 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | University Auburn, Alabama 36849 cookrob@auburn.edu Shattuckite Rocks & Minerals 2009.84:544-550. Kunene District...that is popular with collectors is that of the copper minerals. This attractive and challengingly large...wellformed crystals, and exciting localities. Among the copper silicates are such aesthetic minerals as dioptase...chrysocolla, an excellent lapidary material. Shattuckite, a copper silicate that represents all three of these...suggested as this issueâs Connoisseurâs Choice. Shattuckite is most often seen as dark-to-medium blue aggregates |  | | Journal (issue) | | gressman@minrec.org, Tel: 303-246-3194) LEGACY PROJECT CONTRIBUTORS Walt Donovan, Marilyn Lang & Alyssa...SENIOR FELLOWS Salim EddĂŠ Lyda Hill Daniel J. Record Dr. Rob Lavinsky Wilbert A. Danner (bequeathed) Drs... Hickox, Jr. Wally Mann Keith and Diane Brownlee Dr. Nikolas Golosow William B. (Bill) Wray Herb & Monika...of Guerrero and is not known for a single, large mine but several small regional deposits. The cause...carefully mine and preserve them. None of these conditions are at all common! THE GUERRERO MINE The specimen |  | | Journal (issue) | | row, from left: Euclase, 2.3 cm, from the GachalĂĄ mine, GuaviĂł-GuatĂŠque mining district, BoyacĂĄ Department...Budd photo. Tanzanite, 7.6 cm, from the Merelani mine near Arusha, Tanzania. Barry & Beth Kitt collection;...Fluorite on quartz, 13 cm, from the Yaogangxian mine, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China. The...Spodumene (variety kunzite), 9 cm, from the Urucum mine, GalilĂŠia, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Gus & Jane Eifler...Carol & Karl Warning James & Charelle Webb Scott West & Laurence Dempsey Jonathan & Kathleen Woolley |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | which time they were correctly identified as a copper silicate and described as a new mineral by several...finely crystalline massive aggregates. Dioptase is a copper silicate hydroxide with a formula of Cu6(Si60,...restricted in its occurrence to the oxidation zones of copper-bearing deposits in arid climates. Associated secondary...1994). Similarly, it is reported from the Perkiomen mine, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (Gordon 1922)....planchtite is described in ore from the Algomah mine, Ontonagon County, Michigan (Williams 1962). In |  | | Journal (issue) | | cover Vanadinite 3.4 cm, from the North Geronimo mine, La Paz County, Arizona. Dick Morris collection;...considering the historic importance of copper mining in Arizona, native copper would be the logical choice for... And in fact, a group of fourth graders at the Copper Creek Elementary School in Oro Valley, spearheaded...difference between native copper and copper ore composed of many different copper-containing minerals (e...mining industry support) to propose designating copper as the official State metal rather than mineral |  | | Journal (issue) | | The Musonoi mine, Kolwezi District, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo ...............6 cm, from the Musonoi mine, Kolwezi District, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Scott Rudolph collection;...Charelle Webb (2012-2018) SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS Dr. and Mrs. Don Lum (2017) Bryan Swoboda (2012-2017)...Schreiber (2013-2017) Richard Nahas (2018) (2009-2018) Dr. Nikolas Golosow (2013-2017) Kulin Pandey (2018)...and on the best grossular garnets from the Jeffrey mine (2015). The Yukon Territory has been one of Rod's |  | | Journal (issue) | | D. Grice Famous mineral localities: the Mashamba West mine, Shaba, Zaire .............................Lhoest, G. J. Gauthier & V. T. King The Fat Jack mine, Yavapai County, Arizona .........................the FM-TGMS-MSA Symposium on Azurite and other copper carbonates ......................................malachite on chrysocolla, from the M ashamba West mine, Shaba, Zaire. Sorbonne collection, Paris: photo...Glossary o f Mineral Species. For the 1991 edition, Dr. Joseph A. M andarino (Chairman o f the I.M .A .âs |  | | Journal (issue) | | on p. 327 COVER: BARITE, 17 cm, from the Miekle mine, Nevada. (See the article in the previous issue...rediscovered the Moctezuma mine that was first opened for gold in 1937. This mine, though small, provided...many new mineral species. Dr. Gaines wrote a compre hensive review of this mine for The Mineralogical Record...influenced his lifeâs work. Toward the end of 1966, Dr. Arthur Montgomery, chairman of the geology department...retirement from the Cabot Corporation in 1987. In 1975 Dr. Gaines was invited to join the editorial board of |  | | Journal (issue) | | Rhodochrosite- Marc & Janis Countiss collection, page 76; Copper-Paul Bordovsky collection, page 33; Elbaite-Jeremy...1889 he embarked on a 10-week collecting trip out West which took him through Texas, where he visited the...Foote also made several collecting visits to the mine in 1890-1891, and brought back many good specimens...chemist and physicist). In 1895 Niven purchased the mine from its owner, on behalf of Thomas Edison. In the...dozen mines were opened, one of which (the Mariposa mine) produced a wider variety of mercury minerals than |  | | Journal (issue) | | 0026-4628 âContinued on p. 247 Articles The Outlaw mine, Nye County, Nevada ..............................Valley Road Watsonville, California 95076 The Outlaw mine has long been known as an occurrence o f rare and...benjaminite, fo r which it is the type locality. The mine has been idle fo r more than 60 years, and because...More than 30 minerals have been identified from the mine and studies continue on the sulfosalt mineralogy...mineralogy. INTRODUCTION Our interest in the Outlaw mine, the type locality for benjaminite, began in the early |  | | Catalog/List | | crystallized Native Copper specimen ⢠A beautiful Crystallized Gold from the â16-to-1â Mine ⢠A huge cut and...soft iron sulfide nodule ablated away. A joint project between Aerolite Meteorites and noted Arizona sculptor...be catalogued following its recovery in the North West African (NWA) grid of the Sahara Desert. Overall...Fairbanks, Alaska by a miner who was working a Gold Mine. Most tusks found associated with Gold Mines are...sand pops off the surface with varying shades of copper colored browns intermingled. This piece is in excellent |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | The hexagonal system has the advantage of having Dr. Susan C. Eriksson, a consulting editor for Rocks...carbonate, rhodochrosite. It is weD documented that cobalt gives calcite a lmdy. deep rose color as seen in...causes the lilac color of calcite from the Pelican mine, Picher, Oklahoma? Trace amounts of transition elements...described in the literature include Boccheggiano mine, Tuscany, Italy; Franklin, New Jersey; Kalahari...Republic; Santo do Encoberto, Brazil; Sterling Hill mine, Ogdensburg, New Jersey; and Terlingua, Texas, Robbin's |  | | Journal (issue) | | Richard A. Olsen (2013â2020) James W. Hird (2013â2020) Dr. Nikolas Golosow (2013â2020) The Schick Family (2014â2020)...the B.S. Degree program in Geology and Mineralogy. Dr. R. M. Thompson there became his first professional...and Smelting Company of British Columbia, and the Mine and Exploration Division of the Canadian Forestry...other interests included animals, gardening, and West Coast Native Art. He had a collection of Inuit carvings...âThe Mineralogy and Geology of the Silence Lake Mineâ was published in Lapis (May 1985), and he was a |  | | Journal (issue) | | Hird (2013â2019) Bob & Maria Schreiber (2013â2018) Dr. Nikolas Golosow (2013â2018) The Schick Family (2014â2019)...mineral-forum.com (2017â2019) Christophe A. Gobin (2017â2019) Dr. and Mrs. Don Lum (2017â2018) GĂźnter Grundmann (2018â2019)...com | w w w. FineMineral.com Malachite Shilu Mine, Brazil 21.5 cm CRYSTAL CLASSICS FINE MINERALS... Mimetite | Endeavor Mine, Australia 10.2 x 5.0 x 2.2cm Rhodonite | Chiurucu Mine, Peru 7.1 x 6.2 x 5... volume 50, MayâJune, 2019 Gold | Eagleâs Nest Mine, USA 11.0 x 8.5 x 2.0cm 239 Azurite and Cerussite |  | | Journal (issue) | | Part II: Banded beauty comes from Russia and the Congo. By Bob Jones A TALE OF TWO BLUE BARITES Heavenly-hued...crystals surround a nice calcite from the Quiruvilca mine, Quiruvilca District, Peru. (6.2 cm high) (Jeff...a pocket the author found at the Ace of Diamonds Mine. JIM LANDON B ack in 1970, when I was a fresh...locality outside of Herkimer, New York, lies on the west end of the Little Falls dolomite formation. It has...dumb. The Ace of Diamonds has a campground and a mine store that rents and sells tools. They have a fabulous |  | | Book | | etc. T Tsumeb (vol. 8, no. 3) M y Michigan Copper Country (vol. 23, no. 2) Co. Company G Greenland...book-format issues (8/#3, Tsumeb; 23/#2, Michigan Copper Country; 23/#4, Yukon Phosphates; 24/#2, Greenland;...I 1991 337--424 273-336 [ 1-128 129-208 [ COPPER] [ 177-256 185-280 169-248 [ 425-528 337--400...the FM-TGMS-MSA Symposium on Azurite and other copper carbonates (chairman: K. Wenrich) 22:65-69 [Abstracts...Adelaide mine, Dundas, Tasmania (by A. H. Chapman) 3:111-113 ADOLFSSON, STIG G. Hrucopper and cobalt |  | | Journal (issue) | | M ontreal Mine! L L The Mineralogical Record MAYâJUNE 2020 ⢠VOLUME 51 ⢠NUMBER 3 ⢠$25 & Wayne...gemgypsy@bellsouth.net MAYâJUNE 2020 Articles The Montreal mine, Iron County, Wisconsin ........................... 487 COVER: BARITE, 6.5 cm, from the Montreal mine. David and Karen DeBruin collection, ex Muscatine...Richard A. Olsen (2013â2020) James W. Hird (2013â2020) Dr. Nikolas Golosow (2013â2019) The Schick Family (2014â2020)...well as articles in the Mineralogical Record (âCopper Country micromineralsâ in 1983 and âPhotomacrography |  | | Journal (issue) | | Acanthite with silver, 2.6 cm, from the Uchucchacua mine, Peru; Allan Young collection and photo. Amethyst...as a drug clerk and chemist for a drug company in West Medford from the late 1880s to the 1900s. He also... Send for price list to W. S. Beekman, Box 108, West Medford, Mass. William S. Beekmanâs collection...Alaska, ca. 1906. She organized her own company to mine the garnets, and may have distributed thousands...that men would be hired as laborers to work the mine and help develop it, but that no men would be involved |  | | Book | | reduction of the primary minerals (the origin of native copper and native silver under the reduction conditions...information. This book is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Jaroslav "venek, who was of extraordinary influence...Elements Copper Copper, 42 mm, Cornwall, UK Cu CUBIC e e e e e Properties: C - light pink to copper-red...massive. Origin and occurrence: Primary hydrothermal copper is mainly related to basic igneous rocks; it is...minerals. The largest accumulations of primary copper are in the Keweenaw Peninsular, Lake Superior, |  | | Book | | Springfield show ( 1995: 582). Madawaska [Faraday] mine near Bow Lake, Hastings County. Some of the world's...property of, the old Madawaska uranium mine (called the Faraday mine before 1964). The mineral assemblage...Cowgill, 1977). LATINAMERICA BRAZIL Jacupiranga mine, Sao Paulo. Among the crystallized minerals in the...(Weibel, 1980). The Maderanertal drainage flows west-southwest from a mountain massif to join the Reuss...medium-submetallic luster (Jahn et al., 2003). NAMIBIA [SOUTH-WEST AFRICA] Erongo Mountains, Damaraland. The igneous |  | | Book | | reduction of the primary minerals (the origin of native copper and native silver under the reduction conditions...information. This book is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Jaroslav "venek, who was of extraordinary influence...Elements Copper. 42 mm. Cornwall, UK Copper Cu CUBIC ⢠⢠⢠⢠⢠Properties: C light pink to copper-red...minerals. The largest accumulations of primary copper are in the Keweenaw Peninsular. Lake Superior,...2in) also occur there, as do calcite crystalwith copper inclusions. Superb supergene coppercrystals come |  | | Journal (issue) | | COVELLITE crystal cluster, 3 cm across, From the Leonard mine, Butte, Montana. Frederick H. Pough collection;...Treasure of Butte Hill and Development of the Great Copper Industryâ by C. P. Connolly in McClureâs Magazine...species have been recorded from Butte. Specimens of copper sulfides and sulfosalts like bornite, chalcocite...the Butte mining camp, especially in the Kelley mine, was just full of vug holes . . . the holes, some...located in Butte, at the site of the old Orphan Girl mine. . . . So wrote a trainee miner, Jerry Dolph, concerning |  | | Book | | calcite d. exchange of all components; e.g., native copper after aragonite 4. Perimorphs; e.g., quartz after...categories are somewhat different and less inclusive than Dr. Strunzâs. In the fourth edition (Dana, 1854), Dana...and a half ago. a. Loss of a constituent; e.g., copper after cuprite or azurite b. Gain of a constituent;...to be a complex mixture of mostly rare secondary copper minerals (Nassau et al., 1987). 5. Replacement...(Landmesser, 1995, 1998). b. Replacement; e.g., native copper after aragonite from Corocoro, Bolivia. 6. Encrustation |  | | Journal (issue) | | Minerals 12 Part II: Massive quartz and crystallized copper species Clean Cutter 56 Give an old rock saw...step-by-step description of how you crafted your lapidary project from start to finish. Save it as a document file...close-up, color digital photo of the finished project. Photos must be high-resolution (300 dpi at 4 inches...Mineral Club, Ishpeming Elks Club; 597 Lake Shore Dr. ; Sat. 9:30 am-4:30 pm; Admission is Free; 2014...Mineral Show, Ishpeming Elks Club, 597 lake Shore Dr.; Saturday 9:30-4:30; Free admission; kidsâ area |  | | Journal (issue) | | . . . . . . . . .89 by W. E. Wilson The Palomo mine, Huancavelica Department, Peru . . . . . . . . ...White Ca-Mg-Fe-rich rhodonite from the Morro da Mina mine, Conselheiro Lafaiete, Minas Gerais, Brazil . ....BaCa2(CO3)2F2, a new mineral species from the Kirovskii mine, Khibiny, Kola Peninsula, Russia . . . . . . . ...cluster, 3.5 cm, from the Mashamba West mine, atanga, Republic of the Congo. Rob Lavinsky (The Arkenstone)...morganite-and-quartz specimen from the Cryo-Genie mine in San Diego County, California. Alâs main interest |
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Mashamba West Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo