 | | Book (volume) | | ..........................................162 Illinois............................................................................................398 Oregon ................................................................548 Table of Maps Page Alabama County Map ...................................................................................4 Alaska County and Stream Map ..................................Co. Mining Districts ............................................................22 Arizona County Map |  | | 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 (volume) | | the land rises abruptly into the 6,000 sq. mi. Black Hills region enclosed by the Belle Fourche and Cheyenne...huge crystals of sparkling blue Beryl from the Black Hills pegmatites have measured from 18’ to 27’ long...and Uranium has come only from the core of the Black Hills region. Two divisions are recognized: the...cuts, breaks, river banks, stream beds, excavations, etc.Selenite roses. BRULE COUNTY AREA: in the Oacoma...Fm. On Elm Cr. Near its jct. with the Missouri River (about 15 mi. S of Chamberlain) gray Barite rosette |  | | Report (volume) | | ............................. Location of the district.................................................and sections of the Eagle ./ Mountain iron-ore district................................ In pocket. II...iron-ore district; B, Mountains near Dale, looking north from western part of the iron-ore district........Springs, about 20 miles southwest of the iron-ore district; B, Iron Chief mine, looking south..............rocks on Iron No. 26, Iron No. 27, Black Diamond No. 8, and Black Diamond No. 45 claims................. |  | | Report (volume) | | ....................................... 102 District of Columbia ................................................................... 105 107 115 Illinois............................................................................................... Oregon. ................................................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 |  | | Report (volume) | | stone has only one or two of these qualities. The diamond, emerald, ruby, and sapphire are considered precious...blue, rose, green, and true canary yellow in the diamond; pigeon-blood red in the ruby; cornflower blue...establishing the price of a gem stone. Such gems as the diamond and ruby are rare, in addition to being beautiful...7. 8. 9. 10. Orthoclase Quartz Topaz Corundum Diamond The numbers preceding each mineral indicate only...hardness, not actual values. For example, the diamond, rated as 10, is many times harder than corundum |  | | Book (edition) | | state and characteristic features shown in many black-and-white and color illustrations, over 100 in all...interesting facts about the people involved in mining, current price lists of various stones, and numerous...from the Tourmaline Q ueen .1ine, Pala, San Diego County, California. From a pen-and-ink drawing by W. E...information is included on the persons involved in mining the deposits, with dates and other pertinent information...Charles G. Rist, J. Rosenfeld, Maria Sanchez, Josephine L. Scripps, Scripps Institution of Oceanography |  | | 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...Georgia..........Dr. S. W. McCallie, Atlanta. Illinois...........Mr. F. W. DeWolf, Urbana. Indiana.....Oberlb Oklahoma........Prof. D. W. Ohern, Norman. Oregon............Prof. A. J. Collier, Eugene. Pennsylvania |  | | Book | | Gems and Gemstones 156 Equipment; Operation Diamond Saw; Grinding Techniques; Lapping the Flat Surface;...Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine...York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South...The very earliest true gem diamond dates only to 480 B.c., although diamond crystals had been used before...of commercial mining is also long, beginning with the Kenya opal mines of 4000 B.C. Mining began with gemstones |  | | | | easy. Front cover image: | aetna (page 54). Diamond-shaped, striated one of arsenopyrite on rounded...also widespread misuse of mineral names such as diamond, quartz, and ruby for substances synthesized in...These should be clearly described as synthetic diamond, synthetic quartz, or synthetic ruby so there is...them, are exposed everywhere, along road cuts, river banks, cliffs, ridges, quarries, and excavations...two elements and with no metallic properties. Diamond and sulphur are examples found in this book. Sulphides: |  | | Book (volume) | | ..........................................140 Illinois............................................................................................340 Oregon .................................................rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham...were well known to prehistoric Indians.) BARBOUR COUNTY BAKER HILL, SE 1 mi. : 1 in a deep ravine, as a |  | | Book (volume) | | ..........................................140 Illinois............................................................................................340 Oregon .................................................rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham...were well known to prehistoric Indians.) BARBOUR COUNTY BAKER HILL, SE 1 mi. : 1 in a deep ravine, as a |  | | Report (issue) | | particular service in co- operating with the State ^Mining Bureau in making possible this addition to our...a part of the Fourth Annual Report of the State Mining Bureau, by Henry G. Hanks, who was then quently...the thirty years which elapsed since the State Mining Bureau. appearance of the second list, our knowledge...literature of a general nature on Die geology and mining industry of the State. The various kinds of minerals...Woodcock, formerly of the State Mining Bureau. Walter W. Bradley of the State Mining Bureau, M. Vonsen of Petaluma |  | | Book (volume) | | careful, accurate detail and with many color and black-and-white illustrations, it describes the chemical...Carolina, Oregon, Kansas, Alabama, Ohio, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Wyoming, Montana and Illinois. Detailed...Furcron, Chief Geologist of the Department of Mines, Mining and Geology; on the State of Michigan by Robert...on the production of Montana alluvial sapphires. Oregon chalcedonies were ably described by Chet and Marge...as well as by Herbert W. Lawson of Terrebonne, Oregon. Information was also supplied by Dowse’s Agate |  | | Book (volume) | | Illinois ILLINOIS Known as the Prairie State, Illinois exhibits a length of 378 miles and a width of...above sea level. Though well endowed with fossils, Illinois has little to offer gem and mineral collectors...collecting is done in the Lead-Zinc mining dists. of northwestern Illinois, the glacial drift of the Late...the famed Coal Measures so often mentioned in Illinois geology. These measures constitute the Upper Carboniferous...north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare alluvial Diamond. THEBES: c area |  | | Book (volume) | | Illinois ILLINOIS Known as the Prairie State, Illinois exhibits a length of 378 miles and a width of...above sea level. Though well endowed with fossils, Illinois has little to offer gem and mineral collectors...collecting is done in the Lead-Zinc mining dists. of northwestern Illinois, the glacial drift of the Late...the famed Coal Measures so often mentioned in Illinois geology. These measures constitute the Upper Carboniferous...north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare alluvial Diamond. THEBES: c area |  | | Report (issue) | | MARCH, Ph.D. 1914 Issued by California State Mining Bureau McN. HAMILTON STATE MINERALOGIST F. F...Minerals of herewith Bulletin 67 of the State Mining California. This work was made possible at this...localities new and quently the The second list ^Mining' State Mineralogist. This known localities...literature of a general nature on the geology and mining industry of the State. bibliography of A. may...The excellent Vodges, Bulletin 30 of the State Mining Bureau, be referred to for such literature. The |  | | Book | | Vermiculite 10. Sedimentary Minerals and Sulfur Diamond; Diatomite; Potash Borates; Nitrates; Sulfur Minerals;...industrial diamonds, chiefly from the Bakwanga district of the Belgian Congo, where the placer operations... MINERALS nage per year as the coal and metal-mining industries combined. The US. Bureau of Public Roads...tonnages: several mills in the Quebec asbestos district can each handle as much as 15,000 tons of crude...the richer metal deposits. Examples include the diamond fields of the Belgian Congo, the borax deposits | | | Book | | Vermiculite 10. Sedimentary Minerals and Sulfur Diamond; Diatomite; Potash Borates; Nitrates; Sulfur Minerals;...industrial diamonds, chiefly from the Bakwanga district of the Belgian Congo, where the placer operations... MINERALS nage per year as the coal and metal-mining industries combined. The U.S. Bureau of Public...tonnages: several mills in the Quebec asbestos district can each handle as much as 15,000 tons of crude...the richer metal deposits. Examples include the diamond fields of the Belgian Congo, the borax deposits |  | | Journal (issue) | | PAINTED-POWDER COAT ALL DIAMOND GRINDING / POLISHING MACHINE This machine is a all diamond grinding and polishing...metal bonded diamond grinding wheels, 80 and 220 grit o Four 6” x 1 1/2” resin diamond bonded wheels...grams of 14000 diamond compound o Wheel wetter watering system 00 o Book on how to use diamond abrasive *Free...STAINLESS STEEL ALL DIAMOND GRINDING / POLISHING MACHINE This machine is a all diamond grinding and polishing...metal bonded diamond grinding wheels, 80 and 220 grit o Four 6” x 1 1/2” resin diamond bonded wheels |  | | Journal (issue) | | available has increased significantly and includes black, peacock green, dark purple and bronze varieties...(Figure 1). Some of the cultured pearls were dyed black by immersion over a twelve day period in either...naturally-coloured freshwater cultured pearls from black Tahiti cultured pearls (whether nucleated or non-nucleated)...prove to be more difficult to differentiate. The black Tahiti cultured pearl samples show very strong fluorescence...Raman spectrum offreshwater culturedpearl dyed black by silvernitrate. be caused by a substance of low |  | | Journal (issue) | | cumulative PDF|GIT lab update|ICA Congress and World Diamond Conference presentations|U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service...Stone from Arizona, USA|Red tourmaline from Nigeria|Tremolite from Tanzania|Diamond carving|Gastropod shell...Edward Boehm, RareSource, Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA; Alan T. Collins, King’s College London; John L....Emmett, Crystal Chemistry, Brush Prairie, Washington, USA; Emmanuel Fritsch, University of Nantes, France;...E. Post, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC, USA; Andrew H. Rankin, Kingston University, Surrey; George |  | | Book (volume) | | Westmoreland, New Hampshire; blue fluorite (132.12 ct), Illinois; square cut particolor amethsyt (78.70 ct), Hallelujah...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...Deep, spinel red oligoclase feldspar (5.04 ct), Oregon; and three Montana sapphires, violetish blue (2...deposits in various places, especially in regard to diamond occurrences which promise to make the North American |  | | Report (issue) | | said to have been found in the mining the nugget Jim, Placer County, California, in 1871 by a small...Counties of California: Minerals and mineral lists Mining Districts of California Unvalidated entries in...The bibliography has been updated and expanded. County lists published by Collins (1) pp. 40-64, in Murdoch...resulting from references to the geographic term ''Mining District," especially in the pre-1920 literature. Widespread...rhyolite locality in Alameda County and the lawsonite type locality Marin County, which have been completely |  | | Book | | milky quartz stems. Denny Mountain area of King County. Specimen from the collection of Cary A. Maykut...DESCRIPTIONS 21 ABBREVIATIONS 24 GLOSSARY 25 COUNTY INDEX OF MINERAL OCCURRENCES 29 MINERAL DESCRIPTIONS...(using a code explained on page 21) and a county by county list mentioning the nature of their occurrence...Parks and Monuments prohibit all collecting. state, county and city parks usually prohibit collecting. Please...diopside, quartz, hornblende, augite, hedenbergite, tremolite, wollastonite, magnetite, chalcopyrite, molybdenite |
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