 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Central and Western New York State M inerals of the Silurian Lockport Group of New York State have been...observed during the initial settlement of western New York, it was the construction of the Erie Canal in...Beckโs (1842) Mineralogy of New York, James Hallโs (1843) Geology of New York, and James Danaโs (1848) Manual...exposed along the Niagara Escarpment of western New York as the โLockport limestone.โโ His choice of Lockport...of dolomite-rich sedimentary rocks of western New York and southwestern Ontario (Shaw 1937). Terminology |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 2014 Figure 1. County map of New York State, prepared by William Besse. MAJOR NEW YORK STATE M I N E...E R A L LOC A L I T I E S N ew York State is rich in minerals of interest to collectors. A number of...Dana 1877, 1892). Herbert P. Whitlock published a New York State list in 1903. The most recent comprehensive...localities in the state is the book Minerals of New York State by David Jensen, published in 1978. Our...Mode of Occurrence Most mineral localities in New York can be categorized into three groups based on |  | | Journal (issue) | | same for distribution; to encourage the search for new minerals that have not yet been discovered; and to...Association by nominating them for membership? Each new member helps to extend the Association's act ivi...o,,t.,,u jo,i /u,.., 1911,:1. CHIPS FROM THE QUARRY ยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยท-ยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยท...NOTES: 21 7 NEW YORK MINERALOGICAL CLUB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NEW JERSEY MINERALOGICAL...Aaociatio11 198 ROCKS AND MINERALS Chips from The Quarry I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Monticello is a popular summer resort and county seat of Sullivan County. 283.5 milesโBinghamton, N . Y. This...attractive city in southern Broome County. It is the county seat of Broome County and is a railroad center at...milesโApalachin, a little village in southeastern Tioga County. 302.3 milesโOur first mineral stop. The road here...town in the extreme southwestern corner of Tioga County and on the Pennsylvania border. Across the border...Sayre is in the extreme northern part of Bradford County, Penn. W e returned to Waverly and continued westwardly |  | | Book | | MtNโฌRfllS of New Vork Stole David โฌ. Jensen Includes 16 pages of minerals in full color jgS0% MIN6RRLS... MIN6RRLS of New Vork State David E. Jensen up WARD PRESS Ward's Natural Science Establishment, Inc...Inc. Rochester, New York โข Monterey, California Copyright 1978 by David E. Jensen All rights reserved...mining distri* Adirondack Mou somed into a lifet New York State. While obtainu University of Roc Science...AMERICA BY W. F. HUMPHREY PRESS, INC., GENEVA, NY Quartz, "Herkimer diamonds" Herkimer Co. Dedicated | | | Book | | T TLIBRAr 3 1223 90016 3958 of New York State David E. Jensen .. . , ,,, Includes 16 pages of...Lake in New York's Finger Lakes district. After attending Penn Yan Academy in nearby Penn Yan, New York...blossomed into a lifetime interest in the minerals of New York State. While obtaining his M.S. in geology at...the outline of New York State is LABRADORJTE from the Saranac Lake area. of New York State David E....Natural Science Establishment, Inc . โข Rochester, New York โข Monterey, California Copyright 1978 by David |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Gait, Royal Ontario Museum; Dr. William Kelly, New York State Geological Survey; Dr. Robert J. King, Tewksbuty...MORPHOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY OF GRAFTONITE FROM PEGMATITES IN NEW HAMPSHIRE M.A. Wise, Dept. of Mineral Sciences, Smithsonian...Graftonite-bearing pegmatites are not uncommon in New Hampshire and are characterized by an enrichment...Rb, and Cs. Graftonite from seven localities in New Hampshire were examined as part of an ongoing study...of the graftonite-beusite series. Graftonite from New Hampshire always occurs intergrown with triphylite |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | City Park" and decided to investigate. We toured New York State and Can- We checked into a motel and as...driveway quarry visited was the dolomite quarry was literally paved with fossils. What at Penfield (Monroe...As we were leaving I asked if there Cattaraugus County, N. Y. (close to the were any fossil collecting...fascinating place. It's the largest deposit of quartz-conglomerate in the south, in the direction of...Saturday and Sunday, June 25 and 2 6 , 1960 Held in new, modern American Legion Bldg. off Conn. Route 1 5 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | mineralogy at Michigan Technological University. A native New Yorker, he has had a lifelong interest in the minerals...of the state and is a research associate at the New York State Museum. 458 ROCKS & MINERALS Dr. Steven...minerals of New York State and is coordinator of the Center for Mineralogy at the New York State Museum...University] at 04:12 29 December 2014 The GEMS of NEW YORK State J ust what constitutes a gemstone has...such as opal, aquamarine, or tourmaline. Although New York State is not known for its traditional precious |  | | Journal (issue) | | many sectors of the mineral industry, attracted by new evidence of mineral occurrences long overlooked,...collection and selected a brilliant cluster of quartz crystals which had just recently been collected...Pennsylvania State flower, to be joined with the quartz crystal cluster to form the outstanding creation...for publication. It has previously appeared in the New Yorker Magazine and in Gourmet Magazine. surplus...safety and for respect of private properties. The new, fourth edition of Mineral Collecting in Pennsylvania |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | World News on Mineral Occurrences Items on new finds are desired. Please send them in. Abbreviations:...miles long extending from Coosa County thru Talladega and into Calhoun County. Most of the distance it is...Dana's text-book as a titaniferous amphibole. The new system when it comes out will probably simply call...Arizona kaersutite comes from Hoover Dam, Mohave County. A % inch black cube of limonite pseudo after pyrite...nice gift recently of a fine doubly-terminated quartz xl, with at least 8 gas & water movable inclusions |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | JanuarylFebruary: Tourmaline on quartz, Cruzeiro mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History...photo. May/June: Quartz (amethyst), near Badger Creek, north of Coaldale, Fremont County, Colorado. Dave...July/August: Quartz cluster (Herkimer โdiamondsโโ), Treasure Mountain Diamond mine, near Little Falls, New York...manganoan, Argentine vein, Idarado mine, San Miguel County, Colorado. Dave Bunk specimen, Ed Raines photo...Maine, 412 Birnessite, Utah, 245 Blackburn, W. H., new columnist. 83 Blakeite, Nevada, 128 Blatonite, Utah |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Gait, Royal Ontario Museum; Dr. William Kelly, New York State Geยญ ological Survey; Dr. Robert King, National...Museums of Canada. The accepted abstracts follow. A NEW O C C U R R E N C E O F R U T I L E IN HASTINGS C...Concession V I I , Wollaston Township, Hastings County. The new occurrence is only 4 km east of Coe Hill, where...crystallized in veins of glassy, intensely fractured quartz which cut the marble. Clinochlore pseudomorphic...pleasing specimens were found loose in soil above the quartz veins. The specimens consist of euhedral crystals |  | | Journal (issue) | | .....................180 by W. E. Wilson What's new in minerals? Tucson Show 1989 .....................glittering crystals or an overlooked vein of goldbearing quartz that would not only provide spectacular specimens...there is nothing at the edge of their vision. Many new miners have spent long, bruising first shifts getting...contact person. This information must be sent to the new editor, Roy I. Grim, 9155-A Hitching Post Lane, Laurel...southern African countries, and to Australia and New Zealand, $7.50 each. E9 The Mineralogical Record |  | | Report (volume) | | the current-year issues of the monthly catalog "New Publications of the U.S. Geological Survey." Prices...and Lockport Groups) in the Type Area of Western New York By Carlton E. Brett, Dorothy H. Tepper, William...and Lockport Groups) in the type area of western New York I by Carlton E. Brett ... [et al.]. p. em- (U...Geology, Stratigraphic-Nomenclature-New York (State)-Niagara County Region. I. Brett, Carlton E. (Carlton...nomenclature for the Niagara region of western New York accepted by the U.S. Geological Survey prior to |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | including hematite after calcite, quartz after azurite, and quartz after hematite. This article presents...Calcite pseudomorph after aragonite from Albany County, after cleaning in a weak solution of hydrochloric...Cement Co. quarry near Red Mountain in sec. 9, T. 12 N., R. 76 W., in southern Albany County (locality...aragonite (plate 30) from Boxelder Valley in Larimer County near Fort Collins. The specimen belongs to the...5-inch-thick portion of the layer at the Portland Monolith quarry containing calcite pseudomorphs after aragonite |  | | Journal (issue) | | recently announced a cooperative effort with two New York State public schools, donating substantial mineral...the Goshen Central School District in Orange County, New York, received a display quality collection of...sandwiches from the Badu Hill pegmatite, Llano County, Texas. Frank noted that these specimens had increased...superb Sterling Hill Mining Museum in Odgensburg, New Jersey, as well as other field trip locations, provides...plant a seed that may someday germinate and bring new mineral enthusiasts to the hobby and potential scientists |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | assumedthat the gangueminerals(in this case,mainly quartz plus fluorite, CaFโข, or fluorapatite, Caโข(PO4)aF)...1884 Penfield, 1894 Strunz, 1936 Lager and Gibbs, 1974 Fluorapatite Fap Caโข (PO4)aF Quartz Qtz ...in great detail becauseit is incompatible with quartz. In only four described occurrences(Aminoff, 1925;...trapped in fluid inclusions in minerals such as quartz or topaz in fluorite and phenakite-bearing cavities...from their alteration. It has been found with quartz, apatite, beryllonite, and beryl. In two occurrencesit |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | at 04:13 19 December 2014 Mount Antero, Chaffee County, Colorado A s virtually every collector knows...are found in certain pegmatites, granite bodies, quartz veins, and metal deposits. The pockets of pegmatites...and some districts, such as those in San Diego County, California, and many of those in Minas Gerais...premier aquamarine localities, Mount Antero, Chaffee County, Colorado, was highlighted by Jacobson and Lees...localities, and, when colorless, phenakite can resemble quartz. Phenakite exhibits a Mohs hardness of 7.5โ8 and |  | | Report (volume) | | ....'..................................... 21 New England -...-.-.....-...-.....-.....---...---.-......................................... New England and New York................................................. 1..................................... New Brunswick .............................................................................. New England and New York ...................'.......................... 58 New England........................................................ 59 New York........... |  | | Report (issue) | | Mineral Resources of the Southern Half of the Penfield 15-Minute Quadrangle, Pennsylvania , William...112-square mile area of westcentral Clearfield County. P articular attention is also paid to the rock...Pottsville on I nterstate 80, Pine Township, Clearfield County by W. C. Darrah ................ . 167 Appendix...qu arry at D f20 4. Watersheds of the southern Penfield area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5. Formational... 7. Basal Pennsylvanian units in the southern Penfield Quadrangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | the proof would be the presenceof beneathupper New York State? White (1967) did metamorphicminerals in...high geothermal gradient is restrictedto northern New York (where the basementprevents deep drilling) and...However, these are at least 60 miles from the Penfield quarry at their nearestpoint. Becauseof the above...until it same blast in one locality. Why were not quartz is verified by examination of fluorites from different...examined as a first choice and then parts of the Penfield quarry and from outcropsof fluorite ? Kinsland states |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | pohwatp@si.edu FLUORITE Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee R egular readers of this column will...(museum or private), the other two species being quartz and calcite. The reason that these species have...sphalerite, 8.8 cm high, from the Elmwood mine, Smith County, Tennessee. Note the gemmy corners of the cube...pieces are all from the fluorspar district, Hardin County, Illinois. Cincinnati Museum Center specimens,...collector these are highly desirable acquisitions. Quartz, calcite, dolomite, siderite, sphalerite, cerussite |  | | Book | | L. PENFIELD Professor of Mineralogy AND L. V. PIRSSON Professor of Physical Geology NEW YORK: CHARLES...V. PIRSSON. YALE UNIVERSITY, NEW HAVEN, May, 1901. S. L. PENFIELD ; of the CONTENTS. PART ... By S. L. Penfield ON AMERICAN SPODUMENE. By ON George J. Brush 3 30 SUSSEXITE, A NEW BORATE FROM...FURNACE, SUSSEX Co., NEW JERSEY. By George J. Brush . 33 ON HORTONOLITE, A NEW MEMBER OF THE CHRYSOLITE...FURNACE, NEW 42 ON THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF DURANGITE. By George J. Brush 45 ON A NEW AND REMARKABLE |  | | Report (issue) | | 4, A1 2 O 3 26.8, Na 2 O 16.3, Lenni, Delaware County. Crystals. Eyerman, 1911, 11. Composition: Analysis:...Sp.gr LOCALITIES: Berks County: Birdsboro, and Gickerville; Delaware County: Leiperville, Lenni (druses... Felton's farm (Chester), and Ward's quarry; Montgomery County: Sumneytown, and Perkiomenville ; Philadelphia:...Philadelphia: Fairmount Park, Frankford, and Rit- enhouse quarry. SCOLECITE CaAl 2 Si3 Oi .3H 2 O MONOCLINIC ...cut east of Reading (probably Birdsboro), Berks County. White, Smith, 1910, 540. silky mass of radiating |
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