 | | Book | | Bart Cannon 1975 CORD ILLERAN Mercer Island, Washington Lilli liliiiLt' 111? KLi-KlLLLIlrVlIlI Copyright...Cordilleran 18 Holly Hill Drive Mercer Island, Washington 98040 COVER ILLUSTRATION: Amethyst scepter heads...milky quartz stems. Denny Mountain area of King County. Specimen from the collection of Cary A. Maykut...publications dealing with the various aspects of Washington State's diverse mineral wealth exist, but none..."Minerals of Washington" represents an attempt to begin such a cata logue. "Minerals of Washington" shall |  | | Book | | ◊ Butterworths Gem Books Edited by Peter G. Read Beryl John Sinkankas Garnet John D. Rouse Pearls...giving much of his time for this endeavour. Peter Read is to be thanked for his technical editing assistance...grossular properties 102 Bibliography 102 98 Andradite and the rare garnets 104 Demantoid garnet 104...absorption spectra 107 Demantoid sources 107 Yellow andradite (topazolite) 108 Uvarovite and the rare garnets...garnets 109 Colour-change garnets 115 Summary of andradite properties 117 Bibliography 118 Appendix 1: Colour |  | | Journal (issue) | | calcite, 11/2 inches across, Knippa Quarry, Uvalde County, Texas, photo by the author. Tucson 1999 - mouthwash...nor post-mining. It came from two localities Posey Mine (San Juan Co., Utah, USA) and Planet Mine (La Paz...Paz Co., Arizona, USA). That from Posey Mine is composed of 5-10 mm veins, composed of fibers perpendicular...have many years of experience in mining and selling gems in Oxford County; Vandall King (the expert on Maine...News, P.O. Box 2043, Coeur d'Alene, ID 83816-2043 USA Phone: 208-664-2448 E-mail: lream@comtch.iea.com |  | | 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 |  | | Book | | often are arrested there. At the Eldorado sapphire mine in Mon¬ tana the action of a million years is readily...intrudes a sloping bed of limestone. As the Yogo mine has been worked at various times in the past hundred...famous was the single beryl stone found in Oxford County in Maine that weighed 18 tons and was 18 feet in...in the bed of the stream. e. If it is possible to mine the bed of the stream itself this may prove to be...but the course is usually taught by experts. 3. Read a standard geology or mineralogy textbook; select |  | | Journal (issue) | | California... where Recreation Unlimited begins! The trail to the top of 14,495-foot Mt. Whitney, highest point...years searching for the mysterious Lost Dutchman Mine in Arizona's Superstition Mountains. His book, Thunder...Beaty and the men and women who ished the famous mining town near Valley. Paperback, historic photos, 40...are no longer available. New readers will want to read these. Contains the original map first published...DESERT readers. Although long-time readers and lost mine buffs probably are familiar with the authors, I |  | | Report (volume) | | Del Norte County; Trinity River, Trinity County; Spanish Creek and Gopher Hill, Plumas County; Placerville...Dorado County; Cherokee Flats, Yankee Hill,and Oroville, Butte County; French Corral, Nevada County; Indian...Indian Gulch and Volcano, Amador County; and Alpine Creek, Tulare County. Other western localities are:...Diamond Basin, Ada County, Idaho; Curry County, Oreg.; and Nelson Hill, near Glacier County, Mont. The Great...Pierce County; Oregon, Dane County; Kohlsville, Washington County; Saukville, Ozaukee County; Eagle, |  | | Journal (issue) | | Mineral Localities: The Erupción/Ahumada Mine, Los Lamentos District, Chihuahua, Mexico ....................Front Cover WULFENITE from the Ahumada mine, Los Lamentos District, Chihuahua, Mexico; 6.6 cm across. Norm...gathering around a natural amphitheater amid the mine buildings and headframes in order to hear what we...silver-studded boots off the coffee table after having read Mexico-II, you can recline comfortably and put them...Mexico-II having been devoted to the famous Ojuela mine). Covered here are four more important and prolific |  | | Journal (issue) | | Robert E . Kane Los Angeles, C A Pete D u n n Washington, DC Editor, G e m Trade Lab Notes C h u c k...Natural History), Ed Wilson (of the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History), and Wendell Wilson...this stone since the earliest civilizations, The mine, which lies in the Hindu-Rush mountains, is difficult...mediocre. Lapis-lazuli is also found in San Bernardin0 County, California, but the original beds were only a...discussed below, as are the site at Sare-Sang, the mining methods used, and the possible origin and current |  | | Report (issue) | | Connecticut, USA © 2008 by Lithographie, LLC P.O. Box 263 • East Hampton, CT 06424 • USA Phone 1.860...the series. This 3.3 cm tall andradite on hematite is from the Wessels Mine near Hotazel in northern Cape...Grossular on diopside; 7.1 cm tall Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Richmond County, Quebec, Canada Paul Stahl specimen...the color of some 50 percent of the green gem andradite (variety "demantoid") originating in Russia is...but I am certain we did not catch them all. As you read and reference these pages, I am confident that you |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | over a thoroughly typical mountain road, a wagon trail, so you are content to enjoy the beauty and nature...Awards Banquet at the National Show in Yakima, Washington. Atlantic Coast Gem and Mineral Show The Gem...Gem, Lapidary and Mineral Society of Montgomery County, Maryland, Wheaton, was one by John Greisback on...Richard Busch. Antonio C. Bonanno, F.G.A., of Washington, D. C , was scheduled by the Chesapeake Gem and...Trips of the year when its members went to the Mica Mine Farm. The material found was clear quartz, clear |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Museum of Natural History Smithsonian Institution Washington, DC 20013 pohwatp@si.edu Diopside MERELANI...Werner (1749–1817), the influential professor of mining and mineralogy at the Bergakademie in Freiberg...colored (Anthony et al. 1995; O’Donoghue 1988; and Deer, Howie, and Zussman 1997). Diopside is a calcium...aluminum as minor elements. Analyses presented by Deer, Howie, and Zussman (1997) show that diopside may...from Baicheng. Diopside from the Handan iron mine, Wu’an County, Handan Prefecture, Hebei Province, occurs |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Silver specimens are not uncommon at the Monte Cristo Mine. To reach the Monte Cristo, take road to Constallation...drives. There is a store at Crown King; Crown King Mine is no longer in operation. Good Pyrites of Iron...minerals are found, especially in the Wikieup District. Excellent specimens of Spessartite, among others...others. To the south Green Garnet (Andradite) is found (Stanley Butte, and Mt. Graham areas). I wish to...decided to send samples to the National Museum, Washington, D. C. Dr. George Switzer reported that the supposed |  | Defnet, Peter A., Wise, Michael A., Harmon, Russell S., Hark, Richard R., Hilferding, Keith (2021) Analysis of Garnet by Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy—Two Practical Applications. Minerals, 11 (7) 705 doi:10.3390/min11070705 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA; defnep@uw.edu Department of Chemistry...Chemistry, Juniata College, Huntingdon, PA 16652, USA; richard.hark@yale.edu (R.R.H.); khilferding@gmail...Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560, USA; wisem@si.edu Department of Marine, Earth...North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA Institute for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage...Heritage, Yale University, West Haven, CT 06516, USA Correspondence: rsharmon@ncsu.edu; Tel.: +1-919-588-0613 |  | | Journal (issue) | | Historical Perspective Fred L. G r a y 202 Gem Andradite Garnets M.Stoclzton a n d D. V i n c e n t M a...G l e n n Nord Los Angeles, CA Pete D u n n Washington, D C Robert E. Kane Los Angeles, CA Ray Page...composition (less than 3% of components other than andradite i n any o f the specimens examined) that were...G e m Andradite Garnets A s part of our continuing study of gem garnets) the species andradite should...species topazl is a greenish yellow to yellow-brown andradite that only occasionally occurs in crystals large |  | | Journal (issue) | | Editorial Board written content: Pete J. Dunn Washington, DC Peter G. Embrey British Museum (N.H.) London......103 by M. Hansen The libethenite zone, Burra mine, South Australia .................................R. Kampf Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Arthur Roe Tucson, AZ Abraham Rosenzweig University...Magma and of the Mineralogical Record who do not read English or German, respectively, we will be cooperating...not be changed to read “the 92-meter level,” though all other measurements in the mine will be converted |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | MAGNETITE STEVENS GEOCHEMISTRY DEPOSIT, COUNTY, W. OF THE READ SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON • A. G.... BENNETT ABSTRACT The Read magnetite deposit of contact metasomatic origin has been formed along the...include abundantdiopside;lesseramountsof almandite, andradite, and hedenbergite;and minor amountsof spinel,...granite. INTRODUCTION THE Read magnetitedepositwas discoveredby J. C. Read in 1901. Most of the developmentappearsto...Glasgowof Hunters, not known at first to be from the Read deposit,was identifiedat Pullmanin 1941 by SheldonL |  | | Journal (issue) | | VICE-PRESIDENT (2009-2010) Joe Kaiser 40 Castlewood Trail, Sparta, NJ 07871 (973) 729-0215 kaiser3@embarqmail...the Franklin Mineral Museum and the Sterling Hill Mining Museum plus an interview with FOMS founder Richard...issues, and information, write to: Sterling Hill Mining Museum News, Joe Kaiser .........................On July 31, 2008, Fred Lubbers was digging on the Mine Run Dump at Sterling Hill when he noticed an unusually...Willemite is rare at Sterling Hill, rare on the Mine Run Dump, and unique in a dump-collected specimen |  | | Journal (issue) | | 48, No. 1 • January 2018 10 BIG GOLD ON STEVENS TRAIL 10 California’s American River still holds riches...AZURITES 16 Part I: Electric blues from the Milpillas mine. By Bob Jones 16 PREHISTORIC TEXAS Lubbock landmarks...others, at an auction. I was told it was taken from a mine in Alaska called Aurora Borealis in the ’60s. I...ever gone prospecting on the river along the Stevens Trail?” I asked fellow miner and acquaintance Mike...follows the Stevens Trail down to the North Fork of the American River, he takes the first spur trail that is |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | microprobe, etc.) Because New Mexico is a mining state, mining districts are given whenever possible in...2015 Bernalillo County Cerro Colorado, W. of Albuquerque: carnotite. Placitas district (Sandia Mountains)...schorl. Tijeras Canyon district (Manzano Mountains), E. of Albuquerque. Galena King mine: barite, fluorite...subdistrict (Seiiora de 10s Milagros mine): copper, cuprite, malachite. Catron County Apache Creek, N. of Reserve:...Reserve: quartz (chalcedony). Mogollon district, NE of Glenwood: acanthite, bornite, chalcocite, fluorite |  | | Journal (issue) | | Care! ARIZONA WULFENITE Down Deep in the Rowley Mine GEM GARNETS Popular for Centuries THE BALTIMORE...toxic. This 6 cm spray of needles is from the Herja mine (Baia Mare, Maramures), Romania. (Gerhard Brandstetter...in the Rowley................... 22 This Arizona mine is a specimen treasure trove Winter rockhounding...Notes New owners took possession of the Mary Ellen mine property on July 1, 2014 and no collecting is being...Duluth, MN Book Review I recently received and read the book Luminescence in Mineral Kingdom, by Guido |  | | Report (volume) | | SADDLE MOUNTAIN AND BANNER MINING DISTRICTS, ARIZONA BY CLYDE P. ROSS WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE...SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D. C. AT 25 CENTS PER COPY CONTENTS Page...___ Mines and prospects. _ __ _ _ ______ Adjust mine.__ ___ ___ ______!____________ Saddle Mountain group______________...group______________!____________________ Little Treasure mine.__ _______________________ Lee group_____ _____...London-Arizona mine ____________________________ Schneider group _____________________________ Apex mine _ _ ______ |  | | Report (issue) | | pale blue barite from the Ouichane (or Sidi Lahcem) mine in Nador Province, and furthermore I cautioned against...barite from the Bou Nahas (or Afrou) mine in the Oumjrane-Alnif district near Meknes. Really, though, it’s...These new specimens come from the Shijiangshan Pb-Zn mine, which Jordi locates close to “Jipeng” in the Huanggang...near the town of Chifeng ( = “Jipeng”?), in Linxi County, Chifeng Prefecture, Inner Mongolia. For summary...descriptions of the geology, mineralogy and recent mining history of this red-hot mineral area, which comprises |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | St., Miami, Fla. Lynchburg, Va. The Chautauqua County Gem and Mineral Society, of Dunkirk, New York The...Society, of Richmond Hill, Long Island, N. Y. Moore County Rockhounds Club, Inc., of Pinehurst, N. C. Northland...that followed. The Gem and Lapidary Society of Washington, D.C. held its annual show on Saturday, June...Federation Show and the exploration of a New Mexico mine. The Guild expected to move to its new home at the...from Sports Illustrated. This humorous piece was read by Dwight H. Carle. Then Mrs. Wetherbee showed about |  | | Journal (issue) | | KRISTALLE Est.1971 Laguna Beach, California, USA • Tel: +1 949 494 5155 • Email: info@kristalle.com...2023 Articles The Bairendaba Deposit, Keshiketen District, Inner Mongolia, China................................363 by C. J. Stefano The Nakhlak Mine, Anarak District, Esfahan Province, Iran...................only): $139/one year (Canada) $231/one year, (outside USA other than Canada) $325 for one year Subscription...species hauckite (type locality: the Sterling Hill mine) was named in his honor in 1980, in recognition |
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Read Mine, Deer Trail Mining District, Stevens County, Washington, USA