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Amethyst from
Smith Quarry, Woodland Park, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Quartz var: Amethyst
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Amethyst data
Locality Data:Click here to view Smith Quarry, Woodland Park, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:149766
Long-form Identifier:1:3:149766:3
GUID (UUID V4):d17b3de1-2ee8-4870-8044-670a5f554bf0
References
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Book (edition)
CARNELIAN TOURMALINE OPALS • AOATI • • AMETHYST URINE • • BERYL MOONSTONE CITRINE GEM...arrange- ment of these surfaces. Quartz and amethyst, for example, are frequently crystallized in...where they found many of stones, such as quartz amethyst, tourmaline, beryl, topaz and spodumene. crystals...which can be traced through have been retained. New gem locations are found every season, and to this...material can be found at that locality; and that new while of dubious merit have been dropped. Appearance
Journal (issue)
another such pseudomorph to the collection. This new addition also generated further inspiration for a...of pectolite was recently found at Prospect Park, New Jersey. The specimen is made up of a remnant rind...crystals of amethyst and ..eisenk.iesel'· (quartz with intergrown, fine-grained hematite). The amethyst resembles...know if they are from a basalt. I also saw some amethyst from Brandberg in Namibia -you may think ·'so...kiddo", but I bet you never saw that! Stunning amethyst and unusual quartz specimens labeled "Brandberg"
Book
decade, however, the need has been growing for a new, comprehensive index. Because the 14-year index suffered... Consequently, it was our decision to prepare a new index which is cumulative back to volume 1, fully...the 14-year index, and which is organized on a new plan. Nevertheless, all readers and users of the...the last ten years, and which has inspired this new effort. The current 25-year index is divided into...appears n Brief descriptive note, as in "What's New in Minerals?" p Photograph or other illustration
Book
Co. Hematite CALERA, Shelby Co. Wavkllite CLAY COUNTY, Sec. 24. T. 19 S R., 7 E. STATUARY, Coosa Co...Co., (W. border of* Marble Crystalline TALLADEGA COUNTY Marble, (crystalline) VALLEY HEAD, DeKalb Co. Hematite...Feldspar HISSOP, Coosa Co., (near) Beryl JACKSON COUNTY Hematite KENNEDYS, Clay Co., (near) Magnetite MILLERVILLE...Bradshaw Mts.) near Yavapai Co. Onyx Marble MINERAL PARK, Maricopa Co. Turquoise MORENCI, Modoc Point, Greenlee...DELANEY, Madison Co. Quartz, (clear crystals) GARLAND COUNTY Quartz Crystals HOT SPRINGS, Garland Co. Malachite
Report (volume)
"emerald, " to chrysocolla and all other green stones (Smith, 1949, p. 175). Corundum was referred to as "oriental"...cabochori or rounded ut introduced by the Romans (Smith^l949, p. 141). The cabochon Was used for colored...stone originated in India in the 15th century (Smith, 1949, p. 142). The first faceted gems were diamonds...stones that react to heat are: violet quartz (amethyst) changing to orange brown, smoky quartz to yellow...have been found are: Smith River, Del Norte County; Trinity River, Trinity County; Spanish Creek and Gopher
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
or diabases and pillow basalts of northeastern New Jersey. It has been collected here since the first half...Bergen County, and similar specimens have been collected in railroad cuts and tunnels in the Jersey City...Hudson County. Exceptional analcime specimens have been collected from many localities in Passaic County...West Paterson (including the famous Upper and Lower New Street quarries where crystals to 7 cm have been...single analcime crystal on serandite from the Demix quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec. This 3.7-cm specimen
Report (issue)
218th Street, Manhattan Island. 4—Quartz, var. Amethyst (purple), West Paterson. N. J. 5—Garnet, var.... BULLETIN OF THE NEW YORK MINER.ALOGICAL CLUB Volume 3, No. 1. THE MINERALS of NEW YORK CITY and ITS...ITS ENVIRONS BY JAMES G. MANCHESTER NEW YORK PUBLISHED BY THE CLUB January, 1931 Copyright, 3931 BY...BY James G. Manchester AFFERTON PRESS NEW YORK I AUTHOR’S NOTE Since his boyhood days the author...of his recreational hours collecting minerals in New York City and its environs. A record lias been personally
Book (volume)
chalcedony, jasper and gem petrified wood. BUFFALO COUNTY KEARNEY, area gravel bars and pits along the Platte...petrified wood. CASS COUNTY WEEPING WATER, SE, on rd. to Nehawka, in the Snyderville Quarryď‚ľ chalcedony, jasper...jasper, fossils. CHERRY COUNTY VALENTINE, in the Sandhills county along the Niobrara R. and Minnechaduza...gem qualityď‚ľagatized and opalized wood. DAWES COUNTY CHADRON, in N part of Co. and as far W as Crawford...woods, etc. DAWSON COUNTY GOTHENBURG, in sand pitsď‚ľpetrified palm wood. DEUEL COUNTY CHAPPELL, all regional
Journal (issue)
Bordovsky collection, page 33; Elbaite-Jeremy C. Smith collection, page 235 ; Vanadinite' Jeff Starr collection...Budd collection, page 63; Malachite-Tim & Holly Smith collection, page 244. (right colurnn) Barite-James...Halite-Thad and Barbara Dunbar collection, page 78; Amethyst-Farrar Stockton coUection, page 271; Scheelite-David...Risin g Kevin Schofield Jeremy C. Smitb Tim & Holly Smith Gail & Jim Spann Jeff Starr Farrar Stockton Rob...localities like those found in neighboring Arizona and New Mexico; Texas is oil country, and many fortunes have
Book (edition)
describes sites under of the nearest town and county. and the many maps included book contain such...Turquoise LJ Emerald, Beryl ^"^ Agate ** Jade Amethyst nq -* % Gem Hunter's Guide Gem Hunter...collector of gem minerals RUSSELL P. Thomas NEW YORK MACFALL Y. Crowell Company / ESTABLISHED...Shop and Herbert Grand Girard, both of Santa Fe, New Mexico, Ken Kyte of Covington, Louisiana, Merton...Indiana, George E. Lambert of Wappingers Falls. New York, and D. L. Hathaway of Cosmopolis, Washington
Journal (issue)
England Richard C. Erd U.S. Geological Survey Menlo Park, CA Steven R. Morehead Riverside, CA Donald R. Peacor.... Ley The Sm okey Bear quartz claim s, Lincoln County, N ew M exico ...................................be used to establish a precise location within a quarry or general field collecting area. The collector...the points chosen are too often ephemeral (the quarry wall which changes tomorrow or next week), or subject...pegmatite a “half-mile” from the Palermo mine, in New Hampshire. It was originally identified (in great
Book
CHAPTER 1 Gem Hunting In The Appalachians CHAPTER 2 New Jersey ........... _ . _ 1 _ CHAPTER 3 Pennsylvania___...states each year give collectors a chance to buy new finds, see f i n e workmanship, a n d s h o w t h...r e t h e Tennessee a n d Alabama Rivers. N e w Jersey: L a k e Hopatcong, Greenwood L a k e Pennsylvania:...rubies, sapphires, aquamarines, garnets, topaz, amethyst and golden beryl are among the historic gems of...well known old localities are not all “has beens;” new hobbyists and experienced collectors alike prove
Book (volume)
600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip...mine⎯pyritized gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason
Book (volume)
600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip...mine⎯pyritized gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason
Book (edition)
MARIN COUNTY FREE LIBRARY 3 1111 00289 4184 \ I s Fifth Revised Edition A complete, state-by-state... LJ Emerald, Beryl *"» Agate ** Jade =p Amethyst ^ X ) y ' £f h % ^ K Gem Hunter's ...Edition Russell P. MacFall Thomas Y. Crowell New York / Company Established 1834 Copyright ©...West, the broad plains and the verdant hills of New England hold inestimable treasures of living things...in the vicinity of Paris? Have you heard, Mr. New Jersey, of your famous pearls?" citing other notable
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
adults 50ÂŁ, children 5 to No other charge. Arthur NEW open day entrance 12 years 25...by our members. Exchange information, $6. make new friends, buy, sell, trade thru Hobby lectors. Club...to clients. New clients please give references. A. G. PARSER, INC., 54 West 46th Street, New York 36, N...mine, 15 for $5.00. 10 ringsize cabochons (opal, amethyst, onyx, etc.) $5.00. P. Kendall, Apartodo 80, San...INTERNATIONAL IMPORT COMPANY, 128 N. Parkwood Drive, Forest Park, Ga. TURQUOISE, EXCELLENT BLUE-Rough 75* per ounce
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Ray, Pinal County, Arizona. Les Presmyk specimen, Jeff Scovil photo. MarcWApril: Amethyst and calcite...quartz and albite, Tourmaline Queen mine, San Diego County, California. Houston Museum of Natural Science...claims, Farncomb Hill, Breckenridge district, Summit County, Colorado. Denver Museum of Natural History specimen...malachite ring, Flambeau mine, Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wisconsin. Dan Behnke specimen and photo. NovemberDecember:...calcite, and chalcopyrite, Sweetwater mine, Reynolds County, Missouri. Marvin Rausch specimen, Jeff Scovil
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
nual Show "1990 Festival of Gems" sponsored Lane County Fairgrounds, 13th and Monroe. Show, 2643 N . Charles...5995 Horseshoe Bend Community Pavilion, 9401 Oak Park Ave. In­ May 4-6—Charlotte, North Carolina. OldRd... Gem & Lapidary the Cincinnati Mineral Society. New location: Wholesalers (G&LW), Inc., Gem Trade Show...Michigan. 16th Annual Mineral Society. Kalamazoo County Fair­ Lapidary Wholesalers (G&LW), Inc., Gem Gem... Allen May 5, 6—Eugene, Oregon. 39th Annual Gem Park, MI 48101. & Mineral Show—"Gem Stones of Oregon"
Book
HfiRIN COUNTY FREE LIBRfiRY 311110G386652Q I V Russell P MacFal A COLOR TREASUF FOR COLLECTORS...are 100 maps geared to leading the "hunter to his quarry" and more than eighty photographs of minerals in...to Hunting Locations ? i 9 GIVEN TO THE MARIN COUNTY LIBRARY BY MARI N L MTNF.RAT. SOCTETY DAVID...MINERALS AND GEMS Russell P. MacFall THOMAS Y. New CROWELL COMPANY York ! Established 1834 Copyright...Boscardin. published in Italy in 1973 by Fratelli New Fabbri Editori. material has been added for this
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Mineral Occurrences ITEMS ON NEW FINDS ARE DESIRED £ _ . PLEASE SEND THEM I N . Abbreviations: x l —...and aurichalcite at Theba. "Theba is in Maricopa County on Route 80, 5 miles S / W of Gila Bend and the...country for dumortierite is near Dehesa, San Diego County, California, where beautiful specimens, violet...old maps or directions for reaching BranchviUe Quarry that will take you to U.S. Route 7 between Danbury...patch of grass where one or two cars can be parked. Park here. Cross Honeyhill Road and follow the railroad
Journal (issue)
University of Georgia William Pinch Rochester, New York Bruce K. Goodwin Claude L. Schapers Granada...Harrisonburg Alice L. Kraissl Hackensack, Nel,V Jersey Dwayne D. Stone Marietta College Susan Tufts U...U.S. Geological Survey Carl Krotki Ne)v York, New York William Maloney Bethesda, Maryland Joseph Urban... ~ COVER STORY: BIGGS JASPER from Jack Beer's Quarry in Biggs Junction, Oregon. This picture jasper...and Displays: The Paterson Museum, Paterson, New Jersey Tom A. Peters 68 World News on Mineral Occurrences
Journal (issue)
Vanadinite 3.4 cm, from the North Geronimo mine, La Paz County, Arizona. Dick Morris collection; Jeff Scovil photo...Kerry Cooper Barbara Muntyan Christi Cramer Jason New Jean des Revières Pinal Geology Museum John Ebner...Lawrence E. Violett Harris Kominski Chris Whitney-Smith John Lucking Bill Williams Maggie Lyons Wendell...Mineralogical Society of Arizona president Chris Whitney-Smith and I partnered up to ignite a “Wulfenite Is Love”...setting the stage for the big vote. Chris Whitney-Smith and several Mineralogical Society of Arizona junior
Catalog/List
state law from the date of auction. REFERENCES: New bidders who are unknown to us must furnish satisfactory...the best matrix Sphalerite ever mined from Balmat, New York. • A world-class Manganite from Ilfeld in the...extremely fine cabinet specimen from a bygone era. • Amethyst from Las Vigas, Veracruz, Mexico that has exceptional...and no one more than he deserved to get a decent new mineral as his namesake. What more could you ask...District (Summit Valley District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA First discovered in 1886, the polymetallic
Book (volume)
be estimated from the pale rectangular step cut amethyst (left, upper group) which measures about 25 mm...GROUP. Green fluorite (121.39 ct), Westmoreland, New Hampshire; blue fluorite (132.12 ct), Illinois; square...Colorado; colorless scheelite (19.66 ct), Kern County, California; octagonal step cut violetish pink...Vivid blue matched benitoite gems from San Benito County, California, consisting of 52 benitoites and 75...established by Dr. George F. Kunz, of Tiffany & Company, New York City, whose famous Gems and Precious Stones
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Occurrence in Carroll County, Georgia" (November/December 1988). Banks County 184 ROCKS & MINERALS...Bentley provided many of the photographs. Baldwin County Milledgeville district—between the State Sanitarium...pit—east of S.R. 243 near the Baldwin-Wilkerson County line: kaolinite (Martin and Stafford, 1972). Cheatham...property—Route 3, Commerce, 4.8 km from the Jackson County line, 8 km east of Commerce on S.R. 59, and 0.8...[University of Calgary] at 09:55 07 August 2017 Barrow County Arnold mine—1.6 km northeast of Statham, near the
 
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