 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | The Elkhorn Mine Downloaded by [Florida International University] at 21:06 27 August 2013 J E F F E...Koch, began prospecting in the Elkhorn Mountains of what was then the Montana Territory. The three prospectors...explored the Elkhorn Creek valley in the high slopes on the western side of the Elkhorn Mountains, near...near the center of what is now Jefferson County, Montana. Finding mineralized ground, the three located...with the discovery of the Elkhorn mine, he was in the grave long before the mine was discovered, and such |  | | 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...with its representation of mining tools clearly proclaim Montana’s mining origins. Montana’s production...published describing the occurrence, collecting, mining, and cutting of the two state gemstones. Figure...2. Granville Stuart established Montana’s first mining camp at Gold Creek in 1860. Geologic Provinces |  | | 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 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Caldwell Stone Company quarry, Danville, Boyle County. Terry Huizing specimen and photo. K entucky...Commonwealth is Black Mountain in the Appalachians (Harlan County) at 4,139 feet. The lowest point is the floor of...of the Reed quarry near Grand Rivers (Livingston County) in western Kentucky, at 100 feet below sea level...small, nondiamondiferous kimberlite in Elliott County in eastern Kentucky and alnöite intrusions in Crittenden...described in Anderson (1994). The most widespread mining in Kentucky is coal. More than 7.4 billion tons |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | encrustation pseudomorphs of hemimorphite after calcite. The hemimorphite is colored yellow by microscopic...The specimen was found in a Joplin, Missouri, district mine in the late 1800s and was donated to the Carnegie...barite mines of Missouri’s several world-class mining districts could have been chosen for this issue’s...minerals of these metals, such as smithsonite, hemimorphite, cerussite, and anglesite. However, late in...crystal morphology and color were recovered from a mine in the Joplin area. The best known of these specimens |  | | Report (volume) | | Resources of the Elkhorn Wilderness Study Area, Broadwater and jefferson Counties, Montana U.S. GEOLOGICAL...1805 MONTANA Mineral Resources of the Elkhorn Wilderness Study Area, Broadwater and Jefferson Counties...Counties, Montana By WILLIAM R. GREENWOOD, STEVE LUDINGTON, WILLIAM R. Ml LLER, and WILLIAM F. HANNA With...resources of the Elkhorn Wilderness Study Area, Broadwater and Jefferson Counties, Montana. (Studies related...1. Mines and mineral resources-Montana-Elkhorn Wilderness. 2. Elkhorn Wilderness (Mont.) I. Greenwood |  | | Report (issue) | | most are of supergene origin. Smithsonite and hemimorphite are the main oxidized zinc minerals in supergene...Saprolitic accumulations of smithsonite and hemimorphite in solution pockets of decomposed limestone...Alaska.. a Includes 550 tons from Davis, Murray County, Okla. 'Production to 1934 only. PART 1. GENERAL...province: Friedensville, Pa. Austinville, Va. Mascot-Jefferson City, Tenn. Embreeville, Tenn. Interior and Ozark...fluorspar-zinc district Upper Mississippi Valley zinc-lead district Valle Mines, Mo. Tri-State zinc district Arkansas |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Photographs January/February: Chalcopyrite on quartz, La Mine de Giraud, La Gardette, Bourg d’Oisan, Isère, France...Herkimer Diamond Mines, Inc., New port, Herkimer County, New York. Jeffrey B. Fast specimen and photo....cleavelandite, 49er Pocket, Oceanview mine, Pala district, San Diego County, California. Bill Larson specimen...photo. September/October: Gold, Mockingbird mine, Mariposa County, California. Collector’s Edge Minerals,...Treasure Chest Pocket, Jacksons Crossroads, Wilkes County, Georgia. Lisa Bennett specimen, Jeff Scovil photo |  | | Report (issue) | | SURVEY Mineral Resources of the Elkhorn Wilderness Study Area, Montana A cooperative study by the U.S...rocks Igneous rocks Elkhorn Mountains Volcanics Intrusive rocks related to Elkhorn Mountains T7.-% T /...Silver-lead-zinc replacement deposit':?.. Elkhorn-Tizer Basin zone Elkhorn district -»_»_.,H"1 -? r7Q f i-L^ifciL... __ -- . __««.»____.____ ,_«.___._ .~.__ -« Jefferson City zone Base- and precious metal-bearing quartz...Ridge prospect Breccia pipe deposits Skyline Mine Blackjack Mine Chicago and Last Hope Mines Group I - Precious- |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | University] at 01:02 21 December 2014 79 Mine, Gila County, Arizona E veryone likes blue minerals....including malachite, azurite, cuprite, smithsonite, hemimorphite, hydrozincite, and rosasite. A good discussion...including the Harborside mine at Brooksville, Hancock County, and the Lubec lead mine and prospects at Pembroke...Washington County. It has also been found at the old lead mines at Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut;...Easthampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; the old Gorham (Mascot mine), Coos County, New Hampshire; as |  | | Report (issue) | | Zn4 Si2 O7 (OH)2 ² H2 O Hemimorphite c 2001 ° Mineral Data Publishing, version 1.2 Crystal Data: Orthorhombic...X-ray Powder Pattern: Sterling Hill, New Jersey, USA. 3.104 (100), 6.60 (86), 3.288 (75), 3.296 (73),...Total 100.75 100.00 (1) Pulaski Co., Virginia, USA. (2) Zn4 Si2 O7 (OH)2 ² H2 O: Occurrence: deposits...and Altenberg, Saxony. In the Sa Duchessa mine, Oridda district, Sardinia, Italy. Large crystals from Nerchinsk...Siberia, Russia. At Tchah Kuh, Esfahan, Iran. In the USA, at Franklin and Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex |  | Klepper, Montis Ruhl, Ruppel, E.T., Freeman, V.L., Weeks, R.A. (1971) Geology and mineral deposits, east flank of the Elkhorn Mountains, Broadwater County, Montana. Professional Paper 665. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp665 | Report (issue) | | Deposits, East Flank of the Elkhorn Mountains, Broadwater County, Montana GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL...Deposits, East Flank of the Elkhorn Mountains, Broadwater County, Montana By M. R. KLEPPER, E. T. RUPPEL... _ Red Lion and Maywood Formations---------~ Jefferson Dolomite _______________________ ~ __ Three Forks...___ _ Elkhorn Mountains Volcanics ___________________ _ Intrusive rocks related to the Elkhorn Mountains...__ 49 2. Morrison and Swift Formations near Montana Silver Star mine____________________________ 52 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | cookrob@auburn.edu Linarite Mammoth–St. Anthony Mine, Tiger, Pinal County, Arizona O f the blue minerals, azurite...aurichalcite, cerussite, anglesite, leadhillite, hemimorphite, and chrysocolla. Linarite is rare in the eastern...occurrences including the Cape Rosier mine at Brooksville, Hancock County, where it was found with smithsonite...Jones mine at Garland (King and Foord 1994). It is known in microcrystals from the Mascot mine (Graham...(Graham or Galena King mine), Coos County, and Mineral Hill near Wakefield, Carroll County, New Hampshire. It |  | | Journal (issue) | | to preserve and promote the unique geologic and mining heritage of Wisconsin while underscoring the importance...brown jarosite crystals on matrix from the McLean Mine, Esmeralda Co., Nevada. The Martian material was...manufacturer’s standards. NIST Price: $556.00 Hard Rock Mine Waste (SRM 2780a) This Standard Reference Material...analysis used to determine elements in hard rock mine waste and materials of a similar matrix. SRM 2780a...material collected from waste piles of abandoned mine sites in the mountains of central Colorado. A unit |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | secondary phosphate minerals. Although some pegmatite mining for feldspar still continues (Jacobson 1994). the...except for the Homestake mine, which has operated for more than 120 years, most mining in the area peaked in...and fewer chances to obtain any. However, some mining, mineral exploration, and mineral collecting continues...FiridofGt~rnSphultirite ut IIIP Bulinut Zinc Mine, St. Luwrence County, tditor of NPW b r k ” unrl iipptwwl...and additions. Mlneral Index by Counties Brule County Elm Creek, IS mi. S. of Chamberlain, near junction |  | | 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...Co. linerock crystal. BARROW COUNTY WINDER, along rd. to Jefferson and 1½ mi. inside the Co. line in...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 |  | | Book | | milky quartz stems. Denny Mountain area of King County. Specimen from the collection of Cary A. Maykut...DESCRIPTIONS 21 ABBREVIATIONS 24 GLOSSARY 25 COUNTY INDEX OF MINERAL OCCURRENCES 29 MINERAL DESCRIPTIONS...(using a code explained on page 21) and a county by county list mentioning the nature of their occurrence...Parks and Monuments prohibit all collecting. state, county and city parks usually prohibit collecting. Please... SULPHIDE LENSES IN ULTRAMAFIC ROCKS (Mackinaw Mine) Pentlandite, chalcopyritc, pyrite, raaucherite |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Grundy Co., III. Shark teeth, etc. N. E. Carter, Elkhorn, Wis. FOSSILS SPECIMENS: From the Cretaceous and... Nebraska. OPALS, BRILLIANT COLORS-Direct from mine, 15 for $5.00. 10 ringsize cabochons (opal, amethyst...with inclusions, fluorescent. Conichalcite, hemimorphite, "Tree of Paradise," highly fluorescent. Manganous...MINERALS - Boxed, mounted, and identified, postpaid USA, $2.00. Specimens average approx. 1 " . Irma Curry... jasper, ¡asp-agate, turritella, banded wood, Montana agate, Colorado dinny bone. Slabs on approval. |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | M I N E R A L S FOR EXCHANGE. Send your list for mine. Geo. Fales, Cashmere, Washington. W o u l d you...fossils. N. Carter, Elkhorn, Wis. TRILOBITES w a n t e d f r o m any locality. Carter, Elkhorn. Wisconsin. ...BEAUTIFUL EMERALD CRYSTALS f r o m Hiddenite, Alexander County, N . C. For sale or exchange. N o mail order. E...doesn't have it in stock now, order direct f r o m the mine. This beautiful high red takes a w o n d e r f u...w i t h e r i t e by advertiser in H a r d i n County, Illinois. T h i s rare mineral available on basis |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | specimens, are either inaccessible or are in closed mining districts, or are closed for political reasons...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)...cut near Pinehurst, Adams County; Lanny Ream specimen and photo. Ada County Lucky Peak Dam, on east side |  | | Journal (issue) | | Tue largest crystal measures 3 cm Heights mine, Weardale, County Durham, England. Stuart Strife collection;...photo Backcover: (upper left) Elbaite, 4.5 cm, Sapo mine, Goiabeira, Minas Gerais, Brazil; Gus Eitler collection;...right) Elbaite, 7.8 cm, Himalaya rnine, San Diego County, California; Kevin Brown collection; Jeff Scovil...5 cm, Tree Root pocket, Two Point claim, Teller County, Colorado; Karl Warning collection; Jeff Scovil...Rhodochrosite, 11.5 cm, Good Luck pocket, Sweet Horne mine, Alma, Colorado. Ex Steve Smale collection. Joe |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | topaz five cents a carat. R. F. Bickford, list for mine. Geo. Fales, Cashmere, Norway, Maine. Washington...moss a g a t e — 1 slab Montana moss and other fossils. N . Carter, Elkhorn, agate—all for $ 3 . 0 0...4 0 0 Hacienda Blvd., La Habra, Calif. Carter, Elkhorn, Wisconsin. ROCKS AND MINERALS MINERALS Downloaded...doesn't have it in stock now, order direct f r o m the mine. This beautiful high red takes a wonderful polish...crystallized w i t h e r i t e by advertiser in Hardin County, Illinois. T h i s rare mineral available on basis |  | | Report (issue) | | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | fossils. N. Carter, Elkhorn, Wis TRILOBITES w a n t e d f r o m any locality. Carter, Elkhorn. W i s c o n s...crystallized w i t h e r i t e by advertiser in Hardin County, Illinois. T h i s rare mineral available on basis...recently exploited and n o w f a mous Montague County fossil beds. Choice specimens 2 x 2 in. or larger...a n d spar, chalcedony, a r a g o n i t e , hemimorphite, Texas calcite. Please include postage. M i... Box 5 7 2 . W o r l a n d , W y o . HERKIMER COUNTY "diamonds" 6 for $ 1 . 0 0 . Order some of the |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Carter, Boston Bjareby, 147 Worthington St., Elkhorn, Wise. 15, Mass. DINOSAUR TRACKS CAST FROM EXCHANGE...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...Morton Minerals & Mining, Dept. R, 21423 Old Highway 66, RFD 1, Barstow, Calif. WE ARE MINING—Gem material... Sample, $2.50. FOB Barstow, Morton Minerals & Mining, Dept. R, 21423 Old Hwy. 66, RFD 1, Barstow, Calif |
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Elkhorn Mine, Elkhorn Mining District, Jefferson County, Montana, USA