| | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | zeolites are an interesting and quite pleasing group of minerals from the collectorâs standpoint, with...of other zeolites, prehnite, calcite, and apophyllite-group minerals. Scolecite is apparently not abundant...Mallison Falls, Windham, Maine, and at the Dexter quarry, Lincoln County, Rhode Island. A historical occurrence...occurrence is with prehnite in gneiss at Wardâs quarry, Pelham, Massachusetts. It has been reported from...County. Scolecite has been collected in the diabase quarry at Manassas, Prince William County, and near | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | on the Bergen Hill occurrence in the Palisades diabase and five quarries located in the First Watchung...Brothers quarry, Prospect Park; McDowell's quarry, Upper Montclair; and the Francisco Brothers quarry, Great...Great Notch (Fig. 1). Several important diabase localities not covered include the intrusives be tween...two Hudson County localities, Laurel (Snake) Hill quarry, Secaucus, and Fort Lee. The geology and mineralogy...dark-colored dike and flow rocks, chiefly basalt and diabase. have occurred from these localities have been | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | [CaSiO3], akermanite [Ca2MgSi2O7], and serpentine-group minerals. Rochester Mineralogical Symposium The...Monazite-(Ce) was found at Batchellerville and Overlook quarry in the southern Adirondacks and in some small pegmatite...Chemical Characterization of Northern Virginia Apophyllite, (K, Na)Ca4Si8O20(OH, F)· 8H2O. B. M. Meier and...22807. The northern Virginia Triassic-Jurassic diabase sheets of the Newark-Gettysburg-Culpeper Basin...clear apophyllite crystals on bright green prehnite are among the worldâs finest. Apophyllite is separated | | | Journal (issue) | Behnke Northbrook, IL Werner Lieber Heidelberg, W. Germany Eric Offermann Arlesheim, Switzerland Jeffrey A...up the information on a given specimen, but also group data in a variety of ways, and to reveal patterns...3 /# l D ohrm ann G old collec tion, G illette quarry (CT), Spanish fluorite $12 H ouston M useum Catalog...icosahedral alloys, which com prise the largest group, are compositions Al-M (where M = Cr, Mn, or Fe)...(1987) Free-surface solidification habit and point group symmetry of a faceted, icosahedral Al-Li-Cu phase | | | Journal (issue) | Lieber Heidelberg, West Germany Olaf Medenbach Bochum-Querenburg, West Germany Eric Offermann Arlesheim...specimen has been figured. Of particular pride is a group of specimens from the old Seligmann collection (later...clefts in the Mont Blanc Swiss-French border region. genbach quarry specimens (see the Record, They really...prices would otherwise be way out of reach. buck region. This can produce some surprises both ways. Another...high altitudes of the Goscheneralp (canton Uri) region also offered a- as âthe pyromorphite place,â continues | | | Book (edition) | to the chemical formula, allegiance to a mineral group, symmetry and crystal structure as well as the strongest...chemical formula, structure (crystal system, space group, and unit cell dimensions), and at least some other...site occupancy. The Sb members of the tennantite group (2.G) will serve as a good example: tetrahedrite...registered in this book (e.g. in the amphibole group). For more detailed information see "Dana's System...abbreviated, e.g. canton (Switzerland), vilayet (Turkey), region (Chile), kray and oblast (Russia). The country | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | Rare druses or vugs containing stilbite and apophyllite (variety 'albin') were described from the quarries...showed the white mineral to belong to the apophyllite group and the black mineral to be babingtonite,...Society 378 W . D . BIRCH and partly by apophyllite (fig. 2). In addition, many small single crystals...up to 5 mm long, are enclosed in stilbite or apophyllite, or project into a small irregular cavity which...which has been etched from the apophyllite (fig. 2). The babingtonite crystals are glossy black, crushing | | | Book | Miguel Hortiguela, LPPO Illustrations: Crowle Art Group Printed in China The publisher gratefully acknowledges...ofjust a few minerals; quartz and the feldspar group are the most abundant processes â called biominerals...hundred kilometers. Most of them orbit the Sun in a region called the asteroid belt, which is between the...manganese oxide on limestone, Solnhofen, Bavaria, Germany * 11.5 x 24 x 0.5 om MINERALS: PRODUCTS OF A...these. The other numbers and letters in the space-group formula refer to other rotations and translations | | | Book | Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Illustrations: Crowle Art Group Note: For illustrative purposes, some images in...of just a few minerals; quartz and the feldspar group are the most abundant species. These are the major...hundred kilometers. Most of them orbit the Sun in a region called the asteroid belt, which is between the...manganese oxide on limestone, Solnhofen, Bavaria, Germany * 11.5 x 24x 0.5 cm Murcia, Spain * 14x 11x 5...these. The other numbers and letters in the space-group formula refer to other rotations and translations | | | Book | MineralogicalRecord.com I IIMORIITE-(Y) EUROPE FRANCE Trimouns quarry, Luzenac, Ariege. Operated for talc since the beginning...beginning of the 20th century, the Trimouns quarry became well known to collectors around 1990 for the...localities for good ilmenite crystals exist in the region (Brunet, I 977b ). NEW YORK Amity, Orange County...1991). Simdeled, Aust-Agder. Early in 1999, in a quarry near S~ndeled, collectors opened a pocket containing...PORTUGAL Montijos quarry, Monte Redondo, Leiria Estremadura. The Montijos gabbro quarry at Monte Redondo | | | Journal (issue) | âą Email: info@kristalle.com Harz Mountains, Germany by GĂŒnter Grundmann Thomas P. Moore Wendell E...COVER: PROUSTITE, 3.5 cm, from St Andreasberg. Germany, found in 1899; ex collection of Richard Baldauf...District, Western Harz Mountains, Niedersachsen, Germany ........................... 300 by G. Grundmann...District Western Harz Mountains Niedersachsen, Germany GĂŒnter Grundmann Eschenweg 6 D-32760 Detmold grundmann...well as wonderful calcite, fluorite, and pink apophyllite specimens: about 180 confirmed mineral species | | | Journal (issue) | fluorapophyllite crystal, 4.6 cm, from Pashan Hills quarry no. 2 near Poona, Maharashtra state, India. Steve...Ottens Klingenbrunn Bahnhof 24 D-94518 Spiegelau Germany The Mineralogical Record, volume 34, JanuaryâFebruary.................... 25 The Discovery of Green Apophyllite at Poona. ...................... 31 Localities...JanuaryâFebruary, 2003 Introduction Green apophyllite with mesolite from Poona, velvety white okenite...okenite puffballs from Bombay, water-clear apophyllite from Jalgaon, pale golden powellite from Nasik, and | | | Journal (issue) | this booklet interesting. Write to me for a copy. GROUP ADS Youâve seen them in the Mineralogical Record:...seemed to amplify the effect. Since then, two more group ads have joined the ranks. âArizona Dealersâ was...Betty, Dave or Jim) wishes to handle it foi the group, he or she collects money from each advertiser,...Lieber Heidelberg, W. Germany Olaf Medenbach Ruhr Universitat Bochum Bochum, W. Germany Eric Offermann Arlesheim............................................ 2 Germany An historical perspective on silver mining in G | | | Book | dependent on the generosity of aristoÂŹ crats, as in Germany or Russia. Povarennykh would like to see a rational...Scotland, Ireland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Austria...and chemist; assisted R. W. BunÂŹ sen in Marburg, Germany; opened chemical laboratory in Philadelphia (1848);...specified. arnimite, von Amim family of Zwickau, Germany, kimzeyite, Kimzey family of Magnet Cove, Arkansas...chesterite, Chester, Vermont. ettringite, Ettringen, Germany. franklinite, Franklin, New Jersey. grantsite, | | | Journal (volume) | Editorial Board. ISSN 0263 7839 FRONT COVER: A group of colourless, transparent baryte crystals (6Ă2...Collection; photo John Chapman. BACK COVER: A group of white, translucent, prismatic calcite crystals...(34 mm across) from the Whin Sill at Barrasford Quarry, Gunnerton, Northumberland. Peter Briscoe Collection;...Young and Andy Hopkirk 4â16 Millerite from Linton Quarry, Gorsley Common, Herefordshire Roy E. Starkey and...with chalcopyrite; Level G, West Face, Cloud Hill Quarry, Breedon on the Hill, Leicestershire; 35Ă30Ă15 | | | Book (edition) | some species have been relegated to group names (e.g., monazite group); others have had element designations...the zeolite minerals, where chabazite is now a group name with five species who differ only in the major...International Mineralogical Association (IMA), changed to a group name, or renamed by changes in nomenclature as mineral...to preserve the heritage of the Sonoran Desert region, including the mineral heritage. The mineral collection...nodules in several of the limestone formations in the region. Both the Kaibab and Redwall Limestones have abundant | | | Book | Doctor's degree from the University of Heidelberg, Germany (1972). He is a Member of the Romanian Academy...minerals diadochite and of the hydrotalcite-manasseite group. She has published about 25 articles. Milan NovĂĄk...mineral species were first de scribed from this region (karpatite. koktaite, libethenite, native tellurium...was espe cially rich in specimens from the Banat region and GutĂĄi Mts. (fĂŒlöppite was named in his honor)...detailed, unified mineralogica! encyclopaedia of the region had been planned by the Commission on Mineralogy | | | Book (edition) | extensively rewritten by the bookâs distinguished group of authors in the light of new research and important...all varietal names, synonyms, spelling variants, group names, and so forth; only names in contemporary...contemporary use have been included. Most of the mineral group lists presented were taken from the Glossary of Mineral...letters pointing out that for some entries our space group, Z, and lattice constants are mutually exclusive...trigonal. Class: Classes are designated by their point group symmetry. Note that as mineralogists we use the | | | Book (edition) | extensively rewritten by the book's distinguished group of authors in the light of new research and important...all varietal names, synonyms, spelling variants, group names, and so forth; only names in contemporary...contemporary use have been included. Most of the mineral group lists presented were taken from the Glossa,y of Mineral...letters pointing out that for some entries our space group, Z, and lattice constants are mutually exclusive...trigonal. Class: Classes are designated by their point group symmetry. Note that as mineralogists we use the | | | Book | Zanskar (Zaskar) Range, Kashmir Deccan Plateau Region Afghanistan Badakshan District, Kokcha Valley...specimen in Hakodate, Hokkaido and transported it to Germany. Von Rath reported this specimen in J.C. Poggendorfâs...Burmese sapphires. On August 12, 1929, near Gwebin, a group of laborers discovered a 958-carat stone amidst...exquisite lavender color has been found in the Mogaung region in small quantities. The center of the Mogaung...above sea level. The Uru River runs across the region from northeast to southwest, and has formed canyons | | | Book (edition) | however, when INTRODUCTION collecting near quarry faces or from the foot of cliffs, and permission...of several elements to form a negatively charged group such as carbonate (COs) or sulfate (SO,). The...aluminosilicate; here there are two parts of the cationic group and they are emphasized in rated way shown. potassium... 10 Silicates silicates are such a large group that, although the primary classification is based...Distinguishing features Franklinite, a member of the spinel group, most closely resembles magnetite, but is only slightly | | | Book (edition) | than is known at this writing. The largest single group of species newly reported here, however, was encountered...attention of Indians who mined chrysocolla with large diabase hammers, the first written record of them was made...County]. Some of the dry arroyos or canons in that region are crowded with blocks of the pure ore, from one...explored. The lead salts which I have seen from this region are wulfenite, of remarkable beauty, vanadinite...orange-red color. Crocoite-group. -Three if not four of the species of this group occur among the ores of | | | Book (edition) | Kingdom by Philip's a division of Octopus Publishing Group Limited 2-4 Heron Quays, London E14 4JP Previously...Particular care is needed, however, when collecting near quarry faces or from the INTRODUCTION foot of cliffs...several elements to form a negatively charged group such as carbonate (COs) or Hg Li Mercury Lithium...KAISi30s is potassium here there the way group and are two they shown. K2(UO2)2(VOa)2.3H20...vanadates Silicates The silicates are such a large group that, although the primary classification is based | | | Book | wa especially rich in specimens from the Banal region and Gutiii Mts. (fu loppite was named in his honor)...detailed. unified mineralogical encyclopaedia of the region had been planned by the Commi!.sion on Mineralogy...advice cancerning geology and mineralogy of the region. Alek~andra Gnwt,:da (U nivcn,ity of Silesia, So...mineral pecic\ fiN described fro m the Ca rpathian region. Acta Mineral - Petrogr (Szeged), 38. Suppl. 65-75...mountain mountains range or chain open-pil peak pil quarry river stream valley vein galerie piir1iu pe~tcrii | | | Book (edition) | than is known at this writing. The largest single group of species newly reported here, however, was encountered...attention of Indians who mined chrysocolla with large diabase hammers, the first written record of them was made...County]. Some of the dry arroyos or cafions in that region are crowded with blocks of the pure ore, from one...explored. The lead salts which I have seen from this region are wulfenite, of remarkable beauty, vanadin ite...orange-red color. Crocotte-group. âThree if not four of the species of this group occur among the ores of |
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