 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | ’Scope Micromineral Collecting at Mineral Hill, Wakefield, Carroll County Downloaded by [University of Connecticut]...77036 mineraldesign@ aol.corn M y mineral collecting in New Hampshire began in summer 1961 with a trip...the Weeks (now known as the Hams-Weeks) pegmatite mine (Smith and Bearss 1991). I dug and collected minerals...years before reading in Morrill (1960) that Mineral Hill was just across the road. In the late 1960s...a collecting trip to Mineral Hill. There was no road up the densely wooded hill, so we bushwhacked our |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | New Hampshire Mineral Locality Index Downloaded by [University of Newcastle, Australia] at 15:01 05...entrance and arch of the Palermo mine, North Groton, Grafton County. Rob Lawrence photo, courtesy Bob...Bob Whitmore. 242 ROCKS & MINERALS lthough New Hampshire, the Granite State, is one of our smaller states...is one of the lowest in annual mineral production, the number of mineral collecting localities and the...recorded number of mineral species is quite high. Hawes (1878) reported 95 mineral species, Meyers and |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Photographs JanuaryFebruary: Rhodochrosite, N’Chwaning mine, Hotazel, South Africa. Martin Zinn specimens, Erica...Cryo-Genie mine, San Diego County, California. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County specimen,...Ground Hog mine, Gilman, Eagle County, Colorado. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County specimen...Andradite, Michigan, 345 Anglesite, Colorado, 308; New Hampshire, 415 Ankerite, Colorado, 308 Anthony Robert...Colorado, 308; New Hampshire, 416 Barbosa, C., see In Memoriam Barite, Colorado, 308; New Mexico, 385; |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | cookrob@auburn.edu Linarite Mammoth–St. Anthony Mine, Tiger, Pinal County, Arizona O f the blue minerals, azurite...expensive. What better compliment, therefore, for a mineral than to be often confused with azurite. Such is...with the much-rarer linarite, a striking blue mineral that occurs, like azurite, in the oxidized parts...mill. So it has been at places such as Broken Hill, New South Wales, where linarite’s legacy is primarily...issue’s Connoisseur’s Choice mineral. Linarite is a bright to dark azure-blue mineral with a vitreous to subadamantine |  | | Journal (issue) | | Mineral Ne. • Vol 17 No. 5 May 2001 The Mineral Collector's Newsle Karst Calcite Deposits in Fossil...from The Mineral Locality-Periodical Index (MinDex) from data published in the various mineral periodicals...periodicals (Rocks & Minerals, Mineral News. The Mineralogica l Record and World of Stones). No effort was made...information numerous minerals Continued on page 8 Mineral News 2 Review: Roadside Geology of Massachusetts...fte r that it is the Central Lowland and Bronson Hill Upland followed by The Be rkshires. With the layout |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | character of the California mineral would seem to bear out such a hypothesis. The mineral is of very local occurrence...Society consider the advisability of placing in the Mineral Hall of the Academy a loan collection to be supplied...usual minerals. Also a trip to Mantua and Mullica Hill, N. J., where weII crystallized vivianite was found...return journey, a stop was made at the Wheatley Mine at Phoenixville, where some very promisiirg microscopic...field trip to the Springfield and Mineral Hill Mines in Carroll County, Maryland, on October 30th. Those |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Clearwater_ --- - .'L- 'I i INDEX "'1": I ') MINERAL LOCALITY ·~~e" I ' I' - BenewahI • r (' /----...its pyromorphite, Idaho also boasts many other mineral species. ( :\.. -~:/ Idaho <....: (_ ", I ...- - : r -\ THIS INDEX BRIEFLY DESCRIBES the mineral localities in Idaho; all known localities that...low population of Idaho, it receives much less mineral collector attention than some other states. For...geologic data have not been recently prospected by mineral collectors. Recently, politics have been playing |  | | Book (volume) | | fossils, Illinois has little to offer gem and mineral collectors, even though the state produces more...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...deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip mine⎯pyritized gastropods |  | | Book (volume) | | fossils, Illinois has little to offer gem and mineral collectors, even though the state produces more...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...deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip mine⎯pyritized gastropods |  | | Report (volume) | | the Geological Survey's annual report entitled " Mineral Resources of the United States" (the volumes for...of a century. During that period, however, the mineral resources of the United States have been enormously...showing the composition and character of each mineral and the location of. its principal deposits. Many...These are only examples of notable changes in the mineral production of the United States and of correlated...changes in the appraised value of some of the mineral deposits. In this list, as in the earlier lists |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | that “Azurite must be considered a cornerstone mineral of any col- lection.” Such is still the case,...in keeping with the African mineral theme of the 2002 Tucson Gem and Mineral Show, three azurite specimens...Choice. Azurite is perhaps the most familiar blue mineral, ranging from pale blue in some earthy varieties...tetrahedrite-tennantiteare known. Azurite is a secondary mineral found typically in the upper oxidized portions...minerals such as cuprite, tenorite, chrysocolla, brochantite, antlerite, atacamite, native copper, and chalcocite |  | | Report (volume) | | ...... New Hampshire........................................................... 190 201 New Jersey.............. New Mexico............................................................. New York. .........the Geological Survey's annual report entitled "Mineral Eesources of the United States" for 1882 and 1887...more until 1914. During that period, however, the mineral resources of the United States were enormously...resources of the country. Many changes in the mineral industry other than increase in production have |  | | Book (volume) | | chalcedony, jasper and gem petrified wood. BUFFALO COUNTY KEARNEY, area gravel bars and pits along the Platte...townagate, chalcedony, jasper, petrified wood. CASS COUNTY WEEPING WATER, SE, on rd. to Nehawka, in the Snyderville...chalcedony, 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...cuts, cut banks, breaks, draws and washes, gullies, hill slopes, etc.chalcedony roses, Celestite crystals |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | MOUNTER Conducted by Neal Yedlin—129 Englewood Drive, New Haven, Conn. Some good collecting news. This from...yourself. "Dear Neal: I have much news on Arizona mineral finds. Sid Williams (my one and only convert to...as Laurium that I have seen associated with brochantite, anglesite and zincian dolomite. Single, untwinned...untwinned malachite crystals that show two new forms and are associated with gold. Lepidocrocite, hematite...as mineralogically, and, of course, have had many new species found in them in rather large quantities |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Mineral Occurrences ITEMS ON NEW FINOS ARE DESIRED £ _ . . PLEASE SEND THEM I N . ALABAMA—James Miller...fairly nice specimens in an old road bed in Lee County, Alabama, about 10 miles north of Auburn, Ala....MINERALS Conn. "Still another mineral has come to light at Collins Hill (near Portland, Middlesex Co.)...three places—including the vicinity of this Collins Hill malachite occurrence. A green coating on pegmatite...hand side of U. S. 40. in New Castle Co., Del., 2 miles west of the city of New Castle, brown pebbles of |  | | 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 |  | | Book (edition) | | Muineralogy of Arizona Stope in oxide ore, Copper Queen mine, Bisbee. These old workings were probably mined...curator of the Mineralogical Museum. His studies in mineral synthesis, crystal structure analysis, and classical...the Friends of Mineralogy, the Tucson Gem and Mineral Society, and the University of Arizona. SIDNEY...thirty-five scientific papers and discovered sixteen new mineral species, naming two of them after his co-authors...He has discovered and helped to describe several new Arizona minerals which appear in this volume. For |  | | Book (edition) | | Wu!fenite. Red Cloud mine, Si/County, Arizona. Smithsonian Institution...Published with the assistance ofthe Tucson Gem and Mineral Society The University of Ariwna Press / Tucson..."Published with the assistance of the Tucson Gem and Mineral Society." Includes bibliographical references and...Statehood 48 PART 3 rr 22 NOTABLE ARIZONA MINERAL DEPOSITS Porphyry Copper Deposits 57 Porphyry-Copper-Related...District, Cochise County 64 The Tombstone District, Cochise County 70 The Mammoth-St. Anthony Mine, Tiger, Pinal |  | | Report (issue) | | UTAH by Kenneth C. Bullock UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY a division of the UTAH DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL... MINERALS AND MINERAL LOCALITIES OF UTAH by Kenneth C. Bullock Nature displays her most common mineral, quartz... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 County Listings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Mineral Localities Listed by County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Beaver County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |  | | Book (edition) | | McDonald Co\·er photo: \\ 7 ulfenite, Rowley Mine, Maricopa County, 4 cm high specimen, Evan and Melissa Jones...in Arizona 4 Arizona State Symbols 7 Public Mineral Collections in Arizona 8 1. Gemstones and Lapidary...Arizona Mineral Occurrences 51 4. Arizona Mineral Districts Appendix A: Maps of Arizona Mineral Districts...many people who have supplied information about mineral occurrences, provided valuable review, and assisted...photography: Arizona Mineral Minions John Callahan Earth Science Museum John Ebner Flagg Mineral Foundation Mark | | | Book (edition) | | curator of the Mineralogical Museun1. His studies in mineral synthesis, crystal structure analysis, and classical...the Friends of Mineralogy, the Tucson Gem and Mineral Society, and the University of Arizona. SIDNEY...thirty-five scientific papers and discovered sixteen new mineral species, naming two of them after his co-authors...He has discovered and helped to describe several new Arizona 111inerals which appear in this volume. For...years he was associated with the Tucson Gem and Mineral Society Show and also served as assistant editor | | | Book (edition) | | Wulfenite. Red Cloud mine, Silver district, Trigo Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona. Smithsonian Institution...Published with the assistance ofthe Tucson Gem and Mineral Society The University of Arizona Press / Tucson...“Published with the assistance of the Tucson Gem and Mineral Society.” Includes bibliographical references and...NOTABLE AND wu MINERALOGY —22 48 ARIZONA MINERAL DEPOSITS Porphyry Copper Deposits 57 Porphyry-Copper-Related...District, Cochise County 64 70 The Tombstone District, Cochise County The Mammoth-St. Anthony Mine, Tiger, Pinal |  | | Book (edition) | | ALBERT STATES WILLIAMS, Jr. ABSTRACT FROM "MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES CALENDAR YEAR 1687"—DAVID...UNITED A PARTIAL LIST OF ORES, MINERALS. AND MINERAL SUBSTANCES OF INDUS TRIAL IMPORTANCE, ARRANGED...are based upon those published in the volume of Mineral Resources for 1882, pages 6G4-775, and very closely...principal occurrences of the ores, minerals, and mineral substances of industrial importance of the several...original lists were compiled, the rapid growth of the mineral industries of the country, changes in the channels |  | | Report (issue) | | CONTENTS Introduction 1 Scope of report 4 Mineral collecting 5 Acknowledgments 6 Introduction..." -. _>-.--_>-->.-..-. Triassic deposits 31 Mineral localities 38 District of Columbia Mavtrl a Tirl...^ Anne Arundel County 43 Baltimore County 45 Howard County - Montgomery County 88 Prince Georges...Georges County Virginia 74 . 120 129 Arlington County 129 Fairfax County 131 Fauquier County 139...139 Loudoun County 143 Prince William County 149 Diabase quarries of northern Virginia 155 CAPTIONS |  | | Book (edition) | | CITY, UTAH. WRITE FOR PRICES. YOU WANT A GOOD MINE! MANY YEARS EXPERIENCE IN MINl^S AND MINERALS... BIXBY. SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH. MINERAL LOCALITIES. BEAVER COUNTY. (Vy Beaver City, near; hyalite...colorless. Beaver Lake District; azurite. 0. K. Mine; bornite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, covellite, copper...smoky quartz crystals, prase. Rocky District; Adelia Mine, wulfenite. Star District; azurite, bismuthinite...Moscow Mine; goslarite. Sulphurvale; sulphur. Elsewhere; bismite, bismutite. BOX ELDER COUNTY. Copper |
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