 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | I993 discovery at the historic Deer Hill locality in southwestern Maine. Downloaded by [NUS National...2015 Amethyst Discovery on Stow, Oxford County, Maine WOODROW B. THOMPSON Maine Geological Survey State...House Station 22 Augusta, Maine 04333 In the summer of 1993, a trio of Maine mineral collectors worked...prospect-called the Intergalactic pit-in an area of Deer Hill that has lured prospectors for many years. They...concentration of amethyst crystals ever found on Deer Hill. During July and August, clay-filled pockets yielded |  | | Report (edition) | | BULLETIN 41 Third Edition A Collector's Guide to Maine Mineral Localities by Woodrow B. 7KaSVRQ Donald...Vandall T. King Robert G. Marvinney, State Geologist Maine Geological Survey Natural Resources Information...OF CONSERVATION 1998 Copyright © 1998 by the Maine Geological Survey, Department of Conservation. All...24 x JO mm;Jrom the Bennett Quarry, Buckfield, Maine. Mined in 1996 by Holden !Jrothers Mining and currently...Photo by John B. Poisson. The laws and policies of Maine and the United States prohibit discrimination in |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | on Deer Hill, Maine, in 1956 By B. M. SHAUB 159 Elm Street, Northampton, Massachusetts Deer Hill is...the F-ryeburg, Maine quadrangle. It is in the town of Stow, a section of Oxford County. The pegmatite...pegmatite on Deer Hill is often referred to as the Eastman ledge and has been known as a source of an occasional...pegmatite ledge near the top of the hill. In 1956 Phillips Cole of Dayton, Maine obtained a lease from Harry...Harry Eastman of Fryeburg, Maine, the owner of the property, to mine feldspar and mica from a relatively large |  | | Book (volume) | | Mineralogy by Vandall T. King and Eugene E. Foord Maine Geological Survey DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION Walter...Resources Information, Maine Geological Survey Walter A. Anderson, State Geologist Maine Geological Survey...DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION 1994 Copyright ©1994 by the Maine Geological Survey, Department of Conservation. All...photograph: Fluorapatite, Pulsifer quarry, Auburn, Maine (2.2 cm specimen), Harvard Mineralogical Museum...Wendell E. Wilson, ©1985. The laws and policies of Maine and the United States prohibit discrimination in |  | Francis, Carl A., Felch, Myles, Falster, Alexander U., Bailey, Douglas A. (2016) Aquamarine from Stoneham and Vicinity, Oxford County, Maine. Rocks & Minerals, 91 (1) 28-35 doi:10.1080/00357529.2016.1099131 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | from Stoneham and Vicinity Oxford County, Maine Downloaded by [Penn State University] at 01:41 12 December...fALSTeR DoUGLAS A. BAILeY Maine Mineral and Gem Museum Po Box 500 Bethel, Maine 04217 cfrancis@mainemineralmuseum...came from Stoneham, Maine—a century apart. Figure 1. Aldrich quarry beryl. Maine Mineral and Gem Museum...MINERALS Dr. Carl A. Francis is curator at the Maine Mineral and Gem Museum and an executive editor of...at the Maine Mineral and Gem Museum. Alexander U. Falster is research technologist at the Maine Mineral |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Gems and Minerals of Maine Pegmatites Carl A. Fran cis Granitic pegmatites in Maine have been collected...with significant gem production is in San Diego County of southern California. In a review paper Wise...located along the seacoast northeast of Portland. The Oxford field is inland northwest of Portland. A fault...the pioneering feldspar mining district in Maine. The Oxford field is much larger and comprises nine series...least superficially the pegmatite series of the Oxford field corresponds to this model, whereas the Topsham |  | | Journal (issue) | | calcite, 11/2 inches across, Knippa Quarry, Uvalde County, Texas, photo by the author. Tucson 1999 - mouthwash...Posey Mine (San Juan Co., Utah, USA) and Planet Mine (La Paz Co., Arizona, USA). That from Posey Mine is composed...on page 4 i\lincrnl News 2 10th Anniversary Maine Mineral Symposium May 7, 8, 9. 1999 Mineral and...the I0th Maine Mineral Symposium at the Senator Inn and Conference Center in Augusta, Maine. This annual...and collecting sites. There arc always talks on Maine, and the 1999 program features four well-known authorities |  | | Book (volume) | | 0 n101ercai o of Maine j f·~ ....__ :,,. . - .._"' ..;. .. ~ L-- -~ \. • .J_..::.; I Volume...History, Gems, and Geology edited by Vandall T. King Maine Geological Survey DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION Robert...Robert G. Marvinney, State Geologist of Maine Volume 2: Mining History, Gems, and Geology Edited by...Resources Information, Maine Geologi,cal Survey Robert G Marvinney, State Geologist Maine Geological Survey...DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION 2000 Copyright ©2000 by the Maine Geological Survey, Department of Conservation. All |  | Thompson, Woodrow B., Bearss, Gene T., Falster, Alexander U., Simmons, William B., Nizamoff, Jams W. (2000) The Estes Quarry, Cumberland County, Maine: A New Pegmatite Mineral Locality. Rocks & Minerals, 75 (6) 408-418 doi:10.1080/00357520009605667 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | ineral Locality T he Estes quarry in southwestern Maine exposes a granite pegmatite hosting more than forty...those of other highly mineralized pegmatites in Maine and New Hampshire. The quarry has yielded fine specimens...Baldwin, Cumberland County, Maine (fig. 1). It is on the western flank of an unnamed hill just east of the...a gravel pit was being worked at the base of the hill. In 1995 Robert Newton of Smith College led a group...et al. 1995). Prof. Harold Borns (University of Maine) remarked on a bright purple mineral in one of the |  | | Report (volume) | | GEOLOGY OF THE PEGMATITES AND ASSOCIATED ROCKS OF MAINE INCLUDING FELDSPAR, QUARTZ, MICA, AND GEM DEPOSITS...lithium phases................................... Muscovite phase........................................................................... Origin of the Maine pegmatites........................................Larsen............................. Application to Maine pegmatites............................... Eutectics.............................. 1.... Androscoggin County............................................... |  | | 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 (issue) | | Quarry Mine, Eureka County, Nevada. from the Radersburg District, Broadwater County, Montana Mike Hedtke...small wulfcnite crystals found at the Broadwater County, Montana (Sec. 28, T 5 N, R 1 W), some interesting...the Allegheny Plateau (from Georgia to central Maine). The NYMC membership is primarily amateur, and...Prize: Quartz Epimorphs after Barile from Diamond Hill, Cumberland, Rhode I land. by Lawrence Bull. Publications...F. Kunz Competition Papers, four articles on NE USA mineral occurrences. 73 pages, 55 illu tra1ions, |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | the Sebago granite–pegmatite system, southern Maine, USA Michael A. Wise*, Cathleen D. Brown Department...two-mica granite situated in the Oxford pegmatite field, southwestern Maine. Surrounding the pluton is an...K-feldspar (K/Rb ≈ 17, K/Cs ≈ 90, Rb/Tl ≈ 75), muscovite (K/Rb ≈ 6.6, K/Cs ≈ 14.8, Rb/Tl ≈ 127), beryl...associated pegmatites. A few pegmatites (e.g., the Lord Hill pegmatite and amethyst-bearing pegmatites) show...chemistry, petrology, geochemistry, Sebago, southern Maine Received: 1 October 2009; accepted: 30 March 2010; |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Maine Articles Published in Rocks and Minerals AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY DANIEL BEHNKE 2981 Landwehr...Gentleman of Oxford County. Rocks and Minerals 35:28-29. A tribute to "the dean of Maine minerals," Charles...of Buckfield, Maine. Bailey, E . M. 1929. A catalog of minerals found at Rumford, Maine. Rocks and Minerals...D. S. 1955. The Union Limestone quarry, Union, Maine. Rocks and Minerals 30:365-66. Short description...periences beginning with early-day collecting in Oxford County. . 1965. Fifty years of mineral collecting (Part |  | | Report (issue) | | Geology of the Old Speck Mountain Quadrangle, Maine by Daniel Jeremy Milton Cambridge^ Massachusetts...Post-metamorphic intrusives .............. Structure Bronson Hill anticline ...........- Mahoosuc syncline ..-'...153 Mineral determinations. ................. Muscovite. ..................... Biotite, chlorite, and...Potassium metasomatism. .............. 165 Page Muscovite-free assemblages ............ 168 ...........Sphene-flecked diorite from Maine. ............. A-l Gedrite from Oxford County, Maine. ............. B-l |  | | Journal (issue) | | Robert B. Cook Auburn University, Al Carl A. Francis Maine Mineral & Gem Museum, ME John Rakovan New Mexico...I. Jacobson, Denver, CO Anthony R. Kampf, l.A. County Museum of Natural History, CA Virgil W. Lueth,...across a local area net\,vork. Subscription offices: USA/North America: Taylor & Francis Group, LLC, 530 Walnut...Copyright Clearance Center (www.copyright.com) in the USA or the Copyright Licensing Agency (www. cla.co.uk)...Southwood Melbourne, Australia Woodrow B. Thompson, Maine Geological Survey, Augusta, ME John S. White, Stewartstown |  | | 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 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Alberta Canada T3B 4T7 mmenzies@shaw.ca Jefferson County, Montana P erched high on the south-facing side...of these historic localities, all in Jefferson County. Present-day collectors are continuing *All distances...No. C24308 filed by E. E. DeSnell with Jefferson County on 26 November 1918 for “The Gemstone Claim.” References...terrace he drove a 12-meter horizontal adit into the hill and then a steep incline up and about one meter...appears to be continuous west to east across the hill, except in one area west of the large quartz outcrop |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Don Dallaire photo. 64 Mineral Drive Hebron, Maine 04238 phosphate@gmail.com W hen one thinks of...minerals. He is on the board of trustees of the Maine Mineral & Gem Museum. James Nizamoff has a master’s...of the “MP2” research group associated with the Maine Mineral & Gem Museum. Volume 92, November/December...the Mesozoic-age granites 510 ROCKS & MINERALS Maine Monteregian Hills of the White Mountain Igneous...other minerals. He wrote an article in the Oxford County Mineral and Gem Association Yearbook discussing |  | | Journal (issue) | | Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas. 2 Mineral News The 9th Maine Mineral Symposium Senator...Senator Inn, Augusta, Maine May 15-17, 1998 Mark Jacobson 112 N. Lemans St. Lafayette, LA 70503 The 9th Annual...Annual Maine Mineral Symposium according to the organizers was another success. Over 300 people registered...southern half of the Berry-Havey pegmatite in Poland, Maine. This lithium-gem tourmaline pegmatite hadn't been...paragraph on the "Leidyite" specimen from Delaware County, PA which was proved to be zoisite should not have |  | | Journal (issue) | | York City. In Maine there are several well known localities where quartz is At Paris, Oxford Co. , the so...rose quartz from the Stearns ledge, in the same County, occurs in as handsome specimens, and does not...resembles the moonstone. Mr. L. K. Stone, of Paris Hill, has cut several gems from this material, which...cut out of rose quartz of fine quality from Oxford County, are in the Amer ican Museum Collection, New...Noyes, at the tourmaline locality in Greenwood, Maine. These were not transparent, but were clean and |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Occurrence of Zinc Ore In The United States. New York: Hill Publish ing Co., 1908. McKnight, Edwin T. Zinc...PEGMATITE MINERALS OF MAINE B y D A V I D M. SEAMAN 36 Winter St., Norway, Maine 04268 (Continued from...frequently in the gem pockets in the pegmatites of Maine, formed by the weathering or hydrothermal alteration...Gem Mine at Newry, and at Black Mt. at Rumford in Maine. Its crystals are honey-brown to yellowish-orange...and aluminum phosphate, is a very rare mineral in Maine, but has been noted at the Dunton Gem Mine, and |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | found about 1925 at the Bennett quarry, Buckfield, Maine, together with others over three feet in length...crystal was recovered about 1905 from the Barringer Hill, Texas locality, which measured 43x28x15 inches...found at a number of places: Paris and Rumford, Maine; Alstead, Gilsum, and Springfield, New Hampshire;...cleavelandite at Newry, Maine. Rose quartz crystals have also been found at Red Hill, Maine; North Groton, New...are near Milan and Berlin, New Hampshire; Deer Hill, Maine; near Statesville, North Carolina; at Amelia |  | | Report (volume) | | Louisiana........Prof. Gilbert D. Harris, Baton Rouge. Maine............Mr. C. Vey Holman, Bangor. Maryland....North Carolina.. .Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt, Chapel Hill. North Dakota... .Dr. A. G. Leonard, Grand Forks...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 |
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