 | | Journal (issue) | | NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2018 Articles Oberdorf an der Laming, Styria, Austria ................................ ............STRONTIANITE, 9 cm, from Oberdorf an der Laming, Styria, Austria. Fine Minerals International specimen, now...SHOWS TABULAR BLUE BERYL ON TOURMALINE DEO DARRAH MINE, NEAR PATTA GUZAR, BADAKSHAN, AFGHANISTAN 6CM TOM...STEPHANIE@STONETRUST.COM Obtrdorf an dtr Laming ~ tyria, austria Thomas P. Moore Peter Huber 2709 East Exeter...net Rohe-Wand-Gasse 18 A-2700 Wiener Neustadt, Austria huber@mineral.at Just outside the village of Oberdorf |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | MINES AND MINERALS OF AUSTRIA By P H I L I P M O R R I L L East Derby, N . H., 0 3 0 4 1 ( P A R T III)...Vanadinite; Hemimorphite; Chalcedony; Anhy drite; Aragonite. Bleiberg/Kreuth. About 15 Ms. in this area. St...Bleiberg/ Kreuth area but a long trip by road. Several lead/zinc M . one Mi. S. Sphalerite. Gailtal. Vivianite...(Geodes). General-Tourmaline (yellow and black). VII STYRIA (Steiermark) Alt/Ausee. In N W corner of province...to enter is difficult to se cure. Mountain and mine can be seen to the S of the village. Siderite X |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | MINES AND MINERALS OF AUSTRIA By P H I L I P M O R R I L L EastDerry, N. H. 03041 This data was accumulated...These operations are on leased land and trips to Austria. While it may be the most not open to the general...two or more until a more rounded text results. Austria is defined here as what is localities. presently...mineral museums of torically, within recent times, Austria in which the best is the Natural History cluded...in Inns mountains running nearly east and west. bruck is no longer available. There are The most northerly |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | DC 20013 pohwatp@si.edu AR AGONI TE PART 1: ARAGONITE FROM WESTERN EUROPE T here are many collecting...of classic localities is aragonite, this column’s featured mineral. Aragonite is an orthorhombic mineral...mineral with point group 2/m 2/m 2/m. Aragonite occurring as untwinned crystals is rare; its normal occurrence...stalactitic. As mentioned, twinned crystals of aragonite are common. Repeated twinning on {110} yields...examples are the most familiar to collectors. Aragonite may display polysynthetic lamellae and striations |  | | Book | | even though they do contain fibrous crystals of aragonite secreted by the organisms. But there are exceptions...A CHANGING PLANET 11 Vanadinite, San Carlos district, Chihuahua, Mexico * 8 x 4 x 2 cm Mineral Species...species to be present on (lead sulfide) oxidizes to form anglesite (lead sulfate). Azurite (blue copper...tightly packed spheres, there are layers of platy aragonite crystals in fossil ammonites, and the feldspar...mineral pigments. LEFT: Malachite, Bwana M’Kubwa Mine, Ndola, Copperbelt, Zambia * 22 x 26 x 16 cm 22 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | THERMAL ANALYSIS STUDIES ON CARBONATES I. ARAGONITE AND CALCITE1 Gnoncn T. Fausr, Lr. S. Geolog'icalSuraey...A r a g o n i t e. . . . . . (b) Calcite. (c) Aragonite-calcite mixture. T h e r n r a l a n a l y s i.... . . ( 3 ) C a l c i t ec u r v e s . . (4) Aragonite with calcite curves.. (5) Measurements of areas...areas under the thermal curves The aragonite-calcite translormat ion The formation of unstable polymorphs...different samples of aragonite, seven of calcite, and one natural mixture of aragonite and calcite. The transformation |  | | Catalog/List | | mineral, "At were of large, prisms, of this mine have been obtained, more Note. - Galena offer...in the specimens Dundasite, bunches samples Mine, of occurs lode. beautiful white large more...originally Cornish mining ceeding by colour, Mine fractures of great the mineral often Mount ...extremely some rarely Anglesite. Embolite, back Mine. with minute of small of capping gossan the...flakes this mineral is columnar to be Silver-Lead commonly At the Rarely patches in often bright |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | University of Graz, Universitaetsplatz 2, A-8010 Graz, Austria 2 OREA, Institute for Oriental and European Archaeology...of Sciences, Hollandstrasse 11-13, A-1020Wien, Austria e-mail: christian.ademeit@student.tugraz.at The...of Vienna, Althanstraße 14 (UZA II), 1090 Wien, Austria Institute of Geology of Ore Deposits, Petrography...Leoben, Peter-Tunner-Straße 5, A-8700 Leoben, Austria Department of Geology, Shahid Chamran University...University of Graz, Universitätsplatz 2, A-8010, Graz, Austria e-mail: thomas.angerer@uibk.ac.at 1 2 Sphalerite |  | | Book (edition) | | Linopolis, Brazil, H Page 13: Gold, 35 mm.Eagle's est Mine, California, G Publi!>hed by Grdllit.u.o. Stefanikova43...dept. (departement), dept. (departamento), dist. (district). Less common terms are not abbreviated, e.g....Rice, Dolores co., both Colorado, at the Questa mine, Taos co., New 1994. Abernathyite K2[(UOJ 2l(AsO_J2]•6HzO...Harding Co .. South Dakota. and at the Fuemrole No2 mine, Emery co .. Utah. Also at Menzenschwand Scbwarzwald...mainly in crystals to 5 cm at the Himmelsftirst mine, Freiberg, both Saxony, Germany. In the subtropical |  | | Book | | first mineralogist, and it was no longer possible to lead an everyday life without a knowledge of mineral...times, and there is evidence of at least one flint mine dating from this period. Finely worked and polished...derives its name from the saltmining district of Hallstatt in Upper Austria, where many prehistoric finds have...G Ns sodium M Nb niobium M oxygen phosphorus Pb lead 0 p G N M Pc platinum R, radium s Sb s, Sn...grains of other minerals as inclusions; this can lead to errors when determining their chemical composition |  | | Book | | Frontcover Upper left: The observatory at Kremsmunster. Austria. which houses the mineral collection. Upper right:...mineralogical cabinet of the convent at Kremsmunster, Austria. The . specimens a~e displayed m baroque furniture...important mineralogical museums in Western Europe Austria Belgium Denmark Finland France Germany (Federal...half are in Germanspeaking countries (Germany, Austria, Switzerland). The reasons for this are partly...universities, 14 by town or city councils, 13 by district councils or regional boards, and 16 form part |  | | Book | | give rise to various other minerals, such as aragonite or geyserite. In places where hot solutions and...modifications, e.g. diamond — graphite, calcite — aragonite, pyrite — marcasite, quartz — cristobalite — tridymite...higher symmetry. For example, the orthorhombic aragonite often Twinned Crystals of (from left to right):...large differences, and a false identification may lead to completely wrong conclusions. Other mistakes...interesting minerals can also be found on heaps of mine refuse, but never enter abandoned shafts or caves | | | Book | | give rise to various other minerals, such as aragonite or geyserite. In places where hot solutions and...modifications, e.g. diamond — graphite, calcite — aragonite, pyrite — marcasite, quartz — cristobalite — tridymite...higher symmetry. For example, the orthorhombic aragonite often Twinned Crystals of (from left to right):...large differences, and X a false identification may lead to completely wrong conclusions. Different scratch...interesting minerals can also be found on heaps of mine refuse, but never enter abandoned shafts or caves |  | | Report (issue) | | Strontian, Scotland. (2) SrCO3 . Mineral Group: Aragonite group. Occurrence: An uncommon low-temperature...Bräunsdorf, near Freiberg, Saxony; in the Lützow mine, Könitz, Thuringia; commercial deposits at Drensteinfurt...Drensteinfurt, near Hamm, Westphalia; in the Dreislar mine, near Medebach, with fine crystals from Aschberg...North Rhine-Westphalia. In Austria, large crystals from Oberdorf, Styria, and at Leogang, Salzburg; from...Bernardino Co., California; in the Homestake mine, Lead, Lawrence Co., South Dakota; in Illinois, at |  | | Book | | 68 apophyllite 102, 102, 103 aquamarine 92, 92 aragonite 45, 45 arduinite l 19, 121 argentite I0 argentojarosite...59 zippeite 62 zircon 77, 78, 78 zoisite 88 THE MINE LKINGDOM All physical bodies in Nature can be...sulphide of le.ad, PbS, contains 86.60 per cent lead and l 3.40 per cent sulphur. As already mentioned...(cations)*, such as iron, magnesium, zinc, copper, lead, sodium, and potassium, t~ey have very few electronegative...or slightly rotated Vitreous. Like glass 3 THE MINE Class I: native ·elements Chemical elernents found |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | MINES AND MINERALS OF AUSTRIA By P H I L I P M O R R I L L East Derry, N . H . 0 3 0 4 1 IV S A L Z...e old emerald Venediger and Hohe Tauern form the Mine is about 7 M i from Habach. T h e trail leaves the...Alpenrose going E and then N . The crystalline Alps. Mine is a few hundred yards beyond the I f we come in...Across the valley is an old foot of cliff. copper mine, 2 M i S from the main Kapruntal. Extensive work...has radioactive count and patients are placed in mine as treatment. Fluorite. Passelstollen Gastain. Fluorite |  | | | | apophyllite 102, 102, 103 aquamarine 92, 92 aragonite 45, 45 cassiterite 34 disthene 79 dolomite 44...sulphur; galena, a sulphide of lead, PbS, contains 86.60 per cent lead and 13.40 per cent sulphur. As...(cations)*, such as iron, magnesium, zinc, copper, lead, sodium, and potassium, they have very few electronegative...rarity; it is found mainly in the upper layers of lead-silver deposits. It has a characteristic silver-white...especially near Kimberley); diamonds from the Kimberley mine are embedded in ultrabasic blue rock called kimberlite | | | | | manganese, nickel, chromium, wolfram, molybdenum, tin, lead, zinc, copper, silver, mercury, gold, antimony...orthorhombic felspars, mica, gypsum, augite, (aragonite, antimonite, marcasite, barytes, topaz) (4)... b) orthoclase (so-called Carlsbad Twin), c) aragonite. A single crystal is sometimes made up of two...growths, we distinguish contact twins (gypsum, aragonite), and interpenetrated twins (fluorite). Crystal...mineral of identical chemical composition. Thus, aragonite (orthorhombic 16 calcium carbonate CaCO;) changes |  | | Book | | Habsburg dynasty elite to the Lower Hungarian mining district around Banská Štiavnica (Schemnitz, Slovakia):...the local and surrounding gold, silver, copper, lead, and iron mines. It is well known how many interesting...pushing, dredging, and washing plants; silver and lead smelteries; […] not less [interesting are] the sampling...Johannes Mattes, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Austria, johannes.mattes@oeaw.ac.at, 0000-0002-8546-7149...if he had to either buy them from abroad […] or mine them at own expense in his own mines. Everybody |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | occurrences and the Illinois-Kentucky fluorite district. A fine witherite from Fallowfield, Northumberland...substitution for barium. Witherite is in the aragonite group and forms a series with strontianite. It...Massachusetts. It is best known from Mississippi Valley–type lead-zinc-fluorite-barite deposits, particularly those...those of the fluorite-dominated Illinois-Kentucky district where fine witherite specimens have been found... Illinois (Grawe and Nackowski 1949). In this district, it occurs as a paragenetically very late alteration | | | Book | | 68 apophyllite 102, 102, 103 aquamarine 92, 92 aragonite 45, 45 arduinite 119, /2/ beudantite 58 corundum...(cations)*, such as iron, magnesium, zinc, copper, lead, sodium, and potassium, they have very few electronegative...sulphur; galena, a sulphide of lead, PbS, contains 86.60 per cent lead and 13.40 per cent sulphur. As...rarity; it is found mainly in the upper layers of lead-silver deposits. It has a characteristic silver-white...especially near Kimberley); diamonds from the Kimberley mine are embedded in ultrabasic blue rock called kimberlite |  | | Book | | museum quality but many minerals can be found on mine dumps or can be purchased or traded. After introducing...minerals are cubic. Fluorite is a common example. Aragonite (Utah, USA) 27 Crystals Crystal Morphology...over its beer: to go underground in a non-working mine is sheer folly unless you are accompanied by someone...(preferably several people) who really knows the mine. Before venturing into the field serious collectors...really is a matter of life or death when you are in a mine - only a plan will show where water on the floor |  | Palache, Charles, Berman, Harry, Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Ect. John Wiley and Sons, New York. | Book (volume) | | 100. Found at several mines in the Huantajaya district, calcite, embolite, cerargyrite, bromyrite, iodyrite...as at Caracoles in Antofagasta, the Huantajaya district in Tarapaca, and especially Chanarcillo in Atacama;...Obtained in notable amounts in the Broken Hill district. New South Wales (bromian pt.). In the United...Tombstone, Cochise County, Arizona; in the Rand district and in the Calico and Barstow mines, San Bernardino...in Nevada in the Bullfrog district, Nye County, and in the Rochester district, Halides 14 Humboldt |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Guanajuato (Mexico) and has become the richest silver mine in the world, in more recently Bou Azzer and Imiter...ceased vein. The San Juan production by the de Rayas mine in time of World War II. Guanajuato also In 1946...very city In Morocco, the of Oberschlema Bou Azzer mine, itself, which finally already very had to be relocated...discovered huge of acanthite Acanthite. 2 cm. Jáchymov (Sankt Joachimsthal), deposits of until 2013 when Karlovy...and east of Schlema, 2014 Tucson show. The Imiter mine began its modern producing many quality specimens |  | | Book | | manganese, nickel, chromium, wolfram, molybdenum, tin, lead, zinc, copper, silver, mercury, gold, antimony,...augite, hornblende, wolframite) (3) orthorhombic (aragonite, antimonite, marcasite, barytes, topaz) (4) tetragonal... b) orthoclase (so-called Carlsbad Twin), c) aragonite. A single crystal is sometimes made up of two...intergrowths, we distinguish contact twins (gypsum, aragonite), and interpenetrated twins (fluorite). Crystal...mineral of identical chemical composition. Thus, aragonite (orthorhombic 16 calcium carbonate CaCQs) changes |
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