 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 31 December 2014 NEVADA MINERAL STEVEN PULLMAN 1755 Circle Drive NW Reno, Nevada 89509 RICHARD THOMSSEN...THOMSSEN P.O. Box 1656 Carson City, Nevada 89702 Map showing Nevada counties, by William W.Besse. N evada...minerals new to the state being identified every year. Nevada is one of the few western states without a published...Clark County. Walt Lombard0 specimen, Jeff Scovil photo. Churchill County Chalk Mountain District Chalk...scheelite, vanadinite, wulfenite Corral Canyon District Various mines and prospects: anatase, rutile, |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | alkali-calcicmagma series(e.g., Climax, Urad-Henderson,Mount Emmons);and ($) alkalic depositsfound with alkali-calcicand...BOSWELL RIVER LOGTUNG GLADYS LAKE ADANAC MOLY-TAKU MOUNT HASKIN QUARTZ HILL '• }-, 10 10-13 / '-- 11 13...LUCKY SHIP RED BIRD ENDAKO SALAL BOSS MOUNTAIN MOUNT COPELAND GEM TROUT LAKE COXEY AND CASCADE MT. TOLMAN...FALLS CUMO MAJUBA HILL BUCKINGHAM SPRUCEMONT MT. HOPE PARADISE PEAK MOREY PEAK PINE NUT HALL PINE GROVE...(MacKenzie,1970;Rantaet al., 1976;Wallaceet al., 1978);Mount Emmons(M. W. Ganster,pers.commun.,1979);RedwellBasin(Sharp |  | | 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) | | CALIFORNIA COLORADO GEORGIA IDAHO MAINE MISSOURI MONTANA NEVADA NEW MEXICO NORTH CAROLINA OKLAHOMA OREGON SOUTH...of the Pine Grove-B la*n Mountain area. Beaver County, Utah: U. S. Geological Survey Open-File Report...wah wah Mountains, Beaver County, Utah (abstract): American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum...1953, Beryllium deposits of the Mount Antero region, Chaffee County, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey...mineral deposits to Tertiary volcanic centers in Nevada: U. S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 700-C | | | 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) | | purple, and grey. These géodes are found in Pike County, Ala., which is about 50 miles north of Montgomery...Montgomery. I have found them scattered all over the county, but they are especially abundant just south of...found at the Holland mine in Washington Camp Mining District near Nogales, Santa Cruz Co., Ariz ARKANSAS—"Last...made several trips to Magnet Cove (Hot Springs County) which is about 15 miles east of Hot Springs on...minerals are hard to find mainly because of extensive mining and the rambling "rockhounds." Almost all of the |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | positsfrom a slightlydifferent focus--the major ele- Nevada, and southeasternCalifornia, are related in ment...differencesin age, tectonicsettingat the time and Mount Emmons-Redwell Basin, Colorado, are of formation...bothtypesof systems producebroadlysim- orado, Utah, and Nevada are associatedwith similar ilar silicatealterationassemblages...systems may be dividedinto two groupswith signifHall, Nevada, depositsare mesozonalcalc-alkaline icantlydifferent... Colorado;Hendersongranite--graniteporphyry 6, Mount Emmons,Colorado;Keystonestock--graniteporphyry 7 |  | | Book (edition) | | 97 Zircon, 92 ; Spodumene,'96 quoise, 70 ; Topaz, 72 ; ; ; ; ; ; Quartz, 99 ite, 105 ; ...which no space could be But there is one rich district allotted in an elementary handbook. to which...indeed dense. London goldsmith had six stones to mount as rings them finished, the invoice gave to the...like glass and simply refracting ruby, beryl, topaz, and quartz are all doubly refracting. There are... a spinel, or a diamond ; cannot be a ruby, a topaz, or a beryl, all of which show twin colours differing |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | respect to topaz during high-temperature silicic and intense potassic alteration, but topaz precipitated...suites of assemblages after further fluid evolution. Topaz formed in certain less intense potassic, transitional...fluid again became undersaturated with respect to topaz. Because fluids associated with sericite-pyrite...evolution of hydrothermal fluids and the role of topaz by integrating field relationships with the geochemical...high-silica rhyolite at Red Mountain, Clear Creek County, Colorado (Wallace et al., 1978; White et al., |  | | 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...from “ Mount Lyndhurst,” “Leigh Creek,” “Avondale Mine”; all these are in the Leigh Creek District, and...duties during the last ten years. While I cannot hope that there are no mistakes and sins of omission...Zmc-lead Salphide Deposits of the Read-Rosebery District. Bull. Geol. Surv, Tas., 23, 1915. .Jensen (H |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | location a~ included at the end of each entry. Adair County Chariton River (40-04-05N 92-4 I -23W). septarian...septarian concretions about 2 miles north of the Macon county line. CALCITE crystals enclosing bundles of acicular...hematite, quartz (Broadhead 1873b, 1877). Audrain County Mexico, in fire clay pits and spoil piles: PYRITE...University Library] at 19:58 29 October 2014 Barton County McKarrow’s coal bank (37-37N 94-28W), 2.5 miles...PICKERINGITE, pyrite, siderite (Broadhead 1873b). Bates County Panther Creek, northwest of Rockville in coal deposits: |  | | Report (volume) | | ....................................... 102 District of Columbia ............................................................................ 187 Nevada..................................................to refer to Geological Survey Bulletin 507, "The mining districts of the western United States," and to...abundant it may have been completely exhausted by mining or quarrying. Deposits of minerals that are widely...because they occur in sufficient quantity to warrant mining for their usual products, but because they furnish |  | | Report (volume) | | it helpful to refer to Survey Bulletin 507, "The mining districts of the western United States," and to...abundant, it may have been completely exhausted by mining or quarrying. Deposits of minerals of wide distribution...because they occur in sufficient quantity to warrant mining for their usual products but because they furnish...E. H. Barbour, University of Nebraska, Lincoln. Nevada...........Dr. W. S. Tangier Smith, Berkeley, Cal...See Bauxite and Hallpysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found |  | | Book (edition) | | specimens in I considerable have seen came County. the “Intellectual for the first time the existence...point In precious of the among the stones to mount ago the to gave how very tourmaline a and...refracting a simply refracting; ruby, beryl, topaz, strass, not DISCRIMINATION. moved from the... was but ground in a long original may topaz, perfectly proceed- of the dichroi- and may...Straw white Gray Beryl (pale blue) Sea green Topaz (sherry) (pistachio) . Chrysoberyl (yellow) Iolite |  | | Book | | stumble over a valuable nugget and stake your own mining claim? Indeed it to is, and author book Jay...prospecting, he points out, is in abandoned mining districts, where valuable mineral ores are present...commercial ores and secondary minerals by state, county, township, and geologic range. For easy identification...RANSOM 1875-1948 An to the Eastern '‘Schoolmarm” Mining Camps of the Old West I I a s I \ h K... CONTENTS Preface ix PART I 1 Introduction to Mining and Mineralogy 2 Preparation for Mineral Collecting |  | | Book (edition) | | Phenakite, 92 91 ; 97 ; Hiddenite, 62 ; Ruby, Topaz, Beryl, ; Lapislazuli, 100; and Sapphire ...seems handbook gem-stones stones remains be district what present while the but in could rich...designations ! what and — For only they the the to mount the invoice gave to opal, pearl, the range and...these accurate differ much they ruby, beryl, topaz, and are con- the cubical to garnet, spinel... of the be the each. of long and In the topaz, a opaque, and be or a coloured original | | | Book (edition) | | yet the this of use point the six stones to mount a the to gave how very ago or two tourmaline...transparent quality when even ruby, beryl, topaz, ; There applicable generally not All 7 stone...differing a long and original this a may topaz, perfectly proceed- may be of Iceland the ...COLOURS. Aurora red .... Yellowish green . Topaz (sherry) Peridot (pistachio) Aquamarine (sea green)...which rests upon precious ness of common of ■ Topaz . • . . degrees different gem-stones will |  | | Report (issue) | | S.M., MINERAL RESOURCES No. 15. THE TUNGSTEN-MINING INDUSTRY IN NEW SO'UTH WALES. BY J. E. CARNE...S.M., MINERAL RESOURCES No. 15. THE TUNGSTEN-MINING INDUSTRY IN NEW SOUTH WALES. BY J. E. CARNE... I have the honor to submit for publication a Mining Industry Government This work in New South...information which will found useful by those engaged in mining for Wolfram and Scheelite. considerable amount...Mines. Esq., A been paid to the Torrington District or Mole Tableland, where Tungsten minerals are |  | | 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...E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip |  | | 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...E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip |  | | Report (issue) | | 1 D E J •LEGEND- MEXICO -^ Mining O Division Boundaries. Mining Division Offices. (6) PREFACE...a part of the Fourth Annual Report of the State Mining Bureau, by Henry G. Hanks, who was then State Mineralogist...''Minerals of California," of the California State Mining Bureau. In the thirty years which had elapsed since...published as Bulletin 91 of the California State Mining Bureau. Many additional species were included,...commercial borates. Lawsonite, first found in Marin county in 1895, has proved to be of great petrographic |  | | Book (volume) | | chalcedony, jasper and gem petrified wood. BUFFALO COUNTY KEARNEY, area gravel bars and pits along the Platte...townagate, chalcedony, jasper, petrified wood. CASS COUNTY WEEPING WATER, SE, on rd. to Nehawka, in the Snyderville...chalcedony, jasper, fossils. CHERRY COUNTY VALENTINE, in the Sandhills county along the Niobrara R. and Minnechaduza...gem qualityagatized and opalized wood. DAWES COUNTY CHADRON, in N part of Co. and as far W as Crawford...woods, etc. DAWSON COUNTY GOTHENBURG, in sand pitspetrified palm wood. DEUEL COUNTY CHAPPELL, all regional |  | | Book (edition) | | YEAR 1687"—DAVID T. DAY, CHIEF OF THE DIVISION OF MINING STATISTICS AND TECHNOLOGY WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT...and consump tion, or better and cheaper means of mining, extraction, and convey ance to market, may in...correspondence has been carried on with geologists, mining engineers, and other local authorities, and various...mmed at Broken Arrow aud Trout creek, in Sc. Clair county. The strata in this field are more faulted und...prong of Canoe creek, in St. Clair county, to Ha\sop creek, in Bibb county, a distance of 60 miles. Down to |  | | Book (volume) | | ASHTABULA COUNTY CONNEAUT, area pits, quarries, rd. cuts, etc.⎯cone-in-cone Calcite. CLERMONT COUNTY MILFORD...CLINTON COUNTY WILMINGTON, area of Todd’s Ford, a mineral deposit⎯Hematite. COSHOCTON COUNTY AREA, townships...CUYAHOGA COUNTY CHAGRIN FALLS (on Geauga Co. line), area quarries⎯oilstone. DELAWARE COUNTY DELAWARE...nodules⎯Pyrite (crystals sharply cubic). FRANKLIN COUNTY COLUMBUS, area countywide exposures of blue clay...HIGHLAND COUNTY SINKING SPRING, area ore deposit (most important in Ohio) ⎯Hematite. HOCKING COUNTY AREA |  | | Book (volume) | | ASHTABULA COUNTY CONNEAUT, area pits, quarries, rd. cuts, etc.⎯cone-in-cone Calcite. CLERMONT COUNTY MILFORD...CLINTON COUNTY WILMINGTON, area of Todd’s Ford, a mineral deposit⎯Hematite. COSHOCTON COUNTY AREA, townships...CUYAHOGA COUNTY CHAGRIN FALLS (on Geauga Co. line), area quarries⎯oilstone. DELAWARE COUNTY DELAWARE...nodules⎯Pyrite (crystals sharply cubic). FRANKLIN COUNTY COLUMBUS, area countywide exposures of blue clay...HIGHLAND COUNTY SINKING SPRING, area ore deposit (most important in Ohio) ⎯Hematite. HOCKING COUNTY AREA |
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