 | | Book (volume) | | pans. Many other gem crystal species occur in pegmatite exposures, such as Aquamarine, Beryl, some Ruby-red...areaAlmandite garnet; (g) harmony Church, area pegmatite outcropsBeryl; (h) Hickory Flat, 2 mi. NE on...mi. region surrounding this town contains many pegmatite dike minesMica minerals, Quartz crystals, Aquamarine...COUNTY smoky). ATLANTA, Emory University, area pegmatite outcropsQuartz crystals (clear, BARNESVILLE...Stone Mt.), areaQuartz crystals. LITHONIA: area quarriesCalcite, Epidote, Fluorite, Garnet, Thulite, Tourmaline |  | | Journal (issue) | | Grguric, A. Bring & G. Drew Saddle-shaped rhodochrosite crystals from the Foote mine, North Carolina...crichtonite from the Fazenda Guariba, Minas Gerais, Brazil .................................................will be an important mineral collection in Sao Paulo. Amidst all of this White still has time to write...slavia), C aldbeck Fells (England), SEM , Eugui quarries (Spain) $10 v .2 2 /# 3 M essina m ines (So....several diabase quarries were opened in and near St. Peters in 1885. The diabase quarries produced paving |  | | Book | | very different place, and we had access to many quarries in the state of Connecticut. Gem-quality tourmaline...mines. My father and I paid a few visits to these quarries, and it was not long before he uncovered the 1-inch-tall...by. Treasured Minerals 45 Blue Topazes from Brazil In the 1960s when I was just starting out, topaz...ever seen. Although they had larger specimens from Brazil, including one weighing perhaps as much as 200...Minerals 49 Bicolor Tourmaline from Minas Gerais, Brazil If the chemistry of the environment changes as |  | | Journal (issue) | | SWEDEN 5 Cover 1. Hambeigite. Ranglad 'skoye pegmatite field, E. Pamirs. 8x 4 cm. Specimen:A.M. Skrigitil'...and most interesting pegmatites of the Rangkul' pegmatite field are distributed over the area of the Muzkol-Rangkul'...with gemstones are distinguished in the Rangkul' pegmatite field. The first type comprises miarolitic pegmatites...of gemmy moonstone. Gemstones of the Rangkul' pegmatite field show definite typomorphic features. Each...granite-pegmatites. In what follows, a description of pegmatite gemstones is given in the order of their practical |  | | Journal (issue) | | Henan Province, China. Jeff Scovil photo. Rhodochrosite, 8.3 cm, from Zhayrem, Karagandy Province, Kazakhstan...blue chalcedony, 15 cm, from Rio Grande do Sol, Brazil. Jeff Scovil photo. Smithsonite, 10.8 cm, from...the Sapo mine, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Alesha Seige! photo. Vanadinite, S cm, from the...fossils at Pit 11, Mazon Creek and other limestone quarries on field trips sponsored by the Field Museum of...of my collecting. I decided to speciali ze in pegmatite species and in gemstone crystals. My favorites |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | astrophyllite, fluorite, ancylite-(Ce), and rhodochrosite. Petarasite was also reported from Mount Restinyum...Gillette, Ruggles, Harvard, Chandler’s Mill pegmatite quarries, and the Manhan lead mine. In 1960 a private...now well-known mineral dealer, visited two small quarries, the Poudrette and Desourdy, and discovered what...out to be a mineralogical treasure-trove. The quarries were later combined to become the world-famous |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | calcite, sphalerite, chalcopyrite, galena, rhodochrosite, and several less common mineral species (Kelly...haulage tunnel, numerous vugs containing fine rhodochrosite and fluorite specimens were recovered. In fact...white quartz druse, often in association with rhodochrosite rhombohedra. One of the finest groups has crystals...crystals and was sometimes associated with rhodochrosite rhombohedra and with granular pyrite. Mining...Sweet Home is most famous for its spectacular rhodochrosite crystals of gemmy ruby-red color (Kosnar and |  | | Journal (issue) | | card that secures the privileges of many mil"es, quarries. clubs, societies, museums, l!braries. ( 3 l The...NW to 8O°NW. The schist is intruded by several pegmatite bands which run parallel to the foliation. These...caisson. On the northeast side of the caisson the pegmatite just described I If sea level is con sidered zero...coarser-grained pegmatite dike about 14 inches wide, with salmon-colored feldspar. The older aplitic pegmatite near...very prominent in the schist but common in the pegmatite. Details of the N orth River Shaft. This was sunk |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | nida Rio Branco 173, 6 t h Floor, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. PRECIOUS GRAY LABRADORITE, the real thing. 1 lb...FOLIO — NO. 1 : Famous mineral localities and pegmatite quarries v i c i n i t y M i d d l e t o w n , Connecticut..." x 6 x 1 5, or 1 0 " x 10 x 10 malachite, rhodochrosite, riccolite, c a n nel coal, mica, multicolored...o w i n g $ 1 . 0 0 black jade, olive jade, rhodochrosite, rhodonite, moss agate, b u r n i t e , chrysocolla |  | | Book (volume) | | California, is arguably the most important gem-pegmatite district in North America. Its wealth of tourmalines...to any from Madagascar, Afghanistan, Russia, or Brazil. Certainly, only the best Maine gemstones are in...cassiterite crystals of Resplendor, Minas Gerais, Brazil, better than those from the Harvard quarry in Greenwood...morganites of Cerro de Urucum, Galileia, Minas Gerais, Brazil or from the Pala Chief mine, Pala, California,...concern specimens from Mount Apatite. There are many quarries on this hill but most collectors, unaware of this |  | | Book (edition) | | of the Tilly Foster Mine . . The Branchville Pegmatite............................. On the Luminescent...consequently, the texture of the pegmatite is much coarser. In a very coarse pegmatite a small crystal of one mineral...difference in crystal size that characterizes the pegmatite. Pegmatites are thought to have been formed deep...bending it around the ends of the pegmatite; consequently, the pegmatite assumes either a lense-shaped structure...Pegmatitic contacts are often times distinct where the pegmatite meets the mica schist: If the pegmatitic intrusion |  | | Book (volume) | | City Geode Location WARSAW, area rd. cuts, pits quarries, gravels, banks along regional creeks and streams...area⎯tripoli. VERMILION COUNTY DANVILLE, area quarries in dark shale⎯Marcasite replacement of marine...marine fossils. WILL COUNTY LEMONT, area quarries⎯glistening Quartz replacement fossils. WILMINGTON, regional...Pyrite, Selenite and Sphalerite. Regional limestone quarries produce some gemmy Apatite, Calcite, Glauconite...Siderite can also be found in regional limestone quarries. ALLEN COUNTY FORT WAYNE: c area farms, as glacial |  | | Book (volume) | | City Geode Location WARSAW, area rd. cuts, pits quarries, gravels, banks along regional creeks and streams...area⎯tripoli. VERMILION COUNTY DANVILLE, area quarries in dark shale⎯Marcasite replacement of marine...marine fossils. WILL COUNTY LEMONT, area quarries⎯glistening Quartz replacement fossils. WILMINGTON, regional...Pyrite, Selenite and Sphalerite. Regional limestone quarries produce some gemmy Apatite, Calcite, Glauconite...Siderite can also be found in regional limestone quarries. ALLEN COUNTY FORT WAYNE: c area farms, as glacial |  | | Journal (issue) | | card that secures the privileges of many mines, quarries, clubs, societies, museums, libraries. ( 3) The...h as been intruded and injected by an aplitic pegmatite. This material makes up the rock underlying a...a smoky tinge. A green tourmaline crystal from Brazil became slightly darker. A clear Thomas 1ft., Utah...interesting fluorescent mineral from the famous pegmatite quarries of Grafton Center, N. H., received considerable...This mineral is very common ac many American pegmatite quarries, but when it comes to the gem emerald we |  | | Book | | stone. is A rich typical of this mineral. Rhodochrosite is a rich pink material which can be obtained...since malachite is a carbonate of copper and rhodochrosite is a carbonate of manganese. Rhodonite is another...silicate of manganese), but somewhat harder than rhodochrosite and often showing markings and patches of black...in such widely scattered countries as Australia, Brazil, Canada, India, Mexico, South Africa, Uruguay...granite, the coarse variety of which, known as pegmatite, is a prime source of many precious and semi-precious |  | | Book (volume) | | Perry . ......................... 129 The New1y Quarries .......................................................... 315 Duane L. Leavitt The Bennett Pegmatite, Oxford County, Maine . ........................first visit to the tourmaline-bearing granite pegmatite at Mount Mica in 1952 and Gene eventually completed...thesis on the famous tourmalinebearing Himalaya pegmatite at Mesa Grande, San Diego County, California....where, through a translator, he was advising pegmatite miners about recovering useful minerals and began |  | | Journal (issue) | | MINE ."Iii[! iil"J www.tandfonline.com/vram Pegmatite Minerals & Gems WILENS EXQUISITE MINERALI ...Cook 10 Southern California Pegmatite Gems Mark Mauthner 16 The Pegmatite Interest Group (PIG) Is Hog...Hog Heaven! David London Pegmatite gems, p. 70 18 Pegmatites William B. Simmons, Karen L. Webber, and...Cliff Trebilcock, Lifelong Field Collector of Pegmatite Minerals, Recipient of the Maine Mineral & Gem...Heritage Award Donald A. Dallaire 56 Maine Pegmatite Workshop: Sponsored by the Maine Mineral & Gem |  | | Book (edition) | | opened or systematically worked, as in mines and quarries, the amateur is far better able to keep track...species. For example, he may note calcite, rhodochrosite, and siderite specimens covered with sharp-edged...calcium in addition to the carbonate radical, rhodochrosite contains manganese, and siderite contains iron...varying in chemical composition, calcite, rhodochrosite, siderite, and several other carbonates are...curious quartz crystals commonly noted in granitic pegmatite cavities, because the “seeds” from which they |  | | Book (volume) | | Smaltite, Cobaltite, Breithauptite, Zincite, Rhodochrosite, Wiallemite, Friedelite, Hodgkinsonite, Sphene...orthoclase crystal Map of Amelia, Va. An amazonite pegmatite Dr. George F. Kunz California kunzite crystals...127, A zincite crystal 128. Rhodochrosite crystal drawing 129. Rhodochrosite specimen 130. Willemite, cut...present time it is mined by hundreds of pounds in Brazil and one year’s production probably exceeds in quantity...oxygen atoms (COs) as in calcite (CaCo;) and rhodochrosite (MnCQs), etc. SULFATES: Combinations of metals |  | | Book | | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Pegmatite deposit in Kaatiala . . . . . . . . . . . . ...prospecting of gemstones . . . . . . . . . 49 Pegmatite deposit in Haapaluoma . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . 304 the Viitaniemi pegmatite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104...orbicular rocks. He is particularly familiar with the pegmatite mineralogy, even described two new mineral species...century until rich deposits were discovered in Brazil and Uruguay. Today, amethyst is usually no longer |  | | Journal (issue) | | office for current blasting operations and old quarries, and Dr. Homer P. Little of Clark University,...you should drop vity filled with salmon-red rhodochrosite your "uppers" with its glistering row of with...this is the only operation now working. granite quarries in Milford and Brook- The Strickland quarry is...party of five collectors visited the Rock Landing pegmatite quarry near the Connecticut River in central Connecticut...Jr. of Pasadena, displayed a 35 pound topaz from Brazil, as well as pictures of bir~s, Bowers and butterflies |  | | Book (edition) | | Penetration _Tivins ~laurolite, fiuorite , quartz (Brazil and Dauphine), orthoclase. Contact Twins Calclle...species. For example, he may note calcite, rhodochrosite, and siderite speci1nens covered ,vith sharp-edged...varying in chemical con1position, calcite, rhodochrosite, siclerite, and severa I other carbonates are...curious quartz crystals commonly noted in granitic pegmatite cavities, because the "seeds" from ,vhich they...grevv were badly misshapen to begin \vith. In pegmatite cavities, walls containing quartz, and sometimes |  | | Journal (issue) | | Gerais, Brazil (by J. S. White) [1970, vol. 1, no. 2, p. 73.] Locality —Minas Gerais, Brazil: a response...[1975, vol. 6, no. 1, p. 22-25.] Newry, Maine, a pegmatite phosphate locality (by V. T. King) [1975, vol...301-308.]* New tourmaline discovered in [Itatiaia] Brazil (by A. Lallemant) [1978, vol. 9, no. 5, p. 298-299...298-299.] * More on rubellite from the Itatiaia mine, Brazil (by P. C. Keller) [1979, vol. 10, no. 1, p. 33-34...mineral localities: the Cruzeiro mine [Minas Gerais, Brazil] (by J. P. and J. O. Cassedanne and D. A. Sauer) |  | | Report (volume) | | County, extensive quarries near Birmingham and Bessemer. Talladega County, several quarries. Clay (brick)...Gneisses and mica schists of metamorphic region. Quarries at Tallassee Falls in Elmore County. Galena. Calhoun...St. Glair County, at Cooks Springs. Sandstone. Quarries: Calhoun County, at Anniston; Colbert County,...argentiferous ores. Gadolinite. Mohave County, in pegmatite 20 miles south of Hackberry. Galena. Invariably...Pike, Polk, Pulaski, and Saline counties; many quarries. Whittington's on Quarry Mountain ships to all |  | | Report (volume) | | County, extensive quarries near Birmingham and Bessemer; Talladega County, several quarries. Used for road...Gneisses and mica schists of metamorphic region. Quarries at Tallassee Falls, in Elmore County. Galena....St. Glair County, at Cooks Springs. Sandstone. Quarries: Calhoun County, at Anniston; Colbert County,...Gadolinite. Mohave County, in Aquarius Cliffs in pegmatite, 30 miles south of Hackberry and near Kingnmn...Alabandite, Coronadite, Psilomelane, Pyrolusite, Rhodochrosite, and Wad. Marble. Cochise County, medium-grained |
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