 | | Journal (issue) | | (a variety of zoisite), 9 cm, from the Merelani mine, located on the slopes of the Lelatema Mountains...La Marina mine, Colombia. Top right: Topaz, 8.4 cm, from Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Lower left:...left: Phosphophyllite, 2 cm, from the Unificada mine, Potosi, Bolivia. Bottom right: Grossular, 3.5 cm,...Andrea Bartorelli: Minerals and Precious Stones of Brazil. Other important references (if any) for individual... 5.5 cm, from the Alto da Cabeca mine, Parelhas, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. Will Johnson collection |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | pseudohexagonal twinned crystals, 23 × 20 cm, Cianciana mine, Agrigento, Italy. Jeff Scovil photo. Figure 5...crystals on large microcline crystals, 35 × 45 cm, Virgem da Lapa, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Adalberto Giazotto...large crystal group, 50 × 50 cm, from the Anahi mine, La Gaiba district, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia...aggregate of red crystals, 13 × 10 cm, Dolores Tercera mine, Chañarcillo, Copiapò, Atacama, Chile. Adalberto...crystals, 35 × 15 cm, Pederneira mine, São José de Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Adalberto Giazotto photo |  | | Journal (issue) | | row, from left: Euclase, 2.3 cm, from the Gachalá mine, Guavió-Guatéque mining district, Boyacá Department...Budd photo. Tanzanite, 7.6 cm, from the Merelani mine near Arusha, Tanzania. Barry & Beth Kitt collection;...Fluorite on quartz, 13 cm, from the Yaogangxian mine, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China. The...kunzite), 9 cm, from the Urucum mine, Galiléia, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Gus & Jane Eifler collection; Holly...the Musonoi mine, Zaire (#950). Jerry Cone photo. Adamite, 5-mm view, from the Mohawk mine, San Bernardino |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | The Pederneira Mine São José da Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil Dedication This article is the culmination...the Pederneira mine and with the people who live and breathe the project every day. The Pederneira mine...collaboration and belief in our project, the Pederneira mine would have been closed long, long ago. Thank...me (and the world) your culture and this amazing mine with all its incredible treasures. Thanks also to...wife Marisa, without whose support and input the Pederneira rollercoaster ride (and others) would not have |  | | Journal (issue) | | FLUORffE Tue largest crystal measures 3 cm Heights mine, Weardale, County Durham, England. Stuart Strife...(upper left) Elbaite, 4.5 cm, Sapo mine, Goiabeira, Minas Gerais, Brazil; Gus Eitler collection; Joe Budd...collection; Jeff Scovil photo. (lower left) Amazonite microcline with smoky quartz, 8.5 cm, Tree Root pocket,...Rhodochrosite, 11.5 cm, Good Luck pocket, Sweet Horne mine, Alma, Colorado. Ex Steve Smale collection. Joe...Daoping mine, Guilin, Guangxi, China. Ex Steve Smale Kunzite spodumene, 11 cm, Urucum mine, Minas Gerais |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | afalster@mainemineralmuseum.org Muzo-habit Quartz Zigras Mine, Garland County, Arkansas Q uartz, the best known...at 12 percent is tied with potassium feldspar (microcline, orthoclase, and sanidine) for second place (www...have selected Muzo-habit quartz from the Zigras mine at Blue Springs, Garland County, Arkansas, for this...mined in 2015 from the bonanza zone at the Zigras mine, Blue Springs, Garland County, Arkansas. James Zigras...quartz (3.3 cm tall) from Joaquim Felício, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The kite-shaped terminal face is r, and |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | and spessartine. Historic localities are found in Brazil, Madagascar, Russia, and the United States, but...(Simmons 2007). Historically, pegmatite deposits in Brazil, Madagascar, Russia, and the United States have...nepheline syenite) contain gem minerals, such as microcline (amazonite), sodalite, and zircon. GEM MINERALS...Acadêmico Hélio Ramos, 54740-530, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil E-mail: beurlen@ufpe.br E LEMENTS , V OL . 8,...right from the upper left, pink morganite beryl (Brazil, 100.99 ct, 35.96 × 25.69 mm), blue topaz (Zimbabwe |  | | Journal (issue) | | crystal, 75 mm long, from the Cruzeiro mine, Minas Gérais, Brazil. See 'The location, geology and mineralogy...mineralogy of gem tourmalines in Brazil' on pp. 263-98 ISSN: 1355-4565 262 J. G e m m , 1996, 25, 4 ...location, geology and mineralogy of gem tourmalines in Brazil Jacques P. Cassedanne, Dr. Sc. *, and Maurice Roditi...tourmaline is the 'Eastern pegmatitic province' of Minas Gerais. One general and three detailed maps of specific...Non-pegmatitic deposits of tourmaline include the Brumado mine (Bahia) which produces fine red uvite crystals and |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | heulandite). Stilbite-Ca from the Little Three mine, California, (Table 9 of London et al., 2012) is...pegmatites from Maine, California, Afghanistan, and Brazil that were part of this study), contain spodumene...fully ordered K-feldspar (i.e., maximu m or low microcline) would have Ʃt 1 = 1.0. Journal Pre-proof Figure...states of the K-feldspars labeled as domains of “microcline”, “adularia”, “orthoclase”, etc. (quotation marks...studied (Table 3) fall entirely in the field of “microcline” of Kroll and Ribbe (1987, with quotation marks |  | | Journal (issue) | | Front cover: Sulfur on Aragonite, 25 cm Cozzodisi mine, Casteltermini, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy. Adalberto...place in the Sardinian mines and the Traversella mine (Piedmont). The second edition of the Catalogue...chalcopyrite and various rare sulfosalts from the Bottino mine in Tuscany. MINERAL COLLECTING FROM THE POST-WAR...exploring the underground workings of an historic gold mine in the Brusson area, Val d' Ayas, western Alps....momentum came from my first visit to the Jeffrey mine in Asbestos, Quebec in 1997. I was fascinated by |  | | Book | | MINERALS & PRECIOUS STONES OF BRAZIL Sponsored by: VALE MINISTER.IO DA CULTURA © 2009 - CARLOS CORNEJO...Lavra do Sapo, Ferruginha, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais. Collection of Alvaro Lucio. Photograph taken...photographs: "Parafba" tourmaline (25 x 6 mm), Sao Jose da Batalha, Parafba. Courtesy of Bruno and Rolando Gioia...Brasileira do Livro, SP, Brazil) Cornejo, Carlos .Minerals & precious stones of Brazil. Carlos Cornejo, Andrea...3. Minerals - Brazil 4. Minerals- Classification 5. Mineralogy 6. Mineralogy - Brazil - History 7. Precious |  | | Journal (issue) | | and Smelting Company of British Columbia, and the Mine and Exploration Division of the Canadian Forestry...“The Mineralogy and Geology of the Silence Lake Mine” was published in Lapis (May 1985), and he was a...Colorado he worked as a miner at the Climax molybdenum mine. Benjy married Elizabeth Ann Spangler, and they...volume 51, September–October, 2020 famous Franklin mine. Russell and Alexandra were married soon after meeting...com | w w w. FineMineral.com Colorado Quartz Mine, California, USA 6 cm Rudolph Now accepting |  | | Journal (issue) | | Collector—Part II Fify-nine treasure hunts in Minas Gerais, 1969–2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 by...crystal cluster on matrix, 6 cm tall, from the Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb, Namibia. Sandor Fuss collection (2004)...Vug,” discovered on the 12th level of the Cresson mine, Cripple Creek district, Colorado in 1914 (see “The...Mineralogical Record, volume 37, May–June, 2006 Cresson mine manager Dick Roelofs showing the Cresson Vug to...school; he did his Master’s work at the Rueppele iron mine in Stanton, Missouri. He spent the years 1931–1932 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | alkali feldspar species, sanidine, orthoclase, and microcline, can only be distinguished by diffraction or...feldspar), the K-feldspar phase is ordered, triclinic microcline. Pegmatites are plutonic igneous rocks that are...albite, 16.8 × 16.0 × 14.3 cm, Urucum mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil; Joe Budd photo, courtesy of The Arkenstone...× 11.7 cm, Pederneira claim, (g) (h) São José da Safira, Doce Valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil; Joe Budd photo...colorless beryl variety goshenite from the Tanco mine, Bernic Lake, Manitoba, 6.2 × 4.0 × 4.8 cm; David |  | | Journal (issue) | | epidote deposits of the Capelinha Region, Minas Gerais, Brazil ......................................315...epidote on matrix, 4.4 cm, from Capelinha, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Gail and Jim Spann collection; Tom Spann...w w w. FineMineral.com Tourmaline Cruzeiro Mine, Brazil. 19.5 cm Fine Minerals International proudly...greenmountainminerals.com BA R I T E 12 X 8” Parkside Mine, Frizington Copeland, Cumbria, England, UK Photo...EPIDOTE DEPOSITS OF THE CAPELINHA REGION, MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL Andrea Bartorelli1 Carlos Cornejo2 Mario |  | | Journal (issue) | | specimen mining in Pederneira, many exceptional pockets have been discovered. The mine is renowned for the...One of the most remarkable pockets found at the mine was the Afghan Pocket, collected in 2001; it did...to 5 cm” Continued on page 6 Pederneira Mine (Brazil) The Pederneira Mine is one of the most important...crystals on matrix are the signature specimens for this mine. Associated Photographer: Jeff Scovil (USA) Topaz...view of the enitre Pederneira Mine camp from higher up the mountain. The Pederneira Mine, and the equally-famous |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | from reddish to bluish. Sample locality: Minas Gerais, Brazil. (b) Tourmaline fibers as mats surrounding...nucleate on dark tourmaline cores. Sample locality: Minas Maria, Cananea District, Mexico. (c) Tourmaline...fluor-elbaite on elbaite. Sample locality: Pederneira Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil. (d) Tourmaline fibers as fibrous...elbaite host. Sample locality: Cruzeiro Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil. either as hair-like curved fibers or...and log a[Mg2þ/(Hþ)2] of 5.2– 6.4. The Brumado, Brazil magnesite deposit is known for its well-developed |  | | Journal (issue) | | 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...dozen mines were opened, one of which (the Mariposa mine) produced a wider variety of mercury minerals than...Morgenstern photo. Calcite, 5.8 cm, from the Mariposa mine, Terlingua; Roh Lavinsky (The Arkenstone) specimen...Calomel crystals on terlinguaite, 3 mm, Mariposa mine, Terlingua. Celestine, 4.5 cm, Burnet, Burnet County; |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | meionite with a composition of about Ma70Me30. Microcline, KAlSi3O8, uncommonly occurs as white, rounded...formed calcite, chalcopyrite, danburite, diopside, microcline, phlogopite, pyrite, titanite, quartz, and marialite...April 2015 Auction 1 NATIVE GOLD Eagle’s Nest Mine, Placer Co., California, USA HA.com/NatureandScience...CLEAVELANDITE Blue Gem Pocket, 2006 Pederneira Mine, São José da Safira, MG, Brazil 3.2 x 1.7 x 2.6 in. (8.1 x |  | | Journal (issue) | | Articles Cuprian elbaite from the Batalha mine, Paraíba, Brazil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....by W. E. Wilson Stibnite from the Wuling antimony mine, Jianxi province, China . . . . . . . . . . . ....and corrosion surfaces, from the Medra mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Keith Proctor collection; Jeff Scovil...info@trafford-flynn.com UK Mining Ventures Fluorite—Rogerley mine, Weardale, UK www.ukminingventures.com e-mail: Jef520@aol...2002 Cuprian Elbaite from the Batalha Mine, Paraíba, Brazil Wendell E. Wilson The Mineralogical Record |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | crystals of linarite (up to 6 or 7 mm) from Blancher Mine, New Mexico, USA; wulfenite tabular crystals (up...translucent crystals of calcite and fluorite from Elmwood Mine, Tennessee, USA (Fig 7) is amazingly beautiful....elbaite with lepidolite and quartz (Pederneira Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil) as well as luxurious intergrowths...opposite the windows. The large bluish grey agate from Brazil can be marked too. The amethyst crystal, 12 cm...emphasized: emerald crystals (4 cm long) from the Coscuez Mine, Boyacá , Columbia, and aquamarine from Erongo, |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | localities in countries such as Pakistan, Afghanistan, Brazil, Colombia, Madagascar, Zambia, and the United States...morganite, crystal on albite from the White Queen mine, Pala district, San Diego County, California. The...morganite, with associated elbaite from the Stewart mine, Pala district, San Diego County, California. The...variety morganite, on albite from the White Queen mine, Pala district, San Diego County, California. Fisher-Kureczka...variety morganite, and albite from the White Queen mine, Pala district, San Diego County, California. Fisher-Kureczka |  | | Catalog/List | | Ward Minera! on QUARTZ RHODOCHROSITE District Mine. Climax Climax olTolg-Yole Lake. County. ncredibly...years to find a specimen rhombs rhombs Climax Mine, ot rhodochrosite $50 OOU 60.000 Ex The ... 8 nn ae from the \ slight ¢ « nax 1g Mine : The Kevin Ward Mineral Exceptional German...silver was found in the late 1970s at the Dukat Mine measures which is mainly known by 6 cm Ex: Helmut... initely a unique opportunity. From the Dukat Mine, Dukat Gold-Silver Ore Field, Magadan Oblast’, East |  | | Journal (issue) | | Rhodonite, 4.7 cm, from the 1700 level, Zinc Corporation mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. Collection...collection, John Chapman photo. • 2.5 cm, Top Camp mine, Western Ausytralia. George Stacey collection, Jeff...Scovil photo. Middle row from left: • 2.3 cm, Kintore mine, Coolgardie, Western Australia. Aloe Family collection;...spent the rest of their lives there as miners and mine captains. Cornish tradition favored the collecting...build his mineral collection. His job at the Moonta mine was sampling ore for the company’s assay office |  | | Journal (issue) | | rarely seem clean. Several dealers hacl the new microcline (var. a mazonite) from Konzo. Siclamo in Ethiopia...Occurrence of irhtemite and adelite at the Mercur Mine, Tooele Co., Utah; the western hemisph ere's first...an from Navegador Mine, Conselheiro Pena, Minas industrial product? Gerais, Brazil. Luiz Menezes specimen...Teasing this year was vivianite from the Cigana Mine (very near Mineral News December 2003 the de...Lin6polis (Divino Das Laranjeiras. M inas Ge rais, Brazil) Luiz had gormanit e as fuzzy dark gree n c ru |
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