 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | CONNECTICUT Mineral Locality Index Although many sites in Connecticut are no longer open to collectors...H. WEBER 1172 West L a k e Avenue Guilford, Connecticut 06437-1342 E A R L E C. SULLIVAN 17 R o c k y...y R i d g e D r i v e T r u m b u l l , Connecticut 06611-5326 T his locality index is meant to serve...collectors. More often than not, collecting in Connecticut is no longer per mitted. Many of the localities...effort has been made to list a l l localities in Connecticut, a small state that is big on mineralization |  | | Book | | CONNECTICUT mmES MINERALS V Tourmaline Crystal from Haddam, Connecticut John Hiller, Jr. Hillers CryctaLShop...- CRYSTALS NOT PISTOLS K c^oi c3— A r CONNECTICUT MINES AND MINERALS published privately l i...Shelton, Connecticut I DEDICATION This book is dedicated to the mineral clubs of Connecticut, Continued...1971, John Hiller, Jr, 3 Peters Lane Shelton, Connecticut II CONTENTS 3. 5, l i 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11...24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. Connecticut Mineral Clubs Cleaning and Trimming Oxalic Acid |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Mineral Society. Tucson Community Center. ion, Hartford Street. Chairman: L . RomalewInformation: Tucson...by the West Texas Gem and Mineral Society. Ector County Coliseum, Exhibit Build ing A, 42d and Andrews...215/838-6286. Uruguayan Amethyst — finest DIAMONDS clusters of deep purple, brilliant amethyst crystals — single...East Alta Vista Way, San Jose, C A 9 5 1 27-1 7 3 7 USA March 25-27—San Diego, California. Gem Diego sponsored...and Bolivian mineral specimens. Tourmaline and Amethyst March 25-27—Bridgeton, Missouri. 27th Annual |  | | Journal (issue) | | . . . . . . . . . . MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY OF HARTFORD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NEW HA VEN...enough for a with the locality, we continued to Canton, native and after receiving detailed direc- the...itinerary, published by St Lawrence University at Canton, N. Y., ho;-i of us thru fields and thickets and...on indefinitely, both collecting in St. Lawrence County and writing about it. Let it suffice that we obtained...specimens with those collected in St. Lawrence County years ago. (.And I, for one, didn't do so badly |  | | Journal (issue) | | Bogart .......................... PENNSYLVANIA AMETHYST ............................................................................................. AMETHYST lN GEORGIA. By A. S. F11r~·ro11 ...................................................... CHESTER COUNTY, PENN., RUTlLE ..................................in the southern part of the state (in N . Pinal County). The occurrence is quite interesting in that...19441 the writer made a few trips to the Saugus, Canton, and Norton sites and collected material specimens |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | sponsored by the Rock & Mineral Club of Lower Bucks County. Northminster Presbyterian Church, 140 Tren ton...Art Center, 430 South March 12, 13—Meriden, Connecticut. 18th An nual Show sponsored by the Lapidary...Lapidary and Mineral Society of Central Connecticut. Maloney High School, 121 Gravel Street. Informa tion:...by the West Texas Gem and Mineral Society. Ector County Coliseum, Exhibit Build ing A, 42d and Andrews...the Calaveras Gem & Mineral Society. Calaveras County Fairgrounds. Show Chairman: Jerry Bradford, 2068 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Rockwood, Franklin Co., Ala. ARIZONA—Small purple amethyst xls with red vanadinite xls and coming from the...the mountain, for 3 miles. The gravel road is a county road, usually fair except after heavy rains. At...Found in the Lark mine, San Juan Co., Colo." CONNECTICUT—We are indebted to Horace Winchell, Associate...item, dated Sept. 7, 1954: "Mr. W. P. Reid of Hartford, Conn., recently brought us a most interesting...wulfenite crystals from the old amethyst locality north of Canton Center (Hartford Co.). Conn. The tiny (half-millimeter |  | | Journal (issue) | | crystals of amethyst and ..eisenk.iesel'· (quartz with intergrown, fine-grained hematite). The amethyst resembles...know if they are from a basalt. I also saw some amethyst from Brandberg in Namibia -you may think ·'so...kiddo", but I bet you never saw that! Stunning amethyst and unusual quartz specimens labeled "Brandberg"...years "Brandberg" has been code for "Goboseb" but amethyst has really been found in Brandberg; a couple of...authors question the locality), Namibian collectors amethyst in Brandberg in the 1960s. and recently (about |  | | Journal (issue) | | Halite-Thad and Barbara Dunbar collection, page 78; Amethyst-Farrar Stockton coUection, page 271; Scheelite-David...in the Gien Rose Limestone formation of Lampasas County. Lampasas celestine first became well known among... HI STORY_....,_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _......., J COUNTY MAp o, '1~AAa M'Al.t.OFM.11.ES An 1870 map of...Barber's Hili salt dome at Mont Belview, Chambers County, on the Texas Gulf coast, small but sharp tetrahedral...Kingsland in Llano County. A northeastem Gillespie County locality known as Amethyst Hili once produced |  | | | | 69 variscite 69, 70 quartz 28, 31, 95 quartz, amethyst 29, 31 quartz, quartz, quartz, quartz, aventurine...suppliers are, in order, the USSR, Canada, and the USA (South Dakota, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, and California)...Africa. Exceptional crystals come from Bristol, Connecticut, and it is also found at Butte, Montana, and...Redruth in Cornwall (England), and Bristol, Connecticut. It also occurs Red sphalerite. Wales at...and massive pyrite is found at Ellenville, Ulster County, New York. This very widespread mineral is to be |  | | Journal (issue) | | Ulke ...... 120 Anthracite Coal Found in West Hartford, Conn. By C. W . Hoadley .......................cts. - · - 20.00 1 Piece of Amethyst ½ pound ...._....,....,__ 8.00 Amethyst points S1.00 to SI.SO each...of 20 Gem Stones, in attractive box. Sapphi re Amethyst Garnet Hematite Opal Topaz l\:loonstone Moss Agate...remainder FeWO, .... Ferberite hlgh country of Boulder County, Color20-80 % Mn WO., ado, near the town of Nederland...Colorado Geological Sun1c7 Interior of Boulder County Tunnd . Th is tunnel has tapped veil\5 of tungsten |  | | Book (edition) | | mmed at Broken Arrow aud Trout creek, in Sc. Clair county. The strata in this field are more faulted und...prong of Canoe creek, in St. Clair county, to Ha\sop creek, in Bibb county, a distance of 60 miles. Down to...to Helena, in Shelby county, the field has an average width of 5 or 6 miles. Below that point the width...miles being in the latitud" of Blocton, in Bibb county. The south ern end of this field has a greater...Jefferson county; Helena, Montevallo, and Brierfield, Shelby county; and at Blocion. Bibb county. The Warrior |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | sponsored by the Rock & Arrowhead Club. Klamath County Fairgrounds. Information: Bob Williams, 2706 Watson...WA 99202; 509/5342100. March 11—Rocky Hill, Connecticut. DINOMANIA—Dinosaur Fair and Collectibles Show...sponsored by the Rock and Mineral Club of Lower Bucks County. Northminster Presbyterian Church, 140 Tren ton...the Calaveras Gem and Mineral Society. Calaveras County Fair Grounds. Information: Jerry Bradford, 2068...sponsored by the Hell's Canyon Gem Club. Nez Perce County Fair Bldg. Informa tion: J . Dickeson & J . Carver |  | | Journal (issue) | | (Continued on next page) Only $30 - postpaid in the USA Available exclusively from: Excalibur Mineral Corporation...included the Crystal !\fountain district in Larimer County. and an astrophyllite locality near St. Peters...Operator of the Crystal Peak Gem mines. Teller [County], Colorado. Mineral News, v. 35. no. 3, p. I, 3-5...Mineral Treasures. Lithographie LLC. East Ham ton. Connecticut. . I 00-1 I I. The MATRIX Index This out of...throughout the world as the Crystal Peak area. Teller County. Colorado. This area was made famous due to the |  | | Book | | quartz 28, 31, 95 nepheline /09, 111 quartz, amethyst 29, 31 quartz, aventurine 31 quartz, citrine 31...suppliers are, in order, the USSR, Canada, and the USA (South Dakota, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, and California)...Africa. Exceptional crystals come from Bristol, Connecticut, and it is also found at Butte, Montana, and...massive pyrite is found at Ellenville, Ulster County, New York. This very widespread mineral is to be...calcite and chalcopyrite at Rossie, St Lawrence County, New York. It is found in many other localities |  | | Report (edition) | | much information on collecting sites in Oxford County. Numerous other collectors of Maine minerals also...Railroad : multiple track .. State. Bridge ...... county, parish, municipio .... Power transmission line...crystal pockets include quartz (colorless, smoky, amethyst, or rose), colored tourmaliee, beryl (golden and...Rockland-Thomaston, Rockport, and Union areas in Knox County. They once supported a booming industry based on...with cavities containing spectacular deep-purple amethyst crystals on a matrix of white quartz crystals |  | | Journal (issue) | | dioptase BOTSWANA CZECHOSLOVAKlA July 1, 1974 1 c amethyst 2 c agate 3 c quartz 4 c niccolite 5 c moss agate...gypsum 10 pf zinnwaldite 20 pf malachite 25 pf amethyst 35 pf halite 50 pf proustite February 6, 1973...banded jasper 15 pf smoky quartz 20 pf topaz 25 pf amethyst 35 pf aquamarine 70 pf agate GHANA October 5...RUSSIA December 26, 1963 2 k topaz 4 k jasper 6 k amethyst 10 k emerald 12 k rhodonite 16 k malachite 1966... 1974 10 c petrified wood 10 c tourmaHne 10 c amethyst 10 c rhodochrosite URUGUAY SWITZERLAND {all semi-postal) |  | | Journal (issue) | | dioptase BOTSWANA CZECHOSLOVAKlA July 1, 1974 1 c amethyst 2 c agate 3 c quartz 4 c niccolite 5 c moss agate...gypsum 10 pf zinnwaldite 20 pf malachite 25 pf amethyst 35 pf halite 50 pf proustite February 6, 1973...banded jasper 15 pf smoky quartz 20 pf topaz 25 pf amethyst 35 pf aquamarine 70 pf agate GHANA October 5...RUSSIA December 26, 1963 2 k topaz 4 k jasper 6 k amethyst 10 k emerald 12 k rhodonite 16 k malachite 1966... 1974 10 c petrified wood 10 c tourmaHne 10 c amethyst 10 c rhodochrosite URUGUAY SWITZERLAND {all semi-postal) | | | Book | | 96 pyrrhotite 12, 12 quartz 28, 31, 95 quartz, amethyst 29, 31 quartz, aventurine 31 quartz, citrine 3J...Africa. Exceptional crystals con,e fron1 Bristol, Connecticut, and it is also found at Butte, Montana, and...Redruth in Cornwall (England), and Brist'ol, Connecticut. It also occurs at Butte, Montana, and in the...and massive pyrite is found at Ellenville, Ulster County, New York. This very widespread mineral is to be...calcite and chalcopyrite at Rossie, St Lawrence County, New York. It is found in many other localities |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | world-wide locality index. The localities are listed by county, followed by a listing of the most prominent minerals...Alleghany County. Howard Freeland specimen and photo. Rutherford pegmatite in Amelia County and the Lynch...Station locality (turquoise crystals) in Campbell County, are now closed to collectors. However, landowners...(c) = currently closed to collecting Albemarle County Alberene soapstone quarry—Alberene amphiboie asbestos...cuprite, goethite, malachite, siderite Alleghany County Peters Mountain—(roadcut outcrops) near Jordan |  | | Book (edition) | | agate, desert roses Flower agate, snowflake agate, amethyst, "man¬ ganese crystals" Apache tears (translucent...albite, topaz, goethite Turquoise Rose quartz CONNECTICUT Cinque Quarry. Mrs* Cinque, Laurel St., East...Road, Roxbury, CT. Fee: $1.00/car. Smoky quartz, amethyst, dog¬ tooth calcite Minerals Feldspar, garnet...GA Quartz **J. B. Ivy Farm, RFD, Warrenton, GA Amethyst 30828. HAWAII **A-AA Affiliates, 132 Kuliouou...other minerals Beryl, mica, rose and smoky quartz, amethyst, garnet, many others Minerals Beryl, mica, garnet |  | | Book | | Mineralogical Record P. 0. Box 1656 Carson City, NV 89702, USA N. Bariand 90/91; British Museum (NH) London 110/111...Banat, Romania Vllb San Benito Co., California, USA Vllb Altyn Tyube, Kirgizia, USSR Vllb Miralani Hills...Pseudomalachite Nosean localities) Bristol, Connecticut, USA San Luis Potosi, Mexico Tsumeb, Namibia Mibladen...Apatite, Fluorite Brazilianite Wagnerite Herderite Amethyst Quartz Quartz ( Eisenkiesel) Topaz Brad, Transylvania...Onganja, Namibia Onganja, Namibia Graves Mtn, Georgia, USA Rarities Warikahnite Kegelite Stottite Otjisumeite |  | | Book (volume) | | foreign lands. These include turquoise, tourmaline, amethyst, pearls, opals, jade, sapphires, emeralds, rubies...carching not only for gold but also for turquoise, amethyst and emeralds. In the early 1600s, when English...exclusively i.n the Blue Ridge Mountains of Mitchell County, North Carolina, to be true hiddenite. Preface...discounts for senior . Directions: Anniston, in Calhoun County, is 60 miles northea t of Birmingham and 80 miles...• Diamonds are the chief attraction; however, amethyst, agate, jasper, quartz, calcite, barite, peridot |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Occurrence in Carroll County, Georgia" (November/December 1988). Banks County 184 ROCKS & MINERALS...Bentley provided many of the photographs. Baldwin County Milledgeville district—between the State Sanitarium...pit—east of S.R. 243 near the Baldwin-Wilkerson County line: kaolinite (Martin and Stafford, 1972). Cheatham...property—Route 3, Commerce, 4.8 km from the Jackson County line, 8 km east of Commerce on S.R. 59, and 0.8...[University of Calgary] at 09:55 07 August 2017 Barrow County Arnold mine—1.6 km northeast of Statham, near the |  | | Journal (issue) | | world-wide locality index The localities are listed by county, followed by a listing of the most prominent minerals...pegmatite in Amelia County and the Lynch Station locality (turquoise crystals) in Campbell County, are now closed...(c) = currently closed to collecting ALBEMARLE COUNTY Alberene soapstone quarry-Alberene actinolite-tremolite...crystals, muscovite crystals, tourmaline AMHERST COUNTY Crystals of goethite pseudomorphs after pyrite;...1 inch across; found near Briar Fork, Albemarle County (photograph by T. M. Gathright, 11; W. F. Giannini |
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Canton Lead Mines, Rattlesnake Hill, Canton, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA