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| COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA EPARTMENT OF MINES, MINERALS AND Richmond, Virginia Published quarterly by...AND HISTORY OF THE CIVIL WAR IRON INDUSTRY IN THE NEW RIVER-CRIPPLE CREEK DISTRICT OF SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...Virginia - would manufacture almost half of the cannons made in the Confederacy as well as perhaps 90 percent...ammunition used by Rebel army and naval forces. The New River-Cripple Creek iron-making operations in southwesternVirginia...furnaces (and possibly a fifth) in Wythe county and one in Smyth County served as war furnaces from which the |
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| to the Saw That Wears the Texaco Star or Another New Old Saw for the Houston Gem & Mineral Society .....to the Saw That Wears the Texaco Star or Another New Old Saw for the Houston Gem & Mineral Society by...two very accurate cannons called the “Twin Sisters,” while the Mexicans had one cannon. Douglas noted that...excavations have yielded the positions of the cannons and troops! OnDr. the secondBrandes day, the Texas...in, and by the time the Mexicans adjusted their cannon to shoot at the Texans, they had moved in close—so |
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| casess 34 Site 2. Iwan Creek Mine & Rock. Shop—Quartz, Crystals .o2.<...0c5.c0tsunc dieop.4poecgeqnnnctteen--...ecass 35 Sites). [he Crystal ceen I rading Co,—Quartz Crystals, x55. 4..0cses5enasa8basonttoussenct eastecanrs...oeareees 27 Site 5 The Starfire Mine Quartz Crystal Mine—Quartz Crystals.............cccccsscssesscessesseeeeens...cccccsscssesscessesseeeeens 38 Site 6 Weener Crystal Mines & Ranch—Quartz Crystals .............sastenrssecerceecan...Site Crystals .........:csseseeseesees Al Mine—Quartz Crystal and Shop Rock Ridge Fiddler’s Site 8 P |
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| District of Columbia Missouri Mining Heritage Guide New Mexico Mining Heritage Guide This manuscript was...area, plus the area containing the principal iron mines which supplied the Franklin iron industry (i.e....Franklin and Sterling Hill in Ogdensburg, Sussex County New Jersey: Mining History and other of his publications...reproduce, or when introducing details which are new to the “established narrative”, or in support of...example there are a half dozen “open cuts” (surface mines) at Franklin and Sterling Hill. There are several |
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| strikingly scenic beach and recreational area between Cannon Beach and Arch Cape on the northern coast of Oregon...situated just off U .S . Highway 101, 4 miles south of Cannon Beach (Figure 2). It can be reached from Portland...west toward Seaside, then south. 00 U .S . 101 at Cannon Beach Junction. The day-use park includes a parking... one mile wn Figure 2. Index map of Hug Point-Cannon Beach area. camping is available. A l-mile hiking...ken, 1971). Physiographic Features The Hug Point-Cannon Beach area is a part of the Coast Range physiographic |
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| 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...minimum. The specimen was collected in the Iron mines on the Island of Elba, possibly around 1790, where...and no one more than he deserved to get a decent new mineral as his namesake. What more could you ask...mining camp high in the Andes - the elevation at the mines is over 13,000’ (4,000 m). A delicate, pale pink |
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| gem world hus been blessed with u succession of new und wonderful loculities. When m y own interest in...or his lunch! We flew over several open-pit iron mines and made a scheduled stop in Ipatinga. Finally,...curator of gems and minerals at the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History.His most recent anicle...Initially, he brought out rather ordinary specimens of quartz, feldspar, and the like. As he sensed our interest...specimens of topaz, brazilianite, crystallized rose quartz, and tourmaline of every description. Finally he |
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| COLLECTOR [Entered as Second-Class Matter at the New York, N.Y., Post Office, March 19, 1894.] VOL. X...MINERALOGY OF A MIRACLE. Columbus, when he landed in the New World, did two things typical of his time and followers:...side with that of the church. In 1524 the copper mines of El Cobre (the copper) were opened. As high as...to Santiago was destroyed, the machinery of the mines broken and stolen, and the beautiful church burnt...At length open war ceased and a new church was built, but the mines remained idle. In 1895 war again |
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| profit in the gold region. 1933 Gold reaches a new high of $35 an ounce. 1942 Due to World War I,...North-Star, California’s most productive underground mines, open since 1850, close for good due to high production...short time. This stimulates new exploration and the reopening of some mines. 1985 Modern-day treasure...personal loans and upstart businesses who created new jobs resulting in widespread economic development...initially did not fathom the good and bad effects new settlers would have on their way of life, nor could |
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| fine minerals auction may 20, 2012 | new york Front Cover Lot 49068 Back Cover Lot 49046 Inside Front...Natural History featuring Fine Minerals May 20, 2012 | New York LIVE AUCTION Signature® Floor Sessions 1-2...Internet, Fax, and Mail) Center548 548 W. 22nd St. • New York, NY 10011 Session 1 - fine minerals Sunday May...Session 2 or on Monday May 21, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM ET in New York by appointment only. Appointment must be set-up...calling Craig Kissick at 214-409-1995 for pick-up in New York only. All other pick-ups starting Monday May |
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| of almost all types of armamen~, prOjectiles, cannons, rifles and ground transportation units as well...with steel in making almost all armorplate and cannons and rifles; m~nganese, most essential in the manufacture...United States, the second largest producer. Yet sh~ mines less than one tenth of her aluminum ore. She now...quantities in the United Includes nickel, tin and quartz crystal. Vol.l no.11 THE ORE.-BIN 73 2. They...this nature. The United States has few antimony mines and no known deposits of particular promise. China |
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| 15 Bob Jones 60 COLUMBIA BASIN AGATES Something New, Something Rare SUBSCRIPTION QUESTIONS? Call (855)...H Scan for Video Scan for Video MADE IN USA MADE IN USA Barranca Diamond Products • 1315 Storm Parkway...Lierbachtal (Black MAY: Siderite var. Chalybite with Quartz. Photo courtesy The Arkenstone AUGUST: JUNE:... Photo courtesy Weinrich Minerals Fluorite on Quartz. Photo courtesy The Arkenstone 6 ROCKNGEM.COM...longer than Imported Wheels Size 4 x 1¼ 6 x 1½ 8x2 New ReSurface Wheel Service 43.95 18.00 49.95 20.00 74 |
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| ......... . . . . . . 40; Electric Signals for Mines,....... Blast Furnace Work, Dunbar Fur'Amalgamator...Question in . . . . . . 8; Drop Blast Furnaces, New Carboniferous Coal in 1su Patents. . . . . . . ..... . . . . - 245 | Copper Region, Tie Great, of New Bute Dicks, Mechanical Arrange- Mexico and Eastern...|| Buffalo Coal Company..... . . . . 179 Copper Mines of Knockmahon, IreMarsh's Discovery of i os Fossils...and Steel of Steel Rails | Copper Ores, Zwick!'s New Process Frank firm'to: Method of de- 389. of the |
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| state law from the date of auction. REFERENCES: New bidders who are unknown to us must furnish satisfactory...photographs include a “scale” to better judge sizes, a new feature for Nature & Science. See HA.com/5110. BIDDING...educate, stir up imaginations, and open up new horizons. As a new feature you can view the images on-line...daunting task. We were pleasantly surprised with new discoveries every day. We hope that you will enjoy...include: • The Madona Rosa – the most imposing Rose Quartz specimen ever to be unearthed: a deserving competitor |
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| Pennsylvania's C ornwall- Type Iron Mines r GRACE MINE • CORNWALL MINE • A JONES' » MINE _ by BRYON...rocks contain garnet, actinolite, diopside the mines and forges produced implements, includ and graphite...graphite either originally present or introduced ing cannons, used in the Revolution. Pennsylvania's during...iron ore and transportation. The state became the new nation's top iron producer, and all of this helped...steel industry related towns. The Mines Cornwall (Pennsylvania) type mines are located in Chester, Berks |
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| Feather Lakes Mineral Smorgasbord Enchanted by Quartz and Amethyst Mark Leatherman 50 Evolution of a...Craig Kissick ext. 1995 | CraigK@HA.com DALLAS | NEW YORK | BEVERLY HILLS | SAN FRANCISCO | CHICAGO |...happily married for 49 years and inding something new and exciting for an old couple like us, has been... I claim to be a rockhound and that has added a new dimension to my outdoor adventures. Discovering another...near the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, which has a fantastic collection of minerals and |
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| Quarry Tailings Sidebar: Other Historic Quarries and Mines in Connecticut 4. Settlers and Soils in the Central...been cleared and turned into farm and pasture land. New England households needed more than thirty cords...regained more then half of their original footing, but new land-use patterns continue to cause major problems...with waters that accumulate first in Vermont and New Hampshire. However, past droughts show that this...throughout glacially ravaged New England, on the other hand, derive from hard quartz–rich formations; they are |
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| Managing Director New York Paul Minshull Chief Operating Officer Chief Technology Officer NEW YORK LONDON...“classic” Rhodochrosite with associated Pyrite and Quartz from the Sweet Home Mine in Colorado An unusually...colorful, Smithsonite from the iconic Kelly Mine in New Mexico A ‘gem’ quality specimen Tanzanite crystal...Iron. When Gold occurs with a matrix rock like Quartz, a Specific Gravity test is often performed to...exquisite formations often atop matrix rock like Quartz. Gold nuggets are typically valued at some multiple |
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| state law from the date of auction. REFERENCES: New bidders who are unknown to us must furnish satisfactory...View lots & auction results online at HA.com/5141 NEW! 360o Video Available On-Line at HA.com/5141 Look...Elbaite on Feldspar. And then there is another Rose Quartz, smaller than the “Madona Rosa”, but just as choice...Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine, Tiger, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA Named by the Romans for the area of Scotland beyond... Flambeau Mine, Ladysmith, Rusk Co., Wisconsin, USA This is one of the Chalcocite crystal groups saved |
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| state law from the date of auction. REFERENCES: New bidders who are unknown to us must furnish satisfactory...Canyon, Fairfield, Oquirrh Mts, Utah Co., Utah, USA That the Variscite from Fairfield, Utah forms as...mass with a partial overcoat of sparkling, druzy Quartz crystals, sitting barely inside a cavity within...“egg” shows concentric layers or “shells” where the Quartz coating does not completely envelop the mass and...exposes several layers. There are a couple of fully Quartz covered spheres of Malachite tucked away in the |
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| Cute FORMS and SHAPES In any elabbed atone - Jade, quartz, agate, glaaa, etc. Works well on Metallcs such...SPECIAL KIT PRICE .............. $15.95 AND NOW ... NEW FROM LAPCRAFT For Dressing and Truing . . . MICROMITE..............45 OUR COVER, Bulld a Revolutionary Cannon by Richard D. Austin .......................46.........................................19 What's New ................................ ..................We pay postage on Onie,. within U.S. Visit our new rock and gift shop Open 9AM - 5PM, Mon. thru Sat |
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| Published by SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION SERIES. Inc. NEW YORK- DQ CQ J2 ^-5 S o MINERALS FROM EARTH...falling meteorite I. 3. I 4 5 Meteoric stone, New Concord, Ohio Small stones of Holbrook, Arizona,...Felix, Alabama, meteoric stone The Fisher, Polk County, Minnesota, meteoric stone The Gopalpur, India...of crystals Quartz with inclusions of rutile, "Thetis hair stone," and a crystal of quartz Kimberley mine...Africa Trenches in diamond-bearing peridotite, Pike County, Arkansas Uncut diamonds, Arkansas Glacial map |
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| VOLUME III. JANUARY 1 TO DECEMBER 31 , 1866. New York : GILBERT E. CURRIE, No. 153 BROADWAY. OFFICE...enthusiasm did mining speculation rise, that hundreds of new corporations were formed in the short space of a...of precious ore, flocked to our eastern cities. New York, Philadelphia, and Boston, became for a time...disappeared altogether, never to be resurrected from their new made graves. While these changes have been going...the Faculty and Trustees of Columbia College, of New York, belongs the credit of taking the initiatory |
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| Vincent Manson and Carol M. Stockton NOTES AND NEW TECHNIQUES 214 Artistryfin Rock Crystal: The Van...18, Numbers 1-4 ABOUT THE COVER: This unusual quartz egg, measuring 3 in. x 5 in. (7.6 c m x 12.7 cm)...resting on a 363-ct aquamarine pedestal, and the quartz base sits on four 5-ct aquamarine cabochons. Photograph...Hammid EDITORIAL REVIEW BOARD Robert Crowningshield New York, NY Pete Dunn Washington, DC Dennis Foltz Santa...nationalized, and supplies of fine gems from these mines declined rapidly. The fact that so little is produced |
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| p4,, Over two million residents Arizona's Pinal County welcomes everyone as a V.I.P.!!! ?ieU S ~ , ae...Wells 112 The New Enterprise Quarry of Roaring Spring Edward G. Carper Jr. 11 S A New Pennsylvania Mineral...Cornwall-Type Iron Mines Bryon Brookmyer 140 The Native Copper and Piemontite Localities of Adams County Jay Lininger...5 miles west of Mt. Holly Springs in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. Specimen collected by Martin Anne'...ridges diverted the ice sheet that planed northern New Jersey and Ohio and left Pennsylvania a varied geological |
