 | | Journal (issue) | | Pyromorphite from the Bunker Hill mine, Idaho; Wulfenite from the Red Cloud mine, Arizona; Calcite and Fluorite...Fluorite from the Elmwood mine, Tennessee; Aquamarine from Pakistan; Wire Silver from Kongsberg, Norway;...in Calcite from the Tsumeb mine, Namibia; Novacekite from the Brumado mine, Brazil; Elbaite from Nuristan...San Benito County, California; Spinel from Mogok, Burma; and Emerald from the Coscuez mine, Colombia....aquamarine (right), 5.1 inches, from the Pioniera mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil; Freilich Collection. ♦ 4 |  | | Journal (issue) | | Treasures Issue! $15 Wayne & Dona Leicht, 875 North Pacific Coast Highway, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 (949)...Cooper Nottingham, England Anthony R. Kampf L.A. County Mus. of Nat. Hist. Los Angeles, CA Steven R. Morehead...Calvo Zaragoza, Spain Renato Pagano Milan, Italy Joe Polityka Staten Island, NY Jeffrey A. Scovil Phoenix...COVER: COPPER, 8.3 cm, from the Central mine, Keweenaw County, Michigan—considered by some to be the world’s...fine minerals on DVD wilensky Fluorite, Huanzala mine, Dos de Mayo Province, Peru. Wilensky Fine Minerals |  | | Journal (issue) | | Kansas Front cover Quartz scepter with pyrite, 7 cm, from Spruce Ridge, King County, Washington; Rick...Acanthite with silver, 2.6 cm, from the Uchucchacua mine, Peru; Allan Young collection and photo. Amethyst...Hendricks (OR) Ray Hill (WA) Alex Homenuke (BC) Bob Jackson (WA) Dave Leppert (ID) Al & Sue Liebetrau (OR)...California, and some of them ultimately migrated north. In 1858, when gold was discovered along the Fraser...reveled in the beautiful quartz specimens from Denny Mountain and King County, Washington, and the zeolites |  | | Journal (issue) | | 9,295.00 7,886.00 13,200.00 10,560.00 Kingsley North, Inc. P.O. Box 216: Dept 3, Norway, MI 49870-0216...PALEONTOLOGY Getting to Know Father-Daughter Duo Paleo Joe and Paleo Jen By Antoinette Rahn 50 SUMMER IN THE...THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS (PART II) 56 Gold, Quartz, The Hope Diamond, And a Cast of Characters 26 By...Exhilarating New Arizona Find REGULAR COLUMNS 56 MINERAL COUNTY WANDERINGS Field Notes .............................18 Chance Encounter Creates Opportunity to Mine for Variscite By Helen Serras-Herman 20 CRYSTAL |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | on silversmithing Member Bob Culver of the Wayne County Gem and Mineral Club, Marion, found a "fair sized"...and wulfenite crystals were found at the Wheatley mine (Penna.) Robert Middleton, American Museum of Nat...conducting a class in elementary mineralogy. Member Joe Rothstein revisited the New England col lecting...trails longer and the min erals in his pack heavier. Joe, we have all noted this as the years pass, but more...reported without once referring to the beautiful quartz crystals as "dia monds". (Your reporter knew it |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Jersey 2 N D VICE-PRESIDENT Kenneth V. Zahn 4727 North 24th Street Arlington, Va. 22207 EDITOR Mrs. Vernon...Aiken, South Carolina. General Chairman is Mel vin J. Sires, III. Box 218, Aiken, South Carolina. 762 ROCKS... and on the Robinson we located a vein of blue quartz. Then to the hearty souls who love the challenge...Gem, Lapidary and Mineral Society of Montgomery County, Maryland, Wheaton, was one by John Greisback on...Jade; Earl Williams for Opai; James Leight for Quartz and Ben Schmidt for faceted stones. VIRGINIA Being |  | | Journal (issue) | | Scovil photo. Vanadinite, 2.4 cm, from the Apache mine, Arizona. Collected by Evan Jones; Jeff Scovil photo...Miglioli photo. Fluorite, 7.4 cm, from the La Barre mine, France. Collected by Aubin Cosson; Niels Brouwer... from left: Caledonite, 1.1 cm, from the Reward mine, California. Collected by Jeff Lines; Ben DeCamp...Thrill of Discovery by Wendell Wilson Epilog: On Mine Safety UThe Field-CollectorsV Anthony J. Albini...Delventhal Ray DeMark Philip DeVries Rick Dillhoff Joe Dorris Stan Esbenshade Jordi Fabre David Fordyce |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Washington, D . C . 20016. September 5, 6—Gaslonia, North Carolina. G e m , Mineral, and Jewelry Show sponsored...sponsored by the Schiele Museum and the Gaston County Gem and Mineral C l u b . Schiele Museum Grounds, 1500...Humphries, 2506 Cove Creek Drive, Gastonia, North Carolina 28054. September 5-7—Houston, Texas. 33rd A...Massachusetts 02139. September 12—14—St. Louis County, Missouri. "Gems of the O z a r k s , " McDonnell...Show, North County Recreation Complex, Veteran Memorial P a r k , 2577 Redman Road, St. Louis County, Missouri |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | collect beryl, black tourmaline (schorl) and smokey quartz. Pick, shovel, hard hat and safety glasses were...Ames Bixeman and Olin Lewis of the Imperial Polk County Gem and Mineral Society, Lake Wales, presented...visible length of petrified wood." The Frederick County Rock and Mineral Club, Frederick, are continuing...Gem Lapidary and Mineral Society of Montgomery County, Rockville, visited the Medford quarry near Westminster...at the Sears Com munity House, Harford Road and North Avenue. Rough sodalite was distributed to members |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | They are sometimes found in town libraries or county buildings. Occasionally club members in a community...the collecting days ahead. I recall a friend of mine telling me that when he was a boy, he spent every...Memphis Archeological and Geological Society. SOUTH CAROLINA Graves Mountain was the site for treasure hunting...hunting by the members of the Western South Carolina Gem and Mineral Society, Greenville. Such goodies as...happy digging the members of the Central South Carolina Gem and Mineral Society, Columbia, journeyed to |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Washington, DC 20013 pohwatp@si.edu GROSSULAR Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Les Sources Municipalité Régional de...Figure 1. Grossular, 7 × 8 cm, from the Jeffrey mine, Asbestos, Les Sources Municipalité, Régional de...grossular dodecahedra is commonly observed on Jeffrey mine specimens. This particular specimen is one of the...grossular from the Jeffrey mine, Asbestos, Québec, Canada. The Arkenstone specimen, Joe Budd photo. Figure 3...12-cm-high group of grossular crystals from the Jeffrey mine, Québec, Canada. Formerly in the Charles Key collection |  | | Journal (issue) | | KRISTALLE Est.1971 Laguna Beach, California, USA • Tel: +1 949 494 5155 • Email: info@kristalle.com...by W. E. Wilson The Hallelujah Junction scepter quartz deposit, Petersen Mountain, Nevada ..............by C. J. Stefano Giroux Point, the Bagdad mine, Yavapai County, Arizona .....................................................................297 COVER: QUARTZ SCEPTER, 29.7 cm, from the Hallelujah Junction...$278/two years, (Canada) $231/one year, (outside USA other than Canada) $325 for one year Subscription |  | | Journal (issue) | | at www.MineralogicalRecord.com Frontcover Smoky quartz with amazonite, 11.8 cm, from the "Smithsonian...& Kathy Havens Julie Hesse Tom Hughes Richard Jackson & Safaa Yu Dan & Dianne Kile Brian Kosnar Bryan...Mining Hall of Farne, Steve Whittington curator Nick North Larry & Carmen Piekenbrock Keith & Mauna Proctor...lnc.) Bill Stone Richard Strecker (sponsored by Joe Dorris) Jack & Kaye Thompson George Witters Martin...farnous collector species like amazonite, smoky quartz, rhodochrosite, fl uorite, gold and silver minerals |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | CONNECTICUT The Thames Valley Rockhounds, New London County, began the new season with an idea packed program...Brazil. — The Cobb County Gem and Mineral Club, Marietta, went to the Grisson Gold Mine, Dahlonega, Ga....Lapidary and Mineral Society of Prince Georges County, Hyatts ville were on a field trip in the area...2017 NEW JERSEY The Rock and Gem Society of North Jersey, Dover, is preparing a table of min erals...Clifton Mineral and Lapidary Society. — The Bergen County Mineralogy and Pa leontology Society, Paramus |  | | Journal (issue) | | Three May–June 2002 $12 Wayne & Dona Leicht, 875 North Pacific Coast Highway, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 (949)...Cooper Nottingham, England Anthony R. Kampf L.A. County Mus. of Nat. Hist. Los Angeles, CA Joseph A. Mandarino... FL Correspondents Miguel Calvo Zaragoza, Spain Joe Polityka Staten Island, NY Jeffrey A. Scovil Phoenix.... . . . . 217 by A. R. Kampf The Dee North mine, Elko County, Nevada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...crystal cluster, 13.6 cm, from the famous Malmberget mine, Gällivose, Lapland, Sweden. Peter Lyckberg collection; |  | | Book | | MINES MINERS MINERALS AND OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA Western North Carolina’s Hidden Mineralogical Treasures...E L L 2005 PARKWAY PUBLISHERS, INC. Boone, North Carolina Copyright ©1999 Lowell Presnell All Rights...Mines, miners, and minerals of western North Carolina : western North Carolina’s hidden mineralogical treasures...(hard cover) 1. Mines and mineral resources—North Carolina—History. I. Title. TN24.N8P74 2005 338.4‚7622‚09756—dc22...Domestic Mica Buying Policy 111 20. Western North Carolina & the War Years .119 21. The Mineral Kingdom |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 500-mile-long state situated mainly between 35° and 36.6° North latitude and bounded on the west by the Mississippi...(top left). Calcite, 5.5 cm high, Elmwood mine, Smith County. Terry Huizing specimen, Jeff Scovil photo...(above). Fluorite, 13.1 cm wide, Elmwood mine, Smith County. Francis Benjamin specimen, Jeff Scovil photo...(left). Fluorite, 2.5 cm on edge, Elmwood mine, Carthage, Smith County. Terry Huizing specimen and photo. Figure...Figure 4 (right). Cumberland mine, Smith County. Travis Paris photo (2004). Figure 5 (far right page) |  | | Journal (issue) | | Vochten & G. Brizzi The Alice Glory Hole, Clear Creek County, Colorado ................................185 by...M. Kohler & L. Minnaar Garnet Hill, White Pine County, Nevada .........................................from the Foote mine, North Carolina by J. S. White & J. E. Nelen 203 An unusual quartz crystal from Zaire...(1 inch) on antlerite crystals from the Southwest mine, Bisbee, Arizona. For more information on this recent...Attn: Henry Truebe, Chairman c/o St Joe American Corporation 2002 North Forbes Blvd. Tucson, AZ 85745 CALL |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 10019 1ST VICE-PRESIDENT Kenneth V. Zahn 4727 North 24th Street Arlington, Va. 22207 GENERAL SHOW CHAIRMAN...pyrrhotite (massive), hornblende, pyrite, blue quartz, garnet, calcite, byssolite, and calcite with actinolite...graphite was taken by this club. SOUTH CAROLINA The Western South Carolina Gem and Mineral Society, Greenville...members of the Mississippi Gem and Mineral Society, Jackson. This trip offered a selection of activity. There...Schabilion on a trip to the General Dynamics plant where quartz crystals are cut into postage stamp size for use |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | wonderful > job they did. "Rockland Nuggets", Rockland County Mineral and Gem Society, Inc., Editor, Marvin Klibonoff;...collected rocks! The words Division of the Rockland County Mineral "Founded 1886" following the name of and...Minerals in the Evolution of the Earth's Crust". Also Joe Rothstein, well known mineral collector and lapidary...showed slides on the Jamesville Quarry. The Rockland County Mineral and Gem Society. Inc., SufFern, heard Tim...MacCarry speak on "The Palisades Formation of Rockland County". Miss Jessie Weinberger spoke on "The Geology |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | CANADA An Eastern Federation Slide Show, Central North Carolina Mineral Club, "Gems and Ornamental Minerals...Pyroand Cut" was enjoyed by the Montreal phyllite Mine to search for pyrophyllite xls, andalusite, pyrite...fare of the Mississippi Gem and Mineral Society, Jackson. VERMONT The Burlington Gem and Mineral Club...Gem, Lapidary and Mineral Society of Montgomery County, Wheaton. Mr. Wilson is with the Naval Ordnance...Gem and Mineral Society, Inc., Baltimore. SOUTH CAROLINA A timely and informative topic on "Displaying |  | | Report (issue) | | greatest individual increase that of the Copper Queen mine at Bisbee, Ariz. The following table shows the production...Pounds. 3, 565, 629 2,043,586 4,518,034 ton. North Carolina....... Georgia. .. ........... 1905. Pounds...27, 1905; and information furnished the writer by mine owners and managers. 93 94 CONTRIBUTIONS TO...from the fact that preparations are being made to mine and mill 12,000 tons of this ore a day at Bingham... Nev., Nevada Consolidated Copper Company, Ruth mine................ 2.6 Ely, Nev., Nevada Consolidated |  | | Journal (issue) | | precipitation of both host and inclusion (Nassau and Jackson, 1970), skeletal or dendritic growth (Sunagawa...found in Chivor and Muzo, Colombia (Nassau and Jackson, 1970), the state of Goias, Brazil (De!Re, 1994)...Madagascar (Anon., 1998). The Chivor emeralds occur in quartz-pyrite veins in (Continues on page 2) .. Magnet...after mineral from the Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas' intrusive ring-dike complex are the...solid inclusions of host rock minerals (i.e .. quartz, pyrite, albite). the emeralds also contain three-phase |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | minerals of microcline, bladed albite, and smoky quartz are enhanced by a purple or green cube of fluorite...Granite, near Red Stone quarry, Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire. Henry Minot specimen and photo...Teller and Park counties, CO, USA Crystal Park–Bear Creek, El Paso County, CO, USA Pikes Peak Granite NYF... 3 Mount Antero and Mount White, Chaffee County, CO, USA Mount Antero Granite NYF Miarolitic beryl...Mountains, Boise, Custer and Elsmore counties, ID, USA Sawtooth Granite in the Idaho batholith NYF Miarolitic |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Schermerhorn Hall, Columbia University, New York City, with Joe Stromwasser presiding in the absence of Prof. Daniel...along with the minutes as was previously done. Joe Rothstein reported that Freda Thomas of the Pine...Roxbury, Maine, has written of their finding smoky quartz crystals, some as large as 5 x 6 inches, petals...petals of crandelite, some white on clear quartz crystal slabs, others brown, coated with marcasite or interspersed...trip through Sudbury, Cobalt, Ontario, Porcupine mine and parts of Michigan. T h e talk was illustrated |
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