| | Journal (issue) | Moore Recent discoveries of hydroxylherderite in Minas Gerais ..............................................typically abraded specimens you’ve found in the old mine dumps. And you’ve probably looked long and hard...Everyone has heard repeated warnings about entering old mine workings. But, face it, those deep, open shafts...commonality: They can be very dangerous. Each year mine rescue specialists and conventional search and rescue...Statistically, shafts are the most dangerous part of any mine; 90 percent of all accidents and entrapments in | | | Book | tetrahedrite crystals; from the Home Sweet Home mine near Alma, Colorado. Found in 1965, it is considered...variety known as k1111zire; from the Pala Chief mine, San Diego County, California. Found shortly after... Wilson Editor, Mi11ernlogicnl Record Magazine Joel A. Bartsch Curator of Gems & Minerals Ho11sto11...the finest pieces ever recovered from the Tsumeb mine in Namibia; the \\"orldwide tourmaline collection...specimens of azurite from a major find at the Tsumeb mine in Namibia, Desautels and Sams bought the entire | | | Journal (issue) | epidote deposits of the Capelinha Region, Minas Gerais, Brazil ......................................315...epidote on matrix, 4.4 cm, from Capelinha, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Gail and Jim Spann collection; Tom Spann...w w w. FineMineral.com Tourmaline Cruzeiro Mine, Brazil. 19.5 cm Fine Minerals International proudly...greenmountainminerals.com BA R I T E 12 X 8” Parkside Mine, Frizington Copeland, Cumbria, England, UK Photo...EPIDOTE DEPOSITS OF THE CAPELINHA REGION, MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL Andrea Bartorelli1 Carlos Cornejo2 Mario | | | Journal (issue) | tours for collectors are permitted by the friendly mine management, and visitors have even been allowed...the area and purchased the rights to the Verchniy mine. Operations to extract copper, lead and zinc began...observed that mineral formation at the Verchniy mine involved four phases: (1) the pre-ore skam phase...local usage. Because in the Russian language the mine name used must agree with the noun following it...variants. For example the name of one mine is the Nikolaevskiy mine, but the Nikolaevsky deposit is also | | | Journal (issue) | . . . . . . . . . 19 by J. A. Scovil The Machow mine, Tamobrzeg, Poland . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. ...Henderson, Jr. COVER: ACANTHITE after argentite, 10 cm tall, from the Las Chispas mine, Arizpe, Sonora, Mexico...Museum of Natural Science. I want to thank curator Joel Bartsch, museum president Truett Latimer, and the...geologic setting and mineralogy of the mine site. The Harding mine catalog will provide researchers and...citations on the Harding mine and information about other collections of Harding mine specimens. The museum | | | Book | museum quality but many minerals can be found on mine dumps or can be purchased or traded. After introducing...Twinning in quartz is virtually universal; Dauphine, Brazil and Japan twins are the most common types and twinning...over its beer: to go underground in a non-working mine is sheer folly unless you are accompanied by someone...(preferably several people) who really knows the mine. Before venturing into the field serious collectors...really is a matter of life or death when you are in a mine - only a plan will show where water on the floor | | | Journal (issue) | ...............363 by C. J. Stefano The Nakhlak Mine, Anarak District, Esfahan Province, Iran..........species hauckite (type locality: the Sterling Hill mine) was named in his honor in 1980, in recognition...Robert (left) and Richard Hauck in the Sterling mine (2008). J.R. Glover photo. American Mineral Heritage...brothers, goes back to the closing of the famous mine in 1986, and the resulting auction of the property...their family farm and purchased the Sterling Hill mine and its various above-ground facilities for $750 | | | Journal (issue) | from the Bortolan quarry, Poços de Caldas, Minas Gerais, Brazil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....in the pools that formed. The Star of the Congo mine near Lubumbashi, in particular, (famous among mineralogists...rosette of deep yellow shabaite from the Kamoto East mine. This beautiful matrix specimen was pictured in...favorite locality, the mineralogically complex Kipushi mine. He wrote “La collection des . . . chantillons minéralogiques...Katanga minerals. Joseph also wrote “The Mashamba West mine, Shaba, Zaire” (with coauthors G. Gauthier and V | | | Journal (issue) | Famous mineral localities: The Königskrone topaz mine, Schneckenstein, Saxony, Germany . . . . . . . ... Famous Mineral Localities: The Konigskrone Topaz Mine Schneckenstein, Saxony, Germany Helmut Leithner...property in 1727 and granted permission for others to mine topaz there, provided that they turned over to him...on attractive specimens collected at t e essels mine in Sout frica round 00 a bonan a of ne specimens...poldervaartite was discovered at t e nearby waning mine Subse uent investigations ave s own t e waning specimens | | | Journal (issue) | ar ie la lu re a e u i ue (1836). haciendas de minas ingenios W E W E magistral E El Arte de los...employed as forced labor, cobbing out silver ore at a mine in Chihuahua; from Louis Simonin s i e ergr u r...BUSINESS OF MINING W W laissez-faire W hacienda de minas quinto real E aviadores W 18 aviador The Mineralogical...Colonial Period W Mexico) Dictionary of Las Minas de M xico (The Mines of E E E The Cam ridge His-...malachite pseudomorphs from the Milpillas copper mine began appearing on the mineral market in 200 . t | | | Journal (issue) | EUCLASE with Albite, 11.2 cm, from the La Marina mine, Muzo District, Boyaca Department, Colombia. See...had great connections for mineral specimens in Brazil. Taking Larry's place as Romanella's protege was...DENVER MART EXPO HALL ROOMJ53 BARITE 20.3 CM XIEFANG MINE , GANZHOU PREFECTURE , JIANGXI PROVINCE , CHINA...skeletal quartz, drusy amethyst, wire silver, acanthite, pyrargyrite, stephanite, barite, calcite, aragonite...tabular barite, pink-purple diaspore crystals, acanthite, and the type specimens of hodrusite. Calvary | | | Journal (issue) | Associate Editors Pierre Bariand Sorbonne Paris, France Joel A. Bartsch Houston Museum of Nat. Sci. Houston,...1983 and by me who served from 1983 until 1995. Dr. Joel Grice is the present Chairman. Mike compiled the...gratifying. One young mineralogist, a former student of mine, said that although he had never met Mike, he had...they paid unto their masters. The veins of these mine are of such quality that the ore will not melt with... Mathewson. Decline of the District In 1599 the mine operators began to complain that rich ore of easy | | | Journal (issue) | on p. 79 Articles Native gold from the Jamestown mine, Tuolumne County, California......................collectors interested in visiting the Blanchard mine or other mines in the Hansonburg mining district...signed in at Bingham for entry to the Blanchard mine area for surface collecting. Underground collecting...strictly prohibited due to the hazardous nature of the mine workings, and visitors are required to acknowledge...agreement to collect in the area. The Blanchard mine will be closed to the general public until further | | | Journal (issue) | Cd-bearing phosphate mineral from the Gold Quarry mine, Eureka County, Nevada . . . . . . . . . . . . ...recovered from the dumps of this small mine. Local collectors reworked the mine dumps many times in search of...about 325 meters southwest of the Bishop manganese mine. The locality was early on referred to as a “copper...spatially distinct from the nearby Bishop manganese mine. The dumps do not contain significant manganese...intermittently until 1945. The Bishop manganese mine site was originally opened for manganese ore and | | | Journal (issue) | Henderson, Jr. COVER: ACANTHITE after argentite, 10 cm tall, from the Las Chispas mine, Arizpe, Sonora, Mexico...Museum of Natural Science. I want to thank curator Joel Bartsch, museum president Truett Latimer, and the...geologic setting and mineralogy of the mine site. The Harding mine catalog will provide researchers and...citations on the Harding mine and information about other collections of Harding mine specimens. The museum...high-quality, precisely located specimens from the mine. Interested persons should send helpful information | | | Journal (issue) | Mineralogy The Smithsonian Institution editorial board Joel E. Arem Crystal/ographer The Smithsonian Institution...paid at Bowie, Md. A D A M ITE from the Ojuela mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico. T he specim en is a m...5 in. length. $100.00 METASTRENGITE. Bull M oose Mine, Custer, South D akota (SDSM&T M u seum Specimen)...Barbosalite. $9.50 - $25.00 PYROMORPHITE. Hercules Mine, Burke, Idaho. (Single pocket, found 1966). G reen...and bright. $7.50-$12.50 ea. WULFENITE. Old Yuma Mine, Arizona. Bright orange TN to sml. m iniatures. | | | Journal (issue) | Associate Editors Pierre Bariand Sorbonne Paris, France Joel A. Bartsch Houston Museum of Nat. Sci. Houston,...ecord Articles Rare sulfosalts from the Van Silver mine, British C olum bia...............................Balacko Famous mineral localities: The Brownley Hill mine, Alston Moor, Cumbria, England....................COVER: ATACAMITE in GYPSUM, 6.8 cm, from the Lily mine, lea, Peru. Irv Brown collection; Jeff Scovil photo...British Columbia the Silver Tunnel o f the Van Silver mine has produced hundreds o f rare and beautiful crystal | | | Journal (issue) | uscovite from the Ze Pinto prospect, M inas Gerais, Brazil .............................................Crystallized rose quartz from Alto da Pitora, M inas Gerais, Brazil .............................................Alves Zanazziite, a new mineral from M inas Gerais, Brazil .............................................from Lavra da Ilha, Taquaral district, M inas Gerais, Brazil .............................................It’s about 18 cm tall, and came from the Eureka mine, Tuolumne County, California. The specimen, now | | | Journal (issue) | uscovite from the Ze Pinto prospect, M inas Gerais, Brazil .............................................Crystallized rose quartz from Alto da Pitora, M inas Gerais, Brazil .............................................Alves Zanazziite, a new mineral from M inas Gerais, Brazil .............................................from Lavra da Ilha, Taquaral district, M inas Gerais, Brazil .............................................It’s about 18 cm tall, and came from the Eureka mine, Tuolumne County, California. The specimen, now | | | Journal (issue) | GaryFreeman collection. (Continues on page 2) The Madison Mine, Madison, Carroll County, New Hampshire: An Addendum...77036 artsmith@msn.com An article on the Madison mine, Madison, Carroll County, briefly describing the...have made a sketch map showing the location of the mine pit in relation to the dumps, old mill site and... E. Reynolds cottage) and the area of the other mine buildings, now completely obliterated, are taken...Anonymous (1925) has the following about the Madison mine: About 1912 Albert E. Reynolds came. He had diamond | | | Journal (issue) | on calcite, from the El Oriente tunnel, Chivor mine, Boyaca, Colombia. William Larson collection; Van...wilensky Rhodochrosite, 21/4 inches, N”Chwaning Mine, Cape Prov., South Africa. Ex-collections Steve...amous 19 9 discovery at the Berilo Branco mine Minas Gerais Bra il. Conklin collection Je Scovil photo...re . Covellite crystal cluster cm rom the Leonard mine Butte Montana. Conklin collection Je Scovil photo...had great connections for mineral specimens in Brazil. Taking Larry’s place as Romanella’s protégé was | | | Journal (issue) | & C. A. Francis P yrop h yllite from Ibitiara, Brazil .................................................emphasis or clarity, and (d) proper names, e.g., mine levels. 8. Credits. Caption data for specimen photos...the New Nevada mine in Batopilas, Chihuahua, Mexico and legrandite from the Ojuela mine in Mapimi, Durango...the Sar Francisco mine in Sonora, the Veracruz amethyst locality, and the sulfur mine in Baja. He was a...was in fact the general manager of the Robinson Mine at Kokomo, some 15 miles north of Leadville (and | | | Journal (issue) | crystal cluster, 3 cm across, from the Machacamarca mine (Viboras Vein), near Colavi, Potosà Department,...good friend of mine, Jim Minette, worked as superintendent of a large open-pit borax mine that produced...W. E. Sheffield (fl. 1808) Chrysocolla Dalehead mine, Cumberland (Cumbria), England W. E. Sheffield was...Sowerby for study and illustration. The Dalehead mine, source of this chrysocolla, is also known as one...California and the big asbestos mine at Asbestos, Quebec, Canada. The mine at Boron produced many fine and | | | Journal (issue) | 50 to $ 1,000.00 HYDROBORACITE from the Thompson mine, Death Valley, Calif. Some spec imens w ith colemanite...Newman Minerals From the Lavra da llha Pegmatite, Brazil.................... 207 Jacques P. & Jeannine O...Mitchell The Minerals of the Morro Velho Gold Mine, Brazil...............................................cover photo contest at Tucson, Arizona, and is by Joel E. Arem,® 1973. Editorial On Nomenclature Mineral...Good thumbnail of the simple SILVER. Glenn Lake Mine. San Diego Co., Calif. A group of octrahedron xl | | | Journal (issue) | Articles Large barite crystals from the Elandsrand gold mine, South A fr ic a .................................ELBAITE crystals from Barra de Salinas, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Left: Gene Meieran collection, 9.5 cm....Characterization of New Species, Twinning, Axinite (Brazil), Green River (WY) $10 v.8/#6 California Issue...Paterson (NJ), Brumado district Museum, Himalaya mine $10 (Brazil), Bosch Collection $10 v.9/#5 Turkish Kammererite...Pit (PA-MD), Mcguinnessite v Pereta Mine (Italy), Cetine Mine (Italy) v Mineral Fraud, LeadhillsWanlockhead |
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