 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | New Hampshire Mineral Locality Index Downloaded by [University of Newcastle, Australia] at 15:01 05...Groton, Grafton County. Rob Lawrence photo, courtesy Bob Whitmore. 242 ROCKS & MINERALS lthough New Hampshire...reading Jackson (1844) on the mineralogy of New Hampshire that even at this early date there was already...activity produced new localities, renewed some old localities, and resulted in new minerals being discovered...at 15:01 05 January 2015 LOCATIONS BY COUNTY Belknap County Alton area: arsenopyrite, galena, quartz |  | | Book (edition) | | Miss Katharine M. Gohn E. W. M. Johnson of Lincoln, of Mesa, Ariz., Frank Bogart Bean of Madison..."scratched" scratch was Many which is area, Wet is calcite, a pocket knife blade tests, make sure that...which can be traced through have been retained. New gem locations are found every season, and to this...material can be found at that locality; and that new while of dubious merit have been dropped. Appearance...Museum, the American Museum of Natural History, New York, or Tom Robert's Rock the caption. All photographs |  | | Book (edition) | | channels of trade, transportation and consumption, new utilizations, and recent discoveries, have, to a...most part, have been progressive. In addition to new finds of valuable deposits, many of the occurrences...has therefore seemed advisable to pre sent such new information as may bring the whole subject more nearly...gas fields occur in almost every State except in New England and a few Southern States, but the discoveries...mmed at Broken Arrow aud Trout creek, in Sc. Clair county. The strata in this field are more faulted und |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 1 (above). Sphalerite and calcite, 5 cm across, Denton mine, Hardin County. Ross Lillie specimen. +...chalcopyrite, and sphalerite, 12.7 cm high, Hardin County. Marv Rausch specimen. 3(%,"9 -!#/50). /5 ....#! , ( Downloaded by [University of Nebraska, Lincoln] at 19:53 09 October 2014 */ $!6)%33 ...9(3: Downloaded by [University of Nebraska, Lincoln] at 19:53 09 October 2014 T he bedrock under...limestone may have vugs or cavities with crystals of calcite, pyrite, or other minerals. An added bonus are |  | | Book | | ( C. 4 ( MINERAL & GEM TRAILS of NEW ENGLAND .� ';� M � [- ' 1f,.,,1 " VE M NlN[W �IUWPS�l-...MINERAL & GEM TRAILS OF NEW ENGLAND by Ed & Bert Sloan Maine Vermont New Hampshire Massachusetts Rhode...Hill Site NEW HAMPSHIRE Center Strafford, New Hampshire Parker Mt. Mine Conway, New Hampshire Hurricane...Hurricane Mt. Grafton, New Hampshire Ruggles Mine Newport, New Hampshire Chandler Mills Mine North Conway,... New Hampshire Lovejoy Gravel Pit North Groton, New Hampshire Fletcher Mine Palermo Mine Rice Mine Valencia |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | - - ^ ^ ^ r ^ Mineral Occurrences ' ITEMS ON NEW FINOS ARE DESIRED '&„. Abbreviations: xl— crystal...the numerous tungsten mines in the Darwin, Inyo County, California, area."—note from James H. Richardson...MINERALS and know the locality. This is where the new 4 lane Route 8 begins."—letter dated March 17, 1959...on the south bank of the Etowah River, in Dawson County, Ga. Chatoyant masses of olive-gray tourmaline...seen is /4 inch thick. "White coarsely granular calcite forms thin lenticular masses conformable to the |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Mineral Occurrences ITEMS ON NEW FINOS ARE DESIRED $ _ . PLEASE SEND THEM I N . ALABAMA—"For as many...Riddle's Mill Dist. (gold deposits) of Talladega County, Ala. It is 8l/ 2 x 11 and sells for Si, we believe...several recent trips to Clear Creek, San Benito County, Calif., have shown that the jadeite boulders in...Diablo Meridian, Calif., in southeastern San Benito County. The town of Hollister is 80 miles northwest of...cemented by calcite. Some of the stalactites were an inch in diameter. For cabinet specimens the calcite was |  | | Report (volume) | | minerals of wide distribution, such as quartz and calcite, have been omitted, except those that by some unusual...Prof. H. E. Gregory, Sheffield Scientific School, New Haven. Delaware.........Prof. B. L. Miller, Lehigh...University of Nebraska, Lincoln. Nevada...........Dr. W. S. Tangier Smith, Berkeley, Cal. New Jersey...... .Dr...Dr. H. B. Kummel, Trenton. New York.........Mr. D. H. Newland, State Museum, Albany. North Carolina.....See Bauxite and Hallpysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | ON ^ - - ^ ^s%r^ Mineral Occurrences ' ITEMS ON NEW FINDS ARE DESIRED £ . . . PLEASE SEND THEM I N ....following was sent in by Margery Ritter, 1532 E. Lincoln Hwy., Langhorne, Pa. xline—crystalline ph- —ohosohorescence...Colorado and New Mexico. W e did real good on both pursuits. Enclosed is a specimen which is rather new to me...They are from a cut at Hogback Dam in Hartland County, near Riverton, Conn. "In masses of xline limestone...Indianapolis 19, I n d , sent in two beautiful calcite specimens. In his letter, dated Aug. 6, 1962, he |  | | Report (volume) | | ...... New Hampshire........................................................... 190 201 New Jersey.............. New Mexico............................................................. New York. .........F. C. Schrader: Besides giving several thousand new localities of mineral deposits and adding more than...that are widely distributed, such as quartz and calcite, have been omitted, except those that by reason...especially from those of Arkansas, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Oregon, South Dakota, Tennessee, and Texas; |  | | Book (volume) | | Southeast States Alabama Arkansas Florida Kansas New Mexico Oklahoma Texas Utah VOLUME 4 Northeast...West Virginia Massachusetts Michigan New Hampshire New Jersey New York Ohio Pennsylvania Rhode Island...Apxlel Ay cot Tole bof peel byt ilies swe eo Ulin eas NeW ESE te casya ya te tseere) lietanceees alesoei iy...precious white metal but in his pursuit unearthed a new green gemstone, which was named “hiddenite” in his...exclusively in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Mitchell County, North Carolina, to be true hiddenite. Preface |  | | Report (volume) | | SCALE OP HARDNESS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Talc Gypsum Calcite Fluorite Apatite . 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Orthoclase...Del Norte County; Trinity River, Trinity County; Spanish Creek and Gopher Hill, Plumas County; Placerville...Dorado County; Cherokee Flats, Yankee Hill,and Oroville, Butte County; French Corral, Nevada County; Indian...Indian Gulch and Volcano, Amador County; and Alpine Creek, Tulare County. Other western localities are:...Diamond Basin, Ada County, Idaho; Curry County, Oreg.; and Nelson Hill, near Glacier County, Mont. The Great |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | ON ^--^ "^%C^ Minerai Occurrences ' ITEMS ON NEW FINDS ARE DESIRED & _ . PLEASE SEND THEM I N . Abbreviations:...of R&M (p. 255) of the "Big Beryl" Mine Imperial County in southern Calif. (old Hogg Mine), gem hunters...1st—Georgia had a record low the Mt. Zirkel area, Routt County, Colo- of 10 4-° degrees in this area and about...concrete for building tonstmction. Conn. (Litchfield County) which I have There will be real hunting for the...219 off U . S . Hwy. 27. IOWA—Drusy, colorless calcite xls in cavities of gray fossiliferous limestone | | | Book (volume) | | Arizona California Colorado Hawaii Kansas Nevada New Mexico Oklahoma ‘Texas Utah lowa Minnesota Montana...Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan New Hampshire New Jersey New York Ohio Pennsylvania Rhode Island...precious white metal but in his pursuit unearthed a new green gemstone, which was named “hiddenite” in his...exclusively in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Mitchell County, North Carolina, to be true hiddenite. Preface...donation to the American Museum of Natural History in New York, where it can be viewed today. Morganite is |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Lowell-Eden, Vermont SUE H. HADDEN R. R. 3, Box 303 Grafton, Vermont 05146 Downloaded by [University of Oklahoma...Belvidere Moun- tain in the town of Eden, Lamoille County. The Lowell quarries are on the east side of the...the mountain in the town of Lowell, Orleans County. The village in closest proximity to the mountain is...locality one of the most famous collecting sites in New England. History The history of asbestos mining...Chrysotile on Belvidere Mountain. In the 1920s a new player named Gallagher bought rights and renamed |  | | Book (volume) | | investigate for geodes, chert nodules, fossils, Calcite crystals, Marcasite and Pyrite cubes. The area...chalcedony, jasper and gem petrified wood. BUFFALO COUNTY KEARNEY, area gravel bars and pits along the Platte...townagate, chalcedony, jasper, petrified wood. CASS COUNTY WEEPING WATER, SE, on rd. to Nehawka, in the Snyderville...chalcedony, jasper, fossils. CHERRY COUNTY VALENTINE, in the Sandhills county along the Niobrara R. and Minnechaduza...gem qualityagatized and opalized wood. DAWES COUNTY CHADRON, in N part of Co. and as far W as Crawford |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Mineral Occurrences ITEMS ON NEW FINDS ARE DESIRED -#..., PLEASE SEND THEM I N . ALABAMA—Galena occurs...on the Post territory which covers most of Yuma County, Arizona, and a small area in California."—letter...Liggett military reserjade deposits in (Monterey County) Cali- vation are some of the very few found on...Middlesex signed to conserve the stone for removal County, Conn., was sent in by Richard by legitimate collectors...to occur about 6 miles northeast from Wilmington, New Castle Co., Del. FLORIDA — A handsome specimen consisting |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | World News on Mineral Occurrences Items on new finds are desired. Please send them in. Abbreviations:...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." CALIFORNIA—Emmett Klopfenstein, Box...ammonites (fossils) in soft marl near Delaware City, New Castle Co., Del. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA—The following...géodes including many with good crystals of quartz, calcite, selenite, dolomite, (with saddle shaped xls) and |  | | Report (volume) | | (K) The Wild Horae quicksilver district, Lander County, Nevada, by C. H. Dane and C. P. Ross (published......... 259 (L) Tin deposits of northern Lander County, Nevada, by Carl Pries, Jr. (published in March...Manganese deposits in the Nevada district, White Pine County, Nevada, by R. J. Roberts (published in June 1942)...of the Opallte district, Malheur County, Oregon, and Humbdldt County. Nevada, by R. G. Yates (published...'319 (0) Nickel deposit near Gold Hill, Boulder County, Colo.rado, by E. N. Goddard and T 0 S. Lovering |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | and will stop in for a chat. Should you be up in New England hunt me up.' I live on Long Island in Lake...you at the July meeting of the Micromounters of New England to be held at my home. Many of us Thumbnail...places to hunt are the Ruggles Mine and Palermo. New Hampshire has many fine areas to hunt which produce some...are all good producers and all are in Groton, Grafton Co. along with the Palermo and Rice and all near...ago and there are plenty of fine specimens in the new dump and in areas around the worked section. To name |  | | Book (edition) | | illness or death in the family; some are sold, and the new owners may not always permit digging. It is a good...Agate, jasper, petrified wood, jade Travertine Calcite onyx Tourmaline Serpentine, moss agate, opal...$1.00/car. Smoky quartz, amethyst, dog¬ tooth calcite Minerals Feldspar, garnet, pyrite, mica, quartz... gold, garnet, agate, jasper, geodes, rutile, calcite - 6 - **Donald Hackney, Blue Ridge. GAStaurolite...Fossils MAINE Bennett Quarry. See Mrs. Bennett on Lincoln St., Buckfield» ME (down the road about 32 mi- |  | | Book (edition) | | Arizona California Colorado Hawaii Kansas Nevada New Mexico Oklahoma Texas Utah Alaska Idaho Iowa Minnesota...Indiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan New Hampshire New Jersey Nev,, York Ohio Pennsylvania Rhode...exclusively i.n the Blue Ridge Mountains of Mitchell County, North Carolina, to be true hiddenite. Preface...Mountains, in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, New York, Idaho and Texas. Exploration for diamonds continues...available. Check out the listings for Ruggles Mine (Grafton, NH); Harding Mine (Dixon, NM); Poland Mining Camps |  | | Report (volume) | | further subdivided by geographic areas (State and county) and by subjects, which include general, geology...the White Mountains, Mono County, Calif., and near Hawthorne, Mineral County, Nev. KYANITE Kyanite generally...Baker Mountain, Prince Edward County, and Willis Mountain, Buckingham County, in Virginia, and at Henry...Henry Knob, near Clover, York County, S.C. These are the only deposits now producing kyanite in the United...in Humboldt Queen Canyon, near Oreana, Pershing County, Nev., however, is the only known commercial deposit |  | | Report (issue) | | sulfur mines in the United States and by opening new mines, by greater recovery of byproduct sulfur (in...pyrites, and all other forms) since 1935 is reviewed. New sulfur mining and recovery projects in the United...Communist countries) are described; these will have new production of about 3,000,000 tons of sulfur by the...of sulfur during 1935-39 and 1950, and estimated new production are given in some detail; this information...(long tons) 1950 production (long tons) Estimated new production (long tons) 2,569,000 5,966,000 1,541 |  | | Book (volume) | | 600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip...mine⎯pyritized gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason |
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