 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Mineral Localities of Philadelphia and Vicinity Author(s): Theodore D. Rand, William W. Jefferis and...org/terms 174 PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF [1892. MINERAL LOCALITIES OF PHILADELPHIA AND VICINITY. BY THEODORE...Philadelphia has long been famned for the number of its mineral localities and the remarkable abundance and variety...large part of Philadelphia is covered with the Delaware River gravels and clays, but most of the streams...about two miles up stream to Fairmount, whose bold hill is composed of a gneiss which apparently rises |  | | Book (volume) | | chalcedony, jasper and gem petrified wood. BUFFALO COUNTY KEARNEY, area gravel bars and pits along the Platte...townagate, chalcedony, jasper, petrified wood. CASS COUNTY WEEPING WATER, SE, on rd. to Nehawka, in the Snyderville...chalcedony, jasper, fossils. CHERRY COUNTY VALENTINE, in the Sandhills county along the Niobrara R. and Minnechaduza...gem qualityagatized and opalized wood. DAWES COUNTY CHADRON, in N part of Co. and as far W as Crawford...cuts, cut banks, breaks, draws and washes, gullies, hill slopes, etc.chalcedony roses, Celestite crystals |  | | Book | | 3 -N APPALACHIAN MINERAL & GEM TRAILS 3 3 By June Culp Zeitner 'NS 3 v' r,. -S.’ Vv '• li ...unequalled i n hospitality. Many friends, gem and mineral clubs, and gem and m i n e n d dealers and suppliers...u m s i n t h e 1 j t r Numerous g e m a n d mineral shows held throughout the Appalachian states each...Jersey: L a k e Hopatcong, Greenwood L a k e Pennsylvania: S c h u y l k i l l R i v e r Vi r g i n i...dollars at the noted locality of Cowee Valley, Macon County, North Carolina. An enthusiastic family found and |  | | Book (volume) | | gas and coal from thick beds contributes to the mineral economy. But as far as the collector is concerned...ASHTABULA COUNTY CONNEAUT, area pits, quarries, rd. cuts, etc.⎯cone-in-cone Calcite. CLERMONT COUNTY MILFORD...CLINTON COUNTY WILMINGTON, area of Todd’s Ford, a mineral deposit⎯Hematite. COSHOCTON COUNTY AREA, townships...CUYAHOGA COUNTY CHAGRIN FALLS (on Geauga Co. line), area quarries⎯oilstone. DELAWARE COUNTY DELAWARE, area...nodules⎯Pyrite (crystals sharply cubic). FRANKLIN COUNTY COLUMBUS, area countywide exposures of blue clay |  | | Book (volume) | | gas and coal from thick beds contributes to the mineral economy. But as far as the collector is concerned...ASHTABULA COUNTY CONNEAUT, area pits, quarries, rd. cuts, etc.⎯cone-in-cone Calcite. CLERMONT COUNTY MILFORD...CLINTON COUNTY WILMINGTON, area of Todd’s Ford, a mineral deposit⎯Hematite. COSHOCTON COUNTY AREA, townships...CUYAHOGA COUNTY CHAGRIN FALLS (on Geauga Co. line), area quarries⎯oilstone. DELAWARE COUNTY DELAWARE, area...nodules⎯Pyrite (crystals sharply cubic). FRANKLIN COUNTY COLUMBUS, area countywide exposures of blue clay |  | | Report (volume) | | may be determined by scratching it with another mineral or with a knife blade. This may mutilate tllQ StOne...Topaz Corundum Diamond The numbers preceding each mineral indicate only increasing degrees of hardness, not...placed next to diamond only because it is the mineral nearest the diamond in hardness. Because much dust...contact with one another. The specific gravity of a mineral is the ratio between its weight and the weight...of stones. Luster, the general appearance of a mineral in reflected light, is of two types: metallic and |  | | Book (edition) | | materials have been found 58 119 Glossary of mineral terms 173 Sources of information 175 Books...by buying from the large stocks advertised by mineral supply houses. It's fun and profitable 1 Perhaps...from rocks, which are mixmres of minerals. Each mineral has physical characteristics peculiar to itself...gem and rare enough stand stone material, a mineral must be beautito be worth keeping, and hard enough...dull are as hard or harder than quartz, a com- mineral everywhere present as dust which would soon and |  | | Report (issue) | | in Georgia, of other deposits of this valuable mineral. Like the report on the " Marbles preliminary...yards above the works at Track Rock Mine, Union county, Ga., there are several slabs, one of which is...HISTORY OF CORUNDUM. KIG I. Track Eock, Union County, Georgia. The dum in first authentic date...it was then discovered ship of Newlin, Chester county, Pa. in the townFollowing the discovery of however...of light-blue corunthe mineral to be corundum Disseminated throughout mineral, . dum have been found |  | | 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) | | fossils, Illinois has little to offer gem and mineral collectors, even though the state produces more...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 |  | | Book (volume) | | fossils, Illinois has little to offer gem and mineral collectors, even though the state produces more...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 |  | | Book (volume) | | .......................................... xi Mineral Locations by State Alabama ................................................................132 Delaware ........................................................................................402 Pennsylvania .............................................................548 Table of Maps Page Alabama County Map ...................................................................................4 Alaska County and Stream Map ............................... |  | | Book (edition) | | MARIN COUNTY FREE LIBRARY 3 1111 00289 4184 \ I s Fifth Revised Edition A complete, state-by-state...their interest. earth sciences are as wide as the mineral kingdom itself, with something for everyone. How...amber of ancient trees. More than 2,000 distinct mineral species are known; only about 100 of these have...some exceptions, to qualify as gem material a mineral must be beautiful and rare enough to be desirable...weight, of the mineral. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. — — — — the innate shape of the mineral. Cleavage — |  | | Report (volume) | | Juneau, Alaska. Alaska Div. Mines and Minerals Mineral Inv. Rept.-State of Alaska Department of Natural...Natural Resources, Division of Mines and Minerals, Mineral Investigations Report. Juneau, Alaska. Alaska Oil...Geology Bull.Callfornia Div. Mines and Geology Mineral Inf. Service.California Div. Mines and Geology...Resources, Division of Mines and Geology Bulletin and Mineral Information Service ana .Report of the State Mineralogist...Surveys Mineral Resources Div. Mineral Rept.Canada Department of Mines and Technical Surveys, Mineral Resources |  | | Journal (issue) | | p4,, Over two million residents Arizona's Pinal County welcomes everyone as a V.I.P.!!! ?ieU S ~ , ae...MINERALS MAY-JUNE 1978, Volume 53 Number 3 PENNSYLVANIA! EXECUTIVE EDITORS Rudy Bradbury John Hanahan...Hanahan Jr Richard S. Mitchell GUEST PENNSYLVANIA EDITOR Delbert L. Oswald FOUNDER Peter Zodac MANAGING EDITOR...Schmerling 94 Pennsylvania- A Geological Gem Beth Schooler 99 The Paleontology of Western Pennsylvania Richard...Chert in Western Pennsylvania Richard L. George 108 Rare Earth Minerals from Pennsylvania Ralph G. Wells |  | | Book (edition) | | comprehensive information and is designed to lead amateur mineral collectors to America's precious and semipre-...describes sites under of the nearest town and county. and the many maps included book contain such...are in Yet the fascination and lure of these mineral treasures continues as strong as ever. Who with...times, jewels were privileges of the rich. The mineral sources were tightly guarded secrets, as were...or by buying many dealers who advertise in the mineral play their treasures at from the magazines or |  | | Book (volume) | | ............................................v Mineral Locations by State Alabama ................................................................116 Delaware ........................................................................................343 Pennsylvania..........................................................477 Appendix F - Classification of Mineral Deposits ........................................year I vacation in the field, collecting gem and mineral samples somewhere in the United States or Canada |  | | Book (volume) | | ............................................v Mineral Locations by State Alabama ................................................................116 Delaware ........................................................................................343 Pennsylvania..........................................................479 Appendix F - Classification of Mineral Deposits ........................................year I vacation in the field, collecting gem and mineral samples somewhere in the United States or Canada |  | | Report (volume) | | oil with electric logs: Airphoto interpretation, mineral Hamilton, R. G., 2. reconnaissance: Lueder, D....Geophysical data for geologic Fleischer, M. , 6. Clay mineral investigations, applistudy: Dunlap, R. C. , Jr...G. G., 10. Human relationships in future W. H. mineral procurement: DavidExploration methods, general:...ADDRESSES Continued ADDRESSES Continued Idaho, mineral deposits: Hulin, Mineralogy of uranium: Frondel...inexhaustible resources: mann, H. E., 6. Holman, E. Mineral deposits, concepts, reOur shrinking globe: Landes |  | | Book (volume) | | Two Volumes ® Volume I Gemstones, of all the mineral treasures to be found in North America, are perhaps...references, among them may be mentioned: Vermont, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Oregon, Kansas, Alabama, Ohio...furnished by Col. E. M. Barron of the Southern Gem and Mineral Company of El Paso, Texas. Information on the Virgin...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 |  | | Book (edition) | | other useful information. As the briefly rarer mineral species are not altogether excluded, but are mentioned...MINERALS, I. CRYSTALLOGRAPHY: OR THE STRUCTURE OF MINERAL Fundamental forms of crystals, CHAP. .... II...AND FORMULAS OF MINERALS, CAAP. VIII. ROCKS OR MINERAL AGGREGATES, . . . CHAP. IX CATALOGUE OF AMERICAN...Easily crumbling in the Incrustation. coating of mineral matter. fingers. Indurated. Hardened or solidified...covering, ai [Lat. genu, knee.] Investing. when one mineral forms a coatBent at an angle, 43. Geode. [Gr. g&odes |  | | Book | | Staurolitc Calamine 89 90 90 90 91 Making Your Mineral Collection Gems The Determination of Minerals and...96 96 97 97 98 98 98 99 100 100 101 INDEX OF MINERAL SPECIES A. . A~~olite P~e~; ________________________...concerns chiefly the substances known as minerals. A mineral is a substance produced by the processes of nature...everything found in t~e ground is not necessarily a mineral. Rocks, while they may contam minerals, cannot...picking up attractive and in some cases, valuable mineral specimens. lo the city, every foundation and excavation |  | | Book (edition) | | and other useful information. As the Tarer mineral briefly species are not altogether excluded, but...and formulas of Minerals, Caap. VIII. Rocks or Mineral Aggregates, . . Chap. IX. Catalogue of American...Easily crumbling in the Incrustation. coating of mineral A A matter. Indurated. fingers. Fundamental...or covering, ai Bent at an angle, 43. when one mineral forms a coating on another. Geode. [Gr. gaodes...iris, rainbow.] Hav- Geniculate. crystals or mineral matter, or a ing the colors of the spectrum. |  | | Book (edition) | | other useful information. As the briefly rarer mineral species are not altogether excluded, but are mentioned...composition and formulas of Minerals, VIII. Rocks or Mineral Aggregates, IX. Catalogue of American localities...Easily crumbling in the Incrustation. coating of mineral fingers. matter. Indurated. Fundamental forms,...covering, aa [Lat. genu, knee.] Investing. when one mineral forms a coatBent at an angle, 43. ing on another...iris, rainbow.] Hav- Geniculate. A crystals or mineral matter, or a ing the colors of the spectrum. |  | | Report (issue) | | _______________ _ Sandstone ________________________ _ Delaware _____________________________ _ Florida _____...Perce Counties __________ _ Idaho CountY-----------------Valley CountY-----------------Adams, Payette,...and Gem Counties ________________________ _ Boise County ___ --------------Ada, Owyhee, Elmore, and Custer...Spruce Pine district ____________ Madison County and Haywood County _____________________ _ Zirconia district...monazite belt in the Piedmont province __ Stokes County and Surry County_ Wilkes, Alexander, Catawba, Caldwell |
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