| | 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...Plata meaning “gold and silver,” and the state seal with its representation of mining tools clearly proclaim...Montana’s mining origins. Montana’s production of copper, coal, gold, lead, manganese, phosphate, silver, talc...published describing the occurrence, collecting, mining, and cutting of the two state gemstones. Figure | | | Report (volume) | it helpful to refer to Survey Bulletin 507, "The mining districts of the western United States," and to...abundant, it may have been completely exhausted by mining or quarrying. Deposits of minerals of wide distribution...value. Some minerals, such as the copper ores of Pennsylvania, are included in the list not because they occur...occur in sufficient quantity to warrant mining for their usual products but because they furnish excellent...Oregon............Prof. A. J. Collier, Eugene. Pennsylvania.... .Mr. R. R. Hice, Beaver. Prof. Florence | | | Report (volume) | ....................................... 102 District of Columbia ......................................... 139 144 146 153 158 163 169 . 172 174 Montana............................................................................................. Pennsylvania...............................................to refer to Geological Survey Bulletin 507, "The mining districts of the western United States," and to...abundant it may have been completely exhausted by mining or quarrying. Deposits of minerals that are widely | | | Book (edition) | YEAR 1687"—DAVID T. DAY, CHIEF OF THE DIVISION OF MINING STATISTICS AND TECHNOLOGY WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT...and consump tion, or better and cheaper means of mining, extraction, and convey ance to market, may in...correspondence has been carried on with geologists, mining engineers, and other local authorities, and various...mmed at Broken Arrow aud Trout creek, in Sc. Clair county. The strata in this field are more faulted und...prong of Canoe creek, in St. Clair county, to Ha\sop creek, in Bibb county, a distance of 60 miles. Down to | | | Journal (issue) | BUTTE, MONTANA Butte, Montana Minerals, Mines and History The Mineralogical Record Volume 33 • Number...crystal cluster, 3 cm across, From the Leonard mine, Butte, Montana. Frederick H. Pough collection; Jeff Scovil...painted to illustrate “The Story of Montana: The Treasure of Butte Hill and Development of the Great Copper...volume 33, January–February, 2002 Contents Butte, Montana: Minerals, Mines and History By Robert E. Jenkins...Jenkins & Jerry A. Lorengo Ed McDole: “Montana Mineral King” By Richard A. Bideaux What’s new in minerals: | | | Report (issue) | ............................................. Montana ... ...................................................................................... . Pennsylvania....................................................................... Western United States mining districts ....................... World distribution...(21) (22) *114 *115 Geology of the Globe copper district, Arizona, by F. L. Ransome, 168 pp., 1903. The...The mineral resources of the Mount Wrangell district, Alaska, by W. C. Meudenhall and F. C. Schrader, 71 | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | [Northeastern University] at 11:57 17 November 2014 Husky Mine, Elsa, Yukon Territory, Canada T he ruby silvers...informal family is polybasite, a relatively common silver ore mineral that is rare as fine specimens. Although...have been available in recent years from the Husky mine, Yukon Territory, Canada. Consequently, in keeping...this year’s Tucson Gem and Mineral Show, a Husky mine polybasite has been nominated as this issue’s Connoisseur’s...essentially a silver antimony sulfide in which copper occurs in substitution for silver in amounts up | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | Butte, Montana Minerals, Mines, and History Robert E. Jenkins 6 Columbus Circle Newark, Delaware 19702...of 130 mineral species have been recorded from Butte. Specimens of copper sulfides and sulfosalts like...rank among the finest in the world. The best of Butte pyrite compares with the best anywhere. Handsome specimens...specimens of barite, quartz, rhodochrosite, silver, and numerous other species have been found, many of...Kelley #2 (rightbackground) mines, Butte, ca. 1965. World Museum of Mining photo. 6 The Mineralogical Record | | | Book (edition) | who have been engaged in the study of our great mining regions, especially in the West, have laid the...now in the active practice of the profession of mining engi neering. J. F. K. DECEMBER, 1899. NO TEXT...125-129; Marquette district, 129-136; Menominee dis trict, 136-139; Penokee-Gogebic district, 139-143; Vermilion...hematites, 159.. 114-159 CHAPTER HI.— MAGNETITE AND PYRITE. Example 12, Magnetite beds, 160; Adirondack region...181-183; analyses of magnetites, 183;pyrite, 184-186; Example 16, pyrite beds, 184-186; statistics, 186; remarks | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | Western side of Stapleton Gulch in the Argenta district. The Stapleton workings are visible in the lower...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...wulfenite; however, they seldom have specimens from Montana in their collections. When one thinks of wulfenite...mountains of western Montana. Figure 1. Wulfenite, with vanadinite, 8 mm across, Blackhawk mine, Radersburg district | | | Book (volume) | Marcasite, Pyrite, Selenite and Sphalerite. A few alluvial Diamonds have been found. ASHTABULA COUNTY CONNEAUT...CLERMONT COUNTY MILFORD, area creek gravels and alluvial deposits, rare⎯Diamond. CLINTON COUNTY WILMINGTON...Todd’s Ford, a mineral deposit⎯Hematite. COSHOCTON COUNTY AREA, townships of Washington, Virginia, Bedford...CUYAHOGA COUNTY CHAGRIN FALLS (on Geauga Co. line), area quarries⎯oilstone. DELAWARE COUNTY DELAWARE... as clusters and nodules⎯Pyrite (crystals sharply cubic). FRANKLIN COUNTY COLUMBUS, area countywide | | | Book (volume) | Marcasite, Pyrite, Selenite and Sphalerite. A few alluvial Diamonds have been found. ASHTABULA COUNTY CONNEAUT...CLERMONT COUNTY MILFORD, area creek gravels and alluvial deposits, rare⎯Diamond. CLINTON COUNTY WILMINGTON...Todd’s Ford, a mineral deposit⎯Hematite. COSHOCTON COUNTY AREA, townships of Washington, Virginia, Bedford...CUYAHOGA COUNTY CHAGRIN FALLS (on Geauga Co. line), area quarries⎯oilstone. DELAWARE COUNTY DELAWARE... as clusters and nodules⎯Pyrite (crystals sharply cubic). FRANKLIN COUNTY COLUMBUS, area countywide | | | Journal (issue) | Project 28-30 Our Affiliates 31 Mimetite, Ojuela mine, Mapimi, Mexico, 2.4 x 1.8 x 1.7 cm, Alex Schauss...experiencing remnants of winter while the rest of the county can feel spring in the air. This means it’s time...Alex Schauss, 10645 N. Oracle Rd., Suite 121, Oro Valley, AZ 85737; alex@aibmr.com VICE PRESIDENT: Clyde...SECRETARY: Sue Liebetrau, 11822 SW Lodi Court, Powell Butte, OR 97753; liebetrauam@msn.com TREASURER: Gloria...EDITOR—Alex Schauss, 10645 N. Oracle Rd., Suite 121, Oro Valley, AZ 85737; alex@aibmr.com NATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS | | | Report (volume) | DIRECTOR BuiiIiETIN 574 MINING DISTRICTS OF THE DILLON QUADRANGLE, MONTANA AND ADJACENT AREAS BY ALEXANDER................................................. Mining districts...................................................................................... Mining development. ...................... .. - - ' -..................................... 18 Placer mining....... ~................................................................ 20 Present status of mining .....:........................................ | | | Report (issue) | 74 GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE BUTTE DISTRICT, MONTANA BY \¥ALTER I-IAllVEY vVEED WASHINGTON......................... ~ . . . . Epoch of gold mining ................................................. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Epoch o'f silver mining ........· ......... ·................................. ~.............. Development of copper mining. ~ ..· . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................................... Future of the district .................................. ·......... | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | acanthite paramorph after argentite from the Rayes mine, Guanajuato, Mexico. Francis Benjamin specimen,...the Baker quarry near Billmeyer, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, where it occurs as an alteration product...well-known Silver Hill occurrence in Davidson County, and the McMakin mine in Cabarrus County (Genth 1891);...of the Virgilina district, Halifax County, Virginia (Dietrich 1990). The great silver occurrences of the...although it was apparently sparse in some famous silver districts, such as Leadville, whereas others that | | | Book | 15th annual FM-TGMS-MSA Mineralogical Symposium: silver (chairman R. W. Graeme) 25:69-76 New minerals recently...On a spectacular find of crocoite in the Adelaide mine, Dundas, Tasmania (by A. H. Chapman) 3:111-113 ADOLFSSON...Iaria from the Howard-Montgomery quarry, Howard County, Maryland (by J. S. White) 25:53-54 AFGHANISTAN...AJO Famous mineral localities: the New Cornelia mine, Ajo, Arizona (by W. J. Thomas & R. B. Gibbs) 14:283-298...Iron-manganese phosphates of the Williams pegmatites, Coosa County, Alabama (by P. B. Leavens & T. A. Simpson) 6:66-73 | | | Report (volume) | Del Norte County; Trinity River, Trinity County; Spanish Creek and Gopher Hill, Plumas County; Placerville...Dorado County; Cherokee Flats, Yankee Hill,and Oroville, Butte County; French Corral, Nevada County; Indian...Indian Gulch and Volcano, Amador County; and Alpine Creek, Tulare County. Other western localities are:...Diamond Basin, Ada County, Idaho; Curry County, Oreg.; and Nelson Hill, near Glacier County, Mont. The Great...Pierce County; Oregon, Dane County; Kohlsville, Washington County; Saukville, Ozaukee County; Eagle, | | | Journal (issue) | Front cover Quartz scepter with pyrite, 7 cm, from Spruce Ridge, King County, Washington; Rick Dillhoff collection;...row, from left) Acanthite with silver, 2.6 cm, from the Uchucchacua mine, Peru; Allan Young collection...prospectors. All of this activity gave a jump-start to mining interests and prospecting in the lands of the Pacific...beautiful quartz specimens from Denny Mountain and King County, Washington, and the zeolites from the coastal...in the Montana State Capitol rotunda, by F. Pedretti’s Sons, 1902, 84 inches in diameter. Montana Historical | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | November 2014 Covellite Summitville, Rio Grande County, Colorado Two minerals are typically formed when...periods when some chance discovery in an active mine makes them briefly available to collectors. Chalcocite...pseudomorphs after covellite are well known from Butte, Montana. A comprehensive description of the fundamental...water table in deposits containing chalcopyrite and pyrite at depth. Covellite suitable for micromounts has...such localities as the Loudville mine, Easthampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; Mineral Hill, WakeFigure | | | Report (issue) | (1951); see the annotated bibliography, sulfur and pyrite general reference 1. 1 deposits or districts...The index map shows the locations of sulfur and pyrite deposits in the United States and Alaska, and also...EXPLANATION OF ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY AND INDEX MAF 1. Pyrite and marcasite deposits, some containing other recoverable...have produ,:ed pyrites. A considerable number of pyrite mines and coal mines that produced pyrites prior...acid manufacture. For that reason, mines whose pyrite production ceased prior to Jan. 1, 1925 are distinguished | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | pohwatp@si.edu ENARGITE Longfellow Mine, Red Mountain District, San Juan County, Colorado Are all things beautiful...north orebody of the Longfellow mine, Red Mountain district, San Juan County, Colorado. Specimen is 2.5 cm...familiar example is pyrite and marcasite. Both are iron sulfide in composition, but pyrite crystals are isometric...chalcopyrite, tetrahedrite, sphalerite, galena, pyrite, calcite, and quartz, to name but a few. It is...Figure 2. Enargite trilling from Butte, Silver Bow County, Montana. Twin is 5 mm across and is on the | | | Book (volume) | conditions: the Cumberland Plateau, the Appalachian Valley, the Appalachian Mountains, the Piedmont Plain...Dahlonega Co. and Rabum Co., and the McDuffie County Belt extending through portions of McDuffie, Warren...Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite and some Sphalerite. BALDWIN COUNTY MILLEDGEVILLE, at state...state farmjasper. BANKS COUNTY COMMERCE, along Hwy. 59, 5 mi. E of Jackson-Banks Co. lineBeryl. MAYSVILLE...along adjoining Co. linerock crystal. BARROW COUNTY WINDER, along rd. to Jefferson and 1½ mi. inside | | | Report (volume) | Bulletin, vol. 44. New York. American Institute of Mining Engineers: Bulletin, nos. 61-72; Transactions,... 147-264. San Francisco, Cal. California State Mining Bureau: Bulletin, no. 64. San Francisco, Cal. California...Transactions, vol. 9, pts. 2, 3. Toronto, Ont. Canadian Mining Institute: Quarterly Bulletin, nos. 18-20; Journal... BIBLIOGRAPHY OF NORTH AMERICAN GEOLOGY, 1912. 7 Canadian Mining Journal, vol. 33. Toronto and Montreal, Canada...Bulletin, nos. 19, 21. Hartford, Conn. Delaware County Institute of Science: Proceedings, vol. 6, nos | | | Report (volume) | Bulletin, vol. 41. New York. American Institute of Mining Engineers: Bulletin, nos. 25-36; Transactions,...series, vols. 27, 28. New Haven, Conn. American Mining Congress: Papers and Addresses, llth Annual Session;... vol. 2, no. 2. Oakland, Cal. California State Mining Bureau: Bulletin, nos. 54-56. San Francisco, Cal...Transactions, vol. 8, pt. 3. Toronto, Ont. Canadian Mining Journal, vol. 30. Toronto and Montreal, Canada...vol. 12, pp. 95-222. Davenport, Iowa. . Delaware County Institute of Science: Proceedings, vol. 4, nos |
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