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| THE MINERAL LOCALITIES OF CONNECTICUT AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK * «-• r ** K* ysf^ :' •'’S >- n...250 SPECIES iBooks by Ronald Everett Januzzi CONNECTICUT MINERALS ON PARADE NEW YORK STATE MINERALS ON...THE MINERALOGICAL PRESS 83 Elm Street Danbury. Connecticut IIOIPW MINERALS ON PARAt>E F.tMSTltIP* THREE...to enrich our knowledge of the mineralogy of Connecticut: James Dwight Dana Samuel L. Penfield Edward...Minerals from the Principal Localities in Western Connecticut and Southeastern New York State............. |
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| VICINITY TOWN, CONNECTICUT OF MIDDLE- W. G. Fol'e, Wesleyan Unhersity A few of the pegmatite quarries in...prospect-holes opened in Middlesex and adjacent portions of Hartford counties, Connecticut, fourteen may be selected...Wesleyan University (Locality 18, Fig. 1). The Connecticut pegmatite dikes are composed of predominating quartz...found in orthogneiss, the Pelton quarry (Locality 4), east of Collins HilI and within the Glastonbury...beryl has been taken (Locality 9) near the Gillette quarry, south of Haddam Neck. These facts attain greater |
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| MINEBALOGICALSOCIETYOF AMERICA 51 STRICKLAND'S QUARRY, PORTLAND, CONNECTICUT EAR,L V. SHANNON U. S. Nat;ional Museum...Undoubtedly the best pegmatite locality at presenbbeing operated in Connecticut, from the standpoint...standpoint of the mineralogist, is Strickland's quarry in Portland. This interesting quaruy is easily accessible...slope of Collins Hill, about 4 kilometers (2llmlles) northeast of Portland Station. Collins Hill is indicated...way to reach the quarry is to go to Middletown, board a trolley car marked Portland, and ride to the |
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| MINERALS FROM 1 CONNECTICUT HILL By Richard Schooner P. O. Box 215 East Hampton, Conn. Collins Hill, in the...the town of Portland, undoubtedly represents the most remarkably mineralized area, of its size, in southern...southern New England. The hill is not especially large, but several different formtions are present, and...has been done on the giant pegmatite at the summit. The Strickland Quarry is enormous, consisting of...treats it as a northern continuation of the Strickland Quarry. The accompanying map should furnish whatever |
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| Connecticut Gems & Gem Minerals A variety of Connecticut's beautiful gemstones are represented in East...sought as gemstones. I n earlier years, several Connecticut lo calities were successfully mined for gem...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...Gillette and Strickland, famous for their tourmalines." Most gem-quality minerals from Connecticut surfaced |
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| 1937 . . CONTENTS FOR MAY, 1937 Chips from the Quarry ......................................................................... Minerals of the Strickland Quarry. By Peter Zodac ........................ Wesleyan...Members ............ Some Mineral Localities Near Portland, Conn. .................................... The...Auoc:iatlon 130 ROCKS and MINERALS CHIPS FROM THE QUARRY (Formerly the Bulletin Board) A NEW LAPIDARY MACHINE...ASSOOIATIO!II }8 WHOLE No. 70 MINERALS OF THE STRICKLAND QUARRY By PETER ZODAC Editor "Rocks and Minerals" |
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| THE PARAGENESIS OF THE WALDEN PEGMATITE, PORTLAND, CONNECTICUT (PART II) (Continued from last issue)...crystallizing mass of pegmatite in the lithium replacement body in the Walden pegmatite. It envolved the rubellite...the late lithium replacement body of the Walden pegmatite in broad, lath-like, euhedral crystals several...are the largest euhedral crystals found in this pegmatite and are tightly intergrown with or embedded in...CROSS-SECTION OF WALDEN PEGMATITE r---I §--- ---- Mafie Gneiss -~- Common Pegmatite with large Almandite-Spessartite |
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| • • AMETHYST URINE • • BERYL MOONSTONE CITRINE GEM HUNTERS GUIDE by Russell P. MacFail The...topaz and spodumene. crystals, Areas in Maine, Connecticut and California, and Madagascar, are famous for...grained that its as well as in Brazil their pegmatite gems. same material as granite, but so fine...material either gravel pits, feldspar quarries in pegmatite deposits, mines and mine dumps, and from "float"...mine, Racooche Valley, White Co. 1866 Vs White County Daniel Light form, % mi. NE Less than 1887 |
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| A Checklist Minerals of Connecticut Although perhaps best known for its garnet, chalcocite, and tourmaline...tourmaline, Connecticut also boasts many other mineral species. BRUCEJARNOT R O . B o x 627 M a r t i n...e , N e w J e r s e y 08836 T he study of Connecticut minerals has enjoyed a long peri od of attention...reviews of this mineral list. Dr. Bruce Jarnot, a Connecticut native, has avidly collected both minerals and...collections of Connecticut gems and minerals in existence. 386 R O C K S & MINERALS Two Connecticut localities |
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| the "Keystone Newsletter.") Do you know why many quarry owners will not grant permission to collectors...disastrous. 7. REMEMBER YOU ARE A GUEST WHILE IN A QUARRY. NEVER AT ANY TIME DISTURB TOOLS OR MACHINERY....dumped in quarries. Be a good guest and treat the quarry or mine site as your own place. 8. Watch out for...of M. S. P. enjoyed a perfect July day in Eureka Quarry. Bob Ennis, Wilkes Barre, was home on furlough...Stratford, Connecticut took the mileage prize. While the rockhounds hunted and hammered the quarry workmen |
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| etHCk.Hld /o1t, ,A149u41, 19112. CHIPS FROM THE QUARRY ........................................................ RECENT FINDS OF MINERALS IN CENTRAL CONNECTICUT . 1 270 271 276 276 277 278 279 By L. W. Li1tle...Auociatlo11 270 ROCKS AND MINERALS Chips From Tlte Quarry ROCKS AND M I NERALS IS CENSORED FOR FOREIGN DISTRIBUTION...consists of the following in ascending order: the Middlesex black shale, the Cashaqua shale the Rhinestreet...found in the Cashaqua but th.ey occur in the Middlesex and the Hatch beds and in immense numbers particularly |
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| . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 CHIPS FROM T HE QUARRY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .....found. 4 ROCKS and MINERALS CHIPS FROM THE QUARRY (EDITORIAL PACE > We Make Our Bow being numbered...modern Maji quartz is still a precious stone. Citrine quartz is one of the most popular of modern stones...precious topaz but it is plentiful and fills a need. Citrine is often sold as false topaz, quartz topaz, occidental...precious topaz and discredits the value and beauty of citrine quartz. Natural topaz colored quartz is very rare |
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| ponents feldspar, quartz and mica it is known as pegmatite. Most of our metals and gems come from the liquids...process. In a sense this is the opposite of the pegmatite formation because here rain water carries decomposed...famous was the single beryl stone found in Oxford County in Maine that weighed 18 tons and was 18 feet in...basic types of rock or to become familiar with pegmatite formations. 4. Visit repeatedly one of the nearest...stones. Beryl occurs in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Idaho, Maine, Maryland, New Hampshire |
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| MONTHLY Contents for February I947 CHIPS FROM THE QUARRY ·················.-···························...COLORADO.By Guy B. Ellermeier ............ 109 QUINN QUARRY, BERKELEY, R. I. By Peter Zodac ··············......................................131 COLLINS HILL (PORTLAND, CONN.) DESERTED By Richard Schoon,r 135...Andrews, Jr ; " Famous Mineral Localities (Renfrew County, Ont., Canada)", by Jerome M. Eisenberg; "Ao Alaskan...Republican River (South Fork), in southern Yuma County, Colorado, and there is quite a sprinkling of the |
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| O'Donogliue, Sevenoaks/1ent - Jeff Sco 1.Phoenix/ Arizona (USA) REPORTAGE Ing. Stefan Meier. Marktredwitz und Pntrick...Fundort, die Foote Lithium Mine in North Carolina/USA, die in Drusen freistehende dicktafelige bis prismatische...ist der Fillow Quarry (auch Branclwille Quarry) im Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA. Typischer Kristall...Rötlichgelber Lithiophilit (4,5 cm) aus dem Fillow Quarry, Redding, ConnecticuUUSA, unten ein blockiger dunkelbrauner...Granitpegmatiten eingewachsen; ausnahmsweise USA: Die Typlokalität Fillow Quarry, Bran- 5/2023 • LAPIS • 9 STECKBRIEF |
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| describes sites under of the nearest town and county. and the many maps included book contain such...apatite in cavities in the dike. Such pegmatite dikes in Maine, Connecticut, New Hampshire, North Carolina,...collector, especially in Maine, New Hampshire, Connecticut, New Jersey, Virginia, and North Carolina. In...hazards as well. Rocks can fall from a shattered quarry wall, a cliff, or an overhang. Someone on a rocky...associated with the gem material. Oregon thunder a quarry, eggs, for example, are in volcanic beds; tourmaline |
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| .........................................94 Connecticut ..............................................................548 Table of Maps Page Alabama County Map ...................................................................................4 Alaska County and Stream Map ......................................................................22 Arizona County Map ................................................................................49 Arkansas County Map .......................................... |
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| .........................................80 Connecticut ...............................................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...well known to prehistoric Indians.) BARBOUR COUNTY BAKER HILL, SE 1 mi. : 1 in a deep ravine, as a bed deposit⎯yellow...deep red to variegated⎯ocher. BIBB COUNTY GENERAL AREA: c county gravel pits along the Cahaba R.⎯gemmy |
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| .........................................80 Connecticut ...............................................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...well known to prehistoric Indians.) BARBOUR COUNTY BAKER HILL, SE 1 mi. : 1 in a deep ravine, as a bed deposit⎯yellow...deep red to variegated⎯ocher. BIBB COUNTY GENERAL AREA: c county gravel pits along the Cahaba R.⎯gemmy |
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| MARIN COUNTY FREE LIBRARY 3 1111 00289 4184 \ I s Fifth Revised Edition A complete, state-by-state...of the gem-rich areas known as pegmatites. A pegmatite is a dike of exceptionally coarse quartz and feldspar...could form. The most productive sections of a pegmatite lie near the core of the thickest parts, where...collector, especially in Maine, New Hampshire, Connecticut, New Jersey, Virginia, and North Carolina. In...a Jersey's Limecrest quarry, for instance, is open to a year; the Foote quarry in North Carolina one |
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| section of an ametrine (part amethyst and part citrine) crystal, 4 cm across, with good visible twin lamellae...quartz twin, 2 cm high, from the PC mine, Jefferson County, Montana. Figure 10. A: Quartz twin after the...have been found in the Minerva No. 1mine, Hardin County, Illinois. Figure 13. Rutile often occurs as “sagenite...Arkansas. Fine twins come from the PC mine, Jefferson County, Montana (fig. 1l), and from Washington Camp, near...in November CONNECTICUT! Collector searching for fine mineral specimens from Connecticut localities |
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| scepter with pyrite, 7 cm, from Spruce Ridge, King County, Washington; Rick Dillhoff collection; Jeff Scovil...Forsterite, 2 cm, from St. John’s Island, Egypt. Ray Hill collection; Michael Bainbridge photo. Topaz, 4 cm...row, from left) Mesolite, 5.1 cm, from the F-Line quarry, Washington; John Cornish collection. Elbaite,...Sean Finneson (WA) Greg & Nancy Hendricks (OR) Ray Hill (WA) Alex Homenuke (BC) Bob Jackson (WA) Dave Leppert...beautiful quartz specimens from Denny Mountain and King County, Washington, and the zeolites from the coastal |
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| Kobuk jade locality. Descriptions of San Diego County, California, gemstones and the mines in which they...the generous assistance of many residents of that county. My special thanks are extended to Elbert H. McMacken...crystal . Seven corundum crystals . Map of Corundum Hill—Ellijay area . Map of Cowee Creek area . Cowee Creek...orthoclase crystal Map of Amelia, Va. An amazonite pegmatite Dr. George F. Kunz California kunzite crystals...Mt. Mica Largest crystal from Mt. Mica Eh Towne Quarry 180 Tourmaline Queen Mountain IgI Tourmaline crystal |
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| ........................................... Connecticut................................................lists. Twenty-five years ago the annual imports of Portland cement were four times the domestic production...combined production and imports of Portland cement. To-day the Portland cement industry is distributed generally...Albany. North Carolina_.Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt, Chapel Hill. North Dakota_.Dr. A. G. Leonard, Grand Forks. Mr...See Bauxite and Halloysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found |
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| Survey's lists. Twenty-five years ago the imports of Portland cement were four times the domestic production...combined production and imports of Portland cement. To-day the Portland cement industry is distributed generally...Colorado.........Prof. R. D. George, Boulder. Connecticut..... .Prof. William N. Rice, Middletown. Prof...North Carolina.. .Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt, Chapel Hill. North Dakota... .Dr. A. G. Leonard, Grand Forks...See Bauxite and Hallpysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found |
