 | | Journal (issue) | | ................ 2 A short history of mining in New Mexico ...................................... 5...5 by W. E. Wilson Minerals first described from New M ex ico ...................................... 9...Famous mineral localities: The Magdalena district, Kelly, New Mexico ............................................ 13 by R. B. Gibbs The Stephenson-Bennett mine ..................................................mineral localities: The Hansonberg district, Bingham, New Mexico ................................... |  | | Book (edition) | | org/details/mineralsofnewmexOOnort MINERALS OF NEW MEXICO Before all things, there which has them ...that 1825 mining opened the West- . —Charles W. Henderson, 1933 MINERALS of New Mexico STUART A...Mew Mexico PROPERTY OF HBSIER JR. HIGH SCH LIBRARY Revised Edition UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO PRESS...ALBUQUERQUE © 1944. 1959. UNIVERSITY OFNEW MEXICO PRESS ALL RIGHTS RESERVED REVISED EDITION LIBRARY...BOUND AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO PRINTING PLANT ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, U. S. A. FOR IVAH 1 |  | | Journal (issue) | | is to provide details about the locality and its mining history. Location The Giles Columbite-Beryl pegmatite...albite"andquartz. (Continues on page 2) Copper from the Itauz Mine Near Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan Bill Shelton 19 Highland...by various dealers at the show looked similar to mine. In 2003, a load of exquisite and occasionally large...granted licence M 15/210 in 16 September 1986. Mining by the partners removed a History significant amount...ferrocolumbite fragments from a Forrestania Rubellite mine near Mt. Holland, circa 1986. In late pegrnatite |  | | Catalog/List | | ndak.net NEW YEAR, NEW ITEMS, SAME LOW PRICES! 1997 CATALOG #1 Hello again and happy new year! We sincerely...catalog should have something for everyone! Over 250 new and exciting items to choose from! Yup, that's right...again for your patronage and enjoy the catalog! ALL NEW STEMS FOE 1997: PYRITE SUNS IN SHALE MA TRIX: Sparta...last. TOTAL WRECK WULFENITE: Total Wreck Mine, Pima County, Arizona; Nice butterscotch to near clear...inch specimens, $25.00 each. CAMPYLITE: Dry Gill Mine, Cumberland, England; A unique and rare species |  | | Journal (issue) | | index. This is organised hierarchically by country, county or state, then site name. To avoid the confusion...century boundary changes in the British Isles, the county boundaries defined by the Local Governmant Act...are simply referred to as Glamorgan. The new counties and county boroughs brought in by the Lieutenancies...Special issue on the minerals of Penberthy Croft Mine Published by Rock Bottom Publications Ltd. Nottingham...(2000) Famous mineral localities: Penberthy Croft mine, St. Hilary, Cornwall, England 20:7-37 Bevins, R |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | (top left). Calcite, 5.5 cm high, Elmwood mine, Smith County. Terry Huizing specimen, Jeff Scovil photo...(above). Fluorite, 13.1 cm wide, Elmwood mine, Smith County. Francis Benjamin specimen, Jeff Scovil photo...(left). Fluorite, 2.5 cm on edge, Elmwood mine, Carthage, Smith County. Terry Huizing specimen and photo. Figure...Figure 4 (right). Cumberland mine, Smith County. Travis Paris photo (2004). Figure 5 (far right page)... minerals, and mineral resources of the state. Mining has been an important part of Tennessee industry |  | | Journal (issue) | | Although the mines of the Illinois-Kentucky fluorite district are no longer active, the thrill of discovery...article was made in early May at the Hastie ' s Mining Co. quarry near Cave in Rock. I have vis ited this...during the preparation of my major article on the district (Goldstein, 1997). Geophysics professor Hal Noltimier...on the Hastie's property as well as several other mine dumps to o btain samples. In addition to Hal and...Denver to get the information on what' s new in minerals-all the new finds and discoveries of interest to |  | | Catalog/List | | means a recent addition .Two squares are new entry for this list New Customers, You can pay with a limiting...massive with minor Celsian and Bementite from Benallt Mine, Lleyn, Wales, (Recently tested by XRD) lxl £4 lx2...£15 £6 88 ADAMITE Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Mexico 1036 ALSTONITE Fallowfield Mine, Northumberland Colourless... £6 BaCa .C0/3 2 AEGIRINE Mount Malosa, Zomba District, Malawi 975 ALTHAUSITE Modum, Buskerud,Norway...2x2 £3 Al SO/4 767 ■ AJOITE Christmas Mine, Gila County, Arizona USA 14 ALUMINITE Railway cutting near Creston |  | | Book | | an unprecedented rate. The sights and sounds of mining in the Northern counties now linger only in the...as honourable scars. Nowadays, surface traces of mining are mos~y LG 41 Calcite Frizington, Cumberland...of waste rock and gangue discarded during mining - the mine pagel The Lindsay Gree11ba11k Collection...·elopment of the railway network, travel to the mining areas became more practical for those interested...especially at the powerful scenery of the Cumbrian Lake District, the home of the British tourist industry. To |  | | Catalog/List | | means a recent addition .Two squares are new entry for this list New Customers, You can pay with a limiting...minerals of the world" and costs 1mly £10 plus post New arrangement of this catalogue into four sections;...----·-·- ---- ·- -- 1129 ALMANDINE Brastad iron Mine near Arendal ,Norway 87 ■ BERYL Evje area . South...---·-··----·------ ·- - ---27 ANTHOPHYLLITE Kaveltorp Mine Sweden 1008 CHRYSOBERYL Kolsva. Vastmanland Sweden...--~----· ·---·-------- -- -62 COBAL TITE Bolidcn Mine, North Sweden 1003 ARSENIOPLEITE Sjogruvan,Ridd |  | | Journal (issue) | | Introduction There is a fairly good supply of a new garnet from Iran. Dealers in Tucson had this material...men. Minerals of the Scratch Awl Mine PhilipsburgMining District, GraniteCounty, Montana Larry B. French...59301 french@midrivers.com The Philipsburg Mining District, immediately east of Philipsburg, Montana,...renamed the Hope mine (Albright, 2005). Silver was the primary metal produced by the district, but after 1916...1916, the Philipsburg district became the nations' leading producer of manganese. Lead, zinc, and some |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Okanogan County —which are known only from the state; the others are mackinawite from Mackinaw mine in Snohomish...Snohomish County, ferritungstite from Germania mine near Fruitland in Stevens County, and paulingite from...from Rock Island Dam near Wenat chee in Douglas County. In addition, many localities pro duce fine-quality...only been known for a decade or two. Whereas metal mining has led to the discovery of some of these mineral...alphabet ical list of localities. Chelan County Crown Point mine, near Holden; M O L Y B D E N I T E and |  | | Journal (issue) | | Newsletter $6.00 Fibrous Malachite from the Mindingi Mine Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo Tony Nikischer...fibrous malachite from the Mindingi Mine in the Kambove District of Katanga began to appear in the specimen...ten {I 0) years ago (see figure J ). Although the mine was first worked superficially in the 1930s for...DRC as well (see figure 2). Today, the Mindingi Mine continues to produce wonderful malachite specimens...specimenand image. Nickel Laterite From the Tiebaghi Mine, New Caledonia Bob Werner werner@lcturbonet.com There |  | | Catalog/List | | means a recent addition .Two squares are new entry for this list New Customers, You can pay with a limiting...___ - -----~ - ~014_ _ 88 ADAMITE Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Mexico 69 ALUMOHYDROCALCITE South Bay, Scarborough...-- ·- · ~~1 ~0/~ 2 AEGIRINE Mount Malosa, Zomba District, Malawi 1073 AMBL YGONITE Eitarama,Ruanda, Central...- - - - - · . 767 AJOITE Christmas Mine, Gila County, Arizona USA 17 ANAL CITE Talisker Bay, Skye, Scotland...ANCYLITE Ce Dark Star Mine.Ravalli County. Montana U.S.A 963 ALBITE Maine USA Rich pinkish line grained mass |  | | Catalog/List | | addition .•Two squares arc new entry for this iist Sizes mainly in INCHES New Customers, You can pay with...£15 Ix! £3 lx2 £6 I · 88 ADAMITE Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Mexico Colourless to yellow small crystals on matrix...lx½£5 ZnAs0/4 2 AEGIRINE Mount Malosa, Zomba District, Malawi Rich mass ofblnck crystal sections ,on...Ca SiO F 7fJ 7 ■ AJOITE Christmas Mine, Gila County, Arizona USA Blue veinlets in matrix some with micro...£12 7.x2 £24 Hydrocarbon 963 6 ✓ ALBITE Maine USA variety CLEAVELANDITE, pure white sheafy, masses |  | | Journal (issue) | | Listed in What's New in Minerals ARTICLES: Chalcophanite from the Mou'nt Stewart Mine Leadville, NSW... A. 2(1):21-24 Heulandite from the Illawarra District, NSW. Carr, P., Perkins, M., Chenhall, B., Pemberton...Nickel, E. 1(2):27 Minerals from. t� Spring Creek Mine, near Wilmington, South Australia. Beyer, B. and...Elliott, P. 2(2):57-70 The minerals of the Magnet Mine, Tasmania. Haupt, J., Bottrill, R. and Sorrell,...Pyramid Hill, Victoria. Birch, W.D. 2(2):47-50 Post-mine sulphates from Teutonic Bore base metal deposit |  | | Journal (issue) | | cavity. The only locality data was given as Blaine County, Idaho. The specimen was probably from the collection...1995), but found no location of ferberite in Blaine County. So I went Fig. 1 Ferberite showing twinning,... microcrystals, Corral Creek, Camas County, Idaho. Continued on page 9 Denver Shows of 2001 Continued...Ream Dennis Beals reports that the Fresnillo District, Mexico is not closed like I wrote last month, although...apophyllite (not of heulandite) from a new find in Custer County, Idaho. These pseudomorphs are quite spectacular |  | | Journal (issue) | | Newsletter $6.00 Molybdof ornacite, Hemimorphite & Rosasite From the Alice Mine, Goodsprings, Clark Co., Nevada...offered me a modest lot of material from the Alice Mine, near Goodsprings, Clark Co., Nevada. The deposit...unknownolive greenelongatedneedlesfrom the Alice Mine provedto be molydofomacite, as evidencedby Mo>CrEDSanalysis...years ago I collected at the site of the Big Mike Mine in the mouth of Panther Canyon, Tobin Range, Pershing...and cuprite, Cu2O. Mining of the ore body took about three years. Open pit mining was followed by a leaching |  | | Book | | milky quartz stems. Denny Mountain area of King County. Specimen from the collection of Cary A. Maykut...person wishing to examine a locality personally. New information relating to Washington's mineral diversity...DESCRIPTIONS 21 ABBREVIATIONS 24 GLOSSARY 25 COUNTY INDEX OF MINERAL OCCURRENCES 29 MINERAL DESCRIPTIONS...than 2,200 mineral species have been identified and new ones are discovered and described each year. Over...(using a code explained on page 21) and a county by county list mentioning the nature of their occurrence |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | adults 50£, children 5 to No other charge. Arthur NEW open day entrance 12 years 25...by our members. Exchange information, $6. make new friends, buy, sell, trade thru Hobby lectors. Club...to clients. New clients please give references. A. G. PARSER, INC., 54 West 46th Street, New York 36, N...specimens. All for $7.50 postpaid. Morton Minerals & Mining, 21423 Highway 66, R.F.D. 1, Barstow, Calif. DO...LOUIS, 14, MO. OPALS, BRILLIANT COLORS-Direct from mine, 15 for $5.00. 10 ringsize cabochons (opal, amethyst |  | | Book (volume) | | Most specimen collecting is done in the Lead-Zinc mining dists. of northwestern Illinois, the glacial drift...600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip mine⎯pyritized gastropods |  | | Book (volume) | | Most specimen collecting is done in the Lead-Zinc mining dists. of northwestern Illinois, the glacial drift...600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip mine⎯pyritized gastropods |  | | Journal (issue) | | 00 $1.50 $3.25 S large rocks ft We are adding new items all the time, so come in and look around. You...1.50 ct. 3-15 ct PRECIOUS & SEMIPRECIOUS STONES NEW YORK 19, N.Y. i*i ■ LARGE EACETEDLscnuine) j j...00 ct. |T| CARNET emerald cut, clean good color NEW ENGLAND DJAMOND COEIP. CUTTERS Cr POLISHERS ■ CAMEOS...Speaking 3 T5I California Convention 4 Yogo Sapphire Mine Reopened 4 Alpha Counters 5 Berkeley Cass iter ite...IMPORTANT STEP FORWARD BY THE INTRODUCTION OF A NEW, MORE READABLE FORMAT. ThIS IMPROVE MENT WAS MADE |  | | Book (volume) | | Dahlonega Co. and Rabum Co., and the McDuffie County Belt extending through portions of McDuffie, Warren...Sphalerite. BALDWIN COUNTY MILLEDGEVILLE, at state farmjasper. BANKS COUNTY COMMERCE, along Hwy. 59...along adjoining Co. linerock crystal. BARROW COUNTY WINDER, along rd. to Jefferson and 1½ mi. inside...Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States BARTOW COUNTY AREA, Saltpeter Cave, as floatjasper. CARTERSVILLE:...agate, (banded, various colors), jasper. BIBB COUNTY MACON: at Holton Quarry, 7½ mi. NWagate; N |  | | Catalog/List | | this means a recent adilition .Two squares arc new entry for this list ANALCIME Dean Quarry, Lizard...Orallhagcn, near Larvik South Norway Ojuela Mme, Mapimi, Mexico ADAMITE 1 0 98 88 Unusual rich yellow vitreous...Bay, Skye, Scotland AEGIRINE Mount Malosa, Zomba District, Malawi 17 2 Rich mass of black crystal sections...ALBERTITE near Dingwall Scotland ANATASE Cuiba district, Gouveia Minas Gerais. Brazil 28 Quite rich black...lx2 £2 lxl£3 2x2£12 lx2£5 lxl £1 ----· Hawkswood Mine, Cornwall ANDALUSITE Cabracao, Minl10, Portugal |
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Cleveland Mine, Pinos Altos Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA