 | | Book | | also produced spectacular specimens of beryl and topaz. In Victorian times, hunting for crystals was both...978-0-9930182-1-3 paperback Printed and bound in the UK by: Cambrian Printers Llanbadarn Fawr, Aberystwyth...appropriate page. Front cover photograph Topaz from Cairn Gorm, collected by the late Ken Attwood in 1975... 44 Beryl 68 QUARTZ AND WORLD WAR TWO 155 Topaz 75 EPILOGUE 160 Other Minerals 92 GLOSSARY...cairngorm) has for centuries adorned traditional Highland dress, and is recognised throughout the World |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | )'sbyty Ystwyth, Cardiganshire, wulfenite, 457. SCOTLAND Borolan, clinopyroxene, 5. Camphouse, Ardnamurchan...Ardnamurchan, schorlomite, 775. Coire an Lochain, Cairn Gorm, bertrandire, genthelvite, 60. Fianuis, North Rona...perovskite, 770. Bulema, Kigezi, apatite, microlite, topaz, 50. Kazumu Main, Kigezi, apatite, lithiophorite...1052. Benson, montebrasite, tantalite, microlite, topaz, hafnian zircon, 50. Bepe, spessartine, 50. Beryl...Bikita, manganoan apatite, montebrasite, formanite, topaz, rubellite, 50. Chiwya Claims, strengite, arrojadite |  | | Book | | enthusiast, he has walked and climbed throughout Scotland and Europe. His book Walking in the Ochils, Campsie...of Beinn a' Bhuird. The Shelter Stone Crcig and Cairn Etchachan. The Shelter Stone. The path between Ben...ein Refu e • 787m M,m _J } ~~ ) ~e . ~e Cairn Gorm ~o~ \ 1245m ~ Loch Avon Site of St Valery Refuge...a certain river to its source.' Neil M. Gunn, Highland River. In late July 1829, a high-pressure system...Atlantic Ocean, between southern Iceland and northern Scotland, retreated south-westwards. In its wake, a chain |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | possible, though apparently slight, increase in topaz, fluorite and tourmaline, and the advent of secondary...so far as it serves to explain the incoming of topaz, fluorite and white mica in more than normal proportion...of the main mass are locally enriched in either topaz or andalusite. Description of the St. Austell Assemblage...clearly indicated when expressed in terms of (a) topaz and fluorite, (b) dark and light micas, and (c)...WESTERN FACIES. Topaz constant, but" rare." Fluorite II rare." inconstant and Topaz constant-s-often |  | | Book | | on in association with the National Trust for Scotland Let's look at SCOTTISH GEMSTONES Let's look...mountains and the erosion cycle starts once again. In Scotland. during these long undulations of the rocks. igneous...areas. A careful scrutiny-of even a small part of Scotland with its countless rock exposures. screes. stream...volumes of Professor Matthew Heddle's Mineralogy of Scotland published in 1 901. Heddle was a man of energy...quartz crystals. a few others must be mentioned. Topaz. beryl. zircon. spine!. tourmaline. kyanite and |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | tantalite, topaz, hafnian zircon, 50. Bepe, Rhodesia, spessartine, 50. Bertrandite, Scotland, cryst., opt...Rhodesia, manganoan apatite, montebrasite, formanite, topaz, rubellite, 50. Billygoat Donga meteorite, description...volcanic rocks from southern Spain., 364. Borolan, Scotland, clinopyroxene, 5. Borrolan, see Borolan. Bosnia...5. Bulemu, Kigezi, Uganda, apatite, microlite, topaz, 50. 1192 ALPHABETICAL INDEX Burnabbie meteorite...anal., X-ray, 770. Camphouse, Ardnamurchan, Scotland, schorlomite, 775. CANN (J. R.), A second occurrence |  | | Journal (volume) | | at Allt a’ Mhullin Quarry, Assynt, Sutherland, Scotland Stephen Moreton 15–17 PAPERS Supergene manganese...“retired” editor Norman Moles. Volume 17 begins in Scotland with a paper that is a little different to most...Heddle and his magnum opus, The Mineralogy of Scotland, are names familiar to all students of British...described from Wet Swine Gill. Finally we return to Scotland with a review of Roy Starkey’s long-awaited book...23 Macleod Road, Balloch, Inverness, IV2 7JW, Scotland INTRODUCTION For all his fame as a mineralogist |  | | Book | | GRIFFITH . ( Six sheets.) 1854. Stanford's Map of Scotland. ( Six sheets.) Reynolds's Geological Atlas of..." WIGHT, ISLE OF 78 77 MINERAL LOCALITIES IN SCOTLAND ABERDEENSHIRE 81 81 . ARGYLESHIRE . ISLANDS...OF 85 85 CONTENTS . MINERAL LOCALITIES IN SCOTLAND— (continued ). PAGR CAITHNESS CLACKMANNANSHIRE...divide counties, like the Malvern Hills, or Cairn Gorm in Scotland, are referred to the several counties in...28 36.65 29.14 16.93 : Oxygen = : : : : : TOPAZ See Coal. Phosphoric acid Oxide of Copper . |  | | Book (edition) | | Mica. Gadolinite. Strontian, Sulphate. Yenite. Topaz. Iron, Phosphate. Tremolite. Iron, Arsenical...Gold is of sometimes loyed also in Ireland, Scotland, Corn- found pure in its natural state. never...is also extract- wall, and has been found in Scotland. ed from lead. Native Silver occurs massive...bleaching, rarely It diversity present great and Scotland, often of iron. ores Manganese massive, crystallized... Variety, exhibiting a chatoyant Oriental Topaz. Oriental Amethyst. Color, Oriental Emerald |  | | Book (volume) | | Barlocco LIBRARY CALIFORNIA THE MINERALOGY OF SCOTLAND Printed by Nfill and Company, Limited, Edinburgh...MACLEHOSE AND SONS. CO., LIM. THE MINERALOGY OF SCOTLAND BY THE LATE M. FORSTER HEDDLE, M.D., F.R.S...specimens from almost every known mineral locality in Scotland, and made several hundred analyses. In addition...engaged in the preparation of The Mineralogy of Scotland for so many years that his friends had begun to...collecting was done before there were many railways in Scotland, and also before the Ordnance Survey maps appeared |  | | Book (edition) | | 200° or 300° up to about 573° when they change to topaz quartz. Other authorities with less practical experience... sapphire. Pale blue sapphire. “aquamarine topaz.” Greenish to¬ paz. aquamarine tourmaline. greenish...Has lower R.I. and Bi. than alpha quartz (Dana). Topaz quartz, which has been heated, corresponds to beta...Sept., sapphire; Oct., opal or tourma¬ line; Nov., topaz or citrine (to¬ paz quartz) ; Dec., turquoise or...for fashioning into gems. “Bohemian topaz.” (1) Citrine or topaz quartz. (2) Yellow fluo¬ rite. boke |  | | Book | | Geology and Scenery in Scotland J.B. Whittow The scenery of Scotland is, in its range and scale, as...Studies Editor: Peter Hall Geology and Scenery in Scotland After graduating in Geography at Reading University...TEXT FIGURES PREFACE 9 13 17 r. The Shaping of Scotland 19 2. The Border Country 29 3. Galloway 49 4....and 50 are based on diagrams ill The Geology of Scotland, edited by G. Y. Craig, and appear by permission...Cairngonns. 21. Rannoch Moor, Argyllshire. 22. The Highland Boundary Fault at Loch Lemond . 23. The Easdale |  | | Book (edition) | | place being materially and hence every blow. Topaz (nor probably are trust concussion; readily ...surfaced right angles opposite is joints more Topaz splits the joints but with their sides other...to are al- uneven the nail. Ouse, Sussex; Scotland. Sky, Isle of Ganna, Pyritous: Differs structure... Carharrack, Virgin, Lead Head, Cornwall; Scotland. Hills, Earthy. α Colour smalt massive ; ...Beddgelert, Caernarvonshire; Cairn-gorm, Craig Cailleach near Killin,Scotland. 136 CLASS α Nigrine |  | | Book (edition) | | crystal may be, and often is, sold for a sapphire, topaz, ame¬ thyst, &c. % PREFACE. HE object of the...ruby, the pink topaz for the Balas ruby, and occasionally the white sapphire and topaz pass for the diamond...of Coloured Stones The Ruby, Sapphire, Oriental Topaz, etc. The Sapphire 94 . 97 . IOI I 10 Other... ”5 . 115 118 The Topaz .... . 123 The Yellow Sapphire or Oriental Topaz The Oriental Aquamarine...153 156 . The Cairngorm, Cinnamon Stone, False Topaz, The Amethyst ..... . Avanturine, or Aventurine |  | | Journal (issue) | | public's auemion on 1st October, 1814, when Wtlliam Highland, through the Sydney Gazette, advertised that he...Martensen of Kempsey Gem Club showing off his 144-carat topaz. i\Iost tailgaters are retired folk. i\lany are...chsastrous forays into the fields. 144-carat topaz One bright note however, was the huge fu1cl made...field trip to Back Creek, Geoff scored a 144-carat topaz! That is only 11 carats short of an ounce, and...m111eis bigger than yours' lapidary thing! (Geoff"s topaz was so big that when I took a photo of it the damn |  | | Book (edition) | | Cornwall and Devonshire, and in the Ochill hills in Scotland, the learner will naturally desire to know HOW...Diamond. White Sapphires, and Chrysoberyls, White Topaz, or Minas Nova, resemble the Diamond more than Crys¬...imbedded in it, also Precious Stones, as Aquamarine, Topaz, Garnet, &c. 59 ON GEOLOGY. Felspar occurs in...several miles extent: another variety is found in Scotland; it is also met within other countries, particularly...aggregated, as the Grey Granite of Dartmoor and Scotland. Granite, common variety, neither large nor small |  | | Book (edition) | | Cornwall and Devonshire, and in the Ochill hills in Scotland, the learner will naturally desire to know HOW...Diamond. White Sapphires, and Chrysoberyls, White Topaz, or Minas Nova, resemble the Diamond more than Crys...imbedded in it, also Precious Stones, as Aquamarine, Topaz, Garnet, & c. ON GEOLOGY. 59 Felspar occurs...several miles extent : another variety is found in Scotland ; it is also met with in other countries, particularly...aggregated, as the Grey Granite of Dartmoor and Scotland. Granite, common variety, neither large nor small |  | | Book | | the New York area. I did not have to be told what topaz, garnet and carnelian were, although some of the...twelve gems of the high priest’s breast plate: sard, topaz, carbuncle (garnet), emerald, sapphire, dia¬ mond...Emerald, Sardonyx, Sardius, Chrysolite, Beryl, Topaz, Chrysoprasus, Jacynth and Amethyst-there is no...bands of altered granite known as greisen. Small topaz crystals are found in its fissures. chlorophosphate...gemstone beaches (the east coast of England and Scotland) will soon find them¬ selves looking in rockshop |  | | Book (edition) | | (vesuvianite) 99. Zircon 100. Topaz (top crystal) 101. Topaz in quartz 25 Andalusite Sillimanite...millions of years ago, the old mountain chains of Scotland and Norway, 400 or more million years ago, the...Quartz (scratches with file - special steel) 8. Topaz and beryl (scratched by emerald) 9. Corundum (emerald...Vi P § c/3 -2 w ^ 43 X! H p."o 843 03 E ^ uK « UG O v 1) TJ • g co 03 33 G3 VI 4-> flj...the Pennines and the Leadhills area in Southern Scotland have, in some instances, been worked from at least |  | | Book (edition) | | the of a poor purchase of a few pieces of white topaz, under the idea that But independently of the ...may us to distinguish minerals, fragment of red topaz, for instance, will refract one of spinel ruby...Apatite — transparent Felspar — Quartz — transparent Topaz — transparent Sapphire — Calcspar 3. Fluorspar...species. so great, that by this : sapphire or topaz from an amethyst or rock-crystal, or from coloured...specific gravity of gold of lead, 11 ; and of topaz, 3 5 ; it is is said to be 19; meant that gold |  | | Book | | the shall of his giving of of wisdom price topaz of Ethiopia thought same working mention shall... good and beautiful topaz because it become more Let ruby. and topaz itself, The own. jealousy...turquoise, chrysolite, bloodstone, or jade, or cairn-gorm, or coral, or score still unnamed. Diversity...The red cor- chrysolite, The indefinite The topaz, beryl, of the chrysoprasus, trustful Thaddeus...other they is, only differ great which and topaz, 55 Zion, elect forth His groweth daily Thou | | | Book | | as sapphires. of and sapphires rubies. The topaz neither shall it be same thought verbs. In...Spirit the jealousy a topaz because it Let ruby. more them beautiful topaz and garnet, and own...hyacinth, any other of the the green or the the cairn-gorm, score true heart lapis-lazuli, the bloodstone...is is of red cor- chrysolite, beryl, of topaz, the chrysoprasus, The of amethyst, the and... other is, they differ in only great and topaz, 55 His daily Thou art Thou Thy hand.” our |  | | Book (edition) | | Naturalist The Snow Bunting (1966), Oliver & Boyd Highland Birds (1971), Highlands & Islands Development...wild hills stretching from Lochnagar (far left) to Cairn of Claise (far right). ·, The Caimgorms Their...1981 The Melven Press 176 High Street Perth, Scotland Printed and bound in Great Britain by Bookmag...interested in marine birds and in the Arctic. But Scotland was never really dismissed. I had many Scottish...youthful obsession gave him a strong taste for Scotland, which he decided to make his permanent home in |  | | Journal (issue) | | of Great Britain, 21 Ely Place, London, EC1N 6TD, UK. T: +44 (0) 20 7404 3334 F: +44 (0) 20 7404 8843...Czech Republic; Brian Jackson, National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh; Stefanos Karampelas, Gübelin Gem Lab...Cert no. TT-COC-002454 21 Ely Place London EC1N 6TD UK t: +44 (0)20 7404 3334 f: +44 (0)20 7404 8843 e:...gemmology instructor and lecturer from Ayrshire, Scotland. E-mail: alanhodgkinson@talktalk.net Thank You...York, New York, USA Alan Hodgkinson Ayrshire, Scotland Yoichi Horikawa Central Gem Laboratory, Tokyo |  | | Book | | (Scabrotrigonia) thoracica Mineral-Agate *Wexas Gem-Blue Topaz Stone-Petrified Palmwood Precious Metal-Silver...jeffersonius 159 160 160 161 * Wisconsin * Utah Gem-Topaz 156 157 153 vi 164 165 165 166 168 168 169...from Cairn Gorm Mountain located in the Cairngorm Mountains of the eastern Highlands of Scotland, where...bd Blue Topaz Texas Petrif ied Palmwood det Paluxysauru s jonesi Texas GEM-BLUE TOPAZ STONE-PETRIFIED...resolutions in support of designating the Texas Blue Topaz as the official State gem and Petrified Palmwood |
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