 | | Journal (issue) | | (a variety of zoisite), 9 cm, from the Merelani mine, located on the slopes of the Lelatema Mountains...La Marina mine, Colombia. Top right: Topaz, 8.4 cm, from Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Lower left:...left: Phosphophyllite, 2 cm, from the Unificada mine, Potosi, Bolivia. Bottom right: Grossular, 3.5 cm,...Andrea Bartorelli: Minerals and Precious Stones of Brazil. Other important references (if any) for individual... 5.5 cm, from the Alto da Cabeca mine, Parelhas, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. Will Johnson collection |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | The Pederneira Mine São José da Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil Dedication This article is the culmination...the Pederneira mine and with the people who live and breathe the project every day. The Pederneira mine...collaboration and belief in our project, the Pederneira mine would have been closed long, long ago. Thank...me (and the world) your culture and this amazing mine with all its incredible treasures. Thanks also to...wife Marisa, without whose support and input the Pederneira rollercoaster ride (and others) would not have |  | | Journal (issue) | | crystal, 75 mm long, from the Cruzeiro mine, Minas Gérais, Brazil. See 'The location, geology and mineralogy...mineralogy of gem tourmalines in Brazil' on pp. 263-98 ISSN: 1355-4565 262 J. G e m m , 1996, 25, 4 ...location, geology and mineralogy of gem tourmalines in Brazil Jacques P. Cassedanne, Dr. Sc. *, and Maurice Roditi...tourmaline is the 'Eastern pegmatitic province' of Minas Gerais. One general and three detailed maps of specific...Non-pegmatitic deposits of tourmaline include the Brumado mine (Bahia) which produces fine red uvite crystals and |  | | Journal (issue) | | row, from left: Euclase, 2.3 cm, from the Gachalá mine, Guavió-Guatéque mining district, Boyacá Department...Budd photo. Tanzanite, 7.6 cm, from the Merelani mine near Arusha, Tanzania. Barry & Beth Kitt collection;...Fluorite on quartz, 13 cm, from the Yaogangxian mine, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China. The...kunzite), 9 cm, from the Urucum mine, Galiléia, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Gus & Jane Eifler collection; Holly...the Musonoi mine, Zaire (#950). Jerry Cone photo. Adamite, 5-mm view, from the Mohawk mine, San Bernardino |  | | Journal (issue) | | Front cover: Sulfur on Aragonite, 25 cm Cozzodisi mine, Casteltermini, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy. Adalberto...place in the Sardinian mines and the Traversella mine (Piedmont). The second edition of the Catalogue...chalcopyrite and various rare sulfosalts from the Bottino mine in Tuscany. MINERAL COLLECTING FROM THE POST-WAR...exploring the underground workings of an historic gold mine in the Brusson area, Val d' Ayas, western Alps....momentum came from my first visit to the Jeffrey mine in Asbestos, Quebec in 1997. I was fascinated by |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | characteristic of gem tourmaline found in Pederneira, Minas Gerais, Brazil. SPECIMEN FROM DANIEL TRINCHILLO ;...ionizing radiation (a) (b) Compiled after Zang and da Fonseca-Zang (2002), and from G. R. Rossman’s spectroscopy...TOBER 2011 Faceted elbaite stones from Paraíba, Brazil (2.59– 3.68 ct; the stone on the left is about...(blue-green to blue), and achroite (colorless) (Zang and da Fonseca-Zang 2002). However, these trade names do...discovery in the late 1980s in the Paraíba State of Brazil (e.g. Fritsch et al. 1990; Beurlen et al. 2011 |  | | Journal (issue) | | epidote deposits of the Capelinha Region, Minas Gerais, Brazil ......................................315...epidote on matrix, 4.4 cm, from Capelinha, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Gail and Jim Spann collection; Tom Spann...w w w. FineMineral.com Tourmaline Cruzeiro Mine, Brazil. 19.5 cm Fine Minerals International proudly...greenmountainminerals.com BA R I T E 12 X 8” Parkside Mine, Frizington Copeland, Cumbria, England, UK Photo...EPIDOTE DEPOSITS OF THE CAPELINHA REGION, MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL Andrea Bartorelli1 Carlos Cornejo2 Mario |  | | Journal (issue) | | and Smelting Company of British Columbia, and the Mine and Exploration Division of the Canadian Forestry...“The Mineralogy and Geology of the Silence Lake Mine” was published in Lapis (May 1985), and he was a...Colorado he worked as a miner at the Climax molybdenum mine. Benjy married Elizabeth Ann Spangler, and they...volume 51, September–October, 2020 famous Franklin mine. Russell and Alexandra were married soon after meeting...com | w w w. FineMineral.com Colorado Quartz Mine, California, USA 6 cm Rudolph Now accepting |  | | 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 (issue) | | Collector—Part II Fify-nine treasure hunts in Minas Gerais, 1969–2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 by...crystal cluster on matrix, 6 cm tall, from the Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb, Namibia. Sandor Fuss collection (2004)...Vug,” discovered on the 12th level of the Cresson mine, Cripple Creek district, Colorado in 1914 (see “The...Mineralogical Record, volume 37, May–June, 2006 Cresson mine manager Dick Roelofs showing the Cresson Vug to...school; he did his Master’s work at the Rueppele iron mine in Stanton, Missouri. He spent the years 1931–1932 |  | | Journal (issue) | | specimen mining in Pederneira, many exceptional pockets have been discovered. The mine is renowned for the...One of the most remarkable pockets found at the mine was the Afghan Pocket, collected in 2001; it did...to 5 cm” Continued on page 6 Pederneira Mine (Brazil) The Pederneira Mine is one of the most important...crystals on matrix are the signature specimens for this mine. Associated Photographer: Jeff Scovil (USA) Topaz...view of the enitre Pederneira Mine camp from higher up the mountain. The Pederneira Mine, and the equally-famous |  | | Journal (issue) | | Articles Cuprian elbaite from the Batalha mine, Paraíba, Brazil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....by W. E. Wilson Stibnite from the Wuling antimony mine, Jianxi province, China . . . . . . . . . . . ....and corrosion surfaces, from the Medra mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Keith Proctor collection; Jeff Scovil...info@trafford-flynn.com UK Mining Ventures Fluorite—Rogerley mine, Weardale, UK www.ukminingventures.com e-mail: Jef520@aol...2002 Cuprian Elbaite from the Batalha Mine, Paraíba, Brazil Wendell E. Wilson The Mineralogical Record |  | | Journal (issue) | | Tourmaline Queen mine, San Diego County, California. BACK COVER: Copper, 13.5 cm, from the Ray Mine, Pinal County...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...the Tsumeb mine, Namibia (plate 51) The "Alma Queen" Rhodochrosite frorn the Sweet Horne mine, Colorado |  | | Report (issue) | | crystals with lepidolite from the Golconda Mine in Minas Gerais, Brazil by Eberhard Equit, 1993 extraLapis...Simmons, Berhard Wohrmann, Joachim Zang, and Warde da Fonseca-Zang Translated by Alexander U. Falster...Black Tourmaline? ..... 30 Joachim Zang and Warde da Fonseca-Zang The Saint Wenceslas Crown, the most...and Valuable: Cuprian Tourmaline from Paraiba, Brazil ....... 47 Brian C. Cook Discovery ♦ Technology...circa 1910 view of the old mine portal on the north side of the Himalaya Mine in San Diego County, CA. |  | | Journal (issue) | | Localities: The Barra de Salinas pegmatites, Minas Gerais, Brazil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . 217 by A. R. Kampf The Dee North mine, Elko County, Nevada . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...crystal cluster, 13.6 cm, from the famous Malmberget mine, Gällivose, Lapland, Sweden. Peter Lyckberg collection;...Jackson to take over the operation of the Rock Candy mine (the subject of a 1981 article by Joe in the Mineralogical...District, Baja Calif. $10 v.29/#4 The Sweet Home Mine! 192 pages, 180 color photos! Spectacular! $20 |  | | Journal (issue) | | than usual and available with more dealers. The Gem Mine in San Benito Co. (California) also produced a few...NJ 1.16 Guadalcazar, Mexico 5.00 First Soviet mine, Russia 0 MnO 1.60 I 13.69 I : 1.73 ! ...Quartzite-Parker area, including the Planet Mine, the BBC Mine, the Bouse hematite locality, plus spots...is the most fun I've had with Harrington-Hinkley Mine (Milford, Beaver Co .. rhodonite for years! I saw...want one labelled "Julcani" by some and "Paloma Mine, Huancavelica" by others. I am certain it is the |  | | Report (issue) | | Werner's apatite samples originated in the tin mine in the town ofEhrenfriedersdorfin the Erzgebirge...Mimetite; San Francisco Mine, Magdalena, Sonora, Mexico Pyromorphite; Les Farges Mine, Correze, France Fluorapatite...Fluorapatite, 3 cm tall; Golconda Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil Fluorapatite in Calcite; Liscombe Property...quantity of hydroxylapatite at the Sapo Mine, Minas Gerais Brazil (Menezes 2009) (see page 54). The chemistry...chemically pure as Holly Springs material, Sapo Mine hydroxylapatite may be a suitable biologic analog |  | | Journal (issue) | | Acanthite with silver, 2.6 cm, from the Uchucchacua mine, Peru; Allan Young collection and photo. Amethyst...Alaska, ca. 1906. She organized her own company to mine the garnets, and may have distributed thousands...that men would be hired as laborers to work the mine and help develop it, but that no men would be involved...September–October, 2019 7 HISTORY had declined and the mine was sold. Today it is formally owned by “the children...time collection,” he said, “collected by a former mine superintendent over a period of many years. Nearly |  | | Report (issue) | | for scale next to a giant beryl crystal at Senhora da Assun9iio in Portugal uncommonly seen in beryl and...crystal weighed 455 kilograms. 2m: The Queen Anne mine in Zimbabwe has produced crystals up to 2 meters...long by 1.5 meters wide have been found at Senhora da Assun�io, Portugal. Pegmatites at Mahajamba, Madagascar...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 |  | | Book | | On a spectacular find of crocoite in the Adelaide mine, Dundas, Tasmania (by A. H. Chapman) 3:111-113 ADOLFSSON...AJO Famous mineral localities: the New Cornelia mine, Ajo, Arizona (by W. J. Thomas & R. B. Gibbs) 14:283-298...ALLEN, GEORGE B. --and W. Hunt: The Tonopah-Belmont mine, Maricopa County, Arizona 19:139-144 ALLGOOD, GENNE...Allgood, C. Williams: Ramsdellite from the Mistake mine [Arizona] 14:333-335 ALLGOOD, ROBERT W. -with G...the Mistake mine [Arizona] 14:333-335 ALMA Famous mineral localities: the Home Sweet Home mine, [near Alma |  | | Journal (issue) | | Six Articles Hubeite, a new mineral from the Daye mine near Huangshi, Hubei Province, China . . . . . ... . . . . 473 by R. H. Currier The Nueva Vizcaya mine, Burguillos del Cerro Badajoz, Spain . . . . . ...Alto do Giz area, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...specialization, such as the minerals of a certain state or mine, the minerals of a particular metal or compositional...Characterization of New Species, Twinning, Axinite (Brazil), Green River (WY) $12 v.8/#6 California Issue |  | | Journal (issue) | | find a pegmatite a “half-mile” from the Palermo mine, in New Hampshire. It was originally identified...removal or partial change of some reference points (mine dumps, for example), or all simple reference points...unwise in this instance. Small quarry owners and mine operators are, for the most part, unfamiliar with...Stone-Moss. • CR Y ST A L L IN E L E A D , fro m the Mine. So I call it, n ot that it is clear [in o th er...interesting to the serious collector. The Franklin mine closed in 1954 and only scattered structures remain |  | | Journal (issue) | | Eguas, Brumado (Born Jesus dos Meiras), Bahia, Brazil. Ex Steve Neely collection; Jeff Scovil photo....specimen mining projects at the White Phantom Crystal mine and several other quartz and wavellite localities...Russia In the late 2000s the Rubtsovskiy copper mine in western Siberia became famous among collectors...specimens of iodargyrite, marshite and miersite. The mine is still active, but operations may have already...(Py6l{oBcKoe) (neuter gender), while the best name for the mine is Rubtsovskiy (masculine gender). The Mineralogical |  | | Journal (issue) | | by U. Burchard Recent discoveries at the Jeffrey mine, Asbestos, Quebec . .. ................. . . .....Rhodochrosite, 3 inches wide, from the N'Chwaning mine, Cape Province, South Africa. Jeff Scovil photo...photo. RECENT DISCOVERIES aLtM JEFFREY MINE ASBESTOS, QUEBEC Marco Amabili Dipartimento di Ingegneria...Hutcheson, Asbestos, Quebec Canada J1 T 4J8 The Jeffrey mine in Asbestos, Quebec, Canada, is world1amous for...INTRODUCTION The Jeffrey mine in Asbestos, Quebec, Canada, is a huge chrysotile mine which began operating |  | | Journal (issue) | | Articles Large barite crystals from the Elandsrand gold mine, South A fr ic a .................................ELBAITE crystals from Barra de Salinas, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Left: Gene Meieran collection, 9.5 cm....wulfenite, a Muzo (Colombia) emerald, a superb Virgem da Lapa topaz, a large San Pedro Corallitos mimetite...Characterization of New Species, Twinning, Axinite (Brazil), Green River (WY) $10 v.8/#6 California Issue...Paterson (NJ), Brumado district Museum, Himalaya mine $10 (Brazil), Bosch Collection $10 v.9/#5 Turkish Kammererite |
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