| | Report (issue) | No. 14: Topaz Perfect Cleavage ISBN 978-0-9790998-9-2 Publisher Lithographie, LLC Denver, Colorado...extralapis No. 13: Topas Das prachtvolle Mineral, der lebhafte Edelstein with the permission of Christian...United States of America Photo Credits Cover: Topaz, 3.5 cm tall Capao Mine, Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais...Sigerman collection Robert Weldon photo Above: Topaz, 5.5 cm tall El Chalten, Santa Cruz, Argentina Scott...brooch/pendant is set with topaz from three different localities. Two Brazilian "Imperial" topaz gems make up the | | | Book | Mount Malosa, Chilwa alkaline province, Zomba district. "Illite" is the name of a series of incompletely...COLUMBIA Ice River complex. The Ice River complex is an intrusive body of alkaline igneous rocks where sodalite...ilmenite specimens have come from an unusual calcite vein-dike occurrence with an exposure very near, indeed...2008, when extensive blasting for construction of an extension to High,, ay 5 revealed veins of massive...the 2003 Tucson show. MOROCCO Imilchil area. Outcrops of episyenite and of contact-metamorphic skarn | | | Book | Elizabeth Queen 5500 Egypt the part is anywhere an beryl deposits, of fine crystal Sinkankas has ...Poisons and Venomous Bites, Pregnancy, 127 Austria, Vision and Diseases of the Epilepsy, 124 Russia...Treatment for Cabochons, Australia, 363 331 Austria, Beryl Carvings, 332 Faceted Gems, and Gems...edge are which contains turquoise, The much an the National stones in their relation to mankind...but I hope that the material included presents an adequate portrait of a mineral whose history | | | Report (issue) | ....... 54 Alfredo Petrov • Burmese Tourmaline - An Historical Perspective ........................ 58.... . ......... 68 Maximilian Glas • Pegmatites - An Overview .............70 William B. Simmons • From...19 sapphires, 26 spinels, 25 emeralds, 15 rubies, an aquamarine and 20 pearls. The large (39.5 x 36.5...bedecking the crown, especially the sapphires, are of an exceptional quality. Seven of the sapphires, all...This 24 cm wide "schorl" specimen from Tyrol, Austria was part of the Gigot D'Orcy collection and is | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | and, similarly, in the gem gravels of the Mogok district of Burma. Emeralds, especially, were known to...material. This beryl was originally discovered with topaz crystals in the remarkable vugs in whitish rhyolite...probably knew of pegmatite outcrops but paid no attention to them, and where pegmatite exploration was...such efforts resulted in the production of the pegmatite minerals that we prize so highly, including beryl...larger ions of oxygen. The symmetry of these rings on an atomic structural scale is reflected in the symmetry | | | Book (volume) | considering its age — this could almost be considered an updated version). This is by no means a complete...Minerals are capitalized while rocks have been left lower case. This is the 5th printing and each time updates...Murphrees Valley, as a narrow strip of scattered outcrops about 5 mi. long⎯Manganese minerals. CALHOUN...area⎯Barite. CHEROKEE COUNTY CENTRE, area Miocene outcrops⎯tektites (dark green and dark blue tektites have...of the Louisville and Nashville RR), area pegmatite outcrops⎯Muscovite mica; d SE Region: (a) B.T. Childers | | | Book (volume) | considering its age — this could almost be considered an updated version). This is by no means a complete...Minerals are capitalized while rocks have been left lower case. This is the 5th printing and each time updates...Murphrees Valley, as a narrow strip of scattered outcrops about 5 mi. long⎯Manganese minerals. CALHOUN...area⎯Barite. CHEROKEE COUNTY CENTRE, area Miocene outcrops⎯tektites (dark green and dark blue tektites have...of the Louisville and Nashville RR), area pegmatite outcrops⎯Muscovite mica; d SE Region: (a) B.T. Childers | | | Book (volume) | occur in pegmatite exposures, such as Aquamarine, Beryl, some Ruby-red Corundum, Spodumene and Topaz. Georgia...GRAYSVILLE, SE 1½ mi., in Knox dolomite exposed in an abandoned quarry Barite, Calcite, Fluorite (purple...shark teeth. CHATTOOGA COUNTY GORE, N 6 mi., along lower slopes of Taylor RidgeHalloysite. SUMMERVILLE:...areaAlmandite garnet; (g) harmony Church, area pegmatite outcropsBeryl; (h) Hickory Flat, 2 mi. NE on rd....mi. region surrounding this town contains many pegmatite dike minesMica minerals, Quartz crystals, Aquamarine | | | Book (volume) | ......................258 Missouri – New Lead District Map .........................................................325 New Jersey – Franklin Mining District Map ............................................Texas – Fluorite in the Terlingua Quicksilver District .................................455 Texas – Sulfur.......................................470 Utah – Topaz Mt. Site Map ................................................502 Vermont – Orange County Copper District Site Map ...................................503 | | | Journal (issue) | reflected and transmitted light. 62 x F I G . 4. An elongated negative crystal in a Burma ruby. Above...doubly refractive crystal with i refractive index lower than 1-764. 118 x J. Geram., 1976, X V , 1 V*...demonstrate that this negative crystal is really grown as an empty cavity. Fig. 6 exhibits a strange inclusion...temperature or to some other cause. I n any case, an obstacle for the growth front was present which partially...100, which when divided into weight in air showed an exact figure for amber as follows : 1 0 8 - 8 = 100 | | | Book (volume) | (lined with crystals); (b) Hamilton Quarry, the lower Warsaw section at the top of the quarry (see map)...fossils. There are no igneous or metamorphic rock outcrops in Indiana. The four great periods of glaciations...some Topaz, and now and then bits of Corundum. This and adjoining Brown Co. have also produced an astonishing...gravels throughout Co.⎯Corundum, Quartz pebbles, Topaz, occasional Diamond; d stream sands, especially...moraines⎯Quartz pebbles, Corundum, rare Diamond, Topaz; d Highland Cr. gravels (7 mi. NNW of Martinsville | | | Book (volume) | (lined with crystals); (b) Hamilton Quarry, the lower Warsaw section at the top of the quarry (see map)...fossils. There are no igneous or metamorphic rock outcrops in Indiana. The four great periods of glaciations...some Topaz, and now and then bits of Corundum. This and adjoining Brown Co. have also produced an astonishing...gravels throughout Co.⎯Corundum, Quartz pebbles, Topaz, occasional Diamond; d stream sands, especially...moraines⎯Quartz pebbles, Corundum, rare Diamond, Topaz; d Highland Cr. gravels (7 mi. NNW of Martinsville | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | calcite crystals contained in Goldschmidt’s Atlas der Krystallformen represent the single most comprehensive...form areas of calcite crystals drawn by the program. An initial attempt to calculate the areas of all 2,544...SEM of a kimzeyite crystal, about 1.6 mm across, on an octahedral magnetite crystal from Magnet Cove, Arkansas...anhydrite, perovskite, magnetite, and other minerals. An average of microprobe analyses resulted in the formula:...City, UT 84112. ENVIRONMENT OF CRYSTALLIZATION OF TOPAZ AS INFERRED FROM CRYSTAL CHEMISTRY AND INFRARED | | | Book (volume) | concerned, Ohio is unique in but a single gemstone, an exceptionally high quality, colorful flint that is...also quarried a rough, porous flintstone from outcrops, especially around McArthur, Vinton Co., for making...limestone outcrops⎯flint. VINTON COUNTY AREA: c Swan Twp., on Upper Mercer horizon exposed along an old rd...townships of Richland (Sec. 1, central part along an abandoned rd.), Wilkesville, Vinton, Clinton and...occurs at many localities in maroon sediments of Lower Permian age, with the greatest concentrations south | | | Book (volume) | concerned, Ohio is unique in but a single gemstone, an exceptionally high quality, colorful flint that is...also quarried a rough, porous flintstone from outcrops, especially around McArthur, Vinton Co., for making...limestone outcrops⎯flint. VINTON COUNTY AREA: c Swan Twp., on Upper Mercer horizon exposed along an old rd...townships of Richland (Sec. 1, central part along an abandoned rd.), Wilkesville, Vinton, Clinton and...occurs at many localities in maroon sediments of Lower Permian age, with the greatest concentrations south | | | Journal (issue) | a oolle-ction can be made and cared for; to keep an accurate and permanent record of all mineral looalities...Association and enjoy all the advantages which such an ,affiHation affords. A number of clubs hold membership...membership in the Association, participate in the an,.ual outings, and co-operate in many ways in furthering........................... AMETHYST-SMOKY QUAR1Z-TOPAZ IN NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. By Harold J. Verrow ...Briefly it says that in cutting and polishing diamonds an electric arc is now being used running a current | | | Book (volume) | Plains, wells drilled deep into this unit provide an inexhaustible supply of cold artesian, Rocky Mountain...which also produced a most remarkable series of pegmatite dikes ranking with those in Maine and Southern...long. In addition, gem Garnets, Quartz crystals, Topaz and Tourmaline add to the fascination of these pegmatites...Hills Dist. Includes both Veins and the extensive pegmatite dike exposures and mines. BON HOMME & CHARLES...Alt. 16 for 15 to 17 mi. (near Rte. 79), pegmatite outcropsRose Quartz; S along US 385 for 32 mi. | | | Book (volume) | collecting grounds in the Midwest for gemstone materials. An extensive collecting region of agatized and opalized...all tributary canyons, creeks, and washes, reveal an abundance of gem quality 283 Nebraska petrified...for gems and gemstones: quartz family minerals, pegmatite crystals, Turquoise, agatized and opalized wood...of the Pine Nut Mts., area pegmatite outcrops Thulite (pink Zoisite), Topaz; extreme SE corner of Co...probable Cretaceous ageCopper, Gold, Silver; (b) Topaz Lake area of S end of Pine Nut Mts., practically | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | Corps Base CA Blue Mine X Yucca Valley Gem Pegmatite Landers Joshua tree MICHAEL P. HUNERLACH 148...significant gem-bearing pegmatite north of the well-known Southern California gem pegmatite fields. Early in...in 2006, Dave, an avid field-collector friend, asked me to identify an unknown blue “hexagonal” crystal...Desert area. Dave’s locality, the California Blue pegmatite, Downloaded by [Heriot-Watt University] at 15:13...you have an eleven!” This encouraged him to dig into the deposit and better expose the pegmatite. To my | | | Report (issue) | 3-921 656-50-8 ISBN 0-971 5371-0-0 Das Paradies der Mineralien und Edelsteine English Edition Printed...thorianite thorite thorogummite thortveitite titanite topaz torbernite tourmaline (group) tremolite tridymite...considerable genetic as well as financial contributions. As an Indian Ocean pirate headquarters in the early 1 8th...658 a traveler named Flancourt mentioned finds of topaz, blue beryl, emerald, ruby and sapphire. He even...financial support from the colonial administration for an expedition. The one-way ship voyage took two months | | | Report (chapter) | area . Lucy pegmatite. Results of the drill program . ..... . .. . . . Artdon pegmatite Subsurface pegmatite..... . . ... . . Molly and Bendum claim s Deer pegmatite , West Hawk Lake. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....Lake .. ... . . . ... ..... .. . . . . . Beryl pegmatite north of Telford. 7 7 9 9 12 12 12 15 16 17 17...Lake/Cat Lake areas General statement 19 19 Pegmatite dykes in the Pointe du Bois area (Lac du Bois...Lamprey Falls) Lac du Bois pegmatite K-1 pegmatite . Lucky NO.3 pegmatite Pine claim , Winnipeg River | | | Journal (issue) | Zoned eosphorite from Lavra da Ilha, Taquaral district, M inas Gerais, Brazil ................................................. 418 by J. S. White, Jr. An uncom m on margarite/corundum assem blage from Sterling...p p le m e n t in th is issue). Photo by H arold an d Erica Van Pelt. Copyright 1990 © by the Mineralogical...room. For this project we have also commissioned an English translation of the Latin preface, compiled...Hermes, the Parisian purveyor of silks, has produced an attractive silk print cloth covered with eighteenth-century-style | | | Journal (issue) | Zoned eosphorite from Lavra da Ilha, Taquaral district, M inas Gerais, Brazil ................................................. 418 by J. S. White, Jr. An uncom m on margarite/corundum assem blage from Sterling...p p le m e n t in th is issue). Photo by H arold an d Erica Van Pelt. Copyright 1990 © by the Mineralogical...room. For this project we have also commissioned an English translation of the Latin preface, compiled...Hermes, the Parisian purveyor of silks, has produced an attractive silk print cloth covered with eighteenth-century-style | | | Journal (issue) | ...449 by W. L. Wilson Kingsbridge, an early quarrying district on Manhattan Island ...................i.e. until the end of the year, we will be giving an automatic discount of 20% off on all back issue orders...a permanent reference work of lasting value. Thus an issue from several years ago can prove to be of as...Antiquarian Reprint Series as a fund-raiser, adding on an increment (tax deductible) to support the Record...and pyromorphite, all from the Bleiberg district in Austria. For this edition we first had to locate | | | Journal (issue) | [Vladislav O, Polyakov. | NOTES ON HISTORY OF TOPAZ AND AESCHYNITE FINDS IN THE ILMENY MOUNTAINS Alexander...Kcharitonov. WONDERS OF STONEREALM-93 61 Cover 1 Rose topaz. Andree-Yulievskii Mine, South Urals, crystal 2...connected with formation of migmatites. Mica-bearing pegmatite bodies and thin quartz veins developed within...corundum crystals, especially more large, contain an innumerable majority of solid inclusions represented... which, to all ap pearances, intruded even into an eroded part of the limestone and left agate pebbles |
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