 | | 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...Plata meaning “gold and silver,” and the state seal with its representation of mining tools clearly proclaim...Montana’s mining origins. Montana’s production of copper, coal, gold, lead, manganese, phosphate, silver, talc...published describing the occurrence, collecting, mining, and cutting of the two state gemstones. Figure |  | | 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 |  | | 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...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; |  | | Report (volume) | | ....................................... 102 District of Columbia ......................................... 139 144 146 153 158 163 169 . 172 174 Montana..................................................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 |  | | Book (volume) | | conditions: the Cumberland Plateau, the Appalachian Valley, the Appalachian Mountains, the Piedmont Plain...Dahlonega Co. and Rabum Co., and the McDuffie County Belt extending through portions of McDuffie, Warren...Pyrrhotite and some Sphalerite. BALDWIN COUNTY MILLEDGEVILLE, at state farmjasper. BANKS COUNTY COMMERCE, along...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: |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Butte, Montana Minerals, Mines, and History Robert E. Jenkins 6 Columbus Circle Newark, Delaware 19702...of 130 mineral species have been recorded from Butte. Specimens of copper sulfides and sulfosalts like...rank among the finest in the world. The best of Butte pyrite compares with the best anywhere. Handsome...Handsome specimens of barite, quartz, rhodochrosite, silver, and numerous other species have been found, many...Kelley #2 (rightbackground) mines, Butte, ca. 1965. World Museum of Mining photo. 6 The Mineralogical Record |  | | Journal (issue) | | BUTTE, MONTANA Butte, Montana Minerals, Mines and History The Mineralogical Record Volume 33 • Number...crystal cluster, 3 cm across, From the Leonard mine, Butte, Montana. Frederick H. Pough collection; Jeff Scovil...painted to illustrate “The Story of Montana: The Treasure of Butte Hill and Development of the Great Copper...volume 33, January–February, 2002 Contents Butte, Montana: Minerals, Mines and History By Robert E. Jenkins...Jenkins & Jerry A. Lorengo Ed McDole: “Montana Mineral King” By Richard A. Bideaux What’s new in minerals: |  | | Journal (issue) | | Speaking 3 T5I California Convention 4 Yogo Sapphire Mine Reopened 4 Alpha Counters 5 Berkeley Cass iter ite...Recent Strikes 7 Mineralogy of the Trona-Death Valley Region 9 Exchange Directory 18 Book Notes 25 Cover...OUR ADVERTISERS. The article on the Trona-Death Valley region is the first of a REGULAR SERIES V/E PLAN...States. YOGO SAPPHIRE MINE REOPENED A REOPEN INC OF THE FAMED YOGO~ 'SAPP H I RE MINE, IN THE LITTLE BELT...southwest of Utica, Montana, is scheduled TO BEGIN THIS MONTH, UNDER NEW OPERATORS. THE MINE HAS BEEN IDLE |  | | Report (volume) | | Radioactive Minerals in Washington, Idaho, and Western Montana 1952-1955 By PAULL. WEIS, FRANK C. ARMSTRONG, and...radioactive minerals in Washington,. Idaho, and western Montana, 1952-1955, by Paul L. Weis, Frank C. Armstrong...occurrences in Lemhi County______________________ Camas district, Blaine County__________________________ Rustler...__ __ ________ __ ____ __ __ ___ Coeur d'Alene district, Shoshone County_________________ Crescent mi...mine_____________________________________ Galena mine ____________________ -----_____________ 11 11 11 |  | | Book (edition) | | Lucien Beckner of Louisville, Ky., U. M. Sahinen of Butte, Mont., Gilbert O. Raasch of Urbana, 111., Nancy...thrilled to the sight of mounted in gold or or silver, some lovely gem, against lying a background...(Cross-seaion at right) CHRYSOBERYL EPIDOTE PERIDOT SPHALERITE CORUNDUM FELDSPAR ^ PHENACITE SPODUMENE...from them weather the types of agates found in Montana. Metamorphic rocks include those of either of the...associated with such rocks. Because hard rock mining amateur will usually get is tedious and expensive |  | | 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...deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip mine⎯pyritized gastropods |  | | 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...deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip mine⎯pyritized gastropods |  | | Book (volume) | | ..........................................258 Montana ................................................................548 Table of Maps Page Alabama County Map ...................................................................................4 Alaska County and Stream Map ..................................Co. Mining Districts ............................................................22 Arizona County Map.........................23 Arizona – Cochise Co. Mining Districts .................................... |  | | 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 is dedicated is four-fold: (1) To locate by mine, deposit, or community those mineralized areas of...Co. Hematite CALERA, Shelby Co. Wavkllite CLAY COUNTY, Sec. 24. T. 19 S R., 7 E. STATUARY, Coosa Co...of* Marble Crystalline TALLADEGA COUNTY Marble, (crystalline) VALLEY HEAD, DeKalb Co. Hematite VILLAGE...COPPER MINE, Cloaburne Co. Sphalerite ARIZONA COVEI.I.ITE I I COAL CITY, St. Clair Co. Sphalerite COLUMBIANA...Feldspar HISSOP, Coosa Co., (near) Beryl JACKSON COUNTY Hematite KENNEDYS, Clay Co., (near) Magnetite MILLERVILLE |  | | Book (volume) | | ..........................................221 Montana .................................................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...deep red to variegated⎯ocher. BIBB COUNTY GENERAL AREA: c county gravel pits along the Cahaba R.⎯gemmy |  | | Book (volume) | | ..........................................221 Montana .................................................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...deep red to variegated⎯ocher. BIBB COUNTY GENERAL AREA: c county gravel pits along the Cahaba R.⎯gemmy |  | | Journal (issue) | | Vanadinite 3.4 cm, from the North Geronimo mine, La Paz County, Arizona. Dick Morris collection; Jeff Scovil...cover: (above) Stock certificate for the Silver King Mining Company (1878) Dick Morris collection (below)...(below) Stock Certificate for The Total Wreck Mining & Milling Company (1881) Dick Morris collection This... considering the historic importance of copper mining in Arizona, native copper would be the logical...graders at the Copper Creek Elementary School in Oro Valley, spearheaded a campaign in 2014 to propose exactly |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | At present am employed at Magma Copper Company's mine here in Superior. No doubt you are familiar with..."For the collector of lead minerals, the Red Cloud Mine in Yuma Co., Ariz., is of considerable interest...the scarce, vital metals it contained. "Today the mine is reached by a barely possable road from Martinez...which he had collected from Searles Lake streaks of silver ore which they carried (a salt crusted brine lake)...MINERALOGY ROCKS AND MINERALS the 575 Death Valley (Inyo Co., Calif.). The colemanite occurs in large |  | | Journal (issue) | | to 22nvn from 3 ---- - - ----- Cook's Kitchen mine, Cornwall. Spedmen In the collection of the Royal...articles of interest to mineralogists, collectors, and mining historians. Contributions or suggestions for articles...SOCIETY Peter Moore • John Pearce 10 FORCE CRAG MINE Dtlf.!idGreen • DavidMcCa/lum • Mike Wood 15 MINERAL...through the appropriate channels. YSTRAD EINION MINE John Mason • Steve Rust 37 BOOK REVIEWS 45 CLASSIFIED...Sponsors: SUSSEX MINERAL AND LAPIDARY SOCIETY PEAK DISTRICT MINERAL AND LAPIDARY SO�IETY UK Journal of Mines |  | | Journal (issue) | | M i i Quartz var. Rock XI. From Jack Steele's Mine, Black Rapids, Lyndhurst, Ont., Canada. In collection......................... Old Cook and Brown Gold Mine Open to Public 506, 569, 574 511 515 523 528 535...5th Annual Gem & Mineral Show of the Mid-Hudson Valley Gem and Mineral Society to be held at the John...of the Mother Lode Mineralites of Auburn. 20th District Fairgrounds, Auburn, Calif. Show Chairman: Frank...Mineral and G m Show (5th Annual) of the Rockland County Min eral & Gem Society, Inc., to be held at Rosary’ |  | | Report (issue) | | Eesources, Division of Mines Colorado State Metal Mining Fund Board Connecticut Geological and Natural History..._ Heavy metals_______________________________ District and regional studies________________ Michigan...____________________________ Manganiferous zone of the Butte district, Montana___________________________ Manganese...copper district, Arizona__________ Upper Mississippi Valley zinc-lead district. _ East Tintic silver-lead...silver-lead district, Utah. ______ Coeur d'Alene lead-zinc-silver district, Idaho______________________________ |  | | Journal (issue) | | mineralization of the President Mine, Bohemia mining district. Lone County, p. 123 • Late Cenozoic tectonics...Peterson OREGON GEOLOGY Nonnan V. Peterson. District Geologist for 25 years at the Grants (I$SN Ol6A-3Xl4)...Grants Pass in 1990. Cover photo Fon Rock in Lake County, is a lpectacular example of the many volcatlic...cinders, and geothennal resources: worked on numerous county studies including Lake, K1 amath, Des· chutes,...with geologic mapping of the Crescent and Jordan Valley 10 by 2 0 quadrangles; participated in the wilderness |  | | Book | | conglomerates. The southern shore of Lake Superior (USA) is the best location to find copper , allegedly... Crystal system: cubic 14 NATIVE ELEMENTS Silver S ilver has been prized, like go.Id, as one of...been made of silver for millennia (c. 4000 BC, the ancient Egyptians were using silver beads). Sterling...Sterling silver Is the term for metal containing at least 92.5 per cent silver. Its high reflectivity makes...makes silver plating an excellent coating for mirrors, utensils and ornaments. Silver's exceptionally high | | | Book | | conglomerates. The southern shore of Lake Superior (USA) is the best location to find copper, allegedly the... Crystal system: cubic 14 NATIVE ELEMENTS Silver S ilver has been prized, like go.Id, as one of...been made of silver for millennia (c. 4000 BC, the ancient Egyptians were using silver beads). Sterling...Sterling silver Is the term for metal containing at least 92.5 per cent silver. Its high reflectivity makes...makes silver plating an excellent coating for mirrors, utensils and ornaments. Silver's exceptionally high |
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