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| NEW YORK CHRYSOBERYL LOCALITY P.O. Box # Ralph C. Gosse 8 0 7 2 Albany, New York CHRYSOBERYL was discovered...to inform you of the discovery of a new locality of chrysoberyl and prismatic mica, presuming that, as...York (1842, pages 375 377) : "The only locality of chrysoberyl at present known in this state, is in the...specimens have been obtained at the Greenfield locality in 1845 by Dr. Leonard of Lansingburgh." As far...location has been lost for well over 100 years. This locality may have been still lost if not for two sharp-eyed |
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| page 8) In this issue ⌠Mineral of the month: Chrysoberyl ..... p. 2 February program details ...........Day! Chrysoberyl by Sue Marcus Our February Mineral of the Month is a real gemâ chrysoberyl. The mineral...required for its composition. By 1789, the name âchrysoberylâ seems to have received acceptance by scientists...and since chrysoberyl was unknown in ancient times, Pliny could not have meant chrysoberyl (BeAl2O4)...The New World material that came to be called chrysoberyl was the source of intensive research in the late |
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| a I The history of chrysoberyl discoveries helps document the growth of mineralogy as a science and...a hobby in the United States. United States chrysoberyl localities appear to number a handful and have...only minute quantities of gem-quality material. Chrysoberyl is probably not as rare as believed, since its...observed crystal forms. Mineral Varieties The name chrysoberyl comes from the transliterated Greek words xpuods...described and named by Werner in 1789 as krisoberil. Chrysoberyl as a gemstone is known for its two varietiesalexandrite |
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| planned resump tion of mining in the Bou Azzer district. The articleâ"Co balt in March 1988"âindicated...diamond was found in Crooked Creek in the Circle district near Central. " A 'rush' of diamond miners to...known as a chrysoberyl locality, but that various authors have sometimes placed the locality in Norway...-minute quadrangle map of the area; he also found chrysoberyl there. A reconnaissance of Witt Hill as shown...collected, as well as David Seaman's Witt Hill chrysoberyl specimens, are identical in appearance to Harvard's |
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| calcite, cassiterite, chalcopyrite, clevelandite, chrysoberyl, citrine, cobalt, cyanite, cooke ite, chlorophane...kow, 18 Broadway, New York City, to visit this locality, which will be readily granted by this genial...the tourmaline to any collector or student. This locality I shall describe at greater length later on, under...Haddam. I have personally visited nearly every locality. ALBITE occurs quite abundantly throughout the...quarries on the Neck. Also found at the chrysoberyl locality impalpably massive. Also about one and a |
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| areas: 1. southern New York Bedford pegmatite districtâwe can add here the small xenotime- or beryl-bearing...pegmatite. The high-purity feldspar from the Bedford district was called âLenox Sparâ because it was shipped...Precamb rian Gne isses Spar Bed H ill BEDFORD DISTRICT Cro wn Poi nt Ti cond erog a Ch estertown Bayli...and other locations in the southern Adirondacks district. Some specimens from Batchellerville are associated...with a metallic luster and foliated texture. Chrysoberyl, BeAl2O4, occurs at two main localities in New |
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| Reports. NOTESAND NEWS 32I has muscovite, and chrysoberyl is merely a vein and fracture fiIling or and...Maine findsrhavebeen made. The occurrenceof chrysoberyl..in,NeqrEngland has been known since reearly...to 1885.Of the 12 Maine localities in which chrysoberyl is said been studied adequately. If successfulcollections...however, the chrysoberyl ,,locality', consists of no more than a and it is possible that chrysoberyl and herderite |
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| CHAPTER l. INTRODUCTION . . . . .I .I Format of locality descriptions How to use the maps . . . . . . ...11 11 11 11 12 12 13 13 13 CHAPTER 3. MINERAL LOCALITY DESCRIPTIONS AND MAPS . . 21 CHAPTER 4. CHECKLIST...INDEX . . .. . .. . . 105 105 106 Locality index (by town) Locality index (by name of site) . ACKNOWLEDGMENTS...CleaveIand's portrait. As istance in identifying locality photographs and supplying other information was'...appeared in Mineral News. Photos of the Crocker Hill locality in Paris were acquired through a grant from the |
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| ago. Beautiful specimens can be found in this locality,"âitem sent in by James Miller Davis, 212 Guaranty...specimen material at one time . . .long ago. The chrysoberyl occurrence, first discovered in the very early... Judging by specimens and old accounts, the chrysoberyl was abundant in pegmatite and contiguous oligoclase-rich...house, which shows yellow repeated twins of chrysoberyl in columnar greenish beryl . . . an odd association...specimens were formerly found, indicating that the locality must have been unusual. A number of new localities |
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| feldspar. He relates that a field trip to the locality i n the summer o f 1979 provided more specimens...AND MINERALS Chrysoberyl, Greenwood, Maine. Maine Chrysoberyl The chrysoberyl locality on Witt hill...many collectors do not know exactly where the locality is located. Several guidebooks on Maine mineral...being in Norway, Maine. The locality actually is in Greenwood. The locality was further preserved when...Crystals up to 15 mm on an edge are known from this locality. clinozoisite. Most specimens seen were 2 cm |
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| ........................ 14 WORLD'S LARGEST CHRYSOBERYL CRYSTAL .............................. 19 NOTES...invited us to join him on a trip to a new chrysoberyl locality somewhere north of Albany, N . Y. Having...But there was something phoney about the chrysoberyl locality as Carl simply ignored the subject all day...rocess, we failed to catch even a glimpse of a chrysoberyl in Carl's collection or among his duplicates...investigation. Someday we will either find that chrysoberyl locality or else learn why it does not exist. Does |
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| preparation of the hall. W I T T HILL CHRYSOBERYL LOCALITY The chrysoberyl crystals to be found at see them...but the I was there last summer and had trouble locality is one of the few places in Maine in locating |
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| covered. We were unable, however,to give to each locality visited time and attention necessaryto make other...speeimens. After lunch we journeyed on to the chrysoberyl locality in the Witt liill region in the northeast...years before by George Howe and specimens of chrysoberyl, gahnite and zrrcon were uncovered. There was...obtaining a good supply of small crystals of chrysoberyl of a thin flattened form showing thc repeated... Hamilton, our host and guide, discoveredthis locality someyears before, anrl pub in a few blasts by |
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| preparation of the hall. W I T T HILL CHRYSOBERYL LOCALITY The chrysoberyl crystals to be found at see them...but the I was there last summer and had trouble locality is one of the few places in Maine in locating |
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| CONNECTICUT Mineral Locality Index Although many sites in Connecticut are no longer open to collectors...r u m b u l l , Connecticut 06611-5326 T his locality index is meant to serve as a guide to the names...at a locality are listed i n this index. Type minerals are noted with ( T ) . T h e type locality is not...bismuth mine, but efforts to trace it to that locality have failed; it has been found at O l d Mine Park... limestone q u a r r i e s , Beaver B r o o k district, Danbury: barite, calcite, graphite, microcline |
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| brilliant faces and rich color. The color at this locality is particularly fine and many of the smaller crystals...in gneiss about one inch wide. This particular locality I have never visited. One quite inter esting feature...rhombic prisms in great abundance at the Iolite locality, and desirable specimens are easily obtainable...found in situ here in gneiss, as the original locality in this counâ 66 â v THE MINERAL oonuwr'on try...to those of almost gem quality. The old chrysoberyl locality has furnished many crys tals in irregular |
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| (Saratoga), New York, chrysoberyl locality as well as the Roe spar bed and âeupychroiteâ locality near Port Henry...today. He was a charter member of the Capital District Mineral Club (Albany, New York) and in 1979 donated |
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| but for some of these occurrences, the exact locality is unknown to us. Please note that most of these...We have followed the format of earlier mineral locality articles by using an alphabetical listing of counties;...07:55 02 December 2014 also categorized each locality by geological mode of occurrence as described...of the Balmat district). The type of occurrence is indicated at the end of each locality listing with...hemimorphite, aurichalcite; F. Rhinebeck, quartz locality: quartz; F. Shekomeko: tetrahedrite; F. Erie County |
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| species Marcus J. ORIGLIERI sought-after only by locality specialists or the most die-hard of systematic...and photo. Headframe of the Wessel mine, type locality of marshallsussmanite. B. Cairncross photo pattern...of the Getchell gold mine, in the Potosi Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA. Massive blasting...photo. Miner drilling in Oceanview mine, Pala District, San Diego County, California, USA. M. Mauthner...var. aquamarine, 12.5 cm high. Shigar, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Silverhorn specimen |
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| spoke of his early recollections of the Paris locality 30 that of Norris )rears ago, rnentioning among...minerals have come. In touching on the Norrvay locality the speaker recalled Mr. Noyes, the artist, a...crystals rvho iound the ledge of tourmaline in this locality. This ledge was the G r e e n w o o dM i n e t...exhibited some problematical pseudomorphs from this locality which ,,after topaz." He told of the working of...Iocality. Dr. Palache mentioned a visit to the chrysoberyl locality, 20 rniles north of Buckfield, which he |
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| Middlesex County Region in Connecticut .... Additional Locality Information for Connecticut .... Mineral Index...Hill, Trumbull, Connecticut The Type Danburite Locality at Danbury, Connecticut . . Ill 194 204 240 245...general assistance and drawing of the mine and locality maps; Harold Banks, Jr. for editing the manuscript;...CHONDRODITE-Magnesium fluosillcate CHROMITE-Iron chromate CHRYSOBERYL-Beryllium aluminate CHRYSOCOLLA-Copper silicate...amphibole that can be considered abundant at this locality*. Crystals of hornblende are not common at Tilly |
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| Francisco' The speaker described the benitoite locality in the town of Hollister and outlined some of...Batchellerville, told of the relocating of the chrysoberyl locality to the north of Saratoga, known as "Greenfield"..."Greenfield" and of a hitherto unrecorded locality for large black tourmaline at Fort Ann. Further to the...location of the Old Roe Spar Bed on Towner Pond, the locality which furnished the remarkable "skeleton" crystals...crystals of tourmaline, and told of a zircon locality near the lake shore just south of Crown Point. Coming |
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| named kimberlite after the great diamondproducing district of Kimberley, South Africa. Rootâs importance...today. He was a charter member of the Capital District Mineral Club (Albany, New York) and in 1979 donated...Greenfield (Saratoga) chrysoberyl locality as well as the âeupychroiteâ locality and Roe spar bed near |
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| occurrence and are destined to add still another locality to the list of famous Connecticut mineral localities...localities. This new spessartite garnet locality stresses the possibilities for other new Figure 1 Figure...Gillette Quarry at Haddam Neck, the old (lost) chrysoberyl locality near Haddam, the Slocum Quarry near East...and aquamarine gem beryls, the new Mt. Tom beryl locality at Moodus, and the recently found Turkey Hill...weeks later the junior author went back to the locality for massive A view of one section of the world |
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| . . MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY OF THE RARITAN BAY DISTRICT .... PLAINFIELD M INERALOGICAL SOCIETY . . . ...finding 1urq11oise on a mine dump i,1 the Goldstone district, ahout 20 miles north of Barstow, San Bernardino...66 enthusiastic members. The socie:y just stone district; aragon:te, iron nodule, felsite, jasper, agate...our meml:>ers who lives not very far from the locality has tried repeatedly to find the caves but withcut...Mining, starts with an animated map of the Sudbury District of Ontario, Canada, where more 'than 80 percent |
