 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | New Hampshire Mineral Locality Index Downloaded by [University of Newcastle, Australia] at 15:01 05...entrance and arch of the Palermo mine, North Groton, Grafton County. Rob Lawrence photo, courtesy Bob...Bob Whitmore. 242 ROCKS & MINERALS lthough New Hampshire, the Granite State, is one of our smaller states...reading Jackson (1844) on the mineralogy of New Hampshire that even at this early date there was already...activity produced new localities, renewed some old localities, and resulted in new minerals being discovered |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Figure I : Map of the (handler mine, Raymond. Rockingham County, New Hampshire (after Page and Larrabee, 1962)...assemblage of manganese phosphates. Minerals of the CHANDLER MINE A ZONED, LITHIUM-RICH dump* PEGMATITE C A...mond district. The reopening of the mine in 1979 by the Chandler Mining Company, described in the preceding...M I N E IN R A Y M O N D , Rocking ham County, New Hampshire, is an open pit in a granite pegmatite that...With its abundant lithium mineralization, the Chandler pegmatite is perhaps the most interesting of the |  | | Report (issue) | | Beryl Resources of New Hampshire GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 353 Prepared on behalf of the...with the New Hampshire State Planning and Development Commission Beryl Resources of New Hampshire By JAMES...Commission^ and in part in cooperation with the New Hampshire State Planning and Development Commission UNITED...Page, James Jeffers, 192ftBeryl resources of New Hampshire, by James J. Page and David M. Larrabee. Washington...Commission, and in part in cooperation with the New Hampshire State Planning and Development Commission. Bibliography: |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | The recent reopening of the mine has rekindled interest in the mineralogy of this pegmatite. Recent...Activity at the CHANDLER MINE RAYMOND, NEW FRANK LAVOIE Box 529 Epping, New Hampshire T H E M A J O...O R I T Y A N D BEST-KNOWN of New Hampshire's 650 mines and prospects are open-cut peg matite quarries...phosphate-rich. Several, including the Palermo #1 mine in North Groton (Segeler et al., 1981), are highly...visitors each field season. Less well-known in New Hampshire are the lithium silicatebearing pegmatites characterized |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | DAVID M~ SEAMAN American Museum of Natural History, New York, N. Y. Photographs by Julius Weber, Mamaroneck...pegmatite is generally much less abundant than the cleavelandite and lepidolite save in the cores themselves...cyrtolite; fan-like, hemispherical growths of cleavelandite and lepidolite, probably of simultaneous deposition;...mineralization); then the deposition of much very late cleavelandite; a very minor phase of topaz mineralization;...surrounding euhedral uraninite crystals in cleavelandite, and also as beautifully crystallized crusts |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | found at the Palermo Quarry, North Groton, New Hampshire. Crystals to 150 pounds in weight have been...Maine; Alstead, Gilsum, and Springfield, New Hampshire; Bedford, New York; the Scott and other quarries near...have been found in small cavities or vugs in cleavelandite at Newry, Maine. Rose quartz crystals have also...been found at Red Hill, Maine; North Groton, New Hampshire, and from Pala, Rincón, and Mesa Grande, California...crystal localities are near Milan and Berlin, New Hampshire; Deer Hill, Maine; near Statesville, North Carolina; |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Aragonite, 236 Bald Knob Manganese Deposit, Allegheny County, North Carolina, W. B . Sim mons, Jr., 130 Barite...Columbia, Yukon Territory, 9; rutile, Hastings County, 284 Canfield, F . A . , 232 Canfieldite, 233 Caryopilite...Chamberlain, S. C , New Occurrences of Twinned Crystals in St. Lawrence and Lewis Counties, New York, 285; Mineralogy...of the Titanite Occurrence Near Natural Bridge, New York, 288 Charlesite, 238 Chips from the Quarry,...Advertisements, 43, 100, 147, 204, 252, 299 Clay, 66 Cleavelandite, 271 Clinohedrite, 238 Cobaltite, 135 Collecting |  | | Report (volume) | | Bulletin 931-P MICA-BEARING PEGMATITES OF NEW HAMPSHIRE A PRELIMINARY REPORT BY J. C. OLSON Strategic...Geologic map of the Alstead area, Keene district , New Hampshire........................ 62. Map showing locations...and feldspar mines of the Grafton district, New Hampshire ....................................... 63o...of the Keene district, New Hampshire.. Figure 38. Index map of New Hampshire showing locations of the...Valencia minob.............. 40. Plan of the Palermo mine...................... Ill 370 390 390 365 389 391 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D. C., USA With 4 Figures Received October 19, 1993; accepted...Medium-grained lepidolite commonly occurs within cleavelandite + quartz assemblages, both within intermediate...Greenlaw quarry, Auburn, Maine Chandler mine, Raymond, New Hampshire White Rocks, Middletown, Connecticut... Dixon, New Mexico Harding, Dixon, New Mexico Harding, Dixon, New Mexico Harding, Dixon, New MexicoSan...MexicoSan Diego mine, Mesa Grande, California Stewart mine, Pala, California Stewart mine, Pala, California |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Occurrences VANDALL T. KING P.O. Box 90888 Rochester, New York 14609 United States Arizona Pyrophyllite ...report on copper, the Codelco el Teniente copper mine in Chile experienced a major cave-in that was estimated...The July nickel report described a ma jor new nickel mine that is being developed at the Radio Hill deposit...commenced at Nevada Goldfields mine, Manhattan, Nevada, while a major "new area of gold min eralization...meters in an area 4.8 km north of [the] Homestake Mine" in Lead, South Dakota, according to a second-quarter |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | delightful weekend with them, I left for N. H. by way of New York and Massachusetts thruways. Everything went...rock hound? This is the spelling with Mr. Smith, Raymond, N. H. 883 he used in the draft. Ha! Ha! E. F...showers we made it to the Raymond area. We first stopped at the Smith mine. Here we had a talk with the...his traveling rock shop. Afterwards we visited the mine for beryl, uranophane, feldspar. Minerals that car»...triphylite, uraninite, and uranophane. The Smith mine is a good place for the mineral collector interested |  | | Journal (issue) | | last issue of ROCKS AND MIN• ERALS, Mr. Wm. C. Chandler, of San Jose, Calif., offered a suggestion for...favorably received by our readers as a number of new subscriptions - from unexpected quarters - have been...senders must surely have been inltuenced by Mr. Chandler. In this issue another suggestion i3 given-one...interest to avoid the danger of being replaced by new members from the waiting list. Exhibition at the...J. S. Forbes SPECIAL TRAY AWARDS Cabochons I- Raymond Yale 2-L. B. Howell 3-D. H. Kirkpatrick Faceting |  | | Book (volume) | | Descriptive Mineralogy Vandall T. King Rochester, New York 14609 , Eugene E. Foord U S. Geological Survey...Philip Hauck Richard P. Hauck was born in Bloomfield, New Jersey on June 30, 1935. He has been actively involved...deep concern for the fate of the Sterling mine in Ogdensburg, New Jersey, and his intense interest in mining...mining history led him to purchase the mine in order to form a living museum so that it would remain accessible...mineralogical community. Through his efforts, the Sterling mine has been declared a national historic landmark. |  | | Report (issue) | | Pegmatite Investigations 1942-45 New England By EUGENE N. CAMERON and OTHERS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL..._______ _ Geology of the pegmatite districts of New Hampshire_ Rock units ________________________________...quality __ AnalyHis of the wartime mica industry of New England ________________________________________...Androscoggin County ______________________ _ Berry feldspar quarry __________________ _ Cumberland County ___...LaChance mines _______________________ _ Oxford County ____________________________ _ Barrett beryl prospect |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | pohwatp@si.edu Muscovite Shannon Canyon, Inyo County, California R ocks are made up of minerals. Some...the littleknown locality of Shannon Canyon, Inyo County, California. The specimen is 3 × 4 cm and was collected...in tin-tungsten deposits (such as the Panasquiera mine) and is a constituent of granite, aplite, gneiss...literature are those from the pegmatites of the New England region. From Maine, King and Foord (1994...from the Strickland quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut. This is typical of the specimens |  | | Field Trip Notes | | Before visiting any of the sites described in the New England Intercollegiate Geological Conference guidebooks... GUIDEBOOK for THE FIFTY- SECOND ANNUAL MEETING of the NEW ENGLAND INTERCOLLEGIATE GEOLOGICAL CONFERENCE FIELD...Mountain quadrangle. Milton informally extends the New Hampshire stratigraphy (Billings, 1956) northeastward...yet cannot be clearly related to either the New Hampshire or the Moosehead Lake sequences. Pegmatite dikes...is believed to be unique in New England . In both central New Hampshire and the Mooshead Lake area the |  | | Book (volume) | | and Geology Edited by Vandall T. King Walworth, New York 14568 Production editing and design Robert...Extracts from a Diary Concerning Mining at the Dunton Mine, Newry, Maine ....................................Duane L. Leavitt The Bennett Pegmatite, Oxford County, Maine . ........................................in geology and has authored articles on Maine and New England geological and mineralogical occurrences...permanent photographic exhibits in the northeastern USA. The Shaubs have been active in ornithological research |  | | Book | | THE PEGMATITE MINES KNOWN AS NORTH GROTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE eral I ederi Acknowledi:ments Dedicated...experience. As a kid growing up in Manchester, New Hampshire, I was always fascinated by minerals and tried...premier sandbox, but I could also make sure the mine would remain open to mineral enthusiasts for years...maintained the notoriety acquired by the Palermo No. I mine. Its impact on the nation, and in some respects...different species - several of them unique to the mine - Palermo has earned a reputation that makes it |  | | Journal (issue) | | ........................ 293 President What's new in minerals?.......................................R. Kampf Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County George Robinson National Museums of Canada Arthur...American Mineralogist for descriptions and abstracts of new species. The point is, however, that a person’s personal...rockhounding has nevertheless failed to attract new recruits, and that this failure has persisted for...flogging a dead horse. If this phenomenon of few new recruits took hold 30 or 40 years ago, the hobby |  | | Journal (issue) | | are listed on our General List #20 and our latest New Arrivals Lists. Send for your copies today. Both.................................................. NEW FIND IN COWEE VALLEY, N.C.—Paul E. Lockwood THE ROCK...to visit a new working gold mine in South Carolina and so he rushed down before the mine superintendent...of Columbia, S.C., had arranged the visit to the mine and the Editor is deeply grateful for her kind interest...plane in Columbia. Next day, Mr. & Mrs. Clark, Raymond Coxc, and Beatrice Wassman driving, with the Editor |  | | Book (volume) | | instance, a single Spodumene crystal from the Etta Mine near Keystone on the east side of the Mount Rushmore...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...Hounds in the United States CUSTER COUNTY AREA: The November Mine, 1.2 mi. SE of the Needles Eye Tunnel |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Kunz inspecting the darkest color of a Pala Chief mine kunzite crystal. Note where original has had a purple...resides. It is from the Pala Chief mine, Pala district, San Diego County, California. Figure 1c (above center)...Spodumene (kunzite), Pala Chief mine, Pala district, San Diego County, California. This image was published...material as to warrant the promotion of it as a “new gem.” This article broadens that history to include...localities and finds since the variety’s description. New information on recent finds is also given. Spodumene |  | | 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...deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip mine⎯pyritized gastropods...gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason Cr.⎯fossils; |  | | 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...deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip mine⎯pyritized gastropods...gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason Cr.⎯fossils; |  | | Book (volume) | | excavations in the underlying black, Upper Devonian (New Albany) shales occasionally produces pieces of silicified...ASHTABULA COUNTY CONNEAUT, area pits, quarries, rd. cuts, etc.⎯cone-in-cone Calcite. CLERMONT COUNTY MILFORD...CLINTON COUNTY WILMINGTON, area of Todd’s Ford, a mineral deposit⎯Hematite. COSHOCTON COUNTY AREA, townships...CUYAHOGA COUNTY CHAGRIN FALLS (on Geauga Co. line), area quarries⎯oilstone. DELAWARE COUNTY DELAWARE...nodules⎯Pyrite (crystals sharply cubic). FRANKLIN COUNTY COLUMBUS, area countywide exposures of blue clay |
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