 | | Journal (issue) | | collection. Photo: 5.1.Pekov. The Baringer Hill Pegmatite Llano County, Texas Art Smith artsmithite@msn.com...com Introduction This article on the Baringer Hill pegmatite does not contain new or addition historical...put together for two reasons. Recently some Baringer Hill specimens from the Philadelphia Academy of Natural...purchased along with other Texas minerals. Also a collecting field trip to the Llano area was carried out during...possibly similar rare-earth pegmatite collecting in Llano and Burnet counties. It was hoped that such a compilation |  | | Journal (issue) | | ..................... 5 The Baringer Hill Pegmatite, Llano County, Texas ..............................online and find a list of U.S. Representatives from Texas. There will be addresses, phone, and FAX numbers...in their district. Fortunately we have several Texas Representatives who will accept an e-mail from you...increase. Rep. Ted Poe (R) also allows emails from Texas constituents, not just his District. I believe Gene...Gene Green (D) does also. The following additional Texas Representatives appeared to accept my e-mails to |  | | Report (volume) | | BULLETIN 450 MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE LLANO-BURNET REGION, TEXAS WITH AN ACCOUNT OF THE PRE-CAMBRIAN GEOLOGY........................ 14 Schists and gneisses (Llano series).................................. . 14 Divisions....................:......................... 70 Copper.................................................. ILLUSTRATIONS. Page. PLATE I. Geologic map of Texas............................................ 7 II...economic map showing locations of Burnet and Llano quadrangles, Texas...................................... |  | | Journal (issue) | | Pegmatites Lake Buchanan, Llano County, Texas Art Smith 9118 Concho Str. Houston, Texas 77036 Ray Stegemoller...Box 201, Canine Road Marble Falls, Texas 78654 .7 l Llano County has long been known for its rare-earth...nl996 .. Texas resulted in extremely low water levels in Lake Buchanan...Mexico • Art Smith 9118 Concho Street Houston, Texas 77036 In the fall of 1996 when I purchased part...former Chief Geologist for Texas Gulf at their Frasch sulfur mine at New Gulf, Texas, I noticed a small vial |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | NEBRASKA NORTH DAKOTA, OKLAHOMA, SOUTH DAKOTA AND TEXAS BY MARGARET COOPER CONTENTS Page Page 1. Foreword...Part 2, and Part 3 258 Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas and Section 2. Additional References 259 United...South Dakota, and Texas 262 souri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Texas 299 FOREWORD...Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Texas. It is Part 4 of a comprehensive bibliography planned...Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Texas; Index II, Geographical Index for Arkansas, Iowa |  | | Journal (issue) | | "01ii;'fllcd mine I, r Lhcr Uuu, 11 roi:t:lure-,amorpl1.0miblob or...(14 meters) in length were reported from the Etta Mine in South Dakota (see figure 2). and one large crystal...cadmium sulfide. They are both found at Sterling Hill and Franklin (New Jersey) almost exclusively as...Huizing, 534 I Thrasher Dr, Cincinnati OH 45247 USA Please, make checks payable to Mineralogical Almanac...1907, Endicott discoYered amazon stone in Custer County, aquamarine and rose quartz at the Wild Rose claim |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | BETA-BE(OH)2, FROM THE RODE RANCH PEGMATITE, LLANO COUNTY, TEXAS Anrnun J. EnrrunNn, GeologyDeparl,ment,Teras...gadolinite occurring in the Rode Ranch pegmatite, Llano County, Texas. It usually occurs as euhedral to subhedral...were first observedby Joe Williams of San Saba, Texas in an examination of various sarnplesfrom the Rode...of Texas and has a suite of rare earth minerals similar to the presently inundated Baringer Hill ppgmatite...this locality during quarrying operations by the Texas Architectural Aggregate Company for milky quartz |  | | Journal (issue) | | length of arsenolamprite in matrix from Alacaran Mine (Pampa Larga, Copiapo, Chile). All the specimens...Precious Stones report stated that the Himalaya Mine was brought into notice in 1898 by Mr. Charles Russell... A. E. Heighway who had operated the tourmaline mine? And how did this lead to the work by the Himalaya...well-earned since he was 6 foot, 3 inches in height (USA passport app Iication 1921 ). As a canoer and sail...as living in Vandervilt Township, San Bernardino County, CA. His Mineral Industry report of 1900 on California |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | North America; the rare earth pegmatitesb of Llano County (Texas), Minas Geraes(BraziI), Ytterby (Sweden)...A. L Genesis of mica pegmatite deposits, Latah County, Idaho: , Econ. Geology,vol. 28, no. 1, pp. 41-58...30Lovering, T. S., Magmatic chalcopyrite, Park County, Montana: Econ. Geology,vol 19, pp 636-640, 1924...Geology and mineral resources of eastern Cassia County, Idaho: Brill. Id.aho Bta. Mines ond.Geology,vol...Flint, George M., Famous mineral localities; Beryl Hill, Grafton, New Hampshire: ,42. Mi.neral,., vol. 4 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | with uraninite in vein depositsin the copper King mine, Larimer county, colorado. It is also associatedwith...associatedwith asphaltic pellets from sediments in Texas and Oklaholna. In many Colorado Plateau mines cofiinite...with zircon; material from the Arrowhead mine in Mesa County, Colorado, has ao:6'94 A, co:6.31A, oo:ro:1:0...highly radioactive ore from the La Sar No. 2 mine, Mesa County, Colorado, which gave a zircon-typ e tc-raydifiraction...of high-grade uranium ore from the La Sal No. 2 mine was received at the U. S. vanadium company processingmill |  | | Report (issue) | | which have been formed to exploit them. WASHINGTON COUNTY. AMERICAN MOLYBDENUM COMPANY'S PROPERTY. Location...deposit is situated on the south slope of a gentle hill 500 or 600 feet high, overlooking the stretch of...Molybdenum Company. HANCOCK COUNTY. The known deposits of molybdenum in Hancock County lie along the north and...high, known as Catherines Hill, has been prospected to some extent. The hill shows several benches with...to the top of the hill. Molybdenite is said to be found also at the foot of the hill. It occurs in flakes |  | | Journal (issue) | | ............ 3 Spring Collecting Trip to the Texas Hill Country .......................................and desserts. I Spring Collecting Trip to the Texas Hill Country by Art Smith artsmithite@msn.com Member... knew that making a collecting trip to central Texas May 12–18 might be pushing my luck a bit as far...still there but not as strong. Heading northeast to Llano, I decided to take the Willow City scenic loop and...right, though I was close to it. In Llano, I stopped by the Llano Uplift Rockshop and saw that it had |  | | Report (issue) | | By FRANK L. HESS. GEOGRAPHY. The Brinton arsenic mine is located on the south slope of Lick Ridge, one...of the Appalachian Mountains, at Brinton, Floyd County, Va., about 14 miles southeast of Christiansburg...(See fig. 33.) So far as is known this is the only mine in the eastern United States which has mined arsenic...shipment to arsenic plants located at other points. The mine is reached from Christiansburg by a very good mountain...which the only steep grades are within a mile of the mine. According to the Survey's topographic map of this |  | | Report (volume) | | especial interest or value. Some minerals, such as the copper ores of Pennsylvania, are included in the list...North Carolina.. .Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt, Chapel Hill. North Dakota... .Dr. A. G. Leonard, Grand Forks..........Mr. George H. Ashley, Washington, D. C. Texas............Dr. William B. Phillips, Austin. Vermont...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; |  | | Report (volume) | | Mohave County, Ariz., by F. C. Schrader................ Gold placer deposits near Lay, Routt County, Colo...resources of the Osceola mining district, White Pine County, Nev., by F. B. Weeks..........!.................silver................................. COPPER: Notes on copper deposits in Chaffee, Fremont, and Jefferson.......................... Survey publications on copper ....................................'.... LEAD.../Carnotite and associated minerals in western Routt County, Colo., by Page. 7. 12 18 23 36 .53 84 96 117 |  | | Report (issue) | | ¥ TEXAS ROCKS AND \ r - An Amateur’s Guide ;s ROSELLE M. GIRARD A b OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY V N IVERSITY...The University of Texas Austin, Texas Peter T. Flawn, Director Guidebook 6 TEXAS ROCKS AND MINERALS...Rock identification charts Descriptions of some Texas rocks and minerals Anhydrite ................................................................... Copper minerals (chalcocite, chalcopyrite, malachite,...Composition, hardness, and specific gravity of some Texas minerals Pace 25 26 39 40 43 43 43 44 45 46 47 |  | | Report (issue) | | Austin Austin, Texas 78712 JOHN T. LONSDALE, Director Report of Investigations — No. 42 Texas Gemstones...OFECONOMIC GEOLOGY The University of Texas at Austin Austin, Texas 78712 JOHN T. LONSDALE, Director —...— No. 42 Report of Investigations Texas Gemstones By Elbert A. King, Jr. February 1961 — — — Second...gemstones Cabochon gems Faceted gems Tumbled gems Texas gemstones Amber Augite Beryl Celestite Diamond Epidote...Illustrations 1. Typical crystal form of three common Texas gemstones 2. Variations of the cabochon cut 3. Diamond |  | | Journal (issue) | | 179 by Paul Tambuyser Yttrocrasite from Central Texas..............................182 by Wilson W. Crook...No. 3 Carl Francis Long Hill Tungsten Mine Trumbull, Connecticut The Long Hill tungsten deposit at Trumbull...Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, which is noted for its large pseudomorphs of wolframite after...produced good crystals, is located in Trumbull’s Old Mine Park. Mining was never very prof itable and the...drinking water, a comfort station, and parking lot Old Mine Park is today an attractive and popular recrea |  | | Report (volume) | | 248 259 269 271 275 281 r 4 CONTENTS. Page. Texas...................................................especial interest or value. Some minerals, such as the copper ores of Pennsylvania, are included in the list...New Mexico, Oregon, South Dakota, Tennessee, and Texas; to list all the literature consulted would be impracticable...Phillips, W. B., The mineral resources of Texas: Univ. Texas Bull. 365, Sci. Ser. 29, 1914. Among other...Albany. North Carolina_.Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt, Chapel Hill. North Dakota_.Dr. A. G. Leonard, Grand Forks. Mr |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Examples of alaskite pegmatites occur at Baringer Hill, Texas; New Ross, Nova Scotia;114and Silver Peak...near Milford, New Hampshire,lle and in Riverside County, California.r20Qtartz diorite pegmatites occur...Madagascar; Wodgina, Western Australia; Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia; IJto, Swedenl east Transbaikalia;123...of southern Norway; Ytterby, Sweden; and Llano County, Texas, and in an alkalic granite pegmatite at Cape...magnetite is abundant in some pegmatites (as at Llano County, Texas) and in the New Jersey Highlands it occurs |  | | Journal (issue) | | MINERAL COLLECTIONS IN TEXAS III A SUPPLEMENT TO THE MINERALOGICAL RECORD, NOVEMBER–DECEMBER 2020 ... Mineral Collections in TEXAS UVolume IIIV With an Introduction by Wendell Wilson A Supplement to...November–December 2020 MINERAL COLLECTIONS IN TEXAS Mineral Collections in Texas Volume III A Supplement to The Mineralogical...row, from left: Euclase, 2.3 cm, from the Gachalá mine, Guavió-Guatéque mining district, Boyacá Department...twin, 5.5 cm, from the Amo tin deposit, Ximeng County, Yunnan, China. Wally Mann collection; Joe Budd |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Calif. A new, Baringer Hill-type, rare-earth pegmatite from the Central Mineral Region, Texas. A. J. Ehlmann...J. L. Walper, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas, and J. Williams, The Texas Architectural...Architectural Aggregate Company, San Saba, Texas. The origin of some native lead-pyrochroite parageneses. Kurt Bostrom... Seven new barium minerals from eastern Fresno County, California. John T. Alfors, Melvin C. Stinson...Trip-Asbestos Picnic Thursday-July 9:00 e.u. Hill. Area Geology Mine in Gallatin Canyon 30, 1964 The crystal |  | | Report (volume) | | elements of cigarette lighters and, alloyed with copper, nickel, zinc, aluminum, and magnesium, in aircraft...Monazite deposits in calcareous rocks, northern Lemhi County, Idaho: Idaho Bur. Mines and Geology Pamph. 99... p. 76-77. Gadolinite from Llano County, Tex., and from Henderson County, N. C., has been mined and used...Minerals of the rare-earth metals at Baringer Hill, Llano County, Tex.: U.S. (}eol. Survey Bull. 340,...deposits of the Mountain Pass district, San Bernardino County, Calif: U. S. Geol. Survey Prof. Paper 261, 75 |  | | Journal (issue) | | Mineral Society puts on the biggest and best show in Texas. Thank You. Continued on page 4 O Upcoming Programs...two principal gem regions, but many states, even Texas, have produced euhedral sub-gem Continued on page...Collecting Petrified Wood at the Lignite Mine near Jewett, Texas 5 Diving and Collecting Rocks ...........Quartz collecting site in central Texas. It’s planned via Baringer Hill Minerals. You may sign up on their...Collecting Petrified Wood at the Lignite Mine near Jewett, Texas by Neal Immega Ph.D. Paleontologist Member |  | | Report (volume) | | for the following observation. At the W. Wilson mine, "a few secondary minerals, mainly metatorbernite...dikes, in schists, in the Ohio City area, Gunnison County, Colo. The microlite, associated with lepidolite...found in several pegmatites in Georgia. In Lamar County, yellow and green secondary uranium minerals occur...uranium-bearing pegmatite bodies in San Bernardino County, California: Am. Mineralogist, v. 38, p. 1040-1050...two uranium-bearing pegmatites in San Bernardino County, Calif. The Cady Mountains pegmatite body, near |
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