 | | Book | | Co. Hematite CALERA, Shelby Co. Wavkllite CLAY COUNTY, Sec. 24. T. 19 S R., 7 E. STATUARY, Coosa Co...Co., (W. border of* Marble Crystalline TALLADEGA COUNTY Marble, (crystalline) VALLEY HEAD, DeKalb Co. Hematite...Feldspar HISSOP, Coosa Co., (near) Beryl JACKSON COUNTY Hematite KENNEDYS, Clay Co., (near) Magnetite MILLERVILLE...MILLERVILLE, Cloy Co., (near) Magnetite MOUNT OLIVE, Coosa Co., (near) Feldspar OAK BOWERY, Chambers...ClIRYSOCOLLA AUBREY GROUP, in Northern Arizona Agate, (in Kuibab limestone) BIG BUG CREEK, Yavapai Co |  | | Book (edition) | | were shaped by some accident of For instance, agate How is their formation. frequently found in...chrysoberyl cats-eye are valued chiefly for pattern, and agate and jasper among semi- precious materials are...the many types of agate, opal and petrified this region is noted. The agate is wood for which...masses such as occur in the — hollow, found geodes Iowa region, and from them weather the types of agates...specific locations are comparatively few, but jasper, agate and even more valuable stones may turn up almost |  | | Report (volume) | | is most often used in porous stones, such as the agate. The unattractive gray and pale shades may be changed...shades. The common dyeing procedure is to soak the agate in the desired chemical (nitric acid for red shades...and sulfates for blue shades). The Romans dyed agate by soaking it in honey, removing it from the liquid...the same effect is achieved by first soaking the agate in a sugar solution, and then in sulfuric acid to...eventually deposited as alluvial gravels. Opal and agate are formed from aqueous solutions. Diamonds are |  | | Book (volume) | | Virginia VOLUME 3: THE NORTHWESTERN QUANDRANT Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska...TREASURES VOLUME ep The Northwestern Quadrant Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska...volumes, through very precise directions and accurate county maps, to get you to the best and most accessible...for the county in which it is located. This site number also appears under the given county in the text...under the heading of Nebraska, on the map of Sioux County, the site x How to Use This Book indicated |  | | Journal (issue) | | Hunting Grounds. Nearby he went to college at Mount Pleasant and discovered that ““Lincoln May Have Been...(see & ptembx r, 1954, issue), and also at Mount Pleasant has designed the footbridge at Saunders Park...Chestatee and Chattahoocl rivers, in Haber sham County, near the Cherok country, it passes the Etowah...Bellows Creek for six miles Then, suddenly, your pleasant hike of ride CCases You have reached the edge...Aare found hollow at Oberstein, in Saxony balls of agate (chal dony ) lined with whi h ar crystals of quartz |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | left). Calcite, 5.5 cm high, Elmwood mine, Smith County. Terry Huizing specimen, Jeff Scovil photo. Figure...(above). Fluorite, 13.1 cm wide, Elmwood mine, Smith County. Francis Benjamin specimen, Jeff Scovil photo....Smith County. Terry Huizing specimen and photo. Figure 4 (right). Cumberland mine, Smith County. Travis...earths to make saltpeter, at Nicojack Cave in Marion County, then nitromagnesite at the same location (Shepard...Sevier County (Coskren and Lauf 2000). The following index is arranged alphabetically by county. It is |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | o g y C e n t r a l M i c h i g a n University Mount P l e a s a n t , Michigan 4 8 8 5 9 F O S S I...Geol ogy at Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant. Dr. R. V. Dietrich is professor emeritus at...within the zone of weathering. Moss agate and leopardite. Moss agate is the name given to chalcedony that...ap parent occurrences of these two rocks—moss agate in nod ules and leopardite as an intrusive igneous...hornblende; 1V* inches in diameter; Wickiup Ridge, Henry Mountains, Utah. Photo by J . S . Monroe. Figure |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Collecting Sites for Agate in Washington State R O B E R T D. P A T T I E 4 3 1 6 N E 10th S t r e e...S T A T E O F W A S H I N G T O N has many good agate localities offering a wide variety of material....most cases, the sites identified here by name and county occur on public lands, and currently no fees are...type of material commonly found at that site: A—agate, AW—agatized wood, J — jasper. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12...Range to the Pacific Ocean, is noted for carnelian agate. Previous visitors have damaged many sites, and |  | | Report (volume) | | Edward Barrett, Indianapolis. Iowa.............. Prof. George F. Kay, Iowa City. Kansas............Prof...Watson, Charlottesville. Washington....... Prof. Henry Landes, Seattle. West Virginia... .Dr. I. C. White...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 |  | | Book (edition) | | describes sites under of the nearest town and county. and the many maps included book contain such...Chrysocolla, Turquoise LJ Emerald, Beryl ^"^ Agate ** Jade Amethyst nq -* % Gem Hunter's...color, as in emeralds; their pattern, as in moss agate; or their play of eral color, as in opals. Fashion... such as agate and jasper, are described as cryptocrystal- line. For example, an agate nodule may...cat's- more but inexhaustibly various patterns of agate and jasper. So typical are their patterns that |  | | Report (volume) | | ..'........................................ 126 Iowa...................................................Barrett, Indianapolis. Iowa___ __Prof. George F. Kay, Iowa City. Kansas_____Prof. Erasmus Haworth, Lawrence...L. Watson, Charlottesville. Washington___Prof. Henry Landes, Seattle. West Virginia_.Dr. I. C. White...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; |  | | Journal (issue) | | men were men and the valley floor was paved with agate THE REVEREND PAUL M. DOBBERSTEIN by Dr. Ben Hur...of St. Peter's and St. Paul's Church, West Bend, Iowa GEM OF AN OUTFI1 by Violet Allen Nowadays they...Thank you, and will do! * From Frederick Hazen, 25 Mount Vernon Street, Arlington 74, Massachusetts On reading...stone was identified as Cormorant Lake in Becker County, Minnesota. At the place on Cormorant Lake where...greatest source of agates and simi lar gemstones. The agate beds were worked by the local population, and their |  | | Book (volume) | | thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare alluvial Diamond...of the Mississippi R.⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi...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) | | thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare alluvial Diamond...of the Mississippi R.⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi...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 (edition) | | MARIN COUNTY FREE LIBRARY 3 1111 00289 4184 \ I s Fifth Revised Edition A complete, state-by-state...Chrysocolla, Turquoise LJ Emerald, Beryl *"» Agate ** Jade =p Amethyst ^ X ) y ' £f h % ^...stones will remain." On my own table is a section of agate, cut and polished, its concentric rings of rose...color, as in emeralds; their pattern, as in moss agate; or their play of color, as in opals. Fashion plays...sharp sliver of agate, such as Montana moss agate, is also useful to test minerals near agate in hardness |  | | Report (issue) | | 0 cm. (GSC 2006-084) Circle: mosaic of jasper, agate, gneiss, epidote, and labradorite (NMC 859). The..........................11 The Ledge (Charlotte County Granite) quarry..........................................................................28 Mount Pleasant mine....................................................................................193 Mount Uniacke mines.........................................................................340 xi Pleasant River Barrens mines.......................... |  | | Journal (issue) | | Company spodumene mine at Kings Mountain , Cleveland County, North Carolina consisted of six small prospect...Department of Geology Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, Michigan E. Reed Wicander is a paleontologist...localities in Riley and Yale townships, St. Clair County, eastern Michl• gan. Geologically, the occurrence...from the collection of Mrs. Carol Carroll of Mount Pleasant, Michigan. We gratefully thank both Mr. Maness...unusual zeolites. One specimen from Ballyclare in County Antrim consisted of a brownish vesicular basalt |  | | Book | | famous was the single beryl stone found in Oxford County in Maine that weighed 18 tons and was 18 feet in...other hand, inclusions in agate give the characteristic effect that makes moss agate so valuable. An example...example is the moss agate of eastern Montana which sometimes produces scenes of unbeliev¬ able verisimilitude...textbook; select one with color illustra¬ tions. Then mount your own exhibit of rocks and minerals according...see through. Quartz, sapphire, fine emerald, some agate, some obsidian, topaz and diamonds are glassy or |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Geology Department Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, Michigan 48859 Downloaded by [Australian...deposits oil and gas fields mines slope steepness county boundaries major cities roads railroads utility...Clarity & Calibration, LLC Adris Corp. Africa Stone Agate Showcase, The Age Old Crystals Alpha Imports NY...Multisensory A r t s Gauthier, Gilbert - France Gem Center USA, Inc. Gem Mine / Sluice Box Gem Plaza, Inc. Gems |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Sample material was gently crushed by hand in an agate mortar and pestle. A milled, 2.5 Rochester Mineralogical...chevkinite-group minerals from the wausau complex, mARATHON cOUNTY, wiSCONSIN. T. W. Buchholz1, A, U. Falster2, and...1300–1400 Ma mafic pluton from the Koss pit, Marathon County, WI [abst.]. In Institute on Lake Superior Geology...the National Limestone Quarry near Mount Pleasant Mills, Snyder County, PennsylvaniA. K. Cabaniss and L...Limestone quarry (aka Lime Ridge), located near Mount Pleasant Mills, Pennsylvania. The quarry lies within |  | | Book (volume) | | exclusively in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Mitchell County, North Carolina, to be true hiddenite. Preface...Elijah Hamlin, were rock hunting on Mount Mica in Oxford County, Maine. On the way home, one of the boys...The find was later identified as tourmaline, and Mount Mica became the site of the first commercial gem...are kept busy in the Pala district of San Diego County, California, as well. California, in fact, is North...of the fee dig sites offer services to cut and mount your finds. Quality and costs vary. Trade journals |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | the Coelophysis quarry, Ghost Ranch, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. Displayed at the Cleveland Museum...times, indigenous people have mined turquoise from Mount Chalchihuitl, near Los Cerrillos, and at other places...Chinle Formation at the Ghost Ranch, Rio Arriba County, were incredibly complete, thus allowing this species...Kelly mine, Magdalena mining district, Socorro County, Figure 3. Smithsonite, 11 × 7.5 cm, from the...the Kelly mine, Magdalena district, Socorro County, New Mexico. Smithsonian Institution specimen NMNH 143509; |  | | Book | | lapidary field. Beginning with a description of agate, he proceeds to an interesting account of the history...ever been written before. Tracing the history of agate from prehistoric days through events of the Bible...growing hobby. Chapters are devoted to the details of agate collecting, the varieties and forms of quartz and...varieties, with favorite location of quartz agate, opal wood — collectors. The petrified gems throughout...information on the rockhound’s favorite gem — the agate. Lelande Quick La Jolla (San Diego), California |  | | Book | | HfiRIN COUNTY FREE LIBRfiRY 311110G386652Q I V Russell P MacFal A COLOR TREASUF FOR COLLECTORS...to Hunting Locations ? i 9 GIVEN TO THE MARIN COUNTY LIBRARY BY MARI N L MTNF.RAT. SOCTETY DAVID...may be able to buy specimens. map of Keweenaw County. Mich- Part of the U.S. Geological Survey topographic...timating one's strength can lead to the most un- pleasant consequences. rock mass through it, If. by...thunder eggs dug beds in Oregon are nodules of agate, walls. TWIN CRYSTALS commonly develop Crystals |  | | Journal (issue) | | at 50c/sq. in MEXICAN—MONTANA—BRAZILIAN—INDIAN AGATE Also at 50c per sq. inch: * Rutile Quartz * Gold...Honey "onyx" (banded calcite) Rhodonite Texas Moss Agate 10 day return privilege $3.00 minimum order Exchange...Societies. February, April, June, August, October, at Mount Morris, Illinois December, Second Class Mail Privileges...class of minerals. He is an ofthcer of the Orc gon Agate and Mineral Society, host club to the American and...shrine on the impus of lowa Wesl yan College at Mount Pleasant is a small box containing a few non lescript |
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