. WRITE FOR PRICES. YOU WANT A GOOD MINE! MANY YEARS EXPERIENCE IN MINl^S AND MINERALS...LAKE CITY, UTAH. MINERAL LOCALITIES. BEAVER COUNTY. (Vy Beaver City, near; hyalite, banded in brownish...white to nearly colorless. Beaver Lake District; azurite. 0. K. Mine; bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite...molybdite, pyrite. Bradshaw District; aragonite, aurichalcite, cerussite, cuprite, malachite. Cactus... argentite,barite, brdchantite, cerargyrite, cerussite, dufrenoysite, galena, garnet, pyrargyrite, proustite |  | | Journal (issue) | | by W. E. Wilson Pink amethyst from the El Choique mine, Patagonia, Argentina ............................Oteiza The Copper World and Mohawk mine, Northeastern San Bernardino County, California ....................COVER: WULFENITE, 11.5 cm, from the Jianshan mine, Ruoqiang County, Kuruktag Mountains, Bayinguoling Autonomous...with Mimetite, 1.7 cm, from the Rowley mine, Maricopa County, Arizona. Wish Wang collection and photo...$324/three years, (Canada) $186/one year, (outside USA other than Canada) $265 for one year Subscription | | | Journal (issue) | | by WE. Wilson Pink amethyst from the El Choique mine, Pata gonia, Argenti na ..........................2020 The Copper World and Mohawk mine, Northeastern San Bernardino County, California ....................COVER: WULFENITE, 11.5 cm, from the Jianshan mine, Ruoqiang County, Kuruktag Mountains, Bayinguoling Autonomous...with Mimetite, 1.7 cm, from the Rowley mine, Maricopa County, Arizona. Wish Wang collection and photo...$324/three years, (Canada) $196/one year, (outside USA other than Canada) $275 for one year Subscription |  | | Journal (issue) | | ......... 15 W. E. Wilson The Piedmont mine, Yavapai County, Arizona ........................................ 29 B. L. Muntyan The San Manuel mine, Pinal County, Arizona ..................................Alexander The Morenci and Metcalf mines, . Gila County, Arizona ........................................& W. E. Wilson Mineral collecting at the Magma mine, . . Superior, Arizona ..........................Presmyk & M. Hay Treasures of the Magma mine, Pinal County, Arizona ............................... |  | | Book (volume) | | in elev. From 1,000’ on the eastern border with Montana and Iowa to 3,500’ along the western boundary with...rocks are exposed as thick bands around the entire mountain system. The rising granite mass intruded the famed...an inexhaustible supply of cold artesian, Rocky Mountain snow melt water. Harney Peak is the crest of the...instance, a single Spodumene crystal from the Etta Mine near Keystone on the east side of the Mount Rushmore...beds, excavations, etc.Selenite roses. BRULE COUNTY AREA: in the Oacoma zone of the Pierre Fm. On Elm |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | representing an important part of Australia’s mining and mineralogical heritage. In addition, it featured...Smithsonite. (7 × 4 cm; D49972), Broken Hill Proprietary mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales. Prospect dolerite...Figure 6. Anglesite (5 × 3 cm; D49920), Proprietary mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales. Figure 7. Pyromorphite...(4.7 × 3 cm; D49966), 17 Level, Zinc Corporation mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales. specimens from these...with the Australian Museum and the Geological and Mining Museum, both in Sydney. The mineral curators from |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | to collectors. Many specimens were produced when mining districts were active in the late 1800s through...districts mentioned below, most historically active mining districts in the state have been inactive for decades...exploration activity occurs on an irregular basis. Beaver County MINERAL COLLECTING IN THE STATE of Utah has undergone...article does not give permis- Lincoln district: The Creole mine, located at the south end of the Mineral...east side of the range. Pine Grove district: This old mining district is the site of a deeply buried porphyry |  | | Report (volume) | | WALCOTT, DIRECTOR GEOLOGY OF THE CASTLE MOUNTAIN MINING DISTRICT MONT A. 1ST A. BY WALTER HARVEY WEED............................................ The mountain .............................-- --- - - -- - -...Structural geology and geological history of Castle Mountain ... General geological structure.............formation-............................................. Montana group ............................................................... Igneous rocks not of Castle Mountain origin ............................ Diabase |  | | Journal (issue) | | Mimetite on Barite 5.1 cm, from the Rowley mine, Maricopa County, Arizona. Dick Morris collection; Jeff Scovil...(only one known) for The Red Cloud Gold & Silver Mining Company (1880) Mark Hay collection Introduction...Steve Mas]ansky Dale Armstrong Bill Besse Bisbee Mining and Historical Museum Paul & Barbara Matt Lauren...explore literally thousands of mineral occurrences, mine dumps and abandoned mines in the public domain administered...Arizona mineral collector. In May of 1863 Weaver, a mountain man and former U.S. Army guide, was leading a |  | | Journal (issue) | | Tri-State District! The Mineralogical Record MARCH-APRIL 2017 • VOLUME 48 NUMBER 2 • $25 The Tri-State...Tri-State Mining District Missouri-Kansas-Oklahoma by Denise Bicknell Wendell E. Wilson 2017 The Mineralogical...FineMineral.com APATITE Nagar, Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Northern Areas, Pakistan, 11.5cm. Fine Minerals...Tucson USA Visit us at these international shows: Houston Ste. Marie Denver Munich USA France USA Germany...and Riverpark Inn Rhodochrosite, Sweet Home Mine, USA, 10 cm Photo: Malte Sickinger MARCUS BUDIL Monaco |  | | Journal (issue) | | ., No 1. Mimetite, variety Campylite, Dry Gill mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria . _ ... Specimen: 135...interest to amateur mineralogists, collectors, and mining historians. Contributions or suggestions for articles...minerals in Scotland; ... Dr Brown, living in the district, had kept an eye upon everything that came his...Clyde In the parish of Erskine in the Renfrew District ofStrathclyde Region, Scodand. It is about 7km...(Telephone 0872 223227). August 2nd: Visit to Dufron Mine, Dufton, near Appleby. Meet at Dufton Village municipal |  | | Journal (issue) | | Mineral Collector's Newsletter $6.00 May 2017 Cerussite From Embreeville, Washington Co., Tennessee Tony...Excalibur Mineral Corp. A odd lot of rather obscure cerussite recently surfaced in our warehouse, accompanied...shape. (Continues on page 2) Figure 1: Massive cerussite from Embreeville, Washington Co., Tennessee. Overall...thought to have been the property of a particular Mine Captain at Wheal West Kitty in Cornwall, England...Embreeville Cerussite (Continued from page I) The small community of Embreeville is in Washington County. located |  | | Journal (issue) | | . ..... 483 W. E. Wilson The Total Wreck Mine, Pima County, Arizona ............ .. ........... ......... .... ..... 507 L. Presmyk The Flux Mine, Santa Cruz County, Arizona .................................. 531 W. E. Wilson & M. Hay The Carlota Mine, Gila County, Arizona ............................. .....Wilson & E. Jones Fluorite from the Oatman District, Mohave County, Arizona ............. .... ..... 569 M...M. Hay & D. Morris The Bagdad Mine, Yavapai County, Arizona ............. .......................... |  | | Report (issue) | | History of the Buckhorn and Related Mines, Lemhi County, Idaho Victoria E. Mitchell Staff Report 07-8... History of the Buckhorn and Related Mines, Lemhi County, Idaho Victoria E. Mitchell Staff reports present... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Buckhorn Mine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Elmira Mine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Maryland Mine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |  | | Journal (issue) | | rediscovery of axinite at Thornberry Mountain near Coarsegold, Madera County, C alifornia................................ 127 by T. Szenics The El Dragon mine, Potosi, Bolivia ....................................Lehrberger & G. Schnorrer-Kohler Arizona's Silver mining district .............................................collectors and mineral dealers. It will allov them to judge the value and significance of their collections...trips to the famous Crestmore quarries in Riverside County, California, 123 will once again be permitted |  | | Journal (issue) | | KRISTALLE Est.1971 Laguna Beach, California, USA • Tel: +1 949 494 5155 • Email: info@kristalle.com... Gressman tom.gressman@minrec.org The Tintic District: Juab and Utah Counties, Utah...................COVER: CLINOCLASE, 3.9 cm, from the Mammoth mine, Tintic District, Utah. Rock Currier collection; Jeff Scovil...sample of a pascoite group mineral at a mine in Grand County, Utah. Died, Alex Earl, 26 Jayson Alexander...over the American West. A trip to the Blue Bell mine near Baker, California, in 2016 was particularly |  | | Journal (issue) | | Geology of Natural Bridge In this issue … Tsumeb Mine, Namibia Source: Wikipedia. Photo: Rob Lavinsky...into a later newsletter. Mineral of the month: Cerussite .................... p. 2 November program details...................... p. 10 Profile of the Tsumeb Mine, Namibia ............. p. 11 Island arcs: How do..... p. 19 Mineral of the Month Cerussite by Mike Kaas Cerussite is a secondary lead carbonate mineral...an x-ray? The Tsumeb Mine in Namibia produced a large quantity of fine cerussite specimens from its oxidized |  | | Book | | stumble over a valuable nugget and stake your own mining claim? Indeed it to is, and author book Jay...prospecting, he points out, is in abandoned mining districts, where valuable mineral ores are present...commercial ores and secondary minerals by state, county, township, and geologic range. For easy identification...RANSOM 1875-1948 An to the Eastern '‘Schoolmarm” Mining Camps of the Old West I I a s I \ h K... CONTENTS Preface ix PART I 1 Introduction to Mining and Mineralogy 2 Preparation for Mineral Collecting |  | | Report (issue) | | Vanadinite on siderite, 4.6 cm, from Taouz, Tafilalt district near Erfoud, Morocco. Fabre Minerals specimen...==== Co-rich calcite, 7.8 cm, from the Oumlil mine, Bou Azzer, Ouarzazate, Morocco. Fabre Minerals...in the famous Bou Azzer, Ouarzazate cobalt-mining district, and Jordi has six of these specimens, 6.4...Silver on actinolite, 5.4 cm, from the Bouismas mine, Bou Azzer, Ouarzazate, Morocco. Fabre Minerals...========== About three years ago the Bouismas mine at Bou Azzer surprised the collecting world by producing |  | | Journal (issue) | | iron piece (see above) for $3.00!), but I cannot judge meteorites, and all sorts of "one-of-a-kind" goodies...stibnites from a new Nevada locality, the Murray Mine, not the old Manhattan, but he had only three specimens...clear calcites from a small pocket in the Meikle Mine, the new locality for the superb yellow barites...specimens of azurite and malachite from the Flambau Mine in Wisconsin, now completely gone, of the chalcocite...News, P.O. Box 2043, Coeur d'Alene, ID 83816-2043 USA Phone: 208-664-2448 E-mail: lream@comtch.iea.com |  | | Journal (issue) | | sussex mineral & lapidary society Competition 2011 Mining the Ocean Cornwall Field Trip ., Journal 232-...Journal 232 July/Aug 2011 MINING THE OCEAN The Geology, Exploration and Mining of Seafloor Diamonds,Gold...think of mining minerals and ores from beneath the ocean. However Chris explained that mining the ocean...ocean can have many advantages over mining on land: • There are no land owners involved • Short lead times...the ocean floor • Reduced costs relative to land mining • High grades indicate significant profit margins |
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