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| Texas mineral locality INDEX Whereas Texas is well known for its vastness, cattle industry, and oil...I T S T O P O G R A P H Y A N D G E O L O G Y , Texas, the second largest state, has produced relatively...famous localities. A s this article will show, Texas has had—or currently has—nu merous mineral occurrences...produce good specimens; yet when specimens from Texas are sought in collections and dealers' stocks, few...some basic facts that help explain the situation. Texas has very little federal land in its mineralized |
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| rocks are exposed as thick bands around the entire mountain system. The rising granite mass intruded the famed...an inexhaustible supply of cold artesian, Rocky Mountain snow melt water. Harney Peak is the crest of the...instance, a single Spodumene crystal from the Etta Mine near Keystone on the east side of the Mount Rushmore...beds, excavations, etc.Selenite roses. BRULE COUNTY AREA: in the Oacoma zone of the Pierre Fm. On Elm...gray Barite rosette up to 5 or 6 inches. CAMPBELL COUNTY MOUND CITY, W to the Missouri R., regional hillsides |
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| specimens, are either inaccessible or are in closed mining districts, or are closed for political reasons...• Idaho Falls 1 ' r_ r--- 'f"Q --; - Souu,;Mountain : I•__ .... _ Spencer ,(~\ - -, _Custer r j'...City-D~Lamar Mining Dlstricts / J\. I,' -r-, - L..... ~ rl.. kl \ , 50 I 100 I Miles old mining and...scientific significance. In this index, the better known mining districts that have produced many high-quality...across, on blue thomsonite. Lucky Peak Dam, Ada County; Lanny Ream specimen and photo. Figure 3 (below) |
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| ¥ TEXAS ROCKS AND \ r - An Amateur’s Guide ;s ROSELLE M. GIRARD A b OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY V N IVERSITY...The University of Texas Austin, Texas Peter T. Flawn, Director Guidebook 6 TEXAS ROCKS AND MINERALS...Rock identification charts Descriptions of some Texas rocks and minerals Anhydrite ................................... Copper minerals (chalcocite, chalcopyrite, malachite, azurite) Dolomite ................Composition, hardness, and specific gravity of some Texas minerals Pace 25 26 39 40 43 43 43 44 45 46 47 |
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| decide whether a certain metalliferous deposit or district should be included or not. The problem was also...other forms) since 1935 is reviewed. New sulfur mining and recovery projects in the United States and...chemical properties of sulfur, the geology and mining operations of the salt-dome sulfur deposits, the...sulfur by superheated water through wells at Sulphur mine, Louisiana, are fully detailed. Exploration and... H2S in sour natural gases in Wyoming and west Texas, recovery of H2S, SO2, and S from smelter and other |
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| Recent Collecting Activity in SAN JUAN COUNTY, COLORADO B A R B A R A and J O H N M U N T Y A N 6978...material has been obtained from a number of San Juan County mines and prospects during the last decade, in...vicinity of Silverton, the principal town in the county. The American Tunnel, located just north of town...of the Sunnyside mine complex and has been the major source of specimens in the county. Most museums and...also a number of lesser-known mines in San Juan County from which fine mineral speci mens have been obtained |
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| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Chapter I. Mining Districts of Counties and the State of Utah. .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 County Listings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Chapter II. Mining Districts of Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . 4 Mineral Localities Listed by County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Beaver County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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| 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...because they occur in sufficient quantity to warrant mining for their usual products but because they furnish..........Mr. George H. Ashley, Washington, D. C. Texas............Dr. William B. Phillips, Austin. Vermont...See Bauxite and Hallpysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found |
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| zinc, tungsten, and copper. In 1896 world-renowned mining engineer Thomas ''T.A." Rickard called the San...San Juans one of Colorado's four great mining regions along with Leadville, Cripple Creek, and Central City...during the eighteenth century, were the first to mine in the San Juans. One of the earliest recorded expeditions...kingdom that there were silver mines caused the mountain to be called Sierra de la Plata [Silver Mountains]...aware of the area's mineral potential. Well-known mountain man and guide, Kit Carson "strongly insisted" |
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| (above). Pyrite, Alice Glory Hole, Clear Creek County. Cluster of intergrown crystals showing light...specimen. Figure 2 (right). Pyrite, Mountain Spring mine, Rico, Dolores County. Cluster of modified cubes; specimen...C*O*L*O*R*A*D*O PYRITE BARBARA L. MUNTYAN Ouray County Museum Ouray, Colorado 81427 Mineral photographs...in significant amounts in virtually all of the mining districts of the Colorado mineral belt. (The Colorado...elongated, highly mineralized zone running from Boulder County in the northeast diagonally across the state to |
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| ....................................... 102 District of Columbia ....................................248 259 269 271 275 281 r 4 CONTENTS. Page. Texas...................................................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...because they occur in sufficient quantity to warrant mining for their usual products, but because they furnish |
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| Famous mineral localities: the Home Sweet Home mine ..................................................quartz, 10 cm tall, from the Yucca Hill claim, Park County, Colorado. Richard A. Kosnar specimen; photo by...significant mineral localities in C o l o r a d o ,by county. In addition, there is a complete listing o f all...type localities, and an alphabetical cross-index by mine name. T INTRODUCTION In the Spring of 1976 a group...LOCALITY INDEX BOULDER COUNTY Caribou Mine Caribou (near Nederland), Caribou District (Silver, Uraninite |
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| Elmwood, Tennessee; the mines of the Tri-State district of Missouri-OklaDownloaded by [University of Nebraska...Barbara L. Muntyan, former director of the Ouray County Museum in Ouray, Colorado, is a frequent contributor...Portland mine, Ouray County 2. Camp Bird mine, Ouray County 3. Idarado mine, San Miguel County 4. Bachelor...Bachelor mine, Creede, Mineral County 5. Bulldog mine, Creede, Mineral County 6. Grizzly Bear mine, Ouray...Ouray County 7. Eagle mine, Gilman, Eagle County One of the most common sulfide minerals in Colorado and |
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| otherwise noted Figure 1. Camp Bird mine, level 2, Sneffels district, Ouray County. Raines-Pettem collection...from the Leadville district, with another 50 million pounds mined in San Juan County (Henderson 1926).... During the twentieth century, the Gilman district surpassed Leadville in total copper production with...the Eagle mine’s (Gil304 ROCKS & MINERALS man district) production. This does not mean that copper has...copper-bearing chimneys are limited to the Red Mountain district in Ouray County. Figure 2. Colorado mineral belt |
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| ................................... History of Mining .................................. _..... _.......................................... Torn Scott Mine ..... _.............................................................................. Silver Bill Mine ._ ... _.......................................................... 13 13 13 13 14 14 15 Mystery Mine ................ _........... .............. _...._............ ................ 17 12 Defiance Mine ....... _............... __ ................... |
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| R. Kampf Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Arthur Roe Tucson, AZ Abraham Rosenzweig University.....157 by C. Albertini Sellaite from the Brumado mine ..................................................Iron and Washington Counties) and Arizona (Mojave County). This region is one of the last American frontiers...annotated by Arthur E. Smith 9118 Concho Houston, Texas, 77036 Annotated and illustrated by Richard A....Golden, Colorado 80401 n 1 9 0 2 , the well-known mining engineer and authorRickard toured the mines o f |
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| 05:52 29 January 2015 FRENCH CREEK IRON MINE, CHESTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA M any minerals described...mineral, chalcopyrite, the dominant primary ore mineral of copper. Fortunately for both the mining industry...industry and the collector, chalcopyrite forms under a wide variety of geologic conditions and, consequently...exceptional with respect to the parent species, chalcopyrite. However, at one time several American localities...exceptional chalcopyrite specimens. One such locality is the French Creek iron mine, Chester County, Pennsylvania |
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| enter must be obtained to prevent trespass. Old mine workings are dangerous and entering underground...oFtne ato aa Gem Ghd nQkTeane Uva a nes ly ia" mine Ui nrobs inesob cere ts ou ioe tok us 'aaieomolitt...rift that extends from Mexico along the Rocky Mountain Front to possibly the North Slope of Alaska. In...exception of the rhodochrosites of the Sweet Home Mine, Alma, Colorado, which were loaned for photography...and the Central Mining District, Grant County Burro Mountains Apache No, 2 District Lake Valley Caballo |
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| Collector's Newsletter $6.00 Minerals from the Eagle Mine Gilman, Colorado Bob Werner werner@lcturboney.com...submit1ing the article, Silver Orefrom the Eagle Mine, (Mineral News, Vol. 35, No. I), I thought there...locality that is now closed "forever". The Eagle Mine (fig. I, right) is well known to collectors for...reached the market during its operation. The Eagle Mine was Colorado's largest zinc and copper producer...adjacent local mines into one operation. The Eagle Mine was accessed by the Wilkesbarre shaft and the Newhouse |
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| OURAY Eldorado mine IfXCamp Bird mine TEIXURTOE 'TMdarado mine q Eureka Red Mountain Pass Downloaded...00:19 07 August 2017 TOM ROSEMEYER 1632 Camp Bird Mine Road P . O . Box 586 Ouray, Colorado 81427 Tom...Tom Rosemeyer is the owner of Red Mountain Explora tion and has mined and collected minerals in Colorado...introduction, I have been engaged in ex ploration and mining in the San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado...they haw vielded. 140 ROCKS & MINERALS ^Brooklyn mine ^-—O Howardsville Scale in Miles Figure 1: Location |
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| Guides for Massive Sulfide Deposits, West Shasta District, California G. H. Friedrich Technische Hochschule...West Shasta district, California, flat-lying deposits of massive pyrite containing chalcopyrite, sphalerite...from 50 to 200 feet over known ore at the Early Bird, Keystone, and Mammoth mines. In each case, pronounced...(California/USA) zeigten, dab fiber den bekannten, abet verborgenen Erzk6rpern der Early Bird, der Keystoneund...Keystoneund der Mammoth-Mine Quecksilber-Anomalien in Residualb6den auftreten. Die flach liegenden, linsenf6rmigen |
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| above sea level; with more than eight hundred mountain peaks exceed ing 11,000 feet, the average elevation...Juan Mountain regions. A n article on Colorado quartz is inextricably tied to the state's mining history...specimens originated from its innumerable mines. The mining industry and resultant mineral wealth directed...more authoritative accounts of the state's early mining and economic resources, provides a timeless perspective...Other comprehensive overviews of Colorado's mines, mining his tory, and/or economic geology are provided |
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| ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SIERRITA MOUNTAINS, PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA. By F. L. RANSOME. INTRODUCTION. The Sierrita...constitute one of the smaller of the nearly meridional mountain ranges of southern Arizona. They separate the...prospects within what is locally known as the Papago district, although they appear to be included within what...called the Sierritas district. On the east side of the range lies the Pima district, within which are a...narrow fissures. The Pima district was organized in 1877. The Papago district is about 38 miles by road |
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| Online at HA.com/5141 3500 Maple Avenue ❘ Dallas, Texas 75219-3941 Direct Client Service Line – Toll Free:...Internet, Fax, and Mail) Heritage Auctions Design District Annex 1518 Slocum Street • Dallas, TX 75207 Session...Collection LOT VIEWING Heritage Auctions Design District Annex 1518 Slocum Street • Dallas, TX 75207 Wednesday...Operating Officer 3500 Maple Avenue • Dallas, Texas 75219 Phone 214-528-3500 • 877-HERITAGE (437-4824)...museum-quality Tourmalines, including the 2nd largest Sapo Mine “shaving brush” and an exceptional Elbaite on Feldspar |
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| Tintic Mining District, Utah By HALT. MORRIS Gold Deposits in the Sneffels-Telluride and Camp Bird Mining...Alma Mining District, Colorado By DANIEL R. SHAWE Precious Metals in the Leadville Mining District, Colorado...Includes bibliographies. Contents: pt. 1. Bald Mountain gold mining region, northern Black Hills, South Dakota...Tintic Mining District, Utah / by Hal T. Morris. Gold in the Sneffels-Telluride and Camp Bird mining districts...the Alma Mining District, Colorado / by Daniel R. Shawe. Precious metals in the Leadville Mining District |
