 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Texas mineral locality INDEX Whereas Texas is well known for its vastness, cattle industry, and oil...I T S T O P O G R A P H Y A N D G E O L O G Y , Texas, the second largest state, has produced relatively...famous localities. A s this article will show, Texas has had—or currently has—nu merous mineral occurrences...produce good specimens; yet when specimens from Texas are sought in collections and dealers' stocks, few...some basic facts that help explain the situation. Texas has very little federal land in its mineralized |  | | Book | | Lapidary Society to organize groups in Los Angeles County. these early associations Agate and Mineral Society...action was that other sections of the city and county of Los Angeles soon began organizing their own...organized through the midwest, and in the 1950’s Texas and the southern states drew enough interest in...the the in their tion, programs on and the Texas Federation. The National the scientific aspects...amateur lapidaries who have large and impres- or Texas in about three days in the field of agates and | | | Book | | action was that other sections of tl1e city and county of Los Angeles soon began organizing their O\vn...organized tl1rot1gl1 the n1iclwest, ancl in the 1950's Texas and the southern states clre,v eno11gl1 interest...Federation, the 1Iid,vest Federatio11, ancl tl1e Texas Federatio11. The Feclerations are i11 tt1rn organized...to be in agate-collecting country in Montana or Texas in about three days if he drives hard and well....l)y Bessie W. Si1n1)son, $2.50 Ge1n, Trails of Texas by Bessie W. Simpson, $2.50 Arizona Gent Fields |  | | Journal (issue) | | Honeymoon Island Agatized Coral ARIZONA DoBell Ranch Petrified Wood • Patagonia Vanadinite • Orange Butte...2013 www.rockngem.com TEXAS Stillwell Ranch Agates • Woodward and Ritchie Ranch Agates • Field_trip_blue_cover_C1_a...Bonanza.................30 Collecting Texas agates at Stillwell Ranch by Bob Jones by Kenneth H. Rohn ...Peridot, Pyroxene and Plagioclase ........ 20 DoBell Ranch Collecting ......................36 by Carl F....62 West Texas Agate........................................ 56 Collecting on Woodward Ranch and Ritchie |  | | Book | | Treasures of the Earth ~ ~ ~ Essex County Council Many libraries in Essex have compact discs and cassettes...BY THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM , LONDON Essex County Council Libraries First published by the Natural...Sources of agates 48 Europe 52 Britain 58 USA 76 Canada 108 Mexico 111 South America 122...names are chrysoprase, plasma, prase, heliotrope, bloodstone, flint, chert, novaculite, and jasper. Simple...northern midcontinent and Great Lakes region of the USA and the Great Lakes region in southern Ontario. Canada |  | | | | MUSEUM Ag ates Treasures of the Earth Essex County Council Many libraries in Essex have compact discs...Properties of agates Sources of agates Europe Britain USA Canada Mexico South America Africa Asia Australia...names are chrysoprase, plasma, prase, heliotrope, bloodstone, flint, chert, novaculite, and jasper. Simple...northern midcontinent and Great Lakes region of the USA and the Great Lakes region in southern Ontario, Canada...(Thomson, 1961) of Washington in the northwest of the USA is another such example, and Queensland agates from |  | | Book | | famous was the single beryl stone found in Oxford County in Maine that weighed 18 tons and was 18 feet in...specimens have also been found in Arkansas, New Mexico, Texas, LItah and Vermont. Oligoclase presents itself in...the varieties of agate, carnelian, chrysoprase, bloodstone, and jasper. A word of de¬ scription follows...the ancient Egyptians made it into beads. Bloodstone Bloodstone is a dark green, translucent quartz with...agate is found on some of the beaches in Monterey County in California, moonstones on the beaches of Southern |  | | Book (edition) | | describes sites under of the nearest town and county. and the many maps included book contain such...a gun," writes a Colorado collector. "As far as Texas is concerned," says a Texan, "the legislature, prodded...the DiaA ranch near Engel to collectors because unauthorized digging interfered with ranch operations...collecting sites. One is comWoodward ranch in collecting. At the Texas and the Horse Canyon agate deposit...pink hue (right) from the Sunnyside Mine, San Juan County, Colorado. MOTTLED AGATE from Chihuahua, Mexico |  | | Book (volume) | | 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...nodules⎯Pyrite (crystals sharply cubic). FRANKLIN COUNTY COLUMBUS, area countywide exposures of blue clay...HIGHLAND COUNTY SINKING SPRING, area ore deposit (most important in Ohio) ⎯Hematite. HOCKING COUNTY AREA |  | | Book (volume) | | 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...nodules⎯Pyrite (crystals sharply cubic). FRANKLIN COUNTY COLUMBUS, area countywide exposures of blue clay...HIGHLAND COUNTY SINKING SPRING, area ore deposit (most important in Ohio) ⎯Hematite. HOCKING COUNTY AREA |  | | Book (edition) | | MARIN COUNTY FREE LIBRARY 3 1111 00289 4184 \ I s Fifth Revised Edition A complete, state-by-state...whether ones included in a trip are open. The Priday ranch thunder egg beds, for example, long a noted source...although the owners still sell material from the ranch and have announced plans to reopen. Some mineral...a gun," writes a Colorado collector. "As far as Texas is concerned," says a Texan, "the legislature, prodded...corners of the claimed area, and filing in the county land agent's office. In addition he has to show |  | | Journal (issue) | | Immel. President (SCFMS) P.O. Box 94, Castell, Texas 78631 Mrs. W. H. Steinbrenner, Vice-President (MFMGS)...FIELD TRIPS OF MINERAL SOCIETIES Officers Woodward Ranch, Then and Now by Jean Ossowski ..............577, Longview, Texas 75601 WIiiiam L. Johnson, Vice-President 420 Bondstone, Dallas. Texas 75618 Mrs. Gwyn...Longview, Texas 75601 DEPARTMENTS Mrs. Viola Smith, Treasurer 1215 South 41st Street. Temple, Texas 76501...SCFMS - Ruel E. Brown, Rt. 8. Box 680. Fort Worth. Texas 76108 FEDERATION SHOWS May 5 thru 7. SOUTH CENTRAL |  | | 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...location. On this page are four examples. Rocks from Alpine torrents. 2 Moraine in the middle of a glacier...pegmatite (g) Mount Antero, 12.000 (h) Chaffee County, Colorado (i) from the Smith collection feet |  | | Journal (issue) | | Jasper .... $25 .25 MINIMUM ORDER S18 postpaid in USA Subscribe to our CATALOG of cabochons. beads. slabs...RIVIERA LAPIDARY CENTER 21085 Mesquite R1v1era Texas 78379 • 512-296·3958 When In South r,~.,, ,,...Institution; the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History; the San Bernardino County Museum; the University...Recently Renovated Gem and Mineral Hall of the L.A. County Museum and Achievements of the Gem and Mineral...CASCADf OF GEMS OCTOBER 27 10 AM - PM MULTONOMAH COUNTY EXPOSITION CENTER 2060 N. Marine Drive, Portland | | | Book | | topographic map of the Delaware q uadrangle o f Keweenaw County, Michigan This ,s an example o f the more picturesque...location. On this page are four examples. 1 Rocks from Alpine torrents. 2 Moraine in the middle of a glacier...mine , canyon) district where found (township, county, state) how obtained (found , given , etc., with...in pegmatite Mount Antero , 12,000 feet Chaffee County . Colorado from the Smith co llection 1/10/74 ...Holbrook ; University of Arizona. Tucson . California· County Museum. University of California and University |  | | Journal (issue) | | the other Nations, but it would appear that the USA alone will soon fill the sky with numer ous types...Trails the buildings at the site of the old Kern ranch in the original Fairburn agate area were torn down...area is large, embracing practically all of Cherry County, Nebraska. The wood is widely scattered. Often...hornblende. The “Moonstone" and Labradorite of Marathon County arc colorful stones which take a good polish, but... San Juan County, the Colorado mining County, is proud to boast that it is the only county in the United |  | | Book (volume) | | 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...to S trending side rd. (just E of the McDermond ranch) leading to picnic grounds, continue on N toward |  | | Journal (issue) | | section of the San Antonin Express of San Antonio .Texas. Both are members of the San Antonio Lapidary Society...meeting of the Texas Mineral Society at Dallas. Rev. Kehler is director of the Fannin County Lapidary School...maintained by the State of Texas for the benefit of any handicapped Texas citizen who may wish to takeup...serve as valuable contribu tions to the science. TEXAS LEADS A number of states offer various types of...feel that we arc of some use and value to society. Texas seems to be one of the few states offering lapidary |  | | Journal (issue) | | pounds brilliant specimens of Canadian Wernerite, Texas Phosphor ucent Calcite, Franklin Willcmite-Colcite...smooch, beautiful pocket piece of Death Valley bloodstone which he always carried. She showed us the award...including myrickice, blue chal cedony, Dench Valley bloodstone, opal, ( Continued on Page 3 2 ) Jul y 1952-M;neral...and mineral show in conjunction with chc Orange County Fair. The show will be held at the Fair Grounds...beside the tennis courts. Texas State Society Show The State Mineral Society of Texas held a very successful |  | | Journal (issue) | | Show The Gem and Mineral Society of San Mateo County will hold its 2nd Annual Exhibit on May 5 and 6...Meeting and Show of the State Mineral Society of Texas is sched uled for May 4. 5 and 6 in t.he Woodlawn...Gymnasium. 1103 W. Cincinnati Ave., San Antonio, Texas. Exhibits will be open to the public at no charge...2½ X 3½", $6.00, $7.50, $9.00; 3½ x4½", $10.00. Texas Show in San Antonio May 4, 5 & 6 WRITE FOR YOUR...Patterson, N. J. and the Oxford County Mineral and Gem Associg.tion, Oxford County, Maine were recently admitted |  | | Journal (issue) | | coming to the far west Mr. Cul ver stopped off in Texas, where he photo graphed activities in Dallas, Austin...and April 1 in the main building on the Riverside County Fair Grounds, Indio, California. No admission will...be conducted on Satur day morning March 31st. Bloodstone and onyx (travertine) will be the objective....Phillips, Pub. Chr. ------------ Texas State Meeting in May The Texas State Mineral Society has announced...that its convention will be held at San Antonio, Texas, the first week in May. The exact date and location |  | | Journal (issue) | | Societies, Annual Convention June 7-9, 1950. El Paso, Texas California Federation of Mineralogical Societies...wrinkling of the strata. In the Gulf Coastal Plain of Texas and Louisiana, the salt domes that have been investigated...from reef atolls was the Marine pool in Madison County in 1943. The subsurface Silurian strata have been...the U. S. Geological Survey. This area in Crook County was the first national monument in a system which...mineral in shale have been found in Ste. Genevieve County in southeastern Missouri. This is the first reported |  | | Journal (issue) | | 2 Charles OF SCIENCE A. Wilkins 8 15 16 19 Texas Paleontological Expedition to Search for Cretaceous...Societies, Annual Convention. June 7-9, 1950. El Paso, Texas. @ California Federation of Mineralogical Societies...mine at the edge of Antelope Valley in Los Angeles County, Calif., was found by an experienced prospector...instrument: C. S. equals Ae D2 TEXAS PALEONTOLOGICAL FOR CRETACEOUS The Texas Paleontological Expedition...expedition is being conducted in cooperation with the Texas Memorial Museum of Austin. They will work in a large |  | | Journal (issue) | | Assn. Convention, Paso del Norte Hotel, El Paso, Texas. Nov. 20-21—Elks' Rodeo. Victorville, California...Road Race starting at Guatemalan Border, El Paso, Texas. By JANE ATWATER MINING LAPIDARY HOBBY COMMENT...Valley looking south toward Badwater. Furnace Creek ranch in right foreground, with landing strip to the left...Furnace Creek Inn is at the canyon to the left of the ranch. Photo taken in 1936 by Spence Air Photos. 1/cdktf...Creek Inn by John W. Hilton. 7:00 p.m. Camp Fire at Texas Spring; Community Sing led by Hugo Kirckhofer: Death |  | | Book (edition) | | from the Tourmaline Q ueen .1ine, Pala, San Diego County, California. From a pen-and-ink drawing by W. E...Wilson, Gilbert Withers, S. H. Wolfson, J. F. Woodward, Jr., Herman Yaras, and Jack R. Young. i am glad...pegmatite, Baja California 19. Sequist Ranch topaz area, Texas 20. Little Three mine, Ramona, California...of tourmaline crystal forms 38. Map of San Diego County, California gem sources 3 9. Stewart Lithia· and...View of Clear Creek, San Benito County, California 55. Monterey County jade-producing shoreline, California |
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Woodward Ranch, Alpine, Brewster County, Texas, USA