 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Department of Geology Auburn Universit Spodumene var. Kunzite Downloaded by [Selcuk Universitesi] at 09:07 21...collectors, it is equally well known for its purple (kunzite) and green (hiddenite) varieties, both of which...quite restricted in occurrence. One of these, kunzite, is relatively plentiful in the collector’s marketplace...elongation (c-axis). This is particularly striking in kunzite, which can appear almost colorless until viewed...through the ends of the crystal. Some deeply colored kunzite is distinctly dichroic so that the rich purple |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | curators share their tales of obtaining specimens in Brazil. *7CLh Downloaded by ["Queen's University Libraries...this field was Allan Caplan, who first went to Brazil by boat in 1938. His experiences there and the... Jack Lowell. 50 ROCKB 6 MINERALS arrived in Brazil for a two-month buying hip based in Governador...had just hit some fine new specimens at the Xanda mine, near the town of Virgem da Lapa (Virgin of the...gemmy areas. Our next thought was to go right to the mine, about six hours away, to see if there was any new |  | | Book | | and lithium), beryl, herderite (with beryllium), kunzite, amblygonite (with lithium) etc. The miarolitic...Beryl/Aquamarine (Teofilo-Otoni, Minas Gerais, Brazil): 12 cm. 2 - Muscovite (Minas Gerais, Brazil): 30 cm. 20 r.v-^’...emeralds, beryls are minerals from pegmatites. In Brazil, a geode measuring 45 x 25 x 15 yards has been...1 - Beryl/Morganite (Corrego-do-Urucum, Minas Gerais, Brazil): 25 cm. 2 - Beryl/Heliodorus (Siberia,... USA): 1 cm. 3 - Topaz (Virgen de Lapa, Minas Gerais, Brazil): 6 cm. 11 24 b|r Tourmaline The composition |  | | Journal (issue) | | photo by Harold and Erica Van Pelt, Los Angeles MINE [RaL OG MANUEL Ol) MIN£RAl ° C Editor & Publisher...Articles Famous mineral localities: The Orford nickel mine, Quebec, Canada...................................Ottawa, Ontario K 1P 6P4 Canada The Orford nickel mine has been a popular collecting site fo r chromian...largest nickel companies. LOCATION The Orford nickel mine is situated in Lot 7,1 Range XII, Orford Township...It is about 800 meters east of Nickel Mine Bay (Baie Nickel Mine) on Brompton Lake (Lac Brompton), in |  | | Journal (issue) | | and Anthony R. Kampf Gem Pegmatites of Minas Gerais, Brazil: Exploration, Occurrence, and Aquamarine...the northeastern section of the state of Minas Gemis, Brazil. The history of gem exploration and m i n...from the Pioneer mine in the Te6filo Otoni-Marambaia pegmatite district of Minas Gerais. As is common with...aquamarine and most of the tourmaW l ine, topaz, kunzite, morganite, and many other gem materials are found...gem pegmatite regions of the 20th century: Minas Gerais, Brazil. With these articles, we hope to take you |  | | Journal (issue) | | 1aquamarine, Santa Maria mine, Brazil; (2) 20.10-ct peridot, Burma; (3) 21.09-ct kunzite, Brazil; (4) 8.14-ct grossular...tourmaline, Queen Mine, Pala, California; (6) 15.18-ct tourmaline, Paraiba, Brazil; (7) 10.42-ct tanzanite...38-ct ruby, Burma; (17) 3.08ct tourmaline, Paraiba, Brazil; (18) 1.85-ct fancy purple-pink diamond, Argyle...number of new localities. Fine alexandrites from Brazil, sapphires from Southeast Asia and Australia, emeralds...pegmatite gemstones (tourmaline, aquamarine, etc.) from Brazil, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and several countries in |  | | Book | | BARTORELLI ::• . . .. MINERALS & PRECIOUS STONES OF BRAZIL Sponsored by: VALE MINISTER.IO DA CULTURA ©...Lavra do Sapo, Ferruginha, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais. Collection of Alvaro Lucio. Photograph taken...Brasileira do Livro, SP, Brazil) Cornejo, Carlos .Minerals & precious stones of Brazil. Carlos Cornejo, Andrea...3. Minerals - Brazil 4. Minerals- Classification 5. Mineralogy 6. Mineralogy - Brazil - History 7. Precious...Precious stones - Brazil I. Bartorelli, Andrea. II. Title. 09-10025 Cover photograph: Crystal of brazilianite |  | | Book | | Formed in Pegmatites: 57 Gem Pegmatites of Minas Gerais, Brazil 5. Gemstones Formed Directly from Molten...Colombia as an example; the pegmatites of Minas Gerais, Brazil; and those gemstones formed in a magma at..., was responsible for photographs of the Argyle mine and the spectacular pink diamond. The Smithsonian...including The Gem Collection of the Smithsonianj Brazil, Paradise ofGemstonesj Emerald and Other Berylsj...MEXICO Ag.UB SuECo. CHI HUAHUA MeXICO ~ tRIO$. BRAZIL DtamOIH~ Tu'QuorSiIl ALLUVIAL GEM DEPOSITS Agate | | | Book | | Formed in Pegmatites: 57 Gem Pegmatites of Minas Gerais, Brazil 5. Gemstones Formed Directly from Molten...Colombia as an example; the pegmatites of Minas Gerais, Brazil; and those gemstones formed in a magma at..., was responsible for photographs of the Argyle mine and the spectacular pink diamond. The Smithsonian...including The Gem Collection of the Smithsonianj Brazil, Paradise ofGemstonesj Emerald and Other Berylsj...MEXICO Ag.UB SuECo. CHI HUAHUA MeXICO ~ tRIO$. BRAZIL DtamOIH~ Tu'QuorSiIl ALLUVIAL GEM DEPOSITS Agate |  | | Journal (issue) | | a n d Peter C. Keller Gem Pegmatites of Minas Gerais, Brazil: The Tourmalines of the Governador Valadares...Summer 1985 85 GEM P E G m T I T E S OF MINAS G E M S , BRAZIL: THE T O U R W L I N E S OF THE G O V E...around the city of Araquai, i n northeastern Minas Gerais, and discussed 20 important mines in that area...tourmaline mines i n s o ~ ~ ~ h e a s t eMinas rn Gerais, in the broad area surrounding the gemstone capital...and tor her constant support, The many miners and mine owners who were so instrumentalin providing information |  | | Journal (issue) | | marketed, and merchandized. In diamonds especially, the mine-to-market process has been severely tested. Vertical...Namibia, as well as Madagascar), South America (Brazil and Colombia), central and southern Asia (Sri Lanka...Pakistan; and pink to red tourmalines from Nigeria and Brazil. Diamond was mined in northern Canada for the first...reference to the country rather than to the specific mine or region. For more on the specific localities,...mining also continued at traditional sources in Brazil and Africa. Large quantities of Brazilian emeralds |  | | Journal (issue) | | ecord Articles Rare sulfosalts from the Van Silver mine, British C olum bia...............................Balacko Famous mineral localities: The Brownley Hill mine, Alston Moor, Cumbria, England....................COVER: ATACAMITE in GYPSUM, 6.8 cm, from the Lily mine, lea, Peru. Irv Brown collection; Jeff Scovil photo...British Columbia the Silver Tunnel o f the Van Silver mine has produced hundreds o f rare and beautiful crystal...were first observed in Canada at the Van Silver mine, and it is the second reported occurrence in Canada |  | | Journal (issue) | | d a Hill, T a n za n ia • ref: • Chinkuashih mine, Keelung, T aiw an • 4x5 $ 5 0 .0 0 , 2x3 $ 2 0...esig n atio n “ M inas Gerais” , there is a reference to spodumene crystals (kunzite) poor ly attributed...the Urupuca quarry. May I ask if you can provide full locality labelling information for kunzite from...from the Urupuca quarry? On p. 74 of the same issue, in the excellent department “ W hat’s New in M inerals”...Francisco, California A ll that we can add about the Urupuca quarry is that it is in the pegm atite belt extending |  | | Book | | On a spectacular find of crocoite in the Adelaide mine, Dundas, Tasmania (by A. H. Chapman) 3:111-113 ADOLFSSON...AJO Famous mineral localities: the New Cornelia mine, Ajo, Arizona (by W. J. Thomas & R. B. Gibbs) 14:283-298...ALLEN, GEORGE B. --and W. Hunt: The Tonopah-Belmont mine, Maricopa County, Arizona 19:139-144 ALLGOOD, GENNE...Allgood, C. Williams: Ramsdellite from the Mistake mine [Arizona] 14:333-335 ALLGOOD, ROBERT W. -with G...the Mistake mine [Arizona] 14:333-335 ALMA Famous mineral localities: the Home Sweet Home mine, [near Alma |  | | Book | | museum quality but many minerals can be found on mine dumps or can be purchased or traded. After introducing...Twinning in quartz is virtually universal; Dauphine, Brazil and Japan twins are the most common types and twinning...over its beer: to go underground in a non-working mine is sheer folly unless you are accompanied by someone...(preferably several people) who really knows the mine. Before venturing into the field serious collectors...really is a matter of life or death when you are in a mine - only a plan will show where water on the floor |  | | Journal (issue) | | manager Famous mineral localities: the Broken Hill mine, Zam bia..............................................351 Famous mineral localities: the Cruzeiro mine, past and present ................................Warren A new find of crystallized rose quartz in Minas G e ra is ........................................B-2120 Schoten COVER: ELBAITE on quartz from Minas Gerais, Brazil. The crystal is 8.5 mm in width. Photo by...Kitwe, Zambia HISTORY The Broken Hill lead-zinc mine is located near the town of Kabwe, 140 km north |  | | Catalog/List | | com/5110 87003 CYANOTRICHITE Grandview (Last Chance) Mine, Grand Canyon, Coconino Co., Arizona, USA Fuzzy...Estimate: $800-$1,200 87004 KROEHNKITE Chuquicamata Mine, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile...MALACHITE PSEUDOMORPH after AZURITE New Cornelia Mine (Ajo Mine), Ajo, Little Ajo Mts, Ajo District, Pima Co...Estimate: $250-$500 87007 FLUORITE Hill-Ledford Mine, Cave-in-Rock, Cave-in-Rock Sub-District, Illinois...com/5110 87008 CHALCEDONY on CHRYSOCOLLA Inspiration Mine, Miami-Inspiration deposit, Inspiration, Miami-Inspiration |  | | Report (issue) | | crystals with lepidolite from the Golconda Mine in Minas Gerais, Brazil by Eberhard Equit, 1993 extraLapis...and Valuable: Cuprian Tourmaline from Paraiba, Brazil ....... 47 Brian C. Cook Discovery ♦ Technology...circa 1910 view of the old mine portal on the north side of the Himalaya Mine in San Diego County, CA.... nomically feasible, the discovery in Parafba, Brazil of cuprain blue elbaite (article page 47) could...tall elbaite group from the Pederneira Mine in Minas Gerais, Brazil. The bottom of the group was likely |  | | Book | | Underground working at Premier Diamond Mine zb. Grease tables at the Premier Mine 3. Removing the overburden covering...in Tanzania 15 b. Zoisite crystals from Merelani Mine 16. Large-scale production of synthetic corundum...am very grateful. The photographs of the zoisite mine and the crystals therefrom were kindly sent to me...materials, including beryl, tourmaline, topaz and kunzite, which grace our museums and provide important...of quartz, usually Kauri gum Natural resin Kunzite Spodumene brown Fossil resin more recent than |  | | Book | | Springfield show ( 1995: 582). Madawaska [Faraday] mine near Bow Lake, Hastings County. Some of the world's...property of, the old Madawaska uranium mine (called the Faraday mine before 1964). The mineral assemblage...Trimble and Cowgill, 1977). LATINAMERICA BRAZIL Jacupiranga mine, Sao Paulo. Among the crystallized minerals...Oblast. Alpine-type clefts in the famous Dodo quartz mine commonly contain ilmenite, occurring as lustrous...ilmenite crystals as described here for the Dodo mine. In general, ilmenite crystals from the Subpolar |  | | Book (edition) | | First Edition For two decades, an earlier work of mine – Practical Gemmology – has proved a useful elementary...m (26 ft) thick at Urubu, near Araçuai, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Fine pink and green gem-quality tourmaline...acid members of the volcanic province in southern Brazil and Uruguay, and the fire opals occurring in small...amethyst from volcanic rocks in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The amethyst crystals are more strongly coloured...Alluvial sands containing diamonds near Sopa, Minas Gerais, Brazil The above discussion has concentrated on |  | | Book (edition) | | smashing of crystals in magnificient pockets by mine foremen; such vandalism is not only stupid,...vein, although it does give a company the right to mine, should not be taken as justification of thoughtless...through the press or as stockholders, to force the mine operators to arrange for specimen preservation in...another. It matters not how the mine companies arrange this. Ideally, the mine could collect and sell specimens...thereby make more profits for the stockholders. If the mine owners consider this too trivial, they can close |  | | Book (edition) | | Salinas, Peru, H Variscite, xx 5 mm, Iturnbiara, Brazil, H Rhodocbrosite, polished, 50 mm, Capillitas,... China, H Page 1: MuscO\ite. 45 mm, Linopolis, Brazil, H Page 2: Vivianite, I 00 mm, Huanzala, Bolivia...Brazilianite, 35 mm, Linopolis, Brazil, H Page 13: Gold, 35 mm.Eagle's est Mine, California, G Publi!>hed...Rice, Dolores co., both Colorado, at the Questa mine, Taos co., New 1994. Abernathyite K2[(UOJ 2l(AsO_J2]•6HzO...Harding Co .. South Dakota. and at the Fuemrole No2 mine, Emery co .. Utah. Also at Menzenschwand Scbwarzwald |  | | Journal (issue) | | just recently and we have made ar rangements to mine all that may be in the deposit. At the present we...of 2x5” and 5x7” size; an outstand ing Wheatley Mine anglesite group showing glassy, clean-cut, one-inch...Franklin, N.C.; bournonite and tetrahedrite, Herodsfoot mine, Cornwall; campylite, Drygill, Cumberland; gold...material. Most frequently, the manage ment of a mine or quarry is not at all interested in mineral specimens...yet they depend entirely on the attitude of the mine or quarry owners. At a time when pollution is a |  | | Journal (issue) | | Luzonite Pandaite copper arsenic sulfide Chinkuashih mine, Keelung, T aiw an 4x5 $ 5 0 .0 0 , 2x3 $ 2 0 .0...lina: Buoy #1 m ine Ledford C ove m ine Big Ridge mine A llm an C ove m ine is requested to send sm all...witness. 2 FINE MINERALS AND GEMSTONES direct from Brazil OCEANSIDE GEM IMPORTS, INC. 426 M arion Street..................5 Brian Lloyd Locality— Minas Gerais, Brazil: A Response..............................reliable W il son, W illi am H., (1 96 4) T h e Kirwin Mine ralized A rea , Park C ou n ty, W y o m in g , G |
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