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THE MINERAL LOCALITIES OF CONNECTICUT AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK * «-• r ** K* ysf^ :' •'’S >- n...Everett Januzzi CONNECTICUT MINERALS ON PARADE NEW YORK STATE MINERALS ON PARADE Recommended for Children...COlO* * • TfXT COMF11 MINERALS ON PARADE A New Series of Teaching Filmstrips in Full Color. A Valuable...memory of the following scientists who did much to enrich our knowledge of the mineralogy of Connecticut:...2nd Edition 1972 II TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Part I Enumeration of the Minerals Discussed in the |
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ED ROGERS RARE & OUT-OF-PRINT GEOSCIENCE BOOKS The four books shown are (from left to right) Akerly...Gr!ology of 1he H11dso11 River a11d 1he Adjacem Regions; ill11s11med by a G,·ologicnl Smio11 of 1hr Co11111ry...N<'ighborhood of Sandy-Hook in New Jersey. Norih ward Through 1hr Highla11ds in New York Toward 1he Ca1skill...Ca1skill Mou111ai11s. A. T. Goodrich, New York. 1820. Akerly's work was the second a11empt at a stratigraphic...·tratigraphy along a nonh-south line in the State of New YorK. The folded hand-colored profile measures over |
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MtN€RfllS of New Vork Stole David €. Jensen Includes 16 pages of minerals in full color jgS0% MIN6RRLS... MIN6RRLS of New Vork State David E. Jensen up WARD PRESS Ward's Natural Science Establishment, Inc...Inc. Rochester, New York • Monterey, California Copyright 1978 by David E. Jensen All rights reserved...versity of Roches Harold L. Ailing's the mining distri* Adirondack Mou somed into a lifet New York State...obtainu University of Roc Science Establishi became head of served until his re ident of the Esta tion expanded |
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1223 90016 3958 of New York State David E. Jensen .. . , ,,, Includes 16 pages of minerals in full...Lake in New York's Finger Lakes district. After attending Penn Yan Academy in nearby Penn Yan, New York...graduate school at the University of Rochester, he joined a group of Dr. Harold L. Alling's geology students...a trip to the mining districts and the high peaks of the Adirondack Mountains. This experience blossomed...the minerals of New York State. While obtaining his M.S. in geology at the University of Rochester, he |
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1091-14th St., Bould•• Colo. Director of Tours, RichMelNI L M,. . Dept. of Geolo11, Muhlenbers Coll..., AllentoWII...Organized in 1928 for the increase and dissemination of mineralogic I ""lowledge To stimulate public interest...courses in these subjects introduced in the curricula of the public school systems ; to revive a general interest...cared for; to keep an accurate and permanent record of all m ineral localities and minerals found there...fo r distribution ; to encourage the search for new minerals that have not yet been discovered; and to |
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03:53 04 October 2014 Department of Mineral Sciences National Museum of Natural History Smithsonian Institution...Washington, DC 20013 pohwatp@si.edu GROSSULAR Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Les Sources Municipalité Régional de...attitude from many collectors, one important group of these minerals makes collectors sit up and take notice...“little charcoal”) or carbuncle. During this period of time it was believed that soaking carbuncles in vinegar...their luster and color (Gilg 2008). The first use of the name garnet was by Albrecht von Bollstädt (1193–1280) |
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BULLETIN OF THE NEW YORK MINER.ALOGICAL CLUB Volume 3, No. 1. THE MINERALS of NEW YORK CITY and ITS...ITS ENVIRONS BY JAMES G. MANCHESTER NEW YORK PUBLISHED BY THE CLUB January, 1931 Copyright, 3931...AFFERTON PRESS NEW YORK I AUTHOR’S NOTE Since his boyhood days the author has been a student of the rocks...or more has spent many of his recreational hours collecting minerals in New York City and its environs...environs. A record lias been personally kept of the min erals collected or which have been authoritatively reported |
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Doherty Director of Outinp (to be appoinhcf) Vice-President, Ronald L lvn Director of Tours, Richmond...Organized in 1928 for the increase and dissemination of mineraloaic knowledge To stimulate public interest...courses in these subjects Introduced in the curricula of the public school systt1ms; to revive a general Interest...cared for; to keep an accurate and permanent record of all mineral localities and minerals found there and...same for distribution; to encourage the search for new minerals that have not yet been discovered; and to |
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Notes on the Minerals of Franklin and Sterling Hill, New Jersey By John S. Albanese VOL. I OCTOBER...Box 221 Union, New Jersey No. 1 I INTRODUCTION In June 1959, I had the privilege of assisting Professor...re-arranging the Harvard University Collec tion of Franklin and Sterling Hill, N. J. mineral specimens...re-arrangement, the collection consisted chiefly of specimens examined or investigated by Professor Charles...paper entitled The Minerals of Franklin and Sterling Hill, Sussex County, New Jersey, U. s. Geological Survey |
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GALLERY BOOKS An Imprint of W. H. Smith Publishers Inc. 112 Madison Avenue New York City 10016 This edition...Books, an' imprint of W. H. Smith Publishers, Inc., 112 Madison Avenue, New York 10016 © 1990 Dragon’s...International and Pan American Copyright Convention No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval...or by any means, without prior written permission of the publishers Gallery Books are available for bulk...Manager of Special Sales, W. H. Smith Publishers, Inc., 112 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10016. |
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COOOO sraffces 00076 9884 THE COLOUR DICTIONARY OF GEMSTONES & MINERALS THE C<)LOUR DICTK)NARY ()F...MINERALS MICHAEL O’DONOGHUE Metropolitan Borouqb of Stockport d—-Librejnes 5L+-9 000769884 ODO BLACK...publishers wish to thank J A D Cotton for the loan of equipment and J Winter for assistance with the text...taken by Carlo Bevilacqua and supplied by courtesy of Istituto Geografico de Agostini, Novara, except those...copyright, reproduced by permission of the Director, Institute of Geological Sciences. 123 (top) Angelo |
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T E R 1 Introduction INTRODUCTION The phenomenon of pseudomorphism in mineralogy was recognized more...world. If one would like to give a simple definition of a pseudomorph, one could say that a pseudomorph is...proper to another species of mineral whose place it has taken through the action of some agency (Frondel,...This definition is very strict and excludes a number of replacements that are considered pseudomorphs these...days, such as regular cavities left by the removal of a crystal from its matrix (molds) because these are |
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Eva Fejer and Patricia Walker, F.G.A.. Any copy of this book issued by the Publisher as a paperback...subject to the condition that it.shall not, by way of trade or otherwise, be lent, re-sold, hired out....without the Publisher's prior consent, in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is published...subsequent purchaser. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted...GENERAL MINERALOGY 14 1 The structure and composition of minerals Chemical composition Crystals Varieties |
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Sinkankas _ GEMSTONES OF NORTH AMERICA In Two Volumes ® Volume I Gemstones, of all the mineral treasures...throughout the length and breadth of the continent and even in the icefree fringes of Greenland; in fact, there...boast at least one gemstone worthy of the name. Some, like the emeralds of North Carolina, the colorful and...kunzites of California and Maine, the sparkling sapphires of Montana, and the jades of Alaska, British...basic information about the exciting gem resources of our continent. In careful, accurate detail and with |
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Prairie State, Illinois exhibits a length of 378 miles and a width of 210 miles, with its 56,000 sq. mi. sloping...more than 275 rivers, the state is bounded along ¾ of its circumference by navigable waters, primarily...along the northern borders, rising only to a altitude of 900 to 1,000 feet above sea level. Though well endowed...the Lead-Zinc mining dists. of northwestern Illinois, the glacial drift of the Late Pleistocene Wisconsin...Wisconsin glaciation, the bluffs and detritus of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, and in the southern Fluorspar |
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Prairie State, Illinois exhibits a length of 378 miles and a width of 210 miles, with its 56,000 sq. mi. sloping...more than 275 rivers, the state is bounded along ¾ of its circumference by navigable waters, primarily...along the northern borders, rising only to a altitude of 900 to 1,000 feet above sea level. Though well endowed...the Lead-Zinc mining dists. of northwestern Illinois, the glacial drift of the Late Pleistocene Wisconsin...Wisconsin glaciation, the bluffs and detritus of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, and in the southern Fluorspar |
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boundary with Wyoming. In the far western counties of Lawrence, Meade, Custer and Pennington the land rises...242’ this peak is the highest point in America east of the Rocky Mts. Cambrian rocks are exposed as thick...Cretaceous Dakota sandstone, which underlies most of the Great Plains, and bent the broken edges sharply...vast deltaic accumulation of water absorbing sands covering tens of thousands of sq. mi. with extraordinary...inexhaustible supply of cold artesian, Rocky Mountain snow melt water. Harney Peak is the crest of the geologically |
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Museum Gems & Minerals reveals the beauty and splendor of the natural world around us. This book is a comprehensive...illustrated guide to 260 examples of gems and minerals from the collection of the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto...right conditions, geological activity over millions of years can form amazing and sometimes strikingly beautiful...the crystal structure of minerals, as well as illustrations and explanations of many geological concepts...informative introduction to Gems & Minerals explains some of this science, continued on back flap... ye : |
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PROSPECTING OF Lapidary’s NORTH FOR Manual, 2nd ed. AMERICA GEMSTONES AND MINERALS VAN OF NOSTRAND’S...Captain, LINE DRAWINGS [NE VAN New AND DIAGRAMS NOSTRAND York U.S. Navy, (Ret.) Cincinnati BY... Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Regional Offices: New York Cincinnati Chicago Millbrae Dallas Van Nostrand...Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 75-20850 ISBN 0-442-27624-9 All rights reserved. No part of this...systems—without written permission of the publisher. Manufactured in the United States of America. Published by Van |
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sweep of mineralogy, from the atom to the collection of actual specimens, and all the intricacies of the...the how, "''here and why of crystals, will be found in this important volume by an experienced writer,...them from each other, what to look for in the way of identifying habits, features and sizes, and where...authoritative volume. A description of each species is accompanied by photographs of typical specimens, and drawings...derivations of mineral names, their pronunciation in current usage, the distinctive features of each mineral |
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INC. PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY TORONTO LONDON VAN NosTRAJ'\D R£GlONAL OFFICES: New York, Chicago, San Francisco...Col\1PANY (Canada), LTD. No reproduction in any form of this book, in whole or in part ( except for brief... PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF Al\fERlCA Preface Some observers of the scientific scene state that...accelerated rate of progress ,vill cease. This places the requirement upon all levels of the educational...in the future ,vorld of science by introducing ne,ver ideas sooner. The science of 111ineralogy has participated |
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A simple, clear exposition of the nature, occurrence and properties of minerals is accompanied by detailed...describing every aspect of the mineral world, this book gives the most complete coverage of the subject yet available...The basic chemistry of minerals, the principles governing the orderly arrangement of atoms that give rise...are fully explained. In addition, the fashioning of gemstones is explained in full, from building your...experienced lapidary for whom itwill be an invaluable work of reference. FOKRieterehee 543 O'DONOGHUE, MICHAEL |
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Bivd. Gkapats GEMSTONES of NORTH AMERICA ~ NASMI EPPA GEMSTONES OF THE WORLD SERIES + SERIES...Director The Bowers Museum of Cultural Art Santa Ana, California + GEMSTONES OF EAST AFRICA by Peter C...+ GEMSTONES OF AFGHANISTAN by Gary W. Bowersox and Bonita E. Chamberlin + GEMSTONES OF NORTH AMERICA...GROUP. Green fluorite (121.39 ct), Westmoreland, New Hampshire; blue fluorite (132.12 ct), Illinois; square...(25.56 ct), Sweet Home Mine, Colorado; colorless scheelite (19.66 ct), Kern County, California; octagonal |
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corner of Kimball Co. where it overlooks both Colorado and Wyoming. The subsurface rock strata of the entire...Mountains as they rose during the Larimide revolution of 100 million years ago that closed the Mesozoic era...west reaches rise to the high, arid sagebrush plains of eastern Wyoming, disclosing spectacular bedrock formations...Nebraska contains most of the gem fields in the state, insomuch as both the Black Hills of South Dakota and...scenic Badlands thrust long spurs into this part of the state. In this rough, uncurried region are found |
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Indeed it to is, and author book Jay in this of popular the Ellis Ransom, Rock-huntefs Range...everything you need to know to go about it. Some of the best prospecting, he points out, is in abandoned...commercial ores and secondary minerals by state, county, township, and geologic range. For easy identification...comprehensive, alphabetical listing of 400 mineral species and an outline of the essential chemical and physical...physical characteristics of each, as well as a dis- cussion of the basic kinds of rock: igneous, sedimentary |