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| the Geological Survey's annual report entitled " Mineral Resources of the United States" (the volumes for...of a century. During that period, however, the mineral resources of the United States have been enormously...showing the composition and character of each mineral and the location of. its principal deposits. Many...These are only examples of notable changes in the mineral production of the United States and of correlated...changes in the appraised value of some of the mineral deposits. In this list, as in the earlier lists |
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| CONTENTS Introduction 1 Scope of report 4 Mineral collecting 5 Acknowledgments 6 Introduction..." -. _>-.--_>-->.-..-. Triassic deposits 31 Mineral localities 38 District of Columbia Mavtrl a Tirl...^ Anne Arundel County 43 Baltimore County 45 Howard County - Montgomery County 88 Prince Georges...Georges County Virginia 74 . 120 129 Arlington County 129 Fairfax County 131 Fauquier County 139...139 Loudoun County 143 Prince William County 149 Diabase quarries of northern Virginia 155 CAPTIONS |
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| ALBERT STATES WILLIAMS, Jr. ABSTRACT FROM "MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES CALENDAR YEAR 1687"—DAVID...UNITED A PARTIAL LIST OF ORES, MINERALS. AND MINERAL SUBSTANCES OF INDUS TRIAL IMPORTANCE, ARRANGED...are based upon those published in the volume of Mineral Resources for 1882, pages 6G4-775, and very closely...principal occurrences of the ores, minerals, and mineral substances of industrial importance of the several...original lists were compiled, the rapid growth of the mineral industries of the country, changes in the channels |
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| ............................................. Maryland.................................................the Geological Survey's annual report entitled "Mineral Eesources of the United States" for 1882 and 1887...more until 1914. During that period, however, the mineral resources of the United States were enormously...resources of the country. Many changes in the mineral industry other than increase in production have...These are only examples of notable changes in the mineral production of the United States and of correlated |
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| Dahlonega Co. and Rabum Co., and the McDuffie County Belt extending through portions of McDuffie, Warren...Sphalerite. BALDWIN COUNTY MILLEDGEVILLE, at state farmjasper. BANKS COUNTY COMMERCE, along Hwy. 59...along adjoining Co. linerock crystal. BARROW COUNTY WINDER, along rd. to Jefferson and 1½ mi. inside...Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States BARTOW COUNTY AREA, Saltpeter Cave, as floatjasper. CARTERSVILLE:...agate, (banded, various colors), jasper. BIBB COUNTY MACON: at Holton Quarry, 7½ mi. NWagate; N |
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| fossils, Illinois has little to offer gem and mineral collectors, even though the state produces more...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...deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip mine⎯pyritized gastropods |
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| fossils, Illinois has little to offer gem and mineral collectors, even though the state produces more...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...deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip mine⎯pyritized gastropods |
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| New Hampshire Mineral Locality Index Downloaded by [University of Newcastle, Australia] at 15:01 05...entrance and arch of the Palermo mine, North Groton, Grafton County. Rob Lawrence photo, courtesy Bob...is one of the lowest in annual mineral production, the number of mineral collecting localities and the...recorded number of mineral species is quite high. Hawes (1878) reported 95 mineral species, Meyers and...collecting the state’s minerals and developing its mineral industries. Although the latter never sustained |
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| Chromite and Other Mineral Deposits in Serpentine Rocks Of the Piedmont Upland Maryland, Pennsylvania And...districts ______ -._-_____-_____-___._. Montgomery County, Md_-_-_---_---_-_-----------_-__--_-_-_Soldiers...Philadelphia district....._._.-_.-.--. ___________ Mineral deposits___-___--_-_-___-.-------_---_---_-----_-_-_----Geologic...State Line district__-------___..____.___._... Cedar Hill (Geiger) quarries._--_.-_-----__.____ West Chester...____________ Mine descriptions_______________________________________ Montgomery County, Md___-_______________________ |
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| Photographs JanuaryFebruary: Rhodochrosite, N’Chwaning mine, Hotazel, South Africa. Martin Zinn specimens, Erica...Cryo-Genie mine, San Diego County, California. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County specimen,...Ground Hog mine, Gilman, Eagle County, Colorado. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County specimen...Bernardino Rivadavia (1780-1849, see Who’s Who in Mineral Names Berry, R. R., Large Smoky Quartz and Fluorite...309 Brochantite, New Hampshire, 416 Brookite, Dodo Mine, Subpolar Urals, Russia, R. B. Cook, 192-95 Buchholz |
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| Windsor County.................... 253 254 Talc and Verde Antique Quarry, Stockbridge,Windsor County Williams...Williams Mine, RochesterTownship, Orange County........ ... Verde Antique Quarry, North Hollow, Rochester...Prospect at Hammondsville, Reading Township, Windsor County .................................................Township, Washington County.................................... Waterbury Mine of the Eastern Magnesia...constantlyasso: ciatedwith other minerals,or varietiesof mineral speciesnot found in the countryrock of the talc |
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| to very small specimens or to the powder of the mineral' It was thought that the phenomenaproduced in this...have gone through the fire and to determine its mineral nature, original appearance and the changes produced...the original appearance of the mineral was determined from the mineral itself. In some cases even the...larger than tZ" in diameter. These shorv lhat the mineral melted and that the melted part solidified on the...developed along cracks in the mineral. (5) Galena. Cubes of the mineral square. up to 7f" (6) Chalcocite |
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| .......................................... xi Mineral Locations by State Alabama ................................................................210 Maryland ...............................................................548 Table of Maps Page Alabama County Map ...................................................................................4 Alaska County and Stream Map ......................................................................22 Arizona County Map .......................................... |
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| 4, A1 2 O 3 26.8, Na 2 O 16.3, Lenni, Delaware County. Crystals. Eyerman, 1911, 11. Composition: Analysis:...Sp.gr LOCALITIES: Berks County: Birdsboro, and Gickerville; Delaware County: Leiperville, Lenni (druses...Felton's farm (Chester), and Ward's quarry; Montgomery County: Sumneytown, and Perkiomenville ; Philadelphia:...cut east of Reading (probably Birdsboro), Berks County. White, Smith, 1910, 540. silky mass of radiating...42 9.86 4.77 13.60 100.69 2.277 LOCALITY: Berks County: Birdsboro. MESOLITE m Na Al Si3Oio.2H O 2 2 |
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| Mineral Vol. 18 No. 4 April 2002 The Mineral Collector's New#, A New Discovery of Pink Tourn1aline...Tourn1aline at the Cryo-Genie Mine, San Diego County, California Kenneth L. Gochenour 2670 East Walnut St. #B Tustin...found at the C ryo-Genie mine near Warner Springs in northern San Diego County, California. The crystals...specimen will soon find its home the Los Angles County Museum of Natural History. Another , rge crystal...the ir pink body. At the recent Tucson Gem and Mineral show, held at the Tucson Conventio n Center, the |
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| (A Biography) Jay Ellis Ransom EMS of and MINERAL AMERI A A Guide to Rock Collecting HARPER & ROW...bdg.) 1 For America's millions of gerr1 and mineral collectors, but especially for Karl Denny, whose...Collecting 1. Rocks, Minerals, and Gemstones 1 3 Mineral Characteristics; Gemstone Characteristics; The...Stones vs. Gemstones; Colorful Ore Minerals 2. Mineral Environments (I): The Igneous Rocks 11 The American...The Geologic Timetable; Prelude to Understanding Mineral Environments; The Classes of Rocks; Minerals Found |
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| Clearwater_ --- - .'L- 'I i INDEX "'1": I ') MINERAL LOCALITY ·~~e" I ' I' - BenewahI • r (' /----...its pyromorphite, Idaho also boasts many other mineral species. ( :\.. -~:/ Idaho <....: (_ ", I ...- - : r -\ THIS INDEX BRIEFLY DESCRIBES the mineral localities in Idaho; all known localities that...low population of Idaho, it receives much less mineral collector attention than some other states. For...geologic data have not been recently prospected by mineral collectors. Recently, politics have been playing |
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| in Georgia, of other deposits of this valuable mineral. Like the report on the " Marbles preliminary...A. Burdick, Manager of the Laurel Creek Corundum Mine, Pine Mountain, Rabun Co., Ga., Mr. Corn of Visage...1847, by Dr. J. It is Lawrence Smith, of Louisville, Ky., it was exported Naxos The owners of...hexagonal in Gellivara, Dr. J. Lawrence Smith; Emery Mine of Chester; Scientific Kesearches, p. 42. 3 ...hundred yards above the works at Track Rock Mine, Union county, Ga., there are several slabs, one of which |
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| may be determined by scratching it with another mineral or with a knife blade. This may mutilate tllQ StOne...Topaz Corundum Diamond The numbers preceding each mineral indicate only increasing degrees of hardness, not...placed next to diamond only because it is the mineral nearest the diamond in hardness. Because much dust...contact with one another. The specific gravity of a mineral is the ratio between its weight and the weight...of stones. Luster, the general appearance of a mineral in reflected light, is of two types: metallic and |
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| abandoned mining districts, where valuable mineral ores are present and man generally absent. He tells...commercial ores and secondary minerals by state, county, township, and geologic range. For easy identification...provides a comprehensive, alphabetical listing of 400 mineral species and an outline of the essential chemical...Mineralogy 2 Preparation for Mineral Collecting 18 3 Your Mineral Collection 32 4 Techniques of...Ore and Mineral Essentials of a Small 61 232 PART The Making 43 II 5 7 3 III Mine PART 267 |
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| 3 -N APPALACHIAN MINERAL & GEM TRAILS 3 3 By June Culp Zeitner 'NS 3 v' r,. -S.’ Vv '• li ...unequalled i n hospitality. Many friends, gem and mineral clubs, and gem and m i n e n d dealers and suppliers...Pennsylvania___ _ _ _ 1 _ 2 _ 2 1 CHAPTER 4 Maryland ... 3 CHAPTER 5 Virginia 4 1 CHAPTER 6 West...was m e r e l y p a r t o f t h e waste o f t h e mine. W h a t t h e y needed was h i g h grade ore o...n g y e l l o w " c o l o r " i n y o u r pan. Maryland: M o n t g o m e r y, Frederick, H o w a r d |
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| separating and purifying hundreds of accessory mineral samples from igneous rocks. The authors are grateful...number Geographic locality Collector of the sample Mineral used for age determination Mesh size of the crystals...activity of the mineral used for age determination Total lead content of the mineral used for age determination...Lead-alpha age of the mineral Geologic age * of the rock from which the mineral was separated, based on...activity and total lead content of each accessory mineral. The age equations, repeated here for convenience |
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| ............................................v Mineral Locations by State Alabama ................................................................179 Maryland ...........................................................477 Appendix F - Classification of Mineral Deposits ........................................year I vacation in the field, collecting gem and mineral samples somewhere in the United States or Canada...enough information to be useful to most gem and mineral collectors. Generally, Minerals are capitalized |
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| ............................................v Mineral Locations by State Alabama ................................................................179 Maryland ...........................................................479 Appendix F - Classification of Mineral Deposits ........................................year I vacation in the field, collecting gem and mineral samples somewhere in the United States or Canada...enough information to be useful to most gem and mineral collectors. Generally, Minerals are capitalized |
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| terrane, central Appalachian Piedmont, Virginia and Maryland; Its origin and tectonic RISlOry ee ae ree ua...composite mélange-olistostrome belt in the Piedmont of Maryland and Virginia that includes olistostromes such...of the Morgan Run Formation (of debated age) and Mine Run Complex, some of which contain possible ophiolite...possible that soapstones just west of the Bronson Hill anticlinorium, discussed by Lyons and others (1982)...poorly constrained, as for the diamictites of Maryland and Virginia. Six main sets of mélanges and olistostromes |
