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.

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.

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

Name	County	Lat	Long
67 Rows	Data exported from DRC 3.00 (c) 2012 Gary Kindel
AIUDI STONE PIT AND QUARRY	HARTFORD	41.670833	-72.827778
ANGELO TOMASSO, INC.	HARTFORD	41.665278	-72.8325
BALF QUARRY	HARTFORD	41.718056	-72.7125
BARITE MINE	NEW HAVEN	41.533611	-72.906389
BASALT ROCK QUARRIES NO. CK-007	NEW HAVEN	43.2253	-72.6728
BASALT ROCK QUARRY NO. DK-012	NEW HAVEN	41.3342	-72.7892
BASALT ROCK QUARRY NO. EJ-009	LITCHFIELD	42.4264	-73.1836
BROWNSTONE QUARRY	NEW HAVEN	41.284444	-72.871389
COPPER MINE	NEW HAVEN	41.561389	-72.786389
COSTELLO QUARRY	LITCHFIELD	41.818333	-73.162222
DOLERITE ROCK QUARRY NO. DK-021	NEW HAVEN	41.2928	-72.8917
EAST GRANBY TRAPROCK QUARRY	HARTFORD	41.946389	-72.735278
GRANBY PIT	HARTFORD	41.960278	-72.790833
HIGLEY MINE	HARTFORD	41.938056	-72.743333
HORBAL PIT	HARTFORD	41.611111	-72.776389
JAIL QUARRY	FAIRFIELD	41.190833	-73.197778
MASONS ISLAND QUARRY	NEW HAVEN	41.3375	-72.970556
MC KEON PIT	HARTFORD	41.633333	-72.768056
MILL ROCK TRAPROCK QUARRY	NEW HAVEN	41.338611	-72.919167
NEW BRITAIN QUARRY	HARTFORD	41.665278	-72.8325
NEW HAVEN TRAPROCK COMPANY	NEW HAVEN	41.470833	-72.738333
NEWINGTON QUARRY	HARTFORD	41.718056	-72.7125
PARK ROAD QUARRY AND MILL	LITCHFIELD	41.54	-73.201389
PINE ROCK QUARRY	NEW HAVEN	41.338056	-72.951667
QUARRY	HARTFORD	41.961667	-72.746389
QUARRY	LITCHFIELD	41.628611	-73.251111
QUARRY	LITCHFIELD	41.6675	-73.317222
QUARRY	NEW HAVEN	41.505278	-73.236111
QUARRY	NEW LONDON	41.6775	-72.190556
QUARRY	NEW LONDON	41.658889	-72.226389
QUARRY NO. 1 - WOODBURY	LITCHFIELD	41.54	-73.201389
ROCKY HILL MINE	HARTFORD	41.639722	-72.670278
SANITARY LANDFILL	NEW HAVEN	41.525	-72.93
SOAPSTONE QUARRY	LITCHFIELD	41.809444	-73.179167
SOAPSTONE QUARRY	TOLLAND	41.958333	-72.411389
THE BALF COMPANY	HARTFORD	41.718056	-72.7125
TOWN PIT	NEW HAVEN	41.525	-72.93
TRAPROCK QUARRIES	HARTFORD	41.654167	-72.766389
TRAPROCK QUARRIES	HARTFORD	41.708056	-72.765
TRAPROCK QUARRIES	HARTFORD	41.698611	-72.768611
TRAPROCK QUARRIES	HARTFORD	41.672778	-72.811111
TRAPROCK QUARRIES	HARTFORD	41.643889	-72.779167
TRAPROCK QUARRIES	HARTFORD	41.796389	-72.791389
TRAPROCK QUARRIES	MIDDLESEX	41.438056	-72.720833
TRAPROCK QUARRY	HARTFORD	41.675	-72.709722
TRAPROCK QUARRY	HARTFORD	41.6275	-72.449722
TRAPROCK QUARRY	HARTFORD	41.745556	-72.789167
TRAPROCK QUARRY	HARTFORD	41.902222	-72.761667
TRAPROCK QUARRY	HARTFORD	41.641667	-72.716667
TRAPROCK QUARRY	HARTFORD	41.741944	-72.740833
TRAPROCK QUARRY	HARTFORD	41.788611	-72.779167
TRAPROCK QUARRY	HARTFORD	41.996944	-72.771667
TRAPROCK QUARRY	HARTFORD	41.995278	-72.712778
TRAPROCK QUARRY	HARTFORD	41.670556	-72.636389
TRAPROCK QUARRY	MIDDLESEX	41.604167	-72.689167
TRAPROCK QUARRY	NEW HAVEN	41.328056	-72.874167
TRAPROCK QUARRY	NEW HAVEN	41.560833	-72.795278
TRAPROCK QUARRY	NEW HAVEN	41.425	-72.902778
TRAPROCK QUARRY	NEW HAVEN	41.341111	-72.82
TRAPROCK QUARRY	NEW HAVEN	41.315833	-72.869444
TRAPROCK QUARRY	NEW HAVEN	41.266111	-72.858056
TRAPROCK QUARRY	NEW HAVEN	41.350278	-72.975833
WALLINGFORD QUARRY	NEW HAVEN	41.470833	-72.738333
WARREN STREET QUARRY AND MILL	HARTFORD	41.665278	-72.8325
WHEELER PIT	NEW HAVEN	41.500556	-73.225
YORK HILL MINE	NEW HAVEN	41.559444	-72.753611
YORK HILL TRAP ROCK CO., INC.	NEW HAVEN	41.559444	-72.753611

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

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:

•  Mindat.
• From my collection

(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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