 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | located in the Eureka Mining District in Yavapai County, Arizona. From this old mine we have a number of...They come from the Blue Creek Mt. Mine, Del Norte County, Calif., which I own. The ore of my mine is very...xls. "This is a section of a geode found in Brown County, in the vicinity of Bean Blossom, Indiana."—on...small brownish xled dolomite on small colorless calcite xls on brownish limestone. KENTUCKY — Some months...Found on Stafford Ridge, near Carter City in Carter County, Ky." The streak is brown chert (quartz). LOUISIANA |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | These géodes are found in Pike County, Ala., which is about 50 miles north of Montgomery. I have found them...them scattered all over the county, but they are especially abundant just south of Troy, (Pike Co.),...by gray drusy dogtooth calcite have been found at the Holland mine in Washington Camp Mining District near...made several trips to Magnet Cove (Hot Springs County) which is about 15 miles east of Hot Springs on..."—letter dated Aug. 14, 1956, from William Dillon, 212 North St., McDonald, Penn. Thirteen specimens were received |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | central Cherokee County in N / E Alabama. ARKANSAS—From a gravel pit located about one mile north of Wynne,...of sawing are present. Wynne, in southern Cross County, is in eastern Arkansas. Rome, Georgia Mineral...found in the sanbornite deposits of eastern Fresno County in central California. The four new minerals are:...occurs as tiny yellow grains—name is for Fresno County. Verplanckite (barium manganese silicate with chlorine)...(chalcedony pseudo-morph after coral) from Hamilton County, Florida near the famous Suwannee River. This |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | ALASKA — In the May-June 1963, page 254, R&M, Kalgin Island was described — it is located in the Cook Inlet...Inlet, Alaska. From the beach on Kalgin Island we have a number of pebbles (tumbled stones) that were sent...property, which includes the above beach, on Kalgin Island. What a wonderful set-up for the Carlsons. They...the high tension power lines at Judd's Bridge, Washington (Litchfield Co.), Conn., and expect to return...on Thompson's Island, in the Gulf of Mexico. Key West is the county seat of Monroe County. The name, Key |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | of West Fork, Ark., Washington Co." — on label. West Fork, in central Washington Co., is in N / W Arkansas...— note from Mrs. Strong. Inyo Mts. are in Inyo County in S/E California. COLORADO — "A friend and I,...found in most gravel pits here in eastern Itasca County in northern Minnesota. There are no commercial...found in the wall of a barite mine in Potosi, Washington Co., Missouri. They occur in small pockets and...The small xls are deeply pitted, dark grayish calcite. At first glance they resemble deeply pitted selenite |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | maPeter Young, Box 601, Kentfield, terial, butterfly calcite on a rare shade of Calif., has visited the bastnasite...tunnel located west of Tucson. There were also calcite and aragonite crys- site in massive form, occurs...galena." David P. Record, Mis- off the road to the north. A good dirt sion Curio Mart, 4400 Mission Road...near Glen wood, Pike ROCKS AND MINERALS, p. 123. County, Arkansas. Mr. Young also sends a note on a Downloaded...Ala. : CALIFORNIA—We are indebted to Howard V. Hamilton, 187A Franklin Avenue, Vandergrift, Pa., for the |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | white quartzite. Graves Mountain, in S/W Lincoln County, is in N / E Georgia. (See "Graves Mountain, Georgia...artifacts about 2y2 miles northwest of Oblong, Crawford County. The specimens were found on top of the ground...specimens which I recently found in Montgomery County, Maryland, near a gold location described in the...mica is muscovite with some quartz. Montgomery County is in central Maryland. MINNESOTA—"Enclosed are...and brown agate. Dillon, in eastern Beaverhead County, is in S/W Montana. P.S. "If you (the Editor) ever |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | AMERICA NOTES ON THE MINERAL LOCALITIES OF RHODE ISLAND PART II. REMAINING COUNTIES Lrovn W. FrsnBn...Staurolite Stilbite Zoisite BRISTOL COUNTY The major portion of Bristol County shows sedimentary rocks consisting...consisting chiefly of the Rhode Island formation of shales, con_ glomerates and sandstones. B. K. Ernerson2has...similar to the Diamond Hill area of Providence County. The Bristol area, in the vicinity of portsmouth... K. Gedney: Notes on the Mineral Localities of Rhode lsland. Arn. Mineral.,11, No. 12, pp. 334-340, (1926 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | However, Gordon Austin in a talk before the Frederick County Rock and Mineral Club, Frederick, takes the stand...winter field trip was planned to Elkton, Va., for calcite crys tals - W. P. (Pat) Patch, an oldtimer in...Gem, Lapidary and Mineral Society of Montgomery County operates a "Junkite Table" at the Club Show. The...Balti more. N E W YORK The President of the Long Island Min eral and Geology Society, Massapequa, Frederick...with the Club about Astrogeology. The Tompkins County Gem and Mineral Club, Ithaca, has start ed a class |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | on the Post territory which covers most of Yuma County, Arizona, and a small area in California."—letter...ROCKS AND M I N E R A L S 1. The only spot in North America where genuine diamonds are being found in...Liggett military reserjade deposits in (Monterey County) Cali- vation are some of the very few found on...advance of the proposed trip. Written permiles north of Paso Robles—turn-off mission will be granted...Middlesex signed to conserve the stone for removal County, Conn., was sent in by Richard by legitimate collectors |  | | Book | | PUBLISHED BY Western Mineral Exchange Seattle, Washington 1941 t Copyright 1941 WESTERN MINERAL EXCHANGE...Co. Hematite CALERA, Shelby Co. Wavkllite CLAY COUNTY, Sec. 24. T. 19 S R., 7 E. STATUARY, Coosa Co...Co., (W. border of* Marble Crystalline TALLADEGA COUNTY Marble, (crystalline) VALLEY HEAD, DeKalb Co. Hematite...Feldspar HISSOP, Coosa Co., (near) Beryl JACKSON COUNTY Hematite KENNEDYS, Clay Co., (near) Magnetite MILLERVILLE...Alabaster GRAND CANYON, (N. side), Mohave Co. •Calcite AMERICAN MINERAL GUIDE TO NOTABLE COLLECTING |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | —• "The enclosed specimens were found one mile north of Diamond Cave (Newton Co.), near Jasper, Ark....of the many quartz slabs we found. From Tellar County, Colorado." — on label. 30 PLEASE SEND THEM I...of interest mainly because of its location — Washington, D. C. Due to recent construction work, much...consisting of a large colorless cleavable mass of calcite embedded in gray limestone. Minutely thin "hairs"...pale brassyyellow millerite are inclosed in the calcite, in spots so thickly inclosed that the millerite |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | a rockhound's dream. So let's all go to Durham, North Carolina, for the show starting on June 28th. WHAT...Francis An article in the bulletin from the discuss "Calcite, Aragonite and Dolomite" American Federation of...Societies by the Chairman of the Tax Ad- between calcite and dolomite. A field trip visory Committee, Mrs...figures formed naturally in rocks. The Rockland County Mineral & Gem Society, Inc., Spring Valley, N.Y...held at the West Nyack, N.Y., YMCA in The Fulton County Mineral Club, Gloversville, N . Y., is sitting |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Pick—Philip Corley, Editor Junior Division of Rockland County Mineral & Gem Society Newlapso—Dr. Philip E. Eisman...Rockland Nuggets—Marvin Klibonoff, Editor Rockland County Mineral & Gem Society, Inc. Unaka Rock & Mineral...such items as galena, sphalerite, hemimorphite, calcite and smithsonite. The Mineralogical Society of the...the District of Columbia, Inc., Washington, D. C, started the summer with a very successful auction with...members to buy! The Gem and Lapidary Society of Washington, D. C, Inc., has held a number of successful |  | | Report (issue) | | Boston 2° sheet, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island and 10- New Hampshire 11 12 by 13 Patrick...BOSTON 2° SHEET, MASSACHUSETTS, CONNECTICUT, RHODE ISLAND AND NEW HAMPSHIRE 5- Description of rock units...Precambrian in age. These include most of the Rhode Island -Comptex, tlie Pedham^ the-^es-twood^ and others^...Page's separation of the plutonic rocks to the north and west, however, into pretectonic-* syntectonic-...PHINTING OFFICE: 19*9 O-MH71 JST-IOO 9.1267 North and west of the Clinton-Newbury zone the stratified |  | | 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...the two items which I sent you on Nevada and Washington. I will write as soon as I have any more items...Mineral Occurrences."—recent letter from Howard V. Hamilton, 1340 Crandall Ave., Salt Lake City 6, Utah. "Stibiotantalite—Sb |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | found on the property of George Hobbs close to the north line of Sec. 3, T 2 0 S , R7E. (a little south of...Erin occurrence is approximately 2V2 miles due north of Pleasant Grove Church." Arizona—Albert L. Fritz...chocolate-brown crystalline Please Send Them In. calcite from the West End quarry, Inyo Co., Calif., and...occurrence? District oí Columbia—On a recent visit to Washington, the Editor of R & M noted many brownish pebbles...in Georgia at the fo'lowing localities: Cherokee County —2V2 miles northeast of Ball Ground, 1 mi'e northwest |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | senopyrite in Darien (Fairfield Co.), Levesque, Cross County, Arkansas. The Conn., for over a year. A few weeks...A H O — "This specimen was found in Twin Falls County about 10 miles south of Hagerman, Idaho. These...glassy analcite xls with tiny white cakite xls. The calcite xls fl. pale green under L.W. ILLINOIS — "Last...a fairly new limestone quarry in eastern DeKalb County, 111. There were a few small fossils in the limestone...lined with tiny rock xls. that comes from Brown County, Ind., in the vicinity of Bean Blossom. Its label |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | miles long extending from Coosa County thru Talladega and into Calhoun County. Most of the distance it is...Arizona kaersutite comes from Hoover Dam, Mohave County. A % inch black cube of limonite pseudo after pyrite...from John O. Griesbach, 3400-13th St. S. E., Washington 20, D. C. 372 xline—crystalline "My Dad sent...in by John O. Griesbach, 3400-13th St., S.E., Washington 20, D. C. "On a couple of local rambles up a...started out late in January first going to Edisto Island on the coast of South Carolina just below Charleston |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | make way for a highway. Veins of white and pink calcite (intermixed) were also found in the rock. The pink...first phyllite we ever saw from sers" area, Sonoma County, Calif. It was noted by M. Vonsen in CALIF. JOUR... ranging in in a road cut situated in Randolph County, size from 2 to 4 millimeters. Sometimes it Ala...about 15 is in a calcite matrix and often in small open fissures with quartz and calcite." miles south of...beautiful sight. Most of the crystals are covered with calcite and pyrites. Many of these pyrite cubes are the |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | AND M I N E R A L S , 4000 Albemarle St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20016. March 5-7—Kansas City, Missouri...by the Gem and Mineral Society of San Mateo County. County Fairgrounds, 2495 S. Delaware Street, San Mateo...and Mineral Society of Montgomery County, Maryland. Montgomery County Fairgrounds, 16 Chestnut Street....Chairman: Gilbert Norris, 2623 34th Avenue Court, Rock Island, Illinois 61201. March 20, 21—Macomb, Illinois...Annual Gem and Mineral Show sponsored by the Fulton County Rockhounders. Wallace Park, 250 S. Avenue D , Canton |  | | Report (volume) | | COMPILED BY SAMUEL SANFORD AND RALPH W. STONE WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1914 USEFUL MINERALS...minerals of wide distribution, such as quartz and calcite, have been omitted, except those that by some unusual...State Museum, Albany. North Carolina.. .Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt, Chapel Hill. North Dakota... .Dr. A. G....Hice, Beaver. Prof. Florence Bascom, Bryn Mawr. Rhode Island.... .Prof. Charles W. Brown, Providence. South...STATES. Tennessee........Mr. George H. Ashley, Washington, D. C. Texas............Dr. William B. Phillips |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | and much used in industry, is found in De Kalb County, 4 miles northwest of Fort Payne, Ala. There a...Another deposit is reported as being in Clarke County-" ARIZONA—Earl Mayer, 1753 " I " St, Yuma, Ariz...one of my many trips, doing cave exploration, in north-western Arkansas. I had stopped at Clinton, to inquire...Yep, a Troy Beavers, who lived about six miles north of Clinton, had one time mentioned this bridge....of a mile east, of highway number 65, five miles north of Clinton. From the highway, one had to walk the |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | quality. We found also a few small specimens of calcite in vugs of basalt which fl. a cream to green and...and aurichalcite at Theba. "Theba is in Maricopa County on Route 80, 5 miles S / W of Gila Bend and the...country for dumortierite is near Dehesa, San Diego County, California, where beautiful specimens, violet...shell impressions, can be found approx. 5 miles north of Stoneham (Weld Co.), Colorado. When I was there...Conn, and Norwalk, Conn. If approaching from the north travel south along route 7 past BranchviUe Railroad |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | xline—crystalline CALIFORNIA — From near Indian Pass, Imperial County, Calif, we have a deep blue dumortierite that was... This fine 3x5 inch specimen comes from Teller County, Colorado. ARIZONA — "Would you please identify...was found July 2, 1959, near Cave Creek, Maricopa County, Arizona." — sent in by Clyde N. Hall, Elbridge..." — asks C. E. Braun, 5041 Dana Place, N. W., Washington 16, D. C. Yes, the 2x2 inch dark red sawed slab... Ball Ground is in the northern part of Cherokee County of Northern Georgia. ILLINOIS — An anonymous reader |
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