 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | MILLINGTON QUARRY, NEW JERSEY W A R R E N CUMMINGS 225 Beech wood Avenue Trenton, New Jersey 08618 T H...G T O N Q U A R R Y in Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, resumed operation in 1979 after...inactivity. New excavations, begun in late 1980 as part of an aggressive expansion program by the new operators...operators, the Millington Quarry Company, have made this quarry an important producer of mineral speci mens...its way into circulation. Geology The Millington quarry exposes the two lava flows (Figure 3) of the Third |  | | Report (issue) | | BULLETIN OF THE NEW YORK MINER.ALOGICAL CLUB Volume 3, No. 1. THE MINERALS of NEW YORK CITY and ITS...ITS ENVIRONS BY JAMES G. MANCHESTER NEW YORK PUBLISHED BY THE CLUB January, 1931 Copyright, 3931 BY...BY James G. Manchester AFFERTON PRESS NEW YORK I AUTHOR’S NOTE Since his boyhood days the author...of his recreational hours collecting minerals in New York City and its environs. A record lias been personally...in the old lists, and the names of many others, new to the district, and discovered in recent years, |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | New Jersey's well-known Fanwood and Summit quarries expose the same stratigraphic section and yield many...Summit Quarries, New Jersey WARREN CUMMINGS 225 Beechwood Avenue Trenton, New Jersey 08618 T H E SUMMIT...road cut, located in Springfield Township, Union County, New Jersey, formed a major mineral collecting...Construction Materials, the last operator of the quarry, ceased operation in 1977, and since 1983 the pit...filled with some two million cubic yards of earth and rock debris from another section of the 1-78 project |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Natural History New York, New York 10024 The Triassic traprock quarries of New Jersey have been a prolific...supplement previous publications dealing with New Jersey traprock* minerals, especially those of Manchester...(1931) cites more than 40 traprock localities in New Jersey. This article focuses on the Bergen Hill occurrence...Lower New Street quar ries, Paterson; Warren Brothers quarry, Prospect Park; McDowell's quarry, Upper...Upper Montclair; and the Francisco Brothers quarry, Great Notch (Fig. 1). Several important diabase localities |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | quartz diorite intrusions. PROCEEDINGS OF SOCIETIES NEW YORK MINER.ALOGICALCLUB Regular Monthly Meeting oJ...pointed out that the copper "The Copper Minerals ol New lersey." minerals were found in the trap, the shales...at many localities. In the trap, notably at Chimney Rock and Bound Brook, chalcocite was the most prevalent...resemblance, on a small scale, of this and other New Jersey occurrences with those oI the Lake Superior region...occurs near and under the first lava flow. At the Bridgewater Mine native copper and occasionally native silver |  | | Book | | decade, however, the need has been growing for a new, comprehensive index. Because the 14-year index suffered... Consequently, it was our decision to prepare a new index which is cumulative back to volume 1, fully...the 14-year index, and which is organized on a new plan. Nevertheless, all readers and users of the...the last ten years, and which has inspired this new effort. The current 25-year index is divided into...appears n Brief descriptive note, as in "What's New in Minerals?" p Photograph or other illustration |  | | Report (issue) | | Site Number, Site Name ...................... 6 County, State, Quadrangle, Latitude, Longitude .........Occurrences located north of the Hartford basin, New Hampshire ...................... .67 B. Section B:...Section D: Occurrences located in the Newark basin, New Jersey . .99 E. Section E: Occurrences located in the...occurrence, deposit mineralogy and paragenesis, host rock lithology and age, and metal associations is presented...given in the categories of : 1. name and location ( county, state, quadrangle, latitude, and longitude) 2 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | It also occurs in the groundmass of these general rock types, is a product of deuteric alteration, and...or diabases and pillow basalts of northeastern New Jersey. It has been collected here since the first half...Bergen County, and similar specimens have been collected in railroad cuts and tunnels in the Jersey City...Weehawken areas and quarries at Snake Hill, Hudson County. Exceptional analcime specimens have been collected...collected from many localities in Passaic County, such as quarries at Paterson and West Paterson (including |  | | Report (volume) | | .. New Hampshire........................................................... 190 201 New Jersey.................. New Mexico............................................................. New York. .........about 1,250,000 barrels. The production of natural rock cement was five times the combined production and...than 86,000,000 barrels. The production of natural rock cement and the imports of foreign cement are so...F. C. Schrader: Besides giving several thousand new localities of mineral deposits and adding more than |  | | Journal (issue) | | General Meeting Minutes 7-8 Board Meeting Minutes 9-13 New Books 14-16 Up-Coming Symposia 17-19 Virtual...Page 2 President’s Message By Alex Schauss As the new president of Friends of Mineralogy, I look forward...the museum. My friend, Sammy, and I had found a rock in Central Park that we thought was loaded with...fellowship, including attending meetings of the New York Collectors Club. This led to all kinds of field...decided to head west and attend the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. This gave me the opportunity |  | | Report (volume) | | about 1,250,000 barrels. The production of natural rock cement was five tunes the combined production and...than 80,000,000 barrels. The production of natural rock cement and the imports of foreign cement are so...Prof. H. E. Gregory, Sheffield Scientific School, New Haven. Delaware.........Prof. B. L. Miller, Lehigh...Tangier Smith, Berkeley, Cal. New Jersey...... .Dr. H. B. Kummel, Trenton. New York.........Mr. D. H. Newland...See Bauxite and Hallpysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found |  | | Book (volume) | | A Location Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States NEBRASKA This rectangular Great Plains state rises...overlooks both Colorado and Wyoming. The subsurface rock strata of the entire state are all undisturbed sedimentaries:...borderland from Sheridan Co. to the Wyoming line is good rock hunting country, especially along the southern slopes...of Crawford in Dawes Co. and the rather extensive rock beds east of the Orella railroad sta. ranks among... The Sandhills Museum in town is well worth the rock hunter’s visit. Draws, cuts and breaks in the hills |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | World News on Mineral Occurrences Items on new finds are desired. Please send them in. Abbreviations:...recently-completed study has verified the existence of a new mineral, galeite, which has been found only in Searles...main plant at nearby Trona. Verification of the new mineral was made through joint efforts by Adolph...215, East Hampton, Conn. "I visited the Slocum quarry, (East Hampton) last week. Brownish-black crystals...orange garnet, probably spessartite, in granular albite. The crystals from this locality are mostly rough |  | | 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 (issue) | | & Erica Van Pelt rystal Classics Ian Bruce Somerset, England Tel: +44 1935 479822 Website: www.CrystalClassics...FELLOWS Peter Bancroft The Braen Quarry, Haledon, Passaic County, New Jersey . . . . . . . . . . ...announcement made at the end of the August 3 “what’s new in the mineral world” installment on our website...stopped for a minor traffic infraction by a Pima County Sheriff’s Deputy while driving home from work....(1937–2009); Peter Keller photo, 1982. Bridges is holding a rock specimen containing a tsavorite nodule. employees |  | | Journal (issue) | | Switzerland photomicrography: Julius Weber Mamaroneck, New York designed by Wendell E. Wilson Mineraiogical...Associated Secondary Minerals at Chimney Rock Quarry, Bound Brook, New J e rs e y ............................................................ 32 What’s New in Minerals?.......................................the topic at hand, I am troubled a bit when I see new, frequently impressionable collectors influenced...inadvertently or in tentionally channel most of the new collector’s energies into the quest for ribbons, |  | | Book (edition) | | found. This newly revised fourth edition contains new rockhounding opportunities, updated contact information...Nevada Southeast States Alabama Hawaii Kansas New Mexico Oklahoma Texas Utah VOLUME 4: Northeast...Massachusetts Michigan New Hampshire Tennessee New Jersey Virginia West Virginia New York Ohio Pennsylvania...us. To our agent, Barb Doyen, and her childhood rock collection. To our publisher, Stuart M. Matlins;...precious white metal but in his pursuit unearthed a new green gemstone, which was named “hiddenite” in his |  | | Journal (issue) | | distribution in the Orange Mountain Basalt, Paterson, New Jersey ...............................................Natural History Museum, Bob was an early adopter of new technology, and was largely responsible for bringing...endless analysis of two unknown phases from Merehead Quarry, took up much of his time. Eventually, with the...collaborators these phases were characterised as the new minerals parkinsonite and mereheadite. Readers of...rare oxychloride minerals from the Mendip Hills, Somerset, England," Mineralogical Record, vol. 8, no. 4 |  | | Book (volume) | | found. This newly revised fourth edition contains new rockhounding opportunities, updated contact infor-...Florida Georgia Kentucky Southwest States Nevada New Mexico Oklahoma ‘Texas Utah VOLUME 4 Northeast...Mississippi Maryland Massachusetts Michigan New Hampshire New Jersey New York Ohio Pennsylvania Rhode Island...us. To our agent, Barb Doyen, and her childhood rock collection. To our publisher, Stuart M. Matlins;...precious white metal but in his pursuit unearthed a new green gemstone, which was named “hiddenite’” in his |  | | Book | | Establishment 84-102 Cpllege Avenue Rochester, New York DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF A Petrographic...Establishment 84-102 College Avenue Rochester, New York QE55 05 Copyrighted 1916 by Ward's Natural...petrographic microscope in of the constituents of the rock and to serve as a guide to the more advanced students...because they show the geological relations of the rock in question. The arrangement and classification...series of rocks teacher for study. met a many new Even when such a series has been chosen, he has |  | | Report (volume) | | Mesozoic geology of M assachusetts, Connecticut, New jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia , Maryland , North Carolina...Mesozoic geology of Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland , North Carolina...[radiometric age]* Barite [economic geology]* Basalt [rock type]* Bedrock geology Bibliography* Buried basins*...[economic geology]* Copper [economic geology]* Diabase [rock type]* Economic geology [accompanied by commodity...[usually accompanied by rock type]* Geophysics* Gold [economic geology]* Granophyre [rock type] Gravity [geophysics]* |  | | Book (volume) | | Ohio OHIO Only Paleozoic rock formations underlie Ohio’s Pleistocene surface debris and Quaternary soils...excavations in the underlying black, Upper Devonian (New Albany) shales occasionally produces pieces of silicified...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 |  | | Book | | CHAPTER 1 Gem Hunting In The Appalachians CHAPTER 2 New Jersey ........... _ . _ 1 _ CHAPTER 3 Pennsylvania___...states each year give collectors a chance to buy new finds, see f i n e workmanship, a n d s h o w t h...r e t h e Tennessee a n d Alabama Rivers. N e w Jersey: L a k e Hopatcong, Greenwood L a k e Pennsylvania:...well known old localities are not all “has beens;” new hobbyists and experienced collectors alike prove...dollars at the noted locality of Cowee Valley, Macon County, North Carolina. An enthusiastic family found and |  | | Report (volume) | | stratigraphic section through the northern Newark basin, New Jersey 19 By MichaelS. Fedosh and Joseph P. Smoot Paleoenvironmental...Mesozoic rocks of the northern Newark basin, New Jersey and New York 31 By R.A. Parker, H.F. Houghton, and...Palisades siii to the lava flows at Ladentown, New York, based on new core data 113 By Nicholas M. Ratcliffe...Palisades sheet: Further evidence from Weehawken, New Jersey 13S By David N. Shirley Significance of major-...variation trends in Mesozoic diabase, west-central New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania 141 By Jonathan M. Husch |
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