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Friday, October 30, 2009

State Fossils

From Wikipedia




State Age Common name Binomial nomenclature Image Year &
Citation
Alabama Eocene Basilosaurus
whale
Basilosaurus
cetoides
Basilosaurus cetoides.jpg 1984[1]
Alaska Pleistocene Woolly Mammoth Mammuthus
primigenius
Mammoth mg 2791.jpg
Arizona Triassic petrified
wood
Araucarioxylon
arizonicum
ArizonaPetrifiedWood.jpg
California Pleistocene Saber-toothed
cat
Smilodon
fatalis
Smilodon fatalis, Pengo.jpg
Colorado Jurassic Stegosaurus Stegosaurus
stenops
Stegosaurus Struct.jpg 1982
Connecticut Jurassic dinosaur
tracks
Eubrontes
giganteus
Dinosaur State Park (Rocky Hill, CT) - close-up.JPG
Delaware Cretaceous Belemnite Belemnitella
americana
BelemniteDB2.jpg
Washington,
D.C.
Cretaceous "Capitalsaurus"

(state dinosaur)
nomen
nudum only


Florida Eocene agatized
coral

(state stone)
Cnidaria,
Anthozoa


Georgia Cretaceous–

Miocene
shark tooth undetermined Shark teeth in stone.jpg
Idaho Pliocene Hagerman horse Equus
simplicidens
Equus simplicidens mounted 02.jpg
Illinois Pennsylvanian Tully Monster Tullimonstrum
gregarium
Tullimonstrum.jpg
Kentucky Ordovician–

Pennsylvanian
brachiopod undetermined Onniella.jpg 1986[2]
Louisiana Oligocene petrified palmwood Palmoxylon Petrified-Forest-Chemnitz4.JPG
Maine Devonian Pertica plant Pertica
quadrifaria


Maryland Miocene murex
snail
/ gastropod
Ecphora
gardnerae

gardnerae
Ecphora bottom.jpg
Massachusetts Jurassic dinosaur
tracks
undetermined

Michigan Holocene American
mastodon
Mammut
americanum
Mammut americanum ROM - American Mastodon.jpg
Mississippi Eocene Basilosaurus

and Zygorhiza

whales
Basilosaurus
cetoides


Zygorhiza kochii


Missouri Pennsylvanian Sea lily Delocrinus
missouriensis
Agaricocrinus americanus Carboniferous Indiana.jpg 1989
Montana Cretaceous Duck-billed
dinosaur
Maiasaura
peeblesorum
Maiasaura BW.jpg
Nebraska Pleistocene Woolly Mammoth

Columbian Mammoth

Imperial
Mammoth
Mammuthus
primigenius


Mammuthus columbi

Mammuthus imperator


Nevada Triassic Shonisaurus Shonisaurus
popularis
Shonisaurus BW 2.jpg
New
Jersey
Cretaceous duck-billed
dinosaur
Hadrosaurus
foulkii
Knight hadrosaurs.jpg
New
Mexico
Triassic Coelophysis Coelophysis
bauri
Coelophysis mount NHM2.jpg
New York Silurian sea scorpion Eurypterus remipes Eurypterusremipes2.gif 1984
North
Dakota
Paleocene shipworm-bored

petrified wood
Teredo
petrified wood


Ohio Ordovician trilobite Isotelus
maximus
isotelus.jpg
1985
Oklahoma Jurassic Saurophaganax Saurophaganax
maximus
Saurophaganax.JPG
Oregon Eocene Dawn
redwood
Metasequoia

occidentalis
Metasequoia branchlet 03.jpg 2005
Pennsylvania Devonian trilobite Phacops
rana
PhacopsRana.png 1988
South
Dakota
Cretaceous Triceratops Triceratops
horridus
Triceratops2.png
Tennessee Cretaceous bivalve Pterotrigonia
thoracica


Texas Cretaceous Pleurocoelus

(state dinosaur)
Pleurocoelus
nanus


Utah Jurassic Allosaurus Allosaurus
fragilis
Allosaurus skull SDNHM.jpg 1988[3]
Vermont Pleistocene Beluga
whale
Delphinapterus
leucas
Belugawhale MMC.jpg 1993
Virginia Caenozoic scallop Chesapecten
jeffersonius
Chesapecten Jeffersonius Inside.jpg 1993
Washington Pleistocene Columbian
Mammoth
Mammuthus
columbi
ColumbianMammoth CollegeOfEasternUtah.jpg 1998[4]
West
Virginia
Late
Pleistocene
Jefferson's
ground sloth
Megalonyx
jeffersonii
MegatheriumSqueletteCuvier1812.jpg 2008[5]
Wisconsin Ordovician–

Silurian
trilobite Calymene
celebra

1985
Wyoming Eocene Knightia Knightia knightia.jpg 1987

Saturday, October 24, 2009

Big Chief Mine Near Keystone SD















































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































Data exported from DRC 2.0 (c) 2009 Gary Kindel
Mine: BIG CHIEF
City: Glendale Mine ID: 170855
County Pennington Seq Nbr: 0461030041
State SOUTH DAKOTA Latitude 43.843333
Country USA Longitude -103.381667
Alternate Mine Names
Big Chief Pegmatite SODA SPUR
Topographic Map
Map Name Map Scale 250' Quad Map
IRON MOUNTAIN 7.5 MIN HOT SPRINGS
Map Coordinates
Meridian Township Range Section Sub Section
BLACK HILLS 002 S 006 E 22 E2NE
Zone Hemisphere Northing Easting
13 N 4855529 630093
Geology and Ore Deposit Information
Deposit Model Deposit Type Deposit Size Deposit Age Deposit Form
PEGMATITE DIKES PREC S
Deposit Desc: THERE ARE 2 LARGE PEGMATITE MASSES
Local Structure
Non-Ore Minerals QUARTZ, GARNET, SCORODITE, SICKLERITE, TORBERNITE, TRIPLITE, VIVIANITE, PYRITE, MITRIDATITE, PYRRHOTITE, SPHALERITE, TRIPHYLITE, SIDERITE, METAVIVIANITE, KRYZHANOVSKITE, LUDLAMITE, HUREAULITE, HETEROSITE-PURPURITE, BERAUNITE, ROCKBRIDGEITE LAUEITE, STRUNZITE, ARSENOPYRITE, WHITMOREITE, GYPSUM (SELENITE)
Ore Minerals FELDSPAR, MICA, BERYL
Mineral Occurrences
Mineral Species Variety Strunz Frequency
ALBITE Not Specified 8/J.07-20 Reported
ALLUAUDITE Not Specified 7/A.06-70 Reported
ALMANDINE Not Specified 8/A.08-20 Reported
ARSENOPYRITE Not Specified 2/D.22-10 Reported
AUTUNITE Not specified 7/E.01-90 Reported
BERAUNITE Not Specified 7/D.11-70 Reported
BERMANITE Not Specified 7/D.11-40 Reported
BERYL Not Specified 8/E.12-10 Reported
BIOTITE Not Specified 8/H.11-00 Reported
CARBONATEFLUORAPATITE Not Specified Reported
CHALCOPYRITE Not specified 2/C.03-10 Reported
CHILDRENITE Not Specified 7/D.14-10 Reported
COLUMBITE Not specified Reported
DIADOCHITE Not Specified 7/D.05-20 Reported
FELDSPAR Not Specified Reported
FERRISICKLERITE Not Specified 7/A.02-30 Reported
FLUORAPATITE Not Specified 7/B.39-10 Reported
FRONDELITE Not Specified 7/B.10-20 Reported
GALENA Not specified 2/C.15-40 Reported
GARNET Not Specified Reported
GARYANSELLITE Not specified 7/C.08-30 Reported
GOYAZITE Not Specified Reported
GREENOCKITE Not Specified 2/C.13-30 Reported
GYPSUM Not Specified 6/C.22-20 Reported
HAWLEYITE Not Specified 2/C.01-20 Doubtful
HETEROSITE Not Specified 7/A.02-50 Reported
HOPEITE Not Specified 7/C.11-20 Reported
HUREAULITE Not Specified 7/C.04-10 Reported
HYDROXYLAPATITE Not Specified 7/B.39-30 Reported
JAHNSITE-(CAMNFE) Not Specified 7/D.29-60 Reported
KIDWELLITE Not Specified 7/D.11-140 Reported
KRYZHANOVSKITE Not Specified Reported
LAUEITE Not Specified 7/D.10-50 Reported
LEUCOPHOSPHITE Not Specified 7/D.27-30 Reported
LITHIOPHILITE Not Specified 7/A.02-20 Reported
LOELLINGITE Not Specified Reported
LUDLAMITE Not Specified 7/C.10-10 Reported
MESSELITE Not Specified Reported
META-AUTUNITE Not Specified Reported
METATORBERNITE Not Specified 7/E.02-60 Reported
METAVIVIANITE Not Specified 7/C.14-20 Reported
MICROCLINE Not Specified 8/J.06-30 Inferred
MITRIDATITE Not Specified 7/D.30-30 Reported
MUSCOVITE Not Specified 8/H.10-70 Inferred
NATROJAROSITE Not specified 6/B.11-50 Reported
OLMSTEADITE Not Specified 7/D.39-10 Reported
PARASYMPLESITE Not specified 7/C.13-60 Reported
PERLOFFITE Not Specified 7/B.29-40 Reported
PHOSPHOFERRITE Not Specified 7/C.08-10 Reported
PHOSPHOPHYLLITE Not Specified 7/C.11-10 Reported
PHOSPHOSIDERITE Not Specified Reported
PYRITE Not Specified 2/D.17-30 Reported
PYRRHOTITE Not Specified 2/C.19-20 Reported
QUARTZ Not Specified 4/D.01-10 Reported
REDDINGITE Not specified 7/C.08-20 Reported
ROBERTSITE Not specified 7/D.30-50 Reported
ROCKBRIDGEITE Not Specified 7/B.10-10 Reported
SCHORL Not Specified 8/E.19-50 Reported
SCORODITE Not Specified Reported
SICKLERITE Not Specified 7/A.02-40 Reported
SIDERITE Not Specified Reported
SPESSARTINE Not specified 8/A.08-30 Reported
SPHALERITE Not Specified 2/C.01-10 Reported
STAUROLITE Not Specified 8/B.03-10 Reported
STEWARTITE Not Specified 7/D.09-30 Reported
STRUNZITE Not Specified 7/D.11-20 Reported
TORBERNITE Not Specified 7/E.01-70 Reported
TRIPHYLITE Not Specified 7/A.02-10 Reported
TRIPLITE Not Specified 7/B.03-40 Reported
VIVIANITE Not Specified 7/C.13-40 Reported
WHITMOREITE Not Specified 7/D.08-20 Reported
WOLFEITE Not specified 7/B.03-50 Reported
XANTHOXENITE Not Specified 7/D.30-10 Reported
ZIRCON Not specified 8/A.09-10 Reported


Tuesday, October 20, 2009

List of Mineral Species from Ohio

List of Minerals reported to occur in Ohio from DRC 2.0.

































































































ALUNOGENGYPSUM
ANHYDRITEHALITE
BARITEHEMATITE
BARYTEHEXAHYDRITE
CALCITEHYDROZINCITE



KAOLINITE




MARCASITE
CELESTITE



CHALCOPYRITEMONTMORILLONITE




PYRITE




QUARTZ
COPIAPITESMITHSONITE
DOLOMITESPHALERITE
FLUORITESTRONTIANITE
GALENASULFUR



SZOMOLNOKITE
GLAUCONITEVIVIANITE
GOLDWURTZITE







List of Mineral Species for Pennsylvania

List of minerals reported from Pennsylvania listed from DRC 2.0

ACTINOLITE COVELLITE LIMONITE QUARTZ
ALBITE CRYPTOMELANE LINARITE ROCKBRIDGEITE
ANALCIME CUPRITE MAGNETITE RUTILE
ANDRADITE DATOLITE MALACHITE SCHEELITE
ANGLESITE DESCLOIZITE MARCASITE SERPENTINE
ANKERITE DIAMOND MARIALITE SILLIMANITE
ANORTHOCLASE DIOPSIDE MATULAITE SILVER
ANTHOPHYLLITE DOLOMITE MENDIPITE SMITHSONITE
ARAGONITE ELBAITE MICA SPHALERITE
AUGITE ENSTATITE MICROCLINE STELLERITE
AZURITE EPIDOTE MILLERITE STILBITE
BARITE ERYTHRITE MIMETITE STILBITE-NA
BERAUNITE FERRO-AXINITE MOLYBDENITE STRONTIANITE
BIEBERITE FLUORITE MONTMORILLONITE SULFUR
BIOTITE GALENA MOTTRAMITE TALC
BROCHANTITE GERSDORFFITE MUSCOVITE TENORITE
BRUCITE GIBBSITE NATROLITE THOMSONITE-CA
CACOXENITE GLAUCODOT NEPTUNITE TITANITE
CALCITE GOETHITE ORTHOCLASE TOCHILINITE
CELESTITE GOLD PALLADIUM TREMOLITE
CERUSSITE GRAPHITE PALYGORSKITE TURQUOISE
CHABAZITE GROSSULAR PENTLANDITE VANADINITE
CHALCANTHITE GYPSUM PHLOGOPITE VESUVIANITE
CHALCOCITE HALITE PIGEONITE WAVELLITE
CHALCOPYRITE HEMATITE PLATINUM WHEATLEYITE
CHLORITE HEMIMORPHITE PREHNITE WULFENITE
CHROMITE HYDROZINCITE PSEUDOMALACHITE WURTZITE
CHRYSOCOLLA ILMENITE PYRITE ZARATITE
CLINOCHLORE KAOLINITE PYROAURITE ZOISITE
COBALTITE KYANITE PYROLUSITE
COPPER LANGITE PYROMORPHITE
CORUNDUM LAUMONTITE PYRRHOTITE

Sunday, October 18, 2009

Rist Emerald Mine, North Carolina


























































































































































































Data exported from DRC 2.0 (c) 2009 Gary Kindel
Mine: RIST MINE
City: Mine ID: 145884
County ALEXANDER Seq Nbr: 0370030002
State NORTH CAROLINA Latitude 35.910833
Country USA Longitude -81.084444
Alternate Mine Names
Topographic Map
Map Name Map Scale 250' Quad Map
HIDDENITE 7.5 MIN CHARLOTTE
Map Coordinates
Meridian Township Range Section Sub Section
Zone Hemisphere Northing Easting
17 N 3973861 492380
Geology and Ore Deposit Information
Deposit Model Deposit Type Deposit Size Deposit Age Deposit Form
Deposit Desc:
Local Structure
Non-Ore Minerals
Ore Minerals EMERALDS
Mineral Occurrences
Mineral Species Variety Strunz Frequency
BERYL EMERALD 8/E.12-10 Reported
BERYL Not Specified 8/E.12-10 Inferred
PYRITE Not Specified 2/D.17-30 Inferred
QUARTZ Not Specified 4/D.01-10 Reported
RUTILE Not Specified 4/D.02-10 Reported
SPODUMENE HIDDENITE 8/F.01-120 Reported
SPODUMENE Not Specified 8/F.01-120 Reported


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