 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Natural History New York, New York 10024 The Triassic traprock quarries of New Jersey have been a prolific...supplement previous publications dealing with New Jersey traprock* minerals, especially those of Manchester...(1931) cites more than 40 traprock localities in New Jersey. This article focuses on the Bergen Hill occurrence...Lower New Street quar ries, Paterson; Warren Brothers quarry, Prospect Park; McDowell's quarry, Upper...Upper Montclair; and the Francisco Brothers quarry, Great Notch (Fig. 1). Several important diabase localities |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 33609 TREASURER Carl K r o t k i 250 W. 5 7 t h St. New York, N. Y. 10019 1ST VICE-PRESIDENT C l i f f o...r d C. Anthes 930 Madison A v e n u e Union, New Jersey GENERAL SHOW C H A I R M A N M a l v i n J....and the Homochitto River. Treasures to be found: agate, chert, coral, géodes, arrowheads and petrified...collecting sphalerite north of Wiarton, at the Ebel Quarry, and at Cragleith. There are collecting areas at...Pitts at Oakwood, Maryland, and the Cedar Hill Quarry in the same general area in nearby Pennsylvania |  | | Journal (issue) | | listed on our General List if 20 and our latest New Arrivals Lists. Send for your copies today. Both...—French Morgan NEW LOCALITY FOR STRONTIANITE IN CANADA—Sean A. Lochnan DEPARTMENTS NEW MINERALS—Conducted...591 593 602 614 618 619 634 562 CHIPS FROM THE QUARRY .................................................7-3185) ROCKS AND MINERALS i 561 CHIPS FROM THE QUARRY A CALIFORNIA FIRST! GOLD: Official state mineral...mine. Anything good, however, is always worth a little trouble. "Betafite is a relatively rare niobate |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | The Paterson, New Jersey area is one of the best known sources of unusual mineral specimens in the world...in Paterson,New by R O B E R T J . NARSAVAGE J R . 51 Van Orden Place Clifton, New Jersey 07011 Every...out of the traprock quarries of the Paterson, New Jersey area. In recent years these prize pieces have...books bring to mind such names as Upper New Street and Lower New Street Quarries, Paterson; and the West...areas; the Great Notch areas, McLean's Quarry, and Prospect Park Quarry. What is the status of these sites |  | | Book | | CHAPTER 1 Gem Hunting In The Appalachians CHAPTER 2 New Jersey ........... _ . _ 1 _ CHAPTER 3 Pennsylvania___...states each year give collectors a chance to buy new finds, see f i n e workmanship, a n d s h o w t h...r e t h e Tennessee a n d Alabama Rivers. N e w Jersey: L a k e Hopatcong, Greenwood L a k e Pennsylvania:...and rivers f o r epidote, unakite, blue quartz, agate, chalcedony, petrified wood and other gemstones...well known old localities are not all “has beens;” new hobbyists and experienced collectors alike prove |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Roosevelt Park Recreation Centre, at 36th Street and Falls Road (Route 25) and will be open to the public,...is Show Chairman. Irvington, New Jersey - May 7 and 8, 1960 The New Jersey Mineral and Gem Show will be...Irvington House, 925 Springfield Avenue, Irvington, New Jersey. Hours will be from Saturday, 10 A. M. to 10...06 August 2017 eralogical Society, Inc., North Jersey Min- mation booth, there will be a book to eralogical...an enjoyable trip. Wayne Dasher was welcomed as a new member, with gueets including Mrs. Florence Pauli |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | » » » + »»»• • » *• *» * ^ v m • ised for the New Utrecht Library (it will be returned to Kings Highway..."Origin of Minerals." Adrian Labuz 12 Sherrill Lane New Hartford, N . Y. Whiteface Rock & Mineral Club W...of the Houdaille Construction Materials Company ,the Club was able to visit their trap quarry in Summit...Summit, New Jersey. Everyone enjoyed the trip and quite a few minerals were collected. Among these were...meeting was held in the auditorium of the Museum's new Observatory Building. Visiting collectors are always |  | | Book (volume) | | Though well endowed with fossils, Illinois has little to offer gem and mineral collectors, even though...thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare alluvial Diamond...of the Mississippi R.⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi...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 |  | | Book (volume) | | Though well endowed with fossils, Illinois has little to offer gem and mineral collectors, even though...thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare alluvial Diamond...of the Mississippi R.⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi...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 |  | | Book (volume) | | chalcedony, jasper and gem petrified wood. BUFFALO COUNTY KEARNEY, area gravel bars and pits along the Platte...especially to the W of townagate, chalcedony, jasper, petrified wood. CASS COUNTY WEEPING WATER, SE, on rd...Snyderville Quarry chalcedony, jasper, fossils. CHERRY COUNTY VALENTINE, in the Sandhills county along the... hillside surfacesagatized and opalized wood, agate, jasper; in draws and washes and gravel beds of...gem qualityagatized and opalized wood. DAWES COUNTY CHADRON, in N part of Co. and as far W as Crawford |  | | Book (edition) | | MARIN COUNTY FREE LIBRARY 3 1111 00289 4184 \ I s Fifth Revised Edition A complete, state-by-state...Chrysocolla, Turquoise LJ Emerald, Beryl *"» Agate ** Jade =p Amethyst ^ X ) y ' £f h % ^...Edition Russell P. MacFall Thomas Y. Crowell New York / Company Established 1834 Copyright ©...West, the broad plains and the verdant hills of New England hold inestimable treasures of living things...in the vicinity of Paris? Have you heard, Mr. New Jersey, of your famous pearls?" citing other notable |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | arrived at the quarry at about 11 A.M. By this time it was very sunny and hot. This quarry is in active...canteens were soon drained and fortunately for us, the quarry had an automatic canteen and we soon filled ourselves...Field Trip a n d Outdoor Meeting, Strickland Quarry, Portland, Conn. June 23, 1 9 5 7 We picked an...local youngsters swimming in the upper abandoned quarry. It was said that at one point, the water was more...Mineral Society, Richmond Hill, N.Y. 592 Fulton County Mineral Club At the meeting held July 29 '57, |  | | Journal (issue) | | • rV -■ ^SsT?. ; --c - .. ' & ?h>, sc New Arrivals A £7MJPeiiro'\a This month wc hove a number...amethyst crystal interiors on agate. Some with smoky quartz xls on agate. Others with blue white quartz... 10 OCTOBER, 1965 CONTENTS MINERALS IN THE NEW JERSEY TRAPROCKS—Gardiner Gregory A 3,000 MILE COLLECTING...742 748 751 762 774 776 794 722 CHIPS FROM THE QUARRY ............................................................................................ 728 NEW GAD-PRY BAR FOR ROCKHOUNDS ..................... |  | | Book (edition) | | Cok Tree Press PUBLISHING CO., Inc. Co., Ltd NEW YORK London & Sydney ST. PAUL PUBLIC LIBRARY OTHER...Sterling Publishing Co, Inc. 419 Park Avenue South, New York 10016 British edition published by Oak Tree..., Nassau, Baham as Distributed in Australia and New Zealand by Oak Tree Press Co., Ltd., P.O. Box 34...complex, involving so much pre-knowledge, that it is little wonder that people sometimes shy away from it....to be a lepidopterist to enjoy butterflies. This little book is a simple basic introduction to identifying |  | | | | Lieber ^ C0b627 S STERLING PUBLISHING CO., Inc. new york ~7^ee v 4-6^ London & Sydney ST. PAUL PUBLIC...Sterling Publishing Co, Inc. 419 Park Avenue South, New York 10016 British edition published by Oak Tree...Ltd., Nassau, Bahamas Distributed in Australia and New Zealand by Oak Tree Press Co. Ltd P.O. Box 34, Brickfield...complex, involving so much pre-knowledge, that it is little wonder that people sometimes shy away from it....to be a lepidopterist to enjoy butterflies. This little book is a simple basic introduction to identifying |  | | Book | | HfiRIN COUNTY FREE LIBRfiRY 311110G386652Q I V Russell P MacFal A COLOR TREASUF FOR COLLECTORS...are 100 maps geared to leading the "hunter to his quarry" and more than eighty photographs of minerals in...to Hunting Locations ? i 9 GIVEN TO THE MARIN COUNTY LIBRARY BY MARI N L MTNF.RAT. SOCTETY DAVID...MINERALS AND GEMS Russell P. MacFall THOMAS Y. New CROWELL COMPANY York ! Established 1834 Copyright...Boscardin. published in Italy in 1973 by Fratelli New Fabbri Editori. material has been added for this |  | | 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 | | | Book | | 100 maps geared to leading the " hunter to his quarry" and more than eighty photographs of minerals in...AND Russell P. MacFall THOMASY. CROWELLCOMPANY New York Established 1834 Copyright © 1975 by Thomas...published 1n Italy In 1973 by Fratell1 Fabbri Ed1ton New material has been added for this American ed1t1on...translated and adapted with American examples to a new audience In his preface to the Italian edition Vincenzo...applications A lens of 4 or 5 power 1s often needed With a little practice you II be able to make out details LJhat |  | | Book (edition) | | of Volume I of this work in 1959, the amount of new information that has accumulated is so large and...deposits been profitably reopened, but extensive new primary sources ha\"e been discovered all over the...and quality have been found, as well as entirely new species. Recent mineralogical analyses have yielded...from the Tourmaline Q ueen .1ine, Pala, San Diego County, California. From a pen-and-ink drawing by W. E...John Sinkankas ~ ~ VAN NOSTRAND REINHOLD COMPANY New York Cincinnati Toronto London Melbourne Copyright© |  | | Journal (issue) | | FELLOWS Peter Bancroft The Braen Quarry, Haledon, Passaic County, New Jersey . . . . . . . . . . ...announcement made at the end of the August 3 “what’s new in the mineral world” installment on our website...stopped for a minor traffic infraction by a Pima County Sheriff’s Deputy while driving home from work....Tanzania, and gained fame for his discovery of the new gem grossular variety tsavorite in 1967. In 1968...States for identification by the GIA Gem Trade Lab in New York. When his mines were nationalized by the Tanzanian |  | | Book (volume) | | GROUP. Green fluorite (121.39 ct), Westmoreland, New Hampshire; blue fluorite (132.12 ct), Illinois; square...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...established by Dr. George F. Kunz, of Tiffany & Company, New York City, whose famous Gems and Precious Stones...taking place in older deposits and the discovery of new deposits in various places, especially in regard |  | | Book | | Rock Collecting HARPER & ROW, PUBLISHERS ....... New York, Evanston, San Francisco, London 1817 Portions...Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc., 10 East 53rd Street, New York, N.Y. 10022. Published simultaneously in Canada...Reading the Geologic Map; Geologic Maps as Guides to New Fields; Other Maps Useful to Gem and Mineral Hunters...Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota...Family Gemstones The Various Names and Forms of Agate Opal and Its Varieties Recommendations for Use of |  | | Journal (issue) | | Cooper Nottingham, England Anthony R. Kampf L.A. County Mus. of Nat. Hist. Los Angeles, CA Joseph A. Mandarino...Bessudnova Minerals of the Millington quarry, Somerset, New Jersey.......................................Mineralogy of the calcite-fluorite veins near Long Lake, New Y o r k ...........................................worst dam curse I’ve ever seen. I love it.** That little rhyme could have been written by many collectors...handling of specimens. Human skin, especially with a little microscopic grit lodged in the fingerprint, is |  | | Catalog/List | | state law from the date of auction. REFERENCES: New bidders who are unknown to us must furnish satisfactory...the best matrix Sphalerite ever mined from Balmat, New York. • A world-class Manganite from Ilfeld in the...and no one more than he deserved to get a decent new mineral as his namesake. What more could you ask...the soul of high art. If that is the case, this little number is a poster-child for such refined aesthetics...minerals only rarely come from Stak Nala. This little gem shows both of those and more. The Toumaline |  | | Journal (issue) | | Switzerland photomicrography: Julius Weber Mamaroneck, New York designed by Wendell E. Wilson Mineraiogical...Associated Secondary Minerals at Chimney Rock Quarry, Bound Brook, New J e rs e y .................................................................. 32 What’s New in Minerals?.......................................best collection, or a better than his friend’s, is little more than a miser. ...R obert W. Chapman, Silver...the topic at hand, I am troubled a bit when I see new, frequently impressionable collectors influenced |
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