 | Thompson, Woodrow B., Bearss, Gene T., Falster, Alexander U., Simmons, William B., Nizamoff, Jams W. (2000) The Estes Quarry, Cumberland County, Maine: A New Pegmatite Mineral Locality. Rocks & Minerals, 75 (6) 408-418 doi:10.1080/00357520009605667 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | August 2013 Cumberland Countv. Mahe A New Pegmatite M ineral Locality T he Estes quarry in southwestern...southwestern Maine exposes a granite pegmatite hosting more than forty mineral species. This locality contains...highly mineralized pegmatites in Maine and New Hampshire. The quarry has yielded fine specimens of eosphorite...Hlstory The Estes quarry is located on Route 5 in West Baldwin, Cumberland County, Maine (fig. 1). It...& Son Excavation Contractors of West Baldwin. This is a working quarry with high rock walls and unstable |  | | Journal (issue) | | open-pit Gold Quarry Mine, Eureka County, Nevada. from the Radersburg District, Broadwater County, Montana...small wulfcnite crystals found at the Broadwater County, Montana (Sec. 28, T 5 N, R 1 W), some interesting...on crystals growing over the wulfenitc and its quartz substrate. The aragonite was usually dissolved...the wulfenites, which are protected by a light quartz druse. Before -~ating one matrix piece, 1 decided...the Allegheny Plateau (from Georgia to central Maine). The NYMC membership is primarily amateur, and |  | | Book (edition) | | from Oregon to the Mexican border and eastward to Maine and Florida. What you cannot collect in person...gem stones mon dull are as hard or harder than quartz, a com- mineral everywhere present as dust which...Hardness Scale 6. Orthoclase 1. Talc 2. Gypsum 7. Quartz Topaz Corundum 10. Diamond 3. Colcite 8. 4...Your will scratch orthoclase feldspar but not quartz. In making hardness appears to be a scratch paper...the general arrange- ment of these surfaces. Quartz and amethyst, for example, are frequently crystallized |  | | Journal (issue) | | acting caretaker of the San Pedro Mine in Santa Fe County, and along with his son Phillip is actively exploring...come up with some very unusual Japan law twinned quartz crystals that are sceptered and in some cases have...mine to produce some very nice, single, sceptered quartz crystals with amethyst heads up to 23/g inches...(5 mm to 2 cm) as single crystals on matrix with quartz crystals. The color Continued on page 6 W eifswurst...during the last year: a presidential election in the USA, more lands closed to public use, mineral localities |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | exposed in a small portion of the north face of the quarry. Miaroles up to several inches iicross abound in...this area and are filled with primary feldspar. quartz. ;I dark green chlorite (probably chaniosite. based...KUNZITEBEARING PEGMATITE IN THE PALA DISTRICT, SAN DlEGO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. J. Fisher, 380 Pennsylvania Ave.,...north to northwest and dips at a low angle to the west. Thickness appears highly variable but averages...is made up of blocky tan perthitic microcline; quartz; segregations of coarse, pale green muscovite; |  | Falster, Alexander U., Simmons, William B., Webber, Karen L., Dallaire, Donald A., Nizamoff, James W., Sprague, Raymond A. (2019) The Emmons Pegmatite, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine. Rocks & Minerals, 94 (6) 498-519 doi:10.1080/00357529.2019.1641021 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 1996. THE EMMONS PEGMATITE Greenwood Oxford County, Maine The Emmons pegmatite, noted for its many phosphates...WEBBER MP2 Research Group Maine Mineral & Gem Museum 99 Main Street Bethel, Maine 04217 alexander.falster@gmail...Hebron, Maine 04238 phosphate@gmail.com RAYMOND A. SPRAGUE* 33 Roger Street Lewiston, Maine 04240 *...Deceased 16 April 2019. HE MINERALOGY AND ORIGIN OF MAINE PEGMATITES have been a principal focus of our research...in 2014 from New Orleans, Louisiana, to Bethel, Maine, greatly facilitated resumption of our study of |  | | Other Paper | | MAGNET COVE, HOT SPRING COUNTY, ARKANSAS: COLLECTOR AND PROFESSIONAL OBSERVATIONS, STORIES AND PHOTOGRAPHS...and J. Michael Howard MAGNET COVE, HOT SPRING COUNTY, ARKANSAS: COLLECTOR AND PROFESSIONAL OBSERVATIONS...Introduction…………………………………………………………………... 17 Kimzey Calcite Quarry………………………………………………………. 18 Perovskite Hill………………………………………………………………...Locations………………………………………………………………... 21 Diamond Jo Quarry…………………………………………………………... 21 Eudialyte Syenite...Minerals……………………………………………………………….. 24 Martin Marietta Jones Mill Quarry………………………………………….. 27 Pseudoleucite Crystals and |  | | Book (volume) | | 0 n101ercai o of Maine j f·~ ....__ :,,. . - .._"' ..;. .. ~ L-- -~ \. • .J_..::.; I Volume...History, Gems, and Geology edited by Vandall T. King Maine Geological Survey DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION Robert...Robert G. Marvinney, State Geologist of Maine Volume 2: Mining History, Gems, and Geology Edited by...Resources Information, Maine Geologi,cal Survey Robert G Marvinney, State Geologist Maine Geological Survey...DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION 2000 Copyright ©2000 by the Maine Geological Survey, Department of Conservation. All |  | | Journal (issue) | | TwinnedFornacite from the Singer Mine, Goodsprings, Clark County, Nevada Paul M. Adams 126 S. Helberta Ave. #2 Redondo...southwest of Goodsprings, Clark County, Nevada. Goodsprings is located 7 miles west of Jean, NV and can be reached...production shafts, at the Brushy Creek Mine, Reynolds County, MO. 2 l\1inernl News Mny 1998 If you've bought... Notes and rumors from Mexico The Santa Eulalia West Camp has been very quiet recently except for some...mimetite. The San Antonio continues to produce quartz specimens of all kinds. I recently obtained some |  | | Book (edition) | | Colorado National Monument Mesa County Dinosaur National Monument Moffat County Great Sand Dunes National... Montezuma County NATIONAL PARKS IN COLORADO Mesa Verde National Park Montezuma County Rocky Mountain...Utah Border to Steamboat Springs, U. S. 40 Moffat County Dinosaur National Monument Hahns Peak Segment B...Mine Van Buskirk Mine R. H. Magnuson Mine Meyers Quarry Border Feldspar No. 2 Mine Cowan Quarries Skyline...Wyoming Border, U. S. 287 Owl Canyon Segment M — Estes Park to Grand Lake, U. S. 34 Specimen Mountain Segment |  | | Book (edition) | | COLO RAD O GEM T RAILS t.lilky quartz crystals, Ow-ay. Katherine H . Jensen. AND MINERAL GUID E RICHARD...Montrose County Colorado National Monument Mesa County Dinosaur National Monument Moffat County Florissant...Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument Teller County Great Sand Dunes National Monument Saguache and...National Monument Montezuma County Yucca House National Monument Montezuma County NATIONAL PARKS IN COLORADO...COLORADO Mesa Verde National Park Montezuma County Rocky Mountain National Park Grand and Larimer Countie~ |  | | Book (volume) | | cut purplish pink elbaite tourmaline (30.89 ct), Maine; round brilliant red-orange spessartine garnet (16...Colorado; colorless scheelite (19.66 ct), Kern County, California; octagonal step cut violetish pink...Vivid blue matched benitoite gems from San Benito County, California, consisting of 52 benitoites and 75...of the East, and the Sierras and Cascades of the West, for examples, dense forest covers extend over thousands...Cantlin, Ellis, [D; Jeannette B. Carillo, Gem Center USA, EI Paso, TX; Gary Christopher, The Prospectors Cache |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | longest dimension, associated with feldspar, smoky quartz, and zircon. The large fragment was said to...20 1 I 40 KILOMETERS I Crystal Park, El Paso County The report by Cross and Hillebrand (1882) of topaz...raspberries, and collecting quartz Figure 3. Topaz, Cameron Cone area, west of Crystal Park. Pale pinkish-brown...1996 307 Figure 4. Crystal Park, view looking west toward Cameron Cone. crystals—for which the park...was the first scenic motor roadway built in the West and quickly gained the recognition of being "The |  | | Journal (issue) | | Newsletter Pebble Beach Pegmatites Lake Buchanan, Llano County, Texas Art Smith 9118 Concho Str. Houston, Texas...Canine Road Marble Falls, Texas 78654 .7 l Llano County has long been known for its rare-earth granitic...the year. Continued on page 6 l. • Figure 1. Smoky quartz crystals from Pebble Beach pegmatites; Art Smith...full bloom. I drove to Costa Mesa on Friday from West Los Angeles, and arrived just in time to have lunch...Ph.D: seriksson@vt.edu. Midstate Quarry names The Midstate Quarry (Magnet Cove, AR) which has been described |  | | Journal (issue) | | small black micro crystals of manganbabingtonite, quartz, calcite, datolite, and inesite (identity confirmed)...(8 cm) tall, and J5/g inches (4 cm) thick. The quartz from here can also be nice; I had one large clear...by a quantity of glistening '·Herkimer diamonds" quartz crystals, in which she specializes. Most of them...France. Also, he had small trays holding small clear quartz crystals, one tray with pale green inclusions of...News, P.O. Box 2043, Coeur d'Alene, ID 83816-2043 USA Phone: 208-664-2448 E-mail: lream@comtch.iea.com |  | | Book (volume) | | ...........................................207 Maine ..............................................................................................525 West Virginia ........................................................548 Table of Maps Page Alabama County Map ...................................................................................4 Alaska County and Stream Map ......................................................................22 Arizona County Map .......................................... |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | mining in Alabama in the Cragford district of Clay County, the workings which entered the unoxidized zone...Palmer, Alaska. ARIZONA—From a locality in Mohave County in N . W . Arizona, we have an interesting specimen...glauberite xls mailed you last June from Imperial County near Bertam Siding on the Southern Pacific R.R...wood,"—item recently received from T. Jones, 670 Estes, Denver 15, Colo. Downloaded by [University of...specimen enclosed? This material came from a pegmatite quarry in Woodbury (Litchfield Co.), Conn. There was a |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Chips from the Quarry Downloaded by [University of Saskatchewan Library] at 11:59 11 October 2014 NOTABLE...both). “Smoky quartz was once again the black sheep of the show” (referring to irradiated quartz). “A large...Research Fund of the University of New Orleans, the Maine Mineral Symposium Association, Neil Wintringham...Rambo contributed to the article on Maine’s Estes quarry. The Mineral Section of the Houston Gem and...shown in pink. From left to right these are: the west pit; the main pit, currently open to the public; | | | Book (volume) | | cut purplish pink elbaite tourmaline (30.89 et), Maine; round brilliant red-orange spessartine garnet (...Vivid blue matched benitoite gems from Sai, Benito County, California, consisting of 52 benitoites and 75...of the East, and the Sierras and Cascades of the West, for examples, dense forest covers extend over thousands...Cantlin, Ellis, ID; Jeannette B. Carillo, Gen1 Center USA, El Paso, TX; Gary Christopher, The Prospectors Cache...Resources, Vancouver, BC; Barbara L. Muntyan, Ouray County Historical Society, Ouray, CO; Merrill 0. Murphy |  | | Journal (issue) | | 1 1/2x2 $1.25, 2x2 $1.50, 2x3 $2.50 BROOKITE, QUARTZ, Magnet Cove. Ark. We selected these while we were...paramorphs after brookite. These on the corroded smoky quartz masses and crystals typical of the Magnet Cove...2x3 size @ $4.50 each. SMOKY QUARTZ CRYSTALS, Mex. Very fine and brilliant smoky Crystals of me dium to...geode halves showing light to medium amethyst and smoky amethyst crystals. 3" $3.50, 4" $6.50. Matching...crystal prisms in and on trans lucent to transparent quartz. Most speci mens showing many tourmaline xl prisms |  | | Book (volume) | | ...........................................177 Maine...............................................................................................429 West Virginia .......................................................................458 Appendix B - Quartz Family Gemstones ................................rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...mountainous, constituting the southern end of the Cumberland Plateau and climaxing in 2,407 ft. Cheaha Mt |  | | Book (volume) | | ...........................................177 Maine...............................................................................................431 West Virginia .......................................................................460 Appendix B - Quartz Family Gemstones ................................rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...mountainous, constituting the southern end of the Cumberland Plateau and climaxing in 2,407 ft. Cheaha Mt |  | | Book | | is different in many respects :ollecting in the West, and also since some o f you m a y - : o t h e h...Maryland ... 3 CHAPTER 5 Virginia 4 1 CHAPTER 6 West Virginia 5 CHAPTER 7 Kentucky 6 CHAPTER 8 Tennessee...i n i a : Fauquier, Goochiand, Orange, B u r k e West Vi r g i n i a : Monroe, M o r g a n , Jefferson...found. Vi r g i n i a : Orange, Henrico, Tazewell West V i r g i n i a : M o n r o e Kentucky: A d a i...streams and rivers f o r epidote, unakite, blue quartz, agate, chalcedony, petrified wood and other gemstones |  | | Journal (issue) | | ROCKS AND MMiRALS Mineraloqy RUTILE IN QUARTZ Minas Geraes, Brazil Anthony J. Di Donato Collection...GALENA CRYSTALS, BARITE CRYSTALS, CALCITE CRYSTALS, QUARTZ CRYSTALS ETC. EACH PIECE TRIMMED AND SELECTED FOR.................... MISCELLANEOUS CHIPS FROM THE QUARRY .................................................OF CALIFORNIA—Tomasz J. Turley THERE’S GOLD IN MAINE—Mrs. Cecil J. Smith PROF. C. S. HURLBUT, JR. TO...7-3185) ROCKS AND MINERALS 641 CHIPS FROM THE QUARRY A RUSH TRIP TO SOUTH CAROLINA On Tuesday, August |  | | Journal (issue) | | page 2 Fig. 1 Barrerite, 21/4 inches long, with quartz, Kuiu Island, Alaska, Gary McWilliams collection...not question that barrerite is found in the large quartz pockets that have been covered by seawater. I do...finger -stalactl!cs-of sparkly, milky white. dru~ quartz: many of the barrcrite specimen arc quite ac 1hc1i~...News, P.O. Box 2043, Coeur d'Alene, ID 83816-2043 USA Phone: 208-664-2448 Email: lanny@mineralnews.com...the matrix of light colored limeston~ and drusy quartz m_akcs for attractive specimens. These specimens |
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Estes Quarry, West Baldwin, Baldwin, Cumberland County, Maine, USA