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Smoky Quartz from
Mina Tiro Estrella, Capitan Mining District, Capitan Mountains, Lincoln County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz var: Smoky Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Dealer/Collection Label
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Allanite-(Ce)1 photo of Smoky Quartz associated with Allanite-(Ce) at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Smoky Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mina Tiro Estrella, Capitan Mining District, Capitan Mountains, Lincoln County, New Mexico, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (16 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:899493
Long-form Identifier:1:3:899493:6
GUID (UUID V4):5db888aa-9d15-4c0c-a33f-692094dd6e0d
Nearest other occurrences of Smoky Quartz
11.6km (7.2 miles) El Tigre Prospect, Capitan Mining District, Capitan Mountains, Lincoln County, New Mexico, USA
12.4km (7.7 miles) Barlejon No. 2 prospect, Capitan Mining District, Capitan Mountains, Lincoln County, New Mexico, USA
98.4km (61.2 miles) Mex-Tex Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
98.6km (61.3 miles) Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
for its wire and leaf gold, smoky quark, and turquoise specimens, New Mexico boasts an array of mineral...Albuquerque, New Mexico 87110 THE PURPOSE OF THIS INDEX is to provide a comprehensive listing of New Mexico...Particular attention was directed toward incorporating new information on discoveries and occurrences, although...to compile all of the mineral occurrences in New Mexico-a venture of that magnitude is beyond the scope...Minerals of New Mexico is the basic reference for locations. Abstracts from the New Mexico mineral symposia
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................ 2 A short history of mining in New Mexico ...................................... 5...5 by W. E. Wilson Minerals first described from New M ex ico ...................................... 9...Famous mineral localities: The Magdalena district, Kelly, New Mexico .......................................mineral localities: The Hansonberg district, Bingham, New Mexico ......................................Fluorite from the Pine Canyon deposit, Grant County, New Mexico ........................................
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(the Rito del Medio pluton, New Mexico, and the Stronghold Granite, New Mexico) and four examples of mineralized...(the porphyry Cu-mineralized Santa Rita deposit, New Mexico, United States; the porphyry Mo-mineralized Cave...Mole Granite, New South Wales, Australia; and the REE-mineralized Capitan pluton, New Mexico, United States)...Chile), another porphyry Mo deposit (Questa, New Mexico, United States), and another Sn deposit (Ehrenfriedersdorf...entire melt inclusions were drilled out of the host quartz without prior homogenization, and original melt
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Marcasite Inclusions in Calcite from St. Johnsville, New York Paul M. Adams 126 S. Helberta Ave. #2 Redondo...limestone in central New York, is well known for the occurrence of clear doubly terminated quartz crystals, also...outcrops from Poland in eastern Onieda County to Fonda in Montgomery County, and laterally equivalent formations...occur as far east as Saratoga (Zenger, 198 1). The quartz crystals occur in cavities, some of which can be...variations in the morpho logy and quality of the quartz crys•als. and the abundance of associated minerals
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
New Mexico FLUORITE A Statewide Survey PHILIP SIMMONS 11816 Harrington Road SE Albuquerque, New Mexico...Mexico 87123 philsim22@gmail.com Figure 1. Fluorite, 8.7 × 6.2 cm, Doublestrike prospects, Bound Ranch...Ranch district, Grant County. Collected by Brian Huntsman, Ray DeMark specimen. 400 ROCKS & MINERALS...fluorspar district, Grant County. Collected by Jay Rosenbauer in the early 2000s, New Mexico Bureau of...Southern New Mexico at its finest! This photo was taken at the Blanchard mine in Socorro County during
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cavity. The only locality data was given as Blaine County, Idaho. The specimen was probably from the collection...1995), but found no location of ferberite in Blaine County. So I went Fig. 1 Ferberite showing twinning,... microcrystals, Corral Creek, Camas County, Idaho. Continued on page 9 Denver Shows of 2001 Continued...Ream Dennis Beals reports that the Fresnillo District, Mexico is not closed like I wrote last month, although...about quartz pseudoW'morphs of apophyllite (not of heulandite) from a new find in Custer County, Idaho
Report (issue)
of the BLM Roswell Resource Area, East-central New Mexico by Susan Bartsch-Winkleri, editor Open-File...OF THE BLM ROSWELL RESOURCE AREA, EAST-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO Summary....................................................... 4 Geology of east-central New Mexico, by Susan Bartsch-Winkler, with a section on...Intrusive and extrusive alkaline rocks of the Lincoln County porphyry belt by Theodore J. Armbrustmacher................... Pecos Slope, Sacramento, and Capitan uplifts Carrizozo anticline Pedernal uplift Matador
Report (volume)
center of the booming White Oaks gold district, Lincoln County, N. Mex. Gold was probably the first metallic...metallic commodity to be commercially mined in the Lincoln County porphyry belt and has the highest production...Resources of the Roswell Resource Area, East-Central New Mexico By SUSAN BARTSCH-WINKLER and ALESSANDRO J. DONATICH...resources of the Roswell resource area, east-central New Mexico I by Swan Bartsch-Winkler and Alessandro J. Donatich...resources-New Mexico-Roswell Region. 2. PetroleumNew Mexico-Roswell Region. 3. Natural gas-New Mexico-Roswell
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351 by R. M . Ley The Sm okey Bear quartz claim s, Lincoln County, N ew M exico .......................pegmatite a “half-mile” from the Palermo mine, in New Hampshire. It was originally identified (in great...matter of public record and may be found in the county zoning offices. The accurate property boundaries...free survey, free stake-out and free copies of the new plat; these courtesies might provide useful openings...It may already have a grid, especially if it’s a mining property. If so, always use the one that already
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largest crystal measures 3 cm Heights mine, Weardale, County Durham, England. Stuart Strife collection; self-collected...right) Elbaite, 7.8 cm, Himalaya rnine, San Diego County, California; Kevin Brown collection; Jeff Scovil...microcline with smoky quartz, 8.5 cm, Tree Root pocket, Two Point claim, Teller County, Colorado; Karl...to develop an interest in the idea of forming a new organization just for serious mineral collectors...booth, got to talking about the idea of forming a new organization; they then brought Jim Merrett and Ken
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Switzerland photomicrography Julius Weber Mamaroneck, New York circulation manager Mary Lynn White designed...Bancroft The occurrence of Japan-law twinning in quartz ... 137 by R. B. Cook Hureaulite and barbosalite...to the mineralogy of Franklin and Sterling Hill, New Jersey ........................................ 160...The Collector’s Library, part III: Minerals of Mexico ..................................................................................... 183 What’s new in minerals? ...................................
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by R. W. Eveleth S tib n ites o f the Stayton district, H o llister, C a lif o r n ia .................field and are strongly motivated to find something new or different, rare or interesting, bigger or better...into exhibits offers the opportunity to attract new visitors, and to encourage previous visitors to return...mineralogist/collector particularly appreciates knowing what is new or being produced currently at given localities....references and figure captions. The first line of each new paragraph must be indented. 3. Word processors. Manuscripts
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Vanadinite 3.4 cm, from the North Geronimo mine, La Paz County, Arizona. Dick Morris collection; Jeff Scovil photo...cover: (above) Stock certificate for the Silver King Mining Company (1878) Dick Morris collection (below) Stock...Stock Certificate for The Total Wreck Mining & Milling Company (1881) Dick Morris collection This special...Kerry Cooper Barbara Muntyan Christi Cramer Jason New Jean des Revières Pinal Geology Museum John Ebner... considering the historic importance of copper mining in Arizona, native copper would be the logical
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Front cover: Fluorite on Amazonite 7.5 cm, from the Smoky Hawk claim, Colorado. Collected by the Dorris family;...pocket in 1955 at least 25 others were found as mining progressed. The contents of these, which ranged...October 26, 1972—A bright, clear day. We worked the new pocket very carefully, by hand, and extracted a large...Colorado, and their most publicized effort, the mining of variscite nodules at Fairfield, Utah (the type...he carefully pried away the jagged, iron-stained quartz rock from the ever-widening seam. It finally opened
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decade, however, the need has been growing for a new, comprehensive index. Because the 14-year index suffered... Consequently, it was our decision to prepare a new index which is cumulative back to volume 1, fully...the 14-year index, and which is organized on a new plan. Nevertheless, all readers and users of the...the last ten years, and which has inspired this new effort. The current 25-year index is divided into...appears n Brief descriptive note, as in "What's New in Minerals?" p Photograph or other illustration
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- large crystals $3,500 - Calaveras County, Calif. GOLD on Quartz—$1,400 Crystal Mine, Angels Camp, Calif...mass, large crystals $3,200 - Ma­ dera County, Calif. GOLD on Quartz—$2,750 Crystal Mine, Angels Camp, Calif...Switzerland photomicrography: Julius Weber Mamaroneck, New York circulation manager Mary Lynn White subscriptions...Leavens and Richard W. Thomssen Denny Mountain Quartz..................................................38 by Wendell E. Wilson and John S. White, Jr. Mining Claims for the Mineral Collector..............
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........... 117 by W. E. Wilson Columns What’s New in Minerals Denver Show 2016 (by T. P. Moore) .....FineMineral.com APATITE Nagar, Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Northern Areas, Pakistan, 11.5cm. Fine Minerals...retail gallery in the heart of New York City 766 Madison Avenue | New York, NY 10065 | www.mardaninyc...Tucson USA Visit us at these international shows: Houston Ste. Marie Denver Munich USA France USA Germany...and Riverpark Inn Rhodochrosite, Sweet Home Mine, USA, 10 cm Photo: Malte Sickinger MARCUS BUDIL Monaco
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Design District Showroom 1518 Slocum Street • Dallas, TX 75207 Heritage Auctions Design District Showroom...Technology Officer Kathleen Guzman Managing Director New York Hayley Brigham Managing Director Beverly Hills...early 1900’s; a Stephanite from Arizpe, Sonora, Mexico, possibly the worlds inest, according to people...‘goodies,’ as Rock would say, as they came out. Mining projects that Rock was a part of, often yielded...and Canada and started acquiring specimens from Mexico and, shortly, from the rest of the world. In his
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Switzerland photomicrography Julius Weber Mamaroneck, New York circulation manager Mary Lynn White designed...Bancroft The occurrence of Japan-law twinning in quartz ... 137 by R. B. Cook Hureaulite and barbosalite...to the mineralogy of Franklin and Sterling Hill, New Jersey ....................... 160 by P. J. Dunn...The Collector's Library, part Ill: Minerals of Mexico ....................................... 169 by...Record ................................ 183 What's new in minerals? ......................... 187 address
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Cassedanne A vivianite occurrence in Contra Costa County,California ... 337 by C. B. DeWitt Essay: minerals...363 by L. C. Pitman New data on the cause of smoky and amethystine color in quartz .....................localities: The Phoenixville lead-silver mines, Chester County, Pennsylvania .................................................... 322 by W. E. Wilson What's new in minerals? ......................................7.5 cm tall, from an u n k n o w n locality in Mexico. C ollection of th e U niversity of D elaw are
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Cooper Nottingham, England Anthony R. Kampf L.A. County Mus. of Nat. Hist. Los Angeles, CA Steven R. Morehead...Wilson The Minh Tien tourmaline mine, Luc Yen Mining District, Yenbai Province, Vietnam . . . . . . . . ...Tourmaline from the Minh Tien pegmatite, Luc Yen Mining District, Yenbai Province, Vietnam . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 426 What’s new in minerals: Northeastern United States, 2007 Spring.... . . . . . . . . . . . 495 COVER: ELBAITE on Quartz, 12 cm, from the Minh Tien pegmatite, Yenbai Province
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kristalle.com • Email: info@kristalle.com Harz Mountains, Germany by Günter Grundmann Thomas P. Moore... Contents The St. Andreasberg Mining District, Western Harz Mountains, Niedersachsen, Germany ................................ 302 History 1487–1624: Mining Begins in the Oxidation Zone ................................. 315 Modernization and the End of Mining ................................... 317 Collecting....................... 419 By W. E. Wilson What’s New in Minerals: Tucson Show 2017 ..................
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AFRICA widely in Litchfield County, where good crystals were taken from quartz veins in a variety of metamorphic...Litchfield, where a mass of white quartz on a ridge had once been mined for quartz, and large ilmenite masses...ilmenite crystals to 7 .5 cm in matrix of massive quartz from these dumps-adding that, in his judgment,...exist in the region (Brunet, I 977b ). NEW YORK Amity, Orange County. At many isolated collected sites between...Mount Malosa, Chilwa alkaline province, Zomba district. "Illite" is the name of a series of incompletely
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Cooper Nottingham, England Anthony R. Kampf L.A. County Mus. of Nat. Hist. Los Angeles, CA Joseph A. Mandarino...Bessudnova Minerals of the Millington quarry, Somerset, New Jersey.............................................Mineralogy of the calcite-fluorite veins near Long Lake, New Y o r k ................................................................447 COVER: FERBERITE and quartz, 7 cm, from Mundo Nuevo, La Libertad, Peru. Marvin...Carnegie Mineralogical Award: Franklin-Sterling Hill Mining Museum TUCSON GEM & MINERAL SHOWS Y2K ECONOMIC
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Cooper Nottingham, England Anthony R. Kampf L.A. County Mus. of Nat. Hist. Los Angeles, CA Joseph A. Mandarino...Mandarino Famous mineral localities: The Annaberg District, Lower A u stria ...............................G. W. Robinson & R . R. Wegner Philolithite, a new mineral from Langban, Varmland, S w e d e n ......................... 162 by W. E. Wilson What's new in minerals Tucson Show 1998 ......................Wilson, R. Pagano & J. A. Mandarino Abstracts of new mineral d escrip tion s.........................
 
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