 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Figure 1: View of Mt. Antero towards the southeast, taken by the U . S. Geological Survey geologist D...existing photograph of Mt. Antero. Courtesy of U . S . G . S . AQUAMARINE, PHENAKITE, BERTRANDITE A N D...N E R A L S F R O M the Mt. Antero mineral locality, Chaffee County, Colorado, are well known throughout...1885, Reverend Roselle Theodore Cross of Denver, Colorado, wrote to George F . Kunz, the noted New York...locality. . . . I bought all the man had but one" (Colorado Historical Society). This greatly interested Kunz |  | | Journal (issue) | | Julius Weber Mamaroneck, New York COLORADO ISSUE #2 Articles Colorado locality index.............................. 323 by B. L. Muntyan What’s new in Colorado minerals? ......................................339 by M. I. Jacobson The San Juan Mountains of Colorado ..................................349 by J. A...10 cm tall, from the Yucca Hill claim, Park County, Colorado. Richard A. Kosnar specimen; photo by John...Natural History for conceiving the idea of a second Colorado issue and for helping a great deal in bringing |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | GRANITE PEGMATITES OF THE MT. ANTERO REGION, COLORADO Gnoncn Swrrzrn, Haraard flnioersity,Cambridge,Mass...A granite stock in the region of Mt. Antero, Chafiee County, Colorado, contains numerous, small, closely...variety of later hydrothermal minerals-beryl, phenakite, albite, bertrandite and fluorite. The veins are...morphology of phenakite is pointed out, and the crystallographic elements of phenakite recalculateci...preferred setting. INTRODUCTION The region of Mt. Antero, Colorado has been known for many years as a locality |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | University Auburn, Alabama 36849 cookrob@auburn.edu Phenakite Downloaded by [University of Tennessee, Knoxville]...Knoxville] at 04:13 19 December 2014 Mount Antero, Chaffee County, Colorado A s virtually every collector knows...and some districts, such as those in San Diego County, California, and many of those in Minas Gerais...rarer topaz, garnet, and phenakite specimens. Perhaps America’s best-known phenakite occurrence, and certainly...premier aquamarine localities, Mount Antero, Chaffee County, Colorado, was highlighted by Jacobson and Lees |  | | Journal (issue) | | Colorado Springs Mineralogical Society Founded in 1936 Lazard Cahn Honorary President July 2019 PICK...Pittman Topic: “Mineral Collecting Locations in Colorado” Please note: Members whose names begin with A-L...July **In case of inclement weather please call** Mt. Carmel Veteran’s Service Center 719 309-4714 Number...Mem6 Pebble Corneron Pg Pg 5 bers andPups Phenakite Mt. Antero Pg 9 Brad’s Bench Tips Pebble PupsExhibit...meeting about where to collect mineral specimens in Colorado. There are hundreds, if not thousands of places |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | cm long), Beebe Hall, McCain Valley, San Diego County, California. Cal and Kerith Graeber specimen; Jeffrey...feature some of the finest aquamarinesfound in Colorado and other areas of the United States. Aquamarine...mineral at this year’s show, but it is also the Colorado state gemstone, having earned that distinction...spectacular gemstones found on Mount Antero in central Colorado. and project into the white quartz core...4. Aquamarine (6.7 cm long), Mount Antero, Chaffee County, Colorado. Martin Zinn specimen; Jeffrey Scovil |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | CLASSIC COLORADO PORTFOLIO MINERALS: BARBARA L . MUNTYAN 6978 Mapiti Court Boulder, Colorado 80301 COLORADO...COLORADO IS ONE OF THE MOST HIGHL Y MINERALIZED states in the Union. Not only is it known for the variety...found in Colorado occur in extraordinarily large and beautiful crystals. Some of the best Colorado specimens...rather common species from a number of famous Colorado locales. There were literally dozens of other...Shares of Colorado. Figure 1 (left): Hematite after siderite, quartz, Lake George, Park County, Colorado |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | fine gems. Noted from Pala, California; Mt. Antero, Colorado; some localities in Chester and Delaware...pegmatite near the Royal Gorge in Fremont County, Colorado. Common in the pegmatites of Yavapai and Maricopa...Mountain in the Crested Butte region of Gunnison County, Colorado, in good gem crystals. ANDRADITE, calcium-iron...Andradite has been found at Middletown, Delaware County, Pennsylvania and at other localities in Delaware...observed in pegmatite as at St. Peter's Dome, Colorado; and at Rockport, Massachusetts, at which locality |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Mineral Localities of Colorado EDWIN J . OVER, JR. "Second Edition " is a feature which reruns pertinent...this issue on author Edwin J. Over, Jr. The Mt Antero Aquamarine Locality {Rocks & Minerals, December...I M A D E A C O L L E C T I N G trip to Mt. Antero, Colorado, long famous for its aquamarines and associated...minerals: Aquamarine Bertrandite Fluorite Mica Phenakite Quartz My camp was at a prospector's cabin, at...about 14,000 feet while on the way to the top of Mt. Antero (14,235 feet) and during a hail storm. A l l |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Two Point claim, Pikes Peak batholith, Teller County. The Collector’s Edge specimen, Jeff Scovil photo...Mail Stop 150, Box 25046 Federal Center Denver, Colorado 80225 pmodreski@usgs.gov C olorado is, of course...been written as guides to mineral collecting in Colorado. A classic, which went through three major editions...1951 version with a slightly different title), is Colorado Gem Trails and Mineral Guide, by Pearl (1951,...up-to-date guidebook to the state’s minerals is Colorado Rockhounding, by Voynick (1994). Other published |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | type consists primarily of Be silicates (beryl + phenakite) in the outer zones (zones I–II), which likely...zone II. This type shows a general sequence: phenakite ! hydroxylherderite or hurlbutite ! fluorapatite...of pegmatite crystallization. Keywords: beryl, phenakite, hydroxylherderite, beryllium, Nanping No. 31...for tracing the geochemical evolution of beryl, phenakite, hydroxylherderite, hurlbutite, and euclase; these...hundred micrometers to several centimeters. Minor phenakite also is encountered, along with cassiterite, columbite–tantalite |  | | Journal (issue) | | on Amazonite 7.5 cm, from the Smoky Hawk claim, Colorado. Collected by the Dorris family; Tom Spann photo...include the finest aquamarine and phenakite from Mt. Antero, Colorado, and their most publicized effort...museum quality.” (Szenics, 1967) Spruce Peak, King County, Washington, 1977 Beautiful pyrite and quartz specimens...and FLECK, G. (1980) The Grey Horse mine, Pinal County, Arizona. Mineralogical Record, 11 (4), 231–232...and HAWES, W. (1978) Quartz and pyrite from King County, Washington. Mineralogical Record, 9 (6), 352–353 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | inch on edge, from the Henderson mine, Clear Creek County. Figure 2 (right). Green fluorite encrusted with...Mountain Wilderness area near Columbine Lake, La Plata County; largest crystal measures 1.25 inches on edge;... FLUORITE BARBARA L. MUNTYAN Ouray County Museum Ouray, Colorado 81427 Mineral photographs by John R...locations in Mexico; in Elmwood, Smith County, Tennessee, and in Hardin County, Illinois, in the United States;...eastern Russia. It also occurs in many localities in Colorado, where it is found in colors ranging from pale |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | cavities in altered variscite at Fairfield, Utah County, Utah; also manganoan overite recently has been...S AND M I N E R A L S Edwin Over of Colorado Springs, Colorado, who, with Mr. Arthur Montgomery, recognized...region (Burke, 1952). I n about 1921 E d moved to Colorado Springs where he lived with his uncle Loyalle...Mill where his uncle was the superintendent. In Colorado Springs he also met the well-known miner alogist...young mineral collectors. E d Over attended the Colorado School of Mines for a little over two years but |  | | Journal (issue) | | .....................•......... 354 STORM OVER ANTERO. By Arthur Montgomery . . . . . . . . . . . . ...MINERALS ASSOCIATION 0 D 0 WHOLE NO. 89 STORM OVER ANTERO By ARTHUR MONTCOMERY (All Photographs This is an...inaccessible chiefly because of altitude. Of these few Mt. Antero surely stands preeminent. Its 14,200 feet place...place it not only among the handful of loftiest Colorado peaks but within a mere 200 feet or so of being...elevation, Mt. Whitney. Located along with the other giants of the College Range, Antero stands very |  | | Catalog/List | | Wheatley's Mines, near, Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania. An excellent matrix specimen of...3. AZURITE, Copper Queen Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona. A superb, large, old-timer of the hest.................................... _.50Q. 17. PHENAKITE, Emerald Mines, Takovaya River, near Ekaterinburg.................. 2750. 18. PHENAKITE, Mt. Antero, Chaffee County, Colorado. Fine, bright doubly-terminated...30. NATIVE SILVER, Bouldcr Nest Lode, Lytown, Colorado (sic.). A plumose, elongated, group of crystals |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | William Besse. 1714 S. Clarkson Street Denver, Colorado 80210 markivanjacobson@gmail.com B lue minerals...symbol to promote outstanding aspects of their county or state. Approval is usually not difficult because...explored for copper in the Cerbat Mountains, Mohave County. They acquired mineral rights to two sections of...Cochise County, and earned the nicksurrounding Mineral name of “Turquoise Park, Mohave County, King” (Arizona...Johnston Turquoise company man district, Mohave County, Arizona. John Betts photo. 1964). reputedly was |  | | Journal (issue) | | - - - - - - - - - - - Mineral Collections 1n Colorado A Supplement to The Mineralogical Record November-December..."Smithsonian packet," Smoky Hawk claim, Florissant, Colorado. Collected in 2008; Dorris Family collection;...certificates for mines in the Cripple Creek District, Colorado, in 1898 and 1901. Sponsorship: This special supplement...Collecting in Colorado The Collections: Mel & Pam Bersch Ryan Bowling Ralph Clark Colorado School of Mines...Thompson George Witters Martin Zinn III and Colorado in the :Mineralogical Record Supplement to The |  | | Journal (issue) | | White Horse Ranch to the Blitzen Valley, (Harney County, Oregon} and on the way I picked up some pieces...looked like slag from a furnace. This was in Grant County, Oregon, about 5 miles from Seneca. I was on a...3x3x8 feet in the Luella Mine near Avon, Latah County, Idaho ; and etc. Origin The crystals have reached...pegmatite of the Harding Mine near Embudo, T aos County, New Mexico, has been mined and sent to Washington...as at Mt. Mica, Paris, Majne; Mt. Antero, Devils Head, Crystal Peak, and Crystal Park, Colorado; some |  | | Journal (issue) | | Gold Mines Middle Buttes Volcanic Complex Kern County, California Allan R. Blaske allan.blaske@gmail...volcanic complex is located in southeastern Kern County, approximately 9 miles southwest of the town of...Gold Mines, Middle Buttes Volcanic Complex, Kem County, California, Mineral News, Vol. 34, No. 4, April...dome-hosted epithennal precious metal deposit, Kern County, California: Unpub. M.Sc. thesis, Michigan Tech... L., and Brady, J, 1990, Cactus Gold Mine, Kem County, California, California Geology, April 1990, p |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | is in the Bement collection from Florissant, Colorado (Hiestand, 1887), and from Barringer Hill, Texas...mineral specimens. Eight excellent lepidolites from Mt. Apatite, Auburn, Maine were acquired from Dr. George...transparent crystals from several localities in Alexander County, North Carolina. Some excellent large monazite...represented by only one specimen from Lewis and Clark County, Montana. The well known dealer, Lazard Cahn, supplied...in 1876. PHENAKITE is noted by numerous loose crystals and matrices from Mt. Antero, Colorado; some crystals |  | | Report (issue) | | 4.5683(3) Z=4 X-ray Powder Pattern: Mica Creek, Mt. Isa, Queensland, Australia. 4.38 (100), 3.19 (90)...rarely as a primary mineral. Association: Beryl, phenakite, herderite, tourmaline, muscovite, °uorite, quartz...Piedmont, Italy. From P¶³sek, Czech Republic. In the USA, in the Strickland quarry, Portland, Middlesex Co...in Virginia, at Amelia, Amelia Co.; in Colorado, on Mt. Antero, Cha®ee Co. and elsewhere. At Spor Mountain |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Copyright © 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd Printed in the USA. All rights reserved 0016-7037/02 $22.00 ⫹ .00 Pergamon...Boyd Street, 810 Energy Center, Norman, OK 73019, USA (Received July 18, 2001; accepted in revised form...of melt needed to achieve beryl saturation (⫾ phenakite, Be2SiO4; chrysoberyl, BeAl2O4) have been established...Research Company, PO Box 2189, Houston, TX 77252, USA. Powders were formulated by combining mineral components...muscoviteB biotite garnet Alm44Pyp42Gro13Sps1 phenakite beryl Haplogranite Glass Abbreviation Ab |  | | Report (issue) | | Phenakite Be2 SiO4 c 2001 ° Mineral Data Publishing, ver sion 1.2 Crystal Data: Hexagonal. Point Group:...Austria. In the USA, from near Florissant, El Paso Co., and on Mt. Antero, Cha®ee Co., Colorado; on Bald Face |  | | Journal (issue) | | Articles The Bunker Hill mine, Kellogg, Shoshone County, Id a h o 339 by N. Radford and J. A. Crowley...mine, Pontiac County, Quebec . 359 by D. L. Leavitt Shavano Peak . . . a new Mt. Antero? ..............1981 Bunker Hill the mine kellogg, shoshone county, idaho by Norman Radford P. O. Box N Osbum, Idaho...of the Coeur d’Alene mining district, Shoshone County, Idaho. The district is roughly 24 kilometers wide...deposits of the Coeur d’Alene District, Shoshone County, Idaho. U.S. Geological Survey Pro fessional Paper |
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