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Crystalline copper "feather" from Itauz Mine, Kazakhstan, an example of a photo from the Mindat database. Mindat.org is a non-commercial interactive online database covering minerals around the world. Originally created by Jolyon Ralph as a private project in 1993, it was launched as a community-editable website in October 2000.
(1936) Map of the Western Australian goldfields and mineral fields 1936 [cartographic material]/ Mines Department of Western Australia. Scale [ca.1:550 000]. [ca. 1" = 10 miles]. (E 112° -- E 123°/S 020° -- S 036°) Shows state batteries, telegraph lines and stock routes. Battye accession number 002306.
The Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia (CME) is the peak organisation for mining businesses and employers in Western Australia (WA). The Coolgardie Chamber of Mines building, circa 1900, when the chamber merged with its counterpart in Kalgoorlie. It originated with previous bodies that emerged during the 1890s in the Goldfields ...
Washington state is a hotbed for minerals, gemstones, crystals and fossils, making the Evergreen state a popular site for rockhounding. Whether in an official group or going solo, rockhounding is ...
Prior to the Atlas series, there were dated maps without text or indexes.. 1906 [2] The 1906 map created by Maitland Brown was a major accomplishment to tie in the range of mineral fields and administrative issues regarding mining in the state, when technology had not conquered distances and logistic issues in updating information about discoveries or mines.
This list includes those recognised minerals beginning with the letters W and X.The International Mineralogical Association is the international group that recognises new minerals and new mineral names; however, minerals discovered before 1959 did not go through the official naming procedure, although some minerals published previously have been either confirmed or discredited since that date.
Rockhounding is legal in Washington for certain materials. The material guidelines will depend on where you are: on federal land, land managed by the Department of Natural Resources or private land.
The 'IMA database of mineral properties' (rruff.info/ima) has 173 species with 'not an IMA approved mineral' tag, some are an intermediate member of a solid solution series, others are "recently" discredited minerals. [4] I – intermediate member of a solid-solution series. H – hypothetical mineral (synthetic, anthropogenic, etc.)