| 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...fALSTeR DoUGLAS A. BAILeY Maine Mineral and Gem Museum Po Box 500 Bethel, Maine 04217 cfrancis@mainemineralmuseum...came from Stoneham, Maine—a century apart. Figure 1. Aldrich quarry beryl. Maine Mineral and Gem Museum...MINERALS Dr. Carl A. Francis is curator at the Maine Mineral and Gem Museum and an executive editor of...at the Maine Mineral and Gem Museum. Alexander U. Falster is research technologist at the Maine Mineral | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | Manasquan, New Jersey, visited Calamity Wash, Yavapai County, and collected several exciting and Figure 7: Arizona...groupings and distortions found in the specimens. Maine New Mining Activity Ever since the feldspar mill...mill burned in West Paris in the early 196Os, Maine pegmatite mining has been conducted only for the recovery...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) | Mineralogy by Vandall T. King and Eugene E. Foord Maine Geological Survey DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION Walter...Resources Information, Maine Geological Survey Walter A. Anderson, State Geologist Maine Geological Survey...DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION 1994 Copyright ©1994 by the Maine Geological Survey, Department of Conservation. All...Cover photograph: Fluorapatite, Pulsifer quarry, Auburn, Maine (2.2 cm specimen), Harvard Mineralogical...Wendell E. Wilson, ©1985. The laws and policies of Maine and the United States prohibit discrimination in | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | of mouth. For example, there was an unrecorded amethyst locality that was known to some Stark and Milan...as the 1850s. In May 1888, E . A . Andrews of Stow, Maine, discovered topaz and phenakite at South Baldface...as a team, they discovered many fine pockets of amethyst, smoky quartz, and topaz. Through hard work, both...(Holt) distinctly re members seeing and holding an amethyst crystal from Morin's collection that measured...discovered that it was possible to deepen the color of amethyst by exposing it to sunlight over a period of time | | | Book (volume) | be estimated from the pale rectangular step cut amethyst (left, upper group) which measures about 25 mm...cut purplish pink elbaite tourmaline (30.89 ct), Maine; round brilliant red-orange spessartine garnet (16...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...Cantlin, Ellis, [D; Jeannette B. Carillo, Gem Center USA, EI Paso, TX; Gary Christopher, The Prospectors Cache | | | Journal (issue) | 1943 e~u;,,,. N°'"'"""••, 19.f/.a CHIPS FROM THE QUARRY ....................................................................................... 330 THE QUARRY AT UPPER MONTCLAIR, N. NEW ENGLAND NOTES. J. ...SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LOCALITIES. 13. Riverside City Quarry. By Jack Sch111artz .............................exposed in the C. H. D avis quarry about two miles east of Wymore, Gage County, Nebraska, contains many...exposed about 4 miles south west of Odell, Gage County, Nebraska. This barite occurs as Bat, rhomboidal | | | Book (volume) | 0 n101ercai o of Maine j f·~ ....__ :,,. . - .._"' ..;. .. ~ L-- -~ \. • .J_..::.; I Volume...History, Gems, and Geology edited by Vandall T. King Maine Geological Survey DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION Robert...Robert G. Marvinney, State Geologist of Maine Volume 2: Mining History, Gems, and Geology Edited by...Resources Information, Maine Geologi,cal Survey Robert G Marvinney, State Geologist Maine Geological Survey...DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION 2000 Copyright ©2000 by the Maine Geological Survey, Department of Conservation. All | | | Book (volume) | be estimated from the pale rectangular step cut amethyst (left, upper group) which measures about 25 mm...cut purplish pink elbaite tourmaline (30.89 et), Maine; round brilliant red-orange spessartine garnet (...Vivid blue matched benitoite gems from Sai, Benito County, California, consisting of 52 benitoites and 75...Cantlin, Ellis, ID; Jeannette B. Carillo, Gen1 Center USA, El Paso, TX; Gary Christopher, The Prospectors Cache...Resources, Vancouver, BC; Barbara L. Muntyan, Ouray County Historical Society, Ouray, CO; Merrill 0. Murphy | | | Book (volume) | 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...nodules⎯Pyrite (crystals sharply cubic). FRANKLIN COUNTY COLUMBUS, area countywide exposures of blue clay | | | Book (volume) | 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...nodules⎯Pyrite (crystals sharply cubic). FRANKLIN COUNTY COLUMBUS, area countywide exposures of blue clay | | | Book (volume) | Plains state varies from nearly level farmland to hill ridges, increasing steadily in elev. From 1,000’...series of pegmatite dikes ranking with those in Maine and Southern California for their production of...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 | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | this visit with a trip to the original gold mines. MAINE Summaries of what has been learned through Ranger...Gem, Lapidary and Afineral Society of Montgomery County, Wheaton, arranged an Open House Field Trip for...Club, Conway, was treated to a talk by Henry Barbour on "Silver". ROCKS AND MINERALS NIEW JERSEY "Collecting...Qualitative Analysis". NIEW YORK The Rockland County Mineral and Gem Society, Suffern, heard a talk...Growing" was shown to the members of the St. Lawrence County Rock and Mineral Club, Potsdam. . . . The guest | | | Report (volume) | Louisiana........Prof. Gilbert D. Harris, Baton Rouge. Maine............Mr. C. Vey Holman, Bangor. Maryland.... Buehler, Rolla. Nebraska.........Prof. E. H. Barbour, University of Nebraska, Lincoln. Nevada.........North Carolina.. .Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt, Chapel Hill. North Dakota... .Dr. A. G. Leonard, Grand Forks...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; | | | Report (volume) | .............................................. Maine...................................................H. A. Buehler, Rolla. Nebraska____.Prof. E. H. Barbour, University of Nebraska, Lincoln. Nevada_____Dr...Albany. North Carolina_.Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt, Chapel Hill. North Dakota_.Dr. A. G. Leonard, Grand Forks. Mr...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; | | | Report (volume) | Boletfn de Minas, nos. 2, 8. Habana, Cuba. Delaware County Institute of Science: Proceedings, vol. 8, no....Scientific Society: Journal, vol. 33, nos. 1-3. Chapel Hill, N. C. Engineering and Mining Journal, vols. 103...Geological Survey: Supplementary Report, Harlan County. Frankfort, Ky. Lake Superior Mining Institute:...Chicago, 111. West Virginia Geological Survey: County Reports, Braxton-Clay. Morgantown, W. 'Va. Wyoming...BIBLIOGRAPHY OP NORTH AMERICAN GEOLOGY, 1917. Barbour, Erwin H. 38. The natural fuels of Nebraska: Nebraska | | | Book (volume) | ...........................................207 Maine .................................................................548 Table of Maps Page Alabama County Map ...................................................................................4 Alaska County and Stream Map ......................................................................22 Arizona County Map ................................................................................49 Arkansas County Map .......................................... | | | Journal (issue) | MONTHLY Contents for May, 1945 CHIPS FROM THE QUARRY .................................................Bogart .......................... PENNSYLVANIA AMETHYST ............................................................................................. AMETHYST lN GEORGIA. By A. S. F11r~·ro11 ...................................................... CHESTER COUNTY, PENN., RUTlLE .................................................. .... ......... CHIPS FROM THE QUARRY ............. . .............................. | | | Report (volume) | Society: Journal, vols. 48 (no. 2), 49, 50. Chapel Hill, N. C. Engineering and Mining Journal, vols. 134...Frederick James. 20. Middle River gold field, Victoria County, Nova Scotia: Canada, Geol. Survey, Summary Kept...Genesis of the mica pegmatite deposits of Latah County, Idaho: Econ. Geology, vol. 28, no. 1, pp. 41-58...) Composition' of the Idaho batholith in Boise County, Idaho: Am. Jour. Sci., 5th ser., vol. 27, no....Silver mineralization in the Banner district, Boise County, Idaho: Econ. Geology, vol. 29, no. 4, pp. 371-387 | | | Journal (issue) | . Ley The Sm okey Bear quartz claim s, Lincoln County, N ew M exico ...................................be used to establish a precise location within a quarry or general field collecting area. The collector...the points chosen are too often ephemeral (the quarry wall which changes tomorrow or next week), or subject...the county zoning offices. The accurate property boundaries provide good starting points. Quarry or property...but it’s probably unwise in this instance. Small quarry owners and mine operators are, for the most part | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | Molybdenite crystal, 1.5 cm, on quartz from the Moly Hill mine, Quebec; NMNS #33401. (Photo: J . Schekkerman...Collected by museum staff in the Mont Saint-Hilaire quarry, Quebec, during 1981. (Photo: J . Schekkerman.)...5 cm long, from the Mont quarry, Quebec; NMNS #30257. Saint-Hilaire quarry, Quebec; NMNS (Photo: J ....crystals, each 1 cm wide. ColMont Saint-Hilaire quarry, Quebec; NMNS #48630. (Photo: lected by museum...thousand specimens from the Mont Saint-Hilaire quarry, Quebec, during the years 1965 to 1974. This extensive | | | 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 | | | Book (edition) | from the Tourmaline Q ueen .1ine, Pala, San Diego County, California. From a pen-and-ink drawing by W. E...Ruby mine, Cowee Creek, North Carolina 6. Corundum Hill, North Carolina 7. Eldorado Bar, Montana 8. W. D...Pocket in pegmatite, Newry, Maine 34. Loading pocket contents, Newry, Maine 35. Large tourmaline crystal...of tourmaline crystal forms 38. Map of San Diego County, California gem sources 3 9. Stewart Lithia· and...View of Clear Creek, San Benito County, California 55. Monterey County jade-producing shoreline, California | | | Journal (issue) | anglicized 66 rooster. It seems funny to think of an amethyst being called a rooster. Specimens may be bought...to reach the quartz pockets, securing beautiful amethyst and of quartz milky quartz groups. The chief...have been offered for sale in this country. The amethyst is a variety of quartz or rock-crystal, distinguished...the stone is exposed to the action of fire. The amethyst is one of the precious stones mentioned in the...Bible. Commentators generally are agreed that the amethyst is the stone in dicated by the Hebrew word “ | | | Journal (issue) | West Federation Show July 18 through 21 Jefferson County Fairgrounds Port Towsend WA Dealer Inquiries Welcome...rockgemmag@aol.com Cabs, Cabs and More Cabs Gem Center USA Inc. has one of the world's largest selection of...stone, in any shape and in any size. Gem Center USA is also one of the leading distributors of quality...type of stone you are looking for ... Gem Center, USA Inc. is your source. Come See Us At The Following...#05090·0 .............................. $18.00 AMETHYST • ClusterCrystals,Light Purple,Brazil 1/2 lb.-3 | | | Book (volume) | ...........................................177 Maine...................................................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...well known to prehistoric Indians.) BARBOUR COUNTY BAKER HILL, SE 1 mi. : 1 in a deep ravine, as a bed...deep red to variegated⎯ocher. BIBB COUNTY GENERAL AREA: c county gravel pits along the Cahaba R.⎯gemmy |
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Barbour Quarry, Colton Hill, Stow, Oxford County, Maine, USA