| | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | 31 December 2014 NEVADA MINERAL STEVEN PULLMAN 1755 Circle Drive NW Reno, Nevada 89509 RICHARD THOMSSEN...THOMSSEN P.O. Box 1656 Carson City, Nevada 89702 Map showing Nevada counties, by William W.Besse. N evada...represented by numerous geothermal areas. The range of minerals found in mines, quarries, and prospect...year. Nevada is one of the few western states without a published state mineralogy; thus, mineral collectors...collectors are aware of its mineral specimen wealth from only a few well-known and collected localities, | | | Journal (issue) | Cooper Nottingham, England Anthony R. Kampf L.A. County Mus. of Nat. Hist. Los Angeles, CA Joseph A. Mandarino...Surv. of Canada Ottawa George W. Robinson Seaman Mineral Museum, MTU Houghton, Michigan Abraham Rosenzweig...327 COVER: BARITE, 17 cm, from the Miekle mine, Nevada. (See the article in the previous issue.) Keith...1937. This mine, though small, provided many new mineral species. Dr. Gaines wrote a compre hensive review...great opportunities to acquire rare and classic mineral specimens which were attractively displayed in | | Foord, Eugene E., O'Connor, Joseph T., Hughes, John M., Sutley, Stephen J., Falster, Alexander U., Soregaroli, Arthur E., Lichte, Frederick E., Kile, Daniel E. (1999) Simmonsite, Na2LiAlF6, a new mineral from the Zapot amazonite-topaz-zinnwaldite pegmatite, Hawthorne, Nevada, U.S.A. American Mineralogist, 84 (5) 769-772 doi:10.2138/am-1999-5-609 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | Na2LiAlF6, a new mineral from the Zapot amazonite-topazzinnwaldite pegmatite, Hawthorne, Nevada, U.S.A. EUGENE...S.A. 2 ABSTRACT Simmonsite, Na2LiA1F6, a new mineral of pegmatitic-hydrothermal origin, occurs in a...the Zapot amazonite-topaz-zinnwaldite pegmatite located in the Gillis Range, Mineral Co., Nevada, U.S...S.A. The mineral is intimately intergrown with cryolite, cryolithionite and trace elpasolite. A secondary...cryolithionite has formed from the primary assemblage. The mineral is monoclinic, P21 or P21/m, a = 3 7.5006(6) Å | | Galliski, Miguel Angel, Černý, Petr, Márquez-Zavalía, María Florencia, Chapman, Ron (1999) Ferrotitanowodginite, Fe2+TiTa2O8, a new mineral of the wodginite group from the San Elias pegmatite, San Luis, Argentina. American Mineralogist, 84 (5) 773-777 doi:10.2138/am-1999-5-610 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | Na2LiAlF6, a new mineral from the Zapot amazonite-topazzinnwaldite pegmatite, Hawthorne, Nevada, U.S.A. EUGENE...S.A. 2 ABSTRACT Simmonsite, Na2LiA1F6, a new mineral of pegmatitic-hydrothermal origin, occurs in a...the Zapot amazonite-topaz-zinnwaldite pegmatite located in the Gillis Range, Mineral Co., Nevada, U.S...S.A. The mineral is intimately intergrown with cryolite, cryolithionite and trace elpasolite. A secondary...cryolithionite has formed from the primary assemblage. The mineral is monoclinic, P21 or P21/m, a = 3 7.5006(6) Å | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | Betts, 215 W. 98th St., #2F, New York, NY 10025. Mineral collectors are steadily losing their old collecting...promising forgotten locations is an area of old pegmatite quarries in South Glastonbury, Connecticut. This...81MINERALS dletown-Portland, Connecticut, pegmatite district. They are found in South Glastonbury, about...includes one of the largest quarries of the entire district, the Howe No. 1. Access is through a trail system...December 2014 result is a new map of the area. Mineral occurrences have been documented with the help | | | Catalog/List | extra) Please quote both the code number and the mineral name when ordering I. GORCEIXITE , Ba Al PO/4...New Jersey USA 2x2 £14 4. GRAPHITE pure grey slightly crystalline mass, Ratnapura district SriLanka small...curved crystal plates, like parts of spheres on pegmatite rock. Interesting display specimen 3.5 x2 x2 Hoydalen...short-wave. Los Gavilanes area, Baja California, USA with copy of John Sinkankas collection label £ 15...orange Fluorescence short-wave (Franklin, New Jersey, USA) 2.5 xl inch £12 ! " 11. FERRIALLANITE Ce rich | | | Report (issue) | Prosopite CaAl2 (F, OH)8 c 2001-2005 Mineral Data Publishing, version 1 Crystal Data: Monoclinic. Point...X-ray Powder Pattern: St. Peters Dome, Colorado, USA. 4.35 (10), 2.13 (6), 1.837 (6), 1.813 (6), 3.07...more rarely in base-metal deposits. Association: Fluorite, cryolite, thomsenolite, pachnolite, gearksutite... From Mt. Bischoff, Tasmania, Australia. In the USA, at St. Peters Dome, near Pikes Peak, El Paso Co...Dugway district, Tooele Co., Utah; at the Zapot pegmatite, 25 km northeast of Hawthorne, Fitting district | | | Report (issue) | Elpasolite K2 NaAlF6 c 2001-2005 Mineral Data Publishing, version 1 Crystal Data: Cubic. Point Group:...Z=4 X-ray Powder Pattern: Pikes Peak, Colorado, USA. 2.863 (10), 2.024 (10), 2.336 (8), 1.428 (6), 0...Total [99.00] 98.62 100.00 (1) Pikes Peak, Colorado, USA; F calculated for charge balance; corresponds to...minerals in a quartz-microcline pegmatite (Pikes Peak, Colorado, USA); on vein quartz in a hydrothermal...Colorado, USA); cryolite, chiolite, pachnolite, thomsenolite, ralstonite (Amelia, Virginia, USA); ralstonite | | | Report (issue) | Cryolite Na3 AlF6 c 2001-2005 Mineral Data Publishing, version 1 Crystal Data: Monoclinic. Point Group:...late-stage mineral in some granite pegmatites; in tin-bearing alkalic granites; a vapor-phase mineral along...jarlite, prosopite, chiolite, microcline, quartz, fluorite, siderite, topaz (Ivigtut, Greenland); sodalite...deposit at Ivigtut, southwestern Greenland. In the USA, from St. Peters Dome, near Pikes Peak, El Paso Co...from the Zapot pegmatite, 25 km northeast of Hawthorne, Fitting district, Mineral Co., Nevada; in the | | | Report (issue) | Weberite Na2 MgAlF7 c 2001-2005 Mineral Data Publishing, version 1 Crystal Data: Orthorhombic, pseudocubic...as inclusions in cryolite and intergrowths with fluorite. Twinning: With [111] as twin axis and {011} as...57.75 In the cryolite deposit and overlying pegmatite (Ivigtut, Greenland). Association: Cryolite,...thomsenolite, prosopite, pachnolite, ralstonite, fluorite, topaz, potassian mica, pyrite, galena (Ivigtut...from the Zapot pegmatite, 25 km northeast of Hawthorne, Fitting district, Mineral Co., Nevada, USA. In the | | | Report (issue) | Pachnolite NaCaAlF6 • H2 O c 2001-2005 Mineral Data Publishing, version 1 Crystal Data: Monoclinic...Ivigtut, Greenland. (2) St. Peters Dome, Colorado, USA. (3) NaCaAlF6 • H2 O. Polymorphism & Series: Dimorphous...thomsenolite, chiolite, elpasolite, ralstonite, sellaite, fluorite. Distribution: In the Ivigtut cryolite deposit...Nordmarka, Norway. In the Hagendorf pegmatite, Bavaria, Germany. In the USA, at St. Peters Dome, near Pikes...Colorado; at the Zapot pegmatite, 25 km northeast of Hawthorne, Fitting district, Mineral Co., Nevada; from the | | | Journal (issue) | NUMBER 1 • JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2000 • $15 Gem and mineral dealers depicted in the Hortus Sanitatis (1491)...Katlang, Mardan District, Pakistan; Freilich Collection. OPENING SPREAD: Some exceptional mineral specimens...from the Red Cloud mine, Arizona; Calcite and Fluorite from the Elmwood mine, Tennessee; Aquamarine from...Nuristan, Afghanistan; Neptunite from San Benito County, California; Spinel from Mogok, Burma; and Emerald...Sams Barlow Foreword B em ent Swoboda The mineral collecting “elite” in America have been an impor | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | at 04:13 19 December 2014 Mount Antero, Chaffee County, Colorado A s virtually every collector knows...finest gem minerals and most perfectly crystallized mineral specimens occur in “pockets,” those often-clay-filled...and some districts, such as those in San Diego County, California, and many of those in Minas Gerais...premier aquamarine localities, Mount Antero, Chaffee County, Colorado, was highlighted by Jacobson and Lees...Lees (2008) in the recent book American Mineral Treasures. Phenakite from this exceptional locality has | | | Report (issue) | Cryolithionite Na3 Li3 Al2 F12 c 2001-2005 Mineral Data Publishing, version 1 Crystal Data: Cubic....granite pegmatites. Association: Cryolite, quartz, fluorite, siderite (Ivigtut, Greenland); cryolite, chiolite...At the Zapot pegmatite, 25 km northeast of Hawthorne, Fitting district, Mineral Co., Nevada, USA. Name:...National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C., USA, 106833. References: (1) Palache, C., H. Berman,...cryolithionite, {Na3 }[Al2 ](Li3 )F12 . Amer. Mineral., 56, 18–23. (4) (1971) NBS Mono. 25, 9, 23. All | | | Report (issue) | Ralstonite Nax Mgx Al2−x (F, OH)6 • H2 O c 2001-2005 Mineral Data Publishing, version 1 Crystal Data: Cubic...prosopite, fluorite. Distribution: From the Ivigtut cryolite deposit, southwestern Greenland. In the USA, at...Mountain, Fremont Co., Colorado; in the Morefield pegmatite mine, Amelia, Amelia Co., Virginia; from the Quitman...Texas; in the Zapot pegmatite, 25 km northeast of Hawthorne, Fitting district, Mineral Co., Nevada. From near...Pennsylvania, USA, who first noted the species. Type Material: Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA, 1 | | | Catalog/List | extra) Please quote both the code number and the mineral name when ordering I. APOPHYLLITE delicate pale...crystals. Good display piece. Vambori, Ahmedhagar District, Maharashtra State, lndia about 5x2.5 inches £70...France £20 4. BENTORITE a very rare, Cr containing mineral . Mauve massive vein about 5x6mm in 8mm matrix...visible under close scrutiny . Unusual to see this mineral as a single crystal like this £30 . Koksha Valley...2x1.5 inch Prospect Park, Patterson, New Jersey USA £ 18 18. CAVANSITE small blue crystals scattered | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | envision a convecting fluid phase cycling around the pegmatite body, and a reaction path that brings the acidified...acidified fluid back into the heart of the pegmatite. There, it is aggressive toward the microcline perthite...cleavelanditic albite + muscovite + quartz, mostly in the range 250–400°C, a process that enlarges the original...cycles of hydrothermal enrichment in a large LCT pegmatite can give rise to zones enriched in micas of the...i.e., super-LCT deposits. Keywords: granitic pegmatite, NYF and LCT affiliations, miarolitic cavities | | | Report (issue) | MINERALS OF NEVADA MINERALS OF NEVADA Peer Hen By CASTOR oan eGORY.C.oFER DOCK NEVADA AND BUREAU... UNIVERSITY Reno & Las Vegas OF NEVADA PRESS GEOLOGY Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Special...University of Nevada Press, Reno, Nevada 89557 USA Copyright © 2004 by University of Nevada Press Photographs...otherwise noted Map of Mining Districts and significant mineral occurrences of Nevada by Nevada Bureau of Mines...Cataloging-in-Publication Data Castor, Stephen B, Minerals of Nevada / Stephen B. Castor and Gregory C. Ferdock.— Ist | | | Report (issue) | Hambergite Be2 BO3 (OH, F) c 2001-2005 Mineral Data Publishing, version 1 Crystal Data: Orthorhombic...05 ]Σ=0.98 . (2) Little Three mine, California, USA; corresponds to Be2.00 B1.00 O3 [(OH)0.70 F0.30 ]Σ=1...]Σ=1.00 . Occurrence: An uncommon accessory mineral in granite pegmatites. Association: Beryl, danburite...danburite, apatite, spodumene, zircon, fluorite, feldspar, quartz. Distribution: From Helgeroa, Langesundsfjord...Bity; and large crystals from Anjanabanoana. In the USA, fine crystals from the Little Three mine, near Ramona | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | lead. Sixty-four samples from nine worldwide pegmatite localities were quantitatively analyzed to compare...Florissant, Colorado; the Zapot pegmatite, Mineral County, Nevada; Carroll County, New Hampshire; the Morefield...Rutherford peg168 ROCKS & MINERALS matites of Amelia County, Virginia; Wisconsin; Tordal, Norway; Russia; and...correlation. Three samples of amazonite from Amelia County, Virginia, repeatedly showed Pb concentration below...below the detection limits. Samples from Amelia County were also analyzed for trace amounts of iron and | | Pekov, I. V., Chukanov, N. V., Kononkova, N. N., Zubkova, N. V., Rabadanov, M. Kh., Pushcharovsky, D. Yu. (2008) Elpasolite from hyperalkaline pegmatite of the Khibiny pluton, Kola Peninsula. Symmetry of elpasolite. Geology of Ore Deposits, 50 (8) 749-754 doi:10.1134/s1075701508080114 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | PARAGENESES OF MINERALS Elpasolite from Hyperalkaline Pegmatite of the Khibiny Pluton, Kola Peninsula. Symmetry...K2NaAlF6, has been found for the first time in a pegmatite related to peralkaline foid syenite at Mt. Koashva...size within cavities in the natrolite core of pegmatite in association with amicite, sodalite, aegirine...K2NaAlF6, is a rare mineral. We found only ten mentions of occurrences of this mineral in the literature...amazonite pegmatite of St. Peters Dome related to Pikes Peak Alkali Granite, El Paso County, Colorado | | | Report (issue) | MINERALS OF NEVADA MINERALS OF NEVADA STEPHEN B. CASTOR and G R EGOR Y C . F E R D OC K l NEVADA BUREAU...association with the UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA PRESS Reno & Las Vegas Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Special...University of Nevada Press, Reno, Nevada 89557 USA Copyright© 2004 by Uni versity of Nevada Press Photographs...Districts and si gnificant minernl occurrences of Nevada by Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology All rights reserved...-Publ ication Dat,i Castor, Stephen B. Minerals of Nevada/ Stephen B. Castor and Gregory C. Ferdock.- rst | | | Journal (issue) | uitgever : H. DILLEN, Doornstraat 15, B-9170 Sint-Gillis-Waas. Niets uit deze uitgave mag worden vermenigvuldigd...excursies. * DILLEN H., Doornstraat 15, B-9170 Sint-Gillis-Waas. Tel. 03/770 60 07. Bestuurder...Tel. 00 31 226 394231. Fax 00 31 226 393560. <mineral@xs4all.nl>. Werkgroep edelsteenkunde. Webmaster...www.minerant.org Het oude adres www.xs4all.nl/~mineral/ vervalt hiermee. Ook het e-mail-adres van de MKA...n.v. Henri Dillen, Doornstraat 15, B-9170 Sint-Gillis-Waas. Indien we voldoende exemplaren kunnen bestellen | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | described (Cook 2009). Garnet forms under a wide range of geologic conditions and bulk compositions, resulting...Gem and Mineral Show, spessartine has been chosen as this issue’s Connoisseur’s Choice mineral. To this...variability, occurs in a wide array of colors that range from almost black through various shades of brown...fracture. The calculated density for the pure mineral is 4.179. Spessartine is cubic (4/m32/m) and is...is from Leiper’s quarry at Springfield, Delaware County, Pennsylvania (Peters 1984). When the spessartine | | | Journal (issue) | Raman spectrum Introduction O ver the years, the range of coloured freshwater cultured pearls generally...around 1127 and 1524 cm 4 and broad peaks in the range between 2256 and 3730 cm"'. Some dark-coloured cultured...Brazil and is reliably reported to come from a pegmatite in Minas Gerais. The base is tourmaline with a...from the Vishnevye Mts. in the Urals, a famous pegmatite region about 100 km south of Ekaterinberg, were...nephrite jade production in the Jordanow Slaski district appears to have commenced in Neolithic times. |
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