 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | AND MINERALS FIBROUS VEIN CALCITE AT LEWISTON CITY QUARRY MAINE LLOYD W . FISHER Former professor of...an olivene-bearing basaltic dike in the Lewiston City Quarry. Few references to a truly fibrous calcite...the quarry carries this fracture-filling fibrous calcite. Location The abandoned Lewiston City quarry...of the city of Lewiston, Maine, and was developed chiefly into impure marbles of Androscoggin age cut...at least 15 basic dikes exposed in, and near the quarry. Most of the dikes are nearly vertical in their |  | | Report (volume) | | Del Norte County; Trinity River, Trinity County; Spanish Creek and Gopher Hill, Plumas County; Placerville...Dorado County; Cherokee Flats, Yankee Hill,and Oroville, Butte County; French Corral, Nevada County; Indian...Indian Gulch and Volcano, Amador County; and Alpine Creek, Tulare County. Other western localities are:...Diamond Basin, Ada County, Idaho; Curry County, Oreg.; and Nelson Hill, near Glacier County, Mont. The Great...Pierce County; Oregon, Dane County; Kohlsville, Washington County; Saukville, Ozaukee County; Eagle, |  | | Book (edition) | | from Oregon to the Mexican border and eastward to Maine and Florida. What you cannot collect in person...beryl, topaz and spodumene. crystals, Areas in Maine, Connecticut and California, and Madagascar, are...between The mountain regions in the east from Maine down through Georgia and westward to Tennessee...summer; neither is it wise to prospect in Montana or Maine in the as the winter. An scope, and automobile...mine, Racooche Valley, White Co. 1866 Vs White County Daniel Light form, % mi. NE Less than 1887 |  | | 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 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Bross Ave., Longmont, Colo. Globe, in southern Gila County, is in S/'E Arizona. FLORIDA—"I am sending some...Lakeland, Fla. It is on Rte. 33 about a mile from the city limits of Lakeland. We found quite a bit of them...chalcedony—almost an agate ! Lakeland, in N / W Polk County, is in central Florida. GEORGIA — "The enclosed...Summerville is in centra! Chattooga County in N / W Georgia. MAINE — A few months ago David Dethier, 341...341 West Ave., Wayne, Penn. 19087, was in Maine, where he visited the area around Blue Hill. Here is |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | a green rock found in Fairplay, Colo., in Park County. Would you please identify it for me?—asks Elizabeth...it is a very nice one. Fairplay, in western Park County, is in central Colorado. C O N N E C T I C U T..."The Berry Construction Materials Quarry, (formerly Paul Frank Quarry) in middle Devonian limestone is...work very hard for them or be lucky scouting the quarry floor and blastdown. Scalenohedral (trigonal) forms...available for collectors. I understand that one of the quarry foremen collects these crystals and sells them |  | | 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 (volume) | | GEOLOGY OF THE PEGMATITES AND ASSOCIATED ROCKS OF MAINE INCLUDING FELDSPAR, QUARTZ, MICA, AND GEM DEPOSITS................................... Origin of the Maine pegmatites........................................Larsen............................. Application to Maine pegmatites............................... Eutectics.................................... 1.... Androscoggin County.............................................................................. Maine Feldspar Company quarry and mill................... Turner feldspar |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | sylvite, and anhydrite. Quebec Francon quarry The large Francon quarry in Montreal is located in a residential...little or no land available for expanding the quarry. The economics of dig ging deeper for the construction-grade...mining offsets transportation costs. The Francon quarry is world-famous for being the first (or only) producing...at the Francon quarry. Dawsonite was first found in a quarry near the Francon. The city of Montreal has...agreement with the Fran con company to use the quarry as a landfill. Reports from several collectors |  | | Book | | Geology of Maine. Conte11ts Preface vii Geology of Maine 7 Coastal Maine 25 Interstate 95 (Maine-furnpike)...tli S / Down East Maine: Bangor ;:incl Elli;worll1 to ( ,.i l:tic.; 1/S Maine 3, Maine 102, ancl rh(.;... Bangor (,a ln,s JOI Central Maine 707 M aine 5: Saco-Bethel / 14 Maine 26: Pegmatite Alley, Portland...ton / 49 Maine 7: Belfast-Dover-Foxcrofl I 57 Maine 15: Bangor-Abhot Village.: / 6 / Maine 11: Milo-Millinocket...ountains of Maine 17 3 U.S. 2: Skowhegan-Bcthc: I 179 M aine 4 : Farmington-Rangcley / 91 Maine 27: Farmington-C~oburn |  | | Report (volume) | | 23 Maine............................................................... Androscoggin County............................................... Lincoln County ............................................................-...:.....-................. Oxford County........................;............................................................. Sagadahoc County.. '...... ............................................................................ Hartford County ..... ....................:............ ...... |  | | Book (edition) | | describes sites under of the nearest town and county. and the many maps included book contain such...from Alaska to the Mexican border and eastward to Maine and Florida. Still others are to be found in Canada...such as creates the unique beauty of opal or labradorite, the starry splendor of star sapphire and garnet...in cavities in the dike. Such pegmatite dikes in Maine, Connecticut, New Hampshire, North Carolina, South...affording a challenge to the collector, especially in Maine, New Hampshire, Connecticut, New Jersey, Virginia |  | | Book (edition) | | MARIN COUNTY FREE LIBRARY 3 1111 00289 4184 \ I s Fifth Revised Edition A complete, state-by-state...on the gem resources of our land. "Do you, Mr. Maine," he continued, "know that some of the finest tourmalines...from Alaska to the Mexican border and eastward to Maine and Florida. Still others are found in Canada and...strike gem tourmaline by the bushel basketful in Maine and California; emerald in North Carolina, a big...such as creates the unique beauty of opal or labradorite, the starry splendor of star sapphire and garnet |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | white quartzite. Graves Mountain, in S/W Lincoln County, is in N / E Georgia. (See "Graves Mountain, Georgia...artifacts about 2y2 miles northwest of Oblong, Crawford County. The specimens were found on top of the ground...xline—crystalline xled—crystallized ph—phospho resces MAINE—"The enclosed specimen is from our rose quartz xls...xls prospect, Plumbago Mt, Newry, Oxford Co., Maine. Are the xls on one side of this specimen albite..."—item from Gerald Arquette, 89 Arcadia Ave., Lewiston, Me. Yes, the tiny white xls are albite on large |  | | Book (volume) | | 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:...(banded, various colors), jasper. BIBB COUNTY MACON: at Holton Quarry, 7½ mi. NWagate; N of Calloway |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 2913 E. 8th St., National City, Calif. La Jolla, in western San Diego County, is in S / W California....Co., Colorado." Gladstone, in northern San Juan County, is in S / W Colorado. "This specimen represents...and pyrite." West Stafford, in northern Tolland County, is in N / E Connecticut. ILLINOIS — "Enclosed...geode specimen which comes from the Gray Bros. Quarry near Hamilton, Illinois." — sent in by Bill Frier...yellow — both waves. Hamilton, in western Hancock County, is in western Illinois. ROCKS AND MINERALS INDIANA |  | | 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 (issue) | | • Contents for December, 1940 CHIPS FROM THE QUARRY .................................................gold, silver and tungsten disfar off Randolph, Maine, brought an ex- trict) , exhibited his famous "Original...degree of deception. A mountains near Rumford, Maine. Many printed menu contains rib steak, potanotables...ahout 20 miles north of Barstow, San Bernardino County, Calif. th th SC fr 0 ROCKS AND MINERALS...dealers demonstrated sto:::k geous setting, a modern city tucked away minerals, machinery, cutting and polish- |  | | Book (edition) | | from the Tourmaline Q ueen .1ine, Pala, San Diego County, California. From a pen-and-ink drawing by W. E...Pocket in pegmatite, Newry, Maine 34. Loading pocket contents, Newry, Maine 35. Large tourmaline crystal...of tourmaline crystal forms 38. Map of San Diego County, California gem sources 3 9. Stewart Lithia· and...View of Clear Creek, San Benito County, California 55. Monterey County jade-producing shoreline, California...California 56. Rhodonite quarry, Salt Spring Island, Vancouver Island 57. Drawing of garnet crystal forms |  | | Book (volume) | | Wheelwright pond, Lee, . 48, Section on Boston & Maine Railroad near : Newmarket Junction, . 49, Granite...Contoocook valley which extends through Hillsborough county was thus occupied by a lake during a large part...south-east part of the state, in some parts of Maine, and in eastern Massachusetts, where there are only...Pine river, and by Pine River and Balch ponds into Maine. The first description of any of these ridges in...New England, two hundred feet on the coast of Maine, and about five hundred feet in the valley of the |  | | Report (volume) | | .............................................. Maine...................................................Indianapolis. Iowa___ __Prof. George F. Kay, Iowa City. Kansas_____Prof. Erasmus Haworth, Lawrence. Kentucky____Mr...Perisho, Vermilion. Prof. Victor Ziegler, Rapid City. v Tennessee____Mr. G. H. Ashley, Washington, D...Utah______.Mr. G. W. Ritter, Salt Lake City. Mr. Maynard Bixley, Salt Lake City. Vermont_____Prof. G. H. Perkins...See Bauxite and Halloysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found |  | | Book (volume) | | cut purplish pink elbaite tourmaline (30.89 ct), Maine; round brilliant red-orange spessartine garnet (16...Colorado; colorless scheelite (19.66 ct), Kern County, California; octagonal step cut violetish pink...Vivid blue matched benitoite gems from San Benito County, California, consisting of 52 benitoites and 75...1-800-234-5308 + IDE DS AED 3) June Culp Zeitner, of Rapid City, South Dakota, for her lifelong devotion to the... George F. Kunz, of Tiffany & Company, New York City, whose famous Gems and Precious Stones ofNorth America |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | of Globe, Ariz."—on label. Globe, in south Gila County, is in central Arizona. ARKANSAS —• "I am sending...quartz crystals. These are from the Jeffrey Stone Quarry in North Little Rock, Ark."—gift from Woodrow Bettis...terminated. North Little Rock, in central Pulaski County, is in central Arkansas. CONNECTICUT—Mrs. Cecil...Newington, in central Hartford County, is in central Connecticut. MAINE—A few months ago we received an..."It came from one of the silver mines in Acton, Maine."—on label. The specimen consists of tiny silvery |  | | Book (volume) | | 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... GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason Cr.⎯fossils; d Coal City, on area |  | | Book (volume) | | 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... GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason Cr.⎯fossils; d Coal City, on area |
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