 | | Book | | "'<' ~/ BOUNDARIES U A Mo<'« u~ o V :¾ MEXICO r - ·•-.. ·-··-··-··-·· < •• ....... V S TATES...org/details/mineralsofmexico0000panc MINERALS OF MEXICO • ERALS OF ~XICO M ______ William D. Panczner...1938Minerals of Mexico. Bibliography: p. 1. Mineralogy-Collectors and collecting-Mexico. 2. Mines and mineral...mineral resources-Mexico. I. Title. QE377.M6P36 1987 549.972 86-13325 ISBN 0-442-27285-5 This boo i...i.. is deJicated tu the people of Mexico and to the three people who directly affected me and this project | | | Book | | anc MINERALS OF MEXICO 7 | : = Pras #0 AaprTTARE ; | MINERALS OF MEXICO William D. Panczner...1938Minerals of Mexico. Bibliography: p. 1. Mineralogy— Collectors and collecting— Mexico. 2. Mines and...and mineral resources— Mexico. I. Title. QE377.M6P36 1987 549.972 86-13325 ISBN 0-442-27285-5 This book...Jalisco; D. Santiago Ramirez’s La Riqueza Minera de Mexico, and his translation of Dana’s Tratado de Mineralogia...a. ie = Maes Lie Auadado = ae MINERALS OF MEXICO Vv | Oona tA. IMPORTANT MINING DISTRICTS |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | (above left). Fluorite, 5 × 4 cm, from the Navidad mine, Rodeo, Durango. Peter Megaw specimen, Jeff Scovil...8 cm, from the Segovidad Vein, Santa Barbara, Chihuahua. Peter Megaw specimen, Jeff Scovil photo. Mexican...Tucson, Arizona 85728 pmegaw@imdex.com Fluorite Mexico is one of the world’s principal fluorite producers...time to them here. Specimen-quality fluorite from Mexico occurs in a variety of deposit types, spanning...geologist with thirtyfive years’ involvement in Mexico. His primary exploration foci are carbonate replacement |  | | Book | | K FIELD GUIDE to the GEMS and MINERALS of MEXICO (Exclusive of Baja California) A guide to the...Information............ Driving in Mexico................... Trailcring in Mexico ............. 5 6 6 7 8 8........ A Word to the Wise ............. Jade in Mexico......................... Manto and Chimney Deposits...District Chihuahua .......................... Santa Eulalia District....... El Potosi Mine................ San Antonio Mine....... Cusihuiriachic District..... Barranca de Cobre (Copper Canyon) Batopilas |  | | Book (volume) | | Guerrero, Mexico, 4 (on Epidote) Mun. Las Vigas de Ramírez, Veracruz, Mexico, 49 La Sopressa Mine, Amatitlan...Amatitlan, Guerrero, Mexico, 57 (on Quartz with Prehnite) Goboboseb Mts., Brandberg Area, Erongo Region, Namibia...Maine, 40 (with Ferberite, Quartz & Siderite) Tasna Mine, Atocha-Quechisla Dist., Potosi Dept., Bolivia,...(& Malachite) Morenci Mine, Greenlee Co., Arizona, 39 Barite Sidi Lahcen Mine, Djebel Ouichane, Nador...23 (with Malachite on Chrysocolla) Mashamba West Mine, Kolwezi Dist., Democratic Rep. of the Congo, 39 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Scovil M ining began in Mexico more than four hundred years ago! As a result, Mexico has been a prolific...1960s. European museums received specimens from Mexico as early as the late sixteenth century, but it...American museums began to acquire specimens from Mexico. The Harvard collection is probably typical of...no strong connection to Mexico and its mines. A precious opal from the Iris mine in Queretaro (fig. 1)...offered as a general introduction to the minerals of Mexico, the theme of the 1999 Tucson Gem and Mineral Show |  | | Catalog/List | | Specimen B - l~xlxt". £2.50 •. BARYTES •.. Hil ton Mine, 6cordale, westmoreland. Choice, translucent lust...Barytes crystals. Ztx2". £4.50. BARYTOCALCITE. Blagi~l Mine, ~. Alston, Cumberland. Transparent slightly creamy... I-txt". £1.50. -2-10'. I BORNITE. Carn Brea Mine Illogan, Cornwall. Select cluster of intergrown...llITl. in size. lx-t".£6.50. BORNITE. Dolcoath Mine, Camborne, Cornwall. Specimen A - very rich purply...Calcite/Limestone matrix. ltxl". £2.25. CALCITE. Stank Mine, Ulverstone, N. Lancashire. Fine lustrous creamy |  | | Journal (issue) | | or $49.00 for two years; addresses in Canada and Mexico are US$48.00 per year, or US$90.00 for two years;...sample of argyrodite ore from the HimmelsfLirst mine. Argyrodite is an Ag-Ge-sulfide and one of only...running N - S is about 30 cm thick "Reiche Zeche" mine. For visitors having regarding ore-bodies; the other...for good. temperature in the mine is a constant 50°F. The Reiche Zeche mine is now Fortunately for me,just...just a couple of weeks Silver wire; Himmelsfuerst Mine, Brand-Erbisdorf near Freiberg maintained as a tourist |  | | Catalog/List | | 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. -2BARYTES. Silverband Mine, Dun Fell, westmoreland. ~ single glassy transparent...pinkish Granite. ltxltxlt"- £2.50. BORNITE. Dolcoath Mine, Camborne Cornwall. A pure, purply, tarnished metallic...the higher workings of the Mine. 2xltxlt". £1.50. BOTALLACKITE. Levant Mine, Pendeen, Cornwall. Select... . 3x2xlt". £8.00. ' . . BOURNONITE. Herodsfoot Mine, Lanreath, Cornwall. Metallic grey slightly tarnfshed...•. BROCHANTITE. Blanchard Claims, Bingham, New Mexico, U.S.A. Light green, silky, -needly crystals encrusting |  | | Catalog/List | | while they last. TOTAL WRECK WULFENITE: Total Wreck Mine, Pima County, Arizona; Nice butterscotch to near...inch specimens, $25.00 each. CAMPYLITE: Dry Gill Mine, Cumberland, England; A unique and rare species...species that is actually a combination of mimetite and pyromorphite, another old collection selection in limited...UORESCENT GEODES: Nice quality geode halves from Chihuahua, Mexico. These are all deeply hollow and have banded...structures. $20.00 each DENDRITIC WIRESIL VER Elure Mine, Cobar, NWS, Australia; Fine crystalline wire silver |  | | Journal (issue) | | KHURSHEED DINSHAW NEVADA PATENT MINE 34 United States’ only active azurite mine. STUART “TATE” WILSON Regular...Azuritecredit) with Malachite,. (photo Milpillas Mine, Mexico : ARKENSTONE specimen now in the Jeff Kremer...of Tiffany Stone are no longer available from the mine at Delta Utah, even though the beryl content is... Mexican miners working underground at Ojuela mine circa 1908. Note safety equipment of the day. IMAGE...have Mexico become a reliable source of mineral specimen wealth – and periodic surprises. Mexico is a |  | | Journal (issue) | | Rhodonite, 4.7 cm, from the 1700 level, Zinc Corporation mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. Collection...collection, John Chapman photo. • 2.5 cm, Top Camp mine, Western Ausytralia. George Stacey collection, Jeff...Scovil photo. Middle row from left: • 2.3 cm, Kintore mine, Coolgardie, Western Australia. Aloe Family collection;...spent the rest of their lives there as miners and mine captains. Cornish tradition favored the collecting...build his mineral collection. His job at the Moonta mine was sampling ore for the company’s assay office |  | | Journal (issue) | | Conichalcite and TwinnedFornacite from the Singer Mine, Goodsprings, Clark County, Nevada Paul M. Adams...Helberta Ave. #2 Redondo Beach, CA 90277 • The Singer Mine is located on the south end of Bonanza Hill, in...Ersknie Ross of Los Angeles and J. H. Polk. The mine operated from 19I 3 to I 920, during which time...of radiating sprays of willemite crystals, Singer Mine, Goodsprings, Nevada. Recent Collecting Activities...individuals possessing valid and current federal Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) certificates |  | | Catalog/List | | Sandamab North Mine, Usakos, Namibia. Attractive purple iridescent material. 60x54x18mm. 2 MIMETITE & CALCITE...CALCITE Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico. Fine yellow tiny mimetites one side, brown calcites to 9mm, the...TENNANTITE & BORNITE 9' Level, Nth Pig Lode, Geevor Mine, Pendeen, Cornwall. Very large museum sized piece...ciimbers. 60x28x11mm. 9 FLUORITE & GALENA Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico. Galena crystals to 22mm. Fluorite crystals...display. 59x43x38mm. £52 £48 10 CASSITERITE Modoto Mine, Mongolia, Russia. Crystals to 11m. Rare locality |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | specimens in Mexico. Downloaded by [University of Lethbridge] at 18:53 09 June 2016 MEXICO Collected by...Mineral dealer, Phoenix, Arizona THE ‘72 SAN FRANCISCO MINE WULFENITE FIND: Near the end of 1971 a couple of...crummy looking wulfenite from the San Francisco mine [Municipi0 de Cucurpe, Sonora]. At the Globe [Arizona]...crystals to 0.5 inch on edge, with pale orange mimetite balls. I bought the entire lot and promised to...of April [1972] they talked me into going to the mine with them, and 1 went down on two trips. On the |  | | Catalog/List | | 2txH-xi". £1.25. _ 2. ANDRADITE. Belstone Consols Mine, Sticklepath, Devon. Specimen A - Lustrous, sharp...Andradite. ltJMine, Wilberforce, Ontario, Canada. A well formed translucent...l-txlxl". £4.50. 7. ATACAMITE. Duke of Cornwall Mine, Kadina, S. Australia. Specimen A - A ltxl" cavity...Limonit ic Gossan. 2xlxl". £1.50. 8. AZURITE. Tynagh Mine, Co. Gllway, Eire. Bright blue well formed crystals...2xl-b<1". £3.25. BARYTES. Carbonate Shake, Murton Mine, Scordale, Westmoreland. 1 "C~Oic7' transparent |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | University] at 04:32 20 November 2014 Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico f asked to name the first Mexican mineral...or Santa Eulalia or Naica, Chihuahua. If asked to name a mineral for which Mexico is well known, at least...have chosen adamite from the Ojuela mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico, for this issue’s Connoisseur’s Choice...associated minerals include smithsonite, hemimorphite, mimetite, olivenite, scorodite, wulfenite, azurite, and...although it has been reported from the Sterling Hill mine, New Jersey. It is relatively well known from the |  | | Catalog/List | | Calcite. 2xl". £4.50. 4. NATIVE ARSENIC. Bidi Mine, Borneo. Choice, silvery grey, pure solid mass showing...2xl~1~·". £16.50. 5. ARSENOPYRITE. Parrall, Chihuahua, Mexico. Fine, bright, sharp silvery crystals to It"...display. 4x~x2". £28.00. ATACAMITE. Duke of Cornwall Mine, Kadina, S. Australia. Pure, bright green, botryoidal...Specimen B - Itxlxi". £2.50. AZURITE. Henderson Mine, Bisbee, Arizona, U.S.A. Bright blue, botryoidal...specimen. ~x2txli". £13.00. AZURITE. South Caradon Mine, st. Cleer, Cornwall. Rich, bright blue, lustrous |  | | Journal (issue) | | many exceptional pockets have been discovered. The mine is renowned for the diversity of colors and habits...One of the most remarkable pockets found at the mine was the Afghan Pocket, collected in 2001; it did...cm” Continued on page 6 Pederneira Mine (Brazil) The Pederneira Mine is one of the most important sources...crystals on matrix are the signature specimens for this mine. Associated Photographer: Jeff Scovil (USA) Topaz...topaz find: J. Elliot photo. Gypsum; 10 cm; Naica, Mexico. K. & C. Graeber specimen. J. Scovil photo. |  | | Catalog/List | | $5.00; 2x5, $4.00.$2.50 lb. ALLEMONTITE, Sonora, Mexico. Tin-white, with some matrix, lxl£, $2.00. ANALCITE...00. ARSENOPYRITE, near Hidalgo de Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico. A recent find. Choice crystal groups of large...2x2, $4.00; 2x2i, $6.00. AURICHALCITE, Kelly Mine, New Mexico. Colorful sky-blue small crystals thickly...pseudomorph after small mimetite crystals, lxl£, $7.00. BERAUNITE, Palermo Mine, New Hampshire. Very small... New Mexico. Large (g") twinned crystals on matrix, 24x34, $7.50. COPPER, NATIVE, New Mexico. Pseudomorph |  | | Catalog/List | | good stuff that used to come out of the Marencl mine, ~ut the price is a whole lot better. specimens...boxes: $3.00 each BROWN DOG-TOOTHED CALCITE: Chihuahua. Mexico: I Know, there's a lot of thla around, but...larger specimen grab you! GARNET CALCITE: Chihuahua, Mexico: OK, I know what you are thinking, what the...sections (orange) LARGE COMBINATION CALCITE: Chihuahua, Mexico: Another one I just couldn't pasa up! Large...00 eaoh. CLEANED COPPER AND MALACHITE: Southwest Mine, Bisbee, Arizona: I've had these for a few years |  | | Book (volume) | | Juan de Reyes Mine, Guanajuato, Mexico, 52 Adamite Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico, 47 (Cuproadamite...(Cuproadamite with Ferrolotharmeyerite) Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia, 22 Apophyllite (on Stilbite) Jalgaon, Maharastra...Liu Feng Shan Mine, Anhui Prov., China, 18 (& Malachite) Milpillas Mine, Sonora, Mexico, 32, 38-39 Barite...Quartz) Yaoganxian Mine, Chen Zhou, Hunan Prov., China, 56 Calcite (on Fluorite) Elmwood Mine, Elmwood, Tennessee...India, 40 (on Copper) Quincy Mine, Houghton Co., Michigan, 49 Wenshan Mine, Wenshan Autonomous Pref,, Yunnan |  | | Catalog/List | | years ago. ADAMITE. Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico. Fine, pale-lemon coloured, transparent A/l. xtls...00. A/2. ADAMITE. Mina Ojuela, Mapimi. Durango, Mexico. Superb, large, colourful cabinet display specimen...5", £85 ADAMITE. Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico. An attractive and inexpensive example of A/3....5x2x5/8", £8.75 A/4. ADAMITE. Kameriza Central Mine, Laurium, Attica, Greece. A sparkling lime-green...ADAMITE (Mauve). Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico. From a rare find of several years ago, these choice |  | | Catalog/List | | Q:Jartz, & Calc~te xls; 4.2x2.Bx2.7-S35.0J M258. Naica, Chihuahua, f•lexico; nice! pale bluis'l translucent...L;x3.:;x7.700 ARSENDPYRJTE: M187. Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico; (a) lustrous grou~ ·f xl~ to .. ~~. no matrix...Chrysocollc': 2.6. 2x1-$5.00 AUTUNITE:M95. Oaybreak Mine, Spokane, Washington; (a) 4 xls & grou;:.is, 1-1...yellow tabular xls to 3.5 cm, rich MB5. Rock Candy Mine, Grand Forks, British Columbia, Canada; (a) translucent...terminati ~n; 3.4x·:. 3x0. 7-$10.00 ~fl'lapid, Ourango, Mexico; ( a) nice pale bl uish tabular xls to 2. 2 cm |  | | Catalog/List | | blue xtls. GRF. Ml. £4.00 4 MALACHITE, Killie Mine, Elko Co., Nevada, USA. Very rich with fibrous edges...00 10 SMITHSONITE, San Antonio Mine, Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico. Pale blue botryoidal pearly development...GRF. SMI. £5.00 11 UVSW. ALLOPHANE, Hawks Wood Mine, Bodmin Moor, Cornwall. SW green. Ml. £5.00 12...SPAR CALCITE, Challenger Cave, Nuevo Leon State, Mexico. FL PH blue white. Super long after glow. Ml. ...matrix. GRF. C. £5.00 14 SPHALERITE, Brownley Hill Mine, Nenthead, nr Alston, Cumbria. Glistening black |
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