 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Please Send Them In. calcite from the West End quarry, Inyo Co., Calif., and the other is a bluishwhite...extend for many square miles! Connecticut—At the limestone quarries of Canaan, Litchfield Co., Conn., tremolite...Can anyone supply information on the occurrence? District oí Columbia—On a recent visit to Washington, the...loose pebbles were seen but on examination not one jasper was found—they were all common quartz stp.'ned...calcite occur in vugs in a dark gray fossiliferous limestone. Iowa—A. J. Alessi, 430 S. Highland Ave., Lombard |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | xled cyrtolite was found last year in the Pine District, Jefferson Co., Colo., so we were informed by...casts and molds in very fossiliferous chunks of limestone. Some of these latter showed well-defined fragments...fossil specimens in the world are found in the limestone quarry in Legrand, Marshall Co., Iowa. The most noted... about a 1 5 x 1 5 inch slab of buff colored limestone showing about 75 complete crinoids with stems...Here are some of the specimens collected: "Bumpus Quarry, Albany, Maine—Rose quartz, beryl xls (and massive) |  | | Book (volume) | | Sphalerite. BALDWIN COUNTY MILLEDGEVILLE, at state farmjasper. BANKS COUNTY COMMERCE, along Hwy. 59, 5 mi. E...States BARTOW COUNTY AREA, Saltpeter Cave, as floatjasper. CARTERSVILLE: area barite pitsBarite, Geodes... (banded, various colors), jasper. BIBB COUNTY MACON: at Holton Quarry, 7½ mi. NWagate; N of Calloway...1½ mi., in Knox dolomite exposed in an abandoned quarry Barite, Calcite, Fluorite (purple cubes), Galena...US 27: (a) along both sides of Hwy.agate; (b) quarry on W side of rd.agate, chalcedony, chert, opal; |  | | Book | | carnelian, chalcedony, chert, flint, jasp-agate, jasper, quartzite, rock crystal, amethyst, chrysoprase...steatite (massive talc), as well as basalt, granite, limestone (and/ or sandstone), marble, and the clay minerals...from an ox tail. The fourth bracelet had brown limestone beads mingled with amethyst and turquoise. About...(assigned to Joseph, or possibly Ephraim), and jasper (most likely the red variety; assigned to Benjamin...hence its numerous names: iaspisachates [agate-jasper, i.e., our "jasp-agate"], cerachates [chalcedony] |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | be arranged in two divisions, namely :--(1) the Jasper and Green-Rock Series ; and (2) the younger 5largie...of the second dyke the cuI~ous pebbly limestone (Margie Limestone) was formerly noted by Lieut.-Col. Imrie...of grits, shales, and a little band of pebbly limestone. The second part of the North Esk section begins...The latter consists of a confused mass of jasper, cale-jasper, and Green l~ock, which has obviously been...rock. Northward some thin bands of brittle red jasper are infolded with the igneous rock, and still farther |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | plates in gabbro have been found at the old Hubbard quarry ¡n Wilmington, New Castle Co., Del. FLORIDA—"I...the Rogers gravel pit (which is more like a huge quarry) just north of Bloomington (Monroe Co.), Ind.,...of white dogtooth xls in cavity of dark gray limestone. Another was a dark brown coarse xline calcite...dark gray limestone. Still another consists of dark brown calcite xls on dark gray limestone. "Found at...Rock Creek Park, about one-half mile north of the District of Columbia. I found it where a hill is being |  | | Book (volume) | | sandstone, shale, bituminous slates, thin bands of limestone, and seams of coal usually underlain with clay...ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare alluvial Diamond. THEBES: c area gravel deposits...deposits, pits, bars of the Mississippi R.⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA...area gravels and glacial drift deposits⎯agate, jasper, geodes (containing blue gray chalcedony); d (a)...crystals); (b) Hamilton Quarry, the lower Warsaw section at the top of the quarry (see map) ⎯geodes (lined |  | | Book (volume) | | sandstone, shale, bituminous slates, thin bands of limestone, and seams of coal usually underlain with clay...ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare alluvial Diamond. THEBES: c area gravel deposits...deposits, pits, bars of the Mississippi R.⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA...area gravels and glacial drift deposits⎯agate, jasper, geodes (containing blue gray chalcedony); d (a)...crystals); (b) Hamilton Quarry, the lower Warsaw section at the top of the quarry (see map) ⎯geodes (lined |  | | Book (volume) | | .......................175 Illinois – Hamilton Quarry Location Map ..........................................................258 Missouri – New Lead District Map .........................................................325 New Jersey – Franklin Mining District Map ............................................Texas – Fluorite in the Terlingua Quicksilver District .................................455 Texas – Sulfur..............502 Vermont – Orange County Copper District Site Map ...................................503 |  | | Report (volume) | | publication] Page (A) The New World or Cooke City mining district, Park County, Mont., by T. S. Levering_______... (B) Recent mining developments in the Creede district, Colo., by E. S. Larsen._____________________...________________________ (C) Indiana oolitic limestone; relation of its natural features to its commercial...geologic map and sections of the New World mining district, Mont. Wyo___-______--___--___________ 2. Cooke...6. Correlation diagram of the New World mining district and surrounding region____________________________________ |  | | Book (volume) | | Cahaba R.⎯gemmy minerals, petrified wood; d area limestone quarries⎯Calcite, Celestite, marble; e SIXMILE...⎯siliceous gemstones; d N 5 mi. on Rte. 5: (a) chert quarry⎯Barite crystals, chalcedony, chert, siliceous oolites;...iron mines⎯Hematite, Magnetite, Pyrite, etc.; f limestone and dolomite quarries⎯Barite and Calcite. ANGEL...mines⎯Manganese minerals. JACKSONVILLE, W 5 mi., in Trenton limestone, in old Civil War quarries⎯Galena. (Loose pieces...Leesburg). SPRING GARDEN, area limestone, as veins cutting limestone⎯Fluorite. CHILTON COUNTY AREA: |  | | Book (volume) | | Cahaba R.⎯gemmy minerals, petrified wood; d area limestone quarries⎯Calcite, Celestite, marble; e SIXMILE...⎯siliceous gemstones; d N 5 mi. on Rte. 5: (a) chert quarry⎯Barite crystals, chalcedony, chert, siliceous oolites;...iron mines⎯Hematite, Magnetite, Pyrite, etc.; f limestone and dolomite quarries⎯Barite and Calcite. ANGEL...mines⎯Manganese minerals. JACKSONVILLE, W 5 mi., in Trenton limestone, in old Civil War quarries⎯Galena. (Loose pieces...Leesburg). SPRING GARDEN, area limestone, as veins cutting limestone⎯Fluorite. CHILTON COUNTY AREA: |  | | Journal (issue) | | MONTHLY CONTENTS FOR OCTOBER, 1945 CHIPS FROM THE QUARRY .................................................···································· 471 BLEIBERG, AUSTRIA .................................................SPECIMEN FROM PENN. ........ 479 BRENNER PASS OF AUSTRIA ··············································...better known localities. There are two famous limestone deposits in northern Rhode Island, once noted...(township) ; and Dexter Lime Quarry, Lincoln township. The latter quarry is not usually ascribed to any |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Gadsden. The mineral occurs in Lower Cambrian limestone, referred to as the Conasauga, which has been...30 to 40 feet thick and is a replacement for limestone with the less soluble shale, flint and chert mingled...Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.) The Micanite pegmatite district lies across the Park-Fremont County line in south-central...village of Micanite. The pegmatite of the Micanite district contains unusually large 378 ROCKS AND MINERALS...crystals of calcite in cavities of brownish compact limestone, have been found at Dunnellon, Marion Co., Fla |  | | Book (volume) | | ranks first in the nation in the production of limestone and dolomite, and second in the production of...the western counties, especially the Clay Center Quarry 12 miles southeast of Toledo but in Ottawa Co....and conspicuous deposits in townships of Clark (limestone occurrences), Prairie and Walnut Creek⎯flint.... Symmes, Upper and Washington, as nodules in limestone exposures⎯flint. LICKING & MUSKINGUM COUNTIES...chalcedony, chert (various colors), jasper-like flint, jasp-agate, jasper, Smoky Quartz 337 Ohio crystals |  | | Catalog/List | | 5", £5.00 A/l 3. ALMANDINE. Zillerthal, Tyrol, Austria. A silvery-green, lustrous surfaced, Mica-Schist...£8.75 A/l 5. ALMANDINE (Garnet). Zillerthal, Austria. Lustrous brownish-red, sharp translucent 1.75"...>ALMANDINE/CHLORITIC-SCHIST. Zillerthal, Salzburg, Austria. Fine, large, showy cabinet Schistose matrix, profusely...golden-yellow nodule, A/20. ANALCIME. Enderby Quarry. Leicestershire. This specimen is more interesting...2.5x2x1.25", £4.00 1. ANALCIME/NATROLITE. Dean Quarry, St. Keverne, Lizard, Cornwall. Pearly white to |  | | Book (volume) | | ranks first in the nation in the production of limestone and dolomite, and second in the production of...the western counties, especially the Clay Center Quarry 12 miles southeast of Toledo but in Ottawa Co....and conspicuous deposits in townships of Clark (limestone occurrences), Prairie and Walnut Creek⎯flint.... Symmes, Upper and Washington, as nodules in limestone exposures⎯flint. LICKING & MUSKINGUM COUNTIES...chalcedony, chert (various colors), jasper-like flint, jasp-agate, jasper, Smoky Quartz 337 Ohio crystals |  | | Report (issue) | | mine Bedford limestone quarry Phillipsburg marble quarries Les Marbres Waterloo quarry Stukely Sud marble...marble quarry Langlois et Freres quarries Ives mine Bolton (Canfield, Canadian) mine Huntingdon mine Van...serpentine occurrence Orford nickel mine Orford marble quarry Moe River placer deposit Capelton (Capel), Albert...Hartford, Lower Canada) mine Stanstead granite quarry St. Francis mine Acton mine Jeffrey mine Aldermac...Moulton Hill mine Scotstown granite quarry Mount Megantic quarry Ditton area placer deposits Amold River |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | believe we can it was found at the New England Lime Quarry, Canaan (Litchfield Co.), Conn." use 3 or 4 dozen...brassy-yellow mass of pyrite on a dark brownish limestone. "Found at a coal strip mine 2 miles south of...label. KANSAS—Travertine, a compact variety of limestone, is found around Great Spirit Spring in Mitchell...substance from a small fault, or crack, in a limestone quarry located in the city limits on the west side...outskirts of Bogalusa (Wash"The calcite comes from a quarry at ington Parish,) La. We call it petrified Lapel |  | | Book (volume) | | minesColumbite, Gold, Silver, etc.; and (2) Old Marble Quarry on the Needles Hwy. 5.5 mi. NEScheelite, and deep... E 6 mi., on French Cr., the Scott Rose Quartz QuarryAmblygonite (large yellow crystals), Aquamarine...Fall River Co., all regional side rds., look for limestone outcrops and ridgesFairhill agates; in Bull...Johnny Cr., as large waterworn boulders, gemmyjasper conglomerate; E 15 mi. on Co. rd. to S trending...endgem Fairburn agates, agatized wood, yellow jasper; E 15 mi.: (a) general area, and (b) S to the |  | | Book (edition) | | Chartres In Australia, at Mount Morgan Towers district, from Hillgrove, from Hill End, and large production...volcanic regions. Also found associated with limestone and gypsum. In the U.S., sulfur is found in Louisiana...deposited galena in cavities area in range chert-limestone. up to 6” Excellent in size, but crystals...U.S., nice bladed crystals occur in the Darwin district, Inyo County, California; also at Antimony Peak...California; and large crystals come from the Rand district, San Bernardino County. Long crystals at Manhattan |  | | Journal (issue) | | Contents for January - February, 1950 CHIPS FROM THE QUARRY ................................................................ THE OAKS CORNERS, N. Y ., LIMESTONE QUARRY By Claude H . S1nith .......................AND MINERALS 2 ---~;~------~-~ CHIPS FROM THE QUARRY ..,...,..,..,_--...,-, w,..,.......,.., ,..,_____...in the s~nd dunes along currence in the Tintic District, Utah ." He Lake Michigan. won a $25 Savings Bond...found in many types of cryptocrystalline quartz as jasper, basanite, and agate. Drusy quartz crystals occur |  | | Report (Issue volume) | | INDEX TO MINERALS 74278-H Cover photograph: Jasper with magnetite from iron formation near Timagami...e original occurrence. Socialite from Princess Quarry at Bancroft, Ontario at one time had a considerable...quartz from Ontario; and agate, chalcedony and jasper from various localities in British Columbia, Ontario...Permission should be sought before entering a mine, quarry or other private property; in active mining areas...28. Gooderham-Tory Hill Atikokan 29. Wilberforce Jasper Lake 30. Bancroft Shabaqua-Kaministikwia 31. Madawaska |  | | Book | | this study, including various terms applied to jasper, agate, and other forms of quartz, as well as opal...carbonaceous limestone, clastic limestone, lithographic limestone, and pellet limestone will be found...found under limestone (the root name). Furthermore, some common terms are not considered root names here...feldspar, syenite must have potassic feldspar, limestone must have calcite, sandstone must have quartz...biotite granite, hornblende syenite, bituminous limestone, siliceous (quartz) dolomite, glauconitic sandstone |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 1891 and 1892 discovered or explored nine ancient jasper quarries in Bucks, Lehigh, a i d Rerlts counties...Piney branch (District of Columbia). n Sketch Map o f Jan. 1894.1 ISDIAN JASPER MINES. 82 A t...Sink-holeu. Where there is jasper there is limestone, and where limestone, sink-holes. We were on the...through the jasperbearing, clay-bedded niagnesian limestone under our feet, had made caves, and their roof9...has been disturbed. A t 8 feet we encountered a limestone ledge and followed the traces of ancient work |
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