 | | Book (edition) | | flows of Idaho, Oregon and Washington occur the many types of agate, opal and petrified this region...mine, Racooche Valley, White Co. 1866 Vs White County Daniel Light form, % mi. NE Less than 1887 ...Alabama has yielded a 4i%4 carat diamond from Shelby County, 30 miles south of Birmingham, found about 1900...Siding in St. Clair County, 20 miles northeast of Bir- mingham. One found in Lee County in 1901 weighs 4^...have a cornfield at Pounding Mill, Tazewell County, Va. A 3 carat stone, bought by a Knoxville |  | | Report (volume) | | and sapphire are considered precious gems. Some opal is precious, but most varieties are semiprecious...streams, and eventually deposited as alluvial gravels. Opal and agate are formed from aqueous solutions. Diamonds...Del Norte County; Trinity River, Trinity County; Spanish Creek and Gopher Hill, Plumas County; Placerville...Dorado County; Cherokee Flats, Yankee Hill,and Oroville, Butte County; French Corral, Nevada County; Indian...Indian Gulch and Volcano, Amador County; and Alpine Creek, Tulare County. Other western localities are: |  | | Book (volume) | | Dahlonega Co. and Rabum Co., and the McDuffie County Belt extending through portions of McDuffie, Warren...Sphalerite. BALDWIN COUNTY MILLEDGEVILLE, at state farmjasper. BANKS COUNTY COMMERCE, along Hwy. 59...along adjoining Co. linerock crystal. BARROW COUNTY WINDER, along rd. to Jefferson and 1½ mi. inside...Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States BARTOW COUNTY AREA, Saltpeter Cave, as floatjasper. CARTERSVILLE:...agate, (banded, various colors), jasper. BIBB COUNTY MACON: at Holton Quarry, 7½ mi. NWagate; N |  | | Book (edition) | | MARIN COUNTY FREE LIBRARY 3 1111 00289 4184 \ I s Fifth Revised Edition A complete, state-by-state...Cascades and the Grand Canyon, the Oregon and Washington beaches, the Mojave desert of California and...North Carolina, a big diamond or two in Arkansas, opal in Idaho, and so on. Old locations suddenly are...eye of the microscope. A few gem materials notably opal and obsidian are amorphous, lacking crystal structure...with light such as creates the unique beauty of opal or labradorite, the starry splendor of star sapphire |  | | Show/Event (guide) | | Shows 38 Massachusetts and Michigan Shows 39 Minnesota, Mississippi, and Missouri Shows 40 Montana,...Virginia Shows 35 Florida, and Georgia Shows 48 Washington, West Virginia, and Wisconsin Shows 36 Hawaii...Press at P.O. Box 740864, Arvada, Colorado 80006 USA; International 1 -(720) 946-2808; Toll-free 1 -(877)...have it mailed to you. ADVERTISER INDEX 17 A&S Opal. LLC...................................... Back...LLC Your American source for quality Australian Opal ROUGH • RUBS • CABOCHONS • CARVINGS A I''"’’ |  | | Report (volume) | | AND SAMUEL SANFORD A revision of Bulletin 585 WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT FEINTING OFFICE 1917 CONTENTS................................................ Minnesota............................................................................................. Washington................................................prepared for the Southern Commercial Congress, Washington, D. C., 1909. Purdue, A. H., Compendium of the...Minnesota____Prof. W. H. Emmons, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. Mississippi __Prof. E. N. Lowe, |  | | Book (volume) | | Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, — ; Oregon, South Dakota, Washington, and...Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington, and Wyoming...Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington, and Wyoming...York Cambridge, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Washington London, Mexico City, Sao Paulo, Singapore, Sydney...lowa Kansas Minnesota Missouri Montana Nebraska North Dakota Oregon South Dakota Washington vi Contents |  | | Book (volume) | | chert, translucent chalcedony, jasp-agate and common opal, rivaling in beauty the Arizona agatized wood. This...ASHTABULA COUNTY CONNEAUT, area pits, quarries, rd. cuts, etc.⎯cone-in-cone Calcite. CLERMONT COUNTY MILFORD...CLINTON COUNTY WILMINGTON, area of Todd’s Ford, a mineral deposit⎯Hematite. COSHOCTON COUNTY AREA, townships...townships of Washington, Virginia, Bedford, Jackson, Jefferson, Bethlehem, Monroe and Clark; on regional...CUYAHOGA COUNTY CHAGRIN FALLS (on Geauga Co. line), area quarries⎯oilstone. DELAWARE COUNTY DELAWARE |  | | Book (volume) | | chert, translucent chalcedony, jasp-agate and common opal, rivaling in beauty the Arizona agatized wood. This...ASHTABULA COUNTY CONNEAUT, area pits, quarries, rd. cuts, etc.⎯cone-in-cone Calcite. CLERMONT COUNTY MILFORD...CLINTON COUNTY WILMINGTON, area of Todd’s Ford, a mineral deposit⎯Hematite. COSHOCTON COUNTY AREA, townships...townships of Washington, Virginia, Bedford, Jackson, Jefferson, Bethlehem, Monroe and Clark; on regional...CUYAHOGA COUNTY CHAGRIN FALLS (on Geauga Co. line), area quarries⎯oilstone. DELAWARE COUNTY DELAWARE |  | | Book (volume) | | beds, excavations, etc.Selenite roses. BRULE COUNTY AREA: in the Oacoma zone of the Pierre Fm. On Elm...gray Barite rosette up to 5 or 6 inches. CAMPBELL COUNTY MOUND CITY, W to the Missouri R., regional hillsides...tributary gravels, etc.petrified wood, wood opal. CORSON COUNTY LITTLE EAGLE: area ridges, slopes, stream...stream beds, etc. petrified wood, wood opal; along the Grand R. though entire Co., regional banks, breaks...wood, wood opal. 438 A Location Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States CUSTER COUNTY AREA: The |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | pale smoky crystals, from the Center, Cherokee County, Ala., locality and that they are very good. This...Madison County. "Beryl: as light golden crystals, fractured but gemmy, from near Hissop, Coosa County." Arizona—A...Las Vegas, Nev., publicity director of the Clark County Gem Collectors, carried the following paragraph...locality is the south shore of Lake Mead, Mohave County, Ariz. Another letter from Mr. Drury contained...(petrified wood) are found 3 miles west of Piggott, Clay County, Ark. California—A new California mineral is perovskite |  | | Book (edition) | | describes sites under of the nearest town and county. and the many maps included book contain such... New York, and D. L. Hathaway of Cosmopolis, Washington. Copyright © 1969 by Russell P. MacFall 1963...microscope. is — — A few gem materials notably, opal and obsidian are amorphous, lacking crystal structure...with light such as creates the unique beauty of opal or labradorite, the starry splendor of star sapphire...heavier liquids are As gems lie in the range between opal (sp. gr. 2.1) and zircon (sp. gr. 4.7), quick and |  | | Report (volume) | | COMPILED BY SAMUEL SANFORD AND RALPH W. STONE WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1914 USEFUL MINERALS...Tufts College, Mass. Minnesota........Prof. W. H. Emmons, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. Mississippi...STATES. Tennessee........Mr. George H. Ashley, Washington, D. C. Texas............Dr. William B. Phillips.........Dr. Thomas L. Watson, Charlottesville. Washington....... Prof. Henry Landes, Seattle. West Virginia...See Bauxite and Hallpysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Devonian and Carboniferous formations in Choctaw, Washington, Clarke, Escambia and other counties carry deposits...gathered and marketed. Hatchetigbee Bluff, in Washington Co., Ala., was so noted. ARIZONA — Earl U. Mayer...of the Dept. of Geology, U.S. National Museum, Washington, D. C , they are unique. "I have one specimen...by Seymour F. Dozier, Red Oak, Route 1, Fulton County, Georgia. Large lumps of this material can be picked...silver. "The Agency Creek, McDevitt District, Lemhi County, Idaho, radioactive ores (found in that District |  | | Journal (issue) | | THE EARTH’S TREASURES • MINERALS AND JEWELRY MINNESOTA Agates and Minerals R&G KIDS: APATITE HISTORIC...agates are a large part of the displays at the Minnesota Agate and Geological Interpretive Center in Moose...Lake. This beautifully banded specimen from a Minnesota gravel pit has a lightyellow limonite accent on...What does it take to make them? by Bob Jones Minnesota Minerals and Agates............ 12 A Moose Lake...GEM & MINERAL SHOW - SPRING Holiday Inn - Orange County Airport, 2726 S. Grand Ave., SANTA ANA, CA 92705 |  | | Journal (issue) | | ......................................... 56 Washington State University’s fluorescent rock exhibit captivates...that combined the black jade and some Australian opal. “After cutting a slab of the black jade to about...Then, with a paper-thin blade, I cut the Australian opal to the same thickness. Using clear epoxy, I glued...glued the three pieces together. The Australian opal is at an angle and not horizontal because, after 45...the difference in hardness between the jade and opal, I used a 600 grit diamond grinding wheel to shape |  | | Report (volume) | | Quicksilver Deposits Near Weiser, Washington County, Idaho GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN Prepared in...GEOLOGY QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS NEAR WEISER, WASHINGTON COUNTY, IDAHO By CLYDE P. Eoss ABSTRACT The quicksilver...deposits in the general vicinity of Weiser, Washington County, Idaho, were first recognized about 1936....INTRODUCTION The quicksilver deposits near Weiser, Washington County, Idaho, (fig. 7) appear to have been first...quicksilver deposits near Weiser, -L... . .' . .. . Washington County, Idaho. " . ; 81 have expected to find ore |  | | Book | | labradorite; obsidian; onyx (chalcedony and marble); opal, quartz (agate, jasper, and chalcedony) ; rhyolite...Gs-Spessartite J-Jet L-Labradorite M-Malachite Ob-Obsidian Op-Opal Q-Cryptocrystalline quartz (one or more var ieties...Snowville (variscite), Box Elder County 2. Lucin (variscite) , Box Elder County 3. Promontory (variscite, obsidian)...obsidian), Box Elder County 4. Cedar Mountains , south of Low (onyx), Tooele County 5. Grantsville (onyx)...(onyx) , Tooele County 6. Amatrice mine (variscite) , Tooele County 7. Bingham (azurite , malachite), Salt |  | | Report (issue) | | Jay Em, Wyoming; and Professor William Walker, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri. TABLE OF...Marcasite Melanterite Meteorites Mica Muscovite Opal Onyx Orthoclase, Plagioclase Pyrite Pyrolusite Pyroxene...Onyx, Type I Occurrences.......................... Opal, Type I Occurrences .... Pearl and Mother-of-Pearl...River valley from Ashland, Saunders County, to Plattsmouth, Cass County; and along the Missouri River valley...from near Fort Calhoun, Washington County, to near Nebraska City, Otoe County. Collectors come from many |  | | Book (volume) | | Colorado; colorless scheelite (19.66 ct), Kern County, California; octagonal step cut violetish pink...Vivid blue matched benitoite gems from San Benito County, California, consisting of 52 benitoites and 75...Cantlin, Ellis, [D; Jeannette B. Carillo, Gem Center USA, EI Paso, TX; Gary Christopher, The Prospectors Cache...R. Fuhrbach, Amarillo, TX; Lawrence A. Funt, Washington, DC; Michael & Patricia Gray, Graystone Enterprises...Resources, Vancouver, BC; Barbara L. Muntyan, Ouray County Historical Society, Ouray, CO; Merrill O. Murphy |  | | Book (volume) | | 600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip...mine⎯pyritized gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason |  | | Book (volume) | | 600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip...mine⎯pyritized gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason |  | | Journal (issue) | | diamond saw blades start as thin as 006 1 Ideal for opal 6 S7.75 PLASTIC LAPS Flat as a sheet ot glass and...the Barrier Reef, Ayers Rock, Alice Springs. As an opal enthusiast you'll also want to inspect, maybe purchase...purchase, some fine examples of Australian opal. As Australia is almost as large as the United States...various opal Selds to see the finest Australian opal. Now Opal Spectrum has its own spectacular opal showroom...showroom in Sydney. The Opal Spectrum Showroom. It's located on the 11th floor, Capital Centre, 255 Pitt |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | as specimens. Clarksville is in southern Johnson County in N / W Arkansas. COLORADO — "Recently we took...located one mile west of Wilbur Springs in S/W Colusa County in North California. The ore of the Manzanita Mine...garnet mine at Roxbury Falls, in Southern Litchfield County of western Connecticut. Mrs. Scheffer's crystal...schist. GEORGIA — At Maysville, in southern Banks County in N.E. Georgia, nice quartz xls occur, so we have...inch in length. Bedford is in central Lawrence County in southern Indiana. IOWA — Dean Slindee, Box 55 |  | | Journal (issue) | | located at Silver Reef in southwestern Utah’s Washington County (figure 1) is a very unique occurrence. The...impregnating Sandstone, Silver Reef District, Washington Co., UT, 6 x 5 x 3 cm. Author’s specimen. The...perfect bound for just: $35.00 Postage $5.00 in the USA; $23 for foreign. Excalibur Mineral Corp Tel: 434-964-0875...book filled with historical work involving Oxford County, describing and intertwining its minerals, miners...Experiences in Namibia The Ravine, Fine, St. Lawrence County, New York Antimony-bearing Oxidized Minerals - |
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