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Hematite from
Silver Spring, Riverside, East Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA


Locality type:Spring
Classification
Species:Hematite
Formula:Fe2O3
Comments:Coating joint surfaces and plant fossils
Habit:Massive
Colour:Orange
Quality for species:Rock forming mineral/non-crystalline/little interest for collectors.(##)
Abundance at site:Very common
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hematite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Silver Spring, Riverside, East Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:363150
Long-form Identifier:1:3:363150:8
GUID (UUID V4):01bffb8c-98dd-4fcb-a518-f9c4abdb45f1
Nearest other occurrences of Hematite
2.1km (1.3 miles) Ide's Ledge quarry, East Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
6.0km (3.7 miles) Hopkins Iron Mine, Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
8.0km (5.0 miles) Cranston Graphite mine, Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
8.5km (5.3 miles) Neutaconkanut Hill, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
9.0km (5.6 miles) Manton Avenue Quarry (Manton Quarry; Violet Hill Quarry), Manton, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
12.6km (7.9 miles) Interstate 295 / US Route 6 road cuts, Johnston, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
14.8km (9.2 miles) Bristol Coal prospect, Bristol, Bristol County, Rhode Island, USA
16.6km (10.3 miles) Mount Hope, Bristol, Bristol County, Rhode Island, USA
16.9km (10.5 miles) Conklin Quarry, Lime Rock, Lincoln, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
18.5km (11.5 miles) Poker Hill, Ashton, Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
References
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of Western Grove,in the N.E. section of Newton County. All these are in N . W . Arkansas. "It happened...a very large and interesting one from Lawrence County, Arkansas." CALIFORNIA—Emmett Klopfenstein, Box...Schooner, Box 215, East Hampton, Conn., sent us two items (one on the old lead-silver mine at Canton (Hartford...friend, Bill Reid, collected at the old Canton silver and lead mine. I recently visited the locality... Griesbach, 12217 Centerhill St., Wheaton, Silver Spring, Md. "In one of the goethite and limonite concretions
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community of Levesque in Cross County. This locality may also be given as 6 miles east of Wynne, Ark., or 47 miles...barite ores that sometimes contain wires of native silver. These are hard to find, but always a most welcome...welcome find. "This is one of the west's most famous silver camps, and is now a world famous ski resort during...Clearwater, Pinellas Co., Fla. GEORGIA — In the Spring I960 GEORGIA MINERAL NEWSLETTER, A. S. Furcron...in Georgia (pp. 9-21). One locality in Habersham County should fascinate many of our readers. Here is Dr
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presented by Thomas J. Ricks ENGRAVING ON GOLD AND SILVER The use of hand and power tools to create exquisite...Frtt Cata/01 . ~, GRYPHON . . ~ CORPORATION IOI East Santa Anita Avenue Burbank, California 91502 (818)...carats talking about the same machine. Just sterling silver and set with faceted WAS .................... $...lmpons Inc By Tom Harmon Harmon ' s Agate and Silver Shop Crane, Montana Part One OfTwo In the April...exquisite work by Tom Harmon, Harmon's Agate and Silver Shop, Box 94, Crane, MT 59217. More of his engraved
Book (edition)
describes sites under of the nearest town and county. and the many maps included book contain such...malachite, an ore of the heavy metal copper, or hematite, an ore of iron, will "heft" heavy, and massive...tube, leaving differentiate smithsonite cold. Hematite red streak form of it coal, glass because...into three major divisions: the mountains of the East, and the broad plains these mounan ancient mountain...inthe mountains of the West, tains enclose. In the East, cludes the lava plains of the Northwest, the arid
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R. Kampf Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County George Robinson National Museums of Canada Arthur...atalogue of South A ustralian M inerals Em pire of Silver D escribes over 400 species; 169 color I I photos... T im e-L ife’s excellent review of gold, I— I silver and p latinum , well illustrated. $15 postpaid...F ield Guide to Rocks & M inerals Gold Camps & Silver C ities G reat for beginners, one of our I—I favorites...Piers Foa, Kovac’s G. & M. 291-293 Wattletree Rd. East Malvern, Victoria 3145 Belgium: Paul Van Hee Marialei
Report (issue)
4, A1 2 O 3 26.8, Na 2 O 16.3, Lenni, Delaware County. Crystals. Eyerman, 1911, 11. Composition: Analysis:...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:...100. Analysis: Railroad cut east of Reading (probably Birdsboro), Berks County. White, Smith, 1910, 540...42 9.86 4.77 13.60 100.69 2.277 LOCALITY: Berks County: Birdsboro. MESOLITE m Na Al Si3Oio.2H O 2 2
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minerals are fluorite, lead-zinc, malachite, and some silver and gold. ALASKA—A new mineral that was first...pegmatite in the limestone quarries at Crestmore, Riverside Co., Calif. 462 "The ores of the mine are of...was reported in 1843 at Williams Ferry in Hall County by Dr. Stevenson while panning for gold. The stone...Creek corundum mine in Town County. At Piedmont Orchard in Habersham County, beautiful nodules of deep...related to granitic rocks, has been found in Troup County near La Grange. All of the stones are a rich blue-green
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Sutherland Road Silver Spring, Md. 20901 SECRETARY Vernon W e r t z 9707 Sutherland Road Silver Spring, M d ....the Certificates as One Hundred Percenter Clubs: Island Rockhounds, Gem Cutters Guild of Baltimore, Inc...Baltimore Beltway, Interstate Route 695, and is Y> mile east on Route 140. (Reistertown Road). There is plenty...Gem, Lapidary and Mineral Society of Montgomery County, Maryland, Wheaton, was one by John Greisback on...quartz crystals, unakite and possibly gold in Moore County was enjoyed by members of the Charlotte Rock and
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Road Silver Spring, M d . 20901 SECRETARY Vernon W e r t z 9707 Sutherlond Road Silver Spring, M d ...wonderful > job they did. "Rockland Nuggets", Rockland County Mineral and Gem Society, Inc., Editor, Marvin Klibonoff;...Mention; "The Silver Pick", Junior men have collected rocks! The words Division of the Rockland County Mineral...Marie Petufa; "Las The Nassau Mineral Club, Inc., East Piedras", Canal Zone Gem and Mineral Meadow, enjoyed...showed slides on the Jamesville Quarry. The Rockland County Mineral and Gem Society. Inc., SufFern, heard Tim
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9707 Sutherland Rd. Silver Spring, Md. 20901 PRESIDENT Mrs. D. E. Jensen 199 East Brook Rd. Pittsford...Sutherland Road Silver Spring, Md. 20901 GENERAL SHOW CHAIRMAN David E. Jensen 199 East Brook Rd. Pittsford... They are sometimes found in town libraries or county buildings. Occasionally club members in a community...Hill. RHODE ISLAND A double barrelled treat for a Field Trip was offered its members by the Rhode Island...MillROCKS AND MINERALS eral Club of Lower Bucks County, Fallsington, when they travelled there for corundum
Report (issue)
............ XXX Elevations of selected summits east of the Rocky Mountains ...........................Ponce de Leon gave this name to what is now the east coast of the State of Florida because the land was...attempted to transfer a part of the British Isles to the east coast of the New World by using names like Yorktown...locality, or civil division (city, village, or county) named for a physical feature is always listed...information is usually self-explanatory, for example: county seat. Feature Class (second column) The terms listed
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EDITOR Mrs. Vernon Wertz 9707 Sutherland Road Silver Spring, Md. 20901 As this is written the current events...Peninsula, Inc., heard Bruce Clark tell of "Casting in Silver" The Shenandoah Valley Gem and Mineral Society...SECRETARY Vernon Wertz 9707 Sutherland Road Silver Spring, Md. 20901 meeting with a field trip and picnic...Gem and Mineral Society, Columbia. RHODE ISLAND The Rhode Island Mineral Hunters, Cranston, called on...by—French Creek for minerals. Reported magnetite, hematite, chalcopyrite, pyrite, chlorite, etc. The magnetite
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Mrs. Vernon W e r t z 9707 Sutherland Road Silver Spring, M d . 20901 Field Trips — Here and There ...SECRETARY Vernon W e r t z 9707 Sutherland Road Silver Spring, M d . 20901 found is chromite, chalcedony...crystals known as "Herkimer Diamonds". Morris Dam, East Morris, Connecticut, for smoky quartz crystals,...South River Mine (Kelly Bank), Augusta — Rockbridge County, the minerals to be found are pyrolusite, manganite...manganite, psilomelane, cryptomelane, goethite, hematite, cacoxenite, weinschenkite, quartz crystals, chert
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copies today. Both are FREE. HARRY SERING 1705 East- Michigan Street Indianapolis, Indiana 46201 -................................................. SILVER CRATER MINE—Ilia Kerr ...........................and August 1st, 1965, in Pierrepont, St. Lawrence County, N. Y., to swap or dig your own tourmaline plus...fluorescent minerals and accessories, lamps, etc., in the East. Visit us or send dime for catalog. 12 Beach Place...Society will sponsor the 25th Annual Convention and Silver Jubilee Rock and Gem Festival of the Midwest Federation
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COPIES TODAY. BOTH ARE FREE. HARRY SERING 1705 EAST MICHIGAN STREET INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA • 46201 ...man, moved to Puyallup, a small town eight miles east of Tacoma, Washington, where he spent the re­ mainder...was thwarted because of the few societies in the east at that time. After moving back to Washington in...annual affair will be staged again at the Pima County' Fairgrounds at 4700 South Sixth Ave., Feb. 18-19-20...Texas 78502. y J: April 30, May 1, 1966—Dallas County Rock Club will hold its Rock Club Showcase at the
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• 1 9 6 8 - 6 9 PRESIDENT Mrs. D. E. Jensen 199 East Brook Rd. P i t t s f o r d , N. Y. 14534 SECRETARY...SECRETARY Vernon W e r t z 9707 Sutherland Rd. Silver Spring, M d . 20901 1ST VICE PRESIDENT Jennings B...GENERAL SHOW C H A I R M A N D a v i d E. Jensen 199 East Brook R d . P i t t s f o r d , N. Y. 14534 TREASURER...r s . Vernon W e r t z 9707 Sutherland Rood Silver Spring, M d . 20901 Many Clubs suspend major activities...either by the field trip route, or by use of the "silver pick". It is the one time of the year when the
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ARIZONA—"Under separate cover 1 am sending you another Yuma County mineral. Look it over as it is a most interesting...my name in R&M. Was glad to send him some Yuma County specimens. That Novice Column is a very nice gesture...CALIFORNIA—The limestone quarries in Crestmore Riverside Co., Calif., considered to be the 3rd greatest...1954 (from Peter B. Nalle, 4600 Indian Hill Rd., Riverside, Calif.) :— "I will try to bring you up to date...Crestmore, California. Currently I am working for the Riverside Cement Company as the Assistant Mine Superintendent
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of Florida] at 07:16 08 August 2017 Rockingham County Mineral Club President, Charles Setliff 1301 Courtland...Sutherland Road Rocks a n d Silver Spring, Md. 20901 Minerals Beaver County Rock and Mineral Society President...bulletin of the Rock and Min­ eral Club of Lower Bucks County, Fairless Hills, carries a splendid article on...dolomite, calcite, fluorite, rutile, quartz and hematite. The bulletin, Keystone Newsletter, lists a number...stint for the Girl Scouts. - - - - The Calhoun County Rock and Mineral Club, Jacksonville, showed slides
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1973-1974 P r e s i d e n t — D a v i d Jensen 199 East Brook Road Pittsford, N. Y . 14534 1st V i c e P...e r t z to 9707 Sutherland Road Rocks a n d Silver Spring, Md. 20901 Minerals Theme: Education Opens...minerals! Today the Sand and Grit of the Imperial Folk County Gem and Mineral Society, Winter Haven, tells of...and Mineral Club, Hannibal, joined with the Wayne County Gem and Mineral Club, Marion, in a field trip to...showed 16 minerals they col­ lected at the Manahan Silver-Lead mine at Loudsville, Mass. Among them: pyromorphite
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Maloney Bethesda, Maryland Ruth Cole Wertz Silver Spring, Maryland ROCKS U MINERALS JANUARY-FEBRUARY...found. Some localities are: Rozena, Moravia; the Island of Elba; Paris, Hebron, Auburn, and Rumford, Maine;...Maine; Chesterfield, Massachusetts; San Diego County, California; Colorado and New Mexico. 6 ROCKS AND...muscovite crystals from Brooks Fann, Cleveland County, North Carolina. ~ TABLE 1.-MICA-GROUP MINERALS...in a dolomite from near Bonneterre, St. Francis County, Missouri ; in the Mesabi district of Minnesota;
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"Specimen comes from a mine somewhere in Yuma County, Arizona."—on label. ARKANSAS—In the March-April...(west of the city). That would be in Jefferson County."—letter dated—June 31, 1956, from Marie Kennedy...Greenwich on the New York line to Killingly on the Rhode Island border. Small crystals of calcite and quartz...junction of North High Street and Laurel Street in East Haven (New Haven Co.), Conn This junction is about...the above streets to look for the hyalite. "At the East Haven location it is getting harder to look around
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EDITOR Mrs. Vernon Wertz 9707 Sutherland Rd. Silver Spring, Md. As you know, "Current Events" is the official...SECRETARY Vernon Wertz 9707 Sutherland Rd. Silver Spring, Md. !y would like to belong to the stronger...Chesapeake Biological Laboratories at Solomons Island, Maryland and collecting of fossils in the Calvert...chalcopyrite, dolomite, calcite, fluorite, hematite, quartz enclosing hematite and rutile, made the more interesting...continuing series. "Rockland Nuggets" of Rockland County Mineral and Gem Society, West Nyack, New York enthusiastically
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Houston. TX 77024 Mrs. Joan Plchotta, Secretary 805 Spring Lake. Bedford, TX 76021 Mrs. Sandy Dudley, Treasurer...made from precision molded plastic with slots for silver hishi, 2, 3 and 4mm bead hlshi and two needles...each. BARREL CLASPS - Silver colored barrel clasps are 5 for $1 .00. SILVER HISHI - One ounce of sterling...- ALL ORDERS MUST INCLUDE A $2.00 fff If in the USA - all others including Canada must Include full amount...MINERALS - 5 Importer's Prices Beads Sterling Silver ~i.-;·,;:;•;:::::;~j!'::~~t Silverplated Copper
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Joseph Urban Tucson, Arizona Ruth Cole Wertz Silver Spring, Maryland PHOTOGRAPHIC EDITOR Joel Arem Laytonsville... artifacts, gold, and silver on stamps compiled by G. G. Young of Rhode Island. His conibined interest...pf galena 20 pf smoky quartz 25 pf calcite 50 pf silver February 22, 1972 5 pf gypsum 10 pf zinnwaldite...SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 207 DICK DAYV AULT Department of Geology East Carolina University Greenville, N.C . 27834 The...HiJI community is located in northeastern Kershaw County, South Carolina. [n the past few years dark, gemmy
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Joseph Urban Tucson, Arizona Ruth Cole Wertz Silver Spring, Maryland PHOTOGRAPHIC EDITOR Joel Arem Laytonsville... artifacts, gold, and silver on stamps compiled by G. G. Young of Rhode Island. His conibined interest...pf galena 20 pf smoky quartz 25 pf calcite 50 pf silver February 22, 1972 5 pf gypsum 10 pf zinnwaldite...SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 207 DICK DAYV AULT Department of Geology East Carolina University Greenville, N.C . 27834 The...HiJI community is located in northeastern Kershaw County, South Carolina. [n the past few years dark, gemmy
 
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