 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | New Finds Are Desired. Alabama—J. R. Lee of Bridgeport, Ala., reports that he has had cut a few rock...pale smoky crystals, from the Center, Cherokee County, Ala., locality and that they are very good. This...Madison County. "Beryl: as light golden crystals, fractured but gemmy, from near Hissop, Coosa County." Arizona—A...Las Vegas, Nev., publicity director of the Clark County Gem Collectors, carried the following paragraph...locality is the south shore of Lake Mead, Mohave County, Ariz. Another letter from Mr. Drury contained |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | "Specimen comes from a mine somewhere in Yuma County, Arizona."—on label. ARKANSAS—In the March-April...(west of the city). That would be in Jefferson County."—letter dated—June 31, 1956, from Marie Kennedy...plates in gabbro have been found at the old Hubbard quarry ¡n Wilmington, New Castle Co., Del. FLORIDA—"I...of a fish. Nokomis, in the S.W. part of Sarasota County, is on the Gulf of Mexico. GEORGIA—The following...between Canton and Ball Ground (both in Cherokee County, Ga.). It is 2 cm. across, dark red apparently |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | proor marcasite. They make most interesting duct galena and calamine (smithsonite?) and attractive specimens...pretty extensive dip pyrite, ochre, chalcopyrite, galena, calambetween the mountains, full of mines— ine...at 215 Seltsam Rd'., Bridgeport, Conn. George H. Porter 215 Seltsam Rd. Bridgeport, Conn. Aug. 21, 1956...AND MINERALS INFORMATION Los Angeles WANTED County BY READERS Collectors: I am in the process of...the minerals and their occurrence in Los Angeles County, Calif. I would appreciate detailed information |  | | Journal (issue) | | O#tle,,14 /a-" ' 9 ~ , 191/-3 CHIPS FROM THE QUARRY .................................................secured. These fluorspar mines are all in Chaffee County. Fluorspar comes in veins of approximately 20 feet...Feldspar is found in the Turrett District, in Chaffee County. The dikes run from two to fifty feet in width...large hexago:-ial beryl crystals from the Doyle quarry. There are large deposits of calcite in blanket...blanket form in the Turrett District, in Chaffee County, and a very good showin,g of graphite. Near one of |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | the mountain, for 3 miles. The gravel road is a county road, usually fair except after heavy rains. At...'cave' (big vug) filled with soft sericite, I found galena xls. They were a brilliant silver-white from one...the N. W . part of Dade County, Fla., due west of Miami and near the Monroe County line. Among the samples...Lots 612 580 and 649, 19th District of Paulding County."—Spring 1954 issue, page 48. IDAHO—"I am sending...This new find is near Gilmore, Idaho, in Lemhi County."—letter dated July 28, 1954, from Clarence Martin |  | | Report (edition) | | .... . .. . Adams County .... . .. ... ............... . . ... . Allegheny County .... . ...... . ............ . Armstrong County . . . . . . .. . .... ........ .. . .. . Berks County ..... . ..... ......... ...... . Blair County . . .. . ... ... . . .. . .... ........... . Carbon County ..... ..... .............. . Cl1ester County .... . . . .... ... ........... . .. . Cumberland County ...... . ..... . ....... . . Delaware County ... . .. .... . . . .... . . . .. . . . .. . Fulton County . ...... .. . . . |  | | Report (edition) | | of a thin slice of serpentinite from Lancaster County showing olivine (blue-green and red), serpentine...in Berks County, the Stillwell quarry in Lancaster County, and the Medusa Cement Company quarry in York...York County, are now This fourth printing is essentially closed to collectors. D. M. L. A. R. G. 1972...Adams County 23 Allegheny County 31 . Armstrong County Berks County Blair County Carbon County Chester...Chester County Clinton County Cumberland County Dauphin County Delaware County Fulton County Lancaster County |  | | Report (volume) | | ............................................ Wisconsin.................................................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; |  | | Report (volume) | | West Virginia... .Dr. I. C. White, Morgantown. Wisconsin.........Prof. W. 0. Hotchkiss, Madison. Wyoming...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 |  | | Book (volume) | | the western counties, especially the Clay Center Quarry 12 miles southeast of Toledo but in Ottawa Co....Celestite, Dolomite crystals, Fluorite (fluorescent), , Galena, Marcasite, Pyrite, Selenite and Sphalerite. A...ASHTABULA COUNTY CONNEAUT, area pits, quarries, rd. cuts, etc.⎯cone-in-cone Calcite. CLERMONT COUNTY MILFORD...CLINTON COUNTY WILMINGTON, area of Todd’s Ford, a mineral deposit⎯Hematite. COSHOCTON COUNTY AREA, townships...CUYAHOGA COUNTY CHAGRIN FALLS (on Geauga Co. line), area quarries⎯oilstone. DELAWARE COUNTY DELAWARE |  | | Book (volume) | | the western counties, especially the Clay Center Quarry 12 miles southeast of Toledo but in Ottawa Co....Celestite, Dolomite crystals, Fluorite (fluorescent), , Galena, Marcasite, Pyrite, Selenite and Sphalerite. A...ASHTABULA COUNTY CONNEAUT, area pits, quarries, rd. cuts, etc.⎯cone-in-cone Calcite. CLERMONT COUNTY MILFORD...CLINTON COUNTY WILMINGTON, area of Todd’s Ford, a mineral deposit⎯Hematite. COSHOCTON COUNTY AREA, townships...CUYAHOGA COUNTY CHAGRIN FALLS (on Geauga Co. line), area quarries⎯oilstone. DELAWARE COUNTY DELAWARE |  | | Journal (issue) | | II V"'- (!)c/ol,,et, 19//-1 CHIPS FROM THE QUARRY ............................................................... CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES: 372 BRIDGEPORT MINERAL CLUB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....finely disseminated. Near Ciales, a deposit of galena and sphalerite occurs from which interesting specimens...specimens of both minerals may be collected. The galena is usually of a fine-grained, steel-colored variety...associated with a small amount of chalcopyrite. No galena has been found in the ore. Small gold and silver |  | | Journal (issue) | | eont2--'4 /""' -Aur;u4i, 191/-1 CHIPS FROM THE QUARRY .................................................SOCIETY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BRIDGEPORT MINERAL CLUB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....some time and it is the respect for the mine or quarry operators' rights by mineral Jllectors and individuals...closed to all collecting. Berry quarry admission only on fee. Bennett quarry closed except on fee and under...circumstances. Mr. Tragiano, who operates the Black Mt. quarry, has been extremely kind and helpful to colJectors |  | | Report (issue) | | the nine north townships of Will County and a portion of Lake County, Indiana. While it is not a locality... Introduction Relation of Where to - Cook County Geology 9 to its II Mineralogy Hunt Minerals...although of mineral localities do not mention Cook County, still Although its minerals used as lists ...practical and scientific value. RELATION OF COOK COUNTY GEOLOGY TO ITS The MINERALOGY. species found...the West Side of Chicago; or in quarries, as at Bridgeport or Rice's; or in other cuttings like the Drainage |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 4th Annual Gem & Mineral Show sponsored by the County of Nassau Department of Recrea tion & Parks. Nassau...Mineral Spec tacular sponsored by the Henderson County Gem & Mineral Society. Immaculata Catholic School...August 11, 12—Pierripont, New York. St. Lawrence County Rock & Mineral Club's Show-Swap. Bower Powers Farm...Denver, Colorado 80207. September 14-16—St. Louis County, Missouri. 21st Annual Show sponsored by the McDon...Mineral Society. St. Louis County Department of Parks and Recreation: North County Recreation Com plex, 2577 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Richard G. Conrod Jr., 300 Lafayette Street, Bridgeport, Conn. GEORGIA — "I am enclosing a few pebbles...sort of orange. "The calcite is found in a rock quarry located almost due south of the little Brown Church...from the Acton Silver Mines and I think they are: galena, pyrite, and copiapite but would be interested...Elizabeth, Me. The specimens consist of lead-gray galena, brassy-yellow pyrite and brownish (iron stained)...at Mille Lacs Lake (North Minnesota) in Aitkin County, about 2y2 miles west of Opstead at Liberty Beach |  | | Journal (issue) | | /4 Jo,,, /{OQCw~••, l9J/..2. CHIPS FllOM THE QUARRY ............................................................................. THE LEAD MINES OF GALENA, ILL. By Harry W. Ma11ntel ...... RUSTY SCRAP IS...Careful searching of the dumps adjourning a mine or quarry always yields a goodly ~upply. As a rule small...of the Shenandoah River at Riverton, in Warren County, Virginia. The bridges are on Route U. S. 522,...however, namely, the one where there is a working quarry on Route 211 a few miles southwest of Luray, affords |  | | Report (issue) | | discharge only. m In reports of Coachella Valley County Water District. I 19591963196119591959(1908;1910-23)*...Mono Lake, Cal if .......•.••.•.•......•. 2872.1 Bridgeport Creek near Bodie, Calif ................. . 2872...Calif .................... . 2874 Rush Creek above Grant Lake, near June Lake, Calif •. 2875 Rush Creek near...Creek(head of Walker Rive0 near Bridgeport. Green Creek near Bridgeport, Calif ...•.•.......... 2895 2900...Upper Twin Lake near Bridgeport, Calif .......•.... 2904 Lower Twin Lake near Bridgeport, Calif •........ |  | | Report (issue) | | Pennsylvania Tennessee Vermont Virginia West Virginia Wisconsin 18 20 22 26 40 41 42 43 47 53 61 71 72 77 77...disconformities. Simple mineralogy (predominantly sphalerite, galena, barite, fluorite, calcite, dolomite, and cryptocrystalline...Illinois, Pennsylvania, and New York. Sphalerite, galena, and barite have been reported from numerous localities...occurrences have been found in the northern states (Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, New York and Vermont) in greater...Kinsland, G. L., 1973, Mineral collecting at Penfield Quarry, ±n_ Hewitt, P. C., ed., Guidebook to field trips: |  | | Journal (issue) | | ......................................... 95 Bridgeport Mineral Club .......... .. .. .. .. .... .. ...occurrence of the rare mineral piedmontite in Adams County, Pennsylvania. Following the directions of Mr....Railroad, southeast of Charmian Station in Ada1ns County: at Blue Ridge Summit on the Pennsyh·arua-1\Iaryland...Pennsyh·arua-1\Iaryland border ; and, rarely, in Franklin County at scattered places on Jack's Mountain. In eYery case...also present in both crystal and massive form. Galena and sphalerlte are the principal ore minerals although |  | | Journal (issue) | | July 1943 PUBLISHED MONTH LY CHIPS FROM THE QUARRY .................................................White Horse Ranch to the Blitzen Valley, (Harney County, Oregon} and on the way I picked up some pieces...looked like slag from a furnace. This was in Grant County, Oregon, about 5 miles from Seneca. I was on...prospect near the town of Lona Creek, (north end of Grant Co., Ore.} where some very fine opal was obtained...3x3x8 feet in the Luella Mine near Avon, Latah County, Idaho ; and etc. Origin The crystals have reached |  | | Journal (issue) | | '°'1, g"l21.,,.1s..., 191/..2. CHIPS FROM THE QUARRY .................................................Hours he spent poking around an old abandoned Talc quarry in Vermont, and many a trip was made to the Pyrite...Tuesday morning we traveled to northern Iredell County, in the neighborhood of Harmony, to see some nice...hired man and sold to him as coming from Alexander County. We were soon told we could not do any digging...Friday we visited the old gold mines in Catawba County near the town of Catawba. Pyrite specimens there |  | | Journal (issue) | | e~te,,/,d /o,t MfM!, l9J/.I CHIPS FROM TIIE QUARRY ............................................................................... 161 THE ANDREWS QUARRY NEAR PORTLAND, CONN. By Peter Zodac .............edge of the valley is Park Avenue, while Hudson County Boulevard East occupies the east side of the valley...spanning Park Avenue and another crossing Hudson County Boulevard East. This latter bridge carries the...the valley, with another bridge crossing H udson County Boulevard East, which was relocated . The approach |  | | Report (issue) | | near Mono Lake, Calif ••••••••••••••••••••••• Bridgeport Creek near Bodie, Calif •••••••••••••••••• Dry...Lake, Calif ••••••••••••••••••••• Rush Creek above Grant Lake, near June Lake, Calif •• Rush Creek near Mono...(head·of Walker River) near Bridgeport, Calif. Green Creek near Bridgeport, Calif •••••••••••••••• Summers...Summers Creek near Bridgeport, Calif ••••••.••••••• Upper Twin Lake near Bridgeport, Calif ••••.•••••••...Lake near Bridgeport, Calif •••••••••••• Robinson Creek at Twin Lakes outlet, near Bridgeport, Calif. Robinson |  | | Report (issue) | | near Mono Lake, Calif ...••••••.•.••••••••••• Bridgeport Creek near Bodie, Calif •.••.••••.•••••••• Dry...Lake, Calif •••..•••••••••••••••• Rush Creek above Grant Lake, near June Lake, Calif •• Rush Creek near Mono...(head of Walker River) near Bridgeport, Calif. Green Creek near Bridgeport, Calif •.•.•.•••••••.•• Summers...Summers Creek near Bridgeport, Calif •••••••••••••• Upper Twin Lake near Bridgeport, Calif •.••••.•••••...Lake near Bridgeport, Calif •••.•••••••• Robinson Creek at Twin Lakes outlet, near Bridgeport, Calif. Robinson |
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