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| - - - - - - - - - - - Mineral Collections 1n Colorado A Supplement to The Mineralogical Record November-December..."Smithsonian packet," Smoky Hawk claim, Florissant, Colorado. Collected in 2008; Dorris Family collection;...certificates for mines in the Cripple Creek District, Colorado, in 1898 and 1901. Sponsorship: This special supplement...Collecting in Colorado The Collections: Mel & Pam Bersch Ryan Bowling Ralph Clark Colorado School of Mines...Thompson George Witters Martin Zinn III and Colorado in the :Mineralogical Record Supplement to The |
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| Julius Weber Mamaroneck, New York COLORADO ISSUE #2 Articles Colorado locality index.............................. 323 by B. L. Muntyan Whatâs new in Colorado minerals? ......................................of Colorado ..................................349 by J. A. Murphy Amazonite from the Pikes Peak batholith...10 cm tall, from the Yucca Hill claim, Park County, Colorado. Richard A. Kosnar specimen; photo by John...invaluable reference which should provide us with crystal draw ings to illustrate articles for centuries |
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| Museum of Nature and Science 2001 Colorado Boulevard Denver, Colorado 80205-5798 jmurphy @ dmns.org PETER...Survey MS 150, Box 25046 Federal Center Denver, Colorado 80225-0046 pmodresk @ usgs.gov Unless otherwise...to 2000) J oin us for a gemstone tour around Colorado! Our field trip takes us from east to west in...in the same way you may have toured through Colorado on a mineral collecting trip. This route, from the...gemstones are known to occur. We cannot discuss every Colorado gemstone occurrence; rather, this is a general |
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| inch on edge, from the Henderson mine, Clear Creek County. Figure 2 (right). Green fluorite encrusted with...Wilderness area near Columbine Lake, La Plata County; largest crystal measures 1.25 inches on edge; collected... FLUORITE BARBARA L. MUNTYAN Ouray County Museum Ouray, Colorado 81427 Mineral photographs by John R...locations in Mexico; in Elmwood, Smith County, Tennessee, and in Hardin County, Illinois, in the United States;...eastern Russia. It also occurs in many localities in Colorado, where it is found in colors ranging from pale |
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| Root Pocket, Two Point claim, Pikes Peak batholith, Teller County. The Collectorâs Edge specimen, Jeff...Mail Stop 150, Box 25046 Federal Center Denver, Colorado 80225 pmodreski@usgs.gov C olorado is, of course...been written as guides to mineral collecting in Colorado. A classic, which went through three major editions...1951 version with a slightly different title), is Colorado Gem Trails and Mineral Guide, by Pearl (1951,...up-to-date guidebook to the stateâs minerals is Colorado Rockhounding, by Voynick (1994). Other published |
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| December 2012 Flgun 1. View from the summit of Pika Peak looking northwest acro88 the cliffâs of Glen Cove...northeasterly-trending continentul Figure 2. Geologic map of the Colorado Front Range showing the Precambrian metamorphic...formbasin was established in the southeril Pikes Peak Batholith. Adapted by the author from Reed, Bickford...Karistrom 1978; Lanthier 1978). Farther south in Colorado, sediments accumulated in decper-water rocks formed...Survey into âEarly, Middle, and Lateâ Eras. In Colorado we because of the subsequent folding and overthrusting |
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| currently on exhibit at the Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum in Golden, Colorado. Plans call for expansion...collectorâ who amassed perhaps the finest collection of Colorado minerals ever put together. Born 19 March 1942...pursue his real passion-collecting the very finest Colorado minerals. Although an avid field collector, he...Merle Reid, business partners and co-owners of Crystal Galleries, bought, sold, and traded many incredible...specimens over the years. One example is the rhodochrosite specimen known as the Alma Queen, now in the |
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| Minerals of Colorado: A 100- Year Record By EDWIN B. ECKEL GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1 1 14 A...knowledge____________________________________ Future of Colorado mineralogy______________________________________...mineral localities and metallic mineral deposits of Colorado ________________________________ In pocket III...mineral localities and metallic mineral deposits of Colorado, has not been included in this reprint. Many of...especially Fischer and others, 1946). MINERALS OF COLORADO: A 100-YEAR RECORD By EDWIN B. EcKEL ABSTRACT |
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| abandoned mine sites in the mountains of central Colorado. A unit of SRM 2780a consists of approximately...6 (Right) - Sheet Copper â Flambeau Mine (Rusk County, WI) Figure 2âDr. Weisâs Personal Memorabilia...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 |
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| R. Kampf Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County George Robinson National Museums of Canada Arthur...............................203 R. Barnes Pikes Peak Granite......................................217...SPECIMENS from the collection of the Geology Museum, Colorado School of Mines. See page 242 for a full description... All rights reserved. notes fromthej EDITOR COLORADO-III Here we are with our third special issue devoted...devoted to the mines and minerals of Colorado. As most long-time subscribers know, the first in the series |
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| 2008 Table of Contents Collecting Minerals in Colorado - Peter Modreski ...........................Pg...Mining Update .......................... Pg. 20 Colorado Fossil Woods - Frank Daniels ...................on collecting minerals in Colorado by Pete Modreski, the informative Colorado petriďŹed wood article by...the magazine so you get your very own copy! Colorado Minerals is the theme of the 2008 Denver Gem and...vicinity of Pikes Peak itself, Stove Mountain and Sentinel and Specimen Rocks; Crystal Park; Glen Cove; |
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| methods and by checking their color, hardness, crystal formations, transparency and other characteristics...T'S fun and profitable to hunt gems 1 Typical crystal forms of prominent minerals Characteristics of...by the angles at which their plane surfaces (crystal faces) are placed with respect to one another...lopsided by the de- fun and profitable 3 TYPICAL CRYSTAL FORMS OF PROMINENT MINERALS BERYL CHIASTOLITE... â˘^^ VESUVIANITE WILLEMITE ZIRCON CRYSTALS Crystal forms 5 velopment of one face into some complex |
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| Although Colorado may be most noted for rhodochrosite or amazonite, the many varieties and associations...a k e w o o d , Colorado 80225 DIANNE L. K I L E 333 S a l e m Street Aurora, Colorado 80011 C O L O...and J. A. Mur phy for an update to Minerals of Colorado: A 100-Year Record (Eckel, 1961). 374 ROCKS... Quartz was a familiar gemstone to many early Colorado residents, as documented by an extensive body...body of literature. The first published list of Colorado mineral localities (in cluding quartz) was included |
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| ...........................................59 Colorado ...............................................................548 Table of Maps Page Alabama County Map ...................................................................................4 Alaska County and Stream Map ......................................................................22 Arizona County Map ................................................................................49 Arkansas County Map .......................................... |
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| Carlson, Mark J. Elder, Audrey E. Smith P.O. Box 234 Crystal Falls, Michigan 49920 shawncarlson@hotmail.com...Dam gold prospect is located in central Dickinson County, Michigan, approximately ten kilometers north of...the dominant exposed bedrock in this part of the county. Excavated near the tum of the 20th century, the...obvious even when visiting some of the Garland County mines. I also planned to do some Magnet Cove collecting...quartzite bluffs. In 2005, two noteworthy quartz crystal pockets were discovered approximately 210 meters |
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| twin, 5.5 cm, from the Amo tin deposit, Ximeng County, Yunnan, China. Wally Mann collection; Joe Budd...2.2 cm, from the Pulsifer quarry, Androscoggin County, Maine. Kyle Kevorkian collection; Jordan Root...5-mm view, from the Mohawk mine, San Bernardino County, California (#1869). Jerry Cone photo. Aurichalcite...Texas. Over time I developed a preference for gem crystal specimens, but I also expanded my collection of...sphalerite, 20 cm, from the Elmwood mine, Smith County, Tennessee. Paul Bordovsky photo. Wire silver |
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| important miner in the Crystal Peak area north of the town of Florissant in Colorado. In addition to being...being a prospector, miner, and operator of the Crystal Peak Gem Mines, he also mentored others who succeeded...including Jerry Hurianek, whose longtime activities in Colorado are documented in t\vo of his unpublished articles...Minerals in 1938 about finding smoky quartz in the Crystal Peak area (Hurianek 1938). Jerry, in turn, passed...mind, among the finest ever collected from the Crystal Peak area. At that time it was offered at $5,000; |
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| on Amazonite 7.5 cm, from the Smoky Hawk claim, Colorado. Collected by the Dorris family; Tom Spann photo...Bacher; Reinhold Bacher photo. Fluorapatite, 3.3-cm crystal, from the Pulsifer quarry, Maine. Collected by...own favorite experiences is gazing raptly into a crystal pocket just after it has been opened, and all the...classic locality for spectacularly large apophyllite crystal clusters, which still rank as some of the largest...cleaned off the thaumasite to expose the entire crystal. It is free of damage thanks to the protective |
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| the regular cavities left by the removal of a crystal from its matrix (molds), since these are voids...preserved, whether this surface be a euhedral crystal form or the irregular bounding surface of an embedded...this be the equal volume replacement of a single crystal or of a rock mass on a geologic scale. The condition...a regular cavity left by the dissolution of a crystal are classed as infiltration pseudomorphs. There...Carolina). Chalcedony after interstices from Chester County, Pa., has been described by Vaux, G., 1935] |
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| Colorado Springs Mineralogical Society Founded in 1936 â Lazard Cahn â Honorary President âPick & Packâ...Feature Article - M. Nelson, Trip Report: Sublette County Rockhoundsâ Gem and Mineral Show 2021 7-13 Pebble...2020. Join us! COLORADO SPRINGS MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY PO BOX 2 COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO 80901-0002 Oct...Center John Massie 719-338-4276 28 Oct 25 Nov Crystal Group 4th Thur 7:00 PM Mt. Carmel Center Kevin...program: The Crystal Peak Amazonite-Smoky Quartz Locality, Teller and Park Counties, Colorado (1873-1986) |
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| Denver, Colorado MARK I. JACOBSON Chevron U.S.A., Inc. 700 S. Colorado Boulevard Denver, Colorado 80222...Golden, Colorado, and repre sents a significant improvement over the old mineral hall. Crystal displays...of minerals for which Colorado is famousâamazonite, aquamarine, rhodochrosite, topaz, and native gold...its role in providing educa tional tours for Colorado school children. Plans are also pro gressing...in coordination with the Friends of Mineralogy, Colorado Chapter, to provide a forum for amateur and advanced |
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| ...........................................47 Colorado ................................................rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham...were well known to prehistoric Indians.) BARBOUR COUNTY BAKER HILL, SE 1 mi. : 1 in a deep ravine, as a...deep red to variegatedâŻocher. BIBB COUNTY GENERAL AREA: c county gravel pits along the Cahaba R.âŻgemmy |
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| ...........................................47 Colorado ................................................rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham...were well known to prehistoric Indians.) BARBOUR COUNTY BAKER HILL, SE 1 mi. : 1 in a deep ravine, as a...deep red to variegatedâŻocher. BIBB COUNTY GENERAL AREA: c county gravel pits along the Cahaba R.âŻgemmy |
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| MILEAGE L OGS. REVISED EDITION Revised Edition, COLORADO GEM TRAILS AND MINERAL GUIDE HICllAHD :--1. PEARL...an extensive ¼em and mineral collecting tour 01 Colorado, revealing the interesting places where Nature...Swallow, Publisher) 2679 South York Street Denver, Colorado 80210 - , =¡ - ¡, BOOKS BY RICHARD M. PEARL...Minerals, Fossils in Colorado America's Mountain: Pikes Peak and the Pikes Peak Region Seven Keys to...Atlas of Colorado American Gem Trails Nature As Sculptor: A Geologic Interpretation of Colorado . Scenery |
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| milky quartz crystal section. 2x3 11 $25. 00. 5. AMAZON ITE Crystal Peak, Telle1- Co., Colorado Superb deep...flattened tenninated crystal section with minor ½11 to 3/4 11 partially terminated crystal intergrowths. l-3/4x3x3/4...pale pink to transparent milky while hexagonal crystal with minor .1;11 to ½" silvery muscovite mica plates...mine, North Carolina Rich bright green 3x10 mm crystal section imbedded and black biotite matrix. 2½x3x...2x2½x1 11 $12.50. elongated 1985 termina ted crystal. ARAGON ITE Mai den Rock mine, Mel rose, Montc |
