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| 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............. |
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| VICINITY TOWN, CONNECTICUT OF MIDDLE- W. G. Fol'e, Wesleyan Unhersity A few of the pegmatite quarries in...prospect-holes opened in Middlesex and adjacent portions of Hartford counties, Connecticut, fourteen may be selected...Wesleyan University (Locality 18, Fig. 1). The Connecticut pegmatite dikes are composed of predominating quartz...found in orthogneiss, the Pelton quarry (Locality 4), east of Collins HilI and within the Glastonbury...beryl has been taken (Locality 9) near the Gillette quarry, south of Haddam Neck. These facts attain greater |
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| 6 (Right) - Sheet Copper – Flambeau Mine (Rusk County, WI) Figure 2—Dr. Weis’s Personal Memorabilia... If you have ever had the desire to detonate a quarry blast or create an earthquake you will be able...Figure 7—Manganoan Calcite – Montreal Mine (Iron County, WI). Figure 3 (left) - “Wonderful World of Agates”...mineral specimens from the Montreal Mine (Iron County, Wisconsin). Most of the specimens came from the...An unusual specimen from the Flambeau Mine (Rusk County, Wisconsin) is a sheet copper (figure 6). One of |
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| 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 |
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| 1937 . . CONTENTS FOR MAY, 1937 Chips from the Quarry ......................................................................... Minerals of the Strickland Quarry. By Peter Zodac ........................ Wesleyan...Members ............ Some Mineral Localities Near Portland, Conn. .................................... The...Auoc:iatlon 130 ROCKS and MINERALS CHIPS FROM THE QUARRY (Formerly the Bulletin Board) A NEW LAPIDARY MACHINE...ASSOOIATIO!II }8 WHOLE No. 70 MINERALS OF THE STRICKLAND QUARRY By PETER ZODAC Editor "Rocks and Minerals" |
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| MINERALS FROM 1 CONNECTICUT HILL By Richard Schooner P. O. Box 215 East Hampton, Conn. Collins Hill, in the...the town of Portland, undoubtedly represents the most remarkably mineralized area, of its size, in southern...southern New England. The hill is not especially large, but several different formtions are present, and...has been done on the giant pegmatite at the summit. The Strickland Quarry is enormous, consisting of...treats it as a northern continuation of the Strickland Quarry. The accompanying map should furnish whatever |
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| CONNECTICUT mmES MINERALS V Tourmaline Crystal from Haddam, Connecticut John Hiller, Jr. Hillers CryctaLShop...- CRYSTALS NOT PISTOLS K c^oi c3— A r CONNECTICUT MINES AND MINERALS published privately l i...Shelton, Connecticut I DEDICATION This book is dedicated to the mineral clubs of Connecticut, Continued...1971, John Hiller, Jr, 3 Peters Lane Shelton, Connecticut II CONTENTS 3. 5, l i 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11...24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. Connecticut Mineral Clubs Cleaning and Trimming Oxalic Acid |
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| Glastonbury, Connecticut The famous old rock dumps of Strickland's Quarry on Collins Hill in Portland, Connecticut...collectors to get nearer to the bottom of the pegmatite pile. Sometimes this prize has been an exceptionally...less visited dumps on Collins Hill. He described a crumbly, weathered pegmatite containing cacoon-like...long before I picked up a good size chunk of the pegmatite. The rock was primarily made up of very pale,...Whiskers magnified 100X. Found in Strickland's Quarry, Portland, Conn. 138 ROCKS AND MINERALS plates created |
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| Institute of Mineralogy dba Mindat.org 1113 Cambridge Hill Lane, Keswick, VA 22947 info@hudsonmineralogy.org...full year (12 color issues) is just $35.00 in the USA. Mineral News 1885 Seminole Trail—Ste 202—Charlottesville...are located near the town of Corona in Lincoln County. Since 1881, the area has seen sporadic mining...buyer may be a Col. Griffin of Santa Fe (Lincoln County Leader, September 1, 1883), but the collection’s...wrote the following description in the Lincoln County Leader, Aug. 11,1883: Vol. 39 No. 9 September |
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| water to carbon dioxide activities recorded in pegmatite apatites. Keywords: IR spectroscopy, pegmatites...Ontario apatites, and type B1 (others) for Harding pegmatite and Marlborough, Massachusetts apatites. ratory...Oklahoma. Two specimens came from the Harding pegmatite, Taos County, New Mexico, Harding 2 and Harding 23,...from Maine pegmatites include the Black Mountain pegmatite, Oxford Co. (Brown and Wise 2001), where apatite...associated with albite and triphylite; the Bennett pegmatite, Oxford Co. (Wise et al. 1994; Wise and Rose 2000) |
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| PEGMATITE MINERALS OF THE UNITED STATES DAVID M. SEAMAN American Museum of Natural History, New York...found in all types of pegmatite from the common granite type to the lithium pegmatite. Many localities have...crystal was noted in the Luella mine near Avon, Latah county, Idaho, which measured 3x3x8 feet. Other large...Dakota. A black crystal from Micaville, Randolph county, Alabama, was 10 inches in diameter and from 3...School Section pegmatite of Fremont county, Colorado. ROCKS AND MINERALS Maine, Connecticut, and California |
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| small hand in forming a mineral club in Nassau County, New York now called the Nassau Mineralogists....when I visited Branchville and Ridgefield, in Connecticut, while my parents were visiting relatives in...Ridgefield Pegmatite chiseling out very deformed quartz xls, from the wall of a small quarry above the...apatite. Collecting in Connecticut My next field trip during March was to the Connecticut River Valley dinosaur...rest of the day we spent at Gillette Quarry in Haddam Neck, Connecticut. Did not find anything of value since |
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| for he was born in the town of Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, on October 24, 1868. The farm on which...15 cows which he milked, shipping the milk to Portland by way of the Grand Trunk Railway. The station...minerals including the multi-colored tourmalines, cookeite, beryl, quartz, apatite, lepidolite, albite, spodumene...Frank A. Pitts is an honorary member of the Oxford County Mineral and Gem Association. During the first year...The decision of the judges shall be final. Strickland Quarry Closed to Collectors The following will save |
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| float) at Sand Mountain, Clark, Routt Co., Colo. CONNECTICUT — A letter, dated Aug. 7, 1953, comes from Walter...of it reads :— "I will report on my trip to Connecticut and my visit with Richard Schooner of East Hampton...worthwhile. First we visited the famed Strickland Quarry (near Portland, Conn.) which is being worked presently...dump. We were fortunate in finding columbite, cookeite, beryl, lepidolite and spodumene. Since all the...the water has been drained from the quarry, one won't believe the gigantic hole that was left by the feldspar |
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| A Checklist Minerals of Connecticut Although perhaps best known for its garnet, chalcocite, and tourmaline...tourmaline, Connecticut also boasts many other mineral species. BRUCEJARNOT R O . B o x 627 M a r t i n...e , N e w J e r s e y 08836 T he study of Connecticut minerals has enjoyed a long peri od of attention...reviews of this mineral list. Dr. Bruce Jarnot, a Connecticut native, has avidly collected both minerals and...collections of Connecticut gems and minerals in existence. 386 R O C K S & MINERALS Two Connecticut localities |
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| a short trip to the re-opened Strickland Quarry, Collins Hill, Portland, Conn. The operators have the...attempt to highgrade for m / m minerals at the quarry, but bearing in mind the prediction of a long cold...Middletown, Conn., obviously the same locality, for Portland is just across the river from Middletown. The...marred by the brown stain from the columbite. COOKEITE — Beautiful yellow velvetlike masses of this mineral...product of lepidolite or tourmaline breakdown. The cookeite occurs in tiny rounded groups, and where these |
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| arrived at the quarry at about 11 A.M. By this time it was very sunny and hot. This quarry is in active...canteens were soon drained and fortunately for us, the quarry had an automatic canteen and we soon filled ourselves...mortal injuries. A newly arrived grdup from Connecticut were chased when a child of one of the party...Field Trip a n d Outdoor Meeting, Strickland Quarry, Portland, Conn. June 23, 1 9 5 7 We picked an...local youngsters swimming in the upper abandoned quarry. It was said that at one point, the water was more |
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| Pegmatite Investigations 1942-45 New England By EUGENE N. CAMERON and OTHERS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL...______________________________________ _ Location of pegmatite districts ___________________ _ Previous work...Acknowledgments ______________________________ _ History of pegmatite mining inN ew England _______ _ Mica mining _...deposits _______________________ _ Geology of the pegmatite districts of Maine __ :. . _____ _ Metamorphic...________________________________ _ Geology of the pegmatite districts of New Hampshire_ Rock units ______ |
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| the "Keystone Newsletter.") Do you know why many quarry owners will not grant permission to collectors...disastrous. 7. REMEMBER YOU ARE A GUEST WHILE IN A QUARRY. NEVER AT ANY TIME DISTURB TOOLS OR MACHINERY....dumped in quarries. Be a good guest and treat the quarry or mine site as your own place. 8. Watch out for...of M. S. P. enjoyed a perfect July day in Eureka Quarry. Bob Ennis, Wilkes Barre, was home on furlough...Stratford, Connecticut took the mileage prize. While the rockhounds hunted and hammered the quarry workmen |
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| mineral localities: the G illette quarry, Haddam Neck, Connecticut .................................... San Mateo, CA 94403 (415-345-6228). HARDING PEGMATITE CATALOG The University of New Mexico Geology Museum...and archival material related to the Harding pegmatite in north-central New Mexico. This well-known collecting...suites of samples from specific zones within the pegmatite; a variety of analytical data have been obtained...Tuolumne County; 3.18 cm (36) Tuolumne County; 2.54 cm, 1.9 cm (39) Seaton mine, Amador County; 12.07 cm |
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| rakovajf@miamioh.edu Fluorapatite Acushnet Quarry Bristol County, Massachusetts N orth America has produced...anywhere is the “Roebling apatite” from the Pulsifer quarry in Auburn, Maine. Formerly in the collection of...The gemmy, intense purple apatites from this pegmatite mine have made Pulsifer the premier locality for...Acushnet quarry (also currently known as the J. Keating Company stone quarry), Bristol County, Massachusetts...Massachusetts. Rather than a granite pegmatite, the geological environment in which this specimen formed was |
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| mineral localities: the Gillette quarry, Had dam Neck, Connecticut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....San Mateo, CA 94403 (415-345-6228). HARDING PEGMATITE CATALOG The University of New Mexico Geo1ogy Museum...and archival material related to the Harding pegmatite in north-central New Mexico. This well-known collecting...suites of samples from specific zones within the pegmatite; a variety of analytical data have been obtained...Tuolumne County; 3.18 cm (36) Tuolumne County; 2.54 cm, 1.9 cm (39) Seaton mine, Amador County; 12.07 cm |
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| M collectors, arise! Contact the Knolls for the quarry zone. They live at 532 Edgar R d , Westfield, N...brush, soap and water. 7. Visited the "Heart of Connecticut" convention at Easthampton, Conn, a short time...to these monazite and samarskite from Standpipe Hill, Topsharn, Me., and you can see that fine minerals...Goodwin accompanied us on a visit to the Strickland Quarry, Portland, Conn. (Not working, but prolific dumps...fluorite octahedra, microlite, apatite, lepidolite, cookeite and garnet. All of good m/m quality, and all collected |
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| traces compared with Maine, California, and Connecticut deposits, though Quebec had O:1e pegma- Black...East and South of Middletown, Conn., along the Connecticut River for approximately 15 miles, lies the second...second important New England tourmaline bearing pegmatite series. Discovered at the end of the last century...dozen important finds. At the well known Strickland Quarry, over 100 minerals, including pollucite, purple...per crystal, record Brazilianites, and other pegmatite thrills like rock crystal or milky quartz crystals |
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| Richard A. Bideaux M ineralogist feature articles Pegmatite Phosphates: Descriptive Mineralogy and Crystal...hiddenite specimens in his collection from Alexander County, North Carolina, and those superb quartz crystal...Directors of the Foundation of the Los Angeles County Natural History Museum. It was my pleasure, and... New York; the exhibition of the New Haven, Connecticut, Mineral Society; or the Annual meeting of the...interpenetrating twin cubes of thorianite from Hud dersfield County, Quebec. Their addresses: Vickery — 4 Brendon Road |
Strickland Quarry, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA