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A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Nevada
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PostPosted: Aug 26, 2012 23:42    Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Nevada  

Here are a few more...


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Calcite

Meikle Mine (1450 Level), Bootstrap District, Elko County, Nevada, USA

54 x 39 x 26 mm

Pale yellowish twinned crystal of Calcite to 23 mm rests on a plate covered with water-clear, modified scalenohedrons of Calcite. The large Calcite has promnent twin lines. It was collected by Casey Jones in August 1998. No damage.
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Baryte

SSX (South Saval Extension) Mine, Elko County, Nevada, USA

95 x 91 x 73 mm

Translucent, pale-golden, lustrous, thick tabular Baryte crystals, the largest measuring 42 x 8 mm, are perched on a contrasting sulfide matrix. Mined in 2001.
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Baryte

SSX (South Saval Extension) Mine, Elko County, Nevada, USA

95 x 91 x 73 mm

Reverse side of same specimen.
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Epidote

Julie (Lola) claim, Pamlico District, near Hawthorne, Mineral County, Nevada, USA

91 x 32 x 25 mm

A fine cluster of bright-green, lustrous Epidote crystals from Nevada, with glassy luster, and stretching 43 mm to their terminations in a gently tapering and elegant spray. It is a floater and is fully terminated. It is a top specimen from this locality. Collected by Harvey Gordon, it is from the Marty Lewadny Collection (Winnipeg, Manitoba). No damage.
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Epidote

Julie (Lola) claim, Pamlico District, near Hawthorne, Mineral County, Nevada, USA

91 x 32 x 25 mm

another view showing the distinct crystals.
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PostPosted: Oct 31, 2012 05:15    Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Nevada  

A sceptered smoky quartz on matrix with other smoky quartz crystals. A higher resolution version of the image is available here: https://www.mindat.org/xpic.php?fname=0665444001351677608.jpg


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Smoky Quartz
Petersen Mountain, Hallelujah Junction area, Washoe Co., Nevada
Approximately 10 x 12 cm.
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PostPosted: Nov 25, 2012 20:21    Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Nevada  




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Baryte
Dee Mine, Bootstrap District, Elko Co., Nevada
5.7 x 7.0 cm.
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PostPosted: Dec 17, 2012 19:25    Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Nevada  




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Baryte
SSX Mine, Independence Mountains District, Elko Co., Nevada
11.5 x 10.4 cm
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PostPosted: Feb 04, 2013 22:50    Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Nevada  

Just photographed this tonight...to revive this thread.


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Baryte with Pyrrhotite
Hecla Rosebud Mine, Rosebud District, Sulphur, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
19.5 x 13.0 x 5.2 cm

This fine association of brassy, thin, platy crystals of Pyrrhotite to 34 x 26 mm across and lustrous, pale rosy-cream colored, blocky Baryte crystals to 22 mm are perched on matrix covered by sparkling white Quartz. This huge specimen is in pristine condition, and is top notch for this not very prolific Nevada locality.
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PostPosted: May 27, 2013 15:48    Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Nevada  

Astonishing colors on the opal here: https://www.mineral-forum.com/message-board/viewtopic.php?p=21142#21142
Definitely the showy cousin of common opal
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PostPosted: Nov 09, 2013 13:41    Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Nevada  

Hello,
My name is Sam Bourque, I am the Deep Post Mine geologist who collected this specimen years ago. I can't believe I let this one get away, although I do love the Tsumeb azurite I received in trade from Casey. The pocket that this came from was my first real find in Nevada, I didn't have any barite or stibnite in my collection prior.
The pocket was on the left rib of the 3750 C Ramp, in highly silicified tectonic breccia in silty limestones of the Roberts Mountain Formation. I was chipping away at two very small cavities, and they came together into a pocket that I could fit my entire arm and shoulder into.
Unfortunately, I had only been on the job for 6 months or so at that time and was super paranoid about violating any of the 14000 or so safety rules, or appearing to be goofing off. I rushed though collecting the pocket, left half of the crystals, did a lousy job of extracting the ones I got without damage, and then didn't take the time to go get the proper packing materials to transport them out of the mine safely. Arrrrrggggghhhhhh, the biggest regret of my collecting career. The miners came in right after me, smashed their way to the back of the cavity, pulled everything out, and broke just about every crystal remaining in the process. Then they sprayed shot-crete 4" thick over the entire drift, effectively killing any more collecting in the area.
I'm glad you managed to get hold of one of the nicer specimens to come out of that pocket. I estimate there are less than 15 undamaged combination pieces in existence. I found two additional zones of stibnite on barite, and each zone is distinctly different in color and crystal habit of both species. Those zones also only produced a few dozen specimens each, so a good Deep Post stibnite-barite is a proud inclusion in any Nevada collection.
Here is my personal favorite specimen from three years working at Deep Post. This is from a 4" thick vein of pure stibnite in the 4020 WC 10R8 drift. The collecting here was rather difficult, I knocked down a slab with a 13' scaling bar and dragged it back to supported ground, and it split open perfectly revealing this guy. I'm not much of a mineral photographer, but the terminations are flawless all over this specimen, a rarity for NV stibnites that I have seen.

Cheers

Sam



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Stibnite
Deep Post Mine, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
4.5 x 3.75 x 2cm
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PostPosted: Nov 09, 2013 14:20    Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Nevada  

sambourque wrote:
Hello,
My name is Sam Bourque, I am the Deep Post Mine geologist who collected this specimen years ago. Can't believe I let this one get away, although I do love the Tsumeb auzurite I received in trade from Casey. The pocket that this came from was my first real find in Nevada, I didn't have any Baryte or stibnite in my collection prior.
The pocket was on the left rib of the 3750 C Ramp, in highly silicified tectonic breccia in silty limestones of the Roberts Mountain Formation. I was chipping away at two very small cavities, and they came together into a pocket that I could fit my entire arm and shoulder into.
Unfortunately, I had only been on the job for 6 months or so at that time and was super paranoid about violating any of the 14000 or so safety rules, or appearing to be goofing off. I rushed though collecting the pocket, left half of the crystals, did a lousy job of extracting the ones I got without damage, and then didn't take the time to go get the proper packing materials to transport them out of the mine safely. Arrrrrggggghhhhhh, my biggest regret of my collecting career. The miners came in right after me, smashed their way to the back of the cavity, pulled everything out, and broke just about every crystal remaining in the process. Then they sprayed shot-crete 4" thick over the entire drift, effectively killing any more collecting in the area.
I'm glad you managed to get ahold of one of the nicer specimens to come out of that pocket. I estimate there are less than 15 undamaged combination pieces in existence. I found two additional zones of stibnite on Baryte, and each zone is distinctly different in color and crystal habit of both species. Those zones also only produced a few dozen specimens each, so a good Deep Post stibnite-Baryte is a proud inclusion in any Nevada collection.
Here is my personal favorite specimen from three years working at Deep Post. This is from a 4" thick vein of pure stibnite in the 4020 WC 10R8 drift. The collecting here was rather difficult, I knocked down a slab with a 13' scaling bar and dragged it back to supported ground, and it split open perfectly revealing this guy. I'm not much of a mineral photographer, but the terminations are flawless all over this specimen, a rarity for NV stibnites that I have seen.

Cheers

Sam


Sam,
Is this the specimen you are referencing? https://www.mineral-forum.com/message-board/files/nv01a_196.jpg

If so, this was collected from the left rib of the 3750 C Ramp by you? Just asking so I can add the info to my catalog. These were really great specimens!!
Bob
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PostPosted: Nov 09, 2013 16:05    Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Nevada  

Hello Bob,
Yes, that is the specimen I was referencing. I single handedly bashed it out of some very hard rock, pretty sure I traded a bit of blood for those crystals. This is the first time I've seen anything at all about Deep Post minerals online. I'll try to post some pictures of the nice stibnite-Barytes, stibnite, orpiment and realgar I collected there when I figure out how to take decent mineral photos.
Glad you like them!
Sam
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PostPosted: Nov 10, 2013 02:45    Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Nevada  

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PostPosted: Jun 07, 2015 04:42    Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Nevada  

A small almandine on matrix from Nevada:


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 Mineral: Almandine
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Garnet Hill, Ely, Robinson District, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
 Dimensions: Specimen height 4 cm, almandine crystal 9 mm
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PostPosted: Mar 24, 2017 11:51    Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Nevada  

Former Harvey Collection #19


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 Mineral: Quartz on Barite
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Murray Mine, Independence Mountains District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
 Dimensions: 7.3cm x 6.0cm
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Sugarbowl Pocket
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PostPosted: Mar 24, 2017 12:19    Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Nevada  

The Sugarbowl Pocket was in the Murray Mine. I'm not aware of quartz-coated barites from the Meikle Mine.
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PostPosted: Mar 24, 2017 13:02    Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Nevada  

You are right I selected the wrong location from the menu. Can you please fix it for me.

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