 | | Journal (issue) | | part 2 4-7 Auglaize Junction Report 5-11 US Pollucite Localities 12-19 Chapter Reports 20-25 Our...Finger) and LKA Emeralds, Hiddenite, Alexander County, NC Go On Public Exhibit in New York City. Emeralds...Vol.49, No.4 No. III Page 12 United States Pollucite Localities with Primary Citations Dittrich (2017...his Ph.D. thesis created a worldwide list of pollucite occurrences. The United States localities were............................................ 3 Connecticut ............................................ |  | | Journal (issue) | | 6 (Right) - Sheet Copper – Flambeau Mine (Rusk County, WI) Figure 2—Dr. Weis’s Personal Memorabilia... If you have ever had the desire to detonate a quarry blast or create an earthquake you will be able...Figure 7—Manganoan Calcite – Montreal Mine (Iron County, WI). Figure 3 (left) - “Wonderful World of Agates”...mineral specimens from the Montreal Mine (Iron County, Wisconsin). Most of the specimens came from the...An unusual specimen from the Flambeau Mine (Rusk County, Wisconsin) is a sheet copper (figure 6). One of |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | THE WALDEN GEM MINE By DAVID M. SEAMAN American Museum of Natural History, New York, N. Y. The Walden...the Walden farm just off of Cotton Hill road about five miles northeast of Portland, Connecticut. To...Middletown, Connecticut across the Connecticut River over the high bridge and into Portland and continue...continue eastward from Portland along 6A to the junction with route 17. Turn north on route 17 past the Gotta...road and the first farmhouse on your right is the Walden farm. Drive along the dirt road between the barn |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | THE PARAGENESIS OF THE WALDEN PEGMATITE, PORTLAND, CONNECTICUT (PART ONE) By DAVID M. SEAMAN American...in a number of pegmatites In the Middletown, Connecticut district indicates that there is a general trend...placed on the paragenesis of the minerals of the Walden pegmatite since it has been opened up only in recent...was readily available. Location The Walden Quarry, or Walden Gem Mine, as it is most commonly known,...Edward Walden farm along Cotton Hill Road, about five miles ROCKS AND MINERALS northeast of Portland, Middlesex |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Connecticut Gems & Gem Minerals A variety of Connecticut's beautiful gemstones are represented in East...hydrothermal veins to metamorphic trap rocks—have produced gem minerals. Some species, such as datolite, are of...earlier years, several Connecticut lo calities were successfully mined for gem rough; these com mercial...included the Gillette quarry (elbaite), Roe bling mine (beryl), and Slocum quarry (beryl). Harte (1944)...(1944) states that "Connecticut has produced a very considerable number of gem stones in the semi-precious |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | CONNECTICUT Mineral Locality Index Although many sites in Connecticut are no longer open to collectors...H. WEBER 1172 West L a k e Avenue Guilford, Connecticut 06437-1342 E A R L E C. SULLIVAN 17 R o c k y...y R i d g e D r i v e T r u m b u l l , Connecticut 06611-5326 T his locality index is meant to serve...collectors. More often than not, collecting in Connecticut is no longer per mitted. Many of the localities...effort has been made to list a l l localities in Connecticut, a small state that is big on mineralization |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | "CESIUM" AND THE STi iTE OF "CONNECTICUT" By B E R N A R D W . JOHNSON 1 6 W a d s w o r t h S t . ,...The natural ore of cesium is a min eral called POLLUCITE, which essen tially looks like a clear highly...hardness is—6.5 to 7 . 0 . Specific Gravity is—2.9. Pollucite is a rare mineral and ore. It is found in rock...BERYLLIUM, with perhaps a small amount of specimens and gem material being saved for collectors and the gemologist...matites and their formations DO N O T contain pollucite or cesium in any form whatsoever. Within the realm |  | | Book | | had access to many quarries in the state of Connecticut. Gem-quality tourmaline crystals had been found...like this piece, as most of the fluorites from the quarry are green, and this one is truly atypical. After...and dealer. Today, in 2008, the only place in Connecticut where such finds can be easily collected is Green’s...COVER: gold on quartz, 4.5 inches tall, Placer County, California Dedication This book is dedicated...Group, Inc., 650 Danbury Road, Ridgefield, CT 06877 USA, www.maplegatemedia.com Library of Congress Control |  | | Journal (issue) | | full color. $15- each or both for $25postpaid in USA Excalibur Mineral Corporation 1885 Seminole Trl—Ste...book filled with historical work involving Oxford County, describing and intertwining its minerals, miners...Schooner, the person who knew more about central Connecticut mineralogy than anyone else of his day, and the...articles, in addition to one on the Strickland quarry, I’m going to make a very serious effort to clear...large masses of rock. Splitting an old Jail Hill quarry specimen of bustamite and johannsenite?, I exposed |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | experiences of The Shoreline Mineral Club of Madison, Connecticut. On Saturday, April 3, 1965, we held our first...each one. Larry Rush and I prepared a map of Connecticut showing easily accessible collecting sites and...discovered one of Rob's choice pieces of pollucite from Walden Gem Mine had gotten into the pile by mistake...briefly on what minerals were to be found. GEM MAKER s365.0 - GEM FACETOR $15°.° Amateurs or professionals.... ALL will find new enjoyment in this different Gem Moker. All necessary lapidary equipment b furnished |  | | Journal (issue) | | Bourne ........... MISCELLANEOUS 882 CHIPS FROM THE QUARRY .......................................... 883...QUADRANGE MAP SHEET READY .......... ATLANTIC COAST GEM & MINERAL SHOW TROPHY & RIBBON WINNERS .... 935 936...7-3185) ROCKS AND MINERALS 881 CHIPS FROM THE QUARRY ©@©®©g!Sgiglt!e®®g!®g<®®®g!®©®gI©®8 ^J^icippuj...11-13, 1966—Magic Valley Gcm&Mineral Society Border Gem Fiesta, Civic Center, 1300 S. 10th St., McAllen....Annual Show ot the Tucson Gem and Mineral Society will be held at Pima County Fairgrounds, 4700 S. 6th |  | | Book | | composition were found between these species. Pollucite was first described as a sodium and potassium...include (underlined name has priority) analcime (pollucite and wairakite), chabazite (herschelite and willhendersonile)...defined; therefore, they are retained as species. Pollucite is defined as the member with greater than 50...Lower Miocene columnar basalt in the Narre Warren Quarry, near Melbourne, Australia. The minerals are believed...such as cesiumsodium-rich pollucite, analcime, or bikitaite. Primary pollucite crystallizes in middle to | | | Book | | composition were found between these species. Pollucite was first described as a sodium and potassium...include (underlined name has priority) analcime (pollucite and wairakite), chabazite (herschelite and willhendersonile)...defined; therefore, they are retained as species. Pollucite is defined as the member with greater than 50...Lower Miocene columnar basalt in the Narre Warren Quarry, near Melbourne, Australia. The minerals are believed...such as cesiumsodium-rich pollucite, analcime, or bikitaite. Primary pollucite crystallizes in middle to |  | | Book (volume) | | .........................................94 Connecticut ..............................................................548 Table of Maps Page Alabama County Map ...................................................................................4 Alaska County and Stream Map ......................................................................22 Arizona County Map ................................................................................49 Arkansas County Map .......................................... |  | | Book | | commercial ores and secondary minerals by state, county, township, and geologic range. For easy identification... AMERICA THE ROCK-HUNTER'S RANGE GUIDE ARIZONA GEM TRAILS PETRIFIED FOREST TRAILS A Range Guide to...systematic art. Today’s seekers after minerals and gem stones, particularly colorful ore cabinet-specimens...cities, and many of today’s prosperous western county seats began as mining-boom camps. trating sand...Whether you such as those listed alphabetically by county, township, and range in Part II of this book. Where |  | | Book (edition) | | unique and valuable reference by every collector, gem cutter, miner, geologist, mineralogist, jeweler,...from the Tourmaline Q ueen .1ine, Pala, San Diego County, California. From a pen-and-ink drawing by W. E...RARE AND UNUSUAL GEMSTONES Rutile, Anatase, Pollucite, Axinite, Microlite, Apatite, Lazulite-Scorzalite...Arkansas crystal 3. Star of Arkansas marquise cut gem 4. Mounce diamond crystal 5. Gibson's Ruby mine,...Texas 20. Little Three mine, Ramona, California 21. Gem-bearing pocket in pegmatite, Baja California 22. |  | | Book (volume) | | .........................................80 Connecticut ...............................................Preface Each year I vacation in the field, collecting gem and mineral samples somewhere in the United States...there is enough information to be useful to most gem and mineral collectors. Generally, Minerals are capitalized...rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham |  | | Book (volume) | | .........................................80 Connecticut ...............................................Preface Each year I vacation in the field, collecting gem and mineral samples somewhere in the United States...there is enough information to be useful to most gem and mineral collectors. Generally, Minerals are capitalized...rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham |  | | Book (volume) | | have measured from 18’ to 27’ long. In addition, gem Garnets, Quartz crystals, Topaz and Tourmaline add...beds, excavations, etc.Selenite roses. BRULE COUNTY AREA: in the Oacoma zone of the Pierre Fm. On Elm...gray Barite rosette up to 5 or 6 inches. CAMPBELL COUNTY MOUND CITY, W to the Missouri R., regional hillsides...gravels, etc.petrified wood, wood opal. CORSON COUNTY LITTLE EAGLE: area ridges, slopes, stream beds...Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States CUSTER COUNTY AREA: The November Mine, 1.2 mi. SE of the Needles |  | | Book (volume) | | 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... His works are known to almost every collector, gem cutter, gemologist, and mineralogist. His writings...newer events to bring the history of North American gem mining up to date. Here, then, is the latest, most...of turquoise and peridot, although for the latter gem, much larger facetable rough crystals appear with |  | | Book (volume) | | rivaling in beauty the Arizona agatized wood. This gem flint occurs in the 8 mile long Flint Ridge, between...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...CUYAHOGA COUNTY CHAGRIN FALLS (on Geauga Co. line), area quarries⎯oilstone. DELAWARE COUNTY DELAWARE |  | | Book (volume) | | rivaling in beauty the Arizona agatized wood. This gem flint occurs in the 8 mile long Flint Ridge, between...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...CUYAHOGA COUNTY CHAGRIN FALLS (on Geauga Co. line), area quarries⎯oilstone. DELAWARE COUNTY DELAWARE |  | | Book | | notes and compressed on to the major sources gem materials. a colossal (Continued on amount back...Biblical Other The and and Beryl in Indian Gem Lore, Modern Europe Lapidaries, 24 Early Lapidaries...According 14. World Sources of Ore and to Gem Beryl Color, 327 Immersion Fluids for Afghanistan... specimens the rich green of other recorded gem recognized the mica as a even a ore is distinct...goshenite. Emerald beyond suggested by as use clear gem containing pebbles of aquamarine, it Asia, And |  | | Book | | MineralogicalRecord.com I IIMORIITE-(Y) EUROPE FRANCE Trimouns quarry, Luzenac, Ariege. Operated for talc since the beginning...beginning of the 20th century, the Trimouns quarry became well known to collectors around 1990 for the...long (Marty, 2004 ). AFRICA widely in Litchfield County, where good crystals were taken from quartz veins...region (Brunet, I 977b ). NEW YORK Amity, Orange County. At many isolated collected sites between the towns...5 cm (Grice and Gault, 1981). CONNECTICUT Litchfield, Litchfield County. Ilmenite masses and crystals |  | | Book | | Rock-Hunter's Range Guide Petrified Forest Trails Arizona Gem Trails and the Colorado Desert of California High...Denny, whose thirty years of lapidary production of gem stone jewelry may be found in hundreds of West Coast...Maps as Guides to New Fields; Other Maps Useful to Gem and Mineral Hunters viii Contents 7. Care and...Cataloging Specimens; Taking Photographs 8. Your Gem and Mineral Collection 114 General Organization;...Alaska Arkansas Arizona California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois |
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Walden Gem Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA