| | Journal (issue) | 3 FEATURE ARTICLES Gem Pegmatites of Minas Gerais, Brazil: The Tourmalines of the Araquai Districts...tourlnaline thon anywhere else in the world-Minos Gerais, Brazil; the other with (I new locality for red tourmaline-Zcrmbia...bicolored tounnaline (12.90 ct), all from the Himalaya mine (California). Thestones were faceted by PalaInteri~ntional...thousand miles south, to the "Gem Pegmatites of Minas Gerais." THe first in a series (which Cdntinues in...undisputably one of the most important producers of fine aquamarine, tourmaline, and topaz in the world today. With | | | Book (volume) | Acanthite San Juan de Reyes Mine, Guanajuato, Mexico, 52 Adamite Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico,...Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia, 22 Apophyllite (on Stilbite) Jalgaon, Maharastra, India, 32 Aquamarine (on...Malachite) Liu Feng Shan Mine, Anhui Prov., China, 18 (& Malachite) Milpillas Mine, Sonora, Mexico, 32, 38-39... Meade Co., South Dakota, 16 Beryl (see also Aquamarine, Emerald, Morganite) (Red Beryl) Harris Claim...Quartz) Yaoganxian Mine, Chen Zhou, Hunan Prov., China, 56 Calcite (on Fluorite) Elmwood Mine, Elmwood, Tennessee | | | Journal (issue) | (a variety of zoisite), 9 cm, from the Merelani mine, located on the slopes of the Lelatema Mountains...La Marina mine, Colombia. Top right: Topaz, 8.4 cm, from Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Lower left:...left: Phosphophyllite, 2 cm, from the Unificada mine, Potosi, Bolivia. Bottom right: Grossular, 3.5 cm,...Andrea Bartorelli: Minerals and Precious Stones of Brazil. Other important references (if any) for individual... 5.5 cm, from the Alto da Cabeca mine, Parelhas, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. Will Johnson collection | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | that Keith wandered around the neighboring gold mine dumps and developed an interest in minerals. He..."Pioneer" aquamarine. The specimen was found in 1967 in the Pioneira mine, Teofilo Otoni, Minas Gerais, Brazil...from the Barra de Salinas mine, Aracuai-Itinga district, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Although the owner did not...specializing in colored gemstones. Keith's travels in Brazil in search of gems and crystal specimens have added...from the Jonas mine in Brazil have sold for several hundred thousand dollars. A Jonas mine rubellite called | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | curators share their tales of obtaining specimens in Brazil. *7CLh Downloaded by ["Queen's University Libraries...this field was Allan Caplan, who first went to Brazil by boat in 1938. His experiences there and the... Jack Lowell. 50 ROCKB 6 MINERALS arrived in Brazil for a two-month buying hip based in Governador...some fine new specimens at the Xanda mine, near the town of Virgem da Lapa (Virgin of the Cave), north of...gemmy areas. Our next thought was to go right to the mine, about six hours away, to see if there was any new | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | titled Tourmaline and Other Figure 1. Silver, Kings Mine, Kongsberg, Norway; 2004; painted actual size of...January/February 2015 63 Figure 2. Amethyst, Epimonio Mine, Pedras Parado, Las Vegas [Vigas], Vera Cruz [Veracruz]...Elbaite with Cleavelandite and Lepidolite: [Papruk Mine], Kunar Province, Afghanistan; 2004; painted actual...Beryl (variety Heliodor), Teofilo Otoni, Minas Gerais, Brazil; 2002; painted actual size of specimen (8...5. Elbaite on Lepidolite: Coronel Murta, Minas Gerais, Brazil; 2007; painted actual size of specimen (9 | | | Journal (issue) | York circulation manager Articles The Boltsbum mine, Weardale, County Duiham, England ................by R. J. King Famous mineral localities: The Virgem da Lapa Pegmatities ................................. Bariand Arsenate minerals of the Sterling Hill mine: an overview .....................................crystal, 7 cm tall, from the Virgem da Lapa district, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Sorbonne collec tion, photo...The Mineralogical Record Jan uary-February, 1982 mine Weardale, CpuntyJ)urham, England t h e B o l | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | in tin-tungsten deposits (such as the Panasquiera mine) and is a constituent of granite, aplite, gneiss...muscovite with quartz, 6.8 cm wide, from the Santo Niño mine, Patagonia district, Santa Cruz County, Arizona...locality is the Palermo No. 1 mine, near North Groton, Grafton County. This mine is known for its cornucopia...a few. Also in Grafton County is the Keyes mica mine, near the town of Orange, the premier muscovite...Connecticut. Muscovite from the Tilly Foster iron mine, Brewster, Putnam County, New York, is associated | | | Journal (issue) | FLUORffE Tue largest crystal measures 3 cm Heights mine, Weardale, County Durham, England. Stuart Strife...(upper left) Elbaite, 4.5 cm, Sapo mine, Goiabeira, Minas Gerais, Brazil; Gus Eitler collection; Joe Budd...collection; Jeff Scovil photo. (lower right) Aquamarine beryl, 10.5 cm, Braldu Valley, Skardu, Northem...Rhodochrosite, 11.5 cm, Good Luck pocket, Sweet Horne mine, Alma, Colorado. Ex Steve Smale collection. Joe...Daoping mine, Guilin, Guangxi, China. Ex Steve Smale Kunzite spodumene, 11 cm, Urucum mine, Minas Gerais | | | Journal (issue) | Tourmaline Queen mine, San Diego County, California. BACK COVER: Copper, 13.5 cm, from the Ray Mine, Pinal County...Index: Azurite 41, 71, 141, 182 Barite 53 Beryl (Aquamarine) 59, 31, 73, 77, 89, 109,127,139,165,179,184...a superb crystal of kunzite from The White Queen mine in California lends important provenance to the...from the White Queen mine, California (plate 8) The Cerussite from the Kombat mine, Namibia (plate 19)...Tourmaline Queen mine, California (plate 31) "The Dragon" Gold from the Colorado Quartz mine, California (plate | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | 407-carat teardrop; both stones are from Minas Gerais, Brazil. A n other featured strength of the gemstone...and 5-cm-thick sea-green crystal of aquamarine from Minas Gerais, Bra zil, catches the eye as does an...California; Minas Gerais, Brazil; and Kunar, Afghanistan; as well as yellow beryl (heliodor) from Minas Gerais...Gerais, Brazil, help to fill out the suite. Featured in the same case are the minerals of the tour maline...crystals of blue and green el baite from Minas Gerais, Brazil, attest to the reputation of this prolific | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | longwave ultraviolet radiation, from the Franklin mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey. Mark Pospisil...Imperial topaz, 13.8 cm tall, from Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Rob Lavinsky specimen. Figure 11 (above)...find, 17.0 × 19.5 × 15.0 cm, from the Fengjiashan mine, Daye, Huangshi area, Hubei, China. Gail and Jim...with quartz, 14.7 × 13.7 × 8.8, from the Sweet Home mine, Millenium Pocket, Alma, Park County, Colorado....chalcopyrite, 70 cm tall, from the Brushy Creek mine, Reynolds County, Missouri. Mark Pospisil specimen | | | Book | MINERALS & PRECIOUS STONES OF BRAZIL Sponsored by: VALE MINISTER.IO DA CULTURA © 2009 - CARLOS CORNEJO...Lavra do Sapo, Ferruginha, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais. Collection of Alvaro Lucio. Photograph taken...photographs: "Parafba" tourmaline (25 x 6 mm), Sao Jose da Batalha, Parafba. Courtesy of Bruno and Rolando Gioia...Brasileira do Livro, SP, Brazil) Cornejo, Carlos .Minerals & precious stones of Brazil. Carlos Cornejo, Andrea...3. Minerals - Brazil 4. Minerals- Classification 5. Mineralogy 6. Mineralogy - Brazil - History 7. Precious | | | Book | 1982 Jules Roger Sauer ” Foreword For years Brazil has been the major producer of colored stones in...metamorphic rocks, the variety of gem deposits in Brazil is almost infinite. In addition to the mineral...assemblage one might expect from pegmatite dikes, Brazil also produces a very significant output of diamonds...written in English, and beautifully illustrated. “Brazil, Paradise of Gemstones’, by Jules Roger Sauer,...the Cruzeiro tourmaline and mica mine and the Jacobina amethyst mine. He owns several other mines as well | | | Book | tetrahedrite crystals; from the Home Sweet Home mine near Alma, Colorado. Found in 1965, it is considered...variety known as k1111zire; from the Pala Chief mine, San Diego County, California. Found shortly after...the finest pieces ever recovered from the Tsumeb mine in Namibia; the \\"orldwide tourmaline collection...specimens of azurite from a major find at the Tsumeb mine in Namibia, Desautels and Sams bought the entire...specimens of rhodochrosite, azurite, elbaite, beryl (aquamarine, emerald and morganite), corundum (ruby and sapphire) | | | Journal (issue) | their dry, written lists (“Wulfenite, Red Cloud mine, Arizona, 1-inch, 500; 2-inch, $2; 2 inch, $3.50”...Aesthetics Underground - Canada Alvaro Lucio M inerals - Brazil Ana Arruda - Azores Arizona M inerals Artifactual...Artifactual Im port Ausrox - Australia Barbosa, Carlos - Brazil Barcelona - US Im porters - Spain Ben David, Claude...Megaw, Peter M inerals Menezes, Luiz M inerals - Brazil M ercer M inerals M idwest M inerals M ikon M ineralien...ineralien Kontor - Germany Min - Geo - Czech Republic Minas Victoria - Spain M iner-W a - Poland Mineral Cabinet | | | Journal (issue) | Schumacher Graphite (35 x 32 cm) of the Alibert Mine, Botogol Mt. in Siberia, rough materiaL two pencils...Stiitzianus", 1797-1806. Photo: A. Schumacher Aquamarine, 14 cm and 16 cm. Adun-Chilon near Nerchinsk...Haidinger in 1859 1842 in the Tsarevo-Alexandrovskaya mine near Tashkurganka River, Miass, Urals. The original...minerals by ROSE, perovskite from the A:hmatowsk mine, Slatoust, Ural Mountains (1839), and the silver... Fluorite, 17 cm - Dalnegorsk Brookite, 8 cm - Dodo Mine ■ Photos and specimens: Boris z. Kantor, except | | | Book | Green’s Farm, otherwise known as the Roxbury Garnet Mine, which is on the border between Roxbury and Southbury...and is typical of what could still be found in the mine. To me, its label “makes” this specimen. I am very...this plethora of vibrant crystals. Miss Sterling, a mine owner, called in a state geologist, and it was soon...that more specimens will be recovered here, as the mine is now a part of Fort Drum. The Sterlingbush find...Diamonds Mine” in Middleville, Herkimer County. Most of the quartz crystals from this mine are colorless | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | malachite, 7 cm across, Khanong open pit, Sepon mine, Vilabouly district, Laos. Irv Brown specimen. ...Boleite with pseudoboleite, 1.1 cm high, Amelia mine, Santa Rosalia, Boleo district, Baja California...A Pictorial Figure 4 (left). Beryl, variety aquamarine, 10.7 cm high, Shigar Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan...(left). Euclase, 3.7 cm high, Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Alex Schauss specimen. Figure 7. (above)...(above). Aurichalcite, field of view 7.6 cm, 79 mine, Dripping Springs, Pinal County, Arizona. John Cesar | | | Report (issue) | Cover: Topaz, 3.5 cm tall Capao Mine, Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil Max and Jon Sigerman collection...Occurrence MIKE MENZIES 22. Topaz from Utah's Maynard Mine RYAN BOWLING 26. Volodarsk-Volynski PETER LYCKBERG... 58. Zimbabwe Blue Topaz: St. Anne's Mine JAN KANIS 60. Brazil: The Land of Topaz DIETMAR SCHWARZ 68...locality in Brazil (Sinkankas, 1981). Two gemmy crystals from the Te6filo Ot6ni region in Minas Gerais, Brazil...three huge specimens from Te6filo Ot6ni, Minas Gerais, Brazil, that are housed at the Smithsonian Institution | | | Book | until he managed to reach the land of his dreams, Brazil. A specialist in the field of geology and mineralogy...crystals and the remarkable mineral treasures of Brazil, as well as the incredible adventures and difficulties...UNIQUE MINERALS IN WORLD MUSEUMS GEM TREASURES OF BRAZIL Cyan Magenta Yellow Black 1 Delev Ilia Deleff...UNIQUE MINERALS IN WORLD MUSEUMS GEM TREASURES OF BRAZIL SOFIA–MOSCOW 2004 3 Cyan Magenta Yellow Black...NATIONAL MUSEUM IN SOFIA 66 OTHER COLLECTIONS OF MINE IN BULGARIA 71 COLLECTIONS IN OTHER CITIES AROUND | | | Journal (issue) | or May 2006 in the Cigana Mine (used to be Jocao Mine) (Galilea, Minas Gerais, • Brasil). The hureaulite...crystals to 25 mm from Lavra do Po~o (Taquaral, Minas Gerais, Brasil). To round off his tour-de-force of...topaz crystals from Mina Teixerinha (Itinga, Minas Gerais), carrying cinnamon-colored crusts of "crud'...theCiganaMine(usedto beJocaoMine),Galilea,MinasGerais, Brazil Strolling. mineralogically fulfilled. from Jordi's...I heard of babingtonite crystals on prehnite from Da Liang Shan (Sichuan Province. China) but never saw | | | Journal (issue) | Acanthite with silver, 2.6 cm, from the Uchucchacua mine, Peru; Allan Young collection and photo. Amethyst...Alaska, ca. 1906. She organized her own company to mine the garnets, and may have distributed thousands...that men would be hired as laborers to work the mine and help develop it, but that no men would be involved...September–October, 2019 7 HISTORY had declined and the mine was sold. Today it is formally owned by “the children...time collection,” he said, “collected by a former mine superintendent over a period of many years. Nearly | | | Journal (issue) | Gem Pegmatites of Minas Gerais, Brazil: Exploration, Occurrence, and Aquamarine Deposits Keith Proctor...News Book Reviews ABOUT THE COVER: Most of the aquamarine on the world gem market has come from the rich...the northeastern section of the state of Minas Gemis, Brazil. The history of gem exploration and m i n...and the geology and occurrence of the famous aquamarine deposits in particular, are discussedin the article...by Keith Proctor in this issue. The 898-grain aquamarine crystal on the cover, which is 13.8 cm high x | | | Journal (issue) | mineral collector—Part 3: Treasure-hunting in Minas Gerais since 2000. . . . . . . . . . . ....inches), from the Morro da Mina manganese mine, Conselheiro Lafaiete, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Probably the world’s...2008 issue for his article on the Mockingbird gold mine). Like the rest of us on the staff, he will be striving...minerals on DVD wilensky Mimetite, Pingtouling mine, Liannan Co., Guangdong, China. Wilensky Fine Minerals...Mineral Collector—Part 3: Treasure-Hunting in Minas Gerais Since 2000 Guido Steger Nestroystrasse 15 2700 |
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Xanda mine, Virgem da Lapa, Minas Gerais, Brazil