 | | Report (volume) | | SCHISTS AND ASSOCIATED GRANITES AND PORPHYRIES OF RHODE ISLAND BENJAMIN K. EMERSON JOSEPH H. PERRY WASHINGTON...schist........................................ 14 Epidote-chlorite schist............................................. 18 Nonoccurrence of il vaite in Rhode Island.................. 19 Inclusion of limestone............................... 24 Beds west of Providence and Pawtucket ................... 25 Cranston...crystalline rocks in the vicinity of Providence and Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island............................ |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | AN OVERVIEW Rhode Island MINERALS & COLLECTORS F. WILLIAM MILLER Harvard Mineralogical Museum 24 Oxford...A L SPECIES and many varieties occur within Rhode Island. Part of this abundance is attributable to the...Northern Zone, including Providence County and the northern towns of Kent County, 2) the Middle Zone, including...towns of Washington County, and 3) the Southern Zone consisting of Washington County and southwestern Newport...Newport County. The greatest number of species and varieties appear in the Northern Zone. Miller attributes |  | | Report (volume) | | Bedrock Geology of Rhode Island o GEOLOGICAL 5. I 09 8* Ci PI O i o TJ i i I to & Ol BULLETIN...State of Rhode Island Development Council i M SURVEY I C.to 1295 Bedrock Geology of Rhode Island...1295 Prepared in cooperation with the State of Rhode Island Development Council Lithology, structure, and...geological studies in Rhode Island____._.________.-__.-_-____. Position of Rhode Island in the Appalachian...-___--_Older gneissic rocks of northwestern Rhode Island.____________ Nipsachuck Gneiss------------- |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | NOTES ON THE MINERAL LOCALITIES OF RHODE ISLAND. I. PROVIDENCE COUNTY Lr,ovo W. Frsunn.q,Nt Enwrx K. GnlNav...recent survey of the minerals of the state of Rhode Island which are included in the museum collections...Brown University and of Roger Williams Park of Providence, together with a careful study in the field by...the chief rnineral localities and occurrencesin Providence Countvr is here recorded. r A paper is being...Crocidolite Cryolite Cyanite Dolomite Enstatite Epidote Fluorite Galena Garnet Glaucophane GoId2 Grithite |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | MINERALS-AND ASSOCIATED ROCKS AT COPPER MINE HILL, RHODE ISLAND Ar.oNzoQurNNaxl JonN A. Youxc, Jn" RhodeI sland'...(/ n'i.aer Assrnecr beds of copper Mine Hill, Rhode Island, consists of a series of green schists with...located in the town of cumberland which is in the northeast corner of Rhode Island (Plate I). This town...its minerals and is said to have been named for Cumberland., England, because of its minerals and mines'...State of Jackson, Charles T., Report on the Rhode Island, P. 55, 184O. 2 OP. cit., P. 55. a Robinson |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | mineral. However, unlike several other states, Rhode Island does not have a state gem, a state stone, or...a variety of serpentine that resembles jade are Rhode Island's official state rock and mineral. Cumberlandite...Cumberlandite became the official state rock of Rhode Island by legisla tive decree in 1966 (Resolution...the General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations). The rock constitutes the...northeastern corner of the state, in the Town of Cumberland (Figure 1). The exposed part of the mass—termed |  | | Book | | of Saratoga in Now York, by Doct. John H. Steel. county A (Steel.') 1822." (N. G.) " New Farmer and... ERRATA. Page " " " 11 under BRUNSWICK, after Epidote, dele Manganesian. P.) refers to John Pedrick,...Radiated Sulphurtt of Iron. 7, under TOPSHAM, after Epidote, dele Manganesian. 14, 73, 114, 123, and 124, for...contained in granite. Garnet, sometimes orange red. Epidote, arenaceous, on the banks of the Androscoggin,...strata of gneiss. sometimes in crystals, generally Epidote, manganesian, granular or compact, in veins traversing |  | | Report (volume) | | Bulletin 597 GEOLOGY OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND BY B. K. EMERSON WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT PRINTING....................................... Worcester County, Mass....................................... Westboro...formation......................................... Rhode Island...............................................formation........................................... Rhode Island formation .................................................................... 150 Berkshire County............................................... |  | | Book (edition) | | GUIDE (Cross-seaion at right) CHRYSOBERYL EPIDOTE PERIDOT SPHALERITE CORUNDUM FELDSPAR ^ PHENACITE...mine, Racooche Valley, White Co. 1866 Vs White County Daniel Light form, % mi. NE Less than 1887 ...Alabama has yielded a 4i%4 carat diamond from Shelby County, 30 miles south of Birmingham, found about 1900...Siding in St. Clair County, 20 miles northeast of Bir- mingham. One found in Lee County in 1901 weighs 4^...have a cornfield at Pounding Mill, Tazewell County, Va. A 3 carat stone, bought by a Knoxville |  | | Journal (issue) | | ... 462 NOTES ON SOME MINERAL LOCALITIES IN RHODE ISLAND. By Willard Stone Winslotv, fr. ..............transvaaJite) with minor amounts of chalcopyrite, epidote, moly'bdenite, quartz, and titanite. Transvaalite...10 ao, NOTES ON SOME MINERAL LOCALITIES IN RHODE ISLAND 1g llt :cl 1y & id of rd ;t- ! DO ire...like to hear about localities for minerals in Rhode Island. From time to time • very interesting articles...are two famous limestone deposits in northern Rhode Island, once noted for their profusion of mineral specimens |  | | Report (issue) | | Connecticut Maine Massachusetts New Hampshire Rhode Island Vermont OPEN-FILE REPORT 93-292-A Prepared...Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont R. Randall Schumann EDITOR OPEN-FILE...Preliminary Geologic Radon Potential Assessment of Rhode Island Linda C.S. Gundersen andR. Randall Schumann...aerial radioactivity, and indoor radon data by county. Because of constraints on the scales of maps presented...The reports are available in county formats and State summaries. The county reports typically contain both |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | MrNBnALocIsT JULY, 1918 No. 7 FIBROUS QUARTZ FROM RHODE ISLAND ALFRED C. HAWKINS M elcorologi.cal Section,...localities in southeastern Massachusetts or Rhode Island. The oecurrence of this material at Worcester...pyrite." As the occurrences at two localities in Rhode Island which have been studied by the writer appear...I., and at Fenner's Ledge, in Cranston, near Providence, R. L In connection with these metamorphic processesextensive...sizes. Most of the quartz veins of this kind in Rhode Island carry relatively small amounts of foreign materials |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | A GEOLOGY OF THE DIAMOND IIILL-CUMBERLAND DISTRICT IN RHODE ISLAND-M ASSACHUSETTS 1 BY CHARLES H. WARREN........................................... 441 Cumberland quartzite......................................(435) 436 WARREN AND POWERS----DIAMOND H ILL—CUMBERLAND DISTRICT Page Riebeckite-iegirite granite....of so much dispute. The riebeckite rocks near Cumberland Hill mark, so far as is known, the southernmost...IÏÏÏÏ1 Bellingham series Narragansett series Cumberland quartzite Ig n eo u s R ocks m Diabuse dikes |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Mr. Hawkins on certainof the occur'rencesiu Rhode Island. In a future number of the magazinea Pennsylvania...Hewxnts, Broun Uniuersily A careful survey of Rhode Island geologyshowsthe presence of quartz veins in...massesof this region. Some cany hornblende, others epidote (wherethe veins cut thru basicrocks),still othersgalena...pneumatolytic zones near granite in western Rhode Island. This scapolite at least is probably indicative...found in at least two localities in Rhode Island. At Cumberland many specimens have been found, but their |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Mr. Hawkins on certainof the occur'rencesiu Rhode Island. In a future number of the magazinea Pennsylvania...Hewxnts, Broun Uniuersily A careful survey of Rhode Island geologyshowsthe presence of quartz veins in...massesof this region. Some cany hornblende, others epidote (wherethe veins cut thru basicrocks),still othersgalena...pneumatolytic zones near granite in western Rhode Island. This scapolite at least is probably indicative...found in at least two localities in Rhode Island. At Cumberland many specimens have been found, but their |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | in Georgia at the fo'lowing localities: Cherokee County —2V2 miles northeast of Ball Ground, 1 mi'e northwest...of Cherry Grove School; Fayette County—near Fayetteville; Fulton County—near College Park. (Georgia Mineral...the lot were: biotite (black flakes in granite), epidote (green, in granite), limonite (dark brown pebble)...which comes from Bradbury's Mountain at Pownal, Cumberland Co. ; Opal (hyalite) colorless crust on pegmatite...pebble of andalusite from Bailey's Island, Casco Bay, Cumberland Co., Me. Mrs. Constance Trott, 36 Mt |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | thick beds is found in the cliffs of St. George Island, one of the Pribilof Islands in the Bering Sea...conglomerates in fields and in gravel bars here in Putnam County, Indiana."—item received from Walter Reeves, R3...Grand Trunk R.R. right of way near Portland (Cumberland Co.), Me."—recent item from Mr. & Mrs. Clifton...greenish platy man who had been collecting for only epidote in pinkish microcline. 2 months, has yet to meet...Stephenson, Meno- name of mineral, its locality, County, minee Co., Mich. One of the specimens State and |  | | Book (volume) | | 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...nodules⎯Pyrite (crystals sharply cubic). FRANKLIN COUNTY COLUMBUS, area countywide exposures of blue clay...HIGHLAND COUNTY SINKING SPRING, area ore deposit (most important in Ohio) ⎯Hematite. HOCKING COUNTY AREA |  | | Book (volume) | | 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...nodules⎯Pyrite (crystals sharply cubic). FRANKLIN COUNTY COLUMBUS, area countywide exposures of blue clay...HIGHLAND COUNTY SINKING SPRING, area ore deposit (most important in Ohio) ⎯Hematite. HOCKING COUNTY AREA |  | | Book | | 1 " VE M NlN[W �IUWPS�l- ( MASSACHUSETTS RHODE ISLAND 1 #'vp ,#,V,4 I' vr Go � - PRICE $2...Sloan Maine Vermont New Hampshire Massachusetts Rhode Island PERHAM'S MAINE MINERAL S'toRE INC. JUNCTION...Massachusetts Blueberry Mt. Quarry RHODE ISLAND Cumberland State Park, Rhode Island Diamond Hill Quarry Sneech...Sneech Pond Copper Mines Lincoln, Rhode Island Conklin Limestone Quarry FOREWORD The purpose of this book...Sullivan Har bor ( No Scale) ARSENOPYRITE CALCITE EPIDOTE PYRITE PYRRHOTITE TREMOLITE CA RL TO N MINE |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | They are from a cut at Hogback Dam in Hartland County, near Riverton, Conn. "In masses of xline limestone...rocks and the color is deepest near the contact. Epidote is also associated with it. "On both sides of a...miles northwest of Bentonsport, Iowa, in Van Buren County, in the southeast part of the State in the geode...of an old flat-rock quarry in South Portland (Cumberland Co.), Me. It isn't the same material as the shale...near the south end of the Mesabi Range in Itasca County, Minn. Name of mine I doi not know."—item from |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | purple, and grey. These géodes are found in Pike County, Ala., which is about 50 miles north of Montgomery...Montgomery. I have found them scattered all over the county, but they are especially abundant just south of...made several trips to Magnet Cove (Hot Springs County) which is about 15 miles east of Hot Springs on...brachiopod in gray chert. Fowlers Beach is in Sussex County, Delaware, on Delaware Bay. FLORIDA—At the 6th...the Hypotheek lead mine near Kingston, Shoshone County. The anglesite is found in cavities of galena as |  | | Report (volume) | | ........................................... Rhode Island...............................................University, South Bethlehem. Rhode Island__Prof. C. W. Brown, Providence. South Carolina__.Dr. Earle Sloan...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.; |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | more. "The Glove Mine is located in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, near the little town of Amado, on the...inches in length. They come from Mt. Antero, Chaffee County, Colorado (altitude of pocket where found over...inches in size, comes from Devil's Head, Douglas County, Colo. Microcline {feldspar). Nice loose xls, averaging...received. These come from Devil's Head, Douglas County, Colo. Garnet (spessartite). Small but gemmy, deep...Locality is Ruby Mountain near Nathrop, Chaffee County, Colo. Topaz: Small, colorless gemmy xls in cavities |  | | Catalog/List | | Triv. Vitriol. Chem. Sulphate of Iron. Cumberland, Rhode Island. In the form of a yellow- 12. L. white...topaz, The mica, and ox- ide of tin. 58. L. Cumberland, England. color. Chaux In cubes of a greyish...cubit^^e. With small crystals of blende. 59. L. Cumberland, England. In cubes, color purple mixed with...the equilateral rhomboid, and brown 60. L. Cumberland, England. 61. L. Shawneetown, crystals of...Dufton Lead Mines, England. 97. L. Smithfield, Rhode Island. In compact fibres. In minute fibres, mingled |
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Sneech Pond copper mines, Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA