 | | Book | | by Firefly Books Ltd. PO. Box 1338, Ellicott Station Buffalo, New York 14205 66 Leek Crescent Richmond...ring (see page 69) Page 2: Cerussite “Light of the Desert” (see page 117) Page 3: Malachite (see page 120)...hundred kilometers. Most of them orbit the Sun in a region called the asteroid belt, which is between the...are made almost entirely of iron and example in northern Quebec. It was the Royal Ontario Museum's Victor...mineral pigments. LEFT: Malachite, Bwana M’Kubwa Mine, Ndola, Copperbelt, Zambia * 22 x 26 x 16 cm 22 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Tyrannosaurus rex skull, donated to the museum by Northern Holographics of Burlington during the 1993 renovation...of magnetite, chrysotile, antigorite, garnet, vesuvianite, calcite, and other minerals of essentially metamorphic...Mills, Vermont, locality (a.k.a. Rubberoid asbestos mine, Lowell, Eden, and Belvidere Mountain). Potentially...than thirty-two minerals, including grossular, vesuvianite, diopside, chrysotile asbestos, brucite, bornite...photographer Wilson A. “Snowflake” Bentley of Jericho, Vermont. Bentley’s photographs set the standard |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | PO Box 28E, Monash University, Victoria, 3800, Australia MDJ Consulting, 2021 Berkshire Crescent, Coquitlam...volcaniclastic kimberlite (VK) from the Muskox pipe (Northern Slave Province, Nunavut, Canada) is interpreted...setting The Muskox pipe is located in the north-central portion of the Slave craton, of the northwestern...magmatism in the Slave Province, although the Jericho kimberlite is the only other kimberlite that has...4.0), there is no evidence to suggest that the region has been subjected to significant deformation and/or |  | | Book (edition) | | Washington beaches, the Mojave desert of California and the Sonoran desert of Arizona, the lake beaches...LAZULITE PERIDOT PHENACITE QUARTZ CRYSTALS V^v VESUVIANITE WILLEMITE ZIRCON CRYSTALS HOW TO IDENTIFY...Michigan Upper Peninsula; underneath the whole region is the Duluth gabbro. Some igneous rocks do not...gems, garnet, jade, kyanite, lapis lazuli, and vesuvianite. In such places heat and mineralizing solutions...rocks of Canada and the lavas of the Lake Superior region, and to the south the Mississippi delta and vast |  | | Book (edition) | | deposited by the glacier that once covered the northern part of As this continent. book the list...FLUORITE QUARTZ CRYSTALS SPINEL STAUROLITE •^^ VESUVIANITE WILLEMITE ZIRCON CRYSTALS Crystal forms 5...many types of agate, opal and petrified this region is noted. The agate is wood for which ...as occur in the — hollow, found geodes Iowa region, and from them weather the types of agates found...feldspar quarries in pegmatite deposits, mines and mine dumps, and from "float" deposits, minerals loose |  | | Book (volume) | | rises abruptly into the 6,000 sq. mi. Black Hills region enclosed by the Belle Fourche and Cheyenne rivers...instance, a single Spodumene crystal from the Etta Mine near Keystone on the east side of the Mount Rushmore...the core of the Black Hills region. Two divisions are recognized: the Northern Section, centered in lead...a somewhat larger area around Harney Peak. The northern section is characterized by vein deposits, while...United States CUSTER COUNTY AREA: The November Mine, 1.2 mi. SE of the Needles Eye Tunnel, on the W |  | | Book (edition) | | Linopolis, Brazil, H Page 13: Gold, 35 mm.Eagle's est Mine, California, G Publi!>hed by Grdllit.u.o. Stefanikova43...well balanced selection of mineral localities was central to the authors' effort. We took into consideration...abbreviated, e.g. canton (Switzerland), vilayet (Turkey), region (Chile), kray and oblast (Russia). The country...repeated changes of administrative divisions in central and eastern Europe during the last 60 years are...by Mobutu, and is now the Katanga administrative region again. The former Kivu province is now divided |  | | Book (volume) | | cushion cut rhodochrosite (25.56 ct), Sweet Home Mine, Colorado; colorless scheelite (19.66 ct), Kern...certain other areas, as around the Great Lakes region. Numerous small discoveries of gem materials took...operators, Morefield Mine, Amelia, VA; Max & Suzy Berchtold, Royal Rainbow Mine, Laytonville, CA; Ralph...L. Kosnar, Golden, CO: Virginia & Larry Kribs, Desert Dog Mines, Bend, OR; Guy Langelier, Montreal, QUE;...Hollywood, CA; David C. & Barbara T. Smith, Four Clover Mine, Castro Valley, CA; Lita R. Smith-Gharet, Steel |  | | Journal (issue) | | mile post systtm the equivalent of 2.75 miles, a desert road will be discovered at the end of a road fill...writer took advantage of collecting at the numerous mine dumps in the vicinity of Champion. It is hoped that...contemplating a Northern Michigan trip. TIie leacott Mi•• Du111ps, Beacon, Michi1a11 The Beacon Mine, operated...active mine in the Champion area. The numerous aumps and ruins in th e vicinity of the Beacon Mine, however...of Champion, Michigan (Figure 1. ) ~ The Beacon Mine and its accompanying dumps are located in an area |  | | Journal (issue) | | was was discovered discovered on on the the northern northern edge edge of of Namibia, Namibia, near near... n Locality Nigeria 6 1.801-1.803 Rutherford Mine, Virginia1 1.802(3) Taita Hills, Kenya 2 1.795-1...red part of the spectrum towards the ultraviolet region, and which is the reason for the brownish-yellow...samples from the Capao Mine (samples CI and C2) and two samples from the Vermelhao Mine (VI and V2). The two...two samples from each mine were orangy-yellow and brownish-red as shown in Figure 1 for the samples CI |  | | Book (volume) | | (Licking Co.) and Zanesville (Muskingum Co.), a region of rolling, wooded hills. Here, prehistoric Indians... ROSS COUNTY CHILLICOTHE, W several mi., in a region exposures of blue clay, as large masses⎯ Pyrite...valley of the Tuscarawas R. from Bolivar to Zoar Station, as nodules in limestone outcrops⎯flint. VINTON...Sec. 9⎯flint; d townships of Richland (Sec. 1, central part along an abandoned rd.), Wilkesville, Vinton...south and east of the Wichita Mts. and in the central counties of Comanche, Kiowa, Stephens and Tillman |  | | Book (volume) | | (Licking Co.) and Zanesville (Muskingum Co.), a region of rolling, wooded hills. Here, prehistoric Indians... ROSS COUNTY CHILLICOTHE, W several mi., in a region exposures of blue clay, as large masses⎯ Pyrite...valley of the Tuscarawas R. from Bolivar to Zoar Station, as nodules in limestone outcrops⎯flint. VINTON...Sec. 9⎯flint; d townships of Richland (Sec. 1, central part along an abandoned rd.), Wilkesville, Vinton...south and east of the Wichita Mts. and in the central counties of Comanche, Kiowa, Stephens and Tillman |  | | Journal (issue) | | FEDERATION CONTEST .......................... 138 DEEPEST MINE SHAFT IN NORTH AMERICA ................ ..........Calif. 3rd ANNUAL COMVENTION American Federation of Mine ral Societies June 28-30, 1950 Milwaukee Auditorium...HOW PEEKSKILL GOT ITS NAME ! For years, Rocks and Mine,·als has been recei\'ing letters incorrectly addressedPeeksville...on the bank of what is now Annsville Creek, the northern boundary of Peekskill. He was the first white...from the small boat landing is the old feldsrar mine. Now only several large piles o waste rock and a |  | | Book | | it a veritable not just a picof informa- is mine tion, telling everything the collector needs to...1976 rjUL 6 a perns: color lilNLRALS 5^49 CENTRAL LIBRARY 1976 UJCl 2 OfC DEC 6 6 1978 1 FEB...can use a mountaineering bag or a mili- quarry or mine where a permit tary bag; make it it should...searched such detecting richly rewarded. Most of the mine entrances them- selves have been closed by waste...there's always a go through. The quantity and each mine Extraction techniques differ as they are adapted |  | | Journal (issue) | | Developments in Africa 34 John J. Gurney Diamonds from Australia 37 A. J. A. (Bram) Janse Canadian Diamond Production:...made it possible to recover diamonds from the Ekati mine, in the bitter cold of Canada’s Northwest Territories...diamond reserves, and future potential. The new Ekati mine in Canada’s frigid Northwest Territories, Namdeb’s...offshore of Namibia, the mines in Botswana’s harsh desert, and Russia’s Alrosa mines close to the North Pole...the mining companies to develop and economically mine increasingly hard-to-access diamonds. Technology |  | | Book (volume) | | bound in Canada Orca Book Publishers PO Box 5626, Station B Victoria, BC Canada V8R 684 01 00 99 DAS2....in the Fraser Valley notwithstanding, covers a region that is almost exclusively within the Coastal Belt...big difference. Climate has an effect too—in a desert area, limestone will last much longer than in a...left to right on the map, they are the Western, Central, Eastern and Alberta Plains divisions. See Figure...in the province are: (left to right) Western, Central, Eastern and Alberta Plains. « 5 6 © Gold, Gemstone |  | | Journal (issue) | | Franklin, ew Jersey • Hardystonite Fro t e esert View Mine, Cali ornia • Fluores ent rossular Fro Franklin... . . . . . . . . 14 Hardystonite From the Desert View Mine, California, Earl R. Verbeek, PhD, and James...Hill Mining Museum. Collecting permitted on the Mine Run dump and in the Fill quarry, Passaic pit, and...11:00 pm !!!!! $20.00 per person includes extended mine tour and registration. $1.50 per pound for material...Hill Mining Museum, Sunday only. Collecting on the Mine Run dump and in the Fill quarry, Passaic pit, and | | | Book (volume) | | certain other areas, as around the Great Lakes region. Numerous s1nall discoveries of gem materials took...operators, Morefield Mine, Amelia, VA; Max & Suzy Berchtold, Royal Rainbow Mine, Laytonville, CA; Ralph...L. Kosnar, Golden, CO: Virginia & Larry Kribs, Desert Dog Mines, Bend, OR; Guy Langelier, Montreal, QUE;...Hollywood, CA; David C. & Barbara T. Smith, Four Clover Mine, Castro Valley, CA; Lita R. Smitl1-Gharet, Steel......... 10 Figure 3. Map of amber 1nines in northern Dominican Republic........................... |  | | Journal (issue) | | Beach, California A. J. A. (Bram) Janse Perth, Australia Mark Newton Coventry, United Kingdom James E...single carbon-carbon stretching vibration in the central part of the chain, with the CH3 in plane-bending...diamonds of cube and cuberelated shape from the Jwaneng mine,” Journal of Crystal Growth, Vol. 94, 1989, pp....has been more recently reviewed in an article of mine (B. Rondeau et al., “Diamants cubiques et presque...non-African sources (first the Soviet Union, then Australia, and now Canada) become important. Distinctions |  | | Journal (issue) | | quest. We drove to the base of the mountain on Jericho Road, parked, and hiked a trail northwest along...Mont Saint Hilaire oddities here, and they had vesuvianite, including a large floater. double-terminated...nice gentleman named Glenn Archer from Western Australia who mines the gaspeite (nickel carbonate). We...Widgiemooltha, Continued on page 2 Mineral News 2 WA. Australia. I spent some time going through Clive Queit'...great fun abusing Americans. When selling tox ic mine rals, he made sure to check to see if his customer |  | | Report (issue) | | mineral localities, with the minerals found at each mine or locality. Most mining districts and mineral localities...whole, along with those for which the specific area (mine, for instance) is not known. Other minerals, however...District (S. E. Thompsons). Wilson Mesa (Wheeler Desert) District (Wilson Mesa). Yellow Cat District (W...(Uinta Basin) EMERY COUNTY Deseret (Desert Mountain) District (Desert Mountain). Detroit (Drum, Joy) District.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .J uab Desert Mountain (See Deseret) Minerals and Mineral Localities | | | Book | | not just a picture book. Rather, it is a veritable mine of information, telling everything the collector...you If you plan to vIsIt an operating quarry or mine where a permll Is required make the necessary arrangements...LAKE BAILEY N I DELAWARE MINE DUMPS IOATOUTE CHLORASTROUTEI 2 AMYGDAlOID MINE DUMPS 3 AGATE HARBOR (AGATES...(AGATES THOMSONITE ON BEACH\ )l MUD VLAKE TO MANDAN MINE - HARD SURFACE Field drawing to locate a collecting...and quality of what you find will vary with each mine Extraction techniques differ as they are adapted |  | | Book (edition) | | Counties General Ge::ilogy Fine Zeolites Gold Mining Region The Applegate Gem Rhodonite Area Copper Nuggets...Flats The Agate Province Oregon "J ode" The Agate Desert Green Springs Agate in Many Colors Float Jasper...Oregonite Althouse Creek CENTRAL OREGON Agate Cliff Mop, Orientafr:n Eagle Creek Bend Region Glass Buttes Map...Nut Beds Antelope-Clarno Road Madras THE DALLES REGION Round Hills Rufus Canyon Thornburg Canyon Seven...Warm Springs Reservoir Alvord Ranch Boker Region Dredge Mine Dumps Corn Cob Ranch NORTHEASTERN OREGON |  | | Book | | volume is dedicated is four-fold: (1) To locate by mine, deposit, or community those mineralized areas of...VILLAGE SPRINGS, Blount Co. Hematite WOODS COPPER MINE, Cloaburne Co. Sphalerite ARIZONA COVEI.I.ITE...(3 mi N.Dragoon) ClIRYSOCOLLA AUBREY GROUP, in Northern Arizona Agate, (in Kuibab limestone) BIG BUG CREEK...Co., 45 mi. N. Phoeniz Onyx Marble COPPER QUEEN MINE, Cochise Co. Azurite CLIFTON-MORENCI DISTRICT, Greenlee...DEFIANCE, Apache Co., 10 mi. N. of, Olivine FRENCH MINE, Santa Cruz Cruz Co^ near Harshaw Rhodocrrosite |  | | Book (edition) | | deposited by the glaciers that once covered the northern part of North America. As you can see from the...QUARTZ CRYSTALS ffrl (^h /&> ^& \b^ ^ VESUVIANITE WILLEMITE ZIRCON CRYSTALS How 10 / gem...the great lava flows of Oregon, Washington, and northern Idaho. the cells with silica, or a cast of chalcedony...lavas of the lie the granite Lake Superior region, less At meet the rocks of and to the south...minerals. He will pick over stream beds, gravel pits, mine dumps, road cuts, and quarries. Some gems may also |
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