 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 2015 Wulfenite Figure 2. Western side of Stapleton Gulch in the Argenta district. The Stapleton workings...of the center below the crest of the hill. in Montana Unless otherwise noted, all photographs by the... CHRISTOPHER S. TUCKER PO Box 22575 Billings, Montana 59104 tuckerj@mcn.net W ith the variety of colors...colors and habits that characterize wulfenite, it is easy to understand why this mineral has long been...collectors even specialize in wulfenite; however, they seldom have specimens from Montana in their collections |  | | Journal (issue) | | Mineral Collector's The Minerals of the Stapleton Prospect, Montana Lanny R. Ream PO Box 2043 Coeur d 'Alene... Larry B. French 21 N. Winchester Miles City, Montana 59301 T he discovery o f significant amounts of...interest in m ine ral wealth o f the area that is now Montana. By the m id 1860s, m iners had spread from Bannac...lesnake Creek, abo ut 12 mi les northwest of Dillon, Montana. This discovery became the foc us of pros pecting...istence; o rigina lly named " Montana", the name was changed to "Argenta" after the Fre nch word for silver |  | | 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 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 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Linarite Mammoth–St. Anthony Mine, Tiger, Pinal County, Arizona O f the blue minerals, azurite is likely...including the Cape Rosier mine at Brooksville, Hancock County, where it was found with smithsonite as 1–2-mm...Galena King mine), Coos County, and Mineral Hill near Wakefield, Carroll County, New Hampshire. It was...iron mine, Putnam County, New York, and in the zinc ores at Sterling Hill, Sussex County, New Jersey. It...Sierra Nevada mine. Other occurrences in the same county include the Hercules mine at Burke and the Lookout |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | University] at 01:02 21 December 2014 79 Mine, Gila County, Arizona E veryone likes blue minerals. Most...Brooksville, Hancock County, and the Lubec lead mine and prospects at Pembroke, Washington County. It has also...at the old lead mines at Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut; as good micromount material at the...Easthampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; the old Gorham (Mascot mine), Coos County, New Hampshire; as...Hill, Sussex County, New Jersey; at the Conklin quarry near Lincoln, Providence County, Rhode Island; |
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