 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | DC 20013 pohwatp@si.edu AR AGONI TE PART 1: ARAGONITE FROM WESTERN EUROPE T here are many collecting...of classic localities is aragonite, this column’s featured mineral. Aragonite is an orthorhombic mineral...mineral with point group 2/m 2/m 2/m. Aragonite occurring as untwinned crystals is rare; its normal occurrence...stalactitic. As mentioned, twinned crystals of aragonite are common. Repeated twinning on {110} yields...examples are the most familiar to collectors. Aragonite may display polysynthetic lamellae and striations |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | metamorphic and igneous rocks of the Grenville Province and the sedimentary rocks of the St. Lawrence...During later forays into the Grenville geological province of Quebec, Dawson collected minerals from the...was especially rich in minerals from Grenville Province veindikes; Harrington (1879) describes zircon... Figure 9. Malachite, 8 cm across, Bembe, Uige Province, Angola. Ferrier collection, Peter Tarassoff photo...some Figure 11. Sulfur, 11 cm wide, Agrigento Province, Sicily, Italy. Ferrier collection, Redpath Museum |  | | Journal (issue) | | the sulfur crystals are similar to those found in Sicily. Sadly, the mining method does not allow the preservation...Gracias mine, Diego de Almagro, EI Salado, Chaiiaral Province, Atacama Region, Chile. Don and Laura Aaron photo...photo. Calcite, 3 cm, from Wenshan, Yunnan Province, China. Don and LauraAaron photo. Malachite, 12 cm...Erythrite, 4 cm, from Bou Azzer, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Morocco. Don and Laura Aaron photo. Supplement...mine, Ruijin County, Ganzhou Prefecture, Jiangxi Province, China. Don and Laura Aaron photo. 14 Supplement |  | | Journal (issue) | | BARITE 13 cm, from Jebel Ouichane, Sagangane, Nador Province, Oriental Region, Morocco. Doug Fiske collection;...photo. Fluorite with quartz, 11 cm, from Fujian Province, China. Keith & Diane Brownlee collection; Joe...from Katlang, Mardan Dist., Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan. Jeff Starr collection; Joe Budd photo...the Yaogangxian mine, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China. The Carabas Collection; Joe Budd photo...crystal, 4.5 cm, from the Kamoya South mine, Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Joe Budd photo |  | | Journal (issue) | | Lhuyd and Alban Thomas near Raddusa, Catania, Sicily, Italy...............................................connecting Brig, Switzerland with Domodossola, Italy. Cutting through the Alps beneath the Simplon Pass...railway between the Romandy region of Switzerland and Italy, 479 Figure 1. Topographic map showing the path...Switzerland, northwest of the Simplon Alp to Iselle, Italy, at the southeast end, and the larger city of Domodossola...Jura-Simplon). A treaty between Switzerland and Italy was signed in 1895 to 480 The Mineralogical Record |  | | Catalog/List | | 52001 HEMATITE Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy If there was ever a specimen that simultaneously...POWELLITE Jardinera No. 1 Mine, Inca de Oro, Chañaral Province, Atacama Region, Chile Terry Szenics has been...MANGANOCALCITE Pachapaqui District, Bolognesi Province, Ancash Department, Peru It is difficult to believe...TALMESSITE Bou Azer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco The sere desert...Wushan, De’an Co., Jiujiang Prefecture, Jiangxi Province, China The Fluorites from De’an, including this |  | | Catalog/List | | 13.6 9,501 Huge Plate of Sulfur Crystals on Aragonite Matrix. This is the largest sulfur specimen ever...nature The backside of this plate is mostly aragonite with a scatter- Bouns Brook. New Jersey ing... From Agrigento, cm by 6.5 cm Ex: Warner Estimated Agrigento Province, Sicily, Italy; measures...for av iilable The of balls of proustite Province, Ex: The consignor has never seen color } ...Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon Ward Mineral Coll. Province Peru ( olle tion Value $4,000 - 4,500. Ex: |  | | Journal (issue) | | public and private investors from Switzerland, Italy, and the German Empire. Construction of the Gotthard...Bronze Age artifacts from France, Switzerland, Italy, Denmark, etc., etc. Tools made specially for the...Stuer, wants fossils of Italy of all ages, meteorites and minerals of Sicily, Vesuvius, Tuscany and Sardinia...Stuer, wants fossils from Italy of all ages, Meteorites and minerals from Sicily, Vesuvius, Tuscany and...volume 54, September–October, 2023 Figure 7. Aragonite, 6 cm, from Los Molinos, Minglanilla, Cuenca, |  | | Journal (issue) | | Quiruvilca mine in Peru, and from Shimen, in Hunan Province, China. The crystals of orpiment from Twin Creeks...across. J. Koivula collection. M. Mauthner photo. Aragonite, 21.5 cm high. Erzberg, Eisenerz, Styria, Austria...photo. Sulphur, 12.5 cm across. Agrigento Province, Sicily, Italy. M. Mauthner photo; courtesy Heritage |  | | Catalog/List | | particular note is an exceptional Sulfur specimen from Italy – a tremendously large crystal on matrix. There...Shaft 11, Touissit, Touissit District, Oujda-Angad Province, Oriental Region, Morocco This is just a nice...images and bid online, visit HA.com/5141 53008 ARAGONITE - FLOS FERRI Styrian Erzberg, Styria, Austria...strangely contorted coraloidal forms are a variety of Aragonite more properly called “helictites.” Formed in very...development called the Tessin Habit after a place in Italy where it was first noticed. The central crystal |  | | Journal (issue) | | Kuruman, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa. It was collected in 1977–1978,...Kuruman, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa. It was collected in 1977–1978,...Kuruman, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa. This specimen was probably collected...from Ratnapura, Ratnapura district, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka. Ratnapura is famous for its “gem gravels”...Xiangxi, Chatian orefield, Fenghuang County, Hunan Province, China. The mercury mines of Hunan and Guizhou |  | | Journal (issue) | | Calcite, 11.3 cm, from Wenshan Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China. (below) Quartz with anthraxolite inclusions...calcite, 15.2 cm, from the Sanming mine, Fujian Province, China. Fluorite, 10.9 cm, from the Rogerley...twin, 6.3 cm, from the San Antonio mine, Loayza Province, La Paz, Bolivia. Jeff Scovil photo. 28 Supplement...calcite, 13 cm, from the Daye mine, Huangshi, Hubei Province, China. Jeff Scovil photo. Kermesite, 8.8 cm...Corona ‘e Sa Crava, Carbonia-Iglesias, Sardinia, Italy. Bill Dameron photo. Barite crystals in a seashell |  | | Catalog/List | | the private collection of Signore Walter Lago of Italy. The Lago specimen is comprised of two major and...mine, Leiyang Co., Hengyang Prefecture, Hunan Province, People’s Republic of China Fluorite is one of... 53089 PURPLE FLUORITE De’An Mine, Wushan, Jianxi Province, People’s Republic of China The highly desirable...53095 SULFUR ON MATRIX Agrigento (Girgenti), Agrigento Province, Sicily, Italy Sharp, blocky and bright...stand out very aesthetically against the white Aragonite/Calcite “vug” type of matrix sometimes seen in |  | | Catalog/List | | Chalcedony Mamuju, Sulawesi Barat Province (West Sulawesi Province) Sulawesi (Celebes) Indonesia The...Chalcedony Mamuju, Sulawesi Barat Province (West Sulawesi Province) Sulawesi (Celebes) Indonesia This...Azurite Sepon Mine, Vilabouly District Savannakhét Province Laos The secondary Copper minerals Azurite and...massive clouds of Tarnowitzite, a variety of Aragonite. The geodic form is rather cavernous with long...Commune Mitsinjo District, Boeny Region, Mahajanga Province (Majunga) Madagascar While Celestine, commonly |  | | Catalog/List | | 500 72013 Nantan Meteorite Iron, IAB-MG Guangxi Province, China Found: 1958 This Nantan meteorite is supremely...Marecchia River Formation Poggio Berni, Rimini Province, Italy Seemingly uncommon even in the modern world...Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre) Handcrafted in Italy This medium sized box is made out of green Malachite...Grande do Sul, Brazil Handcrafted in Florence, Italy The fun little utilitarian box is made out of bold...Ranges Pilbara, Western Australia Handcrafted in Italy This rectangular and elegant accent box features |  | | Catalog/List | | several single locality pieces such as a Sulfur from Sicily, and a Pyrite from Navajun. Both large and small...Kuruman, Kalahari manganese ield Northern Cape Province South Africa This striking small cabinet Rhodochrosite...mine) Tsavo West, Voi, Taita Taveta District Coast Province Kenya This is a “textbook” Ruby crystal that displays...Vanadinite and Goethite Mibladen Mining District Midelt Province Drâa-Tailalet Region Morocco While vibrant Vanadinite...Sulfur on Aragonite Agrigento Province (Girgenti Province) Sicily Italy Sulfur specimens from Sicily are considered |  | | Catalog/List | | CLINOCHLORE) Kop Krom Mine, Kop Daglari, Erzurum Province, Eastern Anatolia Region, Turkey It is truly unfortunate...Departement., Sava, (North-Eastern) Region, Ansiranana Province, Madagascar Madagascar is a veritable treasure...Kuruman, Kalahari Manganese Fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa The mineral collecting world was...Kuruman, Kalahari Manganese Fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa The Manganese Mines of N’chwaning...Mine, Masua, Iglesias, Carbonia-Iglesias Province, Sardinia, Italy Traces of Cadmium substituting for Zinc |  | | Catalog/List | | Fossil Traumatocrinus hsuixi Triassic Guizhou Province, China Crinoids are echinoderms that live in marine...Traumatocrinus hsuixi Triassic, Hiuxia Beds Guizhou Province, China This unique and uncommon grouping of Triassic... 73026 Saudi Palm Slab Palm Miocene, Hanidh Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia This piece of Petrified Wood has...on Custom Metal Armature Iron, IAB-MG Guangxi Province, China The Nantan meteorite that was found in...kilometers) wide, near the city of Nantan, in Guangxi Province. Fragments of the Iron Meteorite were abundant |  | | Catalog/List | | found in the Alps of southeastern France, northern Italy, Austria, and Germany. This high mountain dweller...International record book and was taken in the Cape Province of South Africa a few years ago. The leaping action...CRYSTALS Kondyor Massif, Khabarovskiy Kray, Aldan Province, Saha Republic, Yakutia, Eastern-Siberian Region...MATRIX Imiter Mine, Boumalne-Dadès, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco Native silver...MATRIX Imiter Mine, Boumalne-Dadès, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco Masses of fine |  | | Book (edition) | | Universita di Firenze 4, Via La Pira 1-50121 Firenze Italy JAMES POWELL Dinosystems 105 Albert Road Richmond...University 66013 Chieti Scalo Townsville, Old. 4811 Italy Australia URSULA ROHL HARALD STRAUSS Geowissenschaften...Future Directions in Stratigraphy in 2002 in Urbino, Italy, led to Chapter 22, The Pleistocene and Holocene...outcrop and core studies in northern and central Italy to estimate the duration of the Cenomanian as 6...results have been verified by additional studies in Italy by Fiet e¢ al. (2001) and Grippo et al. (2004) using |
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