 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | MINE NEAR FROSTBURG, MARYLAND By HAROLD LEVEY 5023 Pimlico Road, Baltimore 15, Maryland For some time, the...plight of the Baltimore mineral collector has been getting worse. Mine dumps of Maryland localities worked...zeolite locality at Milford, the garnet and gem aquamarine occurrence at the Arundel Quarry, and the fine Jones...been closed. Only one or two localities around Baltimore still are productive of good specimen material...westernmost counties of Maryland are Garrett and Allegany, lying some 150 miles west of Baltimore over the Blue |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | road. Yellville is the county seat and is situated in about the center of the county. I do not know if this...Sea (in southern California —chiefly in Imperial County) one of the World's great geological freaks of...shores." ARKANSAS—The Morning Star mine, in Marion County, Ark., has furnished many handsome specimens of...little village of Rush, on Rush Creek, in Marion county. This village of Rush, is 254 Mr. Ives' letter...pyrite and coming from the Brooklyn mine in San Juan County, Colo., has been donated to R & M by the Southern |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | the others elected. Vernon Wertz, Silver Spring, Maryland, has another year to go in his present term of...Rochland Nuggets, Marvin Klibinoff, Editor, Rockland County Mineral and Gem Society, Inc. Neivlapso, Dr. Philip...Jerry Fever, Editors, Junior Division, Rockland County AJneral and Gem Society, Inc. Lack of a large attendance...Merit A-3 MINERALS- ANY TYPE AND SIZE Rockland County Mineral and Gem Society, Ine Newark Mineralogieal...M. A-5 GENERAL LAPIDARY Gemcutters Guild of Baltimore Tuscarora Lapidary Society New Jersey Lapidary |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | mostly in small amounts. A bed near Pyriton, Clay County, Ala., was worked for copper. One was mined near...near Stone Hill in the southern part of Cleburne County at what was called Wood's copper mine and also...to Carrollton, Ga., and shipped from there to Baltimore. A large amount of ore is still piled near the...ilmenite and pyrite associated with it) in New Milford Litchfield Co., under the old Lover's Leap Bridge...the Housatonic River about a mile south of New Milford Township. Of dozens of xls gouged out of the quartz |  | | Journal (issue) | | News, P.O. Box 2043, Coeur d'Alene, ID 83816-2043 USA Phone: 208-664-2448 E-mail: lream@comtch.iea.com...feldspar. The locality, I believe, is a granite quarry. I have been told that, at the site, the large...Fifties, i.e. chiastolite crystals from Madera County, CA. They used to be very common, almost ubiquitous...Manhattan, NV, from the Twin Creek Mine, Humboldt County, NV. The crystals are about 3/g to 5/g inch (1...with fresnoites from the Junnila Mine, San Benito County, CA, which he described in the Mineral News of |  | | Report (volume) | | Holman, Bangor. Maryland........ .Prof. E. B. Mathews, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore. Michigan......See Bauxite and Hallpysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found...commercial quantity or quality. Asphalt. Colbert County, small quantity has been shipped from near Leighton;...following localities: Bibb County, Pratts Ferry; Calhoun County, near Tampa; Clay County, T. 20, Pv. 7 E.; Jefferson...Jefferson County, at Elyton; Lee County, at Chewacla lime works; St. Clair County, at Gfeensport; Shelby |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | pale smoky crystals, from the Center, Cherokee County, Ala., locality and that they are very good. This...Madison County. "Beryl: as light golden crystals, fractured but gemmy, from near Hissop, Coosa County." Arizona—A...Las Vegas, Nev., publicity director of the Clark County Gem Collectors, carried the following paragraph...locality is the south shore of Lake Mead, Mohave County, Ariz. Another letter from Mr. Drury contained...(petrified wood) are found 3 miles west of Piggott, Clay County, Ark. California—A new California mineral is perovskite |  | | Book (edition) | | from the Principal Localities in the Middlesex County Region in Connecticut Unclassified Material Page...Directions to the Mineral Localities in the Middlesex County Region in Connecticut .... Additional Locality...booklet devoted to the mineralogy of the Middlesex County region. Invaluable assistance in preparing the...MALACHITE-Copper carbonate MANGANITE-Manganese oxide MARCASITE-lron disulfide MARGARITE-Hydrous calcium aluminum...found in the aegirite-granite at the Flatrock (Quarry in Waterford. Its color is dull black to brownish |  | | Report (volume) | | ............................................. Maryland.................................................Maryland____Prof. E. B. Mathews, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore. Michigan____Mr. R. A. Smith, Lansing. Dr. A....See Bauxite and Halloysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found...commercial quantity or quality. Asphalt. Colbert County, small quantity has been shipped from near Leighton;...following localities : Bibb County, Pratts Ferry; Calhoun County, near Tampa; Clay County, T. 20 S., R. 7 E.; |  | | Book (volume) | | Georges twp., Fayette Co. At the Mill view limestone quarry near Forksvilie, Sullivan Co., in small pieces...found in cavities of dolomite at the soapstone quarry, at Lafayette, Montgomery Co. (T. D. Rand.) 10...Reading, this mineral is found Berks Co., at Epplcr's quarry, at Leesport and at Fritz Island. 14. FLUORITE...of Emaus, occurs in the Ironton R. R. Co.'s quarry at Ironton, Lehigh Co. And massive, of a deep purple...Reading; " Dam " S. of Reading; at Brook's quarry, DeTurk's quarr^, Exeter twp.; at the amber colored |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | arch of the Palermo mine, North Groton, Grafton County. Rob Lawrence photo, courtesy Bob Whitmore. 242...at 15:01 05 January 2015 LOCATIONS BY COUNTY Belknap County Alton area: arsenopyrite, galena, quartz...occurrence is particularly noteworthy for Carroll County Albany, Blackberry Crossing (includes the Moose...tall, Government Gravel pit, North Conway, Carroll County. Jeff Scovil specimen and photo. Downloaded by...tall, Middle Moat Mountain, North Conway, Carroll County. Canadian Museum of Nature specimen, Jeff Scovil |  | | Book (volume) | | these coal seams the collector may often find Marcasite and Pyrite. The measures are 1,200 to 1,400 feet...600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip |  | | Book (volume) | | these coal seams the collector may often find Marcasite and Pyrite. The measures are 1,200 to 1,400 feet...600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip |  | | Book (volume) | | the western counties, especially the Clay Center Quarry 12 miles southeast of Toledo but in Ottawa Co....Dolomite crystals, Fluorite (fluorescent), , Galena, Marcasite, Pyrite, Selenite and Sphalerite. A few alluvial...ASHTABULA COUNTY CONNEAUT, area pits, quarries, rd. cuts, etc.⎯cone-in-cone Calcite. CLERMONT COUNTY MILFORD...CLINTON COUNTY WILMINGTON, area of Todd’s Ford, a mineral deposit⎯Hematite. COSHOCTON COUNTY AREA, townships...CUYAHOGA COUNTY CHAGRIN FALLS (on Geauga Co. line), area quarries⎯oilstone. DELAWARE COUNTY DELAWARE |  | | Book (volume) | | the western counties, especially the Clay Center Quarry 12 miles southeast of Toledo but in Ottawa Co....Dolomite crystals, Fluorite (fluorescent), , Galena, Marcasite, Pyrite, Selenite and Sphalerite. A few alluvial...ASHTABULA COUNTY CONNEAUT, area pits, quarries, rd. cuts, etc.⎯cone-in-cone Calcite. CLERMONT COUNTY MILFORD...CLINTON COUNTY WILMINGTON, area of Todd’s Ford, a mineral deposit⎯Hematite. COSHOCTON COUNTY AREA, townships...CUYAHOGA COUNTY CHAGRIN FALLS (on Geauga Co. line), area quarries⎯oilstone. DELAWARE COUNTY DELAWARE |  | | Book (edition) | | Camping $1 *00/day, trailers $2*00/day. **Mariposite Quarry (Mariposa), CoulterM ZUie. CA 95311- Fee: 5f/Xb~...$1-50; 6-11 75jz!. Non-hunters $2.00. Fire opal Marcasite in agate, oxyx, cinnabar Idocrase, nephrite Marble...CONNECTICUT Cinque Quarry. Mrs* Cinque, Laurel St., East Haven, CT* $2*00 fee. ♦♦Gillette Quarry, Haddon Neck...fid., Morris, IL 60450. Fossils MAINE Bennett Quarry. See Mrs. Bennett on Lincoln St., Buckfield» ME...available free at store, incl. Mt. Mica & Bennett Quarry, above. Museum in store; no admission charge. If |  | | Report (issue) | | Strohmaier 1972 Dr. William S. Gaither 1973 Dr. M. Milford Caldwell 1974 Dr. James F. Leathrum 1975 Dr. Willard...Published by the Delaware Academy ofScience, Old Baltimore Pike, R.D. #2, Newark, Delaware 19711. Design...that the sea is encroaching too rapidly on Sussex County. The powerful forces acting to deform the crust...Herrman put Iron Hill, Delaware, on his map of Maryland and Virginia (which includes Delaware) at the...date of 1673. Also, bog iron ore beds in Sussex County were known and utilized starting in early colonial |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | of vanadinite and wulfenite, is located in Pima County, Ariz., about 15 miles N . W . of Tucson. Although...Lithium-bearing pegmatites of the Pala district, San Diego County, California" has just been released by the Division...specimen comes from near Glenwood Springs, Garfield County, Colorado. "We find this pectolite high on a cliff...several houses, a general store, and a STONE QUARRY. This quarry is operated by the Morris Stone Company and...produce a high quality of agricultural lime. "The quarry is in the upper members of the Ordovician series |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | The specimen is from the old Gillette feldspar quarry at Haddam Neck (Middlesex Co.), Conn." —specimen...103), 8 miles west of Bergen Park, Clear Creek County, Colorado. This highway cuts many pegmatite dikes...we found loose in the soil near Lovtfia (Monroe County), Iowa, while breaking open Septarians looking...should take a good polish. Quinter is in N / E Gove County in N / W Kansas. MAINE—"Have been thinking of sending...found while rock hunting at the Cheapside trap rock quarry in Deerfield (Franklin Co.), Mass. I thought it |  | | Report (volume) | | ___ 89 Waldoboro, Maine____________________ Milford, N. H________________________ Westerly and Charlestown...___ Groton____________________________ Oriinge County __________________________ Topsham___________________________..._ Randolph ___________________________ Orleans County- _______________________ Derby Barton _ _________...granite and finished product Continued. Washington County _____________________ 121 Barre and Williamstown________________...______ Windham County ___. .________ ± ________ Dummerston___ ____ ____________ Windsor County __._.____________________ |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | mine, which was used for a prison; the Allyndale quarry in North Canaan, from w h i c h came the marble...York City and elsewhere; and the Hoadley Neck quarry in Guilford, which furnished the granite base for...through out the United States. I n modern times, one quarry has been used by the Navy as an underwater sound...construction, from Danbury just north of Agstone quarry to Iron Works district in Brookfield: albite, allanite...of view 10.2 cm across, 1-84, Newtown, Fairfield County; collected 1960. Weber specimen, Marcelle Weber |  | | Other Paper | | MILL 0 L D OR DOG ·POUND QUARRY OAMARU ••••••••• #e1v Zea/a.Yid riri tten, compiled and dra\'...) .;• .. . ... · ,· OLD MILL OR DOG POUND QUARRY The Old Mill area was where once a flour mill...this spot on the other side of the road is the quarry which was used by the Borough Council as a Pound...for dogs, hence the name Dog Pound Quarry. The rock from the quarry was used for filling on the harbour...scoria, basaltic breccia and agglomerate. This quarry was not known for its crystal forms • until recent |  | | Journal (issue) | | 742 748 751 762 774 776 794 722 CHIPS FROM THE QUARRY .................................................7-3185) i ROCKS AND MINERALS 72! CHIPS FROM THE QUARRY “I AM A MINERAL COLLECTOR” “HUH?” By ANNA MARIE...San Antonio Rock & Lapi dary’ Society and Bexar County Mineral Hobby Club. Chairman: Fred Stevenson, P...Indiana. (Continued) April 30, May 1, 1966—Dallas County Rock Club will hold its Rock Club Showcase at the...Federation of Mineralogical Societies. Host: Clark County Gem Collectors, Las Vegas Convention Center, Las |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | worthwhile. First we visited the famed Strickland Quarry (near Portland, Conn.) which is being worked presently... Since all the water has been drained from the quarry, one won't believe the gigantic hole that was left...actually visits the place. We then visited the Hale quarry in search of manganese dentrites which were 576...time as the quarry was cleaned up of all rock. We then went to the Myron Case feldspar quarry which I believe...interesting visit was paid to the Rock Landing No. 1 quarry. Here in an old wall was exposed the ends of several |  | | Book (volume) | | beds, excavations, etc.Selenite roses. BRULE COUNTY AREA: in the Oacoma zone of the Pierre Fm. On Elm...gray Barite rosette up to 5 or 6 inches. CAMPBELL COUNTY MOUND CITY, W to the Missouri R., regional hillsides...gravels, etc.petrified wood, wood opal. CORSON COUNTY LITTLE EAGLE: area ridges, slopes, stream beds...Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States CUSTER COUNTY AREA: The November Mine, 1.2 mi. SE of the Needles...minesColumbite, Gold, Silver, etc.; and (2) Old Marble Quarry on the Needles Hwy. 5.5 mi. NEScheelite, and deep |
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