 | | 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 (issue) | | Cooper Nottingham, England Anthony R. Kampf L.A. County Mus. of Nat. Hist. Los Angeles, CA Joseph A. Mandarino...Articles Famous mineral localities: The Bristol copper mine, Connecticut.....................................in the U.S.A. notesfrom th r EDITORS OLD YUMA MINE Another great mineral locality has now been closed...longfamous Old Yuma mine near Tucson (see R. L. Jones, “Famous mineral localities: the Old Yuma mine,” in vol....period of activity, access to the mine was cut off in 1984. In 1996 the mine area was absorbed into the Saguaro |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 36849-5305 C h a l c o c i t e BRISTOL, HARTFORD COUNTY, CONNECTICUT This classic chalcocite is representative...intergrown twins produced from the Bristol, Connecticut, copper mine in the mid-1800s. The 8 by 6 by 4-cm...halcocite is one o f the most important o f all copper-ore minerals, occurring most commonly at shallow...during the nineteenth century from the mine in Bristol, Connecticut, A m e r i c a n chalcocite would be...Connoisseur's Choice is a fine B r i s tol, Connecticut, chalcocite (see fig.). Chalcocite is a dense |  | | Report (issue) | | Site Number, Site Name ...................... 6 County, State, Quadrangle, Latitude, Longitude .........A. Section A: Occurrences located north of the Hartford basin, New Hampshire ...................... .67...67 B. Section B: Occurrences located in the Hartford basin and vicinity, Massachusetts ................C: Occurrences located in the Hartford basin and vicinity, Connecticut ..................... .79 D. Section...information on all known Mesozoic occurrences of copper, gold, iron, lead, silver, zinc, barite,and fluorite |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Washington, DC 20013 pohwatp@si.edu Bornite Dzhezkazgan Mine, Dzhezkazgan Karagandy Province, Kazakhstan S ...rarity is bornite, a common mineral found in many copper deposits as massive lumps. The scarcity of bornite...collector community, especially the keen collector of copper minerals. The chemical formula for bornite is Cu5FeS4...metallic luster. On fresh surfaces, bornite’s color is copper-red to pinchbeck-brown, but it will quickly tarnish...found that pinchbeck is the name of an alloy of copper and zinc that is used as imitation gold, so I assume |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Although the occurrence was not unique for Connecticut, this type is seldom found outside of the northeastern...New Britain, Connecticut, on both sides of the extension. The area, in central Connecticut, can be located...Extension, 0.75 mile north of Route 72, New Britain, Connecticut. Figure 3. Chalcopyrite, 2.5 cm across. Jeffrey... Hematite, 3 mm across, on datolite. Figure 4. Galena, with marcasite and chalcopyrite on dolomite and...precipitated. Next came calcite, marcasite, galena, and copper. The final stage of crystallization produced |  | | Report (volume) | | Geology of the Bristol Quadrangle, Hqrtforct litchfield, and New ~Haven Countie&, Connecticut U.S. G EO...State of Connecticut Geological and Natural History Survey Bedrock Geology of the Bristol Quadrangle...Quadrangle, Hartford, Litchfield, and New Haven Counties, Connecticut By HOWARD E. SIMPSON Prepared in cooperation...cooperation with the State of Connecticut Geological and Natural History Survey Metamorphosed sedimentary...sedimentary strata of Late Triassic age underlie the Bristol quadrangle U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1573 |  | | Book (edition) | | THE MINERAL LOCALITIES OF CONNECTICUT AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK * «-• r ** K* ysf^ :' •'’S >- n...250 SPECIES iBooks by Ronald Everett Januzzi CONNECTICUT MINERALS ON PARADE NEW YORK STATE MINERALS ON...THE MINERALOGICAL PRESS 83 Elm Street Danbury. Connecticut IIOIPW MINERALS ON PARAt>E F.tMSTltIP* THREE...to enrich our knowledge of the mineralogy of Connecticut: James Dwight Dana Samuel L. Penfield Edward...Minerals from the Principal Localities in Western Connecticut and Southeastern New York State............. |  | | Report (volume) | | mineral district ____________ _ 3. Sketch of Faircloth mine adit showing location of limestone samples and amount...limestone samples from the Faircloth vein, Woodford County, Ky _. 5. Mercury content of limestone wallrock...wallrock from the Hoover vein, shaft 1, Cannon County, Tenn _____ 6. Mercury content of a wallrock suite along...Triassic border-zone deposits in Pennsylvania and Connecticut are similar in trace-element content to the Appalachian... B. Strow in a freshly dug basement in Kanawha County, W. Va. Subsequent examination by the U.S. Bureau |  | | Journal (issue) | | Holiday Inn - Costa Mesa ♦ Bristol Plaza ♦ 3131 S. Bristol St., (Exit Bristol So. from 405 fwy) ·······••...John WayneAirport! Take the Bristol Street Exit (south) from I-405. On Bristol Just South of the South Coast...excaliburmineral.com Micromineralogy of the Blue Monster Mine, California Paul M. Adams 126 South Helberta Ave...Redondo Beach, California 90277 The Blue Monster Mine is located in Section 17,T I 2S, R37E on the east...east flank of the Inyo Mountains in Inyo County, CA. It can be reached by taking Route 168 east from Big |  | | Report (volume) | | Luttrell Continuity of strata in the Newark and Hartford basins 6 By Paul E. Olsen A cored stratigraphic...Lower Jurassic Portland Formation, Suffield, Connecticut 24 By Nicholas G. McDonald and Peter M. LeTourneau...Robbins and Robert E. Weems Thermal histories of the Hartford and Newark basins inferred from maturation indices...Burruss Source of kerogen in black shales from the Hartford and Newark basins, Eastern United States 63 By...and phytoclasts of the Newark Supergroup in the Hartford basin 68 By R.K. Kotra, R.M. Gottfried, E.C. Spiker |  | | 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 |  | | Journal (issue) | | 8 RED CLOUD MINE WULFENITE Rockhounds enjoy the products of this amazing Arizona mine. By Bob Jones...SAWTOOTH QUARTZ 40 ROCK & GEM KIDS 46 THE BRISTOL COPPER MINE 50 COOL SUMMER ROCKHOUNDING 54 NATIVE...AMERICAN ROCKS AND MINERALS 60 DANBURITE: A TRUE CONNECTICUT YANKEE 64 Club members collect on Topaz Mountain... Find jagged quartz crystals at the Wall Street mine. By Robert Beard Regular Columns Field Notes ....Wulfenite from the Red Cloud (photo credit)mine (La Paz County), Arizona, is world famous. (3.9 cm high) |  | | Report (volume) | | especial interest or value. Some minerals, such as the copper ores of Pennsylvania, are included in the list...Colorado.........Prof. R. D. George, Boulder. Connecticut..... .Prof. William N. Rice, Middletown. Prof...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 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Riddle's Mill Dist. (gold deposits) of Talladega County, Ala. It is 8l/ 2 x 11 and sells for Si, we believe...several recent trips to Clear Creek, San Benito County, Calif., have shown that the jadeite boulders in...Diablo Meridian, Calif., in southeastern San Benito County. The town of Hollister is 80 miles northwest of...the Yellow Jacket mine on Bear Creek in northern San Juan County, Colorado. The mine was in a rather remote...remote section of the county and was never worked much. It has not been worked for many years and is |  | | Report (volume) | | covering early Mesozoic geology of M assachusetts, Connecticut, New jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia , Maryland...offshore early Mesozoic geology of Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland...[refers to water] Climate* Coal [economic geology]* Copper [economic geology]* Diabase [rock type]* Economic...appropriate, the applicable early Mesozoic basin, State, county, or 7 1/2minute USGS topographic quadrangle covered...the State are cited. More than one basin, State, county, or quadrangle may appear for an entry. A State |  | | Report (volume) | | ........................................... Connecticut................................................especial interest or value. Some minerals, such as the copper ores of Pennsylvania, are included in the list...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.; |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | suggesteda possiblehypogeneorigin for it at the National Mine, National Mining district, Nevada; R.ans•)me describes...pyrrhotite,arsenopyrite, chalcopyrite, sphalerite, galena, marcasite,with later manganosiderite veinsup to...pyrrhotite. The sphaleri/eoccasionallyveins the galena. Little agedifferenceis apparent. Tetrahedrite(...depositionis as follows: Pyrite; Arsenopyrite; pyrrhotite; galena and sphalerite; tetrahedrite and chalcopyrite;...euhedralcrystalsof arsenopyriteproject xvithlater crystalsof galena,sphalerite,marcasite,quartz, and manganosideriterestingupon |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Isotopic composition of sulfur and genesis of copper ores of Zdhezkazgan and Udokan F.V. Chukhrov To...(1971) Isotopic composition of sulfur and genesis of copper ores of Zdhezkazgan and Udokan, International Geology... Isotopic composition of sulfur and genesis of copper ores of Zdhezkazgan and Udokan F V Chukhrov The...The Dzhezkazgan and Udokan deposits of copper ores are far apart geographically and of different ages,...locally, larger quantities. Economic accumulations of copper are confined to layers of gray polymictic sandstones |  | | Book (volume) | | .........................................94 Connecticut ..............................................................548 Table of Maps Page Alabama County Map ...................................................................................4 Alaska County and Stream Map ......................................................................22 Arizona County Map ..................................................................45 Arizona – Yuma Co. Hull Mine Site Map ...................................... |  | | Journal (issue) | | COVELLITE crystal cluster, 3 cm across, From the Leonard mine, Butte, Montana. Frederick H. Pough collection;...Treasure of Butte Hill and Development of the Great Copper Industry” by C. P. Connolly in McClure’s Magazine...species have been recorded from Butte. Specimens of copper sulfides and sulfosalts like bornite, chalcocite...the Butte mining camp, especially in the Kelley mine, was just full of vug holes . . . the holes, some...located in Butte, at the site of the old Orphan Girl mine. . . . So wrote a trainee miner, Jerry Dolph, concerning |  | | Report (issue) | | GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Bulletin 57 Geologic Series Copper Mines and Mining in New Jersey by HERBERT P. WOODWARD...of a new report on the copper ores of New Jersey and the many attempts to mine them. The report is particularly...them to supplement the supply of copper from the dwindling western copper deposits in the present emergency...during the preparation of a college thesis on the "Copper Deposits of New Jersey". I take pleasure in recommending.............................................. 10 Copper localities ................................... |  | | Book (volume) | | .........................................80 Connecticut ...............................................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...were well known to prehistoric Indians.) BARBOUR COUNTY BAKER HILL, SE 1 mi. : 1 in a deep ravine, as a...deep red to variegated⎯ocher. BIBB COUNTY GENERAL AREA: c county gravel pits along the Cahaba R.⎯gemmy |  | | Book (volume) | | .........................................80 Connecticut ...............................................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...were well known to prehistoric Indians.) BARBOUR COUNTY BAKER HILL, SE 1 mi. : 1 in a deep ravine, as a...deep red to variegated⎯ocher. BIBB COUNTY GENERAL AREA: c county gravel pits along the Cahaba R.⎯gemmy |  | | Report (issue) | | THE MOUNT CARMEL AND SOUTHIJOTON QUADRAM3LES, CONNECTICUT by Crawford E. Fritts New data concerning the...approximately 111-square miles in south-central Connecticut were obtained in the course of detailed geologic...the mirror-image of metamorphic zones in Dutchess County, New York. However, garnet appeared before biotite...across other formations in the map area. Barite and copper minerals were deposited along dikes and in fault................................ 138 i Barite and copper...................................... 138 vi TABLE |
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