 | | Book (edition) | | - - - Bennett Quarry Orchard Mine - Bessey Quarry - - Black Mountain Mines Bumpus Quarry - - - Cummings...Mine Harvard Mine - - Heikkinen Qua rry - Hibbs Quarry - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -...Mines Irish Q.uarcy Newry Mines - - { a ) Nevel Quarry (b) Dunton Mine ( c ) Scotty Mine Palermo No. l...Tanmin�n Pita Waisanen-Tamminen Ledge Waisanen Quarry Warowall Quarry References - - �� - - � 44 4? 48 52...Feldspar Mi ne , Bennett Ledge , Blanche Be nnett Quarry , Paul Bennett Quarryj Buckfield township Loca_tion |  | | Catalog/List | | group. assive pale grey-green mixture (CountyBridge Quarry, Lizard) lxl 90p lx2 El.50 2x2 E3.00 50? BEHEllTITEn...rich ~ite to pinkish faintly fibrou3 m sses with calcite or P rolusite. (Mereheadlendips) 1 x ~ El.90 lxl...1 trigonal micro crystal about 1 to 211111 on calcite. Type & only location.(St Hilaire, Quebec) lxl...indistinct micros with pale orange clinohumite in calcite. (MuzunAlkalicoaplex,AldanPlateau Tiansbaikallen...terminated crystal in orange Calcite, lx2 ins . 1/2 ins crystal in calcite E6 (Sludjanka, Lake Baikal, |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | purity. Only samples containing aragonite with 6 1% calcite were used for 14 C and 234 U^230 Th dating. U and...which contain a large component of dolomite and calcite with 232 Th/238 U (atomic) = 0.85, and assumes...applied to the aragonite 14 C ages (Table 2). Fig. 5. vAGE (rcalendar-14 C age) vs. calendar age for the data...are interesting agreements. From 30 to 20 kyr the vAGE values of the coral, Lake Lisan, Lake Suigetsu,...from South Africa and Spain [19,20], agree that the vAGE was 3^5 kyr. 14 C ages are based on the half-life |  | | Book (edition) | | opaque mineral to reflect the light gypsum. 3 - calcite, 4 - fluorite, 5 - apatite, 6 - ortho- beam on...Menzenschwand Scbwarzwald Mts., in the Sailauf quarry, Spessart Mts., Bavaria. both Germany, and from... Actinolite - byssolite, 50 mm, Valle d'Aosta, Italy, G short-columnar crystals, usually in granular...Austria, and at Passo di Vizze, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy. Actinolite asbestos occurs mainly in the Alps between...Mont Blanc, as well as in Val Malenco, Lombardy, Italy. A component of some skarns and eclogites. With |  | Gaines, Richard V., Skinner, H. Catherine W., Foord, Eugene E., Mason, Brian, Rosenzweig, Abraham, King, Vandall T. (1997) Dana's New Mineralogy (8th ed.) Wiley-Interscience. p.1872 | Book (edition) | | Short Hills, New Jersey. Renato Pagano: Milan, Italy. Ole V. Petersen: Geologisk Museum, Copenhagen,...end members of isostruct ural series (e.g., the calcite group; see 14.1.1.1) or when several species have...given a different name and number. For example, calcite CaCOg (14.1.1.1) has a polymorph aragonite (14...Mineral Description and Feel 1 Tale 2 3 Gypsum Calcite 4 5 6 Fluorite Apatite Orthoclase a Quartz...amphiboles, pyroxenes, olivines, garnets, clays, calcite, dolomite, apatites, rutile, hematite, magnetite |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | collected from the Yellow Sands exposed at Quarrington Quarry (NZ 32693811 and NZ33253785) and Sherburn Hill...Sample 1 is from the eastern part of Quarrington Quarry (NZ 33253785), 2 and 3 are from Sherburn Hill Sand...4 to 7 are from the western part of Quarrington Quarry (NZ 32693811). 3. SURFACE FEATURES OF WIND-BLOWN...possibly caused by etching during cementation by calcite. Other alteration features include indentations...matrix-supported, with uniformly distributed untwinned calcite 100-200 I-/m in diameter. Physical alteration of |  | | Book | | crystals grow irregularly. Another clue is clea¬ vage — the way that crystals break. A diamond splits...This one is a green crystal formed in a chunk of calcite found in Colombia. Beryl comes in other colors...layer of calcite sticking to the rock. It takes a hundred years to form a very thin layer of calcite. In time...time, long calcite spikes called stalactites grow down from the cave roof and calcite spikes called stalag¬...grow up from the floor. If they meet they form calcite columns that resemble organ pipes. * A This photograph |  | | Book | | such as quartzite (pure quartz) and marble (pure calcite), contain only one mineral. Most, l1owever, consist...black crystal of augite (a pyroxene) conies fron1 Italy. Augite crystals are (ound in various igneous rocks...filled and full of holes known as vesicles. with calcite In amygdaloida l basalt, the holes were later fil...serpentine. It is s treaked with white veins of calcite. Serpentinite is con1111on in the Alps. 17 Calcife...ter. This sample is fro1n the Lipari Isla nds, Italy. CARAMEL-LIKE LAV AS This light-colored, finegrained |  | | Journal (issue) | | fron1 its occurrence in the Pieclmont ProYince of Italy where it i~ found as browniRh to greenii,:;h black...the northeastern par t of the state. Beautiful calcite crystals up to se,·eral inches in diameter are...article. The first quarry to be mentioned is the one kno,vn as the Sherrer Quarry. It is the only one...illiruns Paint Company of Easton, Pennsylvania. This quarry is located close to the Dela"1 are River just beyond...Delawnre ,vater Gap. The working face of the Sherrer Quarry at present is about 400 feet long and more than |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | KALKSTEEN De zwerfsteen is schijfvormig en heeft enkele vage gletsjer krassen. De verweringskleur is overwegend...filled up cavaties. These cavaties consist of calcite and fluorite. Amazing is the occurence of euhedric |  | | Catalog/List | | minor yellow orpiment and red realgar. Micro clea vage, ½" $2. 50. ¾" $1. 50. ¾xlII to lxl ¼11 $2. 50 and...rich red intergrown veins and masses with white calcite. A new calcium antimony mineral from a most unusual...elongated flattened crystal plates with minor calcite. Micro. !x:"$1. 50. ¼x¾"to½" $2. 50 and $3. 50 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | the cleavage is quickly started as in mica or in calcite we can reasonably expect a great deal of trouble...Diopside one good Enstatite Euclase Spodumene Calcite Rhodochrosite Aragonite Sphalerite Dioptase Kyanite...other cleavable but massive materials such as calcite, aragonite, smithsonite, rhodochrosite, sodalite...easy cleaconnection, reference to Dana's "Text- vage means a weak structure and the greatbook Of Mineralogy"...diamond cutting lap. For example, spodumene and calcite are two minerals which are handled beautifully |  | | Catalog/List | | ANCYLITE Cc Rich pinkish fine grained mass in calcite Cc Sr C0/3 Ix½ £2.50 Ix!£4 20 ANCYLITE Cc Mt Yukspor...not pure with minor calcite Of marnx ½" £4 lcn near Larvik., Norway 7 Saga Quarry, Tvcda ANNITE Pure black...massive Fclspar group 2x2 £2 lx2 £ 1 APATITE Hingston Quarry, Cornwall 749 two or three micro crystals on small...x2 £5 lxl £3 53 1 . A�{SENOPYRITE Hingston Down Quarry .Cornwall E . • ngland Rich silvery masses with...lx2 [ 1 . 50 Fc As S 1 085 Al{SENOPYRITE Hingston Quarry, Cornwall Small silvery crystals groups, Crystals |  | | Report (edition) | | limestone from Shelly Materia ls, Inc., Auglaize quarry (formerly Stoneco, Inc.}, near Junction, Pau lding...resulting from a sha le fire on Stoneco, Inc.) Auglaize quarry near Junction, Paulding the Huron River, resulting...$100-$500 Dayton Gem & M ineral Society Christopher J. Stefano Jan1es Bai ley & Katherine Kovacs-Bai ley John.... ..................................... . 145 Calcite (including travertine) ......... ................zoned (phantom) fluorite crysta ls 45. Photo of calcite crystal w ith uncornmon dipyramidal habit .... |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | salmon pink coloured granite, GRANITO ROSE from Italy, its pink hue stemming from the body colour of its...inspection. The rock is VERDO MEGOZZO, again from Italy (I am indebted to the Architects Millard, Wrighton...level here, is undoubtedly RUBISLAW GRANITE from a quarry sited within the city limits of Aberdeen. Rubislaw...AREBESCATO MARBLE from near Siena in Apennine Italy, blending well with the poli shed mahogany counters...quantities to this country from quarries in Apennine Italy, close to Rome, where considerable thicknesses of |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | who kindly accompanied me to the Mahara Convict-quarry ; to Mr. Edgar Ferdinand of Kurunegala, who showed...G a l l e . m A very similar rock occurs in the quarry behind Galle town, associated with some decayed...from Pidurutalagalla, and Diersche [30] from the quarry between Newera Eliya and Hakgala. They are also...saccharoidal granu]ite with red garnets occurs in the quarry between the lake and the reservoir. It is largely...very little sphene, augite, apatite, secondary calcite, and muscovite. A vein, apparently intrusive in |  | | Journal (issue) | | ~ /a• Sep/e,,,,lu,1i, l9J/.J/. CHIPS FROM THE QUARRY .................................................Asaociation ROCKS 266 AND MINERALS CHIPS FROM THE QUARRY HOW I BECAM E INTERESTED IN MIN·ERALS By WM. PFEIFER...contained nice crystals of galena, chalcopyrite, calcite, sphalerite, marcasite, and dolomite, all growing...crushing and mounting to make red sand-paper. Cl~vage in one direction is tyct!cal of the micas. Topaz...Their identification by such bonates, including calcite, dolomite, sider- means is of primary importance |  | | Book | | glass. as in quartz and many of the silicates. (Calcite shows a su !,-vitreous lustre.) Resinous the lustre...best to 11se a hand lens. as a MOHS' SCALE 3 calcite -- ... - ~,• . • - - - __ __,_ 5 Apatite ...Sulpha1e Titanate Tvngotate formula is that for calcite, CaCO,, or rutile, T iO. The numbers refer t.o...amphiboles (especially hornblende) and olivine. Calcite (calcium carbonate) is an important rock-forming...metamorphic rocks. :1.-fosl important is lo recognize calcite in 01·der to idC'ntify limestones, and to dislinguish |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | the original face being still expo sed in an old quarry. Th e Brit ish Museum (Natural History) has the...Marl in the trench) shows replacement by sparry calcite or, to a lesser extent, micrite. No other carbonate...other instances, where the grains and crystals of calcite are coarser and larger, polished surfaces can be...structural detail. It is interesting to compare the calcite replacement of these corals with that of some of...hollow and the remainder filled with large coarse calcite crystals, thus generally obscuring the structural |  | | Report (issue) | | DEPOSITS OF GEOBGIA FRONTISPIECE-PLATE I OLD DEVER QUARRY, ROCKMART, POLK COUNTY, WHILE OPERATED BY THE GEORGIA..... , ..................... . Ellis Davis & Son quarry ............................. ; ...... . ~ .Dever...................................... . Portland quarry ........................................... . Fish... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95·97 Cornelius quarry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ILLUSTRATIONS PLATE FACING PAGE I. Old Dever Quarry, Rockmart, Polk County, while operated by the Georgia |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | curator. His projects then dealt primarily with sal vage from about-to-close or recently defunct mines, and...in vugs or as masses commonly associated with calcite, quartz, dawsonite, and others, in an alkalic sill |  | | Book | | associated with the ore minerals) include blue quartz, calcite (calcium carbonate), feldspar, manganese minerals...is a result of strain during metamorphism. The calcite from the Broken Hill lode is commonly white and...associated with other calcium minerals such as calcite. The next most abundant manganese mineral is green...and after faulting. Carbonate minerals such as calcite (calcium carbonate), manganocalcite (calcium manganese...whereas the calcite is white and commonly occms in the dog-tooth spar form. The crystals of calcite from the |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | basis 0=23). Analysts: 1-6,9 sory minerals are calcite, and 12 by H. apatite, Onuki garnet, alkali... Actin olite commonly replaces the rim and clea vage of subcalcic hornblendes. Alkali amphibole metamorphic...epidote, actinolite and quartz appear mostly, and calcite, biotite veins and and 7, 8, 10 and 11 by |  | | Book | | HARDNESS 7 GYPSUM QUARTZ HARDNESS 3 HARDNESS 8 CALCITE TOPAZ HARDNESS 4 HARDNESS 9 FLUORITE CORUNDUM... almost at right an- hammer will split it. CALCITE splits in three directions, but not at right a...ngles. Practice will teach you more about cl ea vage than reading about it. It' s fun to find that...left in the cracks. These minerals are mostly calcite or quartz. But many veins contain copper, lead...places. Mineral Hardness Luster Streak 1. Calcite 3 glassy white 2. Pyrite 6 metallic black |  | | Journal (issue) | | ZODAC Contents for September, 1940 CHIPS FROM THE QUARRY .................................................ones being specularite (thin flat rhombs) and calcite. Occasionally galena, asbestos and native silver...at other stops. From h!:re we go to the H arvey quarry, three miles south of Marquette. The specimens...gathered from the south end to the north end of the quarry, then continuing in the same direction along the...is a _shale t~'at, h~ ~e: veloped good rock cle~vage tp.rough metamorphism. Specimen No. 7. . DolomiJe |
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