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Melanterite from
Delaware County, Ohio, USA


Locality type:County
Classification
Species:Melanterite
Formula:Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Melanterite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Delaware County, Ohio, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:255227
Long-form Identifier:1:3:255227:9
GUID (UUID V4):9a7b8e73-f98d-4d91-bed6-6008f90e9ebf
References
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Journal (article/letter/editorial)
abandoned working of the Congo coal mine in Perry County, Ohio. The sample, as received, was & beautiful light...fibrous mineral resembling fibrous serpentine. The melanterite was contained between slate partings in the coal...seemedto representan alteration product of the melanterite. The latter had in the meantime changed from...undoubtedly copiapite. Such a transformation from melanterite to copiapite is worthy of note, especially as...length. (2) Deshong's qusrry, Leiperville, Delaware County. Ia,rge microcline crystals were obtained and
Report (edition)
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 2045 MORSE RD., BLDG. C- 1 COLUMBUS, OHIO 43229-6693 (614) 265-6576 (614) 447-1918 (FAX)...L. Fox, MS, Seismologist Michael C. Hansen, PhD, Ohio Seismic Nelwork (OhioSeis) Coordinator An Equal... Minerals of Ohio by Ernest H. Carlson Bulletin 69 Second Edition STATE OF OHIO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL...(formerly Stoneco, Inc.}, near Junction, Pau lding County, Ohio. Specimen is 3.8 x 2.4 cm with the largest crystal...citation: Carlson, E.H., 2015, Mineral s of Ohio (2d ed.): Columbus, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
that bring together important locality data for Ohio minerals. It is a contri­ bution to the national...the Findlay Arch (northwestern Ohio) and Serpent Mound (southwestern Ohio) districts (Carlson 1990); thisvone...at mouth of Silver Creek near Edinburg, Portage County. Figure 1 (left). Rosanna Carlson sitting in dolostone...septarium, Copperas Mountain near Spargursville, Ross County. Ernest Carlson photo. Figure 3. Map showing mineral...in a northerly trending belt that runs from the Ohio River to Lake Erie (Monroeville and Spargursville
Book
Gives a sodium flame. Nearly insoluble. COMANCHE COUNTY: SE%, Sec. 4, T.3N., R.15W. The xtals are i to...side by granite, AGATE (See Quartz) CANADIAN COUNTY: South Canadian Rivers. In the gravel bars of...the Also in sand plant waste dumps. CIMARRON COUNTY: Secs. 7, 8, 9, 10; T.5N., R.2E. Cimarron Meredian...widely scattered in the Black Mesa area. DEWEY COUNTY: Agate is found 2 miles east of Seiling in the...at Taloga in the South Canadian River. HARPER COUNTY: Secs. 17, 20; T.27N., R.23W.. Jaspagate. Secs
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
undoubtedly copiapite. Such a transformation from melanterite to copiapite is worthy of note, especially as...length. (2) Deshong's qusrry, Leiperville, Delaware County. Ia,rge microcline crystals were obtained and...northwest of Capella Hill, Alsace township, Berks County. Nickeliferous pyrrhotite and augite are abundaDt...mile west of Spies Cburch, Alsace township, Berks county. Only inferior specimens are now obtainable at...southwest of Pricetown, Alsace Township, Berks County. Fine limonite, stalactitic and mammillary, obtainable
Journal (issue)
on the east flank of the Inyo Mountains in Inyo County, CA. It can be reached by taking Route 168 east...es of. In~o Figure10. Scanningelectronmicroscope County , California Imageof beudantltecrystals. Div. Mines...other localities is generally associated with melanterite, a highly unstable ferrous sulfate mineral that...library @ $195.00 plus $15.00 Priority shipping (USA). We accept all major credit cards, PayPal, checks...bladed white crystals from Sinking Valley in Blair County. Because of the collection's depth there is no
Report (edition)
particular site, remember it is possible to visit the county courthouse in which the site is located, and trace...23 23 28 Adams County Native copper localities Teeter quarry zeolite Allegheny County Wittmer wurtzite...wurtzite Bedford County New locality 31 31 locality Paris fluorite locality Sherman Valley cryptomelane...locality Berks County Dyer quarry zeolite locality Frystown fetid barite locality Blair County Altoona barite.... 33 33 35 38 38 42 45 45 47 50 Page Butler County East Unity Church Sedwicks Mill 54 54 54 57
Report (edition)
of a thin slice of serpentinite from Lancaster County showing olivine (blue-green and red), serpentine...localities, the Grace mine in Berks County, the Stillwell quarry in Lancaster County, and the Medusa Cement Company...Company quarry in York County, are now This fourth printing is essentially closed to collectors. D...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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
October 2014 Mineral Index by Counties Alfalfa County Carmen, 2 mi. NE of Carmen, 1 .1 mi. W of Highway...Permian-age Crisfield Sandstone: malachite. Adair County Bunch, near Bunch, secs.l.5, 16, T.14N, R.24E:...fluorescent and phosphorescent) (Gilmore 1963). Beckham County Malachite localities, SW1/4 SE1/4 sec.36 and SE1/4...at Great Salt Plains, Alfalfa County. Joe Lobell photo. Blaine County Southard, quarries of the U.S...Gypsum, variety selenite, Great Salt Plains, Alfalfa County. Left, 12 cm high; center, 17.6 cm high; right
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Postcard view of the Waukon iron mine, Allamakee County, cia. 1912. John Taylor collection. ARTHUR E ...Iowa Geological Survey. Localities by County Allamakee County Lansing, Lansing lead mines = Captain...smithsonite, sphalerite (Hey1 and West 1982). Appanoose County Centerville gypsum mine; abandoned underground...Johnson Co. County Fairgrounds, Dubuque Co. Cresco, Howard Co. Decorah, Winneshiek Co. Delhi, Delaware Co. Des...Farmington, Van Buren Co. Fort Dodge, Webster Co. Four County quarry, Johnson Co. Georgia Pacific Corporation
Report (issue)
from Heller Stone Co. Creviston no. 2, Huntington County, Mississinewa Shale to lower Niagaran rocks- -...Indiana Geological Survey drill hole no. 25, Grant County, upper Niagaran rocks to Cincinnatian rocks - -...Indiana Geological Survey drill hole no. 44, Jay County, lower Niagaran rocks to Cincinnatian rock - -...Indiana Geological Survey drill hole no. 41, Tipton County, Pendleton Sandstone (Devonian) to Cincinnatian...Irving Bros. Gravel Co., Inc. drill hole, Delaware County, lower Niagaran rocks- - - - - - - - - - -
Report (issue)
2 47.4, A1 2 O 3 26.8, Na 2 O 16.3, Lenni, Delaware County. Crystals. Eyerman, 1911, 11. Composition:...Sp.gr LOCALITIES: Berks County: Birdsboro, and Gickerville; Delaware County: Leiperville, Lenni (druses...Felton's farm (Chester), and Ward's quarry; Montgomery County: Sumneytown, and Perkiomenville ; Philadelphia:...cut east of Reading (probably Birdsboro), Berks County. White, Smith, 1910, 540. silky mass of radiating...42 9.86 4.77 13.60 100.69 2.277 LOCALITY: Berks County: Birdsboro. MESOLITE m Na Al Si3Oio.2H O 2 2
Report (issue)
... B. Nodule of "coldwater agate" from Benton County showing gray and white chalcedony and crystalline...made from "coldwater agate" material of Keokuk County..................................................Another variation of "coldwater agate" from Keokuk County. C. Quartz geode. D. Doubly terminated quartz crystals...Samuel and H.F. Bain, 1900, Geology of Dubuque County, Iowa: Iowa Geol. Survey Ann. Rept. (1899), v....call attention to the gypsum deposits in Webster County which he saw during a trip by canoe up the Des
Book (volume)
Ohio OHIO Only Paleozoic rock formations underlie Ohio’s Pleistocene surface debris and Quaternary soils...soils. For long ages Ohio lay beneath a shallow sea which received successively enormous quantities of...occasionally produces pieces of silicified wood. Ohio ranks first in the nation in the production of limestone...economy. But as far as the collector is concerned, Ohio is unique in but a single gemstone, an exceptionally...implements. While occurrences are widespread throughout Ohio, the chief deposits of true flint (characterized
Book (volume)
Ohio OHIO Only Paleozoic rock formations underlie Ohio’s Pleistocene surface debris and Quaternary soils...soils. For long ages Ohio lay beneath a shallow sea which received successively enormous quantities of...occasionally produces pieces of silicified wood. Ohio ranks first in the nation in the production of limestone...economy. But as far as the collector is concerned, Ohio is unique in but a single gemstone, an exceptionally...implements. While occurrences are widespread throughout Ohio, the chief deposits of true flint (characterized
Report (issue)
is re counted that: lead ore was mined in Blair County in 1778 lo supply bullets for the Revolutionary...minerals in Pennsylvania Allegheny County Bucks County Blair County History of mining operations Page...1'reduction 1 (i Future prospects Bradford County Bucks County 16 16 Iti History of mining operations...Conclusions 20 Bibliography 20 Centre County 21 Chester County 21 Location of mines 21 History of...mine 40 Phoenix mine 41 Chester County mine Montgomery County mine 41 42 Charlestown mine 42 Other
Book (volume)
..........................................132 Delaware ................................................Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States Page Ohio .................................................................548 Table of Maps Page Alabama County Map ...................................................................................4 Alaska County and Stream Map ......................................................................22 Arizona County Map ..........................................
Book (volume)
beds, excavations, etc.Selenite roses. BRULE COUNTY AREA: in the Oacoma zone of the Pierre Fm. On Elm...gray Barite rosette up to 5 or 6 inches. CAMPBELL COUNTY MOUND CITY, W to the Missouri R., regional hillsides...gravels, etc.petrified wood, wood opal. CORSON COUNTY LITTLE EAGLE:  area ridges, slopes, stream beds...Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States CUSTER COUNTY AREA: The November Mine, 1.2 mi. SE of the Needles...of rd. a few yds., outcropRose Quartz. DOUGLAS COUNTY CORSICA, S on US 281 to Armour, area rd. cuts,
Report (volume)
Boletin de Miuas, nos. 5, 6. Habana, Cuba. Delaware County Institute of Science: Proceedings, vol. 8,...Laboratories: Bulletin, vol. 19, pp. 1-224. Granville, Ohio. Deutsche geologische Gesellschaft: Zeitschrift...Nova Scotia. Ohio Academy of Science: Proceedings, vol. 7, pts. 3, 4. Columbus, Ohio. Ohio Geological Survey:...Columbus, Ohio. Ohio Journal of Science, vol. 19, nos. 3-8, vols. 20, 21, nos. 1, 2. Columbus. Ohio. Ontario...Virginia Geological Survey: County Reports, Fayette County, Wehster County. Morganton, W. Va. Wisconsin
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Triassic age occurring at Milltown in Somerset county, New Jersey. The crystal forms are those of glauberite...to show the same phenomenon. HARMOTOME FROM DELAWARE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, A BARIUM ZEOLITE OF HYDROTHERMAL...discussed in this paper occur in northwestern Warren County, New York, and adjacent regions. Twenty-five years...copper-zinc-epsomite, goslarite, magnesia-goslarite, melanterite, zinc-magnesia-chalcanthite, pickeringite, coquimbite...MINERALOID FROM THE NEW IDRIA MINE, SAN BENITO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA B Y A U S T I NF . R O G E R S A yellow-brown
Book (volume)
western New York. Salt also occurs near Cleveland, Ohio, and extensive deposits are found in Michigan. In...Verde Valley, Yavapai County, Arizona. In Nevada along the Virgin River in Clark County, and in distorted...distorted crystals from Humboldt County. From Borax Lake, San Bernardino County, California. In the Permian basin...near Silver City, New Mexico; Tombstone, Cochise County, Arizona; in the Rand district and in the Calico...Calico and Barstow mines, San Bernardino County, California. A mass of cerargyrite weighing over six tons
Book (volume)
chalcedony, jasper and gem petrified wood. BUFFALO COUNTY KEARNEY, area gravel bars and pits along the Platte...townagate, chalcedony, jasper, petrified wood. CASS COUNTY WEEPING WATER, SE, on rd. to Nehawka, in the Snyderville...chalcedony, jasper, fossils. CHERRY COUNTY VALENTINE, in the Sandhills county along the Niobrara R. and Minnechaduza...gem qualityagatized and opalized wood. DAWES COUNTY CHADRON, in N part of Co. and as far W as Crawford...woods, etc. DAWSON COUNTY GOTHENBURG, in sand pitspetrified palm wood. DEUEL COUNTY CHAPPELL, all regional
Report (issue)
line near its east end, in Ottawa County, Okla., and Cherokee County, Kans., which are the northeast and...anticline, a short distance north of the Delaware-Ottawa County line, is especially hilly, and the summits...occurrences. A brief account of the geology in Ottawa County is given by Ireland (1930) in a report on the prospects...treating the geology of the coal fields in Cherokee County and two adjacent counties in southeast Kansas....of the Picher field. The geologic map of Ottawa County is stated to be based on maps by Siebenthal, but
Report (issue)
under the mineral resource or resources and the county or locality discussed. If the mineral or rock has...papers concerning gold in Brown County, look under: Gold Brown County 10 ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF...OF INDIAN A GEOLOG Y or under: Brown County gold Under these headings will be found authors and dates;...1879d. This entry indicates that gold in Brown County was referred to in a paper by Collett in 1875 and...Limestone in Lawrence County, look under: Mineralogy and petrology Lawrence County or under: Mineralogy
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dollars at the noted locality of Cowee Valley, Macon County, North Carolina. An enthusiastic family found and...visited the well known old Rutherford mine in Amelia County, Virginia, and found bright spessartine garnets...green gem spodumene, was discovered in Alexander County, North Carolina, in 1880 and named for one of its...Hidden. The rose-pink rhodo­ lite garnet of Macon County was discovered in the late 19th century and named...the Jackson club with its successful shows. Macon County, North Carolina, has a wide awake Chamber of Commerce
 
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