 | | Book (edition) | | THE MINERAL LOCALITIES OF CONNECTICUT AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK * Ā«-ā¢ r ** K* ysf^ :' ā¢'āS >- n...250 SPECIES iBooks by Ronald Everett Januzzi CONNECTICUT MINERALS ON PARADE NEW YORK STATE MINERALS ON...THE MINERALOGICAL PRESS 83 Elm Street Danbury. Connecticut IIOIPW MINERALS ON PARAt>E F.tMSTltIP* THREE...to enrich our knowledge of the mineralogy of Connecticut: James Dwight Dana Samuel L. Penfield Edward...Minerals from the Principal Localities in Western Connecticut and Southeastern New York State............. |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | CONNECTICUT Mineral Locality Index Although many sites in Connecticut are no longer open to collectors...H. WEBER 1172 West L a k e Avenue Guilford, Connecticut 06437-1342 E A R L E C. SULLIVAN 17 R o c k y...y R i d g e D r i v e T r u m b u l l , Connecticut 06611-5326 T his locality index is meant to serve...collectors. More often than not, collecting in Connecticut is no longer perĀ mitted. Many of the localities...effort has been made to list a l l localities in Connecticut, a small state that is big on mineralization |  | | Journal (issue) | | 6 (Right) - Sheet Copper ā Flambeau Mine (Rusk County, WI) Figure 2āDr. Weisās Personal Memorabilia... If you have ever had the desire to detonate a quarry blast or create an earthquake you will be able...Figure 7āManganoan Calcite ā Montreal Mine (Iron County, WI). Figure 3 (left) - āWonderful World of Agatesā...mineral specimens from the Montreal Mine (Iron County, Wisconsin). Most of the specimens came from the...An unusual specimen from the Flambeau Mine (Rusk County, Wisconsin) is a sheet copper (figure 6). One of |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | c u t 06443 Microminerals of Connecticut For a small state, Connecticut offers a goodly array of micromineral...yedlinite. To return to the subject of this article, Connecticut is dividĀ ed geologically into three areas: the...(Altamura 1995). T h e micromineral treasures of Connecticut thus fall into three groups: ( 1 ) metamorphic...on "Hercynite Crystals from the Kimzey Calcite Quarry, Magnet Cove, Arkansas, and Their Distinction from...belt of world-famous pegĀ matites along the Connecticut R i v e r in the Eastern Highlands, and ( 3 ) |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | pohwatp@si.edu Muscovite Shannon Canyon, Inyo County, California R ocks are made up of minerals. Some...the littleknown locality of Shannon Canyon, Inyo County, California. The specimen is 3 Ć 4 cm and was collected...2.8 cm high, from the Strickland quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut. This is typical of the...Santo NiƱo mine, Patagonia district, Santa Cruz County, Arizona. Barbara Muntyan specimen, Jeff Scovil...localities are the pegmatites around Newry in Oxford County. Newry muscovite crystals in the collection exhibit |  | | Report (volume) | | Pegmatites of the Middletown Area Connecticut GEOLOGICAL SU R V EY BULLETIN This report concerns work...GEOLOGY PEGMATITES OF THE MIDDLETOWN AREA, CONNECTICUT By FREDERICK STUGARD, JR. ABSTRACT The pegmatites...pegmatites of the Middletown area in Connecticut have been mined almost continuously for feldspar and muscovite...morphic and .igneous.rock units in the area near Great Hill. .The pegmatites are composed essentially of perthite...similar to the main part of the body. This type of pegmatite is of limited economic value. About 25 percent |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 2008 Carbonate in igneous and metamorphic fluorapatite: Two type A and two type B substitutions R....water to carbon dioxide activities recorded in pegmatite apatites. Keywords: IR spectroscopy, pegmatites...Fleet and Liu 2003, 2005; Tacker: Carbonate in fluorapatite Fleet et al. 2004) has the bisector of the...communication). Carbonate is likely too dispersed in the fluorapatite structure to allow for vibrational coupling...artifact of interlabo- Tacker: Carbonate in fluorapatite Carbonate Ī½3b position (cm-1) 1560 Type A1 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | results that Cl incorporation into the hexagonal fluorapatite structure requires a hydroxyl nearest neighbor...measurement of the OH concentrations. End-member fluorapatite (FAp) is hexagonal with the space group P63/m...allows accommodation of a large Cl atom in a fluorapatite (Hughes et al. 1990). This proximity allows...Oklahoma. The pegmatites were the Bennett pegmatite mine, Oxford County, Maine (Wise et al. 1994; Wise and Rose...Harding pegmatite, Taos County, New Mexico (Chakoumakos and Lumpkin 1990); Strickland-Cramer pegmatite, Portland |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | THE PARAGENESIS OF THE WALDEN PEGMATITE, PORTLAND, CONNECTICUT (PART II) (Continued from last issue)...crystallizing mass of pegmatite in the lithium replacement body in the Walden pegmatite. It envolved the rubellite...the late lithium replacement body of the Walden pegmatite in broad, lath-like, euhedral crystals several...are the largest euhedral crystals found in this pegmatite and are tightly intergrown with or embedded in...CROSS-SECTION OF WALDEN PEGMATITE r---I Ā§--- ---- Mafie Gneiss -~- Common Pegmatite with large Almandite-Spessartite |  | | Journal (issue) | | Kaminski, Terry (2011), Copper Mines of Houghton County, Michigan, p. 18-20 Painesdale Mine and Shaft,...Schooner, the person who knew more about central Connecticut mineralogy than anyone else of his day, and the...1984 Dear Tony, Last week I got back to the Strickland quarry. On the remains of that old dump, bulldozed...of āDanaās Systemā clearly states that the Strickland quarry is a triplite locality, though Iād never before...etc.) must have come from the portion of the pegmatite represented by the dump in question. The triplite |  | | Journal (issue) | | Institute of Mineralogy dba Mindat.org 1113 Cambridge Hill Lane, Keswick, VA 22947 info@hudsonmineralogy.org...full year (12 color issues) is just $35.00 in the USA. Mineral News 1885 Seminole TrailāSte 202āCharlottesville...are located near the town of Corona in Lincoln County. Since 1881, the area has seen sporadic mining...buyer may be a Col. Griffin of Santa Fe (Lincoln County Leader, September 1, 1883), but the collectionās...wrote the following description in the Lincoln County Leader, Aug. 11,1883: Vol. 39 No. 9 September |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 45056 rakovajf@miamioh.edu Fluorapatite Acushnet Quarry Bristol County, Massachusetts N orth America...anywhere is the āRoebling apatiteā from the Pulsifer quarry in Auburn, Maine. Formerly in the collection of...apatites from this pegmatite mine have made Pulsifer the premier locality for fluorapatite in the United States...many others, another of North Americaās finest fluorapatite specimens. It is from a locality, however, that...Acushnet quarry (also currently known as the J. Keating Company stone quarry), Bristol County, Massachusetts |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Fluorescent Forum MANUEL ROBBINS Manning Lane Cherry Hill. New Jersey 08003 Downloaded by [University Library...responses. Apatite is more precisely called fluorapatite, a member of a group of some eighteen different...following discussion, it should be understood that fluorapatite is intended. Although fluorapatite's ideal formula...analysis (Cruft, IngameUs, and Muysson 1965) of a fluorapatite specimen from Otter Lake, Ontario, Canada, gives... it is found at the Hamm quarry in Wakefield and the Parker Mountain quarry in Center Strafford. Another |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | accepted abstracts follow. THE GARNET LINE IN OXFORD COUNTY, MAINE, PEGMATITES. M. M. Felch, W. B. Simmons...intermediate and core zones in many of the Oxford County, Maine, pegmatites. This study primarily focuses...tourmaline-rimmed garnet was recently reported from a pegmatite in the Sahatany Valley, Madagascar (BuÅival and...similar to the model proposed for the San Diego County pegmatites (Webber et al. 1997, 1999). The garnet...oscillatory nucleation in the formation of line rock in pegmatite-aplite dikes. Journal of Petrology 38:1777ā91 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Colorado 80210 markivanjacobson@gmail.com No pegmatite mineral collection is complete without octahe-...Fluorite is almost always a late-stage mineral in pegmatite cavities, forming a colorful, attractive icing...the Conway Granite, near Red Stone quarry, Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire. Henry Minot specimen...training, with a long-term specialty in collecting pegmatite minerals. He currently works in Chengdu, Sichuan...13 August 2013 2 Locality Parental Granite Pegmatite Class Mineral associates of significance Crystal |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | pohwatp@si.edu FLUORITE Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee R egular readers of this column will...sphalerite, 8.8 cm high, from the Elmwood mine, Smith County, Tennessee. Note the gemmy corners of the cube...pieces are all from the fluorspar district, Hardin County, Illinois. Cincinnati Museum Center specimens,...cubes from Trestia, Transylvania region, Maramures County, Romania, appears to be a complete replacement...sulfur, millerite, cassiterite, ferberite, and fluorapatite, to name but a few. The listing of significant |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Topsham, Maine, Pegmatite District Topsham ā¢ Topsham, Maine's underappreciated pegmatite district, is...I S L O C A T E D about 25 miles northeast of Portland along Interstate Route 95 just across the AndrosĀ...Brunswick in Sagadahoc County. A mile-wide belt of granitic pegmatites runs from Standpipe Hill, overlooking the...synonomy has arisen due to changes of leasee or owner. Quarry locations are described and plotted on topĀ ographic...of John W . Fisher between 1852 and 1860. This quarry was worked for a single season during the 1860s |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | A Checklist Minerals of Connecticut Although perhaps best known for its garnet, chalcocite, and tourmaline...tourmaline, Connecticut also boasts many other mineral species. BRUCEJARNOT R O . B o x 627 M a r t i n...e , N e w J e r s e y 08836 T he study of Connecticut minerals has enjoyed a long periĀ od of attention...reviews of this mineral list. Dr. Bruce Jarnot, a Connecticut native, has avidly collected both minerals and...collections of Connecticut gems and minerals in existence. 386 R O C K S & MINERALS Two Connecticut localities |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | spodumene, schiavinatoite, danburite, manganese-rich fluorapatite, hambergite, microlite, manganocolumbite, manganotantalite...his sophomore year at Wesleyan University in Connecticut that his interests turned to geology. Experimental...immediate field trip to the dumps of the Strickland pegmatite where London discovered he had a real knack...collecting at localities in the Middletown and Portland areas, especially at pegmatites. In 1975, upon...early study of fluid inclusions in the Tanco pegmatite in Manitoba led to a fruitful professional collaboration |  | | Journal (issue) | | in Nevada. Alabandite from the George Nolan Pegmatite Bikita, Masvingo, Zimbabwe Tony Nikischer tony@excaliburineral...educator, geologist, petrologist, field collector, pegmatite and uranium mineral expert and more. He traveled...Page Page 3 Alabandite from the George Nolan Pegmatite (Continued from page 1) From 1953 to 1963, Northern...three Heinrich specimens from the George Nolan pegmatite in Bikita, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) that...lot of tantalite specimens from the āGeo. Nolan Pegmatiteā was surprisingly precise, and I had no knowledge |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | One of the fl. minerals seen frequently on the pegmatite dumps in Conn, and elsewhere is a variety of apatite...the heading fluorapatite. The term manganapatite is synonymous with mangan-fluorapatite. My own conclusion...apatite, var. mangan-fluorapatite or manganapatite. To call the material fluorapatite is insufficient. The...midway between spessartite and almandite. The pegmatite at Branchville, Conn. gives manganapatite with...green, and spessartite garnet assoc. as do the Strickland, Tollgate, Gillette and many other quarries of |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Found Elsewhere? Manuel Robbins Manning Lane Cherry Hill, New Jersey 08003 T A K I N G T H E Q U E S T I...originate from the mines at Franklin or Sterling Hill in New Jersey. But if the question is rephrased...species which fluoresce at Franklin or SterĀ ling Hill can be found in other localities, and will they...The mineral assemblage at Franklin and Sterling Hill is looked upon as unique for a number of reasons...reasons, the mineral deposit at Franklin-Sterling Hill deposit is considered singular, unique. What is |  | | Journal (issue) | | mineral localities: the G illette quarry, Haddam Neck, Connecticut .................................... San Mateo, CA 94403 (415-345-6228). HARDING PEGMATITE CATALOG The University of New Mexico Geology Museum...and archival material related to the Harding pegmatite in north-central New Mexico. This well-known collecting...suites of samples from specific zones within the pegmatite; a variety of analytical data have been obtained...Tuolumne County; 3.18 cm (36) Tuolumne County; 2.54 cm, 1.9 cm (39) Seaton mine, Amador County; 12.07 cm | | | Journal (issue) | | mineral localities: the Gillette quarry, Had dam Neck, Connecticut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....San Mateo, CA 94403 (415-345-6228). HARDING PEGMATITE CATALOG The University of New Mexico Geo1ogy Museum...and archival material related to the Harding pegmatite in north-central New Mexico. This well-known collecting...suites of samples from specific zones within the pegmatite; a variety of analytical data have been obtained...Tuolumne County; 3.18 cm (36) Tuolumne County; 2.54 cm, 1.9 cm (39) Seaton mine, Amador County; 12.07 cm |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Rhodochrosite on sulfides, Sweet Home mine, Alma, Park County, Colorado, Martin Zinn specimen, Jeff Scovil photo...November/December: Copper, Cliff mine, Keweenaw County, Michigan. A. E. Seaman Mineral Museum specimen...Manganese-BariumMineral Locality in Northern Pittsylvania County, Virginia, 320-25 Behierite, Wisconsin, 170 Beudantite...J., Minerals of the Granite Gap Mines, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, 298-305 Biotite, Wisconsin, 173 Bitumen...Mineralogy Chile, luanheite, 120-22 Chips from the Quarry, M. E. Huizing, 5-7, 85-87, 149,213-15,293-95,373-75 |
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Strickland Quarry, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA