 | | Report (issue) | | University of Nebraska - Lincoln DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln Conservation and Survey...Gemstones of Nebraska: A Handbook for Students and Collectors Roger K. Pabian University of Nebraska - Lincoln...Lincoln, rpabian1@unl.edu Allan Cook University of Nebraska - Lincoln Follow this and additional works at:...K. and Cook, Allan, "Minerals and Gemstones of Nebraska: A Handbook for Students and Collectors" (1976)...Resources, School of at DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It has been accepted for inclusion |  | | Book (edition) | | IOWA WISCONSIN • OHIO • KANSAS • NORTH DAKOTA NEBRASKA • INDIANA • MISSOURI • MINNESOTA I By JUNE CULP...Finds ................ Fairburn Type Agate Blue Chalcedony .... Tourmaline ............... Selenite............... Black Agates..................... Chalcedony ..................... THE BADLANDS ............Specimens .... 30 30 .30 NEBRASKA ............... 33 NORTHERN NEBRASKA .......... Fossils...........33 34 NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA 35 WESTERN & CENTRAL NEBRASKA 36 EASTERN NEBRASKA 37 CENTRAL MISSOURI |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | locality where there were nice petrified wood and blue agate. "Also, while in Tucson, Mesa and Globe, I...Shop in Tucson, Ariz.) "Some beautiful whitish chalcedony nodules (covered with quartz xls) I collected...3 inches in the other. Wynne, in southern Cross County, is in eastern Arkansas. COLORADO—A loose but beautiful...label. 103 Newington Center, in southern Hartford County, is in central Connecticut. GEORGIA—"To our mind...Lincoln County, is in N/E Georgia. It is also about 12 miles east of Washington, the county seat of Wilkes |  | | Book (volume) | | Location Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States NEBRASKA This rectangular Great Plains state rises 4,460’...Mesozoic era. Thus, as one travels westward across Nebraska they find successively younger formations appearing...disclosing spectacular bedrock formations. Northwestern Nebraska contains most of the gem fields in the state,...that rival the color of the rainbow. The western Nebraska-South Dakota borderland from Sheridan Co. to the...The extreme northwestern counties of Sioux and Dawes have many localities for fascinating things to hunt |  | | 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...botryoidal chalcedony, occasionally with pale Amethysts, or Quartz crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE...deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W...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...botryoidal chalcedony, occasionally with pale Amethysts, or Quartz crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE...deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W...mine⎯pyritized gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | one member. Cedar Bluff is in central Cherokee County in N / E Alabama. ARKANSAS—From a gravel pit located...of sawing are present. Wynne, in southern Cross County, is in eastern Arkansas. Rome, Georgia Mineral...found in the sanbornite deposits of eastern Fresno County in central California. The four new minerals are:...occurs as tiny yellow grains—name is for Fresno County. Verplanckite (barium manganese silicate with chlorine)...RIVER AGATIZED CORAL (chalcedony pseudo-morph after coral) from Hamilton County, Florida near the famous |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | have found in the Magnet Cove area of Hot Spring County, Arkansas. I am sending you a specimen under separate...on Delaware Bay, is in the N / E part of Sussex County, Del. From this beach, Bob and Hazel Reynolds,...item or two. ROCKS AND MINERALS IDAHO—"In Bonner County, Northern Idaho, at a place called Chimney Rock...from the floor of a large room in Wyandotte Cave, Crawford Co., Ind., 1 mile from the entrance and 500 feet...specimen is a white chalcedony pseudo after coral in brown quartz matrix. Some of the chalcedony is slightly |  | | Report (volume) | | A. Buehler, Rolla. Nebraska.........Prof. E. H. Barbour, University of Nebraska, Lincoln. Nevada......See Bauxite and Hallpysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found...commercial quantity or quality. Asphalt. Colbert County, small quantity has been shipped from near Leighton;...following localities: Bibb County, Pratts Ferry; Calhoun County, near Tampa; Clay County, T. 20, Pv. 7 E.; Jefferson...Jefferson County, at Elyton; Lee County, at Chewacla lime works; St. Clair County, at Gfeensport; Shelby |  | | Book (edition) | | ILLINOIS • NORTH DAKOTA • OHIO • MICHIGAN • NEBRASKA • IOWA WISCONSIN Digitized by the Internet...IOWA WISCONSIN • OHIO • KANSAS • NORTH DAKOTA NEBRASKA • INDIANA • MISSOURI • MINNESOTA By JUNE CULP...Ardmore Agate Beds — — Garnets 5 26 _____ 14 Chalcedony 16 The Badlands 17 Northwestern Area 18...Agates 31 _. Minnesota 32 Wisconsin 39 Nebraska 40 North Dakota 43 Indiana . 45 Ohio 46...aquamarine, amethyst, garnets, jasper, carnelian, chalcedony, tourmaline, and that rare fossil plant turned |  | | Book (volume) | | weighed 90 tons. Also huge crystals of sparkling blue Beryl from the Black Hills pegmatites have measured...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...gravels, etc.petrified wood, wood opal. CORSON COUNTY LITTLE EAGLE: area ridges, slopes, stream beds...Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States CUSTER COUNTY AREA: The November Mine, 1.2 mi. SE of the Needles |  | | Report (volume) | | ....................................... 180 Nebraska.................................................Nebraska____.Prof. E. H. Barbour, University of Nebraska, Lincoln. Nevada_____Dr. W. S. Tangier Smith,...See Bauxite and Halloysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found...commercial quantity or quality. Asphalt. Colbert County, small quantity has been shipped from near Leighton;...following localities : Bibb County, Pratts Ferry; Calhoun County, near Tampa; Clay County, T. 20 S., R. 7 E.; |  | | Journal (issue) | | STAINLESS STEEL CABBING UNIT This machine is made in the USA for Kingsley North. Features an all stainless steel... That now is called the Hope Diamond. Its color blue makes all respond. Gem settings are just like a...Wholesale and retail show; Gem Faire Inc.; Washington County Fairgrounds; 873 NE 34th Ave.; Fri. 12-6, Sat....Jefferson County Fairgrounds; 4907 Landers St.; Fri. 10-9, Sat. 10-9, Sun. 10-6; Jefferson County Fair admission:...Northwest Wisconsin Gem & Mineral Society; Barron County Fairgrounds; Highway 48 N.; Sat. 10-5, Sun. 10-4; |  | | Book (volume) | | that is mostly a mixture of chert, translucent chalcedony, jasp-agate and common opal, rivaling in beauty...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...CUYAHOGA COUNTY CHAGRIN FALLS (on Geauga Co. line), area quarries⎯oilstone. DELAWARE COUNTY DELAWARE...exposures of blue clay, as clusters and nodules⎯Pyrite (crystals sharply cubic). FRANKLIN COUNTY COLUMBUS |  | | Book (volume) | | that is mostly a mixture of chert, translucent chalcedony, jasp-agate and common opal, rivaling in beauty...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...CUYAHOGA COUNTY CHAGRIN FALLS (on Geauga Co. line), area quarries⎯oilstone. DELAWARE COUNTY DELAWARE...exposures of blue clay, as clusters and nodules⎯Pyrite (crystals sharply cubic). FRANKLIN COUNTY COLUMBUS |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | along Scioto Brush Creek in Adams County, Paint Creek in Ross County, the Olentangy River in Franklin...kilometers between Monroeville, Huron County, and Milan, Erie County, providing opportunities to observe...include apatite, aragonite, barite, calcite, chalcedony, ferroan dolomite, illite, marcasite, pyrite...colorless transparent quartz. Some groups have white chalcedony balls 1 mm in diameter at their centers, Lamereaux...yellow under longwave ultraviolet radiation. Chalcedony is present occasionally at most sites and is |  | | Journal (issue) | | Wholesale and retail show; Gem Faire Inc.; Sonoma County Fairgrounds; 1350 Bennett Valley Rd.; Fri. 12-6...Annual Show; Umpqua Gem & Mineral Club; Douglas County Fairgrounds; I-5 Exit 123; Sat. 9-5, Sun. 10-4;...PENNSYLVANIA: Show and sale; F M Minerals; Washington County Fairgrounds, 2151 N. Main St.; Sat. 10-6, Sun....show; Cuyuna Rock, Gem & Mineral Society; Crow Wing County Fairgrounds; 2000 SE 13th St.; Sat. 9-5, Sun. 10-4;...show; The Gem & Mineral Society of Franklin; Macon County Community Center; 1288 Georgia Rd. (US 441); Fri |  | | Catalog/List | | Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine, Tiger, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA Named by the Romans for the area of Scotland beyond...collectors alike, due to the delightful, turquoise blue color. This example hails from the Mammoth-Saint...matrix that is solid Caledonite and a dash of azure blue Linarite. The mine is now collapsed and only a memory... Flambeau Mine, Ladysmith, Rusk Co., Wisconsin, USA This is one of the Chalcocite crystal groups saved...varies from matte black to iridescent, metallic blue. There are several nicks but overall condition is |  | | Report (volume) | | written record. The Indians knew and used agate, chalcedony, and other forms of quartz for weapons and tools;...recently found in the Tenmile district, Summit County. In his booklet, which today would be classed as...feldspar, and mica, occur in some form in every county in the State. Among mineralogists, Colorado is...mineral belt that extends southwestward from Boulder County to the southern limits of the San Juan Mountains... lefferson County, the contact-metamorphic minerals of Italian Mountain, Gunnison County and elsewhere |  | | Journal (issue) | | Mulligan Peak Purple Agate ......................38 Chalcedony beds in Southeast Arizona by Grant Curtis Tucson...part in making the pendant was to create the deep blue sky and ocean through enameling. For this, I cut...several layers of a deep cobalt blue color, with clear enamel on top of the blue color so it would appear transparent...6-8—LA HABRA, CALIFORNIA: Annual show; North Orange County Gem & Mineral Society; Sonora High School; Upper...nocgms.com 7—DELTA, COLORADO: Annual show; Delta County Rock Wranglers; Heddles Recreation Center; 530 |  | | Journal (issue) | | -high specimen is from the DeMaria mine in Placer County, California. (Jeff Scovil Photo/Brett Keller collection)...Wholesale and retail show; Gem Faire Inc.; Lane County Events Center; 796 W. 13th Ave.; Fri. 12-6, Sat...4-6—FARMINGTON, NEW MEXICO: Annual show; San Juan County Gem & Mineral Society; Civic Center; 200 W. Arrington;...ONTARIO, CANADA: 3rd Annual Show; Prince Edward County Rock, Gem & Mineral Club; Crystal Palace; Picton...(rules on Web site); contact John Zandarin, 537 County Road 35, RR2, Picton, ON, Canada K0K 2T0, (613) |  | | Journal (issue) | | X BRUCITE, Texas, Pa . Fine xlline. mass, fl. blue under LW. 6 x 4 ..... . SCHEELITE, Kern Co., Cal...2.50 SMITHSONITE, Kelly, New Mexico. Xld., f ine blue color, on rock. 4 x 3 .. 7.50 PYRITE w. RHODOCHROSITE................. 1114 MOSS OPAL MINE IN WESTERN NEBRASKA. By Richard Mitchell .......... 111 5 FOSHAG ON...Maine Lord's Hill, near Kezar Lake, in Oxford County, Maine, made famous years ago by Kunz, seeking...some petrified wood, a few fire opals and some chalcedony were found. In October the Club made up a combined |  | | Journal (issue) | | West Federation Show July 18 through 21 Jefferson County Fairgrounds Port Towsend WA Dealer Inquiries Welcome...rockgemmag@aol.com Cabs, Cabs and More Cabs Gem Center USA Inc. has one of the world's largest selection of...stone, in any shape and in any size. Gem Center USA is also one of the leading distributors of quality...type of stone you are looking for ... Gem Center, USA Inc. is your source. Come See Us At The Following...#31090·1 .................... $12.00 AMAZONITE• Blue Green,Brazil 2 lb.-20 lb. size (10 lb. min.) Inv |  | | Journal (issue) | | Maine; Chesterfield, Massachusetts; San Diego County, California; Colorado and New Mexico. 6 ROCKS...muscovite crystals from Brooks Fann, Cleveland County, North Carolina. ~ TABLE 1.-MICA-GROUP MINERALS...in a dolomite from near Bonneterre, St. Francis County, Missouri ; in the Mesabi district of Minnesota;...Placerville, El Dorado County. Also reported from Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colorado, and at .Kalgoorlie...mozarkite (chert) Petoskey stone galena Montana Nebraska Shark tooth star garnet Illinois ~ouri sapphire |  | | Journal (issue) | | QUIZ A test of your desert knowledge FIELD TRIP Blue Agate at Eagle Crags By HAROLD O. WEIGHT 10 POETRY...stylishly dressed young woman in a tight-fitting blue serge dress with a chin-high collar. Obviously,...rockhound campsites. Those volcanic ash hills contain blue agate nodules. Lucile points toward the diggings...when ridges were strewn with cutting material and blue agate was found at the roadside. But none of the...Bodfish, California, last February. Most of the blue stone from this field loses much of its color when |
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Crawford, Dawes County, Nebraska, USA