 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Crystal A Maryland Mineral Enigma JEFFREY W. NAGY 25115 Kings Valley Road Damascus, Maryland 20872 jwnagy@comcast...singular mineral discovery in my home state of Maryland. Previously unaware of the account, it almost...with me. Its recounting should amaze my fellow Maryland collectors and may open eyes to the untapped collecting...Frederick-Baltimore Highway (now State Route 144) in Howard County, Maryland. Near the town of Ellicott City (in 1860 it...was called Ellicott Mills), he began to notice quartz crystals on the surface of the ground near a small |  | | Book (edition) | | gem stones mon dull are as hard or harder than quartz, a com- mineral everywhere present as dust which...Hardness Scale 6. Orthoclase 1. Talc 2. Gypsum 7. Quartz Topaz Corundum 10. Diamond 3. Colcite 8. 4...Your will scratch orthoclase feldspar but not quartz. In making hardness appears to be a scratch paper...the general arrange- ment of these surfaces. Quartz and amethyst, for example, are frequently crystallized...SPODUMENE DANBURITE DATOLITE GARNET FLUORITE QUARTZ CRYSTALS SPINEL STAUROLITE •^^ VESUVIANITE |  | | Report (issue) | | EDGEWOOD AREA, -» ' ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, MARYLAND By David S. Powars U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Open-File...RESTORATION DIVISION ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, MARYLAND Baltimore, Maryland 1997 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR...J-Field study area at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland.................................................J-FIELD, EDGEWOOD AREA, ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, MARYLAND By David S. Powars ABSTRACT A 961-foot-deep...the Edgewood Area of Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. The Robins Point corehole penetrated Quaternary |  | | Book (volume) | | gold-bearing areas. Lode deposits usually consist of Quartz veins in solid rock, while placer deposits occur...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: |  | | Book (edition) | | describes sites under of the nearest town and county. and the many maps included book contain such...4B^ Diamond M Tourmaline ^P Ruby. Sapphire O Quartz crystal ^J^ Garnet __ Azurite, Malachite, Chrysocolla...with respect to one another. gem minerals The quartz gems, such as amethyst, form crystal prisms with...another at 60 degrees and intersected by a fourth Quartz and vertical axis at right angles to the other...other, light) FELDSPAR TWINS I J PHENACITE QUARTZ CRYSTALS ffrl (^h /&> ^& \b^ ^ VESUVIANITE |  | | Book | | Pennsylvania___ _ _ _ 1 _ 2 _ 2 1 CHAPTER 4 Maryland ... 3 CHAPTER 5 Virginia 4 1 CHAPTER 6 West...n g y e l l o w " c o l o r " i n y o u r pan. Maryland: M o n t g o m e r y, Frederick, H o w a r d ...streams and rivers f o r epidote, unakite, blue quartz, agate, chalcedony, petrified wood and other gemstones...n d a n assortment o f fossils. Photograph b y Maryland Board o f Natural Resources. 2 K e n t u c k...dollars at the noted locality of Cowee Valley, Macon County, North Carolina. An enthusiastic family found and |  | | Book (edition) | | mmed at Broken Arrow aud Trout creek, in Sc. Clair county. The strata in this field are more faulted und...prong of Canoe creek, in St. Clair county, to Ha\sop creek, in Bibb county, a distance of 60 miles. Down to...to Helena, in Shelby county, the field has an average width of 5 or 6 miles. Below that point the width...miles being in the latitud" of Blocton, in Bibb county. The south ern end of this field has a greater...Jefferson county; Helena, Montevallo, and Brierfield, Shelby county; and at Blocion. Bibb county. The Warrior |  | | 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...Amethysts, or Quartz crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T...S, R. 10 E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee...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...Amethysts, or Quartz crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T...S, R. 10 E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee...mine⎯pyritized gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | U' S. Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, Maryland. Suretary: C. S. Hurlbut, Jr., Harvard University...Gabriel, Alton, U. S. Bureau of Mines, College Park, Maryland. Hafi, John C., Colorado School of Mines, Golden...articles on quartz oscillatorplates. These valuable and timely contributions on the geology of quartz crystal...inspection, grading, cutting and testing of thin quartz wafers, were made possible largely through the...mineralogy Mineralography Memorials Miscellaneous Quartz osciliator-plates (Symposium) Total entries Illustrations |  | | Report (volume) | | Deposits of minerals of wide distribution, such as quartz and calcite, have been omitted, except those that...Rouge. Maine............Mr. C. Vey Holman, Bangor. Maryland........ .Prof. E. B. Mathews, Johns Hopkins University...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 |  | | Report (volume) | | ............................................. Maryland.................................................of minerals that are widely distributed, such as quartz and calcite, have been omitted, except those that...See Bauxite and Halloysite. 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 S., R. 7 E.; |  | | Book (edition) | | MARIN COUNTY FREE LIBRARY 3 1111 00289 4184 \ I s Fifth Revised Edition A complete, state-by-state...Diamond M Tourmaline fQl Ruby, O Sapphire Quartz crystal 'y^ Garnet — Azu rite, Malachite, Chrysocolla... California; Herbert V. Corbett of Baltimore, Maryland; Professor Richard Pearl of Colorado Springs,...fluor-spar from Derbyshire or, perhaps, a pyramid of smoky quartz from Cumberland. The next it may be rock crystal...Talc 6. Orthoclase feldspar 2. Gypsum 7. Quartz 3. Calcite 8. Topaz 4. Fluorite 9. Corundum |  | | Book | | HfiRIN COUNTY FREE LIBRfiRY 311110G386652Q I V Russell P MacFal A COLOR TREASUF FOR COLLECTORS...to Hunting Locations ? i 9 GIVEN TO THE MARIN COUNTY LIBRARY BY MARI N L MTNF.RAT. SOCTETY DAVID...may be able to buy specimens. map of Keweenaw County. Mich- Part of the U.S. Geological Survey topographic...grained granite rugated cardboard where of the quartz t it hits your ribs; then layer of newspaper... with geodes lined with glittering calcite or quartz Often these can be California, in in Southwestern | | | Book | | topographic map of the Delaware q uadrangle o f Keweenaw County, Michigan This ,s an example o f the more picturesque...frlled with geodes lined with glittering calcite or quartz. Otten these can be found where they have been...known as pegmat1te Prospectors look for pieces of quartz and mica then try to trace the long narrow pegmat1te...looking for stains or changes In the pattern of the quartz and feldspar mass that would lead to a pocket of...South Dakota are also regions attractive for rose quartz and other minerals found 1n pegmatites Such prospecting |  | | Report (issue) | | and F. F. Wright___________ Rutile in the Harford County, Md., serpentinite belt, by Norman Herz and...Valentine________________________ Phosphate occurrences in Nye County and adjacent areas, Nevada, by C. L. Rogers, F...1{-Ar ages of lamprophyre dikes near Great Falls, Maryland-Virginia, by J. C. Reed, Jr., R. F. Marvin, and...quality of selected streams in southern Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y., by Ellis Koch __ C189 Use of...them in many of the counties: R. R. Coats, Elko County; RonThis paper Is a somewhat revised version of |  | | Report (volume) | | .............................................. Quartz veins............................................CHAPTER II. GRANITES OP MARYLAND ...................................... The Maryland Piedmont region.......OF MARYLAND Continued. PageScientific discussion Continued. Structural features Continued. Quartz veins......... 51 Baltimore County .................................... 51 Howard County............................. Chesterfield County (south of James River)................ Henrico County (north of James River) |  | | Book | | Co. Hematite CALERA, Shelby Co. Wavkllite CLAY COUNTY, Sec. 24. T. 19 S R., 7 E. STATUARY, Coosa Co...Co., (W. border of* Marble Crystalline TALLADEGA COUNTY Marble, (crystalline) VALLEY HEAD, DeKalb Co. Hematite...Feldspar HISSOP, Coosa Co., (near) Beryl JACKSON COUNTY Hematite KENNEDYS, Clay Co., (near) Magnetite MILLERVILLE...Womble) Quartz (clear crystals) CRYSTAL SPRINGS Quartz Crystals DELANEY, Madison Co. Quartz, (clear crystals)...GARLAND COUNTY Quartz Crystals HOT SPRINGS, Garland Co. Malachite HOT SPRINGS DISTRICT Quartz Xls LAWRENCE |  | | Journal (issue) | | PATRIOTIC PRIDE: HONORING AME RICA IN FACETE D QUARTZ THE EARTH’S TREASURES • MINERALS & JEWELRY VOL...OVAL Jerry Muchna Salutes America in Faceted Gem Quartz By Jim Perkins, Mark Oros, and Antoinette Rahn:...the flag in Iwo Jima is memorialized in faceted quartz by Jerry Muchna, by Bob Jones, and center image:...com Amazonite & Smoky Quartz Tree Root pocket, Two Point claim Teller Co., Colorado, USA 4.72 x 2.56 x...995 00 complete Free shipping in continent USA Made in USA Grit Sizes 60 to 200,000 1.0" hole with |  | | Journal (issue) | | Fine. 12.50 MAGNETITE. Vasko. Hungary. Xld. w. Quartz & S,derite. 3x2x l 1 2 .... 3.00 LEAD, Langban...ITE, Cornwall. In fine large rhombic xis. on xld. Quartz. 3x3 ... . 2 .50 BISMUTHINITE , Bolivia. Bright..., Kapn ik. W EIi x d. !Cce Wheel Orel w . xld. Quartz . 3x2 SIDER ITE Corn"''.:tll . Xld . w. colorlf~"'...TOURMALINE, Newry. Me. Port io11 of large pink xi. in Quartz . 3x2x2 .. 2 .50 APATITE. Ehrenfrieder,;dorf Lilac............................ A DESCRIPTION OF THE QUARTZ MINERALS FOUND AT BAYARD, NEBR. By Rit-hard S. |  | | Report (volume) | | conglomerate, flint, gravel,. quartz-mica schist, novaculite, massive quartz, quartzite, sand, "sand-clay...Hartselle sandstone, which crops out in Jefferson County in the northeastern suburbs of Birmingham, has...brown iron ore mines, near Woodstock station, Bibb County, is a bed of sand that is also used in steel foundries...Montgomery Counties [Ark.]: Ark .. Geol. Survey County Mineral Rept. 3, p. 66-74, 87-90. Novaculite is...as the Arkansas stone. It has fewer joints and quartz veins than the Arkansas stone but contains more |  | | Book | | 120) Page 6: Mimetite (see page 139) Page 248: Quartz (amethyst variety), Erongo Mountains, Namibia *...Earth’s crust are composed of just a few minerals; quartz and the feldspar group are the most abundant species...be minerals. Microcline, Crystal Peak, Colorado, USA * 12 x 9x 5 cm. Biominerals Crystals formed by biological...growth, as exemplified by tourmaline in schist, quartz or phlogopite. Space for Growth Cavities in rocks...about the same time, as happens with pyrite and quartz, or they may have grown one after the other, as | | | Book | | 120) Page 6: Mimetite (see page 139) Page 248: Quartz (amethyst variety), Erongo Mountains, Namibia *...Earth’s crust are composed ofjust a few minerals; quartz and the feldspar group are the most abundant processes...be minerals. Microcline, Crystal Peak, Colorado, USA * 12 x 9x 5 om MINERALS: PRODUCTS OF A CHANGING...growth, as exemplified by tourmaline in schist, quartz or phlogopite. Space for Growth Cavities in rocks...about the same time, as happens with pyrite and quartz, or they may have grown one after the other, as |  | | Report (issue) | | of recumbent fold in albite-chlorite-muscovite-quartz schist, 7 miles northwest of Tucquan anticline;...anticline; B, Fold in albite-chlorite-muscovite-quartz schist; C, Muscovite-chlorite-quartzs chist, from Muddy...Chloritoid-muscovite-quartz schist, from Saubel Hill; B, Chloritoid-muscovite-quartz schist, from Hoffacker...Hoffacker Valley; C, Banded chlorite-muscovite-quartz schist, half a mile south of Freysville________________________...B, Garnetiferous chlorite-muscovite schist; C, Quartz pebble in conglomerate near base of New Oxford |  | | Book | | 1953 THE PORTER CHEMICAL COMPANY Hagerstown, Maryland -•-0-•-0-•-0-•-0-•-0-•-0-•-0-• ◄ HOW TO USE THIS...~;:~~-============= ~iiocline - ---------------------Milky Quartz -------------------Molybdenite ---------------------...----------------------Pyrrhotite _______________________ Quartz ---------------------- 54-125 8~dir;;Tt~--====...___________________ 54 Rocle Gypsum ___________________ 83 Rose Quartz ____________________ 54 Rutile -------------------------55...--------------------------Smithsonite ______________________ Smoky •Quartz ___________________ Sodalue ------------------------ |
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