 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Figure 1: View of Mt. Antero towards the southeast, taken by the U . S. Geological Survey geologist D...oldest existing photograph of Mt. Antero. Courtesy of U . S . G . S . AQUAMARINE, PHENAKITE, BERTRANDITE A...N E R A L S F R O M the Mt. Antero mineral locality, Chaffee County, Colorado, are well known throughout...1885, Reverend Roselle Theodore Cross of Denver, Colorado, wrote to George F . Kunz, the noted New York...locality. . . . I bought all the man had but one" (Colorado Historical Society). This greatly interested Kunz |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Aquamarine in the United States The Search Continues MARK I. JACOBSON Amoseas Indonesia, Mulia Tower...collectors seeking aquamarine are information about the geologic environment where aquamarine is found and...PROSPECTORS have spent countless time searching for aquamarine, the blue to bluegreen gemstone of beryl. The...The glassy blue appearance of natural aquamarine has an intoxicating effect, making it a favorite among...gemstone. This article reviews the best-known aquamarine localities of the United States and notes a few |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Figure I : View of Mt. Antero towards the southeast, taken by the U . S. Geological Survey geologist...oldest existing photograph of Mt. Antero. Courtesy of U.S.G.S. A Mount Antero Postscript E . WM. HEINRICH...of pegmatite prospecting on Mount Antero, Chaffee County, Colorado, gives a detailed account of fine...pegmatites with their world-renowned crystals of aquamarine, fluorite, phenacite, and betrandite represent...single type of beryllium deposit found in the Mount Antero area. Less well publicized is the discovery of |  | | Journal (issue) | | Julius Weber Mamaroneck, New York COLORADO ISSUE #2 Articles Colorado locality index.............................. 323 by B. L. Muntyan What’s new in Colorado minerals? ......................................339 by M. I. Jacobson The San Juan Mountains of Colorado ..................................349 by J. A...10 cm tall, from the Yucca Hill claim, Park County, Colorado. Richard A. Kosnar specimen; photo by John...Natural History for conceiving the idea of a second Colorado issue and for helping a great deal in bringing |  | | Journal (issue) | | 2008 Table of Contents Collecting Minerals in Colorado - Peter Modreski ...........................Pg...Mining Update .......................... Pg. 20 Colorado Fossil Woods - Frank Daniels ...................on collecting minerals in Colorado by Pete Modreski, the informative Colorado petrified wood article by...the magazine so you get your very own copy! Colorado Minerals is the theme of the 2008 Denver Gem and...as the source of aquamarine crystals, the state gemstone of Colorado. The aquamarine occurs in miarolitic |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 1169 Golden, Colorado 80402 bryan@collectorsedge.com Downloaded by [University of Colorado at Boulder...2014 A Spectacular New Aquamarine Find on Mount Antero Chaffee County, Colorado Beautiful crystals of...276-foot-tall Mount Antero, in Chaffee County, Colorado, hit pay dirt. Steve Brancato, of Salida, Colorado, has been...on the geology, history, and collecting on Mount Antero, see Pearl [1972], Jacobson [1984, 1993], and Heinrich...Heinrich [1985], among others.) The aquamarine pocket measured 2.5 feet wide by 1 foot thick by 4.5 feet |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Vol. 20 SOCIETY OF' AMERICA MAY, 1935 No.5 COLORADO PEGMATITES KBNNBTU K. Lauons, Unioersity of Kansas...in every county 'of Colorado along the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains from Larimer County on the Wyoming...Wyoming line to Custer County in the south-centralpart of the state, and in scatteredpre-Cambrianareas...The pre-Cambrian schists and granites of Larimer County are cut by numerous pegmatite dikesl which have...exhibiting an ore mineral phaseoccur in Boulder County.3JeffersonCounty contains both tourmaline and muscovite |  | | Journal (issue) | | Colorado Springs Mineralogical Society Founded in 1936 Lazard Cahn Honorary President July 2019 PICK...Pittman Topic: “Mineral Collecting Locations in Colorado” Please note: Members whose names begin with A-L...July **In case of inclement weather please call** Mt. Carmel Veteran’s Service Center 719 309-4714 Number...Pebble Corneron Pg Pg 5 bers andPups Phenakite Mt. Antero Pg 9 Brad’s Bench Tips Pebble PupsExhibit Corner...meeting about where to collect mineral specimens in Colorado. There are hundreds, if not thousands of places |  | | Journal (issue) | | Discovery froin Mt. Antero in Chaffee County, Colorado William Henry Hutchinson University of Colorado (Boulder)...For over 125 years aquamarine has been collected from the alpine areas of Mount Antero and Mount White in...in the Collegiate Range in Chaffee County, Colorado (Jacobson 1993). Over this period of time only a...crystal on his mine, the Blue Eagle Claim, on Mount Antero. This crystal, although broken in pieces, is the...claim owner Jeffery Self near the claim on Mount Antero, approximately 13,000 feet in elevation. (Continues |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | GRANITE PEGMATITES OF THE MT. ANTERO REGION, COLORADO Gnoncn Swrrzrn, Haraard flnioersity,Cambridge,Mass...A granite stock in the region of Mt. Antero, Chafiee County, Colorado, contains numerous, small, closely...preferred setting. INTRODUCTION The region of Mt. Antero, Colorado has been known for many years as a locality...locality for fine crystallized specimensof beryl (aquamarine), phenakite and bertrandite. Descriptive notes...spent six weeks during the summer of 1938in the Mt. Antero region, in company with Mr. Arthur Montgomery |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | William Besse. 1714 S. Clarkson Street Denver, Colorado 80210 markivanjacobson@gmail.com B lue minerals...symbol to promote outstanding aspects of their county or state. Approval is usually not difficult because...explored for copper in the Cerbat Mountains, Mohave County. They acquired mineral rights to two sections of...Cochise County, and earned the nicksurrounding Mineral name of “Turquoise Park, Mohave County, King” (Arizona...Johnston Turquoise company man district, Mohave County, Arizona. John Betts photo. 1964). reputedly was |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | THE BERYL-MOLYBDENITE DEPOSIT COUNTY, COLORADO. KENNETH OF CHAFFEE K. LANDES. INTEREST hasrecentlybeenaroused...Location.--The beryl-molybdenite vein of central Chaffee Countyoutcrops at an elevation of I2,5oo feeton...1Worcester, P. G.: Molybdenite Deposits of Colorado. Colorado Geol.Survey, Bull. •4, x9x9. 9.Crawford...the summit of Mount Antero. 6 northeast Mount of the California GEOLOGY Antero lies a short distance...prismaticcrystalsof beryl. 6 Cross, R. G.: Notes on Aquamarine from Mr. Antero. Amer. Jour. Sci., (3) vol. 33, PP. x6x-x62 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | CLASSIC COLORADO PORTFOLIO MINERALS: BARBARA L . MUNTYAN 6978 Mapiti Court Boulder, Colorado 80301 COLORADO...COLORADO IS ONE OF THE MOST HIGHL Y MINERALIZED states in the Union. Not only is it known for the variety...found in Colorado occur in extraordinarily large and beautiful crystals. Some of the best Colorado specimens...rather common species from a number of famous Colorado locales. There were literally dozens of other...Shares of Colorado. Figure 1 (left): Hematite after siderite, quartz, Lake George, Park County, Colorado |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Two Point claim, Pikes Peak batholith, Teller County. The Collector’s Edge specimen, Jeff Scovil photo...Mail Stop 150, Box 25046 Federal Center Denver, Colorado 80225 pmodreski@usgs.gov C olorado is, of course...been written as guides to mineral collecting in Colorado. A classic, which went through three major editions...1951 version with a slightly different title), is Colorado Gem Trails and Mineral Guide, by Pearl (1951,...up-to-date guidebook to the state’s minerals is Colorado Rockhounding, by Voynick (1994). Other published |  | | Journal (issue) | | on Amazonite 7.5 cm, from the Smoky Hawk claim, Colorado. Collected by the Dorris family; Tom Spann photo...finds include the finest aquamarine and phenakite from Mt. Antero, Colorado, and their most publicized...museum quality.” (Szenics, 1967) Spruce Peak, King County, Washington, 1977 Beautiful pyrite and quartz specimens...and FLECK, G. (1980) The Grey Horse mine, Pinal County, Arizona. Mineralogical Record, 11 (4), 231–232...and HAWES, W. (1978) Quartz and pyrite from King County, Washington. Mineralogical Record, 9 (6), 352–353 |  | | Journal (issue) | | - - - - - - - - - - - Mineral Collections 1n Colorado A Supplement to The Mineralogical Record November-December..."Smithsonian packet," Smoky Hawk claim, Florissant, Colorado. Collected in 2008; Dorris Family collection;...certificates for mines in the Cripple Creek District, Colorado, in 1898 and 1901. Sponsorship: This special supplement...Collecting in Colorado The Collections: Mel & Pam Bersch Ryan Bowling Ralph Clark Colorado School of Mines...Thompson George Witters Martin Zinn III and Colorado in the :Mineralogical Record Supplement to The |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Knoxville] at 04:13 19 December 2014 Mount Antero, Chaffee County, Colorado A s virtually every collector knows...and some districts, such as those in San Diego County, California, and many of those in Minas Gerais...one of its premier aquamarine localities, Mount Antero, Chaffee County, Colorado, was highlighted by... at Waterford, Oxford County; and the Square pit at Topsham, Sagadahoc County, Maine. Good crystals are...North Chatham, Carroll County, and the Sugarloaf Mountain area, Grafton County, New Hampshire. Other New |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | cavities in altered variscite at Fairfield, Utah County, Utah; also manganoan overite recently has been...S AND M I N E R A L S Edwin Over of Colorado Springs, Colorado, who, with Mr. Arthur Montgomery, recognized...region (Burke, 1952). I n about 1921 E d moved to Colorado Springs where he lived with his uncle Loyalle...Mill where his uncle was the superintendent. In Colorado Springs he also met the well-known miner alogist...young mineral collectors. E d Over attended the Colorado School of Mines for a little over two years but |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Although Colorado may be most noted for rhodochrosite or amazonite, the many varieties and associations...a k e w o o d , Colorado 80225 DIANNE L. K I L E 333 S a l e m Street Aurora, Colorado 80011 C O L O...and J. A. Mur phy for an update to Minerals of Colorado: A 100-Year Record (Eckel, 1961). 374 ROCKS... Quartz was a familiar gemstone to many early Colorado residents, as documented by an extensive body...body of literature. The first published list of Colorado mineral localities (in cluding quartz) was included |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Mineral Localities of Colorado EDWIN J . OVER, JR. "Second Edition " is a feature which reruns pertinent...issue on author Edwin J. Over, Jr. The Mt Antero Aquamarine Locality {Rocks & Minerals, December 1928)...I M A D E A C O L L E C T I N G trip to Mt. Antero, Colorado, long famous for its aquamarines and associated...000 feet, I collected the following minerals: Aquamarine Bertrandite Fluorite Mica Phenakite Quartz ...about 14,000 feet while on the way to the top of Mt. Antero (14,235 feet) and during a hail storm. A l l |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | inch on edge, from the Henderson mine, Clear Creek County. Figure 2 (right). Green fluorite encrusted with...Mountain Wilderness area near Columbine Lake, La Plata County; largest crystal measures 1.25 inches on edge;... FLUORITE BARBARA L. MUNTYAN Ouray County Museum Ouray, Colorado 81427 Mineral photographs by John R...locations in Mexico; in Elmwood, Smith County, Tennessee, and in Hardin County, Illinois, in the United States;...eastern Russia. It also occurs in many localities in Colorado, where it is found in colors ranging from pale |  | | Journal (issue) | | .....................•......... 354 STORM OVER ANTERO. By Arthur Montgomery . . . . . . . . . . . . ...MINERALS ASSOCIATION 0 D 0 WHOLE NO. 89 STORM OVER ANTERO By ARTHUR MONTCOMERY (All Photographs This is an...inaccessible chiefly because of altitude. Of these few Mt. Antero surely stands preeminent. Its 14,200 feet place...place it not only among the handful of loftiest Colorado peaks but within a mere 200 feet or so of being...elevation, Mt. Whitney. Located along with the other giants of the College Range, Antero stands very |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | COLORADO, 1958 By J. KENNETH FISHER Downloaded by [Purdue University Libraries] at 15:37 09 August 2017...in being able to spend some time again in cool Colorado, nineteen days in July. Our trip went from home...went up Chalk Canyon, between Mts. Princeton and Antero. We passed St. Elmo and the site of the town of...a jeep road extended to the "Texans" mine up on Antero, condition and details about the road very indefinite...timber (we were almost at timberline). The ascent of Antero itself was by a series of switchbacks. Both sections |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | from the Devil's Head area southwest of Denver, Colorado, a few years ago. A large milky quartz crystal...Haddam Neck, Connecticut, and from the Mt. Antero region of Colorado. A very large smoky quartz crystal was...Custer, South Dakota; near the Royal Gorge in Colorado, and elsewhere. Small crystals of rose quartz...Carolina; at Amelia, Virginia, near Clayton, Rabun county, Georgia; etc. The old localities near West Chester...at Shaw and Esray's quarry near Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, and is now in the collection of |  | | Journal (issue) | | a strahler from Binntal. brought beryl var. aquamarine from a recent find at \\'annigrat (Binntal. Switzerland)...The Best Minerals & Fossils in Tucson! 2008 COLORADO MINERAL & FOSSIL SHOW Holiday Inn - Denver Central...----!-1 5,1( ~ -) * SEPTEMBER16 - 20, 2009 • COLORADO MINERAL & FOSSIL SHOW Holiday Inn - Denver Central...2009 *DAVE BUNK MINERALS *ROCKS OF AGES BOOKS COLORADO FOSSIL EXPO Plaza Annex, Merchandise Mart, DENVER...well-earned since he was 6 foot, 3 inches in height (USA passport app Iication 1921 ). As a canoer and sail |
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