 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 16 March 2015 JALGAON, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA APOPHYLLITE GROUP MINERALS are of particular interest to both...subject of this issue's Connoisseur's Choice is apophyllite, a mineral known in good specimens since the...the late eighteenth century. Until recently, apophyllite was considered to be a hydrated potassium-calcium...and Wilson 1978) has shown that "apophyllite" is best used as a group name for minerals in the fluora...described using the group name only), much of the outstanding Indian apophyllite has been identified |  | | Book | | hydrotalcite-manasseite group. She has published about 25 articles. Milan Novák (1952, Vyškov, Czech Republic) Head of...published in Czech Republic by Granit, s. r. o., Ditinova 10. 150 00 Prague 5, Czech Republic E-mail: i...reproduction by Studio W G . Prague Printed in Czech Republic by Finidr. s. r. o., Český Tčšín 06/23/03/01...References 15 20 28 Mineralogical Regions Czech Republic (Milan Novák) Hungary (Sándor Szakáll) Poland...85 114 Descriptions of the Mineral Species Czech Republic (Milan Novák). Hungary (Sándor Szakáll), Poland |  | | Book | | Miguel Hortiguela, LPPO Illustrations: Crowle Art Group Printed in China The publisher gratefully acknowledges...ofjust a few minerals; quartz and the feldspar group are the most abundant processes — called biominerals...A CHANGING PLANET 11 Vanadinite, San Carlos district, Chihuahua, Mexico * 8 x 4 x 2 cm Mineral Species...collectors and often used as decorative items. Basalt is the most abundant volcanic rock on Earth’s surface...rock, created when hot gases were trapped in the basalt lava as it a specimen. The minerals may have grown | | | Book | | published in Czech Republic by Granit. s. r. o.. Dninova I0. 150 00 Prague 5. Czech Republic E-mail: in...reproduction by Studio VVG, Prague Printed in Czech Republic by F111idr. s. r. o.. Ce ky Tesin 06/23/03/0............................................. 3 1 Czech Re public (M ilan Novak) ........................................................... 127 Czec h Republic (Mi lan Novak). Hungary (Sandor Szakall), Po land......................................... 397 Czech Republic (Moravia) ................................ |  | | Journal (issue) | | fluorapophyllite crystal, 4.6 cm, from Pashan Hills quarry no. 2 near Poona, Maharashtra state, India. Steve.................... 25 The Discovery of Green Apophyllite at Poona. ...................... 31 Localities...Shiva Temple in Elephanta Cave, carved from Deccan basalt in the sixth century on an island off the entrance...January–February, 2003 Introduction Green apophyllite with mesolite from Poona, velvety white okenite...okenite puffballs from Bombay, water-clear apophyllite from Jalgaon, pale golden powellite from Nasik, and |  | | Book (edition) | | andreprodu<..1ion by StudioVVG, Prague Printedin Czech Republicby Finidr.u.o .. Ce,ky Te~in 14/02/03/0...Publishing House in Prague and which recei\ ed the Czech Literary Award for best book in the natural sciencesfor...to the chemical formula, allegiance to a mineral group, symmetry and crystal structure as well as the strongest...chemical formula, structure (crystal system, space group, and unit cell dimensions), and at least some other...site occupancy. The Sb members of the tennantite group (2.G) will serve as a good example: tetrahedrite |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | and Associated Minerals from the Butha-Buthe District LESOTHO, SOUTHERN AFRICA T All specimens featured...landlocked and surrounded on all sides by the Republic of South Africa. The entire country lies at an...rural scene in Lesotho. The layering of the various basalt lavas are clearly visible on the slopes of the...on drusy, botryoidal quartz, 4 cm, Butha-Buthe district, Lesotho. Bruce Cairncross specimen and photo...of the mountainous terrain in the Butha-Buthe district. It is highly dissected by river valleys alternating |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Construction Materials, the last operator of the quarry, ceased operation in 1977, and since 1983 the pit...Company quarry in the Borough of Watchung, Somerset County—sometimes known as the Scotch Plains quarry, or...or the Weldon quarry —is about AVi miles southwest of the Summit quarry and exposes the same stratigraphic... Although the quarry has been active for more than fifty years, access to this quarry has been quite...received relatively little at tention: however, the quarry is expanding into the promis ing areas and will |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | zeolites are an interesting and quite pleasing group of minerals from the collector’s standpoint, with...available for several decades from the famous Deccan basalt quarries of India, and, in keeping with the zeolite...of other zeolites, prehnite, calcite, and apophyllite-group minerals. Scolecite is apparently not abundant...Mallison Falls, Windham, Maine, and at the Dexter quarry, Lincoln County, Rhode Island. A historical occurrence...occurrence is with prehnite in gneiss at Ward’s quarry, Pelham, Massachusetts. It has been reported from |  | | Journal (issue) | | Arthur Roe Famous Mineral Localities: The Brumado District, Bahia, Brazil..................................specimen has been figured. Of particular pride is a group of specimens from the old Seligmann collection (later...clefts in the Mont Blanc Swiss-French border region. genbach quarry specimens (see the Record, They really...prices would otherwise be way out of reach. buck region. This can produce some surprises both ways. Another...high altitudes of the Goscheneralp (canton Uri) region also offered a- as “the pyromorphite place,” continues |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Brothers quarry, Prospect Park; McDowell's quarry, Upper Montclair; and the Francisco Brothers quarry, Great...two Hudson County localities, Laurel (Snake) Hill quarry, Secaucus, and Fort Lee. The geology and mineralogy...applied to dark-colored dike and flow rocks, chiefly basalt and diabase. have occurred from these localities...fine mineral specimens ( F i g . 2). I n 1830, a group of Newark businessmen sought to charter a railroad...map of selected First Watchung Mountain traprock (basalt) quarries in New Jersey. Upper and Lower New Street |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | According to Anthony and Laughon (1970), an apophyllite-group mineral is “very abundant in the skarn and...is embedded in and penetrates the surface of apophyllite crystals.” Figure 1. A 3.6-cm-wide area of the...gauge. Locally, native copper is embedded in apophyllite crystals with kinoite. Elsewhere in Arizona kinoite...stringhamite, copper, wollastonite, and an apophyllite-group mineral at the Twin Buttes mine, Sierrita...associated with apophyllite and the rare mineral ruizite at the Christmas mine in the Banner district, Gila County |  | | Book | | MineralogicalRecord.com I IIMORIITE-(Y) EUROPE FRANCE Trimouns quarry, Luzenac, Ariege. Operated for talc since the beginning...beginning of the 20th century, the Trimouns quarry became well known to collectors around 1990 for the...localities for good ilmenite crystals exist in the region (Brunet, I 977b ). NEW YORK Amity, Orange County...Mount Malosa, Chilwa alkaline province, Zomba district. "Illite" is the name of a series of incompletely...1991). Simdeled, Aust-Agder. Early in 1999, in a quarry near S~ndeled, collectors opened a pocket containing |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Article The Secondary Minerals from the Pillow Basalt of Salsette-Mumbai, Deccan Volcanic Province, India...Benkó, Z. The Secondary Minerals from the Pillow Basalt of Salsette-Mumbai, Deccan Volcanic Province, India...basalts of Salsette Island in the greater Mumbai region, as well as in other localities in the Deccan Volcanic...unique geological environment. The greater Mumbai region is built up by the Salsette subgroup, which represents...Rb-Sr and K-Ar ages on apophyllite-K, a third phase of precipitation with apophyllite-K, okenite II, and |  | | Corporate Document (Series) | | Geology and major deposits, Heazlewood mineral district ... Main mineral locations and 1:100 000 scale...72 variety or invalid names, and 36 series and group names. All entries in the 1969 catalogue have been...Cambrian to Early Devonian sedimentary rocks; Mathinna Group Early Cambrian al/octhons: Ullramafic-mafic complexes...sedimentary rocks and basalt D Neoproterozoio-Early Cambrian sedimentary rocks and basalt Neoproterozoic...Cretaceous to Recent), intercalated with numerous basalt flows and agglomerates (Palaeocene to Pliocene |  | | Book | | 10:215-217 ADULARIA Adu Iaria from the Howard-Montgomery quarry, Howard County, Maryland (by J. S. White) 25:53-54...Rare-earth minerals in the Alpine ar,d Subalpine region [Switzerland,Austria and Iti:Jy](by C. M. Gramaccioli)...Cassedanne) 8:382-387 Amethyst from the Thunder Bay region, Ontario (by D. G. Ellion) 13:67-70 New data on...ANALCIME Natrolite and analcime from Eckman Creek quarry. Waldport. Oregon (by M. Groben) 1:153, 1:173,...23:88-90 ANCYLITE Calcian ancylite from [the Keystone quarry near Cornog,] Pennsylvania: new data (by F. A. |  | | Journal (issue) | | 1996 2-----------COVER:STEUERITEfrom Sarbayskaya Quarry, Rudr:iiy,Kazakhstan,'40mmtall. EDITORIAL David...bladed celestite to 40mm was discovered at Trearnc Quarry, near Beith, Strathclyde during the summer. Three...standing crystal groups up to 30mm. At nearby Loanhead Quarry, a mecca for micromounters, the lowest bench has...ollectors and mine historians visiting the Lake District should be aware that the Caldbcck Mining Museum...Caldbcck has relocated and merged with the Threlkeld Quarry Project. The joint venture, which opened on July |  | | Journal (issue) | | you to become a Fellow and join this important group. Contact Tom Gressman (tom.gressman@minrec.org,...scratch the surface of this spectacular mining region, to which whole libraries have been devoted. That...and amygdaloids) identified in the Lake Superior District. One of the most economically and mineralogically...copper deposit. Many mineral specimens from the district have lost their provenance and can no longer be...industrial mining efforts in the Lake Superior District. Native American mining, starting as early as |  | | Journal (issue) | | door at no extra cost 1UK only; £1.00 p&p for Republic of lrelandl. For details, telephone 0870 5673331...accessories in most granophyre deposits: amphibole (a group of chain silicates); apatite (calcium fluorophosphate);...tetragonal prisms are silicate minerals of the apophyllite group (Poona, India). Below: 17ny crystals of okenite...amygdaloidal basalt from the Isle of Skye (Scotland). Okenite is a member of the silicate group of minerals...heated in an open flame. silicates of the zeolite group. Heys јV4inerаl Index, the geologists' bible. |  | | Journal (issue) | | appropriate channel. through MINERALS OF AUGHRIM QUARRY Stephen Moreton • David Green • Andrew Tindle...ExoticMineralogy, is clearlyrecognisable as the zeolite-group mineralheulandite withsomeassociated stilbitein...Bay produced excellent specimens of stilbite, apophyllite and calcite in late 2009 and 2010. Unusually...the discovery of calcite crystals at Sligachan Quarry in 2010 by French collectors Tom and Jean-Claude...providesa wayto determinethe ageof the skam. The basalt that surrounds the Cuillin hills, also on Skye |  | | Book (edition) | | Vlado Bennanec (Croatia), Jan H. Bernard (Czcch Republic). W.D. Birch (Australia), Elena Bonaccorsi (Italy)...(France), E.11. ickcl (Australia), Milan Novåk (Czech Republic). Per Nystcn (Sweden), David O'Hanlcy (USA)...Jochen Schlilter (Germany), J. Sejkora (Czcch Republic), Masaaki Shimizu (Japan), William B. Simmons...Minerals that are listed as belonging to the same group are similarly closely comparable in composition...Cand CSPG Pennskiye gubemskiye wdomo.sti (Perm district ga=elle) Pl,ilosopl,ical Maga=ine Periodico de |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Mine, Northwest of Kuruman, Kalahari Manganese District Cape Province, South Africa I t was summer...Trinity County, California; Kalahari manganese district, Cape Province, South Africa; and Fengjiashan...the Wessels mine within the Kalahari manganese district has yielded a sufficient number of world-class...stunning rhodochrosite that came from the same district. From a Historic Perspective Because inesite was...the Harstigen (Harstig) mine, Pajsberg, Persberg district, Sweden. He applied the name rhodotilite (Greek: |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | has been found in the Mie˛ dzyrzecze sill. The apophyllite crystals were collected in the complex veins...pectolite skarn body at the top of picrite sill. Apophyllite from Mie˛ dzyrzecze exhibits no signs of abnormal...= 15.798 (6) Å. The dehydration behaviour of apophyllite from Mie˛ dzyrzecze was studied by means of X-ray...that amorphous layers on the outer parts of apophyllite grains form a diffusion barrier causing moderation...molecules begin to migrate from the outside parts of apophyllite grains through 4- and 8- membered rings along |  | | Journal (issue) | | Nomenclature Revisions in the Apophyllite Group: Hydroxyapophyllite, Apophyllite, andFluorapophyllite 95...used to bother me. I would be viewing a complex group of tourmaline crystals in a case at the Tucson show...com The Malachite Chickadee. Natural malachite group, untrimmed, 1 cm in length, collected in the Mindola...Calcite—Etc. INDIAN ZEOLITES Okenite puff balls Apophyllite —S tilbite—Gyrolite Prehnite—Etc. & MANY OTHER...92700 Colombes, France T OCATION I # The mining district of Bou-Azzer is located approximately 30 km south |  | | Book | | Norsk Hydro (now the geology of the whole Oslo Region, 2007),and was recently honoured by the new species...collaborationand support from I I Topographic map of the district from the Langesundsfjord in the west to n,nsberg...natrolite with pale green diaspore from the Saga I quarry, M0rje, Porsgrunn. Field height 7 mm. Collection..... n Topographic map of the Langesundsfjord district. Courtesy of Prokart AS, H0nefoss. 7 I. Festnings0ya...Laivik Copenhagen and reported on the minerals district, and wrote that a sample of this from the syenite |
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