 | | Report (edition) | | BULLETIN 41 Third Edition A Collector's Guide to Maine Mineral Localities by Woodrow B. 7KaSVRQ Donald...Vandall T. King Robert G. Marvinney, State Geologist Maine Geological Survey Natural Resources Information...OF CONSERVATION 1998 Copyright © 1998 by the Maine Geological Survey, Department of Conservation. All...24 x JO mm;Jrom the Bennett Quarry, Buckfield, Maine. Mined in 1996 by Holden !Jrothers Mining and currently...Photo by John B. Poisson. The laws and policies of Maine and the United States prohibit discrimination in |  | | Book (edition) | | from Oregon to the Mexican border and eastward to Maine and Florida. What you cannot collect in person...beryl, topaz and spodumene. crystals, Areas in Maine, Connecticut and California, and Madagascar, are...between The mountain regions in the east from Maine down through Georgia and westward to Tennessee...summer; neither is it wise to prospect in Montana or Maine in the as the winter. An scope, and automobile...mine, Racooche Valley, White Co. 1866 Vs White County Daniel Light form, % mi. NE Less than 1887 |  | Thompson, Woodrow B., Bearss, Gene T., Falster, Alexander U., Simmons, William B., Nizamoff, Jams W. (2000) The Estes Quarry, Cumberland County, Maine: A New Pegmatite Mineral Locality. Rocks & Minerals, 75 (6) 408-418 doi:10.1080/00357520009605667 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | University of Technology] at 19:41 16 August 2013 Cumberland Countv. Mahe A New Pegmatite M ineral Locality...Locality T he Estes quarry in southwestern Maine exposes a granite pegmatite hosting more than forty mineral...those of other highly mineralized pegmatites in Maine and New Hampshire. The quarry has yielded fine specimens...is located on Route 5 in West Baldwin, Cumberland County, Maine (fig. 1). It is on the western flank of...et al. 1995). Prof. Harold Borns (University of Maine) remarked on a bright purple mineral in one of the |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138 MAINE Minerals of the Topsham, Maine, Pegmatite District Topsham • ...I S L O C A T E D about 25 miles northeast of Portland along Interstate Route 95 just across the Andros...Andros coggin River from Brunswick in Sagadahoc County. A mile-wide belt of granitic pegmatites runs from...Mineral Resources Index No. I (Rand, 1957) and Maine Mines and Minerals, a field guide by Phillip Morrill...(1958). Mining History Feldspar mining began in Maine at Topsham in the mid dle of the nineteenth century |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Gems and Minerals of Maine Pegmatites Carl A. Fran cis Granitic pegmatites in Maine have been collected...with significant gem production is in San Diego County of southern California. In a review paper Wise...seacoast northeast of Portland. The Oxford field is inland northwest of Portland. A fault of regional...was the pioneering feldspar mining district in Maine. The Oxford field is much larger and comprises nine...Approximately 100 species have been identified in Maine pegmatites and pegmatites host the greatest diversity |  | Falster, Alexander U., Simmons, William B., Webber, Karen L., Dallaire, Donald A., Nizamoff, James W., Sprague, Raymond A. (2019) The Emmons Pegmatite, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine. Rocks & Minerals, 94 (6) 498-519 doi:10.1080/00357529.2019.1641021 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 1996. THE EMMONS PEGMATITE Greenwood Oxford County, Maine The Emmons pegmatite, noted for its many phosphates...WEBBER MP2 Research Group Maine Mineral & Gem Museum 99 Main Street Bethel, Maine 04217 alexander.falster@gmail...Hebron, Maine 04238 phosphate@gmail.com RAYMOND A. SPRAGUE* 33 Roger Street Lewiston, Maine 04240 *...Deceased 16 April 2019. HE MINERALOGY AND ORIGIN OF MAINE PEGMATITES have been a principal focus of our research...in 2014 from New Orleans, Louisiana, to Bethel, Maine, greatly facilitated resumption of our study of |  | | Book (volume) | | Mineralogy by Vandall T. King and Eugene E. Foord Maine Geological Survey DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION Walter...Resources Information, Maine Geological Survey Walter A. Anderson, State Geologist Maine Geological Survey...DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION 1994 Copyright ©1994 by the Maine Geological Survey, Department of Conservation. All...photograph: Fluorapatite, Pulsifer quarry, Auburn, Maine (2.2 cm specimen), Harvard Mineralogical Museum...Wendell E. Wilson, ©1985. The laws and policies of Maine and the United States prohibit discrimination in |  | | Book (edition) | | describes sites under of the nearest town and county. and the many maps included book contain such...from Alaska to the Mexican border and eastward to Maine and Florida. Still others are to be found in Canada...in cavities in the dike. Such pegmatite dikes in Maine, Connecticut, New Hampshire, North Carolina, South...affording a challenge to the collector, especially in Maine, New Hampshire, Connecticut, New Jersey, Virginia...to visit in the summer. winter comfortable in Maine or Montana. In hot is more comfortable morning |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | OXFORD COUNTY, MAINE, PEGMATITES. M. M. Felch, W. B. Simmons, A. U. Falster, and K. L. Webber. Maine Mineral...intermediate and core zones in many of the Oxford County, Maine, pegmatites. This study primarily focuses on...of the two best-known garnet-line examples from Maine: Mt. Mica and western Mt. Apatite pegmatites. Both...pegmatites. Garnet compositions fall within the almandine (Alm)spessartine (Sps) series. Garnets from the...layer in these Maine pegmatites, similar to the model proposed for the San Diego County pegmatites (Webber |  | | Journal (issue) | | acting caretaker of the San Pedro Mine in Santa Fe County, and along with his son Phillip is actively exploring...during the last year: a presidential election in the USA, more lands closed to public use, mineral localities...horizontal s izes Wydar Co. Inc. P. 0. Box 25283 Portland • Oregon 97225 U.S.A . Tel : (503) 292-0447 •...News, P.O. Box 2043, Coeur d'Alene, ID 83816-2043 USA Phone: 208-664-2448 Email: lanny @mineralnews.com...bright pale green, not unlike some material from Cumberland. The largest specimens I saw were around 12 inches |  | | Journal (issue) | | Huizing, 534 I Thrasher Dr, Cincinnati OH 45247 USA Please, make checks payable to Mineralogical Almanac...1907, Endicott discoYered amazon stone in Custer County, aquamarine and rose quartz at the Wild Rose claim...the Devils Hole pegmatite), Fremont County and facetable almandine garnets near Canon City. Charles A...Richland County, Wisconsin. He married Effie I. circa 1890 in Wisconsin and moved to Rye, Pueblo county, Colorado...active today, an opaque epidote locality, two almandine garnet localities, and his expansion of mining |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Connecticut State Capitol; the sandstone quarries of Portland, w h i c h supplied the rock for the "brownstone"...L a k e Avenue Extension, Danbury: allanite, almandine, chalcopyrite, opal (hyalite), pyrite, quartz...of view 10.2 cm across, 1-84, Newtown, Fairfield County; collected 1960. Weber specimen, Marcelle Weber...Calcite, 2.6 cm long, Route 7, Brookfield, Fairfield County. Jeffrey Scovil specimen and photo. * « i Road...Glastonbury, pipeline off road on west side of lake: almandine, staurolite. H o l l i s t e r q u a r r y , Glastonbury: |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Manasquan, New Jersey, visited Calamity Wash, Yavapai County, and collected several exciting and Figure 7: Arizona...groupings and distortions found in the specimens. Maine New Mining Activity Ever since the feldspar mill...mill burned in West Paris in the early 196Os, Maine pegmatite mining has been conducted only for the recovery...mining, the most productive dump collecting sites in Maine are now closed to all visitors, forcing even native...the more obscure localities. Field collecting in Maine is not currently recommended to vacation collectors |  | | Journal (issue) | | Kaminski, Terry (2011), Copper Mines of Houghton County, Michigan, p. 18-20 Painesdale Mine and Shaft,...book filled with historical work involving Oxford County, describing and intertwining its minerals, miners...developed many mineralogically notable localities in Maine. Originally 49.95, reduced to just $25 each plus...range of minerals to be found in Glastonbury, Portland, East Hampton, Haddam, and Middletown (or just...Alaskan mineral among extent mineral collections is almandine, traditionally attributed to “Wrangell, Alaska” |  | | Book (volume) | | 0 n101ercai o of Maine j f·~ ....__ :,,. . - .._"' ..;. .. ~ L-- -~ \. • .J_..::.; I Volume...History, Gems, and Geology edited by Vandall T. King Maine Geological Survey DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION Robert...Robert G. Marvinney, State Geologist of Maine Volume 2: Mining History, Gems, and Geology Edited by...Resources Information, Maine Geologi,cal Survey Robert G Marvinney, State Geologist Maine Geological Survey...DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION 2000 Copyright ©2000 by the Maine Geological Survey, Department of Conservation. All |  | Francis, Carl A., Felch, Myles, Falster, Alexander U., Bailey, Douglas A. (2016) Aquamarine from Stoneham and Vicinity, Oxford County, Maine. Rocks & Minerals, 91 (1) 28-35 doi:10.1080/00357529.2016.1099131 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | from Stoneham and Vicinity Oxford County, Maine Downloaded by [Penn State University] at 01:41 12 December...fALSTeR DoUGLAS A. BAILeY Maine Mineral and Gem Museum Po Box 500 Bethel, Maine 04217 cfrancis@mainemineralmuseum...came from Stoneham, Maine—a century apart. Figure 1. Aldrich quarry beryl. Maine Mineral and Gem Museum...MINERALS Dr. Carl A. Francis is curator at the Maine Mineral and Gem Museum and an executive editor of...at the Maine Mineral and Gem Museum. Alexander U. Falster is research technologist at the Maine Mineral |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Seldom can a characteristic hue (as seen with some Maine tourmalines) or distinctive inclusion be indicative...Elbaite Schairer (1931) states: "Connecticut rivals Maine and C a l i fornia in the excellence of gem tourmalines...for gem tourmalines is the Strickland quarry, Portland. T h e author [Schairer] has seen a deep indigo-blue...flawless! Green crys tals were especially common at Portland. T h e gem tourmalines were found lining cavities...rock shops in Maine, where their similar color allowed the Connecticut gems to pass as "Maine tourmalines" |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | are remarkably similar and compare well with the Maine A.S.T.M. card data on ferberites. The average chemical...these two species is provocative. State Check List Maine is justly famous for having produced a large number...Several authors have provided previous check lists of Maine minerals-Robinson (1825), Dana (1892), Perkins (1922-24)...formal state of Maine mineralogy book. Researchers who have X-ray and/or chemical data on Maine minerals, especially...maps showing proposed isograds. CHECK LIST OF MAINE MINERALS acanthite—Acton, Franklin, Gouldsboro, |  | | Journal (issue) | | 140 Years Steve Voynick 30 GEMS AND MINERALS OF MAINE (PART II) An Annual Conference and a New Museum......6 Bench Tips ........................16 36 Maine Mineral Attraction Earth Science In News............47 Rock Science .....................48 37 Maine Mineral Attraction What to Cut ....................70 On the Rocks......................78 Dig Maine Gems 38 Antoinette Rahn SUBSCRIPTION QUESTIONS...BD10 Power Feed Trim Saw Scan for Video MADE IN USA Features include: • All cast aluminum tank, table |  | | Journal (issue) | | R. Kampf Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County George Robinson National Museums of Canada Arthur... 353 by P. Orlandi and P. B. Scortecci M aine Maine tourmaline........................................Elbaite from Newry, Maine (by P. J. Dunn) [1975, vol. 6, no. 1, p. 22-25.] Newry, Maine, a pegmatite phosphate...vol. 8, no. 6, p. 475.]* The best of San Diego County (by W. Larson) [1977, vol. 8, no. 6, p. 507-515...no. 1, p. 19-28.] The Jensen quarry, Riverside County, California (by F. DeVito and A. Ordway) [1984 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | BLUE WAVELLITE FROM THE DE LINDE QUARRY, GARLAND COUNTY, ARKANSAS. S. L. Hanson1, A. U. Falster2, and W...LW). COMPARISON OF FLUORESCENT TOURMALINE FROM MAINE, WITH EMPHASIS ON THE DUNTON, BLACK MOUNTAIN, AND...14609; 2Plumbago Timber and Quarries, PO Box 286, Portland, ME 04116. REFERENCES Beesley, C. R. 1975. Dunton...tourmaline is well known in Maine. When researching the localities of Maine tourmaline, it is beneficial...has been identified in pink/red tourmalines from Maine, from the Paprock district, Afghanistan, and from |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | in some cases from a distance. For instance an Almandine Garnet can be postitively identified with a Spectroscope...difficult to memorise all the different spectra. An Almandine Garnet shows a very good clear spectrum under...or list. In particular, this applies to Ruby, Almandine, Red spinel, Blue spinel, Synthetic blue Spinel...V I S I T A REAL ROCK SHOP — W h i l e i n the Portland area? Open 7 days a week. T h e Coles " N a t...and Rarity Shop, 5 8 4 5 S.E. 8 2 n d A v e . , Portland, Oregon. CUSTOM S L A B B I N G — W i l l slab |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | quarries in the Mid196 ROCKS 81MINERALS dletown-Portland, Connecticut, pegmatite district. They are found...Glastonbury, about 5 miles north-northeast of Portland, just east of Route 17. The area is roughly triangular...found in the district include albite, allanite, almandine, autunite, biotite, bismutite, cassiterite, columbite...THE DOLOMITE PRODUCTS QUARRY, WALWORTH, MONROE COUNTY, NEW YORK. V. H. Collins and J. S. Collins, 1334... northwest of the village of Walworth in Wayne County, New York. The quarry is a producer of aggregate |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | article are the northernmost in the Middletown-Portland pegmatite district (fig. 1). They are in South...miles north-northeast of Portland, Connecticut, just north of the Portland-South Glastonbury town line...the largest quarries of the entire Middletown-Portland quarrying district, the Howe No. John H. Betts...folding, crops Out in a narrow band extending from Portland through Bolton. It is largely made up of biotite...three largest quarries in the entire Middletown-Portland district. It is 200 yards south of P5 Figure |  | | Journal (issue) | | QUARTZ - Part III , A GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF CUMBERLAND Co 85 . ON THE HISTORY OF CLAYSTONES , 87 PUMICE...folly to cut, as, for instance, perfect Herkimer County crystals, or such crystals as the one shown in... {To be Continued.) A GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF CUMBERLAND CO. [Read before the Students' Mineralogical...Susquehanna at Harrisburg, and entering into Cumberland County, will at once be delighted with the beauties...probably the most pictur esque of all the counties. Cumberland Co. is bounded on the north, for about thirty |
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