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Amber from
Cape Sable, Magothy River, Arnold, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA


Classification
Species:'Amber' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Amber data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cape Sable, Magothy River, Arnold, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:155015
Long-form Identifier:1:3:155015:3
GUID (UUID V4):38c2bb56-7b73-4bf3-8318-cafc29f0f7b1
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
d el SCALE 8 M iles - 1 Inch K a rtta n 0 MARYLAND IN POTOMAC GROUP S H O W IN G T H E A R E A...constituent formations of the Potomac group in Maryland 190 The formations and their relatio n s................................................. 194 Arundel formation.................................................................... 195 The Patuxent-Arundel boundary.........................................constitutes a relatively narrow belt, extending from cape Cod to the Mississippi basin and ranging from a
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
THE STRATIGRAPHY OF THE POTOMAC GROUP IN MARYLAND.1 CONTENTS. Introduction. Description of the deposits...deposits. Characteristic local sections. Fossils. The Arundel Formation. Name and areal distribution. Leading...have been carried on under the auspices of the Maryland Geological Survey and the Woman's College of Baltimore...(?) THE (Raritan Formation) " (Patapsco ) " (Arundel ) (Patuxent PATUXENT Potomac Group FORMATION...Patuxent formation receives its name from the Patuxent River in the basin of which As the deposits of this horizon
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
oftheRetinaspha It,discoveredat CapeSable,Magothy River,AnnArundel County, M. D.-Read 1 thDec. 1823. Maryland...andof a fossilsubstance supposedto be a at Cape Sable,Maryland. nestofan insect,discovered This wastheresultofonlyone...whichare verysimilarin theirappearance, viz. the true amber,and a resino-bituminous substance knownbythenameofRetinasphalt...thesame,I described it in the above mentioned as amber. Havingreturned Journal to my formerresidence, whereI...of a greyishcolour. In lustreit is inferior to amber,havingmoreofthelustre ofthe-gamboge,thanthatof copal;
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Serpentine p. 194 Anne Arundel Co., M d . Agatized W o o d . Amber, at Cape Sable, near Magothy river, i n grains...same place is f o u n d the earthy variety o f amber, in small friable masses. 471 Lignite, the bed...2 6 Big Sandy River, Ky. Oxide of Manganese, near; near Greenupsburg on Big Sandy River p. 2 2 8 Athens...the b o t t o m of this Creek. p. 2 3 8 Detroit River, Mich. Sulphuret of Mercury occurs in the f o r...i c h i g a n , H u r o n , St. Clair, Detroit river, and around the w h o l e shore of the western end
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
work this ore for zinc have been unsuccessful." Amber was found in the U. S. at Gay Head; Martha's Vineyard;...Vineyard; at Camden, N. J. and at Cape Sable, near Magothy River in Maryland. Amber once was the basis of an excellent...in handsome specimens at King's mine, Davidson County, N. C. No mention is made in Dana's Manual of the
Report (volume)
MARYLAND GEOLOGICAL SURVEY VOLUME ONE MARYLAND GEOLOGICAL SURVEY VOLUME ONE BALTIMORE THE JOHNS... President. GOVERNOR OF MARYLAND. KOBEKT P. GRAHAM, COMPTROLLER OP MARYLAND. DAKLEL C. GILMAN, ....... R. W. SILVESTER, Secretary. PRESIDENT OF THE MARYLAND AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. STATE GEOLOGIST WM. BULLOCK...Excellency Lloyd Lowndes, Governor of the State of Maryland and President of the Geological Survey Commission...Miscellaneous Products 87 The Detailed Study of County Resources 87 The Special Investigation of Road
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
..... .............. ............ Connecticut River a t Holyoke. Avg. discharge in cu. ft. per sec,...data regarding the discharge of the Connecticut river; and to call attention to the importance of the...Aug. 19-Sept. 15, 1894.. THEworld's supply of amber in all ages appears to have been drawn from the...cast up by the waves in commercial. quantities. Amber occurs also in numerous inland localities throughout...Sicily and the Adriatic. Up to the present time amber has not been found in North America in commercial
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
meets this year upon the banks of the Connecticut river, upon whose upper drainage area the clearing away...still is, progressing. At two points upon this river, Hartford and Holyoke, a n unusual number of continuous...since 1880 a daily record of the discharge of the river past that point, which record is still continued...should, of course, be most evident in the upper river, since i t is near the head waters that operations...records that are available-those for the lower river-and see if we can there change in the nature of
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
its characteristics, and in its entirety it has a Cape Florida, on the southwestern extremity of the tramping...tain regions. On mud or sticky earth which river chances to remain on their banks they are especially...probable, therefore, finding that the royal palms of Cape Sable, as well as those in it eminently successful...forests or in height. The leaves are immense also. River, at old Fort Dal- from the near shores of Yucatan...relative to the cultivation of cocoanuts dalism at Cape Sable, which leaves not one tree to tell and pineapples
Report (issue)
A^J ** ^ Anne Arundel County 43 Baltimore County 45 Howard County - Montgomery County 88 Prince...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...of the Baltimore Gabbro Complex at Ilchester, Maryland. Figure 6. Triassic diabase dike forming a ridge...the Coastal Plain of Anne Arundel, Prince George's/and Baltimore Counties, Maryland (Sterrett, 1911).
Report (issue)
....................... XXX Longest rivers and river systems ..........................................with a capitalized article: The Bend, La Pica, The Cape, The Nose, and The Maze. Single-word specific names...names derived from French, such as Detroit, Au Sable, Prairie du Chien, Terre Haute, Baton Rouge, Nez...Great Lakes, down the Mississippi River, and up the Missouri River to the Rocky Mountains. Geographic...names derived from Dutch are found along the Hudson River; names derived from German, in Pennsylvania and
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
�li£ J dtutific �mttican. - MEERSCHAUM Ar.a) AMBER. . ..-- . 161 . ··1' The Corn Crop • III't...return to the soil as much located on the \Villamet River, eight miles above the natural mineral, which arc...indomitable enterprise, can fail to thp crown. Amber,so extensively employed as mouth-pieces DR. COQUEREL...has patented an Head, Martha's Vineyard; and at Cape Sable, in water,the edge that goes in the water will...silvering solution is applied,an immediate deposi­ Maryland. other precious stones. When heated, it exhales
Book
f m 2 - V 0 V w ? m '*> /,/ mm 7 Amber. Cope’s Smoke Room Booklets. Number Seven. Cope’s...6.—The Smoker’s Garland, Part II. - Ready. 7. —Amber: All about Sold by all Tobacconists Price Single...Office: Street, Liverpool. The Origin of Amber. Amber All About It BY J. G. HADDOW. LIVERPOOL:...creek, his sails the an. Schiller. MERCHANT. amber seas Quell. suchen, zu Gute sich F. THE Männer...intention. however, has been added sulted a Amber, mainly This organic form, Maccall, Tobacco
Journal (issue)
Tungsten Area. By Ronald L. Ives ........ 113 Amber. By Jonathan M . Blair ...........................remainder FeWO, .... Ferberite hlgh country of Boulder County, Color20-80 % Mn WO., ado, near the town of Nederland...Colorado Geological Sun1c7 Interior of Boulder County Tunnd . Th is tunnel has tapped veil\5 of tungsten... 116 ROCKS and MlNERALS Amber By JONATHAN M. BLAIR Historical Amber claims the highest antiquity...precious of jewels. Since ·the earliest records amber has been cast up on the shores of the Baltic, and
Report (volume)
......... Cape Lisburne, Alaska............................................. Copper River region, Alaska...formation....................................... Arundel formation........................................formation............................................. Magothy formation........................................Woodbine sand, Arthurs Bluff, Lamar County, Tex .......... Bear River formation, western Wyoming...................... Belly River formation, Canada.......................... Judith River formation, Montana
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
astrlDgent. Fonnd at Na­ vesink hills, N. J. ; Cape Sable, Md.; Catskill, Mt., and 12 miles from Catskill...square at the base covering eley. Occurs at Cape Sable, Md.; ) Another new application of electricity... American, and 600,000 in all other lanl!ua- AMBER. OC(lure in crystals, which are generally grouped...the second letter was added a Mr. Pell, of Ul�ter county, the celebrated AMIANTHOIDE. mine (the washing
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
astrlDgent. Fonnd at Na­ vesink hills, N. J. ; Cape Sable, Md.; Catskill, Mt., and 12 miles from Catskill...square at the base covering eley. Occurs at Cape Sable, Md.; ) Another new application of electricity... American, and 600,000 in all other lanl!ua- AMBER. OC(lure in crystals, which are generally grouped...the second letter was added a Mr. Pell, of Ul�ter county, the celebrated AMIANTHOIDE. mine (the washing
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
astrlDgent. Fonnd at Na­ vesink hills, N. J. ; Cape Sable, Md.; Catskill, Mt., and 12 miles from Catskill...square at the base covering eley. Occurs at Cape Sable, Md.; ) Another new application of electricity... American, and 600,000 in all other lanl!ua- AMBER. OC(lure in crystals, which are generally grouped...the second letter was added a Mr. Pell, of Ul�ter county, the celebrated AMIANTHOIDE. mine (the washing
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
astrlDgent. Fonnd at Na­ vesink hills, N. J. ; Cape Sable, Md.; Catskill, Mt., and 12 miles from Catskill...square at the base covering eley. Occurs at Cape Sable, Md.; ) Another new application of electricity... American, and 600,000 in all other lanl!ua- AMBER. OC(lure in crystals, which are generally grouped...the second letter was added a Mr. Pell, of Ul�ter county, the celebrated AMIANTHOIDE. mine (the washing
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
astrlDgent. Fonnd at Na­ vesink hills, N. J. ; Cape Sable, Md.; Catskill, Mt., and 12 miles from Catskill...square at the base covering eley. Occurs at Cape Sable, Md.; ) Another new application of electricity... American, and 600,000 in all other lanl!ua- AMBER. OC(lure in crystals, which are generally grouped...the second letter was added a Mr. Pell, of Ul�ter county, the celebrated AMIANTHOIDE. mine (the washing
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
astrlDgent. Fonnd at Na­ vesink hills, N. J. ; Cape Sable, Md.; Catskill, Mt., and 12 miles from Catskill...square at the base covering eley. Occurs at Cape Sable, Md.; ) Another new application of electricity... American, and 600,000 in all other lanl!ua- AMBER. OC(lure in crystals, which are generally grouped...the second letter was added a Mr. Pell, of Ul�ter county, the celebrated AMIANTHOIDE. mine (the washing
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
astrlDgent. Fonnd at Na­ vesink hills, N. J. ; Cape Sable, Md.; Catskill, Mt., and 12 miles from Catskill...square at the base covering eley. Occurs at Cape Sable, Md.; ) Another new application of electricity... American, and 600,000 in all other lanl!ua- AMBER. OC(lure in crystals, which are generally grouped...the second letter was added a Mr. Pell, of Ul�ter county, the celebrated AMIANTHOIDE. mine (the washing
Book
Butterworth Gem Books Edited by Peter G. Read Amber Helen Fraquet Beryl John Sinkankas and Peter G...Darragh Topaz D. B. Hoover Butterworths Gem Books Amber Helen Fraquet Butterworths London Boston Durban...PublicationData Fraquet. Helen Amber.--{Butterworths gem books) I. Amber I. Title 553'.29 QE391.AS ISBN...Fraquet. Helen. Amber. (Butterworths gem books) Includes bibliographies and index. I. Amber. I. Title. II...Ltd., Frome and London Preface This book is an amber primer. The subject of fossil resins is so vast
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
�li£ J dtutific �mttican. - MEERSCHAUM Ar.a) AMBER. . ..-- . 161 . ··1' The Corn Crop • III't...return to the soil as much located on the \Villamet River, eight miles above the natural mineral, which arc...indomitable enterprise, can fail to thp crown. Amber,so extensively employed as mouth-pieces DR. COQUEREL...has patented an Head, Martha's Vineyard; and at Cape Sable, in water,the edge that goes in the water will...silvering solution is applied,an immediate deposi­ Maryland. other precious stones. When heated, it exhales
Book
of Saratoga in Now York, by Doct. John H. Steel. county A (Steel.') 1822." (N. G.) " New Farmer and...statuary marble. detached masses on Penobscot river. (C.) river. BATH. found more or Beryl from 5 m. E....Penobscot Micaceous Oxide of Iron, near. (C.) 1 river. near Bath. MAINE. BOWDOIN. Schorl, common,...brownish black. (Hall.) SACO RIVER. Sulphur et of Antimony, on Saco river. (C.) SIDNEY. Staurotide...tremolite. CHESTERFIELD. Brown Oxide of Iron, on West River mountain, which is situated on the east side of
 
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