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Sphalerite from
Prospectors Mine, Nenthorn Goldfields, Otago Region, New Zealand


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Prospectors Mine, Nenthorn Goldfields, Otago Region, New Zealand
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1217870
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1217870:2
GUID (UUID V4):7ea80f49-8bfa-4e5c-8e67-c2c387702bbf
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UC-NRLF NEW ZEALAND of department Geological Survey Branch (P. G. Morgan, Director). LIST...LIST OF THE MINERALS OF NEW ZEALAND, BY P. O. Issued MORGAN AND under the authority of the Hou, J...Z. JOHN MACKAY, GOVERNMENT PRINTER 1913. NEW ZEALAND-!, n Department jfe 5j Geological Survey...Morgan, Director). LIST OF THE MINERALS OF NEW ZEALAND, P. Issued O. MORGAN AND under the authority...Minerals . . ... LIST OF THE MINERALS OF NEW ZEALAND INTKODUCTION. FOR many years there has been
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central Otago, New Zealand D. Craw Geology Department, Universityof Otago, P.O. Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand...regional unconformity cut into the Otago Schist belt in southern New Zealand is overlain by auriferous terrestrial...Miocene age developed on the Otago Schist belt in the South Island, New Zealand (Fig. 1). The unconformity...-,, ~ ~ 6 J OTAGO SCHIST ~Bamwood \ \ t i %1o~roj,~,_~\," tnedin South Island New Zealan~ sOtc~ig~t...map showing the regional geological features of Otago. The unconformity is preserved beneath the cover
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Hollinger mine, Timmins, Ontario. This mine was often confused with the famous Dome mine, nearby, because...Figure 3. Sphalerite, Hollinger mine, Timmins, Ontario. Several specimens of large sphalerite crystals...heat, usually due to the proximity of relatively new intruded igneous rocks that heat the surrounding...particular vein or vein system could become a prospect or mine. If the veins had only noneconomic minerals such...precipitated when they formed, they will be ignored by prospectors after a brief examination. Volcanic Massive Sulfide
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from the 1700 level, Zinc Corporation mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. Collection of the...collection, John Chapman photo. • 2.5 cm, Top Camp mine, Western Ausytralia. George Stacey collection, Jeff...Scovil photo. Middle row from left: • 2.3 cm, Kintore mine, Coolgardie, Western Australia. Aloe Family collection;...of these is the Australian Museum, established in New South Wales in 1829. The Queen Victoria Museum in...Victoria (1852), Tasmania (1859), Queensland (1868), New South Wales (1875), South Australia (1882) and Western
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Geology Department, University of Otago, P.O. Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand e-mail: doug.mackenzie@stonebow...relationship has been used by many generations of prospectors to locate hidden orogenic veins (Boyle 1979)...quartz replacement of bladed calcite. Galena, sphalerite and chalcopyrite occur sparsely in late-stage...43:435–448 443 Fig. 6 D4 structures and veins in the region between Sheba and Hunker Dome (Fig. 1). a Sketch...and mineralised rocks at the Boulder Lode historic mine workings. a Section perpendicular to the Boulder
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Suoolv. Inc. NEW FACETRON DIAL ••n Facetron's New Dial Indicator Faceting Machine The new dial indicator...indicator stop system consists of a new hard stop and also the dial indicator for dependable and accurate...Beach, California. (Photo by Earl Le1·1is) 52 New Zealand experienced its own gold rush; by Elise Warner............... 88 60 Seven spots in Arizona and New Mexico; by David and Clois Walker Thewa: Fine Filigree...355-2137 em• and Michael Carison's spectacular new book shows us i,my," -June Culpltitner, lapllary
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River Ornamental quartzite occurrence Churchill Mine Toad River hot springs Liard River hot springs Smith...Cantung Mine King Jade Mine Side trip to the Cassiar and Dease Lake areas Cassiar Asbestos Mine Snowy Creek...Dease Lake-Cry Lake jade occurrences Fiddler Yukon Mine Seagull Creek occurrence Side trip along Cano) Road...Columbia Atlin-Ruffner Mine Atlin placer deposits Atlin Lake occuITence Engineer Mine Side trip to Carcross...Union Mines Yukon Antimony Mine Arctic Caribou (Big Thing) Mine Venus Mine Miles Canyon Whitehorse Copper
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Front cover top: 5.1 cm high from Eagle's Nest mine in Placer County, Caifornia, USA Collection Marlin...wall of gold bricks in the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's gold vault Photo Robert Gambee Below: Crystallized...three-component system shows the extension of the two-phase region ( Ag-rich and Cu-rich crystals) under falling temperatures...photo Stefan Weiss Lower Right: Round Mountain gold mine, Nye County, NV, USA 2.5 cm wide; Ron Pellar collection;...collection; Jeff Scovil photo Below: Olinghouse gold mine, Washoe County, Nevada, USA 12. 7 cm across; collection
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MINERALS AND ROCKS 1966 INFORMATION SERIES-No.63 NEW ZEALAND DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH...R. E. Owen, Government Printer, Wellington, New Zealand—1967 —— FOREWORD One of the problems associated...reason of their impact on the development of New Zealand natural resources. With the establishment of...results readily available to a wide and perhaps new audience has become very rapidly apparent. I The...classical metallic ore deposits to coal and to the new attention being paid to aggregates, sands and gravel
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arrison & J. Fuller Recent Discoveries W hat's new in gold? Venezuelan gold (by W. E. W ilson) .......the "Fricot Nugget," collected in 1865 at the Grit mine, El Dorado County, California, by Jules Fricot and...many different species these days, so what else is new? One must faking, so gold collectors must be appropriately...originated in an early (1857) article in Harper’s New Monthly Magazine. Out of curiosity I began searching...Harper’s article. John Dysart, Manager of the Reed Gold Mine State Historic Site, sent much additional information
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20:52 13 January 2015 Mineralogy of the Eldorado Mine YA N K E E B O Y B A S I N , O U R AY C O U N T...Eldorado, is usually the way it appears in print. Prospectors throughout the world were inspired by the name...almost every major mining camp had a vein, claim, or mine with that name. This article details the history...Eldorado mine in the San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado, one of the many mines in that region that...not bring wealth to its many owners. The Eldorado mine is located about 8.6 miles southwest of Ouray, Colorado
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Platreef and calc-silicate footwall at Sandsloot mine, Potgietersrus district, South Africa P. E. B. Armitage...present study is based on fieldwork at the Sandsloot mine, an open-pit operated by Anglo Platinum, where siliceous...strike.2 Data from drill cores and mapping within the mine have shown the reef to consist essentially of two...Paul Armitage to carry out fieldwork at Sandsloot mine and the assistance of the staff of the geology department...department and assay laboratory at the mine is gratefully acknowledged. References 1. Buchanan D. L.
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Inc. on behalf of the Mineralogical Societies of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania................ 51 Minerals from the Spring Creek Mine, near Wilmington, South Australia B. Beyer & P....Obituary - Albert H Chapman ............... 56 What's new in minerals ..................... 76 Society news...overseas to provide up-to-date informa­ tion on new mineral finds around the world. David Green, from...University of Manchester, will be providing updates on new finds in the UK (see Vol. 1, 1). Dr Bruce Cairncross
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Inlet-Susitna region --------------------Copper River region -------------------------Kuskokwim region -----...---Northwester-n· Aiaska region -------------'-----Seward Peninsula region ---------------------Southeastern...J\la:ska region ------------------Southwestern Alaska region ------------------1'ukon region --------...-------------------------------Prince William Sound region -----------------1\rizona -----------------------...-­ VVhite Pine County ------~-------------------New Mexico ------------------------------------Bernalillo
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Approximately 1650 tons of gold has been extracted from the region. Precise studies on the source of these unique...Siberia, in the Irkutsk region of Russia (Figure 1). The first placer gold of the region was obtained in 1841...have been extracted from the gold deposits of the region. The total potential amount of resources is estimated...main prospects for the gold mining industry in the region are associated with primary ores being developed... The Bodaibo gold-bearing district is a unique region not only in Russia, but also in the world in terms
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ore was found in surface clays and soils along sphalerite outcrops. This repre­ sented both float material...trated material derived from weathering of the sphalerite. The First Mines Although zinc is of much more...Mill at Rush (1967). Figure 2. Mill at the Maumee Mine. The shaft is now closed. Searcy County (1972)....the Strawberry River in Lawrence county. A lead mine was opened on the Strawberry in 1834. The occurrence...of the region in 1857 and 1858, but at that time there was very limited mining. (The Kellogg Mine, in West-Central
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become smaller each year. Indeed, the finding of new deposits, mostly concealed beneath a thick mantle...the building of railways in Ontario attracted prospectors to the nickel field of Sudbury and the silver...natives, such as those in Central Africa who led prospectors to the rich uranium veins of Shinkolobwe in the...end. Scores of mining districts, including the goldfields of the Witwatersrand in South Africa, and many...what lies below them. Although a few oldtime prospectors had sensed the difference between limonites derived
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Churchill Mine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Canada Tungsten Mine........................................ King Jade... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cassiar Asbestos Mine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fiddler Yukon Mine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Atlin-Ruffner Mine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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��� Localities: A. Zeballos Gold Camp B. Engineer Mine C. Atlin Camp D. Barkerville Wells Area E. Likely...Toodoggone Camp I. Bridge River Camp J. Harrison Gold Mine K. Hedley Camp (including Olalla) L. Stewart Camp...Nelson 14. Victoria 6. Vancouver 23. Fort Steele 15. New Westminster 7. Clinton 16. Nicola 8. Kamloops much...trade. These explorers tended to travel through new territory in small groups, and once they got what...crystal 2 mm high, 5th level, Governor vein, Engineer mine, Taku Arm, Tagish Lake. This pseudohexagonal crystal
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frequently encountered. Any person wishing to prospect or mine must first obtain a Prospecting Right from The Mines...the Prospecting Right wishes to prospect and/or mine (section 13 (7) of the Mining Act). At present (1971)...officers and the reporting of certain accidents. Prospectors should take careful note of section 73, as failure...best taught by demonstration. Most experienced prospectors or officers of the Mines and Geological Department...eventually become cemented together so as to form new rocks which are referred to as sedimentary rocks
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Alaska Highway. To mention a few there are the Granby mine at Anyox, Premier Sillback Engineer, and the Kennecott...EQUIPMENT The Opening of the Alaska Highway means a New Era of Development for EDMONTON and the NORTH! Thirty-two...Needed by Hunters - Campers - Trappers - Prospectors - Miners We carry a complete stock of all...has also given us a large producing gold mine at Goldfields, Lake Athabasca. (c) One of the major oil-pools...Supplies down the Mackenzie River to Norman. The Con Mine. Yellowknife, where Millions of Dollars in Gold
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of Raw Materials, U.S. Atomic Energy Commission,New York City, and to other membersof the Technical ServicesBranch...SHINKOLOBWE MINE, Host rock 1. Formational Name Mineral association I. Major Metallic Minerals Mine series...quartz and oligodasealbite, with pitchblende Sphalerite Chalcopyrite Pyrite Cobalt and nickel sulfides...Dolomite Fluorite (Only veins 3. Pyrite 4. Sphalerite 3. Age Siderite Schist is with dolo- Precambrian...mostimportant source of uraniumin theEzrgebirge region (Table III). Theveindeposits in theW61sendorf
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Cover illustration Native silver, Castle-Trethewey mine, Gowganda. The specimen measures 9 cm by 5 cm. National...GSC 1999–003A Native gold in quartz, Hoyle Pond mine, Timmins. The specimen measures 6 cm across. National... Frontispiece. The original Hollinger (Timmins) mine, 1910, before it was destroyed by fire in 1911....Northland mine Net Lake (Barton) mine Cedar Lake (Trebor, Cuniptau) mine Little Dan mine Sherman mine Temagami...Temagami (Copperfields) mine 16 16 19 20 20 22 23 23 25 26 26 27 27 27 28 28 29 29 30 31 31 32 32 34 35
 
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