| | Book | anc MINERALS OF MEXICO 7 | : = Pras #0 AaprTTARE ; | MINERALS OF MEXICO William D. Panczner...The endsheet maps are reprinted from The Mexican Mining Industry 1890-1950 by Marvin D. Bernstein, by permission...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...is * CONTENTS Foreword Preface Important Mining Districts Discovery and Developments in México | | | 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...The endsheet maps are reprinted from The Mexican Mining Industry 1890-1950 by Marvin D. Bernstein, by permission...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 | | | Journal (issue) | cultural standpoint. These are localities rich in mining history and regional flavor; the old drifts and...2 Germany An historical perspective on silver mining in G erm any.................. by W. Lieber and...n ta rio ............... 49 by W. E. Wilson Batopilas Famous mineral localities: the Batopilas District...District, Chihuahua, M e x ic o ...........................................................................(Berman • an historical perspective on silver mining in ©crmang — » » Werner Lieber Baden-Badener-Strasse | | | Book | K FIELD GUIDE to the GEMS and MINERALS of MEXICO (Exclusive of Baja California) A guide to the...Spanish-English, English-Spanish glossary of gem, mineral and mining terms. BY PAUL WILLARD JOHNSON Price $2.00 r...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...El Antimonio District Cananea District ...... Arizpe District ........... Nacozari District ...... Moctezuma | | | Catalog/List | PST CATALOG $30.00 United States $45.00 Canada/Mexico pee - PRICE: yarene SUPERIOR A DGSE GALI...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...exploring scores of abandoned mining towns from California to New Mexico to Montana. He did extensive...and in particular, the towns of the Hwy 95 mining district from Rhyolite to Goldfield and Tonopah. Kevin | | | Book (volume) | the opening of our gallery in the Chelsea Art District of NYC. Presenting fine minerals among the world’s...Mine, Guanajuato, Mexico, 10 Adamite (Manganoadamite) Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico, 28 Aegirine (&...Aphthitalite PCA Intrepid Potash Mine, Carlsbad, New Mexico, 22 Axinite (Magnesio-Axinite) Char Band, Kharan...Kharan Dist., Pakistan, 7 Azurite (& Malachite) "Sams Pocket", Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia, 20-21 Bastnaesite...(with drusy Quartz) Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico, 65 Copper (with Silver) Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan | | | Journal (issue) | 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...copper-containing minerals (e.g., chalcopyrite, azurite, malachite, chrysocolla, linarite, etc.). Consequently it...deemed more appropriate (and more likely to gain mining industry support) to propose designating copper | | | Book | Rybicki) 7:72-77 Chalcanthite from the Helvetia district, Arizona (by G. Robinson) 9:252 Cuprite [from...Arizona (by W. A. Thompson) 11:248-250 The Tombstone district, Cochise County, Arizona (by S. A. Williams) 11:251-257...& J. A. Scovil) 21:99-100 Arizona's Silver mining district (by P. Bancroft & G. Bricker) 21:151-168 The...Scovil & L. Wagner, Jr.) 22:21-28 Azurite and malachite from the Morenci and Metcalf mines, Greenlee County...morphologies at Bisbee, Arizona, and Grant County, New Mexico (abstract; by R. W. Graeme) 22:68 An occurrence | | | Catalog/List | 60x40x20mm max. Wt. 142g. £45. 4) APATITE. Durango, Mexico. A single gemmy lustrous yellow transparent terminated...£16. 9) BOLEITE. Amelia Mine, Baja, California, Mexico. A typical stabilised matrix showing about a dozen...intergrown with a little greenish malachite. 60x30x30mm. £18. 14) CHALCOPYRITE. Rio Tinto, Spain. Several crude...the chalcopyrite. Old label attached "Copper Malachite Rio Tinto". 60x40x30mm. £12. 15) COLLINSITE. Francois...chalcosiderite. 60x40x25mm. £28. ~ • 25) MALACHITE. Bampfylde Mine, North Molton, Devon. Shallow | | | Journal (issue) | YELLOW GEM APATITES FROM MEXICO ................................ 302 BATOPILAS MINE FAMOUS FOR SILVER SFECIMENS....... WORLD'S FJNEST DESCLOIZITES COME FROM NEW MEXICO ORPIMENT AND REALGAR FROM MERCUR, UTAH ..........ROCKS AND MINERALS Golden-Yellow Gem Apatites From Mexico The finest golden-yellow gem apatite crystals known...occur at Cerro de Mercado (Iron Mt.) of Durango, Mexico. The crystals, which vary from tiny up to 2 inches...colorless crystals, also occur in the mine. Batopilas Mine Famous For Silver Specimens One of the world's | | | Catalog/List | Internet, Fax, and Mail) Heritage Auctions Design District Annex 1518 Slocum Street • Dallas, TX 75207 Sunday...52001-52306 LOT VIEWING Heritage Auctions Design District Annex 1518 Slocum Street • Dallas, TX 75207 Wednesday...to 1.88 inches (4.74 cm) long. • Old Bisbee Malachite – a very large and extremely fine cabinet specimen...bygone era. • Amethyst from Las Vigas, Veracruz, Mexico that has exceptional aesthetics, color, and composition...FLUORITE Dal’negorsk Tetyuche, Kavalerovo Mining District, Primorskiy Kray, Far-Eastern Region, Russia | | | Journal (issue) | Kunzite-Gary and Rosemany White collection, page 295; Malachite-Don and Laura Aaron collection, page 11. (rniddle...(rniddle colurnn) Fluorite, 5.3 cm, from Naica, Mexico---Stephen Blyskal and Sigrid Stewart collection;...204; Cerussite-Joe Budd collection, page 63; Malachite-Tim & Holly Smith collection, page 244. (right...like those found in neighboring Arizona and New Mexico; Texas is oil country, and many fortunes have been...ofLeadville, Colorado. Eventually rnoving on through New Mexico and Arizona as a prospector, he leamed some mineralogy | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | Lamentos, Mexico. Figure 4. Quartz, var. amethyst (15 × 13 cm; D50726), Amatitlan, Mexico. Unless otherwise... representing an important part of Australia’s mining and mineralogical heritage. In addition, it featured...with the Australian Museum and the Geological and Mining Museum, both in Sydney. The mineral curators from...Gulf, Emmaville, New South Wales. Figure 10. Malachite (32 × 21 cm; D50673), Great Cobar mine, Cobar...Australia and elsewhere, were acquired during the mining heydays from the late 1890s to about 1920. For | | | Journal (issue) | there even today, continuing the rich history of mining, collecting and scientific inquiry which has always...is also the site of a centuries-old copper mining district, more or less dormant since the middle 1800s...the skills of animal husbandry, agriculture and mining with them. Around 2000 years ago, the Romans conquered...centuries, during which time they were very active in mining. Generally, they were most in terested in gold...Romans, large-scale mining ceased and was forgotten. Not until around 1200 did mining slowly resume, reaching | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | Scovil M ining began in Mexico more than four hundred years ago! As a result, Mexico has been a prolific...1960s. European museums received specimens from Mexico as early as the late sixteenth century, but it...American museums began to acquire specimens from Mexico. The Harvard collection is probably typical of...of those with no strong connection to Mexico and its mines. A precious opal from the Iris mine in Queretaro...offered as a general introduction to the minerals of Mexico, the theme of the 1999 Tucson Gem and Mineral Show | | | Journal (issue) | to remote areas of the world, from Pakistan to Mexico; for encouraging me (as a collector in her own...115 Lepidolite 97 Linarite 181 Liroconite 99 Malachite 41, 119, 182 Manganite 105 Phosphophyllite 37... Switzerland (p. 92-93) Acanthite, Guanajuato, Mexico (p. 132-133) Galena, Pseudomorph after Pyromorphite...Pyromorphite, Germany (p. 154-155) Azurite on Malachite, Bisbee, Arizona (p. 184-185) Silver, Kongsberg, Norway...owns a few repaired specimens (see p. 12 azurite-malachite and p. 4 bournonite in The Smale Collection); | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | Museum has unveiled a new exhibit called Minerals of Mexico. Much of the exhibit is from the collection of...was devoted to preserving the mineral heritage of Mexico. On display are several of the “world’s best” specimens...from Batopilas, Chihuahua. Even though mining was extremely important to the development of Mexico and...world, with much of the material from Arizona and Mexico. In addition, staff members and docents will demonstrate...and the formation of our solar system to ores, mining, earthquakes, and volcanoes. CREATIVE ENDEAVORS | | | Journal (issue) | cm, from the Gachalá mine, Guavió-Guatéque mining district, Boyacá Department, Colombia. Gail & Jim Spann...cm, from Stak Nala, Haramosh Mountains, Skardu district, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Zach Goodman collection;...5-mm view, from the Ojuela mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico (#1001). Michael Michayluk photo. Supplement to...collected fluorescent minerals in the Karnes Uranium district near my ancestral home in south Texas. Over time...Dallas Mineral Collecting Symposium, and to the New Mexico Mineral Symposium, where I could further my knowledge | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | Angeles and El Monte, California. The family moved to Mexico City for two years, and that’s where Tony’s flawless...well honed. Moving back to El Monte, Tony attended Rio Hondo Junior College and then went on to Cal State–Los...State–Los Angeles. His interest in minerals began at Rio Hondo when one of his professors invited him along...and went all over California, Arizona, and New Mexico collecting what he could. He was also the field...adventures would include Mexico (sulfurs from Baja California, silvers from Batopilas, specimens from Naica | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | Idaho Springs is in the heart of the Colorado gold mining region, it is not surprising that Keith wandered...from the Barra de Salinas mine, Aracuai-Itinga district, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Although the owner did...unique, and new ones can only be obtained through mining. The key to trading for specimens is to view as...Figure IS: Amethyst with faceted gemstone, Veracruz, Mexico. Longest crystal is 3 inches. Harold and Erica...Lewis photo. -•A,. Figure 22: Azurite with malachite, Touissit, Morocco. Largest crystal is 3Vi inches | | | Catalog/List | of black manganese'? matrix with the odd micro malachite xJ here and there. Displays well. 150xl !0xl20nm1...BOULANGERITE, CALCITE and SPHALERITE. Zacatecas, Mexico. Black sphaleritc matrix mostly covered in dull...grey colour. 60x35x20nm1 £145, 19) CERUSSITE on MALACHITE. Browns Claim, Rum Jungle, N. Terr, Australia...Yellow masses and patches scattered over a pale malachite stained chalcocite matrix. Barstow green stock...45x30x30mm. £40. 35) MALACHITE. Zaire. A nice polished wedge shaped piece of banded malachite which displays | | | Show/Event (guide) | collecting has come to focus exclusively on minerals of Mexico. He won the Desautels Trophy in 2006 for the Best...awards. He is photo-moderator for submissions on Mexico to Mindat and co-moderator of the FMF Mineral Forum...Collecting Adventures in Mexico” have been a fringe benefit of exploring Mexico for silver-lead-zinc and...which “necessitates" frequent visits to established mining districts to see what’s new. Sometimes he finds...specimen recovery projects. Silver from Batopilas, Chihuahua, Mexico Peter Megaw Collection Jeff Scovil Photo | | | Journal (issue) | (only one known) for The Red Cloud Gold & Silver Mining Company (1880) Mark Hay collection Introduction...Steve Mas]ansky Dale Armstrong Bill Besse Bisbee Mining and Historical Museum Paul & Barbara Matt Lauren...enough, just across the border to the south is Mexico, rieb in active mines where miners are gathering...collected native copper crystals and botryoidal malachite in the Big Horn Mountains and azurite from near...Arizona mineral occurrences. Blake is best known as a mining geologist, both in the U.S. and overseas; he published | | | Journal (issue) | very fine examples have recently been recovered in Mexico and in this article we will compare them to some...silver crystals are not common from Mexico, silver wires from Mexico are spectacular and compare well to...page 2) An extremely fine matrix wire silver from Mexico. How NOT to Disperse a Collection Tony Nikischer...page 5) Mineral News ----2 November 2005 ---- Mexico, like Peru, has recently produced some nice wire...wonderful beauty that may be encountered. Batopilas, (Chihuahua) where little specimen material seems to | | | Journal (issue) | com 3 Vol. 47, No. 11 • November 2017 14 MALACHITE 10 Part I: Exploring its amazing morphology. By...MINERAL CORNUCOPIA 24 Collectors find variety in New Mexico. By Mark Leatherman 36 ARSENIC FAMILY MINERALS...INFORMATION: editor@rockngem.com On The Cover Malachite-rich solutions dripping from the roof of a vug...vug or cave formed this lovely banded malachite. The different shades are due to varying crystal sizes...com Rock & Gem 7 Story by Bob Jones Green malachite is found in a pleasing variety of forms. In fact |
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