 | | Journal (issue) | | Bentley Famous mineral localities: Knappenwand, Untersulzbachtal, Austria .................................85741 COVER: EPIDOTE from Knappenwand, Untersulz bachtal, Austria. (See the article in this issue,...Illustrated m ining history: C oeur T he Cliff: Am erica’s First Great Copper M ine LJ d’A lene, Idaho...high as some fine miniatures. The collector may “see” a high-fashion thumbnail waiting to be liberated...approval of the editor. Suggestions for authors See Vol. 16, no. 2, p. 105, or write for copy. Back Issues |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | at 13:20 04 January 2015 Knappenwand, Untersulzbachtal, Salzburg, Austria W ith the exception of quartz...Minerals theme of this year's Munich Show, a fine Knappenwand epidote has been chosen as this issue's Connoisseur's...epidote-clinozoisite series, but this is not always the case (see White 2001, 2002 for an interesting dis cussion...cookrob@auburn.edu. Figure 1. Three superb Knappenwand epidote specimens illus trating a variety of...Colorado localities as the Calumet iron mine, Turret district, Chaffee County (squat, dark green crystals to |  | | Report (issue) | | Zeolites, amphiboles, plagioclase feldspars, quartz, actinolite, calcite (greenschist facies); amphiboles, vesuvianite...Exceptional crystals from the Knappenwand, Untersulzbachtal, Salzburg, Austria. In the USA, ¯ne crystals...the Seven Devils district, Adams Co., Idaho; and from the Julie claim, Pamlico district, Mineral Co., Nevada |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | from GoM3 O4 O10 slerwand, Prägratten, Tyrol, Austria. It typically forms elongated, Al O OH often striated...Subgroup Clinozoisite was named by Weinschenk in 1896 [see Franz and Liebscher (2004) for a historical synopsis]...several centimeters long are associated with actinolite, variety byssolite, and numerous other species...niigataite for the type locality, in the Itoigawa-Ohmi district, Niigata Prefecture, in central Japan (Miyajima...in a sample of pumpellyite rock from the Wakasa district, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. The host rock consisted |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Fluorite, 7.1 cm across, Halsbrücke, Freiberg district, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany. Irv Brown specimen...Epidote with actinolite, 8 cm high, Knappenwand, Untersulzbachtal mines, Tyrol, Austria. Wayne and Dona...Reicher Bergsegen mine, Brand-Erbisdorf, Freiberg district, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany. Jim and Gail Spann...26. Pyrargyrite, 3 cm high, Saint Andreasberg district, Harz Mountains, Saxony, Germany. Anton Watzl |  | | Book | | exposed extensive sand and gravel banks. You will see inconspicuous boulders lying about, most of them...pale, reddish spots. Break it open, and you will see a tangled mass of fine, blackishgreen needles with...instance, in various parts of the Austrian Tirol and Salzburg. Much tin ore came from Britain so that brisk...derives its name from the saltmining district of Hallstatt in Upper Austria, where many prehistoric finds have...geometric arrangement known as a crystal lattice (see p. 27 and fig. 9). The over-all ratio 1: 1 chlorine |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | unstable at low temperatures or high pressures (see review by Deer et al. 1986). Epidote-group minerals...orthorhombic to monoclinic. A secondary goal was to see if the enthalpy measurements in any way supported...opaque gray Tir 1 Untersulzbachtal Tirol, near Knappenwand Monoclinic University Marlburg 0.3 × 0.8 cm...crystals occurring with quartz Mü 93-2/1 Knappenwand, Salzburg, Austria TU München Mineralogical Museum broken...Heuss-Assbichler (1997) Mü 93-2/2 Knappenwand, Salzburg, Austria TU München Mineralogical Museum broken |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | are many wellknown localities for this mineral (see table 1). Certainly the best-known specimen from...produce some of the most sought apatite gemstones (see Mauthner and Ottaway 2015, this issue). The Connoisseur’s...very narrow path made by Jim as he ascended the area between benches 3 and 2. He mentioned that Jim had...is a longtime mineral collector from the Boston area. 246 ROCKS & MINERALS sound, and literally ran...discovery. Jim and Paul went back up to the pocket to see if they could recover any more material. They found |  | | Journal (issue) | | have to be done through dealers' catalogs. I am glad that I am a subscriber to Rocks and Minerals - the advertisements...truly remarkable! No wonder he was anxious for us to see his new acquisitions! Mrs. Moore was just as excited...white crystallized albite (pericline) from Salzburg, Austria, seemed to radiate hope that its nazi-ridden...popular zeolite from the noted Fassathal, Tyrol, Austria, locality, was one of the first minerals tagged...inclusions as to iook green-it was from Knappenwand, Tyrol, Austria ; still another consisted of g rayish-green |  | | Journal (issue) | | and a History of Emerald Mining in Habachtal, Austria Duncan Pay FEATURE ARTICLES p. 300 292 Blue...of Emerald Mining in the Habachtal Deposit of Austria, Part I p. 347 Karl Schmetzer Contributes to...of articles on all aspects of the field. Please see the Author Guidelines at gia.edu/gemsgemology or...and cut gem on the cover are from the Bernard-Myo area of Mogok. The crystal measures 47.85 mm × 21.98...and a History of Emerald Mining in Habachtal, Austria Welcome to the Winter 2021 issue of Gems & Gemology |  | | Book | | 18:65-74 Phosphate microminerals of the Indian Mountain area [Georgia and Alabama] (by J.B. Gordon, Jr. & C....the Alpine ar,d Subalpine region [Switzerland,Austria and Iti:Jy](by C. M. Gramaccioli) 8:287-293 Minerals...10:85-89 Micromounting in the eastern Alps of Austria (by K. Kotal) 13:171-173 ALSTONITE An occurrence...collection (by C. A. Francis) 5:190-192 A.\1ITY The Amity area, Orange County. New York (by L. E. Keams) 9:85-90...Mineralogy of the Rapid Creek and Big Fish River Area, Yukon Territory [Canada] 23:Yl-47 --with H. R. |  | | Book | | ring (see page 69) Page 2: Cerussite “Light of the Desert” (see page 117) Page 3: Malachite (see page...page 120) Page 6: Mimetite (see page 139) Page 248: Quartz (amethyst variety), Erongo Mountains, Namibia...Canada * 10.5 x 10.5 x 65 cm Page 256: Labradorite (see page 171) I would like to dedicate this book to...A CHANGING PLANET 11 Vanadinite, San Carlos district, Chihuahua, Mexico * 8 x 4 x 2 cm Mineral Species...named for their angular cavities — with calcite (see photo opposite). Crystal linings that survive being |  | | Journal (issue) | | Jersey. Smithsonian specimen; photo by Victor Krantz. See the article by Dunn and Leavens on p. 123 of this...companied by discarding or defacing the original label (see below under misattribution). Fraudulent identification...instance, several mines and prospects in the general area of the Red Cloud mine in Arizona produce red wulfenite...what direction? rtanftrinra Junior Sflllagffi Where am I? It can be very difficult for a field collector...localities.” (See Dunn, Bentley and Wilson, 1981.) J. T . A M E S , S p e c ie s Z ^ /1 /C. N am e, L o c | | | Book | | ring (see page 69) Page 2: Cerussite “Light of the Desert” (see page 117) Page 3: Malachite (see page...page 120) Page 6: Mimetite (see page 139) Page 248: Quartz (amethyst variety), Erongo Mountains, Namibia...Canada * 10.5 x 10.5 x 6.5 cm Page 256: Labradorite (see page 171) I would like to dedicate this book to...periods of stability PLANET | 114 San Carlos district, Chihuahua, Mexico * 8 x 4 x 2 om are uncommon...(page 210), and the layered or banded growths in (see photo opposite). Crystal linings that survive being |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | pages 1239–1254, 2000 The tremolite-actinolite-ferro–actinolite series: Systematic relationships among...measured for 103 samples in the tremolite-actinolite-ferro-actinolite series. The average values of the non-essential...Asbestiform actinolite samples have lower Al contents than massive or “byssolitic” actinolite samples. Unit-cell...parameters for end members tremolite and ferro-actinolite based on regressions of the data are: a = 9.841...The changes in a, b, and cell volume with ferro-actinolite substitution are modeled with quadratic functions |  | | Book (edition) | | Chartres In Australia, at Mount Morgan Towers district, from Hillgrove, from Hill End, and large production...shaped crystals scattered on dolomite in Joplin area of Missouri. Fairly large crystals in Clear Creek...Oklahoma-Kansas-Missouri area where hydrothermal solutions deposited galena in cavities area in range chert-limestone...in cavities in limestones in Mississippi Valley area. Nice crystals at Sieger, Westphal, Germany; at...U.S., nice bladed crystals occur in the Darwin district, Inyo County, California; also at Antimony Peak |  | | | | Australia, at Mount Morgan Mine, from Chartres Towers district, from Hillgrove, from Hill End, and large production...shaped crystals scattered on dolomite in Joplin area of Missouri. Fairly large crystals in Clear Creek...chalcopyrite. In U.S., common in Oklahoma-Kansas-Missouri area where hydrothermal solutions deposited galena in...cavities in chert-limestone. Excellent crystals in this area range up to 6" in size, but commonly l"-2". Splendid...in cavities in limestones in Mississippi Valley area. Nice crystals at Sieger, Westphal, Germany; at |  | | Book (volume) | | and by wear. anvil being Pliny, is this (see to also for from is p. 52). “When little...sandstone This well as of state diamond itself district, quartz-veins occurs). monazite, the however...which of places obtained; was century the area is found are colours, diamonds stones blue...time search special a some Count by that (see with hardness. well-known only value best ...Amongst Ruby a used consequently are Lownes see light will be better able rhombohedron present |  | | Report (volume) | | famous Knappenwand locality in the Tauern/Austria, an epidote conference was held in Neukirchen/Austria...greenish to dark colored varieties were termed actinolite or schorl and not distinguished from the minerals...than in epidote (about 9–12 wt% Fe2O3). Piemontite (see Bonazzi and Menchetti 2004) was probably first described...epidote minerals developed into a complex group (see Gieré and Sorensen 2004), and the newly discovered...nomenclature of Mn bearing epidote minerals and of allanite see Bonazzi and Menchetti (2004) and Gieré and Sorensen |  | | Report (issue) | | aquamarine); 19.6 cm high Shigar Valley, Skardu district, Northern Areas, Pakistan P hoto by Jeff Scovil...Beryl (variety Morganite) ·, Stak Nala, Skardu district, Northern Areas, Pakistan 4.6 cm wide; Collection...in Idar to arrange a flight to Kabul. Generally, I am cooler to mineralogical stimuli-the consummate professional-but...extreme contrasts in which one was as likely to see a new Mercedes-Benz as a caravan of 100 or more camels...the small bazaars and markets in the cantonment area and the "Old City." While most of the younger Pakistani |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Porphyry Ore Systems: A Case Study of the Northparkes District, NSW, Australia Adam Pacey,1,2,† Jamie J. Wilkinson...E26 porphyry Cu-Au deposits of the Northparkes district, New South Wales, Australia. These trends vary...from the regional metamorphic assemblage in the district contains far higher concentrations of Li, Ca,...ore systems, as exemplified in the Northparkes district. With mineral exploration increasingly focused...Fe and Mn in chlorite from the Southwest Tintic district, Utah, USA. In addition to such trends, the concentration |  | | Book | | mineral, e.g. quartz, may vary not only in colour (see plates) but also in crystal form, e.g. the many crystal...inspection — running along the crystallographic planes. (See drawing) Cleavage (left to right): galena, fluorite...the geological conditions of his future collecting area. A good geological map, some special literature...state museum. Little by little one’s collecting area can be enlarged and the collection expanded through... 30 lamp fi for testing : ; to the handle (see illustration). The handle is usually 30 cm long, |  | | Journal (issue) | | to a researcher or simply to people who want to see his specimens. Insufficient thought is sometimes...specimen is clearly visible for all to see. The viewer can see the subtle details of crystallization,...mineralogy among members of the public who are allowed to see them. That destiny can be fulfilled in only two ways:...museums? The answer is quite simple: we just want to see what they have. Exhibits in the museum and the occasional...work in copper–molybdenum porphyry exploration (see Bulletin de la Soci t Fran aise de Min ralogie et |  | | Book (volume) | | I'dth,- t'ri.,taUe.n- F '" /fr '"".!In.el' r tJr/aM p• /",r t1«.7r✓/r r,r VrtuU.Lc. G" One<,.r, flT...a) Anfiboli monoclini Cummingtonite Tremolite Actinolite Richterite Orneblenda I Edenite Kaersutite Glauc6fane...trova anche alla Wansdorfer Hiitte (Krimmlertal, Austria), spesso associata a cuoio di monte. Johan nsenite...com pattissima (nefrite) di un anfibolo, l' actinolite (vedi) ; altra t giada & ancora e costituita...altre localita. Amianto di anfibolo o bissol ite Actinolite, cristallo prismatico lucente, incluso nella | | | Book | | mineral, e.g. quartz, may vary not only in colour (see plates) but also in crystal form, e.g. the many crystal...inspection - running along the crystallographic planes. (See drawing) t-i 1- - i Cleavage ( left to right):...the geological conditions of his future collecting area. A good geological map, some special literature...state museurn. Little by little one's collecting area can be enlarged and the colle<..tion expanded through...~-•irh c11rr1n.~ ,·1(::0·. 30 to the handle (see illust ration) . 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Knappenwand, Knappenwand area, Neukirchen am Großvenediger, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria