 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | AN OVERVIEW Rhode Island MINERALS & COLLECTORS F. WILLIAM MILLER Harvard Mineralogical Museum 24 Oxford...A L SPECIES and many varieties occur within Rhode Island. Part of this abundance is attributable to the...Northern Zone, including Providence County and the northern towns of Kent County, 2) the Middle Zone, including...towns of Washington County, and 3) the Southern Zone consisting of Washington County and southwestern Newport...Newport County. The greatest number of species and varieties appear in the Northern Zone. Miller attributes |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | NORTHEASTERN RHODE ISLAND 286 ROCKS AND M I N E R A L S The adjacent towns of Cumberland and Lincoln in northeastern...northeastern Rhode Island offer col lecting in several localities, including the Conklin Limestone quarry, the...the Old Dexter quarry, Diamond Hill, the Route 114 road cut, and the Iron Hill mine. T H E T O W N S H...U M B E R L A N D at the northeast corner of Rhode Island is not so famous mineralogically as Cumberland...there is enough interest ing in this town and in Lincolnâthe adjacent town to the southâto warrant a field |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | vanadinite (lustrous, drusy, brownish xls on gray quartz rock). ARKANSASâThe following item was sent in by Byron...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." CALIFORNIAâEmmett Klopfenstein, Box...didn't find much scheelite, but there was plenty of zoisite. One of the dumps near the old lime Kiln is still...strongly radioactive microlite occurs at the Slocum quarry in E. Hampton. A few of the octahedral crystals |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | dimorphous with raspite and is a member of the scheelite group. Stolzite is of rather restricted geologic...anglesite, raspite, pyromorphite, mimetite, and scheelite. Relatively uninspiring specimens of stolzite...Easthampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts (Emerson 1895); Bartlett, Carroll County, New Hampshire; the...Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island; and historically at the Wheatley mines, Chester County, Pennsylvania...Pennsylvania, and the Silver Hill mine, Davidson County, North Carolina. It has been found sparingly in ores |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Little Falls dolostone at exposures in Herkimer County, New Y o r k , and elsewhere. Despite their popularity...complexly zoned, Li-rich pegmatite in Florence County, Wisconsin, has revealed an unusual phosphate assemblage...a quartz vein on Stone Hill in Norwich, Windsor County, Vermont ( H M M #128449). 2. Stubby black crystals...cordierite crystals, at the soapstone quarry in Richmond, Cheshire County, New Hampshire ( H M M #123104)....in amphibolite on Mt. Grace in Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts ( H M M #123555). 4. Ferrian dravite |  | | Book | | like this piece, as most of the fluorites from the quarry are green, and this one is truly atypical. After...COVER: gold on quartz, 4.5 inches tall, Placer County, California Dedication This book is dedicated...Doris L. Behnke, Walter A. Behnke, Lawrence H. Conklin, C. Melanie Duque, Joseph A. Freilich, Michael...Group, Inc., 650 Danbury Road, Ridgefield, CT 06877 USA, www.maplegatemedia.com Library of Congress Control... Treasured Minerals Amethysts from Rhode Island Rhode Island is not generally known for its minerals |  | | Journal (issue) | | Nuristan, Afghanistan; Neptunite from San Benito County, California; Spinel from Mogok, Burma; and Emerald...Becker, Thcson, 1976. Dave W ilber and Larry Conklin, Tbcson, 1979. 10 ⊠K. ENGLAND David P. Wilber...specimens that his rockhound father had found while ârock huntingâ in the Bishop area of California. That...world. The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County was particularly interesting among the museums...working for gem dealer Ron Romanella in New York; and Rock Currier (owner now of Jewel Tunnel Imports), with |  | | Report (volume) | | Bedrock Geology of Rhode Island o GEOLOGICAL 5. I 09 8* Ci PI O i o TJ i i I to & Ol BULLETIN...State of Rhode Island Development Council i M SURVEY I C.to 1295 Bedrock Geology of Rhode Island...1295 Prepared in cooperation with the State of Rhode Island Development Council Lithology, structure, and...geological studies in Rhode Island____._.________.-__.-_-____. Position of Rhode Island in the Appalachian...-___--_Older gneissic rocks of northwestern Rhode Island.____________ Nipsachuck Gneiss------------- |  | | Book (volume) | | A Location Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States NEBRASKA This rectangular Great Plains state rises...overlooks both Colorado and Wyoming. The subsurface rock strata of the entire state are all undisturbed sedimentaries:...borderland from Sheridan Co. to the Wyoming line is good rock hunting country, especially along the southern slopes...of Crawford in Dawes Co. and the rather extensive rock beds east of the Orella railroad sta. ranks among... The Sandhills Museum in town is well worth the rock hunterâs visit. Draws, cuts and breaks in the hills |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | the Gosses and Metcalfs found agates in Harrison County, Mis sissippi. PENNSYLVANIA Dr. John Price, President...a w i t . Member Byron Brookm y e r o f the York Rock and Mineral Club reports t h e f i n d i n g a n...t i o n o f two n e w minerals i n Blue B a l l Quarry, celestite a n d c a k i o s t r o n t i a n i...o f the t a l k b y D r . E m i l Alan Beaver County w h o showed slides o f archaeological " d i g...n w i t h t h e m e m  bers o f t h e Che-Hanna Rock and Mineral Club, S a y r e . T h e C l u b is t |  | | Book (volume) | | Ohio OHIO Only Paleozoic rock formations underlie Ohioâs Pleistocene surface debris and Quaternary soils...the western counties, especially the Clay Center Quarry 12 miles southeast of Toledo but in Ottawa Co....ASHTABULA COUNTY CONNEAUT, area pits, quarries, rd. cuts, etc.âŻcone-in-cone Calcite. CLERMONT COUNTY MILFORD...CLINTON COUNTY WILMINGTON, area of Toddâs Ford, a mineral depositâŻHematite. COSHOCTON COUNTY AREA, townships...areas of drainage in 336 A Location Guide for Rock Hounds in the Untied States townships of Franklin |  | | Book (volume) | | Ohio OHIO Only Paleozoic rock formations underlie Ohioâs Pleistocene surface debris and Quaternary soils...the western counties, especially the Clay Center Quarry 12 miles southeast of Toledo but in Ottawa Co....ASHTABULA COUNTY CONNEAUT, area pits, quarries, rd. cuts, etc.âŻcone-in-cone Calcite. CLERMONT COUNTY MILFORD...CLINTON COUNTY WILMINGTON, area of Toddâs Ford, a mineral depositâŻHematite. COSHOCTON COUNTY AREA, townships...areas of drainage in 336 A Location Guide for Rock Hounds in the Untied States townships of Franklin |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | world-wide locality index. The localities are listed by county, followed by a listing of the most prominent minerals...Alleghany County. Howard Freeland specimen and photo. Rutherford pegmatite in Amelia County and the Lynch...Station locality (turquoise crystals) in Campbell County, are now closed to collectors. However, landowners...currently closed to collecting Albemarle County Alberene soapstone quarryâAlberene amphiboie asbestos, apatite...goethite pseudomorphs after pyrite Esmont slate quarryâEsmont dolomite, limonite pseudomorphs after pyrite |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | prices. For free list, write to: BLAINE REED, 907 County Rd. 207 #17, Durango, Colorado 81301. MICROMOUNTS...MICROMOUNTS: Carletonite, Scorodite, Pharmacosiderite, Scheelite, Mangan-neptunite, Carrollite, Chalcophyllite...grade trimmed microspecimens from "Point of Rocks Quarry," Colfax Co., N.M. (see Minera logical Record...(25 specimens each) handsomely boxed. Mineral and rock sets for schools and students also available. Ask...Redwood Rd., Kingston 7050 Tasmania, Australia. ROCK SWAP NEWSLETTERâMineralogy's newest publication |  | | Book | | Acid Northwest Area Lakeville Goethite Mine Conklin Quarry Prospect Mountain Judd's Bridge Kyanite Deposit...West Redding Garnet Locality Biermann Quarry Captain Cook Quarry Honey Hill Road Outcrop Northcentral...Silliman Gravel Pit Southcentral Area Cheshire Trap Rock Quarry Cheshire Barite Mines Hamden Copper Mine Arsenic...Haven Trap Rock Northcentral Area Diamond Ledge Diamond Lake Dinosaur State Park Hollister Quarry Glastonbury...Prospects Simpson Quarry Andrews and Hale Quarries Case Quarries Strickland Quarry Hale-Walker Quarries |  | | Journal (issue) | | world-wide locality index The localities are listed by county, followed by a listing of the most prominent minerals...pegmatite in Amelia County and the Lynch Station locality (turquoise crystals) in Campbell County, are now closed...currently closed to collecting ALBEMARLE COUNTY Alberene soapstone quarry-Alberene actinolite-tremolite, apatite...goethite pseudomorphs after pyrite Esmont slate quarry-Esmont dolomite. limonite pseudomorphs after pyrite...crystals, muscovite crystals, tourmaline AMHERST COUNTY Crystals of goethite pseudomorphs after pyrite; |  | | Book | | ADULARIA Adu Iaria from the Howard-Montgomery quarry, Howard County, Maryland (by J. S. White) 25:53-54 AFGHANISTAN...Iron-manganese phosphates of the Williams pegmatites, Coosa County, Alabama (by P. B. Leavens & T. A. Simpson) 6:66-73...ALASKA Famous mineral localities: Prince of Wales Island, Alaska (by P. B. Leavens & R. W. Thomssen) 8:4-12...ALICE GLORY HOLE The Alice glory hole, Clear Creek County, Colorado (by T. A. Hanson & W. B. Craft) 18:185187...--and W. Hunt: The Tonopah-Belmont mine, Maricopa County, Arizona 19:139-144 ALLGOOD, GENNE MYERS --and |  | | Journal (issue) | | 2017 The Mineral Collector's Newsletter $6.00 Scheelite and Powellite from the Oriole Mine Near Minerva...Excalibur Mineral Corp. specimens. 2 Oriole Mine Scheelite & Powellite (Continued from page I) Bob had set...undertaken during our stay. and searching for scheelite underground at the Oriole Mine was our first foray...tungsten since its first discovery there in 1915. Scheelite, the primary ore, occurs in quartz veins that...small operations in 1916, later by the Nevada Scheelite Company in 19 17, followed by the Minerva Tungsten |  | | Report (issue) | | Nye County, Nevada GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 1287 Huebnerite Veins near Round Mountain...Mountain, Nye County, Nevada By DANIEL R. SHAWE, EUGENE E. FOORD, and NANCY M. CONKLIN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY... 1925Huebnerite veins near Round Mountain, Nye County, Nevada. (Geological Survey Professional Paper...Huebnerite. 2. Mineralogy Nevada Nye County. I. Foord, Eugene E. II. Conklin, Nancy M. III. Title. IV. QE391...Primary ore minerals ...... Huebnerite ......... Scheelite .......... Tetrahedrite-tennantite . . 1 1 2 |  | | Journal (issue) | | specimen from the Spanish Dry Diggings, Eldorado County, California, and a little of its history ........................................ 325 by L. H. Conklin T1 mM!NERA!. =!CAL RECORD The Newmont Azurite:................................... 333 by L. H. Conklin Postscript: Hessonite with apatite, Mount Avie..................... 248 Obituary: Lawrence H. Conklin (by W E. Wilson) What's New in Minerals Tucson...the Editors Died, Lawrence H. Conklin, 82 Lawrence Henry "Larry" Conklin, Jr., well-known New York mineral |  | | Journal (issue) | | Jr. Inesite from the Hale Creek mine, Trinity County, California......................................................................369 by L. H. Conklin Letters to the editor ........................... 8th Friday, Oct. 9th BEY'S ROCK SHOP GRAYSON LAWRENCE H. CONKLIN PICKENS GRENVILLE MINERALS ...learned to transform intractable masses of hard rock into works of great beauty. The Peopleâs Republic...reports indicate that considerable quantities of scheelite, fluorite, calcite and cassiterite crystals, among |  | | Journal (issue) | | BONANZA Rock collecting, sightseeing and a look at history in Colorado by Steve Voyn ick CONKLIN QUARRY...QUARRY Minerals and gem materials in Rhode Island by James R. Mitchell FEATURES 10 48 51 Page 122 A PICTURE...Vanguard blade. aluminum oxide wheel for sharpening rock picks, chisels, etc. Use fine grit âą Handy, adjustable...CENTER CADILLAC OF ROCK GRIPPERS _ __._..__._....., SHIM The new 4 POINT SOVA ROCK VISE Designed and...This toot puts four equal pressure points on your rock. holding odd shaped pieces solidly for accurate |  | | Show/Event (guide) | | K Joyce. 2:15 D i o p s i d e from the Atwater quarry area, Westfield, MA by W Shelton, G. W. Robinson...occurring in the Cartersville Mining District, Bartow County, Georgia by1..C. Gray. 4:30 A new site for gadolinite-(Y)...e x a h e d r a l faces on grossular from Inyo County, California by V. T King. 2 5:00 T w i n n e...over the past year along County Highway G east of Big Falls, Waupaca County, WI briefly exposed a series...New York. Talcville is located in St. Lawrence County, a famous mining region. Mining in the area started |  | | Journal (issue) | | ................. MISCELLANEOUS CHIPS FROM THE QUARRY .................................................FIND IN COWEE VALLEY, N.C.âPaul E. Lockwood THE ROCK BRIGADEâRudolph J. Bland, Jr......................7-3185) ROCKS AND MINERALS 641 CHIPS FROM THE QUARRY A RUSH TRIP TO SOUTH CAROLINA On Tuesday, August...headed northward towards the gold mine in York County. It was a most enjoyable trip, the mine was reached...30th St., Bellevue, Wash. 98004. Oct. 2, 1965â1st Rock Swap of the West chester Mineral & Gem Society |  | | Book | | Jay in this of popular the Ellis Ransom, Rock-huntefs Range Guide, tells everything you need...commercial ores and secondary minerals by state, county, township, and geologic range. For easy identification...as well as a dis- cussion of the basic kinds of rock: igneous, sedimentary, Once and metamorphic. ...by Jay FOSSILS IN Ellis Ransom AMERICA THE ROCK-HUNTER'S RANGE GUIDE ARIZONA GEM TRAILS PETRIFIED...or silver; an angry mule skinner reaching for a rock to throw at an obstreperous mule, only to discover |
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