 | | Journal (issue) | | 6 (Right) - Sheet Copper – Flambeau Mine (Rusk County, WI) Figure 2—Dr. Weis’s Personal Memorabilia... If you have ever had the desire to detonate a quarry blast or create an earthquake you will be able...Figure 7—Manganoan Calcite – Montreal Mine (Iron County, WI). Figure 3 (left) - “Wonderful World of Agates”...mineral specimens from the Montreal Mine (Iron County, Wisconsin). Most of the specimens came from the...An unusual specimen from the Flambeau Mine (Rusk County, Wisconsin) is a sheet copper (figure 6). One of |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | THE PARAGENESIS OF THE WALDEN PEGMATITE, PORTLAND, CONNECTICUT (PART ONE) By DAVID M. SEAMAN American...in a number of pegmatites In the Middletown, Connecticut district indicates that there is a general trend...placed on the paragenesis of the minerals of the Walden pegmatite since it has been opened up only in recent...was readily available. Location The Walden Quarry, or Walden Gem Mine, as it is most commonly known,...Edward Walden farm along Cotton Hill Road, about five miles ROCKS AND MINERALS northeast of Portland, Middlesex |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | CONNECTICUT Mineral Locality Index Although many sites in Connecticut are no longer open to collectors...H. WEBER 1172 West L a k e Avenue Guilford, Connecticut 06437-1342 E A R L E C. SULLIVAN 17 R o c k y...y R i d g e D r i v e T r u m b u l l , Connecticut 06611-5326 T his locality index is meant to serve...collectors. More often than not, collecting in Connecticut is no longer per mitted. Many of the localities...effort has been made to list a l l localities in Connecticut, a small state that is big on mineralization |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | THE WALDEN GEM MINE By DAVID M. SEAMAN American Museum of Natural History, New York, N. Y. The Walden...the Walden farm just off of Cotton Hill road about five miles northeast of Portland, Connecticut. To...Middletown, Connecticut across the Connecticut River over the high bridge and into Portland and continue...continue eastward from Portland along 6A to the junction with route 17. Turn north on route 17 past the Gotta...road and the first farmhouse on your right is the Walden farm. Drive along the dirt road between the barn |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Connecticut Gems & Gem Minerals A variety of Connecticut's beautiful gemstones are represented in East...hydrothermal veins to metamorphic trap rocks—have produced gem minerals. Some species, such as datolite, are of...elbaite and beryl, have been widely sought as gemstones. I n earlier years, several Connecticut lo calities...successfully mined for gem rough; these com mercial operations included the Gillette quarry (elbaite), Roe...Roe bling mine (beryl), and Slocum quarry (beryl). Harte (1944) states that "Connecticut has produced a |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | "CESIUM" AND THE STi iTE OF "CONNECTICUT" By B E R N A R D W . JOHNSON 1 6 W a d s w o r t h S t . ,...sheet-mica, and beryl, the ore of BERYLLIUM, with perhaps a small amount of specimens and gem material being...but many fine, beautiful, colorful specimen and gem minerals can be collected for one's self or for the...can be found in these lithium pegmatites include: Beryl: Aquamarine, Morganite (pink), yellow, white. ROCKS...any two or three of these colors in one beautiful gem crystal. Lepidolite Mica: Color, Purple to Pur ple-pink |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | QUARRIES AND MINERALS OF SOUTH GLASTONBURY, CONNECTICUT. J. H. Betts, 215 W. 98th St., #2F, New York...old pegmatite quarries in South Glastonbury, Connecticut. This region was exploited sporadically by collectors...in the Mid196 ROCKS 81MINERALS dletown-Portland, Connecticut, pegmatite district. They are found in South...Glastonbury, about 5 miles north-northeast of Portland, just east of Route 17. The area is roughly triangular...the Simpson quarry on the south, the Hollister quarry on the east, and the Howe No. 4 quarry on the north |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | the Dayton Road District SOUTH GLASTONBURY, CONNECTICUT JOHN H. BETTS 215 West 98 Street, Apt. 2F New...of the most promising forgotten locations in Connecticut is an area of old pegmatite quarries in South...article are the northernmost in the Middletown-Portland pegmatite district (fig. 1). They are in South...miles north-northeast of Portland, Connecticut, just north of the Portland-South Glastonbury town line...the Simpson quarry on the south, the Hollister quarry on the east, and the Howe No. 4 quarry on the north |  | | Book | | had access to many quarries in the state of Connecticut. Gem-quality tourmaline crystals had been found...like this piece, as most of the fluorites from the quarry are green, and this one is truly atypical. After...and dealer. Today, in 2008, the only place in Connecticut where such finds can be easily collected is Green’s...COVER: gold on quartz, 4.5 inches tall, Placer County, California Dedication This book is dedicated...Group, Inc., 650 Danbury Road, Ridgefield, CT 06877 USA, www.maplegatemedia.com Library of Congress Control |  | | Journal (issue) | | Bourne ........... MISCELLANEOUS 882 CHIPS FROM THE QUARRY .......................................... 883...QUADRANGE MAP SHEET READY .......... ATLANTIC COAST GEM & MINERAL SHOW TROPHY & RIBBON WINNERS .... 935 936...7-3185) ROCKS AND MINERALS 881 CHIPS FROM THE QUARRY ©@©®©g!Sgiglt!e®®g!®g<®®®g!®©®gI©®8 ^J^icippuj...11-13, 1966—Magic Valley Gcm&Mineral Society Border Gem Fiesta, Civic Center, 1300 S. 10th St., McAllen....Annual Show ot the Tucson Gem and Mineral Society will be held at Pima County Fairgrounds, 4700 S. 6th |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | baroque. Roger's Minerals, Box 53, Southbury, Connecticut. 06488. FRANKLINITE, GREEN AND ORANGE — 500.... Helidor 12'/2/10mm oval, $ 4 0 . 0 0 . Black beryl, 6-ray stars of 3.60 to 3 0 carats, per carat, $...all $ 1 . 0 0 lb. Brazilian amethyst $ 3 . 0 0 lb. Gem t u r quoise $ 2 . 0 0 oz. Please include postage...N.C. m a t e r i a l : Emerald, garnet in mica, gem rutile, epidote. A n y four above $ 5 . 0 0 , mounted...0 ; 4 lbs. $ 3 . 7 5 ; includes postage anywhere USA. A . C . Lucas, 3 5 4 3 U r c h w o o d PI., Riverside |  | | Book (volume) | | .........................................94 Connecticut ..............................................................548 Table of Maps Page Alabama County Map ...................................................................................4 Alaska County and Stream Map ......................................................................22 Arizona County Map ................................................................................49 Arkansas County Map .......................................... |  | | Book (volume) | | some of the world’s most spectacular crystals of Beryl and Spodumene. For instance, a single Spodumene...blue Beryl from the Black Hills pegmatites have measured from 18’ to 27’ long. In addition, gem Garnets...beds, excavations, etc.Selenite roses. BRULE COUNTY AREA: in the Oacoma zone of the Pierre Fm. On Elm...gray Barite rosette up to 5 or 6 inches. CAMPBELL COUNTY MOUND CITY, W to the Missouri R., regional hillsides...gravels, etc.petrified wood, wood opal. CORSON COUNTY LITTLE EAGLE: area ridges, slopes, stream beds |  | | Book (volume) | | rivaling in beauty the Arizona agatized wood. This gem flint occurs in the 8 mile long Flint Ridge, between...the western counties, especially the Clay Center Quarry 12 miles southeast of Toledo but in Ottawa Co....ASHTABULA COUNTY CONNEAUT, area pits, quarries, rd. cuts, etc.⎯cone-in-cone Calcite. CLERMONT COUNTY MILFORD...CLINTON COUNTY WILMINGTON, area of Todd’s Ford, a mineral deposit⎯Hematite. COSHOCTON COUNTY AREA, townships...CUYAHOGA COUNTY CHAGRIN FALLS (on Geauga Co. line), area quarries⎯oilstone. DELAWARE COUNTY DELAWARE |  | | Book (volume) | | rivaling in beauty the Arizona agatized wood. This gem flint occurs in the 8 mile long Flint Ridge, between...the western counties, especially the Clay Center Quarry 12 miles southeast of Toledo but in Ottawa Co....ASHTABULA COUNTY CONNEAUT, area pits, quarries, rd. cuts, etc.⎯cone-in-cone Calcite. CLERMONT COUNTY MILFORD...CLINTON COUNTY WILMINGTON, area of Todd’s Ford, a mineral deposit⎯Hematite. COSHOCTON COUNTY AREA, townships...CUYAHOGA COUNTY CHAGRIN FALLS (on Geauga Co. line), area quarries⎯oilstone. DELAWARE COUNTY DELAWARE |  | | Book (volume) | | .........................................80 Connecticut ...............................................Preface Each year I vacation in the field, collecting gem and mineral samples somewhere in the United States...there is enough information to be useful to most gem and mineral collectors. Generally, Minerals are capitalized...rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham |  | | Book (volume) | | .........................................80 Connecticut ...............................................Preface Each year I vacation in the field, collecting gem and mineral samples somewhere in the United States...there is enough information to be useful to most gem and mineral collectors. Generally, Minerals are capitalized...rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | location. Kittredge Mineral Supply Co., Route 3A (Middlesex Rd.), Tyngsboro, Mass. 01879. Tel. 649-7631. Open...Japanese take 8 6 % of all t h e Australian production. Gem rough $ 1 0 . 0 0 - $ 1 5 . 0 0 - $ 2 5 . 0 0 $ 3...location. Kittredge Mineral Supply Co., Route 3 A (Middlesex R d . ) , Tyngsboro, Mass. 0 1 8 7 9 , t e l ...Minn. April 22,23,1967 EASTERN M I N E R A L S — Beryl, strontianite, hyalite opal, fluorescent y e l l...FLUORESCENT FLUORITE — From the Clay Center, Ohio quarry. 5 different 1 - 3 " specimens $ 3 . 0 0 postpaid |  | | Book | | Stories in Stone Early Connecticut Silver, 1700–1840 by Peter Bohan and Philip Hammerslough Introduction...Starr Stories in Stone How Geology Influenced Connecticut History and Culture by Jelle Zeilinga de Boer...Boer Stories in Stone How Geology Influenced Connecticut History and Culture Jelle Zeilinga de Boer ...978–0-8195–6891–5 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Geology—Connecticut. I. Title. qe93.z45 2009 557.46—dc22 2009011073...Sidebar: Gems in Quarry Tailings Sidebar: Other Historic Quarries and Mines in Connecticut 4. Settlers and |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | location. Kittredge Mineral Supply Co., Route 3A (Middlesex Rd.), Tyngsboro, Mass. 0 1 8 7 9 . Tel. 6 4 9...Japanese take 8 6 % of all the Australian production. Gem rough $ 1 0 . 0 0 - $ 1 5 . 0 0 - $ 2 5 . 0 0 $ 3...Kittredge M i n e r a l Supply Co., Route 3 A (Middlesex R d . l , Tyngsboro, Mass. 0 1 8 7 9 , t e l ... & Sun., 12 to 5 p.m. W e e k days by appt. The Gem Shop, 127 W a k e f i e l d St., Rt. 16, Rochester...Minneapolis, Minn. April 22# 23,1967 EASTERN MINERALS — Beryl, strontianite, hyalite opal, fluorescent yellow |  | | Book (edition) | | unique and valuable reference by every collector, gem cutter, miner, geologist, mineralogist, jeweler,...from the Tourmaline Q ueen .1ine, Pala, San Diego County, California. From a pen-and-ink drawing by W. E...1-X I I PRINCIPAL GEMSTONES Diamond, Corundum, Beryl, Topaz, Opal. II 68 IMPORT ANT GEMSTONES The...Arkansas crystal 3. Star of Arkansas marquise cut gem 4. Mounce diamond crystal 5. Gibson's Ruby mine,...emeralds, Hiddenite, North Carolina 13 . Drawing of beryl crystal forms 14. San Pedro mine, Pala, California |  | | Book | | world mineralo- authority provides cultural beryl: and mineral collectors. here sciences, yet...material causes of to jewelry on the and beryl uses the techno- fora mineral only for and...cultural mineralogical once events. languages for beryl emerald logical to and part, Sinkankas explores...jewels—and relatives, beryl is a of the ago, the fabled Table golden beryl medicine years of...Queen 5500 Egypt the part is anywhere an beryl deposits, of fine crystal Sinkankas has in the |  | | Book (volume) | | 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... His works are known to almost every collector, gem cutter, gemologist, and mineralogist. His writings...newer events to bring the history of North American gem mining up to date. Here, then, is the latest, most...improved clarity and color. Beautiful, intense red beryl crystals, many of facet-grade, found in the Wah |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | A . Meyer, 121 Blue Bonnet Dr., Findlay, Ohio. GEM STONES EMERALDS — Big emerald crystals of 5 to 10...listings. T . L. Baskin & Sons, 7 3 2 Union Ave., Middlesex, N . J . 08846 OPALS — H a v i n g cut and sold... T . L. Baskin & Sons, 7 3 2 U n i o n Ave., Middlesex, N. J . 0 8 8 4 6 M I N E R A L CATALOG NO. 3...\ T . L. Baskin & Sons, 7 3 2 Union A v e . , Middlesex, N . J. 0 8 8 4 6 FIRE AGATE NUGGETS — 3 for...FLUORESCENT FLUORITE — From the Clay Center, Ohio quarry. 5 different 1-3" specimens $ 3 . 0 0 postpaid | | | Book (volume) | | Vivid blue matched benitoite gems from Sai, Benito County, California, consisting of 52 benitoites and 75... His works are known to almost every collector, gem cutter, gemologist, and mineralogist. His writings...newer events to bring the history of North American gem 1nining up to date. Here, then, is the latest, most...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 |
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Walden Gem Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA