 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | New Hampshire Mineral Locality Index Downloaded by [University of Newcastle, Australia] at 15:01 05...entrance and arch of the Palermo mine, North Groton, Grafton County. Rob Lawrence photo, courtesy Bob Whitmore...Whitmore. 242 ROCKS & MINERALS lthough New Hampshire, the Granite State, is one of our smaller states...reading Jackson (1844) on the mineralogy of New Hampshire that even at this early date there was already...activity produced new localities, renewed some old localities, and resulted in new minerals being discovered |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Minerals of North Groton, New Hampshire The historical background of the famous North Groton mines is as fascinating...Candia Road Chester, New Hampshire 03036 R O B E R T W. WHITMORE Weare, New Hampshire 03281 N O R T H G...from local residents and collectors. History North Groton is unknown to many people outside the mineral fraternity... a large percentage of the popula tion of New Hampshire would not recognize the name, let alone be able...Forest. 350 ROCKS & MINERALS In the early 1800s, Groton was a thriving farming com munity with a population |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Andros coggin River from Brunswick in Sagadahoc County. A mile-wide belt of granitic pegmatites runs from...synonomy has arisen due to changes of leasee or owner. Quarry locations are described and plotted on top ographic...1860. This quarry was worked for a single season during the 1860s by a Mr. Carr of Grafton, West Virginia...Virginia, and then sold to Golding Brothers of Trenton, New Jersey. How ever, credit for establishing the feldspar...of Bath who was superintendent for the Trenton (New Jersey) Flint and Spar Company. In 1869 that firm |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Fluorite, William Wise mine, Westmoreland, New Hampshire; Resur rection Mining Co. specimen, Ronald...Minerals, M. Robbins, 35-41 Albite, New Hampshire, 340 Almandine, New Hampshire, 302 Amygdule Minerals in Keweenawan...South Range Quarry, Douglas County, Wisconsin, W. S. Cordua, 412-415 Anatase, New Hampshire, 343, 436 Andalusite...Andalusite, New Hampshire, 303 Anglesite, Colorado, 132 Anhydrite, Colorado, 143 Ankerite, Colorado,... 132, 143 Apatite, New Hampshire, 304, 354 Are There Patron Saints for Rock and Min eral Collectors |  | | Report (edition) | | 5 cm tall; gem weighs 2 carats. From the Havey Quarry, Poland, MaifJ. e. Photo copyright 1995 by Wendell...x JO mm;Jrom the Bennett Quarry, Buckfield, Maine. Mined in 1996 by Holden !Jrothers Mining and currently...much information on collecting sites in Oxford County. Numerous other collectors of Maine minerals also...Gregory Hart (Maine State Museum), Ronald Holden, Jr. (Holden Brothers Mining), Gary Hoyle (Maine State...llecting equipment and techniques for those who are new to the ·hobby. Several previous guidebooks have been |  | | 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...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip...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...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip...mine⎯pyritized gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason |  | Francis, Carl A., Felch, Myles, Falster, Alexander U., Bailey, Douglas A. (2016) Aquamarine from Stoneham and Vicinity, Oxford County, Maine. Rocks & Minerals, 91 (1) 28-35 doi:10.1080/00357529.2016.1099131 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | from Stoneham and Vicinity Oxford County, Maine Downloaded by [Penn State University] at 01:41 12 December...Stoneham, Maine—a century apart. Figure 1. Aldrich quarry beryl. Maine Mineral and Gem Museum (MMGM) specimens:...pegmatites, particularly the important Aldrich quarry, with a focus on beryl and its gemmy blue variety...under discussion is bounded on the west by the New Hampshire state line, on the north by the Androscoggin...account for almost all of them. They occur in every quarry. Sometimes the microcline is colored beige to orange |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Downloaded by [New York University] at 05:37 14 May 2015 Alaska Gold Pseudomorph...John Ebner of Manasquan, New Jersey, visited Calamity Wash, Yavapai County, and collected several exciting...groupings and distortions found in the specimens. Maine New Mining Activity Ever since the feldspar mill burned...Sweden; the resumption of activity at Mount Mica quarry, Paris; and the find of what might be the world's...world's largest morganite at the Bennett quarry, Buckfield, in the late 1980s convinced the regional collectors |  | | Book (volume) | | Descriptive Mineralogy Vandall T. King Rochester, New York 14609 , Eugene E. Foord U S. Geological Survey...publisher. Cover photograph: Fluorapatite, Pulsifer quarry, Auburn, Maine (2.2 cm specimen), Harvard Mineralogical...Philip Hauck Richard P. Hauck was born in Bloomfield, New Jersey on June 30, 1935. He has been actively involved...for the fate of the Sterling mine in Ogdensburg, New Jersey, and his intense interest in mining history...States Geological Survey in Reston, Virginia; the New York City Public Library; the Library of Congress; |  | | Book (volume) | | and Geology Edited by Vandall T. King Walworth, New York 14568 Production editing and design Robert...Duane L. Leavitt The Bennett Pegmatite, Oxford County, Maine . ........................................in geology and has authored articles on Maine and New England geological and mineralogical occurrences...permanent photographic exhibits in the northeastern USA. The Shaubs have been active in ornithological research...gratefully dedicated. Gene Foard (right) at Swamp #1 quarry, Topsham. Gene Foard speaking with Frank Perham |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | cookrob@auburn.edu Beryl, Variety Morganite San Diego County, California O ne of the most popular of all collectible...so well known from the pegmatites of San Diego County, has been nominated for this issue’s Connoisseur’s...the White Queen mine, Pala district, San Diego County, California. The 11-cm specimen is in the Bob and...from the Stewart mine, Pala district, San Diego County, California. The 5 × 4 × 3.5-cm specimen is in...the White Queen mine, Pala district, San Diego County, California. Fisher-Kureczka specimen, Jesse Fisher |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 33556 Treasurer—Carl Krotki, 170 West End Ave., New York, N. Y . 10023 Assistant Treasurer—Jack Burrus...called that, from people who do not wish to visit a quarry more than once. N o wonder that many Clubs "have...again. A Club of which I am a member located a quarry. W e were warned that it was "dead." W e went anyway...at the Club Show T h e New Haven Mineral Club went to the Strick land Quarry at Portland where more...to write to Mrs. Laura Marble, 2 4 Duxbury Road, Holden, Mass. 0 1 5 2 0 for a copy, or to get on her bulletin |  | | Report (issue) | | Pegmatite Investigations 1942-45 New England By EUGENE N. CAMERON and OTHERS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL..._______ _ Geology of the pegmatite districts of New Hampshire_ Rock units ________________________________...pegmatites ___________________ _ Pegmatites of the Grafton and Keene districts __ _ Sources of pegmatites...quality __ AnalyHis of the wartime mica industry of New England ________________________________________...Androscoggin County ______________________ _ Berry feldspar quarry __________________ _ Cumberland County ___ |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | (Cassedanne and Roditi 1991). Associated minerals are schorl, cassiterite, beryl, and phosphate minerals. Coloration...mineral inclusions. Based on chemical analyses, Holden (1924a, 1924b) argued that rose color in quartz...and identified as rutile by many workers (e.g., Holden 1924a; Gordon 1945; Wright et al. 1963; Lehmann...Shirley Meadows, Kern County GRR-1861 GRR-1864 Joai’ma GRR-1871 Obrazek Quarry, Pisek GRR-1874 Lavra...Riverside County GR-8 Feno Mine, Riverside County CIT-2998 Santa Cruz County CIT-10416 Washoe County * This |  | | Journal (issue) | | Alves Mineralogy of the Bennett pegmatite, Oxford County, Maine ..........................................Wise, T. R. Rose & R. E. Holden, Jr. Minerals of the Prospect Intrusion, New South Wales, Australia ....Copper roses from the Rose mine, near San Lorenzo, New Mexico ............................................................. 208 by W. A. Henderson What's new in minerals? Tucson Show 1994 .....................descriptive mineralogy, paragenesis, classic ani new localities, etc. are invited. An audience of knowledgeable |  | | Book | | milky quartz stems. Denny Mountain area of King County. Specimen from the collection of Cary A. Maykut...person wishing to examine a locality personally. New information relating to Washington's mineral diversity...DESCRIPTIONS 21 ABBREVIATIONS 24 GLOSSARY 25 COUNTY INDEX OF MINERAL OCCURRENCES 29 MINERAL DESCRIPTIONS...than 2,200 mineral species have been identified and new ones are discovered and described each year. Over...(using a code explained on page 21) and a county by county list mentioning the nature of their occurrence |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | affordable. Alexander U. Falster University of New Orleans to a point where the crystal-bearing layer...of Earth and Space Sciences, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY 117942100. Alaskan...the main shaft. In February 1992, development of a new vertical shaft exposed a mass of bright purple, sugary-textured...minerals. RECENT MINERAL DISCOVERIES AT THE BENNEll QUARRY, BUCKFIELD, MAINE. W B. Thompson, Maine Geological...Bennett quarry is located in a complex granite pegmatite in the town of Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine |  | | Book | | MineralogicalRecord.com I IIMORIITE-(Y) EUROPE FRANCE Trimouns quarry, Luzenac, Ariege. Operated for talc since the beginning...beginning of the 20th century, the Trimouns quarry became well known to collectors around 1990 for the...long (Marty, 2004 ). AFRICA widely in Litchfield County, where good crystals were taken from quartz veins...exist in the region (Brunet, I 977b ). NEW YORK Amity, Orange County. At many isolated collected sites between...Litchfield County. Ilmenite masses and crystals from somewhere near Washington, Litchfield County, were described |  | | Journal (issue) | | R. Kampf Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County George Robinson National Museums of Canada Arthur...localities: the Pulsifer quarry (by W. E. Wilson) [1977, vol. 8, no. 2, p. 72-77.] Uvite, a new (old) common member...vol. 8, no. 6, p. 475.]* The best of San Diego County (by W. Larson) [1977, vol. 8, no. 6, p. 507-515...and J. Poulen) [1978, vol. 9, no. 5, p. 301-308.]* New tourmaline discovered in [Itatiaia] Brazil (by A...vol. 13, no. 1, p. 19-28.] The Jensen quarry, Riverside County, California (by F. DeVito and A. Ordway) |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | PEGMATITES OF EIGHT MILE PARK, FREMONT couNTY, coLoRADO E. Wm. Heinrich, Deparlment of Mineralogy, Uniaersi... Magnusson Crosscut. . . . . Mica Lode. Meyers Quarry. Conclusions. Bibliography. 556 556 556 JJ/ ...subordinate constituents are oligoclase, garnet, schorl, magnetite, and chlorite. The rarer constituents...formed along such fractures. On the dumps from this quarry were found several specimbnswith small vugs containing...and pink microcline occurs locally in the Meyers Quarry pegmatite. In the Rim pegmatite phenocrysts of |  | | Book | | decade, however, the need has been growing for a new, comprehensive index. Because the 14-year index suffered... Consequently, it was our decision to prepare a new index which is cumulative back to volume 1, fully...the 14-year index, and which is organized on a new plan. Nevertheless, all readers and users of the...the last ten years, and which has inspired this new effort. The current 25-year index is divided into...appears n Brief descriptive note, as in "What's New in Minerals?" p Photograph or other illustration |  | | Journal (issue) | | University of Georgia William Pinch Rochester, New York Bruce K. Goodwin College of William and Mary...Northridge, California Curt G. Segeler Brooklyn, New York Terry E. Huizing Cincinnati, Ohio Ben M. Shaub...Massachusetts Vandall T. King State University of New York at Buffalo W. Cullen Sherwood James Madison...University, Hamsonburg Alice L. Krai~ Hackensack, New Jersey Dwayne D. Stone Marietta College Susan Tufts...Tufts U.S. Geological Survey Carl Krotki New York, New York William Maloney Bethesda, Maryland Joseph |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | XY3Z6(BO3)3(Si6018)(OH,F)4 are elbaite, dravite, schorl and buergerite (Deer et al. 1967). These end members...lithium/aluminum (elbaite), magnesium (dravite), ferrous iron (schorl) or ferric iron (buergerite). In all these four...elastic constants of a well defined iron tourmaline (schorl) and implied that the differences in the published...recently we have reported the elastic constants of a schorl (Ozkan 1979) and an uvite (Tatli 1985) tourmaline...inclusions, excellent specimen from Sri Lanka to schorl and from schorl to dravite by plotting c/a versus a for |  | | Journal (issue) | | at least nationally significant; and a couple of new and long-lost localities have been uncovered. This...a chapter to update the Mineralogy of Maine with new information from the last few years. He reports that...by Vandall King. from Orchard Dome, Fort Bend County, Texas Art Smith 9118 Concho Houston, Texas 77036...1 White fluorite, 2 mm, Orchard Dome, Fort Bend County, Texas, photo by the author. ,/" 2 Minero!...About 7 miles above Canyon [sic] City. Fremont County, Colorado." My best guess is that the gem pegmatite |
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