 | 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) | | August 2013 Cumberland Countv. Mahe A New Pegmatite M ineral Locality T he Estes quarry in southwestern...southwestern Maine exposes a granite pegmatite hosting more than forty mineral species. This locality contains...highly mineralized pegmatites in Maine and New Hampshire. The quarry has yielded fine specimens of eosphorite...Hlstory The Estes quarry is located on Route 5 in West Baldwin, Cumberland County, Maine (fig. 1). It...& Son Excavation Contractors of West Baldwin. This is a working quarry with high rock walls and unstable |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | crystals, as matrix specimens, and embedded in calcite. When viewed along the c-axis some are as large...FRoM ThE SELLECk RoAd oCCURRENCE, wEST pIERREpoNT, ST. LAwRENCE CoUNTy, NEw yoRk. S. C. Chamberlain1, M...at the well-known Selleck Road occurrence east of West Pierrepont, New York, revealed a suite of minerals...parking area at the western base of the first east-west ridge. The various mineralized contacts contained...uvite in addition to the calcite of the marble and the metamorphic reaction calcite along the contacts. The |  | Korsakov, Andrey, Rezvukhina, Olga, Jaszczak, John, Rezvukhin, Dmitriy, Mikhailenko, Denis (2019) Natural Graphite Cuboids. Minerals, 9 (2) 110 doi:10.3390/min9020110 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | University, 1400 Townsend Drive, Houghton, MI 49931-1295, USA; jaszczak@mtu.edu Correspondence: korsakov@igm.nsc...conoid, and “triskelial” graphite aggregates in calcite boudins (Ontario, Canada), which were supposed...Meteor Crater area, Winslow, Coconino Co., Arizona, USA (samples from J.A. Jaszczak’s collection). Two series...(Northern Kazakhstan), the Estes Quarry (West Baldwin, Cumberland County, ME, USA), the Maksyutov complex...clinopyroxene, Dol = dolomite, Cal = calcite, Mg–Cal = magnesian calcite, Bt = biotite, Ms = muscovite, Amp |  | | Journal (issue) | | open-pit Gold Quarry Mine, Eureka County, Nevada. from the Radersburg District, Broadwater County, Montana...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...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, |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | NYF-type pegmatites of the Wausau complex in Marathon County, Wisconsin (Falster, Buchholz, and Simmons 2013)...2013), and the LCT-type pegmatites of Florence County, Wisconsin (Falster, Simmons, and Webber 1996). He...Palermo No. 1 pegmatite, North Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire. It occurs in small cavities in...it split. Breaking other concretions revealed calcite, pyrite, and sphalerite crystals. His interest...research technologist at the Maine Mineral and Gem Museum in Bethel, Maine. Dr. Steven C. Chamberlain |  | | Journal (issue) | | ............................ p. 10 The Estes Quarry in Maine ..........................................violet-red spessartines come from Colorado and Maine. San Diego County, CA, has been the main spessartine producer...2001. Spessartine garnet from Ramona, San Diego County, CA. Gems and Gemology 37(4). Mindat. 2016. Spessartine...Province, as exposed in the rocks of Corridor H in West Virginia. If you’ve missed Shelley’s field trips...activities. There’s a field trip to the Vulcan quarry in Manassas on the October 15; and we’re invited |  | | Journal (issue) | | acting caretaker of the San Pedro Mine in Santa Fe County, and along with his son Phillip is actively exploring...crystalline a !lnd wire gold which have been etched from calcite. It is also w-enowned for large chalcopyrite crystals...malachite and associated with white, scalenohedral calcite crystals that are usually stained with iron oxides...during the last year: a presidential election in the USA, more lands closed to public use, mineral localities...their desert canary, which symbolize the American West and M an's independent search for fame and fortune |  | | Journal (issue) | | Explore our Website! June Program: The Estes Quarry in Maine In this issue … Mineral of the month: Scorodite...Douglas E. Rambo, P.G. The Estes Quarry, West Baldwin, Cumberland County, ME: A Relatively New Pegmatite...Pegmatite Phosphate Mineral Locality in Southwestern Maine Scorodite is in the orthorhombic mineral system...or blue colors. June 27 Program The Estes Quarry in West Baldwin, ME, is a recent find among collectors—especially...Pluton, which is the principal source of the major Maine pegmatites (such as Newry, Paris, Greenwood, Auburn |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | exposed in a small portion of the north face of the quarry. Miaroles up to several inches iicross abound in...chalcopyrite, sphalerite. galena. fluorite. and calcite. Some miaroles contain very srna11 open spaces...with calcite, which has subsequently been removed by weathering. Miaroles still containing calcite may...KUNZITEBEARING PEGMATITE IN THE PALA DISTRICT, SAN DlEGO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. J. Fisher, 380 Pennsylvania Ave.,...north to northwest and dips at a low angle to the west. Thickness appears highly variable but averages |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Cruzeiro mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History specimen, Harold and...and Erica Van Pelt photo. MarcWApril: Beryl and calcite, La Pita mine, Maripi Boyacii, Columbia. Cal Graeber... near Badger Creek, north of Coaldale, Fremont County, Colorado. Dave Bunk specimen, Jeff Scovil photo...November/December: Calcite, variety manganoan, Argentine vein, Idarado mine, San Miguel County, Colorado. Dave...15 Albite. Maine, 4 12 Alexandrite, Hematitia, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 23 Almandine, Maine, 412 Alunite |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | magnetite, pyrrhotite, pentlandite, millerite, pyrite, calcite, chlorite, and serpentine. Olivine is almost completely...olivine displaying fluidal texture replaced by calcite and serpentine (mellilite in the old literature)...(Taughannock Creek) and harzburgitic (Portland Point quarry) affinities. The yellow garnet is grossular. Phlogopite...undulose extinction and partially replaced by calcite, chlorite, and/or serpentine on cleavages. The...phlogopite. Veins of late, low-temperature fibrous calcite cut or rim the dikes and extend into the surrounding |  | Falster, Alexander U., Simmons, William B., Webber, Karen L., Dallaire, Donald A., Nizamoff, James W., Sprague, Raymond A. (2019) The Emmons Pegmatite, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine. Rocks & Minerals, 94 (6) 498-519 doi:10.1080/00357529.2019.1641021 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 1996. THE EMMONS PEGMATITE Greenwood Oxford County, Maine The Emmons pegmatite, noted for its many phosphates...WEBBER MP2 Research Group Maine Mineral & Gem Museum 99 Main Street Bethel, Maine 04217 alexander.falster@gmail...Hebron, Maine 04238 phosphate@gmail.com RAYMOND A. SPRAGUE* 33 Roger Street Lewiston, Maine 04240 *...Deceased 16 April 2019. HE MINERALOGY AND ORIGIN OF MAINE PEGMATITES have been a principal focus of our research...in 2014 from New Orleans, Louisiana, to Bethel, Maine, greatly facilitated resumption of our study of |  | | Book (edition) | | from Oregon to the Mexican border and eastward to Maine and Florida. What you cannot collect in person..."scratched" scratch was Many which is area, Wet is calcite, a pocket knife blade tests, make sure that...beryl, topaz and spodumene. crystals, Areas in Maine, Connecticut and California, and Madagascar, are...the east and west, and the plains between The mountain regions in the east from Maine down through...through Georgia and westward to Tennessee and in the west including the Rockies and coast ranges, are characterized |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | MayNune: Silver with calcite, Southwest orebody, White Pine mine, Ontonagon County, Michigan. Lance Hampel...July/August: Sphalerite with pyrite and calcite, Portland mine, Ouray County, Colorado. Barbara Muntyan specimen...specimen, Jeff Scovil photo. SeptemberlOctober: Calcite with hematite inclusions, Lei Ping mine, Guiyang...Novemberficember: Gold, Ten Mile district, Humboldt County, Nevada. Coogan Gold specimen, Jeff Scovil photo...121; Maine, 188; New York. 240 Allanite, Connecticut, 121 Almandine, Connecticut, 12 1 ; Maine, 188 Amphibole |  | | Journal (issue) | | Columbia University, from Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado, labelled as kolwezite. The associated...the Delta Mine, San Rafael Swell (valley), Emery County, Utah. It is associated with sodium-zippeite. The...mineral for this mine, Utah, as was well as the entire USA. Joscite-B was found in a specimen of metallic concentrate...Houston, Texas 77036-6742 Part 1: The P. W. Estes quarry and the Mascot Mine There was considerably more...started off at the P. W. Estes quarry in West Baldwin, Cumberland County, Maine. There had been no or very |  | | 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 |  | | Other Paper | | MAGNET COVE, HOT SPRING COUNTY, ARKANSAS: COLLECTOR AND PROFESSIONAL OBSERVATIONS, STORIES AND PHOTOGRAPHS...and J. Michael Howard MAGNET COVE, HOT SPRING COUNTY, ARKANSAS: COLLECTOR AND PROFESSIONAL OBSERVATIONS...Introduction…………………………………………………………………... 17 Kimzey Calcite Quarry………………………………………………………. 18 Perovskite Hill…...Locations………………………………………………………………... 21 Diamond Jo Quarry…………………………………………………………... 21 Eudialyte Syenite...Minerals……………………………………………………………….. 24 Martin Marietta Jones Mill Quarry………………………………………….. 27 Pseudoleucite Crystals and |  | | Journal (issue) | | in Maud Carter Clement's History of Pittsylvania County, Virginia, Lynchburg, VA, (1929). Dr. Watson’s...became superintendent of Schools in Pittsylvania County, a position that one of his sons (and T.L. Watson’s...with Free Shuttle Service Tues. - Sun. - 58th Ave., west of Washington Street Hours: Wed. thru Sat. 10-6...Services and HD Video P.O. Box 90888, Rochester, NY USA 14609 newryqs@gmail.com (585) 288-0059 www.Newryqs...of Virginia Library. These include field notes, quarry descriptions and a host of other personal observations |  | | Journal (issue) | | TwinnedFornacite from the Singer Mine, Goodsprings, Clark County, Nevada Paul M. Adams 126 S. Helberta Ave. #2 Redondo...southwest of Goodsprings, Clark County, Nevada. Goodsprings is located 7 miles west of Jean, NV and can be reached...production shafts, at the Brushy Creek Mine, Reynolds County, MO. 2 l\1inernl News Mny 1998 If you've bought...with~ut py-. rite and/or chalcopynte, or large calcite rhombohedra with py rite/chalcopyrite dustings... Notes and rumors from Mexico The Santa Eulalia West Camp has been very quiet recently except for some |  | | Journal (issue) | | Crystals from the Flambeau Mine Near Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wisconsin Perry M. Ponshock and William S. Cordua...The Flambeau Mine, located near Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wisconsin, produced nearly 1.8 million tons of...Rodewaldphoto. The 15th Maine Mineral Symposium May 2004 in Augusta, Maine Douglas E. Rambo P.O. Box...126 Claymont, DE 19703 Driving up to Augusta, Maine on the second weekend in May has become a ritual...each year at this time we make plans to attend the Maine Mineral Symposium which is an annual gathering of |  | | Book (volume) | | Ramona, California; brownish yellow octagonal calcite (21.30 ct), Montana; light yellow orthoclase feldspar...cut purplish pink elbaite tourmaline (30.89 ct), Maine; round brilliant red-orange spessartine garnet (16...Colorado; colorless scheelite (19.66 ct), Kern County, California; octagonal step cut violetish pink...Vivid blue matched benitoite gems from San Benito County, California, consisting of 52 benitoites and 75...of the East, and the Sierras and Cascades of the West, for examples, dense forest covers extend over thousands |  | | Journal (issue) | | extraordinary azurites, malachites, cuprites and calcite- aragonite stalactites. The azurites occur on a...its state of rosin . THE ZINC MINES OF JASPER COUNTY, Southwest Missouri, furnished in 1895 several...or cubo -octahedrons, loose or on a matrix of calcite or sphalerite. Black-Jack blende, or sphalerite...poorly defined, and are coated or sprinkled with calcite crystals. Some specimens are beautifully irridescent...considerable quantities, A suite of well selected Jasper County minerals is both handsome and valuable. ON COMPANY |  | | Journal (issue) | | News, P.O. Box 2043, Coeur d'Alene, ID 83816-2043 USA Phone: 208-664-2448 Email: lanny@mineralnews.com...caretaker-and I) visited Iron Mountam 111Sierra County. Iron Mountain is known for producing helvite crystals...5/8 inch. 1.5 cm) and some wh_itc _calcnohcdral calcite crystals up to 3/4 inch (2 cm). The 111111c 111fras1ructurc...~ydroxypyromorphite from the Pea Ridge Mine, Washington County, Missouri Jeffrey G. Weissman 8429 East 81 st Street...of bazzitc from the Pea Ridge Mine. Wa hington County, Missouri. A mall grain of an unknown lemon colored |  | | Book (edition) | | Montrose County Colorado National Monument Mesa County Dinosaur National Monument Moffat County Florissant...Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument Teller County Great Sand Dunes National Monument Saguache and...National Monument Montezuma County Yucca House National Monument Montezuma County NATIONAL PARKS IN COLORADO...COLORADO Mesa Verde National Park Montezuma County Rocky Mountain National Park Grand and Larimer Countie~...Utah Border to Steamboat Springs, U.S. 40 Moffat County Dinosaur National Monument Haims Peak Segment B |  | | Book (edition) | | Colorado National Monument Mesa County Dinosaur National Monument Moffat County Great Sand Dunes National... Montezuma County NATIONAL PARKS IN COLORADO Mesa Verde National Park Montezuma County Rocky Mountain...Utah Border to Steamboat Springs, U. S. 40 Moffat County Dinosaur National Monument Hahns Peak Segment B...Mine Van Buskirk Mine R. H. Magnuson Mine Meyers Quarry Border Feldspar No. 2 Mine Cowan Quarries Skyline...Wyoming Border, U. S. 287 Owl Canyon Segment M — Estes Park to Grand Lake, U. S. 34 Specimen Mountain Segment |
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