 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | and Mineral c). Less common constituents are clarkeite, becquerelite, curite, and schoepite. (3) An outer...other specimens show clarkeite as the core, or an intermediate zone of clarkeite may form between the...this paper. A few unidentified minerals, apparently new species, also were found. Three of these, Minerals...and optical studies of his specimensfrom Mitchell County, North Carolina, including the materials of analyses...Specimens of identical appearancefrom Mitchell County contained in other collections also were found |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | North Groton, New Hampshire and to an inch in diameter at the Smith Mine, Newport, New Hampshire. It also...the same state. Scorzalite occurs at the Victory mine near Custer, South Dakota with quartz, albite, muscovite...dickinsonite occurs sparingly at Branchville, Fairfield county, Connecticut. FAIRFIELDITE, a hydrous phosphate...noted as a rare mineral at Branchville, Fairfield county, Connecticut from which it was named; and also...Buckfield, Maine; and from Center Strafford, New Hampshire. REDDINGITE, a hydrous manganese phosphate occurred |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | New Hampshire Mineral Locality Index Downloaded by [University of Newcastle, Australia] at 15:01 05...entrance and arch of the Palermo mine, North Groton, Grafton County. Rob Lawrence photo, courtesy Bob...Bob Whitmore. 242 ROCKS & MINERALS lthough New Hampshire, the Granite State, is one of our smaller states...reading Jackson (1844) on the mineralogy of New Hampshire that even at this early date there was already...activity produced new localities, renewed some old localities, and resulted in new minerals being discovered |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | mica locality known as the Ruggles' Mine in Grafton Center, New Hampshire. Already then it had been in...color groupings on the whitish microcline. My New Hampshire friends, Mr. Leggett and Mr. Weeks of Meredith...Meredith, mentioned having seen workmen repairing the mine road with some of the colorful stuff! Good specimens...met the Walls a few months earlier at the Nevel Mine, Newry, Maine. At the time Bill was still in the...are so typical of this locality as well as other New England localities. Bill's rucksack was already loaded |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | metals are, to many, equally as important. Did a new “metallic”age dawn a few decades ago that will be...specimen is from the Number 20 mine near Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina. Author’s specimen...Figure 5. A 2-cm uraninite cube from the Cardiff mine, Wdberforce, Ontario, Canada;Canadian Museum of...found at the famous Palermo and Ruggles mines in Grafton County, New Hampshire; dendritic uraninite intergrowths... WestChester County, and from a locality at Richville Station, St. Lawrence County, New York. Uraninite |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | came to New Hampshire to slow down and live. Mineral collecting as fun returned and to me a new mineral...have encouraged me to get going again. Here in New Hampshire I have done a great deal of work on several...excellent and famous areas of New Hampshire— Ruggles Mine and Palermo—my pets. Ruggles this month and next month...month a visit to Palermo. Ruggles is perhaps one of the most spectacular mines to see in the North East...a few years ago were collectors allowed into the mine and dumps during the summer months. It is perhaps |  | | Report (volume) | | ------------------ ___ ____ ___ _____ ____ _____ __ ____ _____ Clarkeite _____ -------------------------- __________________________...Page FIGURE 9. Monazite. A, B. Typical habit. C. New York. D. Tavetsch, Switzerland ---------------- ___...(U0 3 ) from pitchblende from the Georg Wagsfort mine at J ohanngeorgenstadt in the Erzgebirge of Saxony...been sporadic and reflect the discovery of new deposits or of new uses for this element. T'wo species were...also should be mentioned here. No such increase of new species followed the discovery of the Great Bear |  | | Report (issue) | | identified as valid species already knorn; some new species have teen established. Many rhases remain...Bill Bryan claim, guild Steer Canyon, Montrose County, Colo, Ref. no. cf X-rav patterns TE 474 Quantity...Location Arc!ers(, nitc. 1/ usrm Hillside mine, Yac;apal County, Ariz, Ref. no. of X-ray patterns Inv....nc. cf Y.-ray atterns Quantity Ear. 1640 Ruggles mine, H. Arentina Far. 5546 -— ..IttAnite ;'7239...number Location La4fl7J:Tite Hillside mine, Yavapai County, Ariz. Inv. 2777 Quantity now m,tal- |  | | Book | | THE PEGMATITE MINES KNOWN AS NORTH GROTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE eral I ederi Acknowledi:ments Dedicated...experience. As a kid growing up in Manchester, New Hampshire, I was always fascinated by minerals and tried...premier sandbox, but I could also make sure the mine would remain open to mineral enthusiasts for years...maintained the notoriety acquired by the Palermo No. I mine. Its impact on the nation, and in some respects...different species - several of them unique to the mine - Palermo has earned a reputation that makes it |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Mines & Minerals of North Groton, New Hampshire The historical background of the famous North Groton...Candia Road Chester, New Hampshire 03036 R O B E R T W. WHITMORE Weare, New Hampshire 03281 N O R T H G... a large percentage of the popula tion of New Hampshire would not recognize the name, let alone be able...Groton, New Hampshire. WENTWORTH X McGinnis Mine X Wheat Mine X Belden Mine Atwood Mine, F. Davis...XMine DORCHESTER X RUMNEY (118 Penna Coal x Mine Diamond Minex V U n i Holden x Mini] o n M |  | | Report (volume) | | With the exception of that for ianthinite, the new data originated either hi the Geological Survey or...Brannerite____ _______ ___ 3.41 3.34 3.32 3.26 3.26 Clarkeite ___ _ _ __ Soddyite _ ___ _______ _ _ 3.22 3...material from the Fuemrol No. 2 mine, Temple Mountain, Emery County, Utah. d(A) I 9. 14 5.63 5. 11...Murata (1951) on material from the Hillside mine, Yavapai County, Ariz. d(A) I *(A) 13.0 9.51 7.97 6.56...Murata (1951)*on material from the Hillside mine, Yavapai County, Ariz. Bayleyite dehydrates readily, and |  | | Book | | are always looking for people to write books on new and related subjects. If you have an idea for a book...Laboratory; William "Skip" Simmons, - University of New Orleans; Reinhard Wegner, Universidade Federal da...mineralogist M. H. Klaprot h showed that it contained a new chemica l element. Klaproth produced "uranium" powder...uranium if higher prices justify reprocessing the mine tailings to recover some of the uranium that was...wastewater during environmental reclamation at a mine that has ceased production. The following statistical |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | (UOt(COt. The name rutherfordine has priority. Two new localities are recorded for rutherfordine at Beryl...730, nZ:1.755-1.760; Z along the fiber length. Clarkeite is described from its second known locality, the...flattening. The mineral probably is orthorhombic. A new chemical analysis, made on material known to contain...remaining CaO and FeO. 3. Rutherfordine, Morogoro. New analysis of R. Meyrowitz (column 7), recalculated...orange ,,gu-mite" from the Ruggles and Palermo pegmatites, both in New Hampshire, also were found to efiervesceslightly |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | sand. Many visitors to New England do or should make a trip to Ruggles Mine. The mine has been worked commercially...It is noted for its fine feldspar and mica. The mine was opened after the war by my good friends, the...for years. There are several fine dumps at this "Mine in the Sky", which have produced many fine crystals...everyone. I usually make a number of trips to Ruggles each year and have a fine series of minerals from...end of this article. The Ruggles Mine folder, that they will give you at the mine, includes a full list |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Minerals of New Hampshire A Checklist JANET W. C A R E S 18 S i n g l e t a r y L a n e Sudbury. Massachusetts...ities. As other articles in this issue will attest, New Hamp shire has rightfully earned its nickname, the...Janules, 1990), and the fumed "gummite" of the Ruggles mine accounts foi the many alteration products of...lead-bearing minerals are found at the Madison lead mine, and barite occurs in the well-known fluorite mines... while copper minerals—which are scarce in New Hampshire—are found mainly in a few small depos its. |  | | Book | | Designed by Molly Shields Type set in DIN Black/Ti1nes New Ro111an ISBN: 978 -0-7643 -5113-6 Printed in China...are always looking for people to write books on new and related subjects. If you have an idea for a book...to the advancement of the science of uraniun1 and New species are no\.V being reported at the rate of several...appropriate. Research in this fie ld is ongo in g, and new 111inerals continue to be described in the literature;...for the sin1ple reason that the cost of using a new pai r of disposable gloves every tin1e specin,ens |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | non-marine organic-rich sediments that promoted new sandstone-type ore deposits. The modes of accumulation...actinides and their fission products are central to the new field of environmental radiochemistry (Santschi and...reactors. Both of these activities have created new inventories of transuranium elements, such as plutonium...crystal (1 cm in length) with feldspar from the Swamp Mine, Maine. Uraninite crystals precipitated from magmaticrelated...auto-oxidation may lead to the formation of several new Pb-uranyl secondary minerals (Fig. 7), including |  | | Report (volume) | | volcanic rocks, in Faul, Henry, ed., Nuclear geology: New York, John Wiley & Sons Inc., p. 89-98. On the basis...for the following observation. At the W. Wilson mine, "a few secondary minerals, mainly metatorbernite...radioactivity of four Paleozoic magma series in New Hampshire: Geol. Soc. America Bull., v. 57, p. 797-828...series are recognized in western and central New Hampshire. This paper describes the rocks of these series...increase in the amount of zircon. The rocks of the New Hampshire magma series of Late Devonian (?) age range |  | | Journal (issue) | | are listed on our General List #20 and our latest New Arrivals Lists. Send for your copies today. Both.................................... SILVER CRATER MINE—Ilia Kerr ....................................................................................... NEW GEOLOGIC MAP OF WINDSOR LOCKS AREA................................................... NEW CHILDREN’S MUSEUM FOR NEW MEXICO ...............................and August 1st, 1965, in Pierrepont, St. Lawrence County, N. Y., to swap or dig your own tourmaline plus |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | crandallite, various apatitie xls, mica x l s , clarkeite, autunite and others. Much has been written in...as in the Gems and Minerals Magazine on Palermo Mine. T h e Geological Survey Professional Paper 255...specimens collected. By now many of you know that Ruggles Mine is open to collectors and is famous for it's...forties. Johann Gadolin, a Russian chemist, isolated a new "earth" or metal oxide in 1794 from a mineral found...the lively color of a diamond. Com panies found a new market for a product meant for other uses. Giant |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | collectors of the minerals to be found at New Hampshire's famous Palermo Mine w i l l be very interested to know...of the mine upside down. T h e very old, lower section, now blends into the next or middle mine. T h i...called middle mine or Palermo 2 as I call it, is the key mine to the col lector. T h i s mine is famous...interested in thumb nail and micro work to find the mine of real interest. Larger specimens are avail able...After visiting the new workings I would suggest that anyone who plans to visit the mine should work a full |  | | Journal (issue) | | favorably received by our readers as a number of new subscriptions - from unexpected quarters - have been...interest to avoid the danger of being replaced by new members from the waiting list. Exhibition at the...White Horse Ranch to the Blitzen Valley, (Harney County, Oregon} and on the way I picked up some pieces...looked like slag from a furnace. This was in Grant County, Oregon, about 5 miles from Seneca. I was on a...tourmaline crystal 3x3x8 feet in the Luella Mine near Avon, Latah County, Idaho ; and etc. Origin The crystals |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | deuteric origin for the occurrenceat Spruce Pine, New Jersey where it is associatedwith fresh feldspar...notes a similar type of occurrence at the Ruggles Mine, New Hamsphire. In several Ontario localities uranophane...but smaller zone of uranophane at the Nicholson mine, Saskatchewan, placing this mineral very late in...labelled schroeckingeritefrom Bedford, New York and Mitchell county, North Carolina was in fact beta-uranotile...opportunities for single crystal studies. Similarly a new occurrencefrom euebec proved unsuitable.This material |  | | Book (volume) | | chalcedony, jasper and gem petrified wood. BUFFALO COUNTY KEARNEY, area gravel bars and pits along the Platte...townagate, chalcedony, jasper, petrified wood. CASS COUNTY WEEPING WATER, SE, on rd. to Nehawka, in the Snyderville...chalcedony, jasper, fossils. CHERRY COUNTY VALENTINE, in the Sandhills county along the Niobrara R. and Minnechaduza...gem qualityagatized and opalized wood. DAWES COUNTY CHADRON, in N part of Co. and as far W as Crawford...woods, etc. DAWSON COUNTY GOTHENBURG, in sand pitspetrified palm wood. DEUEL COUNTY CHAPPELL, all regional |  | | Book | | tons of 0.27% U3D8 by mid-1957, of vvhich 70% is in New Mexico, 16% in Colorado, Utah, and Arizona, and 8%... . . . . .. . .... . . . . . . .... ....... . . New Zealand . ............ . . . . . .... .. ... . ....t,e, cheralite Thorianite, zircon Zirkeli te, clarkeite, al!a.ni te, chevkini te Thorite Thorite Radiobarite...Brannerite, chevkinite Sphene ' Vandendricsschci te Clarkeite Phosphuranyli te-renarcli te, beta-uranophane...with many other cations and anions to form numerous new hosts. Thus thorium forn1s only six minerals of its |
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