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| Littleton, Colorado 80125 dkile4@comcast.net Albite and Microcline From the Crystal Peak Area Teller County...County, Colorado A MYSTERY REVISITED F or many years collectors have recovered microcline and albite...albite (variety cleavelandite) specimens from various localities within the Pikes Peak batholith that had...biotite/Fe-zinnwaldite crystal from the Crystal Peak area, Teller County, Colorado; this crystal was enclosed in...Ten-Percenter claim in the Crystal Peak area north of Florissant in Teller County, Colorado. The contents of this |
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| Microminerals from Pegmatites in the Pikes Peak Batholith, Central Colorado Daniel E. Kile Research Associate...Nature & Science 5176 Black Bear Run - Littleton, Colorado 801215 Email: centennial87@comcast.net were sparse...of localities throughout the Pikes Peak batholith in central Colorado, and many of them provide spectacular...found in pegmatites in the Pikes Peak batholith (PPB) in central Colorado. Although some minerals, such...be a compilation of all the known species in the area, but rather a portfolio of some of the more interesting |
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| Variety Amazonite Yucca Hill Prospect, Park County, Colorado T H I S I S S U E ' S C O N N O I S S E...bodies, such as Col orado's Pikes Peak Batholith and the Harney Peak Granite in the Black Hills of South...district, California; the general Pikes Peak area of Colorado; gem pegmatites of the New England states;...pegmatites in the Pikes Peak region of Colorado and include sites in Douglas, E l Paso, Park, and Teller counties...counties. A review of the more im portant Colorado amazonite localities is given by Eckel (1961), and a |
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| pegmatite ledges. Typically, the pockets in this area have been discovered adjacent to the hard ledges...4). It was hoped that by drilling and blasting, crystal pockets underneath the ledges would be uncovered...the mine. Figure 1. Overview of level 2 pocket area. 46 ROCKS & MINERALS Location and Geology The...of the Crystal Peak area, north of Lake George, Colorado. The claim itself is in Teller County near the...the Park County border. The mine is an open pit with four levelscarved into the hillside. Level 2, where |
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| England Richard C. Erd U.S. Geological Survey Menlo Park, CA Donald R. Peacor University of Michigan Ann...R. Kampf Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County George Robinson National Museums of Canada Arthur...............................203 R. Barnes Pikes Peak Granite......................................217...SPECIMENS from the collection of the Geology Museum, Colorado School of Mines. See page 242 for a full description... All rights reserved. notes fromthej EDITOR COLORADO-III Here we are with our third special issue devoted |
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| - - - - - - - - - - - Mineral Collections 1n Colorado A Supplement to The Mineralogical Record November-December..."Smithsonian packet," Smoky Hawk claim, Florissant, Colorado. Collected in 2008; Dorris Family collection;...certificates for mines in the Cripple Creek District, Colorado, in 1898 and 1901. Sponsorship: This special supplement...Collecting in Colorado The Collections: Mel & Pam Bersch Ryan Bowling Ralph Clark Colorado School of Mines...Thompson George Witters Martin Zinn III and Colorado in the :Mineralogical Record Supplement to The |
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| Our Lucky Monday – a great collecting story Colorado, USA J. Scovil photo. Issue #6 The Collector’s...known as “Two Pillars”. T. Dorris photo. The Pikes Peak region has been producing amazonite and smoky quartz...miarolitic cavities (pockets) in the decomposed Pikes Peak granite. Beginning in 2000, Joe discovered an extensive...from Lucky Monday pocket, Smoky Hawk claim, Colorado, USA. 8.2 cm in length. Spirifer collection. amazonite...Editors: Paul Cragan (USA John Veevaert (USA) Associated Photographer: Jeff Scovil (USA) Contact: tom@spiriferminerals |
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| Although Colorado may be most noted for rhodochrosite or amazonite, the many varieties and associations...a k e w o o d , Colorado 80225 DIANNE L. K I L E 333 S a l e m Street Aurora, Colorado 80011 C O L O...and J. A. Mur phy for an update to Minerals of Colorado: A 100-Year Record (Eckel, 1961). 374 ROCKS... Quartz was a familiar gemstone to many early Colorado residents, as documented by an extensive body...body of literature. The first published list of Colorado mineral localities (in cluding quartz) was included |
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| important miner in the Crystal Peak area north of the town of Florissant in Colorado. In addition to being...being a prospector, miner, and operator of the Crystal Peak Gem Mines, he also mentored others who succeeded...including Jerry Hurianek, whose longtime activities in Colorado are documented in t\vo of his unpublished articles...in 1938 about finding smoky quartz in the Crystal Peak area (Hurianek 1938). Jerry, in turn, passed along...well-formed crystals associated with goethite and cleavelandite. It was shown in their motel room in the Desert |
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| the summit of Pika Peak looking northwest acro88 the cliff’s of Glen Cove to South Park and the Tarryall...Ihe Pikn P c i l Balhdilh dates for rocks in this area rnngc from I .7 to I .8 billion years. The zone...northeasterly-trending continentul Figure 2. Geologic map of the Colorado Front Range showing the Precambrian metamorphic...formbasin was established in the southeril Pikes Peak Batholith. Adapted by the author from Reed, Bickford...Karistrom 1978; Lanthier 1978). Farther south in Colorado, sediments accumulated in decper-water rocks formed |
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| Cover Photographs January/February: Topaz and cleavelandite, Niyit Bruk, near Dassar, Gilgit Province, Pakistan...Jeffrey Scovil photo. July/August: Calcite, Gallatin County, Mon tana. American Museum of Natural Histo ry...September/October: Chalcocite, Flambeau mine, Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wiscon sin. F. John Barlow specimen, Malcolm...November/December: Chalcocite, Bristol, Hartford County, Connecticut. Jim Minette specimen, Jeffrey Scovil...Alabandite, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, 101 Albite, Colorado, 49 Allanite, California, 36 Altamura, R. J . |
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| Nature & Science 5176 Black Bear Run Littleton, Colorado 801215 Email: centennial87@comcast.net texture...a rare hydrous iron oxalate in the monoclinic crystal system, Fe2+(C2O4) ·2H2O. It was named after Friedrich...California (or those identically named in Nevada, Colorado etc.), the series of adits and stopes collectively...today and lies within the Soda Mountains Wilderness area, sporting eight different collecting areas consisting...hikes. The various collecting sites are within an area of perhaps 3 acres and are under BLM management |
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| Photo courtesy Geology Museum, Colorado School of Mines. Downloaded by [University of Florida] at 07:14...Museum, Colorado School of Mines, 1310 Maple Street, Golden, Colorado. GOLDEN INVITATION The Colorado School...School of Mines Geology Museum (CSMGM), in Golden, Colorado, invites all those in town for the Denver Gem...from our Meissner collection, and a display of Colorado calcites from various col- lectors. Other tentative...another soothing performance by the melodious Colorado School of Mines String Quartet. We hope to see |
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| specimen of amazonite, smoky quartz, albite (cleavelandite), and goethite, collected in December 1979....reconstruction is illustrated in Peter Bancroft’s Gem and Crystal Treasures, along with another of his spectacular...(1919-2003) REFERENCES Bancroft, P. 1984. Gem and crystal treasures. Fallbrook, Calif., and Tucson, Ariz...Inc. Hurianek, J. 1938. Smoky quartz at Crystal Peak, Colorado. Rocks & Minerals 13:329. Daniel E. Kile...Kile 333 Salem Street Aurora, Colorado 8001 I dekile @ usgs.gov 0 T i p erome “Jerry” Hurianek, a |
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| MILEAGE L OGS. REVISED EDITION Revised Edition, COLORADO GEM TRAILS AND MINERAL GUIDE HICllAHD :--1. PEARL...an extensive ¥em and mineral collecting tour 01 Colorado, revealing the interesting places where Nature...Swallow, Publisher) 2679 South York Street Denver, Colorado 80210 - , =· - ·, BOOKS BY RICHARD M. PEARL...Minerals, Fossils in Colorado America's Mountain: Pikes Peak and the Pikes Peak Region Seven Keys to...Atlas of Colorado American Gem Trails Nature As Sculptor: A Geologic Interpretation of Colorado . Scenery |
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| — _ ; COLORADO GEM TRAILS AND MINERAL GUIDE ! ■ : ' BOOKS BY RICHARD M. PEARL Colorado Gem Trails...Mineral Guide Colorado Rocks, Minerals, Fossils America’s Mountain: Pikes Peak and the Pikes Peak Region American...Nature As Sculptor: A Geologic Interpretation of Colorado Scenery Guide to Geologic Literature Popular Gemology...Gemology Mineral Collectors Handbook Colorado Gem Trails The Art of Gem Cutting (With Dr. H. C. Dake)...Dake) * RICHARD M. PEARL ★ COLORADO GEM TRAILS AND MINERAL GUIDE ★ SKETCH MAPS BY MIGNON WARDELL PEARL |
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| ...........................................59 Colorado ...............................................................548 Table of Maps Page Alabama County Map ...................................................................................4 Alaska County and Stream Map ......................................................................22 Arizona County Map ........................................................33 Arizona – Maricopa Co. Morristown area Site Map ...................................... |
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| on Amazonite 7.5 cm, from the Smoky Hawk claim, Colorado. Collected by the Dorris family; Tom Spann photo...Bacher; Reinhold Bacher photo. Fluorapatite, 3.3-cm crystal, from the Pulsifer quarry, Maine. Collected by...own favorite experiences is gazing raptly into a crystal pocket just after it has been opened, and all the...classic locality for spectacularly large apophyllite crystal clusters, which still rank as some of the largest...June a heavy rain revealed that this mineralized area contained prehnite balls (exceeding 1 inch in diameter) |
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| Denver, Colorado, USA © 2011 by Lithographie, LLC P.O. Box 11613 • Denver, CO 80211 • USA Phone 1.303...Topaz ALFREDO PETROV & JOHN RAKOVAN 34. Colorful Colorado DAVID W. BUNK 42. Mongolian Topaz: The Gorkhi...and chromium can substitute for aluminum in the crystal structure. Ideal "fluortopaz" (Al2SiO4F2) would...lighter and larger than fluorine. Crystals and Crystal Structure Crystals are orthorhombic and are typically...dipyramidal with point group symmetry 2/m 2/m 2/m. Crystal structure consists of layers of oxygen, fluorine |
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| Julius Weber Mamaroneck, New York COLORADO ISSUE #2 Articles Colorado locality index.............................. 323 by B. L. Muntyan What’s new in Colorado minerals? ......................................of Colorado ..................................349 by J. A. Murphy Amazonite from the Pikes Peak batholith...10 cm tall, from the Yucca Hill claim, Park County, Colorado. Richard A. Kosnar specimen; photo by John...invaluable reference which should provide us with crystal draw ings to illustrate articles for centuries |
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| Cover 3. Diamond. Curve faced rhombododecahedral crystal (7 mm). Specimen 19 from collection of Almazy ...Bogomolov. Cover 4. Marialite. Kukurt, EPamirs. Large crystal 5cm MIL Specimen: A.M. Skrigitil'. Photo: M. Leybov...animals "[3]. Ontogenic point of view. A growing crystal is a system, and, although not living, it is self-organizing...From the ontogenic point of view each natural crystal is considered a separate specient of the mineral...and dendrites? From what moment does a splitted crystal cease to be Nate: "- St. Petersburg University |
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| ...........................................47 Colorado ................................................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...were well known to prehistoric Indians.) BARBOUR COUNTY BAKER HILL, SE 1 mi. : 1 in a deep ravine, as a...deep red to variegated⎯ocher. BIBB COUNTY GENERAL AREA: c county gravel pits along the Cahaba R.⎯gemmy |
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| ...........................................47 Colorado ................................................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...were well known to prehistoric Indians.) BARBOUR COUNTY BAKER HILL, SE 1 mi. : 1 in a deep ravine, as a...deep red to variegated⎯ocher. BIBB COUNTY GENERAL AREA: c county gravel pits along the Cahaba R.⎯gemmy |
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| information b Book review c Crystal morphology information d Crystal drawing ff Continues on following...193-256 137-208 129-192 209-264 193-256 [ [ COLORADO-Ill] 177-256 121-184 89-168 1-120 1-88 [ ...177-256 185-280 169-248 [ 425-528 337--400 COLORADO-II] 321--400 337--400 ARIZONA-Ill] 337--400...69-132 65-128 1-64 11 / 1980 20 I 1989 [ COLORADO-I] [ 289-352 385-448 [ AUSTRALlA] 353-504...Iaria from the Howard-Montgomery quarry, Howard County, Maryland (by J. S. White) 25:53-54 AFGHANISTAN |
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| Minerals of Colorado: A 100- Year Record By EDWIN B. ECKEL GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1 1 14 A...knowledge____________________________________ Future of Colorado mineralogy______________________________________...mineral localities and metallic mineral deposits of Colorado ________________________________ In pocket III...mineral localities and metallic mineral deposits of Colorado, has not been included in this reprint. Many of...especially Fischer and others, 1946). MINERALS OF COLORADO: A 100-YEAR RECORD By EDWIN B. EcKEL ABSTRACT |
Crystal Peak area, Park County, Colorado, USA