| | Book | HagendorfPleystein Province: the Center of Pegmatites in an Ensialic Orogen Modern Approaches in Solid Earth...Hagendorf-Pleystein Province: the Center of Pegmatites in an Ensialic Orogen Harald G. Dill Gottfried-Wilhelm-Leibniz...did not postpone my questions. I did not receive an answer from him, he provided me with a solution....major constituents the three rock-forming minerals feldspar, quartz and mica, which in places develop mega-crystals...share of raw material extracted from pegmatites is feldspar, quartz and mica, and only a tiny fraction of | | Dill, Harald G., Skoda, Radek, Weber, Berthold, Müller, Axel, Berner, Zsolt A., Wemmer, Klaus, Balaban, Sorin-Ionut (2013) Mineralogical and chemical composition of the Hagendorf-North Pegmatite, SE Germany – a monographic study. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie - Abhandlungen: Journal of Mineralogy and Geoche, 190 (3) 281-318 doi:10.1127/0077-7757/2013/0244 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | Abstract. Hagendorf-North is a zoned Li-Nb-P-feldspar-quartz pegmatite located W of the village of Hagendorf...Hagendorf-South deposit which once was the largest feldspar pegmatite in Central Europe. Hagendorf-North also...War II, the pegmatite has no longer been considered an economic target and the mine was shut down. The reason...pegmatite has been depleted of its less resistant feldspar envelope and now morphologically stands out as...in Central Europe totaling 4.4 million tons of feldspar and quartz used as raw material for the ceramic | | | Journal (issue) | should be done? “That’s a question no one really has an answer for,” says Smith. We know one thing for certain:...1810 biography and an English chapter on W ulfen’s wulfenite locality, Bleiberg, Austria. Calfskin spine...for entry to the wholesale show. Please call for an ap pointment, or to be put on my dealer list for...by members. The Mineralogical Record has agreed to an affiliation with the Friends of Mineralogy whereby...Kalahari rhodochrosite, Paterson (NJ), Brumado district (Brazil), Bosch Collection $10 v.9/#4 Elmwood | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | Aplite (SA) in the Hagendorf-Pleystein Pegmatite District, near Waidhaus, Germany, is a mildly peraluminous...mobilizates in this region and is overprinted by an epithermal phosphate system. K EY WORDS : aplite...material) aplite near Waidhaus is the last operating feldspar mine in the Hagendorf-Pleystein Pegmatite Mining...Society District in Bavaria, Germany. The Hagendorf pegmatite is one of the biggest feldspar-quartz pegmatite...position of the Hagendorf-Pleystein Pegmatite Mining District, Oberpfalz, Germany and (b) the geological setting | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | however, the freshly bulldozed dump material provided an unexpected collecting opportunity. It was the discovery...micro-sized apatite to discoveries of childrenite and an occasional wardite microcrystal. Gradually we added...walls and boulders. Little by little we came to find an even greater variety of phosphate minerals: messelite...its abundant feldspar. As were so many of the early pegmatite mines, it was probably an intermittent...1945, it included a parcel that “contained an abandoned feldspar mine that ceased operation in the mid-1920s” | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | diameter occur in the Palermo quarry, North Groton, New Hampshire and to an inch in diameter at the Smith...another hydrous manganese phosphate was found as an alteration product of lithiophilite at the Stewart...hydrous manganese phosphate was found abundantly as an alteration of lithiophilite at the Stewart mine,...hydrous ferrous phosphate occurs in pegmatites as an alteration of triphylite, lithiophilite and other...Hampshire; and at Pala, California. PURPUR1TE, essentially an iron-manganese, hydrous phosphate with manganese | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | hydrothermal and weathering one [ferrisicklerite ± heterosite + phosphoferrite–kryzhanovskite + ludlamite +...(GSB) in Lower Silesia, SW Poland, is a region with an old tradition of pegmatite exploitation. In the 18th...time, an unknown phosphate mineral named sarcopside, associated with hureaulite, vivianite and an apatite-group...phosphate pegmatitic mineralization in the GSB, and an evaluation of its relationships to the other important...crystalline rocks of the Niemcza Zone an inactive quarry at Lutomia BBM – Braszowice-Brzeźnica Massif | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | Figure 1: View of the Crystal Mountain district, looking west. Crystal Mountain is in the center background...Minerals from the Pegmatites of the Crystal Mountain District LARIMER COUNTY, COLORADO MARK I. JACOBSON 1350...that can be collected in the Crystal Mountain district. This is one of the few pegmatite districts in...AND MINERALS minerals described. It is therefore an ideal area for amateur mineralogists wishing to make...investigation of the district. Figure 2: Index map of the Crystal Mountain district, Larimer County, Colorado | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | phosphate minerals. Although some pegmatite mining for feldspar still continues (Jacobson 1994). the number of...mhite-tantalite. ambl ygonite, spodumene, and feldspar probably peaked in the 1940s. However, many of...compilation of state mineral locality indexes is an on-going project of Friends of Mineralogy; corrections...(reddish-brown mitsses). gypsum (cry+ tals), heterosite, hureaulite" (microcrystals). jahnsirc. kryzhanovskite...cassiterite. columbite-tantalite, tluorapatite, heterosite. lollingite, microcline, muscovite (mined, large | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | a border zone (BZ), an external wall-zone (EWZ), an internal wall-zone (IWZ), an intermediate zone (IZ)...successive crystallization of ferrisicklerite and heterosite; (ii) a hydration stage transforms triphylite...several pegmatites located in the Conselheiro Pena district, between Galiléia and Mendes Pimentel (Fig. 1)...landslides, which now cover a large part of the quarry, and consequently decreased chances of discovering...several districts, among which the Conselheiro Pena district (Pedrosa-Soares et al. 2009), which consists of | | | Journal (issue) | P. Cassedanne & L. Barreto The Messina mining district, South A frica .................................EARTH WHAT CAUSES MASS EXIIN t 1 IONS? M IN Ifff AN ASTEROID NEW GROUP AD The various group ads in the...unless it’s a “call for papers,” but I must make an exception for Primero Congreso Mexicano de Mineralogi'a...body is omitted. The article on the Sudbury Basin (an astrobleme/ore deposit accounting by itself for 20%...foreign). BACK ISSUES In this issue (pages 226-229) is an annotated listing of all back issues of the Mineralogical | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | Granite State, is one of our smaller states, with an area of just 9,304 square miles and is one of the...identification or location. Other supplemental information on an occurrence is given in parentheses after a locality...best occurrence at a locality it is so designated. An asterisk (*) after a mineral means that the occurrence...1955). Conway, Redstone granite quarry (includes Redstone Green granite quarry located 800 feet WNW), 1 mile...(Gillson 1927). Conway, White Mountain granite quarry, W side of Saco River on W side of Birch Hill, | | | Book | her patience and encouragement. Many years ago, in an era that seems like only yesterday to me, I began...the nation, and in some respects the planet, spans an incredibly diverse spectrum during its one hundred...worked at or were associated with the mine, presents an intriguing and enlightening perspective into New...entrance and arch of the Palermo No. 1 mine presents an impressive scene to visitors even today. Above -...was enriched with the per fect combination of feldspar, quartz and othh gran ite-related materials ideally | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | of wolfeite are transgressed by THE Thackaringa district, 4o km southwest of Broken Hill (31~ 39 S, 141~...cleavage-controlled manganese its quartz-alkali-feldspar-beryl pegmatites. The oxides and are partially...Middle Proterozoic green, has a Moh's hardness of 6, an SG of 3.62 Willyama Complex. The Complex underwent...using an energy dispersive T M P microprobe with a matite mass examined is mined for feldspar by R. K...pegmatite wall. An inner coarse-grained blocky gravimetric techniques. Infra-red absorption feldspar-rich zone | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | Sweden. Three main stages can be distinguished : (a) An epimagmatic-pegmatitoid stage during which the primary...consideration. Only in the papers by Adamson on the feldspar group and by Quensel and Gabrielsson on the tourmaline...The owner of the ground had noticed an outcrop of pure quartz in an outlying forest clearing and speculatively...temperatures. The pegmatite is surrounded on all sides by an amphibolitic rock of the same nature as that found...zones are then often visible. Along the contacts an inner zone of small red garnets may be seen, followed | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | Heterosite- Purpurite Locality in Litchfield. Connecticut The minerals heterosite-purpurite are relatively...minerals were also found in the famous Branchville Quarry near Ridgefield. A fortunate find in 1974 indicates...pegmatite intrudes the country rock at the south end of an extensive roadcut and is quite easily identifiable...portion of this pegmatite was blasted away. The heterosite-purpurite specimen was found in the rubble. Specimen...mica in a matrix of white feldspar with thin veins of clear quartz. Heterosite-purpurite are isomorphous | | | Report (edition) | 5 cm tall; gem weighs 2 carats. From the Havey Quarry, Poland, MaifJ. e. Photo copyright 1995 by Wendell...on quartz crystals, 24 x JO mm;Jrom the Bennett Quarry, Buckfield, Maine. Mined in 1996 by Holden !Jrothers... 1987). The "cleavelandite" variety of albite feldspar, which was named after him, can be found at numerous...Supplemental labels were added where necessary to show quarry sites, road names, and other useful landmarks....homework before starting out to the field, and develop an alternative itinerary in case the preferred locality | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | collectors, the origin of these Herkimer diamonds is an unsolved puzzle. A n y theory of origin must be consistent...quartz crystals must have formed from an unsaturated solution over an extremely long time, perhaps greater...these re markable crystals: (1) Recent studies of an oil spill near Bemidji, Minnesota, have led to the...Publica tion #26, Tulsa. FILLOWITE, LITHIOPHILITE, HETEROSITE/PURPURITE, AND ALLUAUDlTE-VARULITE GROUP MINERALS...pegmatite in Florence County, Wisconsin, has revealed an unusual phosphate assemblage. The pegmatite exhibits | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | and locality map of the Mount Wills pegmatite district (after Eagle et al., 2015). following the Benambran...internally unzoned and consist mainly of quartz, K-rich feldspar, albite and muscovite. Sporadic greisen-like zones...leases of the South Blue Jacket Company and forms an irregular outcrop of coarse-grained pegmatite up...a coarse-grained intergrowth of quartz, K-rich feldspar and muscovite, with pods of massive quartz. Cassiterite...Mount Wills tinfield. One small sample labelled “heterosite, Mt Wills” in the collection of Museums Victoria | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | Ankerite, Germany, thermal decomposition of, 138. An]~ole, Uganda, schorlomite, 775. Anorthite, Japan...meteorites, 726; cutting of, 742. BENJAMIN (R. K.), An axinite-epidote- tourmaline vein cutting amphibolite...Valais, Switzerland, hyalophane, 914. BI~NS (R. A.), An exceptionally large chondru]e in the ParnaUee meteorite...optische Orientierung der Plagioklase, 754. DEER (W. A.), HOWIE (1:~. A.), & ZUSSMAN (J.), An introduction to...diffraction tables, 147. HINTZE (CARL), Handbuch der Mineralogie. CHUDOBA{KARL F.), Ergttnzungsband III: | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | southeastern New Hampshire, a pegmatite is quarried for feldspar and mica. It is especially interesting for its...part is about 40 feet in width. The floor of the quarry is flat and cuts into the hill 150 feet, where...it rapidly wedges out. The walls of the present quarry at its head are about 50 feet high. According to...Strafford, a water-filled pit at the head of the quarry goesdown an additional 60 or 70 feet, and presumably...Mn)3AIr(SiOa)3 FeAst SnOg Autunite Vivianite Eosphorite Heterosite Ferri-sicklerite (?) Ca(UOz)gGOr)r'8H:O Fer@Or)r | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | Clays and Clay Minerals 25:95–104. A New Look at An Old Locality: The Chickering Mine in Walpole, NEW...one end will be a triplet and the other end will be an untwinned plate of phlogopite. If it cleaves as shown...metamorphism while solidly encased in calcite rather than in an open space. They would seem to represent elongation...Chickering mine is located in the Keene pegmatite district of southwestern New Hampshire. Recognized as one...Chickering is an important locality. The pegmatite was mined for potassic feldspar for an unknown period | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | there. The rock forming minerals, such as quartz, feldspar, mica, calcite and dolomite, build entire mountain...Silesia, Poland, well known lead-zinc deposits. This is an area with interesting mineral locations: Szarley...twins of gypsum crystals. BLEIBERG, Carnthia, Austria. Leadzinc deposit, here occur: galena, large xIs...greenockite, stolzite and srnithsonite. Near Salzburg Austria, well known mineral locality: wagnerite, lazurite...xls and others. ST. GOTTHARD Mountain, Switzerland, an area with interesting mineral locations. Here occur: | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | Access The local roads leading to the Palermo quarry are shown on the map. North Groton can be located...present owner, Mr. Robert Whitmore, is operating the quarry for the express purpose of maintaining its availability...197 Figure 6 (left): Huge feldspar crystal forming an arch over the quarry pit. Figure 7 (right): blast...in later years can be more accurately termed a quarry. In 1914, the mine was purchased and worked for...matites at this time and continued the mining o f feldspar and mica until the 1920s. After a long hiatus | | | Catalog/List | office rates. 1 PINITE (muscovite) after CORDIERITE an arrangement of these small crystals (4mm) m a display...fibrous mass 5x3 Edwards, Balmat-Edwards Zinc District, St Lawrence Co., New York, USA. £7 6 MOHAWKITE...DMISTEINBERGITE a fairly good coverage of this very rare feldspar on a fme grained greyish gabbro Kurumazawa, katashina...Cornwall £6 - the type location 19 URBANITE . ( an iron rich Augite or Aegirine ) brown cleavage Nyberget...County Sweden £8 3x2cm Mangruvan 24 PURPURITE-HETEROSITE rich mass of mauve cleavages with some small |
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