| Minerals, Collecting, and Value across the U.S.-Mexico Border TRACKING GLOBALIZATION Robert J. Foster... Minerals, Collecting, and Value across the U.S.-Mexico Border elizabeth emma ferry Indiana University...Minerals, collecting, and value across the U.S.-Mexico border / Elizabeth Emma Ferry. pages cm — (Tracking...States. 2. Minerals—Collection and preservation—Mexico. 3. Rock collectors. 4. Mineral industries—Social...industries—Social aspects. 5. United States—Commerce—Mexico. 6. _Mexico_—Commerce—United States. I. Title. QE392.5.U5F47 |
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(2020) Mineral Collections in Arizona - II. The Mineralogical Record Vol. 51 (1.1) The Mineralogical Record, Inc. |
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| silver, 3.2 cm, from the Santa Cruz mine, Durango, Mexico. Collected by Arthur L. Flagg, ca. 1910, when...CongresoLeón mine, San Pedro Corralitos, Chihuahua, Mexico. Jeff Scovil photo. Quartz on chrysocolla, 13...the Kelly mine, Magdalena, Socorro County, New Mexico. Jeff Scovil photo. Calcite (cobalt-rich), 16...Hemimorphite, 12 cm, from Guadalupe Victoria, Durango, Mexico. Jeff Scovil photo. (below) Smithsonite, 12...12 cm, from the El Refugio mine, Choix, Sinaloa, Mexico. Jeff Scovil photo. 14 Supplement to The Mineralogical |
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Moore, Thomas P. (2016, August 10th) What's New in the Mineral World? 44. The Mineralogical Record, Inc. |
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| cherished products of the Ojuela mine at Mapimí, Durango, Mexico: of the several styles of “old” fluorite...fluorite, 4 cm, from the Ojuela mine, Mapimí, Durango, Mexico. Andy Seibel Minerals specimen and photo...galena, 5.3 cm, from the Ojuela mine, Mapimí, Durango, Mexico. Andy Seibel Minerals specimen and photo...recently from the Milpillas mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico. Milpillas cuprite specimens seen up to now have...6 cm, from the Milpillas mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico. Geokrazy Minerals specimen; Isaias Casanova photo |
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Moore, Thomas P. (2020, June 6th) What's New in the Mineral World? 56. The Mineralogical Record, Inc. |
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| quartz pseudomorphs after anhydrite with hyalite opal, from a site called Rumipata, Ichuña, General Sánchez...========= Quartz after anhydrite with hyalite opal coating, 6.9 cm, Rumipata, Ichuña, General Sánchez...the Rey y Reina mine, Charcas, San Luis Potosí, Mexico. Before 2008 nifontovite wasn’t just rare but,...the Rey y Reina mine, Charcas, San Luis Potosí, Mexico. Dave Bunk Minerals specimen and photo. 9 ==... from the Amelia mine, Boleo, Baja California, Mexico. Ex Rich Olsen collection. Dave Bunk Minerals specimen |
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Pohwat, Paul W. (2015) Connoisseur's Choice: Aragonite. Rocks & Minerals, 90 (2) 164-175 doi:10.1080/00357529.2015.997155 |
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| twins are rarely found. Associated minerals include opal, quartz, hornblende, and forsterite (Filippi and...Berman, and Frondel [1951] as Hiltano; D). In New Mexico aragonite is found associated with calcite and...shown that most of this aragonite is intergrown with opal and calcite (Eckel 1997). Dolomite pseudomorphs...associated with opal in specimens from Sulfur Banks, Lake County (D). Occurrences in Mexico include colorless...have been found in the Ojuela mine, Mapimí, Municipio de Mapimí, Durango. Specimens have been found associated |
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(2013, October 19th) The Hoppel Collection of Fine Minerals Auction 2. Heritage Nature & Science Auction 5141. Heritage Auctions |
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| Eulalia District, Mun. de Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico While not the largest Hemimorphite on record, the...TOURMALINE Var. “BUERGERITE” Mesquitic, San Luis Potosí, Mexico That “Buergerite” is a form of Tourmaline, there...and LOTHARMEYERITE Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Mun. de Mapimí, Durango, Mexico Some of the minerals found in the...Los Lamentos, Mun. de Villa Ahumada, Chihuahua, Mexico The Wulfenite from Los Lamentos has been an essential... Elk Mountain District, San Miguel County, New Mexico, USA Monazite: a Rare-Earth phosphate mineral is |
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(2014, May 4th) The Hoppel Collection of Fine Minerals & Gems Auction 3. Heritage Nature & Science Auction 5168. Heritage Auctions |
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| bygone era. • Amethyst from Las Vigas, Veracruz, Mexico that has exceptional aesthetics, color, and composition...del Rio District, Mun. de Batopilas, Chihuahua, Mexico Set in a location in the remote Barranca del Cobre... Mun. de Cucurpe, Sonora, Mexico The San Francisco Mine in Sonora, Mexico started out as a gold mine...Sierra de los Lamentos, Mun. de Ahumada, Chihuahua, Mexico The best known Mexican Wulfenites are the almost...Eulalia District, Mun. de Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico A simple cubic Fluorite with light purple ‘phantom’ |
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(2017) Afghan Pegmatites. The Mineralogical Record Vol. 48 (5) The Mineralogical Record, Inc. |
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| Hydroxylherderite Lepidolite Microcline Muscovite Opal (hyalite) Petalite Pollucite Quartz Schorl Spodumene...Microcline Montmorillonite Muscovite Nanpingite Natrolite Opal (hyalite) Petalite Pezzottaite Pollucite Quartz...and there were cases with wonderful things from Mexico, Australia, and Tsumeb, and there was an array...from the San Judas chimney, Ojuela mine, Mapimí, Durango, Mexico. Frederic Escaut specimen; Jeff Scovil...famous, 400-year-old Ojuela mine, Mapimí, Durango, Mexico. As our “Mexico II” issue (September–October 2003) |
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(2018, May 5th) Exclusively from the Central Coast Collection. Heritage Nature & Science Auction 5386. Heritage Auctions |
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| Chondrite (Type III) Pueblito de Allende, Chihuahua, Mexico (26° 58’N, 105° 19’W) Witnessed Fall: February...Chondrite (Type III) Pueblito de Allende, Chihuahua, Mexico (26° 58’N, 105° 19’W) Witnessed Fall: February...system. The Allende ireball fell over Chihuahua, Mexico in 1969 providing a large amount of material for...Meteorite Ordinary Chondrite (H4) Wilton Rural Municipality, Saskatchewan, Canada (52°59.76’N, 109°50.89’W)...com/5386 72076 Orange Calcite Sphere Stone Source: Mexico With its citrus hue and white banding, this sphere |
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(2020) Mineral Collections in Texas III. The Mineralogical Record Vol. 51 (6.1) The Mineralogical Record, Inc. |
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| 5.5-mm view, from the Ojuela mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico (#1001). Michael Michayluk photo. Supplement...Dallas Mineral Collecting Symposium, and to the New Mexico Mineral Symposium, where I could further my knowledge...quartz crystals to 14.4 cm, from Lincoln County, New Mexico. Jeff Scovil photo. 16 Supplement to The Mineralogical...Carlos mine, Municipio Manuel Benevides, Chihuahua, Mexico. Tom Spann photo. 18 Supplement to The Mineralogical...Erupción-Ahumada mine, Sierra de Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico. Joe Budd photo. Pyromorphite, 7 cm, from the |
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(2011, June 12th) Heritage Nature & Science Auction 6071. Heritage Auctions |
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| Ranging from Alaska all the way down to central Mexico, the Black Bear is one of North America’s most...del Rio District, Mun. de Batopilas, Chihuahua, Mexico Deep in the Barranca country of Chihuahua lie the...Kelly Mine, Magdalena District, Socorro Co., New Mexico, USA In the cozy world of mineral collecting, Kelly... 49157 CUPRIAN ADAMITE Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Mun. de Mapimí, Durango, Mexico Over the last three or four decades...Sierra de Los Lamentos, Mun. de Ahumada, Chihuahua, Mexico There is hardly a mineral collection that does |
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(2015, June 7th) The Gerhard Wagner Collection - Tourmalines & Fine Minerals Part 1. Heritage Nature & Science Auction 6150. Heritage Auctions |
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| 2015 | 12:00 PM CT 73 BRUMADO Brumado is a municipality in the Northeastern state of Bahia. Home to...seat of Goiabeira, it is legally located in the municipality of Conselheiro Pena due to complex municipal...heavily striated, and there appears to by some Hyalite Opal at the base. There is a tiny area of contact on...yellow groups of Hyalite Opal on the bottom of the piece. Under UV light, the Opal fluoresces a brilliant...#6150 |
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(2019, May 17th) Heritage Nature & Science Auction 6016. Heritage Auctions |
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| District, Chupadera Mountains, Socorro Co., New Mexico This hydrothermally-formed goethite and hematite-glazed...District, Chupadera Mountains, Socorro Co., New Mexico Goethite is an iron ore known since prehistoric... 41026 ADAMITE Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Mun. de Mapimí, Durango, Mexico From the premier collection of... 41027 ADAMITE Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Mun. de Mapimí, Durango, Mexico This classic 1970’s specimen has...CREEDITE Navidad Mine, Rodeo, Mun. de Rodeo, Durango, Mexico This very large ball of radiating, bright orange |
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(2019) Mineral Collections in the Pacific Northwest. The Mineralogical Record Vol. 50 (5.1) The Mineralogical Record, Inc. |
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| December 1932, offering specimens from Washington and opal from Nevada, from his home address in Spokane. In...article with Henry Dake in Rocks & Minerals entitled “Opal from the Columbia Plateau.” He was President of...Cerro de la Concordia, Piedra Parada, Veracruz, Mexico. Ex Dan Kennedy collection. Amethyst with hematite...2 cm, from the Milpillas mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico. Jeff Scovil photo. (top left) Smithsonite, 14...Kelly mine, Magdalena district, Socorro County, New Mexico. Ex Jim and Dawn Minette collection; Jeff Scovil |
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(2014, August) Rock & Gem Vol. 44 (8) Trimbach Media |
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| was underground in the Naica mine in Chihuahua, Mexico, where huge selenite crystals are found. The type...suitcases bursting with new parcels of Australian opal from the famous opalfields around Coober Pedy. These...new gemmy material now available. There are new opal listings on our website that range from $25.00 per...Turkey Ridge…bought a lovely parcel of gem grade opal from the Seekamps: Sam, Tim and father Colin. THE...from Lithuania, iron-nickel meteorites from Russia, opal from Australia, and obsidian from Arizona. The Mineral |
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(2013, June 2nd) The Hoppel Collection of Fine Minerals Auction 1. Heritage Nature & Science Auction 5110. Heritage Auctions |
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| including Roebling specimen R101, a Virgin Valley Opal with purity of color and rainbow flash that is unparalleled... 87010 ADAMITE Mina Ojuela, Municipio de Mapimí, Durango, Mexico Established in 1598, the Mina Ojuela has...(Sierra de Los Lamentos), Mun. de Ahumada, Chihuahua, Mexico Historic can be applied to this classic and brilliantly...Magdalena, Magdalena District, Socorro Co., New Mexico, USA This botryoidal Aurichalcite specimen has...Santa Eulalia, Mun. de Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico So many minerals are often first researched, analyzed |
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(2017, November) Rock & Gem Vol. 47 (11) Beckett Media |
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| MINERAL CORNUCOPIA 24 Collectors find variety in New Mexico. By Mark Leatherman 36 ARSENIC FAMILY MINERALS...finest—have come from the Milpillas mine, in Sonora, Mexico. Actual mining of this deep deposit started in...rockngem.com OPAL SPECIAL: WOSM-1OZ AND WOSM-2OZ: EXTREMELY BRIGHT GEMMY WELO OPAL IN 1-3 GRAM (5-15...SIZED WELO OPAL CABOCHONS OR CARVINGS. THIS PARCEL IS A MIX OF AA AND AAA GRADE WELO OPAL. WOSM-1OZ IS...IS A 1 OUNCE (31.1 GRAM) LOT OF ROUGH WELO _OPAL_…$299.00. WOSM-2OZ IS A 2 OUNCE DISCOUNTED LOT…$550.00 |
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(2019, August 26th) The Rock H. Currier Collection of Fine Minerals. Heritage Nature & Science Auction 5445. Heritage Auctions |
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| early 1900’s; a Stephanite from Arizpe, Sonora, Mexico, possibly the worlds inest, according to people...and Canada and started acquiring specimens from Mexico and, shortly, from the rest of the world. In his...........................................36 New Mexico .............................................................................................80 Mexico .................................................Capitan District, Capitan Mts, Lincoln Co., New Mexico, USA “A small perfect lat “closed form” Japan law |
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(2022, May) Capelinha!. The Mineralogical Record Vol. 53 (3) The Mineralogical Record, Inc. |
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| Phoenix Mineral & Mining Associates, Inc., and mined opal at Virgin Valley, Nevada for two summers, subleasing...on his work there in ExtraLapis English No. 10, _Opal_—The Phenomenal Gem, 2007). He also operated a retail...source in the Capelinha area, located in the municipality of Minas Novas, about 35 km (as the crow flies)...of the Araçuaí River. There, still within the municipality of Capelinha, the Lavra da Conceição stands...In the Lavra do Arrependido, in the current municipality of Angelândia (formerly a district of Capelinha |
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(2008) American Mineral Treasures Issue. The Mineralogical Record Vol. 39 (3) The Mineralogical Record, Inc. |
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| east-central Arizona near the boundary with New Mexico. Copper deposits were discovered there in 1865...from the Magdalena District, Socorro County, New Mexico Chapter authors and showcase organizers: Robert...blue-green smithsonite on top. Specimen owners New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources Rice Northwest...Virgil W. Lueth, Ph.D., New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources, New Mexico Institute of Mining Technology...Technology, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, New Mexico 87801, Email: vwlueth@nmt.edu Visit the National Friends |
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(2019) Almaden!. The Mineralogical Record Vol. 50 (1) The Mineralogical Record, Inc. |
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| prospects are as follows: Almadén mine Within the municipality of Almadén, below the village of the same name...slab from the Graphic mine, Socorro County, New Mexico, which now resides in my wife Lorraine’s collection...legrandite mined at the Ojuela mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico. Sprays and single crystals sit in etched pockets...New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources Museum, located on the campus of the New Mexico Institute...Institute of Mining and Technology in Socorro, New Mexico. Having visited this museum during our 2016 cross-country |
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(2017) N'Chwaning!. The Mineralogical Record Vol. 48 (1) The Mineralogical Record, Inc. |
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| some dealers bring interesting minerals up from Mexico. And as for the “Main Show,” i.e. the Denver Gem...the Intrepid Potash East mine near Carlsbad, New Mexico, and a few years ago he wrote the article on that...twins at Mina Tiro Estrella, Lincoln County, New Mexico. Tim Hanson’s short article on Mina Tiro Estrella...matrix, 8 cm, from the Ojuela mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico. Dennis Beals (Xtal) specimen; Christi Cramer...from the great and famous Ojuela mine, Mapimí, Durango, Mexico, showing sharp cuboctahedral galena crystals |
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(2010, June 6th) Heritage Nature & Science Auction 6042. Heritage Auctions |
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| Region, Veracruz, Mexico The mountainous interior of the state of Veracruz in Mexico boasts one of the...AMETHYST) Piedra Parada, Mun. de Tatatila, Veracruz, Mexico Limpid, lustrous and possessed of the kind of purple...Kelly Mine, Magdalena District, Socorro Co., New Mexico, USA If you ask a seasoned mineral collector, “Where...chances are the material from the Kelly Mine in New Mexico will be in the top three and that’s being conservative...Cananea, Sonora, Mexico 49040 AZURITE CRYSTALS From a recent find in Sonora, Mexico, comes this brilliantly |
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(2009) January - February 2009. The Mineralogical Record Vol. 40 (1) The Mineralogical Record, Inc. |
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| minerals, mining artifacts, Mackay silver New Mexico Bureau of Tellus: Northwest Georgia Mines & Mineral...(505) 835-5325 E-mail: beveleth@gis.nmt.edu New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place Socorro, NM 87801 Hours:...Hours: 8–5 M–F, 10–3 Sat., Sun Specialties: New Mexico minerals, mining artifacts, worldwide minerals Arizona-Sonora...dollars. A similar example is the Ojuela Mine at Mapimí, Mexico. Again, for generations, this base metal mine...Juan Poniente lugar of the Ojuela mine, Mapimí, Durango, Mexico (see the Tucson Show report in May–June |
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(2012, Fall/Autumn) The Picking Table Vol. 53 (2) The Franklin-Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society |
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| and a fine citrine quartz from San Luis Potosí, Mexico. The Greipels’ second case, titled “Metals,” showed...as stunning rainbow obsidian from Guadalajara, Mexico. Two vases made of polychrome serpentine from Taiwan...goethite filled with hemimorphite crystals from Mapimí, Mexico, reminded me of a large row of alligator teeth...grouping of a large Challenger Cave, Nuevo Léon, Mexico, calcite cleavage with a piece of brilliant red...“Long Wave Classics” included a bright green hyalite opal from Spruce Pine, North Carolina; a red- and orangefluorescing |
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