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Jesse Fisher
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Posted: Oct 01, 2010 23:14 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - New Mexico |
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A couple bits from New Mexico -
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Fluorite on Quartz, Blanchard Mine, Harrisonburg District, 5x5x3 cm overall size |
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Microcline with epitaxial albite, Organ Mts., Dona Ana County. 14x8x3 cm overall size. |
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Ed Huskinson
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Posted: Oct 02, 2010 01:25 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - New Mexico |
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Here are a few more specimens from New Mexico. Land of Enchantment indeed.
Next I will post a few fluorites from New Mexico.
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Fluorite. 5.5 X 2.5 cm. "Blue Room, Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Socorro County, New Mexico. A collector could go up the hill and descend to this big room (the Blue Room), the walls of which were coated with these beautiful little blue fluorite crystals. Unfortunately, the fluorite from there is very light-sensitive, and will assume a dull, colourless aspect after only a few day (or less) in direct sunlight.. This specimen has never seen the light of day. Gift of Will Wilkinson, when he was a student at New Mexico Tech in 1970 or 1971. |
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Linarite, also from the "Blue Room", Blanchard Mine. 4.5 X 3.5 cm. There was a small crawl space off to one side of the Blue Room from which one could extract craystalline masses of linarte such as this. Linarite is found throughout the mine, often (but not always) associated with galena. |
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Quartz, fluorite and galena. 7.5 X 6.5 cm. sunshine Drift, Blanchard Mine, Bingham, New Mexico. The galena has been replaced by a mixture of anglesite and cerussite. |
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Same specimen, from the side. Note that the galena cube has undergone expansion when it altered to anglesite and cerussite. I like these expanded galena cubes, in part because they are the opposite of exfoliation, the weathering process that produces rounded boulders. Microcrystalline cerussite makes the ex-galena surfaces glitter. Gift of Dr. Peter Megaw |
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Smithsonite on Baryte. Juanita Tunnel, (Kelly Mine), Magdalena District, Socorro County, New Mexico. 8.5 X 5 cm. When I first found the Baryte there I thought it was wulfenite. These smithsonite-coated specimens assuaged my disappointment.. |
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Slightly different view of the same specimen. |
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Gold wires etched from pink calcite. 3.2 X 2.0 cm. San Pedro Mine, New Placers Mining District, Santa Fe County, New Mexico. Purchased from Ira Young, Tucson, 1995 At first glance, the pink calcite looks just like rose quartz. |
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Ed Huskinson
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Posted: Oct 02, 2010 02:42 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - New Mexico |
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Some more fluorite from New Mexico.
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Fluorite (octahedral) on milky quartz. Cross Mountain Mine, Chise Fluorspar District, Sierra County, New Mexico. 6.5 X 5.2 cm. Self-collected, from my thesis area. |
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Another view, better showing the octahedral habit of the District Fluorite. |
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Fluorite, Lookout #1 Mine, Cook's Peak, Luna County, New Mexico. 5.8 X 3 cm. Gift of Dick Jones, 1980. |
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Fluorite (octahedral). Lookout #1 Mine, Cook's Peak, Luna county, New Mexico. The octahedron is 4.5 cm across. From Dick Jones, 1980. The subtle colours displayed by these specimens is difficult to capture. |
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Same specimen, slightly different view. |
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Fluorite. Cook's Peak, Luna County, New Mexico. 5.5 X 3.0 cm. Acquired from Dick Jones in 1980. These things were abundant in the 80's, not so much today. This is a special specimen because it indicates there was a change in the temperature of the ore-forming solutions. |
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A clearer shot of the same specimen, finger for scale. The specimens from this pocket were characterized by tiny distorted (almost spinel-twinned) late stage clear crystals that grew on and near the tips of the octahedrons. |
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Here the specimen has been rolled forward to expose the obverse (ie, backside) of the specimen. Note that the darker purple octahedrons have overgrown light blue cubic fluorite, occupying what would be the 111 face for the cubes. The olde-tyme thinking was that light-colored cubic crystals indicated a lower temperature of formation while the dark octahedral crystals formed at higher temperatures. So there would have to have been an increase in the temperature of the ore-forming fluid to produce what we have here. Fluid inclusion study is called for. But someone else is going to have to provide the rock for study. Mine stays intact.... |
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A final view of the cubic "backside' of the specimen. |
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Fluorite, east side, Cross Mountain, Chise, Sierra County, New Mexico. Crystal on the left is 2.5 cm across, that on the right is 2.0 cm. |
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Fluorite, Chise, New Mexico. A little better shot of these specimens from my thesis area. |
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Ed Huskinson
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Posted: Oct 02, 2010 03:11 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - New Mexico |
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Here's some stuff from the Stephenson Bennett Mine, and a quartz from Lincoln county.
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Wulfenite 3 X 3 X 3 cm. Stephenson Bennett Mine, Organ Mountains, Dona Ana County, New Mexico. |
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Wulfenite 2.0 cm X 3.4 cm. Stephenson Bennett Mine, Organ Mountains, Dona Ana county, New Mexico. |
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Quartz, variety smoky (and twinned in the Japanese style) Lincoln County, New Mexico. Acquired from Dick Jones, 1980. The crystal is 3.2 cm tall, and is 2.5 cm at it's widest point. |
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Cerussite ("Sixling" twin) Stephenson Bennett Mine, Organ Mountains, Dona Ana County, New Mexico. Crystals ("V-twins") to over 6" are reported from this mine. This little sixling is 3mm wide. |
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strahler
Joined: 15 Feb 2009
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Location: Colorado
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Posted: Oct 02, 2010 12:31 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - New Mexico |
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Here are some pieces from a galena and white fluorite pocket I collected last year at the Blanchard Mine. The galenas have micro anglesites on them.
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Jordi Fabre
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Posted: Oct 02, 2010 13:07 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - New Mexico |
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It is so exciting see all these beauties come to the light and with so complete descriptions!
Thanks to everybody, I'm enjoying these threads a lot, please more ;-)
Jordi
PS: Texas state very soon...
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Paul Bordovsky
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Posted: Oct 03, 2010 15:55 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - New Mexico |
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Here are a few shots of the Kelly Mine, near Magdalena. These shots were taken in 2005.
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Head frame of the Kelly Mine. |
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Al Cherepon and Gordan May at the entrance to the Kelly Mine. |
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Darren
Joined: 09 Aug 2009
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Location: New Mexico
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Posted: Oct 03, 2010 21:02 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - New Mexico |
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Here are some "oddball" NM things. Hope you enjoy!!!
Darren
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Hematite rosettes, Orogrande, Otero County, NM, about 10 cm. |
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Libethinite, South Rim Pit, Tyrone Mine, Grant County, NM. About 10 cm across. |
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Libethinite, South Rim Pit, Tyrone Mine, Grant County, NM. About 10 cm across. |
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Smithsonite on Aurichalcite, Kelly Mine, Socorro County, NM. Quite nice thumbnail! |
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Azurite, Grant County, NM - nice little thumbnail! |
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Pseudomalachite on Chrysocolla pseudos of Libethinite, South Rim Pit, Tyrone Mine, Grant County, NM. Another thumbnail. |
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Libethinite (grass green) on Chrysocolla, South Rim Pit, Tyrone Mine, Grant County, NM - thumbnail. |
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Smithsonite, Kelly Mine, Socorro County, NM. Nice little thumbnail. |
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Psilomelane, Socorro County, NM. Thumbnail. |
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Andradite (heavily etched) and Quartz, Orogrande, Otero County, NM. About 10 cm. |
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Darren
Joined: 09 Aug 2009
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Location: New Mexico
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Posted: Oct 03, 2010 21:44 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - New Mexico |
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More New Mexico stuff!
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Nice Baryte miniature, Palm Park, Dona Ana County, NM. |
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Vanadinite, Fairview Claim, Dona Ana County, NM. Another view. |
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Vanadinite, Fairview Claim, Dona Ana County, NM. Another view. |
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Vanadinite, Fairview Claim, Dona Ana County, NM. This mine is still loaded with this stuff, but inaccessible to the public. Small thumbnail. |
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Quartz on Baryte, Palm Park, Dona Ana County, NM. The matrix is bladed greenish-brown Baryte. 10 cm. |
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Copper, Chino Pit, Santa Rita, Grant County, NM. About 15 cm. |
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Copper, Chino Pit, Santa Rite, Grant County, NM. About 18 cm. A few spinel twins in this one. |
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Hematite, Iron Mountain #2, Dona Ana County, NM. About 12 cm. Really nice piece for this loation. |
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VERY nice miniature Hemimorphite, Memphis Mine, Dona Ana County, NM. Most hemimorphite here are micros or thumbnails of very nice white to colorless sprays. This location is a true NM treasure! |
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Allanite-ce, from Lincoln County, NM. Sold to me for 50 cents as a quartz piece. The Allanite group is just under 1 cm. |
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"Turdrock" as my wife calls it!!!! Hematite from Iron Mountain #2, Dona Ana County, NM. About 5 cm. |
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Darren
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Location: New Mexico
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Posted: Oct 03, 2010 21:50 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - New Mexico |
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More NM.....
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One of my favorites! Calcite after Wulfenite, Stephenson-Bennett Mine, Dona Ana County, NM. About 4 cm. Collected from the dumps in 2002. |
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Baryte, Palm Park, Dona Ana County, NM. About 12 cm. |
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Quartz, San Andres Peak (near the Ben Nevis Mine), Dona Ana County, NM. There is a nice vein of this exposed at the location. The photo fails to capture just how nice these are! About 8 cm across. |
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Ed Huskinson
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Posted: Oct 04, 2010 02:06 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - New Mexico |
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Wow!! Nice specimens Darren. Thank you so much for sharing with us.
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Ed Huskinson
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Posted: Oct 04, 2010 02:08 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - New Mexico |
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PS It's good to see an example of the "rat's hair" psilomelane. Mine got squished...
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Darren
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Posted: Oct 05, 2010 08:33 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - New Mexico |
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Thanks Ed! Picked it up at Pebble Pups here in Las Cruces for all of 50 cents! The owner didn't like to deal with delicate little things and would often let them go pretty cheap! Have a good one!
Darren
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Ed Huskinson
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Posted: Oct 05, 2010 19:01 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - New Mexico |
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Pebble Pups!! Man, does that bring back memories. That place was run by Benny Fenn's brother-in-law. I think, anyway. Do you go out to Benny's at all? He and Elva are great sources for minerals.
Say, could you post a couple of photos of the backside of the specimen of quartz over / after wulfenite? I just want to see if there is a stoss side to the piece.
Thanks,
Ed
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Scott LaBorde
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Posted: Oct 15, 2010 08:18 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - New Mexico |
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Peter Megaw wrote: | Quartz on feldpsar from the Organ Mountains. Miarolitic cavities in the intrusions there produce some really wild UXTs as well |
What are UXT's?
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GneissWare
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Posted: Nov 10, 2010 19:57 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - New Mexico |
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Chino Copper with Cuprite.
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Cuprite on Copper
Chino Mine Santa Rita District Santa Rita Grant County, New Mexico United States of America
9.0 x 7.5 x 3.5 cm overall Nicely crystallized native Copper crystals to 1 cm, some spinel twins, are almost entirely covered with red Cuprite as microcrystalline crusts and cubic crystals to nearly 2 mm in size. |
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Jim Prentiss
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Posted: Nov 28, 2010 14:54 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - New Mexico |
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Hello Everyone,
I am just adding a little color to this post today.
jimp
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A little Zippeite from the JAckpot Mine, Laguna Dostrict, Cibola County, New Mexico. Field of view a little over an inch (2.54cm). |
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PetroHound
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Posted: Dec 16, 2010 21:06 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - New Mexico |
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I'll be in Lincoln Co. NM this winter and I was looking at some of the mines there on mindat, is it possible I could visit some of these mines? I've noticed some are only accessable by private roads? Any idea on how an amateur could go finding some minerals on his own?
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Topher
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Posted: Dec 17, 2010 00:24 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - New Mexico |
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Jesse Fisher wrote: |
Fluorite on Quartz, Blanchard Mine, Harrisonburg District, 5x5x3 cm overall size
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Wow that is realy neat! -> https://www.mineral-forum.com/message-board/files/f136_405.jpg
I don't know much about what is rare or hard to find but that is good looking.
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Joaquin Montoro
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Posted: Dec 17, 2010 02:40 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - New Mexico |
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A curiosity...
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Wood fossilized replaced by Chalcocite Nacimiento Mine, Rio Arriba Co., New Mexico, USA 11x9x4 cm. |
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