 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | river bank will result in a pint of staurolite THE ROYALTON Staurolite Outcrop R O B E R T SLOAN Department...Geology and Geophysics University of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455 crystals. One of the more...interesting mineral collecting localities in central Minnesota is on the banks of the Mississippi River three...town of Royalton. It is located on the east bank of the river, just downstream of the Blanchard Dam of Northern...this place is the Thompson Formation, here a staurolite-muscovite schist. The Thompson Formation is the |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | MINNESOTA STAUROLITES By ALBERT C. HOLLER 3 5 1 4 Taylor St., N.E., Minneapolis 18, M i n n . Downloaded...are valued collectors items. The mineral name staurolite is derived from the Greek meaning "cross" and...typical crystals as they are found in Minnesota. At Royalton, Minnesota, near Little Falls (the birthplace...Mississippi River at the Blanchard Dam an outcropping of mica schist occurs. The Staurolite crystals are found...best time of year to hunt Staurolites at the Blanchard Dam is in Fall when the water is low. Little pockets |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Places of Geological and Mineralogical Interest in Minnesota ROBERT SLOAN Department of Geology a n d Geophysics...i s , M i n n e s o t a 55455 Southeastern Minnesota Fossil Collecting. In general there is good to...collecting along most roadcuts in southeastern Minnesota east of U S 52 from Cannon Falls to Rochester...Line. This country is more rugged than most of Minnesota, quite scenic, and fun to explore with the aid... The most scenic and best understood cave in Minnesota. It is located in the heart of a karst area. |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Hudson, Ohio 44236 janet15clifford@gmail.com STAUROLITE Keivy Mountains, Kola Peninsula, Russia “R...“R ock-forming minerals” such as staurolite are rarely chosen for a Connoisseur’s Choice feature because...showy in the traditional sense. The beauty of staurolite is more subtle and intellectually appealing,...minerals are so commonly and spectacularly twinned. Staurolite is instantly recognizable to collectors for its...pendants or amulets. Staurolite is also the state mineral of Georgia. Staurolite (from the Greek stauros |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | REPUBLICS species. The specimen was from Boulder County. A short note suggested coloradoite. An x-ray powder...America Memoir #109, Telluride Ores of Boulder County, Colorado, p 80, where they state, "Coloradoite...from p. 262) Oregon Unidentified Mineral, etc. Minnesota Recent Mineral Collecting Mr. William Brownlee...Mr. Brownlee says, "Many of the localities in Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin that were good in 1950 &...& 60's are still good today." "Staurolite crystals still can be found in large quantities about 50 yards |  | Holm, D.K., Schneider, D.A., Rose, S., Mancuso, C., McKenzie, M., Foland, K.A., Hodges, K.V. (2007) Proterozoic metamorphism and cooling in the southern Lake Superior region, North America and its bearing on crustal evolution. Precambrian Research, 157 (1) 106-126 doi:10.1016/j.precamres.2007.02.012 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | OH 44242, USA Department of Geological Sciences, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701, USA c Department...Sciences, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA Department of Earth, Atmospheric & Planetary Sciences...Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA b d Received 14 April 2006; received in revised...buried Archean–Proterozoic continental margin. In Minnesota, new monazite geochronology reveals a profound...by emplacement of the ∼1.775 Ga East-central Minnesota batholith at moderate depths. In northern Wisconsin |  | | Book (edition) | | DATOLITE GARNET FLUORITE QUARTZ CRYSTALS SPINEL STAUROLITE •^^ VESUVIANITE WILLEMITE ZIRCON CRYSTALS...mine, Racooche Valley, White Co. 1866 Vs White County Daniel Light form, % mi. NE Less than 1887 ...Alabama has yielded a 4i%4 carat diamond from Shelby County, 30 miles south of Birmingham, found about 1900...Siding in St. Clair County, 20 miles northeast of Bir- mingham. One found in Lee County in 1901 weighs 4^...have a cornfield at Pounding Mill, Tazewell County, Va. A 3 carat stone, bought by a Knoxville |  | | Book (volume) | | Dahlonega Co. and Rabum Co., and the McDuffie County Belt extending through portions of McDuffie, Warren...Sphalerite. BALDWIN COUNTY MILLEDGEVILLE, at state farmjasper. BANKS COUNTY COMMERCE, along Hwy. 59...along adjoining Co. linerock crystal. BARROW COUNTY WINDER, along rd. to Jefferson and 1½ mi. inside...Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States BARTOW COUNTY AREA, Saltpeter Cave, as floatjasper. CARTERSVILLE:...agate, (banded, various colors), jasper. BIBB COUNTY MACON: at Holton Quarry, 7½ mi. NWagate; N |  | | Book (volume) | | 000 specific locations in Idaho, lowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, ...NORTHWESTERN QUANDRANT Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon...The Northwestern Quadrant Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon...Mineral Location Numbers Idaho lowa Kansas Minnesota Missouri Montana Nebraska North Dakota Oregon...volumes, through very precise directions and accurate county maps, to get you to the best and most accessible |  | | Book (edition) | | MARIN COUNTY FREE LIBRARY 3 1111 00289 4184 \ I s Fifth Revised Edition A complete, state-by-state...associated in the Southwest with such formations as the Morrison and Chinle sandstones. Traveling The rock-hunting...in river gravels. The expert agate hunters of Minnesota say that big ones are found only where the stones...corners of the claimed area, and filing in the county land agent's office. In addition he has to show...called bediasites from Bedias, a town in Grimes county. Gold is a subject by itself, but because the gem |  | | Book (edition) | | describes sites under of the nearest town and county. and the many maps included book contain such...associated in the Southwest with such formations as the Morrison and Chinle sandstones. requires practice than...bottom of gravel beds. The expert agate hunters of Minnesota say that big ones are found How to hunt for...pink hue (right) from the Sunnyside Mine, San Juan County, Colorado. MOTTLED AGATE from Chihuahua, Mexico...usually veined with black. This is from Siskiyou County, California. z'^m-: LABRADORITE, the feldspar |  | | Book (volume) | | 600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip...mine⎯pyritized gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason |  | | Book (volume) | | 600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip...mine⎯pyritized gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason |  | | Book | | HfiRIN COUNTY FREE LIBRfiRY 311110G386652Q I V Russell P MacFal A COLOR TREASUF FOR COLLECTORS...to Hunting Locations ? i 9 GIVEN TO THE MARIN COUNTY LIBRARY BY MARI N L MTNF.RAT. SOCTETY DAVID...may be able to buy specimens. map of Keweenaw County. Mich- Part of the U.S. Geological Survey topographic...pegmatite (g) Mount Antero, 12.000 (h) Chaffee County, Colorado (i) from the Smith collection feet... mine, canyon) district where found (township, county, (i) how obtained (g) state) details) 52 | | | Book | | topographic map of the Delaware q uadrangle o f Keweenaw County, Michigan This ,s an example o f the more picturesque...mine , canyon) district where found (township, county, state) how obtained (found , given , etc., with...in pegmatite Mount Antero , 12,000 feet Chaffee County . Colorado from the Smith co llection 1/10/74 ...Holbrook ; University of Arizona. Tucson . California· County Museum. University of California and University...Science Bloomfield Hills Minnesota Natural History Museum of the Un1vers1ty of Minnesota Minneapolis Missourt |  | | Book (volume) | | which appear upon later pages. Dr. Joseph P. E. Morrison of this institution was also helpful in suggesting...City, Utah, by William J. Bingham of St. Paul, Minnesota, by Guy Wilson of Stevens Point, Wisconsin, and...Kobuk jade locality. Descriptions of San Diego County, California, gemstones and the mines in which they...the generous assistance of many residents of that county. My special thanks are extended to Elbert H. McMacken...Andalusite, Kyanite, Epidote and Piedmontite, Staurolite, Colemanite, Barite, Celestite, Tektites. MassivE |  | | Book (edition) | | NORTH DAKOTA NEBRASKA • INDIANA • MISSOURI • MINNESOTA I By JUNE CULP ZEITNER THIRD EDITION Completely............. . Fossils....................... MINNESOTA ... 54 Lake Superior Agate .54 THE NORTH SHORE....56 THE CUYUNA RANGE 57 CENTRAL & WESTERN MINNESOTA 57 Fossils 58 WISCONSIN 59 LAKE SUPERIOR-GOGEBIC...areas. Study all issues for possible help. 9. Get county maps if available, or Geological Survey Quadrangle...collector to recover them 'The best place was a stock dam near Corsica. 1 am sorry to say it is completely |  | | Book | | Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New...listed by county and community, range and distance. Whenever the collector crosses a county line, he will...of the county he is entering posted alongside the highway. By looking up the state and county, the user...guide can determine the collecting sites in that county by range and distance from the major cities and...information to reach a specific spot within a particular county. Many old localities listed here have, literally |  | | Book | | long (Marty, 2004 ). AFRICA widely in Litchfield County, where good crystals were taken from quartz veins...region (Brunet, I 977b ). NEW YORK Amity, Orange County. At many isolated collected sites between the towns...Litchfield County. Ilmenite masses and crystals from somewhere near Washington, Litchfield County, were described...Lake Road occurrence, Faraday Township, Hastings County. In fall 1994, Dan and Shelley Lambert extracted...Madawaska [Faraday] mine near Bow Lake, Hastings County. Some of the world's finest ilmenite specimens |
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Blanchard dam, Royalton, Morrison County, Minnesota, USA