 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | net Rose (Pink) Quartz Lavra da Pitorra, Laranjeiras, Galiléia Minas Gerais, Brazil T here can be...be multiple reasons for including rose quartz crystals in your collection. One that immediately comes to...remarkable number of specimens “wear” their rose quartz crystals as halos, crowns, overgrowths, sashes...found on larger crystals or masses of smoky, milky, or colorless quartz, some exceeding 30 cm in size. This...intriguing and decidedly unique. Although the rose quartz crystals themselves scarcely reach 3 cm in size |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | PHOSPHATES AND SILICATES IN THE SAPUCAIA PEGMATITE, MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL: GENETIC IMPLICATIONS Maxime BAIJOT...Luxembourg, Grand-Duché de Luxembourg Abstract The Sapucaia pegmatite is located in the well-known Eastern...Eastern Brazilian Pegmatitic Province (EBPP), Minas Gerais, Brazil. Detailed mapping of the pegmatite body...wall-zone (IWZ), an intermediate zone (IZ), and a quartz core (Q). Phosphate masses found in the pegmatite...ferrisicklerite + montebrasite + quartz, and triphylite + albite ! almandine + quartz, respectively. Finally, |  | | Book | | Professor Jacques P. Cassedanne Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro For his valuable participation in...1982 Jules Roger Sauer ” Foreword For years Brazil has been the major producer of colored stones in...metamorphic rocks, the variety of gem deposits in Brazil is almost infinite. In addition to the mineral...assemblage one might expect from pegmatite dikes, Brazil also produces a very significant output of diamonds...written in English, and beautifully illustrated. “Brazil, Paradise of Gemstones’, by Jules Roger Sauer, |  | | Journal (issue) | | Volume Thirty, Number Five Articles The Mex-Tex mine, Bingham, N ew M exico............................Massis Famous mineral localities: The Sapucaia pegmatite, Minas Gerais, B ra zil...........................Berilo Branco, the original "Sapucaia" rose quartz occurrence, Minas Gerais, B ra zil....................by J. A. Mandarino COVER: ROSE QUARTZ on pale smoky/citrine quartz, the specimen known as "the Van Allen...Erica Van Pelt. Long thought to be from the "Sapucaia mine," this speci men and others (representing the |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Linarite, 7.6 × 5.1 cm, Sunshine no. 1 adit, Blanchard mine, Bingham, Hansonburg district, Socorro County, New...Chrysoberyl, variety alexandrite, 5.1 × 3.8 cm, Malyshevo mine, Ekaterinburg, Sverdlovskaya Oblast', Middle Urals...Goethite, aka “Darth Vader,” 15.2 × 14.0 cm, Sherwood mine, Mineral Hills, Menominee Iron Range, Iron County...Cubanite sixling, 3.8 × 3.2 cm, Henderson No. 2 mine, Chibougamau, Nord-du-Québec, Québec, Canada. Catalogue...Corundum, variety sapphire, 5.1 × 3.2 cm, Passara Gem mine, Badulla, Uva Province, Sri Lanka. Catalogue no |  | | Book | | BARTORELLI ::• . . .. MINERALS & PRECIOUS STONES OF BRAZIL Sponsored by: VALE MINISTER.IO DA CULTURA ©...tourmaline (84 x 26 mm), Lavra do Sapo, Ferruginha, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais. Collection of Alvaro Lucio...(Camara Brasileira do Livro, SP, Brazil) Cornejo, Carlos .Minerals & precious stones of Brazil. Carlos Cornejo...pedras preciosas do Brasil Bibliography 1. Gemology 2. Geology 3. Minerals - Brazil 4. Minerals- Classification... Mineralogy 6. Mineralogy - Brazil - History 7. Precious stones - Brazil I. Bartorelli, Andrea. II. Title |  | Francis, Carl A., Felch, Myles, Falster, Alexander U., Bailey, Douglas A. (2016) Aquamarine from Stoneham and Vicinity, Oxford County, Maine. Rocks & Minerals, 91 (1) 28-35 doi:10.1080/00357529.2016.1099131 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | July 2015). Albite, microcline, muscovite, and quartz are the essential minerals of these granitic pegmatites...x x x x x x x x x Pyrite x x x x Pyrrhotite x x Quartz x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x Schorl x x x ? ?...14. Styles Mtn., 15. Andrews, 16. Lord Hill. smoky quartz crystals. Alteration of the primary phosphates...solid pegmatite occur in two associations. Beryl in quartz is often blue and translucent to transparent (i...Figure 4 (left). Blue beryl crystals in massive quartz exposed in a wall of the Bumpus quarry in July |  | | Journal (issue) | | Pyromorphite from the Bunker Hill mine, Idaho; Wulfenite from the Red Cloud mine, Arizona; Calcite and Fluorite...Fluorite from the Elmwood mine, Tennessee; Aquamarine from Pakistan; Wire Silver from Kongsberg, Norway;...Calcite from the Tsumeb mine, Namibia; Novacekite from the Brumado mine, Brazil; Elbaite from Nuristan...from Mogok, Burma; and Emerald from the Coscuez mine, Colombia. OUTSIDE BACK COVER: Beryl crystals: heliodor...Joerania, Minas Gerais, Brazil; aquamarine (right), 5.1 inches, from the Pioniera mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil; |  | | Report (volume) | | Deposits in Minas Gerais Brazil GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 964-C Mica Deposits in Minas Gerais Brazil...M. BARBOSA and RESK FRAYHA, DIVISSO DE FOMENTO, BRAZIL GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS IN THE AMERICAN REPUBLICS...da Produgao Mineral, Ministerio da Agricultura, Brazil, under the auspices of the Interdepartmental Committee...__________-___---_____---_-________ Exports of sheet mica from Brazil, 1900-1945-___-__-_______----______ General statement...___________________ Mica-mining industry in Minas Gerais.______________________________ General stat |  | | Book | | until he managed to reach the land of his dreams, Brazil. A specialist in the field of geology and mineralogy...France acquired his remarkable collection of giant quartz crystals, exhibited in the National Museum of Natural...crystals and the remarkable mineral treasures of Brazil, as well as the incredible adventures and difficulties...CRYSTALS GIANT QUARTZ CRYSTALS UNIQUE MINERALS IN WORLD MUSEUMS GEM TREASURES OF BRAZIL Cyan Magenta...Crystals GIANT QUARTZ CRYSTALS UNIQUE MINERALS IN WORLD MUSEUMS GEM TREASURES OF BRAZIL SOFIA–MOSCOW |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Springer-Verlag 1983 New Hole Centers in Natural Quartz D. Maschmeyer and G. Lehmann Institut ftir Physikalische...An additional one was observed in rose-colored quartz crystals with radiation defects as the cause of...to other hole centers of well-known structure in quartz and fused silica are discussed and possible models...considerable number of hole centers in natural quartz specimens of different origins and colors has already...modifications of the intensively investigated smoky quartz center which can be described as a hole, largely |  | | Journal (issue) | | call for appointment Tourmaline Tourmaline Queen Mine Pala, California NEW ACQUISITIONS: RUTILE from...Alexander County, North Carolina, and those superb quartz crystal groups with cavernous crystals and striking...superb minerals have been coming out of the Jeffrey mine at Asbestos, Quebec. The grossulars, prehnites,...altered primary phosphates stain the enclosing quartz, perthite and albite brown to black with ferric...joint surfaces in the pegmatite, as at the Foote mine near Kings Mountain, North Carolina. Granitic pegmatites |  | | Journal (issue) | | Tourmaline Queen mine, San Diego County, California. BACK COVER: Copper, 13.5 cm, from the Ray Mine, Pinal County...Proustite 107 Pyrargyrite 49, 117 Pyromorphite 65, 184 Quartz 45, 67, 73, 79, 85, 87, 121, 143, 169, 173, 183...a superb crystal of kunzite from The White Queen mine in California lends important provenance to the...from the White Queen mine, California (plate 8) The Cerussite from the Kombat mine, Namibia (plate 19)...Tourmaline Queen mine, California (plate 31) "The Dragon" Gold from the Colorado Quartz mine, California (plate |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | FEATURED MINERAL AT THE 1987 TUCSON SHOW UBIQUITOUS QUARTZ R O B E R T W. J O N E S 3520 N . Rose Circle Drive...prevalence in so many environments, it can be Figure 1: Quartz from Madagascar. Tom McKee specimen; Robert Jones...fine quartz crystals, specimens and gems. Many of the more spectacular specimens will be quartz upon...gold. A n d the lapidary would be lost without quartz, both as a medium for practice while learning and...to show the importance of quartz, look at its impact on science. It was quartz that Nicolaus Steno studied |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | [Columbia University] at 23:49 05 October 2014 Daybreak Mine, Spokane County, Washington T he naming of minerals...its outstanding classic occurrence at the Daybreak mine near Elk, Washington. Autunite is characterized...most “autunite” specimens that have been found on mine dumps or have resided in collections for decades...some localities, including that from the Daybreak mine described below, dehydrates in such a way that what...1-cm group of autunite aggregates from the Daybreak mine, Spokane County, Washington; John Lucking specimen |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | permitting them to develop in their full glory. Those that do are frequently badly damaged in the mining process...to the ore crushers or are thrown as waste into mine dumps. Modern mining methods, too, tend to be highly...Figure 6: Five-inch gem topaz, Saramenha, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Figure 4: Japanese stibnite, 6V2 inches...Pyromorphite, 3 inches tall, Bunker Hill mine, Kellogg, Idaho; gift of the mine owners. Figure 7: Adamite, 2V4...Ojuela mine, Mapimi. March/April 1988 135 Figure 8: Azurite, 4 inches tall, Cop per Queen mine, Bisbee |  | | Journal (issue) | | cover Vanadinite 3.4 cm, from the North Geronimo mine, La Paz County, Arizona. Dick Morris collection;...custom jewelry. Wulfenite, 5.4 cm, from the Defiance mine near Gleeson, Cochise County, Arizona. Ken Donn...photo. Wulfenite (hot-pink), 3.7 cm, from the Glove mine, Tyndall district, Santa Cruz County, Arizona. Collected...pseudomorph after azurite, 4 cm, from the Inspiration mine, Globe-Miami district, Gila County, Arizona. Ken...Cerussite twins on matrix, 6.5 cm, from the Grand Reef mine, Aravaipa district, Graham County, Arizona. Ken |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | especially enjoyed reading Jim Landon’s article, “Quartz Scepters from Crystal Park, Beaverhead County,...To auCTIon June 2, 2013, Dallas Rose QuaRtz with smoky QuaRtz Inquiries: CraIg KIssICK 1-800-872-6467...called “Sapucaia”), Minas Gerais, Brazil Very likely the largest & finest Rose Quartz/smoky Quartz specimen |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | silky luster, and may occur as colorless, gray, smoky brown, green, yellow, or rose-red crystals. Dark...in tin-tungsten deposits (such as the Panasquiera mine) and is a constituent of granite, aplite, gneiss...rosettes of muscovite with quartz, 6.8 cm wide, from the Santo Niño mine, Patagonia district, Santa Cruz...across, and are associated with beryl, albite, and quartz. Plumose muscovite has been found at the Smith...minerals include beryl, albite, fluorapatite, and quartz. In nearby New Hampshire, the Chandler quarry, |  | | Journal (issue) | | uscovite from the Ze Pinto prospect, M inas Gerais, Brazil ............................................. Alves Crystallized rose quartz from Alto da Pitora, M inas Gerais, Brazil ............................Alves Zanazziite, a new mineral from M inas Gerais, Brazil .............................................from Lavra da Ilha, Taquaral district, M inas Gerais, Brazil .............................................It’s about 18 cm tall, and came from the Eureka mine, Tuolumne County, California. The specimen, now |  | | Journal (issue) | | uscovite from the Ze Pinto prospect, M inas Gerais, Brazil ............................................. Alves Crystallized rose quartz from Alto da Pitora, M inas Gerais, Brazil ............................Alves Zanazziite, a new mineral from M inas Gerais, Brazil .............................................from Lavra da Ilha, Taquaral district, M inas Gerais, Brazil .............................................It’s about 18 cm tall, and came from the Eureka mine, Tuolumne County, California. The specimen, now |  | | Book | | ltatiaia, Conseilheiro Pena, Governador Valadares, Brazil (Roger Titeux collection, France) 4 inches. Above:...collection) 6 inches. Right: Rutile in quartz, lbitiara, Bahia, Brazil (Yves Gillet collection, France) 1...pages: A Tourmaline, Minas Gerais, Brazil (4.2 inches) B Tourmaline, Queen Mine, San Diego County, California...case of rhodochrosite. 10 Amazonstone and smoky quartz, Lake George, Park Co., Colorado (Coil family-...spectacular samples of diamond, ruby and sapphire do not normally occur in the natural state; their luster |  | | Report (issue) | | crystal weighed 455 kilograms. 2m: The Queen Anne mine in Zimbabwe has produced crystals up to 2 meters...respectable, sometimes exceeding 1 meter, but they do not approach the giant-sized crystals found in the...from some pegmatites. This specimen, from Minas Gerais, Brazil, is housed in the Deutsches Edelstein Museum...crystals are found in soils and stream gravels in Brazil. On the other hand, at high temperatures and pressures...phosphate type pegmatites, beryl is associated with quartz, microcline, albite, muscovite, biotite, ferrocolumbite |  | | Journal (issue) | | .. 484 by W. E. Wilson COVER: AMAZONITE and SMOKY QUARTZ, 7.3 cm, from the "Tree Root Pocket," Pikes...case, we will be publishing periodic updates (as we do for Fleischer s) listing recent nomenclatural changes...U.S.), plus an additional 20 Ff for airmail. They do accept Visa, Mastercard and Eurocard. Contact: Le...still have in stock, showing covers. We usually only do this once a year, so have a look and see what you...the first book on the subject: Early Underground Mine Lamps', it became the “bible” of lamp collecting |  | | Journal (issue) | | Calcite-Kevin & Mark Brown collection, page 52; Smoky quartz gwindel-Brent Lockhart collection, page 175;...Foote also made several collecting visits to the mine in 1890-1891, and brought back many good specimens...chemist and physicist). In 1895 Niven purchased the mine from its owner, on behalf of Thomas Edison. In the...unearthing many fine specimens of gadolinite, smoky quartz, fluorite, feldspar in crystals to five feet...dozen mines were opened, one of which (the Mariposa mine) produced a wider variety of mercury minerals than |
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