 | | Journal (issue) | | Mexico ineralogical Record September-October 2003 ❖ Volume 34 Number 5 ❖ $20 Wayne & Dona Leicht,...Van Pelt, Los Angles Mexico Special Issue II The Ojuela Mine Preface to Mexico-II1............................................................... 24 Mapimí District Geology .................................... 32 Sidebar: First Discovery of Adamite at Ojuela................................ 43 Sidebar: Purple...find in the San Judas chimney, Level 6, of the Ojuela mine. Houston Museum of Natural Science collection; |  | | Journal (issue) | | cover Vanadinite 3.4 cm, from the North Geronimo mine, La Paz County, Arizona. Dick Morris collection;...custom jewelry. Wulfenite, 5.4 cm, from the Defiance mine near Gleeson, Cochise County, Arizona. Ken Donn...photo. Wulfenite (hot-pink), 3.7 cm, from the Glove mine, Tyndall district, Santa Cruz County, Arizona. Collected...pseudomorph after azurite, 4 cm, from the Inspiration mine, Globe-Miami district, Gila County, Arizona. Ken...Cerussite twins on matrix, 6.5 cm, from the Grand Reef mine, Aravaipa district, Graham County, Arizona. Ken |  | | Report (issue) | | a whiff of Mexico too. There are many good things here from the famous Little Three mine, Ramona district...blue topaz: Topaz, 6 cm, from the Little Three mine, Ramona district, San Diego County, California....impressive: Axinite, 5 cm, from the Little Three mine, Ramona district, San Diego County, California....County, especially from the Stewart mine. And from the Himalaya mine, Mesa Grande district, San Diego County...(besides plenty of elbaites) such rarities from that mine as cassiterite, hambergite, and a large, superb |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | sphalerite and celestine, 17 cm high, Cumberland mine, Smith County, Tennessee. Steve Neely specimen....January/February 2020 13 Figure 5. Rutile with quartz and hematite, 7 cm high, Ibitiara, Bahia, Brazil. Tiziano Bonisoli...Wulfenite, 14.5 cm wide, Ahumada mine, Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico. Scott Rudolph specimen. Figure...hemimorphite, 7.8 cm high, San Antonio mine, Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico. Scott Rudolph specimen. Figure...Fluorapatite with arsenopyrite, 13.5 cm high, Panasqueira mine, Beira Baixa, Portugal. Marcus Budil specimen. Figure |  | | Report (issue) | | thumbnail-size azurite specimen from the Christiana mine, Laurium, Attika, Greece, which I acquired at the...from the very small 2017 find in the Christiana mine which yielded the specimens seen in Munich later...harm either: Azurite, 4.2 cm, from the Christiana mine, Laurium, Attika, Greece. Greekrocks specimen and...======== Azurite, 1.8 cm, from the Christiana mine, Laurium, Attika, Greece. Greekrocks specimen and...specimens from an autumn 2019 find in the Huanuni mine, Dalence Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia: these |  | | Report (issue) | | pale blue barite from the Ouichane (or Sidi Lahcem) mine in Nador Province, and furthermore I cautioned against...this with the barite from the Bou Nahas (or Afrou) mine in the Oumjrane-Alnif district near Meknes. Really...subparallel bundles of bladed blue crystals on hematite/limonite matrix while that from Bou Nahas makes...These new specimens come from the Shijiangshan Pb-Zn mine, which Jordi locates close to “Jipeng” in the Huanggang...much, much more than the famous Huanggang Sn-Fe mine, see the articles in our September-October 2012 |  | | Journal (issue) | | row, from left: Euclase, 2.3 cm, from the Gachalá mine, Guavió-Guatéque mining district, Boyacá Department...Budd photo. Tanzanite, 7.6 cm, from the Merelani mine near Arusha, Tanzania. Barry & Beth Kitt collection;...Fluorite on quartz, 13 cm, from the Yaogangxian mine, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China. The...Spodumene (variety kunzite), 9 cm, from the Urucum mine, Galiléia, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Gus & Jane Eifler...the Musonoi mine, Zaire (#950). Jerry Cone photo. Adamite, 5-mm view, from the Mohawk mine, San Bernardino |  | | Report (issue) | | elbaite, amethyst, Tsumeb minerals, and Sweet Home mine minerals. Also scattered on these pages are items...==================================== work as a mine supervisor at Boron) for what turned out, by the...“presence.” Stolzite, 3 cm, from the Proprietary mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. Ex-Minette...======================== I first saw the new hematite-included quartz from Aouli, Khenifra Province...medium-red interior backgrounds. Quartz included by hematite, 10.7 cm, from Aouli, Khenifra Province, Meknes-Tafilalt |  | | Report (issue) | | there is new work afoot at the famous Red Cloud mine in the Trigo Mountains, in the southwestern part...backgrounds on the history of wulfenite from the Red Cloud mine, see the essay by Szenics just quoted (“Ed Over...headed by Wayne Thompson (“Bonanza at the Red Cloud mine,” in the SeptemberOctober 1996 issue). The Thompson...notable wulfenite would be found at the Red Cloud mine. But 14 years ago Robert Bell, a mineral collector...collector who lives in Kansas, purchased the mine anyway, and now he has contracted for experienced field man |  | | Report (issue) | | evenings… Clinoatacamite, 5.6 cm, from the Lily mine near Pisco, Pisco Province, Ica Department, Peru...clinoatacamite in the Lily mine, Pisco Province, Ica Department, Peru. In 1998 this copper mine began giving up...and he landed the two superb miniatures of Lily mine clinoatacamite now offered on his site (trinityminerals...in arsenic from the 1991 find in the Tellerhäuser mine near Pöhla, western Erzgebirge, Upper Saxony, Germany...these specimens “Pöhla mine” but in fact the Tellerhäuser is another small mine southeast of the town |  | | Report (issue) | | colored arsenates (mostly adamite) from the Ojuela mine. The sterling pale purple example shown here...$615). Adamite, 2.2 cm, from the Ojuela mine, Mapimí, Durango, Mexico. Key’s Minerals specimen and photo...fluorapatite/fluorite “combination” piece from the Sauberg mine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Obersachsen—i.e. Upper Saxony...rarity as time goes by. The Sauberg tin/tungsten mine closed for good when the Berlin Wall came down in...Fluorapatite and Fluorite, 2.3 cm, from the Sauberg mine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Saxony, Germany. Key’s Minerals |  | | Show/Event (guide) | | private appointments Topaz, Cleavelandite Mokrush Mine, Russia Thomas Spann Photo 2 3 CONTENTS 06...written by Bryan Swoboda. 12 Väyrynenite. Lolu Dahku mine, Roundu Valley, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan...specimens from the mim museum Stibiotantalite. Urandu mine, Shigar Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan... James Elliott photo 14 Malachite. Kalukuluku mine, Lubumbashi, Katanga, D.R. Congo. 60 x 48 x 26 cm...quality similar to the best specimens from the Shilu mine in China with the same ‘chatoyant’ effect. And being |  | | Thesis/Dissertation | | The mineralogy of the Mapimí mining district, Durango, Mexico Item Type text; Dissertation-Reproduction...MINERALOGY OF THE MAPIMl' MINING DISTRICT, DURANGO, MEXICO by Victor Joseph Hoffmann A Dissertation...Mineralogy of the Mapimi Mining District,______ Durango, Mexico______________________________ be accepted...samples from the mines and offered information on the mine locations and their access. Mr. Salvador Davila...Smithsonian Institution from both the collections of Ojuela mine specimens obtained by Foshag in 1934 and from |  | | Catalog/List | | museum-quality Tourmalines, including the 2nd largest Sapo Mine “shaving brush” and an exceptional Elbaite on Feldspar...Auction 2 53001 CALEDONITE Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine, Tiger, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA Named by the Romans...This example hails from the Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine: a legendary Arizona locality. Unlike the vast majority...Caledonite and a dash of azure blue Linarite. The mine is now collapsed and only a memory for the lucky... 53002 CHALCOCITE Lucky Friday Pocket, Flambeau Mine, Ladysmith, Rusk Co., Wisconsin, USA This is one |  | | Report (issue) | | show Jordi also scored something interesting from Mexico and something else from Brazil, and now all of...==== Co-rich calcite, 7.8 cm, from the Oumlil mine, Bou Azzer, Ouarzazate, Morocco. Fabre Minerals...Silver on actinolite, 5.4 cm, from the Bouismas mine, Bou Azzer, Ouarzazate, Morocco. Fabre Minerals...========== About three years ago the Bouismas mine at Bou Azzer surprised the collecting world by producing...“from an exceptional find in 2010” in the Bouismas mine, show much stouter, withal a little elongated, metallic |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 0 × 17.5 × 14.0 cm, Graham’s Pocket, Sweet Home mine, Alma, Park County, Colorado; Augustin de Valence...Figure 12. Elbaite, 20.5 × 19.5 × 21.0 cm, Paprok mine, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan; Augustin de Valence...Figure 11. Cerussite, 10.5 × 7.5 × 7.5 cm, Kombat mine, Grootfontein district, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia;...Pyragyrite, 5 × 13 × 13 cm, Valenciana mine, Guanajuato, Mexico; Augustin de Valence photo. Figure 14...(above). Gold, 11.0 × 7.5 × 6.5 cm, Mockingbird mine, Mariposa County, California; James Elliot/Fine |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | left). Fluorite, 5 × 4 cm, from the Navidad mine, Rodeo, Durango. Peter Megaw specimen, Jeff Scovil photo...Tucson, Arizona 85728 pmegaw@imdex.com Fluorite Mexico is one of the world’s principal fluorite producers...time to them here. Specimen-quality fluorite from Mexico occurs in a variety of deposit types, spanning...geologist with thirtyfive years’ involvement in Mexico. His primary exploration foci are carbonate replacement...collecting focuses almost exclusively on minerals of Mexico, and he has won awards for exhibits of Mexican |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | aragonite on calcite, 10.3 cm across, from the Agrigento mine, Agrigento, Agrigento Province, Sicily, Italy. In...color that appears to be caused by inclusions of hematite or goethite; other crystals are a honeybrown or...Alston Moor (Tindle 2008). The Yorkshire Silverband mine, Cronkley Fell, Durham, has produced interesting...examples of aragonite, particularly from the Botallack mine, Wheal Owles, and Wheal Cock, St. Just district...spheres and a cone, 17 cm across, from the Brandenberg mine, Todtnau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Gregor Markl |  | | Book | | K FIELD GUIDE to the GEMS and MINERALS of MEXICO (Exclusive of Baja California) A guide to the...Information............ Driving in Mexico................... Trailcring in Mexico ............. 5 6 6 7 8 8........ A Word to the Wise ............. Jade in Mexico......................... Manto and Chimney Deposits...Eulalia District....... El Potosi Mine............. San Antonio Mine....... Cusihuiriachic District....... Minerals of Ojuela Mine .... . Velardena District........................ Durango ............... |  | | Journal (issue) | | Acanthite with silver, 2.6 cm, from the Uchucchacua mine, Peru; Allan Young collection and photo. Amethyst...Alaska, ca. 1906. She organized her own company to mine the garnets, and may have distributed thousands...that men would be hired as laborers to work the mine and help develop it, but that no men would be involved...September–October, 2019 7 HISTORY had declined and the mine was sold. Today it is formally owned by “the children...time collection,” he said, “collected by a former mine superintendent over a period of many years. Nearly |  | | Catalog/List | | directly from the miners at the Elmwood Mine in Tennessee, when the mine was actively producing twenty years...bygone era. • Amethyst from Las Vigas, Veracruz, Mexico that has exceptional aesthetics, color, and composition...Collection of Fine Minerals & Gems Auction 3 52001 HEMATITE Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy... 52002 SZENICSITE with POWELLITE Jardinera No. 1 Mine, Inca de Oro, Chañaral Province, Atacama Region...mineral came from one pocket in the Jardinera No. 1 Mine. That find was roughly one cubic meter in volume |  | | Journal (issue) | | crystals on matrix, 17.2 cm, from the N’Chwaning I mine, collected in 1978. Private collection and photographer...Show and Riverpark Inn Rhodochrosite, Sweet Home Mine, USA, 10 cm Photo: Malte Sickinger MARCUS BUDIL...budil-minerals.com Chrysocolla on Malachite Mashamba West Mine Democratic Republic of Congo 26 cm - Joe Budd Photo...mineral shows worldwide! Rhodochrosite - Sweet Home Mine, Colorado - 13cm | Brazilianite - Minas Gerais,...from the Hotazel mine emerged onto the international market. The N’Chwaning I mine, opened in 1972, yielded |  | | Book | | "'<' ~/ BOUNDARIES U A Mo<'« u~ o V :¾ MEXICO r - ·•-.. ·-··-··-··-·· < •• ....... V S TATES...org/details/mineralsofmexico0000panc MINERALS OF MEXICO • ERALS OF ~XICO M ______ William D. Panczner...1938Minerals of Mexico. Bibliography: p. 1. Mineralogy-Collectors and collecting-Mexico. 2. Mines and mineral...mineral resources-Mexico. I. Title. QE377.M6P36 1987 549.972 86-13325 ISBN 0-442-27285-5 This boo i...i.. is deJicated tu the people of Mexico and to the three people who directly affected me and this project | | | Book | | anc MINERALS OF MEXICO 7 | : = Pras #0 AaprTTARE ; | MINERALS OF MEXICO William D. Panczner...1938Minerals of Mexico. Bibliography: p. 1. Mineralogy— Collectors and collecting— Mexico. 2. Mines and...and mineral resources— Mexico. I. Title. QE377.M6P36 1987 549.972 86-13325 ISBN 0-442-27285-5 This book...Jalisco; D. Santiago Ramirez’s La Riqueza Minera de Mexico, and his translation of Dana’s Tratado de Mineralogia...a. ie = Maes Lie Auadado = ae MINERALS OF MEXICO Vv | Oona tA. IMPORTANT MINING DISTRICTS |  | | Journal (issue) | | with Mimetite on Barite 5.1 cm, from the Rowley mine, Maricopa County, Arizona. Dick Morris collection;...explore literally thousands of mineral occurrences, mine dumps and abandoned mines in the public domain administered...enough, just across the border to the south is Mexico, rieb in active mines where miners are gathering...Heintzelman (1805-1880) shipped ore specimens from his mine to be exhibited at the Cincinnati Merchant's Exchange...later when Edwin Over paid a visit to the Red Cloud mine and made one of history's most spectacular wulfenite |
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