 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | the Red Mountain range near Silverton, San Juan County, Colo., there is marmatite. It is a high-iron sphalerite...Illinois to Buffalo State Park in central LaSalle County, 111. We found many sam115 pies of the fish-tail...Bartholomew Co., Ind. IOWA—From a coal strip mine near Melrose (Monroe Co.), Iowa, we have a specimen consisting...specimen was donated by Michael Papcun, RR 1, Melrose, Iowa. The calcite occurs in large weathered masses...limestone near Frederick, Frederick Co., Md. MASSACHUSETTS — The following letter, dated Jan. 4, I960, |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | ARIZONA—"Under separate cover 1 am sending you another Yuma County mineral. Look it over as it is a most interesting...my name in R&M. Was glad to send him some Yuma County specimens. That Novice Column is a very nice gesture...reports a new locality for rose quartz in Cobb County, north of Atlanta, Ga. To reach this locality,...lies 20 miles due east of Blackfoot in Bingham County. There is a large and very beautiful vein in a...from Hardin County, as most of the fine specimens of the past came from the mines of that county. This was |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Postcard view of the Waukon iron mine, Allamakee County, cia. 1912. John Taylor collection. ARTHUR E ...Iowa Geological Survey. Localities by County Allamakee County Lansing, Lansing lead mines = Captain...smithsonite, sphalerite (Hey1 and West 1982). Appanoose County Centerville gypsum mine; abandoned underground... Vernon, Van Buren Co. Coralville, Johnson Co. County Fairgrounds, Dubuque Co. Cresco, Howard Co. Decorah...Farmington, Van Buren Co. Fort Dodge, Webster Co. Four County quarry, Johnson Co. Georgia Pacific Corporation |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | famous Gillette pegmatite quarry, Haddam Neck, Middlesex Co., Conn. One specimen was part of a large beryl...by Seymour F. Dozier, Red Oak, Route 1, Fulton County, Georgia. Large lumps of this material can be picked...silver. "The Agency Creek, McDevitt District, Lemhi County, Idaho, radioactive ores (found in that District...employees and the community of Rosiclare."—Hardin County Independent, Elizabethtown, Illinois."— The Crittenden...to say about Marengo Cave, which is in Crawford County in southern Indiana (near Marengo). "Marengo Cave |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | is found in the Harquahala Range in N / E Yuma County of S/W Arizona. Also enclosed are some desert roses...roses (beds of these are found all over Yuma County). I pick up only the well shaped specimens such as...come from the Calico fossil beds of San Bernardino County, Calif." — asks Charley Jones, 14232 Slover Ave...mine dumps in Colorado. At Cripple Creek, Teller County, they found some lustrous, black flakes of hematite...place called Turkey Hill, in the town of Haddam (Middlesex Co.), Conn. At the time only a few people knew |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | nor even under an argon lamp. "Fluorite. Teller County, Colorado." —on label. CONNECTICUT—"Perhaps you...golden beryl at Slocum's quarry in East Hampton (Middlesex Co.), Conn., weighing approx. 320 carats and almost...found in Dodge County near Empire, Plainfield and Jay Bird Springs, and in Irwin County near Osierfield...Company), 55 Washington St., Camden, Maine. MASSACHUSETTS — From Berts Manganese Mine at West Cummington...from the Colorado shale formation in Judith Basin County, right in the heart of Montana. This site where |  | | Report (volume) | | .............. 75 Outlying mines in Beaverhead County.................................. 76 Polaris district...district........................................... Melrose district (Camp and Soap creeks)............................... 168 Elkhorn district (Beaverhead County).................................. 168 Location...Valley with Ruby Range in the distance, Madison County, Mont.; B, Dredge No. 2, of stacker type, Ruby...Beaverhead County, Mont.; B, Valley of Trapper Creek from top of Lion Mountain, Hecla, Beaverhead County, Mont |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | was reported in 1843 at Williams Ferry in Hall County by Dr. Stevenson while panning for gold. The stone...Creek corundum mine in Town County. At Piedmont Orchard in Habersham County, beautiful nodules of deep...related to granitic rocks, has been found in Troup County near La Grange. All of the stones are a rich blue-green...I stopped off at Turkey Run State Park in Park County, Indiana. I found that by wading into streams (outside...been found at a coal strip mine near Melrose, in S / W Monroe County, in the southern part of Iowa. This |  | | Report (volume) | | See Bauxite and Hallpysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found...commercial quantity or quality. Asphalt. Colbert County, small quantity has been shipped from near Leighton;...following localities: Bibb County, Pratts Ferry; Calhoun County, near Tampa; Clay County, T. 20, Pv. 7 E.; Jefferson...Jefferson County, at Elyton; Lee County, at Chewacla lime works; St. Clair County, at Gfeensport; Shelby...Shelby County, near Whiting Station and Calera; Talladega County, in several places. Bauxite. Cherokee |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | ALABAMA—Arbacoochee, a tiny town in southern Cleburne County of N / E Alabama, was famous over 100 years ago...miles west of Shoshone, near Bliss, in Gooding County, Idaho. This is on Highway 30. Hope you can identify...large rock in a ditch in Melrose, Monroe Co., Iowa, by Michael Papcum, RR1, Melrose, Iowa. KANSAS—The following...been found in Deer Creek, Harford Co., Md. MASSACHUSETTS-From Bettey's Minerals, 130 Hale St., Winchendon...Clinton, Sterling, Lancaster area of Worcester County, Mass. It is probably float material. We haven't |  | | Report (volume) | | .......................................... Massachusetts...............:...............................See Bauxite and Halloysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found...commercial quantity or quality. Asphalt. Colbert County, small quantity has been shipped from near Leighton;...following localities : Bibb County, Pratts Ferry; Calhoun County, near Tampa; Clay County, T. 20 S., R. 7 E.;...; Jefferson County, at Ely ton; Lee County, at Chewacla lime works"; St. Clair County, at Greensport; |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | H I L I I N.H. 0 3 0 4 1 East Derry, FAUQUIER COUNTY In central of N part of the state. Bounded by...Faces run up to 300 ft. high. Next is Lambert Q. Melrose Q. W. Z. Mowrer Q. is large and active. Opened...nearby. Platinum reported in talcose schists in county. 2 ROCKS A N D MINERALS available. Small shafts...the Vaucluse Gold Ms. (Orange Culpepper is the County Seat and prin Co.). Sheets of gold size "of hand...N. around horseshoe curves. Shaft RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY On E edge of Skyline Drive. W of Warrenton. Served |  | | Report (issue) | | in the south at the Spring Creek mine, between Melrose and Wilmington, as well-formed crystals with malachite...cuprite and copper at the Spring Creek mine between Melrose and Wilmington; as transparent colourless prismatic...Cooyerdoo North deposit, with radiating crystalline pyrolusite. 35 breithauptite BREITHAUPTITE Nickel antimonide...pseudomalachite at the Spring Creek mine between Melrose and Wilmington. Coarsely crystalline granular cuprite...kimberlite diatremes and dykes were located in county Kimberley in 1969. Three diamonds were recovered |  | | Book | | MASSACHUSETTS MINERALAND FOSSIL LOCALITIES Compiled by Peter P. Gleba 'I!~·· . \. i r,'"--""'4' I...publication. Peter P. Gleba December 2008 Quincy, Massachusetts Member Boston Mineral Club Reprinted by permission...is some of the most valuable real estate in Massachusetts. Calculating it another way, [Peter Gleba] said...is some of the most valuable real estate in Massachusetts. It has access, it has convenience, it has exposure...window of his car as he passed west of the Massachusetts state lottery offices and saw a spreading rust |  | | Book (edition) | | mmed at Broken Arrow aud Trout creek, in Sc. Clair county. The strata in this field are more faulted und...prong of Canoe creek, in St. Clair county, to Ha\sop creek, in Bibb county, a distance of 60 miles. Down to...to Helena, in Shelby county, the field has an average width of 5 or 6 miles. Below that point the width...miles being in the latitud" of Blocton, in Bibb county. The south ern end of this field has a greater...Jefferson county; Helena, Montevallo, and Brierfield, Shelby county; and at Blocion. Bibb county. The Warrior |  | | Book | | found recently. The Spring Creek copper mine at Melrose yields native copper, small green crystals of pseudomalachite...(silicon oxide) crystals arc obtained south of Melrose and blue gem turquoise (copper-aluminium hydrophosphate)...copper-iron sulphide). Black needle-like crystals of pyrolusite (manganese oxide) and colourless crystalline...Black crystals of manganese oxides, prin cipally pyrolusite and manganite, occur at the Iron Knob localities...horizontal stria t ions. Ashton. (5 cm x 3 cm) PYROLUSITE Black velvety crystals lining vugh. Iron Knob |  | | 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) | | attached to the item. IOWA—Michael Papain, RRl, Melrose, Iowa, has sent in an interesting specimen which...Jade-green mass with reddish andradite (garnet). MASSACHUSETTS — J a m e s W. Burke, ISO Montague Road, North...sandstone in western Missouri (at Nevada in Vernon County) and is from what you might call a fossil or breached...Hill, Sus- length was discovered. Through the sex County, New Jersey," mentions an oc- courtesy of company...Mts., south of the Army Proving Grounds in Toole County, Utah. "In digging I hit a circular pocket about |  | | Report (Issue volume) | | 3. Tetagouche Falls, Manganese Manganite and pyrolusite occur as veinlets up to 2 inch thick in quartz...of the southwestern peninsula of West· morland County. The peninsula juts out into Chignecto Bay and... Quaco Head, Manqanese, Fossils Psilomelane, pyrolusite, manganite, barite and calcite were found as...goethite and pyrolusite at the old Markhamville manganese mine. Crystalline and massive pyrolusite is associated...1952, pp. 44-45. 47 Cheverie, Pyrolusite, Calcite Crystalline pyrolusite and manganite are associated |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Blackhawk mine, Radersburg district, Broadwater County. 340 ROCKS & MINERALS Christopher S. Tucker is...of the smaller mines are nonexistent, and early county records are spotty at best. A great number of mines...descriptions of their occurrences are listed by county and mining district. Mining districts in Montana...related to mining activity are enforced at the county, state, and federal level. Most of the localities...DISTRICT The Argenta district is in Beaverhead County west of Dillon. The town of Argenta is near the |  | | Book (volume) | | 600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip...mine⎯pyritized gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason |  | | Book (volume) | | 600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip...mine⎯pyritized gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason |  | | Book | | Co. Hematite CALERA, Shelby Co. Wavkllite CLAY COUNTY, Sec. 24. T. 19 S R., 7 E. STATUARY, Coosa Co...Co., (W. border of* Marble Crystalline TALLADEGA COUNTY Marble, (crystalline) VALLEY HEAD, DeKalb Co. Hematite...Feldspar HISSOP, Coosa Co., (near) Beryl JACKSON COUNTY Hematite KENNEDYS, Clay Co., (near) Magnetite MILLERVILLE...DELANEY, Madison Co. Quartz, (clear crystals) GARLAND COUNTY Quartz Crystals HOT SPRINGS, Garland Co. Malachite...Malachite HOT SPRINGS DISTRICT Quartz Xls LAWRENCE COUNTY Pearls LITTLE ROCK Quartz Crystals MAGNET COVE, |  | | Report (issue) | | near Twin Bridges and notes the occurrence of pyrolusite in several of the mining districts. Umpleby,...Pardee, J. T., Some manganese deposits in Madison County, Mont.: U. S. Geol. Survey Bull. 690, pp. 131-143...open spaces are found on Wigwam Creek, in Madison County, and at a few other places. They are. small but...characteristics indicate that its chief constituent is pyrolusite, and in general that mineral appears to be the...kaolin and a little calcite and iron oxides. Pyrolusite generally occurs in finely granular masses and |  | | Book (edition) | | prospecting for uranium on La Ventana Mesa, Sandoval County, New Mexico. .,3d ed. H. C. Dake (1953) The uranium...and the counare arranged alphabetically; within a county the districts are also given in alphabetical order...camps, and synonyms, together with the name of the county in which the district is located. In perusing the...as agate, chalcedony, and end is in Sandoval County, at the north According to Hibben (1941), this...Pine Lawn Valley, southwest of Reserve, Catron County, Martin, Rinaldo, and Antevs Later, years for |
|
