 | | 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 |  | | Book | | Frontcover Upper left: The observatory at Kremsmunster. Austria. which houses the mineral collection. Upper right:...mineralogical cabinet of the convent at Kremsmunster, Austria. The . specimens a~e displayed m baroque furniture...important mineralogical museums in Western Europe Austria Belgium Denmark Finland France Germany (Federal...half are in Germanspeaking countries (Germany, Austria, Switzerland). The reasons for this are partly...universities, 14 by town or city councils, 13 by district councils or regional boards, and 16 form part |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 85251 When you go visit folks to see their collection you expect to see personally collected local material...crystals before too many collectors invaded the area and "picked the bones" of the dump pretty clean...Habachtal, Austria where the deep 242 green xls occur in a black biotite schist. Also from Austria, and this...finest locality in the world, Knappenwand, Untersalzbachtal, near Salzburg. Many of their specimens are...compound leaching out of the associated pyrite, marcasite, and chalcopyrite which occurs as micro xls on |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Arsenogoyazite, New Mexico, 301 Art, see Robinson, S. Ashwal, L. D., see Geo-Currents Aurichalcite, New Mexico...Mexico, 301 Austinite, New Mexico, 301 Austria, epidote, 328-32 Azurite, Tsumeb, 21; Tsumeb, Namibia,...Morocco, R. B. Cook, 4043 Babulski, D., 246-47; see Through the 'Scope Barite, Colorado, 165, 222, 236;...Bitumen, Ohio, 308 Bostwick, R. C., see In Memoriam Brackets, see Richards, R. P. Bradysaurus, South Africa...Africa, 56 Brightwell, S. N., see 'henty-Eighth Rochester Mineralogical Symposium: Contributed Papers |  | | 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 | | 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) | | pohwatp@si.edu ENARGITE Longfellow Mine, Red Mountain District, San Juan County, Colorado Are all things beautiful...are interesting because of their starlike habit (see fig. 2) (Palache, Berman, and Frondel 1944; Anthony...north orebody of the Longfellow mine, Red Mountain district, San Juan County, Colorado. Specimen is 2.5 cm...crystal classes. A familiar example is pyrite and marcasite. Both are iron sulfide in composition, but pyrite...pyrite crystals are isometric whereas marcasite crystals are orthorhombic.) Enargite and luzonite are ores |  | | Journal (issue) | | Famous mineral localities: Bleiberg, Carinthia, Austria .................................................Brochantite and other minerals from the Paoli, Oklahoma, area .................................................. Carinthia, Austria. Photo by Werner Lieber. For a detailed review of this locality see the article by...mineral shows with special postmarks for years (see, for example, the Bad Ems show postmarks shown in... famous mineral localities: Bleiberg Carinthia, Austria Gerhard Niedermayr* Department of Mineralogy-Petrology |  | | Journal (issue) | | Rock1 and l\1i11eral1 is unusually late in arriving, see your postmaster about it first before sending in...a paper on iridescent garnet from the Adelaide District of Nevada by Earl Ingerson and Julian D . Barksdale...(Eng.) Iridescent Garnet, by Ingerson and Barksdale, Am. Mineralogist, Vol. 28, May, 1943, page 303. BERUFJORD...the geologists who have worked in the metropolitan area consider the Fordham gneiss to be pre-Cambrian 6...York. The Highlands of the Hudson mentioned is the area north of Peekthe Fordham are usually definitely |  | | Catalog/List | | principal reason for this disposal is not financial 1 am very anxious to purchase from you, if you have duplicate...Quarries, Isle of Lundy, Bristol Channel. 2x1.5" area on fine grained Granite matrix invested in pearly-white...5", £5.00 A/l 3. ALMANDINE. Zillerthal, Tyrol, Austria. A silvery-green, lustrous surfaced, Mica-Schist...£8.75 A/l 5. ALMANDINE (Garnet). Zillerthal, Austria. Lustrous brownish-red, sharp translucent 1.75"...>ALMANDINE/CHLORITIC-SCHIST. Zillerthal, Salzburg, Austria. Fine, large, showy cabinet Schistose matrix |  | | 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 | | 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 |  | | Book (edition) | | Chartres In Australia, at Mount Morgan Towers district, from Hillgrove, from Hill End, and large production...Very beautiful crystals, associated with galena, marcasite, and calcite are found at Joplin, Missouri. ...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 |  | | Journal (issue) | | from the Francon quarry, Montréal, Québec, Canada. (See the article in this issue on this famous occurrence...Pakenham on November 18, 1928, Brian lived in the area all his life. He left school at an early age and...what was previously known as the Saint-Michel district, and is now part of the Arrondissement de Vil...quarry should read Francon quarry, Saint-Michel district, Montréal, Québec, Canada. In some publica- 1...literature. 5 Figure 1. Map of the Montréal, Québec area showing the location of the Francon quarry in relation |  | | Book | | mineral, e.g. quartz, may vary not only in colour (see plates) but also in crystal form, e.g. the many crystal...phosphorite. Sulphur, salt-petre, pyrite and marcasite are also of biological origin. Metamorphic Mineral...diamond — graphite, calcite — aragonite, pyrite — marcasite, quartz — cristobalite — tridymite, rutile — brookite...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 |  | | | | Australia, at Mount Morgan Mine, from Chartres Towers district, from Hillgrove, from Hill End, and large production...Very beautiful crystals, associated with galena, marcasite, and calcite are found at Joplin, Missouri. Fine...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 |  | | Book | | miners at work in the Diirrnberg-Hallein mine (1756) (see also comment on copyright page) Mineral Deposits...painting in the ancient mine office at Hallein Salzburg. The picture was painted in 1757 by Benedict Werkstiitter...the mine by the Prince Bishop Sigmund III. of Salzburg on 5th of May 1756 (bottom right, corner). At...heldatBled/Yugoslavia 3-7, 1977, held at Leoben/ Austria 5-10,1981, held at Berchtesgaden/Bavaria, FRG ...economic geology extended far beyond the Alpine area, as in Europe no similar symposium had ever been |  | | Book (edition) | | window-cases on the left-hand side of the Gallery (see the special Guide). II. The Species and Varieties...window-cases V-X on the left-hand side of the Gallery (see the special Guide). IV. The Collection of Typical...case 4 in the Pavilion at the end of the Gallery (see the special Guide). VI. The Collection of Meteorites...long branches from Case lb. the Lake Superior district, of which the largest (presented by Professor...known are those of Almaden in Spain, Idria in Austria, Moschel in Rhenish Bavaria, and New Almaden in |  | | Journal (issue) | | (2012–2016) David and Marcie Bristol (2016–2017) Houston Area Mineral Society (HAMS) David E. Ellis (2012–2016)...FineMineral.com APATITE Nagar, Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Northern Areas, Pakistan, 11.5cm. Fine Minerals...USA France USA Germany Melbourne Australia See me in Tuscon at Westward Look Show and Riverpark...expedition by Europeans in the “Griqualand West” area of the then-British South Africa colony was led...Geological Survey of the Cape of Good Hope mapped the area in much greater detail, and mentioned that “manganese” |  | | Book (edition) | | branches from mossy growths the Lake Superior district, of which the largest (presented by thin plate...Cases ^^' ^*' : ; Almaden in Spain, Idria in Austria, Moschel in Ehenish Bavaria, and New Almaden in...green vitriol and oil of vitriol of commerce. Marcasite, having the same chemical composition and the...species. regard necessary from so formed as far marcasite are of being distinctly crystals those of pyrites...Great Salt Lake of Utah, which has an brine-springs. area of 2000 square miles, contains 20 per cent, by weight |  | | Journal (issue) | | Metaliferi Mts. 15 4. Baia Mare metallogenic district 64 5. Other sources of native gold from Romania...unit. For instance, in BradSăcărâmb metallogenic district, the Au:Ag ratio is relatively uniform (45% to...metallogenic criterion: province, subprovince, district, sector, field/ node (Fig. 2) . 7 Fig. 1. Example...relevant metallogenic units (node, field, sector, district) were made. For samples sourced abroad, a summary...attached to the native gold samples from RoşiaBucium district; general and mineralogical characterization 9 |  | | Book | | specimens, which few people have the opportunity to see for themselves. Cover photograph: Hexagonal siderite...structures. Despite this familiarity, however; 1 am still fascinated and thrilled by their intrinsic...24 malachite 47, 48 malacon 79 manganite 34 marcasite /5, 17 marialite 114 marmatite 9, 11 meionite...alkaline; with a low silica content Bi-sphenoid. See Sphenoid Botyroidal. Having spherical bumps on the...deposits have been found in the Precambrian Shield area of central Canada and the northern United States |  | | Journal (issue) | | sapphire and spinel deposit of An Phu, Luc Yen Mining District, Yenbai Province, Vietnam . . . . . . . . . ....of the Cresson mine, Cripple Creek district, Colorado in 1914 (see “The Cresson Vug, Cripple Creek,” by...with. Is there anyone who still remembers Lucian M. Zell, a New York City mineral dealer specializing in...He was born in Pennsylvania in 1873. As of 1900 Zell was working as an importer of precious stones, and...a fine Klein Spitzkoppe aquamarine crystal from Zell, but that’s all we’ve heard. Zell’s ads stopped |  | | Book | | pressure either locally or extending over a large area, it is said to be metamorphosed. There will be alteration...for the study of crystals; if we take a cube we see that there can be straight lines drawn through the...as coming out of the equatorial edges. We can now see that crystals can be quite precisely classified even...planes of weakness, especially in twinned crystals (see below). It is particularly common in the corundum...The wood of the ‘pencil’ is replaced by metal. The area to be tested should be the pure mineral, not a coating |  | | Journal (issue) | | by R. W. Eveleth S tib n ites o f the Stayton district, H o llister, C a lif o r n ia .................ria l: o n th e ro le o f m u s e u m s a n d th e am a teu r m in e r a lo g is t ......................SMITHSONITE, 6.5 cm tall as sh o w n , from T sum eb, N am ibia. H o u sto n M u seu m of N atu ral Science...salvaged. (3) Offer a limited amount of display case area to clubs or individuals for changing displays, e...be typed precisely according to our usual format (see published articles for examples). Spell out all journal |
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