 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | A CATAL,OGUE OF MASSAC.HUSETTS GEMSTONES ESSEX COUNTY (Part Two) By RALPH GOSSE P.O. Box 5351, Albany...nepheline. association nepheline. CHALCEDONY Beverly, Prospect Hill. Nahant Saugus Delicate, milky-white...granite quarries. Essex County Nahant Beverly Salem Salem, Salem Neck. Essex County Lynn 196 CITRINE...GREEN FELDSPAR Beautiful green color cleavages (amazonite ?) . Greenish cleavages suitable for lapidary...various colors and types on sea beaches of this county. ? ROCKS AND MINERAL~ Locality Nahant Rowley |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | and Microcline From the Crystal Peak Area Teller County, Colorado A MYSTERY REVISITED F or many years...biotite/Fe-zinnwaldite crystal from the Crystal Peak area, Teller County, Colorado; this crystal was enclosed in quartz...June 1986, Don Smith discovered an important amazonite pocket, named the “Key-Hole vug,” on the Ten-Percenter...Crystal Peak area north of Florissant in Teller County, Colorado. The contents of this find were among...1987; Smith 1986). The largest plate, composed of amazonite and the cleavelandite variety of albite, weighed |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | N I T E By BRUCE W . BUCKLEY 635 Essex St., Beverly, Massachusetts OI915 Miarolitic cavities are found... and also microcline some as robins egg blue amazonite and some white. Many of the microcline crystals |  | | Journal (issue) | | is the primary reason Youth Section Chairperson Beverly Mace needs your help in assisting her with this...green amazonite with some black and yellow material from China is common. The shade of the amazonite is...present. Oriental Crest sells it as Black Gold Amazonite. Amazonite is the blue to blue-green variety of microcline...microcline feldspar. In beads, amazonite has previously been available from Brazil, Africa, and rarely... and some Brazilian amazonite is often perthitic. This means that the amazonite is minutely intergrown |  | | Book | | famous was the single beryl stone found in Oxford County in Maine that weighed 18 tons and was 18 feet in...in a few places in the United States (Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada, North Carolina among them), but production...were made of the same elements? Not to mention amazonite, labradorite and oligoclase, in which the root...opalescent bluish tone that makes it unique. Amazonite is a gem widely dispersed throughout the United... We assume he is speaking of oligoclase. 6. AMAZONITE CRYSTAL WHAT GEMS DO YOU HUNT? 21 The characteristics |  | | 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....Pikes Peak in Colorado, USA is known for its Smokey Quartz, Microcline var. Amazonite Middle Most Mountain...Mountain, Hales Location, New Hampshire, USA Denise Bicknell Collection 8 THE BACKBENDER'S GAZETTE JUNE |  | | Catalog/List | | Auction #6042 Natural History June 6, 2010 | Beverly Hills, California LOT VIEWING Heritage Auction...Galleries 9478 W. Olympic Blvd., First Floor • Beverly Hills, CA 90212 LIVE AUCTION Signature® Floor...Galleries 9478 W. Olympic Blvd., First Floor • Beverly Hills, CA 90212 Thursday, June 3 - Saturday, June...9:00 AM- 5:00 PM PT by appointment only at the Beverly Hills Office. BIDDING Bid live from your location...Dallas, TX 75207 Beverly Hills Office • 9478 W. Olympic Blvd., First Floor • Beverly Hills, CA 90212 214 |  | | Catalog/List | | BEACH ELITE COIN AUCTION February 3, 2009 | Beverly Hills, California Featuring: The Dr. Dan Collection...VIEWING BEVERLY HILLS The Tower Beverly Hills 1224 S. Beverwil Drive 2 x =3 ao g > , Beverly Hills...444-8699 Lot Viewing in Beverly Hills (No Appointment Necessary) The Tower Beverly Hills 1224 S. Beverwil...Beverwil Drive Beverly Hills, California 90035 February 2, 2009, Noon to 5:00 PM PST February 3, 2009, 10...District Mine. Climax Climax olTolg-Yole Lake. County. ncredibly difficult it is to find are seen |  | | Catalog/List | | Director New York Hayley Brigham Managing Director Beverly Hills Ed Beardsley Craig Kissick Jenny Milani...Silver District, Trigo Mts, La Paz Co., Arizona, USA “A cluster of red bladed wulfenites to about 2 cm...Silver District, Trigo Mts, La Paz Co., Arizona, USA “A good bright red 4 cm crystal on matrix. Got the...Silver District, Trigo Mts, La Paz Co., Arizona, USA “Mostly a single well formed sharp shiny red wulfenite...District, Santa Rita Mts., Santa Cruz Co., Arizona, USA “A wonderful cluster of caramel colored curved tabular |  | | Journal (issue) | | the U.S.A. 08 0 74470 02033 2 APPEALING AMAZONITE Common Mineral With A Complex Story SOARING AMBER...In the Progression By Bob Jones 50 IN AWE OF AMAZONITE The Misconstrued Feldspar That’s Not a Mistake...walk along the Tomorrow River Trail, in Waupaca County, Wisconsin. ANTOINETTE RAHN our staff EDITORIAL...was mined at the Garpenberg Södra Mine, Dalarna County, Sweden. HANNES GROBE, WIKIMEDIA COMMONS WILLEMITE... WILLEMITE From the famous Franklin Ore Body, in Sussex County, New Jersey, is the material of willemite, calcite |  | | Journal (issue) | | ...... 3 The Shafter Silver District, Presidio County , Texas ......................................... 7 Minerals: Shafter Silver District, Presidio County, Texas ............................... 10 Proposal...Forest. This area is noted for the beautiful amazonite, smoky quartz, fluorite, goethite, and other minerals...the most beautiful amazonite and smoky quartz specimens I have ever seen. The amazonite formed a base with...to the Youth and Adults in your part of Harris County . Please do the following, if you would, for Houston |  | | Catalog/List | | Phone: 214-528-3500 877-HERITAGE (437-4824) HA.com BEVERLY HILLS PALM BEACH Ed Beardsley Cristiano Bierrenbach...Bierrenbach Vice President and Managing Director Dallas/Beverly Hills Executive Vice President International ...Mining District Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area Alaska, USA The dimensionality and complexity of this stunning...Mining District Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area Alaska, USA This simplistic and elliptical-shaped Gold nugget...Mining District Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area Alaska, USA This Gold nugget is really aesthetic and complex |  | | Book (edition) | | describes sites under of the nearest town and county. and the many maps included book contain such...pink hue (right) from the Sunnyside Mine, San Juan County, Colorado. MOTTLED AGATE from Chihuahua, Mexico... nodule from Deming, Mexico. New a GREEN AMAZONITE FELDSPAR (below), grouped around smoky quartz...usually veined with black. This is from Siskiyou County, California. z'^m-: LABRADORITE, the feldspar...as Lake Superior agate. SODALITE from Hastings County, Ontario, Canada, is deep-blue mottled with flesh-colored |  | | Book (volume) | | ASHTABULA COUNTY CONNEAUT, area pits, quarries, rd. cuts, etc.⎯cone-in-cone Calcite. CLERMONT COUNTY MILFORD...CLINTON COUNTY WILMINGTON, area of Todd’s Ford, a mineral deposit⎯Hematite. COSHOCTON COUNTY AREA, townships...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...HIGHLAND COUNTY SINKING SPRING, area ore deposit (most important in Ohio) ⎯Hematite. HOCKING COUNTY AREA |  | | Catalog/List | | Director New York Hayley Brigham Managing Director Beverly Hills Jim Halperin Ed Beardsley Vice President...Meteorite End Cut Iron, IAB-MG Odessa, Ector County, Texas, USA Another larger ofering at 4.5 kilograms (9...Meteorite Iron, IAB-MG Meteor Crater, Coconino County Arizona, USA Found: 1891 Without question, the Canyon...Ordinary Chondrite (LL5) Near Lazbuddie, Parmer County, Texas, USA. (approximate centroid) Fell: 15 Feb 2013;...Plainview, Hale County, Texas, USA Found in 1917 during the World War I era in Hale County, Texas, the Plainview |  | | Book (volume) | | ASHTABULA COUNTY CONNEAUT, area pits, quarries, rd. cuts, etc.⎯cone-in-cone Calcite. CLERMONT COUNTY MILFORD...CLINTON COUNTY WILMINGTON, area of Todd’s Ford, a mineral deposit⎯Hematite. COSHOCTON COUNTY AREA, townships...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...HIGHLAND COUNTY SINKING SPRING, area ore deposit (most important in Ohio) ⎯Hematite. HOCKING COUNTY AREA |  | | Catalog/List | | 301-ton whaling ship Balaena out of New Bedford, Massachusetts. The tooth is believed to have been collected...Company Refinery; Laboratories, Palmerton, Carbon County, Pennsylvania Zincite is a mineral composed of... and from the Friedensville area mines, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania as well as some from Belgium. These...Bullion-Whitlock District, Mariposa Co., California, USA This fine Gold specimen displays shining dodecahedral...(Grass Valley District), Sierra Co., California, USA Very sharp and well-defined crystalline Gold specimen |  | | Catalog/List | | Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine, Tiger, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA Named by the Romans for the area of Scotland beyond... Flambeau Mine, Ladysmith, Rusk Co., Wisconsin, USA This is one of the Chalcocite crystal groups saved...Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego County, California, USA San Diego County doesn’t just raise Avocados and...District, Beaver Dam Mountains, Washington County, Utah, USA Distinctively unique as a specimen can be...Tennessee Ba-F-Pb-Zn Dist., Smith Co., Tennessee, USA A large 3.75 inch (9.55 cm) cube featuring a very |  | | Book (volume) | | beds, excavations, etc.Selenite roses. BRULE COUNTY AREA: in the Oacoma zone of the Pierre Fm. On Elm...gray Barite rosette up to 5 or 6 inches. CAMPBELL COUNTY MOUND CITY, W to the Missouri R., regional hillsides...gravels, etc.petrified wood, wood opal. CORSON COUNTY LITTLE EAGLE: area ridges, slopes, stream beds...Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States CUSTER COUNTY AREA: The November Mine, 1.2 mi. SE of the Needles...of rd. a few yds., outcropRose Quartz. DOUGLAS COUNTY CORSICA, S on US 281 to Armour, area rd. cuts, |  | | Journal (issue) | | gemstones 286 Gem Notes Almandine from Erving, Massachusetts|Amethyst from São Paulo State, Brazil|Apatite...malachite|Dyed quartzite and chalcedony beads imitating amazonite|News from Myanmar Cover Photo: An 11.38 ct diamond...Edward Boehm, RareSource, Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA; Alan T. Collins, King’s College London; John L....Emmett, Crystal Chemistry, Brush Prairie, Washington, USA; Emmanuel Fritsch, University of Nantes, France;...E. Post, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC, USA; Andrew H. Rankin, Kingston University, Surrey; George |  | | Book (volume) | | Publications P.O. Box 13384 Los Angeles, CA 90013-0384 USA (Inquiries should be accompanied by a self-addressed...Yellow or Golden Labradorite 130 Andesine 133 Amazonite 134 Orthoclase 138 Oligoclase 138 Bytownite 138...sunstone, moonstone, andesine, orthoclase, amazonite, and oligoclase. Another motive for completing...are normally not treated. Two exceptions are amazonite and andesine. This chapter describes only the...microcline is irradiated to turn it into blue amazonite. FRACTURE & CAVITY FILLING: If surface fractures |  | | Journal (issue) | | Mulholland Highway, extreme western Los Angeles County, California. CubicGarnets Foundin Marylandand...mineral concentrates of Rock Run, a small Montgomery County, Maryland stream about 5.5 miles (9 km) long which...spessartine cubic crystal from Rock Run, Montgomery County, Maryland, photo by the author. 2 Mineral News...sands of not only Rock Run, but most of the other county streams. For nearly the next two years, I continued...News, P.O. Box 2043, Coeur d'Alene, ID 83816-2043 USA Phone: 208-664-2448 E-mail: lream@comtch.iea.com |  | | Catalog/List | | Director New York Hayley Brigham Managing Director Beverly Hills Ed Beardsley Craig Kissick Jenny Milani...Meteorite Slice Iron, IAB—MG Imperial County, California, USA Found: 1990 The Ocotillo Meteorite was...$1,500 72022 Microline var. Amazonite Ethiopia This impressive Amazonite yields from Ethiopia. Ethiopian...over the Albite matrix in which they share. The Amazonite is terminated and contains a supericial crack...Main Stope Home Sweet Home Mine, Alma Colorado, USA Rhodochrosites from the Good Luck Pocket are some |  | | Book | | MASSACHUSETTS MINERALAND FOSSIL LOCALITIES Compiled by Peter P. Gleba 'I!~·· . \. i r,'"--""'4' I...publication. Peter P. Gleba December 2008 Quincy, Massachusetts Member Boston Mineral Club Reprinted by permission...is some of the most valuable real estate in Massachusetts. Calculating it another way, [Peter Gleba] said...is some of the most valuable real estate in Massachusetts. It has access, it has convenience, it has exposure...window of his car as he passed west of the Massachusetts state lottery offices and saw a spreading rust |  | | Catalog/List | | Chance) Mine, Grand Canyon, Coconino Co., Arizona, USA Fuzzy, blue aggregates looking for purposes like...Little Ajo Mts, Ajo District, Pima Co., Arizona, USA This Malachite pseudomorph after Azurite appears...Kentucky Fluorspar District, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA A good “yellow” is a difficult color for Fluorite...District, Globe-Miami District, Gila Co., Arizona, USA When the cryptocrystalline Copper mineral Chrysocolla...Main Stope, Home Sweet Home Mine, Alma, Colorado, USA This complex, single crystal of Rhodochrosite from |
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