 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | and Fossil Areas In Germany By DR. WERNER LIEBER Dante Str. 50, Heidelberg, Germany In the January-February...to find out if there are any mineral clubs in Germany. Since this number of R&M was sent to the readers...these questions and to give an idea of the present situation here in Germany. The last question of Mr....answer. In Germany exists one club like the R&M Association. Its name is "Vereinigung der Freunde der Mineralogie...the association is Dante-str. 50, Heidelberg, Germany. The club publishes a monthly magazine for collectors |  | | Report (issue) | | rock is an ilmenite-bearing uraninite, gummite, pegmatite amphibolite which is cut by granite phosphuranylite...the pegmatite is 368 torbernite, autunite m.y. Branchville East Village Torbernite Pegmatite Autunite...cyrtolite, gummite, torbernite, uraninite Autunite, torbernite, Pegmatite uraninite Upper Merryall Woodbury...side of trail. Pegmatite - Torbernite Pegmatite Husband quarries Source of information Autunite...Autunite, columbite, cyrtolite, gummite, torbernite, uraninite Location Ridgefield Comments Mineralogy |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | donated 3 interesting minerals from the Castle Dome District of Yuma Co., Ariz. The specimens are fluorite...They were very much shaped inside like the inside of an old fashioned iron cooking pot. In other words, a...feet, as I remember. Too, they were very close to an off-set of about eight inches, and on the down side...Hampton. A few of the octahedral crystals measure % of an inch on a side. The locality is again being worked...marl near Delaware City, New Castle Co., Del. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA—The following notes, dated Dec. 25 |  | | Journal (issue) | | crusts. A couple of photographs of the mine provided an interesting backdrop. Simon Harrison produced a stunning...edsomeof the world'sfinestspecimensof fluoritein an unmatched rangeof colours. Above. Pale ice blue fluorite...than tw?thousand mineral specimens, together with an extensive collection of local fossils and archaeological...It forms part of the Lake District Natural History Gallery, which gives an excellent introduction to...Mines & M1ncr.1lsNo. 26 -4- MINERALS IN THE GRANITE PEGMATITES AT CHYWOON QUARRY, CORNWALL David |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | lthough New Hampshire, the Granite State, is one of our smaller states, with an area of just 9,304 square...mineral localities for the collector. Prospecting, granite quarrying, and mining probably peaked before 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...Conway, miarolitic cavities in decayed Conway Granite. Pit opened in 1955, 1970s brought productive collecting |  | | Book (volume) | | GRAYSVILLE, SE 1½ mi., in Knox dolomite exposed in an abandoned quarry Barite, Calcite, Fluorite (purple...Stone Mt.), areaQuartz crystals. LITHONIA: area quarriesCalcite, Epidote, Fluorite, Garnet, Thulite, Tourmaline...MOUNTAIN: two area granite quarriesBeryl, Feldspar, Hyalite opal; area granite outcrops, in jointsUranophane...Elberton and Hartwell in Hart Co. The known mica district includes some 250 sq. mi., with most mining revolving...prospectsMica, Feldspar crystals, white Quartz. BARNSVILLE: an old mica mineblue Beryl crystals, mica; SE 5 mi |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | found in North America were collected from a few granite pegmatites in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, near...near Philadelphia (Figure 1). The quarries were opened shortly after the War of Independence of the United...productive period of mineral collecting for them. Four granite pegmatites are particularly wellknown for having...produced outstanding specimens: Leiper's Upper and Lower Avondale quarries, Avondale; Leiper's quarry, Springfield...erected several mills for the manufac ture of snuff. Upper Avondale quarry (Figure 5), one mile south of Swarthmore |  | | Book | | r?°'%S Miu- Man-fa-nese. 6% tintagel/x 5 b - An(imoiU| LAuNccsroH papsrpiu ...GEMSTONES OF CORNWALL Quartz Gemstones 12 13 GRANITE AND OTHER ROCKS Felspar. Mica. Schorl. Chlorite...Beaches Cliffs and Caves. River Beds etc. Mine Dumps Quarries St. Just - Botallack - Pendeen Camborne - Redruth...and, above all, variety is unique in the world for an area of equal size. Today the picture is not quite...or precious stones. To discover some crystals of an unfamiliar mineral is as exciting as finding a chest |  | | Book (volume) | | Illinois geology. These measures constitute the Upper Carboniferous system of repeated alterations of...City Geode Location WARSAW, area rd. cuts, pits quarries, gravels, banks along regional creeks and streams...area⎯tripoli. VERMILION COUNTY DANVILLE, area quarries in dark shale⎯Marcasite replacement of marine...marine fossils. WILL COUNTY LEMONT, area quarries⎯glistening Quartz replacement fossils. WILMINGTON, regional... This and adjoining Brown Co. have also produced an astonishing 30 Diamonds over the last century. These |  | | Book (volume) | | Illinois geology. These measures constitute the Upper Carboniferous system of repeated alterations of...City Geode Location WARSAW, area rd. cuts, pits quarries, gravels, banks along regional creeks and streams...area⎯tripoli. VERMILION COUNTY DANVILLE, area quarries in dark shale⎯Marcasite replacement of marine...marine fossils. WILL COUNTY LEMONT, area quarries⎯glistening Quartz replacement fossils. WILMINGTON, regional... This and adjoining Brown Co. have also produced an astonishing 30 Diamonds over the last century. These |  | | Report (edition) | | MINERALS Geologic settings of Maine minerals . .. . Granite pegmatites . . . . . . . . . Minerals found in...rare minerals that are found in veins of coarse granite called "pegmatites." Other interesting types of...homework before starting out to the field, and develop an alternative itinerary in case the preferred locality...a fascinating subject. Perham (1987) has written an outstanding book tracing the development of the mineral-rich...bring you into the map area at the point shown by an arrow. Look for landmarks described in the itiner- |  | | Book | | ASSOCIATION. A MANUAL OF MINERALOGY, TRURO, 1828? AN ELEMENTARY INTRODUCTION TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF MINERALOGY...outline of these various branches can be given. Such an outline may, however, prove sufficient for many miners...the use of the blowpipe the author would recommend "An Introduction to the Use of the Mouth-Blowpipe," by...marked thus, (*), are essential ; for the others an ingenious student will usually be able to devise...cheap). oil-lamp with flat wick, or a thick candle. An A spirit lamp. 4. Several pieces of charcoal |  | | Journal (issue) | | mixed blessing. It has indirectly paid my salary (as an engineer in Alberta's oil patch), but it offers a...Uzbekistan; and the Emma Mine, Little Cottonwood District, Salt Lake Co., Utah. In most locations, tungstenite...Creek coulee. A common geological horizon, the Upper Cretaceous Edmonton Group, hosts both rhe fossils...day. Parking on the curve on the main road would be an invitation to disaster as the road is narrow and...a reduced prepublication price of only $120, with an expected retail price of about $240. Congratulations |  | | Book (volume) | | collecting grounds in the Midwest for gemstone materials. An extensive collecting region of agatized and opalized...all tributary canyons, creeks, and washes, reveal an abundance of gem quality 283 Nebraska petrified...Eastern Nebraska has few gemstone localities, but quarries, gravel pits and other excavations throughout...Blue Springs): all regional gravel pits and quarriesCalcite, Quartz crystals; SE 3 mi., quarry on...petrified wood. STEELE CITY, area gravel pits, quarries, and stream gravelsagate, chalcedony, jasper |  | | Book | | Mount Malosa, Chilwa alkaline province, Zomba district. "Illite" is the name of a series of incompletely...COLUMBIA Ice River complex. The Ice River complex is an intrusive body of alkaline igneous rocks where sodalite...ilmenite specimens have come from an unusual calcite vein-dike occurrence with an exposure very near, indeed...2008, when extensive blasting for construction of an extension to High,, ay 5 revealed veins of massive...Alberene and Old Dominion quarries, Albemarle County. In these two soapstone quarries, tabular ilmenite crystals |  | | Book (edition) | | great changes of emphasis in mineral collecting and an unforeseen growth in the number of collectors. Mineral...Africa, and Asia have become significant sources. An increasing recognition of investment values in fine...carefully preserved to arrive on a dealer's shelf in an unblemished state. Would that the old-time miners...common can't-be-bothered attitude can be replaced by an enlightened recognition of the operators' public... CONTENTS Preface iii About This Book xi PARTI An 1 Introduction to the Study of Rocks and Minerals |  | | Book | | this book Peter Embrey and Robert Syn1es have made an original and idiosyncratic contribution, reflecting...the great network of lodes "',oven through the granite and kill as of the peninsula has. since antiquity...and mineralogy of the region is complemented by an equally fascinating record of mining, engineering...the history of the mines and mining, together with an account of some of the collectors and dealers to...on the south coast can be both spectaDartmoor granite. Cornwall has long been a classic area cular and |  | | Book (volume) | | considering its age — this could almost be considered an updated version). This is by no means a complete...graphite, quartz), and gneisses, as well as numerous granite pegmatites and ore-bearing veins. Prior to the...⎯gemmy minerals, petrified wood; d area limestone quarries⎯Calcite, Celestite, marble; e SIXMILE (hamlet...Magnetite, Pyrite, etc.; f limestone and dolomite quarries⎯Barite and Calcite. ANGEL STATION (NW part of...5 mi., in Trenton limestone, in old Civil War quarries⎯Galena. (Loose pieces of galena are found over |  | | Book (volume) | | considering its age — this could almost be considered an updated version). This is by no means a complete...graphite, quartz), and gneisses, as well as numerous granite pegmatites and ore-bearing veins. Prior to the...⎯gemmy minerals, petrified wood; d area limestone quarries⎯Calcite, Celestite, marble; e SIXMILE (hamlet...Magnetite, Pyrite, etc.; f limestone and dolomite quarries⎯Barite and Calcite. ANGEL STATION (NW part of...5 mi., in Trenton limestone, in old Civil War quarries⎯Galena. (Loose pieces of galena are found over |  | | Journal (issue) | | JANUARY–FEBRUARY 2019 Articles The Almadén mining district, Ciudad Real, Spain ............................other young collectors, and visited some local quarries in search of specimens, though he initially found...established an antiquarian book dealership on the side in Bayville, New York, as well as an auction subsidiary... Maharashtra, India 6 cm The Almade;n Mining District, Ciudad Real, Spain Borja Sainz de Baranda Graf...Alcala de Henares (Spain) The Almadén Mining District exploited the largest mercury deposit in the world |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | dolomite—very nice. No pyrite present. ALASKA—From Granite Creek, near Chickaloon, Alaska, we have a specimen...am sending you a few small ones. This seems to me an unusual spot with much interest to the mineral collector...satisfactory. Have tried clear lacquer but it leaves an unnatural shine. Perhaps some readers can give me...there but only once in a great while and then only as an occasional piece or scrap. In over 30 years of prospecting...found this pocket in the fall of 1957. It was quite an odd and interesting pocket. It was originally formed |  | | Book (volume) | | director. As a scholar of mineralogy, he has been an indefatigable researcher and collector of mining...difficulty of obtaining the source material, which an inquiring reader would want to read, but also with...the facts presented here were not the figment of an active imagination. The great number of historical...authors' visiting the locations described. Mineralogy is an enjoyable branch of natural history which has taken...mind. The hours in the laboratory, at home or at an institution, challenged the intellect. The solitude |  | | Report (volume) | | of the rocks________________.__ __ Granites and granite gneisses of Connecticut, by Herbert E. GregoryName..._________________________ 43 Geologic observations at the quarries, by T. Nelson Dale_______ 45 Microstructure____________________...Plicated gneiss structure_________________________ 47 Granite dikes________________________________ 48 Pegmatite...discussion Continued. Geologic observations at the quarries Continued, Page. Segregations__l_.____ '.____...Nelson Dale_______________ Description of the quarries and their product__________ ____ Method______ |  | | Book (edition) | | undergone, new illustrations have been introduced, an improved arrangement of the species has been adopted...they contain. Water is a mineral, but generally in an impure state from the presence of other minerals...flakes when snows; the streams become coated with an aggregation it CRYSTALLOGRAPHY. 5 of crystals...grains when it cannot make distinct crystals. Granite mountains are mountains of crystals, each particle...or one of An ; U D 90 is truncated, this angle is accordingly 135 (= 90 -j- 45 ) when an edge of 70 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | the old New York and Harlem Railroad tunnel under upper Park Avenue. Table 1. Abbreviations used in this...Washington, D.C.; and William Niven (1850–1937), an early mineral dealer who eventually served on the...reports were published in the Exchanger’s Monthly, an early magazine for mineral collectors. In 1892 George...George Kunz proposed to the club membership that an exhibit of NYC minerals be prepared for the upcoming...exhibit received an award, one of the thousands presented to the exhibitors, 206 and an engraved diploma |
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