 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Minerals of the Trap Rock Ridges of the Connecticut Valley with Emphasis on Reed's Gap Quarry near Durham...Durham Reed's Gap quarry, near Durham, Connecticut. Photo courtesy Tilcon-Tomasso. 232 ROCKS AND MINERALS...A M M. B R U N E T Roxbury Road Washington, Connecticut 06793 Connecticut's trap rock ridges have produced...Ashland Oil Company, owners of quarries in the Connecticut Valley, we were able to make a rough survey in...Special consideration was given to three quarries: Farmington; New Britain; and Reed's Gap, Durham (Wallingford) |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | c u t 06443 Microminerals of Connecticut For a small state, Connecticut offers a goodly array of micromineral...yedlinite. To return to the subject of this article, Connecticut is divid ed geologically into three areas: the...(Altamura 1995). T h e micromineral treasures of Connecticut thus fall into three groups: ( 1 ) metamorphic...belt of world-famous peg matites along the Connecticut R i v e r in the Eastern Highlands, and ( 3 )...best known Connecticut collecting sites is Thomaston D a m , Thomaston, Litchfield County. Specimens |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | CONNECTICUT Mineral Locality Index Although many sites in Connecticut are no longer open to collectors...H. WEBER 1172 West L a k e Avenue Guilford, Connecticut 06437-1342 E A R L E C. SULLIVAN 17 R o c k y...y R i d g e D r i v e T r u m b u l l , Connecticut 06611-5326 T his locality index is meant to serve...collectors. More often than not, collecting in Connecticut is no longer per mitted. Many of the localities...effort has been made to list a l l localities in Connecticut, a small state that is big on mineralization |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | along a trend within the Morefield mine in Amelia County, Virginia. Brightwell (1999, 2001) analyzed amazonite...(amazonite) feldspars. Unpublished. T W I N N E D DATOLITE F R O M DAL'NEGORSK, PRIMORSKIY KRAY, RUSSIA....indicate that datolite does not form twins. We can find only one report of twinning in datolite in the literature-a...describing a twin of datolite from Westfield, Massachusetts. In a major paper on datolite published as a U...established to occur in datolite. Here we describe an unambiguous penetration twin of datolite from the Bor pit |  | | Book (edition) | | 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............. |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Canada. Prehnite, stilbite, heulandite, xls, datolite xls, franklinite and willemite xls., franklin...nodules, Franklin fluorescents, Trumbull scheelite, Farmington calcite for crystal groups, fluorescents and...and geodes. Peter Kay, 45 Craigmoor Rd., West Hartford, Conn. 06107 Have xls and minerals, would like to...or aragonite crystals in limestone, both from Connecticut. Want fluorescent or regular specimens. (No micros) |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | January/February: Gold and quartz, Eagle's est mine, Placer County, California. Tana Daugharthy specimen, Harold and...49 Collecting the KellerLakePegmatite, Waupaca County. Wisconsin: A New Site for Gadolinite-(Y), T. W...Note, Collecting the KellerLake Pegmatite, Waupaca County, Wisconsin: A New Site for Gadolinite-(Y),T. W...Paramelaconite Crystals,A1gomah Mine, Ontonagon County, Michigan, S. M. Carlson, M. J. Elder, R. Tolonen...180-83; Petzite, Bald Mountain, Sonora, Tuolumne County, California, 40-42; Scolecite, Pune (Poona), Maharashtra |  | | Report (volume) | | covering early Mesozoic geology of M assachusetts, Connecticut, New jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia , Maryland...offshore early Mesozoic geology of Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland...appropriate, the applicable early Mesozoic basin, State, county, or 7 1/2minute USGS topographic quadrangle covered...the State are cited. More than one basin, State, county, or quadrangle may appear for an entry. A State...C.-S.C.) Deep River (N.C.) Durham (N.C.) Davie County (N.C.) Dan River and Danville (N.C.-Va.) Scottsburg |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Wood, and Kirk mines, Gilpin County, Colorado; Hillside mine, Yauapaii County, Arizona; Besnerm, Henvey...reported: Cobalt-Zippieite—Happy Jack mine, Emery County, Utah Nickel-Zippieite—Joachimsthal, Czechoslovakia;...Yauapaii County, Arizona Magnesium-Zippieite-Lucky Strike # 2 mine, Emery County, Yauapaii County, Arizona...Arizona Zinc-Zippieite—Hillside mine, Yauapaii County, Arizona (Note: Cobalt-zippieite is tan to brownish-yellow...Washington, Connecticut, has found some interesting calcites in the NHTRTomasso Trap Quarry in Farmington. Received |  | | Journal (issue) | | AMERICAN ROCKS AND MINERALS 60 DANBURITE: A TRUE CONNECTICUT YANKEE 64 Club members collect on Topaz Mountain...Wulfenite from the Red Cloud (photo credit)mine (La Paz County), Arizona, is world famous. (3.9 cm high) Jeff...updates. Jeff Scovil Field notes READER LETTERS Connecticut Copper STEVE VOYNICK I wanted to say how much...Bob Jones’ June article on the copper mines of Connecticut. Aside from the good read, I realized toward...Gem USA. g frame & Wheels Cabbing Machine - 6 inch 895 00 complete Made in USA Our made in USA wheels |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | the World's Fair, and the other to visit some Connecticut localities on the way home. A stop was made at...where excellent specimens of calcite, prehnite and datolite xIs were secured. Several fine groups of calcite...Our last stop was at the trap rock quarry in Farmington, Conn. Here we collected excellent prehnite groups |  | | 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 |  | | 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 |  | | Report (volume) | | the eastern border of the area find in AVorcester County. TRIASSIC. The Suf/ar Loaf arko*e, or feldspathitf...discovered by Dr. Hunt." E. Hitchcock : Geol. Connecticut Eiver, Am. Jour. Sci., 1st series, Vol. VI, p...cavities in the amygdaloid, from the shores of the Connecticut, opposite Turners Falls, which are often only...In mica-slate. A. Nash: Lead Mines of Hampshire County; Am. Jour. Sci., 1st series, Vol. XII, p. 260.... Northampton. Larrabee's quarry, beside the Connecticut Eiver, on the north line of Holyoke. A very exceptional |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | bank of Piscataway Creek, about 1 mile west of Farmington Landing, Md., and 12 miles south of Washington...botryoidal masses of prehnite, associated with datolite, laumontite, and apophyllite, in cavities in the...the diabase. Along Rose River, at Syria, Madison County, Va., the writer picked up some very fine, large |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Windsor Locks, Conn. (Conn, zeolites and faceting datolite). John Alfredic, 12635 So. 76th Ave., Palos Heights...fossils my specialty. Also pyrite snails from Farmington, 111. Trade for fossils). W. M. Dickinson, 673...locality should be a tiny settlement or area, give ks county. Give as much information as you can so we may...send stamp for list THE PHILMAR CO. Box 13421 No. County Branch St. Louis, Mo. 63137 44102 21T |  | | Report (edition) | | much information on collecting sites in Oxford County. Numerous other collectors of Maine minerals also...Railroad : multiple track .. State. Bridge ...... county, parish, municipio .... Power transmission line...Rockland-Thomaston, Rockport, and Union areas in Knox County. They once supported a booming industry based on...specimens of minerals and fossils in Aroostook County and elsewhere in northern Maine. Most of the bedrock...rocks. There are lime quarries in the Aroostook County agricultural belt, where calcite crystals and other |  | | Show/Event (guide) | | species identified in a fulgurite from Farmington, Connecticut by A A. Sheffer and B. M. Jarnot. 2:45...from two pegmatites in the Middletown area, Connecticut by S.L. Hanson, B. M. Jarnot, A. U. Falster,...occurring in the Cartersville Mining District, Bartow County, Georgia by1..C. Gray. 4:30 A new site for gadolinite-(Y)...grossular from Inyo County, California by V. T King. 2 5:00 T w i n n e d datolite from Dal'Negorsk,...over the past year along County Highway G east of Big Falls, Waupaca County, WI briefly exposed a series |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Windsor Locks, Conn. (Conn, zeolites and faceting datolite). Alex Dyson, 49 Federal Road, Shelton, Conn...fossils my specialty. Also pyrite snails from Farmington, 111. Trade for fossils). W. M. Dickinson, 673...locality should be a tiny settlement or area, give its county. Give as much information as you can so we may |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Windsor Locks, Conn. (Conn, zeolites and faceting datolite). John Alfredic, 12635 So. 76th Ave., Palos Heights...fossils my specialty. Also pyrite snails from Farmington, 111. Trade for fossils). W. M. Dickinson, 673...locality should be a tiny settlement or area, give its county. Give as much information as you can. BIG BANCROFT |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Windsor Locks, Conn. (Conn, zeolites and faceting datolite). John Alfredic, 12635 So. 76th Ave., Palos Heights...fossils my specialty. Also pyrite snails from Farmington, 111. Trade for fossils). W. M. Dickinson, 673...locality should be a tiny settlement or area, give ks county. Give as much information as you can so we may...a i l a b l e : 2 A few groups of the Kittitas County, Washington gold crystals a t from two dollars |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Windsor Locks, Conn. (Conn, zeolites and faceting datolite). John Alfredic, 12635 So. 76th Ave., Palos Heights...fossils my specialty. Also pyrite snails from Farmington, 111. Trade for fossils). W. M. Dickinson, 673...locality should be a tiny settlement or area, give its county. Give as much information as you can. — • • » ' |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Windsor Locks, Conn. (Conn, zeolites and faceting datolite). John Alfredic, 12635 So. 76th Ave., Palos Heights...fossils my specialty. Also pyrite snails from Farmington, III. Trade for fossils). W M. Dickinson, 673...locality should be a tiny settlement or area, give its county. Give as much information as you can so we may |  | | Report (issue) | | Site Number, Site Name ...................... 6 County, State, Quadrangle, Latitude, Longitude .........A. Section A: Occurrences located north of the Hartford basin, New Hampshire ...................... .67...67 B. Section B: Occurrences located in the Hartford basin and vicinity, Massachusetts ................C: Occurrences located in the Hartford basin and vicinity, Connecticut ..................... .79 D. Section...given in the categories of : 1. name and location ( county, state, quadrangle, latitude, and longitude) 2 |
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Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA