 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Houston, Texas 77036 ROBERT 0. FAY Oklahoma Geological Survey Norman, Oklahoma 73019 Downloaded by [The Aga...713 15th Street NW Ardmore, Oklahoma 73401 OKLAHOMA Figure 1. Oklahoma counties. Mineral Locality...known for its gypsum crystals and barite roses, Oklahoma also boasts a variety of other species, including...unaware of the variety of minerals available from Oklahoma and think primarily of the prolific gypsum crystals...hundred years, extends into the northeast corner of Oklahoma and has produced notable specimens. Unfortunately |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | n u Downloaded by [University of Oklahoma Libraries] at 22:24 29 March 2015 LOUIS1ANA SChLZ - YKE1...minerals, neither is Downloaded by [University of Oklahoma Libraries] at 22:24 29 March 2015 Figure 2. Typical...MaylJune 1994 157 Downloaded by [University of Oklahoma Libraries] at 22:24 29 March 2015 Figure 4. A...Calcasieu Parish Downloaded by [University of Oklahoma Libraries] at 22:24 29 March 2015 Starks dome...borates (Taylor 1938; William Friar 1992, pers. corn.). lbewille Parish Choctaw dome ( = Bayou Choctaw |  | | Book | | ROCKHOUND'S GUIDE TO THE GEMS & MINERALS OF OKLAHOMA © E.L.GILMORE 1992 No part of this book may...rockhounds to know where to look for minerals in Oklahoma. who would like This data has been drawn from...from many sources: The publications of the Oklahoma Geological Survey; Scientific publications; the observations...from the author’s own experience in rockhounding Oklahoma for the past 30 years. Some parts of this book...desire of the author to list all minerals found in Oklahoma. The work on this book has covered a period of |  | | Report (issue) | | Dossier No 6 Celestite including references to Strontianite Compiled by I A Thomas, BSc formerly of the...strontium, the only other co1nmercial source being strontianite (strontium carbonate, SrCO3) which has been...three-quarters is usually exported, chiefly to the USA: in 1971 production amounted to 9,749 tonnes. World...significant scale. Th.is was due to the demand in the USA and Japan for strontiun1 carbonate for use in colour...substituent for strontiu1n in celestite is barium. Strontianite, strontium carbonate (SrCO3 ), has a theoretical |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Racine (Scovil 1994), the pegmatites of Florence County (Koehier 1989) and the Wausau area (Falster 1987)...zircon), particularly in the Wausau area of Marathon County (Falster 1987). Middle Proterozoic quartzites (1...Wisconsin mineralogy. The index is arranged county by county (fig. 1). Where possible, township and range...I apologize for any I may have omitted. Adams County Hamilton Mound. A quarry is located in the NE 1/4...Geological and Natural History Survey. Ashland County Ballou Creek. Outcrops of iron formation occur |  | | Journal (issue) | | Ctearfieid:;county .. ; .•. ~ .. : .. ~ ..................8 Earth Scienc~ Te~chers' Corn~r.·::...~~-~~...tment. 7 NEW FOSSIL LOCALITY FOR CLEARFIELD COUNTY A fasc inating variety of M ississippian f ossils...the ext reme nort hwestern co rner of Clearf ield County, shales, sil tsto nes, and sandstones in a borrow...80302. OALOIOSTRONTIANITE (?) At Winfield, Union County, Pennsylvania there is a quarry in Keyser limestone...aragonite, celestite, and "strontianite". It is this latter mineral, strontianite, that is now in question |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | locality that is perhaps best known for its strontianite crystals. Quarry owners and management set aside...Silurian-Devonian Keyser Formation (R. P. Nickel. sen, per. corn., 1985). The north wall of the pit providec most... In addition, many vugs contain clusters of strontianite crystals. Individual crystals are typically...The paragenetic sequence is celestine calcite strontianite, with considerable overlap between celestine...celestine and calcite and between calcite and strontianite. In parts of the pit, exposed veins ran roughly perpendicular |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | appearing that tbe term" straight-cut" has a well·de corn, No. 94,013, which has been These are the three...assigned to Jones. a fresh quantity of molasses. Strontianite is converted into suit No. 166. the caustic...will not be tolerated. was to get a supply of strontianite; this has been entirely over could be obtained...Zeitung. of cutting and scraping an ear of green corn at one operation. ... 4 .... DECISIONS RELATING...top is taken off, and the solid portion is GREEN CORN CUTTERS. cu t cigarettes." V8. JONES Lowell, J |  | | Catalog/List | | mas'= (Tushar Mts, ne2r ~1.:w 7;·1il.le F'ilut·e County, Utah, U.S.A) 1x1 fl.30 lx2 f?.40 15 AMAZ0NITE...rich yellow masses with minor quartz. County, NevadaU.S.A) lxl BOp 55 BINDHEIMITE quite rich...massive. (sharon heights~ M2nloPark· Santaclara County, Caifornia U.S.A) 1x1 !4 77 BUSTAMITE pink massive...botryoidal area on Quartz. (Gold Hill Mine, Toole County, Utah USA) 1 x ½ ins !1. 90 111 CORONADITE mainly black...CREASEYITE light green films on silicaeous rock.(Pinal County Arizona U.S. A.) ¼X¼ !1,80 1 X~ !3.0Q 115 CRISTOBALITE |  | | Catalog/List | | light green films on silicaeous rock. (Pinal County, h.rizona USA) lem El. 50 .E2.50 235 DUFREtiOYSITE Pb/2...with ceruslte on aatrlx. (Silver Bill Mlne,Plaa County, Arizona) I I I l2 341PD...on matrix t Mimetite.(11oon AnchorHin Haricopa County, Arizona U.S.A) lxlins ES lx2 ElO 2x2 E18 275 MIUTUH...brownmasseswith Cerussite. (Terrible Mine, Isle Colorado, USA)2x2cmEl5 lCII(10 less rich lem E6 5118f3.50 424 VAf"...crystals well coating rock, (Grey Horse Hine, Arizona USA) ½ x ½ El.SO lxl E3 139 FORHACITE (Pb,Cu)(CrAs)OOH |  | | Book | | Survey) Chester County, Pa.: Alabama; Texas; Montana: Humbolt County, Nevada; Beaver County, Utah; Loudon...~unty, Virginia; Wake County, North Carolina; Albany County, Wyommg; and Kern County, California. Natural...realgar and usually with it. It is found in Iron County and Mercur, Utah; also in Yellowstone Park in hot...Counties, California; Idaho; Humbolt, Nevada; Iron county, Utah. It is found also in Mexico. Stibnite is...Vermont; Haddam, Connecticut; Chester County, Pennsylvania; Chelan County; Washington; Pitkin and Climax, Colorado; |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | and a small quantity of alkalis. B. H. B. Strontianite from Altahlen. By C. VRBA(Zeit. Kryst. Min....Hungary, the mineral was found on analysis to be strontianite, the analytical results being as follows :SrC03...IOSrCO,CaCO,. The crystals are the largest of strontianite yet met with, beirig 20 mm. high and 16 mm.... gPm, Pm, SPw, and 3Pm. The last is new for strontianite. B. H. B. Minerals from the Central Ural. By... SAYTZEYF (Zeit.K~yst. Min., 15, 560, from Mem. corn. gdol. St. P&ersbourg, 4, No. l).-In a, geological |  | | Report (issue) | | the Barstow Formation, Mud Hills, San Bernardino County, California ------- Pocket Measured sections...the Barstow Formation, Mud Hills, San Bernardino County, California By Richard A. Sheppard INTRODUCTION...with conchoidal fracture where fresh but has "pop corn" coating where weathered. Greenish- brown analcimic...with conchoidal fracture where fresh but has "pop corn" coating where weathered. Analcimic tuffs occur...with conchoidal fracture where fresh but has "pop corn" coating where weathered; abundant crystal molds |  | | Journal (issue) | | England F.G.A.A. Pennsylvania Minerals: II. Strontianite....................... 69 by J. Alexander Speer...Mineralization of the Four Peaks Amethyst Deposit, Maricopa County, Arizona......................... 72 by Jack Lowell...collectable at the old Gap nickel mine in Lancaster county, Pa. The minerals are found in the pyrrhotite ore...the past. They are closely allied to the “barley-corn" (Gersternkorner) pseudom orphs from O bersdorf...onoclinic and probably identical to the “barley-corn" pseudom orphs from O bers dorf and elsewhere. |  | | Journal (issue) | | GREENBELT, MD.—French Morgan NEW LOCALITY FOR STRONTIANITE IN CANADA—Sean A. Lochnan DEPARTMENTS NEW MINERALS—Conducted...and Mineral Fair will be held at the Jefferson County Fair Grounds west of Denver, Colo., on U. S. 6...1965—5th Annual Swapping Bee and Picnic of the Fulton County Mineral Club will be held at John Boyd Thacher...International Rock Swap sponsored by the Jefferson County Rock & Mineral Club on the ranch of Leslie Rose... Crawford, Nebr. Sept. 25, 26, 1965—Northern Oklahoma Gem and Mineral Society will hold their 4th Annual |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Show. Vernon Wertz Welcome to the Imperial Polk County Gem and Mineral Society which meets the second...Stanford University, spoke with the Fred erick County Rock and Mineral Club, Frederick, on the crystallography...Faylor Quarry at Winfield, Penna. for calcite, strontianite and related minerals and fossils has been ac...(roughly a tank of Mineral Society of Montgomery County gas for most cars) to visit a number of recently...to the Stamford Mineralogical of Prince Georges County reports excel Society about the minerals of Franklin |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | the latter is then sncked out. It is also fond of corn, but eating the heart only and leaving the rest...appearing that tbe term" straight-cut" has a well·de corn, No. 94,013, which has been These are the three...assigned to Jones. a fresh quantity of molasses. Strontianite is converted into suit No. the caustic form...the article to which it was to get a supply of strontianite; this has been entirely over could be obtained...Zeitung. of cutting and scraping an ear of green corn at one operation. ... 4 .... DECISIONS RELATING |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | brothers of the Funk Brothers In ternational Seed Corn Company, donated a portion sides fluroite, calcite...large, private collection to the University. strontianite, celestite and benstonite. An exhibit of It...specimens, the Univer Mining District in Reynolds County, Missouri, is sity could no longer adequately care...District, gypsum (var. selenite) from the Cave County, Illinois. This specimen and the history of of...MINERALS Galena from the Sweetwater mine in Reynolds County on display at the Funk Museum. The speci men is |  | | Report (edition) | | particular site, remember it is possible to visit the county courthouse in which the site is located, and trace...23 23 28 Adams County Native copper localities Teeter quarry zeolite Allegheny County Wittmer wurtzite...wurtzite Bedford County New locality 31 31 locality Paris fluorite locality Sherman Valley cryptomelane...locality Berks County Dyer quarry zeolite locality Frystown fetid barite locality Blair County Altoona barite...barite locality Roaring Spring strontianite and calcite Sinking Valley lead-zinc localities IX locality |  | | Report (edition) | | AND and B. Sr,,nrH, l\:I.A. ; CELESTINE AND STRONTIANITE R. L. By SH'£...the value of gypsum-properties. Celestine and strontianite, the sulphate and carbonate of strontium, are...curiosity. Strontianite is a vein-product of infrequent occurrence. The home-resources of strontianite are negligible...again furnished the report on celesti.ne and strontianite. Our cordial thanks are due to the proprietors...the nort11 from that in the south of the area. In County Durham and North Yorkshire the country is to a |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | names, and containing 399 valid species has been corn piled to fulfil a long recognized need. Wherever...For the locality references we have retained the county names in use immediately prior to the 1973 regionalization...1970 by x-ray diffraction. D. Atkin 1979, pers. corn.) Triclinic A local accessory mineral in the epigranites...electron-probe microanalysis 1972. R. N. Thompson 1978, pers. corn. The aenigmatiteofHeddle 1901, 2, 43, is actually...(optically) by R. K. Harrison and R. W. Elliot 1978, pers. corn.) Ankerite Ca(Fe• 2,Mg,Mn)(CO 3h Trigonal Heddle |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Alabama P.O. Box 0 Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35486 85° • County Seat ALABAMA'S MINERAL INDUSTRY began in 1818...iron furnace was built near Russellville, Franklin County, utilizing local brown iron-ore (goethite) deposits...Tennessee River Valley area near Huntsville, Madison County, the first such mineralogical description in the...1831 along tributaries of the Coosa River (Chilton County). Utilization of mineral resources in Alabama has...iron ore, clay, marble, bauxite, and Figure 1. County map of Alabama. Courtesy U.S. Geological Survey |  | | Catalog/List | | Amphibole 2cm £8 3cm £ 15 Near Chelan. E.Washington USA !x i £3 ½" £3 Ix½ £5 Rich fi ne grained black crystalline...wh ite crusts on matrix. Rawhide Mine, Moh ave County, ½ x ½ Arizona, U.S.A £3 Kragero Norway l x2 50p...masses in qu artz, under Flux Canyon.Santa Cruz County, ½ x ½ magn ificati on there are small crystals...mixture with Chrysotile. pale grey-green mass ive. County Bri dge Quarry,Lizard ,Cornwall Jx I £ I I x2...mass as coating all over th, Doonccn Mine,Allihics,County Cork,lreland top surface. Mina Aninas, Atocha. |  | | Report (edition) | | (formerly Stoneco, Inc.}, near Junction, Pau lding County, Ohio. Specimen is 3.8 x 2.4 cm with the largest...Huron River, resulting in the discovery of two County, Ohio, August 2006. John Medici photo. minerals...ineralogical and Lap idary Society of Michigan Stark County Gem & M ineral Club Summit Petroleum, Inc. $1-$100... .. .. BuLke,e rurnace Stale Memorial, Jackson County .... Loc.:ition ....... ............................... Crystal Cave, South Bass Island, Ottawa County........ Location .. ... .. .. .. .. ... .. .. |  | Prieto, M., Fernández-González, A., Putnis, A., Fernández-Díaz, L. (1997) Nucleation, growth, and zoning phenomena in crystallizing (Ba,Sr)CO3, Ba(SO4,CrO4), (Ba,Sr)SO4, and (Cd,Ca)CO3 solid solutions from aqueous solutions. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 61 (16) 3383-3397 doi:10.1016/s0016-7037(97)00160-9 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Copyright © 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd Printed in the USA. All rights reserved 0016-7037/97 $17 00 + .00 Pergamon...narrow ranges of miscibility for the aragonite-strontianite solid solution than the compositions observed... and Ba is present in only minor amounts in strontianite (Baldasari and Speer, 1979; Speer and Henseley-Dunn...witherite (Busenberg and Plummet, 1986) and 9.27 for strontianite (Busenberg et al., 1984), and assuming an ideal...partitioning is lowered off at high supersaturations, and corn- Behaviours in crystaUizing complete solid solutions |
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