 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | PEGMATITE MINERALS OF MAINE By DAVID M. SEAMAN 36 Winter Street, Norway, Maine 04268 (continued from... is a rather rare mineral in the pegmatites of Maine. Always a secondary mineral, it has been noted as...as crystals on quartz crystals at the Bennett Quarry at Buckfield. Yellow, scalenohedral calcite crystals...pegma tite with the wall rock at the Tamminen Quarry in Greenwood. C A S S I T E R I T E , tin oxide...noted in small amounts in a number of pegmatites in Maine, chiefly in the lithium replacement zones. It is |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Washington, Connecticut 06793. The area of Litchfield County immediately north of the Litchfield town center...length. At the dump of the most northerly quartz quarry, large ilmenite crystals over two inches in diameter...chalcopyrite in feldspar. A second large quartz quarry just to the north of the staurolite area proved...series. Hematite occurs as lenticular splendent black crystals up to 2 cm in diameter in cavities of granular...Campbell Road, 2.5 km N W of its intersection with County R t . 87, 4 km N N E of the village of Edwards |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Manasquan, New Jersey, visited Calamity Wash, Yavapai County, and collected several exciting and Figure 7: Arizona...groupings and distortions found in the specimens. Maine New Mining Activity Ever since the feldspar mill...mill burned in West Paris in the early 196Os, Maine pegmatite mining has been conducted only for the recovery...Sweden; the resumption of activity at Mount Mica quarry, Paris; and the find of what might be the world's...world's largest morganite at the Bennett quarry, Buckfield, in the late 1980s convinced the regional collectors |  | | Report (edition) | | BULLETIN 41 Third Edition A Collector's Guide to Maine Mineral Localities by Woodrow B. 7KaSVRQ Donald...Vandall T. King Robert G. Marvinney, State Geologist Maine Geological Survey Natural Resources Information...OF CONSERVATION 1998 Copyright © 1998 by the Maine Geological Survey, Department of Conservation. All...5 cm tall; gem weighs 2 carats. From the Havey Quarry, Poland, MaifJ. e. Photo copyright 1995 by Wendell...crystals, 24 x JO mm;Jrom the Bennett Quarry, Buckfield, Maine. Mined in 1996 by Holden !Jrothers Mining |  | | Book (volume) | | Mineralogy by Vandall T. King and Eugene E. Foord Maine Geological Survey DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION Walter...Resources Information, Maine Geological Survey Walter A. Anderson, State Geologist Maine Geological Survey...DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION 1994 Copyright ©1994 by the Maine Geological Survey, Department of Conservation. All...Cover photograph: Fluorapatite, Pulsifer quarry, Auburn, Maine (2.2 cm specimen), Harvard Mineralogical...Wendell E. Wilson, ©1985. The laws and policies of Maine and the United States prohibit discrimination in |  | | | | phosphate mineral from the Dunton Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA F. C. HAWTHORNE1,*, N. A. BALL1...University of New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana 70148, USA 2 [Received 8 April 2009; Accepted 6 July 2009]...tourmaline-bearing pocket at the Dunton Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA. It occurs as subhedral blocky...properties, X-ray powderdiffraction data, Newry, Maine, USA. Introduction MAHLMOODITE, Fe2+Zr(PO4)2(H2O)4...ore deposit at Wilson Springs, Garland County, Arkansas, USA, was described by Milton et al. (1993) as |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | (Taughannock Creek) and harzburgitic (Portland Point quarry) affinities. The yellow garnet is grossular. Phlogopite...Roscherite 0 Palerrno, NH V Dunton Quarry, ME Black Mountain, ME Estes Quarry, ME v Martin Prospect, ME 1...the samples. Specimens from the Estes quarry, West Baldwin, Maine, exhibit a considerable range in composition...muscovite. Samples from the Martin prospect, Newry, Maine, are confirmed as zanazziite. Martin prospect zanazziite...and occurs with hydroxylherderite and fluorapatite. The Black Mountain, Rumford, Maine, samples yield |  | | Journal (issue) | | R. Kampf Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County George Robinson National Museums of Canada Arthur... 353 by P. Orlandi and P. B. Scortecci M aine Maine tourmaline........................................Elbaite from Newry, Maine (by P. J. Dunn) [1975, vol. 6, no. 1, p. 22-25.] Newry, Maine, a pegmatite phosphate...] 328 Famous mineral localities: the Pulsifer quarry (by W. E. Wilson) [1977, vol. 8, no. 2, p. 72-77...vol. 8, no. 6, p. 475.]* The best of San Diego County (by W. Larson) [1977, vol. 8, no. 6, p. 507-515 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | California; 550 ppm-Maple Lode mine, Aguanga Mountain, California; and 400 ppm-Satao (viseu), Portugal]...crystals but changes to translucent dark blue or black in less well-crystallized specimens. The second...GRAPHITE FROM CRESTMORE AND JENSEN QUARRIES, RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. J. A . Jmczak, 9 0 0 S. Cass Ave....at the Crestmore and Jensen quarries, Riverside County, California. While the typical tabular habit of...Pendleton County, West Virginia. The basalt exposure is located on the east limb of the Stone Mountain anticline |  | Simmons, William, Falster, Alexander, Webber, Karen, Roda-Robles, Encarnación, Boudreaux, Andrew P., Grassi, Leah Rae, Freeman, Gary (2016) Bulk Composition of Mt. Mica Pegmatite, Maine, USA: Implications For the Origin of An Lct Type Pegmatite By Anatexis. The Canadian Mineralogist, 54 (4) 1053-1070 doi:10.3749/canmin.1600017 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 1600017 BULK COMPOSITION OF MT. MICA PEGMATITE, MAINE, USA: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE ORIGIN OF AN LCT TYPE PEGMATITE...FALSTER, AND KAREN WEBBER Maine Mineral and Gem Museum, 99 Main St, Bethel, Maine 04217, U.S.A. ENCARNACIÓN...Coromoto Minerals, LLC, 48 Lovejoy Road, South Paris, Maine 04281, U.S.A. ABSTRACT The Mt. Mica pegmatite is...composition, anatexis, Sebago Migmatite Domain, Maine. § Corresponding author e-mail address: wsimmons@uno...apatite, lepidolite, rose and smoky quartz, hydroxylherderite, cassiterite, pollucite, and kosnarite have |  | | Book (volume) | | 0 n101ercai o of Maine j f·~ ....__ :,,. . - .._"' ..;. .. ~ L-- -~ \. • .J_..::.; I Volume...History, Gems, and Geology edited by Vandall T. King Maine Geological Survey DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION Robert...Robert G. Marvinney, State Geologist of Maine Volume 2: Mining History, Gems, and Geology Edited by...Resources Information, Maine Geologi,cal Survey Robert G Marvinney, State Geologist Maine Geological Survey...DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION 2000 Copyright ©2000 by the Maine Geological Survey, Department of Conservation. All |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Natural His tory in New York City, the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, and the Harvard Mineralogical...almandine is the Turner mine in Marlow, Cheshire County, from which a 2.15-carat emerald-cut gem (figure...the Charles Davis mine in North Groton, Grafton County, sev eral gemmy orange beryl crystals were found...fashion. The Island Mica mine in Alstead, Cheshire County, has produced gem-quality material from which a...from the Palermo mine in North Groton, Graf ton County; both stones are in private collections. Some notable |  | | Journal (issue) | | hydroxyl-herderite was first described from Paris, Maine, as hydroherderite by Penfield (1894). Members of...mine, near Kings Mountain, North Carolina, and from the Dunton Gem mine, Newry, Maine, were also studied...studied and are probably also hydroxylherderite. However, these specimens have non-stoichiometric com positions...by Genth (1884), both on material from Stoneham, Maine. In light of the above observation that, of 36 specimens... San Diego County, 57-59% California (2) 67-80% Poland, Maine (3) 61-72% Stoneham, Maine (6) 76-97% Fletcher |  | | Report (issue) | | International, LLC P.O. Box 263, East Hampton, CT 06424, USA Phone 1.860.267.1512; fax 1.860.267.7225 www.lapisint...CHRISTIAN WEISE VERLAG, GERMANY AND LAPIS INTERNATIONAL, USA Tourmaline ♦ History ♦ Mineralogy • Tourmaline........ 24 Ferdinand Damaschun • Is There Really Black Tourmaline? ..... 30 Joachim Zang and Warde da Fonseca-Zang...nearly colorless through green, red, blue, brown and black. Acceptance of this variability lay in the fact...through successively stronger colors into blue black to black. As the concept of chemical zoning did not |  | | Journal (issue) | | .................184 by Paul Brian Moore Newry Maine - A Pegmatite Phosphate Locality... 189 by Vandall...motel rooms usually provide this. For example, the Maine elbaite tourmalines which were thor oughly discussed...for the crystal specimen quality of the San Diego County materials - both old and new. As usual, the exhibits...both the county (pro vince) and its capital; there are thirty-one separate mines in the county. The mines...another new borate mineral at Borax Lake, Lake County, California, and in 1939 was co-author with W. |  | | Journal (issue) | | . Ley The Sm okey Bear quartz claim s, Lincoln County, N ew M exico ...................................be used to establish a precise location within a quarry or general field collecting area. The collector...the points chosen are too often ephemeral (the quarry wall which changes tomorrow or next week), or subject...The experience was never forgotten. I met a nice black bear that day, and learned how not to describe the...the county zoning offices. The accurate property boundaries provide good starting points. Quarry or property |  | | Show/Event (guide) | | K Joyce. 2:15 D i o p s i d e from the Atwater quarry area, Westfield, MA by W Shelton, G. W. Robinson...occurring in the Cartersville Mining District, Bartow County, Georgia by1..C. Gray. 4:30 A new site for gadolinite-(Y)...e x a h e d r a l faces on grossular from Inyo County, California by V. T King. 2 5:00 T w i n n e...over the past year along County Highway G east of Big Falls, Waupaca County, WI briefly exposed a series...New York. Talcville is located in St. Lawrence County, a famous mining region. Mining in the area started |  | | Journal (issue) | | Cooper Nottingham, England Anthony R. Kampf L.A. County Mus. of Nat. Hist. Los Angeles, CA Joseph A. Mandarino...of maple, oak, ash, red birch, cherry, mahogany, black walnut, bird’seye maple, sassafrass, or other more...1997 Natural History M useum o f Los Angeles County M useum o f G eology D irector: Philip R . Bjork...ours: 8 -5 M-F, 9 -4 Sat., 1-4 Sun. Specialty: Black Hills minerals, esp. pegmatites C urator (mineralogy):...$10 v.8/#6 California Issue Benitoite, Gold L.A. County Museum, Himalaya mine $10 v.9/#3 Kalahari rhodochrosite |  | | Report (issue) | | Lapis International, LLC East Hampton, Connecticut, USA Concept & Design Matthias Kisselmann, Munich Tobias...International, LLC P.O. Box 263, East Hampton, CT 06424, USA Phone 1.860.267.1512; Fax 1.860.267.7225 www.lapisint...Obodda; Photo Jeff Scovil l.apis International, LLC • USA PAKISTAN • �h (Kar Chin \ MaDr-e. India Clai....................................Page 80 Zagi Mountain: A Paradise for Rare-Earth Element Mineral Collectors...civil war even brought unrest and fighting to the mountain villages. During this period, the mining industry |  | | Journal (issue) | | Cooper Nottingham, England Anthony R. Kampf L.A. County Mus. of Nat. Hist. Los Angeles, CA Joseph A. Mandarino...187 by L. Ohman, P. Nysten, and J. Langhof Zagi Mountain, Northwest Frontier Province, Pakistan .........Pierre-Nicolas Schwab Orleans , France The Trimouns Quarry, Luzenac, Ariege, France ........................IIMORIITE-(Y) crystal, 2 mm-All from the Trimouns talc quarry near Luzenac, France (see the article beginning...INTRODUCTION The Riddarhyttan ore field is situated in the county of Vastmanland, south-central Sweden, about 70 |  | | Book (edition) | | photographs, mostly of large specimens, as well as 104 black-and-white photographs 45 new crystal drawings of...Lincoln. Encyclopedia of minerals Sagiiache County Pu blic Library Saguache , Colorado DEMCO For...Photo Editor: Wendell E. Wilson Library Saguache County Public Saguache, Colorado VAN NOSTRAND REINHOLD...Names, 1892-1978, by P. G. Embrey and J. P. Fuller (Oxford University Press, 1980). Acta Crystallographica...oil shale of the Green River Formation, Uintah County, Utah, associated with authigenic orthoclase, pyrite; | | | Book (edition) | | photographs, mostly of large specimens, as well as 104 black-and-white photographs • 45 new crystal drawings...Willard Lincoln. Encyclopedia of minerals ~~cbe County Public Library Saguache, Colorado OEMCO For Refere...nes, 1892-1978, by P. G. Embrey and J. P. Fuller (Oxford University P ress, 1980). Acta Crystallographica...sandstone at the Fuemrol No. 2 mine, Temple Mountain, Emery County, Utah; also sparsely disseminated in uraniferous...in the Cave Hills and Slim Buttes areas, Harding County, South Dakota. SELECTED REFERENCES: Thompson, M |  | Gaines, Richard V., Skinner, H. Catherine W., Foord, Eugene E., Mason, Brian, Rosenzweig, Abraham, King, Vandall T. (1997) Dana's New Mineralogy (8th ed.) Wiley-Interscience. p.1872 | Book (edition) | | M. Hughes: Dept. of Geology, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. W. Barclay Kamb: Division of Geol. and Planetary... W. (1961), Chemical Crystallography, 2nd ed., Oxford Clarendon Press. (GL) Glusker, J. P., & M. Lewis...Trueblood (1985); Crystal Structure Analysis: A Primer, Oxford University Press. (ITXC) International Tables for..., Introduction to Optical Mineralogy, 2nd ed., Oxford University Press, New York, 1991; Hartshorn, N...Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi |  | Palache, Charles, Berman, Harry, Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Ect. John Wiley and Sons, New York. | Book (volume) | | 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...Gurney, Electronic Processes in Ionic Crystals, Oxford (1940). 11. Cf. Buerger, Am. Min., 15, 180, 226...moistened with a drop of water swells up, turns black, and finally is entirely reduced to metallic silver...near Silver City, New Mexico; Tombstone, Cochise County, Arizona; in the Rand district and in the Calico |  | | Book | | Environmental Earth Science, Miami University, Oxford, OH, U.S.A. Franco Pirajno, Geological Survey of...account these mineralogical features, these dull black heavy mineral aggregates can successfully be used...Evolution of the Variscides Within the Alpine Mountain Range with Special Reference to Pegmatites .....The Variscan Massifs in the Alpine-Carpathian Mountain Range ..........................................Their Associated Pegmatites in the Swiss Alpine Mountain Range and the External Moldanubian Zone ..... |
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