 | | Book | | MINERALS OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA by J. E. Johnson and J. M. Scrymgour * i *• 1 £• ? -ts-7. mm? m ty... ■- y Extract from “South Australian Year Book 1975“ Minerals of South Australia Contributed by J. E...and J. M. Scrymgour, South Australian Museum The mineral potential of South Australia was recognised from...his services as a geologist to the newly-formed South Australian Company in May 1836 and was appointed...and ‘pursue the discovery of all kinds of mines, lead, copper, gold, silver, etc.’ The optimism of the |  | | Book | | EXCHANGE V** I ^ is- CATALOGUE OF SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MINERALS, WITH THE MINES AND OTHER LOCALITIES...BRISTOW, : GOVERNMENT PRINTER, NORTH-TERRACE. 1893. CATALOGUE OF SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MINERALS, WITH THE...AUTHORITY: C. E. : BRISTOW, GOVERNMENT PRINTER, NORTH-TERRACE. 1893. r/v'/ -5 EXCHANGE 8 PREFACE... " Ajax, Line and 8 7 ' ' 10 For "Coronet Mine'" Coronet Hill. For ' ' " three miles " after...where to search for certain minerals. in Silver-lead, Iron Ores, and metals have or are being of mines |  | | Book | | KPF WIDENER LIBRARY HX M9GL H MINING SOUTH RECORDS AUSTRALIA . HENRY Y. F. Brown, F.G.S. GOVERNMENT...named : -United States, about 1,586,500oz. ; Australia, 1,469,200oz. ; and Russia , 1,019,000oz. As the...examination of your..mine. The work already done is confined to about 150 ft. north and south of Singleton's...Above the 120 -ft. north there is a block Above the 120-ft. containing 4,500 tons. south another block with...on a low estimate of 3,000 tons. The 180 - ft. south contains the best show of ore, and the block already |  | | Book | | first discovered in limestone blocks ejected by Mount Vesuvius, each one exemplifies the wonder of nature...01225 478440; sales@manning-partnership.co.uk North American agent/distributor: National Book Network;...com Australian agent/distributor: Pan Macmillan Australia; tel. 1300 135 113; fax 1300 135 103; customer...history. Prehistoric artists from the San people of South Africa to the ancient Egyptians ground rocky soil...r yellow from the mineral lin1onite. Kao lin - white clay INTR ODU CTI ON 7 Above: Insects from tens |  | | Book | | Geological Survey; 52BL, David Huston, Geoscience Australia; 17TR, Marli Miller; 23TR, 48 (in Optical Effects...of Geological Science, University of Cape Town, South Africa; 65 & 127, Ian Coulson, University of Regina...Central Valley, it is substances like zinc and lead that join 90km/54 miles thick under the readily...movement of the Africa mirrored the east coast of South Making continents Earth’s crust draws basalt crust...shapes varied as low areas were flooded and mountain ranges rose up. Permian 225 mya During the Permian period |  | | Book | | by Firefly Books Ltd. PO. Box 1338, Ellicott Station Buffalo, New York 14205 66 Leek Crescent Richmond...“Light of the Desert” (see page 117) Page 3: Malachite (see page 120) Page 6: Mimetite (see page 139)...dramatically apparent to us as spectacular mountain ranges, erupting volcanoes, earthquakes and even hot springs...process, new minerals and rocks are formed. RIGHT: Malachite with chrysocolla, Majdanpek, Serbia ¢ tixex7 cm...species to be present on (lead sulfide) oxidizes to form anglesite (lead sulfate). Azurite (blue copper |  | | Journal (issue) | | A. Motiu Natrolite arches from Simmon's Bay, Australia........................................377 by...C. M. Garland Arsenopyrite from the Kilpatrick mine, Madoc, Ontario...................................mushistonite; and an unnamed tin mineral from the Etta mine ..............................................383...COVER: WULFENITE group, 6 cm, from the Stefanie mine at Bleiberg, Carinthia, Austria. Photo by Werner...S. Postal Service will have a temporary postal station set up at the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show (February |  | | Book | | far from a simple task because the "'Gewstones of North America. 8 artist must know minerals in order...first mineralogist, and it was no longer possible to lead an everyday life without a knowledge of mineral...times, and there is evidence of at least one flint mine dating from this period. Finely worked and polished...G Ns sodium M Nb niobium M oxygen phosphorus Pb lead 0 p G N M Pc platinum R, radium s Sb s, Sn...grains of other minerals as inclusions; this can lead to errors when determining their chemical composition |  | | Book (edition) | | the con dition of affairs, more especially in the South and in the States and Ter ritories of the far West...other fields. The Cahaba field extends from the south prong of Canoe creek, in St. Clair county, to Ha\sop...in the latitud" of Blocton, in Bibb county. The south ern end of this field has a greater thickness of...main synclinal of the Warrior, descends to the south and southwest, bring ing the upper Measures to the...is mined at the following local ities : Warrior Station, Brake, Jefferson mines, New Castle, Walker mines |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | cochineal extracted from beetles as well as black and white pigments manufactured from bone and ivory) and from...an artwork would not only be incorrect but could lead to the wrong conclusions and therefore spurious...as calcium carbonate, a material assumed to be white. The actual pigment is probably an organic dye such...ochres), umbers, green earths (terres vertes), white earths (chalks, kaolinite and diatomite), coals...result of natural acid rock drainage (NARD) and acid mine drainage (AMD) which tend to revert to goethite |  | | Book | | collecting can be more than outdoor or indoor fun. It can lead to an acquaintance with one of the most vital sources...fireproof clothing; feldspar from North Carolina to glaze chinaware; mica from South Dakota to be flaked into...silver, or platinum—the precious metals; or copper, lead, or zinc, which are known as base metals; or iron...by his discovery of the world’s largest diamond mine. Nevertheless, the amateur will surely find many...yellowish-green willemite, black franklinite, and white calcite. These minerals are not found together anywhere |  | | | | southern hemisphere and featured long mountain ranges, an inner sea, and some glaciation. It Cee ie...(found in areas marked above) on South America and Africa and on North America and Europe is cited as ...mountain range conflict. Here two plates slide of North America and the against one another in opposite...fossils of the Glossopteris flora in South America, Africa, India, Australia, and Antarctica argues in favor...these continents were once part of Gondwana, the south- ern land mass of the ancient supercontinent called |  | | Report (issue) | | Printed i11 Great Britain • IMPERIAL INSTITUTE SOUTH KENSINGTON, S.W. 7 Imperial Institute was established...ewfouncUand • • Trinidad .. • • • • India • • • • •• Australia ... • • •• Fiji .. • • • • New Zealand • • • •...most common barium mineral, is normally a heavy, white, opaque or translucent substa11ce, though it is...fibrous texture. Barytes is commonly associated witl1 lead and zinc ores occt1pying fault fissures, and this...req11ire fine-grinding, but this is seldom done at the mine . .British mines working barytes practise mineral |  | | Report (volume) | | ......... North Carolina. .......................................................... North Dakota............... South Carolina......................................:.................... South Dakota.......Arkansas, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Oregon, South Dakota, Tennessee, and Texas; to list all the literature...vol. 1, 1888. Branner, J. C., The zinc and lead region of north Arkansas: Arkansas Geol. Survey Ann. Kept...World's Fair edition, 1904. Genth, F. A., Minerals of North Carolina: U. S. Geol. Survey Bull. 74, 1891. Shannon |  | | Book | | (found in areas marked above) on South America and Africa and on North America and Europe is cited as evidence...southern hemisph ere and featured long mountain ranges, an inner sea, and some glaciation. It was home...demonstrated that the Appalachian mountain range of North America and the Caledonian range of Europe were...fossils of the Glossopteris flora in South America, Africa, India, Australia, and Antarctica argues in favor...Philosophical Society, "utter, damned, rot1'' ed South African scientist Alexander Du Tait, who CONTINENTS |  | | Book | | Timelines 42 CARBONATES 44-59 Red Calcite 51 Malachite 46 Azurite 48 Blue Calcite 52 Calcite 50...Smithsonite 54 Aragonite 56 Cerussite 58 White Cerussite 59 ELEMENTS 60-71 Native Silver 62...Pumice 241 Vesicular Basalt 242 Dolerite 243 White Granite 244 Feldspathic Granite 245 Gabbro ...as well as heaved into the air as huge mountain ranges. Nothing is forever though, and the combined force...diagnostic table known as the Mohs Hardness Scale. This ranges from 1 to 10, with a specific mineral to represent |  | | Book | | xiii Ruby Cerussite 46 Sapphire Quartz Malachite 47 Azurite 48 Rock crystal 88 Selenite 52...hydrothermal minerals, which include the ores of lead, silver and zinc, crystallize. Pneumatolytic and...which may form hummocky (botryoidal) aggregates (malachite is a good example), and thin platy crystals are...very lucky, the minerals that can be found on old mine dumps, beaches, in quarries, etc. in Britain cannot...on a local theme or even concentrate on a single mine. Others may consist of a single class of mineral |  | | Book | | GOLD- SILVER - - - - - - - ARSENIC .. - LEAD - - - - Iron Pyrites • - .. , Vivianite...Ironstones - · - .. South Wales •• • • .. ... , North Wales - • Shropshire - · South Staffordshire Warwickshire...Warwickshire North Staffordshire Yorkshire .. Derbyshire •· - •· Northern Counties ... 26 27 27 28...Red Oxide - Black Oxide .. - Chrysocoll a Malachite Chessylite, or Blue Carbonate Phosphates, Arseniates... W OLFRAMIUM • COBALT NICKEL ANTIMONY ZINC - LEAD- -- - -. , • .. ·- • SILVER Native Silver |  | | Report (edition) | | / NEW SOUTH \ WALES. ' I V . V DEPARTMENT OF MINES. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. E. F. PiTTMAN, A.R.S...INDUSTRY AND THE Distribution of Copper Ores in New South Wales. BY E. J. CARNE, F.G.S., Assistant CIovbrxmest...archive.org/details/mineralresources06geol NEW SOUTH ^^^ALES. DEPARTMENT OF MINES! GEOLOGICAL SURVEY...INDUSTRY AND THE Distribution of Copper Ores in New South Wales. BY J. E. CARNE, F.G.S. Assistant Government...Historical 6 Chronological Order of Opening of New South Wales Mines Copper —probably the first Metal used |  | | Book | | 61 232 PART The Making 43 II 5 7 3 III Mine PART 267 IV Glossary 279 Bibliography 291...minerals which make lovely cabinet specimens. old mine western states, to kick up and oxidation, ...abandoned cially in the dumps not unusual for mine dumps, espe- a solid gold or silver nugget, simply...glossary and Part III is devoted to a section on small-mine development. The proper use of a geologic map...for profitable hunting or for developing your own mine are as great as ever. America needs strategic minerals |  | | Book | | always one that has been well opened, such as a mine, a quarry, road or railroad cut, or a cliff. Fresh...Illinois. 35 Oxide-coated galena. The familiar lead-gray color and luster of galena is disguised, except...Springs, Kansas. Octahedral galena. This important lead-sulfide mineral is not often seen in this crystal...Illinois. SULFO SALTS Boulangerite. These bluish lead-gray crystals are from Washington . • Jamesonite...th e whiter type, comes from Lightning Ridge, Australia. Opal's wonderfu l play of colors sets it apart | | | Book | | always one that has been well opened, such as a mine, a quarry, road or railroad cut, or a cliff. Fresh...Illinois. 35 Oxide-coated galena. The familiar lead-gray color and luster of galena is disguised...Springs, Kansas. Octahedral galena. This important lead-sulfide mineral in this So is not often seen...magnificent crystals from the classic locality of Lead- Colorado, are mostly pyritohedrons, a crystal...occur SULFO SALTS Boulangerite. These bluish lead-gray crystals are from Washington. Jamesonite | | | Book | | always one that has been well opened, such as a mine, a quarry, road or railroad cut, or a cliff. Fresh...Illinois. 35 Oxide-coated galena. The familiar lead-gray color and luster of galena is disguised, except...Springs, Kansas. Octahedral galena. This important lead-sulfide mineral is not often seen in this crystal...Note the galena cube. plays a foliated habit. The lead- The sphalerite is the ruby-zinc va¬ riety. From...Illinois. SULFO SALTS Boulangerite. These bluish lead-gray crystals are from Washington. Jamesonite. |  | | Book | | TO THE COLONY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA, Written especially for Prospectors and Strangers to the Colony...4 M NG HANDBOOK THE COLONY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA, Written especially for Prospectors and Strangers...GENERAL. POLITICAL AND PHYSICAL. Position.—Western Australia includes all that portion of the Australian Continent...Londonderry, in tlie North, to Peak Head. (South of King George’s Sound), in the South, is 1,450 miles ;...; and its breadth from Steep Point, at the South of Dirk Hartog’s Island, on the West, to the 129th Meridian |  | | Report (issue) | | part of the Sierra Nevada and of several other ranges. Sedimentary rocks are mostly formed by the deposition...constituent of some metamorphic rocks, and in the Coast Ranges of California there are patches of metamorphic...differing in its character from the kimberlite of South Africa. Hanks (84) gives an interesting account...in the gravels at Cherokee Flat, about 9 miles north of Oroville, Silliman (67b). More than three hundred...magnetite, limonite, at Thompson Flat, 2 miles north of Oroville. A diamond weighing 1^ carats was |
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