 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Montana, Treasure State for the Crystal Mineral Collector By GERALD J. NAVRATIL Bex 70, RFD 7, Middleburg...crystal mineral localities within the state of Montana. Quite accurately the state has been officially...mineralminded public. The well-publicized Butte copper district has been ignored since the writer feels certain...known. Amcnnpijiite: In the Emery Mining district (Powell County) the mineral is found in wellformed...Crevasse Mountain Mining district near Jardine (Park County). At the Kennebec mine in the Crevasse Mountain |  | | Report (issue) | | OF VERMICULITE AND OTHER MINERALS IN THE RAINY CREEK DISTRICT, NEAR LIBBY, MONT. By J. T. PAEDEE and...produced are white mica, aegirite and aegirite-diopside (both locally vanadiferous), vermiculite, and...vermiculite is being developed commercially by the Zonolite Co. In addition several smaller bodies are being...temperature. The Zonolite Co. reports 1,500,000 pounds mined and sold under the trade name " Zonolite." The uses...uses of zonolite include fireproof roofing, wall board, and similar material, packing- for refrigerators |  | | 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 Montanaās mining origins. Montanaās production...published describing the occurrence, collecting, mining, and cutting of the two state gemstones. Figure...Granville Stuart established Montanaās first mining camp at Gold Creek in 1860. Geologic Provinces The state |  | Bandli, B. R., Gunter, M. E., Twamley, B., Foit, F. F., Cornelius, S. B. (2003) OPTICAL, COMPOSITIONAL, MORPHOLOGICAL, AND X-RAY DATA ON ELEVEN PARTICLES OF AMPHIBOLE FROM LIBBY, MONTANA, U.S.A. The Canadian Mineralogist, 41 (5) 1241-1253 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.41.5.1241 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | DATA ON ELEVEN PARTICLES OF AMPHIBOLE FROM LIBBY, MONTANA, U.S.A. BRYAN R. BANDLIĀ¶ AND MICKEY E. GUNTERĀ§...Amphibole crystals from the former vermiculite mine near Libby, Montana, were examined using three different analytical... Libby, Montana. SOMMAIRE Nous avons examinĆ© des cristaux dāamphibole provenant de la mine de vermiculite...vermiculite prĆØs de Libby, au Montana, maintenant fermĆ©e, au moyen de trois mĆ©thodes analytiques, soit les...asbestiforme, morphologie des cristaux, Libby, Montana. Ā¶ Ā§ Present address: MVA, Inc., 5500 Oakbrook |  | Swayze, Gregg A., Lowers, Heather A., Benzel, William M., Clark, Roger N., Driscoll, Rhonda L., Perlman, Zac S., Hoefen, Todd M., Dyar, M. Darby (2018) Characterizing the source of potentially asbestos-bearing commercial vermiculite insulation using in situ IR spectroscopy. American Mineralogist, 103 (4) 517-549 doi:10.2138/am-2018-6022 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Commercially produced vermiculite insulation from Libby, Montana, contains trace levels of asbestiform amphibole...materials, and horticultural products from Libby, Montana; Louisa, Virginia; Enoree, South Carolina; Palabora...were measured with a portable spectrometer. The mine sources for these vermiculite ores were identified...supply of vermiculite ore was mined near Libby, Montana, where sodic-calcic elongate amphiboles1 were a...attic insulation under the product brand name Zonolite until 1984 when its sale was discontinued (Kentucky |  | | Report (issue) | | Township Grade and Evaluation of Vermiculite Deposits Mining, Milling, and Beneficiation Exfoliation Marketing...Occurrence Grade and Evaluation of Perlite Deposits Mining, Milling, and Expanding Marketing Production and...general infor mation. He and D.J. Boone of the Zonolite Company read the sections dealing with production...600 F. while the biotite vermiculite of Libby,Montana requires 1,600 to 1,800 O F. for optimum expansion...concession VIII, North Burgess township, Lanark county. The deposit lies half a mile southwest of the |  | Meeker, G.P., Bern, A.M., Brownfield, I.K., Lowers, H.A., Sutley, S.J., Hoefen, T.M., Vance, J.S. (2003) The Composition and Morphology of Amphiboles from the Rainy Creek Complex, Near Libby, Montana. American Mineralogist, 88 (11) 1955-1969 doi:10.2138/am-2003-11-1239 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Morphology of Amphiboles from the Rainy Creek Complex, Near Libby, Montana G.P. MEEKER,1,* A.M. BERN,1 I...in the world in the Rainy Creek alkaline-ultramafic complex near Libby, Montana, were collected and analyzed...reported in the residents of Libby, and in former mine and mill workers. The amphibole-rich samples were...gentle abrasion or crushing. INTRODUCTION The Rainy Creek alkaline-ultramafic complex (Fig. 1) contains...(also called Zonolite Mountain) approximately six miles northeast of Libby, Montana. The mine began operations |  | | Catalog/List | | . . . . . 57 Auriferous, with rock; Canada or Montana . . . . . . . . . . . 45 ASBESTOS-See Amositc,...flawed, .25 per ounce Caesium-bearing, white masses; Mine . a . . . . . . . . . . . 1 13 BERZELIANITE (cuprous...CHALCOCITE (cuprous sulfide) lvlassive, high grade; :Montana, A rizona, etc., 1 x 2 ', .6 0.. . .... ... . ...lo 2', Transvaal. .59 Xl,-fragments in gneiss; Montana .... . . . . . . .......48 Small waterworn xis...form) Massive with Pyrite; Montana ..... .. . . . . .... . .. . . 150 DIOPSIDE-See Pyroxene DOLOMITE (calcium |  | | Catalog/List | | enlarged photograph of a piece of Obsidian, from Lake County, Oregon, which shows a Conchoidal fracture. t........ ā¢ ā¢ ā¢ ā¢ ā¢ ā¢ ā¢ ā¢ ā¢ Asbestos Loni fibers; Montana ..... .... ...... ..... ā¢ . ā¢ . ā¢ ā¢ ā¢ 1.00 .60...at 16c per lb. Auriferous, with rock; Canada or Montana ........ . .76 .25 .76 .75 .60 .76 .35 1.00...with chalcocite, chalcopyrite, etc.; Arizon a, Montana, etc....... ....... .....1 x 2", .35 BOTRYOGEN...CHALCO CITE (cuprous sulfide) Massive, high grade; Montana, Arizona, etc. lx 2", .60 Rocky; Arizona, Alaska |  | | Catalog/List | | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Long fibers; Montana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...15Ā¢ per lb. Auriferous, high grade; Canada or Montana ... . . ... . . . . .. Price per pound .35 SPECIMENS...with chalcocite, chalcopyrite, etc.; Arizona, Montana, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...CHALCOCITE (cuprous sulfide) i\Iassive, high grade; Montana, etc. 1.50 Rocky ; Arizona, Alaska, etc. . . ..... . . .50 :\'lasses with bornite and pyi-ite; Montana .75 CHALCOPYRITE (cuprous sulfoferrite) . . . |  | | Report (issue) | | THE INTERIOR ALKALIC ROCKS OF IRON HILL GUNNISON COUNTY, COLORADO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER...Paper 197-A ALKALIC ROCKS OF IRON HILL GUNNISON COUNTY, COLORADO BY ESPER S. LARSEN Shorter contributions...PLATE 1. Geologic map of Iron Hill area, Gunnison County, Colo____---__,______-.___-___-_--___-_-_--_---___-__..._____________ 18 4. Section south of Deldorado Creek, showing variation in pyroxenite,______________...GEOLOGY, 194! ALKALIC ROCKS OF IRON HILL, GUNNISON COUNTY, COLORADO By ESPER S. LARSEN ABSTRACT The Iron |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | A. 3-472.] Amargosite. J. Melhase, 1926. Engin. Mining 3ourn.-Press, New York, vol. 121, p. 841. Trade-name...168) proves it to be triclinic. From the Animas mine of the Compagnie Aramayo de Mines en Bolivie. Named...where the name has been in use for some years (see Mining Journ. London, 1914, vol. 104, p. 147). N()t the...crystals formed by the burning of pyritic ore in a mine in ArizoDa. Named after Prof. Gurdon Montague Butler...containing up to 7 X (Ce, La, Di)CO s ; from the emerald mine of Muzo, Colombia. Named after the Italian geographer |  | | Journal (issue) | | gold- Happy Day Placer, Divide, Melrose Mining District, Montana. (See RoĀ»ANCE OF Roci,;s A:SD l\irNEllALS...MINERALS did a great deal in convincing me that mining is a fine profession and that the study of minerals...sedimentary rocks in general. There Bergen Hill Zeolite district of New is no exact line of demarcation between...traits, remain- with modern historic, far older than mining, (2) and nations and peoples. So when the first...principal mens often objects to putting dull, earthy mining districts of the world. minerals into his collection |  | | Journal (issue) | | governments, in added tax and other revenuesāand the mining and other future industries of the north will be...Yellowknife gold camps take a prominent place in Canadian mining history. The stuff is thereāthe men who know are...Controller for the Province of Alberta and a well known mining engineer and authority on fuel development and...horse, Y.T. Railway extends from Edmonton to Dawson Creek, thus providing railway transportation close to...intermediate area traversed. Alaska Highway From Dawson Creek to Watson Lake, a distance of 655 miles, the highway |  | | Journal (volume) | | Chief Geologist Logan, District Mining Engineer W. Burling Tucker, District Mining Engineer Reid J. Sampson...Assistant District Mining Engineer Chas. V. Averill, District Mining Engineer J. C. O'Brien, District Mining...Statistician and Curator James M. Little, Junior Mining Engineer (Librarian) Elisabeth L. Egenhoff, Editor...Geology of Palm Springs-Blythe Strip, Riverside County, California, by William J. Miller Geology of Parts...Parts of tbe Barstow Quadrangle, San Bernardino County, California, by William J. Miller 9 11 73 Geology |  | | Report (volume) | | non-asbestiform and asbestiform amphiboles from Libby, Montana, U.S.A. Am Mineral 88:1970-1978 Hanisch K (1966)...amphibole from the Kajlidongri manganese mine, Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh, India. Am Mineral 77:1112-1115...(1995) A new anhydrous amphibole from the Hoskins mine, Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia: Description...(1999) Chlorine-bearing amphiboles from the Fraser mine, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada: Description and crystal...amphibole from the Kajlidongri Manganese Mine, Jhabua District, Madhya Pradesh, India. Am Mineral 90:304-309 |  | | Book (edition) | | Meteorites Metals Radioactive Minerals Gems Fossil Fuels Mining Collecting as a Hobby RICHARD M. PEARL $1.95 ...AND ROCKS 221 XIII THE FOSSIL FUELS 246 XIV MINING AND MILLING xv WATER RESOURCES XI XVI 272...alaskaite from the Alaska mine in Colorado, cubanite from Cuba, kernite from Kern County in California, aragonite...from the Arabic "powder of the mine" because it came from a silver mine. Perhaps the worst blunder in...remarkably complete and authoritative treatise on mining, metallurgy, and minerals, which was published |  | | Book | | Science, N.S. XXIII; 696, 1906. III. Cerrillos Hills district, N.M.āJohnson, Sch. of M. Quart., XXIV: 492, 1903...section, and hence outcrop around the margir, the mining operations being therefore confined to a narrow...) Crowsnest Pass field. USES OF COAL 99 Mining and Preparation.āCoal of all kinds is commonly...3 to 7 feet in thickness. Bituminous coal after mining may be screened and cleaned, especially if it is...Gas from coal mine, Scranton, Pa., 1-10, quoted by Kan. Geol. Surv., IX; 11. Kent County, Ont. Natural |  | | Journal (issue) | | undersigned, being all of the officers of rhc Clark County Gem Co!l~tors, Inc., most sincerely wish to convey...writer was employed by the Michigan College of Mining and Technology as a member of a geological field...writer took advantage of collecting at the numerous mine dumps in the vicinity of Champion. It is hoped that...Michi1a11 The Beacon Mine, operated by the North Range Mining Company, is the only active mine in the Champion...numerous aumps and ruins in th e vicinity of the Beacon Mine, however, attest to the former activity in the area |  | | Book (edition) | | AND ROCKS 221 XIII THE FOSSIL FUELS 246 XIV MINING AND MILLING 263 XV WATER RESOURCES 272 MINERAL...alaskaite from the Alaska mine in Colorado, cubanite from Cuba, kernite from Kern County in California, aragonite...from the Arabic "powder of the mine" because it came from a silver mine. Perhaps the worst blunder in...remarkably complete and authoritative treatise on mining, metallurgy, and minerals, which was published...have been an inspiring teacher at the Freiberg Mining Academy, because students flocked to him from all |  | | Book | | NAIROBI DAR ES SALAAM CAPE TOWN Published in the USA by Oxford University Press, New York 2 Filmset...between augite and asgirite. 2nd List yEgirine-diopside. W. C. Brogger, Skrifter Vid.-Selsk. Christiana...Al)16O34(Cl,SO4,CO3)4.0-6H2O, from a lapis-lazuli mine, Sar-e-Sang, Badakshan province, Afghanistan. The...Greenish-blue hexagonal crystals from the Bou-Skour copper mine, Jebel Sarhro,* Ouazazate,* Morocco, have the composition...270. Natural /1-FeOOH, occurring at the Akagane mine, Iwate prefecture, Japan, and named from the locality |  | | Book (edition) | | composition ainl properties of the minerals, methods of mining and preparation, market values, extent and nature...methoils. For example, the Fraseh [>rocess for llie mining of sulfur had not been tlevelopi'd. .James A. ...forms a very small industry at Brandon in Suffolk County. Grindstones and Pulpstones. The production of...principally in the vicinity of Hot Springs, Garland County, are of two varieties: Arkansas stone, which is...grindings. Indiana. The .satulstones of Orange County, Ind., furnish a whetstone known as the Ilindoslan |  | | Journal (issue) | | ..................................... 227 COAL MINING TO BE BOOST ED IN THE FARO ES ............... .......................... 246 CHIPMAN LEAD-SILVER MINE IN NEWBURY, MASS. By Prof. Charles Pa/ache .......of York County, chromite and lead-silver mines of Lancaster County, and the large iron mine at Cornwall...Cornwall, Lebanon County, are but a few of the many good localities in southeastern Pennsylvania which are...his city. The most famous localities in Lancaster County are the Wood's and Line Pits chromite mines which |  | Garihan, John M., Ranson, William A., Muthukrishnan, Suresh, Bridgeman, James L., Goforth, Tom (2012) Geologic Studies of the Inner Piedmont, Brevarrd Zone, and Blue RIdge, South Carolina and North Carolina. Field Trip Guidebook. Carolina Geological Society | Report (issue) | | Photograph: Twin Falls (Reedy Cove Falls) along Eastatoe Creek, Eastatoe Gap quadrangle. Rock exposed is Henderson...Petrology of the Salem ultramafic body, Oconee County, South Carolina James L. Bridgeman and William...removal on sediment transport in Twelve-Mile Creek, Pickens County, South Carolina Benjamin Douglass, William...Transylvania Counties, North Carolina, Greenville County, South Carolina: A preliminary report Bart L. Cattanach...engaged in miningā, soil scientists, and hobbyists. One unidentified person suggested that āsome mining promotersā |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | pseudo-hexagonal (orthorhombic ?) crystals from Armen mine, Kongsberg, Norway. Named from the locality. [M...Named from the locality, Askana (Ac~aRa), Ozurgety district, Georgia, Transcaucasia. [M.A. 7-426.] Ayasite...named from the locality, Berezovsk (BepesoscK), a mining village 13 kin. ME. of Ekaterinburg (now Sverdlovsk)...corundum-plagioclase veins at Buldymsk, Sverdlovsk district, Ural. Named from the locality. Caesium-spodumene...as a constituent molecule NaCrSi,O e in ehrome-diopside (containing Or20s 2"03, NauO 1-37 ~ ) from the |
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