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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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| 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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| 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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| c u t 06443 Microminerals of Connecticut For a small state, Connecticut offers a goodly array of micromineral...yedlinite. To return to the subject of this article, Connecticut is divid ed geologically into three areas: the...(Altamura 1995). T h e micromineral treasures of Connecticut thus fall into three groups: ( 1 ) metamorphic...on "Hercynite Crystals from the Kimzey Calcite Quarry, Magnet Cove, Arkansas, and Their Distinction from...belt of world-famous peg matites along the Connecticut R i v e r in the Eastern Highlands, and ( 3 ) |
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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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| Pegmatites of the Middletown Area Connecticut GEOLOGICAL SU R V EY BULLETIN This report concerns work...GEOLOGY PEGMATITES OF THE MIDDLETOWN AREA, CONNECTICUT By FREDERICK STUGARD, JR. ABSTRACT The pegmatites...pegmatites of the Middletown area in Connecticut have been mined almost continuously for feldspar and muscovite...morphic and .igneous.rock units in the area near Great Hill. .The pegmatites are composed essentially of perthite...similar to the main part of the body. This type of pegmatite is of limited economic value. About 25 percent |
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| MINEBALOGICALSOCIETYOF AMERICA 51 STRICKLAND'S QUARRY, PORTLAND, CONNECTICUT EAR,L V. SHANNON U. S. Nat;ional Museum...Undoubtedly the best pegmatite locality at presenbbeing operated in Connecticut, from the standpoint...standpoint of the mineralogist, is Strickland's quarry in Portland. This interesting quaruy is easily accessible...slope of Collins Hill, about 4 kilometers (2llmlles) northeast of Portland Station. Collins Hill is indicated...way to reach the quarry is to go to Middletown, board a trolley car marked Portland, and ride to the |
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| SULFIDES A N D SULPHOSALTS IN PEGMATITE By DAVID M. SEAMAN 36 Winter Street, Norway, Maine 04268 A...minerals are com monly found in granite pegmatite as ga lena, sphalerite, chalcopyrite, pyrrhotite, bismuthinite... and bismuth inite are most often observed. Sphalerite is less common, fallowed by chalcopyrite, molybdenite...mineralogical curiosities. Most of the sulfides noted in pegmatite are of the common ore minerals most commonly found...deposits. The only economic sulfides recovered from pegmatite are bismuthinite, and molybdenite. Bismuthinite |
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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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| PEGMATITE MINERALS OF THE UNITED STATES Downloaded by [University of Florida] at 10:46 04 August 2017...California; in the Petaca district of Rio Arriba County, New Mexico; from the Harney Peak region of South...Reagan mining district, Kern range, White Pine County, Nevada. SULFUR, S, occurs very rarely in pegmatites...New York. GRAPHITE. C, is rather uncommon in pegmatite. In the eastern and southeastern Adirondack region...Yarmouth, and Madrid, Maine. Also at Portland and Haddam Neck, Connecticut, and Native Elements (5) GOLD, Au |
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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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| Kaminski, Terry (2011), Copper Mines of Houghton County, Michigan, p. 18-20 Painesdale Mine and Shaft,...Schooner, the person who knew more about central Connecticut mineralogy than anyone else of his day, and the...1984 Dear Tony, Last week I got back to the Strickland quarry. On the remains of that old dump, bulldozed...of “Dana’s System” clearly states that the Strickland quarry is a triplite locality, though I’d never before...etc.) must have come from the portion of the pegmatite represented by the dump in question. The triplite |
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| Pennsylvania held a field trip to the Bethlehem Limestone Quarry (a subsidiary of Bethlehem Steel Co. ) at Bridgeport...fiery heat of the day to dig for minerals. The quarry covers 38 acres and is now 305 feet deep. The accompanying...of the crystallized malachite were found, and sphalerite was also reported. The Board of Directors of...Pennsylvania field trip to Bethlehem Limestone Quarry, Bridgeport, Pa., July 13, 1958. Photo by Harold...orite from "Cave in Rock" Illinois, for dison the hill overlooking the open pit. The tribution. Needless |
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| Uranium occurrences in non-sedimentary rocks of Connecticut ......... 6 Table 3 Uranium occurrences in...Uranium occurrences in non-sedimentary rocks of Connecticut...................................11 Figure 4...deposit occurs as a thin seam in graphitic Cleburne County. The property is, about 11.2 SINE phyllite which...1969; Ui radioactivity is 5 to 7 times background. Hill copper mine. RM 1968. Source ol informal Phyllite...occurrences 1n non-sedimentary rocks of Alabama^ Pegmatite Columbite, cyrtolite, Devonian Country rock is |
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| QUARRIES AND MINERALS OF SOUTH GLASTONBURY, CONNECTICUT. J. H. Betts, 215 W. 98th St., #2F, New York...locations is an area of old pegmatite quarries in South Glastonbury, Connecticut. This region was exploited...Mid196 ROCKS 81MINERALS dletown-Portland, Connecticut, pegmatite district. They are found in South...Glastonbury, about 5 miles north-northeast of Portland, just east of Route 17. The area is roughly triangular...the Simpson quarry on the south, the Hollister quarry on the east, and the Howe No. 4 quarry on the north |
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| and S. B. Keith The Minerals of the Zinc Hill Mine, Inyo County, California................................. 110 by Jack Crowley The Bertrandites of Connecticut................................114 by William...Hiddenite and Emerald mine, near Stony Point, Alexander County, North Carolina. Found in 1971, this group of crystals...104 The Mineralogical Record FRANK PERHAM Pegmatite Miner, Geologist and Humorist by Pete J. Dunn...pegmatites than most, he is also a dedicated pegmatite miner, a crack diesel engine mechanic, and is |
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| DISTRIBUTION IN COLUMBITE-TANTALITE FROM THE MOREFIELD PEGMATITE, AMELIA, VIRGINIA. J. M Ayer.s and L. E. Kearns...Columbite-tantalite crystals from the Morefield pegmatite in Amelia County, Virginia, were analyzed for Ta, Nb,...from fifty-seven sites along the 65.9 meters of pegmatite exposed at the 6O-foot mine level. The analyses...ratios show no trends along the length of the pegmatite, but the samples tend to be more Ta-rich near...NIOBIUM-TANTALUM MINERALS FROM THE ANIMIKIE RED ACE PEGMATITE, FLORENCE COUNTY, WISCONSIN. A. U. Foister, W. B. Simmons |
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| 1957 at 8:20 P.M. at «5-01 118th Street, Richmond Hill, N . Y. There were 45 members and guests present...Cambria Heights 11, N . Y. LA 5-1380 . . Fulton County Mineral Club March 25th Meeting Our under 16 year...Reporter 368 Bleecker St. Gloversville, N . Y. Middlesex County Mineral Club On the evening of February 12th...12th, 1957, the first regular meeting of the Middlesex County Mineral Club was held at the Moodus Library...called the Middlesex County Mineral Club. Though not restricted to inhabitants of that county, most of |
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| community of Talucah near Vahlermoso Springs, in Morgan County, north Alabama. A large portion of this cave had...transparent purple fluorite, and of course galena and sphalerite, the ores. I saw molds of selenite in anglesite...of Mines, I heard of an active uranium mine or quarry a couple of miles from town. Following the highway...stopped to collect specimens of malachite in a pegmatite which had been blasted through during construction...at the contact between an otherwise ordinary pegmatite and soft schist. There were solid masses of uraninite |
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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... Since all the water has been drained from the quarry, one won't believe the gigantic hole that was left...actually visits the place. We then visited the Hale quarry in search of manganese dentrites which were 576 |
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| ARIZONA—"Under separate cover 1 am sending you another Yuma County mineral. Look it over as it is a most interesting...my name in R&M. Was glad to send him some Yuma County specimens. That Novice Column is a very nice gesture...Nov. 18, 1954 (from Peter B. Nalle, 4600 Indian Hill Rd., Riverside, Calif.) :— "I will try to bring...operating in two areas at Crestmore. One is our Jensen Quarry which is about 4ty2 miles from the plant and the...feel the risk is worth the small gain. Our Jensen quarry has always been closed to collectors because we |
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| Worldwide Localities; Specializing in Alpine and Gem Pegmatite Minerals. www.alpineminerals.com kevin@alpineminerals...mining memorabilia and fine minerals from The Strickland Quarry. bmjarnot@aol.com Cascade Scepters Specializing...com Jackson’s Crossroads Amethyst and Hogg Mine pegmatite Dig for world-class facet-grade amethyst at the...the Crossroads or explore the Hogg Mine pegmatite for Star Rose Quartz, Beryl and Tourmaline. Open year...educational content is constantly Museum of Los Angeles County. refreshed, and to leading earth sciences ELMWOOD |
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| They are sometimes found in town libraries or county buildings. Occasionally club members in a community...Artifacts Society, Rock Hill, scheduled a trip to the smoky quartz 10eation near Liberty Hill. RHODE ISLAND A...MillROCKS AND MINERALS eral Club of Lower Bucks County, Fallsington, when they travelled there for corundum...attended by 209 collectors who showed up at the Eureka Quarry. Specimens found were smoky quartz crystals, calcite...at one of their meetings. NEW YORK The ROckland County Mineral and Gem Society, Suffern, enjoyed an informative |
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| are interesting specimens. Centreville is in Bibb County, in the central part of Alabama. Near Odenville...community of about 1,200 in southeastern Pinal County which probably will become a ghost town when the...Development Company shuts down its lead-zinc mine (on hill at left). Company officials say development of the...Trading Post, McEImo Canyon, Montezuma Co., Colo. CONNECTICUT — In a letter dated Aug. 19,1952, from George...Conn., is this most interesting passage: "The Strickland mine has been pumped out and I was told the Government |
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