 | | Journal (issue) | | Contents for March - April, 1950 CHIPS FROM THE QUARRY .................................................123 GARNETS IN THE LAND DOWN UNDER. PART 2. By John N. Train« .... 124 AN EPSOMITE OCCURRENCE IN THE TINTIC...TINTIC DISTRICT, UT AH. By Fred F. Mei.rsne,· .........................................................Aueciatien i14 ROCKS AND MINEMU CHIPS FROM THE QUARRY COMING EVENTS NATIONAL SPELEOLOGICAL SOCIETY CONVENTION...rock. usually in igneous rocks of great age. The quarry was worked in 1794 for the por.celain factory of |  | | Catalog/List | | PERICLINE Italy, Austria, Switzerland Alpine areas Fine large white twin xls on gneiss with chlorite ....CUPRODESCLOIZITE South West Africa Tsumeb, Otavi-Bergland district Yellow green massive coating descloizite crystals........ Washington Skagit County, Twin Sis ters district Pure green vitreous mass with minor magnetite...magnetite from dunite .............. ............ EPSOMITE Chile ~ite 2.50 1. 50 . 25 . 35 . 60 1.00 2...silicate Pennsylvania Lancaster Co. , Cedar Hill quarry Pale green waxy massive intergrown with tan colored |  | | Report (issue) | | chloride are evolved and escape through ports in the upper part of the structure. By this method the magnesium...been obtained from this source. The annexation of Austria has provided the German magnesium industry with...material and of cheap water-power available in Austria. ITALY Production of magnesium metal was begun...reported to be under construction in the Bolzano district of Trentino and production is expected to begin...contemplated in the near future in the Bolzano district by the Montecatini company. SWITZERLAND Maig |  | | Journal (issue) | | Minerals Jendon Minerals K&M Enterprises L & TM Squared Land Before Time Rocks & Mins Lazzi International Lehigh...History, 1 Wade Oval Drive, University Circle, Cleve land, Ohio 44106-1767. EOE Oceanside jjem imports,...from Monte Somma, hauyne from Mendig in the Eifel District, and nosean from the Alban Hills shown in Figures...dodecahedral crystal on biotite from M endig, Eifel district, Germany. Collection of Berndt Ternes; photo by...dodecahedral, 0.4-mm crystal from M endig, Eifel district, Germany. Collection and photo WAHJr. Figure |  | | Book | | 16:59 9.06 14:56 Sulphuric acid : Magnesia EPSOMITE .. : Water 32:36 16.68 50.96 : Arsenic acid...Vincent.) Argentite. Kerate. Silver. ( Terrace Hill quarry ., Axinite. Devonian Slate. Cuprite. Jamesonite...Baryte. Calcite . Fahlerz. Pyrite. ( Looe Mills Hill quarry .) Anatase. Serpentine. Actinolite. Amianthus....Bagshot Clay. Melan Pool. terite. Portland Island. Upper Oolite. Calcite. Pyrite. Purbeck , Isle of. Wealden...Selenite. GLOUCESTERSHIRE . Berkeley. Devonian, Upper Silurian, and Basalt. Agate. Celestine. > ( Woodford |  | | Report (issue) | | , M. D.) L. D. Clark (1) p. 17. Inyo County: district, 2, As radial clusters near Lippincott mine...3, Watters (p.c. '58). Mendocino County: 1, A quarry 5.1 miles north of Longvale on U.S. 101 has furnished...riebeckite crystals occur in glaucophane schist in a quarry 5.1 miles north of Longvale on Highway 101, associated...found, after an aerial survey of the Mojave Mining district where an anomaly appeared in section 10. shaft...it aquamarine, has been colfrom the S. P. Silica quarry near Nuevo, Knowlton (p.c. '57). lected BETAFITE |  | | Book (edition) | | phosphate EPIDOTE-Calcium aluminum iron silicate EPSOMITE-Hydrated magnesium sulfate ERYTHRITE-Hydrous cobalt...found in the aegirite-granite at the Flatrock (Quarry in Waterford. Its color is dull black to brownish...University, New Haven, Connecticut. At the Strickland Quarry in Middlesex County, ambly gonite occurs as white...Hornblende is found as a component of much of the gneiss in central Connecticut. A grayish green variety...green, fibrous crystals have also been found in gneiss. Actinolite has been found as short, dark green |  | | Journal (issue) | | understanding the depositional framework of the Upper- Pennsylvanian-Lower Permian of the northern part...Inc., and DAVE WITWER. Pennypack Watershed Assn. Land and Water Management in the Pennypack Creek Basin...Prospect for Chromite Deposits in the State Line District, South em Lancaster County. Soils adjacent to...central-eastern Pa. show th e dip of the Precambrian gneiss-Paleozoic carbonate interface varies appreciably...constructed from gravity and suface geology show that gneiss bodies are up to 700 meters thick with steeply |  | | Book | | obsidian, sandstone, trachyte porphyry, biotite gneiss, meteorite, shoulder-strap knapsack, four-drawer...one that has been well opened, such as a mine, a quarry, road or railroad cut, or a cliff. Fresh exposures...bezel facets, 8 star facets, the upper part and as follows: 16 upper-girdle facets 1 on (the crown);...It is lubricating usually oil 23 Crown. The upper part of a faceted gem, above the the standard brilliant...stone. 29 Two models gem stones of tumblers-the upper rotates, the lower vibrates. Polished shapes and | | | Book | | obsidian, sandstone, trachyte porphyry, biotite gneiss, meteorite, shoulder-strap knapsack, four-drawer...one that has been well opened, such as a mine, a quarry, road or railroad cut, or a cliff. Fresh exposures...bezel facets, 8 star facets, and 16 upper-girdle facets on the upper part (the crown); 8 pavilion facets...usually oil or kerosene or both. 23 Crown. The upper part of a faceted gem, above the girdle. On the...finished stone. 29 Two models of tumblers—the upper rotates, the lower vibrates. Polished gem stones |  | | Book | | distinct bands which help to identify the rock. ■10 Gneiss is similar but contains less mica — it may have... . _ a Basalt Slate Schist 16 Phyllite Gneiss Homfels 17 Quartzite Marble Skam 18 Sedimentary...mineral deposits are owned by someone - there is no land without an owner - and farmland can often be seriously...rubbish which may harm animals. If the site is a quarry careful arrangements with respect to equipment...forms part of an important and extensive mining district. Details of the names of species are taken largely |  | | Book | | other ways of telling. Astronomical the crust and upper mantle. Although Gutenberg discontinuity 2,900km/...stony and iron, reflecting crust, and together upper mantle and soar 1,500°C/2,732°F, and the contrast...continents. It is attached to the mantle's rigid upper layers, which floats in slabs on the soft mantle...mantle below. Circulation of mantle material The upper mantle 16-67Okm/10-420 miles down is so warm it is...up through the crust to erupt in volcanoes. The upper mantle is made mainly of the dense rock called peridotite |  | | Book | | ere is another way of looking at the crust and upper n1antle. Although they may be chemically different...the mantle is as stiff as the crust, and together upper mantle and crust form a rigid layer called the lithosphere...the crust, mantle and core. Core-M antle The upper m antle D" layer Boundary (CMB) Circulation of...continents. It is attached to the mantle's rigid upper layers, which floats in slabs on the soft mantle...pressures turn the lighter silicate minerals of the upper mantle into dense perovskite and pyroxene. Perovskite |  | | Book | | . 3.3. Active Rock Pressure in Quarries . 3.4. Quarry Operations and the Art of Stone Transport 3.5....temperature. Important rocks of this group are gneiss, slate, crystalline marble and quartzite. Figure...process solution and crushing of grains cause the upper strata to collapse into the lower undissolved bed...in a red limestone matrix. Railroad station, Linz, Austria h) Chalk and chalky limestone lime8tone are...Metamorphic High Metamorphic Minerals Granite-gneiss same Hornblende-schist, greenstone Quartzite |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | County, in resulting peneplain was covered with the upper Peninsula of Michigan. Al- sediments deposited by...granite the U. S. Geological Survey. and granite gneiss. General Geology Commercial Interests The geologic...entrance to the Superior Rock Co. quarry (No. 1 on map of localities). This quarry is cut in the Randville dolomite;...rock from the floors of the open cuts. Since the quarry is no longer in operation, little is to be obtained...on the left indicates the, Newkirk quarry (No. 2 ) . This quarry is also in the Randville dolomite. The |  | | Journal (issue) | | Saturday May 21st Field Trip - FARBER Limestone Quarry, Cork Hill Rd., Franklin, N.J. 9:00 A.M. to 12:00...P.M. • Sunday May 22nd Field Trip - LIMECREST Quarry, Limecrest Road, Sparta, N.J. 9:00 A.M. to 3:00...Trip Saturday Field Trip - BODNAR (Edison) Quarry, Quarry Rd., Rudeville, N.J. 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 Noon...1977 President Wilfred R. Welsh, 67 Lilline Lane, Upper Saddle River, N.J. 07485 1st Vice President Warren...lost many years ago, The Farber White Limestone Quarry. Now owned and operated by Limestone Products Corp |  | | Report (issue) | | crystals), Felton's farm (Chester), and Ward's quarry; Montgomery County: Sumneytown, and Perkiomenville...Philadelphia: Fairmount Park, Frankford, and Rit- enhouse quarry. SCOLECITE CaAl 2 Si3 Oi .3H 2 O MONOCLINIC ...white radiating tufts; Delaware County: Ward's quarry, mealy white radiations. DESCRIPTIVE MINERALOGY...mines, the corundum mines at Unionville, Brinton's quarry south of West Chester, and the French Creek iron...illustration selected is the symbol of Brinton's quarry, three miles south of West Chester. REFERENCES |  | | Book | | Fitch State Geologist and Chief, Geological and Land Management Division Michigan Department of Environmental...divided into two areas geographically: the Northern (Upper) and the Southern (Lower) Peninsulas, which, to...basalt became greenstone; granite became granitic gneiss; sandstone was converted to quartzite; limestone...epartmentofEnvironmentalQuality, Geological and Land ManagementDivision. MINERALOGY OF MICHIGAN 11...Department of Environmental Quality, Geological and Land Management Division. circular bands that dip at |  | | Book | | forms in metamorphic rocks, particularly schist and gneiss. It also occurs as an accessory mineral in some...the search for something else. Main Sources: ¢ Austria ¢ Canada England @ Germany @ Poland @ Russia @...of each individual molecule. Main Sources: @ Austria ¢ England ¢ Italy @ Pennsylvania and South Dakota...Mn)(CO3)>. It was first identified in Styria, Austria and was confirmed as a distinct species in 1825...solution series. Apophyllite occurs in basalt, gneiss, or limestone, and may also be formed at low temperatures |  | | Catalog/List | | ~black cry~t~i;,o;-~;atrix. M~~nl Malo~O:. i:~n{ba District. IX I ins £5 2 AEGIRINE £10 Pyroxene Malawi lxl... _ . Pure black mica plate new Analysis , Saga Quarry. Tvedalcn near Ix I £3 I x2 £6 2x2 £ 12 7 AN!lilTE...- Creamy white micro crystals in cavirties Saga Quarry, Tvedalen, Norway Ix½ £3 59 BOEHl\lITE AIO OH inNatrolite...AMITE Rich brown fibrous in matrix. Found Meldon Quarry, lx2 £2 lxl £1 _ ~_Ca SJ2.._ __ __ some ycm ago...black plates in Axinite and or pink Meldon Aplite Quarry. lxl £2.50 lx2 CHLORITE _ _ __ __ ···· -·· _ __ | | | Book | | obsidian, sandstone, trachytc porphyry, biotite gneiss, n1eteorite, shoulder-strap knapsack, four-drawer...one that has been well opened, such as a mine, a quarry, road or railroad cut, or a cliff. Fresh exposures...star facets, and 16 ,u pper-girdle facets on the upper part (the crorvn); 8 pavilion facets, 16 lower-girdle...usually oil or kerosene or both. 23 Crown. The upper part of a faceted gem, above the girdle. On the...finished stone. 29 Two models of tumblers-the upper rotates, the lower vibrates. Polished gem stones |  | | Book | | A CHANGING PLANET 11 Vanadinite, San Carlos district, Chihuahua, Mexico * 8 x 4 x 2 cm Mineral Species...variety of geologically active environments. In the upper crust, minerals may crystallize in wide fractures...OF A CHANGING PLANET Acasta (Hadean tonalite) gneiss, Slave craton, Northwest Territories, Canada *...such as Porcupine and Hemlo districts; Noranda district, Quebec. USA: Mother Lode belt and others in...Localities Canada: Cobalt mining district and Thunder Bay District, Ontario. USA: several localities |  | | Catalog/List | | mass of black crystals, some Mount Malosa, Zomba District, free standing. ______ ______ Malawi Black crystal...Arizona Pure green cleavage AMAZONITE Landsverk quarry, Evje, Norway Ixl 50p lx2£l 11 felspar group____________...£3 7 Pure black mica plate new Analysis , Saga Quarry, Tvedalen near ANNITE Mica__________ paper available...Chrysotile, pale grey-green Ixl £1 County Bridge Quarry,Lizard Mg Fe SiO_______ massive. _________ .Cornwall...1x2 £5 1x1 £2 2x2 £5.00 2x2 £2 Hingston Down Quarry,Comwall,England Grey massive in matrix South Crofty |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Ladysmith (Rosemeyer 1999, the Vulcan Materials quarry in Racine (Scovil 1994), the pegmatites of Florence...marcasite. A major mining district, the Upper Mississippi Valley zinc-lead district, was in these rocks in...and copper minerals were found. Mining in this district ceased in the late 1970s. A branch of the Middle...prehnite, laurnontite, and datolite) found in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan also occur in Wisconsin. The...may have omitted. Adams County Hamilton Mound. A quarry is located in the NE 1/4 sec. 36 T*20N*R.6E.: potassium |  | | Book (volume) | | 1 490: 425: 426: A: 1. ORTHOCLASE. 313. The gneiss-syenite of the Weygat, Easton; pink Lenni, Delaware...Tremolite, si Iky -white; semi-fibrous; Pusey's quarry, Kenneth Square, Chester county. 10: Altered,...lavender-pink color from Mineral Spring quarry, Easton. 423: Vanartsdalen quarry, Bucks; grayish -blue with graphite...apparently, been found in the pegmatite, at McKinney's quarry, Germantown, but on account have been unable to...county. 418: Dark olive-green crystals; Clark's quarry, Frankford. 101: Marble Mountain, N. J. opposite |
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