 | | Book | | T TLIBRAr 3 1223 90016 3958 of New York State David E. Jensen .. . , ,,, Includes 16 pages of...Lake in New York's Finger Lakes district. After attending Penn Yan Academy in nearby Penn Yan, New York...blossomed into a lifetime interest in the minerals of New York State. While obtaining his M.S. in geology at...the outline of New York State is LABRADORJTE from the Saranac Lake area. of New York State David E....Natural Science Establishment, Inc . âą Rochester, New York âą Monterey, California Copyright 1978 by David | | | Book | | MtNâŹRfllS of New Vork Stole David âŹ. Jensen Includes 16 pages of minerals in full color jgS0% MIN6RRLS... MIN6RRLS of New Vork State David E. Jensen up WARD PRESS Ward's Natural Science Establishment, Inc...Inc. Rochester, New York âą Monterey, California Copyright 1978 by David E. Jensen All rights reserved...mining distri* Adirondack Mou somed into a lifet New York State. While obtainu University of Roc Science...Kay Preface This report on the Minerals of New York State is partially a sum mary of published knowledge |  | | Report (issue) | | Manhattan Island. o__Quartz var. Citrine (yellow), Bedford, N. Y. 3âTourmaline (brown), Broadwavâand 218th... BULLETIN OF THE NEW YORK MINER.ALOGICAL CLUB Volume 3, No. 1. THE MINERALS of NEW YORK CITY and ITS ENVIRONS...ENVIRONS BY JAMES G. MANCHESTER NEW YORK PUBLISHED BY THE CLUB January, 1931 Copyright, 3931 BY ... James G. Manchester AFFERTON PRESS NEW YORK I AUTHORâS NOTE Since his boyhood days the author has...his recreational hours collecting minerals in New York City and its environs. A record lias been personally |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | PEGMATITES OF NEW YORK STATE, USA Marian V. LUPULESCU§ Research and Collections, New York State Museum...Museum, Albany, New York 12230, USA Jeffrey R. CHIARENZELLI Department of Geology, St. Lawrence University...Canton, New York 13617, USA David G. BAILEY Geosciences Department, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York...York 13323, USA Abstract Pegmatites in New York State are largely restricted to areas of exposed Precambrian...(scheelite). The pegmatite bodies from southern New York State and from some of the southern Adirondack |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Minerals from New York State Downloaded by ["Queen's University Libraries, Kingston"] at 20:02 22 August...geological literature about the pegmatite bodies from New York. These occur in two different morphological, geological...following four geographic areas: 1. southern New York Bedford pegmatite districtâwe can add here the small...xenotime- or beryl-bearing pegmatite bodies in New York City and the amazonite-bearing pegmatite at Valhalla;...most important pegmatite in New York is at Bedford in Westchester County. Its complex zoning and mineralogy |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | AREA, NEW YORK BY DAVID M. SCOTPORD ABSTRACT The Poundridge area in northeastern Westchester County, New...New York, is underlain by the Poundridge and Siscowit granites, the Fordham gneiss, Inwood marble, and...and the Manhattan formation, comprising the New York City group. Field evidence, including the fact that...seem to exist, leads to the conclusion that the New York City group is a conformable sequence either of...limestone-Hudson River shale sequence of Dutchess County to the north. The area has been subjected to regional |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | time. POLYCRASEIN NEW YORK S:TATE Eowanl S. C. Surru ewr Oscen KnuBsr, I{ew York. Deparlment oJ Geology...hitherto been reported from several localities in New York State. E. S. Dana (1892) mentions uranothorite...uranothorite as "From the Champlain iron region, New York, exact locality unknown." Luquer (1896), (1904) and Kerr...various uranium bearing minerals from the well known Bedford area. Gratacap (1912) mentions both autunite and...and torbernite as having been found on "New York Island," presumably Manhattan, and Manchester (1914) |  | | Report (issue) | | or regional metamorphism which affected most of New England. In many of the more argillaceous layers...its gem minerals at Mount Mica, in Paris, Oxford County, is another example of the flatlying, sill-like...northwest corner of the town of Hebron, Oxford County, which is almost wholly pegmatite and seems to...some places, as at Mount Mica, in Paris, Oxford County, certain of the gem minerals are present in considerable...quartz to compete with quartz from Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, and Maryland quarries, which are |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | been found at the Palermo Quarry, North Groton, New Hampshire. Crystals to 150 pounds in weight have...Alstead, Gilsum, and Springfield, New Hampshire; Bedford, New York; the Scott and other quarries near...also been found at Red Hill, Maine; North Groton, New Hampshire, and from Pala, RincĂłn, and Mesa Grande...amethyst crystal localities are near Milan and Berlin, New Hampshire; Deer Hill, Maine; near Statesville, North...Carolina; at Amelia, Virginia, near Clayton, Rabun county, Georgia; etc. The old localities near West Chester |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | description by Larsen (1921), is redescribed from twelve new localities. Phosphuranylite is isostructural with...mineral found in the Flat Rock pegmatite in Mitchell County, North Carolina. The original description stated...Larsen for his care in insuring that the voluminous new optical data cited in his Tables were obtained from...from the 13 known localities, 12 here described as new, is given in Table 1. rt is often associated probably...to be derived principally by the alteration of apatite by meteoric waters in the zone of weathering. The |  | | Report (volume) | | ................................. Androscoggin County............................................. Auburn......................................... Lincoln County ............................................................-...:.....-................. Oxford County........................;............................................................. Sagadahoc County.. '...... ............................................................................ Hartford County ..... ....................:............ ...... |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | in turn is strongly dependent Prong and New Jersey-New York Highlands (Read- on the local structure....Introduction 970 Acknowledgments 970 Geology of New York City area 970 Reading Prong 970 Manhattan Prong...history of New Y ork City region 979 General statement 979 Manhattan Prong 979 New Jersey-New York Highlands...Highlands transition zone 987 Relationship of New York area to total Appalachian picture 988 Conclusions...Location of samples used for isotopic ages, New Jersey-New York Highlands (Reading Prong) 985 5. Location |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | (Address at the Mineral Day at the World's Fair (New Yo:ok City), June 17, 1940) I The first mineral...derivatives. The first substan~es appropriated to the new born babe are mineral substances boracic acid and...laymen have become interested in minerals and many new societies and clubs have been formed to promote...their leisure time. Personally, I believe the many new discoveries made involving the use of minerals, which...presented me. with a quartz crystal from Herkimer County, New York, and from that day to this minerals have been |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Mineral Occurrences ITEMS ON NEW FINOS ARE DESIRED PLEASE SEND THEM I N . Abbreviations: x l â c r y...specimen sent you recently. It was found in Coosa County, Ala., near Rockford. You have my permission to...southwest of New Port Richey. What is it?" â item and specimen from W . R. Olsen, Rt. 1, Box 3997, New Port Richey...material is dark gray flint coated by a white crust. New Port Richey in Pasco Co., is in western Florida....Brown Ave., Terre Haute, Ind. I O W A â From Marion County, Iowa, we have an interesting specimen consisting |  | | Book (edition) | | Diamond 3. Colcite 8. 4. Fluorite 9. 5. Apatite B). interesting to note that diamond, It is...a scratch just gypsum or about will scratch apatite, as and a a hard as file material. testing...malachite (copper carbonate), phosphates such as apatite, and silicates, which large and complex family...which can be traced through have been retained. New gem locations are found every season, and to this...material can be found at that locality; and that new while of dubious merit have been dropped. Appearance |  | | Report (volume) | | Prof. H. E. Gregory, Sheffield Scientific School, New Haven. Delaware.........Prof. B. L. Miller, Lehigh...Tangier Smith, Berkeley, Cal. New Jersey...... .Dr. H. B. Kummel, Trenton. New York.........Mr. D. H. Newland...See Bauxite and Hallpysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found...commercial quantity or quality. Asphalt. Colbert County, small quantity has been shipped from near Leighton;...following localities: Bibb County, Pratts Ferry; Calhoun County, near Tampa; Clay County, T. 20, Pv. 7 E.; Jefferson |  | | 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...examples from Maine: Mt. Mica and western Mt. Apatite pegmatites. Both of these two pegmatites have produced...Sps, whereas garnets from the garnet line in Mt. Apatite are 30.98â27.03% Sps. Garnets from both garnet...similar to the model proposed for the San Diego County pegmatites (Webber et al. 1997, 1999). The garnet |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 2014 Figure 1. County map of New York State, prepared by William Besse. MAJOR NEW YORK STATE M I N E...E R A L LOC A L I T I E S N ew York State is rich in minerals of interest to collectors. A number of...Dana 1877, 1892). Herbert P. Whitlock published a New York State list in 1903. The most recent comprehensive...localities in the state is the book Minerals of New York State by David Jensen, published in 1978. Our...Mode of Occurrence Most mineral localities in New York can be categorized into three groups based on |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | danalire, 921 Wheal Cock, St. Just-in- Penwith : apatite, bertrandite, herderite, helvine, phenakite, scheelite...St. Just-in-Penwith: danal- ire, seheelite, 921 New Tolgus shaft, Redruth: axinite, danalite, garnet...pharmacosiderite, plumbojarosite, seorodite, 430 Devon Bedford United mines, Tavistock: eornubite, 2 Ford mine...uraniferous asphaltite, 705 Eskdale: p-veatchite, 500 New Eddlington, Doncaster: galena, uraniferous asphaltite...Africa Driekop mine, Transvaal: geversite, unnamed new Pt and Pd minerals, (Fe,Ni)2S, braggite, cooperite |  | | Book (edition) | | channels of trade, transportation and consumption, new utilizations, and recent discoveries, have, to a...most part, have been progressive. In addition to new finds of valuable deposits, many of the occurrences...has therefore seemed advisable to pre sent such new information as may bring the whole subject more nearly...gas fields occur in almost every State except in New England and a few Southern States, but the discoveries...mmed at Broken Arrow aud Trout creek, in Sc. Clair county. The strata in this field are more faulted und |  | | Report (issue) | | C. A. Michael. COLD NUGGET FROM SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY: Longest dimension approximately 13 cm., photograph...updated âcheck listâ just alluded to, (2) a county-by-county listing of the minerals, and (3) resumes of...Rockbridgeite Phosphuranylite Apatite Series (Collophanc) Carbonate-apatite (Ostcolite) (Phosphorite) Fluorapatite...(Haydcnitc) 9 Virginia Mineral Localities by County This list is included for possible aid in planning...listed only* if localities arc given for them. The county lists do not include com mon rock-making materials |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | MINERALS WORLD NEWS ON MINERAL OCCURRENCES Items on new finds wanted. Please send them in. Abbreviations:...quarry in Wilm- ered in the past for jewelry. ington, New Castle Co., Del. "I recently sent to Kane Lapidary...Georgia. The Cobb p:bbles have been found in Chicago, County specimen was collected by Bob Cook Co., III., on...away." Delphi is in the western part of Carroll County in the central part of the state. IOWA â A nice...is on a hillside on State highway 385, in Owen County, about 10 miles southeast of Gratz, Ky. LOUISIANA |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | metals are, to many, equally as important. Did a new âmetallicâage dawn a few decades ago that will be...from the Number 20 mine near Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina. Authorâs specimen and photo. ...famous Palermo and Ruggles mines in Grafton County, New Hampshire; dendritic uraninite intergrowths and...quarry at Bedford, WestChester County, and from a locality at Richville Station, St. Lawrence County, New...New York. Uraninite is also reported from several localities in Morris and Passaic counties, New Jersey |  | | Report (issue) | | which Congress had. authorized the construction of new. federal buildings and extensions on which work would...affording aid toward preparing specifications for new buildings. 7. Some attention was paid to the proposed...pinkish-gray medium-grained stone, from which the new federal building at St. Paul has been constructed...coarse-grained pinkish-gray granite in the basement of the new capitol building at St; Paul is reported to have...and the exterior of the handsome city hall and county court-house building at Minneapolis, erected at |  | | Report (issue) | | rocks of New Hampshire ....... 44 Table 9 Uranium occurrences in non-sedimentary rocks of New Jersey ...Uranium occurrences in non-sedimentary rocks of New York ........... 56 Table 11 Uranium occurrences in...Uranium occurrences in non-sedimentary rocks of New Hampshire.......................^..^.i....48 Figure...Uranium occurrences in non-sedimentary rocks of New Jersey....................................55 Figure...occurrences in non-sedimentary rocks of northeastern New York.........................64 Figure 14. Uranium |
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