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Nephrite from
Salisbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA


Locality type:Town
Classification
Type:Nephrite
Comments:According to Robinson, "Nephrite, somewhat lamellar, and exhibits imperfect prisms by fracture. (Sil. 8.60.) Nephrite is found one mile east of the [meetinghouse]."
Confirmation
Validity:Unconfirmed/Questioned
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Nephrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Salisbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:131262
Long-form Identifier:1:3:131262:1
GUID (UUID V4):d1c6b249-1626-4b8e-82f3-784719713d64
References
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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)
village of Gilsum, in Alstead Township, Cheshire County, New Hampshire. Although found in Brazil and other...tertiary formation at Williamsburg in Hampshire County. The serpentine was said to be equal to the fine...upon Noyes Mountain in Greenwood Township, Oxford County, Maine, when an estimated 8 tons of the commercial...found in an argillaceous schist at Natick in Kent County, Rhode Island. It was also reported found in an...report in drift boulders near Wickford in Washington County in the same state. The writer wonders if any collectors
Report (volume)
Del Norte County; Trinity River, Trinity County; Spanish Creek and Gopher Hill, Plumas County; Placerville...Dorado County; Cherokee Flats, Yankee Hill,and Oroville, Butte County; French Corral, Nevada County; Indian...Indian Gulch and Volcano, Amador County; and Alpine Creek, Tulare County. Other western localities are:...Diamond Basin, Ada County, Idaho; Curry County, Oreg.; and Nelson Hill, near Glacier County, Mont. The Great...Pierce County; Oregon, Dane County; Kohlsville, Washington County; Saukville, Ozaukee County; Eagle,
Book (edition)
topaz and spodumene. crystals, Areas in Maine, Connecticut and California, and Madagascar, are famous for...mine, Racooche Valley, White Co. 1866 Vs White County Daniel Light form, % mi. NE Less than 1887 ...Alabama has yielded a 4i%4 carat diamond from Shelby County, 30 miles south of Birmingham, found about 1900...Siding in St. Clair County, 20 miles northeast of Bir- mingham. One found in Lee County in 1901 weighs 4^...have a cornfield at Pounding Mill, Tazewell County, Va. A 3 carat stone, bought by a Knoxville
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
more. "The Glove Mine is located in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, near the little town of Amado, on the...inches in length. They come from Mt. Antero, Chaffee County, Colorado (altitude of pocket where found over...inches in size, comes from Devil's Head, Douglas County, Colo. Microcline {feldspar). Nice loose xls, averaging...received. These come from Devil's Head, Douglas County, Colo. Garnet (spessartite). Small but gemmy, deep...Locality is Ruby Mountain near Nathrop, Chaffee County, Colo. Topaz: Small, colorless gemmy xls in cavities
Catalog/List
fpolished.) 73. h. Hartz. 71. L. Compact. Munroe, Connecticut. (Chlorophane.) der, Heated emits a beautiful...whitish veins and crystals. 75. L. Munroe, Connecticut. Sp. 2. Do. Rhomhohedral Fluor- Haloide. Triv...Marble. Bituminous limestone 169. L. Milford, Connecticut. 160. L. Egypt. MPMMII Var. Marble, Var. ... 163. L. Var. Breccia-marble. West Haven, Connecticut. 164. L. Middlebury, Vermont. 165. L. Mount...mica, and carbonate of lime. 196. L. Southbury, Connecticut. Fibrous limestone, impreg- nated with bitumen
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
quartz. Clora May Mine, Trout Creek Pass, Chaffee County, Colo." The locality is described in Prof. Richard...to 223 pages). Chaffee County is in the central part of Colorado. CONNECTICUT—"I am sending the enclosed...taste. Thompson, in N / E Windham County, is in N / E Connecticut. FLORIDA—"I am mailing you a box of...brown, l.w. Belle Glade, in western Palm Beach County, is in southern Florida. I N D I A N A — "The enclosed...only the limestone. Corydon, in central Harrison County, is in southern Indiana. KANSAS—"Under separate
Book
Jasper, Agate, Chrysoberyl, Zircon, Adularia, Nephrite, Emerald, Beryl, Precious Gar- The number &c...of Saratoga in Now York, by Doct. John H. Steel. county A (Steel.') 1822." (N. G.) " New Farmer and...all mica slate, Garnets. (E. L. Hamlin.) LITCHFIELD. Schorl, common, very abundant. (C.) LOVELL...mountain, which is situated on the east side of Connecticut riv,er, opposite Brattleborough, E. village,...Oxide of Iron, (earthy,) near, 8 in. E. from Connecticut river, a bed 5 to 8 feet thick in gneiss ; the
Book (edition)
describes sites under of the nearest town and county. and the many maps included book contain such...in the dike. Such pegmatite dikes in Maine, Connecticut, New Hampshire, North Carolina, South Dakota...collector, especially in Maine, New Hampshire, Connecticut, New Jersey, Virginia, and North Carolina. In...pink hue (right) from the Sunnyside Mine, San Juan County, Colorado. MOTTLED AGATE from Chihuahua, Mexico...usually veined with black. This is from Siskiyou County, California. z'^m-: LABRADORITE, the feldspar
Book (volume)
.........................................94 Connecticut ..............................................................548 Table of Maps Page Alabama County Map ...................................................................................4 Alaska County and Stream Map ......................................................................22 Arizona County Map ................................................................................49 Arkansas County Map ..........................................
Book (edition)
from the Tourmaline Q ueen .1ine, Pala, San Diego County, California. From a pen-and-ink drawing by W. E...(Peridot), Turquois, Prosopite, Variscite, Jade (Nephrite and Jadeite), Rhodonite, ldocrase (V esuvianite)...of tourmaline crystal forms 38. Map of San Diego County, California gem sources 3 9. Stewart Lithia· and...British Columbia 52. Map of nephrite jade areas in Wyoming 53. Views in nephrite terrain, Wyoming 54. View...View of Clear Creek, San Benito County, California 55. Monterey County jade-producing shoreline, California
Catalog/List
enlarged photograph of a piece of Obsidian, from Lake County, Oregon, which shows a Conchoidal fracture. t...Cleavable, greenish black; Canada ... ............. •Nephrite-(Jade), gray-green masses; Wyoming . ... Smaragdite...York ............ Xline, white, in dolomite; Connecticut . .. ........ . He:ugonite Purple xline mass;...shire . 40 l\lassive, pale bluish-green; Maine, Connecticut or North Carolina ................. . ............... . 1.00 Xline, coarse, dark lavender; Connecticut or S. Dakota .25 Xline, medium-coarse yellow;
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
581; spectrochemical determination of, 790; Amelia County, anal., 796 ALIAS (L. J.), see DE CASTRO(A. HoYos)...System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana & Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University, 1837-1892. 7th edn, voh...ttydrothermal growth of ruby, 974 BUTLER (B. C. M.), Nephrite from Pakistan, 385 BUTLER (J. R.) and SKIBA (W...A., 404 Deltaite, a mixture, 260 Diabantite, Connecticut, Utah, & Virginia, anal., D.T.A., 404 Diamond...mboziite in, 1057; Somalia, petr., mboziite in, 1057 Nephrite, Pakistan, 385 Nevyanskite, history, definition
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
gastropods, brachiopods, etc. Only $ 1 . 7 5 Postpaid USA. Robert Eaton, 5 4 Heberle R d . , Rochester, 9 ...Apartado 6 1 , Queretaro, Mexico. Apple Green Nephrite Jade from Fraser River area in B.C. I am releasing...for specimen and list. Peter Krump, Box 164, Salisbury Center, N.Y. Scott's Rose Quartz Co.—Rose Quartz—also...446 So. 5th St., Hot Springs, So. Dak. S Herkimer County "Diamandi" SI OO A Golden Apatite Crystals, $1...Ellington A F B , Houston, Texas. 10, Ohio. Connecticut Mineral Folio No. 1 — M i d d l e t o w n Pegmatite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
gastropods, brachiopods, etc. Only $ 1 . 7 5 Postpaid USA. Robert Eaton, 5 4 Heberle Rd., Rochester, 9,New...Don Stonerock Briggs, Dryden, Maine. Apple Green Nephrite Jade f r o m Fraser River area in B.C. I am releasing...specimen and list. Peter K r u m p , Box 164, Salisbury Center, N.Y. Scott's Rose Quartz Co.—Rose Q u...Norway, Maine. ROCKS AND MINERALS 8 Herkimer County "Diamonds" or 8 red garnet crystals $ 1 . 0 0 ;...Satisfaction guaranteed. A l l $ 1 . 5 0 lb. postpaid in USA. Alexander's, 5 0 0 W e s t 129th St., Hawthorne
Book
famous was the single beryl stone found in Oxford County in Maine that weighed 18 tons and was 18 feet in...stones. Beryl occurs in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Idaho, Maine, Maryland, New Hampshire...harder than the lesser-valued nephrite. The jade in Wyoming is nephrite. Some jadeite has been found in...prospected. The characteristics of jadeite and nephrite differ markedly, so they will be con¬ trasted...trasted in this description. Both jadeite and nephrite have a medium hardness, but jadeite is slightly harder
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
any can be collected. BIBLIOGRAPHY Dana, Edward Salisbury. A Textbook 0/ ,\1ineralogy, John Wiley & Sons...Jake and mountain area. Pleasant drives to Oxford County gem deposits. Gold panning nearby. Swimming, boating...Whitins, Weld Inn & Matol Weld, Maine 04285 434 NEPHRITE JADE Official Gemstone of the State of Alaska
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)
ellmo ellmo 0 ellmo Volume 27 No.4 October 2000 Nephrite Jade Treated Diamonds Diamond Brilliance Spinels...October 2000 ISSN: 1355-4565 Two contrasting nephrite jade types Dr Douglas Nichol Wrexham, Wales ABSTRACT:...Two principal types of nephrite jade orebody are now recognized: (1) ortho-nephrite jade bodies associated...Canadian Cordillera, British Columbia; and (2) para-nephrite jade bodies associated with metasedimentary strata...South Australia. Major-element geochemistry of nephrite jades from the two contrasting geological environments
Journal (issue)
quality, occurs in veins east of Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia. The colour is caused by unidentified...(D.). Nephrite jade deposits. Australian Gemmologist, 1975, 12, 7, 220221. An account of nephrite deposits...information is given on nephrite jade deposits (unfortunately the running head "Nephrite jade production in...volume. Alaska has alone produced some fine-quality nephrite. As in the earlier volume, North America includes...Bowskill, Alan P., Mansfield. Brady, Michael F., Salisbury. Brenton-Coward, Richard I., Otford. Bressel,
Report (issue)
NMNH83380 Zeolite NeodymiumJDxide GDS34 Nepheline HS19 Nephrite HS296 Amphibole Niter GDS43 Nontronite GDS41 Nontronite...1 Zoisite Natrolite Neodymium Nepheline Other: Nephrite 3 Desert_Varnish Niter 1 Kerogen Nontronite 17...We are Crowley, Jim Post, Fred Kruse, and Jack Salisbury for samples. Thanks to the British Museum and...SAMPLE_DESCRIPTION: This sample was obtained by John W. Salisbury, and the analysis and mid-infrared spectra were...were published in: original sample Salisbury, J. W., Walter, L. W., and Vergo, N., 1987, Mid-Infrared
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
slate knife for lance or harpoon; c, adz blade of nephrite; d, flint knife; e, quartz knife; f, arrowhead...south shore of Baffin Island. Six implements of nephrite were unexpected, for that mineral, though plentiful...thin beds of soapstone and some nephrite, or jade."3 I have seen no nephrite implements from any district...are shown in Figure 3, where c represents one of nephrite, probably an adz head. The majority of the specimens...ancient route, travel from Cape Dorset by way of Salisbury and Nottingham Islands to the north Labrador coast
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
community of Talucah near Vahlermoso Springs, in Morgan County, north Alabama. A large portion of this cave had...I'd ever seen from a United States pegmatite." CONNECTICUT—In his letter, dated Jan. 15, 1956, Richard Schooner...rare. Both petalite and pollucite are new for Connecticut. They should be added to the list of minerais...article on the locality . . . '90 Minerals From 1 Connecticut Hill (ROCKS AND MINERALS, July-August, 1955...messelite (or neomesselite) are all new for Connecticut." DELAWARE — Limestone has been quarried 2 miles
Report (volume)
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...Jefferson County, at Elyton; Lee County, at Chewacla lime works; St. Clair County, at Gfeensport; Shelby
 
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