| | Report (issue) | rimming natromontebrasite in a complex granite pegmatite (Rusororo, Rwanda). Association: Morinite, viitaniemiite...(Rusororo pegmatite, Rwanda); apatite, augelite, brazilianite, natromontebrasite (Strickland quarry, Connecticut...Connecticut, USA). Distribution: Large crystals [from the Koppar quarry,] on the Greifensteine, near Ehrenfriedersdorf...At the Strickland quarry, Portland, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and in the Mount Rubellite quarry, Hebron...Hebron, Oxford Co., Maine, USA. Name: Honors François Antoine Alfred Lacroix (1863–1948), French mineralogist | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | K E QUADRANGLE, WARREN COUNTY, NEW Y O R K . V. H. Collins and J. S. Collins, R . D . 1, Old Trail Road...Schaller, W. T . 1932. Serendibite from War ren County, New York and its paragenesis. Amer. Min. 17:457-465...R I T E IN T H E LOCKPORT FORMATION I N MADISON COUNTY, NEW Y O R K . W. P. Dossert and S. C. Chamberlain...composite alkalic intrusive ex posed in Marathon County, Wisconsin. The complex con sists of four intrusive...throughout the Wausau complex. I n the massive pegmatite, it commonly forms brown prismatic crystals surrounded | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | SULFIDES A N D SULPHOSALTS IN PEGMATITE By DAVID M. SEAMAN 36 Winter Street, Norway, Maine 04268 A...sulfide minerals are com monly found in granite pegmatite as ga lena, sphalerite, chalcopyrite, pyrrhotite...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... Molybdenite has been a byproduct from pegmatite at Blue Hill, Cambdage Farm, Tunk Pond, and Cooper in | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | fairly nice specimens in an old road bed in Lee County, Alabama, about 10 miles north of Auburn, Ala....during the period when the locality was active." CONNECTICUT — The following item, dated Jan. 14, 1957, comes...another mineral has come to light at Collins Hill (near Portland, Middlesex Co.), Conn, (see my article in...near the old HaleWalker Quarry —perhaps a third of a mile from the Strickland Quarry. Chalcopyrite is disseminated...through such epidote at several other places in Portland and Glastonbury, and malachite is usually present | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | A Checklist Minerals of Connecticut Although perhaps best known for its garnet, chalcocite, and tourmaline...tourmaline, Connecticut also boasts many other mineral species. BRUCEJARNOT R O . B o x 627 M a r t i n...e , N e w J e r s e y 08836 T he study of Connecticut minerals has enjoyed a long peri od of attention...reviews of this mineral list. Dr. Bruce Jarnot, a Connecticut native, has avidly collected both minerals and...collections of Connecticut gems and minerals in existence. 386 R O C K S & MINERALS Two Connecticut localities | | | Journal (issue) | Richard A. Bideaux M ineralogist feature articles Pegmatite Phosphates: Descriptive Mineralogy and Crystal...hiddenite specimens in his collection from Alexander County, North Carolina, and those superb quartz crystal...Directors of the Foundation of the Los Angeles County Natural History Museum. It was my pleasure, and... New York; the exhibition of the New Haven, Connecticut, Mineral Society; or the Annual meeting of the...interpenetrating twin cubes of thorianite from Hud dersfield County, Quebec. Their addresses: Vickery — 4 Brendon Road | | | Journal (issue) | 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 | | | Journal (issue) | ~ COVER STORY: BIGGS JASPER from Jack Beer's Quarry in Biggs Junction, Oregon. This picture jasper...Heterosite-Purpurite Locality in Litchfield, Connecticut William Brunet FEATURES 64 Collections and...Prairie Creek j ust 10uth of Murfree• boro, Pike County, Arkansas. The near-oval shaped area is an enclosed...diatreme (volcanic pipe) near Murfreesboro, Pike County, Arkansas (The Crater of Diamonds State Park)....bodies. These are difficult and expensive to mine or quarry due to the large amount of hard tough rock that | | | Book (edition) | 1_� Cv1,_1'--A� __, SECOND EDITION 1955 HOLIDAY HILL PRESS 1485 FORCE DRIVE, MOUNTAINSIDE, N. �- Copyright...week collecting in the pegme.tite area ot Oxford county, !!Bine, Neil Wintr:lnghal'!l, a pa.st-president...characterized the evenings spent with members of the Oxford County Mineral & Gem Association. N. A. W. Mountainside... James L. Faulkner {Ridlonville) of the Oxford County Mineral & Gem Association, Mr. John E. Duffy and...and help received during past visits to Oxford county. Special thanks must be given above all to those | | | 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 | phosphorus handbook. Wiley. New York Moore PB (1982) Pegmatite minerals ofP(V) and B(III). Mineral Assoc Can...evaporitic rocks at the Incline, Mariposa County and Big Creek, Fresno County, California. The associated minerals...large masses in pegmatite at several mines in the Custer-Pringle area, Custer County, and at the Etta...Etta mine, Pennington County, South Dakota. Also found in pegmatite at Chanteloube, France; Buranga, Ruanda;...Sukula and Lemnas, Finland; and in several other pegmatite deposits Amblygonite Optical Constants: IX | | | Journal (issue) | Cooper Nottingham, England Anthony R. Kampf L.A. County Mus. of Nat. Hist. Los Angeles, CA Joseph A. Mandarino...mineral localities: The Bristol copper mine, Connecticut........................................ 433 by...Creek, Arizona 85331 T h e Bristol m ine in Connecticut has produced world-class specimens o f crystallized...the city of Bristol, in Hartford County, north-central Connecticut. After some tentative beginnings,...c a r i Quarry kHARTFORD Bristol Mine o * ^ i ^ •t K -x \ Portland Strickland Quarry • W ATERBURY | | | Book (volume) | Kobuk jade locality. Descriptions of San Diego County, California, gemstones and the mines in which they...the generous assistance of many residents of that county. My special thanks are extended to Elbert H. McMacken...Wiallemite, Friedelite, Hodgkinsonite, Sphene, Augelite, Scheelite, Diopside, Anthophyllite, Actinolite...crystal . Seven corundum crystals . Map of Corundum Hill—Ellijay area . Map of Cowee Creek area . Cowee Creek...orthoclase crystal Map of Amelia, Va. An amazonite pegmatite Dr. George F. Kunz California kunzite crystals | | Baldwin, J. R., Hill, P. G., von Knorring, O., Oliver, G. J. H. (2000) Exotic aluminium phosphates, natromontebrasite, brazilianite, goyazite, gorceixite and crandallite from rare-element pegmatites in Namibia. Mineralogical Magazine, 64 (6) 1147-1164 doi:10.1180/002646100549940 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | F) is reported from the Daheim pegmatite. In the Okatjimukuju pegmatite, montebrasite has been replaced...natromontebrasite NaAl(PO4)(OH,F) at the Daheim pegmatite and by brazilianite NaAl 3(PO 4 )2(OH)4 , goyazite...the primary phosphate, crystallizes late in the pegmatite sequence in the inner intermediate zones or attached...Burt, 1982a) 4 Montebrasite crystals, De Bruin pegmatite, Karibib, Namibia (von Knorring, 1985) 5 White...montebrasite, associated with turquoise, Dernburg pegmatite, Karibib (von Knorring, 1985) 6 Purplish white | | | 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...well known to prehistoric Indians.) BARBOUR COUNTY BAKER HILL, SE 1 mi. : 1 in a deep ravine, as a bed deposit⎯yellow...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...well known to prehistoric Indians.) BARBOUR COUNTY BAKER HILL, SE 1 mi. : 1 in a deep ravine, as a bed deposit⎯yellow...deep red to variegated⎯ocher. BIBB COUNTY GENERAL AREA: c county gravel pits along the Cahaba R.⎯gemmy | | | Journal (issue) | R. Kampf Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County George Robinson National Museums of Canada Arthur...Moun tain Pass. South from here it is all down hill to Silverton. Backtracking about 600 meters (2000...of the National Belle mine, Red Mountain, Ouray County, San Juan Mountains, Colorado. GEOLOGY The National...On the largest of the fissures intersecting the hill on the northeast side the original National Belle...Longfellow mine just across the pass in San Juan County show a zonation from the center of the deposit | | | Book (edition) | abbreviations: Rep. (republic), prov. (province), co. (county), munic. (municipio), pref. (prefecture), dept...always included in text, except in the cases of the USA, UK, and the provinces Ontario and Quebec in Canada...Uintah County. Utah. and m (2.B. acanthite group). Monoclinic, C2/m, a,b,c Rio Blanco County. Colorado...Rare-with scorodite in U-bearing lignite in the Caves Hill and Slim Buttes areas, both Harding Co .. South...Menzenschwand Scbwarzwald Mts., in the Sailauf quarry, Spessart Mts., Bavaria. both Germany, and from | | | Book (edition) | from the Tourmaline Q ueen .1ine, Pala, San Diego County, California. From a pen-and-ink drawing by W. E...Domeykite, Rhodochrosite, W illemite, Sphene, Augelite, Scheelite, Diopside, Tremolite, Augite, Scapolite...Ruby mine, Cowee Creek, North Carolina 6. Corundum Hill, North Carolina 7. Eldorado Bar, Montana 8. W. D...W. pegmatite mine, Pala, California 17. Mack mine, Rincon, California 18. Beryl-bearing pegmatite, Baja...Ramona, California 21. Gem-bearing pocket in pegmatite, Baja California 22. Drawing of topaz crystal | | | Journal (issue) | SWEDEN 5 Cover 1. Hambeigite. Ranglad 'skoye pegmatite field, E. Pamirs. 8x 4 cm. Specimen:A.M. Skrigitil'...popularity in the world, while it is the leader in the USA. Recently, well known jewelry stones have been joined...Robert W. Jones (USA) and Michael Leybov (Russia) BOX 51 SHORT HILLS NEW JERSEY O 7 O 7 8 USA FAX: 2 0 1 -...and most interesting pegmatites of the Rangkul' pegmatite field are distributed over the area of the Muzkol-Rangkul'...with gemstones are distinguished in the Rangkul' pegmatite field. The first type comprises miarolitic pegmatites | | | Book (volume) | publisher. Cover photograph: Fluorapatite, Pulsifer quarry, Auburn, Maine (2.2 cm specimen), Harvard Mineralogical...greater variety of minerals are found in Oxford County, alone, than anywhere else on Earth of comparable...than Maine's, as well. An area smaller than Oxford County in Murmansk Ob last, Kola Peninsula, Russia, has...gem-producing areas in the United States, admittedly. Connecticut has produced a few tourmalines, aquamarines,...However, San Diego County, California, is arguably the most important gem-pegmatite district in North | | | Journal (issue) | R, Kampf Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County George Robinson National Museums of Canada Arthur...Oklahoma was discovered in 1981 in northern Garvin County near the community of Paoli. The outcrop contain...landowners. Several of the deposits outcrop on county road rightsof-way southeast and east of Paoli....kilometers southwest of Byars along the Garvin-McClain County line was mined for silver in 1897 and 1898 (Merritt...and paler in color than those found in cleveland County t0 the north. Bedded crystalline barite occurs | | | Book | magmatic or hydrothermal origins of elbaite in the pegmatite cavities; the mctamorphic or hydrothermal origins...copper are in the Keweenaw Peninsular. Lake Superior, USA, the largest being 15 x 7 x 3m (approx. 50 x 23 x...occurred in the Ray mine and in Bisbce, Arizona, USA. Very fine spincl-law twins up to 5 cm in size and...Keweenaw Peninsula near Lake Superior, Michigan, USA. Wires, up to 100 mm (4 in) long, come also from...many localities in California, USA (Colorado Quartz mine. Nigger Hill and others). Fine leaf gold comes | | | Book (edition) | Mexico (#2, column 1) and TENNANTITE, Dresser quarry, Walton, Nova Scotia, Canada (13, column 2). ...Memoir 122. "Clay Mineralogy," by R. E. Grim (McGraw-Hill, 1968). "Crystal Data: Determinative Tables," Third...of weakness caused by deformation or twinning. pegmatite Very coarse-grained granitic rock representing...the Fuernrol No. 2 mine, Temple Mountain, Emery County, Utah; also sparsely disseminated in uraniferous...in the Cave Hills and Slim Buttes areas, Harding County, South Dakota. BEST REF. IN ENGLISH: Thompson, | | | Book | magmatic or hydrothermal origins of elbaite in the pegmatite cavities; the metamorphic or hydrothermal origins...copper are in the Keweenaw Peninsular, Lake Superior, USA, the largest being I 5 x 7 x 3m (approx. 50 x 23...occurred in the Ray mine and in Bisbee, Arizona, USA. Very fine spinel-law twins up to 5 cm in size and...Keweenaw Peninsula near Lake Superior, Michigan, USA. Wires, up to 100 mm (4 in) long, come also from...fine gold wires come from Farncomb Hill near Breckenridge, Colorado, USA. Fine crystals were also found in |
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