 | | Report (volume) | | GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SHAFTER MINING DISTRICT PRESIDIO COUNTY, TEXAS BY CLYDE P. ROSS Contributions..._._ ___ _ _ __ -__ Location and extent of the district-..__._.._.__________.___._____ Scope of the report..._____-_-___-_-_--_--_-__--_-----___---_-____ History of the district..-.___ ___ 49 Sedimentary rocks.__ _ - _____...__ 56 Beds at the Presidio mine__________ _ _ __ ______ Beds near the Perry mine-.... _.._._________...___-_-_-_-___.__ 60 Beds in the western part of the district.-.__----_--____--__ 60 Age_-___.----------- |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 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 |  | | Report (issue) | | Resource Areas of the Basin and Range Province of Texas Compiled by Christopher D. Henry and Jonathan G...Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, and Michelle Frodey Hutchins, U.S...Province which include areas of past or present mining and prospecting activity as well as areas of potential...map are not legal Mining District boundaries and may include more than one district (see table 1) as well...deposits within the Basin and Range Province in West Texas occur largely as vein and replacement deposits containing |  | | Journal (issue) | | and M.S. in geology from New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, also earned minors in history and...................... 3 The Shafter Silver District, Presidio County , Texas ......................................... 7 Minerals: Shafter Silver District, Presidio County, Texas .............................his head really screwed on right. He has his own mine in the Lake Geor ge area of Colorado, near Florissant...couple of months. Adam invited me to come see his mine which I certainly hope to be able to do. His father |  | | Report (issue) | | ¥ 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 ........................................... Silver minerals (argentite, cerargyrite, native silver) Sulfur Talc and soapstone...Composition, hardness, and specific gravity of some Texas minerals Pace 25 26 39 40 43 43 43 44 45 46 47 |  | | Report (volume) | | SURVEY CHARLES D. WALCOTT, DIRECTOR GAZETTEEK OF TEXAS BY HENRY G-A-NNETT WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT PRINTING.... 18 ILLUSTRATIONS. Page. PF,ATE I. Map of Texas ..................................................as a bulletin, the manner ipt of a gazetteer of Texas. Very respectfully, HENRY GANNETT, Geographer. Hon...Geological Survey. A GAZETTEER OF TEXAS. By HENRY GANNKTT. AREA. Texas, formerly a State of Mexico, Avas...present dimensions. The present boundary line of Texas is as follows: Beginning in the Gulf of Mexico at |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | northwestbasementprovinceAg-Pb-Zndeposits at Shafter,Texas,havelow Pb isotoperatiosderivedfromassociated... PbISOTOPESOF OREDEPOSITS,TEXAS& CHIHUAHUA,MEXICO 935 I New Mexico !• •,-• _• Texas E! Paso q- 32ø 103...andprospects ThisCumming 50 km study etal, 1979 Davis Mountains Sampling Locations ß• ?.... . •. •. •'• x... / LaOlivina FIG.1. Mapof partof Trans-Pecos Texas,Chihuahua, andCoahuila showlug thelocations of deposits...= Pecos,PR = Puerto Rico, PS = Purple Sage,S = Shafter,SA = SanAntonio,SE = SantaEulalia,SC = SanCarlos |  | | Report (volume) | | CHARLES D. WALCOTT, DIRECTOR A. G-AZETTEEK OF TEXAS (SEOCGSTD ZEIDITIOZNT) BY HENRY GLANNETT WASHINGTON...bulletin, the revised manuscript of a gazetteer of Texas. This is a second edition, the first edition having-...Geological Survey. 1 A GAZETTEER OF TEXAS. HENRY GANNETT. AREA. Texas, formerly a State of Mexico, was...present dimensions. The present boundary line of Texas is as follows: Beginning in the Gulf of Mexico at...channel of the Rio Grande to its mouth. The area of Texas is 265,780 square miles. It stretches in latitude |  | | Report (issue) | | 218pp., 1905. Economic geology of the Bingham mining district, Utah, by J. M. Boutwell, with a section on...geology and ore deposits of the Coeur d'Alene district, Idaho, by F. L. Ransome and F. C. Calkins, 203...Georgetown quadrangle (together with the Empire district), Colo., by J. E. Spurr and G. H. Garrey, with..., 1910. Geology and ore deposits of the Butte district, Mont., by W. H. Weed, 262 pp., 1912. Geology...Geology and ore deposits of the Breckenridge district, Colo., by F. L. Ransome, 187 pp., 1911. Geology and |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | abundantly in Uhi· BO}'I .n ,\,)ERI"TG THE RIO GRANDE IN TEXAS huahua, is of a deep purple color, which makes it... . HAVING r:cently spent some tIme tn Southern Texas and A gave, Ha branth us, and Dasylirion, and the...�o hope that a few words of description of the mountains; the ' plants not crowded, but separated by I...from the 'l'he easteI'D and central portIOns of Texas are so well fifteen feet with trunks from six to...earth to the sun consists of theater of active mining operations �or many years and �he . roasted, is |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Regions. [Transactions of the American Institute of Mining Engineers, Lake SuperiorMeeting, September, 1914...Miocene Diabase of the Santa -HAEHL, Cruz Mountains in San Mateo County, Cal. -HARKER, ALFRED. The TertiaryIgneousRocksof...Geology of the Shafter Silver Mine District, Presidio County, Texas. (University of Texas Mineralogical...Physiography and Deformation of the Wenatchee-Chelan District, Cascade Range. [Department of the Interior, U |  | | Journal (volume) | | vigorous pursuit of the Indians through the worst mountains he had ever seen had led them to believe that... 1854 a party of Pueblos went into the Raton Mountains to hunt for deer and antelope. These Indians,...between the Indians of the plains and those of the mountains helped prevent a coalition of the Plains Indians...located on the river near pools and near the mountains. There was a cross here erected by Rodriguez the...p. 290. Archives Collection. The University of Texas. INDIAN PUEBLOS 23 Who were the Tecolotes of |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | IIONELC. Notes on Tin, Copper, and Silver Mining in the Stanthorpe District. [Department of Mines, Geological...Regions. [Transactions of the American Institute of Mining Engineers, Lake Superior Meeting, September, 1904...BlackHills, Bighorn -DARTON,N. H. Comparison Mountains,and RockyMountainFrontRange. [Ibid.] -DUTTON,...Reconnaissance across the Bitterroot Range and Clearwater Mountains in Montana and Idaho. [Professional Paper No....AssociatedRare Metals in Placer Formations. [The Mining Bureau, Bulletin No. i; Manila, 1902.] MARION C |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | PRODUCTION OF SILVER IN THE UNITED STATES, 1939-PRELIMINARY ANNUAL FIGURES The total mine production of...of recoverable silver in the United States (Territories included) in 1939 was 65,011,770 fine ounces... Such ores yielded nearly half of the domestic silver produced in 1938 and considerably more than half...lead, and zinc was higher. The price of domestic silver mined after July 1, 1939, was increased from $0...average price paid for silver in 1939 was $0.678+. Idaho was the leading silver-producing State in 1939 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Libraries] at 04:18 15 March 2015 San Francisco Mine, Magdalena, Sonora, Mexico I"lfun 1. This particularly...early 1970s al the San Fruclsco mine (also known 85 lbe Cerro Prieto mine), Magel. . ., Sonora, Mexico....spectacular wulfenite specimens from the Red Cloud mine. Wulfenite was first described as "yellow lead spar"...entrance, which was driven by the most recent mining venture. Shown is Phoenix collector John Lucking...include the Mammoth-St. Anthony mine at Tiger; the Hilltop mine in Cochise County, noted for its pleasingly |  | | Report (issue) | | 00unse Geology of the Solitario, Trans-Pecos Texas Charles E. Corry WOCE Hydrographic Programme Office...Dallas, Texas 75222 Fred W. McDowell Department of Geological Sciences University of Texas at Austin...Austin Austin, Texas 78712 Kenneth A. Phillips P.O. Box 54 Arvada, Colorado 80001 SPECIAL PAPER a ss a ...ion Data Geology of the Solitario, Trans-Pecos Texas / Charles E. Corry. p. cm.—(Special paper ; 250)...(Geology)—Texas—Presidio County. 2. Domes (Geology)-Texas—Brewster County. 3. Geology—Texas—Presidio County |  | | Report (volume) | | ___ ____.__._ Lawrence County.. ___ ________________ ________ Winston County... _.__ _______________________..._____________________________ Cochise County _______ _ _________ ___ ____ Coconino County..... _________________________________...._ ._ Greenlee County Pinal County __ ._ .. _____________ ________ Santa Cruz County _ --_-________---___-_---_...--_-________---___-_---_.__..________ Yavapai County..____________________________________ Arkansas _____________...-..____.___ Johnson County (?)________________________._ __ _____ __ Marion County... ______________ _________ |  | | Book (edition) | | thrilled to the sight of mounted in gold or or silver, some lovely gem, against lying a background...associated with such rocks. Because hard rock mining amateur will usually get is tedious and expensive...feldspar quarries in pegmatite deposits, mines and mine dumps, and from "float" deposits, minerals loose...should always ask permission it may be un- or a mine dvmip. Cleanliness around a camp site and removal...collectors because a many material others of the Texas ranches are closed few carted away agate by the |  | | Report (issue) | | Chemistry: Nearly pure lead, commonly with a little silver, copper, zinc, iron, tin, or antimony. Occurrence:...(Harstigen mine, Sweden); galena, minium, cerussite (Jay Gould mine, Idaho, USA; Red Cap mine, Australia);...andradite, axinite (Franklin, New Jersey, USA). Distribution: In the USA, in the Parker shaft at Franklin, Sussex...at the Jay Gould mine, Wood River district, and near Hailey, Mineral Hill district, Blaine Co.; in Arizona...replaced tree roots; and in the Shafter district, Presidio Co., Texas. From El Dorado, Gran Sabana, Venezuela |  | | Book | | Mines SP Mining and Mineral in the South-Central] Operations States B80TIAT(G ge’ MINING AND MINERAL...cataloged as follows: United States. Bureau of Mines. Mining and mineral operations in the South-Central States:...and nonmetallics. Stable and economic domestic mining, mineral, metal, and mineral reclamation industries...enjoy your experiences. This pamphlet, a guide to mining and mineral operations that may be observed or...aid tourists and students who are interested in mining. Some may wish to study our Nation’s romantic past; |  | | Report (issue) | | ECONOMIC GEOLOGY BEG 5.5 A5 1972 The University of Texas at Austin W. L,Fisher, Director BUREAU OF ECONOMIC... BUREAU O F ECONOMIC GEOLOGY The University of Texas at Austin W. L. Fisher, Director RESEARCH AND ADMINISTRATIVE...Geology is a research bureau of The University of Texas at Austin; it also funckions as a state agency....1909, it has for 63years been recognized as the Texas State Geological Survey; its director fills the...Bureau is engaged in research and public service in Texas geology. It carries on basic research to further |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | HayesandEinaudi,1986). Clark and Scottand Kidson,1977). The mine area lies approxde la Fuente(1978) recognizeda northwest-trending...Laramidedeformationinvolvedthe thrustingof our investigations of silver-copperdepositsin the redCretaceousrocksin the ...Chihuahuatroughalongdebed sequences in Trans-Pecos Texas(Price, 1982, collementsin underlying Jurassicevaporites...thicknessof at least 1,200 m. The basalCretaceous in the mine area are consistent with this east-northeast La...SCIENTIFIC COMMUNICATIONS NEW MEXICO i "•,•I Paso TEXAS •5•Hazel Plata Verde N et al., 1986). The igneousrocksformed |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Wulfenite on mimetite, 7.2 cm across, San Francisco mine, Cucurpe, Sonora, Mexico. Classic combination from...collector for fifty-six years, is now a retired mining engineer, and has specialized in Arizona minerals...Chihuahua State; the Ojuela mine near Mapimi in Durango State; and the San Francisco mine in northern Sonora State...the Michelle prospect in Sonora, and the Bilbao mine in Zacatecas, but these are not included here because...Ojuela mine has the longest mining history; the rest of the mines can only trace their mining history |  | | Report (issue) | | Z = 4 X-ray Powder Pattern: Thomas Range, Utah, USA. 7.11 (10), 5.57 (9), 8.98 (8), 3.55 (7), 3.30 (7)...6 29.44 55.78 [7.02] 101.28 (1) Anderson mine, Arizona, USA; average of 8 electron microprobe analyses... carnotite, margaritasite. Distribution: In the USA, in Utah, at the Autunite No. 8 and Good Will claims...California, from the Coso Mountains, Inyo Co., and in the Red Rock district, Lassen Co.; in New Mexico...from the Jackpile mine, Laguna, Valencia Co.; in Wyoming, in the Silver Cliff mine, near Lusk, Niobrara |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | MARKINGS IN THE PENNSYLVANIAN SANDSTONES OF OSAGE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA' SIDNEY POWERS Tulsa, Okla. INTRODUCTION...INTRODUCTION While mapping geologic structure in Osage County, Oklahoma, the attention of the writer was called... both south of Strawn, Texas, and east of San Saba, in San Saba County, Texas.4 Grooves of similar nature...196 (1918), pp. 199-210. 3 Geologyof the Fourth District of New York (1843), pp. 234-37. 4 The latter locality...locality is known to Dr. J. A. Udden, of Austin, Texas. s Personal communication from Dr. Rudolf Ruedemann |
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