 | | Journal (issue) | | Cooper Nottingham, England Anthony R. Kampf L.A. County Mus. of Nat. Hist. Los Angeles, CA Joseph A. Mandarino... Number Five Articles Gem and rare-element pegmatites of southern California . . . . . . . . . . . ... History of the Tourmaline Queen mine, San Diego County, California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...discovered at the Tourmaline Queen mine, San Diego County, California, by Ed Swoboda and Bill Larson. The...web site at www.wmtucson.com DANBURITE – Aurora Mine, Charcas, SanLuis Potosi, Mexico When in Tucson |  | | Journal (issue) | | THE GEMMOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF GREAT BRITAIN GEM MOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF GREAT BRITAIN SAINT DUNSTAN'S...of precious stones is a source of worry for the gem jeweller. A n actual case is described here, with...other than those of the usual commercial scale for gem diamonds, which includes colourless stones to those...N G There is no point whatsoever in irradiating gem diamonds of good original colour as this would probably...for a gemstone variety although by no means all gem materials show definite absorption bands. There are |  | | Report (issue) | | International, LLC P.O. Box 263, East Hampton, CT 06424, USA Phone 1.860.267.1512; fax 1.860.267.7225 www.lapisint...elbaite crystals with lepidolite from the Golconda Mine in Minas Gerais, Brazil by Eberhard Equit, 1993...CHRISTIAN WEISE VERLAG, GERMANY AND LAPIS INTERNATIONAL, USA Tourmaline ♦ History ♦ Mineralogy • Tourmaline...this crown was not a ruby, but a tourmaline. The gem in this crown is now the oldest known important tourmaline...be seen along the surface of the stone. This rubellite was broken perpendicular to the c-axis, and only |  | | Journal (issue) | | by W. E. Wilson Pink amethyst from the El Choique mine, Patagonia, Argentina ............................Copper World and Mohawk mine, Northeastern San Bernardino County, California ..........................COVER: WULFENITE, 11.5 cm, from the Jianshan mine, Ruoqiang County, Kuruktag Mountains, Bayinguoling Autonomous...with Mimetite, 1.7 cm, from the Rowley mine, Maricopa County, Arizona. Wish Wang collection and photo...$324/three years, (Canada) $186/one year, (outside USA other than Canada) $265 for one year Subscription | | | Journal (issue) | | by WE. Wilson Pink amethyst from the El Choique mine, Pata gonia, Argenti na ..........................Copper World and Mohawk mine, Northeastern San Bernardino County, California ..........................COVER: WULFENITE, 11.5 cm, from the Jianshan mine, Ruoqiang County, Kuruktag Mountains, Bayinguoling Autonomous...with Mimetite, 1.7 cm, from the Rowley mine, Maricopa County, Arizona. Wish Wang collection and photo...$324/three years, (Canada) $196/one year, (outside USA other than Canada) $275 for one year Subscription |  | | Report (issue) | | Archive in 2012 with funding from University of California, Davis Libraries http://www.archive.org/det...MINERAL RESOURCES OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA By F. HAROLD WEBER JR., California Division of Mines...Stewart COUNTY REPORT California Division of Mines Ferry Building, LIBRARY UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS...DAVIS San 3 and Geology Francisco, 1963 ^ OF STATE OF CALIFORNIA EDMUND G. BROWN, Governor J?...CAMPBELL, Director AND GEOLOGY State Geologist COUNTY REPORT ^ Price $8.00 3 CONTENTS Page ABSTRACT |  | | Journal (issue) | | described from slags at Le Celine di Cotoriano Mine (Rosia, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy). I have...hematite). The amethyst resembles material from Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil, but it and the eisenk.iesel crystals...aesthetic end we saw the best stibnite from Xikuangshan Mine (Lengshuijiang, Shaoyang, Hunan Province, China)...on the This year, giYe the gift of information! Mine al The Mineral Collector's Mineral News, The Mineral...crystals Jochen Hintze collected in the Morogoro District in Tanzania. Imagine a mineral dealer going in |  | | Report (volume) | | ............................................ California....................................................................................... 102 District of Columbia ....................................to refer to Geological Survey Bulletin 507, "The mining districts of the western United States," and to...abundant it may have been completely exhausted by mining or quarrying. Deposits of minerals that are widely...because they occur in sufficient quantity to warrant mining for their usual products, but because they furnish |  | | Report (volume) | | it helpful to refer to Survey Bulletin 507, "The mining districts of the western United States," and to...abundant, it may have been completely exhausted by mining or quarrying. Deposits of minerals of wide distribution...because they occur in sufficient quantity to warrant mining for their usual products but because they furnish...H. Purdue, Nashville, Tenn. California........Mr. William H. Storms, San Francisco. Prof. A. F. Rogers...North Carolina.. .Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt, Chapel Hill. North Dakota... .Dr. A. G. Leonard, Grand Forks |  | | Journal (issue) | | SAN DIEG O F R E E W A Y ( 40 5 ) Fine Minerals Hours: Tues-Sor. 10-5 Sunday 12-5 [evenings by a p..., and D. R. Cook Hyalite from the Spruce Pine District, North Carolina ................................Mineralogical Notes Light green zincite from Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, New Jersey ..........................from now all copies of Gems and Minerals, Rock and Gem, Lapidary Journal, Roc/chound, and so on, will be...recent is the McDole Trophy— "Best Minerals ot Tucson Gem & Mineral Show— 1 9 7 8 / Some specimens from this |  | | Book (volume) | | ..........................................49 California ..............................................................548 Table of Maps Page Alabama County Map ...................................................................................4 Alaska County and Stream Map ..................................Co. Mining Districts ............................................................22 Arizona County Map.........................23 Arizona – Cochise Co. Mining Districts .................................... |  | | Book (volume) | | The Bowers Museum of Cultural Art Santa Ana, California + GEMSTONES OF EAST AFRICA by Peter C. Keller...Nevada; blue, cushion cut topaz (25.30 ct), Ramona, California; brownish yellow octagonal calcite (21.30 ct)...ct), Ramona, California; deep red cushion cut rhodochrosite (25.56 ct), Sweet Home Mine, Colorado; colorless...Kern County, California; octagonal step cut violetish pink kunzite (26.61 ct), Pala, California. NECKLACE...Vivid blue matched benitoite gems from San Benito County, California, consisting of 52 benitoites and 75 |  | | Report (issue) | | ] \ I ^,_|^_g|g„gy. MMM STATE OF CALIFORNIA GOODWIN I. KNIGHT, Governor DEPARTMENT OF...DIVISION Director OF MINES FERRY BUILDING, SAN FRANCISCO OLAF San Francisco P. 11 JENKINS, Chief BULLETIN...BULLETIN December 173 MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA By JOSEPH MURDOCH University of Caliiomia, Los Angek...ROBERT W. WEBB University of California, Santa Barbara College Goleta, California Price $3.00 LIBRARY UNIVERSITY...Goodwin J. Knight Governor of ihe State of California Dear Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith |  | | Report (issue) | | MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA THE GOLDEN BEAR The Golden Bear Nugget of Yankee is NUGGET said to have...have been found in the mining the nugget Jim, Placer County, California, in 1871 by a small girl in...are nuggets. The nugget was acquired by the California Federation of Minerologicol Societies insignia...mineral exhibit in in the Cali- San Francisco MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA CENTENNIAL VOLUME by JOSEPH (1866-1966)...Eleanor M. Learned BULLETIN California Division of Ferry Building, San 189 Mines and Geology Francisco |  | | Book (edition) | | interesting facts about the people involved in mining, current price lists of various stones, and numerous...unique and valuable reference by every collector, gem cutter, miner, geologist, mineralogist, jeweler,...from the Tourmaline Q ueen .1ine, Pala, San Diego County, California. From a pen-and-ink drawing by W. E...price increases, which make it more attractive to mine domestic deposits at a profit. Foreign labor is...information is included on the persons involved in mining the deposits, with dates and other pertinent information |  | | Book (volume) | | ..........................................39 California ...............................................Preface Each year I vacation in the field, collecting gem and mineral samples somewhere in the United States...there is enough information to be useful to most gem and mineral collectors. Generally, Minerals are capitalized...rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...pegmatites and ore-bearing veins. Prior to the California gold rush of 1849, this portion of Alabama experienced |  | | Book (volume) | | ..........................................39 California ...............................................Preface Each year I vacation in the field, collecting gem and mineral samples somewhere in the United States...there is enough information to be useful to most gem and mineral collectors. Generally, Minerals are capitalized...rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...pegmatites and ore-bearing veins. Prior to the California gold rush of 1849, this portion of Alabama experienced | | | Book (volume) | | The Bowers Museurn of Cultural Art Santa Ana, California GEMSTONES OF EAST AFRICA by Peter C. Keller...red-orange spessartine garnet ( 16.62 et), Ramona, California; deep red cushion cut rho...Kern Cowny, California; octagonal seep cut violetish pink kunzite (26.61 et), Pala, California. NECKLACE...blue matched benitoite gems from Sai, Benito County, California, consisting of 52 benitoites and 75 diainonds... His works are known to almost every collector, gem cutter, gemologist, and mineralogist. His writings |  | | Journal (issue) | | Sir: I enjoyed the story of the Lost Dutch Oven mine by Mr. Rexford Bellamy in the October issue of the...information as to the location of this lost mine. I am convinced that the mine now being worked by Clifford Gillespie...Dutch Oven Mine," said to have been found years ago by Tom Scofield. The fact that the mine is located...telling the story often deliberately placed the mine in a nearby range or mountain as they sometimes...and treasure hunter at heart. To discover a lost mine or dig up a buried treasure is the dream of Eternal |  | | Journal (issue) | | . Ley The Sm okey Bear quartz claim s, Lincoln County, N ew M exico ...................................find a pegmatite a “half-mile” from the Palermo mine, in New Hampshire. It was originally identified...removal or partial change of some reference points (mine dumps, for example), or all simple reference points...matter of public record and may be found in the county zoning offices. The accurate property boundaries...It may already have a grid, especially if it’s a mining property. If so, always use the one that already |  | | Journal (issue) | | Australia: Canadian Gemmological Association: Rhodesian Gem and Mineral Society. THE JOURNAL OF GEMMOLOGY A...BRITAIN Vol. X I V N o . 8 O C T O B E R 1975 ON GEM ELBAITE FROM NEWRY, MAINE, U.S.A. By PETE J. DUNN...significant find of gem quality elbaite (lithium tourmaline) was made at the Dunton gem mine, Newry, Maine...elbaite occurs in a lenticular pegmatite atop Newry Hill. The pegmatite had long been noted for elbaite and...come from this mine in years gone by, although most of it was not facet-grade. Some gem pockets had been |  | | Book (edition) | | MARIN COUNTY FREE LIBRARY 3 1111 00289 4184 \ I s Fifth Revised Edition A complete, state-by-state...recognizing rock formations; glossary. How to identify gem minerals and judge their value. More than lOO maps...maps, photographs, and line drawings HP EM OWI GEM HUNTER'S G Fifth Revised Edj Russell P. Mac 11 CD...CD 100 maps; 8 pages color This basic book on gem collecting has now been completely revised and expanded...rock formation* which gems occur. The tabular Gem HiJ linear information in er's Guide enables the |  | | Book (volume) | | endowed with fossils, Illinois has little to offer gem and mineral collectors, even though the state produces...Most specimen collecting is done in the Lead-Zinc mining dists. of northwestern Illinois, the glacial drift...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 |  | | Book (volume) | | endowed with fossils, Illinois has little to offer gem and mineral collectors, even though the state produces...Most specimen collecting is done in the Lead-Zinc mining dists. of northwestern Illinois, the glacial drift...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 |  | | Book | | Areas and ©ircctoru Cn of American Mineral & Gem Collectors and Collections Together with a ©talers’...To the Millions of Enthusiastic Mineralogists and Gem Collectors the EWorld Over, I Salute You. Hugh Brown...volume is dedicated is four-fold: (1) To locate by mine, deposit, or community those mineralized areas of...to travel extensively from Maine to Southern California, and from Washington’s Pacific Shores to Key...Co. Hematite CALERA, Shelby Co. Wavkllite CLAY COUNTY, Sec. 24. T. 19 S R., 7 E. STATUARY, Coosa Co |
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