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| MINES AND MINERALS OF AUSTRIA
By P H I L I P M O R R I L L
East Derby, N . H., 0 3 0 4 1
( P A R T III)...Gloggnitz-Arfedsonite; Riebeckite; Mag
nesite (radiated xls in magnesite).
ROCKS
AND
MINERALS
Altenberg-Hematite.
Wochein-Limonite...(Geodes).
General-Tourmaline (yellow and black).
VII
STYRIA
(Steiermark)
Alt/Ausee. In N W corner of province...tons of
iron ore is mined each year from this
mountain of solid ore with 100 years
estimated reserves...Permission to enter is difficult to se
cure. Mountain and mine can be seen
to the S of the village. |
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| NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2018
Articles
Oberdorf an der Laming,
Styria, Austria ................................ ....COVER: STRONTIANITE,
9 cm, from Oberdorf an der
Laming, Styria, Austria.
Fine Minerals International
specimen...STEPHANIE@STONETRUST.COM
Obtrdorf an dtr Laming
~ tyria, austria
Thomas P. Moore
Peter Huber
2709...net
Rohe-Wand-Gasse 18
A-2700 Wiener Neustadt, Austria
huber@mineral.at
Just outside the village of Oberdorf...eastern Austrian Alps is a
cluster of three small magnesite mines, one of which has produced the finest
strontianite |
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| MINES AND MINERALS OF AUSTRIA
By P H I L I P M O R R I L L
EastDerry, N. H. 03041
This data was accumulated...These operations are on leased land and
trips to Austria. While it may be the most not open to the general...two or more
until a more rounded text results.
Austria is defined here as what is localities.
presently...mineral museums of
torically, within recent times, Austria in which the best is the Natural History
cluded...in Inns
mountains running nearly east and west. bruck is no longer available. There are
The most northerly |
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| for within several months they asked me to render an opinion
as to its suitability for translation and...neglecting the truly important
European localities.
As an amateur handbook, this one makes no pretense at
being...method of indicating increasing
quality by the use of an increasing number of exclamation
points within parentheses...version are truly those intended in the
original. As an outgrowth of this study a number of errors in
the...renditions are all the more remarkable because he is an ardent
amateur mineral collector and is therefore |
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| MONTHLY
Contents for May, 1945
CHIPS FROM THE QUARRY ............................................................................... 216
GLOGCNITZ, AUSTRIA, CAPTURED BY RUSSIANS ....................................................................... 221
AN INVITATION FROM COLORADO .......................................... .... .........
CHIPS FROM THE QUARRY
............. . .................................the
cause for the calcite to fluoresce, Mr. Simon, an assayer, analyzed the .mineral but
found no manganese |
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| completely crystalline without any indication of an 'amorphous' constituent. In thin section, with plain...seems to be a mixture of a fine fibrous material and an 'amorphous' substance of apparently the same composition...in Greece, on the Island of Euboea; in Moravia, Austria; in Spain near Vallecas, Madrid and Toledo; and...magnesia and water content of the analyses demonstrate an apparent similarity. fn a consideration of the chemical...Bears Creek Canyon, New Mexico. Sepiolite-Bears Mountain, New Mexico. Sepiolite-Little Cottonwood, Utah |
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| minerals found in Ver
mont slate.
Figure 2. Slate quarry, Poultney; photo by Roger Bacon.
The granite industry...gold occurrences would
give the false impression of an extraordinary economic
resource rather than a minor...in colorful decorator tiles.
The Belvidere Mountain quarry, Low
ell (Orleans County) is the most signifi...incorrect name for the locality; it is near
er to the quarry than the village of Lowell and is the last set...mineral locality from the
south. The Belvidere Mountain quarry has produced worldclass crystals of grossular |
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| crystals. Good display
piece. Vambori, Ahmedhagar District, Maharashtra State, lndia about 5x2.5 inches £70...the grains and a few more scattered about. Caspar Quarry, Bellerberg bei Mayen, Yulkaneifel, Rheinland Pfalz...x I inch. £25
12. ROSASITE small blue c1ystals in an area about Ix2 on 2x2 matrix, good location piece...Quaitz. 3x2.5 inches Betws Garmon
Wales £15
15. MAGNESITE excellent colourless/white rhombic crystal group...small crystals in
an area about 12x5mm in the middle of the vein. Crestmore Quarry, Riverside County |
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| made dramatically apparent to us as spectacular
mountain ranges, erupting volcanoes, earthquakes and even...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 |
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| made dramatically apparent to us as spectacular
mountain ranges, erupting volcanoes, earthquakes and even...combination of space for growth, sufficient time and
an adequate supply of chemical nutrients. Well-formed...periods of stability
PLANET
|
114
San Carlos district, Chihuahua, Mexico * 8 x 4 x 2 om
are uncommon...In the larger open spaces, the
crystals can reach an impressive size. Among the many minerals
found within...in the rock.
Geologists can figure out how quickly an igneous rock formed by
looking at the size of its |
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| 1016/j.oregeorev.2019.103304
This is a PDF file of an article that has undergone enhancements after acceptance...grade and several
phyllosilicates can be used as an ore guide to non-clay mineral deposits. Time, climate...the geological age of formation is synonymous with an
increase of the P-T regime where important boundaries...Central Europe. They indicate an
ensialic geodynamic regime in Mesoeurope and an ensimatic regime in Neoeurope...extensional regimes in the Alpides and
indicative of an ensialic and ensimatic regime, respectively. In the |
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| specimens of
clay of the Claiborne formation (Eocene)
in an exposure, on the south side of lead-gray galena and...are chunks of galena and
widely in the farming district south of quartz, and finally a solid vein of rich...with no processing except crush- much decomposed. An abundance of iron
ing, spreading on the road bed...anglesite shows
impregnated with asphalt — but it is an the cubic structure of the original galena.
interesting...my husband
and I visited a fairly new limestone quarry
in eastern DeKalb County, 111. There were
a few |
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| list a few extra specimens for that purpos~
add an
It is also possible
to send a limiting
cheque~...Sweden)
10 ALMANDINE
red masses in green
Omphacite. An attractive Eclogite
rock.(West Coast of Norway)
lx2...micro crystals on l"C'ck.
(Weitendorf,Steiermark,Austria)
~ x ~ ins
!2.80
101 CLINOZOISITE
pink radiating...f~wnareas in and on
crystallised quartz.
(Benet Quarry,BuckfieldNaine U.S.A
1x~
tl.30
107 NATIVE
COPPER...creamyradiations on Quartz
Limonite. (St John's Quarry Kapunda
Svuth Austral ia) i " tl. 50 hl f.5
133 |
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| several lists
covering various sections of the district which have been
published from time to time in...lists, and the
names of many others, new to the district, and discovered in
recent years, have been added...technical matters relating to
tho mineralogy of the district from the following: S. G.
Gordon, A. C. Hawkins............................................
34
Magnesite, Hoboken, N. J..................................Feldspar Quarry (waste pile), Bedford, N. Y..............................
Kinkcl Feldspar Quarry, Bedford |
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| Skye,
Scotland
AEGI.
R
JNE
17
Mount
Malosa,
Zomba
District,
Malawi
2
While crystals well covering Basall...cleavage
purple
•
½
ea S0/4
l x2 £6
l x l £4
£1.
25 . AN KE RfTE-KUTNAIIORITE
Sjogruvan Grythyttan, Sweden...Of marnx
½" £4
lcn near Larvik., Norway
7
Saga Quarry, Tvcda
ANNITE
Pure black mica plate new Analysis...3 [8 Feldspar
2x2 £5
I x ! £ 1 .50
tx2 £2.50
168
AN ORTI-IOCLAS E
Ula, near Larvik., South Norway
Feldspar...massive
Fclspar group
2x2 £2
lx2 £ 1
APATITE
Hingston Quarry, Cornwall
749
two or three micro crystals on small |
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| influence species dealers from the
perspective of an ivory tower. Such influence must come from
within...barely settled on
the most enthusiastic stampede for an issue we’ve ever experienced.
The press run for regular...locality data for the region, and the creation of an annual sym
posium. For more information contact:...out-of-print copies of the Mineralogical
Record in an organized and comprehensive fashion. She will keep...precipitous sides of Gold Hill, and as our sure-footed mountain
horses followed the zig-zag through the pines |
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| Arthur Roe
Famous Mineral Localities: The Brumado District,
Bahia, Brazil..................................in lo c al c u rre n c y to th e fo llo w in g :
C an a d a : M rs. J.W P e at. 36 D e e p w o o d C re...was
made possible by more than a hundred donors, an enthusiastic
audience, the Tucson Show Committee...Clarence Maier officiated again this year, and did an admirable
job of working with the huge audience,...available at the original retail price.)
Despite an offer to buy copies of the Colorado Issue (vol.7 |
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| salt
marshes. However, the occurrence of salt as an economic mineral of
the state was not established...in
Essex County discovered magnetite in 1826, but an excess of ilmenite
delayed economic use of the ore...........................................
Lyon Mountain.................................................Shawangunk Mountain.........................................
Balmat-Edwards zinc district, St. Lawrence...Lawrence County.........
Garnet mine of Gore Mountain, Warren County.............
Talc mines of St. Lawrence |
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| blocks of serpentinite rock,
ranging from fractions of an inch to several tens of feet in diameter; (2) tough...tough, leathery sheets,
resembling mountain leather, up to several square feet in size; (3) brittle blades...reports described the serpentine material as "mountain leather" or "antigorite .. . the platy, noncommercial...gangue-free
samples were prepared by dispersion in an aqueous
solution of aluminum acetate at about pH...Differential thermal
analysis patterns were recorded on an X- Y recorder
as a function of e.m.f., using calcined |
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| Iodine
138
Sodium sulfate
Sulfur
Talc
145
Magnesite & magnesia
Manganese minerals
255
260
265
274...of nonmetallic uses. The diamond is both a gem and
an industrial mineral. Then there is the frontier between...differ in organization. We
have con-
cluded that an alphabetical arrangement of topics is preferable...other markets.
as a cement raw material, or slag as an aggregate. With most
products the boundaries of...major producing districts, or a representative district if there are many. We name the chief mining
companies |
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| reveal them in siiu.
The discovery near Oroville of an apparent pipe of serpentinized rock
bearing a resemblance...differing in its character from the
ful.
Hanks ^^^^ gives an interesting account
kimberlite of South Africa.
of...been obtained from the placers
It seems
in this district and it leads all other districts in the State...intimately mixed Avith silica that
too expensive
an operation.
It
is
its
separation as pure material...sulphur inter:
It is mixed with alum in the Sunset district.
Lake County: At the Sulphur Bank quicksilver |
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| groups: The number of new mineral
species may grow as an avalanche, flooding the mineral population with tens...lepidolite, wolfrarnite). In many cases, minerals have an intermediate
composition between theoretical end-members...to
crystallographic tenns (e .g. prismatine), to an organization (e.g .. mgriite). to a journal (minrecordite)...form. Many minerals display characteristic
twinning, an intergrowth of two or more individual
crystals of...Miller indices are used.
For instance, the symbol for an orthorhombic dipyramid form is { 111}, for a hexagonal |
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| a collection can be
made and cared for : to keep an accurate
and permanent record of all mineral
localities...Association and enjoy all the advantages which such an affiliation affords .
A number of clubs hold membership...eont2--'4 /""' -Aur;u4i, 191/-1
CHIPS FROM THE QUARRY .................................................................... 291
ICE IN CAVE, MINE AND MOUNTAIN. By A . C. Hau·kins .......... 292
COMMERCIAL...some time and it is the
respect for the mine or quarry operators'
rights by mineral Jllectors and individuals |
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| ----------------------------------- 75
Tonuco Mountain----------------------------------------------...------------------------------------------------110
Magnesite and Dolomite --------------------------------...--------------- in pocket
Plate II. a. Almora Marble Company quarry
facing page 64
b. Pumice deposit near Grants, N...3. Oil and Gas Possibilities of the Puertecito District, Socorro and Valencia Counties,
New Mexico—E....No. 11. The Geology of the Organ Mountains, with an Account of the Geology and
Mineral Resources of Dona |
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| reference shelf and
for work in the field this will prove
an indispensable book.
306 colour photographs, 26 black...such figures should only be considered as indicating an
order of magnitude.
ISBN 0 7188 2011
8
Illustrations...about
the existence, millions of years ago, of mountain ranges, extensive
deserts or of transgressions...Min¬
erals are not dealt with in isolation but as an integral part of the rocks in
which they are formed...or more
metals. Since the economic importance of an ore, and therefore its
working, depends on conditions |