 | | Journal (issue) | | January–February, 2020 7 Mark Candee Rose quartz with smoky quartz on feldspar, 10.1 cm, from the Berilo...silver, 3.2 cm, from the Santa Cruz mine, Durango, Mexico. Collected by Arthur L. Flagg, ca. 1910, when he...Ken Donn photo. Gold, 3.4 cm, from the Colorado Quartz mine, Colorado district, Mother Lode Belt, Mariposa...San Pedro Corralitos, Chihuahua, Mexico. Jeff Scovil photo. Quartz on chrysocolla, 13 cm, from Inca...the Kelly mine, Magdalena, Socorro County, New Mexico. Jeff Scovil photo. Calcite (cobalt-rich), 16 |  | | Report (issue) | | United States of America PHOTO CREDITS Cover: Quartz variety amethyst, 10.5 cm tall Goboboseb Mountains...collection, Robert Weldon photo © 2009 GIA Page 2 Quartz variety amethyst, 3.5 cm tall Kakamunurle Mine...collection, Marie-Lan Nguyen photo Upper middle: Quartz variety amethyst (Japan-law twin), 1.6 cm tall...Zillertal Anton Watzl, Sr. photo, circa 2004 Bottom: Quartz variety amethyst, 6.7 cm tall Wattika Mine, Murzinka...the word "amethyst" refers to macrocrystalline quartz that is violet or purple and is derived from the |  | | Journal (issue) | | Spann collection; Tom Spann photo. Fluorite with quartz, 11 cm, from Fujian Province, China. Keith & Diane...Kevorkian collection; Jordan Root photo. Fluorite on quartz, 13 cm, from the Yaogangxian mine, Chenzhou Prefecture...what I found was chert with occasional well-formed quartz crystals. I had an insatiable curiosity to know...5-mm view, from the Ojuela mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico (#1001). Michael Michayluk photo. Supplement to...my journey through the mineral world collecting quartz in Arkansas. At the same time I collected fluorescent |  | | Journal (issue) | | Printed by Allen Press, Lawrence, Kansas Front cover Quartz scepter with pyrite, 7 cm, from Spruce Ridge, King...book. Collectors have reveled in the beautiful quartz specimens from Denny Mountain and King County,...Monthly, including one on pseudomorphs and one on quartz in 1888, and he wrote a detailed article for the...were mostly just rocks, beach agates and chunks of quartz, but they still fascinated me. My first “real mineral”...interrupted my collecting. But around 2004, I found some quartz crystals while out fishing. That was the spark |  | | Journal (issue) | | Mexico ineralogical Record November-December 2003 ❖ Volume 34 Number 6 ❖ $20 Wayne & Dona Leicht,...Photo by Harold and Erica Van Pelt, Los Angles Mexico Special Issue III Los Lamentos Famous Mineral...Erupción/Ahumada Mine, Los Lamentos District, Chihuahua, Mexico ...................................... 4 by W....Famous Mineral Localities: Fresnillo, Zacatecas, Mexico .............. 36 by T. C. Wallace & M. K. Hall-Wallace...Vigas Famous Mineral Localities: Las Vigas, Veracruz, Mexico .............. 55 by W. Lieber & Gerhard Frenzel |  | | Journal (issue) | | enough, just across the border to the south is Mexico, rieb in active mines where miners are gathering...often received huge shipments of minerals from Mexico. She and Brooks also built an important personal...frorn the Magma rnine; azurite, malachite and drusy quartz on chrysocolla from the Globe-Miami area; cuprite...Malachite pseudomorphs after azurite, coated by drusy quartz, 12.5 cm, from the Piedmont mine, Bloody Basin...(below) Amethyst, 28 cm, from Amatitlan, Guerrero, Mexico. Ex Hubert de Monmonier collection, donated in |  | | Journal (issue) | | com Frontcover Smoky quartz with amazonite, 11.8 cm, from the "Smithsonian packet," Smoky Hawk claim, Florissant...most farnous collector species like amazonite, smoky quartz, rhodochrosite, fl uorite, gold and silver minerals...this cabinet by a characteristic sample of wbite quartz, interspersed with gold, but the owner of the mine...another in wbich the weight of gold was equal to the quartz. This shows how easy it is for a royal cabinet...three-fourths of an inch lang. Another wonder is a quartz crystal, tipped with sbining gold; and other mineral |  | | Journal (issue) | | (rniddle colurnn) Fluorite, 5.3 cm, from Naica, Mexico---Stephen Blyskal and Sigrid Stewart collection;...Calcite-Kevin & Mark Brown collection, page 52; Smoky quartz gwindel-Brent Lockhart collection, page 175;...like those found in neighboring Arizona and New Mexico; Texas is oil country, and many fortunes have been...ofLeadville, Colorado. Eventually rnoving on through New Mexico and Arizona as a prospector, he leamed some mineralogy...unearthing many fine specimens of gadolinite, smoky quartz, fluorite, feldspar in crystals to five feet |  | | Catalog/List | | ‘normal’ habit, often in conjunction with euhedral Quartz crystals. The potential for new discoveries and...sideways as well as up. This form is sometimes seen in Quartz, but very rarely in Tourmaline. The rough exterior...matrix and is accompanied by a partially euhedral Smoky Quartz crystal. The Phenakite, measuring 0.9 inches...sub-parallel prisms of a uniform pink with minor smoky coloration on exterior surfaces and terminations...amounts of light pink at the base that picks up a smoky cast and later a few pale green areas at the pyramidal |  | | Journal (issue) | | Sickinger MARCUS BUDIL Monaco budil@monaco.mc Quartz var. Gwindl, Galenstock, Uri, Switzerland, 9 cm...curious,” “large and very rich,” and some with quartz. Two specimens in particular are described as being...trigonal pyramids, on quartz,” and others in semitransparent irregular crystals with quartz, 150,000 pounds...from “Almadén, Hispania.” Cinnabar inclusions in quartz crystals are also recorded. Likewise in the 1790...prospects are as follows: Almadén mine Within the municipality of Almadén, below the village of the same name |  | | Journal (issue) | | stones for all the wonderful healing qualities. Smoky quartz supposedly relieves the pain of hemorrhoids...or $49.00 for two years; addresses in Canada and Mexico are US$48.00 per year, or US$90.00 for two years;...spheres to determine what they actually are. Galena, quartz, calcite and pyrrhotite are all found in various...theoretically yield hisingerite, calcite and quartz. Late stage quartz and calcite are both widely documented...deposits. Observations concur that some specimens have quartz on the hedenbergite crystals as well as on the |  | | Catalog/List | | difficult to obtain. One of his favorite minerals is Quartz, as can be seen by the wide variety of types and...specimens”, he particularly favored the rare “Japan-Law” Quartz twins and has many unusual ones in his collection...from as many locations as possible. He also loved Quartz because he self-collected “Herkimer Diamonds” in...looking for elusive specimens. His fascination with Quartz of all types spans the globe. Daniel Trinchillo...Uruguay An Amethyst ‘porcupine’ of colorless interior Quartz with glossy, deep violet termination faces. Some |  | | Catalog/List | | a bygone era. • Amethyst from Las Vigas, Veracruz, Mexico that has exceptional aesthetics, color, and...this one, come from the mine with a heavy coat of Quartz, which is carefully and laboriously removed by...waxy to vitreous, and the surrounding colorless Quartz ‘matrix’ is matte in appearance. The specimen is...del Rio District, Mun. de Batopilas, Chihuahua, Mexico Set in a location in the remote Barranca del Cobre... Mun. de Cucurpe, Sonora, Mexico The San Francisco Mine in Sonora, Mexico started out as a gold mine |  | | Catalog/List | | “classic” Rhodochrosite with associated Pyrite and Quartz from the Sweet Home Mine in Colorado An unusually... Smithsonite from the iconic Kelly Mine in New Mexico A ‘gem’ quality specimen Tanzanite crystal in matrix...Iron. When Gold occurs with a matrix rock like Quartz, a Specific Gravity test is often performed to...exquisite formations often atop matrix rock like Quartz. Gold nuggets are typically valued at some multiple...t) and displays only a minimal amount of visible Quartz on the surface. Natural processes have smoothed |  | | Journal (issue) | | schorl tourmaline crystals, along with large smoky quartz and aquamarine crystals were recovered. He enjoyed...destinations, including Oaxaca and Teotihuacan in Mexico, Machu Picchu, the Amazon Rain Forest, Chichen...LIMITED Azurite with Malachite | Milpillas Mine, Mexico | 4.5 x 3.4 x 1.9cm orders@crystalclassics.co...Tucson at Riverpark Inn and Westward Look Show Quartz var Amethystszepter, Goboboseb, Namibia, 12 cm...www.budil-minerals.com MALKHAN Tourmaline with Quartz and Cleavelandite Malkhan Pegmatite Field, Russia |  | | Journal (issue) | | lorandile, calcite, realgar, orpiment, flu orite, quartz. stibnite, s tibiconite, s ulfur and othe r species...and frequently found attached to lorandite and quartz replaced host rock. (Continues o n page 3) 2...that has been a prolific source of dioptase on quartz w ith plancheite. The few specime ns I saw indicate...and I wonder Helvite crystals to 8 mm on 14 cm quartz matrix whether it is an from Navegador Mine, Conselheiro...crystals rang ing from 5 10 9 cm red elbaite on 16 cm quartz from over 20 cm. It is equally Pederneira Mine |  | | Catalog/List | | upstate New York, made up of 10 doubly-terminated Quartz crystals with brilliant luster and limpid transparency...partially responsible for this unusual occurrence of Quartz. The back side of the group show signs of its attachment...bright, sculptural group displays a mere hint of smoky color; not unusual for this material. A few terminations...Vigas Region, Veracruz, Mexico The mountainous interior of the state of Veracruz in Mexico boasts one of...500-$6,500 49023 QUARTZ (VAR. AMETHYST) Piedra Parada, Mun. de Tatatila, Veracruz, Mexico Limpid, lustrous |  | | Journal (issue) | | habit to 1 or 2 cm. It is typically associated with quartz, prehnite, datolite, apophyllite, laumontite and...40. Copper crystals with brecciated prehnite and quartz, 20 cm, from the Cliff mine. A. E. Seaman Mineral...left). Copper crystals with brecciated prehnite and quartz, 10.5 cm, from the Cliff mine. Ex Robert Rann collection...species include calcite, pumpellyite, prehnite, quartz and rarely copper. Fluorapophyllite-(K) KCa4Si8O20(F...institutional collections, often with associated quartz, Quartz SiO2 Quartz as white or colorless and transparent |  | | Journal (issue) | | include the area’s minerals. This unusual specimen of quartz with fluorite is from a claim near Crystal Park.... 28 by Bill Vossler The myth and mystery of quartz crystal skulls by Bob Jones regular columns Rock...9-5; free admission; dealers, local amazonite, smoky quartz, fluorite and topaz, minerals, gems, continued...It is seen as tiny, sparkly bits mixed with the quartz and feldspar that make up the rock. When granite...was underground in the Naica mine in Chihuahua, Mexico, where huge selenite crystals are found. The type |  | | Journal (issue) | | Minerals, Dan Kile Secretary Virgil Lueth, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801 Tel: 505-835-5140;...diamond, corundum) 2. Quartz-hard, can be filed with difficulty (Examples: garnet, quartz) 3. Feldspar-hard...scratch quartz (Examples: diamond, corundum) 2. Substances that scratch glass (Examples: quartz, peridot... Calcite 4. Fluorite 5. Apatite 6. Feldspar 7. Quartz 8. Topaz 9. Corundum 10. Diamond Table 1. Collation...1924). (standardized to corundum = 1000 and to quartz = 100) (Malzahn 2000) Mohs Hardness Mohs assigned |  | | Journal (issue) | | times, major specimens of euclase, parisite-(Ce), quartz, pyrite and dolomite have also emerged. Episodes...and pink fluorapatite. This mine, in the Pauna municipality of Boyaca Department, lies about 20 km east...Aztec King Montezuma II greeted Hernan Cortez in Mexico in 1519, heavily adorned in (Colombian) emeralds...just one of these but he refused (Prescott, 1898, Mexico and the Life of the Conqueror Fernando Cortes)...not anticipating green gems. And yet, in 1519 in Mexico, when Cortes met Montezuma in the latter's capital |  | | Book | | Litchfield County, where good crystals were taken from quartz veins in a variety of metamorphic, plutonic and...Litchfield, where a mass of white quartz on a ridge had once been mined for quartz, and large ilmenite masses...ilmenite crystals to 7 .5 cm in matrix of massive quartz from these dumps-adding that, in his judgment,...major associations of Swiss hematite iron roses are quartz, ortboclase, albite, rutile, and zeolites (especially...as sharp rhombohedral crystals to 8 cm on and in quartz; the ilmenite crystals have uniform orange-yellow |  | | Catalog/List | | include: • The Madona Rosa – the most imposing Rose Quartz specimen ever to be unearthed: a deserving competitor...competitor for the title of the world’s finest Rose Quartz. • One of the fabled Medina Aquamarines – once...mineral Chrysocolla gets mixed up or over-coated with Quartz minerals, the combination becomes harder and durable...ADAMITE Mina Ojuela, Municipio de Mapimí, Durango, Mexico Established in 1598, the Mina Ojuela has been a...(Sierra de Los Lamentos), Mun. de Ahumada, Chihuahua, Mexico Historic can be applied to this classic and brilliantly |  | | Book | | away. This type of pseudomorph forms commonly as quartz after calcite. Often called perimorph (the new...molding (Abformung) a. Molding by being coated; e.g., quartz encrusting calcite that then disappears. b. By...Ausfüllung); e.g., the famous talc pseudomorphs after quartz crystals from Göpfersgrun, near Wunsiedel in Bavaria...azurite b. taking up a component; e.g., talc after quartz c. replacement (austausch) of a component; e.g...native copper after aragonite 4. Perimorphs; e.g., quartz after calcite. What is perhaps the most authoritative |  | | Report (issue) | | Lithium in the Gila Conglomerate, southwestern New Mexico, by Elizabeth B. Tourtelot and Alien L. Meier,...chart of Jurassic and Jurassic(P) formations in Mexico and in Gulf Coast areas of the United States ————...distribution of the Gila Conglomerate in southwestern New Mexico _____————————————————— Graph showing lithium-fluorine...beds in the Gila Conglomerate, southwestern New Mexico—_ Chemistry of hot springs in southwestern New...percent Li2 O; historically significant tonnages of a quartz-spodumene intergrowth similar in chemical composition |
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