 | | Report (edition) | | BULLETIN 41 Third Edition A Collector's Guide to Maine Mineral Localities by Woodrow B. 7KaSVRQ Donald...Vandall T. King Robert G. Marvinney, State Geologist Maine Geological Survey Natural Resources Information...OF CONSERVATION 1998 Copyright © 1998 by the Maine Geological Survey, Department of Conservation. All...24 x JO mm;Jrom the Bennett Quarry, Buckfield, Maine. Mined in 1996 by Holden !Jrothers Mining and currently...Photo by John B. Poisson. The laws and policies of Maine and the United States prohibit discrimination in |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | I993 discovery at the historic Deer Hill locality in southwestern Maine. Downloaded by [NUS National...2015 Amethyst Discovery on Stow, Oxford County, Maine WOODROW B. THOMPSON Maine Geological Survey State...House Station 22 Augusta, Maine 04333 In the summer of 1993, a trio of Maine mineral collectors worked...prospect-called the Intergalactic pit-in an area of Deer Hill that has lured prospectors for many years. They...concentration of amethyst crystals ever found on Deer Hill. During July and August, clay-filled pockets yielded |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | November/December: Gold on quartz, Eagle's Nest mine, Placer County, California. Wayne and Dona Leicht specimen, Harold...Colorado, 302 Aegirine, Arkansas, 181 Aguilarite, 27 Albite, Minas Gerais, 313 Alforsite, 367 Allanite-(Ce)...Gaines, 310-13 Amethyst Discovery on Deer Hill, Stow, Oxford County, Maine, W. B. Thompson, 44-51 Anatase,...Walker Vein, Caldwell Stone Company Quarry, Boyle County, Kentucky, 254-58 Andorite, 27 Andradite, Arkansas...Barite, Wasta, Pennington County, South Dakota, 188-90; Benitoite, San Benito County, California, 392-95; |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Gems and Minerals of Maine Pegmatites Carl A. Fran cis Granitic pegmatites in Maine have been collected...with significant gem production is in San Diego County of southern California. In a review paper Wise...located along the seacoast northeast of Portland. The Oxford field is inland northwest of Portland. A fault...the pioneering feldspar mining district in Maine. The Oxford field is much larger and comprises nine series...least superficially the pegmatite series of the Oxford field corresponds to this model, whereas the Topsham |  | Francis, Carl A., Felch, Myles, Falster, Alexander U., Bailey, Douglas A. (2016) Aquamarine from Stoneham and Vicinity, Oxford County, Maine. Rocks & Minerals, 91 (1) 28-35 doi:10.1080/00357529.2016.1099131 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | from Stoneham and Vicinity Oxford County, Maine Downloaded by [Penn State University] at 01:41 12 December...fALSTeR DoUGLAS A. BAILeY Maine Mineral and Gem Museum Po Box 500 Bethel, Maine 04217 cfrancis@mainemineralmuseum...came from Stoneham, Maine—a century apart. Figure 1. Aldrich quarry beryl. Maine Mineral and Gem Museum...MINERALS Dr. Carl A. Francis is curator at the Maine Mineral and Gem Museum and an executive editor of...at the Maine Mineral and Gem Museum. Alexander U. Falster is research technologist at the Maine Mineral |  | | Book (volume) | | Mineralogy by Vandall T. King and Eugene E. Foord Maine Geological Survey DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION Walter...Resources Information, Maine Geological Survey Walter A. Anderson, State Geologist Maine Geological Survey...DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION 1994 Copyright ©1994 by the Maine Geological Survey, Department of Conservation. All...photograph: Fluorapatite, Pulsifer quarry, Auburn, Maine (2.2 cm specimen), Harvard Mineralogical Museum...Wendell E. Wilson, ©1985. The laws and policies of Maine and the United States prohibit discrimination in |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | W I T H I N A ONE I N C H My neighbor state of Maine is one of the mineral collector's paradise in the...planning a trip to Maine should start by securing several good pamphlets and a good book on Maine. I have mentioned... 2. Maine Mines and Minerals—Vol. 1 and Vol. 2. Dillingham Natural History Museum, Naples, Maine $1.95...localities is the Ne ville or Newry mines at Newry, Maine. Visiting these mines should be plannedso as to...couple will find the Poland Mining Camps at Poland, Maine, run by Dot and Dudy Groves, just the place you |  | | Journal (issue) | | Quarry Mine, Eureka County, Nevada. from the Radersburg District, Broadwater County, Montana Mike Hedtke...small wulfcnite crystals found at the Broadwater County, Montana (Sec. 28, T 5 N, R 1 W), some interesting...the Allegheny Plateau (from Georgia to central Maine). The NYMC membership is primarily amateur, and...Prize: Quartz Epimorphs after Barile from Diamond Hill, Cumberland, Rhode I land. by Lawrence Bull. Publications...F. Kunz Competition Papers, four articles on NE USA mineral occurrences. 73 pages, 55 illu tra1ions, |  | Thompson, Woodrow B., Bearss, Gene T., Falster, Alexander U., Simmons, William B., Nizamoff, Jams W. (2000) The Estes Quarry, Cumberland County, Maine: A New Pegmatite Mineral Locality. Rocks & Minerals, 75 (6) 408-418 doi:10.1080/00357520009605667 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | ineral Locality T he Estes quarry in southwestern Maine exposes a granite pegmatite hosting more than forty...those of other highly mineralized pegmatites in Maine and New Hampshire. The quarry has yielded fine specimens...Baldwin, Cumberland County, Maine (fig. 1). It is on the western flank of an unnamed hill just east of the...a gravel pit was being worked at the base of the hill. In 1995 Robert Newton of Smith College led a group...et al. 1995). Prof. Harold Borns (University of Maine) remarked on a bright purple mineral in one of the |  | | Book (volume) | | 0 n101ercai o of Maine j f·~ ....__ :,,. . - .._"' ..;. .. ~ L-- -~ \. • .J_..::.; I Volume...History, Gems, and Geology edited by Vandall T. King Maine Geological Survey DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION Robert...Robert G. Marvinney, State Geologist of Maine Volume 2: Mining History, Gems, and Geology Edited by...Resources Information, Maine Geologi,cal Survey Robert G Marvinney, State Geologist Maine Geological Survey...DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION 2000 Copyright ©2000 by the Maine Geological Survey, Department of Conservation. All |  | | Report (volume) | | GEOLOGY OF THE PEGMATITES AND ASSOCIATED ROCKS OF MAINE INCLUDING FELDSPAR, QUARTZ, MICA, AND GEM DEPOSITS................................... Origin of the Maine pegmatites........................................Larsen............................. Application to Maine pegmatites............................... Eutectics.............................. 1.... Androscoggin County................................................................................................ Maine Feldspar Company quarry and mill............... |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | PROSPECTING IN 1954 By John R. Dillingham Naples, Maine During the prospecting season of 1954 we went on...April we called on the Tamminens in Greenwood, Maine, and visited their popular mine. From there we obtained:...trip we went to Pitt's garnet location in Minot, Maine, and found worthwhile cinnamon garnets. Waded through...through the snow to look at Mt. Mica in Paris, Maine. Phil Morrill led us to Hoopers Ledge which yields...about Hoopers Ledge later. Visited mines in Albany, Maine, during the month but except for a few minor beryl |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | the Sebago granite–pegmatite system, southern Maine, USA Michael A. Wise*, Cathleen D. Brown Department...two-mica granite situated in the Oxford pegmatite field, southwestern Maine. Surrounding the pluton is an...associated pegmatites. A few pegmatites (e.g., the Lord Hill pegmatite and amethyst-bearing pegmatites) show...chemistry, petrology, geochemistry, Sebago, southern Maine Received: 1 October 2009; accepted: 30 March 2010;...Introduction The granitic pegmatites of southern Maine represent one of several major pegmatite regions |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Alberta Canada T3B 4T7 mmenzies@shaw.ca Jefferson County, Montana P erched high on the south-facing side...of these historic localities, all in Jefferson County. Present-day collectors are continuing *All distances...No. C24308 filed by E. E. DeSnell with Jefferson County on 26 November 1918 for “The Gemstone Claim.” References...terrace he drove a 12-meter horizontal adit into the hill and then a steep incline up and about one meter...appears to be continuous west to east across the hill, except in one area west of the large quartz outcrop |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Maine Articles Published in Rocks and Minerals AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY DANIEL BEHNKE 2981 Landwehr...Gentleman of Oxford County. Rocks and Minerals 35:28-29. A tribute to "the dean of Maine minerals," Charles...of Buckfield, Maine. Bailey, E . M. 1929. A catalog of minerals found at Rumford, Maine. Rocks and Minerals...D. S. 1955. The Union Limestone quarry, Union, Maine. Rocks and Minerals 30:365-66. Short description...periences beginning with early-day collecting in Oxford County. . 1965. Fifty years of mineral collecting (Part |  | | Journal (issue) | | Robert B. Cook Auburn University, Al Carl A. Francis Maine Mineral & Gem Museum, ME John Rakovan New Mexico...I. Jacobson, Denver, CO Anthony R. Kampf, l.A. County Museum of Natural History, CA Virgil W. Lueth,...across a local area net\,vork. Subscription offices: USA/North America: Taylor & Francis Group, LLC, 530 Walnut...Copyright Clearance Center (www.copyright.com) in the USA or the Copyright Licensing Agency (www. cla.co.uk)...Southwood Melbourne, Australia Woodrow B. Thompson, Maine Geological Survey, Augusta, ME John S. White, Stewartstown |  | | Journal (issue) | | York City. In Maine there are several well known localities where quartz is At Paris, Oxford Co. , the so...rose quartz from the Stearns ledge, in the same County, occurs in as handsome specimens, and does not...resembles the moonstone. Mr. L. K. Stone, of Paris Hill, has cut several gems from this material, which...cut out of rose quartz of fine quality from Oxford County, are in the Amer ican Museum Collection, New...Noyes, at the tourmaline locality in Greenwood, Maine. These were not transparent, but were clean and |  | | Book (volume) | | Dahlonega Co. and Rabum Co., and the McDuffie County Belt extending through portions of McDuffie, Warren...Sphalerite. BALDWIN COUNTY MILLEDGEVILLE, at state farmjasper. BANKS COUNTY COMMERCE, along Hwy. 59...along adjoining Co. linerock crystal. BARROW COUNTY WINDER, along rd. to Jefferson and 1½ mi. inside...Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States BARTOW COUNTY AREA, Saltpeter Cave, as floatjasper. CARTERSVILLE:...agate, (banded, various colors), jasper. BIBB COUNTY MACON: at Holton Quarry, 7½ mi. NWagate; N |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Don Dallaire photo. 64 Mineral Drive Hebron, Maine 04238 phosphate@gmail.com W hen one thinks of...minerals. He is on the board of trustees of the Maine Mineral & Gem Museum. James Nizamoff has a master’s...of the “MP2” research group associated with the Maine Mineral & Gem Museum. Volume 92, November/December...the Mesozoic-age granites 510 ROCKS & MINERALS Maine Monteregian Hills of the White Mountain Igneous...other minerals. He wrote an article in the Oxford County Mineral and Gem Association Yearbook discussing |  | | 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 |  | | 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 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | found about 1925 at the Bennett quarry, Buckfield, Maine, together with others over three feet in length...crystal was recovered about 1905 from the Barringer Hill, Texas locality, which measured 43x28x15 inches...found at a number of places: Paris and Rumford, Maine; Alstead, Gilsum, and Springfield, New Hampshire;...cleavelandite at Newry, Maine. Rose quartz crystals have also been found at Red Hill, Maine; North Groton, New...are near Milan and Berlin, New Hampshire; Deer Hill, Maine; near Statesville, North Carolina; at Amelia |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Occurrence of Zinc Ore In The United States. New York: Hill Publish ing Co., 1908. McKnight, Edwin T. Zinc...PEGMATITE MINERALS OF MAINE B y D A V I D M. SEAMAN 36 Winter St., Norway, Maine 04268 (Continued from...frequently in the gem pockets in the pegmatites of Maine, formed by the weathering or hydrothermal alteration...Gem Mine at Newry, and at Black Mt. at Rumford in Maine. Its crystals are honey-brown to yellowish-orange...and aluminum phosphate, is a very rare mineral in Maine, but has been noted at the Dunton Gem Mine, and |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | of Natural History, 1957. PEGMATITE MINERALS OF MAINE phosphate, has been located as a rare, secondary...many years ago Rumford many years ago. at Standpipe Hill in Topsham along with ROCKBRIDGEITE, a hydrous,...has been noted at the Dunton Gem Mine at Newry Maine. SCHEELITE, calcium tungstate, has together with...Norway. Maine 04268 366 ROCKS AND MINERALS occurred at a number of pegmatite local ities in Maine. It...along with chrysoberyl and almandite garnet at Witt Hill, Norway. SPESSARTITE, or spessartine garnet, is |  | | Journal (issue) | | Cooper Nottingham, England Anthony R. Kampf L.A. County Mus. of Nat. Hist. Los Angeles, CA Steven R. Morehead...fluoride m inerals from the Grand Reef m ine, Graham County, A rizona........................................PYROMORPHITE crystal group, 6 cm tall, from the Bunker Hill mine, Kellogg, Idaho. James and Dawn Minette collection;...special issue of Rivista on Franklin and Sterling Hill, New Jersey (1993), a series of articles on North...Print Books PO Box 455 • Poncha Springs, CO 81242 USA THE U l t im a t e R e f e r e n c e ! to a Quarter-Century |
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