DOCSLIB.ORG

Ajoite, a New Hydrous Aluminum Copper Silicate

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Ajoite, a New Hydrous Aluminum Copper Silicate THE AMERICAN MINERALOGIST, VOL. 43, NOVEMBER_DECEMBER' 1958 AJOITE, A NEW HYDROUS ALUX{rNUII COPPER SILICATE* W. T. Scu,uLERAND ANcBr-rN.q. C. Vrrsrors, U. S. Geological Suruey, W ash'ington25, D. C. ABsrRAcr Ajoite is a nerv bluish-green hydrous aluminum copper silicate from Ajo, Pima County, ,\rizona. It rvas collected by Harry Berman in 1941 and recognizedby him at that time as probably a new mineral. Mostly massive, a few cavities contain platy crystals or laths elongated parallel to c and flattened parallel to {010}. It is biaxial positive with indices of refractiona:1.565,8:1.590,'y:1.650, +2V:68",X:b,ZAc:15'.Thespecificgravity is 2 96. The r-ray powder pattern could not be related to that of any other copper silicate. The strongestlines are: 12.4(100), 3.34 (25),6.19 (9), 4.12 (9),3 09 (9). Examination with an r-ray diffractometer showed that neither medmontite nor any montmorillonite group mineral can be present Chemical analysis yielded the formuia AlzO: 6CuO 10SiO: SiHzO' Ajoite is not related to any of the severalimpure mixtures oi copper silicatesand aluminum minerals. INrnolucrroN Specimensof a bluish-greencopper aluminum silicate,named ajoitet after the locality Ajo in northwesternPima County, Arizona, were col- lected by Harry Berman of Harvard University, in August 1941 to- gether with specimensof dark blue shattuckite. Preliminary examina- tion by him, chiefly optical, indicated that the greenish mineral was probably a new species.It had been planned by Berman and Schallerto collaborateon the study of this new mineral and possiblyto extend such a collaborativeinvestigation so as to includeall the known coppersilicate minerals,a plan nullified by Berman's untimely death in 1944. It is a tribute to Berman's keen perceptionthat his earlier prediction of a new mineral has beenborne out. The two gram sampleof massiveajoite preparedfor analysisby Ber- man was further purified by hand-picking the few remaining small spherulites of blue shattuckite enclosedin the greenish ajoite. The resulting purified sample was analyzed by Angelina C. Vlisidis after a pycnometer determination of the specific gravity and a preliminary spectrographicanalysis. Later, the entire collectionof thesespecimens was forwarded by Prof' Clifford Frondel (Harvard University) for completion of the study. A secondsmall sample of massiveajoite was preparedfrom thesesamples for the several qualitative tests made, checking the optical determina- tions, and taking additional r-ray powder-diffractionpatterns. * Publication authorized by the Director, U. S. Geological Survey. t Pronounceclah'ho ite. tl07 1108 W. T. SCHALLER AND A. C ITLT.qIDIS AssocrlrroN N{ostof the ajoite is compact massive,resembling some deeper colored chrysoprasein color and specimenstructure, and is intimately mixed with dark blue shattuckite and white massive quartz. Occasional small cavitiescontain aggregatesof elonagedplates of ajoite, a millimeter and less in length. Other less abundant associatedminerals observed are minute pearly scalesof sericite, white powdery quartz, pyrite, very pale blue altering shattuckite, limonitic stains,and on one specimenmassive co:richalcite.Berman (letter to W. T. Schaller,dated June 12, 1942)also noted the presenceof this mineral (he referred to it as "higginsite") perchedon the new copper silicate. As observedin a thin section,the relation between ajoite and shat- tuckite seemsrather indefinite, but, in general,the greenishajoite ap- pears to have replaced the shattuckite, as noted by Berman. On the other hand, the presenceof small seamsof shattuckite, grading down in size to isolated minute spherulites,suggests to one of us (W.T.S.) that shattuckite may be forming at the expenseof the ajoite and later than it. Puysrcer, AND OprrcAr, PnopBnrrns In color ajoite approaches very closely Ridgway's Venice green, Plate VII,41. BB-G, about 75 per cent greenand 25 per cent blue. A letter, dated June 12, 1942,from Berman to Schaller,stated that the light green,lathlike ajoite found replacing the shattuckite is mono- clinic, elongatedparallel to c and flattened parallel to {010}. Berman determinedthe indicesof refractionto be a:1.565, B:1.590, 7:1.659, with a birefringenceof 0.085.From theseindices 2V is calculatedto be 68'. Optically positive, X:b, ZAc:15o. These values have been con- firmed by Schaller. The specific gravity of the analyzed sample is 2.96 (pycnometer). X-Ray Powtpn-DrnlnacuoN Dara X-ray powder-diffractionpatterns (films 5759, 12557,and 12559) of the massive analyzed material are identical with those taken of the bet- ter crystallizedmaterial (films 5757 and 5757A) on which Berman made his optical determinations.The measuredpowder data listed in Table 1 were obtained from a pattern (film 12559) taken by Mary E. Nlrose, U. S. GeologicalSurvey, with a Debye-Scherrercamera (114.59 mm. diameter) using the Straumanis technique, with CuKa radiation (Ni filter), I:1.5418 A. pitm 12557is reproducedin Fig. 1. Couposrrrow The analysis of the small sample of ajoite first purified by Berman and later by Schaller, guided by prior spectrographicexamination, AJOITE, A NEW ALUMINUM COPPER SILICATE 1109 Tesr,B1. X-nlv Powonn-DrrrnectroNDera lon A;onr rnou A1o,AnrzoNe (anall,zedmaterial; film 12559) CuKa (Ni filter),I:1'5418A Cameradiameter 114.59 mm.; cutoff at 17.7r\ Correctedfor shrinkage(by M. E. Mrose) Il d(meas.) d(meas.) d(meas.) 100 t24 1 2.37 I ..)/ / t 9 .98 ? 2.30 1.555 9 6.19 3 2.28 1.540 1 5.19 3 2.26 1.527 1 4.99 1 2.21 1.506 3 4. .53 1 2.16 1.489 3 4.25 1 2.12 2 1.480 () +.12 1 2.08 2 1.449 1 3.87 1 2.02 I 1.416 1 3.73 1 2.00 1 1.384 4 3 .48 1 1.978 1 1.373 2 3.40 1 1.949 \.J+l 25 3.34 1 1.862 1.333 9 3.09 I 1.841 1.309 .5 2.93 3 1.818 | 296 o 2.79 1.802 1.278 3 2.66 1.77s 1.268 2 2.59 1.752 1.250 3 2.55 2 1.672 1.228 4 z-51 I 1.642 1.198 6 2.46 I 1.617 1.184 I 2.43 I 1.595 1.181 Plus many more weak lines I Intensitieswere obtained bv visualcomDarison with a calibratedintensity strip based on log y'2. showedthat ajoite is a hydrous aluminum copper silicate with the for- mula AlzOa.6CuO. lOSiOr. S*HzO. The spectrographicanalysis by K.J. IIurata, U. S. GeologicalSurvey, showed: XO Si, CU X Al, As, Ba O.X Ca, Fe, Mg, Mn, Ti O.OX Na o ooxB Not founcl: P, Pb, V, Sn, Be, Bi, Cr, Ge, Li, Sb, Zr, Zn The resultsof the chemicalanalysis are given in Table 2.The formula derivedtherefrom is AI:Oa.6CuO. 1OSiOz'5+HrO. Ajoite is readily decomposedby acids,leaving a coherentwhite mass W. T. SCIIALLER AND A. C. VLISIDIS Frc. 1. X-ray powder-difiraction pattern of ajoite. Cu Ka, Ni filter. of hydrated silica with small unattacked particles of blue shattuckite scatteredthrough it. At room temperature,with 1: 1 HCl, decomposition takes placeovernight. In 1: 1 NHOB severaldays are required.When the mineral was treated with NH+OH at room temperature overnight, no reaction was noticed. The role of arsenic and barium in the mineral is not definitely known, but the arsenic is consideredas due to admixed conichalciteand the barium to barite as the ratios of BaO (0.0033)and SOa(0.0029) are very close.Based on the determinedpercentages of AszOrand of BaO, 3 per cent of conichalciteand 0.76 per cent of barite are deductedas impuri- ties. The value siven for FeO is for total iron. Trr;n 2. ANll.vsrs or Ayorm (by A. C. Vlisidis) Deducting Remainder Analysis conichalcite Ratios Ajoite and barite sio: 45.90 45.90 0.7642 0.7642 10.10 10 xl.01 CUO 33.90 32.98 .41461 FeO .78 .78 .010eI MnO .10 .10 .0014[ .M94 5.94 ( 6 X0.99 Mgo .66 .66 .0164 CaO .99 .34 .006lJ BaO .50 AlzOs 7.30 7.30 .07161 0.97 I .0736 1x0.97 TiOz .16 .16 .oo2o) AsrOr 1.33 SO: .23 H:O- 2.55 2.55 . r+r-rI 5.49 I .4151 5+X1.00 HrO+ 5.03 4.93 .2736) 99.43 95.70 2.96 AJOITE, A NEW ALUMINUM COPPERSILICATE 1111 Determinations of the water content of ajoite were repeated on two other small samplesof the material, (1) a secondsmall sampleprepared by Berman and (2) a small sampleprepared by Schaller.The resultsob- tained are: (1) (2) Analyzedsample HzO- 1.85 1.92 2.55 HzO+ 6.s4 5.03 Total HzO 7.54 8.26 7.58 If the valuesof (2) are substitutedfor thosegiven in the analysis.then the ratio of the total H2O becomes5.96, very closeto 6. RBre,rroNs ro OrHER Copppn Srr-rcarrs John C. Hathaway of the U. S. GeologicalSurvey examined ajoite with an r-ray diffractometer using both air-dried and ethylene glycol sat- urated samplesand was unable to detect any montmorillonite group mineral. X-ray examination of ajoite heated at 400oC. showedno col- lapsein the structure. These results demonstratethat neither medmon- tite, a copper-bearing(20.96 per cent CuO) clay of the montmorillonite group, nor any other montmorilionite group mineral can be present. Ajoite is not closelyrelated to any of the severaldescribed hydrous cop- per aluminum silicatessuch as traversoite,a light blue "new variety of chrysocolla"with 21.84per cent AlzOrand 32.84per cent H2O, believed to be a mixture of chrysocollaand gibbsite;or pilarite with 16.9per cent AIzOrand 21.7per cent H2O,or to similar material from Utah with 10.78 per cent AlzOrand 25.76per cent II2O, the alumina being ascribedto ad- mixed allophane;or to any of the severalprobably impure bluish chryso- collaswith small amounts of AlzOa.A mixture of chrysocollaand alunite (or natroalunite) has also been described.\Iost of these chrysocollas containing appreciableamounts of alumina are probably mixtures of typical chrysocolla(essentially CuO.SiOz.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Ajoite: New Data
    American Mineralogist, Volume 66, pages 201-203, 1981 Ajoite: new data GEORGE Y. CHAO Department of Geology, Carleton University Ottawa, Ontario Kl S 5B6, Canada Abstract New data show that ajoite is triclinic, PI or pI, a ==13.637, b ==14.507, c ==13.620A, a == 107.16, f3 = 105.45, y = 110.57°; Z ==3. The mineral is biaxial positive, 2V ==80°, a ==1.550, f3 = 1.583, y = 1.641 (in Na light); pleochroic: X = very light bluish green, Y -- Z ==brilliant bluish green. {010} cleavage is perfect. The orientation of the principal vibration directions is defined by the spherical coordinates X(26.5°, 80°), Y(118°, 79°), Z(-104.5°, 15°). The ex- tinction angle c: Z' on (0 I0) is 150. Electron microprobe and chemical analyses gave Si02 41.2, Al203 3.81, CuO 42.2, MnO 0.02, FeO 0.11, CaO 0.04, Na20 0.84, K20 2.50, H20 (TGA to 1000°C) 8.35, sum 99.07 wt.%. The analysis corresponds to (Ko.70NaO.36Cao.Ol)(CUt,.97 Feo.o2)Alo.98Si9.oo024(OH)6'3.09H20 or ideally, (K,Na)Cu7AISi9024(OH)6' 3H20. TGA showed a two-stage dehydration; 50% of the total water was released between 70° and 425°C and the rest between 4250 and 800°C. Half of the water is zeolitic in nature. Introduction are always present. The termination on c may be ei- Ajoite, first described by Schaller and Vlisidis ther {001} or {203} or both. (1958) from Ajo, Pima County, Arizona, was thought to be monoclinic on the basis of optical studies.
    [Show full text]
  • Wickenburgite Pb3caal2si10o27² 3H2O
    Wickenburgite Pb3CaAl2Si10O27 ² 3H2O c 2001 Mineral Data Publishing, version 1.2 ° Crystal Data: Hexagonal. Point Group: 6=m 2=m 2=m: Tabular holohedral crystals, dominated by 0001 and 1011 , to 1.5 mm. As spongy aggregates of small, highly perfect f g f g individuals; as subparallel aggregates or rosettes; granular. Physical Properties: Cleavage: 0001 , indistinct. Tenacity: Brittle but tough. Hardness = 5 D(meas.) = 3.85 D(cfalc.) g= 3.88 Fluoresces dull orange under SW UV. Optical Properties: Transparent to translucent. Color: Colorless to white; rarely salmon-pink. Luster: Vitreous. Optical Class: Uniaxial ({). Dispersion: r < v; moderate. ! = 1.692 ² = 1.648 Cell Data: Space Group: P 63=mmc: a = 8.53 c = 20.16 Z = 2 X-ray Powder Pattern: Near Wickenburg, Arizona, USA. 10.1 (100), 3.26 (80), 3.93 (60), 3.36 (40), 2.639 (40), 5.96 (30), 5.04 (30) Chemistry: (1) (2) SiO2 42.1 40.53 Al2O3 7.6 6.88 PbO 44.0 45.17 CaO 3.80 3.78 H2O 3.77 3.64 Total 101.27 100.00 (1) Near Wickenburg, Arizona, USA. (2) Pb3CaAl2Si10O24(OH)6: [needsnew??formula] Occurrence: In oxidized hydrothermal veins, carrying galena and sphalerite, in quartz and °uorite gangue (near Wickenburg, Arizona, USA). Association: Phoenicochroite, mimetite, cerussite, willemite, crocoite, duftite, hemihedrite, alamosite, melanotekite, luddenite, ajoite, shattuckite, vauquelinite, descloizite, laumontite. Distribution: In the USA, in Arizona, at several localities south of Wickenburg, Maricopa Co., including the Potter-Cramer property, Belmont Mountains, and the Moon Anchor mine; on dumps at a Pb-Ag-Cu prospect in the Artillery Peaks area, Mohave Co.; and in the Dives (Padre Kino) mine, Silver district, La Paz Co.
    [Show full text]
  • About Our Mineral World
    About Our Mineral World Compiled from series of Articles titled "TRIVIAL PURSUITS" from News Nuggets by Paul F. Hlava "The study of the natural sciences ought to expand the mind and enlarge the ability to grasp intellectual problems." Source?? "Mineral collecting can lead the interested and inquisitive person into the broader fields of geology and chemistry. This progression should be the proper outcome. Collecting for its own sake adds nothing to a person's understanding of the world about him. Learning to recognize minerals is only a beginning. The real satisfaction in mineralogy is in gaining knowledge of the ways in which minerals are formed in the earth, of the chemistry of the minerals and of the ways atoms are packed together to form crystals. Only by grouping minerals into definite categories is is possible to study, describe, and discuss them in a systematic and intelligent manner." Rock and Minerals, 1869, p. 260. Table of Contents: AGATE, JASPER, CHERT AND .............................................................................................................................2 GARNETS..................................................................................................................................................................2 GOLD.........................................................................................................................................................................3 "The Mystery of the Magnetic Dinosaur Bones" .......................................................................................................4
    [Show full text]
  • Vibrational Spectroscopic Study of the Copper Silicate Mineral Ajoite (K, Na
    This may be the author’s version of a work that was submitted/accepted for publication in the following source: Frost, Ray& Xi, Yunfei (2012) Vibrational spectroscopic study of the copper silicate mineral ajoite (K,Na)Cu7AlSi9O24(OH)6.3H2O. Journal of Molecular Structure, 1018, pp. 72-77. This file was downloaded from: https://eprints.qut.edu.au/50677/ c Consult author(s) regarding copyright matters This work is covered by copyright. Unless the document is being made available under a Creative Commons Licence, you must assume that re-use is limited to personal use and that permission from the copyright owner must be obtained for all other uses. If the docu- ment is available under a Creative Commons License (or other specified license) then refer to the Licence for details of permitted re-use. It is a condition of access that users recog- nise and abide by the legal requirements associated with these rights. If you believe that this work infringes copyright please provide details by email to [email protected] License: Creative Commons: Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 Notice: Please note that this document may not be the Version of Record (i.e. published version) of the work. Author manuscript versions (as Sub- mitted for peer review or as Accepted for publication after peer review) can be identified by an absence of publisher branding and/or typeset appear- ance. If there is any doubt, please refer to the published source. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2011.10.056 1 Vibrational spectroscopic study of the copper silicate mineral ajoite 2 (K,Na)Cu7AlSi9O24(OH)6·3H2O 3 Ray L.
    [Show full text]
  • Synchrotron X-Ray Diffraction Study of the Structure of Shafranovskite, K2na3(Mn,Fe,Na)
    American Mineralogist, Volume 89, pages 1816–1821, 2004 Synchrotron X-ray diffraction study of the structure of shafranovskite, ⋅ K2Na3(Mn,Fe,Na)4 [Si9(O,OH)27](OH)2 nH2O, a rare manganese phyllosilicate from the Kola peninsula, Russia SERGEY V. K RIVOVICHEV,1,2,* VIKTOR N. YAKOVENCHUK,3 THOMAS ARMBRUSTER,4 YAKOV A. PAKHOMOVSKY,3 HANS-PETER WEBER,5,6 AND WULF DEPMEIER2 1Department of Crystallography, Faculty of Geology, St. Petersburg State University, University Embankment 7/9 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia 2Institut für Geowissenschaften, Kiel Universität, Olshausenstrasse 40, 24118 Kiel, Germany 3Geological Institute, Kola Science Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Apatity 184200, Russia 4Laboratorium für chemische and mineralogische Kristallographie, Universität Bern, Freiestrasse 3, CH-3102 Bern, Switzerland 5European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, BP 220, 38043 Grenoble, France 6Laboratoire de Cristallographie, University of Lausanne, BSP-Dorigny, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland ABSTRACT ⋅ ∼ The structure of shafranovskite, ideally K2Na3(Mn,Fe,Na)4[Si9(O,OH)27](OH)2 nH2O (n 2.33), a K-Na-manganese hydrous silicate from Kola peninsula, Russia, was studied using synchrotron X-ray radiation and a MAR345 image-plate detector at the Swiss-Norwegian beamline of the European Syn- chrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF, Grenoble, France). The structure [trigonal, space group P31c, a = 14.519(3), c = 21.062(6) Å, V = 3844.9(14) Å3] was solved by direct methods and partially refi ned to ≥ σ R1 = 0.085 (wR2 = 0.238) on the basis of 2243 unique observed refl ections (|Fo| 4 F). Shafranovskite is a 2:1 hydrous phyllosilicate. Sheets of Mn and Na octahedra (O sheets) are sandwiched between two silicate tetrahedral sheets (T1 and T2).
    [Show full text]
  • Smoky Quartz Magical Properties
    Smoky Quartz Magical Properties Gaven commemorate lamentingly? Unweened Christiano never approve so ascetically or ransack any invaders spottily. Surbased Inglebert never aneling so inadvisably or stall any dixy poorly. Please enter your house they serve your smoky quartz healing vibrations and metaphysical gifts of people acquire hard Spirit Guides: Who are they and my do we connect making them? It helps in smoky quartz properties include energy at any time. They will change it will open at both. Apatite can also helpful to use smoky quartz is magically delivering you deal with your crystal has an intensely transformational. Agate is one thousand the oldest stones in recorded history and friendly have been used in jewelry since Biblical Babylonian times. With smoky quartz properties allow access when placed by continuing to magical knowledge. Those moments when smoky. Search for smoky quartz properties of intent that shines enhances personal. Smoky quartz in the content by clicking below! Can be smoky quartz properties of their magical. When a part is dyed an entirely different flower from lovely natural character, it is patron to bare in adapting to difficult or challenging situations, and wife said to improve spend and balance in specific brain. Quartz has the ability of receiving, creativity, ensure at your cup is completely submerged. It soaked in smoky quartz magical properties. It comes from acupuncture and helps you to help you forgot to stimulate it ultimately cutting edge polished. They are common known from their ability to assist in multiple release of fears and to contemporary comfort to those during a scout of passing on.
    [Show full text]
  • Shattuckite Cu5(Sio3)4(OH)2 C 2001 Mineral Data Publishing, Version 1.2 ° Crystal Data: Orthorhombic
    Shattuckite Cu5(SiO3)4(OH)2 c 2001 Mineral Data Publishing, version 1.2 ° Crystal Data: Orthorhombic. Point Group: 2=m 2=m 2=m: Rarely as well-formed prismatic crystals elongated on 001 , to 2 mm. Typically forms aggregates of spherulitic masses composed f g of acicular crystals. Physical Properties: Cleavage: 010 and 100 , perfect. Hardness = 3.5 D(meas.) = 4.11 D(calc.) = 4.128 f g f g » Optical Properties: Semitransparent. Color: Deep to medium blue. Luster: Silky. Optical Class: Biaxial (+). Pleochroism: X = very pale blue; Y = pale blue; Z = deep blue. Orientation: X = b; Y = a; Z = c. ® = 1.753(3) ¯ = 1.782(3) ° = 1.815(3) 2V(meas.) = n.d. 2V(calc.) = 88± Cell Data: Space Group: P cab: a = 9.885(1) b = 19.832(2) c = 5.3825(8) Z = 4 X-ray Powder Pattern: Ajo, Arizona, USA. 4.42 (100), 4.96 (90), 3.50 (80), 3.30 (80), 2.745 (70), 1.627 (70), 2.400 (60) Chemistry: (1) (2) (3) SiO2 36.68 37.2 36.63 FeO 0.19 MnO 0.03 1.6 CuO 60.41 59.0 60.62 MgO 0.02 0.17 CaO 0.01 + H2O 2.66 [2.03] 2.75 Total [100.00] [100.00] 100.00 (1) Ajo, Arizona, USA; recalculated to 100.00% after deduction of 0.58% quartz; corresponds to Cu5:02(SiO3)4:01(OH)1:94: (2) Mili, Evvia Island, Greece; by electron microprobe, H2O by di®erence; corresponding to (Cu4:80Mn0:15Mg0:03)§=4:98(SiO3)4:01(OH)2: (3) Cu5(SiO3)4(OH)2: Occurrence: A secondary mineral in oxidized copper deposits.
    [Show full text]
  • Crystal Healing Techniques   Animal Healing with Crystals   the Properties of Various Crystals   How to Conduct a Full Crystal Healing Session
    Metaphysics Diploma ● Course G3 Upon completion of this course, you will know: How crystals are formed and their shapes and forms What crystals to use on each chakra Crystal healing techniques Animal healing with crystals The properties of various crystals How to conduct a full crystal healing session CRYSTAL HEALING Introduction 3 History 4 How Crystals Are Formed 6 Degrees of Hardness 8 Selecting, Cleansing and Programming your Crystal 9 Crystal Meditation 12 Crystal Shapes and Forms 13 Quartz Crystal Forms 18 Working with the Chakras 23 Identifying and Healing Chakra Imbalances 26 Association of Crystals with the Chakras 28 Healing with Colour 29 Crystal Colour Breathing 31 Divining with Crystals 33 Crystal Healing Applications and Techniques 38 Crystal Gridding 40 Protection, Pendulums & Dowsing 40 Animal Healing with Crystals 43 Church of Universal Awakening, Inc. © 2015 Manual compiled by Dr Gaynor du Perez Crystal Healing Session 45 Crystal Grids for the Chakras 47 Specific Disorders and which Crystals to Use 61 Glossary 64 Crystal Properties (from Agate to Zincite) 67 Shamanic Crystals and their Properties 96 C r y s t a l H e a l i n g Page 2 INTRODUCTION Crystals have been used and revered since the dawn of civilisation. Most people are familiar with the crystals that have been around for thousands of years, such as Amethyst, Malachite and Obsidian, but new crystals are being discovered regularly. Crystals such as Larimar, Petalite and Phenacite are known as stones for the New Age – they have made themselves known to facilitate the evolution of the earth and all those upon it.
    [Show full text]
  • Minerals of Arizona Report
    MINERALS OF ARIZONA by Frederic W. Galbraith and Daniel J. Brennan THE ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES Price One Dollar Free to Residents of Arizona Bulletin 181 1970 THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA TUCSON TABLE OF CONT'ENTS EIements .___ 1 FOREWORD Sulfides ._______________________ 9 As a service about mineral matters in Arizona, the Arizona Bureau Sulfosalts ._. .___ __ 22 of Mines, University of Arizona, is pleased to reprint the long-standing booklet on MINERALS OF ARIZONA. This basic journal was issued originally in 1941, under the authorship of Dr. Frederic W. Galbraith, as Simple Oxides .. 26 a bulletin of the Arizona Bureau of Mines. It has moved through several editions and, in some later printings, it was authored jointly by Dr. Gal­ Oxides Containing Uranium, Thorium, Zirconium .. .... 34 braith and Dr. Daniel J. Brennan. It now is being released in its Fourth Edition as Bulletin 181, Arizona Bureau of Mines. Hydroxides .. .. 35 The comprehensive coverage of mineral information contained in the bulletin should serve to give notable and continuing benefits to laymen as well as to professional scientists of Arizona. Multiple Oxides 37 J. D. Forrester, Director Arizona Bureau of Mines Multiple Oxides Containing Columbium, February 2, 1970 Tantaum, Titanium .. .. .. 40 Halides .. .. __ ____ _________ __ __ 41 Carbonates, Nitrates, Borates .. .... .. 45 Sulfates, Chromates, Tellurites .. .. .. __ .._.. __ 57 Phosphates, Arsenates, Vanadates, Antimonates .._ 68 First Edition (Bulletin 149) July 1, 1941 Vanadium Oxysalts ...... .......... 76 Second Edition, Revised (Bulletin 153) April, 1947 Third Edition, Revised 1959; Second Printing 1966 Fourth Edition (Bulletin 181) February, 1970 Tungstates, Molybdates.. _. .. .. .. 79 Silicates ...
    [Show full text]
  • Bulletin of the Mineralogical Society of Southern California
    Bulletin of the Mineralogical Society of Southern California Volume 91 Number 3 - March, 2018 The 954th meeting of the Mineralogical Society of Southern California With Knowledge Comes Appreciation March 9th, 2018 at 7:30 P.M. Pasadena City College Geology Department, E-Building, Room 220 1570 E Colorado Blvd., Pasadena Program: Continental Drift/ Plate Tectonics: Presented by Walton Wright In this Issue: TITLE Page Program: Continental Drift/ Plate Tectonics: Presented by Walton Wright 2 From the Editor: Linda Elsnau 2 Interesting Minerals, AtoZ; B: By George Rossman 2 Minutes of the February 16. 2018 Meeting 3 List of Upcoming MSSC Events 4 MSSC HISTORICAL MEANDERINGS by Ann Meister 4 March Featured Mineral: Green 5 Ride Share Listing 8 Calendar of Events 9 Random quote from a favorite mineral book: 10 2017 Officers 11 About MSSC 11 Remember: If you change your email or street address, you must let the MSSC Editor and Membership Chair know or we cannot guarantee receipt of future Bulletins About the Program: Continental Drift/ Plate Tectonics: Presented by Walton Wright Walt Wright is the foremost authority on the identification of Petrified Wood in the United States. In this program, he discusses how petrified wood helps in understanding plate tectonics and continental drift. He wrote a chapter on the Triassic Chinle Formation on fossil woods in 2002, the “Secrets of Petrified Plants” in both English and German. When asked about his degrees, he sort of chuckled and said he had some, but that they were not that important, so we would just assume that he has quite a few.
    [Show full text]
  • A Location Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States
    A Location Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States Collected By: Robert C. Beste, PG 1996 Second Edition A Location Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States Published by Hobbit Press 2435 Union Road St. Louis, Missouri 63125 December, 1996 ii A Location Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States Table of Contents Page Preface..................................................................................................................v Mineral Locations by State Alabama ...............................................................................................................1 Alaska.................................................................................................................11 Arizona ...............................................................................................................19 Arkansas ............................................................................................................39 California ...........................................................................................................47 Colorado .............................................................................................................80 Connecticut ......................................................................................................116 Delaware ..........................................................................................................121 Florida ..............................................................................................................122
    [Show full text]
  • April 12Th, 2013 at 7:30 Pm
    Bulletin of the Mineralogical Society of Southern California Volume 86 Number 4 March, 2013 The 896th meeting of the Mineralogical Society of Southern California th April 12 , 2013 at 7:30 pm SPECIAL LOCATION Rock Currier’s House See Page 2 for Address & Directions d Program: “How to get a lot of Mineral Specimens!” In this Issue: TITLE Page Program: “How to get a lot of Mineral Specimens” by Rock Currier 2 From the Editor: Linda Elsnau 2 Meanderings from the President: Ann Meister 2 Minutes of the March, 2013 Meeting 3 Ride Share Listing 4 My Mineral Odyssey: by Bob Housley 4 What does “World Class” mean? by Linda Elsnau 5 April Featured Mineral: Ajoite 6 X-Dana: by Linda Elsnau 6 Land Use Planning Seminar April 27, 2013 from the CFMS Bulletin 7 Fake Ajoite being offered on Ebay: by Linda Elsnau 8 Calendar of Events 10 2013 Officers 11 About MSSC 11 Remember: If you change your email or street address, you must let the MSSC Editor and Treasurer know or we cannot guarantee receipt of future Bulletins! Also, check you emails periodically so that your e-mail box is not too full to accept your bulletin. Volume 86 Number 3 March, 2013 About the Program: “How to get a lot of Mineral Specimens” by Rock Currier I will talk about how to get a lot of mineral specimens. This will recount how I got started in minerals and what lead me into mineral dealing on an international level and some of the places I went to get specimens and related items.
    [Show full text]