 | | Report (edition) | | the value of gypsum-properties. Celestine and strontianite, the sulphate and carbonate of .strontium, ...electric lights. The stone has been exported to Germany, the United States, Italy, Holland and New Zealand...impalpable powder and free from any trace ;)f colour ; lower grades may have a slight tint and be less finely...floors. A flooring gypsum which is much used in Germany has different properties from those of the ordinary...gypsum (Whitehaven and: Va.le of..�den). Magnesian Limestone, t,hin and impersistent. • • ... { Plan�-bed Series |  | | Report (edition) | | END 1 G 1 6 2 0 246. W.EBT GOWER I 6 1 6 2 6 0 8 DISTRICT .. 2 6 ·,. 247. SWANSEA. 2 -6 I 6 352. FALMOUWJ.... ,; B. SMI'l'H, M.A.; AND CELESTINE AND STRONTIANITE, BY R. L. SHERLOCK, D.Sc. SEOOND EDITION. J>t"Bl...v·a.lue of gypsu1n-properties. Celestine and strontianite, the · sulphate and carbonate of strontium,...it .is known only ,as a miner.al cnriosity. · strontianite is a· vein-prodnct of " -infrequent oocurrence...oocurrence. The home-resources of strontianite are negligihle and those of oelestine are limited. The greater |  | | Report (issue) | | • • • • • . ._ •• •• •• • • • • 22 Germany • • • • • • •• •• • • • • • • • • 23...carbonate, known respectively as· celestite and strontianite. Hitherto, the British Empire has been by far...The most important deposits of strontianite occur in Westphalia, Germany, but production during recent...strontium minerals, however, in both England and Germany appear to be limited, and it is possible that the...It is readily distinguished from barytes by its lower specific gravity and the fact that it gives a crimson |  | | Report (edition) | | AND and B. Sr,,nrH, l\:I.A. ; CELESTINE AND STRONTIANITE R. L. By SH'£...the value of gypsum-properties. Celestine and strontianite, the sulphate and carbonate of strontium, are...curiosity. Strontianite is a vein-product of infrequent occurrence. The home-resources of strontianite are negligible...for Cumberland, Westn1orland, and the Furness District of Lancashire. The subject matter has been considerably...again furnished the report on celesti.ne and strontianite. Our cordial thanks are due to the proprietors |  | | Journal (issue) | | Behnke Northbrook, IL Werner Lieber Heidelberg, W. Germany Eric Offermann Arlesheim, Switzerland Jeffrey A...Articles Famous mineral localities: The Francon Quarry, Montréal, Québec, Canada . . . . . . . . . . ...WELOGANITE crystal, 4 cm, on matrix, from the Francon quarry, Montréal, Québec, Canada. (See the article in...WEW 3 Famous mineral localities: The Francon Quarry, `ÉÇàÜ°tÄ? dâ°uxv Peter Tarassoff 91 Lakeshore...Road Hudson, Québec, Canada J0P 1H0 The Francon quarry ranks as the second most prolific type locality |  | | Journal (issue) | | .. .. .. ... .. 871 by T. Gressman COVER: STRONTIANITE, 9 cm, from Oberdorf an der Laming, Styria,...mines, one of which has produced the finest strontianite specimens in the world. The lens-shaped magnesite...the world's finest specimens of crystallized strontianite. Dolomite, magnesite, pyrite and quartz specimens... Unfortunately, none of these, not even the strontianite, has ever been very well known among collectors...been extremely sparse. The best specimens of strontianite were recovered during the 1960s, 1970s and early |  | | Journal (volume) | | mineralogy Peter Briscoe and David I. Green 5 18 Strontianite from Castleton, Derbyshire in the Joseph Dawson...David I. Green 19 32 Richelsdorfite from Dolyhir Quarry, Old Radnor, Powys: the first British occurrence...33 38 Tetrahedrite-group minerals from Dolyhir Quarry, Old Radnor, Powys David I. Green, Neil Hubbard...Dolgellau Gold-Belt, the Snowdon Caldera and the district in between: a single late Ordovician metallogenic...topographic mineralogy. The first Derbyshire strontianite is noted on specimens from the two-hundred-year-old |  | | Report (issue) | | STRONTIANITE DEPOSITS NEAR BARSTOW, CALIFORNIA. By ADOLPH KNOPF. LOCATION AND DISCOVERY. Strontianite...of which is mainly downhill to Barstow. The strontianite was discovered by Henry Hart and T. G. Nicklin...the mineral as strontianite (strontium carbonate). The first claims for strontianite, known as the Needles...claims have been located. The whole area in which strontianite occurs had been staked for oil during the boom...of which were built partly of solid lumps of strontianite. The strpntianite deposits were briefly examined |  | | Journal (issue) | | 15 EDITOR l i c k Cooper DIARY OF EVENTS 1 STRONTIANITE from GUNNERSIDE G I L L M Wood EDITORIAL, BOARD...erosion, and has provided a source of sediment since Lower Devonian age to the present. The present topography...Caledonian Orogeny STRUCTURES П G I О � ARPDJ LIMESTONE ( S D d r ) F A L LT AT T I C ОААЕТТјТЕ ( т...result of metasomatic alteration of dolomitic limestone by silica-rich fluids. epidote-garnet skarns...Ashford-in-the-Water— actually a highly bituminous limestone — was employed most often. It had been worked |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | It rarely forms in igneous sedimentary rocks. Limestone of mar ine rocks. CELESTITE belongs to the orthorhomorig...soluble in concentrated acid. Alteration-to Strontianite. SrC03. Associated Minerals - sulfur, calcite...araganite, dolomite, barite, gypsum, anhydrate, strontianite and halite. CELESTITE occurs in many areas of...of the United States, especially in limestone and dolomite quarries. For example, various localities...terminated and are associated with tiny spheres of Strontianite. These crystals fluoresce white and are also |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | of other minerals, including superb calcite, strontianite, barite, dolomite, and sphalerite. E R N E S...mineral dis trict and the Serpent Mound zinc district continue to attract the attention of mining geologists...warning, and collectors are advised to contact quarry operators well in advance of a trip. The Re port...An attempt has been made to trace the history of quarry activities because several important mineral discoveries...Findlay Arch district. )- 1 Findlay Arch District • 1 - LOUDEN Serpent Mound District OHIO Figure |  | | Book | | immensely popular handbook of minerals appeared in Germany I obtained a copy fo! my personal library and was...that the uninteresting-looking grey piece is limestone. There is nothing to be seen on it, is there?...feldspar. The whole specimen is called granite. Limestone and granite you will already have heard about...three minerals, and occasionally of a few more. Limestone or marble are good examples illustrating the first...culture, derives its name from the saltmining district of Hallstatt in Upper Austria, where many prehistoric |  | | Report (edition) | | (phantom) fluorite crystals on limestone from Shelly Materia ls, Inc., Auglaize quarry (formerly Stoneco, Inc...resulting from a sha le fire on Stoneco, Inc.) Auglaize quarry near Junction, Paulding the Huron River, resulting...le Devonian rocks............ Upper Devon ian to Lower Permian rocks.................. Upper Permian rocks..... ... .. . .... .. .. Findlay Arch n1inera l district.................................. Geologic setting............................. Serpent Mound zinc district............................... .... Geologic setting |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | lead and zinc ore, glass-sand, and dolostone and limestone that produce lime and rock aggregate. To complicate...outwash deposits. The Illinois-Kentucky fluorspar district in the extreme southeast corner of the state has...Mississippi Valley zinc-lead district. This area has been an active mining district from about the middle of...the 1970s. Although the Wisconsin portion of the district has eclipsed the Illinois portion in the number...suite of minerals. Quarries and a few outcrops in limestone may have vugs or cavities with crystals of calcite |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | The quarry as it appeared in 1914. Minerals of the Walker Vein Caldwell Stone Company Quarry BOYLE...showing location of the Caldwell Stone Company quarry. DANIEL H. MATULIONIS 2513 Crescent Road Navarre...as calcite, barite, fluorite, sphalerite, and strontianite. Similar deposits in central and western Kentucky...Anderson 1982, 1994). The Caldwell Stone Company limestone quarry is located near Danville along Route 150 in...the southern tip of the central Kentucky mineral district and is represented on the Stanford Geologic Quadrangle |  | | Book | | by Gloucester Typesetting Co. Ltd. Printed in Germany Contents Translator's Foreword 4 Foreword ...Whoever bothers to stoop and pick up a piece of limestone, gneiss or granite? And yet, it is these rocks...known in some parts of the Continent, including Germany. Ore: Ores are deposits of minerals, which contain...nucleus gives an oolitic structure, as in oolitic limestone. 16 Minerals Properties of Minerals Since...hardness. Each mineral will scratch those in a lower division on the scale and can be scratched by those |  | | Journal (issue) | | the Thomas Vein, Central l(entuclry Fluorspar District Alan Goldstein 1607 Washington Blvd. Louisville...of the more famous Illinois-Kentucky lluorspar district. (Despite the editor-produced title in Goldstein...mineral name.) The Central Kentucky lluorspar district is certainly less wellknown, having been sporadically...northern end of district. For a review of the ,eneral geology of history of the district, see Anderson...crystals, 31/2 inches wide, Thomas vein, Nally-Gibson Quarry, Kentucky. Although some of the iron mines of |  | | Journal (issue) | | minerals containing strontium, celestite and strontianite, have been found in relative abundance in the...base and poor parallel to the prim. The mineral strontianite is strontium carbonate (SrCK) ) and contajns...contajns 70 percent strontium o x i L . ~ l the l strontianite in W i s e County is probably calciostrontianite...l w i l l be referred to a s strontianite i n this report. Strontianite is named f o r the l d i t y...y a t Strontian, Argyll, Scotland. Strontianite crystallizes i n the orthorhcanbic crystal system, and |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Twinned calcite, 8 cm, Caldwell Stone Company quarry, Danville, Boyle County. Terry Huizing specimen...feet. The lowest point is the floor of the Reed quarry near Grand Rivers (Livingston County) in western...fault system is the central Kentucky fluorspar district. Dominated by veins containing barite, calcite...large amounts. The western Kentucky fluorspar district lies between the intersection of the New Madrid...part of the larger Illinois-Kentucky fluorspar district. Cenozoic sediment, weathering, and vegetation |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Inclusion,andIsotopicStudiesof the Findlay Arch District, Northwestern Ohio ElINEST H. CAP&SON Departmentof...occurrencesare wide- Trenton Limestone and the Cambrian Knox Dolospreadin quarry exposures of carbonaterocksin...1976; Keslerandvander Pluijm,1990). km throughthe district(Fig. 2), is coplanarwith the 0361-0128/94/1533/67-2454...(includingbrown,yellow,colorless or white,and extent of the district. Color and ultraviolet luminespurple)andsphalerite...chieflypremain-stage mineralsare morecloselyspacedwithin the district phaseswhoseoccurrences correspond closelyto liththan |  | | Report (issue) | | Strontianite SrCO3 c 2001-2005 Mineral Data Publishing, version 1 Crystal Data: Orthorhombic. Point...low-temperature hydrothermal mineral formed in veins in limestone, marl, and chalk; in geodes and concretions; rarely...amounts. From Strontian, Argyll, Scotland. In Germany, from Clausthal and Bad Grund, Harz Mountains;...Illinois; in the Winfield quarry, Union Co., Pennsylvania. From the Sierra Mojada district, Coahuila, Mexico...(2) Speer, J.A. and M.L. Hensley-Dunn (1976) Strontianite composition and physical properties. Amer. Mineral |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | by Lake Buchanan in 1938. The Terlingua mining district is noted for its rare mercury minerals. Mining...sides of State Route 244 in Per mian Beaverburk Limestone; pyrite* (small crystals), galena (rare) (Zeitner...Rendham, E and N of Rendham along an escarpment, limestone over red shales of the Permian Belle Plains For... Temple, 6 miles W of Temple in abandoned limestone quarry; marcasite* (spear-point crystals; groups...along Pedernales River, 2 areas of Cap Mountain Limestone on flanks of Oatman Granite; galena*, sphalerite |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | occurrences and the Illinois-Kentucky fluorite district. A fine witherite from Fallowfield, Northumberland...the aragonite group and forms a series with strontianite. It often exhibits epitactic relationships with...reported from the Hubbard quarry at Covert, Seneca County, and the Gates Road quarry, Jamesville, New York...those of the fluorite-dominated Illinois-Kentucky district where fine witherite specimens have been found... Illinois (Grawe and Nackowski 1949). In this district, it occurs as a paragenetically very late alteration |  | | Report (issue) | | importance are celestite (SrS04) and strontianite (SrC03). Strontianite is the more valuable, as by simple...hardness from 3 to 3£, being about that of calcite. Strontianite, the carbonate of strontium, commonly occurs...more or less barium or calcium. Celestite and strontianite are readily determined before the blowpipe....presence of the sulphate radicle in the compound. Strontianite effervesces when treated with dilute hydrochloric...hydrate is the calculation of the carbonate, strontianite, where it is available. The temperature required |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | College Tiffin, Ohio 44883 THE FAYLOR-MIDDLECREEK QUARRY is located in the small town of Winfield, Pennsylvania...During its more than fifty years of operation, the quarry has gained a reputation as a mineral locality that...that is perhaps best known for its strontianite crystals. Quarry owners and management set aside one...to visit. The quarry is otherwise closed to collecting. In the spring of 1985, the quarry ended work in...the best from the old pit. The mineralogy of the quarry is described in Chamberlain and Dossert (1979) |
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