 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Natural History TOPAZ IS THE STATE GEM of Texas and Utah; however, it is best known to the general public...Location map of major topaz deposits. 1. San Diego County, California pegmatites; 2. western U.S. topaz rhyolite...rhyolite belt (includes some pegmatites); 3. Mason County, Texas; 4. topaz rhyolite belt of Mexico; 5. Appalachian...(above). Topaz, Little Three mine, Ramona, San Diego County, California. NMNH specimen 147660. Figure 4 (right)...crystals with inclusions and bixbyite (right), Thomas Range, Utah. NMNH specimens 117591-2and 131821. figure |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | azurite, Utah boasts an array of mineral species. AN OVERVIEW OF RECENT Mineral Collecting in Utah Downloaded...Drive Salt Lake City, Utah 84106-3313 JAMES R. WILSON Weber State University Ogdeo, Utah 84408-2507 PAULA...PAULA N. WILSON University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah 84112-1183 sion to visit or collect material; indeed...an irregular basis. Beaver County MINERAL COLLECTING IN THE STATE of Utah has undergone a resurgence...many more species new to Utah. Here we present a list of localities in Utah that have either been historically |  | | Journal (issue) | | December Mineral News Weis Museum 4 covered a wide range of topics related to agates, as well as agate dealers...6 (Right) - Sheet Copper – Flambeau Mine (Rusk County, WI) Figure 2—Dr. Weis’s Personal Memorabilia...Figure 7—Manganoan Calcite – Montreal Mine (Iron County, WI). Figure 3 (left) - “Wonderful World of Agates”...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 |  | | Report (issue) | | mine, Durango, Mexico. (2) Boiler Peak, New Mexico, USA; by ICPA and emission spectroscopy, F by ion chromatography...Association: Cassiterite, hematite, topaz, ilmenite, tantalite, wickmanite, beudantite, mimetite, fluorite, tridymite...Scotia, Canada. In the USA, in tin prospects near Boiler Peak, in the Black Range, Sierra Co., New Mexico;...Mexico; and in the Thomas Range, Juab Co., Utah. From the Cheesewring quarry, Linkinhorne, Cornwall, England...Material: Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA, 3.586, 3.3036, 3.3037. References: (1) Palache |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | THE DOLOMITE PRODUCTS QUARRY, WALWORTH, MONROE COUNTY, NEW YORK. V. H. Collins and J. S. Collins, 1334... northwest of the village of Walworth in Wayne County, New York. The quarry is a producer of aggregate...ALTERATION PRODUCTS FROM MAGNET COVE, HOT SPRING COUNTY, ARKANSAS. A. U.Falster, W. B. Simmons, and U....the Magnet Cove alkalic complex in Hot Spring County, Arkansas, as raspbenyred, transparent to opaque...maximum dimension but generally is in the millimeter range. Associated minerals include microcline, albite |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | discovered in the northwestern part of Nevada in the USA (Noble et al., 1968 and 1969). Higher than average...et al., 1968). An obsidian from Yellowstone Park (USA) was found to have 36 g/ton of beryllium, and in...beryllium, fluorite and uranium deposits of Utah in the USA are of great interest (Staatz, 1963). The late...contained in ongonite are 120 fluorite, cassiterite, tantalite, phenacite, garnet and monazite. The pres100 ence...numerous inclusions of glass lites of the Thomas range (in Utah, USA) and (Roedder and Coombs, 1967). their |  | | Journal (issue) | | by M. A. Menzies Pink topaz from the Thomas Range, Juab County, U ta h ................................themselves, many of them to competition quality, range in price mostly from $50 to $500, with few up to...Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T3B 4T7 Topaz occurs in a range o f fluorine-rich silicate environments, from plutonic...associations? Geology Geological environments for topaz range from plutonic through volcanic, and more rarely...Especially in granites, topaz formation conditions range from high-temperature magmatic conditions, through |  | | Journal (issue) | | tetragonal plates in clusters and on matrix. Colors range from flesh or peach to colorless. Associations include...News, P.O. Box 2043, Coeur d'Alene, ID 83816-2043 USA Phone: 208-664-2448 E-mail: lream@comtch.iea.com...for Capital Gains has been lowered from 28% to a range of 10-20%, depending on your tax rate category....excellent selection, mostly in the very low dollar range! In a glass case, I saw something I have not seen...Fifties, i.e. chiastolite crystals from Madera County, CA. They used to be very common, almost ubiquitous |  | | Journal (issue) | | Dam gold prospect is located in central Dickinson County, Michigan, approximately ten kilometers north of...Formation (Marquette Range Supergroup ), the dominant exposed bedrock in this part of the county. Excavated near...obvious even when visiting some of the Garland County mines. I also planned to do some Magnet Cove collecting...collapsed via undem1ining. The quartz crystals range in size from about I cm to over 17 cm and are typically...incomplete locality information, like just the county, is better than erroneous detailed location data |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Gibson mine, Bertrandite, New Hampshire, 161 Pitkin County, Colorado; specimen Beryl, South Dakota, 383 Biology-Earth...Russell, 396-99 mine, Magdalena district, Socorro County, New Mexico; Ron Gibbs specimen and Biotite: New...hema- Bismuth, South Dakota, 383 tite, Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah; Bolt, E., see Spotlight on Juniors...396-99 Columbite, South Dakota, 383 Columbite/tantalite, New Hampshire, 162 Celestine, Texas, 86-92 Colorado...Graphite from Crestmore and Jensen Quarries, Riverside County, California, J. A. Jaszczak, 114; Investigation |  | | Report (issue) | | from the University of New Orleans in Louisiana (USA), with the lowdown on beryl mineralogy An ancient...It occurs in magnificent crystals and in a wide range of beautiful colors, the more common of which have...·pH2 O, where R+ represents the alkali ions; n can range from O to 1; and p from 0.2 to 0.8. Feklichev (1963)...iron. Color Green Blue Yellow and orange Pink Red Utah type Emerald green colorless Although the details...recorded from the Alger quarry in New Hampshire (USA). The crystal weighed 455 kilograms. 2m: The Queen |  | | Catalog/List | | ~ut the price is a whole lot better. specimens range from 2 to 5 inches and are priced at $10.00, $15...the ceruaalte 2 crystals in the 1/4 to 1/2 inch range. Not only are these very pleasing to look at, but...have a flat of smaller specimens In the 1-2 Inch range wtth lrfdHcant goethite over ma11ive goethlte or...desired! $8.00 each! 3 VELVET MALACHITE: Ajo, Plma County, Arizona: 1-2 inch beauties of vibrant green velvet...Fouche, Butte County, South Dakota: About the nicest marcasite specimens you will see. These range ln color |  | Rubin, Jeffrey N., Price, Jonathan G., Henry, Christopher D., Koppenaal, David W. (1987) Cryolite-bearing and rare metal-enriched rhyolite, Sierra Blanca Peaks, Hudspeth County, Texas. American Mineralogist, 72 (11-12) 1122-1130 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | cassiterite,columbite, priorite(?), Nb-rich rutile, tantalite, thorite, HREE-rich xenotime, yttrocerite and...sanidine (Fig. 3). Potassium feldspar compositions range from OrrrAborAnoo to Oru,Ab.nAnoo(Table 4; Fig....coffinite columbite priorite(?) Nb-rich rutile tantalite thorite xenotime ytrrocerite-yttrofluorite 45...xenotime, yttrocerite and yttrofluorite, columbite, tantalite, cassiterite (with varying amounts of Nb and Pb)...associatedwith topaz rhyolite at Spor Mountain, Utah (Lindsey, 1977). Although the Sierra Blanca intrusions |  | | Report (issue) | | Denver, Colorado, USA © 2011 by Lithographie, LLC P.O. Box 11613 • Denver, CO 80211 • USA Phone 1.303.495...Dietmar Schwarz, William B. Simmons and Rainer Thomas Editors Janet Clifford, Alexander U. Falster...Jeff Scovil William B. Simmons, Tom Spann, Rainer Thomas, Lisbet Thoresen, Oleg Tkachev Erica and Harold...The Inside Story on Topaz H. ALBERT GILG & RAINER THOMAS 94. Cat's Eye and Star Topaz JAROSLAV HYRSL 96...high reflectivity, hardness, luster, clarity, and range of color, topaz is a popular gemstone and forms |  | | Journal (issue) | | R. Kampf Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Arthur Roe Tucson, AZ Abraham Rosenzweig University...Urals, Soviet Union; the Morefield mine, Amelia County, Virginia; and the Anjanabonoina pegmatite in Madagascar...vertical dip. It was mined on a small scale for tantalite, but the tortuous adits caved in during the 1975...beryl, topaz, and small amounts of phenakite, tantalite, zircon and fergusonite. Ferraz (1929) also observed...Logan Littleton, CO 80122 303-794-7803 Colorado-Utah Minerals Eldorado Enterprises Resource Enterprises |  | | Book | | indebted. Appreciation is also expressed to Dr J. Arem, USA; Sr Carlos Barbosa, Brazil; Professor J. Cassedanne...Canada; Mr T. Michalski, USA; Mr J. Murphy, USA; Dr F. Pough, USA; Mrs K. Robertson, USA; Dr W. Sersen, Thailand;...Thailand; Mr M. Sonsthagen, USA; A. Theisen, USA; John White, USA; and many others in the trade who assisted...throughout the world. Brown - topaz rhyolites in western USA, and Mexico. Many pegmatites throughout the world...300 kg, is from the Brown Derby mine, Colorado, USA (Rosenberg,1972; Staatz and Trites, 1955). This crystal |  | | Journal (issue) | | office@emerald18.com Tel. +972-3-6132312 Franck Notari, Thomas Hainschwang, 3 Oholiav St., Ramat Fax. Gan+972-3-6132379...Royal Gems – Montana and Yogo Sapphires Benito County, California; the group of sapGems Found in the...Daniel Bronfen, Brazil Evan Caplan, USA Rocco Gay, Italy Sushil Goyal, USA Shahina Hatta, Hong Kong Dwarka...Thailand Immediate Past President Benjamin Hackman, USA Chief Executive Officer Gary Roskin ICA General Manager...31 W. 47th Street, Suite 1103 New York, NY 10036 USA ica@gemstone.org T: 1.212.620.0900 F: 1.212.352.9054 |  | | Journal (issue) | | Mine, Little Cottonwood District, Salt Lake Co., Utah. In most locations, tungstenite occurs only as powdery...News, P.O. Box 2043, Coeur d'Alene, ID 83816-2043 USA Phone: 208-664-2448 • 3 E-mail: lream@comtch.iea...bentonite clay. colored bentonite clay. These nodules range from cm size to 12 inches (30 cm) or more. Many...some very unusual forms spanning a fascinating range of crystallization that may be present to some degree...top) arc more typically in the micro to mm size range. with fonns typically sufficiently complex to require |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | carats have been cut. 2 4 2 PETER J. MODRESKI and THOMAS C . M I C H A L S K I U.S. Geological Survey Mail...& MINERALS nations (Unruh et al. 1995) give a range of about 1,074-1,092 Ma (mega-annum, - million years)...to be slightly younger, yield an overlapping age range. Slightly younger dates were obtained for the late...Regina AumenteModreski (January/February 1996). Thomas Michalski is the curator-in-charge of the U.S....the Pikes Peak batholith in the Colorado Front Range. Shaded area = Pikes Peak batholith, stippled area |  | | Book (edition) | | who contributcd data are (in alphabetical order): Thomas Armbrusler (Switzerland). Daniel Atcncio (Brazil)...(Brazil). Malcolm Back (Canada), Henry L. Barwood (USA). Dmitriy Belakovskiy (Russia). Fabio Bellatreccia...(Italy), T.S. Ercit (Canada). Alexander Falster (USA). Jeffrey de Fourestier (Canada). Robert Gault (Canada)...Henderson. Jr. (USA). D.D. Hogarth (Canada). J.L. Jam bor (Canada), Anthony R. Kampf (USA). Pave! M. Kartashov...Karnp-Moller (Denmark). Akira Kato (Japan). Lance E. Keams (USA). Elisabeth Kirchner (Austria), Uwe Kolitsch (Austria) |  | | Journal (issue) | | an old collection of Laszlo Dudas labelled as tantalite from Richterveld pegmatite, Namaqualand, Northern...Joe Cilen's collection from Goodsprings, Clark County. Nevada labelled as heterogenite which is well...reported occurre nce in Quartzburg District, Grand County , Oregon. The heteroge nite is not present on the...:walder Mine, Raston Buttes District. Huerfago County. Col o rado labelled as uraninite. The Schwartzwalder...eastern part of Clark Mountain. San Bernardino County, CA. Whil e beudantite is known from this locality |  | | Report (issue) | | Summit County, Utah Holnam’s Devil’s Slide plant, Morgan County, Utah !7IB5F7-jbgfej! Utah Geological...THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST FORUM 1999 Salt Lake City County Building constructed of Kyune Sandstone Proceedings...Lake City, Utah Miscellaneous Publication 01-2 Utah Geological Survey a division of 2001 Utah Department...MISCELLANEOUS PUBLICATION 01-2 Utah Geological Survey a division of 2001 Utah Department of Natural Resources...Resources STATE OF UTAH Michael O. Leavitt, Governor DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES Kathleen Clarke |  | | Book (volume) | | beds, excavations, etc.Selenite roses. BRULE COUNTY AREA: in the Oacoma zone of the Pierre Fm. On Elm...gray Barite rosette up to 5 or 6 inches. CAMPBELL COUNTY MOUND CITY, W to the Missouri R., regional hillsides...gravels, etc.petrified wood, wood opal. CORSON COUNTY LITTLE EAGLE: area ridges, slopes, stream beds...Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States CUSTER COUNTY AREA: The November Mine, 1.2 mi. SE of the Needles...of rd. a few yds., outcropRose Quartz. DOUGLAS COUNTY CORSICA, S on US 281 to Armour, area rd. cuts, |  | | Catalog/List | | ')• £5 ' (1 nice micro xl bn rock £2.50) 487 TANTALITE Fe Ta 0 2 to 3mm Black micro crystals or crystal...matrix. (Outpost Mine, San Domingo Wash Maricopa County Arizona) lx)4ins £4 063 CAVANSITE Ca (V 0 ) SiO...(Union Carbide Mine, Wilson Springs Garland County, Arkansas USA) lxl £4 1x2 £7.50 497 TELLURITE Te 0/2 good...brown metallic (Herbb £2 Mine, Powhatton County Virginia USA) lcm £6 314 PYRARGYRITE Ag/3 SbS/3 pure crystalline...masses, well coating matrix. (Dooneen Mine Allihies, County Cork, S.Ireland) . lxl £3.50. 1x2 £6.50 2xl.5ins |  | | Book | | Iaria from the Howard-Montgomery quarry, Howard County, Maryland (by J. S. White) 25:53-54 AFGHANISTAN...localities: the New Cornelia mine, Ajo, Arizona (by W. J. Thomas & R. B. Gibbs) 14:283-298 ALABAMA Iron phosphate...Iron-manganese phosphates of the Williams pegmatites, Coosa County, Alabama (by P. B. Leavens & T. A. Simpson) 6:66-73...ALICE GLORY HOLE The Alice glory hole, Clear Creek County, Colorado (by T. A. Hanson & W. B. Craft) 18:185187...--and W. Hunt: The Tonopah-Belmont mine, Maricopa County, Arizona 19:139-144 ALLGOOD, GENNE MYERS --and |
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