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Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Chalcophyllite from Majuba Hill, Pershing Co. Nevada

This is a specimen from a large micromount collection I bought off of eBay several years ago.  I am still in the process of taking photos of each specimen. 

This particular specimen is labeled Pharmacosiderite.  The photos below are at 40x taken with a digital camera simply held up to the eye piece.

  • Pharmacosiderite is brown cubic crystals
  • Mixite – Pale blue green acicular crystal sprays
  • Chalcophyllite- Thin green hexagonal platy crystal in the center.

Friday, January 27, 2012

Cave of the Mounds, Blue Mounds, Wisconsin USA

Cave of the Mounds is located in southern Wisconsin just west of Madison  WI.  I originally visited the cave in September 2010.

from Wikipedia:

Cave of the Mounds, a natural limestone cave located near Blue Mounds, Wisconsin, USA, is named for two nearby hills called the Blue Mounds. It is located in the southern slope of the east hill. The cave's beauty comes from its many varieties of mineral formations called speleothems. The Chicago Academy of Sciences considers the Cave of the Mounds to be "the significant cave of the upper Midwest" because of its beauty,[1] and it is promoted as the "jewel box" of major American caves. In 1988, the United States Department of the Interior and the National Park Service designated the cave as a National Natural Landmark.

   

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Map Search is broken

Just noticed my image map search by States is not working correctly at all. Worked great back in 2009-2010. I removed it for now, once its fixed I'll add it back to my blog.

Map of Mafic Deposits in Connecticut

Mafic Deposits in Connecticut

NameCountyLatLong
67 RowsData exported from DRC 3.00 (c) 2012 Gary Kindel
AIUDI STONE PIT AND QUARRYHARTFORD41.670833-72.827778
ANGELO TOMASSO, INC.HARTFORD41.665278-72.8325
BALF QUARRYHARTFORD41.718056-72.7125
BARITE MINENEW HAVEN41.533611-72.906389
BASALT ROCK QUARRIES NO. CK-007NEW HAVEN43.2253-72.6728
BASALT ROCK QUARRY NO. DK-012NEW HAVEN41.3342-72.7892
BASALT ROCK QUARRY NO. EJ-009LITCHFIELD42.4264-73.1836
BROWNSTONE QUARRYNEW HAVEN41.284444-72.871389
COPPER MINENEW HAVEN41.561389-72.786389
COSTELLO QUARRYLITCHFIELD41.818333-73.162222
DOLERITE ROCK QUARRY NO. DK-021NEW HAVEN41.2928-72.8917
EAST GRANBY TRAPROCK QUARRYHARTFORD41.946389-72.735278
GRANBY PITHARTFORD41.960278-72.790833
HIGLEY MINEHARTFORD41.938056-72.743333
HORBAL PITHARTFORD41.611111-72.776389
JAIL QUARRYFAIRFIELD41.190833-73.197778
MASONS ISLAND QUARRYNEW HAVEN41.3375-72.970556
MC KEON PITHARTFORD41.633333-72.768056
MILL ROCK TRAPROCK QUARRYNEW HAVEN41.338611-72.919167
NEW BRITAIN QUARRYHARTFORD41.665278-72.8325
NEW HAVEN TRAPROCK COMPANYNEW HAVEN41.470833-72.738333
NEWINGTON QUARRYHARTFORD41.718056-72.7125
PARK ROAD QUARRY AND MILLLITCHFIELD41.54-73.201389
PINE ROCK QUARRYNEW HAVEN41.338056-72.951667
QUARRYHARTFORD41.961667-72.746389
QUARRYLITCHFIELD41.628611-73.251111
QUARRYLITCHFIELD41.6675-73.317222
QUARRYNEW HAVEN41.505278-73.236111
QUARRYNEW LONDON41.6775-72.190556
QUARRYNEW LONDON41.658889-72.226389
QUARRY NO. 1 - WOODBURYLITCHFIELD41.54-73.201389
ROCKY HILL MINEHARTFORD41.639722-72.670278
SANITARY LANDFILLNEW HAVEN41.525-72.93
SOAPSTONE QUARRYLITCHFIELD41.809444-73.179167
SOAPSTONE QUARRYTOLLAND41.958333-72.411389
THE BALF COMPANYHARTFORD41.718056-72.7125
TOWN PITNEW HAVEN41.525-72.93
TRAPROCK QUARRIESHARTFORD41.654167-72.766389
TRAPROCK QUARRIESHARTFORD41.708056-72.765
TRAPROCK QUARRIESHARTFORD41.698611-72.768611
TRAPROCK QUARRIESHARTFORD41.672778-72.811111
TRAPROCK QUARRIESHARTFORD41.643889-72.779167
TRAPROCK QUARRIESHARTFORD41.796389-72.791389
TRAPROCK QUARRIESMIDDLESEX41.438056-72.720833
TRAPROCK QUARRYHARTFORD41.675-72.709722
TRAPROCK QUARRYHARTFORD41.6275-72.449722
TRAPROCK QUARRYHARTFORD41.745556-72.789167
TRAPROCK QUARRYHARTFORD41.902222-72.761667
TRAPROCK QUARRYHARTFORD41.641667-72.716667
TRAPROCK QUARRYHARTFORD41.741944-72.740833
TRAPROCK QUARRYHARTFORD41.788611-72.779167
TRAPROCK QUARRYHARTFORD41.996944-72.771667
TRAPROCK QUARRYHARTFORD41.995278-72.712778
TRAPROCK QUARRYHARTFORD41.670556-72.636389
TRAPROCK QUARRYMIDDLESEX41.604167-72.689167
TRAPROCK QUARRYNEW HAVEN41.328056-72.874167
TRAPROCK QUARRYNEW HAVEN41.560833-72.795278
TRAPROCK QUARRYNEW HAVEN41.425-72.902778
TRAPROCK QUARRYNEW HAVEN41.341111-72.82
TRAPROCK QUARRYNEW HAVEN41.315833-72.869444
TRAPROCK QUARRYNEW HAVEN41.266111-72.858056
TRAPROCK QUARRYNEW HAVEN41.350278-72.975833
WALLINGFORD QUARRYNEW HAVEN41.470833-72.738333
WARREN STREET QUARRY AND MILLHARTFORD41.665278-72.8325
WHEELER PITNEW HAVEN41.500556-73.225
YORK HILL MINENEW HAVEN41.559444-72.753611
YORK HILL TRAP ROCK CO., INC.NEW HAVEN41.559444-72.753611

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Meteorites in Ohio

Here is some available data from ODNR on known meteor falls in ohio.

Sources:
(Minerals of Ohio, Carlson E, ODNR Bulletin 69 page 33).
Ohio Geology Summer 1983 Newsletter

Monday, January 2, 2012

Vivianite - Medina County Ohio

Data exported from DRC 3.00 (c) 2012 Gary Kindel
Mine: QUILLIAN BROS. PIT
City: Mine ID: 151278
County MEDINA Seq Nbr: 0391030005
State OHIO Latitude 41.02
Country USA Longitude -81.993056
Alternate Mine Names
LODI PIT AND MILL QUILLIAN BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION CO. Quillin Brothers Construction Co.
Topographic Map
Map Name Map Scale 250' Quad Map
WESTFIELD CENTER 7.5 MIN CLEVELAND
Map Coordinates
Meridian Township Range Section Sub Section
001 N 016 W
Zone Hemisphere Northing Easting
17 N 4541240 416504
Geology and Ore Deposit Information
Deposit Model Deposit Type Deposit Size Deposit Age Deposit Form
SEDIMENTARY U
Deposit Desc:
Local Structure
Non-Ore Minerals
Ore Minerals SAND AND GRAVEL
Mineral Occurrences
Mineral Species Variety Strunz Frequency
VIVIANITE Not Specified 7/C.13-40 Reported

Vivianite in Ohio

New Year Resolution:  More mineral collecting!
I am planning for some spring collecting trips.
Reference: Minerals of Ohio Bull. 69 ODNR


(Cincinnati Area) Brown Co, Ohio: Miranda Run Location:

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Specimens:


(Cincinnati Area) Hamilton Co, Ohio: Green Hills

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(Akron/Cleveland Area) Medina Co, Ohio: Westfield Center

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(Cincinnati Area) Montgomery Co, Ohio: Germantown

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(Cincinnati Area) Warren Co, Ohio: South Lebanon

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