| | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | the Topopah Spring Tuff at Yucca Mountain, Nevada, USA R. J. MOSCATI* AND C. A. JOHNSON U.S. Geological...Federal Center, Box 25046, MS 963, Denver, CO 80225, USA [Received 20 January 2014; Accepted 10 April 2014;...almandine, 47.9% spessartine, 1.0% pyrope and 3.1% grossular (mol.%). The compositions are similar to lithophysal...Range of west-central Utah (Miyashiro, 1955) and the Wah Wah Mountains of southwest Utah (Keith et al., 1986)...necessarily equally as rich in Fe and Mn as the Yucca Grossular (Ca) 20 40 60 80 20 Ruby Mountain (Nathrop) | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | porphyrymolybdenumdepositin the Wah Wah Mountains,southwestern Utah, occursin the erodedvent of a lower...Pine Grove locationmap with regionalgeology.The Wah Wah Mountainsare an east- dipping faultblockbounded...intrusions are located in the south- ern Wah Wah Mountains;the associatedtuff occurs predominantly alongthe...volcanism (Best andKeith, 1983).The southernWahWah Mountains of calc-alkaline bimodal volcanism23 to 22 m...Northeast-trending block faultingbeganin the southernWah Wah Mountainsasearly as22 m.y. ago but had little effecton | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | azurite, Utah boasts an array of mineral species. AN OVERVIEW OF RECENT Mineral Collecting in Utah Downloaded...Drive Salt Lake City, Utah 84106-3313 JAMES R. WILSON Weber State University Ogdeo, Utah 84408-2507 PAULA...PAULA N. WILSON University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah 84112-1183 sion to visit or collect material; indeed...Beaver County MINERAL COLLECTING IN THE STATE of Utah has undergone a resurgence over the last ten years...many more species new to Utah. Here we present a list of localities in Utah that have either been historically | | | Journal (issue) | Stockton Gem-Quality Red Beryl from the Wah Wah Mountains, Utah l a m e s E. Shigley and Eugene E. Foord...Uvarov~te 1,78 Pyrope 43,68 Spessartine 37.86 Grossular 4.38 Atmandine 2,91 aslone I , as described by...its greenish yellow color, also has the highest grossular content of any of the stones examined. Absorption...Manson D.V., Stockton C.M. (1982) "Gem-quality grossular garnets," Gems es) Gemology, Vol. 18, No. 4, pp... 207 GEM-QUALITY RED BERYL FROM THE WAH WAH MOUNTAINS, UTAH By f a m e s E. S h i g l e y and E u g | | Czaja, Maria, Lisiecki, RadosĹ‚aw, Chrobak, Artur, Sitko, RafaĹ‚, Mazurak, Zbigniew (2018) The absorption- and luminescence spectra of Mn3+ in beryl and vesuvianite. Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, 45 (5) 475-488 doi:10.1007/s00269-017-0934-x | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | spectra of ÂMn3+ in red beryl from Wah Wah Mountains (Utah USA) and of pink- and purple vesuvianite...ÂMn3+-bearing minerals have been measured for grossular 13 Vol.:(0123456789) Physics and Chemistry...Mn-containing kyanite (Gaft et al. 2011) and in grossular (Gaft et al. 2013). A broad luminescence band...temperature (G = 50ÎĽs, D = 100 ns) in natural grossular from Mexico. This emission was split at T = 100...cavities in rhyolite from the Wah Wah Mountains, Beaver County, Utah, USA (Wood and Nassau 1968). The crystal | | | Journal (issue) | Articles The Thomas Range, Wah Wah Mountains, and vicinity, western Utah ..............................rhyolite from the Violet #5 claim , Wah Wah M oun tains, Beaver County, Utah. The crystal is about 1 cm in...localities: 1he Thomas Range, WahWall Mountains, vicn ty, Western and Utah by Lanny R. Ream P.O. Box 284...83864 he rhyolites o f westcentral and southwestern Utah comprise one o f North America’s most interesting...The Thomas Range is not the only area in western Utah that produces these minerals. Similar occurrences | | | Book (volume) | Morganite) (Red Beryl) Harris Claim, Wah Wah Mountains, Utah, 4 Bournonite (on Quartz) Yaoganxian Mine...Leiyang Co., Hunan, China, 6 Garnet (see also Grossular, Spessartine, Tsavorite) Gold Mockingbird Mine...Pyrargyrite Samson Mine, St. Andreasberg, Harz Mountains, Lower Saxony, Germany, 14 Pyrite (on Quartz) | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | January/February: Color suite of East African grossular. Joel Arem photo. March/April: Cacoxenite, Dravo...November/December: Red beryl, Violet claims, Wah Wah Mountains, Beaver County, Utah. Private collection, Jeffrey Scovil...329; New Mexico, 109; Utah, 377, 409; West Virginia, 165 Barium-pharmacosiderite, Utah, 41 1 Benton, R.,...180-82 Beryl, Virginia, 237 Beudantite, Utah, 411 Bindheimite, Utah, 41 1 Bismuthinite, New Mexico, 109 Bismutite...Smithsonian at Detroit Show, 92-94 Boltwoodite, Utah, 400 Bond, W.B., Pyrite Aggregates from Guernsey | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | Institution Washington, DC 20013 pohwatp@si.edu GROSSULAR Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Les Sources MunicipalitĂ©...University] at 03:53 04 October 2014 Figure 1. Grossular, 7 Ă— 8 cm, from the Jeffrey mine, Asbestos, Les...QuĂ©bec, Canada. The stepped-growth modification of grossular dodecahedra is commonly observed on Jeffrey mine...devoted to grossular, a personal favorite. The chemical formula of grossular is Ca3Al2Si3O12. Grossular is an...crystal faces may be striated. Other habits of grossular include massive, compact, or granular. Visitors | | | Journal (issue) | member of the beryl group. 302 Red Beryl from Utah: A Review and Update James E. Shigley, Timothy...Ruby Violet (or Red Beryl) mine in Utah’s Wah Wah Mountains. Shown here is a unique suite of red beryl...diamonds was performed by Sundance Diamond in Orem, Utah, and Phoenix Crystal Corp. in Ann Arbor, Michigan...represented a new source of red beryl (such as that from Utah) spurred local traders to call it “bixbite,” after...red beryl, Wah Wah Mts., Utah (0.38 g) 1 polished plate of red beryl, Thomas Range, Utah Visible-NIR | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | if gem blue zoisite (tanzanite) or gem green grossular (tsavorite) were to occur outside of Africa. Tanzanite...name to the beautiful red beryl from the Wah Wah Mountains in Utah. The primary marketers of this lovely | | | Journal (issue) | cleavelandite (albite), 7 cm, Dassu, Haramosh Mountains, Gilgit district, Northern Areas, Pakistan. Joe...COLLECTION Red beryl, 2.1-cm crystal, Wah Wah Mountains, Beaver County, Utah. Ex Rex Harris collection. Jeff...KEITH BROWNLEE COLLECTON 1-I- - - - - - - - - - Grossular, 3.3 cm, Jeffrey mine, Asbestos, Quebec, Canada...lt----------- Red beryl, 4.3 cm, Violet cl Mountains, Utah. Ex Dea collection. Jeff Scov· Dioptase, 4...Aquamarine (beryl) with schorl, 11 cm, Erongo Mountains, Namibia. Joe Budd photo. Supplement to The Mineralogical | | | Book (volume) | Morganite) (Red Beryl) Harris Claim, Wah Wah Mountains, Utah, 51 Bournonite (with Fluorite) Yaoganxian... China, 8,9, (on Quartz) 51 Garnet (see also Grossular, Spessartine) Gold Round Mountain Mine, Round...Round Mountain Dist., Nye Co., Nevada, 22 Grossular Garnet Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Quebec, Canada, 14, 29 | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | calcite, powellite, scheelite, apatite, and grossular/tsavorite, have been obtained at both room temperature...lines in fluorite, powellite, scheelite, and grossular/tsavorite. The room-temperature results agree...the transition assignments for powellite and grossular/tsavorite are new. The Nd concentration has been...minerals. Further study of calcite, apatite, and grossular/tsavorite is necessary to improve the understanding...Peninsula, Russia Ca3Al2Si3O12 5 green Wah Wah Mountains, Utah, Lolatema, Tanzania, Unknown, Mali CaF2 | | | Journal (issue) | Monica, Monica, California California 90404, 90404, USA USA Fig. Fig. I. 1. This assembled agate specimen...Sinkankas, San Diego, California California 9lO9, 9109, USA The literature of antiquity frequently mentions...river in the island of Ceylon. It flows from high mountains which are in the middle of the island, and as...fine flame-coloured or yellowish-brown garnet". Grossular. Yellow Tourmaline or Maturese Diamond: kaneke...yellowish splinters'~ a term long applied to to grossular from Ceylon its name from its its colour, which | | | Report (issue) | Connecticut, USA © 2008 by Lithographie, LLC P.O. Box 263 • East Hampton, CT 06424 • USA Phone 1.860...United States of America Photo Credits Cover: Grossular on diopside; 7.1 cm tall Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos...Bibliotheque National de France, Paris Left: Grossular from the Republic of Mali (page 50); photo JeffScovil... 44 Classic Garnets: Grossular BY JOACHIM ZANG AND THOMAS FEHR 50 Grossular from Mali BY BILL DAMERON...these fifteen species, six almandine, andradite, grossular, pyrope, spessartine, and uvarovite-are sufficiently | | | Catalog/List | Gemstone: Bi-Color Tourmaline - 6.23 Cts. California, USA Tourmaline from California can make for some of the...Mine, Mount Bross Alma District, Park Co. Colorado, USA At just over 2 carats, this Rhodochrosite gemstone...Mine, Mount Bross Alma District, Park Co. Colorado, USA Out of the famous Sweet Home Mine in Colorado, albeit...08 Cts. Dust Devil Mine Plush, Lake Co. Oregon, USA Sunstone from Oregon is a most visually fascinating...04 Cts. Dust Devil Mine Plush, Lake Co. Oregon, USA The cute 2+ carat stone has been fashioned into a | | | Journal (issue) | Schlepp The Old Yuma mine is located in the Tucson Mountains of Pima County, Arizona, about 14 kilometers by...located in the western foothills of the Santa Rita Mountains, in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, about 40 miles...Benitoite Gem mine is located in the Coast Range Mountains in San Benito County, north of the town of Coalinga...found near the southern rim of the Adirondack Mountains in New York State. These crystals are commonly...Mineralogical Record, volume 39, May–June, 2008 Grossular and Associated Minerals from the Eden Mills Quarries | | | Journal (issue) | Daniel Bronfen, Brazil Evan Caplan, USA Rocco Gay, Italy Sushil Goyal, USA Shahina Hatta, Hong Kong Dwarka...Thailand Immediate Past President Benjamin Hackman, USA Chief Executive Officer Gary Roskin ICA General Manager...31 W. 47th Street, Suite 1103 New York, NY 10036 USA ica@gemstone.org T: 1.212.620.0900 F: 1.212.352.9054...distinct gem occurrences in different regions of the USA, and extraction is more widely known as Gem Hunting...sector in the USA employs less than 2000 people. The total value of gemstone production in the USA was evaluated | | | Journal (issue) | 4894 Briar Ridge Court, Boulder, CO 80301-3980, USA ** No. 724, 1st Floor, Merchant St., Yangon, Myanmar...Before 1882 Shepard Collection Amherst College, USA Kunz, 1892 Unnamed Over 101b (4.5kg); sapphire...Gem Trade Laboratory, Santa Monica, California, USA Abstract This article describes the gemmological...concurrent gem and mineral shows in Tucson, Arizona, USA, the authors encountered a considerable amount of...faceted natural zincite from Franklin, New Jersey, USA, was also tested using the EDXRF system; this stone | | | Journal (issue) | minerals from the Pacific Northwest, Gold Hill in Utah, and Butte, Montana. His ads ceased after 1947,...sphalerite, 12 cm, from Rudabanya, Rudabanyai Mountains, BorsodAbauj-Zemplin County, Hungary. Amethyst...malachite, 15.1 cm, from La Sal district, Grand County, Utah. Jeff Scovil photo. Wulfenite, 12 cm, from the...Hambergite with albite, 8.6 cm, from Shengus, Haramosh Mountains, Skardu district, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan....have been concentrating on the Tintic district in Utah and have amassed many self-collected specimens. | | | Book | Many of the rocks that make up the world’s great mountains contain quartz, and quartz is the main component...over the course of the earth’s history. Where mountains stand today, sediment slowly accumulated in ancient...conventional retail outlets. Red beryl, or bixbite, from Utah is an excellent example. Others include taaffeite...heavy equipment. the flanks of the Wah Wah Mountains in Utah. In Oregon, at the Ponderosa mine, bulldozers...crystal of the red beryl, bixbite, from the Wah Wah Mountains of Utah. 62 The Smithsonian’s collection in- | | | Book | Many of the rocks that make up the world's great mountains contain quarcz, and quartz is the main component...over the course of the earth's history. Where mountains stand today, sediment slowly accumulated in ancient...conventional retail outlets. Red beryl, or bixbite, from Utah is an excellent example. Others include taaffeite...equipment. 54 •• the flanks of the Wah Wah Mountains in Utah. In Oregon, at the Ponderosa mine, bulldozers...crystal of the red beryl, bixbire, from the Wah Wah Mountains of Utah. 62 The Smithsonian's collection includes | | | Journal (issue) | long and happy history in the state. The Rocky Mountains of westem Colorado are a treasure house of great...extended tour througb Colorado and the Rocky Mountains, collecting minerals along the way. In 1886 Arnold...Region and in the 1930s began to hike through the mountains taking photographs of old cabins, Jodges, and...published an article on "Topaz in the Tarryall Mountains of Colorado" in Rocks & Minerals in 1934. When...the "Pioneer Presbyterian Preacher in the Rocky Mountains" because he was the first Presbyterian minister | | | Journal (issue) | are concentrated in rivers draining the Meratus Mountains, principally around Martapura, 39 lim (24 mi.)...March in southeastern Kalimantan. The Meratus Mountains, which form the dominant geographic feature adjacent...Kanan and the ~ i a m - ~ i -drain wa the Meratus Mountains. Flanking the Meratus Range is a series of low...deposits at Cempalza, downstream from the Meratus Mountains (which include ophiolites], do not contain any...over the distance traveled. Within the Meratus Mountains, diamonds have been found i n the Upper Cretaceous |
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