 | | Report (issue) | | CALITI ES OF UTAH by Kenneth C. Bullock UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY a division of the UTAH DEPARTMENT...JANUARY 1981 MINERALS AND MINERAL LOCALITIES OF UTAH by Kenneth C. Bullock Nature displays her most.... . . . . . 1 Chapter I. Mining Districts of Counties and the State of Utah. . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 County Listings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Chapter II. Mining Districts of Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | azurite, Utah boasts an array of mineral species. AN OVERVIEW OF RECENT Mineral Collecting in Utah Downloaded...Evergreen Drive Salt Lake City, Utah 84106-3313 JAMES R. WILSON Weber State University Ogdeo, Utah 84408-2507...84408-2507 PAULA N. WILSON University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah 84112-1183 sion to visit or collect material;...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 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 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...view showing the Indian Queen mine ca. 1905 at Farlin, Beaverhead County. 208 ROCKS & MINERALS Downloaded...mines at Butte in Silver Bow County and the Black Pine mine in Granite County have produced many fine crystal |  | | Journal (issue) | | COVELLITE crystal cluster, 3 cm across, From the Leonard mine, Butte, Montana. Frederick H. Pough collection;...(rightbackground) mines, Butte, ca. 1965. World Museum of Mining photo. 6 The Mineralogical Record, volume 33...hole.” The ground in the Butte mining camp, especially in the Kelley mine, was just full of vug holes ...World Museum of Mining is also located in Butte, at the site of the old Orphan Girl mine. . . . So wrote...an underground stope at Butte, Montana’s Kelley mine in the early 1970’s (Dolph, 1994). The wonderful |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | (rightbackground) mines, Butte, ca. 1965. World Museum of Mining photo. 6 The Mineralogical Record, volume 33...hole.” The ground in the Butte mining camp, especially in the Kelley mine, was just full of vug holes ...World Museum of Mining is also located in Butte, at the site of the old Orphan Girl mine. . . . So wrote...an underground stope at Butte, Montana’s Kelley mine in the early 1970’s (Dolph, 1994). The wonderful...only comprehensive mineralogical study of the district. This work is as valuable today as it was 37 years |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | across, Up to Date mine, Bald Mountain, Caribou area, Grand Island district, Boulder County. Specimen owner... with native silver, pyrargyrite, proustite, acanthite, stromeyerite, and other species forming and reforming...Silver, 7 cm high, Midnight mine, Richmond Hill area, Aspen district, Pitkin County. Specimen owner anonymous...Silver wires, Mollie Gibson mine, Smuggler Mountain, Aspen district, Pitkin County. Specimen 4.5 cm tall....on massive acanthite, Mollie Gibson mine, Smuggler Mountain, Aspen district, Pitkin County. Specimen approximately |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | recovered from an interesting array of important mining districts; it is currently available from Mexico...arsenic in amounts up to several percent. Pynte, acanthite, polybasite, and silver pseudomorphs after pyrargyrite...reported. It occurs as an alteration product of acanthite, dyscrasite, and silver. Pyrargyrite is relatively...suggest. It is commonly associated with proustite, acanthite, tetrahedrite, stephanite, miargyrite, polybasite...However, the development of numerous gold and silver mining districts in the westem states during the latter |  | | Catalog/List | | and Nevada were his favorites because of their mining and coin minting history. During his second year...the university, Kevin delved into mineralogy and mining history, and began to update his mineral collection...country as well as exploring scores of abandoned mining towns from California to New Mexico to Montana...and in particular, the towns of the Hwy 95 mining district from Rhyolite to Goldfield and Tonopah. Kevin...are of collecting quartz in Montana, calcite in Utah, silver, galena, sphalerite, and amethyst in Creede |  | | Book (volume) | | 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...gray Barite rosette up to 5 or 6 inches. CAMPBELL COUNTY MOUND CITY, W to the Missouri R., regional hillsides...gravels, etc.petrified wood, wood opal. CORSON COUNTY LITTLE EAGLE: area ridges, slopes, stream beds, etc...Hounds in the United States CUSTER COUNTY AREA: The November Mine, 1.2 mi. SE of the Needles Eye Tunnel |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | unknowns received from Mr. David New of Salt Lake City, Utah was a black, high density (sp. gr. 8.97)...REPUBLICS species. The specimen was from Boulder County. A short note suggested coloradoite. An x-ray powder...America Memoir #109, Telluride Ores of Boulder County, Colorado, p 80, where they state, "Coloradoite... Texas. "Creede: The Homestake Mining Company's Bull Dog Silver Mine is still producing highgrade silver...Other specimens from this mine such as choice white bladed barite groups, acanthite as coatings and tiny crystals |  | | Journal (issue) | | Famous mineral localities: the Home Sweet Home mine ..................................................quartz, 10 cm tall, from the Yucca Hill claim, Park County, Colorado. Richard A. Kosnar specimen; photo by...significant mineral localities in C o l o r a d o ,by county. In addition, there is a complete listing o f all...type localities, and an alphabetical cross-index by mine name. T INTRODUCTION In the Spring of 1976 a group...LOCALITY INDEX BOULDER COUNTY Caribou Mine Caribou (near Nederland), Caribou District (Silver, Uraninite |  | | Journal (issue) | | collecting localities. Thus I was excited (though a little skeptical) to learn of a nearby quartz collecting... Uzbekistan; and the Emma Mine, Little Cottonwood District, Salt Lake Co., Utah. In most locations, tungstenite...News, P.O. Box 2043, Coeur d'Alene, ID 83816-2043 USA Phone: 208-664-2448 • 3 E-mail: lream@comtch.iea...V anadiun1 l\'line, l\fagnet Cove, Hot Springs County, Arkansas is Reclaimed and Collecting Ceases...Located on the east rim of Magnet Cove, the Christy Mine, fonnerly known as the Christy brookite locality |  | | Report (issue) | | zinc, tungsten, and copper. In 1896 world-renowned mining engineer Thomas ''T.A." Rickard called the San...San Juans one of Colorado's four great mining regions along with Leadville, Cripple Creek, and Central City...during the eighteenth century, were the first to mine in the San Juans. One of the earliest recorded expeditions...12, Above: August sunrise on middle Blue Lake, Ouray County Photo Jack Brauer/WideRange Photo LLC, 2010...Domfnguez Escalante 1776 expedition through Colorado, Utah, Arizona and New Mexico Ho for the San Juans! 5 |  | | Catalog/List | | 1-1/4xl-3/4" $ 20.00 3. ANHYDRITE Eagle Picher mine, Niaca, Chihuahua, Mexico Superb pale blue-white...excellent form. 2x3xl-1/2" $ 15.00 4. ACANTHITE Rayas mine, Guanajuato, Mexico Superb lustrous dark...dolomite. 2x3x3/4" $ 50.00 15. CALCITE Mandawaska mine, Bancroft, Ontario, Canada Select dark tan 4 mm...sulfides. 2xl-3/4" $ 35.00 25. CHALCOCITEMusonoi mine, Shaba, Zaire Choice lustrous terminated gray metallic...crystals $ 25.00 on jet-black 27. CONNELLITE Czar mine, Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona Select rich dark blue |  | | Report (issue) | | 31 University of Nevada Press, Reno, Nevada 89557 USA Copyright © 2004 by University of Nevada Press Photographs...copyright © 2004 unless otherwise noted Map of Mining Districts and significant mineral occurrences of...Olivenite, 1.6-cm cluster, Majuba Hill Mine, Antelope district, Pershing County. N. Prenn collection. Photograph...production of environmental protection equipment. Mining and the discovery, identification, and development...to Nevada in 1929 and was actively involved in mining in the state and the western U.S. for the rest | | | Report (issue) | | 3i University of Nevada Press, Reno, Nevada 89557 USA Copyright© 2004 by Uni versity of Nevada Press Photographs...te, r.6-cm cluster, Majuba Hill Mine, Antelope district, Pershing County. N. Prenn coJlection. Photograph...percent of the state. Nevada's public lands offer mining, livestock grazing, wild horse viewing, .scenic...Road and Geologic Tours in th<' Las Vegas Area. Mining and the discovery, identification, and development...Vavis The Goodsprings (Yellow Pine) Mining District, Clark County John C. Kepper MINERAL CATALOG 91 |  | | Journal (issue) | | COVER Volume 44, Number 04 April 2014 FEATURES Lake Superior agates are a large part of the displays...Agate and Geological Interpretive Center in Moose Lake. This beautifully banded specimen from a Minnesota...Minnesota Minerals and Agates............ 12 A Moose Lake museum highlights rare rocks by Bill Vossler Birthstones...GEM & MINERAL SHOW - SPRING Holiday Inn - Orange County Airport, 2726 S. Grand Ave., SANTA ANA, CA 92705...Bolva Group, Inc. Cam’s Crystal Gallery Capistrano Mining Co. Cinderhill Client Server International Inc |  | | Book | | be minerals. Microcline, Crystal Peak, Colorado, USA * 12 x 9x 5 om MINERALS: PRODUCTS OF A CHANGING...CHANGING PLANET 11 Vanadinite, San Carlos district, Chihuahua, Mexico * 8 x 4 x 2 cm Mineral Species Minerals...zeolites. Calcite (septarian nodule), San Juan County, Utah, USA * 18 x 24x Bem 14 | MINERALS: PRODUCTS...undergo little or no recycling activity. The rocks they are made of have changed so little gravity...holding them down. Just like meteoroids from very little, if at all, since the beginnings of the solar system |  | | Report (volume) | | ....................................... 102 District of Columbia ................................................................................... Utah...................................................to refer to Geological Survey Bulletin 507, "The mining districts of the western United States," and to...abundant it may have been completely exhausted by mining or quarrying. Deposits of minerals that are widely...because they occur in sufficient quantity to warrant mining for their usual products, but because they furnish |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | DC 20560 pohwatp@si.edu Alabandite Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon Province Lima Department, Peru T he Swedish...alabandite with rhodochrosite from the Uchucchacua mine, Oyon Province, Lima Department, Peru; the largest...2013 Figure 2. Thin section taken from the Norton County, Kansas, meteorite showing alabandite (A) associated...associated with daubreeite (D). The Norton County meteorite is an example of an achondrite meteorite known...Weissman photo. drite meteorites known as aubrites (Emma Bullock, pers. comm., 2011). The species is not |  | | Journal (issue) | | Care! ARIZONA WULFENITE Down Deep in the Rowley Mine GEM GARNETS Popular for Centuries THE BALTIMORE...toxic. This 6 cm spray of needles is from the Herja mine (Baia Mare, Maramures), Romania. (Gerhard Brandstetter...in the Rowley................... 22 This Arizona mine is a specimen treasure trove Winter rockhounding...Notes New owners took possession of the Mary Ellen mine property on July 1, 2014 and no collecting is being...up or prices going up because dealers got into “mining” and specimen recovery which is spendy, so they |  | | Book | | museum quality but many minerals can be found on mine dumps or can be purchased or traded. After introducing...distinct; however many of the differences are of little concern to the general field worker and for that...granite but with no quartz. Sandstone (South Dakota, USA) _9_ A darker rock than granite but with a similar...Dolomite resembles limestone but contains magnesium. Salt, coal and oil are associated with sedimentary deposits...sedimentary rocks and are often associated with salt deposits because they are precipitated from evaporating |  | | Journal (issue) | | 2020 CAPTIVATED BY CREEDE Evolution of a Silver-Mining Boomtown METAMORPHIC INDEX MINERALS ROCK & GEM...ROCKNGEM.COM VOL. 50 NO. 06 • JUNE 2020 10 SILVER MINING SURVIVOR Creede Colorado Navigates Economic Transition...20 SOUTHWEST SUMMER Exploring San Juan Mountain Mining History 50 FIELD TRIP FOCUS Making Memories and...Serras-Herman REGULAR COLUMNS Witness to Morocco’s Modern Mining Rush Field Notes ...............................about the Polka Dot Mine in Central Oregon, information about connecting with the mine via Facebook was |  | | Journal (issue) | | Sweden. Batavite : pearly slabs from graphite district at Passau, Bavaria, Bentonite: a Wyoming clay...: black, cubic crystals with topaz near Simpson, Utah. Bouglisite : a mixture of anglesite and gypsum...Hauchecornite: in cavities in siderite at the Friedrich mine, near Hamm, a. d. Sieg, Prussia. Hauiefeuillite:...mineral from Orebro, Sweden. Langbeinite : in rock salt at several places in Germany, Lawsonite: with epidote...Northupite : carbonate of magnesium and sodium from Borax Lake, California. > Paralaurionite: variety of laurionite |  | | Journal (issue) | | Vanadinite 3.4 cm, from the North Geronimo mine, La Paz County, Arizona. Dick Morris collection; Jeff Scovil...cover: (above) Stock certificate for the Silver King Mining Company (1878) Dick Morris collection (below) Stock...Stock Certificate for The Total Wreck Mining & Milling Company (1881) Dick Morris collection This special... considering the historic importance of copper mining in Arizona, native copper would be the logical...deemed more appropriate (and more likely to gain mining industry support) to propose designating copper |
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