 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | with its representation of mining tools clearly proclaim Montana’s mining origins. Montana’s production...published describing the occurrence, collecting, mining, and cutting of the two state gemstones. Figure...2. Granville Stuart established Montana’s first mining camp at Gold Creek in 1860. Geologic Provinces...view showing the Indian Queen mine ca. 1905 at Farlin, Beaverhead County. 208 ROCKS & MINERALS Downloaded...mines at Butte in Silver Bow County and the Black Pine mine in Granite County have produced many fine crystal |  | | Report (edition) | | Buckfield, Maine. Mined in 1996 by Holden !Jrothers Mining and currently in the Jim Mann collection. Photo...I 900 ' s, showing Loren Merrill 's tourmaline mining operation at Mount Mica. Table of Contents CHAPTER...much information on collecting sites in Oxford County. Numerous other collectors of Maine minerals also...State Museum), Ronald Holden, Jr. (Holden Brothers Mining), Gary Hoyle (Maine State Museum), Duane Leavitt...Fisheries and Wildlife, Phillip McCrillis (Plumbago Mining Corporation), Jane Perham, John Raymond, and Neil |  | STOWELL, H., BULMAN, G., TINKHAM, D., ZULUAGA, C. (2011) Garnet growth during crustal thickening in the Cascades Crystalline Core, Washington, USA. Journal of Metamorphic Geology, 29 (6) 627-647 doi:10.1111/j.1525-1314.2011.00933.x | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | thickening in the Cascades Crystalline Core, Washington, USA H. STOWELL,1 G. BULMAN,1,2 D. TINKHAM3 AND...35487-0338 USA (hstowell@geo.ua.edu) 2 CH2M Hill, 800 Fairway Dr., Deerfield Beach, FL, 33441-1830 USA 3 Department...121°00' Skagit Gneiss Intermontane terrane Coast Plutonic Complex Insular terrane CAN USA Map area...the North American Cordillera, extending from Washington to Fig. 1. Geological map of the Cascades Crystalline...Plutonic Complex stretching from the Yukon to Washington state and the location of the Cascades Core at |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | University] at 07:55 02 December 2014 Figure 1. County map of New York State, prepared by William Besse...occurrence (e.g., the zinc deposits of the Balmat district). The type of occurrence is indicated at the end...listed. L O CA L I T I E S B Y C O U N T Y Albany County Indian Ladder: brookite; F. Old Callanan quarry:...11 August 1859: olivinebronzite chondrite. Bronx County Various excavations: chabazite, harmotome, quartz...quartz (amethyst), stilbite; F. Clinton County Au Sable Forks, iron mines north of: microcline (sunstone) |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | does have some important mineral localities. Early mining included the exploitation of bog iron ore for the...cobblestone roads prevents Vermont from being a giant mining state today, but in the nineteenth century, cobble...1910). At one time, jasper was mined at the Parrot mine (Chittenden Co.) on a small scale for use in colorful...The Belvidere Mountain quarry, Low ell (Orleans County) is the most signifi cant locality in the state...producers. The nearby hamlet of Eden Mills (Lamoille County) is the commonly given but incorrect name for the |  | | Book (edition) | | 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...price increases, which make it more attractive to mine domestic deposits at a profit. Foreign labor is...information is included on the persons involved in mining the deposits, with dates and other pertinent information...cut gem 4. Mounce diamond crystal 5. Gibson's Ruby mine, Cowee Creek, North Carolina 6. Corundum Hill, North |  | | Journal (issue) | | photo by Harold and Erica Van Pelt, Los Angeles MINE [RaL OG MANUEL Ol) MIN£RAl ° C Editor & Publisher...Articles Famous mineral localities: The Orford nickel mine, Quebec, Canada...................................Topeka-Kentucky Giant and Indiana veins, Ouray County, Colorado........................................The Orford nickel mine has been a popular collecting site fo r chromian grossular, terminated millerite...collections. The deposit inspired the first attempt at mining and smelting nickel in Canada, and gave birth to |  | | Journal (issue) | | with pyrite, 7 cm, from Spruce Ridge, King County, Washington; Rick Dillhoff collection; Jeff Scovil photo...Acanthite with silver, 2.6 cm, from the Uchucchacua mine, Peru; Allan Young collection and photo. Amethyst...left) Mesolite, 5.1 cm, from the F-Line quarry, Washington; John Cornish collection. Elbaite, 7 cm, from...Pacific Northwest; that is, the states of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Alaska and the Canadian Provinces of...1858, when gold was discovered along the Fraser River in British Columbia, a new gold rush drew more than |  | | Book | | Fossil-Belemnite Soil-Greenwich Loam Series 29 30 31 * District of Columbia Dinosaur-Capitalsaurus fo, Fossil-Petrified...46 47 47 * Indiana Stone-Salem Limestone River-Wabash River 49 50 * Iowa Rock-Geode DZ * Kansas...gardnerae Dinosaur-Astrodon johnstoni Gem-Patuxent River Stone * Massachusetts Gem-Rhodonite Fossil-Dinosaur...Agate Fossil-Mammoth Soil-Holdrege Series River-Platte River * Nevada Fossil-Ichthyosaur Metal-Silver...Stone-Amethyst Stone-Blue Granite 106 107 128 128 * Washington Gem-Petrified Wood Fossil-Columbian Mammoth |  | | Journal (issue) | | fluorite from Pakistan and Vietnam|Bicoloured grossular from Kenya|Jade-like materials sold in Myanmar|Blue...Tanzania|Rainbow moonstone from Malawi|News from the Oceanview mine, Pala, California|Scheelite from Inner Mongolia|Aging...Discoverer of Tsavorite—Campbell Bridges—and His Scorpion Mine By Bruce Bridges and Jim Walker Gemmological Briefs...Edward Boehm, RareSource, Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA; Alan T. Collins, King’s College London; John L....Emmett, Crystal Chemistry, Brush Prairie, Washington, USA; Emmanuel Fritsch, University of Nantes, France; |  | | Journal (issue) | | crystals $3,500 - Calaveras County, Calif. GOLD on Quartz—$1,400 Crystal Mine, Angels Camp, Calif. GOLD—1...crystals $3,200 - Ma dera County, Calif. GOLD on Quartz—$2,750 Crystal Mine, Angels Camp, Calif. KRISTALLE.............. 28 by Peter B. Leavens The Bluebell Mine, Riondel, British Columbia, Canada................38 by Wendell E. Wilson and John S. White, Jr. Mining Claims for the Mineral Collector.................Nev. 89503 Introduction The Copper Mountain mining district, Prince of Wales Island, Alaska, was active |  | Carlsen, Kenneth S., Gale, Marjorie H., Thompson, Woodrow B., Kierstead, Matthew (2015) Belvidere Mountain Asbestos Quarries, Lowell/Eden, Vermont. Rocks & Minerals, 90 (6) 510-551 doi:10.1080/00357529.2015.1080535 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | aerial view of the Ruberoid Corporation Asbestos mine, ca. 1960. Frank L. Forward photo. A Belvidere...yielded some of the most spectacular crystals of grossular, vesuvianite, and epidote ever found in the United...postcard of the initial three-story mill at the Eden mine that opened in May 1902 but closed later in the...between 1899 and 1993. Unfortunately, the entire mining area on Belvidere Mountain is now closed to visitors;... we and our colleagues, being familiar with the mine, decided that it is important to document this famous |  | | Book (volume) | | ;. .. ~ L-- -~ \. • .J_..::.; I Volume 2: Mining History, Gems, and Geology edited by Vandall T...Marvinney, State Geologist of Maine Volume 2: Mining History, Gems, and Geology Edited by Vandall........... 9 Carl A. Francis Selected of Maine Mining and Minerals . ...................................... 17 Vandall T. King Early Hist01y of Maine Mining and Minerals .................................................... 197 References Cited on Maine Mining Hist01y ...................................... |  | | Journal (issue) | | of Victoria Melbourne, Australia Pete J. Dunn Washington, DC Peter G. Embrey London, England Richard C...paragenesis of the Little Three mine pegmatites, Ramona district, San Diego County, California ...............plus an interesting range o f rare species. The mine, first opened in 1903, continues to produce fine...Three mine is one of several mines located on the Little Three property in the Ramona district, San Diego...Diego County, California. This mine, strictly speaking, is developed in the Little Three main dike, one |  | | Book (volume) | | been an indefatigable researcher and collector of mining history. Among his specialties may be mentioned...fate of the Sterling mine in Ogdensburg, New Jersey, and his intense interest in mining history led him to...to purchase the mine in order to form a living museum so that it would remain accessible to the mineralogical...mineralogical community. Through his efforts, the Sterling mine has been declared a national historic landmark....a story to tell concerning Maine's minerals and mining history. The ranks of invited contributors have |  | | Book (volume) | | (25.56 ct), Sweet Home Mine, Colorado; colorless scheelite (19.66 ct), Kern County, California; octagonal...Vivid blue matched benitoite gems from San Benito County, California, consisting of 52 benitoites and 75...events to bring the history of North American gem mining up to date. Here, then, is the latest, most complete...and interviews with persons actively engaged in mining gemstones. Pertinent references are furnished throughout... most likely in Canada. Systematic large-scale mining of sapphire-bearing gravels in Montana is beginning |  | | Journal (issue) | | Japan/ Munich, Germany Laguna Beach, California, USA tel: +1 949 494 5155 / info@kristalle.com The ...Articles The White Rock Quarry, Clay Center, Ottawa County, Ohio ...............651 by C. J. Stefano & J....from the White Rock quarry, Clay Center, Ottawa County, Ohio. Daniel Trinchillo (Fine Minerals International)...$324/three years, (Canada) $196/one year, (outside USA other than Canada) $275 for one year Subscription... Company, another shipping firm serving major American mining and chemical companies. The company ceased operations |  | | Book | | Books Garnet John D. Rouse Butterworths London Boston Durban Singapore Sydney Toronto Wellington All... Contents 7 8 Grossular 90 Nomenclature and history 90 Grossular colours 91 Grossular chemistry: Ca 3...physical properties 95 Grossular inclusions 97 Sources for hessonite and colourless grossular Tsavolite garnet...Hydrogrossular 101 Unusual phenomenon grossular 101 Summary of grossular properties 102 Bibliography 102 ...Andradite 1.880-1.888 0.057 3.77-3.88 6½ Grossular 1.730-1.760 0.028 3.40-3.78. 7 P)TOJ>C 1.730-1 |  | | Journal (issue) | | KHURSHEED DINSHAW NEVADA PATENT MINE 34 United States’ only active azurite mine. STUART “TATE” WILSON Regular...VOYNICK ROCK SHOPS OF DISTINCTION 60 Part II: Mining supplies and rock shop Field Notes .............Azuritecredit) with Malachite,. (photo Milpillas Mine, Mexico : ARKENSTONE specimen now in the Jeff Kremer...of Tiffany Stone are no longer available from the mine at Delta Utah, even though the beryl content is...Executive tbarker@beckett.com (972) 448-9147 LUKE BOSTON Account Executive (972) 448-9023 lboston@beckett |  | | Journal (issue) | | Articles Famous mineral localities: The Sapo mine, Ferruginha district, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil...Menezes Famous mineral localities: The Lac d’Amiante mine, Black Lake, Thetford Mines, Québec . . . . ...cm, on muscovite, from Mount Xuebaoding, Pingwu County, Sichuan Province, China. Rob Lavinsky collection...storage. At the last minute the Freeport-McMoRan mining company came through with a grant that will allow...Director of the School of Mines, as geology and mining instructor, and as the first Territorial Geologist |  | | 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 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Canadian gemstones as jade, labradorite, and grossular garnet. A special area for children features touch...of individ uals and companies of the Canadian mining community for the acquisition of the William Pinch...Natural History, Harvard Mineralogical Museum, and Boston Museum of Fine Arts. NEW MINERALOGY HALL The...the United States. Also displayed are San Diego County minerals, systematic minerals, and min eral identification...Foundation. Opening this summer will be a walk through mine tunnel filled with several gem pockets. Still in |  | | Book | | 200 known here-holds the productive Mwadui diamond mine, known for Yeryfine, rare, pink diamonds. Emerald...of the 'Irelawney Collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History. ♦ Figures vii Foreword...Deposits of Tanzania 15 Location 16 Geology 18 Mining 20 Properties 23 Important Gems 23 Chapter 3. Ruby...Tanzania 49 Location 50 History 53 Geology and Mining Methods 55 Properties 57 ♦ ♦ ♦ vi CONTENTS...Garnets of East Africa 73 Rh.odolite of the Lindi District, Tanzania 76 Tsavorite Garnets 76 The Pyrope- |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Magnetite Zinc Corporation of America Mine No. 4, St. Lawrence County, New York T he technological development...recent decades have come not from a New York iron mine but from one of its interesting zinc mines. One...fine specimen from the Zinc Corporation of America mine No. 4 at Balmat. Magnetite is one of many black...out. The famous Tilly Foster iron mine near Brewster, Putnam County (see Cook 2008 and references therein)...Essex County; excellent sharp octahedra to 2 cm have been collected at Port Henry in the same county. The |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | pallasite meteorites, gem benitoite from San Benito County California, and Colombian emeralds (for whose genesis...temperature. The alluvial accumulations of the Umba River valley in northern Tanzania and in the region of...muscovite, across a stream from a gem tourmaline mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Photo: J. Saul. (Figure...name for V- and Cr-green grossular; Feneyrol et al. 2010) from the Scorpion Mine (Mgama Ridge, southeast...communications) and the best rubies at the John Saul Ruby Mine in Tsavo West National Park, Kenya, came from what |
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