 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | CONNECTICUT Mineral Locality Index Although many sites in Connecticut are no longer open to collectors...H. WEBER 1172 West L a k e Avenue Guilford, Connecticut 06437-1342 E A R L E C. SULLIVAN 17 R o c k y...y R i d g e D r i v e T r u m b u l l , Connecticut 06611-5326 T his locality index is meant to serve...collectors. More often than not, collecting in Connecticut is no longer per mitted. Many of the localities...effort has been made to list a l l localities in Connecticut, a small state that is big on mineralization |  | | Book (edition) | | mmed at Broken Arrow aud Trout creek, in Sc. Clair county. The strata in this field are more faulted und...prong of Canoe creek, in St. Clair county, to Ha\sop creek, in Bibb county, a distance of 60 miles. Down to...to Helena, in Shelby county, the field has an average width of 5 or 6 miles. Below that point the width...miles being in the latitud" of Blocton, in Bibb county. The south ern end of this field has a greater...Jefferson county; Helena, Montevallo, and Brierfield, Shelby county; and at Blocion. Bibb county. The Warrior |  | | Book (edition) | | THE MINERAL LOCALITIES OF CONNECTICUT AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK * «-• r ** K* ysf^ :' •'’S >- n...250 SPECIES iBooks by Ronald Everett Januzzi CONNECTICUT MINERALS ON PARADE NEW YORK STATE MINERALS ON...THE MINERALOGICAL PRESS 83 Elm Street Danbury. Connecticut IIOIPW MINERALS ON PARAt>E F.tMSTltIP* THREE...to enrich our knowledge of the mineralogy of Connecticut: James Dwight Dana Samuel L. Penfield Edward...Minerals from the Principal Localities in Western Connecticut and Southeastern New York State............. |  | | Report (volume) | | Colorado.........Prof. R. D. George, Boulder. Connecticut..... .Prof. William N. Rice, Middletown. Prof...See Bauxite and Hallpysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found...commercial quantity or quality. Asphalt. Colbert County, small quantity has been shipped from near Leighton;...following localities: Bibb County, Pratts Ferry; Calhoun County, near Tampa; Clay County, T. 20, Pv. 7 E.; Jefferson...Jefferson County, at Elyton; Lee County, at Chewacla lime works; St. Clair County, at Gfeensport; Shelby |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | University of the District of Columbia 4200 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20008 INTRODUCTION...unfinished flood-control project is underway. Arlington County has preserved this small sec tion of the watershed...pyrrhotite, schorl (black tourmaline), actinolite, and sphalerite. Permission to collect must be obtained from... STOP 6: MAFIC AND SIALIC IGNEOUS INTRUSIONS (Stafford Quadrangle) Aquia Creek splits two distinct rock...O U S A Q U I A C R E E K S A N D S T O N E {Stafford Quadrangle) Aquia Creek sandstone was a popular |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | specimen sent you recently. It was found in Coosa County, Ala., near Rockford. You have my permission to...search of area could possibly locate more xls." CONNECTICUT — "Thought you might like having one of Ralph's...found this cluster of quartz crystals in Stafford Springs (Tolland Co.), Conn., while digging in the gravel...Brown Ave., Terre Haute, Ind. I O W A — From Marion County, Iowa, we have an interesting specimen consisting...a road cut on a new construction job in Lincoln County, Me., on Rt. 1, bypassing the towns of Newcastle |  | | Book | | including gold in a state forest in central Connecticut last spring. Moreover, similar gold deposits...11ne 2; ••• Amph1bo1ite--see Bolton, Worcester County M1nera1 Loca11t1es. page 85 ••• 11.8 3~ter cerium...•••••••••••••••••'.' •.••.•••• 2--6 Barn.table County ro •• il Localiti ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••...Localit1e•••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 21 Br1.tol County Mineral Localit1 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••...24--25 Dukes County Mineral Loeal1tiea •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 26--21 Duk •• County Fo.sil Loeal1tie |  | | Report (volume) | | ........................................... Connecticut................................................See Bauxite and Halloysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found...commercial quantity or quality. Asphalt. Colbert County, small quantity has been shipped from near Leighton;...following localities : Bibb County, Pratts Ferry; Calhoun County, near Tampa; Clay County, T. 20 S., R. 7 E.;...; Jefferson County, at Ely ton; Lee County, at Chewacla lime works"; St. Clair County, at Greensport; |  | | Journal (issue) | | 1865 through the early 1920's and Prince William, Stafford, Louisa, and Carroll counties were the scene of...Virginia dropped off until the Gossan mine in Carroll County was the only producer. Large-scale production ceased...DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES PYRITE-PRINCE WILLIAM, STAFFORD, AND LOUISA COUNTIES The general geology of the...ore bodies that were mined in Prince William, Stafford, and Louisa counties is very similar, so that...of Dumfries on Quantico Creek in Prince William County (Figure 1). It was opened m 1889 but did not attain |  | | Report (volume) | | section showing rings of sphalerite in cherty quartz from Barren mine, Jackson County; B, Polished surface...surface of sphalerite from Mineral Harbor prospect, North Santiam district. _ _ _ 24 5. A, B, Polished surface...district; B, from Grand Cove prospect, Jackson County._____ 24 8. Thin sections of vein matter: A, From...dioritic intrusive bodies, QuartzviHe district, Linn County.____________________________________________ 19...22. Sketches of levels of Buzzard mine, Jackson County ___________ FIGUBE 1. Sketch of underground workings |  | | Journal (issue) | | ................................. 291 THREE CONNECTICUT LOCALITIES. By Wilbur /. Elwell ........ 298...this trip. ROCKS AND MINERALS 298 THREE CONNECTICUT LOCALITIES Re GI By WILBUR J. ELWEU, Danbury...Conn. The hurricane and flood which swept over Connecticut, a few years ago, did considerable damage. Trees...its 196 people (1 930) census in Tolland County, northeastern Connecticut, there was once the attractive...of Precambrian schists, the oldest rocks in Connecticut. In the road cut through these schists iolite |  | | Report (issue) | | C. A. Michael. COLD NUGGET FROM SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY: Longest dimension approximately 13 cm., photograph...updated “check list” just alluded to, (2) a county-by-county listing of the minerals, and (3) resumes of...Tctradymitc Argcntite Chalcocite Bornitc Galena Sphalerite (Christophitc) Chalcopyritc Wurtzite Greenockite...(Haydcnitc) 9 Virginia Mineral Localities by County This list is included for possible aid in planning...listed only* if localities arc given for them. The county lists do not include com mon rock-making materials |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | trip to Mifflin County. Member Bob Cox of the Rock and Min eral Club of Lower Bucks County, Fairless Hills... celestite, strontianite, strontian-calcite, sphalerite, galena, pyrite and black chert; aragonite from... Vass, viewed the Eastern goal of the Tompkins County Gem and Federation program, from Junk to Mineral...recent field trip Jewelry. - - - - The Lincoln County Gem to Portland Point Quarry. - - - - The and Mineral...ium, Greece. Member Sonja Bieler held The Bergen County Mineralogy and a pre-meeting session on Cleavage |  | | Journal (issue) | | .............. 591 THE LEAD MINES OF HAMPSHIRE COUNTY, MASS. By E. C. Foster ···-···594 ~NERAL COLLEC11NG...... ......... . .... 610 DIAMOND LEDGE, WEST STAFFORD, CONN. By Peter Z odac.................... 611...ROCKS AND MINERALS THE LEAD MINES OF HAMPSHIRE COUNTY, MASS. By EDWARD C. FOSTER Instructor of Science...Hampshire County are easily reached by car from Northampton, Massachusetts. Northampton, county seat of...of Hampshire County, is situated on the west bank of the Connecticut River and east of a region of hills |  | | Journal (issue) | | TeHurium Sulphur Dinmond Gra1,hitc GOLD Albemarle County.-"Streaks" occur in quartz veins in slate belt...east of South western Mt. (ll. 8). Buckingham County.-A placer gold specimen about 7 x 10 x 17 mm. which...collections of the Smithsonian Institution. Culpeper County.-Two specimens with flakes of gold up to 1 cm....collections of the Smithsonian Institution. Dinwiddie County.-Two specimens from the Whitehall Mine with gold...error and should refer to Spotsylvania County.) Fairfax County.-A specimen of gold with galena in quartz |  | | Journal (issue) | | veins of Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and North Carolina.... Maine; Chesterfield, Massachusetts; San Diego County, California; Colorado and New Mexico. 6 ROCKS...muscovite crystals from Brooks Fann, Cleveland County, North Carolina. ~ TABLE 1.-MICA-GROUP MINERALS...in a dolomite from near Bonneterre, St. Francis County, Missouri ; in the Mesabi district of Minnesota;...Placerville, El Dorado County. Also reported from Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colorado, and at .Kalgoorlie |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Diamond Mines, at (or near) Murfreesboro, Pike County, Arkansas. At the mines, I was kindly given permission...Colo. CONNECTICUT—Dark brown sharp xls of staurolite in mica schist occur at Stafford, Tolland Co., Conn...how he pinpoints his findings: It is in Somerset County near Great Moose Pond on the banks of Goodwins...locally as Pebbley Beach. Cohasset is in Norfolk County on the south shore of Massachusetts Bay, about...1951, about 12 miles southeast of Ely, St. Louis County, Minnesota—south of Birch Lake. The minerals include |  | | Book | | CONNECTICUT mmES MINERALS V Tourmaline Crystal from Haddam, Connecticut John Hiller, Jr. Hillers CryctaLShop...- CRYSTALS NOT PISTOLS K c^oi c3— A r CONNECTICUT MINES AND MINERALS published privately l i...Shelton, Connecticut I DEDICATION This book is dedicated to the mineral clubs of Connecticut, Continued...1971, John Hiller, Jr, 3 Peters Lane Shelton, Connecticut II CONTENTS 3. 5, l i 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11...24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. Connecticut Mineral Clubs Cleaning and Trimming Oxalic Acid |  | | Journal (issue) | | into a later newsletter. Mineral of the month: Sphalerite ............. p. 2 Club auction program details.... p. 19 Mineral of the Month Sphalerite by Sue Marcus Sphalerite (zinc sulfide, or ZnS) is relatively...there are few chemical complications. Admittedly, sphalerite does have several varieties: Marmatite is the...from mineral dealers and other collectors. Also, sphalerite is most commonly brown or cinnamon-colored, so...abundant and available during its formation, sphalerite might grade into alabandite (MnS). If there was |  | | Report (issue) | | -ulpeper, Fair{ax, Fauquier, Orange, Prince Wi11iam, Stafford' and Spolsylrrania counties. The general geological...Granites and quartz rnonzonites, etc. (cont,d) Stafford Store quartz p.,\cE monzonite 40 40 Occurrence...characters . Microscopic characters Pegmatitc from Stafford Store quartz_monzonite C)ccurre'ce \,Iegascopic...and prospects ..................... Culpeper County Culpeper mine . 67 6? 6? 68 oo 6g ...... j....Gold mir-res and prospects (continued) Culpeper County (continued) Morgana mine PAGE ............. |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | second spec, was altered smithsonite on altered sphalerite on matrix. Over all this was a layer of drusy...that it occurred in Africa, Connecticut, New Hampshire (at Center Stafford), and finally it has been found...REFERENCE Schooner, Richard, "The Mineralogy of Connecticut," Fluorescent House, Branford, Conn., 1961. Jones...Jones, Robert W., "The Luminescent Minerals of Connecticut", Fluorescent House, Branford, Conn., 2nd éd |  | | Book (volume) | | .........................................94 Connecticut ..............................................................548 Table of Maps Page Alabama County Map ...................................................................................4 Alaska County and Stream Map ......................................................................22 Arizona County Map ................................................................................49 Arkansas County Map .......................................... |  | | Report (volume) | | covering early Mesozoic geology of M assachusetts, Connecticut, New jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia , Maryland...offshore early Mesozoic geology of Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland...appropriate, the applicable early Mesozoic basin, State, county, or 7 1/2minute USGS topographic quadrangle covered...the State are cited. More than one basin, State, county, or quadrangle may appear for an entry. A State...C.-S.C.) Deep River (N.C.) Durham (N.C.) Davie County (N.C.) Dan River and Danville (N.C.-Va.) Scottsburg |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Occurrence in Carroll County, Georgia" (November/December 1988). Banks County 184 ROCKS & MINERALS...Bentley provided many of the photographs. Baldwin County Milledgeville district—between the State Sanitarium...243 near the Baldwin-Wilkerson County line: kaolinite (Martin and Stafford, 1972). Cheatham property—Route...property—Route 3, Commerce, 4.8 km from the Jackson County line, 8 km east of Commerce on S.R. 59, and 0.8 km...[University of Calgary] at 09:55 07 August 2017 Barrow County Arnold mine—1.6 km northeast of Statham, near the |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | on silversmithing Member Bob Culver of the Wayne County Gem and Mineral Club, Marion, found a "fair sized"...and now Superintendent of all mu seums in Nassau County, spoke with the Long Island Mineral and Geology... Heun and Mr. and Mrs. Gavin Taylor The Bergen County Mineralogy and Paleontology Society, Paramus, is...is now employed as a Geologist in Atlanta. Tom Stafford and Rixey Kelly are the new field trip team. Wood's...Prim, Field Trip Chairman of the Imperial Polk County Gem and Mineral Society. His answer: "Shark teeth |
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