 | | Journal (issue) | | Mexico ineralogical Record September-October 2003 ❖ Volume 34 Number 5 ❖ $20 Wayne & Dona Leicht,...Van Pelt, Los Angles Mexico Special Issue II The Ojuela Mine Preface to Mexico-II1............................................................... 24 Mapimí District Geology .................................... 32 Sidebar: First Discovery of Adamite at Ojuela................................ 43 Sidebar: Purple...find in the San Judas chimney, Level 6, of the Ojuela mine. Houston Museum of Natural Science collection; |  | | Thesis/Dissertation | | The mineralogy of the Mapimí mining district, Durango, Mexico Item Type text; Dissertation-Reproduction...MINERALOGY OF THE MAPIMl' MINING DISTRICT, DURANGO, MEXICO by Victor Joseph Hoffmann A Dissertation...Mineralogy of the Mapimi Mining District,______ Durango, Mexico______________________________ be accepted...samples from the mines and offered information on the mine locations and their access. Mr. Salvador Davila...Smithsonian Institution from both the collections of Ojuela mine specimens obtained by Foshag in 1934 and from |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Scovil M ining began in Mexico more than four hundred years ago! As a result, Mexico has been a prolific...1960s. European museums received specimens from Mexico as early as the late sixteenth century, but it...American museums began to acquire specimens from Mexico. The Harvard collection is probably typical of...no strong connection to Mexico and its mines. A precious opal from the Iris mine in Queretaro (fig. 1)...offered as a general introduction to the minerals of Mexico, the theme of the 1999 Tucson Gem and Mineral Show |  | | Book | | K FIELD GUIDE to the GEMS and MINERALS of MEXICO (Exclusive of Baja California) A guide to the...Information............ Driving in Mexico................... Trailcring in Mexico ............. 5 6 6 7 8 8........ A Word to the Wise ............. Jade in Mexico......................... Manto and Chimney Deposits...Eulalia District....... El Potosi Mine............. San Antonio Mine....... Cusihuiriachic District....... Minerals of Ojuela Mine .... . Velardena District........................ Durango ............... |  | | Catalog/List | | ADAMITE A basic arsenate of zinc Mexico Durango, Mapimi, Mina Ojuela ~enish-gray to reddish-brown crystalled...limonit'e ...................... . Mexico Durango, Mapimi, Mina Ojuela White to very pale yellow sheave-like...on limonite .................. . Mexico Durango, Mapimi, Mina Ojuela ~lliant lime-yellow prismatic orthorhombic....... . Utah Toelle County, Gold Hill, Gold Hill mine --=.rransparent micro crystals on limonite gossen...silicate' Arizona Pima County, Ajo, New Cornelia mine Sky blue micro xls and coatings on monzonite . |  | | Book | | "'<' ~/ BOUNDARIES U A Mo<'« u~ o V :¾ MEXICO r - ·•-.. ·-··-··-··-·· < •• ....... V S TATES...org/details/mineralsofmexico0000panc MINERALS OF MEXICO • ERALS OF ~XICO M ______ William D. Panczner...1938Minerals of Mexico. Bibliography: p. 1. Mineralogy-Collectors and collecting-Mexico. 2. Mines and mineral...mineral resources-Mexico. I. Title. QE377.M6P36 1987 549.972 86-13325 ISBN 0-442-27285-5 This boo i...i.. is deJicated tu the people of Mexico and to the three people who directly affected me and this project |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | hydrozincite), silicate (hemimorphite), and sul fate (goslarite), the latter usually in very minor amounts. This...form. Goslarite is the least abundant mineral listed in Table I . Although it occurs in many mine workings...Orthorhombic Hydrozincite Zn (C0 ) (OH) Monoclinic Goslarite ZnSO„• 7H„0 4 2 4 2 5 ? 2 3 2 2 6 Orthorhombic...in others as a secondary mineral. In the Mowhawk Mine, San Bernardino County, California, hetaerolite...cutting the main ore body, while at Sterling Hill Mine (in the same district) it occurs as secon dary | | | Book | | anc MINERALS OF MEXICO 7 | : = Pras #0 AaprTTARE ; | MINERALS OF MEXICO William D. Panczner...1938Minerals of Mexico. Bibliography: p. 1. Mineralogy— Collectors and collecting— Mexico. 2. Mines and...and mineral resources— Mexico. I. Title. QE377.M6P36 1987 549.972 86-13325 ISBN 0-442-27285-5 This book...Jalisco; D. Santiago Ramirez’s La Riqueza Minera de Mexico, and his translation of Dana’s Tratado de Mineralogia...a. ie = Maes Lie Auadado = ae MINERALS OF MEXICO Vv | Oona tA. IMPORTANT MINING DISTRICTS |  | | Catalog/List | | arsenopyrite. 3x2~x1t", £13.00 . 5. Hingston Down Mine: nr. C~llington, Cornwall. Rich apple green micro...Specimen B, 1~1fx1", £3.2Sp 17. CASSITERITE. Seal Hole Mine, St. Agnes, Cornwall. Bright deep brownish sharp... 1-tx1tx1" , £12.00 1B. CASSITERITE. Blue Hills Mine, St. Agnes, Cornwall. Rich heavy light brown mass...matrix. 2-tx2tx2~", £3.7Sp 21. CERUSSITE. Redgill Mine, Caldbeck, Cumberland. Lustrous creamy-~~ite ljackstraw...matrix. 2tx2x1t", £2.7Sp 24. CHALCOCITE. Tincroft Mine, Illogan, Cornwall. Dark greyish unusual platy crystals |  | | Catalog/List | | Back Cover COVER PHOTOGRAPH: _ VANADINITE Apache mine, near Globe, Gila County, Arizona. Sharp hexagonal...ADAMITE A basic arsenate of zinc. Mexico Durango, Mapimi, mina Ojuela. Green-gray to red-brown crystalled...rich ................. 1.50 . 25 Mexico Durango, Mapimi, mina Ojuela. White-to-pale yellow sheave-like...groups on limonite ................ Mexico Durango, Mapimi, mina Ojuela. Brilliant lime-yellow prismatic...Gold Hill mine. .50 2.50 Transparent xls on limonite with austinite CUPROADAMITE Mexico Durango, Mapimi |  | | Catalog/List | | ADAMITE A basic arsenate of zinc Mexico Durango, Mapimi, Mina Ojuela ~lliant lime-yellow prismatic orthorhombic......... Utah Toelle County, Gold Hill, Gold Hill mine ~ransparent micro crystals on gossen with minor...Cornelia mine Sky blue micro xls and coatings on monzonite ... ALABANDITE Mar.ganese sulfide Mexico Puebla...Derby mine White xlline lamellar mass with minor lepidolite . Virginia Amelia, Rutherford mine !r2 Lustrous...Lead telluride Colorado Saguache County, Klondike mine Cleavage plates in quartz with pyrite ......... |  | | Journal (issue) | | Moore Tpmoore1@cox.net The Guatomo (“Hat Yai”) mine near Tham Thalu, Bannang Sata District, Yala Province.............731 . by M. P. Sacchi The Santa Rosa mine, Inyo County, California .........................SCORODITE crystal, 1.6 cm wide, from the Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia. Unique Minerals...in the area of the No. 1 shaft at the Pyšminskij mine near Berezovsk. Figure 29. Workings along veins...www.budil-minerals.com The Guatomo (“Hat Yai”) mine near Tham Thalu, Bannang Sata District, Yala Province |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | indirectly (e.g., alteration of mine tunnel walls; weathering products of mine dumps and slag). A second human...occurrences Number of localities I. Mine-associated (“post-mine”) minerals Formula Type locality; other...Dandy mine, Paradox Valley, Montrose County, Colorado Metadelrioite 2 SrCa(VO3)2(OH)2 Jo Dandy mine, Paradox...Finistère, France Schuetteite 15 Hg3O2(SO4) Ocean mine dump, San Luis Obispo County, California Smrkovecite...Ni5(CO3)4(OH)2·4–5H2O 132 North mine, Widgiemooltha, Australia B. Alteration phases associated with mine tunnel walls Adolfpateraite |  | | | | 124 glaucophane 100 goethite 37, 37 gold 5,5 goslarite 59 grandidierite 85 graphite 5 greenockite 11...most famous deposits of silver are in the North Mexico, American continent, the western United in...especially near Kimberley); diamonds from the Kimberley mine are embedded in ultrabasic blue rock called kimberlite...carats, equal to 621 grams) was found at the Premier Mine; named the Cullinan diamond, it was presented to...brown opaque octahedrons in clay at Destricella Mine near Raddusa (Enna) in Italy. A brief mention should |  | | Book | | 124 glaucophane 100 goethite 37, 37 gold 5, 5 goslarite 59 grandidierite 85 graphite 5 greenockite I1...most famous deposits of silver are in the North Mexico, Plates of gold on quartzite. California American...especially near Kimberley); diamonds from the Kimberley mine are embedded in ultrabasic blue rock called kimberlite...carats, equal to 621 grams) was found at the Premier Mine; named the Cullinan diamond, it was presented to...brown opaque octahedrons in clay at Destricella Mine near Raddusa (Enna) in Italy. A brief mention should |  | | Journal (issue) | | Articles Famous mineral localities: the Taewha mine, K orea...........................................The Collector’s Library, part III: Minerals of Mexico .................................................with mimetitefrom the San Francisco mine near Magdalena, Sonora, Mexico. The large crystal is 28 mm across...Himalaya mine, Mesa Grande, California Tourmaline Queen mine, Pala, California Pala Chief mine, Pala, California...Ledge mine, Washington, California Benitoite Gem mine, San Benito Co., California U.S. Borax mine, Boron |  | | Journal (issue) | | Show and Riverpark Inn Rhodochrosite, Sweet Home Mine, USA, 10 cm Photo: Malte Sickinger MARCUS BUDIL... Figure 10. The Goodenough mine at Carterville, Missouri. Figure 11. Blue Mound mine, mill and smelter, Treece...spot became known as the Sunnyside mine, the first producing lead mine in Oklahoma. The mining camp of Leadville...Leadville grew up around the mine, and by 1903 had a population of 1,200 (Tate, 2008). The Mineralogical...incorporated under the laws of Arizona. This was a rich mine, with mill and crusher. A notice in the Engineering | | | Book | | 59 zippeite 62 zircon 77, 78, 78 zoisite 88 THE MINE LKINGDOM All physical bodies in Nature can be...or slightly rotated Vitreous. Like glass 3 THE MINE Class I: native ·elements Chemical elernents found...North American continent, in various regions of Mexico, the western United States (especially the Co1nstock...especially near Ki1nberley); diamonds from the Kimberley mine are embedded in ultrabasic blue rock called kimber/ite...carats, equal to 621 grams) was found at the Pren1ier Mine; named the Cullinan diamond, it was presented to |  | | Journal (issue) | | ...103 by M. Hansen The libethenite zone, Burra mine, South Australia .................................Quartz, variety amethyst, from Las Vigas, Veracruz, Mexico. The group is 19 cm tall. Chris W right specimen;...92-meter level,” though all other measurements in the mine will be converted. In short, English units will...worked in the Surveyor’s Department at the Geevor tin mine (Pendeen, Cornwall), and with Consolidated Goldfields...about 20 minutes late. Not bad. We went first to a mine between Huantajaya and Santa Rosa. The Instituto |  | | Journal (issue) | | EUCLASE with Albite, 11.2 cm, from the La Marina mine, Muzo District, Boyaca Department, Colombia. See...DENVER MART EXPO HALL ROOMJ53 BARITE 20.3 CM XIEFANG MINE , GANZHOU PREFECTURE , JIANGXI PROVINCE , CHINA...1751 was funded mainly by donations from wealthy mine owners and from simple mining families. Modem times...when the area was also being referred to as Bana ("Mine"), and in 1228 when the name Argentifodina ("Silver...runoff from the mine dumps); this was later combined with the word Banska meaning "mine." The name Banska |  | | Book (edition) | | a bolcite crystal. Boleo, Baja Califomia Sur, Mexico. Drawing by R. Peter Richards. Preface As I writc...TUFAN Uzbelcskii Geologicheskii Z/111mal VGZ de Mexico, fnslitulo de Geologia Boletin UNAMIGB Universidad...Abernathyitc, K[(UO 2 )(AsO,)](HP) 3, tet., Fumerole No. 2 mine, Temple Mountain. on the southeast flank of the...104(3). 326-328 □ Achavnlitc, FcSe, hex .. Cacheuta Mine. Ccrro de Cacheuta. Sierra de Cacheuta. Mcndoza...Artrocitc, Ivigtul cryolitc deposit. Ivittuut municipality. southwest Wi tgreenl Greenland. 73. 1492, ZK |  | | Book | | On a spectacular find of crocoite in the Adelaide mine, Dundas, Tasmania (by A. H. Chapman) 3:111-113 ADOLFSSON...AJO Famous mineral localities: the New Cornelia mine, Ajo, Arizona (by W. J. Thomas & R. B. Gibbs) 14:283-298...ALLEN, GEORGE B. --and W. Hunt: The Tonopah-Belmont mine, Maricopa County, Arizona 19:139-144 ALLGOOD, GENNE...Allgood, C. Williams: Ramsdellite from the Mistake mine [Arizona] 14:333-335 ALLGOOD, ROBERT W. -with G...the Mistake mine [Arizona] 14:333-335 ALMA Famous mineral localities: the Home Sweet Home mine, [near Alma |  | | Journal (issue) | | ......... 2 A short history of mining in New Mexico ...................................... 5 by W....localities: The Magdalena district, Kelly, New Mexico ...................................................... 13 by R. B. Gibbs The Stephenson-Bennett mine ..................................................localities: The Hansonberg district, Bingham, New Mexico .................................................from the Pine Canyon deposit, Grant County, New Mexico .............................................. |  | | Book (edition) | | Linopolis, Brazil, H Page 13: Gold, 35 mm.Eagle's est Mine, California, G Publi!>hed by Grdllit.u.o. Stefanikova43... at the Questa mine, Taos co., New 1994. Abernathyite K2[(UOJ 2l(AsO_J2]•6HzO Mexico, at Kellogg, Shoshone...Harding Co .. South Dakota. and at the Fuemrole No2 mine, Emery co .. Utah. Also at Menzenschwand Scbwarzwald...weakly = = l = = = = brerete, Zacatecas, Mexico. In small crystals at Jachymov, Bohemia, Czech...mainly in crystals to 5 cm at the Himmelsftirst mine, Freiberg, both Saxony, Germany. In the subtropical |  | | Journal (issue) | | [[l)�ill�IBffilIB��TI October 1963 CONTENTS EL FENOMENO MINE - Paul W. Johnson 4 ARE THERE TEKTITES IN NEW... Looking south olong the contoct ot El Fen6meno Mine. morble. Notice the huge blocks of w h i t e U...a t B a j a Ca l i fo r n i a ' s - El FenOmeno Mine By P a u l W. J oh n son Spring Volley, C o l...beginning ma rked the fabulous Fen6meno tung ten mine. This was the only scheelite m ine in the Sierra...l\1 1 :-< E R A L O C I S T lo r.ln • 1 944. The mine wa, worked bv thc Cin M incrn Cl Fcn6mcn-o. . r\ |
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