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| investment necessary to produce and publish such an index were beyond our resources at that time. We... as it turned out, by the Friends of Mineralogy, an independent non-profit organization. In 1985 the...then-president Mike Graben, compiled and published an index of volumes 1-14. This index has proven invaluable...information b Book review c Crystal morphology information d Crystal drawing ff Continues on following...order. In those cases where the same person is both an author and a subject of articles, the authored articles |
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| including mines, mineral showings, deposits, and pegmatite fields. DATA SOURCES, PROCESSING, AND ACCURACY...during the compilation of this table are marked with an "*". The descriptions of the starred locations, consisting...reference list of the 1977 publication, there is an author listed as "Abdullah, S.", but there is no...publication. The table is divided into 3 parts; Pegmatite Fields, Named Sites & Deposits, and Sites and...Deposit or District Name Province Latitude Longitude Commodity(s) Type of Deposit Status Host Rock Age Host |
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| vugs of crystalline talc. Easily the best extant crystal, a doubly terminated floater found in a talc vug...Mount Malosa, Chilwa alkaline province, Zomba district. "Illite" is the name of a series of incompletely...COLUMBIA Ice River complex. The Ice River complex is an intrusive body of alkaline igneous rocks where sodalite...Discm•t•ries, /960--20/ 5 ONTARIO Bentley Lake Road occurrence, Faraday Township, Hastings County. In fall 1994...Shelley Lambert extracted excellent loose ilmenite crystal clusters from a calcite vein-dike digging site |
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| the structure, and of lore. Christian the crystal color. lan- signif- chemical optical properties...Egypt the part is anywhere an beryl deposits, of fine crystal Sinkankas has in the literature...Poisons and Venomous Bites, Pregnancy, 127 Austria, Vision and Diseases of the Epilepsy, 124 Russia...90 Emerald Lore in Colombia and Peru, 5. 93 Crystal Structure Chemical Composition of and Beryl...Treatment for Cabochons, Australia, 363 331 Austria, Beryl Carvings, 332 Faceted Gems, and Gems |
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| great changes of emphasis in mineral collecting and an unforeseen growth in the number of collectors. Mineral...recognition as objects of beauty and merit, and colorful crystal In the this Field clusters are now regarded as...Africa, and Asia have become significant sources. An increasing recognition of investment values in fine...carefully preserved to arrive on a dealer's shelf in an unblemished state. Would that the old-time miners...common can't-be-bothered attitude can be replaced by an enlightened recognition of the operators' public |
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| presentations. The accepted abstracts follow. THE OCCURRENCE OF UNEXPECTED ELEMENTS IN THE STETTIN COMPLEX...zinnwaldite, was described by Weidman (1907) from a pegmatite located in the SW¼NW¼ 188 ROCKS & MINERALS Rochester...in a small pegmatite outcropping along Woodland Drive; tainiolite in the Ravine pegmatite on the west...spectroscopy]); tainiolite in a syenite pegmatite from a farmer’s rock pile on the north side of Evergreen...prospect, a failed attempt to mine U from a Th-rich pegmatite (DCPS). However, much of the Li in rocks of the |
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| p SSS=S== ° ra Q . ° We . . ° . A . . Der . . e . ar ° . . . ote . . he a . Gc ...Sedimentary rocks Igneous rocks Met (ie BR hic rock atie Places) Plutonic rocks Digitized by the...minerals have been added and the localities of occurrence have been updated and expanded. The special uranium...uranium section that was added as a separate feature to an earlier edition is now incorporated into the mineral...properly belongs. The chemical tests continue to be an important feature of this guide. Many new color photographs |
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| formula, allegiance to a mineral group, symmetry and crystal structure as well as the strongest X-ray powder...and opaque minerals. More attention is paid to crystal habit or aggregate development and their sizes...species must contain chemical formula, structure (crystal system, space group, and unit cell dimensions)...groups: The number of new mineral species may grow as an avalanche, flooding the mineral population with tens...lepidolite, wolfrarnite). In many cases, minerals have an intermediate composition between theoretical end-members |
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| than the usual find. In the preparation of this book an attempt has been made to simplify the identification...piece of equipment for the study of mineralogy and an extremely rapid means of distinguishing between some...minerals. Used in this way, ultraviolet light becomes an essential addition to the collector’s equipment....are not, in the main, remarkable museum specimens. An attempt has been made in most cases to select specimens...about 54 stripes of which equal an inch (21 stripes equal 10 cm.), so that an exact measure of the size of |
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| also worked with the Mineralogical Record to produce an online version for the Record s growing website.... The last thing he did was to provide us with an html version (completed just a few days before his death)...Record website on their website—and we can provide an attractive banner upon request. However, we cannot...mineral museum from its current location on the lower level of the Flandreau Planetarium on the University...planetarium, an observatory, a butterfly vivarium, a gallery for changing exhibits, and an IMA theater |
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| Wagner's opera "Tristan and Isolde," this pendant is an excellent example of a gothic theme as interpreted...diamonds. At General Electric, production of a single crystal required a week or more under such conditions,...thirds that could be cut from the one-plus carat crystal would not be competitive with natural diamonds...place from a capacity of one relatively small crystal to that of many crystals as large as 2 ct all growing...the same time. Whereas the growth of a single crystal over the relatively long period required had no |
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| is now twenty-five years since the last included an extensive chapter on rocks, and the revision of...and general description of the various important rock types This change was made in view of the fact that...subject, iii 469983 PREFACE IV notably "Rocks and Rock Minerals" by L. V. Pirsson, are now available. Because...a general description of the association and occurrence of the minerals which etc., it contains is...Mineralogy and Blowpipe Analysis and to Rocks and Rock Minerals" by L. V. Pirsson. He acknowledges gratefully |
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| in full color _ The sparkling and exquisite crystal formations found in the earth have a widespread...photographs of specimens and sites (including crystal shapes in dia¬ gram) and also 40 superlative fullcolor...Rogers is now a Rockhound by "conversion" and is an expert on the productive mineral sites in the USA...Copplestone Publishing Ltd, London Page 1 An aragonite crystal from Cumberland, England, photographed through...to look for the odd specimen to buy and enjoy as an ornament. If you go into any fisherman’s den, you |
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| collectionof Robert Ferguson.R.A. Sutcliffe specimen. 5 PEGMATITE MINERALS FROM CI-IYWOON QUARRY The UK Joumal...crusts. A couple of photographs of the mine provided an interesting backdrop. Simon Harrison produced a stunning...edsomeof the world'sfinestspecimensof fluoritein an unmatched rangeof colours. Above. Pale ice blue fluorite...than tw?thousand mineral specimens, together with an extensive collection of local fossils and archaeological...It forms part of the Lake District Natural History Gallery, which gives an excellent introduction to |
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| PHOTOS: Upper left- Rutile crystal from Graves Mountain, approx. 1.5x. Lower left - Goethite from Pulaski...Pulaski County, approx. lx. Right - Magnetite crystal face showing interference growth, from Lake Lanier...Berman, and Frondel, 1944, 1951). Specific data for rock-forming silicates are primarily from the works of...similarities of atomic structure and composition. An example is the Pyroxene Group, all members of which...dispell incorrect though common beliefs about their occurrence. Compounds occurring in Georgia meteorite specimens |
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| director. As a scholar of mineralogy, he has been an indefatigable researcher and collector of mining...difficulty of obtaining the source material, which an inquiring reader would want to read, but also with...the facts presented here were not the figment of an active imagination. The great number of historical...authors' visiting the locations described. Mineralogy is an enjoyable branch of natural history which has taken...mind. The hours in the laboratory, at home or at an institution, challenged the intellect. The solitude |
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| assume some dolomite xls, calcite and fluorite. Rock formation is Madison limestone."— item dated May...unaware of it. "What I am writing you about is a green rock we have found in the Magnet Cove area of Hot Spring...and a cabochon made of it. Upon examination by a rock shop owner who is very proficient in the business...Memphis 7, Tenn. The specimen received is a rare dike rock know as monchiquite. It consists chiefly of fine...interesting pebbles one of which was a very nice flat rock crystal. FLORIDA—"Here is a specimen of what the dredge |
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| Olivenite, 1.6-cm cluster, Majuba Hill Mine, Antelope district, Pershing County. N. Prenn collection. Photograph...Jr. and John Gibson, to mineral resources. It is an honor for both graduates of the Mackay School of...vada’s natural and cultural heritage for future an agency of the U.S. Department of the Interior. This... Davis The Goodsprings (Yellow Pine) Mining District, Clark County John C. Kepper 91 References ...Nightingale district Quartz epimorph after Calcite Agardite Grossular, Buena Vista district Quartz (amethyst) |
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| been properly depicted in books. In addition, the rock types commonly used in Finland as gemstones, are...professor Keijo Nenonen gave us and our photographers an opportunity to participate in this book project partly.... . . . . . . . 196 13 Striped quartz-epidote rock in Iisalmi . . . . . . . . . 199 Breccias and mylonites...201 Finnish speciality, rock types as gemstones . . . . . . 19 Serpentine rock in Ankele . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Pegmatite deposit in Kaatiala . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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| r.era had been found and to note its mode of occurrence and associated species. I! \Y:JS:J·1 long before...the n:di co, ery and im estigati, e cataloguing of an historic rr.ir;.:ralcull ction Andy Tindle ~e\\...andClass::ication. Co. County. EMPElectronmicroprobe - an instrument usedto de'ermi:iethechem:cal composition...tator:iicnumbers57-71). SEMScan:1:1g electronmicroscope - an instrumentusedt:i -:ib'.a'n :r;;s,;cf:nens:onal /secondary.../secondary e:ectron)photographs of verysmalls;;ec:":,e1s. An SEl.1:saso ea.pableof takingBSEimages. syn. Synonym |
