 | | Journal (issue) | | Bentley Famous mineral localities: Knappenwand, Untersulzbachtal, Austria .................................85741 COVER: EPIDOTE from Knappenwand, Untersulz bachtal, Austria. (See the article in this issue,...Illustrated m ining history: C oeur T he Cliff: Am erica’s First Great Copper M ine LJ d’A lene, Idaho...high as some fine miniatures. The collector may “see” a high-fashion thumbnail waiting to be liberated...approval of the editor. Suggestions for authors See Vol. 16, no. 2, p. 105, or write for copy. Back Issues |  | | Book | | Frontcover Upper left: The observatory at Kremsmunster. Austria. which houses the mineral collection. Upper right:...mineralogical cabinet of the convent at Kremsmunster, Austria. The . specimens a~e displayed m baroque furniture...important mineralogical museums in Western Europe Austria Belgium Denmark Finland France Germany (Federal...half are in Germanspeaking countries (Germany, Austria, Switzerland). The reasons for this are partly...universities, 14 by town or city councils, 13 by district councils or regional boards, and 16 form part |  | | Report (issue) | | ___________________ As usual there’s plenty to see on the web. And so, Christmas shoppers, let’s check...the Sounion mines in the southern part of the district. The specimens are crusts of blue smithsonite...flashy miniatures recently dug from a site called Area 51, Diamond Acres, Fonda, New York, with individual...======================== Quartz, 4.7 cm, from Area 51, Diamond Acres, Fonda, New York. Mineral Movies...from the Pine Creek mine, Annex claims, Bishop district, Inyo County, California now inhabit the site |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | (Ill)Pistachio-green epidote from the Knappenwand, Sulzbachthal, Salzburg; (IV)Deep-green pistazite from Rauhbeerstein.... 5 1 1 0 . S p . g r . 2 . 8 8 2 . 152 T H E AM ERICA N M I N ERA LOGIST Etch-figures on the cleavage...their surface tension. Orro volt Scnr-rcrnnlt ANGLESITE, LEADHILON THE OCCURRENCE OF COTUNNITE, LITE,...(001); (021); (011); (012); (101); (111); (lt2). Anglesite; these were rectangular in habit, colorless to |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | collection at the Natural History Museum in Vienna, Austria, and we were still in the first-hall we had entered...Specimens within a species are organized by geographical area. Each of the four main mineral halls contains a...epidote “bridge” from Knappenwand locality in Untersulzbachtal, Salzburg, Austria. The specimen measures...Mexico, nearly 40 inches long. We were happy to see a nice specimen of Alma rhodochrosite from the Sweet...coralline structures from Eisenerz, Styria, in Austria. There was also a spectacular display of siderite |  | | Catalog/List | | 00. ALUMINIAN FERROANTHOPHYLLITE A new mineral -- See AMPHIBOLE. AMPHIBOLE, variety: ALUMINIAN FERROANTHOPijYLLITE...lxl, $1.00; lx2, $2.00; 2x2, $4.00; 2x3, $5.00. ANGLESITE, New Caledonia. Clear crystals up to .\;11 thickly...rough surfaces, l,\xl\, $2.00. EPIDOTE, Knappenwand, Austria. Curved crystal, l\", $5.00. FLUORITE. Here...sulfe.ntimonite-sulfarsenite), Baker Mine, Kramer District, California. Described in the American Mineralogist... Germany. Shows trilling under hand lens. Small area on barite matrix, ,1\, $3.00. PARGASITE, Finland |  | | Catalog/List | | trapezohedron crystals on matrix, l|x2, $2.00. ANATASE, Austria. Very minute pale bluish transparent crystals attached...to prism faces of l£x5 Quartz crystal, $7.00. ANGLESITE, Tsumeb, South West Africa. Large crystals (1x1^)...Oberdorf, Austria. Clear crystals with calcite, Ixlf, $1.50. EPIDOTE, Knappenwand, Austria. "Bent" crystal...GARNET. Varieties: Almandite, Oelztal, Tyral, Austria. Large reddish brown dodeca hedron crystals in...crystals in vugs, 1x2, $5.00. MAGNESITE, Oberdorf, Austria. Translucent rhombic crystals, lixli, $2.50. MALACHITE |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Panasqueira mines, Panasqueira, Covilhã, Castelo Branco district, Portugal. was, without doubt, one of the greatest...most of the better collections in the Barcelona area—which may be the best in Spain (a country where...Panasqueira mines, Panasqueira, Covilhã, Castelo Branco district, Portugal. Downloaded by [University of Birmingham]...Samson mine, Saint Andreasberg, Saint Andreasberg district, Harz Mountains, Lower Saxony, Germany. Figure... Azurite, 33 × 17 × 11 cm, Touissit, Touissit district, Oujda-Angad Province, Oriental Region, Morocco |  | | Book | | exposed extensive sand and gravel banks. You will see inconspicuous boulders lying about, most of them...pale, reddish spots. Break it open, and you will see a tangled mass of fine, blackishgreen needles with...instance, in various parts of the Austrian Tirol and Salzburg. Much tin ore came from Britain so that brisk...derives its name from the saltmining district of Hallstatt in Upper Austria, where many prehistoric finds have...geometric arrangement known as a crystal lattice (see p. 27 and fig. 9). The over-all ratio 1: 1 chlorine |  | | Catalog/List | | Yellow-green deposit on sandstone, lx2, S3.00. ANGLESITE, Los Lamentos, Mexico. Large single crystal, rough...7/16x 5/8, s5.oo. ARAGONITE, Variety: FLOS-FBRRI, Austria. White worm-like forms on matrix, 1tx2, S4.00....termination, complete, l-½x4t, S75.00. EMERALD. Austria. Green hexagonal crystals on mica schist matrix...crystal matrix, lx2, 15.00. DOLOMITE, Oberdorf, Austria. Clear rhombs on matrix, l-3/4x2, 14.00. ENARGITE...crystals on matrix, 3x4, Sl0.00. EPiro.rE, Knappenwand, Austria. Dark green, tenninated crystals, fx5/8 |  | | Book | | 18:65-74 Phosphate microminerals of the Indian Mountain area [Georgia and Alabama] (by J.B. Gordon, Jr. & C....the Alpine ar,d Subalpine region [Switzerland,Austria and Iti:Jy](by C. M. Gramaccioli) 8:287-293 Minerals...10:85-89 Micromounting in the eastern Alps of Austria (by K. Kotal) 13:171-173 ALSTONITE An occurrence...collection (by C. A. Francis) 5:190-192 A.\1ITY The Amity area, Orange County. New York (by L. E. Keams) 9:85-90...Mineralogy of the Rapid Creek and Big Fish River Area, Yukon Territory [Canada] 23:Yl-47 --with H. R. |  | | Journal (issue) | | Famous mineral localities: Bleiberg, Carinthia, Austria .................................................Brochantite and other minerals from the Paoli, Oklahoma, area .................................................. Carinthia, Austria. Photo by Werner Lieber. For a detailed review of this locality see the article by...mineral shows with special postmarks for years (see, for example, the Bad Ems show postmarks shown in... famous mineral localities: Bleiberg Carinthia, Austria Gerhard Niedermayr* Department of Mineralogy-Petrology |  | | Book | | ring (see page 69) Page 2: Cerussite “Light of the Desert” (see page 117) Page 3: Malachite (see page...page 120) Page 6: Mimetite (see page 139) Page 248: Quartz (amethyst variety), Erongo Mountains, Namibia...Canada * 10.5 x 10.5 x 65 cm Page 256: Labradorite (see page 171) I would like to dedicate this book to...A CHANGING PLANET 11 Vanadinite, San Carlos district, Chihuahua, Mexico * 8 x 4 x 2 cm Mineral Species...be present on (lead sulfide) oxidizes to form anglesite (lead sulfate). Azurite (blue copper carbonate) |  | | Catalog/List | | r---------------------------------------TWO EXCELLENT OLD-TIME ANGLESITE XX-GROUPS FROM MONTEPONI, SARDINIA, ITALY. 014...XX-GROUPS FROM THE STEFANIE MINE, BLEIBERG, CARINTHIA, AUSTRIA, COLLECTED IN 1980. X 032 Two specimens with...6lx44x34 058 Terminated xls to 13x5 covering a large area on matrix. 7,00 53x48x33 7,50 059 Terminated xls...MM B. TN ECLARITE - Barenbad, Hollersbachtal, Austria. Rich metallic fibres in matrix with ore. A, 25x19x13...white mass on matrix. 23x15x12 103 EPIDOTE xx - Knappenwand, Untersulzbachtal, Austri2. A rare opportuni~y | | | Book | | ring (see page 69) Page 2: Cerussite “Light of the Desert” (see page 117) Page 3: Malachite (see page...page 120) Page 6: Mimetite (see page 139) Page 248: Quartz (amethyst variety), Erongo Mountains, Namibia...Canada * 10.5 x 10.5 x 6.5 cm Page 256: Labradorite (see page 171) I would like to dedicate this book to...periods of stability PLANET | 114 San Carlos district, Chihuahua, Mexico * 8 x 4 x 2 om are uncommon...minerals. Galena (lead sulfide) oxidizes to form anglesite (lead sulfate). Azurite (blue copper carbonate) |  | | Book | | mineral, e.g. quartz, may vary not only in colour (see plates) but also in crystal form, e.g. the many crystal...inspection — running along the crystallographic planes. (See drawing) Cleavage (left to right): galena, fluorite...the geological conditions of his future collecting area. A good geological map, some special literature...state museum. Little by little one’s collecting area can be enlarged and the collection expanded through... 30 lamp fi for testing : ; to the handle (see illustration). The handle is usually 30 cm long, |  | | Journal (issue) | | Jersey. Smithsonian specimen; photo by Victor Krantz. See the article by Dunn and Leavens on p. 123 of this...companied by discarding or defacing the original label (see below under misattribution). Fraudulent identification...instance, several mines and prospects in the general area of the Red Cloud mine in Arizona produce red wulfenite...what direction? rtanftrinra Junior Sflllagffi Where am I? It can be very difficult for a field collector...localities.” (See Dunn, Bentley and Wilson, 1981.) J. T . A M E S , S p e c ie s Z ^ /1 /C. N am e, L o c |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Mountains, Germany (4.3 cm). Figure 54: Light yellow anglesite crystal, Touissit mine, Ougea, Morocco (8.4 cm)...green epi dote crystals from Knappenwand, Untersulzbachtal, Tyrol, Austria (5.5 cm). Figure 75: Black |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Professor H. Ziehr, Werner Lieber, August Hartlaub (see below), the managers of the famous Krantz firm of...glance into the dining room, study, and bedroom is to see vague stacks of yet more “stuff” which includes flats...wide, from the Cäcilie mine, Nabburg, Wölsendorf district, Oberpfalz, Bavaria, Germany. A small number of...wrote an article on the Wölsendorf fluorite-mining district in 1963, and her collection contains a suite of...Zöptau, Moravia; Knappenwand, Untersulzbachtal, Austria; Seebachkar, Obersulzbachtal, Austria; Bourg d’Oisans |  | | Journal (issue) | | have to be done through dealers' catalogs. I am glad that I am a subscriber to Rocks and Minerals - the advertisements...truly remarkable! No wonder he was anxious for us to see his new acquisitions! Mrs. Moore was just as excited...white crystallized albite (pericline) from Salzburg, Austria, seemed to radiate hope that its nazi-ridden...popular zeolite from the noted Fassathal, Tyrol, Austria, locality, was one of the first minerals tagged...at bit late but soon discovered a very choice anglesite of a quality he had long desired to obtain and | | | Book | | mineral, e.g. quartz, may vary not only in colour (see plates) but also in crystal form, e.g. the many crystal...inspection - running along the crystallographic planes. (See drawing) t-i 1- - i Cleavage ( left to right):...the geological conditions of his future collecting area. A good geological map, some special literature...state museurn. Little by little one's collecting area can be enlarged and the colle<..tion expanded through...~-•irh c11rr1n.~ ,·1(::0·. 30 to the handle (see illust ration) . The handle is usually 30 cm long |  | | Book | | olivine are not usually found together. We shall see elsewhere that the main igneous rock minerals are...mineralogist will always check in a specimen to see if quartz or feldspar are present and how much there...reached in vein or massive deposit form. We can see that there are two parts to the oxidation zone. Near...there deposited as secondary sulphide minerals. This area is thus enriched so that what were originally rather...takes place over a much smaller area and is confined to the immediate area of igneous intrusions. Magma |  | | Book (edition) | | window-cases on the left-hand side of the Gallery (see the special Guide). II. The Species and Varieties...window-cases V-X on the left-hand side of the Gallery (see the special Guide). IV. The Collection of Typical...case 4 in the Pavilion at the end of the Gallery (see the special Guide). VI. The Collection of Meteorites...long branches from Case lb. the Lake Superior district, of which the largest (presented by Professor...known are those of Almaden in Spain, Idria in Austria, Moschel in Rhenish Bavaria, and New Almaden in |  | | Book | | specimens, which few people have the opportunity to see for themselves. Cover photograph: Hexagonal siderite...structures. Despite this familiarity, however; 1 am still fascinated and thrilled by their intrinsic...108, 111 anatase 34, 34 andalusite 78, 79 anglesite 58, 58 anhydrite 55 ankerite 44, 45 annabergite...alkaline; with a low silica content Bi-sphenoid. See Sphenoid Botyroidal. Having spherical bumps on the...deposits have been found in the Precambrian Shield area of central Canada and the northern United States |  | | Catalog/List | | principal reason for this disposal is not financial 1 am very anxious to purchase from you, if you have duplicate...Quarries, Isle of Lundy, Bristol Channel. 2x1.5" area on fine grained Granite matrix invested in pearly-white...5", £5.00 A/l 3. ALMANDINE. Zillerthal, Tyrol, Austria. A silvery-green, lustrous surfaced, Mica-Schist...£8.75 A/l 5. ALMANDINE (Garnet). Zillerthal, Austria. Lustrous brownish-red, sharp translucent 1.75"...>ALMANDINE/CHLORITIC-SCHIST. Zillerthal, Salzburg, Austria. Fine, large, showy cabinet Schistose matrix |
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