 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | mile west of the community of Levesque in Cross County. This locality may also be given as 6 miles east...Clearwater, Pinellas Co., Fla. GEORGIA — In the Spring I960 GEORGIA MINERAL NEWSLETTER, A. S. Furcron...Sillimanite and Andalusite in Georgia (pp. 9-21). One locality in Habersham County should fascinate many of...are well known from the vicinity of the North Georgia Vocational School, just north of Clarkesville....the yard." The Newsletter is published by the Georgia Geological Survey, 19 Hunter St., Atlanta, Ga.—A |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | yellow gold. From the South Fork of Yuba River, where it is crossed by U.S. 40 in Placer County, Calif...2830 Darwin St., Sacramento 21, Mica Sand from Lincoln Co., Maine Calif. This is a coarse dark grey sand...ilmenite, and a tiny amount of black mag- Point Lincoln Co., Me.), and was collected July 22, 1954, by...received from Otto G. "Sand collected in Moffat County, Colo., at junction of Yampa and Green Bartels..."—on label. noted for its old lead mines which had Gold Sand from. Lemhi Co., Idaho been worked many years |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | mineral has been mined quite extensively in Clay County, Alabama, from one end to the other. It is quite...chrysocolla and greenish malachite. From San Manuel Mine, San Manuel, Arizona. Tourmaline: Mass of black...Stayton Mine, Lone Tree, two miles south of Antimony Peak, near Hollister, San Benito County, California...its original shape. The Stayton Mine is principally a quicksilver mine, yielding cinnabar and native mercury...Colo. On the side of Anvil Mt. is the Coming Wonder Mine, on a contact of the Sultan Mt. monzonite stock |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | fairly nice specimens in an old road bed in Lee County, Alabama, about 10 miles north of Auburn, Ala....xls of cinnabar have been found on quartzite at Amity, Clark Co., Ark. CALIFORNIA—The following item was...phosphorescent under long wave U. V."—on label. GEORGIA—Large nodules of andalusite were brought to the...of Milledgeville who discovered them in Baldwin County, Ga., between the State Sanitarium and Oconee River...andalusite in Georgia."—GEORGIA MINERAL NEWSLETTER, Winter 1956, p. 125 (Published by the Georgia Geological |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Modesto, Calif. Both specimens come from an old Gold mine at Placerville, El Dorado Co., Calif. The following...often called Tampa Bay. GEORGIA — The following item appears on p. 48 of GEORGIA MINERAL NEWS LETTER, (Spring...(Spring 1954), published by the Georgia Geological Survey (Dr. A. S. Furcron, Editor, 425 State Capitol...Seymour F. Dozier, Red Oak, Route 1, Fulton County, Georgia. Large lumps of this material can be picked...Moon Mine, a property owned by Mr. C. Walker Lyons, is located below. The Moon Mine was an old mine belonging |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | ALABAMA-On one of the old gold mines near Cragford, Clay Co., Ala., native gold has been found in quartz...specimens from the Red Devil Mine, copper nuggets from the Kennecott mine, etc. and I can assure you that...the numerous tungsten mines in the Darwin, Inyo County, California, area."—note from James H. Richardson...The geode was found near Ocala, Marion Co., Fla. GEORGIA—"Several interesting minerals have been encountered...on the south bank of the Etowah River, in Dawson County, Ga. Chatoyant masses of olive-gray tourmaline |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | in Plumose County, Arizona. N o one knows better than we do that there is no such county in Arizona and...Miocene age." — on label. GEORGIA — The following item is taken from Georgia Mineral Newsletter, Summer...Summer 1955, p. 77 (Published by the Georgia Geological Survey 425 State Capitol, Atlanta, G a . — D r ....discovered on a field trip taken in May in north Georgia by some State soil scientists and led by Dr. A...Perkins, Department of Agronomy of the University of Georgia. The mineral is clear with a slight greenish cast |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | black botryoidal hematite from a working strip iron mine at Brookwood, Tuscaloosa Co., Ala. ALASKA—Some of...Brooklyn mine and adjacent prospects in the Red Mountain range near Silverton, San Juan County, Colo.,...is on the Gulf of Mexico. ROCKS AND MINERALS GEORGIA—The following interesting letter, dated Nov. 30...E. Cecil Boyd, 175-11th St., N.E., Atlanta 9, Georgia, you may send it now instead of holding it for...a vein of gold near Dahlonega, Georgia, along with Mr. Charles Connor. "There really is gold in 'them |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | boulder that was sent in by Don H. Erpelding, GEORGIA — " D u e to the honorable 5041 Acuna St., San...255) of the "Big Beryl" Mine Imperial County in southern Calif. (old Hogg Mine), gem hunters from COLORADO—F..., Denver 20, Colo., sent in the visited Georgia and the mine. All have following item: been well pleased...some rutile plus fish from of an abandoned lead mine above the the 22 acre pond, wild duck and beaver...Slavonia in Jan. 1st—Georgia had a record low the Mt. Zirkel area, Routt County, Colo- of 10 4-° degrees |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | quartz. The specimen came from an abandoned mica mine about 6 miles N / E of Ashland, Clay Co., Ala. ALASKA...few spots of whitish quartz. ARIZONA — "The Glove Mine, from where the fine wulfenite crystals have been...coming for years, has shut down as has the Defiance Mine at Gleason. Considerable material is still coming...not so common any more. "The Glove Mine is located in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, near the little town of...Santa Rita Range. It is a lead mine and there is some silver and gold but not ROCKS AND MINERALS PLEASE |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | nor even under an argon lamp. "Fluorite. Teller County, Colorado." —on label. CONNECTICUT—"Perhaps you...(Gallant's Minerals), Box 32, Moodus, Conn. GEORGIA—"Georgia Tektites and Related Glasses" is the title...Henderson which appeared in the Winter 1961 issue of Georgia Mineral Newsletter, pp.90-114. The article is beautifully...few Georgia Tektite specimens that are known (approximately 15) have been found in Dodge County near... Plainfield and Jay Bird Springs, and in Irwin County near Osierfield. These localities are indicated |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | I—fluoresces xled—crystallized ph—phosphoresces ALABAMA—Gold has been mined at a number of localities near Waldo...black masses of psilomelane have been found in the gold mines at Grass Valley, Nevada Co., Calif. COLORADO-The...within about two miles of St. Leo."—on label. GEORGIA—Fine specimens of green fuchsite in limestone have...have been found in the marble quarries of the Georgia Marble Co. at Tate, Pickens Co., Ga. IDAHO-"About...coarse xline galena has been found in the Aleo lead mine in Cave-in-Rock, Hardin Co., III. INDIANA—Slender |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | about 35 miles northwest of Flagstaff, in Coconino County, a pineforested volcanic area. The elevation is...in California recently I visited the Los Angeles County Museum in Los Angeles to see the famous collection...in Los Angeles can walk across the lawn to the County Museum for another thrill—the display of some of...weekends. "At a mine east of Leadville (Lake Co.). Colo., almost at the end of Lake County, I found a specimen...are reported from only one mine at Mackay, Idaho. Also found at this mine are malachite, azurite, cuprite |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | wanted. No cutting material. John Pamau, 1342 N. Lincoln St., Stockton, Calif. STAMPS WANTED, U.S. AND FOREIGN-Will...D MINERALS OPALS, BRILLIANT COLORS-Direct from mine, 15 for 55.00. 10 ringsize cabochons (opal, amethyst...Excellent for Brooches when backed with either silver or gold. These carvings made in the Orient about 100 years...COMPANY, 604 Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta 8, Georgia. GEMSTONES, OPALS—Faceted low cost stones, stars...MULTI-SHEEN choice stones, OBSIDIAN-No common silver or gold. Takes a brilliant finish. All hand picked. Guaranteed |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Cleburne County of N / E Alabama, was famous over 100 years ago for its gold mines. The gold was found...Records have it that very fine specimens of native gold in whitish quartz were found, some as float and...botryoidal mass of calcite —rather attractive! GEORGIA—"Pegmatites being investigated in the Barnesville...Vernon J. Hurst, Georgia Newsletter, Spring 1958, p. 31 (Published by the. Georgia Geological Survey...miles west of Shoshone, near Bliss, in Gooding County, Idaho. This is on Highway 30. Hope you can identify |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | December 2014 Wavellite Mauldin Mountain, Montgomery County, Arkansas P hosphate minerals are a traditional...3-cm-tall wavellite from Mauldin Mountain, Montgomery County, Arkansas; kevin Brown specimen, Joe Budd photo...Limestone Company quarry, Pleasant Mills, Snyder County, Pennsylvania. The 2.8 × 2.7 × 1.5-cm specimen...Day Township, Saratoga County, New York; another at Jamestown, Newport County, Rhode Island; and one...one in Carroll County, New Hampshire. Several important wavellite occurrences are in Pennsylvania (Gordon |  | | | | surrounded ce ne white calcite, from!iheBluebell Mine; Riondel, Digitized by the Internet Archive...Native elements: Minerals composed of one element. Gold, copper, silver, platinum, bismuth and graphite...opaque and shiny like metal, e.g. copper, silver, gold. A non-metallic mineral is transparent or translucent...densities of 4.5 g/em? and 3.2 g/cm respectively. Gold, the most dense mineral, measures 19 g/cm’, and...dark red brown), p. 118 chromite, p. 80 Yellow gold (gold yellow), p. 18 pentlandite (light bronze yellow) |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | there has always been the cry in Alabama, 'There's gold in them thar hills'. Since I have become a rock...around, I became interested in the legend of the gold of Alabama. After several years of research in old...I have compiled maps spotting some 50 abandoned gold mines and prospect pits and placer locations. "I...received covers the Riddle's Mill Dist. (gold deposits) of Talladega County, Ala. It is 8l/ 2 x 11 and sells...several recent trips to Clear Creek, San Benito County, Calif., have shown that the jadeite boulders in |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Limonite and hematite are stripped mined in Crenshaw County, Alabama, and specimens collected are very interesting..."Limonite and hematite are to be found on most any county road south of Montgomery (Montgomery Co.), Ala...Crenshaw County—Davenport, Highland Home, Bradenton and Petrey are all small towns in Crenshaw County near...entrance to the old abandoned Leona Heights Pyrite Mine in Oakland, Calif125 ornia. By going far back...which was first discovered in the mine. In the next few weeks, the mine entrance will be blasted shut, so |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | colorless zircon (fl. orange)—one yellow grain of gold also seen. This sample was donated by John P. Conner...from a bar in the river finding a few colors of gold. The sand is very heavy, too."—on label. Beach sand...shells (white, brown, purpie). Boothbay Harbor, in Lincoln Co., Me., is on the Atlantic Ocean. Fossiliferrous...the N/E tip of a long island of eastern Cape May County, N.J., we have an interesting sand sample that...Creek oil sand) comes from Turner Falls, Murray County, Okla. "The Tulip Creek oil sand, known as the |  | | Book | | ORES—Continued. Gold ores: Goldabearing Quartzampapg ends ileus Steet ceived ssmam sits)s Gold-bearing rocks...vol hee ke hex yee oe ihe date at von Gold and silver ores : Gold and silver ores from the province of...UV RAEN SU ae deere Silver ores (see also under gold and silver ores—above). Silver ores from the Thunder...Graphite.—Lot 3, range II. of Grenville, Argenteuil county, Q.—Coll., R. Bell, 1856. (1228.) — columnar.——Lot...Ottawa county, Q.— Coll., H. G. Monae 1877. (1249.) — Walker’s property, Buckingham, Ottawa county, Q.—Coll |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | of Western Grove,in the N.E. section of Newton County. All these are in N . W . Arkansas. "It happened...a very large and interesting one from Lawrence County, Arkansas." CALIFORNIA—Emmett Klopfenstein, Box...pinkish rhodonite have been found in the Sunnyside mine at Silverton (San Juan Co.), Colo. CONNECTICUT—Richard..., sent us two items (one on the old lead-silver mine at Canton (Hartford Co.), Conn, and the other on...Reid, collected at the old Canton silver and lead mine. I recently visited the locality, for the first |  | | Book | | - I THE GUN SIGHT MINE BY A. M. FLEMING I MEADOR PUBLISHING COMPANY 2 7 Beach Street Boston Massachusetts...HONORABLE FRANK P. MOORE AND REVEREND WILLIAM B. RAMSAY my prospecting partners, of days long gone by,...in vain for the now conceded mythical Gun Sight Mine, This (True) Personal Narrative is Dedicated by...Myself as Placer Miners PAGE 9 II. Mr. William Ramsay and I form Partnership with Mr. Moore 31 IV..... . . 44 84 VI. Jack's Fool's Gold Mine-Dunk O'Toole's Alum Mine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |  | | Report (volume) | | ............................................. Georgia..................................................Florida-______Dr. E. H. Sellards, Tallahassee. Georgia,_____Dr. S. W. McCallie, Atlanta. Idaho______.Mr...Nebraska____.Prof. E. H. Barbour, University of Nebraska, Lincoln. Nevada_____Dr. W. S. Tangier Smith, Lodi, Cal...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; |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | red vanadinite xls and coming from the Red Cloud mine (about 30 miles N . of Yuma), Yuma Co., Ariz., have...the mountain, for 3 miles. The gravel road is a county road, usually fair except after heavy rains. At...were modified by the octahedron. Found in the Lark mine, San Juan Co., Colo." CONNECTICUT—We are indebted...the N. W . part of Dade County, Fla., due west of Miami and near the Monroe County line. Among the samples...samples, GEORGIA—The following item is taken from Georgia Mineral News Letter (Published by the Georgia Geological |
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