 | | 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 |  | | 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...mm;Jrom the Bennett Quarry, Buckfield, Maine. Mined in 1996 by Holden !Jrothers Mining and currently in |  | | Book (volume) | | 0 n101ercai o of Maine j f·~ ....__ :,,. . - .._"' ..;. .. ~ L-- -~ \. • .J_..::.; I Volume...Volume 2: Mining History, Gems, and Geology edited by Vandall T. King Maine Geological Survey DEPARTMENT...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) | | who collected it from a river near the base of Mount McKinley, an area since encompassed by Denali National...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 burned...burned in West Paris in the early 196Os, Maine pegmatite mining has been conducted only for the recovery...in Sweden; the resumption of activity at Mount Mica quarry, Paris; and the find of what might be the |  | | 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...localities: the Himalaya dike system, Mesa Grande district, California (by E. E. Foord) [1977, vol. 8, no |  | | Book (volume) | | lie some of the oldest crystalline rocks in the East, both igneous and metamorphic, strongly mineralized...Dahlonega Co. and Rabum Co., and the McDuffie County Belt extending through portions of McDuffie, Warren...Sphalerite. BALDWIN COUNTY MILLEDGEVILLE, at state farmjasper. BANKS COUNTY COMMERCE, along Hwy. 59...along adjoining Co. linerock crystal. BARROW COUNTY WINDER, along rd. to Jefferson and 1½ mi. inside...Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States BARTOW COUNTY AREA, Saltpeter Cave, as floatjasper. CARTERSVILLE: |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | OXFORD COUNTY, MAINE: THE PLACE TO GO By F R A N K W A R D 2 Mildred A v e n u e , Rye, N . Y . 1 0 5...to light numerous specimens labeled Oxford County, Maine. M y own collection boasts quite a few that...from the numerous mines and quarries of Oxford County over the past five summers. A scattering of articles...come to Oxford County. T h e pegmatites that comprise the min eralized zone of Oxford County are in many...however, some minerals that are unique to O x f o r d County alone and these aren't as rare as the collector |  | | Journal (issue) | | and Mineral• Aaaociation "\YHOLE No. R2 MOUNT APATITE, MAINE eA Famous cA1.inerat Locality By LLOYD...hut few articles hnYe dealt directh· with llount Apatite. In this paper the salient features of articles...both authors a rl-' f<('t forth . Loeation Mount Apatite, a low bill of about -180 feet ele,·ation, is...Portland. An excellent h~bway leads westward fro1n Auburn to l\le<.·hanie Falls. Abont three miles ,Yest...pits on lionnt Apatite. Physiography The area is located within the limits of the Maine section of the |  | | Book (volume) | | Most specimen collecting is done in the Lead-Zinc mining dists. of northwestern Illinois, the glacial drift...600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip |  | | Book (volume) | | Most specimen collecting is done in the Lead-Zinc mining dists. of northwestern Illinois, the glacial drift...600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip |  | | Report (issue) | | 3: Tourmaline Publisher Lapis International, LLC; East Hampton, CT Concept & Design Maximilian Glas, Stamberg...Lapis International, LLC P.O. Box 263, East Hampton, CT 06424, USA Phone 1.860.267.1512; fax 1.860.267.7225...CHRISTIAN WEISE VERLAG, GERMANY AND LAPIS INTERNATIONAL, USA Tourmaline ♦ History ♦ Mineralogy • Tourmaline...78 Australia ......................... 82 Europe (east) ...................... 83 Europe (west) .........important find of gem tourmaline was made at Mount Mica in Paris, Maine, though only small quantities were uncovered |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | PROSPECTING IN MAINE THIRTY YEARS AGO By P H I L I P M O R R I L L High St., Route 1 , West Paris, Maine 04239...to Paris (Maine); up a muddy road and a very steep long hill and then into the Perham Quarry. This was...many years into a large open pit. Most spar from Maine is white or cream in color. This mine pro duces...was much to discuss about what was going on in mining, what prospectors were reporting as well as stories...dump showing lepidolite and colored tourmaline. The east pit shows spodumene, some of it pink. Nothing spectacular |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | the Sebago granite–pegmatite system, southern Maine, USA Michael A. Wise*, Cathleen D. Brown Department...situated in the Oxford pegmatite field, southwestern Maine. Surrounding the pluton is an area designated as...subordinate intrusions of heterogeneous, two-mica and biotite granites, pegmatitic leucogranites and granitic...chemistry, petrology, geochemistry, Sebago, southern Maine Received: 1 October 2009; accepted: 30 March 2010;...Introduction The granitic pegmatites of southern Maine represent one of several major pegmatite regions |  | | Report (issue) | | MOUNTAIN MASSIVE SULFIDE DEPOSIT, AROOSTOOK COUNTY, MAINE By John F. Slack, Marta J.K. Flohr* U.S. Geological...sulfide (VMS) body located in Aroostook County, northern Maine (Fig. 1). Bald Mountain is one of several...including (from earliest to most recent): Superior Mining Company, Freeport Exploration Company, Chevron...Company, Boliden Resources Inc., and Black Hawk Mining Inc. The deposit consists of a large hypogene sulfide...structures have not been described in central Aroostook County, but could be important locally. Steeply dipping |  | | Book (volume) | | fabulous tourmalines and kunzites of California and Maine, the sparkling sapphires of Montana, and the...Furcron, Chief Geologist of the Department of Mines, Mining and Geology; on the State of Michigan by Robert...Kobuk jade locality. Descriptions of San Diego County, California, gemstones and the mines in which they...the generous assistance of many residents of that county. My special thanks are extended to Elbert H. McMacken...Axinite, Microlite, Stibiotantalite, Beryllonite, Apatite, Amblygonite, Brazilianite, Lazulite, Cassiterite |  | | Report (issue) | | under the superintendence of H. H. Howell, the District Surveyor. The revision has been carried out on...were re-mapped by Mr. R. G. Carruthers, who as District Geologist was in general charge of the field work...been printed.. Certain six-inch Sheets in the north-east corner of Sheet 3 haye also been published, and...River Bowmont, 15. West of the College Burn, 18. East of the College Burn, 21. Yeavering Bell to Humbleton...Burn, 31. Bygate Hall, 32. Breamish Valley, 34. East of the Alwin Valley, 35. Alwin Area, 36. Petrology |  | | Book | | ADULARIA Adu Iaria from the Howard-Montgomery quarry, Howard County, Maryland (by J. S. White) 25:53-54 AFGHANISTAN...Iron-manganese phosphates of the Williams pegmatites, Coosa County, Alabama (by P. B. Leavens & T. A. Simpson) 6:66-73...Bancroft, Ontario: an occurrence of large nepheline, biotite and albite-antiperthite crystals in calcite-cored...ALICE GLORY HOLE The Alice glory hole, Clear Creek County, Colorado (by T. A. Hanson & W. B. Craft) 18:185187...--and W. Hunt: The Tonopah-Belmont mine, Maricopa County, Arizona 19:139-144 ALLGOOD, GENNE MYERS --and |  | | Journal (issue) | | Cryolite Mudstone Liparite Peperino Stilblte Apatite — XL Garnet — XL Topaz — XL Chlorite Phylllte Gllsonite...548 558 560 563 570 572 Tumbling — Robert W. Greenlaw ................................. Fossil — A....to be held at the John Jay High School; Route 52. East Fishkill, N. Y. Contact: Robert E. Lynch, 214 Wilbur...the Mother Lode Mineralites of Auburn. 20th District Fairgrounds, Auburn, Calif. Show Chairman: Frank Car...Mineral and G m Show (5th Annual) of the Rockland County Min eral & Gem Society, Inc., to be held at Rosary’ |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | PEGMATITES OF THE BRUNSWICK AND OXFORD FIELDS, MAINE: DIFFERENTIAL TRENDS IN F-POOR AND F-RICH ENVIRONMENTS...field and the Central Maine Synclinorium of the Oxford pegmatite field, in Maine, are intruded by numerous...(Nb,Ta)-bearing phases. Generally, the CGM from Maine are hosted by pegmatites characterized by a LCT...trends, fluorine, Brunswick field, Orford field, Maine. Introduction As the primary carriers of Nb and...paragenetic variations of CGM at the field or district scale. In this study, which is part of an extensive |  | | Report (edition) | | Old Red Sandstone in vent 52 near Tudhope Hill , east of Mosspaul ll . Map of coast near Cove Harbour...Red Sandstone on vertical Silurian rocks, south -east sideof Siccar Point, Cockburnspath .. II . A. Eildon...Channel. To the north-east the Lammermuir Hills rise sharply above the plain of East Lothian to heights...farther to the south-west, particularly in the district between Peebles and Moffat, many of the hill-tops...distinct types of scenery in the Uplands . North-east of the river Nith and ranging almost to the Berwickshire | | | Report (edition) | | Upper Old Red Sandstone in vent near Tudhope Hill, east of Mosspaul .52 Fig. 11. Map of coast near Cove...Red Sandstone on vertical Silurian rocks, south-east side of Siccar Point, Cockbumspath 10 Plate II...Channel. To the north-east the Lammermuir Hills rise sharply above the plain of East Lothian to heights...farther to the south-west, particularly in the district between Peebles and Moffat, many of the hill-tops...distinct types of scenery in the Uplands. North-east of the river Nith and ranging almost to the Berwickshire |  | | Report (edition) | | Sandstone. The older rocks are strongly folded on east-northeastward axes, the beds on the headland dipping...which throws the sandstones down towards the south-east. (Geol. Surv. Photo. No D.1228). ft*. * V im...Geological Kensington, London SW1 Museum, district described Exhibition Road, South Digitized...Selected Bibliography 108 14. Index 115 South-east of Sandstone 103 Maps of the South of Scotland...mines, Harelawhill, Dumfriesshire Limestone quarry, Dunbar, East Lothian 85 B XI XII A Cove Harbour | | | Report (edition) | | Sandstone. The older rocks are strongly folded on tl1e east-north-eastwards axes, the beds on the headland dipping...fault whicl1 throws the sandstones towards the south-east (DI 228). BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY British Regional...Solway Firth to Cheviot Hills, Berwickshire, South-east of Dunbar 61 7. Volcanic Rocks of Carboniferous...mines, Harelawhill, Dumfriesshire Limestone quarry, Dunbar, East Lothian A B Burnswark, Dumfriesshire The...Dissected raised-beach platform south of Dunbar, East Lothian The Kaims, near Gree11law, Berwickshire |  | | Report (edition) | | Upper Old Red Sandstone in ...-entnear Tudhope Hill, east of l\tlosspaul :Map of coast near Cove Harbour Section...Red Sandstone on vertical Silurian rocks, south-east side of Siccar Point, Frontispiece Cockburnspath...Channel. To the north-east the Lammermuir Hills rise sharply above the plain of East Lothian to heights...farther to the south-west, particularly in the district between Peebles and Moffat, many of the hill-tops...Sandstone age. A similar infilled valley lies between Greenlaw and Dunbar. It is possible that Gala Water, though |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | the boulders are of granite rich in biotite and passing to biotite-gneiss. A road section W. of the golf-course...ft. in diameter, and is of a roughly foliated biotite-diorite resembling that of Ben Cruachan. The boulders...SCOTLAND. 403 BERWICKSHIRE. BEDSHIEL KAMES, near Greenlaw. Alt., 700 ft.' Maps Berwicksli., 15 S.W. and...Nat. Club, v, pp. 97, 124-8. ,T. WALKER, 1865. " Greenlaw," Hist. Bcrto. Nat. Club, v, pp. 107-8, 117-20...Scotland, p. 451. ROBERT GIBSON, 1905. History of Greenlaw, p. 253. This kame, which has been described |
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