 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | CONNECTICUT Mineral Locality Index Although many sites in Connecticut are no longer open to collectors...H. WEBER 1172 West L a k e Avenue Guilford, Connecticut 06437-1342 E A R L E C. SULLIVAN 17 R o c k y...y R i d g e D r i v e T r u m b u l l , Connecticut 06611-5326 T his locality index is meant to serve...collectors. More often than not, collecting in Connecticut is no longer per mitted. Many of the localities...effort has been made to list a l l localities in Connecticut, a small state that is big on mineralization |  | | Journal (issue) | | Finger) and LKA Emeralds, Hiddenite, Alexander County, NC Go On Public Exhibit in New York City. Emeralds.................................... 2 Himalaya pegmatite,.................................................................................. 2 Unnamed pegmatite occurrence, Volcan Mountains ........................................... 3 Brown Derby no. 1 pegmatite ........................................................................... 3 Connecticut .......................................................... |  | | Journal (issue) | | 6 (Right) - Sheet Copper â Flambeau Mine (Rusk County, WI) Figure 2âDr. Weisâs Personal Memorabilia... If you have ever had the desire to detonate a quarry blast or create an earthquake you will be able...Figure 7âManganoan Calcite â Montreal Mine (Iron County, WI). Figure 3 (left) - âWonderful World of Agatesâ...mineral specimens from the Montreal Mine (Iron County, Wisconsin). Most of the specimens came from the...An unusual specimen from the Flambeau Mine (Rusk County, Wisconsin) is a sheet copper (figure 6). One of |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Connecticut Gems & Gem Minerals A variety of Connecticut's beautiful gemstones are represented in East...interest primarily to col lectors; others, such as elbaite and beryl, have been widely sought as gemstones...gemstones. I n earlier years, several Connecticut lo calities were successfully mined for gem rough; these comÂ...included the Gillette quarry (elbaite), Roe bling mine (beryl), and Slocum quarry (beryl). Harte (1944)...(1944) states that "Connecticut has produced a very considerable number of gem stones in the semi-precious |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | pohwatp@si.edu Muscovite Shannon Canyon, Inyo County, California R ocks are made up of minerals. Some...the littleknown locality of Shannon Canyon, Inyo County, California. The specimen is 3 Ă 4 cm and was collected...2.8 cm high, from the Strickland quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut. This is typical of the...Santo Niño mine, Patagonia district, Santa Cruz County, Arizona. Barbara Muntyan specimen, Jeff Scovil...localities are the pegmatites around Newry in Oxford County. Newry muscovite crystals in the collection exhibit |  | | Report (issue) | | Total 100.56 100.00 (1) Eight Mile Park, Colorado, USA. (2) (Na, Li)Al(PO4 )(OH, F) with Na:Li = 1:1 and...Lepidolite, quartz, elbaite, mica (Eight Mile Park, Colorado, USA). Distribution: In the USA, from Eight Mile...Co., Colorado; in the Strickland quarry, Portland, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. At Jeclov, near Jihlava...Jihlava, Czech Republic. From the Tremearne pegmatite, Breage, Cornwall. In Brazil, large crystals from Presidente...Rio Doce Valley, Minas Gerais. At the Rusororo pegmatite, Gatumba district, Rwanda. Name: For its content |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | cookrob@auburn.edu Beryl, Variety Morganite San Diego County, California O ne of the most popular of all collectible...so well known from the pegmatites of San Diego County, has been nominated for this issueâs Connoisseurâs...the White Queen mine, Pala district, San Diego County, California. The 11-cm specimen is in the Bob and...morganite, with associated elbaite from the Stewart mine, Pala district, San Diego County, California. The 5...the White Queen mine, Pala district, San Diego County, California. Fisher-Kureczka specimen, Jesse Fisher |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | DISTRIBUTION IN COLUMBITE-TANTALITE FROM THE MOREFIELD PEGMATITE, AMELIA, VIRGINIA. J. M Ayer.s and L. E. Kearns...Columbite-tantalite crystals from the Morefield pegmatite in Amelia County, Virginia, were analyzed for Ta, Nb,...from fifty-seven sites along the 65.9 meters of pegmatite exposed at the 6O-foot mine level. The analyses...ratios show no trends along the length of the pegmatite, but the samples tend to be more Ta-rich near...NIOBIUM-TANTALUM MINERALS FROM THE ANIMIKIE RED ACE PEGMATITE, FLORENCE COUNTY, WISCONSIN. A. U. Foister, W. B. Simmons |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | the Dayton Road District SOUTH GLASTONBURY, CONNECTICUT JOHN H. BETTS 215 West 98 Street, Apt. 2F New...promising forgotten locations in Connecticut is an area of old pegmatite quarries in South Glastonbury....article are the northernmost in the Middletown-Portland pegmatite district (fig. 1). They are in South Glastonbury...miles north-northeast of Portland, Connecticut, just north of the Portland-South Glastonbury town line...the Simpson quarry on the south, the Hollister quarry on the east, and the Howe No. 4 quarry on the north |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | up to 880 carats were mined from one Brazilian pegmatite. Ideally, spodumene is LiAlSi,O,. Some analyses...the Harding mine in Taos County, New Mexico; the enormous Bernic Lake pegmatite, Manitoba, Canada; Bikita...sits upright on a base of albite and associated elbaite. The specimen, which is 7.7 cm high, was found...Androscoggin County; Georgetown, Sagadoho County; and Andover and Newry, Oxford County, Maine. Purple...for cabachons was found near Lithia in Hampshire County, Massachussetts. Small fragments of pale purple |  | | Journal (issue) | | Kaminski, Terry (2011), Copper Mines of Houghton County, Michigan, p. 18-20 Painesdale Mine and Shaft,...Schooner, the person who knew more about central Connecticut mineralogy than anyone else of his day, and the...1984 Dear Tony, Last week I got back to the Strickland quarry. On the remains of that old dump, bulldozed...of âDanaâs Systemâ clearly states that the Strickland quarry is a triplite locality, though Iâd never before...etc.) must have come from the portion of the pegmatite represented by the dump in question. The triplite |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | QUARRIES AND MINERALS OF SOUTH GLASTONBURY, CONNECTICUT. J. H. Betts, 215 W. 98th St., #2F, New York...locations is an area of old pegmatite quarries in South Glastonbury, Connecticut. This region was exploited...Mid196 ROCKS 81MINERALS dletown-Portland, Connecticut, pegmatite district. They are found in South...Glastonbury, about 5 miles north-northeast of Portland, just east of Route 17. The area is roughly triangular...the Simpson quarry on the south, the Hollister quarry on the east, and the Howe No. 4 quarry on the north |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Colorado 80210 markivanjacobson@gmail.com No pegmatite mineral collection is complete without octahe-...Fluorite is almost always a late-stage mineral in pegmatite cavities, forming a colorful, attractive icing...the Conway Granite, near Red Stone quarry, Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire. Henry Minot specimen...training, with a long-term specialty in collecting pegmatite minerals. He currently works in Chengdu, Sichuan...13 August 2013 2 Locality Parental Granite Pegmatite Class Mineral associates of significance Crystal |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Topsham, Maine, Pegmatite District Topsham âą Topsham, Maine's underappreciated pegmatite district, is...I S L O C A T E D about 25 miles northeast of Portland along Interstate Route 95 just across the AndrosÂ...Brunswick in Sagadahoc County. A mile-wide belt of granitic pegmatites runs from Standpipe Hill, overlooking the...synonomy has arisen due to changes of leasee or owner. Quarry locations are described and plotted on top ographic...of John W . Fisher between 1852 and 1860. This quarry was worked for a single season during the 1860s |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | L etters CONNECTICUT UPDATE Reexamination of specimens from closed localities can yield surprising results...(shown here) collected at the Strickland pegmatite, Portland, Connecticut, recently proved this point....this same specimen contains foitite grading into elbaite and the uncommon zeolite gobbinsite mixed with...wodginite on cassiterite from the Strickland pegmatite, Portland, Connecticut. The specimen was collected by |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | L etters CONNECTICUT UPDATE Reexamination of specimens from closed localities can yield surprising results...(shown here) collected at the Strickland pegmatite, Portland, Connecticut, recently proved this point....this same specimen contains foitite grading into elbaite and the uncommon zeolite gobbinsite mixed with...wodginite on cassiterite from the Strickland pegmatite, Portland, Connecticut. The specimen was collected by |  | | Journal (issue) | | and S. B. Keith The Minerals of the Zinc Hill Mine, Inyo County, California................................. 110 by Jack Crowley The Bertrandites of Connecticut................................114 by William...Hiddenite and Emerald mine, near Stony Point, Alexander County, North Carolina. Found in 1971, this group of crystals...104 The Mineralogical Record FRANK PERHAM Pegmatite Miner, Geologist and Humorist by Pete J. Dunn...pegmatites than most, he is also a dedicated pegmatite miner, a crack diesel engine mechanic, and is |  | | Report (issue) | | International, LLC P.O. Box 263, East Hampton, CT 06424, USA Phone 1.860.267.1512; fax 1.860.267.7225 www.lapisint...GS/GN A lifesize pen and ink render ing of elbaite crystals with lepidolite from the Golconda Mine...CHRISTIAN WEISE VERLAG, GERMANY AND LAPIS INTERNATIONAL, USA Tourmaline ⊠History ⊠Mineralogy âą Tourmaline...Maximilian Glas ............ 62 âą Inclusions in Elbaite Crystals .......... 64 John I. Koivula âą If Icarus...spelling of the old word turamalin to tourmalin. Hill coined the term tourmaline garnet in 1771 in reference |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | A Checklist Minerals of Connecticut Although perhaps best known for its garnet, chalcocite, and tourmaline...tourmaline, Connecticut also boasts many other mineral species. BRUCEJARNOT R O . B o x 627 M a r t i n...e , N e w J e r s e y 08836 T he study of Connecticut minerals has enjoyed a long peri od of attention...reviews of this mineral list. Dr. Bruce Jarnot, a Connecticut native, has avidly collected both minerals and...collections of Connecticut gems and minerals in existence. 386 R O C K S & MINERALS Two Connecticut localities |  | | Journal (issue) | | mineral localities: the G illette quarry, Haddam Neck, Connecticut .................................... San Mateo, CA 94403 (415-345-6228). HARDING PEGMATITE CATALOG The University of New Mexico Geology Museum...and archival material related to the Harding pegmatite in north-central New Mexico. This well-known collecting...suites of samples from specific zones within the pegmatite; a variety of analytical data have been obtained...Tuolumne County; 3.18 cm (36) Tuolumne County; 2.54 cm, 1.9 cm (39) Seaton mine, Amador County; 12.07 cm |  | | Book | | had access to many quarries in the state of Connecticut. Gem-quality tourmaline crystals had been found...like this piece, as most of the fluorites from the quarry are green, and this one is truly atypical. After...and dealer. Today, in 2008, the only place in Connecticut where such finds can be easily collected is Greenâs...COVER: gold on quartz, 4.5 inches tall, Placer County, California Dedication This book is dedicated...Group, Inc., 650 Danbury Road, Ridgefield, CT 06877 USA, www.maplegatemedia.com Library of Congress Control |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | accepted abstracts follow. THE GARNET LINE IN OXFORD COUNTY, MAINE, PEGMATITES. M. M. Felch, W. B. Simmons...intermediate and core zones in many of the Oxford County, Maine, pegmatites. This study primarily focuses...are typically rimmed with dark blue tourmaline (elbaite), which is a distinctive texture for this location...tourmaline-rimmed garnet was recently reported from a pegmatite in the Sahatany Valley, Madagascar (BuĆival and...similar to the model proposed for the San Diego County pegmatites (Webber et al. 1997, 1999). The garnet | | | Journal (issue) | | mineral localities: the Gillette quarry, Had dam Neck, Connecticut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....San Mateo, CA 94403 (415-345-6228). HARDING PEGMATITE CATALOG The University of New Mexico Geo1ogy Museum...and archival material related to the Harding pegmatite in north-central New Mexico. This well-known collecting...suites of samples from specific zones within the pegmatite; a variety of analytical data have been obtained...Tuolumne County; 3.18 cm (36) Tuolumne County; 2.54 cm, 1.9 cm (39) Seaton mine, Amador County; 12.07 cm |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | occurs with rhodizite, microcline, quartz, albite, elbaite-liddicoatite-schorl tourmaline, cesium-rich beryl...his sophomore year at Wesleyan University in Connecticut that his interests turned to geology. Experimental...immediate field trip to the dumps of the Strickland pegmatite where London discovered he had a real knack...collecting at localities in the Middletown and Portland areas, especially at pegmatites. In 1975, upon...early study of fluid inclusions in the Tanco pegmatite in Manitoba led to a fruitful professional collaboration |  | | Report (issue) | | Alexander Falster, pegmatite specialists from the University of New Orleans in Louisiana (USA), with the lowdown...pegmatites. Most ore beryl occurs in massive pegmatite zones where crystals may reach considerable size...can be found adjacent to the core margin of the pegmatite and in Suggested Chromophores for Beryl Color-generating...crystal has been recorded from the Alger quarry in New Hampshire (USA). The crystal weighed 455 kilograms... 8.4m: The largest beryl crystal at the Bumpus quarry in Maine was 8.4 meters long, 1.9 meters in diameter |
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Strickland Quarry, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA