 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | AN OVERVIEW Rhode Island MINERALS & COLLECTORS F. WILLIAM MILLER Harvard Mineralogical Museum 24 Oxford...A L SPECIES and many varieties occur within Rhode Island. Part of this abundance is attributable to the...Northern Zone, including Providence County and the northern towns of Kent County, 2) the Middle Zone, including...towns of Washington County, and 3) the Southern Zone consisting of Washington County and southwestern Newport...Newport County. The greatest number of species and varieties appear in the Northern Zone. Miller attributes |  | | Report (volume) | | Florence Bascom, Bryn Mawr. Rhode Island.... .Prof. Charles W. Brown, Providence. South Carolina.. .Dr. Earle...See Bauxite and Hallpysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found...commercial quantity or quality. Asphalt. Colbert County, small quantity has been shipped from near Leighton;...following localities: Bibb County, Pratts Ferry; Calhoun County, near Tampa; Clay County, T. 20, Pv. 7 E.; Jefferson...Jefferson County, at Elyton; Lee County, at Chewacla lime works; St. Clair County, at Gfeensport; Shelby |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | NOTES ON THE MINERAL LOCALITIES OF RHODE ISLAND. I. PROVIDENCE COUNTY Lr,ovo W. Frsunn.q,Nt Enwrx K. GnlNav...recent survey of the minerals of the state of Rhode Island which are included in the museum collections...Brown University and of Roger Williams Park of Providence, together with a careful study in the field by...the chief rnineral localities and occurrencesin Providence Countvr is here recorded. r A paper is being...Cryolite Cyanite Dolomite Enstatite Epidote Fluorite Galena Garnet Glaucophane GoId2 Grithite Graphite Hematite |  | | Book (edition) | | mmed at Broken Arrow aud Trout creek, in Sc. Clair county. The strata in this field are more faulted und...prong of Canoe creek, in St. Clair county, to Ha\sop creek, in Bibb county, a distance of 60 miles. Down to...to Helena, in Shelby county, the field has an average width of 5 or 6 miles. Below that point the width...miles being in the latitud" of Blocton, in Bibb county. The south ern end of this field has a greater...Jefferson county; Helena, Montevallo, and Brierfield, Shelby county; and at Blocion. Bibb county. The Warrior |  | | Report (volume) | | ........................................... Rhode Island...............................................University, South Bethlehem. Rhode Island__Prof. C. W. Brown, Providence. South Carolina__.Dr. Earle Sloan...See Bauxite and Halloysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found...commercial quantity or quality. Asphalt. Colbert County, small quantity has been shipped from near Leighton;...following localities : Bibb County, Pratts Ferry; Calhoun County, near Tampa; Clay County, T. 20 S., R. 7 E.; |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | University of Rhode Island campus where the geological display is located. University of Rhode Island KINGSTON...KINGSTON, RHODE ISLAND HOLMES WILSON 42 Nancy Drive Cumberland, Rhode Island 02864 T H E U N I V E R S I...Represented are most well-known mineral sites in Rhode Island, including Diamond H i l l , a large quartz...collecting sites in Johnston, a few miles west of Providence. The collection totals over 300 specimens, virtually...aim of the collection is to represent as many Rhode Island minerals as possible and to otherwise provide |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | NORTHEASTERN RHODE ISLAND 286 ROCKS AND M I N E R A L S The adjacent towns of Cumberland and Lincoln...Lincoln in northeastern Rhode Island offer col lecting in several localities, including the Conklin Limestone...northeast corner of Rhode Island is not so famous mineralogically as Cumberland in England; however,...both the state mineral and the state rock of Rhode Island. Much of this area coincides with the Pawtucket...obtainable here is bowenite, the state mineral of Rhode Island. Bowenite is a gemmy translucent variety of |  | | Journal (issue) | | ... 462 NOTES ON SOME MINERAL LOCALITIES IN RHODE ISLAND. By Willard Stone Winslotv, fr. ..............10 ao, NOTES ON SOME MINERAL LOCALITIES IN RHODE ISLAND 1g llt :cl 1y & id of rd ;t- ! DO ire...like to hear about localities for minerals in Rhode Island. From time to time • very interesting articles...are two famous limestone deposits in northern Rhode Island, once noted for their profusion of mineral specimens...main road between the cities of Providence and Woonsocket) . Providence lies about eight miles to the south |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | bustamite, pyroxmangite, and sulfides such as galena and sphalerite. There is an interesting variety...Franklin County; at Coventry and Irasburgh, Orleans County; and at Cavendish, Windsor County, Vermont... at Keene, and southeast of Hinsdale, Cheshire County, and elsewhere in New Hampshire and is reported...Middletown, and Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut. In Rhode Island, rhodonite has been reported from...as well as in manganese prospects at Cumberland, Providence County. Downloaded by [Universite Laval] |  | | Book | | of Saratoga in Now York, by Doct. John H. Steel. county A (Steel.') 1822." (N. G.) " New Farmer and...of Iron, at Rumford Falls, (J. P.) PARKER'S ISLAND. (In the Kennebeck.) Schorl, sometimes translucent...crystals are very abundant in granite on a small island a few feet above the bridge, imperfect. Prehnite...eastward from Monimshi bite, on the N. side of the island, assuming a mamillary or botryoidal appearance...spar, in sand stone of the coal formation ; in the island, in the middle of Connecticut river, at the falls |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | purple, and grey. These géodes are found in Pike County, Ala., which is about 50 miles north of Montgomery...Montgomery. I have found them scattered all over the county, but they are especially abundant just south of...made several trips to Magnet Cove (Hot Springs County) which is about 15 miles east of Hot Springs on...brachiopod in gray chert. Fowlers Beach is in Sussex County, Delaware, on Delaware Bay. FLORIDA—At the 6th...near Kingston, Shoshone County. The anglesite is found in cavities of galena as colorless, perfectly |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | brown limonite. Wickenburg is in N / W Maricopa County in western Arizona. xline—crystalline tain a... The Dallas Gem Mine is in southern San Benito County in western California. COLORADO — "Would you please...surface shows the interior cently found in San Benito County, here to be an attractive moss agate of pleasing...term "astonishing" is not an exaggeraSan Miguel County is in southwestern tion ! W e were lucky in being...greenish datolite. Meriden is in N / E New Haven County in central Connecticut. FLORIDA — Mary G. Poole |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | MINERALS-AND ASSOCIATED ROCKS AT COPPER MINE HILL, RHODE ISLAND Ar.oNzoQurNNaxl JonN A. Youxc, Jn" RhodeI sland'...(/ n'i.aer Assrnecr beds of copper Mine Hill, Rhode Island, consists of a series of green schists with...located in the town of cumberland which is in the northeast corner of Rhode Island (Plate I). This town...its minerals and is said to have been named for Cumberland., England, because of its minerals and mines'...State of Jackson, Charles T., Report on the Rhode Island, P. 55, 184O. 2 OP. cit., P. 55. a Robinson |  | | Catalog/List | | Triv. Vitriol. Chem. Sulphate of Iron. Cumberland, Rhode Island. In the form of a yellow- 12. L. white...topaz, The mica, and ox- ide of tin. 58. L. Cumberland, England. color. Chaux In cubes of a greyish...cubit^^e. With small crystals of blende. 59. L. Cumberland, England. In cubes, color purple mixed with...accompanied by blende and cubo-octohedral crystals of galena. A large distinct cube, of a pale purple color...the equilateral rhomboid, and brown 60. L. Cumberland, England. 61. L. Shawneetown, crystals of |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | in Georgia at the fo'lowing localities: Cherokee County —2V2 miles northeast of Ball Ground, 1 mi'e northwest...of Cherry Grove School; Fayette County—near Fayetteville; Fulton County—near College Park. (Georgia Mineral...which comes from Bradbury's Mountain at Pownal, Cumberland Co. ; Opal (hyalite) colorless crust on pegmatite...pebble of andalusite from Bailey's Island, Casco Bay, Cumberland Co., Me. Mrs. Constance Trott, 36 Mt...limestone quarry, located in Rogers City, Presque Island Co., Mich., was donated to R & M by Cal O. Gettings |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | RHODE ISLAND CLUB HOLDS ANNUAL CORN BOIL, SWAP SESSION, AND FIELD TRIP By GARDINER E. GREGORY Downloaded...were privileged ro be invited guests of the Rhode Island Mineral Hunters at their annual corn boil held...place at the Diamond Hill State Park in Cumberland, Rhode Island. Thirty members and their families attended...to gray. It is found in the Quincy granite of Rhode Island and Massachusetts usually in massive form. In...mineral hunters. held each year by the Rhode ROCKS A N D Island MINERALS Downloaded by [JAMES COOK |  | | Book (volume) | | Celestite, Dolomite crystals, Fluorite (fluorescent), , Galena, Marcasite, Pyrite, Selenite and Sphalerite. A...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 |  | | Book (volume) | | Celestite, Dolomite crystals, Fluorite (fluorescent), , Galena, Marcasite, Pyrite, Selenite and Sphalerite. A...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 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | pale smoky crystals, from the Center, Cherokee County, Ala., locality and that they are very good. This...Madison County. "Beryl: as light golden crystals, fractured but gemmy, from near Hissop, Coosa County." Arizona—A...Las Vegas, Nev., publicity director of the Clark County Gem Collectors, carried the following paragraph...locality is the south shore of Lake Mead, Mohave County, Ariz. Another letter from Mr. Drury contained...(petrified wood) are found 3 miles west of Piggott, Clay County, Ark. California—A new California mineral is perovskite |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Investigation of Gilley Fluorspar Deposits in Cherokee County, Alabama, by James F. O'Neill. It is interesting... 50 miles northeast of Birmingham, in Cherokee County, located in West 1/2, West V2 of Section 16, Township...pegmatite district lies across the Park-Fremont County line in south-central Co'crado, a few miles northwest...to us. Will some Colorado reader tell us in what county is Hans Peak and, if possible, send us a few notes...black tourmaline. These crystals came from Walton County, about one mile southwest of Between, from the |  | | Report (volume) | | Bedrock Geology of Rhode Island o GEOLOGICAL 5. I 09 8* Ci PI O i o TJ i i I to & Ol BULLETIN...State of Rhode Island Development Council i M SURVEY I C.to 1295 Bedrock Geology of Rhode Island...1295 Prepared in cooperation with the State of Rhode Island Development Council Lithology, structure, and...geological studies in Rhode Island____._.________.-__.-_-____. Position of Rhode Island in the Appalachian...-___--_Older gneissic rocks of northwestern Rhode Island.____________ Nipsachuck Gneiss------------- |  | | Book | | 1 " VE M NlN[W �IUWPS�l- ( MASSACHUSETTS RHODE ISLAND 1 #'vp ,#,V,4 I' vr Go � - PRICE $2...Sloan Maine Vermont New Hampshire Massachusetts Rhode Island PERHAM'S MAINE MINERAL S'toRE INC. JUNCTION...Massachusetts Blueberry Mt. Quarry RHODE ISLAND Cumberland State Park, Rhode Island Diamond Hill Quarry Sneech...Sneech Pond Copper Mines Lincoln, Rhode Island Conklin Limestone Quarry FOREWORD The purpose of this book...dump. COPPER MINE LOCALIT Y Hyde Park, Lamoille County, Vermont ;2 N. Hyde Park yde p ark Cadys Falls |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | be recorded." Pala is in northwestern San Diego County of Southern California. COLORADO: Prof. Richard...the abandoned Laurel Creek corundum mine in Rabun County, where it is associated with corundum. The mineral...item: "The Ima Tungsten Mine of Patterson, Lemhi County, Idaho, producer of a large supply of tungsten...you a small sample of galena found on the James K. Skeens farm in Clark County, Missouri ; this farm...sent in is a nice loose 1 inch cube (crystal) of galena M O N T A N A : Very nice xls of amethyst (some |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | more. "The Glove Mine is located in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, near the little town of Amado, on the...inches in length. They come from Mt. Antero, Chaffee County, Colorado (altitude of pocket where found over...inches in size, comes from Devil's Head, Douglas County, Colo. Microcline {feldspar). Nice loose xls, averaging...received. These come from Devil's Head, Douglas County, Colo. Garnet (spessartite). Small but gemmy, deep...Locality is Ruby Mountain near Nathrop, Chaffee County, Colo. Topaz: Small, colorless gemmy xls in cavities |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | MINERALS OF COPPER MINE HILL, CUMBERLAND, R. I. By GARDINER E. GREGORY 2 0 7 Cottage Blvd., Hicksville...in the town of Cumberland in the northeast corner of Rhode Island. The town of Cumberland is said to have...have been named for Cumberland, England, because of its wide variety of minerals and for the number of...Actinolite, Tremolite, Chlorite, Quartz, Sphalerite, Galena, Bornite, Covellite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Chalcopyrite...mines on Copper Mine Hill near Sneech Pond in Cumberland, R. I. The main tunnel extends for 250 feet. |
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Grants Mills, Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA