 | | Journal (issue) | | 21 Bakewell Rock Swap Allan Winrow 23 Levant Mine Trevor Wolloxall 24 Smallcleugh, Melanterite Steve...Steve Uttley 27 Micro Minerals from Dyfngwm Mine S. &D. Rust 28 Mineral News Keith Hammond 32 FRONT...section has been included, whats new, recent finds/mine closures/new mines etc. . . . . . . . . . . . ....Cobham, Su,roy. T1l1phon1; Cobham (0932)62340 Cap Garonne Secondary Copper and Lead W.R. van den Berg Mineralogically...Mineralogically, the mines of Cap Garonne have been well known in Europe for a long time. The recent |  | | Report (issue) | | = 5.895(2) Z=2 X-ray Powder Pattern: Bou Skour mine, Morocco. 11.73 (10), 2.938 (8), 2.451 (8), 4.43...0.65 11.35 [10.47] 99.50 [102.18] (1) Bou Skour mine, Morocco; contains very little malachite and quartz;...09[(AsO4)2.83(OH)0.68]Σ=3.51(OH)6∙3H2O. (2) Santa Lucia mine, Sardinia, Italy; by electron microprobe, H2O calculated...[(AsO4)2.97(SiO4)0.03]Σ=3.00(OH)6∙3H2O. Mineral Group: Mixite group. Occurrence: In the oxidation zone of some...mimetite, quartz. Distribution: In the Bou Skour mine, Djebel Sarhro, Morocco. At Mutoshi, Katanga Province |  | | Report (issue) | | Mixite BiCu6 (AsO4 )3 (OH)6 • 3H2 O c 2001-2005 Mineral Data Publishing, version 1 Crystal Data: Hexagonal... c = 5.920(1) Z=2 X-ray Powder Pattern: Anton mine, Germany. 12.03 (10), 2.46 (9), 3.57 (8), 2.95 (7)...(3) BiCu6 (AsO4 )3 (OH)6 • 3H2 O. Mineral Group: Mixite group. Occurrence: An uncommon secondary mineral...barite. Distribution: From the Geister vein, Werner mine, Jáchymov (Joachimsthal), Czech Republic. At Wheals...England. In Germany, in the Black Forest, at the Anton mine, Heubachtal, near Schiltach; on the Schmiedestollen |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | reported from the now-closed Harborside mine and nearby Rosier mine, Brooksville, Hancock County, Maine....West. It occurs sparingly in ores of the Tucson mine in the Leadville district of Lake County, Colorado...fine chalcophyllite microcrystals is the 3 Metals mine in the Weepah district of Esmeralda County. Utah...sulfide deposits in the Ajax mine (formerly Copperopolis) and the Mammoth mine, Tintic district. It has also...also been reported from the Big Indian Copper mine in San Juan County. In South America, chalcophyllite |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | of secondary minerals at the Spring Creek copper mine, on the flank of Mount Remarkable, near Wilmington...quartz – feldspar – tourmaline rock in an abandoned mine at Sierra Gorda, near Antofagasta, Chile. Schlüter...locality. Found at the Cerchiara manganese (braunite) mine, Val di Vara, eastern Liguria, Italy. Basso, R....pit near the long-abandoned Clear Creek mercury mine, New Idria district, San Benito County, California...Co-dominant analogue of lotharmeyerite. Found in a mine dump, Schneeberg, Saxony, Germany. Krause, W. et |  | | Catalog/List | | BASICLIST OFROCKS AIIDli MERALS lfo 68 1;~ e 2 ail le, ERP.OP ir, the Ia~t. (a~al gue nt>vAn,;!• i: Jr~...vitreous brownish icro plate on Sandine (arro~ed).(le Tre Croci Vetralla Italy) lxlins E4.50 498 ZEKANNITE...Attractive blue masses in and on pink BÅRYTES.(BlairLogie Mine, n~ar Stirling, Scotland) lxl El. 50 202 COPPER...crust on Quartzite (Cap Garonne, Var, France) lxl El lx2 E2 .. • • • 210 MIXITE Bi Cu Arsenate light...other Cu minerals on matrix. (30'level Gold Hill Mine Utah USA) lem E4 309 PLANCHEITE Cu/8 Si/8 0/22 pure |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Library] at 03:41 01 August 2012 Olivenite TSUMEB MINE, TSUMEB, OSHIKOTO REGION, NAMIBIA H ydrothermal...specimen of olivenite from the worldfamous Tsumeb mine in Namibia, where attempts at specimen mining have...secondary copper assemblages from the Black Pine mine in the Phillipsburg area of Granite County (Waisman...and Gibbs 1983; Anthony et al. 1995). At the 79 mine in Gila County, olivenite occurs as small, olive-green...brochantite and anglesite (Keith 1972). At the Grandview mine, Coconino County, small prismatic olivenite crystals |  | | Book | | Canada (16), People's Republic of China (11), and France (10). These numbers do not necessarily reflect...of a Russian mineral). However, in the case of France, the majority of the ten species were described...Brazil Bulgaria Canada Chile Czech Republic Finland France Germany Greece India Italy Japan Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan...(trigonal) HBaAl 3 (AsOJ 2 (0H) 6 Locality: The Clara mine, near Oberwolfach, in the middle Black Forest, Germany...)(CO 3 )s(OH) 2 ·1.SH2 O Locality: T he Kamoto East mine, District ofKolwezi, southern Shaba, Zafre (Lat |  | | Book (edition) | | Chakhmouradian (Canada), Pierre-Jacques Chiappero (France). G. Daxner (Austria). M. Dcliens (Belgium). Giancarlo...(ltaly). Stefano Merlino (ltaly), Yves Mo!:lo (France), E.11. ickcl (Australia), Milan Novåk (Czech Republic)...(ltaly). Werner H. Paar (Austria). Gian Carlo Parodi (France). Marco Pa ero (ltaly). Igor Pekov (Russia), atale...(Japan), William B. Simmons (USA). C.J. Stanley (UK). France ca Stasi (ltaly). Tony Steede (Canada). Ricardo...Abernathyitc, K[(UO 2 )(AsO,)](HP) 3, tet., Fumerole No. 2 mine, Temple Mountain. on the southeast flank of the |  | | Journal (issue) | | names (eg tourmaline). A few variental (eg beryl var. emerald) and poorly defined names (eg hornblende)...Special issue on the minerals of Penberthy Croft Mine Published by Rock Bottom Publications Ltd. Nottingham...(2000) Famous mineral localities: Penberthy Croft mine, St. Hilary, Cornwall, England 20:7-37 Bevins, R... D. (1999) Famous mineral localities: Ting Tang mine, Gwennap, Cornwall 19:18-23 CLARK, A.M. (1998) Earth's...P. (1995) Crystallized Enargite from the Gregory mine, Ashover, Derbyshire 15:28-29 DAY, B. (1998) Collecting |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | crusts (up to 0.5 mm) on quartz at the McAlpine mine, Tuolumne County, California, U.S.A; mcalpineite...minerals. Also recorded from the Centennial Eureka mine, Juab County, Utah, U.S.A. Cu3TeOo6.H20. Cubic,...up to I mm in quartz from the Alaska geochemist. mine, San Juan County, Colorado, U.S.A. Montesommaite...C2/c or Cc, a 9.513, b 8.615, c 5.356, [3 Cerchiara mine, Faggiona, La Spezia, Liguria, 105.12 ~ Z = 4. Dmeas...F~ibry, J. Hybler Section 27 South, N'Chwaning II Mine, Farm and B.A. Maximov, 1992. Can. Min., 30, 215 |  | | Journal (issue) | | ............... 2 Trip Report – Malbunka Copper Mine, Areyonga, Northern Territory ....................Micromineral News: Issue 7 Trip Report – Malbunka Copper Mine, Areyonga, Northern Territory Dehne McLaughlin,...off tomorrow on our third expedition (T3) into the mine. Struck big rain and a terrible tooth problem last...went on. Who wants to operate a mineral specimen mine? Being camped on the old waste rock dump as well...that our vehicle dust from the access track to the mine was an environmental impact so you cannot please |  | | Catalog/List | | Greenish, sparse, acicular micros in Penberthy Croft Mine, St 1cm £4 s AGARDITE Y Ca Cu As_O_O_H_____c_a_v_iti_e'-s-'in'-'-...215 69 3 11 Rich white crusts on matrix. Rawhide Mine, Mohave ½x½£3 _P_b_S_iO_13 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _...Hornblende ALLANITE Black areas in actinolite Bastnas Mine Sweden lxl £1.20 CeYFeSiO Quite attractive blue-grey...Grey veins in and on matrix, some with Fallowfield mine, Ix½ ALSTONITE BaCaCO/3 Alstonite micros. Hexharn...Rich pinkish fine grained mass in calcite Dark Star Mine,Ravalli County, Ix½ £2.50 lxl £4 ANCYLITECe CeSr |  | | Catalog/List | | pinkish fine grained mass in Calcite.(Dark Star Mine,Ravalli County, Montana USA) 1 x H £2.50 1x1 £4...and Be Mica white cleavages in Muscovite. (Harding Mine,Taos County, New Mexico) 1x1 £3.50 1x2 £7 097 CHLOANTHITE...MINERAL !! dark red micro's on matrix. (Getchell Mine,Humboldt Co . Nevada USA) 5mm £4 151 LEUCOSPHENITE...fairly sparse, green crusts on matrix. (San Miguel Mine Moctezuma Mexico) 1cm piece £ 5 5mm £3 WITH U...Na Al Silicate Pure creamy coloured masses (Tanco Mine, Bernie Lake, Manitoba, Canada) lx2ins £4 2x2ins |  | | 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 |  | | Catalog/List | | vitreous brownish micro plates on Sandine (arrowed).(le Tre Croci Vetralla Italy) Ixlins £4.50 396 TORBERNITE...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 |  | | Catalog/List | | ----·-·- ---- ·- -- 1129 ALMANDINE Brastad iron Mine near Arendal ,Norway 87 ■ BERYL Evje area . South...---·-··----·------ ·- - ---27 ANTHOPHYLLITE Kaveltorp Mine Sweden 1008 CHRYSOBERYL Kolsva. Vastmanland Sweden...--~----· ·---·-------- -- -62 COBAL TITE Bolidcn Mine, North Sweden 1003 ARSENIOPLEITE Sjogruvan,Ridd...2x3 £25 Ampibole 1140 ERYTHRITE Sl-a1tterud Cobalt Mine. Vikersund Norway 970 MAGNESIOHASTINGSITE Langban...________ __ _!LU9! .~~~ -E N1 163 GALENA Smallcleugh Mine, Nenthcad. Cumbria Cube-octahedral grey crystals |  | | Catalog/List | | ___ 2x2£3 ___ - -----~ - ~014_ _ 88 ADAMITE Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Mexico 69 ALUMOHYDROCALCITE South Bay,...- - --··---- - - - - - · . 767 AJOITE Christmas Mine, Gila County, Arizona USA 17 ANAL CITE Talisker...Telcmark, Norway 52 ANDALUSITE Glomel. Brittany, France Rich pinkish-grey mass in dark grey homfels. White...North Sweden 501 ALLOPHANE New East Whcal Russell mine, Devon ,England variety VIRIDINE (Mangan rich variety)...£6 2x3 £10 236 ANDESINE Boulouris, St Raphael, France 1111 ALMANDINE Eptelnnd, Evje-lvelnnd area, South |  | | Catalog/List | | lx2 £2 lxl£3 2x2£12 lx2£5 lxl £1 ----· Hawkswood Mine, Cornwall ANDALUSITE Cabracao, Minl10, Portugal...Andalucia Spain. Type Location New East Whcal Russell mine, Devon ,England 140 grey bleby small botryoidal...ALMANDINE Fauske Norway ANDALUSITE Glomel. Brittany, France 52 60 Sharp single dark brown crystal. normal shape..._lx2_ _80 _ _____ _,o 1129 ALMANDINE Braslad iron Mine near Arendal ,Norway Unknown location I 1 63 □a...Evje-lveland area, South Norway Boulouris, St Raphael, France ALMANDINE 11 l I 2 36 Rich red granular mass, mixed |  | | Journal (issue) | | Associate Editors Pierre Bariand Sorbonne Paris, France Joel A. Bartsch Houston Museum of Nat. Sci. Houston...Schwab Orleans, France Associate Photographers Nelly Bariand Sorbonne Paris, France Dan Behnke Northbrook...Elias mine, Czech Republic Mrazek et al. (1994) report an occurrence of namibite from the Elias mine, Jachymov...5’6Evans-Lou pegmatite, Quebec CZECH REPUBLIC 7Elias mine, Jachymov ENGLAND 8Buckbarrow Beck, Cumbria GERMANY...Hausach NAMIBIA 10Khorixas UNITED STATES 3Stewart mine, Pala district, California Deposit Type Bismoclite |  | | Book (edition) | | MINE andtheir LOCALITIES JAN H. BERNARD AND JAROSLAV HYRSL INERALS DESCRIBED SINCE 2004 MINERALS...dist., China Fluomatromicrolite, x 25111111, Naipa mine, Mozambique Daliranite, 5111111, Zarshouran Au-As...Domafov, Czech Rep. Juangodoyite, 60111111, Santa Rosa mine, Chile Back cover photo: Ho/fertile on hematite...piment pseudomo,phs after realga,; 75 mm, Palomo mine, Pen, Page 3: Stepite on arsenic, 45 111111,Jachymov...2(4) - 4.0(6) - 2.58(10) - 2.04(5). At the Kiura mine, Saiki City, Oita pref., Japan. IMA 2012-101. Adolfpateraite |  | | Book (edition) | | Linopolis, Brazil, H Page 13: Gold, 35 mm.Eagle's est Mine, California, G Publi!>hed by Grdllit.u.o. Stefanikova43...Rice, Dolores co., both Colorado, at the Questa mine, Taos co., New 1994. Abernathyite K2[(UOJ 2l(AsO_J2]•6HzO...Harding Co .. South Dakota. and at the Fuemrole No2 mine, Emery co .. Utah. Also at Menzenschwand Scbwarzwald...Freiberg, Germany, H Abernathyite, 12 mm, Ririera/, France, H Abhurite Sn2 /•O6'OH) 14Cl 1,, (3.D). Trigona]...mainly in crystals to 5 cm at the Himmelsftirst mine, Freiberg, both Saxony, Germany. In the subtropical |  | | Catalog/List | | 01')' vcinsin andon matrix.somcwith Fallowlicld mine, I x 1/, Il BaC■ CO'J Al 1oni1cmicros. ·--_ H~am...Grcylibrousmasson dolomiticmarblc International mine, IxI .E4 PliSb S Kaladar,Ontario,Canada BREWSTDlITE...Zn COl3S0'4 OH LikeHydrozincitcbut not nuorcsccnt Mine,Ncnthead,Cumbria I x ½.Cl.SOlxl D UOCHANTITE Fairlysparsc...Okcharnton,Dcvon ycllowaust on matrix MonumentI Mine,Navajo ½x ½!3 ____________ Coun .~~na, U.S.~ ____...smallbrown cryslllsin caviticswithblack EastBallcswidden mine,St Just lx2 .CS IOunnalinc.l.ocllionintcrest Cornwall |  | | Report (issue) | | \ \I Cover: The De Wet Shaft, Tsumeb mine (photograph by Dr Gabi Schneider, Geological Survey of Namibia)...Heliodor(e) Tantalo-columbite Pietersite Table le: List of type-mineral/mineral names from Namibia...from the Tsumeb deposit (Namibia) and the Clara mine, Schwarzwald (Germany). At Tsumeb, the phase occurs...zone along 30 Level. The material from the Clara mine is a sulphate-rich variety. 13 --, Type mineralogy...has also recently been described from the Clara mine, Schwarzwald, Germany (Walenta, 1990). The phase |  | | Journal (issue) | | Associate Editors Pierre Bariand Sorbonne Paris, France Bill Birch Museum of Victoria Melbourne, Australia...Associate Photographers Nelly Bariand Sorbonne Paris, France Dan Behnke Northbrook, IL Werner Lieber Heidelberg...Articles Update on the mineralogy of the Majuba Hill mine, Pershing County, Nevada .........................Interest and collecting activity at the Majuba Hill mine have increased since the publication o f the initial...(Jensen, 1985). Information on new discoveries at the mine, as well as on certain aspects that were left vague |
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South mine, Cap Garonne Mine, Le Pradet, Toulon, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France