 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | August 1 9 5 5 East Mineralogical Society of Pennsylvania (July Field Trip) The July Field Excursion...at the John T. Dyer trap rock quarry, Monocacy Station, near Birdsboro, Berks County, Pa. Registered...Registered attendance 154 members and friends. This quarry has produced many high quality zeolites in its long...Harold Evans Hard at work collecting at Ferranti's quarry, Bernardsville, N . J . Left to right—Dr. Arthur...S.P. 502 ROCKS AND MINERALS deep pond on the quarry floor, formed by torrential rains in the past several |  | | Report (edition) | | PENNSYLVANIA STATE LIBRARY OF 0144 00141189 1 v < 2 £ m- c oi; c» tt*s“S S Si! at tss^s isl^j...1 ' s WJ= ~S 5! s „3 &«eq Sjg® . . PENNSYLVANIA 1 .8 ^2»SS 3 d 5-s &s z l|lt« 7* < OF ...GEOLOGY REPORT 1976 33 MINERAL COLLECTING IN PENNSYLVANIA by Alan R. Geyer Robert C. Smith, John H....Graphics by Albert E. VanOlden COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES TOPOGRAPHIC...II Copyrighted 1976 by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Quotations from this book may be published if |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | of the many quartz slabs we found. From Tellar County, Colorado." — on label. 30 PLEASE SEND THEM I...millerite appears black. "Millerite from limestone quarry. Hamilton (Hancock Co.), Illinois." — on label...specimen which I found at the Cheapside Trap Rock Quarry in Deerfield (Franklin Co.), Mass. Will you please...OREGON — From Opal Butte, Morrow Co., Ore. we have a fine specimen of brownish, common opal that was sent...Waskey, Oakville, Wash. Opal Butte, in extreme southern part of Morrow County of northern Oregon, is especially |  | | Journal (issue) | | p4,, Over two million residents Arizona's Pinal County welcomes everyone as a V.I.P.!!! ?ieU S ~ , ae...MINERALS MAY-JUNE 1978, Volume 53 Number 3 PENNSYLVANIA! EXECUTIVE EDITORS Rudy Bradbury John Hanahan...Hanahan Jr Richard S. Mitchell GUEST PENNSYLVANIA EDITOR Delbert L. Oswald FOUNDER Peter Zodac MANAGING EDITOR...Schmerling 94 Pennsylvania- A Geological Gem Beth Schooler 99 The Paleontology of Western Pennsylvania Richard...Chert in Western Pennsylvania Richard L. George 108 Rare Earth Minerals from Pennsylvania Ralph G. Wells |  | | Journal (issue) | | The French Creek mine, St. Peters, Chester County, Pennsylvania......................................105...address of Kustos is P.O. Box 332, Stewartstown, Pennsylvania 17363 (telephone 717-993-6930; fax 717-993-9036)...3 /# l D ohrm ann G old collec tion, G illette quarry (CT), Spanish fluorite $12 H ouston M useum Catalog...Geochemistry of the Sterling Hill zinc deposit, Sussex County, New Jersey. Geological Society o f America Bulletin...minerals of Franklin and Sterling Hill, Sussex County, New Jersey. United States Geological Survey Pro |  | | Journal (issue) | | 1946 CONTENTS FOR APRIL, 1946 . CHIPS FROM THE QUARRY ........................................................................................ 204 DYER QUARRY ZEOLITES (Part 2). By C. A . Thomas ...........hospitality; to the personnel of the McIntyre Ranch, Juab County, for hospitality and assistance in the field ;...several localities in New Jersey, all in Monmouth County and all in reensand. Its most noted occurrence...199 Allentown ( in the southwestern part of the County) where it is found in leekgreen coatings and masses |  | | Report (volume) | | ........................................... Pennsylvania...............................................value. Some minerals, such as the copper ores of Pennsylvania, are included in the list not because they occur...and Ehrenfeld, Frederick, Minerals of Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Top. and Geol. Survey Comm. Kept. No...See Bauxite and Halloysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found...commercial quantity or quality. Asphalt. Colbert County, small quantity has been shipped from near Leighton; |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Another article features the mineralogy and history of opal as a stone that has been feared, despised, and revered...luscious golden calcite crystal from Bartholomew County, Indiana, gracing the cover of the May/June 1986...article features minerals of the Rensselaer Stone quarry in Pleasant Ridge, the source of several of Indiana’s...mineralogical sources and modes of occurrence in each county. Not to disappoint paleophiles, the editors have...discussion of the classic crinoid locality in Montgomery County, the site for numerous world-famous, including |  | | Journal (issue) | | CHAPTER: Bruce Kelley; bruce.kelley@gmail.com PENNSYLVANIA CHAPTER: Joe Marchesani; Jmarch06@comcast.net...tourmaline mining at the Himalaya mine, San Diego County, is rife with conflicts by men who truly believed...sold, with mailing postage prepaid to continental USA addresses at $15 per copy. Requests for purchase... San Miguel County, Colorado with a wire silver with acanthite from Aspen, Pitkin County, Colorado. The...the Smuggler Union mine, Telluride, San Miguel County, Colorado from the Colorado School of Mines Geology |  | | Report (volume) | | value. Some minerals, such as the copper ores of Pennsylvania, are included in the list not because they occur...Oregon............Prof. A. J. Collier, Eugene. Pennsylvania.... .Mr. R. R. Hice, Beaver. Prof. Florence...See Bauxite and Hallpysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found...commercial quantity or quality. Asphalt. Colbert County, small quantity has been shipped from near Leighton;...following localities: Bibb County, Pratts Ferry; Calhoun County, near Tampa; Clay County, T. 20, Pv. 7 E.; Jefferson |  | | Journal (issue) | | MONTHLY CO,NTENTS FOR MAY. 1·946 CHIPS FROM THE QUARRY .......................................................... 273 MINERALS OF THE H . T . CAMPBELL QUARRY OF TEXAS, MD. By Ha,·otd Le1·ey .................AND THE CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF SEVERAL SPECIMENS OF OPAL. By Sel111a /t.1iller .... 276 WORLD'S LARGEST LEAD........................ ... ............. 277 DYER QUARRY ZEOLITES (Part 3). By C. A. Thotnas ...........Stansbury Island is located in northeastern Tooele County, Utah, almost due north of the Ellerbeck Station |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Iron Mine area above Elverson on Route 23, in Pennsylvania. Perhaps several tons of hard rock were moved...rock from the famous Majuba Hill Mine, Pershing County, Nevada. " This arsenic-pentoxide, cupric oxide...in the diabase-trap rock at the Dyer's Monocacy Quarry, near Monocacy, Pa. They stand alone or are associated...found in various light honey shades at Kibblehouse Quarry, Perkiomenville, Pa. Individual crystals with white...and twinned or halved octahedrons were found in a quarry on Conshohocken Road near Norristown, Pa. Elongated |  | | Book (edition) | | and Washington occur the many types of agate, opal and petrified this region is noted. The agate...mine, Racooche Valley, White Co. 1866 Vs White County Daniel Light form, % mi. NE Less than 1887 ...Alabama has yielded a 4i%4 carat diamond from Shelby County, 30 miles south of Birmingham, found about 1900...Siding in St. Clair County, 20 miles northeast of Bir- mingham. One found in Lee County in 1901 weighs 4^...have a cornfield at Pounding Mill, Tazewell County, Va. A 3 carat stone, bought by a Knoxville |  | | Journal (issue) | | Contents for November-December, 1948 CHIPS FROM THE QUARRY .................................................····························905 VESUVIANITE CRYSTALS FROM ESSEX COUNTY, N. Y. By E. B. Rou iey 906 MONAZITE OCCURRENCE.........................................912 ONYX QUARRY AT TOLENAS SPRINGS, CALIF. By R. F. Henley ...... 882 R OCKS AND ~ l lNl'.HAI.~ CHlPS FROM THE QUARRY Grieger'• Encyclopedia and Super- Catalog of his...some nice orders for item~ Octo ber touring Pennsylvania, W est Vir- wanrt:d. Peter Zodac ginia, N ew |  | | Book (volume) | | chalcedony, jasper and gem petrified wood. BUFFALO COUNTY KEARNEY, area gravel bars and pits along the Platte...petrified wood. CASS COUNTY WEEPING WATER, SE, on rd. to Nehawka, in the Snyderville Quarry chalcedony, jasper...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...woods, etc. DAWSON COUNTY GOTHENBURG, in sand pitspetrified palm wood. DEUEL COUNTY CHAPPELL, all regional |  | | Book (volume) | | chert, translucent chalcedony, jasp-agate and common opal, rivaling in beauty the Arizona agatized wood. This...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.⎯cone-in-cone Calcite. CLERMONT COUNTY MILFORD...CLINTON COUNTY WILMINGTON, area of Todd’s Ford, a mineral deposit⎯Hematite. COSHOCTON COUNTY AREA, townships...CUYAHOGA COUNTY CHAGRIN FALLS (on Geauga Co. line), area quarries⎯oilstone. DELAWARE COUNTY DELAWARE |  | | Book (volume) | | chert, translucent chalcedony, jasp-agate and common opal, rivaling in beauty the Arizona agatized wood. This...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.⎯cone-in-cone Calcite. CLERMONT COUNTY MILFORD...CLINTON COUNTY WILMINGTON, area of Todd’s Ford, a mineral deposit⎯Hematite. COSHOCTON COUNTY AREA, townships...CUYAHOGA COUNTY CHAGRIN FALLS (on Geauga Co. line), area quarries⎯oilstone. DELAWARE COUNTY DELAWARE |  | | Journal (issue) | | Covington’s Edge Blades Ultra Thin Plated Made in USA NE W L S ame G P P P Value Quality Dependability...SANDEEP DUA President JAMES L. MILLER Founder New Opal Special CPSPP&C173oz Shellpatch Opalfield. Lots...opalized shells in a beginners grade of Coober Pedy opal. $125.00 for a 3 ounce lot plus $10.00 shipping...Non-transferrable. RG2/20 RG6/19 ROYAL PEACOCK OPAL MINE Dig your own Virgin Valley Fire Opals ALL YOU...British Columbia, Siberia, New Zealand, and Wyoming, USA, and occurs in many colors ranging from pure white |  | | Journal (issue) | | hn n Dyer. Dye yer. Mined ed in Mozam Mozambique. mbique que. Vis que Visit JJohn Jo hn D Dyer Gems at...Serras-Herman 172 MEET AWARD-WINNING GEM CUTTER, JOHN DYER By Xpo Press 2023TUCSON EZ-GUIDE The 2023 Tucson...for advertising: P.O. Box 740864, Arvada, CO 80006 USA, (720) 988-7392, or support@xpopress.com. Circulation...Piritas de Navajún .....................47 Hopkins Opal ...........................107 Prospectors Panorama...Show........................106 Natural Creations USA ...............40 International Gems & Minerals |  | | Journal (issue) | | publications. He has won a Gemmy Award, the San Diego County Fair Coordinator’s Cup, and the Courtney McGowan...for almost 2,000 years Zee Haag Pink Jellyfish Opal, amethyst, tourmaline, calcite PHOTO: COURTESY ZEE...apatite, opal PHOTO: COURTESY ZEE HAAG Zee Haag Spiky Cactus Garnet, serpentine, calcite, opal, tourmaline...Flower Amethyst, rhodonite, serpentine, smoky quartz, opal, lepidolite PHOTO: COURTESY ZEE HAAG piece full...glue is when dopping heat-sensitive stones like opal. Cold dopping is essential for these stones. Once |  | | Journal (issue) | | Company 515 Narragansett Park Drive Pawtucket RI 02861 USA Tel: 800-343-3364 / 401-305-3000 Fax: 800-651-1887...at a wine store, one of 600 operated by the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board. When I mentioned the... COMING IN MARCH 1st Place, All Other Faceted John Dyer 21.96ct multi-faceted cushion-cut Imperial topaz...ANTIQUE DIES 767 HARTFORD AVENUE, JOHNSTON, RI USA 02919 TOOL CRAFT, INC. 401.521.9630 Fax 401.521.6502...Edge Phenomenal Gemstone Winner! Robert Shapiro Opal & Pearl t Abrasive Wheels Pacific Abrasives, Inc |  | | Report (volume) | | diabase, west-central New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania 141 By Jonathan M. Husch An overview of early...faulting and diabase intrusion, Newark basin, Pennsylvania 176 By Nicholas M. Ratcliffe and William C....selected early Mesozoic copper occurrences in Pennsylvania 320 By R.C. Smith II, S.W. Berkheiser, Jr.,...uranium-bearing sequences in the Newark basin, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and the San Juan basin, New...Palisades sill near the Ramapo fault in Rockland County, New York, as an intrusion of fine-grained diabase |  | | Journal (issue) | | PUBLISHED 1944 MONTHLY ... CHIPS FROM THE QUARRY ....................................................................................... DYER SERPENTINE QUARRY NEAR DELIG:·ff, MD. By Peter 143 144 144...visited Moore's Station, New Jersey and the trap-rock quarry on Goose Creek, Virginia, two less celebrated localities...to impurities of iron. The Goose Creek trap-rock Quarry has been visited on a number of occasions the last...view looking across the floor to the wall of the quarry is pictured on plate #3. Although the minerals |  | | Journal (issue) | | Cuff JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2020 How to Float Fire Set opal on an invisible riser INTERWEAVE.COM Tools &...515 Narragansett Park Drive, Pawtucket, RI 02861 USA • 10 steel cutters (1/8 to 1-1/4") • Nylon center...Smokin’ Stones: Mexican Fire Opal by Sharon Elaine Thompson 26 FLOATING OPAL Prong set a gem on an invisible...Tools & Hip Tips, page 14; Noël Yovovich’s “Floating Opal” pendant, page 26. PHOTOS: JIM LAWSON 2 LAPIDARY... Next Time Noël Yovovich’s Pendant in “Floating Opal” Your Settings Roger Halas’s Cuff in “Spartan |  | | Book | | containing fresh glass, montmorillonite clay, and opal; a transition zone (up to 20 mOl thick) composed...(up to 12 meters thick) that contains fresh glass, opal, and montmorillonite; a middle zone (up to 10 meters...Lower Miocene columnar basalt in the Narre Warren Quarry, near Melbourne, Australia. The minerals are believed...assemblages have been mapped in exposed basaltic rock in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, and eastern Iceland....spring areas. Chabazite, phillipsite, natrolite, opal, chalcedony, calcite, apophyllite, and plombierite |
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Dyer Quarry, Gibraltar, Birdsboro, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA