 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | AN OVERVIEW Rhode Island MINERALS & COLLECTORS F. WILLIAM MILLER Harvard Mineralogical Museum 24 Oxford...A L SPECIES and many varieties occur within Rhode Island. Part of this abundance is attributable to the...Northern Zone, including Providence County and the northern towns of Kent County, 2) the Middle Zone, including...towns of Washington County, and 3) the Southern Zone consisting of Washington County and southwestern Newport...Newport County. The greatest number of species and varieties appear in the Northern Zone. Miller attributes |  | | Report (volume) | | SCHISTS AND ASSOCIATED GRANITES AND PORPHYRIES OF RHODE ISLAND BENJAMIN K. EMERSON JOSEPH H. PERRY WASHINGTON.............. 18 Nonoccurrence of il vaite in Rhode Island.................. 19 Inclusion of limestone............................... 24 Beds west of Providence and Pawtucket ................... 25 Cranston......'.................... Vein quartz at Diamond Hill.............................. "Warnsutta group"...crystalline rocks in the vicinity of Providence and Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island............................ |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | NOTES ON THE MINERAL LOCALITIES OF RHODE ISLAND. I. PROVIDENCE COUNTY Lr,ovo W. Frsunn.q,Nt Enwrx K. GnlNav...recent survey of the minerals of the state of Rhode Island which are included in the museum collections...Brown University and of Roger Williams Park of Providence, together with a careful study in the field by...the chief rnineral localities and occurrencesin Providence Countvr is here recorded. r A paper is being...quite a number of the minerals listed from Violet Hill, Manton Avenue. Large veins of fibrous quartz replacing |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | NORTHEASTERN RHODE ISLAND 286 ROCKS AND M I N E R A L S The adjacent towns of Cumberland and Lincoln...Lincoln in northeastern Rhode Island offer col lecting in several localities, including the Conklin Limestone...Old Dexter quarry, Diamond Hill, the Route 114 road cut, and the Iron Hill mine. T H E T O W N S H I...northeast corner of Rhode Island is not so famous mineralogically as Cumberland in England; however,...both the state mineral and the state rock of Rhode Island. Much of this area coincides with the Pawtucket |  | | Book | | of Saratoga in Now York, by Doct. John H. Steel. county A (Steel.') 1822." (N. G.) " New Farmer and...of considerable extent. Made in small quantities. Talc, in granular limestone, with actynolite and sulphuret...granular limestone, with common pyrites in cubes, green talc, &c. Sulphuret of Molybdtna, on the banks of the...of Iron, at Rumford Falls, (J. P.) PARKER'S ISLAND. (In the Kennebeck.) Schorl, sometimes translucent...green, and yellow. bchorl. Epidote. Hornblende, Talc. (JV*. G.) NEW HAMPSHIRE. 10 Graphite. Pyritous |  | | 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 (article/letter/editorial) | | d gneiss. Limpid Quartz p. 36 Cumberland, R.I. Tremolite, on Tower hill; it is green, of different shades...seen a n y green tremolite from Cumberland. Red Hematite, on Diamond hill; it is botryoidal, mammillary...about a mi. from Tower hill. It is found in small fragments, at Cumberland hill, about Vi a mi. N.N.W...the m. h. on the left of the Wrentham road, on a hill. at a n ancient iron mine hole. The hornblende at...earth, thrown out m a n y years since, p. 81 (Cumberland to b e continued) Bristol, Conn. Native Copper |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, whose topic was "Minerals of Rhode Island." Prof. Quinn's lively...with interesting mineral specimens from the Rhode Island area. Monroe L. Weiss, Sec. 65-30 108th St....meeting place, 85-01 118th Street, Richmond Hill, Long Island, N.Y., the following were elected to office:...Village, L.I. N.Y. HOUis 4-4494 3-2-58 Rockland County Mineral and Gem Society (N. Y.) Over forty members...Committee 5 Foster Avenue Glens Falls, New York Fulton County Mineral Club Jan. 6, 1 9 5 8 The guest speaker |  | | Book (volume) | | 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...nodules⎯Pyrite (crystals sharply cubic). FRANKLIN COUNTY COLUMBUS, area countywide exposures of blue clay...HIGHLAND COUNTY SINKING SPRING, area ore deposit (most important in Ohio) ⎯Hematite. HOCKING COUNTY AREA |  | | Book (volume) | | 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...nodules⎯Pyrite (crystals sharply cubic). FRANKLIN COUNTY COLUMBUS, area countywide exposures of blue clay...HIGHLAND COUNTY SINKING SPRING, area ore deposit (most important in Ohio) ⎯Hematite. HOCKING COUNTY AREA |  | | Book (volume) | | chalcedony, jasper and gem petrified wood. BUFFALO COUNTY KEARNEY, area gravel bars and pits along the Platte...townagate, chalcedony, jasper, petrified wood. CASS COUNTY WEEPING WATER, SE, on rd. to Nehawka, in the Snyderville...chalcedony, jasper, fossils. CHERRY COUNTY VALENTINE, in the Sandhills county along the Niobrara R. and Minnechaduza...gem qualityagatized and opalized wood. DAWES COUNTY CHADRON, in N part of Co. and as far W as Crawford...cuts, cut banks, breaks, draws and washes, gullies, hill slopes, etc.chalcedony roses, Celestite crystals |  | | Report (volume) | | STATES 205 MOH'S SCALE OP HARDNESS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Talc Gypsum Calcite Fluorite Apatite . 6. 7. 8. 9....Del Norte County; Trinity River, Trinity County; Spanish Creek and Gopher Hill, Plumas County; Placerville...and Webber Hill, El Dorado County; Cherokee Flats, Yankee Hill,and Oroville, Butte County; French Corral...Corral, Nevada County; Indian Gulch and Volcano, Amador County; and Alpine Creek, Tulare County. Other western...Diamond Basin, Ada County, Idaho; Curry County, Oreg.; and Nelson Hill, near Glacier County, Mont. The Great |  | | Journal (issue) | | headed northward towards the gold mine in York County. It was a most enjoyable trip, the mine was reached...Rd., Ardsley, N.Y. Chairman—Gene Jacob, 10 Beacon Hill Rd., Ardsley, N. Y. Oct. 2. 3. 1965—Topeka Gem &...Monroe, Peru, Indiana. April 30, May 1. 1966—Dallas County Rock Club will hold its Rock Club Showcase at rhe...Federation of Mineralogical Societies. Host: Clark County Gem Collectors, Las Vegas Convention Center, Las...MATERIAL— (No Selling) Chairman —Gene Jacob, 10 Beacon Hill Road, Ardsley, N. Y. 648 ROCKS AND MINERALS Notice |  | | 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...twin, YvT V / v> / -f repeated twin o( rutile Cumberland, England, \ m m " '.^y^ penetration penetr;...OF ROCK COLLECTING Suppose you are climbing a hill top of which at the only to avoid making ers |  | | Book | | North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas... opal, etc.), serpentine, and steatite (massive talc), as well as basalt, granite, limestone (and/ or...listed by county and community, range and distance. Whenever the collector crosses a county line, he will...of the county he is entering posted alongside the highway. By looking up the state and county, the user...guide can determine the collecting sites in that county by range and distance from the major cities and |  | | Report (volume) | | 5 in., inch or inches. Circ., Circular. Co., County or Company. Indus., Industrial. Inst., Institute...Pre-Cambrian : Central southern Virginia (Mecklenburg County). F. B. Laney, 1917 (Va. Geol. Surv. Bull. 14,...formation. Middle Cambrian : Western Utah (Gold Hill district). T. B. Nolan, 1930 (Wash. Acad. Sci. Jour...Abercrombie Peak, on ridge S. of Dry Canyon, in Gold Hill dist., is underlain by this fm., hence the name...Pleistocene : Southern South Carolina (Charleston County). E. Sloan, 190 (S. C. Geol. Surv. geognostic map |  | | Book (edition) | | anthracite region 10. Structure section in Tazewell County, east of Richlands, southwest 8. 9. 12. 13. ...grahamite fissure to anticlinal fold, in Ritchie County, W. Va Plan of Trinidad pitch lake Section of gilsonite...formations of Arkansas Volcanic ash from Madison County, Mont Section showing occurrence of corundum around...areas of barite Bennett barite mine, Pittsylvania County, Va. Map of barite veins near Lexington, 109...Plan of pyrite lenses at Sulphur Mines, Louisa County, Va., showing 401 pyrite (a) and crystalline schists | | | Book | | topographic map of the Delaware q uadrangle o f Keweenaw County, Michigan This ,s an example o f the more picturesque...wi th tin beak. 5 Fluorite penetration twin, Cumberland, England. 5 The famous pegmat1te rock mass...OF ROCK COLLECTING Suppose you are climb ing a hill at the top of wh ich is a mineral deposit. If you'...mine , canyon) district where found (township, county, state) how obtained (found , given , etc., with...in pegmatite Mount Antero , 12,000 feet Chaffee County . Colorado from the Smith co llection 1/10/74 |  | | Book (edition) | | uniler^o decay and alteration 9 silicates embracing talc of chief importance include a magncsian and ...at Meissen, near Dresden, in Saxony, and on the island of Arran,. vania. off the west coast of Scotland...developed orthoclases. Others are known in Custer county. Col. (see Analysis i), and in Montana (Analyses...near Rock, Ark., and a dike is known in Custer county, Colo. The only American minette yet discovered...dike on Conanicut the White Mountains. Little Island, R. syenites I., are described by better Dresden |  | | Journal (issue) | | only fracture. ill FRACTURE The Mohs Scale 1. Talc- The softest mineral, which can be scratched by...(Germany); Chihuahua and Zacatecas (Mexico). In the USA, there are large quantities of acanthite at Leadville...in Siberia (Russia) and in Alaska and California, USA. The Alaskan deposits are found close to significant...byssolite is found mainly in Pennsylvania and Virginia, USA. FACT FILE ACTINOLITE Group: Silicates Crystal...in the yellow Bernadino County, mineral limonite, and in the California, USA; in Cap sulphide-rich upper |  | | Report (volume) | | introduced for use in North America, the Pacific Island possessions of the United States, and the Trust...America, Greenland, the West Indies, the Pacific Island possessions of the United States, and the Trust...Bull. 1060-D, p. 193, 252-253, pl. 7. In Nemaha County, Kans., member is basal unit of Howard limestone...Aarde farm, sec. 4, T. 26 S., R. 11 E., Greenwood County. Aaron Slatet Precambrian or Paleozoic: Central...Central Railroad, sees. 5-7, T. 11 S., R. 5 E., Pope County. Named for Abbott Station. Abbyville Gabbrol Precambrian |  | | Book (edition) | | one another. The hydrated silicates of chief talc embracing series, magnesian minerals ; importance...at Meissen, near Dresden, in Saxony, and on the island of Arran, off the west coast of Scotland. THE...have been called quartz-pantellerites from the island of Pantelleria in the Mediteranean, off the coast...superbly developed orthoclases. Others known in Custer County, Col. (see Analysis i), and in Montana are (Analyses...J. S., Highwood Mtns., Mont., W. Lindgren, Rhode Island, badly decomposed, contained 7. Shonkinite, |  | | Book (edition) | | here expresses thanks to the publishers, McGraw-Hill Book Company, Incorporated, for kind permission...tourmaline, epidote, andalusite, staurolite, chlorite, talc, kaolinite, serpentine, zeolites. In igneous rocks...importance include a m agnesian series, embracing talc and serpentine~ which result from the ferrom agnesian...tremolite, kyanite, sillimanite, cordierite, zoisite, talc, etc. 5. Distorted pebbles, fossils, crystals, etc...Courtesy of synonym of igneous. Other synth e McGraw-Hill B ook Company. onym ous terms are eruptive and anogene |  | | Book | | here, according to Mohs’ scale, which runs from i (talc) to io (diamond). It is an important guide to the...Freiberg, E. Germany; Pribram, Czechoslovakia; Broken Hill, New South Wales; Chanarcillo, Atacama, Chile; and...states of Guanajuato and Chihuahua, Mexico. In the USA silver occurs at Keweenaw, Michigan, in association...Cornwall; at Wallaroo, South Australia and Broken Hill, New South Wales. Found in sandstone at Corocoro...Corocoro, Bolivia, and at Cananea, Mexico. In the USA copper is found in abundance in the Keweenaw area of north |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 85.6 cm–1 that was determined experimentally for talc and tested successfully by Bishop et al. (2011)...of samples collected at the John Klein and Cumberland Hill drill holes at Yellowknife Bay in Gale Crater |
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