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| 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 |
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| resource map 24 Mining Districts and Prospect Areas in New Mexico by Virginia T. McLemore edited by...Shari Kelley New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources A division of New Mexico Institute of...of Mining and Technology Socorro, New Mexico 2017 Mining Districts and Prospect Areas of New Mexico by...McLemore Shari A. Kelley (editor) Copyright © 2017 New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources Nelia...Director and State Geologist Mining Districts and Prospect Areas in New Mexico by Virginia T. McLemore edited |
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| New Mexico Bureau of Mines & Mineral Resources Resource Map 15 March 1986 Silver and gold occurrences...occurrences in New Mexico by Robert M. North and Virginia T. Mclemore New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources...Resources, Socorro, New Mexico 87801 Abstract Anomalous amounts of silver and/or gold have been identified...identified in 153 mining districts or prospect areas of New Mexico. Production from most of these occurrences...200,000 ounces of silver. Silver and gold in New Mexico occur in 14 distinct types of deposits ranging |
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| Quaternary faulting near Truth or Consequences, New Mexico By Michael N. Machette Open-File Report 87-652........................................ 18 Fra Cristobal fault.........................................QUATERNARY FAULTING NEAR TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, NEW MEXICO By Michael N. Machette INTRODUCTION The U.S...Consequences (respectively) in south-central New Mexico. As part of this evaluation, information is needed...study of neotectonics of the Rio Grande rift in New Mexico, southeastern Arizona, and western Texas. Several |
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| FAMILY TRADITION 20 See Kentucky’s world-class fluorite collection. By Steve Voynick 12 David Christensen...Wulfenite from the Red Cloud (photo credit)mine (La Paz County), Arizona, is world famous. (3.9 cm high) Jeff...lovely carnelians. But what causes the color in the new light blue-green “aquaprase” from North Africa? I...are right. Sam tells me he is mining for diamonds in the Golconda district of India now. —Bob Jones Senior...when a large watercourse was encountered during mining. Two local collectors were allowed to collect the |
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| VOYNICK ROCK SHOPS OF DISTINCTION 60 Part II: Mining supplies and rock shop Field Notes .............Azuritecredit) with Malachite,. (photo Milpillas Mine, Mexico : ARKENSTONE specimen now in the Jeff Kremer collection...have Mexico become a reliable source of mineral specimen wealth – and periodic surprises. Mexico is a...the Gulf of Mexico at Brownsville, Texas. Not surprisingly, like the western U.S., Mexico is geologically...lead, and eighth for gold, plus a world leader in fluorite and celestine production. It is impossible in |
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| AN INFLUENTIAL IRON ORE MINERAL + ARTISANAL MINING A Complex Industry ROCK & GEM • Vol. 49 No. 05...Magma Dot Wine Country Bill Rozday 26 ARTISANAL MINING It’s Dangerous, Illegal, Undocumented—and Booming...Voynick 36 BOTRYOIDAL HEMATITE AND GOETHITE Exploring New Mexico’s U.S. 60 Mine Mark Leatherman 42 PROUSTITE... FIELD NOTES EDITOR’S NOTE our staff Something New This Way Comes… One of the many things we’ve observed...provide even more opportunities we’re creating a new online site called MyRockHub. The tagline, or motto |
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| MINERAL CORNUCOPIA 24 Collectors find variety in New Mexico. By Mark Leatherman 36 ARSENIC FAMILY MINERALS...come from the Milpillas mine, in Sonora, Mexico. Actual mining of this deep deposit started in the 21st...21st century, so its specimens are pretty new. Seven oxidized carbonate zones were discovered there, and...discovery of huge malachite masses during copper mining in Russia’s Ural Mountains, nearly 200 years ago...& MINERAL SHOW Nov. 10, 11, & 12, 2017 Jackson County Fairgrounds Pascagoula,MS admission $3.00 or $5 |
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| most of the mineral sources in Arizona, a few in Mexico, and was the author of the book Rockhounding Arizona...GeoLapidary Museum Deming, NM Fluorite Follow-up Steve Voynick made the comment, “Fluorite specimens that exhibit...and it routinely produces the midnight-purple [fluorite] you spoke of. You should come for a dig and see...committees. In each case, I’ve learned much and had new horizons opened to me. Here in Arizona, I served...support education and docent programs connected to the new state park. Exploring the cavern, taking photographs |
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| TREASURES An Exhilarating New Arizona Find REGULAR COLUMNS 56 MINERAL COUNTY WANDERINGS Field Notes...period of uncertainty as best you can, can develop new long-term safety protocols as smoothly as possible...project). • New topic-themed reference series with both print and digital components. • New occasional...President JAMES L. MILLER Founder ! d e v o M e v ’ We NEW LOCATION Y Covington Same Great Product 520 E....(weather permitting) Rock Shop Hours: 7:30 am-4:30 pm Mining hours: 8:00 am-4:00 pm 775-941-0374 Come enjoy |
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| relieve stress and gets close to Helen Serras-Herman’s new favorite color, Very Peri. Speaking of photos, don’t...Craig Kissick | ext. 1995 | CraigK@HA.com DALLAS | NEW YORK | BEVERLY HILLS | CHICAGO | PALM BEACH LONDON...Workshop or Summer Camp at our facilities. Poland Mining Camps has obtained exclusive access for our customers...DIFFERENT SORT Ankylosaurs were weird and now a new species adds a new degree of weirdness. Welcome to Stegouros...contemporary grazing animals like the American bison. A new find in southern Argentina pre-dates earlier evidence |
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| com 3 Vol. 47, No. 8 • August 2017 16 THE NEW CARVER AGATE FIELD Does the material match the hype...By Rick Olmstead 38 50 MANAKARRA GRAPE AGATE New botryoidal material from Indonesia. 38 By Jim Landon...is an aesthetic counterpoint to the light-lilac fluorite cube in this specimen from the Elmwood mine, in...year, we have been able to add about C$20,000 in new displays and specimens, including a velociraptor...completed the Eleanor Krimmel annex to the museum. This new addition triples the space of the museum and adds |
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| DIAMONDS IN SPADES Collectors rake in water-clear New York quartz crystals. By Jim Landon 10 MALACHITE...good collector specimens. By Bob Jones OLD MINING LAW IN A NEW ERA 60 Western claim-staking regulations...nice calcite from the Quiruvilca mine, Quiruvilca District, Peru. (6.2 cm high) (Jeff Scovil photo/ Chris...of his rockhounding experience in Socorro County, New Mexico. I couldn’t help but reminisce on my own...some of the best underground mining areas in the Hansonburg mining district. All within a day’s work, I |
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| SHOW GUIDE Let your existing clients and potential new clients know exactly where you’ll be and what you’ll...of Deep-Sea Mining Although buffered from human ears by leagues of water, deep-sea mining is a noisy enterprise...hear it, why should we care? Interest in deep-sea mining increases as we seek rare metals and elements....ramping up deep-sea mining. They’ve developed models showing noise from deep-sea mining will be far from...history. A team led by D. T. Rodbell (Union College, New York) is peering into hundreds of thousands of years |
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| 2 BIG SK Y COUNTRY Revisiting Montana’s Rich Mining History CAPTIVATED BY BIRTHSTONES Considering...Voynick 20 Aragonite 42 Exploring Montana’s Mining Past Out and About in the Pioneer Mountains Region...West Springfield, MA 01089 ❉ Special Exhibit ❉ New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral ResourcesMineral...BD10 Power Feed Trim Saw Scan for Video MADE IN USA Features include: • All cast aluminum tank, table...# 168787 HP14 Slab Saw Scan for Video MADE IN USA Features include: • 1/2 HP continuous duty motor |
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| 00 Kingsley North Cabber 8” Introducing the all new Kingsley North Cabber 8". The KNC8 body is fully...Voynick A Breathtaking Combination Found in Sonora, Mexico By Bob Jones 51 LOOKING BACK 20 EPIDOTE A Beautiful...BRUNEAU-PATTERN JASPERS Discoveries in Oregon, Idaho and Mexico Field Notes ....................................matrix, West Colusa Mine, Butter Mining District, Silver Bow County, Montana, courtesy Heritage Auctions;...106 and 107]) Mount Bross, Alma Mining District, Park Co. Colorado, USA 5.71 x 3.73 x 2.96 inches (14.50 |
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| 15 Bob Jones 60 COLUMBIA BASIN AGATES Something New, Something Rare SUBSCRIPTION QUESTIONS? Call (855)...H Scan for Video Scan for Video MADE IN USA MADE IN USA Barranca Diamond Products • 1315 Storm Parkway...with Dolomite. Photo courtesy Weinrich Minerals Fluorite on Quartz. Photo courtesy The Arkenstone 6 ROCKNGEM...& EMERALD Route Wulfenite on Mimetite Durango, Mexico Watercolor by Fred Wilda© Minerals ◆ Fossils ◆...longer than Imported Wheels Size 4 x 1¼ 6 x 1½ 8x2 New ReSurface Wheel Service 43.95 18.00 49.95 20.00 74 |
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| JASPER ORBS: Formation of Unique Features Turquoise Mining ROCK & GEM • Vol. 49 No. 06 • U.S. $5.99 Issue...06 0 74470 02033 2 EMERALD VILL AGE Blue Ridge Mining Exploration Special Section Tools of the Trade...Phenomenon (Part I) 18 North Star Turquoise Joe Dehmer New, Natural and Native American 58 Enchanted by Selenite...ROCKNGEM.COM Black smoker geyser in the Juan de Fuca Ridge System, near Vancouver Island, Canada. WIKIMEDIA...underground workings is visible at the center. MINING HISTORY ASSOCIATION, WWW.MININGHISTORYASSOCIATION |
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| CONTACT INFORMATION: editor@rockngem.com Rock & Gem NEW ROUGH OPAL SHIPMENT JUST RECEIVED FROM ETHIOPIA ...FOR NEW WELO OPAL PARCELS AND SINGLE STONES. The photograph is of a 175 gram sample from the new shipment...ool.com A typical specimen from the Franklin, New Jersey, ore dump shows red-fluorescing calcite and...lights were being used at Franklin and Sterling Hill, New Jersey, to separate the red-fluorescing gangue mineral...source. Such a display at the Yale Peabody Museum in New Haven, Connecticut, is what started me on my collecting |
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| EDITOR’S LETTER I am excited to be named as the new editor of Rock & Gem and am honored by this opportunity...providing mental clarity and helping open people to new experiences. Maybe it was a trick of the mind, but...Hidden Valley Jasper • Moonshine Jasper • North Ridge Plume Agate We are also Covington Dealers, we sell...Pinterest and www.ssrockshop.com “B” Grade Welo Opal New Right now we have a great supply of “B” grade rough...Moss Drive, P.O. Box 740252 Houston Texas, TX 77074 USA Tel : +1 832 641 5014 ; +234 803 715 8372 Fax : +1 |
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| Bob Jones 42 ROCK & GEM KIDS 15 STERLING HILL MINING MUSEUM Jim Brace-Thompson Exploring Fluorescence...Gem & Mineral Show - Spring May 10 - 11 - 12, 2019 NEW LOCATION! HILTON COSTA MESA 3050 Bristol St. Costa...and more! Neptunite Benitoite Gem Mine San Benito County,CA Martin Zinn Collection Photo by Jeff Scovil...fluorescence: fluorite. have shown time and again those that react under ultra After all, fluorite is the mineral...really began to find out the cause of fluorescence Fluorite is a calcium fluoride that does not when we chemically |
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| By Tim Miller 34 THE TALE OF A TOURIST MINE A new life for Colorado’s Last Chance. 34 By Steve Voynick...it is that the clear chalcedony is essentially a new canvas for “painting”. —Lou David Allen Abilene,...understand that the benitoite mine is a patented mining claim and is private property. Accessing the mine...for more information. —Wayne Schrimp Capistrano Mining Co. San Benito Jonesite I enjoyed the benitoite...from five to 15 hours to complete. I try to add a new element to my work every time, making every piece |
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| Michigan Deposit OREGON SUNSTONE: Spotlight on a New Fee Dig ROCK & GEM • Vol 47 No. 10 • U.S. $5.99...October 2017 16 LITTLE EAGLE BUTTE SUNSTONE 10 A new opportunity for fee digging in Oregon. By Jim Landon...and beaded necklace. By Rick Olmstead 46 FLINT RIDGE FLINT You can collect Ohio’s state gemstone. 34...Wilson and Brittney Musulin COLORADO’S DINOSAUR RIDGE 60 Geological history and paleontology in situ....editor@rockngem.com On The Cover Flint from Ohio’s Flint Ridge shows a rainbow of colors, making it popular with |
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| Gold Rush (circa 1849-52), attest to the extent of mining activity and richness of the North Fork of the...Lindgren’s study titled The Tertiary Gravels of the Sierra Nevada of California, originally printed in 1911...“California” from the State menu, and “Placer” from the County list. Press Enter and click on the Stevens Trail...pack mules traveling between the then-bustling mining town of Iowa Hill and the connection to the Transcontinental...uphill hiking on the way out after a long day of mining. January 2018 The Stevens Trail sign is visible |
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| NORTHERN EUROPE’S AMBER RUSH Soaring Prices Amidst a Mining Boom By Steve Voynick 56 BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO BUYING.......16 Bench Tips ..........................18 New Sites of Sapphire Appreciation “Down Under” Club...Community Outlook ............74 A Sneak Peek at A New Column and Series SUBSCRIPTION QUESTIONS? Rock &...walk along the Tomorrow River Trail, in Waupaca County, Wisconsin. ANTOINETTE RAHN our staff EDITORIAL...visiting a public dig site? • Have you discovered new materials, techniques, or equipment you’ve used in |
