 | | Journal (volume) | | STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES GEORGE D. NORDENHOLT. Director DIVISION OF MINES...BRADLEY State Mineralogist JANUARY, 1939 No. CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY QUARTERLY CHAPTER...BUILDING, SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA 70803 LIBRARY UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS 1 DIVISION OF MINES...Logan, District Mining Engineer O. McK. Laizure, District W. Burling Tucker, Reid J. Mining Engineer...Engineer District Sampson, Assistant Mining Engineer District Engineer Ohas. V. Averill, District Mining |  | | Book (edition) | | MARIN COUNTY FREE LIBRARY 3 1111 00289 4184 \ I s Fifth Revised Edition A complete, state-by-state...Johnson, of Napa, California; Norman and Betty Lemkau of Castro Valley, California; Herbert V. Corbett...and Washington beaches, the Mojave desert of California and the Sonoran desert of Arizona, the lake beaches...tourmaline by the bushel basketful in Maine and California; emerald in North Carolina, a big diamond or...Growth of interest in these uses has broadened the range of gem materials to include more species, such as |  | | Book | | Fossils in America A Range Guide to Mines and Minerals The Rock-Hunter's Range Guide Petrified Forest...Arizona Gem Trails and the Colorado Desert of California High Tension (A Biography) Jay Ellis Ransom...different form in A Range Guide to Mines and Minerals and The Rock-Hunter's Range Guide, both by Jay Ellis...in L.\merica Alabama Alaska Arkansas Arizona California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia...possible by Howard and Hazel Michael, of Y reka, California, who opened their home and rock museum to me |  | | 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...E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip |  | | 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...E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip |  | | Book | | HfiRIN COUNTY FREE LIBRfiRY 311110G386652Q I V Russell P MacFal A COLOR TREASUF FOR COLLECTORS...to Hunting Locations ? i 9 GIVEN TO THE MARIN COUNTY LIBRARY BY MARI N L MTNF.RAT. SOCTETY DAVID...may be able to buy specimens. map of Keweenaw County. Mich- Part of the U.S. Geological Survey topographic...glittering calcite or quartz Often these can be California, in in Southwestern Maine, around the town...could think of. With increasing technical skill, mining and shaping of minerals be- came increasingly |  | | Book (volume) | | chalcedony, jasper and gem petrified wood. BUFFALO COUNTY KEARNEY, area gravel bars and pits along the Platte...townagate, chalcedony, jasper, petrified wood. CASS COUNTY WEEPING WATER, SE, on rd. to Nehawka, in the Snyderville...chalcedony, jasper, fossils. CHERRY COUNTY VALENTINE, in the Sandhills county along the Niobrara R. and Minnechaduza...gem qualityagatized and opalized wood. DAWES COUNTY CHADRON, in N part of Co. and as far W as Crawford...woods, etc. DAWSON COUNTY GOTHENBURG, in sand pitspetrified palm wood. DEUEL COUNTY CHAPPELL, all regional |  | | Report (issue) | | should read "The quicksilver mine.s of Colusa County are all located within the" etc. Digitized...http://www.archive.org/details/bulletin78cali CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU FERRY BUILDING, SAN FRANCISCO FLETCHER...No. 78 [May, 1918 Quicksilver Resources of California WITH A SECTION ON METALLURGY AND ORE-DRESSING...ORE-DRESSING By WALTER W. BRADLEY, E. M. CALIFORNIA STATE PKINTIXG OFFICE SACRAMENTO 19 18 88540 CONTENTS...Costa Del Norte El Dorado Fresno Glenn Humboldt Inyo Kern Kings Lake Los Angeles Marin Mariposa Mendocino |  | | Journal (volume) | | MAR1 v* 1950 STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY...off California and Mexico 7 Geology Along the Electra and West Point Tunnels, Amador County, California...Deposits of the Tungsten Hills, Inyo 23 County, California Geology of the Placerita Oil Field... Sonoma County, Mines and Mineral Resources Annual Report Los Angeles County, California of California...California Sonoma County, 43 81 83 California of the State Mineralogist, Chief of the Division of One |  | | Report (volume) | | varying chemical compositions and therefore a wide range of colors. Impurities, such as iron, chromium, and...STATES 205 MOH'S SCALE OP HARDNESS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Talc Gypsum Calcite Fluorite Apatite . 6. 7. 8. 9....localities in California where diamonds have been found are: Smith River, Del Norte County; Trinity River...River, Trinity County; Spanish Creek and Gopher Hill, Plumas County; Placerville and Webber Hill, El Dorado...Dorado County; Cherokee Flats, Yankee Hill,and Oroville, Butte County; French Corral, Nevada County; Indian |  | | Book (volume) | | colorful and fabulous tourmalines and kunzites of California and Maine, the sparkling sapphires of Montana...to the end of 1974. John Sinkankas San Diego, California July, 1975 JOHWSTUPAW.N19,901 Gene ay Derek...Furcron, Chief Geologist of the Department of Mines, Mining and Geology; on the State of Michigan by Robert...Southern Onyx and Marble Company of San Diego, California, furnished information and a photograph on the...the calcite onyx deposits of Baja California. Owen H. Perry of Marine Minerals, Inc., formerly of Helena |  | | Book | | cavities occur in a great variety of shapes and range in length from a foot to several thousands of feet...talus slope in the Antelope Valley in Southern California where the rock fragments seemed to have a rich...famous was the single beryl stone found in Oxford County in Maine that weighed 18 tons and was 18 feet in...classification: The Mohs Scale 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Talc (softest) Gypsum Calcite Fluorite Apatite 6. 7...hardness of a find. Thus a fingernail will scratch talc and gypsum, a copper coin will mark calcite. A knife |  | | Journal (issue) | | TeHurium Sulphur Dinmond Gra1,hitc GOLD Albemarle County.-"Streaks" occur in quartz veins in slate belt...east of South western Mt. (ll. 8). Buckingham County.-A placer gold specimen about 7 x 10 x 17 mm. which...collections of the Smithsonian Institution. Culpeper County.-Two specimens with flakes of gold up to 1 cm....collections of the Smithsonian Institution. Dinwiddie County.-Two specimens from the Whitehall Mine with gold...error and should refer to Spotsylvania County.) Fairfax County.-A specimen of gold with galena in quartz |  | | Book | | with that of mankind. John Sinkankas San Diego, California October, XIV 1981 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS As may... searches were encouraged University of California, important no and facilitated Scripps Institution...gemstone pebbles, is also known in from Colors range from paler varieties of beryl that accompany the... semi-precious in beryl history of gemstone mining the on papers in of knowledge the many ...considerable deemed to possess, that encouraged mining despite meager yields and the appalling conditions |  | | Report (issue) | | C. A. Michael. COLD NUGGET FROM SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY: Longest dimension approximately 13 cm., photograph...updated “check list” just alluded to, (2) a county-by-county listing of the minerals, and (3) resumes of...Woliastonite Xonotlite Bertrandite Apophyllite Pyrophyllitc Talc (Steatite) Paragonite Muscovite Phcngite 7 (Damouritc)...(Haydcnitc) 9 Virginia Mineral Localities by County This list is included for possible aid in planning...listed only* if localities arc given for them. The county lists do not include com mon rock-making materials |  | | Book | | locall - rs where amomeor prospectors m a y still prospect f o r gems mai t e a l s a n d a l s o fossils...dollars at the noted locality of Cowee Valley, Macon County, North Carolina. An enthusiastic family found and...visited the well known old Rutherford mine in Amelia County, Virginia, and found bright spessartine garnets...green gem spodumene, was discovered in Alexander County, North Carolina, in 1880 and named for one of its...Hidden. The rose-pink rhodo lite garnet of Macon County was discovered in the late 19th century and named | | | Book | | topographic map of the Delaware q uadrangle o f Keweenaw County, Michigan This ,s an example o f the more picturesque...could think of. With increasing technical skil l, mining and shaping of minerals became increasingly important...produced 1n the last century Here are hundreds of prospect piles or massive waste rock piles containing pieces... Rarely are collectors allowed to get near the mining machinery or the miners at work. Keep away fro...HOW TO GO In many climates th e best season to prospect on a mountain side is in the spring, when snow |  | | Report (issue) | | information supplied by officials of mining companies and provincial mining departments have enhanced the value......... .... ..... .... .... .... ... . Kenora district (Patricia portion) .... ... .... . Red Lake area... .. .. .. .... .. .... .. ...... ... . Kenora district...................... .... .. ............. ..... .. ... .... .. .. .. .. .. .... Rainy River district..... .. ..... .... ..... .. ........ . .. ....... .. ........ . ...... . Thunder Bay district. .... .. ... ..... ........ .... ... ... .... .. .. .. |  | | Report (issue) | | specimen materiaL_ .. __ ______ ____ . ___ ______ _ Mining .. _______________________ . __ . ____ . __ __...------ -- ----~----- ---- ---- 79 79 79 80 80 Mining-Continued Methods ____ ________ _______ .. ____________...pegmatite in granite, Short Tom Smith mine, Rockingham County, N. C______ ____ ____________________ _______________________...pegmatite and granite, E. R. Self mine, Gaston County, N. C____________________ 6. Sinuous discordant...bulge in the hanging wall, Knight mine, Rockingham County, N. C- ~ -7. Sharp hanging-wall contact, Knight |  | | Report (issue) | | with published data and information provided by mining companies to give an account of each deposit and...volcano-sedimentary sequences ................. Golf Course prospect ...................................................................... Koongie Park Southwest prospect ...................... ................................................. Mount Angelo prospect ...................................... ........... .......................... Eastmans Bore prospect ....................................................... |  | | Report (issue) | | .......................11 The Ledge (Charlotte County Granite) quarry.............................................................................247 Walker (New Russell) mine...............................Guffey-Jennings Gold Mining Company, Caribou mines, Nova Scotia.. . . . . . 180 19. Elk Gold Mining Company, Caribou.... . . . . . . . . . . . 180 20. Empress Gold Mining Company stamp mill and tailings, Renfrew mines... . . . . 190 22. Typical gold miner, Oldham district, Nova Scotia.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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