 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | MINES AND MINERALS OF AUSTRIA By P H I L I P M O R R I L L East Derry, N . H . 0 3 0 4 1 IV S A L Z...e old emerald Venediger and Hohe Tauern form the Mine is about 7 M i from Habach. T h e trail leaves the...Alpenrose going E and then N . The crystalline Alps. Mine is a few hundred yards beyond the I f we come in...Across the valley is an old foot of cliff. copper mine, 2 M i S from the main Kapruntal. Extensive work...Marcasite; Calcite Xls; Clinochlore; Disthene; Hematite; Gold panning. Worth is 3 Mi beyond Rauris. Collec |  | | Catalog/List | | Nice. 75x50x31 010 ALUMINOCOPIAPITE - Champion Mine, California, USA. A pure yellow botryodal mass....matrix. 6lx47xl8 22,00 017 APACHEITE - Christmas Mine, Gila Co., USA. Pale blue patches in matrix. Moderately...xl 13xl0x8 8,00 )!. .. 022 AXINITE xx - Obira Mine, Japan. A large terminated xl, 47x27, forming the...BRUSHITE - CALCIOFERRITE - ARAGONITE - Rocabruna Mine, Brugues Gaba, Barcelona, Spain. Very rich whitish...have one bright red face due to hematite. Associated are strings of hematite. Very esthetic. 74 x 72 -x 51 |  | | Book | | Frontcover Upper left: The observatory at Kremsmunster. Austria. which houses the mineral collection. Upper right:...mineralogical cabinet of the convent at Kremsmunster, Austria. The . specimens a~e displayed m baroque furniture...important mineralogical museums in Western Europe Austria Belgium Denmark Finland France Germany (Federal...half are in Germanspeaking countries (Germany, Austria, Switzerland). The reasons for this are partly...universities, 14 by town or city councils, 13 by district councils or regional boards, and 16 form part |  | | Book | | times, and there is evidence of at least one flint mine dating from this period. Finely worked and polished...derives its name from the saltmining district of Hallstatt in Upper Austria, where many prehistoric finds have...by the mineral kingdom: minium, cinnabar, and limonite (ochre). The black color was soot. By Egyptian...Pseudomorphs of limonite after pyrite are common, since pyrite readily decomposes into limonite (see p. 92)...fibres radiate from a common center (hematite or reniform limonite, Pls. 13, p. 73, and 21 , p. 101). Easily |  | | Catalog/List | | the surface. 2tX1tx1", £2.50p 3. ALTAITE. Hilltop Mine, Dona Ana Co., New Mexioo, U.S.A. ·Rich tarnished...Specimen B: 1~·x1i", £3.25p 5. APATITE. Carrock Mine, Car~ck Fell, Cumberland. Lustrous bright greenish...1tx1t", £2.50p 6. APATITE variety FRANCOLITE. Levant Mine, Pendeen, Cornwall. Fine lustrous golden brown sharp...Pyrites. 2tx2tx1t", £11.00 10. AURICHALCITE. 79 Mine, Gila CO' I Arizona, U.S.A. Very attractive turquoise-blue...bright blue cellular mass with a little brownish limonite, with large cavities lined with lighter blue botryoidal |  | | Book | | and tropical areas, such as the accumulation of limonite, Ni-silicates and iron. In residual deposits kaolinite...particles are separated according to their grain 10 limonite, siderite, psilomelane and pyrolusite have originated...mineral particles (eg inclusions of chlorite and hematite in jasper). Allochromatic minerals display other...unaltered crystals of the same mineral. For instance, hematite (hardness 6) will have a lower hardness in the...continued weathering, eg ankerite weathers to limonite, becoming brown in the process; pink-rose rhodochrosite |  | | Book (volume) | | up 165 for to Temiskaming Cochrane district read district. Ref. 4, under oruetite, add See also... for VVakatipu district, CoUingwood, 294 Zealand read Wakatipu 303 line district, 8 in synonomy...and the corresponding citation (Hudson Bay 309 mine). in Ref. 4, line Z, for 670 read 676. 310 in...pageite read paigeite. for Algoma district read Sudbury District. in the left Itand figure in the...say that this guarantee did much to deterrepaid. mine the award of the grant. To Mr. W. 0. Wiley, Chairman | | | Book | | illustrated Encyclopedi of the World’s Rocks and Mine re L A R E N MI OF THE WORLD Rudolf Duda and...and tropical areas, such as the accumulation of limonite, Ni-silicates and iron. In residual deposits kaolinite...particles are separated according to their grain 10 limonite, siderite, psilomelane and pyrolusite have originated...mineral particles (eg inclusions of chlorite and hematite in jasper). Allochromatic minerals display other...unaltered crystals of the same mineral. For instance, hematite (hardness 6) will have a lower hardness in the |  | | Catalog/List | | crystals and crystal rosettes covering irregular limonite matrix. 2x3xl-1/4" $ 25.00 terminated 2 to 3... 2x3xl-3/4" $ 20.00 4. ANHYDRITE Eagle Picher mine, Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico Choice pale lustrous sky-blue... l-3/4x3x3/4" $ 30.00 6. APOPliYLi.,ITE No. 3 mine, Cornwall, Pennsylvania Choice milky white 1/2"...single white frosted 9. BENITOITE The Dalles Gem mine, San Benito Co., California Superb deep blue to...3/4x3/4" matrix$ 30.00 11. BRAZILIANITE Galilea mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil Choice pale golden-yellow |  | | Book | | oxygen-for examp le. quartz (S10 2), rutil e (Ti0 2). hematite (Fe,0 1). Also in this category are the hydroxides...Chemical Classification Siderite, 8ri.iderbund Mine, near Eiserfeld (Siegerland, Germany), 3x almost...specimen shown here comes from the Eagle's Nest Mine in California, and its actual size is about 2 inches...be scratched with fluorite, take the next-harder mine ral from the scale, until yo u find a mi ne ral...minerals: Sulfur 1.96 Quartz 2.65 Diamond 3.52 Hematite 5.30 Scheelite 6.10 Cassiterite 7. 10 Uraninite |  | | Catalog/List | | green crystals. 2ix2t". 3 ".s. ANTHOINITE. Bjordal Mine, Uganda. Specimen A - Rich whitish earthy masses...quartz. 2tx2xl". £3.25. 5. AZURITE; Copper queen Mine, Bisbee, Cochise Co. Arizona, U.S.A. Choice, bright...cavities. 4x2xl-t'.'. £23.00. 6. AZURITE. Buckingham Mine, Doddington, Nether Stowey, Somerset. Small bright...*2~-x1~-", £4.50p. { 9. 10. BREWSTERITE. Whitesmith Mine, Strontian, Argyllshire, Scotland. Choice lustrous...5Op. ----- ··2- CABRERITE. Laurium Attica District, Greece. Lustrous lime green sharp cryet aggregated |  | | | | gadolinite 85 gahnite 24 galaxite 24 heliodor 93, 93 hematite 25, 25, 27 hemimorphite 86, 87 hercynite 24 hessonite...precious 32, 33 libethinite 65, 65 liebigite 53 limonite 37 opal, wood 32, 33 rutile 33, 33 orpiment...especially near Kimberley); diamonds from the Kimberley mine are embedded in ultrabasic blue rock called kimberlite...carats, equal to 621 grams) was found at the Premier Mine; named the Cullinan diamond, it was presented to...found at Butte, Montana, and the Copper River district of Alaska. A much rarer mineral is covellite, |  | | Book (edition) | | carbonate (sidoxide erite) to the hydrous iron (limonite). 3. By impression : as in deposition in a cavity...of minute grains or crystals of magnetite, or hematite, or menaccanite. CRYSTALLINE AGGREGATES. 5....color, are made of limonite; others, of a reddish black or black color, of hematite. Moss-like forms...their general shape and origin. Chalcedony and limonite are often stalactitic. Interiorly the structure...crysbrilliancy and gives well-defined images. tals of hematite, cassiterite, some specimens of quartz and pyrite |  | | Book | | periods of stability PLANET | 114 San Carlos district, Chihuahua, Mexico * 8 x 4 x 2 om are uncommon...cosmetics, or as sources of color for ceramic glazes. Hematite and other iron oxides create reds and browns,...different optical properties. The play of colors on hematite comes from yery thin surface layers similar to...mineral pigments. LEFT: Malachite, Bwana M’Kubwa Mine, Ndola, Copperbelt, Zambia * 22 x 26x 16 cm 22...* 20 x 18 x 14. cm Bladed stibnite, Ichinokawa Mine, Saijo, Shikoku, Japan * 10 x 1x 1 om Acicular |  | | Catalog/List | | mineral, "At were of large, prisms, of this mine have been obtained, more Note. - Galena offer...in the specimens Dundasite, bunches samples Mine, of occurs lode. beautiful white large more...originally Cornish mining ceeding by colour, Mine fractures of great the mineral often Mount ...extremely some rarely Anglesite. Embolite, back Mine. with minute of small of capping gossan the... 'holy fallen filled with the olivine it district: from or at regarded The moderate a at high |  | | Book (edition) | | annexed figures, 266, of fluorite, and f. 267, of hematite. Other examples occur in the pages following,...obvi- ous that the distinction between Fluorite. Hematite. contact and penetration-twins is not a very important...complex consequently the vertical axis. f 267 (hematite), and in f. 289, 290. also of twin chabazite,...the crystals of rutile on tabular crystals of hematite, the vertical axes of the former coinciding with...referred to known mineral species, as the scales of hematite to which the peculiar character of aventurine |  | | Book | | hauynite 114,116 hedenbergite 96 heljodor 93, 93 hematite 25, 25, 27 bemimorphite 86, 87 hercynite 24 hessonite...76, 109, 11 l libeth inite 65, 65 liebigite 53 limonite 37 linarite 59, 60 liroconite 74 lithiophilite...59 zippeite 62 zircon 77, 78, 78 zoisite 88 THE MINE LKINGDOM All physical bodies in Nature can be...or slightly rotated Vitreous. Like glass 3 THE MINE Class I: native ·elements Chemical elernents found...especially near Ki1nberley); diamonds from the Kimberley mine are embedded in ultrabasic blue rock called kimber/ite |  | | Book (edition) | | UPHAM SHEPARD, in the Clerk's office, of the District Court of Connecticut. CONTENTS . PART I , Page...masses, or in a mass of granular calcite or fibrous limonite. They are produced whenever several individuals...distinct concretions, such as fibres and grains. ( Limonite and garnet. ) These concretions must be regarded...and iron pyrites and spathic iron crystals into limonite, -the change not being attended by any alteration...to reniform and botryoidal shapes. ( Calcedony, limonite .) In fruticose and dendritic shapes, we perceive | | | Book | | haiiyhite 114, 1/6 hedenbergite 96 heliodor 93, 93 hematite 25, 25, 27 hemimorphite 86, 87 hercynite 24 hessonite...32, 33 opal, precious 32, 33 opal, wood 32, 33 limonite 37 linarite 59, 60 orthite 88 liebigite 53 ...especially near Kimberley); diamonds from the Kimberley mine are embedded in ultrabasic blue rock called kimberlite...carats, equal to 621 grams) was found at the Premier Mine; named the Cullinan diamond, it was presented to...found at Butte, Montana, and the Copper River district of Alaska. A much rarer mineral is covellite, |  | | Catalog/List | | crystal about I cm size, twinned crystal ( Telino Mine, Linopolis, Minas Gerais Brazil) £25 Na Be PO 4...silvery platelets and small masses (Castle Siscoe Mine, Gowganda Ontario, Canada £30 4. CUBANITE two intergrown...8mm overall size Quebec Canada) £20 (Henderson# 2 mine, 3250 level, Chibugamu, 5. NATIVE BISMUTH water...undulating 2x4 inch surface Katanga) £20 (Mashamba Mine West. Kolwezi 8. VESUVIANITE attractive coverage... some slightly pink on 1,5 x 1,5 matrux Jeffery Mine, Quebec Canada £20 9. DANBURITE very large single |  | | Catalog/List | | Andradite, no bruising; 4x2.5x2-$6.50 MS62.Mirac/e Mt. Mine, Vo/cano, Ca/ifomia; (a) dark reddish brown xls...base of specimen; 4.8x4.2x3-$5.00 M563. Ye//ow Cat Mine, San Benito Co., Califomia; var. topazolite: (a)...xls to 5 mm: 3.8x2.5x2.5-Sl6.25 M595. Bu"a Copper Mine, Bu"a, South Australia, Australia; (a) M/M potential;...average 1 cm- $3.50 BREWSTERITE; M541. Whitesmith Mine,Strontian, Argvl(shia:, Scotlqnd; (a) good MIM,...• ' ,. ?i-l"t )1 r!') CERUSSITE;M584.Bunker Hil/ Mine! _Ketl~g&1{~ap~~ ~.w~~~lial1~Yi~~arent twinned xls | | | Book | | A CHANGING PLANET 11 Vanadinite, San Carlos district, Chihuahua, Mexico * 8 x 4 x 2 cm Mineral Species...cosmetics, or as sources of color for ceramic glazes. Hematite and other iron oxides create reds and browns,...different optical properties. The play of colors on hematite comes from very thin surface layers similar to...mineral pigments. LEFT: Malachite, Bwana M’Kubwa Mine, Ndola, Copperbelt, Zambia * 22 x 26 x 16 cm 22...Namibia * 20 x 18 x 14 cm Bladed stibnite, Ichinokawa Mine, Saijo, Shikoku, Japan * 10 x 1 x 1 om Acicular |  | | Book | | museum quality but many minerals can be found on mine dumps or can be purchased or traded. After introducing...species as in quartz on calcite and rutile on hematite. Some faces attract overgrowth more than others...colouring of alternate faces of quartz by red hematite. -40- Old overgrowths may themselves be overgrown...as in malachite Reniform: kidney-shaped as in hematite Mammillary: breast-shaped as in spherulitic or...over its beer: to go underground in a non-working mine is sheer folly unless you are accompanied by someone |  | | Book (edition) | | Negative Rhombohedron Positive Rhombohedron Hematite The general symbol of the rhombohedron form...is 74 55' and c = 0-854, while for Fig. 246 of hematite this = 1-366. Further, Figs. 246-251 show other... 99, p. 55). tive 257 255 Figs. 255, 256, Hematite Coquimbite 258 Eudialyte There is a very simple...gives the indices 221 for the face. To deter 192. mine, by plotting, the axial ratio of an orthorhombic...there is tion, as the crystals of rutile of hematite, axes of the former on tabular crystals Amphibole |  | | Book (edition) | | interpenetrate, as f. 266, of fluorite, and f. 267, of hematite. Other examples occur in the pages following,...axis. penetration twin of chabazite, also f 267 (hematite), and in f. 289, 290. It is also common with quartz...the crystals of rutile on tabular crystals of hematite, the vertical axes of the former coinciding with...referred to known mineral species, as the scales of hematite to which the peculiar character of aventurine...material, feuch as chlorite, tourmaline, rutile, hematite, asbestos, and many other minerals. " * Reference |
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