Super X Turquoise: Field Guide to the First Mine North of Indian Creek
Part of the Turquoise Mines field guides and The Southwest Jewelry Guide.
Joe Dan and Joe P. Lowry’s 2010 book places the Super X mine north of Indian Creek in Lander County, Nevada. Every statement below is quoted or paraphrased from that book, with page numbers, so you can check each one. The book was published in 2010; anything described as current describes 2010.
What Lowry recorded
According to Lowry (2010, p. 240), in 1939-40 Ted and Harold Johnson and Dick Edgar found crumbled nuggets of float and followed them to the deposit, the first mine in an area that later developed many turquoise-producing mines. [1]
According to Lowry (2010, p. 240), the mine lies north of Indian Creek in Lander County and was named after the Super X Dynamite Company. [1]
According to Lowry (2010, p. 240), the original working was a cut 12 feet deep, 50 feet long and 20 feet wide, with an initial production of about 300 pounds. [1]
According to Lowry (2010, pp. 240-241), many pre-1975 miners called Super X the best turquoise ever mined in Nevada, yet most modern miners and collectors know very little about it. [1]
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Sources
- Lowry, Joe Dan, and Joe P. Lowry. Turquoise: The World Story of a Fascinating Gemstone. Layton, UT: Gibbs Smith, 2010. Cited by printed page. Statements describe conditions as of 2010.