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Topaz from
Round Mountain, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Topaz
Formula:Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Bixbyite-(Mn)ā“˜6 photos of Topaz associated with Bixbyite-(Mn) at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Topaz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Round Mountain, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:831126
Long-form Identifier:1:3:831126:9
GUID (UUID V4):047d4db9-f643-4171-9b87-2eca4e89ce25
Nearest other occurrences of Topaz
12.9km (8.0 miles) ā“˜Beryllium Virgin claim, Paramount Canyon, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
13.3km (8.2 miles) ā“˜The Clearing, Taylor Creek Tin Mining District (Black Range Tin District), Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
23.9km (14.9 miles) ā“˜Round Mountain (Maverick Mountain), Taylor Creek Tin Mining District (Black Range Tin District), Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Report (issue)
BERYLLIUM RESOURCES IN NEW MEXICO AND ADJACENT AREAS Virginia T. McLemore New Mexico Bureau of Geology and...and Mineral Resources New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Socorro, NM 87801 ginger@gis.nmt...preliminary and has not been reviewed according to New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources standards...considered final and is subject to revision based upon new information. Any resource or reserve data are historical...reactors. Beryllium deposits in Utah, New Mexico, Texas, and Mexico range from small (Apache Warm Springs
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
leaf gold, smoky quark, and turquoise specimens, New Mexico boasts an array of mineral species. RAMON S....Albuquerque, New Mexico 87110 THE PURPOSE OF THIS INDEX is to provide a comprehensive listing of New Mexico...Particular attention was directed toward incorporating new information on discoveries and occurrences, although...to compile all of the mineral occurrences in New Mexico-a venture of that magnitude is beyond the scope...Minerals of New Mexico is the basic reference for locations. Abstracts from the New Mexico mineral symposia
Book (edition)
and often gems can be found. valuable For the mountain ranges and level for the ist to States contain...6. Orthoclase 1. Talc 2. Gypsum 7. Quartz Topaz Corundum 10. Diamond 3. Colcite 8. 4. Fluorite.../^^ RUTILE SAPPHIRE 1^ TOURMALINE CRYSTALS TOPAZ CRYSTALS 4 GEM hunter's GUIDE (Cross-seaion at...weakness in the molecular structure of the mineral. Topaz, for instance, cleaves readily along the short direction...cation (moss-like), will be frequently misled All topaz crystal And is such a chameleon color, or jasper)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana 70148, U.S.A. The mineralogical...mineralogy and paragenesis of pegmatites from San Diego County, California. He will also be remembered for his...and his older brother William, to West Hempstead, New York. When his parents realized that Gene was hearing...with his friend George Ashley at Hiriart Mountain, San Diego County, California, 1986. 3. Gene in Jackson...bucket at the San Diego Tourmaline Mine, San Diego County, California in 1974. 5. Boris Schmakin, Skip Simmons
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
FROM THE TIN-BEARING RHYOLITE OF THE BLACK RANGE, NEW MEXICOX Cenl Fnrns, Jn., War,nBuanT. Scuar,rnn,aur...tin-bearing rhyolite in the Black Range in southwestern New Mexico. It occurs as small cubes implanted with specularite...cavities and lithophysae with topaz, quartz, specularite, and opal. Two new forms, zl[554] and tl42ll,were...collected from one of the bixbyite localities show six new prism forms, d[560],/{11.10.0}, g{650}, l{320},7{830}...rhyolite of the Black Range in Sierra and Catron counties, New Mexico, during an investigation of the
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
67 troy ounces, Fairbanks mining region, Alaska, USA. Donated in 1977 by Arthur Sexaur. University of...nugget 20 ounces Johnson 1972 Arizona, Gila County, Dripping Springs Mountains nugget 22 ounces...1972 Arizona, Pima County, Greaterville 1924 nugget 11 ounces Arizona, Pima County, Horseshoe Basin... Cook 2004 Arizona, Cochise County, Dos Cabezas Arizona, Pima County, Greaterville 1983 Maslowski...exhibits ounces), Wiseman, Brooks Range, Alaska, USA. Found in 1995. at least moderate to significant
Catalog/List
Managing Director New York Paul Minshull Chief Operating Officer Chief Technology Officer NEW YORK LONDON...colorful, Smithsonite from the iconic Kelly Mine in New Mexico A ā€˜gemā€™ quality specimen Tanzanite crystal in...Mining District Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area Alaska, USA The dimensionality and complexity of this stunning...Mining District Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area Alaska, USA This simplistic and elliptical-shaped Gold nugget...Mining District Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area Alaska, USA This Gold nugget is really aesthetic and complex
Journal (issue)
a soft spot, and I was not disappointed in this new locality. Several trips over the last three years...1Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana 70148. 2Rua Ribeiro de...Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of New Orleans, organized a three week fieldtrip to Brazil...$32.00 per year air, First Class to Canada and Mexico $25.00, rates include sales taxes as applicable...News, P.O. Box 2043, Coeur d'Alene, ID 83816-2043 USA Phone: 208-664-2448 ā€¢ 3 E-mail: lream@comtch.iea
Journal (issue)
deposit, Ximeng County, Yunnan, China. Wally Mann collection; Joe Budd photo. Topaz, 2.6 cm, from Katlang...2.2 cm, from the Pulsifer quarry, Androscoggin County, Maine. Kyle Kevorkian collection; Jordan Root...Dallas Gem and Mineral Society decided to form a new organization just for mineral collectors, without...collection, acquired in 1985 and placed on exhibit in a new hall the following year), and spearheaded by several...transplanted MAD members desirous of establishing a new collecting group with the same focus as the Houston
Journal (issue)
have been found in Colorado, including 66 that were new to science. Colorado has also been fortunate to host...By 1864 his expertise had brought him to Gilpin County, Colorado, where his reputation as a consultant...~ ) I~,. ~~ _ "f'ā€¢ 0istrict, , ~ ,;:: V County , Colorado . l'fJ 1/ {r-zr--D '/;"~ of 2000...name of the lade or mine, the mining district and county, and the assay results for gold and silver content...breathless comments (excerpted from the Boulder County News) in 1878: Prof. J. Alden Smith, of tbis town
Report (volume)
8 n 51 Z' O w d< w w Z w w X 8 JK RANGE, NEW MEXICO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1319-E Mineral...Range Primitive Area, Grant, Sierra, and , Catron Counties, New Mexico By GEORGE E. ERICKSEN, HELMUTH...the Black Range Primitive Area and vicinity, New Mexico. The area discussed in this report includes the...Andesite flows and rhyolite tuff of Victoria Park Mountain ...................................................... Andesite of the Mimbres River-McKnight Mountain area ........................................
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
paramorphism, calcite after aragonite, Puerta de Luna, New Mexico; size, 6 inches in diameter. Classification...MARK C . B L A Z E K New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Socorro, New Mexico 87801 Every mineral...in composition may involve a partial addition of new material, a partial removal of the original material...Bingham, New Mexico, among many other places around the world. Also in New Mexico (at Round Mountain, Sierra...Sierra County) can be found a very unusual incrustation pseudomorphā€”pink topaz crystals incrusted with quartz
Catalog/List
Technology Officer Kathleen Guzman Managing Director New York Hayley Brigham Managing Director Beverly Hills...0.62 cm), weighs 267 grams Provenance: Phillips, New York, June 8, 1996 (lot 211) Estimate: $600ā€”$800...72002 Toluca Meteorite End Cut Iron, IABā€”sLL Mexico City, Mexico Found: 1776 This end cut is not terribly...should. Discovered in 1776 by conquistadores in Mexico, this is a quite intriguing and interesting variety...1.89 cm), weighs 571 grams Provenance: Phillips, New York, June 8, 1996 (lot 212) Estimate: $500ā€”$700
Journal (issue)
collection, page 105; Brown Topaz- Barry and Beth Kitt collection, page 150; Blue Topaz-Lyda Hili collection...(rniddle colurnn) Fluorite, 5.3 cm, from Naica, Mexico---Stephen Blyskal and Sigrid Stewart collection;...localities like those found in neighboring Arizona and New Mexico; Texas is oil country, and many fortunes have...illustrated the first time around, and some that are new acquisitions. Together the two Texas supplements...ofLeadville, Colorado. Eventually rnoving on through New Mexico and Arizona as a prospector, he leamed some mineralogy
Book (volume)
found. This newly revised fourth edition contains new rockhounding opportunities, updated contact infor-...Florida Georgia Kentucky Southwest States Nevada New Mexico Oklahoma ā€˜Texas Utah VOLUME 4 Northeast States...Mississippi Maryland Massachusetts Michigan New Hampshire New Jersey New York Ohio Pennsylvania Rhode Island...explorer Francisco Coronado trekked north from Mexico in the footsteps of CortĆ©s and Pizarro, searching...The stone came from an abandoned mine at Pala Mountain, California, where collectors had found traces
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
in northwestern Nevada and southeastern Oregon, USA Stephen B. Castor ) , Christopher D. Henry Neƕada...School of Mines, Mail Stop 178, Reno, NV 89557, USA Received 14 June 1999; accepted 24 September 1999...Peak, Nevada, the newly recognized, westernmost topaz Žperaluminous. rhyolite in the US, are also trace...led to an abrupt decrease in the construction of new plants in the 1980s and concomitantly to a drastic...prospects in volcanic rocks, Nevada and Oregon, USA Production and grade: % U3 O 8 Resource: kg U3 O
Journal (issue)
255-1488 CUTTING MATERIALS NEW! Red Lace Agate is from a new discovery in Mexico. This very desirable lace...is only .. . $3.00 per lb. NEW! Plume Opal Is another new discovery in Mexico! This beautiful plume opal...any opal. Our price is only . . . $1 .00 per oz. NEW! Turquol.. ā€¢ Splderweb or matrix turquoise from the...The green with matrix somewhat resembles Battle Mountain turquoise. Only nice size p ieces are included...Our price is . . . $6.00 per oz. NEW! Zebra Lace Agate. From Mexico cuts attractive cabochons with striking
Catalog/List
CEO Co-Chairman of the Board Managing Director New York Hayley Brigham Managing Director Beverly Hills...of a Ceratopsian that appears to be a completely new variety of a ā€œhornedā€ Dinosaur A Gold Nugget from...this material. The stone is eye-clean and will round out any gem collection. This is a quality specimen...Mine Mount Bross, Alma District, Park Co. Colorado, USA This adorable pink-red stone is none other than universally...Imperial Topaz - 42.3 Cts. Ouro Preto Minas Gerais Brazil Imperial Topaz is the rarest of the Topaz family
Catalog/List
ARTINITE. Clear Creek, San Benito Co., California, USA. White radiating masses of artinite to 15mm scattered...60x60x30mm. Ā£35 (c) 50x30x12mm. Ā£15. 8) CASSITERITE and TOPAZ. Sauberg Mine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirge, Germany...xls to 6mm intergrown with about ten colourless topaz xls to 10mm. 30x25x20mm. Ā£22. 9) CELESTITE. Clayton...Heading 182.5, Getchel Mine, Rumbolt Co., Nevada, USA. A 60x40mm area of matrix covered with very small...70x40x50mm. Ā£45. 23) NATIVE GOLD. Round Mountain Mine, Nye Co., Nevada, USA. A nice thumbnail with a 20xl
Catalog/List
ARTINITE. Clear Creek, San Benito Co., California, USA. White radiating masses of artinite to 15mm scattered...(c) 5 0 x 3 0 x 1 2 m m . Ā£15. 8) CASSITERITE and TOPAZ. Sauberg Mine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirge, Germany...xls to 6nim intergrown with about ten colourless topaz xls to 10mm. 30x25x20mm. Ā£22. 9) CELESTITE. Clayton...Heading 182.5, Getchel Mine, Humbolt Co., Nevada, USA. A 60x40mm area of matrix covered with very small...70x40x50mm. Ā£45. 23) NATIVE GOLD. Round Mountain Mine, Nye Co., Nevada, USA. A nice thumbnail with a 20x10x6nun
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
pohwatp@si.edu FLUORITE Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee R egular readers of this column will...sphalerite, 8.8 cm high, from the Elmwood mine, Smith County, Tennessee. Note the gemmy corners of the cube...pieces are all from the fluorspar district, Hardin County, Illinois. Cincinnati Museum Center specimens,...cubes from Trestia, Transylvania region, Maramures County, Romania, appears to be a complete replacement...example, Dunn (1995) reported that some Franklin, New Jersey, fluorites fade when exposed to light. Other
Report (issue)
__-___-_____- __ Willis Mountain and vicinity____________ Woods Mountain and vicinityBaker Mountain-Madisonville... area____ Leigh Mountain __ __ _ _ Southern Prince Edward CountyOrigin of kyanite deposits Other mineral...Slate __ . Halifax County Other localities North Carolina Hagers Mountain, Person County.- _.______ Corbett...Corbett deposit, Johnston County Burnsville-Swannanoa area, Buncombe, Yancey, and Mitchell Counties ________...____ Rutherford County Other localities North Carolina-South Carolina Kings Mountain district, Cleveland
Book (volume)
............................................288 New Hampshire .....................................................................................307 New Jersey .....................................................................................315 New Mexico ...........................................................................................329 New York..............................................................548 Table of Maps Page Alabama County Map ..........................................
Show/Event (guide)
group, 13 cm, from the Eagleā€™s Nest mine. Placer County, California. Found in 1988. Collection of Wayne...spelled as ā€œTucson.ā€ In 1821 Mexico won independence from Spain and hoisted a new flag over the city. The...southernmost portion of the state was purchased from Mexico in 1853, bringĀ­ ing to an end three centuries of...the SunĀ­ beltā€™s fastest growing cities, attracting new, clean industry and becoming a unique resort and...Western memorabilia in Tombstone. Just opened is the new International Wildlife Museum at 4800 W. Gates Pass
Report (issue)
Tanama, Puerto Rico Dos Pobres, Arizona Copper Mountain, B.C., Canada References Cox, unpublished data...Molybdenite+f luorite+pyrite+wolf ramite+cassiterite+topaz . Texture/ Structure Disseminated and in veinlets...Granoblastic skarn, stockwork veins, breccia. Alteration Topaz tourmaline greissen. Idocrase+Mn-grossular-andr...(Cyprus), York Harbor, (Canada) Turner-Albright, (USA) References 3.1 (continued) Petersen and Zantop...Michigan (White) Wrangellia Terrane, Alaska (Bateman) Sierra de Perija References Maze, W. B., 1982 Champetier
 
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