[Rockhounds] Cactus Calcite

[Lawrence Rush]

Lanny: Thanks very much! Scott is sure that these came from the Northern 
Lights Mine in the Yerrington District. He has self-collected at that mine 
several times. A pretty solid reference! Many thanks to you (and to Earl for 
the correct spelling!)

Larry

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lanny R" <lanny.r at roadrunner.com>
To: "Rockhounds at drizzle.com: A mailing list for rock and gem collectors" 
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Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 11:51 AM
Subject: Re: [Rockhounds] Cactus Calcite


> Hi Larry,
>
> Scott Werschky (Miner's Lunchbox; Reno, NV) had a bunch of specimens  that 
> looked like those at the Denver Show in 2002. They were labeled  as 
> aragonite from the Northern Lights Mine, Yerington District.
>
> That mining district is at the western edge of Yerington. There are a  lot 
> of mines there with large dumps; the mines are known for a long  list of 
> secondary minerals, and some sulfides; and some zeolites in  the area.
>
> Regards,
>
> Lanny
>
> On Sep 10, 2008, at 7:25 AM, Lawrence Rush wrote:
>
>> I have posted some pictures at:
>>
>> http://www.connroxminerals.com/cactuscalcite.html
>>
>> I need to ID these better, and spend some time cleaning them, and  then I 
>> will post them for sale. In the meantime, I thought you might  like 
>> seeing them, AND....any information is greatly appreciated!
>>
>> Larry
>>
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>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lawrence Rush" 
>> <larryrush at worldnet.att.net
>> >
>> To: <rockhounds at lists.drizzle.com>
>> Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 9:04 AM
>> Subject: [Rockhounds] Cactus Calcite
>>
>>
>> List: I have acquired some 2 dozen unusual Calcites from an old 
>> collection.
>> These are labeled;
>>
>> Cactus Calcite
>> Yerington District
>> Lyon county
>> Nevada
>>
>> Both the specimen habit, and the locality are new to me, and I  wondered 
>> if
>> anyone has any information they can add. The pieces are very sharply
>> terminated crystals, finely grouped in masses up to 6X10 cm, cactus- 
>> like,
>> and are very delicate and pin-point sharp. There is very little  matrix,
>> which appears to be massive tan to cream colored Calcite. The owner  told 
>> me
>> these were collected over 40 years ago.
>>
>> I'll post some pictures when I get time, but I would like to know  more 
>> about
>> the locality and the geologic environment, if possible. (there is  little 
>> on
>> the web, but some about the habit on web databases).
>>
>>
>> Thanks.....Larry
>>
>>
>>
>>
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