 | | Book | | Bicriberly Tait 20 v|Meu? FIREFLY BOOKS a) Nee A FIREFLY BOOK Published by Firefly Books Ltd. 2011 Copyright...Copyright © 2011 Firefly Books Ltd. Text copyright © 2011 Kimberly Tait Photographs copyright © 2011 Royal...the United States by Firefly Books (U.S.) Inc. Published in Canada by Firefly Books Ltd. PO. Box 1338...1338, Ellicott Station Buffalo, New York 14205 66 Leek Crescent Richmond Hill, Ontario L4B 1H1 Design...destroyed in these changing conditions. In the process, new minerals and rocks are formed. RIGHT: Malachite |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 14- Cache Lo Poudre- g 15- Slavonic * g 16- Slrong mine - v 17- Mormon Canyon-g 18- S•eetwaler- -.-t---...for comrenience, the Firefly, Round Mountain,and BadgerMountainbelts. The Firefly belt, a 1414 OGDEN...layerof'calcium-rich gneiss25 to 100 feet wide. East of the Firefly belt is coarse-grained, pink Pikes Peak granite...scatteredlocalities alongat least3 milesof the Firefly belt, 1« milesof the RoundMountain belt,andperhapsas...belts,is largelyconcentratedin the south-central part of the Firefly belt, where someattempts to work |  | | Book | | 9098 01655740 6 Minerals A Firefly Book Published by Firefly Books Ltd. 2005 Copyright © 2005 Mondadori...United States by Firefly Books (U.S.) Inc. P.0. Box 1338, Ellicott Station Buffalo, New York 14205 Published...Published in Canada by Firefly Books Ltd. 66 Leek Crescent Richmond Hill, Ontario L4B 1H1 Art director:...CAPTIONS Page 1: Cuprite crystals from the Ray mine, Arizona Pages 2-3: Liroconite from PERFECT CLEAVAGE...magnifying millions of times, this tool opened a new frontier in mineral¬ ogy, allowing the direct observation |  | | Book | | SURVEY OF NEW SOUTH WALES Cover photo: Quartz - mudstone - stibnite breccia vein. Eleanora mine. Hillgrove...Sheets. 509 pp. New South Wales Geological Survey. Sydney. ISSNQ7279418 © New South Wales Department of...DATA SHEETS Unpublished reports held by the New South Wales Depanment of Mineral Resources INDEX TO WNERAL...FIGURES Figure 1. Geological subdivision of the New England Fold Belt 7 Figure 2. Granitoid belts...Melrose area 49 Figwe 6. Geology of the Mount Borah mine area (deposit 791) 51 Figure 7. Geology and mineral | | | Book | | Appiani Minerals F IREFLY BOOKS G A FIREFLY BOOK Published by Firefly Books Ltd. 2005 Copyright© 2005 Mondadori...United States by Firefly Books (U.S.) Inc. P.O. Box 1338, Ellicott Station Buffalo, New York 14205 Published...Published in Canada by Firefly Books Ltd. 66 Leek Crescent Richmond Hill, Ontario L4B 1H1 Art director:...mineral; it is expressed on a scale from 1 to 10. Ray mine, Arizona Pages 2-3: Liroconite from Cornwall, England...magnifying millions of times, this tool opened a new frontier in mineralogy, allowing the direct observation |  | | Book | | Setting Judith Crowe FIREFLY BOOKS — ==, A Frreety BOOK Published by Firefly Books Ltd. 2006 Copyright...2008 Publisher Cataloging-in-Publication Data (U.S.) co) cane at INTRODUCTION 8 The jeweler's directory...States by h Firefly Books (U.S.) Inc PM P.O, Box 1338, Ellicott Station Buffalo, New York 14205 Published...Published in Canada by Firefly Books Ltd 66 Leek Crescent Richmond Hill, Ontario L4B 1H1 QUAR.DJG Cabochon...(sedimentation), from in which they have formed which new rocks can be formed, (in situ) or in sediments and |  | | Journal (issue) | | Cross Roads (across from Skyline Towers), 3548 South Jefferson St. (intersecting Leesburg Pike), Falls...offered at the September 2014 NVMC auction included prehnite (above) and selenite (right). Bring small bills...show and the show’s benefit to GMU. One of the club co-chairs prepared a formal analysis of space rental...Jim Kostka, or Rob Robinson. by Jim Kostka, Show Co-Chair Andy Muir: A Gem of a Guy Our annual club...Fifty Minerals that Changed the Course of History (Firefly Books, 2012). Rocks, metals, and gemstones have |  | | Report (issue) | | mineral localities, with the minerals found at each mine or locality. Most mining districts and mineral localities...whole, along with those for which the specific area (mine, for instance) is not known. Other minerals, however...powellite, pyrite. Black Rock mine - specular hematite. Galena mine - galena. Iron Mountain Pass deposits...deposits - hematite. Skylark mine - azurite, calcite, chalcopyrite, chrysocolla, copper, cuprite, diopside...c1inozoisi te, tourmaline, tremolite, wollastonite. Cave mine - anglesite, aragonite, argentite, aurichalcite |  | | Journal (issue) | | 1907 there was found on the south bank of the Nord K a a p river in South Africa, two miles above K a...is given, without data, in the handbook of the South African Department of Mines. 5 This more modern...prominent buildings such as the Bank of England and South Africa House in L o n d o n . " T h e reference...»stress laid on colouring by copper his agrees with mine, i.e. is a massive muscovite-rock." I n order to...green chromiferous syenite found at the jadeite mine at Bhamo, Burma, to which material he suggested |  | | Journal (issue) | | France Bill Birch Museum of Victoria Melbourne, Australia Michael P. Cooper Nottingham, England Anthony...Johnston & E. R. Swoboda Sulfur from the Perticara mine area, Pesaro-Urbino, Italy . . . . . . . . . . ...Pezzotta Famous mineral localities: The Lord Brassy mine, Tasmania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347 Abstracts of New Mineral Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... John Sinkankas (1915–2002) at the Pala Properties Mine Bash, 1977. Van Pelt photo. NOTICE Died, John Sinkankas |  | | Journal (issue) | | page is an informative read for ALL members both new and old. .1 ., c..~\b•L.. H3bt;-,; ~"'~ " -~ {...L' N O LS 01'. TI ii_ 1.,'Tl.lt.' ,a : r \\ 111-~ CO!•OTAC rJ~l, LS- 111 .\S-J: , Ol • '- tur..,.. ,...acts or omissions All members of the Society are to co-operate with the Society, so far as is reasonably..................................................South East.... . 9 ...................................opinion is now fundamental in the recruitment of new members, I feel the name is just not helping our |  | | Book (edition) | | photograph their specimens for this book. Front co,·er photos: Turquoise, polished. 55 mm, ZhiJandy...Rhodocbrosite, polished, 50 mm, Capillitas, Argentina, H Back cO\·erphoto: Wolframite. 45 mm. Yaogangxian, China,...Linopolis, Brazil, H Page 13: Gold, 35 mm.Eagle's est Mine, California, G Publi!>hed by Grdllit.u.o. Stefanikova43...The current progress in mineralog), with countless new data in books and scientific as well as amateur journals...submitted to, and accepted by, the Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names (CNMMN) of the International |  | | Book (volume) | | Location Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States SOUTH DAKOTA This northwestern Great Plains state varies... culminate in Harney Peak in southern Pennington Co. At 7,242’ this peak is the highest point in America...as the continental seas were advancing from the south, the Dakota sandstone represents topset beds, wave...Etta Mine near Keystone on the east side of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial in Pennington Co. measured...to the fascination of these pegmatites. 437 South Dakota The commercial production of minerals, principally |  | | Journal (issue) | | Geologist The Newsletter of the Geological Society of New Hampshire, Spring Edition – March 2020 – Issue No...crystal of pectolite (NaCa2Si3O8[OH]) growing on a prehnite (Ca2Al[AlSi3O10][OH]2) crystal mass, from Route...(won by Stefanie Lamb). This specimen is from Rice Mine in North Groton, NH, from the collection of Bob...Sept. 28, 1969, near Murchison, Victoria, in Australia. New analysis of dozens of presolar grains from...years older than our sun, researchers reported in a new study. Though the universe abounds with floating |  | | Journal (volume) | | NUMBER 3 OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE FEDERATION OF SOUTH AFRICA GEM AND MINERALOGICAL SOCIETIES VARDLEV'SGEM...Ring or A6S Lap Unit inverted to cxposo gato The South African lapidary Magazine 65 S.A LAPIDARY MAGAZINE...ERE TY□ SKRIF P.O. BOX 31701 BRMMFONTEIN 2017 SOUTH AFRICA Honorary Editor: R.S. Aytoun Hon. Assistant...95 J. Hepker. Published by the Federation of South African Gem and M(neralogical Societies. Sub!11iss_ion...preferably be no smaller than postcard size. 66 The South African lapidary Magazine WE WISH OUR ADVERTISERS |  | | Book | | OLDERSHAW FIREFLY BOOKS G , ' - ,I' ; ,.-.... ' ( ) A FIREFLY BooK Published by Firefly Books...United States by Firefly Books (U.S.) Inc. P.O . Box 1338, Ellicott Station Buffalo, New York 14205 Published...Published in Canada by Firefly Books Ltd . 66 Leek Crescent Richmond Hill, Ontario L4B 1H1 Cover design:...Gemstone Cuts for Diamonds 42 Buying a Diamond 46 Buying Co lored Gemstones 50 Imitation and Synthetic Gemstones...safekeeping, to polish or n1ake a hole in it, or co tie it on to cloth ing a!-. an adornn1enr or as a |  | | Journal (issue) | | of “Chocolate Pearls” Treated by Ballerina Pearl Co. Wuyi Wang, Kenneth Scarratt, Akira Hyatt, Andy...P. Smith New York, New York Henry A. Hänni Basel, Switzerland Lore Kiefert New York, New York Christopher... A. J. A. (Bram) Janse Perth, Australia Thomas M. Moses New York, New York SUBSCRIPTIONS MANUSCRIPT...in recent years. The article by Dr. Wuyi Wang and co-authors on pp. 222–235 of this issue examines a selection...of “chocolate pearls” treated by Ballerina Pearl Co. in order to determine the basic process used and |  | | Book (volume) | | Woods, Michael Kazanjian, New Era Gems, Overland Gems, Inc., Temple Trading Co, and Timeless Gems. Their.../ Auctioneers, Classic Colors Inc., Cynthia Renée Co., Dancing Designs, David Clay Company, Erica Courtney...Book Co. New Era Gems, Pala International, Pearce Design, Rare Multicolor Gems, Cynthia Renée Co., Mark...gem. From the perspective of Asians, Africans and South Americans, ammolite is definitely a foreign exotic...in- cluded in this first volume of Exotic Gems. New photos and updated information on tanzanite have |  | | Journal (issue) | | and quality of cultured half-pearls. NOTES AND NEW TECHNIQUES 398 Hydrogen-Rich Green Diamond Color-Treated...Rhodochrosite Imitation Hanyue Xu and Xiaoyan Yu Examines a new rhodochrosite simulant composed of pressed gibbsite...from Nigeria • Emerald update with Arthur Groom • New find of deep blue aquamarine in Nigeria • Near-round...Trapiche emerald from Pakistan • Uvarovite in prehnite from the Philippines • Stellate inclusions in...portrait artist Angie Crabtree • Johnkoivulaite: A new gem mineral • Errata Editorial Staff Editor-in-Chief |  | | Book | | Society D. VAN TORONTO NOSTRAND PRINCETON, NEW COMPANY, NEW YORK JERSEY INC. LONDON D. VAN 120 Alexander...NostrRAND D. VAN New York 18, York New Street, 40 West (Principal office) Jersey New St., Princeton...reviews), authorization from the publishers. co PRINTED or UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PREFACE...ultraviolet’s many uses in the laboratory, and the operating mine or mill. field, the home Ultraviolet light, in...readers. doubt, All, without will have use for a new short cut to rapid min- eral identification. |  | | Book | | of the Stone in Myth and in Rock 9 3 From Mine to “Mine”: The Emerald Business 21 4 Emeralds in World...from rocks (Paleolithic, Neolithic, the Old and New Stone Ages), humankind has been enthralled with the...matrix, until discovered and resurrected into a new and perfect body in a lapidary’s shop. It is oiled...could identify the country and sometimes the actual mine a particular stone came from. However, vaporizing...National Polytechnic Institute of Lorraine, invented a new, nondestructive procedure that looks at the absorption | | | Book | | NOSTRAND PRINCETON, COMPANY, NEW INC. JERSEY LONDON TORONTO NEW YORK D. VAN NOSTRAND COMPANY...Alexander St., Princeton, New Jersey (Principal office) 24 West 40 Street, New York 18, New York D. VAN NosTRAND...the field, the home laboratory, and the operating mine or mill. Ultraviolet light, in the hands of geologists...readers. All, without doubt, will have use for a new short cut to rapid min- eral identification. The...most famous of fluorescent localities, Franklin, New Jersey. LAPIDARIES WILL FIND all the fluorescent |  | | Journal (issue) | | visit, and the searching out of minerals in quarry, mine, or native rock will develop and enlarge his powers...world who will be kind enough to ■end ua note■ and new■ ltema on minerals, etc., that they geology, mineralogy...of its readers a very MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR. The Editor would like to take each of you...monthly issue of RocKs AND MINERALS, the nun1ber of new subscribers and renewals have not been sufficiently...enough to arouse the little activity needed to secure new subscribers and one of the prizes. RocKs AND 1-fINERALS |  | | Book (edition) | | jewellery on the planet, we have acquired two exciting new businesses and are showcasing some of their collections...coloured treasures, you should consider turning your new found passion into an income stream and become a...out at your leisure. Whenever you come across a new gemstone or hear someone mention a jewellery term...the many people who have introduced me to so many new and exciting coloured gemstones and who have helped...able to discover. Living on the Gold Coast in Australia, my sister talks of how beautiful the Great Barrier |  | | Book | | Dinosaur-Acrocanthosaurus atokensis * Oregon Rock-Thunderegg * New Hampshire Rock-Granite Mineral-Bery] Gem-Smoky Quartz... * New Jersey Dinosaur-Hadrosaurus foulkii * New Mexico Gem-Turquoise Fossil- Coelophysis * New York...Gem-Garnet Fossil-Eurypterus remipes 102 103 104 * South Carolina Gem Stone-Amethyst Stone-Blue Granite...Gem-Petrified Wood Fossil-Columbian Mammoth * South Dakota Mineral-Rose Quartz Gemstone-Fairburn Agate...blocks or foundation of our country’s odyssey in the New World. Minerals such as bauxite contributed significantly |
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