 | | Book (edition) | | holding a shiny crystal or an expertly polished agate in their hands. It is even more gratifying to actually...The search for a lustrous crystal or a colorful agate is truly a worthwhile and satisfying recreational...lonely journeys to find that ever-elusive next agate, jasper, or mineral specimen that will be the most...within the field of the lapidary arts. A rough agate as found in the field weighing about three pounds...pounds. A silver ring set with a freeform agate cabochon hand collected, cut, and polished by the author |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | glauberite, heulandite, stilbites, apophyses, amethyst, agate, malachite, chrysocola, was thoroughly enjoyed,...and topaz, as well as many samples of polished agate. The August 10th meeting of the Club was held at...Signal Mountain, Tenn. Mid-West Minnesota Mineral Club The Minnesota Mineral Club was awarded the trophy...Detroit, Michigan. Two 505 members from the Minnesota club were elected officers of the Midwest Federation:...Convention for 1956 to be held in St. Paul, Minnesota, with the Minnesota Mineral Club and Midwest Federation |  | | 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...cut much more easily on the diamond wheels than agate. For this reason, I avoid using the 80-grit wheel |  | | Book | | Images Front cover top Agate from Germany: bottom Agate from Scotland. Back cover Agate from Germany. Title...Title page Agate from Russian Arctic coast. Distribution NBN International Estover Road Devon PL6 ?PY UK...is an agate? 10 Properties of agates 44 Sources of agates 48 Europe 52 Britain 58 USA 76 Canada...geological environments. Si nce the mid-1900s, agate collecting has become very popular in Europe, North...America and the M iddle East. There are thousands of agate-producing areas on Earth, and in the following pages |  | | | | images Front cover top Agate from Germany; bottom Agate from Scotland. Back cover Agate from Germany. Title...Title page Agate from Russian Arctic coast. Distribution NBN International Estover Road Devon PL6 7PY ...agates What is an agate? Properties of agates Sources of agates Europe Britain USA Canada Mexico South...different geological environments. Since the mid-1900s, agate collecting has become very popular in Europe, North...America and the Middle East. There are thousands of agate-producing areas on Earth, and in the following pages |  | | Journal (issue) | | Charles Gillette Alice L. Hart A magazine devoted Agate Amethyst Amarzonite Aventurine Bloodstone Citrine...Advertising Manage: Cut Opa Peristerite Sodalite Tiger Eye Crystal Quartz Rose Quartz Smoky Quartz Tourmaline...Cover Photo Nebraska’s Marsupial Lake Superior Agate California Famous Midwest } “Tiger” . Q Meeting...like animal is unearthed. The bony ring around the eye-socket, the orbit, is closed and not open posteriorly...tiger to be discovered North America Note closed eye socter mammals and another ip is filled the broken |  | | Journal (issue) | | Consulting Editor Moose Lake Mistakes Lake Superior eye agate PAMELA HECHT PHOTO PAMELA HECHT PHOTO I received...Range”, by G.B. Morey (Geology of Minnesota: A Centennial Volume, Minnesota Geological Survey: 204-217, 1972)...indd 6 region, it is in fact abundant in the Minnesota Iron Ranges and glacial drift derived from them...an article, written by Bill Vossler, called “Minnesota Minerals and Agates”. On page 15, there is a picture...section of Maryellen jasper (stromatolite) from Minnesota. I have collected both and there is a huge difference |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 4 " in hardrock. Turritella agate 40c lb., 100 lbs. 2 0 c lb. Algae agate, 4 0 c lb., 100 lbs. 25c lb...choice - 10 kinds. P a l m w o o d , opalite, jasp-agate, budseye, golden onyx, crawfordite, jasper, chapenite...Brubaker, 5 3 1 8 W . L - 1 2 , Lancaster, Calif. MINNESOTA AGATE — Vz t o 1 inch $ 1 . 3 5 l b . ; 1 to 2 inch...purcella's purple $ 1 . 5 0 l b . ; t u m b l e d Minnesota $ 3 . 5 0 l b . ; t u m bled Montana $ 3 . 5 0...braska. 100 LBS. GOOD POLISHED LAKE SUPERIOR MINNESOTA AGATES—$5.50 pound, delivered. ' A " to 1 ' A |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Mineralógica! Society Geological Society of Minnesota The Orange Belt Mineralogical Society held its...Tyler in Redlands. The Geological Society of Minnesota announces a series of lectures on the principles...Bell, professor of geology at the University of Minnesota Tuesday evenings 7:30 to 9:00 P. M. at the Museum...Geologic History Feb. 10—Geologic History Of Minnesota Feb. 17—Evidence Of Evolution Feb. 24—Mechanics...famous, included a wide variety of banded agate, also eye agate, carnelian and sard, plasma (actually an |  | | Journal (issue) | | FIELD TRIPS: New Mexico Orbicular Granite Purple Agate from Arizona • COLLECTING FOSSILS in Florida • PROJECT:...rockngem.com U S $6.99 ... and Much More PRINTED IN USA 2 www.rockngem.com From the Editor EDITORIAL...MINERALS AND JEWELRY Laguna agate from Mexico is just one of the many types of agate that will be represented...represented at the 2016 Agate Expo in Cedarburg, Wisconsin. The silica gem is a rockhound favorite. (Steve Wheeler...New Mexico’s mining history by Steve Voynick Minnesota Minerals and Agates.......................... |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | BAG"CUTTING Mixed grade colorful only. OFFER agate. T o p value), ($12.50 postpaid. $10.50 PACKAGE...M B L I N G P A C K A G E — Top grade Mexican agate; all colorful material. ( $ 1 2 . 0 0 value) 12...$2.00 money 21 Jackson York. Wyoming) , eye, agate, garnet, red cu!iet, blue cullet, Place, Massapequa...a d y for no — large Inc., 8 E. 19083. BAY AGATE HOME dust for N A M E P L A T E S T O W E A...WELL-CRYSTALLIZED Be Aided By N e w Map. University of Minnesota News Service, S 68 Morrill Hall, Minneapolis, |  | | Book | | in incandescent light and green in daylight Cat's eye: usually yellowish or greenish Corundum (hardness:...Chalcedony and Jasper (variable) Agate: Bull's eye agate, Iris or fire agate, Onyx, Sardonyx. Bloodstone or...or heliotrope. Cornelian. Chrysoprase. Moss agate. Plasma. Prase. Sard. Jasper. Diamond Star of Sierra...example, diamond in Arkansas, opal in Idaho, and agate in Oregon and Washington are mined by hobbyists...Mines. U.S. production of commercial gems includes agate, beryl, freshwater pearl, garnet, jade, jasper, |  | | Journal (issue) | | LONG AND WITH Eye SHORT THESE WAVE Twin ULTRA-VIOLET AMAZING only Tiger Eye Twin model 25-36...long and short wave fluorescent minerals The TIGER EYE TWIN, when equipped with the Battery Adapter Case...Please rush Around Us”, including extensive | Tiger Eye Twin(s) 225-36 @ $29.75 ea | lists of fluorescent...have no crystal structure visible to the unaided eye. The larger ones have a core of dense material which...around the fibers into a variety known as tiger eye which when cut cabo chon or with a curved surface |  | | Journal (issue) | | AND WITH AMAZING Eye SHORT THESE WAVE Twin ULTRA-VIOLET AMAZING Tiger Eye Twin model 25-36 29°...long and short wave fluorescent minerals The TIGER EYE TWIN, when equipped with the Battery Adapter Case...Unseen World Around Us", including extensive | Tiger Eye Twin(s) 225-36 @ $29.75 ea | lists of fluorescent...sample of this rare mineral, $1.25/Ib. @ TURRITELLA AGATE, Wyoming, Will take a high polish. BILL MILE 721...Owen’ “Geological Survey of Wisconsin, lowa and Minnesota,” published 108 years ayo. You may recall that |  | | Journal (issue) | | 2" up to 6"x 6" S0c to $10.00 • - -- • Agate in Idaho. Agate halves up nodules having blue, gray & white...$1.00, $2.00 and $3.00. • - - -• Red and white agate masses from Nevada 2"x 2" and 3"x 3" SOc and 75c...Montana 1 ½"x 1½" SOc up to $3.00 «- - -• Many agate cabochons - all colors SOc to $2.00 «---• Moss...FREAK SIMULATIONS IN AGATE. by Ernest Weulhaas ............ . ..... BLUE AGATE IN WASHINGTON. by C. N...N. Clfnesmtth ............. . ... . .. AGATE - SOME FACTS AND USES. by Peter zoaac ......... ....... |  | | Book (volume) | | 000 specific locations in Idaho, lowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, ...NORTHWESTERN QUANDRANT Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon...The Northwestern Quadrant Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon...Mineral Location Numbers Idaho lowa Kansas Minnesota Missouri Montana Nebraska North Dakota Oregon...canyons; collect in canyon walls and below them. Agate, fortification (Fairburn var.). Fossils, marine: |  | | Book | | Scotland 59 France 62 6 Occurrence: The Americas 63 USA 64 Mexico 72 Panama 75 Brazil 75 Canada 80 7 Occurrence:...green), prasiolite (leek green), tiger's-eye and hawk's-eye (banded, yellow to brown and blue respectively...all rock types and in most countries. CHALCEDONY Agate (light to dark colours in concentric bands, translucent)...translucent), fire agate (dark agate with play of colour similar to that in opal, opaque), moss agate (pale yellow...the categories Silex or Kieselstein (including agate, flint opal), Petrosilex or Halleflinta (for jasper |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | quartz f o r m s ; or gem stones such as agate and tiger-eye. For further information w r i t e : Ed Ireland...choice - 10 kinds. P a l m w o o d , opalite, jasp-agate, budseye, golden onyx, crawfordite, jasper, chapenite...MINERALS CLEARANCE, 100 LBS. OF GEMS & M I N ERALS — Agate, epidote, f r a n k l i n i t e , jasper, calcite...carnelian any $ 5 . 0 0 . Agate $ 3 . 0 0 , stone cabochon samples $ 2 . 0 0 . Agate spheres, dozen $ 3 ....purple vein, 2 lbs. laguna pieces, 2 lbs. tree agate w h i t e and black ( o p a l i t e ) . $ 1 1 . |  | | Book | | crack hammer, chisels, long-handled gem scoop, eye shield. The rock pick hammer is the most essential...colored gems offer a much wider range of interest; agate, which is the most generally used of all the gems...opal) or the most attractive pattern (as in an agate). If the mineral is fibrous, the fibers should be... OXIDES Agate. The rich coloring and the distinctive and complete pattern of this Lake Superior agate from...from Winona, Minnesota, make it a museum piece. The straight banding on the side represents the original | | | Book | | crack hammer, chisels, long-handled gem scoop, eye shield. The rock pick hammer is the most essential...Actually, gems offer a much wider range of interest; agate, which is the most generally used of all the gems...color (as in most attractive pattern (as in an agate). If the mineral is fibrous, the fibers should...OXIDES Agate. The rich coloring and the distinctive and complete pattern of this Lake Superior agate from...from Winona, Minnesota, make, it a museum piece. The straight banding on the side represents the original | | | Book | | crack hammer, chisels, long-handled gem scoop, eye shield. The rock pick hammer is the most essential...colored gems offer a much wider range of interest; agate, which is the most generally used of all the gems...opal) or the most attractive pattern (as in an agate). If the mineral is fibrous, the fibers should be... OXIDES Agate. The rich coloring and the distinctive and complete pattern of this Lake Superior agate from...from Winona, Minnesota, make it a museum piece. The straight banding on the side represents the original |  | | Book (volume) | | AREA: The November Mine, 1.2 mi. SE of the Needles Eye Tunnel, on the W side of Hwy. 87Arsenopyrite, Fluorapatite...Canyon, diggings on N of hwy. Extending up canyonagate, Beryl, Almandite garnets, Lepidolite, Staurolite... then N up Hell Canyon from US 16, areabanded agate, Jade, jasper, fossils, geodes. PRINGLE: area...Pleasant Valley Cr. in Red Canyon, areabanded agate, Jade, jasper, fossils, geodes; E on US 385 about...buttes to Sagate, jasper; 7.4 mi. to new hwy. Cuts in badlands area, land surfaces to Ngem agate; E 9 |  | | Book (volume) | | mixture of chert, translucent chalcedony, jasp-agate and common opal, rivaling in beauty the Arizona...Ridge⎯agate, Amethyst, carnelian, chalcedony, chert (various colors), jasper-like flint, jasp-agate, jasper...AREA⎯agate, Amethyst, carnelian, chalcedony, chert (various colors), jasperlike flint, jasp-agate, jasper...North Canadian rivers, gravel bars carry agate, jasp-agate, jasper and petrified wood along with fossil...complex), in gravel bars along the North Canadian R.⎯agate, jasper, petrified wood. CIMARRON COUNTY KENTON: |  | | Book (volume) | | mixture of chert, translucent chalcedony, jasp-agate and common opal, rivaling in beauty the Arizona...Ridge⎯agate, Amethyst, carnelian, chalcedony, chert (various colors), jasper-like flint, jasp-agate, jasper...AREA⎯agate, Amethyst, carnelian, chalcedony, chert (various colors), jasperlike flint, jasp-agate, jasper...North Canadian rivers, gravel bars carry agate, jasp-agate, jasper and petrified wood along with fossil...complex), in gravel bars along the North Canadian R.⎯agate, jasper, petrified wood. CIMARRON COUNTY KENTON: |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Your choice - 10 kinds. Palmwood, opalite, jasp-agate, budseye, golden onyx, crawfordite, jasper, chapenite...bloodstone, camelian any $5.00. Agate $3.00, stone cabochon samples $2.00. Agate spheres, dozen $3.00. Many...Third Bhoiwada, 38RM, Bombay 2, India. MEXICAN AGATE, POUND PRICES—Bird of Paradise, cathedral, naica...east of Mesa, Mesa, Ariz. SUPER-SPECIAL. MOJAVE—agate, Death Valley onyx, Panamint Valley onyx, lavicjasper..."chapinite," travertine (green), palmwood, jasp-agate, verd-antique. A dream shipment. 100 lbs., shipped |
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