 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | NOTESAND NEWS 519 OF PINK ZOISITE(THULITE) IN'THE UNITED STATES* OCCURRENCE W. T. Scuar,LERANDJowerl...listed four localities in the United States for thulite, the pink variety of zoisite, namely: in Maryland...list of localities of this attractive mineral. Thulite is known to occur in 12 States, with severallocalities...Washington' The determined indices of refraction of thulite from a number of the localities listed are given...containing pink thulite occur near the south end, on the east side of Saline Valley, Inyo County'2 A thin section |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | GEORGIA Downloaded by [University of Calgary] at 09:55 07 August 2017 MINERAL LOCALITY INDEX JENNINGS...JENNINGS B. GORDON, JR. P . O . Box 6214 Rome, Georgia 30162 Although perhaps best known for its gold, rutUe...rutUe, and staurolite (the state mineral), Georgia has, in fact, almost two hundred mineral species. ...have been reported and verified from the state of Georgia. The index has been compiled from the literature...be either a report on the economic geology of Georgia or a field guide for lapidaries, it excludes commercial |  | | Book | | Co. Hematite CALERA, Shelby Co. Wavkllite CLAY COUNTY, Sec. 24. T. 19 S R., 7 E. STATUARY, Coosa Co...Marble Crystalline TALLADEGA COUNTY Marble, (crystalline) VALLEY HEAD, DeKalb Co. Hematite VILLAGE SPRINGS...Tallapoosa Co. Asbestos, with Corundum FORT PAYNE, DeKalb Co. Hematite FREDONIA, Chambers Co. Magnetite GADSEN...Feldspar HISSOP, Coosa Co., (near) Beryl JACKSON COUNTY Hematite KENNEDYS, Clay Co., (near) Magnetite MILLERVILLE...Calhoun Co. Bauxite ROCKFORD, Coosa Co. Beryl ROUND MOUNTAIN, Cherokee Co. Hematite SPRINGVILLE, St. Clair |  | | Book (edition) | | and often gems can be found. valuable For the mountain ranges and level for the ist to States contain...minerals Characteristics of important gem 4 9 stone materials Formations in which gems occur 26 How...to its sim- the distinguishing characteristics stone minerals, and something about the means which nature...To ful qualify as gem and rare enough stand stone material, a mineral must be beautito be worth keeping...object, and an opaque one passes light. precious stone valuable. Emerald, for instance, but less, close |  | | Book (edition) | | and county. and the many maps included book contain such specific details as farm roads, mountain paths...Rock formations How which gems occur 1 21 stone materials 32 materials in their full natural color...search, and the thrill of discovery. No purchased stone can ever bring the pleasure that comes from opening...this book, a gem material is considered to be any stone commonly used by hobbyists to make jewelry or ornaments...be a disadvantage, because there to make the stone known and is create a not a sufficient supply |  | | Book | | growing upon milky quartz stems. Denny Mountain area of King County. Specimen from the collection of Cary...DESCRIPTIONS 21 ABBREVIATIONS 24 GLOSSARY 25 COUNTY INDEX OF MINERAL OCCURRENCES 29 MINERAL DESCRIPTIONS...(using a code explained on page 21) and a county by county list mentioning the nature of their occurrence...Parks and Monuments prohibit all collecting. state, county and city parks usually prohibit collecting. Please..."breccia pipes". These are most abundant in King County and contain inumerable quartz crystal lined cavities |  | | Book (volume) | | of Georgia was supplied by Dr. A. S. Furcron, Chief Geologist of the Department of Mines, Mining and...Kobuk jade locality. Descriptions of San Diego County, California, gemstones and the mines in which they...the generous assistance of many residents of that county. My special thanks are extended to Elbert H. McMacken...Hiddenite crystals Hiddenite crystal Map of Pala District Clays and crystals in pocket Vanderberg Mine Pile...Largest crystal from Mt. Mica Eh Towne Quarry 180 Tourmaline Queen Mountain IgI Tourmaline crystal (color) following |  | | Book (edition) | | follows the format of the first: each class of stone-precious, industrial, rare, massive, and organic-is...interesting facts about the people involved in mining, current price lists of various stones, and numerous...from the Tourmaline Q ueen .1ine, Pala, San Diego County, California. From a pen-and-ink drawing by W. E...information is included on the persons involved in mining the deposits, with dates and other pertinent information...of tourmaline crystal forms 38. Map of San Diego County, California gem sources 3 9. Stewart Lithia· and |  | | Journal (issue) | | Salem, Ore. I these prices for METEORITES, or stone, or for any specimen of tive (natural) IRON (not...Discovery Oklahoma Mineral of a Flow Mercury 10 Quarry Editor Rock New Meeting Quiz 3 and The of...crack and permit removal of the metal. Prehistoric mining pits are still found, occasionally with tools left...northwest of the town of 3irch Tree in Shannon County. A state-maintained, good gravel highway, well...Hitler) for the writer neither owns quicksilver mining stock nor has any relatives in the Italian peninsula |  | | Report (issue) | | 37 39 39 Cobalt district Cobalt district silver mines Road log to the Cobalt district mines Townsite mine...Mines along highways 65 and 560 Moose Horn mine Ethel Copper mine Jackpot mine Mother-Lode mine Hubert...Guigues limestone quarry Guigues sandstone quarry Wright mine Ville-Marie granite quarry Terra Nova mine...Yarrow barite mine Matachewan Consolidated mine Ethel copper occurrence Ryan Lake mine Ashley mine 113...area includes two of the greatest precious metal mining camps in the world: the Cobalt silver camp, which |  | | Journal (issue) | | ROCKS Radioactivity and Rockhounding SAN JUAN MOUNTAIN SUMMER Gold, Diamonds, and A Cast of Characters...Exhilarating New Arizona Find REGULAR COLUMNS 56 MINERAL COUNTY WANDERINGS Field Notes .........................(weather permitting) Rock Shop Hours: 7:30 am-4:30 pm Mining hours: 8:00 am-4:00 pm 775-941-0374 Come enjoy...royal peacock.com 8 ROCKNGEM.COM REVELATIONS IN STONE Open To Offers On Entire Business 40 tons of Jade...smaller specimens were discovered near Globe, Gila County, Arizona, during a careful search that lasted about |  | | Journal (issue) | | Contents for July-August, 1950 CHIPS FROM THE QUARRY ................................................................. 363 WORLD'S LARGEST SANDSTONE QUARRY ............ ....................................·······-··········· 372 MARSHAL L PLAN Ams ALGERIAN MINING •·•·························· ...................--v,-- _ ......... ,., :,,..v CHIPS FROM THE QUARRY ---------------•••-••_,..............,..._,..,...for 1950 June 4 -· Strickland Quarry, Portland, Cooo. June 18 - Silox Quarry, No. Stonington, Conn. July |  | | Journal (issue) | | 2020 CAPTIVATED BY CREEDE Evolution of a Silver-Mining Boomtown METAMORPHIC INDEX MINERALS ROCK & GEM...ROCKNGEM.COM VOL. 50 NO. 06 • JUNE 2020 10 SILVER MINING SURVIVOR Creede Colorado Navigates Economic Transition...Jones 20 SOUTHWEST SUMMER Exploring San Juan Mountain Mining History 50 FIELD TRIP FOCUS Making Memories...Serras-Herman REGULAR COLUMNS Witness to Morocco’s Modern Mining Rush Field Notes ...............................Hollow mines. Between those two and other flume mining adventures in western North Carolina, my family |  | | Journal (issue) | | Mine, San Diego County, CA Watercolor by Frederick C. Wilda© REVELATIONS IN STONE Open To Offers On...(weather permitting) Rock Shop Hours: 7:30 am-4:30 pm Mining hours: 8:00 am-4:00 pm 520 E. Franklin Rd. Meridian...JONES Cavansite specimen mined from the Wagholi quarry, Pune, India, and displayed as part of the rocks...Domingo Fuertes Loren. The good Father applied for a mining permit to collect this lovely blue gem, but the...Lake Owyhee State Park, Malheur County, and also near Goble, Columbia County in 1967. Again, this new mineral |  | | Journal (issue) | | by A. Truman Helm, Phoenix. Legend of Camelback Mountain, first published in 1928 and now re-issued, tells...tells in verse the legend of the "Old Man of the Mountain," a craggy projection resembling a human figure...Tortoise By RICHARD L. CASSELL . . . . 25 MINING Current n e w s briefs 26 LETTERS C o m m e...of open desert but in some of the higher desert mountain ranges they grow in pleasing abundance. There...have disappeared. Arizona Cypress is native on mountain sides and canyons of Arizona, western New Mexico |  | | Journal (issue) | | HOLAN PTY. LTD I I I I (Incorporated 1959) MINING OPERATIONS AT COOBER PEDY POSTAL ADDRESS: P.O ...San Mateo Previouslv mentioned were the annual County. Federation · convention!> and shows; Third Row...arrangement because it looks like ice and snow. This stone is soft and can be cut \.vith an ordinary carpenter...good idea to glue son1e felt to the underside of a stone base so that it will not scratch furniture. On the...Convention & Show - Long Beach CA - August 27-29 Rocky Mountain Federation Convention & Show - Denver, CO - September |  | | Report (issue) | | 31 University of Nevada Press, Reno, Nevada 89557 USA Copyright © 2004 by University of Nevada Press Photographs...copyright © 2004 unless otherwise noted Map of Mining Districts and significant mineral occurrences of...6-cm cluster, Majuba Hill Mine, Antelope district, Pershing County. N. Prenn collection. Photograph by J...production of environmental protection equipment. Mining and the discovery, identification, and development...to Nevada in 1929 and was actively involved in mining in the state and the western U.S. for the rest |  | | Journal (issue) | | Contents for May -June, 1949 CHIPS FROM THE QUARRY ·····································-········... R OCKS AND MINEULs• --, 226 CHIPS FROM THE QUARRY COMING EVENTS An■ul , FN.,.11 ion C:0.Yfltioa...Iville, Kansas, to Den- west side of North Table Mountain sp ver, Colorado, a distance of 410 miles, a road...little of geological interest other the top of the mountain. When we w than the scenery. Stayed in a tourist...minerals for those willing to work in the first quarry. A photo of the au for them. A heavy sledge hammer |  | | Journal (issue) | | S., C. E. A NON-TECHNICAL MAGA ZINE - -ON-- MINING - PROSPECTING · GEOLOGY . MINERALOGY THE BULLETIN... ROCt\S and MINERALS A NON-TECHNICAL MAGAZINE --ON-MINING-PROSPECTING-GEOLOGY-MINERALOGY • Published Quarterly...its stands alo-ne, D ivine t1,e sermon in this stone. Recite ifa story, t ell its worth, Gri11i mlister-pieee...honored, awe-inspiring stone. -J. Etlmuncl Estes. Located at the junction of County Street and Eastern Avenue...Superintendent o1 Construction of the Westchester County Park Commission, and was u_ncovered du_ring the |  | | Catalog/List | | ...................... . . . . . . 77 78 Mining and Mining Engineering ............. 78 Paleontology...PHOTOGRAPH: _ VANADINITE Apache mine, near Globe, Gila County, Arizona. Sharp hexagonal barrel-shaped crystal...calcium hydroxy-silicate. Ca lifornia Riverside County, Crestmore. White prismatic crystalline on merwinite...QUARTZ AJOITE Copper aluminum silicate. Arizona Pima County, Ajo, New Cornelia mine. Sky-blue micro xls and...and coatings on monzonite .. Arizona Pima County, Ajo, New Cornelia mine. Sky-blue crystals and masses |  | | Report (volume) | | Meetings. Washington, D. C. American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers: Contributions, nos...Section of Bulletin, 1935, 1936. New York. See also Mining and Metallurgy. American Journal of Botany, vols...Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy: Transactions, vols. 37, 38; Canadian Mining and Metallurgical...Research, vols. 12-14. Ottawa, Ontario. Canadian Mining Journal, vols. 56, 57. Gardenvale, Quebec. Carnegie...vols. 51, 52. Chapel Hill, N. C. Engineering and Mining Journal, vols. 136, 137. New York. Engineering |  | | Journal (issue) | | rugged and fantastic scenic areas. See San Juan County in southeastern Utah with its ancient cliff dwellings...passengers. Looking for quartz or supervising a quarry, your most reliable, Rush me the facts on the Land...inaccessible, since they are located on top of a rugged mountain. In order to make this beautiful material available...been preserved as parks by the City and Maricopa County. In fact, the latter recently acquired 70,000 acres...of the year. Quite different is Phoenix South Mountain Park. Called the largest municipal park in the | | | Report (issue) | | 3i University of Nevada Press, Reno, Nevada 89557 USA Copyright© 2004 by Uni versity of Nevada Press Photographs...6-cm cluster, Majuba Hill Mine, Antelope district, Pershing County. N. Prenn coJlection. Photograph by J...percent of the state. Nevada's public lands offer mining, livestock grazing, wild horse viewing, .scenic...Road and Geologic Tours in th<' Las Vegas Area. Mining and the discovery, identification, and development...Vavis The Goodsprings (Yellow Pine) Mining District, Clark County John C. Kepper MINERAL CATALOG 91 |  | | Journal (issue) | | DIAMOND FORM SAW Cuts FORMS and SHAPES in any slabbed stone - jade, quartz, agate. glass, etc. Faster and easier...priced at only . . . $1.00 per lb. TAGUA TINGA STONE - This Is an attractive yellow-green dolomite from...black Inclusions within. It cuts an Interesting stone and will take an excellent polish. Pieces up to...the striations or lines of the exterior of the stone. This Mexican rough material Is priced at only ...pieces Included, will make attractive Jewelry. This stone takes an excellent polish and will cut a mostly |  | | Journal (issue) | | with bright edged petals for facet or cabochon stone. each $29.40 o No. 37-354 Top View Side 10mm...Braided circle pin with leaf trim and a 9mm cement-on stone pad . No. 26·289 SS ea ... S4.90e3 for S12.50 No...for maximum yield. 99 ~~~~i: ~1~:ut:Pffne'~all stone. The lot for ON\.Y 2. ::t! :=:. . YELLOW CITRINE...Standard cut. lddinf tlllt much briUilnct to the stone. 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