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Calcite from
Camptonite Dike, Alder Stream Township, Franklin County, Maine, USA


Locality type:Dike
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Camptonite Dike, Alder Stream Township, Franklin County, Maine, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:533839
Long-form Identifier:1:3:533839:9
GUID (UUID V4):d88b7dd5-7736-48ff-884b-a75119c9662c
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Book (volume)
Mineralogy by Vandall T. King and Eugene E. Foord Maine Geological Survey DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION Walter...Resources Information, Maine Geological Survey Walter A. Anderson, State Geologist Maine Geological Survey...DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION 1994 Copyright ©1994 by the Maine Geological Survey, Department of Conservation. All...photograph: Fluorapatite, Pulsifer quarry, Auburn, Maine (2.2 cm specimen), Harvard Mineralogical Museum...Wendell E. Wilson, ©1985. The laws and policies of Maine and the United States prohibit discrimination in
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Triassic 40Ar/39Ar age for a camptonite dyke in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA Martin E. Ross Department...Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA Date received: 28 November 2009...ABSTRACT A 2.4 m-thick megacryst- and xenolith-rich camptonite dyke briefly exposed during excavation of a subway...1983, 1990), one of these dykes is classified as camptonite, based on mineralogy (kaersutite and biotite...to as the Porter Square camptonite. The age of the Porter Square camptonite has not been es- Atlantic
Book
THE MINERALS OF FRANKLIN AND STERLING HILL CLIFFORD FRONDEL THE MINEt 4-S OF FRANKLIN AND STERLING HILL...mineralogy, describes the unique ore deposits at Franklin and Sterling Hill, New Jersey. For over two hundred...hundred different minerals have been identified at Franklin and Sterling Hill, including forty-four that had...helped to stimulate international interest in Franklin and Sterling Hill. Part Two traces the area’s...complete list of current references. The Minerals of Franklin and Sterling Hill is illustrated with over thirty
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
AMYGDULAR CAMPTONITE DIKES FROI,{ I,IOUNT JO, MOUNT NIARCY QUADRANGLE, ESSEX COUNTY, NEW YORKX Howanr...Washington25, D. C. Asstnact Three small, amygdular camptonite dikes intrude the Marcy anorthosite in Mount...Mount Jo, Mount Marcy quadrangle, Essex County, N. Y. They show a northeasterly strike, 80o to 90" dip, and...thick. They are similar to the post-Ordovician camptonite dikes from the Lake Champlain valley. Three modal...cent of plagioclase, and 2 per cent of amygdular calcite. The norm shows 45 per cent of salic minerals composed
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
between the province of Quebec and the states of Maine, New Hampshire, and Ver­ mont. The interval between...ments. Still later than these are the dikes of camptonite, diabase, and bostonite which cut any of the...between the province of Quebec and the state of Maine. It occurs in the townships of Emberton, Chesham...and Stoke. On the Saint Francis in the former township, through the influence of these undulations, th...S 503 ville to the northw est com er of the township, and in Stoke they present two parallel ranges
Book
Map 4.4 an 3|] — 9 Z| = g FO-1 88—203 Franklin yen Map 4.2 go¥io0 . Map 4: FO-71—190 O...Pain e\ (olierh UC aa TY fix y @ CR620 FRANKLIN — OGDENSBURG, NJ MINING HERITAGE GUIDE by John...with Corel Photo-Paint 12°. This publication, Franklin—Sterling Hill NJ Mining Heritage Guide, is copyrighted...the version number, e.g., Park, John R., 2012, Franklin—Sterling Hill NJ Mining Heritage Guide, v1.2 Stonerose...purpose of this work, the Franklin—Ogdensburg area consists of the immediate Franklin-Ogdensburg area, plus
Report (volume)
of Leadville, Colorado, with atlas, by Samuel Franklin Emmons. 1886. 4°. xxix, 770pp. 45 pi. and atlas...meridian of 76° 30', from Tompkins County, New York, to Bradford County, Pennsylvania, by Henry S. Williams...cents. 16. On the Higher Devonian Faunas of Ontario County, New York, by John M. Clarke. 1885. 8°. 86pp. 3...57 pi. Price 25 cents. 38. Poridotite of Elliott County, Kentucky, by J. S. Diller. 1887. 8°. 31pp. 1 pi...Brief review of the classification of the basic dike rocks.................. Local geological details
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Several times in past articles I've referred to Franklin, N. J. as the Mecca for fluorescent mineral collectors...accessible as is the area around Franklin, N. J. For this reason the ardent Franklin collector has become increasing...has been diminishing at an alarming rate. The Franklin of old has long gone, or has it? Years ago, when...Dump w^s a source of huge boulders of red fl. calcite, green fl. willemite, hydrozincite, and hundreds...offered new life and new realms of conquest to the Franklin collector. A gentleman by the name of Amos Phillips
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
laccoliths are aligned on both sides of 8 central dike sw8rm along 8 north-northe&-trending fracture zone...and laccoliths; and (5) 8 very large dike (part of the central dike swarm) which crosses U.S. Highway 135...following locations: (1) an exposure of 8 o8mptonite dike on U.S. Highw8y 93 about 8 miIes south of Boulder... Montana. The c8mptonite dike was s8mpled at 8 rosd cut exposure, The dike is 4 feet thick and has chilled...post-ectrly-Pliocene age (D-ON et al., 1967). However, the dike itself w8s dsted at 3.7 my by means of K-Ar methods
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
CAMPTONITE DIKES NEAR BOULDER DAM,1 ARIZONA' faN Cal,rpeplr* ANo Enwanr T. ScuBNx** Arsrnncr Near...Near Boulder Dam occur camptonite dikes of possible Quaternary age characterized by disamphibole (kaersutite)...volatiles in the dike magma. Chemical analyses of the amphibole and of the chilled margin of a dike are presented...presented and discussed. INrnooucrroN Camptonite dikes occur within a limited area bordering U. S. Highway...uncommon character. 3. Composition: the rock is a camptonite and the amphibole most nearly resembles kaersutite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
and classification in the quantitative system. Camptonite (ourose ( ? ) ) ...............................the occurrence of granite-felsophyre in Alleghany County, Virginia, and several dikes of basalt near the...the State line on the north, in Pendleton County, West Virgima. Recent investigations by the writers, assisted...four new types—quartz gabbro, nepheline syenite, camptonite, and teschenite (feldspar monchiquite)— occurring...study includes the discovery and location of every dike or exposure of igneous rock within the lim its of
Report (issue)
.. 30—Pegmatite dike cutting granite-gneiss, Bull Hill, Grafton, Vt 31—Djabase dike cutting Bellows Falls...in Canada and others east in New Hampshire and Maine. (In Professor Wolff's article, page 137 of this...exposed, as great longitudinal ridges and valleys, to stream erosion, and that erosion was retarded as it approached...and those in Vermont, as well as those in Canada, Maine, and New Hampshire are enumerated in Professor Wolff's...Devonian folding that affected New Brunswick and Maine so strongly appeared only as an uplift in western
Catalog/List
Fairfield County, Branchville White xlline with cymatolite, good study ... New Mexico Taos County, near Dixon...cerium aluminum silicate California Los Angeles County, Pacoima Canyon Large black tabular crystals in...iron silicate ACTINOLITE California San Bernardino County, Wrightwood Green prismatic crystalline mass ....CROSSITE Sodium iron silicate California San Benito County, Gem mine Compact blue-gray mass with natrolite...sodium potassium alumino-silicate Arizona Final County, Christmas Dark green cleavages in andesite ..
Report (volume)
marble.......................................... Calcite marble............................................................................ Relation of calcite marble to dolomite in Vermont.................... Graphitic calcite marble................................................ Clouded calcite marble.......Muscovitic calcite marble............................................... Actinolitic calcite marble......Pittsford............................... Unmetamorphic calcite marble of Isle la Motte.............."........
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
TITANIUM-RICH MAGNESIO-HASTINGSITE MACROCRYSTS IN A CAMPTONITE DIKE, LAFARGE QUARRY, MONTREAL ISLAND, QUÉBEC:...D-95440 Bayreuth, Germany ABSTRACT A prominent dike of camptonite cuts the Middle Ordovician Tétreauville...operated by Lafarge Canada Inc. The ‘‘Lafarge’’ dike is strikingly porphyritic, with largely anhedral...the amphibole in the fine-grained matrix of the camptonite. The magnesio-hastingstite macrocrysts have virtually...mantle source. Camptonite dikes are very common on Mont Royal. Like the Lafarge dike, they likely arose
Book
THE MINERALS OF FRANKLIN AND STERLING HILL A Check List By Clifford Frondel This concise and informative...mineralogy, describes the unique ore deposits at Franklin and Sterling Hill, New Jersey. For over two hundred...hundred different minerals have been identified at Franklin and Sterling Hill, including forty-four that had...helped to stimulate international interest in Franklin and Sterling Hill. Part Two traces the area's...complete list of current references. The Minerals of Franklin and Sterling Hill is illustrated with over thirty
Journal (issue)
JOURNAL OF THE FRANKLIN-OGDENSBURG MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY VOLUMES AUGUST 1968 NUMBER 2 www.FOMSNJ...Hardyston School, intersection of Routes #23 and #517, Franklin, N. J. Pre meeting activities start at 1:00 P...September 21st Cellate Quarry, Cork Hill Road, Franklin. Meeting 2:30 P. A. Speaker, John Albanese on...on "The History of Mineralogy of the Franklin Area" Saturday, October 19th Field trip, 9 A.M. to Noon...P.M. Speaker, John Sebastian on "Mining in the Franklin Area" Saturday , November 2nd Fossil trip -
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
have been observed between the several types of dike, indicating that they were all intruded at about...of the dike. A very fine-grained zone up to 1 cm wide may be present along the margin of the dike, and...less fine-grained zones commonly occur within the dike. Ocelli are not found within these zones, but tend...PLATE 1 FIG. 1. A 1-6 m wide kaersutite lamprophyre dike containing numerous ocelli. Note the general alignment... 2. The central part of the ocellus comprises calcite, dolomite, and minor biotite. The asymmetric mantle
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
accompanying the intrusionof a lamprophyre(camptonite)dike, the changeresultingin a metamorphosed ore...Graton, L.' C.: The occurrence of copper in Shasta County, California. Geol. Surv. Bull. 430, p. 84, I9XO...markedcontrastto the almostperfect developmentof the vein calcite. Another characteristicis the large numberand...thoseof the R6dhammertypein Norway, and in Shasta county,California. Sodicporphyries,which includequartz...for the Bully Hill mining district in the same county, reaches similar conclusions. Genesisof the Ore
Report (volume)
crystalline rocks................................... Maine. ....................................................................... 1. Rocks from Aroostook County..... ^..................'........... 2. Miscellaneous...Elliott County dike............................................... 2. Crittenden County dike.......:....................................... 3. Colfax County................ I................................142 3. Plumas County............................................... 144 4. Butte County..............
Report (issue)
Massachusetts ............................... Maine ....................................... California...southerly part of the city of Barre, Washington County, State of Vermont, and extending westerly about...miles to and including \Villiamstown. in Orange County. All granite quarried elsewhere may not legally...mills at West Pawlet, Poultnev, Fair Haven, and in Maine. Products: Roofing, flagging, flooring, etc. VERMONT...leases from the Town of Belvidere, the Lanioille County Grammar School, and the University of Vermont.
Book
A Guide to Mineral Collecting rr at Franklin and Sterling Hill, I New Jersey ffi fi.-i'l �� with Notes...ZINCITE CRYSTALS, FRANKLIN, NEW JERSEY • A Guide to Mineral Collecting at Franklin and Sterling Hill...F. Kushner Author of AN ABBREVIATED MANUAL OF FRANKLIN MLNERALS A GUIDE TO MINERAL COLLECTING A T OURAY...the Harri-Anne Studios. Franklin. New Jersey. Mrs. Florence Hansen of the Franklin-Kiwanis Museum. Dana...Divergent in their approach to the mineralogy of Franklin and Sterling Hill but concurrent in their fidelity
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
............................................ Camptonite..................................................................................... Origin of dike fractures.........................................0.1 per cent of the exposed bedrock. The largest dike is 60 feet wide and is exposed discontinuously for...presumably a part of the same dike (PI. 1). Apparently this same dike reappears north of the limits of...FOWLER-BILLINGS— IGNEOUS DIKES Each point represents a dike, and the lithology of each is indicated by an appropriate
Report (issue)
ALTITUDES IN VERMONT, /GEOLOGY OF GRAND ISLE COUNTY, THE OLDEST CORAL REEF, P. E. TERRANES OF BETHEL...299 Figure 4—Structure Section Figure 5—Diorite Dike ............................ Figure 6—Contour...some further account of the Geology of Grand Isle County. Following this is an inter esting study of an...sheets do not and cannot be in any way guided by township lines. Since the quadrangles are of practically...quadrangular, there can be no coincidence. Hence a township may be wholly included within one of the quadrangles
Report (volume)
.................... ^................ 19 19 Maine.............................................................. 1. Eocks from Aroostook County I............................. 19 19 2. Litchfieldite and...1. Elliott County dike........................................ 56 2. Crittenden County dike................................................. 3. Colfax County......."............................................... 3. Plumas County .............................. .............. 4. Butte County................
 
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