 | | Journal (issue) | | Volume 37 / No. 3 / 2020 Characteristics of Chrysocolla Chalcedony Ivory Species Identification Stereoscopy...from Mont Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada | Chrysocolla Chalcedony from the Democratic Republic of Congo |...from Kazakhstan | Doublets Featuring Dioptase, Chrysocolla and Shattuckite from the Democratic Republic...the characteristics of chrysocolla chalcedony from Taiwan, Indonesia and USA. This pendant/brooch designed... features a 53.57 ct piece of chrysocolla chalcedony from Arizona, USA, that was carved by Lehrer, and |  | | Report (issue) | | Residents of Arizona MINERALS OF ARIZONA by Frederic W. Galbraith and Daniel J. Brennan THE ARIZONA BUREAU...UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA TUCSON FOREWORD As a service about mineral matters in Arizona, the Arizona Bureau of...University of Arizona, is pleased to reprint the long-standing booklet on MINERALS OF ARIZONA. This basic...Dr. Frederic W. Galbraith, as a bulletin of the Arizona Bureau of Mines. It has moved through several editions...released in its Fourth Edition as Bulletin 181, Arizona Bureau of Mines. The comprehensive coverage of |  | | Book (edition) | | MINERALOGY OF ARIZONA,FOURTHEDITION V e a o_ of li rizo TI RAYMOND W. GRANT RONALD B. GIBBS...CALLAHAN THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA PRESS TUCSON f -- The University of Arizona Press www.uapress.arizona...arizona.edu © 2022 by The Arizona Board of Regents All rights reserYed. Published 2022 ISBN-13: 978-0-8165-4358-8...McDonald Co\·er photo: \\ 7 ulfenite, Rowley Mine, Maricopa County, 4 cm high specimen, Evan and Melissa Jones...Grant, Raymond \X'.,author. Title: Mineralogy of Arizona/ Raymond W. Grant [and 4 others] ; maps and illustrations |  | | Book | | often are arrested there. At the Eldorado sapphire mine in Mon¬ tana the action of a million years is readily...animal form which was filled in by the iron oxide. Chalcedony, one of the common varieties of quartz, was formed...intrudes a sloping bed of limestone. As the Yogo mine has been worked at various times in the past hundred...famous was the single beryl stone found in Oxford County in Maine that weighed 18 tons and was 18 feet in...crystals are parallel. A much-sought-after form of chalcedony, gypsum and hematite is called rosette because |  | | Journal (issue) | | Montana’s capital city, is partnering with The Carter County Museum in Ekalaka – dinosaur fossils from within...MARCH 2020 3 VOL. 50 NO. 03 • MARCH 2020 50 chrysocolla 58 10 for the love of lapis The Saga of Afghan...Tradition And ‘Living the Dream’ at Wild Turkey Mine 20 cherishing chert A Mother Rock for the Ages...Clear Creek County, Colorado; Banded Iron Formation (BIF) chert mined near Jerome, Arizona, courtesy of...Non-transferrable.RG6/19 RG3/20 ROYAL PEACOCK OPAL MINE Dig your own Virgin Valley Fire Opals ALL YOU FIND |  | | Book (volume) | | (25.56 ct), Sweet Home Mine, Colorado; colorless scheelite (19.66 ct), Kern County, California; octagonal...Vivid blue matched benitoite gems from San Benito County, California, consisting of 52 benitoites and 75...Harold Van Pelt & GEOSCIENCE PRESS, INC. Tucson, Arizona © 1997 by John Sinkankas Library of Congress...operators, Morefield Mine, Amelia, VA; Max & Suzy Berchtold, Royal Rainbow Mine, Laytonville, CA; Ralph...Cantlin, Ellis, [D; Jeannette B. Carillo, Gem Center USA, EI Paso, TX; Gary Christopher, The Prospectors Cache | | | Book (volume) | | Vivid blue matched benitoite gems from Sai, Benito County, California, consisting of 52 benitoites and 75...Harold Van Pelt ., GEOSCIENCE PRESS, INC. Tucson, Arizona © 1997 by John Sinkankas Library of Congress...operators, Morefield Mine, Amelia, VA; Max & Suzy Berchtold, Royal Rainbow Mine, Laytonville, CA; Ralph...Cantlin, Ellis, ID; Jeannette B. Carillo, Gen1 Center USA, El Paso, TX; Gary Christopher, The Prospectors Cache...Resources, Vancouver, BC; Barbara L. Muntyan, Ouray County Historical Society, Ouray, CO; Merrill 0. Murphy |  | | Journal (issue) | | Utah by Earl Spendlove 26 A ROCKHOUND MAP OF ARIZONA Ninety-two locations where gem materials and minerals...the high yield sapphire beds of the GEM MOUNTAIN mine near Philipsburg. The sapphire bearing gravel layer...cards) $15.0ct 11dl big or 2/$25.00 PREPAID lo.., USA ••• 111 (Y'ai,_...., 111l1h:!'III add &.1,_) PIXIES...will taJce place July 26, 27 and 28 at the Ventura County Fairgrounds in Ventura, California. Appropriately...CONVENTION and SHOW JULY 26 - 28, 1985 VENTURA COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS VENTURA, CALIFORNIA . Hosted By CONEJO |  | | Book | | times, and there is evidence of at least one flint mine dating from this period. Finely worked and polished...crystals are discernible with any magnification (chalcedony, Pl. 18, p. 86). Aggregates of grains having...at Steamboat Springs, Nevada, where cinnabar, chalcedony, and even gold are continually formed at about...also in the cavities of certain basaltic lavas. USA - copper mines of Keeweenaw Peninsula, Michigan,...tons). In various copper mines of New Mexico and Arizona, abundant as branching growths(!) sometimes crystals( |  | | Book (volume) | | 5 = fii? i a j — » ya y _— ’* : i mine in. q)! Y eit iia -...amethyst deposit in Arizona by Dr. F. W. Galbraith of the University of Arizona. Robert O. Vernon of...deposits was given by G. Keith Hodson of Scottsdale, Arizona. A similar service in the case of the vil Vill...Kobuk jade locality. Descriptions of San Diego County, California, gemstones and the mines in which they...the generous assistance of many residents of that county. My special thanks are extended to Elbert H. McMacken |  | | Book (edition) | | rhodonite, serpentine, jadeite and nephrite, chalcedony, and a number of others. Again the distinctions...except in the case of the small black-dyed onyx-chalcedony plaques sometimes seen in rings. But in the 19th...events marks the progress of rough gemstones from mine to the time they are placed before a buyer, transformed...ago it occurred to someone to try to mechanically mine, wash, and sort the gem-bearing gravels of the Mogok...that the miners will have gemstone resources to mine for generations. A special kind of gemstone deposit |  | | Journal (issue) | | out, bite, and loot very closely at abandoned old mine dumps and prospect pits. Make sure that the dumps... Frequently , new locations are referred to by county only, and in not just a few instances, simply the...claims, or worked out a deal with the owners to mine their properties. This type of enterprise resulted...newly re-opened Colorado Quartz mine, Mariposa County, California. This mine, originally called the Colorado...of a fine gold specimen from Grus Valley, Nevada County, Cellfornla which wu once In the Peter Bancroft |  | | Journal (issue) | | Patricia Barnes Svarney 38 THE AQUARIUS TRAVERTINE MINE A great collecting jaunt for those attending the...transparent stone that he had found near Phoenix, Arizona. Tm oxide didn't work as a polishing agent and...catalog. PO Box 93070-19, Pasadena, CA 91109 Outside USA send $8.00 US Funds 12 - GEMS AND MINERALS Glacier...more important, at Lucine. Utah, many years ago. chalcedony roses, and grape agate, this lady was able to...the front, or are recessed so the grape agate; chalcedony, barite or of the rockhounding bobby about ten |  | | Book (edition) | | Southwest Scientific Company, Inc. of Scottsdale, Arizona. To aid in the description of species, the collections...Federation of Mineralogical Societies, at shows of Arizona societies and State Fairs at Phoenix and Tucson...the out- standing shows of the annual San Diego County Fair at Del Mar, California. In addition, the collections...men Minerals, and Company, London, Filer’s, Arizona, Science Establish- Easthampton, Redlands,...one species only, or even specimens only from one mine. Whatever limits the collector imposes on himself |  | | Journal (issue) | | Alice S. Keller FEAW ARTICLES The Anahi Ametrine Mine, Bolivia Paulo M. Vasconcelos, Hans-Rudolf Wenk...7994 GemokgicalInstitute ofAmerica Anahi Ametrine Mine 0 ne of the most interesting gem materials to...open-door policy practiced by the current owners of the mine has made it possible to disseminate reliable information...a-na-e)ainetrine mine is located in eastern Bolivia, near the border with Brazil [figure 2). The Anahi mine produces...for further testing, the authors traveled to the mine in October 1992 (PMV)and August 1993 (PMV, HRW, |  | | Journal (issue) | | .. . ....................... 40¢ ct. Polished Arizona peridot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25.00 lb. Arizona petrified ironwood . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....Jasper .... $25 .25 MINIMUM ORDER S18 postpaid in USA Subscribe to our CATALOG of cabochons. beads. slabs...this ~ of work, but I sure wouldn ' t be without mine. The Basics ofEngraving When the necessary tools...Institution; the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History; the San Bernardino County Museum; the University | | | Book (edition) | | Southwest Scientific Company, Inc. of Scottsdale, Arizona. To aid in the description of species, the collections...Federation of Mineralogical Societies, at shows of Arizona societies and State Fairs at Phoenix and Tucson...at the outstanding shows of the annual San Diego County Fair at Del Mar, California. In addition, the collections...Southwest Scientific Company, Inc., Scottsdale, Arizona, Minerals Unlimited, Berkeley, California, Ward's...one species only, or even specimens only from one mine. Whatever limits the collector imposes on himself |  | | Book (edition) | | prospecting for uranium on La Ventana Mesa, Sandoval County, New Mexico. .,3d ed. H. C. Dake (1953) The uranium...and the counare arranged alphabetically; within a county the districts are also given in alphabetical order...camps, and synonyms, together with the name of the county in which the district is located. In perusing the...radioactive occurrences in the United States; Part 1: Arizona, Nevada, and New Mexico. D. S. Turner (1954) Bibliography...375 Nevada V. P. Gianella F. W. S. G. 225 Arizona Pennsylvania Idaho 190 Maryland C. 170 Wyoming |  | | Journal (issue) | | will take place July 26, 27 and 28 at the Ventura County Fairgrounds, Ventura, California. Oowns, monkeys...Civic Plaza and Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Leading gem dealers, jewelry manufacturers, wholesalers... Arena Show of Wonders In Las Vegas The Clark County Gem Collectors will hold their Gems for the '80-...and Dr. Anthony Kampf, curator of the Los Angeles County Museum will give lectures. Field trips are also...will be held July 26, 27 and 28 at the Ventura County Fairgrounds. Hosted by the Conejo Gem and Mineral |  | | Journal (issue) | | FEATURES Page 36 8 A VISIT TO THE FOUR PEAKS AMETHYST MINE A look at how fine faceting material is recovered...Quartzsite Pow Wow For the past fifty years, at least, Arizona 's Crystal Hill in the Kofa Range, not far from...there is only a few feet of A bird' s~e view of the mine site. At location No. 1 is the helipad with the...Starting out on the meandering , rocky trail to the mine itself, one is immediately reminded how rare the...rare, exciting - if not The Four Peaks Amethyst Mine is breathtaking - experience. All-the- Indians. |  | | Journal (issue) | | or Salmon (Orient) Coral Red Italy Carnelian Chrysocolla-Ellat Cameo (Carnelian Shell) Epidote/Unikite...cave onyx by Jim and Betty Maruna Collecting in Arizona by Mary Frances Strong AMERICAN FEDERATION OF...page 10 By T . J . Lane Goldsmith Quartzsite, Arizona 8- GEMS AND MINERALS Last mo11th we featured...baggy red suit. His cheeks were like roses, the chalcedony kind, Wrinkled and hard, with a pink luster shine...Mountings Metal Detectors • MOST ITEMS POSTPAID TO USA DESTINATIONS e 100% SATISFACTION GUARANTEE VIS4' |  | | Journal (issue) | | was discovered within the last 6 months in Placer County, California. It was acquired by Wayne and Dona...by Nevada County, on the south observers to have an opinion or at least by Mariposa County, on the east...from the Michigan Bluff M ining District , Placer County, California Oust mined in 1983). At lower left...gold on quartz (distorted octahedrons) from Nevada County, California (3" high x 1½" wide). The specimen...specimen at lower right Is from the Red Ledge Mine, Nevada County , California. These three are from the collection |  | | Journal (issue) | | Write For Catalog GUARANTEED SAFE DELIVERY IN THE USA i: Jt Jt Jt Jt Jt SPECIAL *Jt Sizes range from...Detectors ______________ _ • MOST ITEMS POSTPAID TO USA DESTINATIONS e 100% SATISFACTION GUARANTEE Ir ALPHA...in1 th1 ve * Show in Chambersburg The Franklin County Rock and Mineral Club will have its 9th annual...include micromounting, geode cutting and the "Mini Mine". Dealers will offer a selection of lapidary supplies...SALEM BISM N s MOTT We were now in Hettinger County, MARCH 1988 - 25 t• ti s a V II V 5 f |  | | Journal (issue) | | or Salmon (Orient) Coral Red Italy Carnelian Chrysocolla-Ellat Cameo (Carnelian Shell) Epidote/Unikite...Ace Lapldafy Van Nuys. Calif Alaup's Phoen,x, Arizona Ancha 8Ne El Cajon. Calif. Phil -,d Joni ARG11t...customer of finger , then wipe it on the lap . Do the mine had broken off in the decanter . same with your...when you order $35.00 or more, will be one pound mine run or fire agate cab (value $5.00 to $40.00) Free...Happy Holiday and Good Cutting. Buy Direct from Mine Owners learner's Kits = 8 Regulars; 4 Selects NOW |  | | Journal (issue) | | be held July 26, 27 and 28, 1985 at the Ventura County Fairgrounds, Ventura , California. It was reported...of the Mohave County Gemstoners will be held September 29 and 30 at the Mohave County Fairgrounds in...in Kingman, Arizona . Many outstanding dealers have been selected to provide varied rough materials and...interesting field trip will be to the Aquarius Travertine mine at 10:00 a.m. Sunday. Lloyd Howell, owner and operator...operator. will lead participants to the mine where the material has already been dug out of the ground |
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