 | | Report (volume) | | Geology of the Willow Springs and Rosamond Quadrangles California By T. W. DIBBLEE, JR. GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS...INVESTIGATIONS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DESERTS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1089-C The geology and mineral...mineral resources of an important part of the western Mojave Desert UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE... distribution, and subdivisions..____________ Gem Hill formation.___________________________________..._____ Bissell Hills area._____________________________________________ Rosamond Hills area._________ |  | | Report (issue) | | Areal .Geology of the ,,. Western Mojave Desert California .. GEOLOGICAL b SURVEY PROFESSIONAL... Areal Geology of the Western· Moj.ave Desert California By TI-IOMAS W. DIBBLEE, ]R. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY...THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT CALIFORNIA .,. Aerial view looking nol'thwest o,·er the Mud Hills, 9 miles...across amphitheater of Rainbow Canyon. Light-colored hills beyond amphitheater eroded from pyroclastic rocks...rocks of lower Miocene(?) Pickhandle Formation. Hills in background are mainly Mesozoic plutonic rocks overlain |  | | Journal (issue) | | items listed except G. F. Wire and Copper Items California Residents Add 3% Sales Tax—Postage Extra OUR...GRIEGER'S • 1633 E. WALNUT ST. • PASADENA 4, CALIFORNIA OUR STORE IS OPEN EVERY DAY EXCEPT SUNDAY FROM...1-3 - - Cochise County Fair, Douglas, Arizona. Oct. 2-3—Apple Day, Julian, California. Oct. 2-3—Santa...2-3—Santa Cruz County Fair, Sonoita, Arizona. Volume 17 OCTOBER, 1954 COVER Painted Desert near Holbrook,...9—Pegleg Trek and Liar's Contest, Borrego Springs, California. Oct. 11—Annual Aspencades Ruidoso, Santa Fe |  | | Book | | IELD TRIPS ' « • * f&i . ■; FOR LOS ANGELES GEM HUNTERS by TEPEE ROCK SHOP r# 3 r o: •• ^ 27...trips for Los Angeles area gem hunters and has been prepared with the amateur gem collector in mind. All...always be secured before entering private property, mining claims, etc. Always leave gates as you find them...COLLECTION OF ONE DAY FIELD TRIPS FOR LOS ANGELES GEM HUNTERS 1 Mapped and Edited by Gary and Janice...Travertine......................... Shark Tooth Hill ..................................... Pacoima Canyon |  | | Report (issue) | | LIBRARY UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2014 https://archive...RESOURCES OF KERN COUNTY CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY COUNTY REPORT 1 i y... Front cover: The exceedingly varied terrain of Kern County is shown by the brown section— from McKittrick...point in the county); on the east (right side) is the sharp descent to the floor of the Mojave Desert. The...the Mojave Desert. Cover design by Elinor Rhodes. MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF KERN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA |  | | Journal (issue) | | Briefs: 30 Hard Rock Shorty: 32 Mining News: 33 Amateur Gem Cutter: 36 Gem-Mineral Field Reports: 37 Writers...monthly by Desert Magazine, Inc., Palm Desert, California. Re-entered as second class matter July 17, 1048...1048, at the postoffice at Palm Desert, California, under the Act of March 3, 1879. Title registered...correspondence to Desert Magazine, Palm Desert, California. Address all advertising correspondence to Clyde...information and your remittance to: Palm Desert, California. Desert Magazine, posted spotters in strategic |  | | Book | | Distribution by Gem Guides Book Company 5409 Lenvale Whittier, Calif. 90601 Published by P-J PRESS...Gold) & Page 2, (Drywashing Gold) Courtesy of California Division of Mines and Geology OTHER BOOKS BY...BY THE AUTHOR WHERE TO FIND GOLD IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Copyright 1975 by James Klein 3 c Library...PAGE Introduction .7 Where To Find Gold 1. Rosamond-Mohave Area.9 2. El Paso Mountains Area 3. Randsburg... Stedman District. The Photo of underground workings in the mine, in San Bernardino County, was taken |  | | Journal (issue) | | California's M o i a v p Desert accentuate the brilliant California poppies in Antelope Valley. See page 22 in this...wildflowers. Photo by David Muench. Santa Barbara, California. SPRING SPLENDOR IN ANTELOPE VALLEY MYSTERIOUS...ADVERTISING OFFICES: 74-109 Larrea St., Palm Desert, California 92260. Telephone Area Code 714 346-8144. Listed...monthly. Second class postage paid at Palm Desert, California and at additional mailing offices under Act of...superior grinding and finishing of all typos of gem stones! No. 58 3" FELT For use on L3 lap disk fjr |  | | Book | | conditions on th P desert . are changing rapidly; Mining claims are filed, property, once open to collectors...and is punishable under the law. Do not disturb mining machinery or buildings, posted or not, they are...de las Anima.s (Afton Canyon) in the Mojave Desert, California. Photo by Jerry Strong. I DESErt TGEM...TrtAJLS A Field Guide to the Gem and Mineral localities of the MOJAVE C O L O R A D O DESERT, D E S...$2.00 Published By G E M B O O K S MENTONE CALIFORNIA 92359 Copyright @ 1966 by Gembooks T A B |  | | Book | | MINERALS OF CALIFORNlA 299" 257889 PEMBERTON' HOFE CALIFORNIA MINERALS 2995 SEP 1933 OINCO Digitized by...org/details/mineralsofcalifo00pemb MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA - MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA H. Earl Pemberton ~ VAN NOSTRAND...H. Earl, 1907Minerals of California. An updating of: Minerals of California: centennial volume, 1866-1966...index. 1. Mineralogy - California. 2. Mines and mineral resources - California. I. MUidoch, J oseph, 1890Minerals...1890Minerals of California. 11. Title. QE375.C32P45 549.9794 81-15963 ISBN 0-442-274882 AACR2 Preface | | | Book | | 7 257989 R q549 PEMBERTON, H.E MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA P 2995 IpSl q 49 f 07. 257889 ^ pe B T...org/details/mineralsofcalifoOOpemb MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA H. Earl r i L ] Pemberton ...H. Earl, 1907Minerals of California. An updating of: Minerals of California: 1866-1966 / by Joseph Murdoch...Includes index. 1. Mineralogy -California. 2. Mines and mineral resources- California. I. Murdoch, Joseph, 1890Minerals...1890Minerals of California. II. Title. centennial volume, QE375.C32P45 ISBN 0-442-27488 2 549.9794 |  | | Journal (issue) | | THE TIME Stove Pipe Wells Hotel Death Valley California Home of the Famous Annual Confirmed or Prospective...a jolly crowd. Very informal. Located in the California Desert just a mile West of the Imperial Dam For...Pines Highway, Palm Springs, California. Dec. 5—Lecture "Indians of California" by Arthur and Donald Barr...Camping Trip to Stein's Rest Oasis, near lndio, California. Dec. 12—Desert Sun Ranchers' Rodeo, Wickenburg...Museum Field Trip to Magnesia Springs Canyon, California. Dec. 18-31 — Illuminated "City of Bethlehem" |  | | Book | | ROADSIDE 4% JrEoLocy or SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ARTHUR GIBBS SYLVESTER AND ELIZABETH O’ BLACK GANS IGagsine... IGagsine ~%_ JEOLOGY of SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ARTHUR GIBBS SYLVESTER ILLUSTRATED BY ELIZABETH O’BLACK...based on the 2010 Geologic Map of California, published by the California Geological Survey, and on maps...Elizabeth, 1971- Title: Roadside geology of southern California / Arthur Gibbs Sylvester and Elizabeth O’Black...paper) Subjects: LCSH: Geology—California, Southern—Guidebooks. | California, Southern—Guidebooks. Classification: |  | | Book (volume) | | ..........................................49 California ..............................................................548 Table of Maps Page Alabama County Map ...................................................................................4 Alaska County and Stream Map ..................................Co. Mining Districts ............................................................22 Arizona County Map.........................23 Arizona – Cochise Co. Mining Districts .................................... |  | | Report (issue) | | MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA THE GOLDEN BEAR The Golden Bear Nugget of Yankee is NUGGET said to have...have been found in the mining the nugget Jim, Placer County, California, in 1871 by a small girl in...are nuggets. The nugget was acquired by the California Federation of Minerologicol Societies insignia...in in the Cali- San Francisco MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA CENTENNIAL VOLUME by JOSEPH (1866-1966) MURDOCH...Ian Campbell and Eleanor M. Learned BULLETIN California Division of Ferry Building, San 189 Mines |  | | Journal (issue) | | Annual Imperial County Fair, County Fair Grounds, Imperial, California. March 3-6—Pima County Fair, Tucson...March 4-6—Annual Desert Gem and Mineral show and field trips, sponsored by Desert Gem and Mineral society...society of Blythe, California. March 5-6—The Fourth consecutive World's Championship Rodeo at Rodeo Grounds...Desert Cavalcade of Imperial Valley at Calexico, California. Pageant, parades, festivities. March 19—All-day...Desert Circus, parade, dances, Palm Springs, California. March 31—Special public program "Atomic Physics |  | | Book (volume) | | ..........................................39 California ................................................459 Appendix C - The Various Names & Forms of Agate.....................................467 Appendix...Preface Each year I vacation in the field, collecting gem and mineral samples somewhere in the United States...there is enough information to be useful to most gem and mineral collectors. Generally, Minerals are capitalized...rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good |  | | Book (volume) | | ..........................................39 California ................................................461 Appendix C - The Various Names & Forms of Agate.....................................469 Appendix...Preface Each year I vacation in the field, collecting gem and mineral samples somewhere in the United States...there is enough information to be useful to most gem and mineral collectors. Generally, Minerals are capitalized...rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good |  | | Journal (issue) | | Nov. 3-4—Annual Fall Road Races, Palm Springs, California. Nov. 3-4—Copper Giant Rodeo, Ajo, Arizona. Nov...Calif. Nov. 9-12 — Eighth Annual Death Valley, California, Encampment. (See page 20.) Nov. 10-11—Rodeo...Parker, Ariz. Nov. 10-12—Jeep Cavalcaders trip to Mojave Desert, from Hemet, Calif. Nov. 11—Second Annual...Nov. 14-17—Annual Western Week, Palm Springs, California. Nov. 15—Annual Desert Outings by Visitors Club...Rodeo, Victorville, California. Nov. 18—Founders Day Picnic, Palm Springs, California. Nov. 22—Desert Sun |  | | Report (issue) | | ] \ I ^,_|^_g|g„gy. MMM STATE OF CALIFORNIA GOODWIN I. KNIGHT, Governor DEPARTMENT OF... Chief BULLETIN December 173 MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA By JOSEPH MURDOCH University of Caliiomia,...ROBERT W. WEBB University of California, Santa Barbara College Goleta, California Price $3.00 LIBRARY UNIVERSITY...Goodwin J. Knight Governor of ihe State of California Dear Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith...JenlCalifornia, Chief of the Division of Mines. Minerals of California is one of the Division's |  | | Journal (issue) | | GEM * CUTTER * HOfSBYnSY Putting Direction Into Your Collecting Ca1111)• coll<'ctors, like the profes...E(i)UIPMENT and SUPPLIES (Bo,h Cabochon and Facet Gem Cutting Equipment and Supplies) A!I catalogs fully...CHAINS. S4.50 per dozen, plus Federal Tax. BRAZILIAN AGATE SLABS. 10 sq. in. for S1.00, plus Federal Tax....PAGE PRICE LIST Describing Titania Rainbow Jewelry, Gem Cutting Equipment and Supplies, Jewelry Tools, Materials...All PRICES F.O.B. PASADENA AND SUBJECT TO 3% CALIFORNIA STATE SALES TAX IF YOU LIVE IN CALIF. Visit |  | | Journal (issue) | | but the wilderness could satisfy. He came to California in 1868. In San Francisco he saw nothing but...halftone illustrations. Index. $3.50. • • • PLACER MINING FOR THE TENDERFOOT Writing for the novice rather...prepared a rather complete guide for use in placer mining without the use of expensive equipment. The author...Valley, between Banning and Twentynine Palms, California, will be told next month, in her first contribution...annual Stockmen's banquet. Nov. 10-12—Indio, California, Frontier Days celebration. Air show, date exhibit |  | | Journal (issue) | | MUENCH Believed to be the richest single piece of mining property in history, the Comstock Lode in west-central...long idle Comstock recently were revealed by a mining company. Virginia City stands on the eastern slope...Centro, California. Jan. 18—Desert Museum Field Trip to Palm Canyon, from Palm Springs, California. Jan...Tournament, Thunderbird Country Club, Palm Springs, California. Jan. 24-25—Annual Western Dance, Clayton, New...Club Camping Trip to Agua Caliente Hot Springs, California. Jan. 26—Trek to King's Canyon for Winter Visitors |  | | Book (volume) | | The Bowers Museum of Cultural Art Santa Ana, California + GEMSTONES OF EAST AFRICA by Peter C. Keller...Nevada; blue, cushion cut topaz (25.30 ct), Ramona, California; brownish yellow octagonal calcite (21.30 ct)...red-orange spessartine garnet (16.62 ct), Ramona, California; deep red cushion cut rhodochrosite (25.56 ct)...Colorado; colorless scheelite (19.66 ct), Kern County, California; octagonal step cut violetish pink kunzite...Pala, California. NECKLACE. Vivid blue matched benitoite gems from San Benito County, California, consisting |  | | Journal (issue) | | his foes from the desert land with its rolling hills and valleys, its mountains and freedom. Old stone...4-5—Saugus, California, Annual Rodeo. May 4-5—Desert Panorama Exhibits, China Lake, California. May 4-5...River Regatta, Parker, Arizona. May 5—Blythe, California, Women's Riding Club Stampede and Rodeo. May...University Rodeo, Portales. May 10-12 — Lone Pine, California, Stampede. May 11-12—Santa Barbara and Riverside...Monument, California. Camp at Hidden Valley. May 11-26—31st Annual Wildflower Show, Julian, California. May |
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Gem Hill, Rosamond Hills, Rosamond, Mojave-Rosamond Mining District, Kern County, California, USA