 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Charlottesville] at 12:13 03 August 2012 from Japan Part 4: The University of Tokyo (Wakabayashi)...Figure 1. Map of Japan, by William Besse. 188 ROCKS & MINERALS F or my last “News from Japan” article, I...Petrov to be coauthor. Alfredo regularly travels to Japan for the Osaka and Tokyo mineral shows and to lead...the stifling heat and humidity one wonders if this city was chosen for an international congress on global...rooftop beer gardens, affording nice views of the city and the sunset over the western mountains, are a |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 20013 pohwatp@si.edu FLUORITE Part 2 Huanggang Mine, Inner Mongolia, China T he first part of this...northern England, particularly from the Rogerley mine, has made these classic specimens available once...made of the complex crystals from the Trevaunce mine, St. Agnes. The crystals on the Smithsonian specimens...crystals to 2 cm have been recorded.The East Pool mine has produced crystals to 6 cm in colors ranging...and purple to colorless. In the St. Ives Consols mine, West Penwith, some of the largest fluorite crystals |  | | Report (issue) | | mineral col lector, was born in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, on August 30, 1874. Soon after his graduation...at the Arakawa Mine, Akita Prefecture. In 1909, he was promoted to Director of the Mine and held. the...then that of the Director of the Yoshioka Mine, Okayama Prefecture, for about seven years altogether. He...technology in the first half of this century in Japan. He retired from the Advisory Board of the Mitsu...such volumes as " Beiträge zur Mineralogie von. Japan ", Neue Folge I and II (T. Ito, 1937), " Japanese |  | | Book | | characteristic such as the “Japan-Law” twinned rock crystals from Japan. Even though most of the classic...Localities of Asia Japan The Ichinokawa Mine, Saijo, Iyo Province, Ehime Prefecture, Island of Shikoku...Shikoku Ashio Mine, Shimotsuke Province, Tochigi Prefecture, Honshu The Ani and Arakawa Mines, Ugo Province...Akita Prefecture, Honshu The Obira Mine, Bungo Province, Oita Prefecture, Kyushu; The Toroku Mine, Hyuga...Miyazaki Prefecture, Kyushu Otome Mine, Suisho Pass, Kurobera, Kai Province, Yamanashi Prefecture, Honshu |  | | Catalog/List | | 5. APATITE variety FRAN~OLITE. Fowey Consols Mine, Tywardreath, Cornwall. Choice, small, sharp transparent...4ix4". £12. AURIc~LCITE. AXINITE. Obira Mine, Oita Prefecture, Japan. Lustrous, sharp, clove bro~m crysta...BARYTOCALCITE. Admiralty Flats, Nentsberry Haggs Mine, Nr. ,;lston Cumberland. Intergro~m group of large...crystaL Itxl". £2. 16. BREWSTERITE. Bellsgrove Mine, Strontian, Argyll, Scotland. Superb, transparent...£1. 19. CAL~ITE. 20. CALCITE. Fowey Consols Mine, Tyv~rdreath, Cornwall. Thick, metallic lead grey |  | | Book (edition) | | Krenner's, and new face. OF MINERALS OF JAPAN BY TSUNASHIRO WADA ...alogy, like most other sciences, has developed in Japan. Mineralogy was first taught here in 1873 by a German...crystallised and of high known minerals from Japan are stibnite, in crystals most gigantic and splendid...metallic found in abundance. sul- In fact Japan seems to be an instance of remarkable richness in...prepare a paper devoted to the miner- alogy of Japan. In the following pages, which have been written |  | | Journal (issue) | | Quarry in April 1998. Photograph by Ed Sawada. Japan Law Twin Quartz Localities: Part 1 Lanny R. Ream...is a lis ting of localities that ha ve produced Japan Law twin quartz crystals. This list was compiled...Minerals with the article on the incredible pyromorphite boulder found at Loudville, so I looked up the...in the book do no t permit having small town and city names, so a hig hway map might be of use is making...(503) 297-6774 E-mail: Wydar8®aol.com May 2001 Mine ral News The Mineral Database • New version - |  | | Report (issue) | | LIU Pakistan BY DUDLEY BLAUWET Fluorite from Japan BY YOSHIRO KOMURO there's always something new...Brian Stefanec explores a pocket at the Elmwood mine. Photo Mark Kielbasa Switzerland BY HANS ANTON...MICHAEL GRAY 54 Elmwood-Gordonsville-Cumberland Mine Complex Of Eastern Tennessee BY ARVID PASTO 56...Castleton in Traek Cliff (Derbyshire), the Blue John mine (page 35). The term "fluorite" was coined in 1797...The Blue John Mine, Castleton. In Modern Terms A postcard depicting the Blue John mine near Castleton |  | | Catalog/List | | greenish Chlorite. lixlxl".£3.25. 2. ALASKAITE. Alaska Mine, Poughkeepsie Gulch, Silverton, San Juan Co., Colorado...£13. 5. APATITE variety FRM~~OLITE. Fowey Consols Mine, Tywardreath, ~ornwall. Snall, translucent, aggregates... ARAGONITE variety TAhNOWITZITE. New Glencrieff Mine, Wanlockhead, Dumfries. Thick, creamy white, lustrous...rock. 3tx2". £4.50. 12. AXINITE. Obira Mine, Oita Prefecture, Japan. Choice, pure mass, of sharp, lustrous...Axinite. 3x2 2 x2t". £22. 13. AZUHITE. Ting-Tang Mine, Gwennap, Cornwall. Rich, bright blue, crystaline |  | | Catalog/List | | £10 2x2 £15 Ix! £3 lx2 £6 I · 88 ADAMITE Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Mexico Colourless to yellow small crystals...£10 2x3 £15 Na Ca SiO F 7fJ 7 ■ AJOITE Christmas Mine, Gila County, Arizona USA Blue veinlets in matrix...5cm £4 no/2 feldspar 37 ANCYLITE Ce Dark Star Mine,Ravalli County, Montana U.S.A Rich pinkish fine...£7.50 Ag Sb 501 ALLOPHANE New East Wheal Russell mine, Devon ,England grey bleby small botryoidal with...£8 2x3 £12 236 1129 • ALMAN DINE Brastad iron Mine near Arendal ,Norway Rich fine grained solid grainlike |  | | Catalog/List | | massive with minor Celsian and Bementite from Benallt Mine, Lleyn, Wales, (Recently tested by XRD) lxl £4 lx2...£15 £6 88 ADAMITE Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Mexico 1036 ALSTONITE Fallowfield Mine, Northumberland Colourless...x2 £ 1.50 2x2 £3 Al SO/4 767 ■ AJOITE Christmas Mine, Gila County, Arizona USA 14 ALUMINITE Railway cutting...~-------·-·-- ·· -·· 1077 ■■ ALLOPHANE Hawkswood Mine, Cornwall 933 ANATASE Hingston Quarry,Cornwall Black...Kola Russia 501 ALLOPHANE New East Wheal Russell mine, Devon ,England grey bleby small botryoidal with |  | | Catalog/List | | ___ 2x2£3 ___ - -----~ - ~014_ _ 88 ADAMITE Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Mexico 69 ALUMOHYDROCALCITE South Bay,...- - --··---- - - - - - · . 767 AJOITE Christmas Mine, Gila County, Arizona USA 17 ANAL CITE Talisker...North Sweden 501 ALLOPHANE New East Whcal Russell mine, Devon ,England variety VIRIDINE (Mangan rich variety)...217 ANDORITE San Jose Mine, Oruro, Bolivia 1129 ■ ALMANDINE Brnstad iron Mine near Arendnl ,Norway Pure...Bcnallt Minc,Llcyn. Wales 1036 ALSTONITE Fnllowlielcl Mine, Northumberland White masses in malrix wilh micro |  | | Catalog/List | | ----·-·- ---- ·- -- 1129 ALMANDINE Brastad iron Mine near Arendal ,Norway 87 ■ BERYL Evje area . South...---·-··----·------ ·- - ---27 ANTHOPHYLLITE Kaveltorp Mine Sweden 1008 CHRYSOBERYL Kolsva. Vastmanland Sweden...--~----· ·---·-------- -- -62 COBAL TITE Bolidcn Mine, North Sweden 1003 ARSENIOPLEITE Sjogruvan,Ridd...2x3 £25 Ampibole 1140 ERYTHRITE Sl-a1tterud Cobalt Mine. Vikersund Norway 970 MAGNESIOHASTINGSITE Langban...________ __ _!LU9! .~~~ -E N1 163 GALENA Smallcleugh Mine, Nenthcad. Cumbria Cube-octahedral grey crystals |  | | Journal (issue) | | Articles Famous mineral localities: the Taewha mine, K orea.................................................... 133 by P. Bancroft The occurrence of Japan-law twinning in quartz ... 137 by R. B. Cook Hureaulite...COVER: WULFENITE with mimetitefrom the San Francisco mine near Magdalena, Sonora, Mexico. The large crystal...Calif. Rock and Mineral (Temple City, CA) Joseph Kielbaso (Tipp City, OH) Stanley P. Korowski (Kitwe...Himalaya mine, Mesa Grande, California Tourmaline Queen mine, Pala, California Pala Chief mine, Pala, California |  | | Catalog/List | | Nice. 75x50x31 010 ALUMINOCOPIAPITE - Champion Mine, California, USA. A pure yellow botryodal mass....matrix. 6lx47xl8 22,00 017 APACHEITE - Christmas Mine, Gila Co., USA. Pale blue patches in matrix. Moderately...xl 13xl0x8 8,00 )!. .. 022 AXINITE xx - Obira Mine, Japan. A large terminated xl, 47x27, forming the...BRUSHITE - CALCIOFERRITE - ARAGONITE - Rocabruna Mine, Brugues Gaba, Barcelona, Spain. Very rich whitish...----0000000 A GROUP OF CALCITE XX-GROUPS FROM THE STEFANIE MINE, BLEIBERG, CARINTHIA, AUSTRIA, COLLECTED IN 1980 |  | | Catalog/List | | lx2 £2 lxl£3 2x2£12 lx2£5 lxl £1 ----· Hawkswood Mine, Cornwall ANDALUSITE Cabracao, Minl10, Portugal...Andalucia Spain. Type Location New East Whcal Russell mine, Devon ,England 140 grey bleby small botryoidal..._lx2_ _80 _ _____ _,o 1129 ALMANDINE Braslad iron Mine near Arendal ,Norway Unknown location I 1 63 □a...lxl£2 2x3£6 3x4£8 feldspar ALSTONITE Fallowfield Mine, Northumberland ANDRADITE Grua. Oppland Norway 5...2x3£15 Gamet ½" £3 ALTHAUSITE ANDRADITE Benallt Mine,Lleyn ,Wales Modum, Buskerud,Norway 975 44 Brown-purple |  | | Book | | mineral pigments. LEFT: Malachite, Bwana M’Kubwa Mine, Ndola, Copperbelt, Zambia * 22 x 26 x 16 cm 22...x 14 cm Bladed stibnite, Ichinokawa Mine, Saijo, Shikoku, Japan * 10 x 1 x 1 om Acicular These minerals...Brazil * 5 x 3 x 0.6 cm Platy muscovite, José Pinto Mine, Jaguaracu, Minas Gerais, Brazil * 12 x 19 x 6 cm...Malawi * 10 x 10 x 7 cm Calcite, San Sebastian Mine, Charcas, San Luis Potosi, Mexico * 10 x 8 x 6.5...divided by the weight of an Graphite, Black Donald Mine, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada * 14 x 11 x 10 |  | | Journal (issue) | | granted to Will Larson displaying "Minerals of Japan" and Stuart Wilensky with "Mineral Masterpieces...Will Larson Will Larson Collection: Minerals of Japan .........................40 Boris Z. Kantor The...the trophy list after Spanish reconquista of the city of Cuzco IT] was a sheet of white gold, which...It should be mentioned that it was not worth to mine at a time, because it could not be sold. Scientific...river Bogota near the city of Santa Fe and into the river Kauka near the city of Popaiana. ... This |  | | Book | | houses the mineral collection. Upper right: Pyromorphite crystals from Pribram. Czechoslovakia. Natural...Distributor: Mineralogical Record P. 0. Box 1656 Carson City, NV 89702, USA N. Bariand 90/91; British Museum...varies widely: 31 by universities, 14 by town or city councils, 13 by district councils or regional boards...Vautierstraat 29, B-1010 Brussels 02-6480475 SE of City centre, near the "Pare Leopold" . Daily, from 9...Notes Since 1970, the Natural History Museum of the city of Aschaffenburg has been housed in the "Schonborner | | | Journal (issue) | | Articles Famous mineral localities: the Taewha mine, Korea ............................................ 133 by P. Bancroft The occurrence of Japan-law twinning in quartz ... 137 by R. B. Cook Hureaulite...COVER: WULFENITE with mimetite from the San Francisco mine near Magdalena, Sonora, Mexico. The large crystal...Calif. Rock and Mineral (Temple City, CA) Joseph Kielbaso (Tipp City. OH) Stanley P. Korowsk.i (Kirwe...Lrda. (Santiago. Chile) David P. Wilber (Carson City, V) Prosper William (Toronto, Ont.) Renata William |  | | Journal (issue) | | 38 by R. Cobban Metamict minerals at the Bemco mine near Cranberry Lake, New Jersey ..................cinnabar mines 2 Musonoi uranium mine, Katanga, Zaire N’Chwaning mine, Kuruman, South Africa Mibladen...(Litharge), PbO (Massicot), PbO Lead phosphate, (Pyromorphite), Pb5(P 0 4)3Cl Lead silicate, (Alamosite),...of smoking, silica dust, and radioactivity in the mine may be complicating factors. Manganese mineral dust...= {210}, / = {311}. (c) Ferroaxinite, Botallach mine, St. Just, Cornwall, England; <7= {151}. (d) Manganaxinite |  | | Book | | interesting minerals can also be found on heaps of mine refuse, but never enter abandoned shafts or caves...HYDROZINCITE Zn[(OH)3COs;]. (Zinc Bloom) San Giovanni Mine, Laorca, Sardinia eliminated from soda lakes, in...veins, in placers of precious stones Tonokamiyama, Japan | phenakite, quartz, corundum, beryl, aragonite...Ba)U, [O, SiO,] .5H,O (Uranium Ochre) Flat Rock Mine, Carolina, USA yellowishgreen, dirty yellow, light...reniform coatings; compact, globular arsenical pyromorphite of Nussiére transluc. agg. ada- acicular |  | | Book | | (Peru). Almaden Is the oldest and largest mercury mine In the world. Hg Colour: t in-white Lustre; opacity:...is mined in Louisiana and Texas (USA), Sicily, Japan, Indonesia and the South American Andes. The best...stannite when zinc-rich. Stannite is found at Etna Mine (South Dakota, USA), Seward Peninsula (Alaska, USA)...(Austria), Cobalt and Eldorado (Canada), Natsume (Japan), Bou Azzer (Morocco), Anarak (Iran) and La Rloja...bornite and pyrite. Covellite is found at the Calabona mine (Sardinia) and Vesuvius (Italy), Salzberg (Austria) | | | Book | | (Peru). Almaden Is the oldest and largest mercury mine In the world. Hg Colour: t in-white Lustre; opacity:...is mined in Louisiana and Texas (USA), Sicily, Japan, Indonesia and the South American Andes. The best...stannite when zinc-rich. Stannite is found at Etna Mine (South Dakota, USA), Seward Peninsula (Alaska, USA)...(Austria), Cobalt and Eldorado (Canada), Natsume (Japan), Bou Azzer (Morocco), Anarak (Iran) and La Rloja...bornite and pyrite. Covellite is found at the Calabona mine (Sardinia) and Vesuvius (Italy), Salzberg (Austria) |  | | Book (edition) | | smashing of crystals in magnificient pockets by mine foremen; such vandalism is not only stupid,...vein, although it does give a company the right to mine, should not be taken as justification of thoughtless...through the press or as stockholders, to force the mine operators to arrange for specimen preservation in...another. It matters not how the mine companies arrange this. Ideally, the mine could collect and sell specimens...thereby make more profits for the stockholders. If the mine owners consider this too trivial, they can close |
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