 | | Report (issue) | | UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA BUL.LETIN - - VOL.XXII - - - -- MARCH 15,1928 No. 2 A BULLETIN ON THE MINERAL...THE UNIIrERSITY OF S RENO, NEVADA Entered in the post office at Reno, Nevada, as second-class matter under...D JOHN A. FULTOR, E.M .............rrofessor of Mining Engineering and Director of the Mackay School of...COLJ('H ............................Instructor in Mine Accounting nlltl Secretary JAY FOREWORD 6 T H E...DEPOSIT OF DUMORTIERITE I N HUMBOLDT QIJEERCANYOX, PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA, .I G. Jones ............. |  | | Report (issue) | | MINERALS OF NEVADA MINERALS OF NEVADA Peer Hen By CASTOR oan eGORY.C.oFER DOCK NEVADA AND BUREAU... UNIVERSITY Reno & Las Vegas OF NEVADA PRESS GEOLOGY Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Special...University of Nevada Press, Reno, Nevada 89557 USA Copyright © 2004 by University of Nevada Press Photographs...otherwise noted Map of Mining Districts and significant mineral occurrences of Nevada by Nevada Bureau of Mines...Cataloging-in-Publication Data Castor, Stephen B, Minerals of Nevada / Stephen B. Castor and Gregory C. Ferdock.— Ist | | | Report (issue) | | MINERALS OF NEVADA MINERALS OF NEVADA STEPHEN B. CASTOR and G R EGOR Y C . F E R D OC K l NEVADA BUREAU...association with the UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA PRESS Reno & Las Vegas Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Special...University of Nevada Press, Reno, Nevada 89557 USA Copyright© 2004 by Uni versity of Nevada Press Photographs...Districts and si gnificant minernl occurrences of Nevada by Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology All rights reserved...-Publ ication Dat,i Castor, Stephen B. Minerals of Nevada/ Stephen B. Castor and Gregory C. Ferdock.- rst |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | pohwatp@si.edu Muscovite Shannon Canyon, Inyo County, California R ocks are made up of minerals. Some...the littleknown locality of Shannon Canyon, Inyo County, California. The specimen is 3 × 4 cm and was collected...in tin-tungsten deposits (such as the Panasquiera mine) and is a constituent of granite, aplite, gneiss...phyllites. Muscovite as the fine-grained varieties pinite and liebenerite is found as an alteration product...staurolite, and feldspars. The fine-grained variety sericite replaces feldspars, spodumene, beryl, topaz, and |  | | Report (issue) | | • • • • • • Grade and Reserves •• • • • • • • • Mining and Beneficiation • • • • • • • Calcination .....individuals, firms and organisations, as well as to the mining and geological departments, both in Commonwealth...minerals proper, include topaz, dumortierite, and 'pinite~. Topaz has a theoretical formula of Al 2Si04(0H...various parts of the United States but only the Nevada deposits (see p. 114) are of economic size. The...calcining dumortierite is up to 6-6 per cent. The Nevada material breaks down at a comparatively low temperature |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | and elliptical or lenticular. The spherulites may range in size from micro-spherulites visible only with...and a 2j-mile aerial tram was built to the nearest mine. But, owing probably to the difficulty in separating...quartz-pyrophyllite rock. On the west side of the talc mine here small pockets of cream-colored pyrophyllite...rhyolite conglomerate. DESCRIPTION OF PINITE At Manuels the pinite is a relatively rare constituent and...spherulitic rhyolite (228 D i h) replaced by dark-colored pinite. The spherulites here average about I inch This |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | early investigations of the TVest,ern Australian mining fields. It is a personal pleasure to thank Dr....Institute of Mining Engineers, Proceedings (1897-1919). See Australasian Instit,ute of Mining and Metallurgy...Institute of Mining and Netallurgy, ProFeedings (1919-). Formerly Aust.ralasian Inst,it,ute of Mining Engineers...Science (1938-). Australian Mining and Engineering Review (1908-1910). See Mining and Engineering Review....Science Abstracts (1922-). Chemical Engineering and Mining Review (1917-). Formerly Jlining and Engineering |  | | Report (issue) | | Deposits of the Osgood Mountains Quadrangle Humboldt County, Nevada GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 431...Deposits of the Osgood Mountains Quadrangle Humboldt County, Nevada I By PRESTON E. HOTZ and RONALD WILLDEN...deposits of the Osgood Mountains quadrangle, Humboldt County, Nevada, by Preston E. Hotz and Ronald Willden...Mountains quadrangle, Humboldt County, Nevada. 1963. (Card 2) 1. Geology-Nevada-Humboldt Co. 2. Ore:-deposits-NevadaHumboldt...mboldt Co. 3. Mines and mineral resources-Nevada-Humboldt Co. I. Willden, Charles Ronald, 1929joint author |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | (hardbound). This book describes the history of mining and collecting, the geologic history, petrology...Stony Brook, NY 117942100. Alaskan Gofd: Placer Mining in lnterior Alaska, produced by KUAGTV, University...Alan Probert for the U.S. Smelting, Refining and Mining Company. It was made to illustrate their golddredging...excellent supplement to any program on placer gold mining or a short program by itself. Arthur E. Smith...91 atoms pfu with 0 - 0.01 Mn2+and Ti4+pfu. Gem mining in Madagascar is currently in a “Wild West” period |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Fisher (1940). ORE-BEARING PIPES IN TI{E TARRYALL RANGE' COLORADO ROBERT D. BUTLER AND I,. B. RII,EY...on the western slope of the Tarryall Range. Their diameters range from five to eight feet and an ideal...north of Ottawa) northwest to the Abitibi mining district. It connects tlo formations of doubtful relative...OCCURRENCE OF PINITE ROCK PAUL I'. KDRR AND WII.LIAM W. LOMERSON A large mass of sericite, samples of...calcination, occurs in the Humboldt Range, Nevada. Associated with the sericite are alumino-silicates, which |  | | Report (volume) | | Beryllium Deposits of the Mount Antero Region, Chaffee County, Colorado By JOHN W. ADAMS A CONTRIBUTION TO ECONOMIC...---The beryllium-bearing vein at the California mine.-___-_-----_-._-Location and history...________...Aerial photograph of area surrounding the California mine _ _ _ _ 29. South slope of Carbonate Mountain, looking...northwest______ 30. Molybdenite in beryl, California mine.____________________ 96 97 102 104 107 TABLES...analyses of minor elements in beryl from Chaffee County, Colo_-.-__ -_-------_------m 108 109 A CONTRIBUTION |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Dale, N. C. 1924. The box-vein of Lyomdale, Lewk County, New York. New York State Museum Bulletin 251:134-48...that transmits visible light only in the color range of the specific mineral being sought (e.g., blue...section of a 1.6cm graphite sphere from Sussex County, New Jersey, showing a radial texture and smooth...Graphite in ore: An unusual occurrence at the Sterling mine. The Picking Table 3ql):ll-13. Kvasnitsa, V. N....Saphorin, Switzerland. URANIUM MINERALS OF MAINE, USA, GRANITE PEG MATITES. K T King, P.O. Box 90888, Rochester |  | | Book | | A Range Guide to MINES and MINERALS " How and Where A ,-A 1 to Find Valuable Ores and Minerals...quickly informative.”— “Practical Virginia Kirkus RANGE GUIDE TO MINES AND MINERALS A by Jay Ellis Did...stumble over a valuable nugget and stake your own mining claim? Indeed it to is, and author book Jay...of popular the Ellis Ransom, Rock-huntefs Range Guide, tells everything you need to know to go about...prospecting, he points out, is in abandoned mining districts, where valuable mineral ores are present |  | | Book | | ARIZONA-IV ] 1-102 [ 17 / 1986 [ ONTARIO] NEVADA] [ 16 / 1985 [ 65-128 265-328 261-336 209-272...On a spectacular find of crocoite in the Adelaide mine, Dundas, Tasmania (by A. H. Chapman) 3:111-113 ADOLFSSON...Iaria from the Howard-Montgomery quarry, Howard County, Maryland (by J. S. White) 25:53-54 AFGHANISTAN...AJO Famous mineral localities: the New Cornelia mine, Ajo, Arizona (by W. J. Thomas & R. B. Gibbs) 14:283-298...Iron-manganese phosphates of the Williams pegmatites, Coosa County, Alabama (by P. B. Leavens & T. A. Simpson) 6:66-73 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Sketch map of eastern end of Buckingham Valley, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. . . . 821 3. Sketch map of...Lehigh Valley R. R., Lehigh County, Pennsylvania INTRODUCTION Kittatinny Mountain, front range of the...Belt, which fills the northern half of the Lehigh Valley south of Kittatinny Mountain. The country rock...Ordovician limestones. The southern boundary of the valley is marked by the Precambrian crystalline rocks...tune. The limestones are a segment of the Great Valley which crosses New 820 BRADFORD WILLARD—CAMBRIAN |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | ABsrRAcr The Climax pegmatite of the Micanite district in Colorado contains unusually large masses of...cordierite, which is altered in varying degree to pinite, consisting chiefly of muscovite, chlorite, and...IurnooucttoN The Micanite pegmatite district iies acrossthe Park-Fremont County line in south-centralColorado...grinding quality muscovite were obtained. Within the district ten major quarriesand prospectsare recorded(Fig...of the Micanite pegmatite district and the Climax deposit. cordierite, pinite, hematite (as inclusions |  | | Report (volume) | | Lake-Yucca Grove district..______________________ Southern Death Valley-Kingston Range district_________...district_________ Inyo Range-Northern Panamint Range district._____-___Deposits associated with ultramafic rocks.__..._____________________________________________________ Chatsworth district, Murray County_____.______._-___-_--Other deposits..._--__---___-_-__________-____-____--_-___-_-_----_-- 33 Nevada.___--_--___--_--_.___.__-___--__-_----____-_-_-_-_--New...____--_-_-__---___-.____..-.._-_-_-_-----_-_-_--.-Gouverneur district..________________________.-___-_------Natural |  | | Journal (volume) | | A. Logan, District Mining Engineer C. Jenkins, Chief Geologist McK. Laizure, District W. Burling...Tucker, Reid J. Mining Engineer District Sampson, Assistant Mining Engineer District Engineer Chas...Chas. V. Averill, District Mining Engineer San Francisco Sacramento San Francisco Los Angeles Los Angeles...Junior Mining Engineer (Librarian) San Francisco San Francisco TABLE OF CONTENTS Page DISTRICT REPORTS...REPORTS OF MINING ENGINEERS—— 7 Redding Field District 7 Sacramento Field District 7 San Francisco |  | | Catalog/List | | ...................... . . . . . . 77 78 Mining and Mining Engineering ............. 78 Paleontology...COVER PHOTOGRAPH: _ VANADINITE Apache mine, near Globe, Gila County, Arizona. Sharp hexagonal barrel-shaped...... . Fl. Utah Toelle Co., Gold Hill, Gold Hill mine. .50 2.50 Transparent xls on limonite with austinite...fluo rescence under ultraviolet light. The Ojuela mine is one of Mexico's largest producers of beautiful...calcium hydroxy-silicate. Ca lifornia Riverside County, Crestmore. White prismatic crystalline on merwinite |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | fairly common. Having regard to the temperature-range of formation for tourmaline in this granite [3J...pale anatase, pale green amphibole, pellets of pinite, etc. Actually, positive identification of such...detritals from the Vitifer district. and the a-Brook below Hexworthy Mine; but at neither of these two...the twomica granite exposed in the china -clay district in the south-west. This granite (conveniently...the gra nite marg in near Corn wood . In these pinite-free varieties garnet also is very rare . To the |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | hydrothermal alterations; this results in a wide range of scattering dates. Attempts to date, mineralization...18 1088 Fig. 2  a Ikulu metapelite at Chemchem mine showing mafic bands (Bt-Sil) and felsic bands (Qz-Fsp)...Au–Cu-bearing veins at Chemchem mine. c Epidote–K-feldspar–sericite alteration of Ikulu metapelite adjacent...adjacent to the Au–Cu–Pb-bearing veins at Chemchem mine. d Chlorite–epidote–pyrite alteration of amphibolite...Fig. 3  a A photo of ores from Singililwa Au–Cu mine that consist of barite, K-feldspar, siderite and |  | | Book (edition) | | his co-authors. A graduate of Michigan College of Mining and Technology (now Michigan Technological University)...a men1ber of the faculty of Michigan College of Mining and Technology for three years, leaving that position...become mineralogist for Silver King Mines, Inc., in Nevada. In 1965 he joined Phelps Dodge Corporation as...noted for con1puter applications in geology and mining engineering. The authors and publisher express...permission to reproduce the Map and Index of Arizona Mining Districts. Carleton B. Moore, Peter R. Busek, and |  | | Report (chapter) | | the Derryveeny fan most likely lay within this range. It is not possible to fix the shape of the drainage...5-25%; 3, 25-50%; 4, 50 75%. Derry Bay-Owenbrin valley f x y z 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 4 1 l I 2...specimen, may be red, green or purple. The phenocrysts range from 1-5 mm in size. Plagioclase is the dominant...(andesine where fresh) phenocrysts, often altered to sericite and epidote in a fine-grained groundmass of quartz...composition and exhibits variable alteration to sericite, epidote, and calcite, the cores being particularly |  | | Report (issue) | | Australia, it is often necessary to christen a new mining field, and to assign names to its creeks, gullies...north-west of C.”; A, B, and C may all be in the same district, but it is sometimes difficult or impossible to...” “Leigh Creek,” “Avondale Mine”; all these are in the Leigh Creek District, and there may be but one...Zmc-lead Salphide Deposits of the Read-Rosebery District. Bull. Geol. Surv, Tas., 23, 1915. .Jensen (H...626-627. (L. 0.) 30. Diamonds in the Gwydir Valley. Austr. Min. Stand., xiii, 1897, pp. 1576, | | | Book (edition) | | Muineralogy of Arizona Stope in oxide ore, Copper Queen mine, Bisbee. These old workings were probably mined...his co-authors. A graduate of Michigan College of Mining and Technology (now Michigan Technological University)...a member of the faculty of Michigan College of Mining and Technology for three years, leaving that position...become mineralogist for Silver King Mines, Inc., in Nevada. In 1965 he joined Phelps Dodge Corporation as...noted for computer applications in geology and mining engineering. The authors and publisher express |
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