 | 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...gemstones came from Stoneham, Maine—a century apart. Figure 1. Aldrich quarry beryl. Maine Mineral and Gem...P T I ONAL AQUAMARINE CRYSTAL was found in a Stoneham pasture by Gilman McKeen while driving cattle...crystal found by another farmer elsewhere in the Stoneham area. He wrote, “In color and material, this is |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | for aquamarine, the blue to bluegreen gemstone of beryl. The glassy blue appearance of natural aquamarine...cm long), Beebe Hall, McCain Valley, San Diego County, California. Cal and Kerith Graeber specimen; Jeffrey...ROCKS & MINERALS Aquamarine, like all varieties of beryl, is a beryllium aluminum silicate with hexagonal...of the crystallography and atomic structure of beryl can be found in Sinkankas (1988, 1981). The most...aquamarine is iron in the + 2 oxidation state. Yellow beryl occurs when all the iron is in the + 3 oxidation |  | | 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...5 cm tall; gem weighs 2 carats. From the Havey Quarry, Poland, MaifJ. e. Photo copyright 1995 by Wendell...crystals, 24 x JO mm;Jrom the Bennett Quarry, Buckfield, Maine. Mined in 1996 by Holden !Jrothers Mining |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Mining at HE BENNETT QUARRY BUCKFIELD, MAINE RONALD E . HOLDEN, J R . Sugar Hill Minerals P.O. Box 565...565 Norway, Maine 04268 I T W A S T H E S P R I N G of 1989, and the snow had begun to melt. A s outcrops...early experience was at the Mount Mica quarry in Paris, Maine, where I found my first tourmaline pocket...met Rupert Aldrich, who was working the Sugar Hill aquamarine beryl locality in Stoneham. Rupert was...an interest in the Ben nett quarry in Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, an old feldspar mine famous for |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Manasquan, New Jersey, visited Calamity Wash, Yavapai County, and collected several exciting and Figure 7: Arizona...groupings and distortions found in the specimens. Maine New Mining Activity Ever since the feldspar mill...mill burned in West Paris in the early 196Os, Maine pegmatite mining has been conducted only for the recovery...Sweden; the resumption of activity at Mount Mica quarry, Paris; and the find of what might be the world's...world's largest morganite at the Bennett quarry, Buckfield, in the late 1980s convinced the regional collectors |  | | 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...Cover photograph: Fluorapatite, Pulsifer quarry, Auburn, Maine (2.2 cm specimen), Harvard Mineralogical...Wendell E. Wilson, ©1985. The laws and policies of Maine and the United States prohibit discrimination in |  | | 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 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Pegmatite Mineral Localities in Oxford County, Maine Oxford County The four pegmatites described in...peg matites in the Maine pegmatite belt. The famous pegmatite quarries of western Maine—Mt. Mica, Mt. Apatite...Apatite, Har vard quarry, and Bennett quarry, to name a few—have been heavily picked over for desirable...In 1963 the property was owned by Aldrich Realty of Norway, Maine, and was under lease to T . C . Mining...Mining Company of West Paris, Maine. There has been no known mining of these pegmatite dikes since the |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 1958 Nos. 5 and 6 EXCESS HELIUM AND ARGON IN BERYL AND OTHER MINERALS* P,rul E. D.tlroxt eNo J. LaunBNcB...Uniuersity), Palisad'es,New York' ABsrRAcr All beryl crystals appear to contain a quantity of helium...helium and argon concentration even in the same beryl crystal, these are small compared to the one hundred-fold...1908 Lord Rayleigh (Strutt, 1908) discovered that beryl contained helium in excessof the amount thought...have confirmed the existence of such an excessfor beryl in all samples analyzed (Piutti (1913); Burkser |  | | Report (issue) | | Beryl and Its Color Varieties Page 4 Mineralogy of Beryl and the Beryl Group William "Skip" Simmons...Peak of Colorado Beryl Collecting Mark I. Jacobson Page 14 Crystal Structure of Beryl and Pezzottaite...England Gem Beryl Bruce Jarnot Page 16 Bazzite of the Alps Stefan Weiss Page 32 Beryl from the Pegmatites...Page 22 Beryl Color Varieties William "Skip" Simmons and Alexander Falster Page 49 Gem Beryl from Russia...Breithaupt's Beryl Seal Mineralogist Friedrich August Breithaupt had his seal carved into a beryl crystal |  | | Journal (issue) | | Sapphires Benito County, California; the group of sapGems Found in the U.S. State of Maine phires is from...image by Mark Mauthner. Red Beryl – A Very Rare and Highly Prized Gem Beryl Peridot – Born of Fire from...Daniel Bronfen, Brazil Evan Caplan, USA Rocco Gay, Italy Sushil Goyal, USA Shahina Hatta, Hong Kong Dwarka...Thailand Immediate Past President Benjamin Hackman, USA Chief Executive Officer Gary Roskin ICA General Manager...31 W. 47th Street, Suite 1103 New York, NY 10036 USA ica@gemstone.org T: 1.212.620.0900 F: 1.212.352.9054 |  | | Book (volume) | | occur in pegmatite exposures, such as Aquamarine, Beryl, some Ruby-red Corundum, Spodumene and Topaz. Georgia...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...Co. lineBeryl. MAYSVILLE, area gravels along adjoining Co. linerock crystal. BARROW COUNTY WINDER,...inside the Co. line in a Hornblendegneiss exposureBeryl, black Tourmaline. 146 A Location Guide for Rock |  | | Book (volume) | | cut purplish pink elbaite tourmaline (30.89 ct), Maine; round brilliant red-orange spessartine garnet (16...Colorado; colorless scheelite (19.66 ct), Kern County, California; octagonal step cut violetish pink...Vivid blue matched benitoite gems from San Benito County, California, consisting of 52 benitoites and 75...improved clarity and color. Beautiful, intense red beryl crystals, many of facet-grade, found in the Wah...crushed and treated to release the crystals. Red beryl gems, resembling the finest red spinels in color |  | | Journal (issue) | | jhager@hagergeoscience.com Member-at-Large - Doug Allen Haley & Aldrich, Inc., Manchester, NH dallen@HaleyAldrich.com Member-at-Large...tesmith@usgs.gov Member-at-Large – Doug Allen Haley & Aldrich, Inc., Manchester, NH dallen@HaleyAldrich.com ...in Paris, Maine. This specimen was donated by Robert Whitmore. Patricia Dubay won the beryl specimen donated...White Mountains” has just rolled off the press. Maine co-authors are Dyk Eusden, Woody Thompson, and John...wholesalers and collectors can buy, sell, or swap beryl, quartz crystals, semi-precious stones, and rocks |  | | 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) | | locality in the State is Russell Gulch in Gilpen County. A small but very fine crystal group from Russell...mind. We have only one small rock outcrop in my county (Orange) at Rock Springs near Apopka. "The beaches...specimens in the world are found in the limestone quarry in Legrand, Marshall Co., Iowa. The most noted...well worth a visit to see and look at and marvel." MAINE — A letter, dated July 27, 1952, was sent by Wallace...the specimens collected: "Bumpus Quarry, Albany, Maine—Rose quartz, beryl xls (and massive), musco- 489 | | | Book (volume) | | cut purplish pink elbaite tourmaline (30.89 et), Maine; round brilliant red-orange spessartine garnet (...Vivid blue matched benitoite gems from Sai, Benito County, California, consisting of 52 benitoites and 75...improved clarity and color. Beautiful, intense red beryl c1ystals, many of facet-grade, found in the Wah...crushed and treated to release the crystals. Red beryl gems, rese1nbling the finest red spinels in color...Cantlin, Ellis, ID; Jeannette B. Carillo, Gen1 Center USA, El Paso, TX; Gary Christopher, The Prospectors Cache |  | | Book (edition) | | District of Columbia Illinois Indiana Louisiana Maine Mississippi North Carolina South Carolina Maryland...only in America. Others, like the tourmalines of Maine and California, rival specimens found in better-known...exclusively in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Mitchell County, North Carolina, to be true hiddénjte: 12 + The...member of the beryl family, which gives us aquamarine (the clear blue variety of beryl) and emerald (the...(the deep green variety of beryl). However, morganite is available in much larger sizes than its mineralogical |  | | Journal (issue) | | New York Famous Mineral Localities —The Pulsifer Quarry....................... 72 by Wende|| E Wi|son ...Creek Pegmatite: A Rare Earth Pegmatite in Burnet County, Texas...........................................by Anthony Robert Kampf The Harding Mine, Taos County, New Mexico......................... 115 by Richard...(actually fluorapatite), from the Pulsifer quarry near Auburn, Maine; H 3 x 3.8 x 4.3 cm, on display in the...p a a t . M ^ ^ ^ England: Dr. R. S. Harker, 42 Oxford St., Leicester LE1 5XW southAfrica: Horstwindisch |  | | Journal (issue) | | .................. 594 NATIVE COPPER IN AN. J. QUARRY. BY T . ORCHARD LISLE ................ 597 MOUNT........................ 607 SOME RECENT FINDS IN MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE. BY D . M. SEAMAN .............. 562 ROCKS AND MlN ERALS - CHIPS ~-,ROM THE QUARRY (!I~risintas Oireetings ! - Again it is the happy...an- pleasant. Soon an officer of the Westchester County Police informs us that this portion of Croton Point...Point Park is reserved for groups of Westchester County boys for whom definite camping times have been |  | | Journal (issue) | | lwilder@colby-sawyer.com Secretary – Doug Allen Haley & Aldrich Manchester, New Hampshire dallen@HaleyAldrich.com...GSNH website. Membership: Doug Allen Haley & Aldrich, Inc. Manchester, New Hampshire dallen@HaleyAldrich...species have been found there, including quartz, beryl and triphylite. (See Bob’s article on the history...1 and 3, collecting books of mica and pieces of beryl along the way. We were able to walk into Palermo...and mineralogical evolution (barren; beryl; beryl-phosphate and beryl-columbite-phosphate subtypes). The |  | | Journal (issue) | | 2014 meeting Summer Field Trip July 19-20 with Maine GS What your Board is doing Great Lakes Ice-Out...This year our friends in the Geological Society of Maine Treasurer – Bill Abrahams-Dematte are welcoming...field trip to AECOM, Wakefield, MA the Bethel, Maine area on July 19 and 20. Look for more Bill.Abrahams-Dematte@aecom...near the Member-at-Large - Doug Allen Haley & Aldrich, Inc., Bedford, NH Massachusetts Military Reservation...Jamesonite) and Chris Griffin Haley and Aldrich, Bedford, NH (Beryl Crystal shaft in Rhyolite Matrix). Congratulations |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | however, the Pb/a age may be seriously in error. Aldrich et al. (1958) have shown that muscovite and biotite...is the case in Jackman, Maine (Hurley, Boucot, et al., 1959), Katahdin, Maine (Boucot, 1954), and in the...the decay constants reported by Aldrich and Wetherill (1958; Aldrich et al., 1958). For the Rb half-life...in the composite Rocky Boy stock in western Hill County, Bearpaw Mountains, Montana. The stock is correlated...points of the time scale of Holmes (1947,206Gilpin County, Colorado). The ages are y^/Pb on uraninite from |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | show a considerablevariation in its abundance. Aldrich and Nier (11) have analyzed several naturally occurring...TABLE 1. ABUNDANCERATIOS OF Hea/He 4. (FROM ALDRICH AND NIER.) Abundance Source Radioactive Blomstrandine...<0.3 minerals Beryl (Lemnas, Kimito, Finland) Beryl (Keystone, South Dakota) Beryl. (Jokkmokk Parish...Parish, Lapland, Sweden) Beryl (Audabon, Maine) Beryl (West Rumney, New Hampshire) Spodumene (Cat Lake, Manitoba...State well, Lea County, New Mexico) Natural gas well (Gulf Oil, W. Grimes well, Lea County, New Mexico) |
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Aldrich Quarry, Stoneham, Oxford County, Maine, USA