 | | 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...motto, Ora y Plata meaning “gold and silver,” and the state seal with its representation of mining tools...copper, coal, gold, lead, manganese, phosphate, silver, talc, vermiculite, and zinc is impressive. The...there are two official state gemstones: agate and sapphire. An extensive body of gem and mineral literature |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | SCIENTIFIC COMMUNICATIONS THE SILVER BOW SAPPHIRE OCCURRENCE, MONTANA: EVIDENCE FOR A VOLCANIC BEDROCK...BEDROCK SOURCE FOR MONTANA’S ALLUVIAL SAPPHIRE DEPOSITS AARON L. BERGER† Department of Geosciences, Virginia...RICHARD B. BERG Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology, Montana Tech of the University of Montana, 1300 W. Park...Street, Butte, Montana 59701 Abstract The first confirmed bedrock source of alluvial sapphire deposits in...southwest Montana has been found 9 km west of Butte, Montana. The source rock of the Silver Bow occurrence |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | STONES GEORGE E. KOSEL, "Newsletter" The Bergen County Mineralogy and Paleontology Society, Inc. Downloaded...this month is Montana, which has two State Stones, the one being a State Gemstone, Montana agate, and the...the other being a State Gem, the Sapphire. Montana is the land of a world-famous variety of moss agate...agate known everywhere as "Montana agate". The agate is in the form of gray chalcedony nodules shaped somewhat...link settings, as well as brooches and necklaces. Montana is a very large state and about 30% of it is still |  | | Book (edition) | | thrilled to the sight of mounted in gold or or silver, some lovely gem, against lying a background...t^^*l IDOCRASE lOLITE k:^ RUBY /^^ RUTILE SAPPHIRE 1^ TOURMALINE CRYSTALS TOPAZ CRYSTALS 4 GEM...a distinguishing and a value-fixing is star sapphire and the chrysoberyl cats-eye are valued chiefly...from them weather the types of agates found in Montana. Metamorphic rocks include those of either of the...were Shop, Chicago. Cabochon-cut Note star sapphire. fine lines radiating from top of cut stone |  | | Report (volume) | | See Bauxite and Hallpysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found...commercial quantity or quality. Asphalt. Colbert County, small quantity has been shipped from near Leighton;...following localities: Bibb County, Pratts Ferry; Calhoun County, near Tampa; Clay County, T. 20, Pv. 7 E.; Jefferson...Jefferson County, at Elyton; Lee County, at Chewacla lime works; St. Clair County, at Gfeensport; Shelby...Shelby County, near Whiting Station and Calera; Talladega County, in several places. Bauxite. Cherokee |  | | Report (volume) | | changed by heat treatment or dyeing. Only the ruby, sapphire, spinel, emerald, rutile, and quartz of gem quality...these qualities. The diamond, emerald, ruby, and sapphire are considered precious gems. Some opal is precious...pigeon-blood red in the ruby; cornflower blue in the sapphire; and grass green in the emerald. Most diamonds... ruby, garnet, and rose tourmaline; the term "sapphire," to lapis lazuli and other blue stones; the term...for colored stones, such as the emerald, ruby, sapphire, and garnet, but is now used only for-sta-rstones |  | | Report (volume) | | ..... 139 144 146 153 158 163 169 . 172 174 Montana..................................................See Bauxite and Halloysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found...commercial quantity or quality. Asphalt. Colbert County, small quantity has been shipped from near Leighton;...following localities : Bibb County, Pratts Ferry; Calhoun County, near Tampa; Clay County, T. 20 S., R. 7 E.;...; Jefferson County, at Ely ton; Lee County, at Chewacla lime works"; St. Clair County, at Greensport; |  | | Catalog/List | | mining towns from California to New Mexico to Montana. He did extensive research on the mineral history...memories are of collecting quartz in Montana, calcite in Utah, silver, galena, sphalerite, and amethyst...ACANTHITES L Kongsberg Silver Mines — ' Kongsberg, Buskerud, Norway Major Kongsberg Silver Piece. What a super...super aesthetic combination of native wire silver growing atop calcite crystals with acanthite. This represents...left. Situated in the middle is the “trunk” of the silver tree that starts at a thickness of about 1 cm and |  | | Report (issue) | | Porphyry and Other Molybdenum Deposits of Idaho and Montana Joseph E. Worthington Idaho Geological Survey...18 Table 1. Molybdenum Deposits of Idaho and Montana ............................ 2 Figure 1. Porphyry...Idaho and Montana ............. 4 Figure 2. Porphyry molybdenum deposits of Idaho and Montana, showing... Porphyry and Other Molybdenum Deposits of Idaho and Montana Joseph E. Worthington1 INTRODUCTION The present...includes the batholithic terrane of central Idaho and Montana, and comprises, perhaps, 100,000 square miles. |  | | Book (edition) | | the United States; other agencies, such as state, county, and wildlife agencies, also control minor lands...intrusions, such as the famed Stillwater Complex in Montana. Perhaps the most famous layered intrusive with...countertops, monuments, and statues. The gabbros of Montana around the Stillwater Complex are the most noteworthy...England and along the East Coast. California, Montana, Colorado, Idaho, and Arizona are noteworthy in... Argillite Massive argillite boulder from Missoula, Montana PHOTO COURTESY OF THE RICE NORTHWEST MUSEUM OF |  | | Catalog/List | | Fairfield County, Branchville White xlline with cymatolite, good study ... New Mexico Taos County, near Dixon...cerium aluminum silicate California Los Angeles County, Pacoima Canyon Large black tabular crystals in...iron silicate ACTINOLITE California San Bernardino County, Wrightwood Green prismatic crystalline mass ....CROSSITE Sodium iron silicate California San Benito County, Gem mine Compact blue-gray mass with natrolite...sodium potassium alumino-silicate Arizona Final County, Christmas Dark green cleavages in andesite .. |  | | Catalog/List | | has been the source of fine Cobalt, Copper, and Silver minerals for many years now. Talmessite is one... May 4, 2014 | 12:00 PM CT 15 52011 NATIVE SILVER Batopilas, Andres del Rio District, Mun. de Batopilas...an old Silver mining camp characterized by ore bodies composed of fabulously rich Native Silver usually...Within those veins, crystals of virtually pure Silver sprout from the walls of the ore zone. This specimen...“herringbone” pattern mixed with “wires” of Native Silver that, if straightened, would measure close to 2 |  | | Report (volume) | | Corundum Deposits of Montana By STEPHEN E. CLABAUGH ^ GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 983 * .^ A description...associated placer deposits___.______. ______ Yogo sapphire deposit. _________________________________________...setting. ______________________________________ Sapphire-bearing dike_---_-----___-_----_----_------__Sapphires...reserveS--_-_________-.-p-_ __-______--__ Missouri River sapphire deposits .-___________-____-________-_-._ Location...____________________________________ Roek Creek sapphire deposit. _ __________________________________ |  | | 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...along adjoining Co. linerock crystal. BARROW COUNTY WINDER, along rd. to Jefferson and 1½ mi. inside...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 (edition) | | 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...to Helena, in Shelby county, the field has an average width of 5 or 6 miles. Below that point the width...miles being in the latitud" of Blocton, in Bibb county. The south ern end of this field has a greater...Jefferson county; Helena, Montevallo, and Brierfield, Shelby county; and at Blocion. Bibb county. The Warrior |  | | Journal (issue) | | scepter with pyrite, 7 cm, from Spruce Ridge, King County, Washington; Rick Dillhoff collection; Jeff Scovil...except as noted) (top row, from left) Acanthite with silver, 2.6 cm, from the Uchucchacua mine, Peru; Allan...beautiful quartz specimens from Denny Mountain and King County, Washington, and the zeolites from the coastal...in the Montana State Capitol rotunda, by F. Pedretti’s Sons, 1902, 84 inches in diameter. Montana Historical...Anna Durkee went on to acquire over 20 gold and silver mining properties in Arizona, and became wealthy |  | | | | Minerals composed of one element. Gold, copper, silver, platinum, bismuth and graphite fall in this subdivision...mineral is opaque and shiny like metal, e.g. copper, silver, gold. A non-metallic mineral is transparent or...62 | galena (silver grey, dull lead), p. 56 | molybdenite (lead grey with platinum (silver-white), p....brass yellow), p. 46 arsenopyrite (silver-grey), p. 54 cobaltite (silver-grey), p. 64 marcasite (pale brass... bismuth (reddish silver-white), p.25 silver (silver-white), p. 22 silver (silver-white), p. 22 titanite |  | | Book (edition) | | Corporate Drive, Suite 400, Burlington MA 01803, USA First published 1962 Second edition 1970 Third edition...10 11 12 13 14 Diamond I Diamond II Ruby and Sapphire Beryl Chrysoberyl Spinel Topaz Tourmaline The...Canada, Germany, Thailand, Vietnam, the UK and the USA, making this a truly international collaboration...knowledge. In the cases of emerald and ruby and sapphire new sources of supply have necessitated additional...this work of my articles on emerald, ruby and sapphire, and marble, as well as a number of illustrations |  | | Catalog/List | | radial groups on limonile ........... Utah Toelle County, Gold Hill, Gold Hill mine ~ransparent micro crystals...lapis AJOITE Copper aluminum silicate Arizona Pima County, Ajo, New Cornelia mine Sky blue micro xls and...cerium aluminum silicate California Los Angeles County, Pacoirna Canyon Large black tabular crystals in...basic sulfate of aluminum and potassium Utah .Piute County, Tushar Mountains, Marysvale ----i'>ink crystalline...crystal vugs ALTAITE Lead telluride Colorado Saguache County, Klondike mine Cleavage plates in quartz with pyrite |  | | Journal (issue) | | until 5/26/15 U S $5.99 0 74470 02033 PRINTED IN USA 2 05 2 www.rockngem.com Ultra Tec.idml 2 3/3/15...melted sterling silver scrap and poured it into the mold to create a sheet of textured silver. Cuttlebone...design on paper to create a pattern for the sterling silver pieces. I applied rubber cement to a sheet of 18...pattern with a jeweler’s saw. Next, I wrapped fine silver bezel wire around each stone, clipped the wire... they were soldered to the pieces cut from the silver sheet metal. I formed a bail and soldered it to |  | | Book (volume) | | 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...mine⎯pyritized gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason |  | | Book (volume) | | 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...mine⎯pyritized gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason |  | | Book (volume) | | brownish yellow octagonal calcite (21.30 ct), Montana; light yellow orthoclase feldspar (25.03 ct), Idaho;...Colorado; colorless scheelite (19.66 ct), Kern County, California; octagonal step cut violetish pink...Vivid blue matched benitoite gems from San Benito County, California, consisting of 52 benitoites and 75...oligoclase feldspar (5.04 ct), Oregon; and three Montana sapphires, violetish blue (2.52 ct), yellow (4...Systematic large-scale mining of sapphire-bearing gravels in Montana is beginning and is expected to produce | | | Book (volume) | | Vivid blue matched benitoite gems from Sai, Benito County, California, consisting of 52 benitoites and 75...oligoclase feldspar (5.04 et), Oregon; and three Montana sapphires, violetish blue (2 .52 et), yellow (4...Systematic large-scale mining of sapphire-bearing gravels in Montana is beginning and is expected to produce...large quantities of rough for many years. The sapphire "ore" has increased in value and profitability...techniques which now convert formerly lackluster sapphire crystals into gemstones of much improved clarity | | | | | world-renowned gem and mineral collection at Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History since 1980. Joan Kaylor...much of Washington, northern Idaho, and western Montana. register on seismographs, allowing us to pinpoint...fossils. Those shown here were uncovered in Franklin County, Indiana, in sedimentary rock formed some 440 million...Pu Plutonium Copper Palladium 77)Pt Iridium Silver 48 Cadmium 78}Au Cc 79}Hg Platinu Gold 80...shiny metallic luster. light much like a polished silver tray does and are said to have a metallic luster |
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