 | | Book (edition) | | THE MINERAL LOCALITIES OF CONNECTICUT AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK * «-• r ** K* ysf^ :' •'’S >- n...250 SPECIES iBooks by Ronald Everett Januzzi CONNECTICUT MINERALS ON PARADE NEW YORK STATE MINERALS ON...THE MINERALOGICAL PRESS 83 Elm Street Danbury. Connecticut IIOIPW MINERALS ON PARAt>E F.tMSTltIP* THREE...to enrich our knowledge of the mineralogy of Connecticut: James Dwight Dana Samuel L. Penfield Edward...Minerals from the Principal Localities in Western Connecticut and Southeastern New York State............. |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | cookrob@auburn.edu URANI NITE Strickland Quarry, Portland, Connecticut Topsham, Maine etals and metallurgy...8-mm uraninite on matrix from the Strickland quarry, Portland, Connecticut;Bruce Jarnot specimen, Jeff Scovil...waxy uranophane. The 3-cm specimen is from the Number 20 mine near Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North...Maine pegmatites, including the Groves quarry, Auburn; Tamminen quarry, Greenwood; Dunton and other quarries...quarries near Rumford; and the well-known Swamp No. 1 quarry occurrence at Topsham where brilliantly lustrous |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | MINERALS FROM 1 CONNECTICUT HILL By Richard Schooner P. O. Box 215 East Hampton, Conn. Collins Hill, in the...the town of Portland, undoubtedly represents the most remarkably mineralized area, of its size, in southern...southern New England. The hill is not especially large, but several different formtions are present, and...has been done on the giant pegmatite at the summit. The Strickland Quarry is enormous, consisting of...treats it as a northern continuation of the Strickland Quarry. The accompanying map should furnish whatever |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | THE PARAGENESIS OF THE WALDEN PEGMATITE, PORTLAND, CONNECTICUT (PART III) (Continued from last issue)...Weber, Mamaroneck, N. Y. Quartz in soda-lithium pegmatite is generally much less abundant than the cleavelandite...in the lithium replacement body in the Walden pegmatite appears to be: first, caesium beryl, either morganite...inter-grown with c/eavelandite Irom the Walden Quarry, Poriland, Conn"ecticut. ROCKS AND MINERALS 595...have penetrated into exposed areas in the Walden pegmatite, chiefly along fractures. They have caused some |  | | Report (issue) | | Uranium occurrences in non-sedimentary rocks of Connecticut ......... 6 Table 3 Uranium occurrences in...Uranium occurrences in non-sedimentary rocks of Connecticut...................................11 Figure 4...deposit occurs as a thin seam in graphitic Cleburne County. The property is, about 11.2 SINE phyllite which...1969; Ui radioactivity is 5 to 7 times background. Hill copper mine. RM 1968. Source ol informal Phyllite...occurrences 1n non-sedimentary rocks of Alabama^ Pegmatite Columbite, cyrtolite, Devonian Country rock is |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | at 23:49 05 October 2014 Daybreak Mine, Spokane County, Washington T he naming of minerals that contain...autunite aggregates from the Daybreak mine, Spokane County, Washington; John Lucking specimen, Jeff Scovil...autunite crystals on matrix from the Apex mine, Lander County, Nevada; Scott Kleine specimen, Jeff Scovil photo...metatorbernite, phosphuranylite, saleeite, uranophane, uranophane-beta, sabugalite, and others. Thousands...These include the Oak Hill prospect at Lovell and several other Oxford County sites, including the well190 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | community of Talucah near Vahlermoso Springs, in Morgan County, north Alabama. A large portion of this cave had...of Mines, I heard of an active uranium mine or quarry a couple of miles from town. Following the highway...stopped to collect specimens of malachite in a pegmatite which had been blasted through during construction...some fine specimens of autunite, torbernite, uranophane, and gummi te. Furthermore, I was shown some...at the contact between an otherwise ordinary pegmatite and soft schist. There were solid masses of uraninite |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | PEGMATITE MINERALS OF THE UNITED STATES DAVID M. SEAMAN American Museum of Natural History, New York...found in all types of pegmatite from the common granite type to the lithium pegmatite. Many localities have...crystal was noted in the Luella mine near Avon, Latah county, Idaho, which measured 3x3x8 feet. Other large...Dakota. A black crystal from Micaville, Randolph county, Alabama, was 10 inches in diameter and from 3...School Section pegmatite of Fremont county, Colorado. ROCKS AND MINERALS Maine, Connecticut, and California |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | float) at Sand Mountain, Clark, Routt Co., Colo. CONNECTICUT — A letter, dated Aug. 7, 1953, comes from Walter...of it reads :— "I will report on my trip to Connecticut and my visit with Richard Schooner of East Hampton...worthwhile. First we visited the famed Strickland Quarry (near Portland, Conn.) which is being worked presently... Since all the water has been drained from the quarry, one won't believe the gigantic hole that was left...actually visits the place. We then visited the Hale quarry in search of manganese dentrites which were 576 |  | | Journal (issue) | | etHCk.Hld /o1t, ,A149u41, 19112. CHIPS FROM THE QUARRY ........................................................ RECENT FINDS OF MINERALS IN CENTRAL CONNECTICUT . 1 270 271 276 276 277 278 279 By L. W. Li1tle...Auociatlo11 270 ROCKS AND MINERALS Chips From Tlte Quarry ROCKS AND M I NERALS IS CENSORED FOR FOREIGN DISTRIBUTION...consists of the following in ascending order: the Middlesex black shale, the Cashaqua shale the Rhinestreet...found in the Cashaqua but th.ey occur in the Middlesex and the Hatch beds and in immense numbers particularly |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | A Checklist Minerals of Connecticut Although perhaps best known for its garnet, chalcocite, and tourmaline...tourmaline, Connecticut also boasts many other mineral species. BRUCEJARNOT R O . B o x 627 M a r t i n...e , N e w J e r s e y 08836 T he study of Connecticut minerals has enjoyed a long peri od of attention...reviews of this mineral list. Dr. Bruce Jarnot, a Connecticut native, has avidly collected both minerals and...collections of Connecticut gems and minerals in existence. 386 R O C K S & MINERALS Two Connecticut localities |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | are interesting specimens. Centreville is in Bibb County, in the central part of Alabama. Near Odenville...community of about 1,200 in southeastern Pinal County which probably will become a ghost town when the...Development Company shuts down its lead-zinc mine (on hill at left). Company officials say development of the...Trading Post, McEImo Canyon, Montezuma Co., Colo. CONNECTICUT — In a letter dated Aug. 19,1952, from George...Conn., is this most interesting passage: "The Strickland mine has been pumped out and I was told the Government |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | fairly nice specimens in an old road bed in Lee County, Alabama, about 10 miles north of Auburn, Ala....during the period when the locality was active." CONNECTICUT — The following item, dated Jan. 14, 1957, comes...another mineral has come to light at Collins Hill (near Portland, Middlesex Co.), Conn, (see my article in...near the old HaleWalker Quarry —perhaps a third of a mile from the Strickland Quarry. Chalcopyrite is disseminated...through such epidote at several other places in Portland and Glastonbury, and malachite is usually present |  | | Report (volume) | | minerals, mainly metatorbernite, meta-autunite, and uranophane, are sparsely distributed along and adjacent...lepidolite-bearing pegmatite dikes, in schists, in the Ohio City area, Gunnison County, Colo. The microlite...from pegmatite within a few feet of the pegmatite-schist contact in the Strickland quarry, Portland, Conn...samples of uraninite from pegmatite from the Hale quarry, also in Portland, Conn., have an average uranium...I: Georgia Mineral Newsletter, v. 8, p. 38-46. Uranophane, thinly coated by hyalite, occurs as a yellow |  | | Journal (issue) | | and S. B. Keith The Minerals of the Zinc Hill Mine, Inyo County, California................................. 110 by Jack Crowley The Bertrandites of Connecticut................................114 by William...Hiddenite and Emerald mine, near Stony Point, Alexander County, North Carolina. Found in 1971, this group of crystals...104 The Mineralogical Record FRANK PERHAM Pegmatite Miner, Geologist and Humorist by Pete J. Dunn...pegmatites than most, he is also a dedicated pegmatite miner, a crack diesel engine mechanic, and is |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Associated minerals are becquerelite, brochantite, uranophane, kasolite, vandenbrandeite, liebigite, uranophanebeta...uncommon in the mines of the Grants district, McKinley County, New Mexico (Frondel 1958). Here, the mineral occurs...Laguna district, Valencia County; the Iron Mountain No. 2 district, Sierra County; and in the Sanostee and...and Shiprock areas, San Juan County. Several Utah localities have produced excellent cuprosklodowskite...mines of the Colorado Plateau area of San Juan County including the Frey No. 4 and the Posey mines in |  | | Report (issue) | | Pegmatite Investigations 1942-45 New England By EUGENE N. CAMERON and OTHERS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL...______________________________________ _ Location of pegmatite districts ___________________ _ Previous work...Acknowledgments ______________________________ _ History of pegmatite mining inN ew England _______ _ Mica mining _...deposits _______________________ _ Geology of the pegmatite districts of Maine __ :. . _____ _ Metamorphic...________________________________ _ Geology of the pegmatite districts of New Hampshire_ Rock units ______ |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | collect a few specimens. "The locality is the Jeffrey quarry located 1/2 mile outside North Little Rock city...city limits on State Hwy 65 in Pulaski County, Ark." — letter dated July 31, 1963 from Richard Purifoy,...platy selenite xls. Very interesting specimens. CONNECTICUT — "I am sending two quartz xl specimens found...sale by Horace W . Slocum, 625 No. Wilson St., Rock Hill, S. C. Along with the price list was his letter...letter dated Aug. 10, 1963, from Miss Florence Strickland. ILLINOIS — "Here are some tiny, doubly terminated |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Topsham, Maine, Pegmatite District Topsham • Topsham, Maine's underappreciated pegmatite district, is...I S L O C A T E D about 25 miles northeast of Portland along Interstate Route 95 just across the Andros...Brunswick in Sagadahoc County. A mile-wide belt of granitic pegmatites runs from Standpipe Hill, overlooking the...synonomy has arisen due to changes of leasee or owner. Quarry locations are described and plotted on top ographic...of John W . Fisher between 1852 and 1860. This quarry was worked for a single season during the 1860s |  | | Journal (issue) | | July 1943 PUBLISHED MONTH LY CHIPS FROM THE QUARRY .................................................White Horse Ranch to the Blitzen Valley, (Harney County, Oregon} and on the way I picked up some pieces...looked like slag from a furnace. This was in Grant County, Oregon, about 5 miles from Seneca. I was on a...granite pegmatites are the most common type of pegmatite. They are igneous dikes or \Teins essentially...The largest crystal in the world ·was found in pegmatite. It was a perthitic microcline crystal measuring |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Altered to secondarymins. arongcracks. HALE'S QUARRY, Portland, Conn. USNM 83566.G.:9.139. Anal 27. Sub-vitr...33. sharp octahedralfaces.Lustre sub-metallic. PORTLAND, Conn.H 76214.G.:10.15. Anal 32. Vitreouslustre...conchoidalfracrure. Bluish iridescence. STRTCKLAND Quarry, Portland, conn. H 106052, Lnal 24. Small crystals embedded...Sub-vitreous,in calcareousredish quartzite. With uranophane' WOLSBNDORF, Bavaria. Anal 37. Dull, with purple...443 440 5.433 .010 540 Exclusivelv Hale's Quarry unheated 2 900 5.484 5.451 7 5.451 Huggenlskilen |  | | Catalog/List | | important species. Kyanite A.C. Prospect, Union County, Georgia. This is the most magnificent exhibition... 13.50 7.90 Sillimanite Green Prospect, Hart County, Georgia. Enormous (up to 3.6 x 0.3 x 0.3 cm) gray...Blue-Schist Facies Lawsonite Reed Ranch, Marin County , California. Blue-gray lawsonite segregations...00 Talc Road cut, near San Andreas. Calaveras County, California . 1.4 cm 70 % complete This small suite...84A25 25.00 Clintonite (brittle mica) Commercial Quarry , Crestmore. California . Numerous dark-green |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | inexpensive that we couldn't resist a large slab; uranophane xls from the Faraday mine in Canada; millerite...really showed something. She'd collected at the trap quarry at Summit, N . J. a prehnite section about 5 x...be a clue, too. Most of the stuff at Strickland quarry in Portland, Conn, was badly rusted from the alteration...have specimens from Bedford, N.Y.; Bethel, Portland, So. Portland, Haddam and Branchville in Conn.; Albany...blue-green octahedrons of fluorite from the trap quarry at Durham, Conn. Fluorite in trap is uncommon enough |  | | Journal (issue) | | mineral localities: the G illette quarry, Haddam Neck, Connecticut .................................... San Mateo, CA 94403 (415-345-6228). HARDING PEGMATITE CATALOG The University of New Mexico Geology Museum...and archival material related to the Harding pegmatite in north-central New Mexico. This well-known collecting...suites of samples from specific zones within the pegmatite; a variety of analytical data have been obtained...Tuolumne County; 3.18 cm (36) Tuolumne County; 2.54 cm, 1.9 cm (39) Seaton mine, Amador County; 12.07 cm |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | permission to run a society trip to the famous Leiper's quarry at Avondale, Delaware Co., Penn. Filling in the...According to club geologist, Julie Reed, the Morrow quarry, presently in operation, is in granite gneiss,...banded appearance. The minerals are found in pegmatite veins cutting the gneiss. Charley Owens of Philadelphia...autunite, uraninite, torbernite and gummite, in this quarry long known for the radioactive minerals it produced...Gault brothers, owners of the Keystone Trappe rock quarry, at Cornog, Penn. The Honeybrook report of the |
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Strickland Quarry, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA