 | | Report (issue) | | .. . . . . . : . .· . . -- -, -,- _. - - AN- . . . . .. ' . . . . . .. . -. ' . . ...survey, on the scale of one inch to a mile> of the district described in this Memoir was made by F. J. Bennett...• • •• • • • • .. . . • • • • • Oxford Clay: General Account,. 11; Details, 11. . Corallian...Elsworth Rock Group, 20; Details, Ampthill Clay, 29. Kimmeridge Clay: General Account, 36; Details, 37; References...References, 38. CHAPTER IV. CRETACEOUS ROCKS . . Lower Greensand: General Account, 40; Details, 43.. Gault: | | | Report (issue) | | survey, on the scale of one inch to a mile, of the district described in this Memoir was made by F. J. Bennett...Formations, § ae e 6 Eo aT se 40 Oxford Clay: General Account, ; Details, tet Corallian Beds:...Elsworth Rock Group, 20; Details, Ampthill Clay, 29. Kimmeridge Clay: General Account, 36; Details, 37; References...References, 38. CHAPTER IV. CRETACEOUS ROCKS a Lower Greensand: General Account, 40: eri) 43. Gault:...Cambridge Greensand and Chalk: General Account, Lower Lower Chalk Chalk 4 “ 54; Details, (Cambridge |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | A.-BLACKHEATH OR OLDHAVEN BEDS 19 2 B.-LoNDON CLAY 194 III. STRUCTURAL 197 IV. V. REpORT OF EXCURSION...sections except in the lower beds, and consequently the literature relating to the district is scanty. Prestwich...Prestwich, in his well-known papers on the Lower London Tertiaries, mentions the finding of traces of the...the higher part of the hill to consist of London Clay, though, after a careful search, he could find no...Memoir on the Geology of London,§ although the district falls partly outside the area dealt with in the |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Brickfield, where Boulder Clay was seen lying as a valley deposit on London Clay. The Oldhaven Pebble Bed...by Prestwich in his 1852 and 1854 papers on the Lower London Tertiaries, and by Sir J. B. Phear in 1854...Proc, Geol, Assoc., vol. xxii, p. II. REPORT OF AN EXCURSION TO CLAYGATE AND OXSHOTT, SURREY. SATURDAY...Messrs. Sims and Son's clay-pit at Oaken Lane. A view of the eastern face of the pit is given (Plate 35.A)...Claygate Beds or the passage-beds between the London Clay and Bagshot Sands. HENRY DEWEY, . . "q , . |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | valued at over $15,000, and it was picked up at an abandoned diamond mine near Murfreesboro, Pike Co... Richard, Box 44, Morristown, Ariz., has sent us an item on a location where interesting quartz xls may...found. Here is the item, dated, March 28, 1956: "An occurrence of interesting quartz crystals may be... y4 in. thick. It was a cleavage off the side of an octahedron probably weighing as much as 300 carats...of the Kern River, where the River passes through an area known as Hart Memorial Park. This is in the |  | | Journal (issue) | | frondl:lite anJ other phosphates from Gunheath china clay pit, St Austell, Cornwall, England 3 15 N.l. Elton...Elton Sector phosphorescent gypsum (selenite) crystals from Mepal Bridge, Cambridgeshire, England B.A...the Ludl am Collection), as well as a couple of computer terminal s with open access to an excellent...and Mineralog y departmellts are in attendance to an swer vi sitors' questions and identify specimens...Dinantian to Westphalian. These ove rlie shallow Lower Palaeozoic basement rocks, including the conceal |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | plaster now is, since there does not appear to be an equivalent bed of iron in the vicinity, nor yet beds...with the plaster-beds. It seems rather to have been an original deposit at the bottom of the ocean; the...often overlie it, and three or four feet of fine clay which commonly occur at its base. Two sections may...SECTION IN THE PIT OF THE FORT DODGE CLAY WORKS. 3. Drift, yellow, unleached, lower part a little darker...lepidodendrons. A few iron nodules present and crystals of selenite. Separated from red shales above by sharp line |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Field Meeting in the Cambridge District 19-21 September 1958 Report by the Director: C. L. FORBES Received...the Great Ouse River Board Pit, Fordham Road, Stretham (516743).1This pit was opened in 1952 and was...sporadically. The brecciated top of the Kimeridge Clay is most likely due to periglacial freeze and thaw...brecciation is similar to that seen in Gault or Kimeridge Clay below contorted Quaternary gravels elsewhere round...junction is not here contorted. It is an indication that the Lower Greensand is not in situ, but is a solifluxion |  | | Catalog/List | | specimens are sent out on approval together with an invoice. Any specimen not required should be returned...will cost extra. TRADES, EXCHANGES AND PURCHASES I am pleased to consider trades and exchanges of good...before sending. I am also interested in purchasing good mineral collections and am also happy selling...2.5x3x2.5cm. A single fairly pale dumpy xtl with an undamaged tip. £3. 5. ANALCIME, Croft Quarry, Leicstershire...Wetgroves mine, Aysgarth, Yorkshire. 6.5x4x5.2cm. An off matrix group of fairly lustrous interconnected |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | SELENITE CRYSTALS FROM PRINCETOKBiRITISH COLUMBIA by RAYMOND LASMANIS 3129 Mariner Way Port Coquitlam...are not that common. This prompts me to bring a selenite crystal locality to the attention of Rocks and...crystals of cial Park, and past the new copper mining selenite on a matrix of gypsum. operations of Similkameen...bear right at this point and cross bridge fect selenite crystals he has collected shortly after; at a...Lasmanis is a mineral right into what appears to be a clay pit. exploration geologist in Vancouver, This is the |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | on a trip to Florida to visit my relatives. Being an amateur, and having the adventurous spirit of a 12year-old...formations. "I am sending you, by separate cover, a small specimen of a mineral that I am unable to identify...other recognized psilomelane in the Batesville district, In- species as laumontite, thomsonite, datolite...present hydrosent in an item relative to the rare mi- thermal activity are of an extreme differneral,...California from what they call the Fort Bidwell district ( N / E Modoc Co.). The territory is covered with |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | CHAPTER VII. THE OXFORD AND BANBURY DISTRICT. By J. A. DO UG L AS, M.A., B.Sc. , F.G.S . I NTRODUC...country has an intima te connect ion with its main topographical feat ures. The district comprises be...representative of th e whole Jurassic system, which ha ve an almost constant strike from north-east to south-west...Shipston and Moreton district, composed THE OXFORD AND BANBURY DISTRICT. 193 of Lower Lias clays, and...the Marlstone plateau. The Upper Lias in this district is very thin, and has only a minor effect on the |  | | Journal (issue) | | forms or localities, it is somewhat uninteresting to an advanced collector. Luckily, a1ere were other cases...erfect" book I___ December 1993 was looking for, for an intelligent 10 year-old youngster. Walt had a number...educate in some manner. This may be illustrating an unusual locality, unusual mineralogy, unusual or...Kay Robertson's displays at Tucson have received an education each time, in such things as the variety...be some rare or almost unknown forms of a mineral, an unusual locality, be historically interesting, etc |  | | Book | | SUCCESSION IN THE WARWICK DISTRICT QUATERNARY Dunsmore Gravel Boulder clay including Thrussington and...and Oadby tills Stoneless clay including Walston Clay Sand and gravel including Bagington and Wolston...Rock Bed: brown ferruginous limestone JURASSIC Lower Lias 2-4m undivided: pale grey silt and silty...Shales Geology of the country around Warwick The district described in this memoir incorporates parts of...Formation the beds are known in more detail. The district includes the northern part of the South Warwickshire |  | | Book | | investment necessary to produce and publish such an index were beyond our resources at that time. We... as it turned out, by the Friends of Mineralogy, an independent non-profit organization. In 1985 the...then-president Mike Graben, compiled and published an index of volumes 1-14. This index has proven invaluable...order. In those cases where the same person is both an author and a subject of articles, the authored articles...14:157168 ALBITE Davis Hill near Bancroft, Ontario: an occurrence of large nepheline, biotite and albite-antiperthite |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | here under my nose and I was unaware of it. "What I am writing you about is a green rock we have found in...Magnet Cove area of Hot Spring County, Arkansas. I am sending you a specimen under separate cover and a...will like them. They come from the great open borax pit of the Pacific Coast Borax Co., in Boron, Kern Co...sell are overflow from my collection and therefore am selling them at a reasonable price."— letter dated...coming up, i.e., the 350th Anniversary of Sante Fe.—am enclosing with no strings attached or any publicity |  | | Report (issue) | | · Page ••• 111. General Description of the District. .. Table of Strata. Soil and Economic Products...PRE-CAMBRIAN. ... TRIAS. Keuper. Rhcetic Beda - 11 Lower Lias. Mi4d,le Lias. Upper Lias - 21 · - 41 River...Section exhibited in a pit between Keythorpe and Hal.. .. laton - 35 ,, 6. Section in pit above Hallaton Ferns...lying patch of Northampton Sand capped by Boulder Clay - 41 ► t, 7. - 4i ,, 8. Section on the Midland...in cutting west of Enderby Hill - - 49 ,, 1 1� Pit in Glacial Gravels bet",een '\\�hatborough and Ouston |  | | Catalog/List | | unless advised otherwise. All specimens are sent on an approval basis and a full refund will be made if...transparent to translucent modified cubes covering an area of 8x 5cm. £55 11. AZURITE (3.5cm x 1.5cm x...ENARGITE (4cm x 4cm x 3cm) Trixie Mine, Tintic District, Utah Co., Utah, U.S.A. Ore specimen with top...faces by scattering of small calcite crystals forming an attractive specimen. £24 22. ROSE QUARTZ (7cm x 5cm...crystal rhombs with mainly orange exterior making an attractive piece. £35 49. FLUORITE (8cm x 4cm x 2cm) |  | | Book | | A CHANGING PLANET 11 Vanadinite, San Carlos district, Chihuahua, Mexico * 8 x 4 x 2 cm Mineral Species...combination of space for growth, sufficient time and an adequate supply of chemical nutrients. Well-formed...In the larger open spaces, the crystals can reach an impressive size. Among the many minerals found within...carbonate. Geologists can figure out how quickly an igneous rock formed by the calcium carbonate can...of its crystals. If the magma has escaped from in an ocean evaporates, the chemicals in the remaining |  | | Catalog/List | | Just give me a ring to make sure I will be here. I am also pleased to discuss your requirements by phone...afterwards. I can take phone orders but prefer you to have an order number ready. Individual Customers, please...~black cry~t~i;,o;-~;atrix. M~~nl Malo~O:. i:~n{ba District. IX I ins £5 2 AEGIRINE £10 Pyroxene Malawi lxl...Quarry. Tvedalcn near Ix I £3 I x2 £6 2x2 £ 12 7 AN!lilTE Mica paper available. ___ _ _ _ -- - - ·- ·-... 22 AUGITE Large single black crystal about half an Paska Pole, Czechoslovakia £S Pyroxene inch long |  | | Report (issue) | | of environmental concerns by society were nearing an intensity bordering on frenzy. Geology, hydrology...which they can be identified. His has been more than an assignment of work. Like all good science, it has...professional competence, but also the air of the work of an amateur in the true Greek sense of the word. It is...probes the earth. Whenever a quarry is opened or an old one deepened, a ledge of stone blasted, a test...test core drilled, a mine shaft sunk or a gravel pit dug—additional mineral discoveries may be made. There |  | | Book (edition) | | \TURRITELLA Limestone \ \ INDIAN ARTIFACTS \ SELENITE TEKTITES \ \ \ l AGATE 5 JASPER WOOD(Polm)...Tektites... Palm—Wood .......................... Selenite Crystals .................... Tektites—Grimes......... . Agate—Sullivan City ................ Selenite Crystals—Shells ........... Pictures _____________________...Stillwell, the Justice of the Peace of Alpine with an office in the courthouse. Mrs. Stillwell is a graceful...Park while on this trip. 18 1 AGATE Toyah Area An agate bearing area often overlooked by collectors |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | H. Laughery, P. O. Box 417, Sedona, Ariz., owns an ancient prase mine that had been worked by the Indians...Gem Claim and is located in the Eureka Mining District in Yavapai County, Arizona. From this old mine... Riddle, 2318 Slocum Ave., Memphis 7, Tenn., for an interesting item clipped from the Mon. Dec. 18, 1961...gypsum crystals. ROCKS AND MINERALS CALIFORNIA — "Am sending two mineral samples for your evaluation....chlorite. The assay is high in chromium oxide. "I am particularly interested in your opinion as to whether |  | | Journal (issue) | | have been omitted. This index is freely available as an RTF download from the UK Journal of Mines and Minerals...& SMITH, M.E. (1993) The Minerals of the Peak District of Derbyshire 13:16-55 see also SARJEANT, W.A...18:17-32 QUIRK, D.G. (1993) Origin of the Peak District Orefield 13:4-15 ROTHWELL, M. & MASON, J. (1992)...J.G. WEISS, S. (1994) The Minerals of the China Clay pits in Cornwall 14:21-33 WOOD, M. (1993) Strontianite...HACKER, C.M. (1997) Rutile from Wheal Remfrey china clay pit, Indian Queens, St. Enoder Cornwall 18:16 LAWTON |  | | Book | | build the state and nation, and they continue to be an important industrial and commercial resource, a fertile...Museum at Michigan Technological University, has done an outstanding job of revising and editing the book...species and varieties, helpful cross-references, and an expanded and updated bibliography. But the most impressive...addition of the many superb full-color illustrations. I am certain this revised edition of The MineralogyofMichiganwill...mineralogists, and collectors, and indeed to anyone with an interest in Michigan's bountiful mineral legacy. |
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Clay pit, Mannersdorf am Leithagebirge, Bruck an der Leitha District, Lower Austria, Austria