| | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | CONNECTICUT Mineral Locality Index Although many sites in Connecticut are no longer open to collectors...H. WEBER 1172 West L a k e Avenue Guilford, Connecticut 06437-1342 E A R L E C. SULLIVAN 17 R o c k y...y R i d g e D r i v e T r u m b u l l , Connecticut 06611-5326 T his locality index is meant to serve...collectors. More often than not, collecting in Connecticut is no longer per mitted. Many of the localities...effort has been made to list a l l localities in Connecticut, a small state that is big on mineralization | | | Journal (issue) | Cooper Nottingham, England Anthony R. Kampf L.A. County Mus. of Nat. Hist. Los Angeles, CA Joseph A. Mandarino...Articles Famous mineral localities: The Bristol copper mine, Connecticut.....................................in the U.S.A. notesfrom th r EDITORS OLD YUMA MINE Another great mineral locality has now been closed...longfamous Old Yuma mine near Tucson (see R. L. Jones, “Famous mineral localities: the Old Yuma mine,” in vol....period of activity, access to the mine was cut off in 1984. In 1996 the mine area was absorbed into the Saguaro | | | Report (volume) | Geology of the Bristol Quadrangle, Hqrtforct litchfield, and New ~Haven Countie&, Connecticut U.S. G EO...State of Connecticut Geological and Natural History Survey Bedrock Geology of the Bristol Quadrangle...Quadrangle, Hartford, Litchfield, and New Haven Counties, Connecticut By HOWARD E. SIMPSON Prepared in cooperation...cooperation with the State of Connecticut Geological and Natural History Survey Metamorphosed sedimentary...sedimentary strata of Late Triassic age underlie the Bristol quadrangle U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1573 | | | 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) | Although the occurrence was not unique for Connecticut, this type is seldom found outside of the northeastern...New Britain, Connecticut, on both sides of the extension. The area, in central Connecticut, can be located...Extension, 0.75 mile north of Route 72, New Britain, Connecticut. Figure 3. Chalcopyrite, 2.5 cm across. Jeffrey...precipitated. Next came calcite, marcasite, galena, and copper. The final stage of crystallization produced malachite...fragments of quartz, fresh orthoclase, muscovite, and plagioclase. Minor copper mineralization occurs in veins | | | Report (issue) | THE MOUNT CARMEL AND SOUTHIJOTON QUADRAM3LES, CONNECTICUT by Crawford E. Fritts New data concerning the...approximately 111-square miles in south-central Connecticut were obtained in the course of detailed geologic...the mirror-image of metamorphic zones in Dutchess County, New York. However, garnet appeared before biotite...across other formations in the map area. Barite and copper minerals were deposited along dikes and in fault................................ 138 i Barite and copper...................................... 138 vi TABLE | | | Journal (issue) | 8 RED CLOUD MINE WULFENITE Rockhounds enjoy the products of this amazing Arizona mine. By Bob Jones...SAWTOOTH QUARTZ 40 ROCK & GEM KIDS 46 THE BRISTOL COPPER MINE 50 COOL SUMMER ROCKHOUNDING 54 NATIVE...AMERICAN ROCKS AND MINERALS 60 DANBURITE: A TRUE CONNECTICUT YANKEE 64 Club members collect on Topaz Mountain... Find jagged quartz crystals at the Wall Street mine. By Robert Beard Regular Columns Field Notes ....Wulfenite from the Red Cloud (photo credit)mine (La Paz County), Arizona, is world famous. (3.9 cm high) | | | Report (issue) | Site Number, Site Name ...................... 6 County, State, Quadrangle, Latitude, Longitude .........A. Section A: Occurrences located north of the Hartford basin, New Hampshire ...................... .67...67 B. Section B: Occurrences located in the Hartford basin and vicinity, Massachusetts ................C: Occurrences located in the Hartford basin and vicinity, Connecticut ..................... .79 D. Section...information on all known Mesozoic occurrences of copper, gold, iron, lead, silver, zinc, barite,and fluorite | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | SEPTEMBER 1968 CEMENTATION OF TRIASSIC ARKOSES IN CONNECTICUT AND MASSACHUSETTS BY MILTON T. HEALD ABSTRACT...ABSTRACT The normal Triassic arkoses of Connecticut and Massachusetts contain moderate amounts of secondary...sediments along the border fault in western Connecticut. In some faulted arkoses in the Triassic basin...Pressure solution 1142 1. Triassic basin in Connecticut and MassaCementation 1143 chusetts 1135 General...Page 1. Classification of Triassic rocks in Connecticut 1136 INTRODUCTION . This investigation was undertaken | | | Book (edition) | mmed at Broken Arrow aud Trout creek, in Sc. Clair county. The strata in this field are more faulted und...prong of Canoe creek, in St. Clair county, to Ha\sop creek, in Bibb county, a distance of 60 miles. Down to...to Helena, in Shelby county, the field has an average width of 5 or 6 miles. Below that point the width...miles being in the latitud" of Blocton, in Bibb county. The south ern end of this field has a greater...Jefferson county; Helena, Montevallo, and Brierfield, Shelby county; and at Blocion. Bibb county. The Warrior | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | Riddle's Mill Dist. (gold deposits) of Talladega County, Ala. It is 8l/ 2 x 11 and sells for Si, we believe...several recent trips to Clear Creek, San Benito County, Calif., have shown that the jadeite boulders in...Diablo Meridian, Calif., in southeastern San Benito County. The town of Hollister is 80 miles northwest of...the Yellow Jacket mine on Bear Creek in northern San Juan County, Colorado. The mine was in a rather remote...remote section of the county and was never worked much. It has not been worked for many years and is | | | Report (volume) | Luttrell Continuity of strata in the Newark and Hartford basins 6 By Paul E. Olsen A cored stratigraphic...Lower Jurassic Portland Formation, Suffield, Connecticut 24 By Nicholas G. McDonald and Peter M. LeTourneau...Robbins and Robert E. Weems Thermal histories of the Hartford and Newark basins inferred from maturation indices...Burruss Source of kerogen in black shales from the Hartford and Newark basins, Eastern United States 63 By...and phytoclasts of the Newark Supergroup in the Hartford basin 68 By R.K. Kotra, R.M. Gottfried, E.C. Spiker | | | Report (volume) | especial interest or value. Some minerals, such as the copper ores of Pennsylvania, are included in the list...Colorado.........Prof. R. D. George, Boulder. Connecticut..... .Prof. William N. Rice, Middletown. Prof...See Bauxite and Hallpysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found...commercial quantity or quality. Asphalt. Colbert County, small quantity has been shipped from near Leighton;...following localities: Bibb County, Pratts Ferry; Calhoun County, near Tampa; Clay County, T. 20, Pv. 7 E.; Jefferson | | | Journal (issue) | row, from left: Euclase, 2.3 cm, from the Gachalá mine, Guavió-Guatéque mining district, Boyacá Department...twin, 5.5 cm, from the Amo tin deposit, Ximeng County, Yunnan, China. Wally Mann collection; Joe Budd...Budd photo. Tanzanite, 7.6 cm, from the Merelani mine near Arusha, Tanzania. Barry & Beth Kitt collection;...2.2 cm, from the Pulsifer quarry, Androscoggin County, Maine. Kyle Kevorkian collection; Jordan Root...Fluorite on quartz, 13 cm, from the Yaogangxian mine, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China. The | | | Report (volume) | ........................................... Connecticut................................................especial interest or value. Some minerals, such as the copper ores of Pennsylvania, are included in the list...See Bauxite and Halloysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found...commercial quantity or quality. Asphalt. Colbert County, small quantity has been shipped from near Leighton;...following localities : Bibb County, Pratts Ferry; Calhoun County, near Tampa; Clay County, T. 20 S., R. 7 E.; | | | Book (volume) | .........................................94 Connecticut ..............................................................548 Table of Maps Page Alabama County Map ...................................................................................4 Alaska County and Stream Map ......................................................................22 Arizona County Map ..................................................................45 Arizona – Yuma Co. Hull Mine Site Map ...................................... | | | Report (issue) | GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Bulletin 57 Geologic Series Copper Mines and Mining in New Jersey by HERBERT P. WOODWARD...of a new report on the copper ores of New Jersey and the many attempts to mine them. The report is particularly...them to supplement the supply of copper from the dwindling western copper deposits in the present emergency...during the preparation of a college thesis on the "Copper Deposits of New Jersey". I take pleasure in recommending.............................................. 10 Copper localities ................................... | | | Report (volume) | covering early Mesozoic geology of M assachusetts, Connecticut, New jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia , Maryland...offshore early Mesozoic geology of Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland...[refers to water] Climate* Coal [economic geology]* Copper [economic geology]* Diabase [rock type]* Economic...appropriate, the applicable early Mesozoic basin, State, county, or 7 1/2minute USGS topographic quadrangle covered...the State are cited. More than one basin, State, county, or quadrangle may appear for an entry. A State | | | Journal (issue) | Collector's Newsletter $2.00 Pseudomorphs from Brazos County, Texas Art Smith 9118 Concho Houston, Texas 77036...Creek in the BryanCol!~ge Stallon area of Brazos County, Texas. Thin, elongate cav111esparallel to the...setting fire to he shaft and filling the entire mine with smoke. They also incurred the wrath of the...from petrified wood, Turkey Creek, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, photograph by Art Smith. Mexico While...Antonio Mine) managed to mine into a water-filled fracture system that emptied into the mine, flooding | | | Show/Event (guide) | private appointments Topaz, Cleavelandite Mokrush Mine, Russia Thomas Spann Photo 2 3 CONTENTS 06...written by Bryan Swoboda. 12 Väyrynenite. Lolu Dahku mine, Roundu Valley, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan...en Val d’Argent I Photo: Cassiterite, beryl & muscovite. Sichuan, China © Jeff Scovil I Design: ainoS...specimens from the mim museum Stibiotantalite. Urandu mine, Shigar Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan... James Elliott photo 14 Malachite. Kalukuluku mine, Lubumbashi, Katanga, D.R. Congo. 60 x 48 x 26 cm | | | Journal (issue) | Rhodochrosite- Marc & Janis Countiss collection, page 76; Copper-Paul Bordovsky collection, page 33; Elbaite-Jeremy...coUection, page 271; Scheelite-David and Marcie Bristol collection, page 42; Wulfenite-Gail and Jim Spann...& Sigrid Stewart Paul Bordovsky Dave & Marcie Bristol Kevin & Mark Brown Keith & Diane Brownlee Joe Budd...Foote also made several collecting visits to the mine in 1890-1891, and brought back many good specimens...chemist and physicist). In 1895 Niven purchased the mine from its owner, on behalf of Thomas Edison. In the | | | Book (volume) | .........................................80 Connecticut ...............................................rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham...were well known to prehistoric Indians.) BARBOUR COUNTY BAKER HILL, SE 1 mi. : 1 in a deep ravine, as a...deep red to variegated⎯ocher. BIBB COUNTY GENERAL AREA: c county gravel pits along the Cahaba R.⎯gemmy | | | Book (volume) | .........................................80 Connecticut ...............................................rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham...were well known to prehistoric Indians.) BARBOUR COUNTY BAKER HILL, SE 1 mi. : 1 in a deep ravine, as a...deep red to variegated⎯ocher. BIBB COUNTY GENERAL AREA: c county gravel pits along the Cahaba R.⎯gemmy | | | Journal (issue) | 37 .. CONTENTS FOR SEPTEMBER, 1937 Old Nick's Copper. By Nicholas A. D'Arcy, Jr. ......................................268 Some Old Localities in Connecticut. By Wilbur J. Elwell ............270 Selenite...ASSOCIATION }v ZODAC WHOLE No. 74 OLD NICK'S COPPER By NICHOLAS A. D'ARCY, JR. The main commercial...One thing is certain, the ore body of the Frood mine, one of the largest, extends 3100 feet under the...Kensington Museum, London. It is a long step from these copper-nickel coins from Bactria to the discovery of nickel | | | Report (volume) | GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEORGE OTIS--SMITH, DIRECTOR 455 COPPER DEPOSITS OF THE APPALACHIAN STATES BT WALTER...Ducktown type. ________________________________ . Copper quartz-vein type__________________________ Caroliuian..._ 16 Warren mine ____ 16 Milan mine ____________.._____________________ ._ 18 Lyman mine _______ _ _________...____________ '.__ 24 Copperfield or Ely mine ("Vershire mine).______i______ 24 History______________...and character of ores____________________ Hartford County deposits__________________________ Simsbury |
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