 | | Report (issue) | | University of Nebraska - Lincoln DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln Conservation and Survey...Gemstones of Nebraska: A Handbook for Students and Collectors Roger K. Pabian University of Nebraska - Lincoln...Lincoln, rpabian1@unl.edu Allan Cook University of Nebraska - Lincoln Follow this and additional works at:...K. and Cook, Allan, "Minerals and Gemstones of Nebraska: A Handbook for Students and Collectors" (1976)...Resources, School of at DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It has been accepted for inclusion |  | | Book | | Gemstone-Freshwater Pearl Soil-Crider Series Mineral-Coal Rock-Agate * Maryland Fossil Shell-Ecphora gardnerae gardnerae...Minnesota Gemstone-Lake Superior Agate Vil * Mississippi * Louisiana Gemstone-Agate Fossil-Petrified...Montana Agate Fossil-Maiasaura peeblesorum * Nebraska Rock-Prairie Agate Gemstone-Blue Agate Fossil-Mammoth...South Dakota Mineral-Rose Quartz Gemstone-Fairburn Agate Fossil-Triceratops Jewelry-Black Hills Gold Soil-Houdek...Fossil-Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) thoracica Mineral-Agate *Wexas Gem-Blue Topaz Stone-Petrified Palmwood |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | mine is located 14 miles north of Hot Springs (Garland Co.), Ark., on Ark. Hwy 7. An admission fee of...crystals I found on the southwest side of Chalk Mt. (Lake Co.), Colo., earlier this summer. The crystals were...know what they are. These came from the shore on Lake Huron about 20 miles southeast of Cheboygan, Mich...basalt; the thin, gray slightly banded slabs are agate. The locality is Hammond Bay, Presque Isle Co.,...gives more information: "There isn't supposed to be agate north of Alpena (Alpena Co.), Mich. I know it isn't |  | | Book | | PUBLIC LIBRARY Fort Wayne and Allen County, Indiana ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY 833 00476 9409 j552...can find trilobites. The mountain of bugs in Juab County, Utah, is one of the best. To find a trilobite...hollow. When new disturbances arose, dissolved agate washed in through the cracks and hardened. This...stone. You can tell by its weight it is heavy with agate. It will be coated with rhyolite, a volcanic rock...some are crammed to the edges with gem quality agate. How will you know what is inside your egg? Often |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | the Keystone Trap Rock Quarry at Cornog, Chester County, Pa. thru the courtesy of the owners Messrs J....Limestone Products Company, Lime Cr,est, (Sussex County) N . J. There were 187 persons registered, the...Shulman. The Loux family's showing of local (Bucks County) fossil wood was outstanding. There was also a...field trip to the Middleville section of Herkimer County, N.Y. proved to be an unusual success. More than...North Carolina. Other general items were lovely Agate from Panama, green Prehnite from the Paterson, N |  | | Journal (issue) | | is a well known fossil locality near Crawford, Nebraska extending into South Dakota, where bones of many...land just east ot the Coast Range in San Diego County, California, lies Imperial Valley, extending from...the north where it formed a body of water known as Lake Coachella. The old shore line may be seen at many...are signs that Indians were living there while the lake was filled to its highest point. The last time the...surroundall buries s sediment ing lands, 3.48 agate! ose occurriver red in @ain hardened eros ws Te |  | | Book (volume) | | Dahlonega Co. and Rabum Co., and the McDuffie County Belt extending through portions of McDuffie, Warren...Sphalerite. BALDWIN COUNTY MILLEDGEVILLE, at state farmjasper. BANKS COUNTY COMMERCE, along Hwy. 59...along adjoining Co. linerock crystal. BARROW COUNTY WINDER, along rd. to Jefferson and 1½ mi. inside...Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States BARTOW COUNTY AREA, Saltpeter Cave, as floatjasper. CARTERSVILLE:...streams, rd. cuts, etc.agate, (banded, various colors), jasper. BIBB COUNTY MACON: at Holton Quarry |  | | 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 (volume) | | Colorado; colorless scheelite (19.66 ct), Kern County, California; octagonal step cut violetish pink...Vivid blue matched benitoite gems from San Benito County, California, consisting of 52 benitoites and 75...Cantlin, Ellis, [D; Jeannette B. Carillo, Gem Center USA, EI Paso, TX; Gary Christopher, The Prospectors Cache...Resources, Vancouver, BC; Barbara L. Muntyan, Ouray County Historical Society, Ouray, CO; Merrill O. Murphy...sne-aseseeateeCounty, Can tess ccraccacaerscsascn enaeantsrse Figure |  | | Journal (issue) | | or swap: 4. Full address ol place where it will lake place: 5. Opening and closing hours: 6. Name and...RMFMS - Evelyn Schafer. 3229 N. 60 St.. Omaha. Nebraska 68104. SCFMS - Howard Hillier. 216 La Barre Or...Convention and Show. " Garnel Star of Idaho." Nez Perce County Fairgrounds, Lewiston, Idaho. Host. Helli Canyon...CA. Host. Gem and Mineral Society of San Mateo County. H.B. Murnan. P.O. Box 53. NAS Moffett Field. CA...Gates open 4 days early. July 8 thru 8. Oxford County Mlneral and Gem Asaoclatlon. 12th Annual Festival |  | | 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...Canyon, diggings on N of hwy. Extending up canyonagate, Beryl, Almandite garnets, Lepidolite, Staurolite |  | | 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 % ^...California and the Sonoran desert of Arizona, the lake beaches of the Middle West, the broad plains and...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 |  | | Book (volume) | | mixture of chert, translucent chalcedony, jasp-agate and common opal, rivaling in beauty the Arizona...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 |  | | Book (volume) | | mixture of chert, translucent chalcedony, jasp-agate and common opal, rivaling in beauty the Arizona...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 |  | | Report (volume) | | California. Economic geology. Chromite, El Dorado County: Cater, F. W., Jr. Healdsburg quadrangle: Gealey...W. K. Mercur~·, New Almaden mines, Santa Clara County: Bailey, E. H. San Francisco Bay counties: Bowen...Bowen, 0. E , Jr., 3 Mineral resources, Fresno County: Logan, C. A. Geologic maps. Bitterwater Cre€k area:...Investigations. Lexington, Ky. Los Angeles County Museum Quart.-Los Angeles County Museum Quarterly. Los Angeles....Bull.; County Rept.--Marylan(l Department of Geology, Mines, and Water Resources Bulletin; County Reports | | | Book (volume) | | Vivid blue matched benitoite gems from Sai, Benito County, California, consisting of 52 benitoites and 75...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... 15 Figure 6. Dallas Gem Mine in San Benito County, CA..............................................Benitoite recovery from alluvial deposits, San Benito County, CA ................ 29 Figure 8. Title page |  | | 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...see through. Quartz, sapphire, fine emerald, some agate, some obsidian, topaz and diamonds are glassy or...cryptocrystalline group includes all the varieties of agate, carnelian, chrysoprase, bloodstone, and jasper |  | | Journal (issue) | | Thomsonite Siderite Alabaster Apophyllite Meyerhofferite Agate Barite-"'Rose·· Form Aventurine Selenite Rhodonite...Turitella " Agate •coqulmbite Sunstone Marcasite Chrysocolla Carrara "Marble" Jadeite Indian Moss Agate Pyrrhotite...Olivine Flowering Obsidian Vanadinlte •Turquols Jasp-Agate Conlchalcite • sapphire Sand Ulexlte Mlzzonite-Scapollte...RMFMS - Evelyn Schafer. 3229 N. 60 St.. Omaha. Nebraska 68104. SCFMS - Howard HIiiier. 216 La Barre Dr...Convention and Show. "Garnet Star of Idaho." Nez Perce County Fairgrounds. Lewiston, Idaho. Host. Hall• Canyon |  | | Journal (issue) | | .................. 10 Collecting SunatoM In Lake County, Oregon by Harold M. Dunn .....................Thomsonlte Siderlte Alabaster Apophylllte Meyerhotterlte Agate Barlte-" Rose" Form Aventurlne Selenite Rhodon ite...Turltella" Agate •coqulmbite Sunstone Marcasite Chrysocolla Carrara " Marble" Jadeite Indian Moss Agate Pyrrhotlte...Olivine Flowering Obsidian Vanadinite Turquois Jasp-Agate Conichalclte •sapphire Sand Ulexlte Mlzzonite-Scapolite...RMFMS - Evelyn Schafer, 3229 N. 60 St., Omaha. Nebraska 68104. SCFMS - Howard Hllller. 216 La Barre Dr |  | | Journal (issue) | | World's Fair of Gems and Minerals." Host. Clark County Gem Collector•. Las Vegas Convention Center. Las...Western Maine Gem and Mineral Festival. Oxford County Mineral and Gem Association sponsor. Gould Academy...Gem and Mlne,.I Socletlff. 10th Annual Show. " Lake County 'Diamonds' and green Onyx." Masonic Temple. Highway...Washington St.. Dubuque 52001 . July 13 and 14. Lincoln County Gem and Mlne,.I Society. 6th Annual " Down-Maine"...Thomsonite Slderlte Alabaster Apophyllite Meyerhofferlte Agate Barlte- "Rose " Form Aventurlne Selenite Rhodonite |  | | 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...have skimmed over the water as you walked along a lake shore were some from which beautiful gems could...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 |  | | Journal (issue) | | orld's Fair of Gems and Minerals." Host. Clark County Gem Collectore. Las Vegas Convention Center, Las...Mlnerel Society. 12th Annual Show. Rice Lake High School Gym. Rice Lake. WI. 10-9 and 10-5. Walter A. Hassemer...6th Annual Belvidere Gem and Mineral Fair Boone County Fairgrounds. 1 mile north Rt. 76 . Belv1dere. IL...Belvidere 61008. Dealers. Aug. 3 1nd 4. Fulton County Mineral Club. 14th Annual Swapping Bee Picnic ...Park . Altamont. NY. Aug. 3 1nd 4. St. Lawrence County Rock 1nd Mlner1I Club. Annual Summer Show and Swap |  | | Journal (issue) | | dangle. 356. 2 spot polished nodules of Laguna agate. Each piece up to 30 grams. Nice for a collection...long ovals of beautiful agate cut In Germany. Sizes up to 7x12mm. 3 beautiful agate cabs cut in pear shape...large pear shape cabs cut in Germany out of choice agate, &1 Smm in size. 3 small German cut turquoise cabs...green moss agate. 1 Egyptian collar hand cut and polished. 13 pieces of green and white tree agate. 1 Egyptian...collar hand cut and polished, 13 pieces of blue lace agate. 1 Egyptian collar hand cut and polished, 13 pieces |  | | Journal (issue) | | .IO 4.75 10 .71 _., 5.00 6.50 8.50 Tree Agate 1.80 60 - .56 1.15 Tu,q. Reconltructed 3...i,g.,.,. ca.-1 1.50 5.00 Malachite Striped Agate Black 1,00 4..90 100 1.20 ......,.,., 300 ... 2.00 240 .25 AedJ . . . . 1.50 '50 Moss Agate GrNn Opal (While) Fiery 1.00 t 00 25 ,46 OpelT~II...Austin T. Bender FIELD TRIPS 6 MONTANA'S DRYHEAD AGATE An update on this well-known area by Colleen L....LARGEST AGATE SELECTION YEAR-ROUND DIGGING (Weather permitting) FOR ... Thundereggs, Moss Agate, Jaspers |
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