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Sardonyx from
Diamond Hill, Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA


Locality type:Hill
Classification
Species:Quartz var: Sardonyx
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sardonyx data
Locality Data:Click here to view Diamond Hill, Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:153760
Long-form Identifier:1:3:153760:4
GUID (UUID V4):87846ce6-107f-4869-9207-317fabc0277d
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Anatase on smoky quartz, Rhode Island $1 to $3.00; Clinozoisite crystals, Providence, R. I., 50¢. Many other...Specimens, 2100 Hartford Avenue., Johnston, Rhode Island. 02919 NEW OFFERI "GRAB BAG" TUMBLING PACKAGE...cutting material, supplies, Star Diamond Machinery, tumblers, slab saws, diamond blades, polishing compounds...Canada. Belle Vista Motel. (Ph. 613-472-2216). DIAMOND HILL Middleville, N. Y. 13406. In-town digging grounds...Penna. 19606 (215) 799-2932. J. L. Deeter. NEW - RHODE ISLAND MINES and MINERALS By Philip Morrill and Willard
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ASHTABULA COUNTY CONNEAUT, area pits, quarries, rd. cuts, etc.⎯cone-in-cone Calcite. CLERMONT COUNTY MILFORD...creek gravels and alluvial deposits, rare⎯Diamond. CLINTON COUNTY WILMINGTON, area of Todd’s Ford, a mineral...mineral deposit⎯Hematite. COSHOCTON COUNTY AREA, townships of Washington, Virginia, Bedford, Jackson,...CUYAHOGA COUNTY CHAGRIN FALLS (on Geauga Co. line), area quarries⎯oilstone. DELAWARE COUNTY DELAWARE...nodules⎯Pyrite (crystals sharply cubic). FRANKLIN COUNTY COLUMBUS, area countywide exposures of blue clay
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ASHTABULA COUNTY CONNEAUT, area pits, quarries, rd. cuts, etc.⎯cone-in-cone Calcite. CLERMONT COUNTY MILFORD...creek gravels and alluvial deposits, rare⎯Diamond. CLINTON COUNTY WILMINGTON, area of Todd’s Ford, a mineral...mineral deposit⎯Hematite. COSHOCTON COUNTY AREA, townships of Washington, Virginia, Bedford, Jackson,...CUYAHOGA COUNTY CHAGRIN FALLS (on Geauga Co. line), area quarries⎯oilstone. DELAWARE COUNTY DELAWARE...nodules⎯Pyrite (crystals sharply cubic). FRANKLIN COUNTY COLUMBUS, area countywide exposures of blue clay
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of Saratoga in Now York, by Doct. John H. Steel. county A (Steel.') 1822." (N. G.) " New Farmer and...of Iron, at Rumford Falls, (J. P.) PARKER'S ISLAND. (In the Kennebeck.) Schorl, sometimes translucent...situated 2 m. N. from the village, on a precipitous hill, whose base is washed, by the Connecticut river...(Hall.) WINNEPISSIOGEE LAKE. Hornblende, on Red hill, near the lake. (C. C. Baldwin.) 17 VERMONT...crystals are very abundant in granite on a small island a few feet above the bridge, imperfect. Prehnite
Journal (issue)
cameo blank was so marked that the artist could not usa it in the regular course of his work, he would throw...Highway 61, and at Gull Point on M. 64 in Ontonagon County, Michigan. Someday I shall go back and hunt for... ROUGE and LIPSTICK . . . As between an uncut diamond and an undyed grey agate, the latter is far more...bring out to the point that both the agate and the diamond as well as many other gems require some touching...chalcedony to imitate carnelian, onyx, chrysoprase, sardonyx, etc. is a general practice in the German agate
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BEAUTIFULin performance in design THE GENIE ALL DIAMOND GRINDING AND POLISHING MACHINE $850.00 Complete...UT 84404 Mrs. Toby Cozens. Treasurer 4401 S. W . Hill Street. Seattle, WA 98116 SOUTH CENTRAL FEDERATION...is little disagreement over the Lap" with SOM diamond (squirt bottle) cutting of a stone. By choice or...peatta. marking taga. stone handling euppl.- . diamond teatera, ultrUonlc clNnen, teal-. and a large...tough but are not nearly as hard as real native diamond. Herkimer "diamonds" often can be found interlaced
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country, upon which the unbounded blessings of Providence have been spread in the most liberal manner,...which are generally considered real gems are the Diamond, Sapphire, Chrysoberyl, Spinelle, Emerald, Beryl...instance we test the hardness on such minerals as the Diamond, Sapphire, Topaz, Quartz, Felspar, Apatite, and...will readily be touched by the file ; whereas, Diamond, Ruby, and Sapphire are not at all attacked. In...10. Diamond. (Phosphate of Lime.) We see, by the numerical order, that Fluorspar is 4 and Diamond 10 ;
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
presented me. with a quartz crystal from Herkimer County, New York, and from that day to this minerals have...low tide on the shore of Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island. This boulder, after being broken away from...stands out in my memory is the Diamond Hill section of Herkimer County, New York, noted for the remarkable...258 ROCKS AND MINERALS The hills of Westchester County, in one, ultimately" reaching the end product the...years. The varieties of chalcedony noted are sard, sardonyx, blackonyx, carnelian, agate, flint and chert
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generally regarded as the precious stones the diamond, ruby, emerald, sapphire, and sometimes the pearl...jewelry trade itself the custom is to refer to the diamond, hardest but not the rarest of gemstones, and then...the emerald being the rarest of the group. The diamond is not rare but the market is well controlled....minerals) into a hardness scale of ten points. Diamond is At book the hardest substance 9 is which... J. S. The ancient cameos were carved from sardonyx, carnelian, and agate Klauber, famous engraver
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chalcedony, jasper and gem petrified wood. BUFFALO COUNTY KEARNEY, area gravel bars and pits along the Platte...townagate, chalcedony, jasper, petrified wood. CASS COUNTY WEEPING WATER, SE, on rd. to Nehawka, in the Snyderville...chalcedony, jasper, fossils. CHERRY COUNTY VALENTINE, in the Sandhills county along the Niobrara R. and Minnechaduza...gem qualityagatized and opalized wood. DAWES COUNTY CHADRON, in N part of Co. and as far W as Crawford...cuts, cut banks, breaks, draws and washes, gullies, hill slopes, etc.chalcedony roses, Celestite crystals
Journal (issue)
DOLOMITE CRYSTALS IN PENN.—Richard Haefner.... 808 RHODE ISLAND HOLDS ANNUAL CORN BOIL—Gardiner E. Gregory....VIRGINIA—R. J. Bland, Jr. 838 HISTORY OF ANDOVER-SULPHUR HILL IRON MINES, N. J.— (Part 1)—D. R. Suayze 852 DEPARTMENTS...Wayebunas D. G. MITCHELL APPOINTED GENERAL MANAGER, MK DIAMOND PRODUCTS. 803 851 851 871 Entered as Second-(...San Antonio Rock & Lapi­ dary Society and Bexar County Mineral Hobby Club. Chairman; Fred Stevenson, P...Monroe, Peru, Indiana. April 30, May 1. 1966—Dallas County' Rock Club will hold its Rock Club Showcase at
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the emerald b eing ilie rarest of the group. The diamond is not rare b11t the market is well controlled... Fie. 1. The ancient cameos \Vere carved from sardonyx, carnelian, and agate by J. S. Klauber, fan1ous...paths in the fields. Similar ones come from the Island of Rhodes. But the magicians know of other sorts:...replica, Gilmore claims that the stone ,vas sarcl or sardonyx, a reddish-bro,vn agate type of chalcedony, named...action was that other sections of tl1e city and county of Los Angeles soon began organizing their O\vn
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oxydized stones—a system adopted by others. The diamond is placed at the head of the whole class of Gems...PART III. CONSIDERATION OF THE INDIVIDUAL GEMS. Diamond ......................... ..' ...................two and two by the principal axes.—Ex., galena, diamond. Fig. 5. ' Fig. 6. 6. The icositetrahedrons...and twelve rhombic angles—Ex, fluor spar, garnet, diamond. The seven forms of crystals now described are...acuter and four obtuser. hexagonal angles.—'-Ex., diamond. The derivation and signs of these forms are as
Book (edition)
describes sites under of the nearest town and county. and the many maps included book contain such...^t flap) \ *' ^ *D * D } '<&*=> 4B^ Diamond M Tourmaline ^P Ruby. Sapphire O Quartz crystal...symmetry of crystals, the spectacular glitter of diamond have evoked admiring gasps of soft pleasure....known Mohs' scale. (See Table from equal; the diamond, as this scale are far Mohs' Hardness Scale...angles to one another. Cubic fluorite, octahedral diamond, and trisoctahedral garnet are typical examples
Book (edition)
MARIN COUNTY FREE LIBRARY 3 1111 00289 4184 \ I s Fifth Revised Edition A complete, state-by-state... % DATE DUE \ °* A DEMCO 38-297 KEY 4& Diamond M Tourmaline fQl Ruby, O Sapphire Quartz...and California; emerald in North Carolina, a big diamond or two in Arkansas, opal in Idaho, and so on. Old...Derbyshire or, perhaps, a pyramid of smoky quartz from Cumberland. The next it may be rock crystal from Madagascar...The steps on this scale are far from equal; the diamond, for example, is rated on the scale as 10, but
Journal (issue)
CONKLIN QUARRY Minerals and gem materials in Rhode Island by James R. Mitchell FEATURES 10 48 51 Page...a foot $29900 A.A-. - INTRODUCTORY PRICE DIAMOND PACIFIC TOOL.. COAF>OAA"T"ION 25647 W. Main St...lighting. a fuzzy magnifier , or an errant piece of diamond on the wrong lap can thwart your best efforts....machine. a manual. and just four grit sizes of diamond you can successfully \\'Ork \Vith 90% of the garden... It ca me with. two copper laps - 325 and 600 diamond on one. 1200 on the other - and a tin/ lead lap
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........................................412 Rhode Island .............................................................548 Table of Maps Page Alabama County Map ...................................................................................4 Alaska County and Stream Map ......................................................................22 Arizona County Map ................................................................................49 Arkansas County Map ..........................................
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Gems and Gemstones 156 Equipment; Operation Diamond Saw; Grinding Techniques; Lapping the Flat Surface;...North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas...The very earliest true gem diamond dates only to 480 B.c., although diamond crystals had been used before...probably lapis lazuli, assigned to Dan) , and diamond (no doubt rock crystal, i.e., clear quartz, assigned...listed by county and community, range and distance. Whenever the collector crosses a county line, he will
Journal (issue)
striated horizontally. 6 "Drusy" Quartz, Missouri, USA Denise Bicknell Collection THE BACKBENDER'S GAZETTE...Herkimer and Montgomery Counties area of New York, USA. Austria, Switzerland, and Germany have produced...are common from alpine San Bernardino County, California, USA Denise Bicknell collection localities....Bolivia. Ametrine has occurred at Amethyst Hill in the Central Hill Country of Texas (Raines and Smith). Smoky...creating the darker coloration. Pikes Peak in Colorado, USA is known for its Smokey Quartz, Microcline var.
Book (edition)
Virginia West Virginia New York Ohio Pennsylvania Rhode Island Missouri Vermont Wisconsin ‘Nriodyo €...with the color of fine sapphire and the fire of a diamond, benitoite is currently found in gem quality only...exclusively in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Mitchell County, North Carolina, to be true hiddénjte: 12 + The...Hamlin, were rock hunting on Mount Mica in Oxford County, Maine. On the way home, one of the boys saw a...are kept busy in the Pala district of San Diego County, California, as well. California, in fact, is North
Book (volume)
........................................352 Rhode Island ..............................................rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...mountainous, constituting the southern end of the Cumberland Plateau and climaxing in 2,407 ft. Cheaha Mt...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham...well known to prehistoric Indians.) BARBOUR COUNTY BAKER HILL, SE 1 mi. : 1 in a deep ravine, as a bed deposit⎯yellow
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........................................352 Rhode Island ..............................................rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...mountainous, constituting the southern end of the Cumberland Plateau and climaxing in 2,407 ft. Cheaha Mt...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham...well known to prehistoric Indians.) BARBOUR COUNTY BAKER HILL, SE 1 mi. : 1 in a deep ravine, as a bed deposit⎯yellow
Journal (issue)
Reach out to touch him— Then he is gone. • • • PROVIDENCE By FRANCES HOPKINS Newark, New Jersey Men have...cloudburst Kenneth was walking along the base of a hill near one of their diggings and saw a ledge the flash...campsites which had been abandoned in the Yuma county area. I induced them to stop at Castle Dome, just...It grows in western Nevada and the Mono and Inyo county deserts of California. Another very leafy robust...his father as our guides, we scrambled over the hill, following the brink of the gorge about 300 feet
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Hampshire New Jersey New York Ohio Pennsylvania Rhode Island Missouri North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee...with the color of fine sapphire and the fire of a diamond, benitoite is currently found in gem quality only...exclusively in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Mitchell County, North Carolina, to be true hiddenite. Preface...Hamlin, were rock hunting on Mount Mica in Oxford County, Maine. On the way home, one of the boys saw a...are kept busy in the Pala district of San Diego County, California, as well. California, in fact, is North
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It includes: Adamantine highly reflective like diamond Vitreous glassy, as in quartz Resinous like resin...minerals having no lustre 7 INTRODUCTION A diamond has few weaknesses and many strengths: it is the...Topaz 4 Fluorite 9 Corundum 5 Apatite 10 Diamond SPECIFIC GRAVITY This is the weight of a mineral...as 1 (note: it has no units). contrast to the diamond, Talc is the softest mineral, it is the lowest...conglomerates. The southern shore of Lake Superior (USA) is the best location to find copper , allegedly
 
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