 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri and the world-class Viburnum Trend of southeastern Missouri. Deposits in both...districts. THE TRI-STATE DISTRICT History of the Missouri Portion of the Tri-State District The Tri-State...Tri-State district, extending from southwestern Missouri through Kansas into Oklahoma (fig. l), was one of the...small-scale mining in 1849 on Turkey Creek in Joplin, Missouri (Dressel 1989). The history of the district...and was titled “Minerals of the Vanadinite Mine, Mohave County, Arizona.” 400 ROCKS 81 MINERALS rized |  | | Journal (issue) | | 4 cm -high specimen is from the DeMaria mine in Placer County, California. (Jeff Scovil Photo/Brett Keller.......... 50 by Bob Jones collecting run-of-the-mine specimens by Steve Voynick Montana Placer Mining............................................. 34 Field Notes ............................................Lake Superior thomsonite 6 www.rockngem.com Field Notes.indd 6 region, it is in fact abundant in...mineral at all, but a cross section of Maryellen jasper (stromatolite) from Minnesota. I have collected |  | | Journal (issue) | | glisten ing white matrix. Very few clear Herkimer County crystals adhere to any matrix, since they occur...collectors consider glueing legitimate when the crystal is known to belong to a pocket in a piece of rock...have one matrix specimen showing a good sized crystal wedged in the rock, and protruding on two sides...times 66 THE MINERAL COLLECTOR. through the County, great quantities of these crystals were found...truth of this assertion. I have seen Herkimer County quartz in groups of from two up to twenty - three |  | | Journal (issue) | | FEDERATION OF MINERALOGICAL SOCIETIES Officers FIELD TRIPS 16 JACK R. COX Ed Wolponen. President (NFMS)...Powders and machine and you like it. in the lapidary field. The sales table 0 .08 Pure Alumina Polishing Powders...AYBnturlne Selen•te Rhodonite S1Jbicon11t Blue Calcite PraM Otbtcullr Fel11te Hon.y Onyx ' Kemlte Moonstone...Oiope,de Enstallte Actlnolite 81rkev1ktte Chert Jasper Bt-eccia Augite Perthlle Nephehne Hornblende Mica...portion Otabaae P1ratonI1e - 111 Gastropod Rock Crystal Quartz - • I Coqulna 'Oblld1an "apache 11111• Bryozoa |  | | Report (issue) | | California as a desirable place of residence, and as a field for the profitable investment of capital. To secure...Francisco, California. Daily Grass Valley Union, Nevada County, California. Daily Evening Gazette, Reno, Nevada...Standard, Eureka, Humboldt County, 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 10. 11. 12. County Tribune, California. California...California. Inyo Independent, Inyo County, California. Arizona Gazette, Phoenix, Arizona Territory. Ventura...About The building was sold in 1852 to the Crystal Palace Company, by whom was taken down and rebuilt |  | | Journal (issue) | | hint of danger. This specimen is from the Sao Pedro mine in Minas Gerais (Saucui, Malacacheta Dist., Teofilo...to perfect 45° miter joints by Douglas Klieger FIeLD trIP Black Hills Pegmatites Rock & Gem Kids 42...Leatherman reGULAr coLUmnS ECO-FRIENDLY JEWELER A Gold Mine in Your Studio tips for collecting precious metal...by Christine Dhein 58 The Rocks Found Us! 46 Field Notes ............................................editor@rockngem.com Rock & Gem Field notes READER LETTERS Gollar Mine Non Access In the April Rock & | | | Journal (issue) | | hint of danger. This specimen is from the Sao Pedro mine in Minas Gerais (Saucui, Malacacheta Dist., Teofilo...to perfect 45° miter joints by Douglas Klieger FIeLD trIP Black Hills Pegmatites Rock & Gem Kids 42...Leatherman reGULAr coLUmnS ECO-FRIENDLY JEWELER A Gold Mine in Your Studio tips for collecting precious metal...by Christine Dhein 58 The Rocks Found Us! 46 Field Notes ............................................editor@rockngem.com Rock & Gem Field notes READER LETTERS Gollar Mine Non Access In the April Rock & |  | | Report (volume) | | ............................................. Missouri.................................................that are widely distributed, such as quartz and calcite, have been omitted, except those that by reason...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.; |  | | Book | | com kyewitness CRYSTAL & GEM Apatite Cut topazes Calcite kyewitness CRYSTAL & GEM In association...more at www.dk.com Agate Contents 6 What is a crystal? 8 A world of crystals 10 Natural beauty 2 Crystals...Find out more 70 Glossary Vos Index What is a crystal? Crystats ARE ASSOCIATED WITH PERFECTION, transparency...the plane surfaces are known as faces. The word crystal is based on the Greek word krystallos, derived...was thought that _ temperature. Water is rock crystal, a colourless variety of : quartz, was ice that |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Germany. F I T FOR A KING'S COLLECTION — T h e Crystal Palace has moved and is having a special sale. A 2...fossils and catalog F 4 6 6 , $ 5 . 0 0 . T h e Crystal Palace, 2 9 1 3 N . Cumberland Rd., Indianapolis,...Quebec; eucryptite, vivid red, New Hampshire; calcite 0 fluorite, red & blue, Arizona; hydrozincite,... spots in calcite. New York; calcite & willemite, Franklin, New Jersey; phos. blue calcite, Texas; tremolite...orange & varigated, New York; agate, green Wyoming; calcite, f l . & phos. green, Montana; any six 2 x 2 " |  | | Report (issue) | | its discovery, after being displayed at the Crystal Palace, but fortunately a few models were prepared...subscribed too late to receive one). The Uchucchacua mine was covered in the July-August 1997 issue, devoted...an unusual flattened habit, from the Uchucchacua mine, Oyon Province, Lima Department, Peru. Simone Citon...specialize in “affordable” Tsumeb and Kalahari Manganese Field (N’Chwaning etc.) specimens. Among their interesting...with hematite inclusions, from Brazil (the Brumado mine, no doubt). I have seen others with this habit but |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | view of the Tenderfoot mine (about 19131, Esterbrook copper district, Albany County. John Taylor collection...and Grace Dyck and wus titled “The Sunrise Iron Mine near Hartville, Wyoming”; it appeared in the MaylJune...“The Copper Mountain Pegmatite District, Freniont County, Wyoming” and was in the JulylAugust 2001 issue...most notable ones. The localities are listed by county and then in alphabeticnl order. Where numerous...names are from Hausel (1986). Localities by County Albany County Allanite pegmatite, 12 miles W of Bosler |  | | Journal (issue) | | Alves Mineralogy of the Bennett pegmatite, Oxford County, Maine ..........................................185 by B. M. England Copper roses from the Rose mine, near San Lorenzo, New Mexico ....................crystals on white calcite matrix from the Coscuez mine, Muzo, Colombia. This mine is located 12 km north...other side of the mountain, from the famous Muzo mine (see the article on the Colombian emerald districts...effort has been expended in learning about a chosen field of endeavor. Besides which, it’s just fun to have |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Peters Rocks & Minerals as Mr. Manuel is tops in his field of Mineralogy and always trustworthy with those...frequently from time to time. Mickey Owen of the Crystal Palace, 3210 N. Priscilla Ave., Indianapolis, Ind...Ind. 66218, informs us that his "Butterball" calcite advertised in one of his classified ads this issue...taken on golden yellow-brown to clear "butterball" calcite in Y2"; 2"; and 3" sizes to above named dealer...is offering Three Dimensional models of simple crystal forms due to popular demand. A note from the Gudes |  | | Journal (issue) | | cleavage, habit, colorluster, mode of occurrence, crystal system, class, space group, lattice constants,...AT ADDITIONAL MAILING OFFI CES. FIELD TRIPS The Renwick Uranium Mine by Gilbert A. Penny ......... •...Host. Tual1tln Valley Gem Club. Pacific University Field House. Forest Grove. OR. Dr. George Williams. 2320...orld's Fair of Gems and Minerals." Host. Clark County Gem Collectore. Las Vegas Convention Center, Las...6th Annual Belvidere Gem and Mineral Fair Boone County Fairgrounds. 1 mile north Rt. 76 . Belv1dere. IL |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | f other plant fossils sent free on request. Crystal Palace, 3 2 1 0 N . Priscilla A v e . , Indianapolis...apatite xls, f l . cream to blue in red f l . calcite, Ontario. Sphalerite, Franklin, N. J . ; norbergite...specimens. Faceting, cutting and tumbling rough. Crystal Gems Co., Rt. 46, Westbound, Little Falls, New...u n d u m $ 2 . 5 0 l b . ; blue spar, epidote, jasper, olivine and rhodonite, unakyte @ $ 1 . 5 0 lb...strontianite, hyalite opal, fluorescent y e l l o w calcite, selenite, kammererite, genthite, petrified wood |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | other plant fossils sent on request. T h e Crystal Palace, 3 2 1 0 N . Priscilla A v e . , Indianapolis...Faceting, c u t t i n g and t u m b l i n g roug'-i. Crystal Gems Co., Rt. 4 6 , W e s t b o u n d , Little...W i s c o n s i n ; bixbyite, Utah. Many other crystal specimens and m / m ' s . Free lists. Robert Eaton...shipments. ORANGE CHONDRODITE — In snow w h i t e calcite. A t t r a c t i v e for specimen or c u t t i...A N U T S " — Nodules w i t h agate, quartz or calcite, some w i t h crystals: Five pounds $ 5 . 0 0 postpaid |  | | Journal (issue) | | Issue 36 ISSN 1741-8917 In This Issue... Crystal Palace High-Level Station Subway London’s Lost Rivers...Tunnelling_____________________________ 10 Features Crystal Palace High-Level Station Subway______________17 Visit...Railway Entrepreneur Extraordinaire__69 Some Historic Mine Sites in Co. Kerry________________71 Sub Brit Visit...Bromley side of the Crystal Palace subway in October 1985. The steps up to the Crystal Palace site are behind...subway was being used to store statues from Crystal Palace Park. Photo Nick Catford Officers President: |  | | Journal (issue) | | from the Bunker Hill mine, Idaho (see vol. 13, no. 5) and wulfenite from the 79 mine, Arizona (see vol....of bad experiences with collectors. Consequently field collecting op portunities for the common collector...Sophisticated Field Collectors In comparison with earlier decades, modern mineralogical field collectors...always been a few highly skilled and sophisticated field collectors. But today there is a small army of such...for study. It is critically important that all field collectors carry personal ac cidental injury, disability |  | | Book | | Mineralogical Record P. 0. Box 1656 Carson City, NV 89702, USA N. Bariand 90/91; British Museum (NH) London 110/111... Delhal and Dr M. Deliens Notes A temporary "Palace of the - Colonies" was built at Tervuren in 1897...Royal Museum of Central Africa is housed in the Palace of the Colonies, built in 1897. The Minerals The... An exceptionally large (5mm) and well-formed crystal of linnaeite, perched on siderite, from the Grube...Museum, University of Bonn. 22 Quartz (Rock crystal), of Dauphine habit, from the classic locality |  | | Journal (volume) | | arsenide of iron and cobalt from the Norilsk ore field; the description of new finds of recently discovered...copper sulfide ores of the Krasnov hydrotermal field; the nomenclature of the Loellingitegroup diarsenides...and second, on the twisted filiform magnesian calcite from rocks at Russian platform. The volume is interesting...Nickelskutterudite, and Skutterudite from the Norilsk Ore Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....Copper Sulfide Ores of the Krasnov Hydrothermal field (16°38’ N MidAtlantic Ridge) . . . . . . . . . |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | other plant fossils sent on request. T h e Crystal Palace, 3 2 1 0 N . Priscilla A v e . , Indianapolis...WHOLESALE SPECIALS! NEPHRITE JADE: - Riverside County m i n e - r u n . Dark f l o w e r i n g greens...College A v e . , Oakland, California. CHOICE CRYSTAL SPECIMENS — Pyrrhotite, Mexico, 1 " to 2 V i "...specimens, i n many qualities and price ranges. Field tools, black lights, magnifiers, test equipment...N U T S " — Nodules w i t h agate, quartz o r calcite, some w i t h crystals: Five pounds $ 5 . 0 0 postpaid |  | | Book | | formations rare: fluted columns, sculptured domes—the calcite gleams where’ere one roams. Cumberland Caverns...14.2 125 14.3 Rock of Ages Virgin Avenue Crystal Palace ye Cumberland Caverns Illustrations (continued)...The end of Virgin Avenue Gypsum needles in Crystal Palace Crystals in Gypsum Road Gypsum lips Map of...Amherst County, Virginia and moved to Warren County about 1807. The land that is now Warren County and the...Thomas Barnes, the unofficial historian of Warren County, before his death. Roy Davis recalls this legend: |  | | Book | | by Anthony Duke. Anthony Duke also supplied the crystal structure diagrams appearing throughout the Directory...water has exposed sand and surfaces, each a crystal of calcite gravel banks. You will see stone upon precipitated...Here are 'daisy' gypsum (top), 'dogtooth spar' calcite (left centre), 'blue john' fluorite (right centre)...into All the same, it was not until the late the field to explore rocks and the story 18 th century that... The Basin and Range Province of the south-west USA (right) formed in this way. and also when what are |  | | Journal (issue) | | Cooper Nottingham, England Anthony R. Kampf L.A. County Mus. of Nat. Hist. Los Angeles, CA Joseph A. Mandarino...specimen known of any microlite-group species; 1.7-cm crystal in lepidolite, from Paprock, Afghanistan. Rob Lavinsky...their mineralogy, particularly when working in the field. The industrial demand for minerals continues to...Creek area, Last Chance Mining District, Plumas County, California. Axis, volume 1, number 1, pages 1–30...in the pools that formed. The Star of the Congo mine near Lubumbashi, in particular, (famous among mineralogists |
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