 | | Book (edition) | | 6. Orthoclase 1. Talc 2. Gypsum 7. Quartz Topaz Corundum 10. Diamond 3. Colcite 8. 4. Fluorite.../^^ RUTILE SAPPHIRE 1^ TOURMALINE CRYSTALS TOPAZ CRYSTALS 4 GEM hunter's GUIDE (Cross-seaion at...weakness in the molecular structure of the mineral. Topaz, for instance, cleaves readily along the short direction...cation (moss-like), will be frequently misled All topaz crystal And is such a chameleon color, or jasper)...to his rough field for instance, that massive topaz quartz, although in the will come to tests. |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Texas mineral locality INDEX Whereas Texas is well known for its vastness, cattle industry, and oil...I T S T O P O G R A P H Y A N D G E O L O G Y , Texas, the second largest state, has produced relatively...famous localities. A s this article will show, Texas has hadâor currently hasânu merous mineral occurrences...produce good specimens; yet when specimens from Texas are sought in collections and dealers' stocks, few...some basic facts that help explain the situation. Texas has very little federal land in its mineralized |  | | Report (volume) | | varying chemical compositions and therefore a wide range of colors. Impurities, such as iron, chromium, and...octahedron. Ready cleavage, however, can be a handicap; topaz and kunzite, for example, are difficult to cut into...Apatite . 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Orthoclase Quartz Topaz Corundum Diamond The numbers preceding each mineral...to lapis lazuli and other blue stones; the term "topaz," to all yellow stones; and 206 CONTRIBUTIONS...some of the tints rarely found in nature. Yellow topaz from Brazil can be heated carefully and cooled to |  | | Report (issue) | | QUICKSILVER, PLATINUM, ETC. TIN IN THE FRANKLIN MOUNTAINS, TEXAS. By G. B. RICHARDSON. Introduction. Since... Weed's report on the El Paso tin deposits « the geology of the Franklin Range, in which the ore occurs...now known in the western Texas tin field. Topography. The Franklin Mountains are the southern extremity...narrow range, known locally by different names, that extends southward from the Rocky Mountains east of...as far as El Paso. The Franklin Mountains are 23 miles in length, 15 of which are in Texas, average 3 |  | | Report (volume) | | GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CHARLES g). WALCOTT, DIRECTOR THE EL PASO TIN DEPOSITS BY WAJLTER HARVEY WEED WASHINGTON... Map of a portion of the El Paso quadrangle, showing the Franklin Mountains, on the east flank of which...FIG. 1. Cross-section of Franklin Mountains 10 miles north of El Paso, Texas. 2. Section of tin vein exposed...The}7" were said to come from the vicinity of El Paso, Texas, and in view of the infrequency of wellauthenticated...1901, Mr. W. H. Weed had occasion to pass through El Paso, and he was instructed to make a reconnaissance |  | | Report (volume) | | Geology of the Northern Franklin Mountains, Texas and New Mexico By R. L. HARBOUR GEOLOGICAL SURVEY...BULLETIN 1298 The geology of a complex fault-block range with emphasis on stratigraphy of Paleozoic rocks...______________________________ ----- __ --------El Paso Limestone_________________________________________...(Upper Cambrian and Lower Ordovician)__________ El Paso Limestone (Lower Ordovician)___________________________...PLATE 1. Geologic map of the northern Franklin Mountains, Texas and Mexico _______________________________________ |  | | Journal (issue) | | Famous mineral localities: the Home Sweet Home mine .......................................................... 339 by M. I. Jacobson The San Juan Mountains of Colorado ....................................quartz, 10 cm tall, from the Yucca Hill claim, Park County, Colorado. Richard A. Kosnar specimen; photo by...significant mineral localities in C o l o r a d o ,by county. In addition, there is a complete listing o f all...type localities, and an alphabetical cross-index by mine name. T INTRODUCTION In the Spring of 1976 a group |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | coarse xline galena has been found in the Aleo lead mine in Cave-in-Rock, Hardin Co., III. INDIANAâSlender...13, Kans. "This petrified wood came from Barber County, Kansas. I am not sure of its exact location but...imprints of fern leaves at an abandoned oil shale mine southeast of the city."ânote sent in by A/2C Lawrence...N.H. N E W JERSEY-From Paulison's Sink Cave, Franklin, Sussex Co., N.J., we have a specimen of gray...Church St., Franklin, N.J. ROCKS AND MINERALS N E W M E X I C 0 - " S i n c e attending Texas Western College |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | PAGES 1279â1305 1997 Grenville Magmatism in West Texas: Petrology and Geochemistry of the Red Bluff Granitic...DEPARTMENT OF GEOSCIENCES, TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY, LUBBOCK, TX 79409-1053, USA 2 DEPARTMENT OF EARTH SCIENCES...SCIENCES, SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY, SYRACUSE, NY 13244-1070, USA RECEIVED SEPTEMBER 30, 1995; REVISED TYPESCRIPT...suite (RBGS) underlies part of the Franklin Mountains in west Texas. It was emplaced into a Middle Proterozoic...with an origin in a Grenville age magmatism in Texas is known from widely scattered exposures and subsurface |  | | Report (volume) | | .......Mr. George H. Ashley, Washington, D. C. Texas............Dr. William B. Phillips, Austin. Vermont...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 |  | LI, Y, BARNES, M, BARNES, C, FROST, C (2007) Grenville-age A-type and related magmatism in southern Laurentia, Texas and New Mexico, U.S.A. Lithos, 97 (1) 58-87 doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2006.12.010 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | A-type and related magmatism in southern Laurentia, Texas and New Mexico, U.S.A. Yujia Li a , Melanie A. Barnes...Department of Geosciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409-1053, USA Department of Geology and...University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, 82071-3006, USA Received 15 November 2005; accepted 4 December 2006...known to be present in the 1340â1370 Ma basement in Texas and eastern New Mexico, but their distribution and...Grenville-age (1070â1110 Ma) plutonic rocks. In the Texas Panhandle, core from a N 175 m thick, sill-like |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Gorin's Gemarts & Rocks, 41 08 N. Piedras, El Paso, Texas 79930. MEXICAN CUTTING MIXTURE - 5 lbs. of...postpaid. Satisfaction guaranteed. LoMa, Box 9863, El Paso, Texas 79989 FINEST GEM ROUGH New 1975 catalog. Select...$4.00 postpaid. Guaranteed. LoMa, Box 9863, El Paso, Texas. 79989 FILL YOUR TUMBLER NEW OFFER! "GRAB... Gorin's Gemarts & Rocks, 4108 N. Piedras, El Paso, Texas 79930. 1975 CATALOG SENT ON REQUEST These...Central Square, Bristol, New Hampshire 03222 FINE FRANKLIN MINERAL SPECIMENS Maybe we can fill in your collection |  | | Journal (volume) | | on some Microminerals from the Ohio pit, Baraga County, Michigan Al Falster 920 McIntosh Wausau, Wl 54401... i The Ohio pit in Baraga County, Michigan, is an old open-pit iron mine. In vugs and cavities of the...minerals can be collected. Due to the fact that the mine has been abandoned for several years, the lower...AUSTRALIA, GERMANY RUSSIA, NORWAY, ITALY, NEW ZEALAND, USA & MEXICO Write for free list. Dealer prices available...WholesaleâTwo Showrooms 1112 Del Rio Street El Paso, Texas 79915 (915) 592-0902 \ 3651 E. Marginal Way |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | quarries. Be a good guest and treat the quarry or mine site as your own place. 8. Watch out for the other...large boxes of excellent give aways, including Franklin fluorescents, Kentucky Fluorites and Prospect...Westchester County â the Westchester Mineral and Gem Society â which meets once a month in the County Center...Plains, N. Y. Membership is open to all Westchester County residents interested in various phases of mineralogy...the Museum, showed several finely crystallized Franklin, N . J., zinc minerals, some of which he had purchased |  | | Journal (issue) | | Vochten & G. Brizzi The Alice Glory Hole, Clear Creek County, Colorado ................................185 by...M. Kohler & L. Minnaar Garnet Hill, White Pine County, Nevada .........................................Harris Monazite and caldoancylite from the Foote mine, North Carolina by J. S. White & J. E. Nelen 203...(1 inch) on antlerite crystals from the Southwest mine, Bisbee, Arizona. For more information on this recent...designs of gold-plated brass specimen stands in a range of sizes. For pure elegance and beauty, not to mention |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 11952. Events Downloaded by [The University of Texas at Dallas] at 20:43 09 August 2017 N O T I C E... July 9-19âCosta Mesa, California. 95th Orange County Fair Exhibition of Gems and Minerals. Fairgrounds... July 22-26âFranklin, North Carolina. 22nd A n  nual Gemboree sponsored by the Franklin Area Chamber...of Commerce and the Gem and Mineral Society of Franklin. Community F a  cilities Building, Highway 23-441...S. Chair man: Betty Rubie, 180 Porter Street, Franklin, North Carolina 28734; 704/524-3161. July 11 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Rte. 1, Box 1-K, Potlatch, ID 83855. May 5-7âFranklin, North Carolina. Gem & Lapidary Wholesalers (G&LW)...the Earth Science Club of Missouri. Creve Coeur County Park, Greensfelder Pavilion, Dorsett Rd. and Marine...Glenwood R., Vestal, NY 13850. T H E CALEDONIA MINE For price list write to: Dearborn, M I May 19-21...Annual Gem and Mineral Fair sponsored by the Bergen County Mineralogy and Paleontology Society. Sears Roebuck...Information: E. J . Tripp, Rte. 2, Box 78, Blue Ridge, Texas 75004; 214/ 752-5192. June 3, 4âPortland, Maine |  | | Report (issue) | | ----------------- 15 The Geography of Dona Ana County--------------------------------------------- 18...-------- 25 PART I. THE GEOLOGY OF THE ORGAN MOUNTAINS ------------- 26 Introduction ---------------... 4 CONTENTS PART I. THE GEOLOGY OF THE ORGAN MOUNTAINSâContinued The Paleozoic EraâContinued Ordovician...------------------------------------------------------ 42 El Paso dolomite -----------------------------------------------Montoya... CONTENTS 5 PART I. THE GEOLOGY OF THE ORGAN MOUNTAINSâContinued The Tertiary intrusive cycleâContinued |  | | Report (issue) | | excursions in New Mexico and adjacent areas of Texas and Colorado Prepared for the Geological Society...Geological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas 79968; 'New Mexico Bureau of Mines... DONALD E. HATITN, Ind. Univ. ALONZO D. JACKA, Texas Tech. Univ. DAVID B. JOHNSON, NMT WILLIAM E. KING...field of southern New Mexico and the Franklin Mountains of west Texas E. Y. Anthony', C. G. Barnes', W.... University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas 79968; ÂČDepartment of Geology, Texas Tech University |  | | Report (volume) | | DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FRANKLIN K. LANE, Secretary UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEORGE OTIS SMITH...248 259 269 271 275 281 r 4 CONTENTS. Page. Texas...................................................New Mexico, Oregon, South Dakota, Tennessee, and Texas; to list all the literature consulted would be impracticable...STATES. Emerson, B. K., A mineralogical lexicon of Franklin, Hampshire, and Hampden counties, Mass.: U. S...Phillips, W. B., The mineral resources of Texas: Univ. Texas Bull. 365, Sci. Ser. 29, 1914. Among other |  | | Journal (issue) | | Cooper Nottingham, England Anthony R. Kampf L.A. County Mus. of Nat. Hist. Los Angeles, CA Joseph A. Mandarino...[Ba(UO2)2V2O8â5H2O] from the type locality, the Mounana mine, Franceville, Haute OgoouĂ©, Gabon. See the article...âThis is the XYZ mine, and these are pretty pictures of the minerals from that mine.â Lou, however, took...chemistry, crystal system, identifying features, and mine of originâall without notes. From his huge library...collection to the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. Julius Weber was well known in the mineral community |  | | Journal (issue) | | September-October 201â Mineral Collections in Texas A Supplement to The Mineralogical Record September-October...collection, page 105; Brown Topaz- Barry and Beth Kitt collection, page 150; Blue Topaz-Lyda Hili collection...those found in neighboring Arizona and New Mexico; Texas is oil country, and many fortunes have been made... but all are worthy of study and appreciation. Texas collections generally tend tobe very broad in scope...collecting in Texas today has already been weil demonstrated by the Mineralogical Record's first Texas supplement |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | cliffâs of Glen Cove to South Park and the Tarryall Mountains. Researchers have subdivided that 570 million...continentul Figure 2. Geologic map of the Colorado Front Range showing the Precambrian metamorphic rocks that host...of Wyoming during this time are called the Snowy Range Supergroup (Graff 1978; Graff. pers. com. to Carpenter...il period of some 200 million years, the Snowy Range sediments are believed to have accumulated to a...environments have been identified in the Snowy Range sediDianne Kile in 1986. Photo by Dan Kile. ments |  | | Report (volume) | | SURVEY CHARLES D. WALCOTT, DIRECTOR GAZETTEEK OF TEXAS BY HENRY G-A-NNETT WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT PRINTING.... 18 ILLUSTRATIONS. Page. PF,ATE I. Map of Texas ..................................................as a bulletin, the manner ipt of a gazetteer of Texas. Very respectfully, HENRY GANNETT, Geographer. Hon...Geological Survey. A GAZETTEER OF TEXAS. By HENRY GANNKTT. AREA. Texas, formerly a State of Mexico, Avas...present dimensions. The present boundary line of Texas is as follows: Beginning in the Gulf of Mexico at |  | | Report (volume) | | CHARLES D. WALCOTT, DIRECTOR A. G-AZETTEEK OF TEXAS (SEOCGSTD ZEIDITIOZNT) BY HENRY GLANNETT WASHINGTON...bulletin, the revised manuscript of a gazetteer of Texas. This is a second edition, the first edition having-...Geological Survey. 1 A GAZETTEER OF TEXAS. HENRY GANNETT. AREA. Texas, formerly a State of Mexico, was...present dimensions. The present boundary line of Texas is as follows: Beginning in the Gulf of Mexico at...channel of the Rio Grande to its mouth. The area of Texas is 265,780 square miles. It stretches in latitude |
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