 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | GEORGE 55-93, Precious FREDERICK (Mexican Mexico has been Spanish conquest; rieties amount....Republics, precious those of Arizona and New Mexico tioned later. and of tecali, the so-called...there, Mexico, is opal, and the only important Navajoes. mineral va- many in country in Mexico prevalence...the richness and only yet occur, November, Mexico. of NEW KUNZ, famous for its but in ENGINEERS...identified with jade. of this remarkable stone OP MEXICO. Recent, studies cited are below. of the |  | | Book | | K FIELD GUIDE to the GEMS and MINERALS of MEXICO (Exclusive of Baja California) A guide to the...Information............ Driving in Mexico................... Trailcring in Mexico ............. 5 6 6 7 8 8........ A Word to the Wise ............. Jade in Mexico......................... Manto and Chimney Deposits............. San Miguel de Allende ........... Queretaro ..................................... Mexican..... San Juan del Rio......................... Queretaro Area............................. 23 24 25 26 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | OUR TRIP TO MEXICO Downloaded by [JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY] at 21:01 25 August 2017 BY HELEN E. WRIGHT...32603 We saw an ad in R&M for a Rockhound Tour in Mexico, so we sent for information, thinking this would...was gold and silver from Tasco, Mexico, and opals from Queretero, Mexico. There were some artifacts from...put through the customs at the border at Reynosa, Mexico. That day we drove to China, Montemorales, Linares...State Welfare Department. In ROCKS AND MINERALS Mexico this means teaching the poor and natives to sew |  | | Journal (issue) | | AND GREETING , SOME NON - METALLIC MINERALS OF MEXICO , DISTINCTION OF COMMON MINERALS OF THE CARBONATE...— THE EDITORS . SOME NON - METALLIC MINERALS OF MEXICO . By Dr. Joseph H. Hunt . BEING as it is so rich...metal bearing minerals , it is not sur prising that Mexico abounds in semi - precious and ornamental stones...said to have been found in Tejupilco , State of Mexico , and they are also re ported from the State of...the ancient inhabitants of Mexico , the most important mineral was the obsidian , called by them Itzli |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Journey from the City of Mexico to Mazatlan, with a Description of Some Remarkable Ruins Author(s): M...ancientMe2icans. sex7eral VI.- Journeyfrom the City {of Mexico to Mazatl(m,with Ruins. By M. J. a l)escriptionof...l)escriptionof some Reqnarkable LOWENSTERN. the city of Mexico on the 24th of July, 1838, I proLEAVING ceede(l the...the Desague,or outletof the watersfromthevalleyof Mexico,which, works though fromits magnitudeone of the...and clean. Its inhabitantsare, next tv thoseof Queretaro,the greatestrobbersin the republic, and are organisetlin |  | | Book | | time. By Frederick A. Ober, aiuhor of" Travels in Mexico," " Camps in the Caiibbees," etc. With 100 Illustrations...the ice-fields of the North to the plains of New Mexico, thence through " The Land of the Aztecs," and...(SttiJre TO AND THROUGH MEXICO. BY FREDERICK AUTHOR OF "travels IN MEXICO," " CAMPS A. IN OBER ... THE CARIBBEES," "YOUNG FOLKS' HISTORY OF MEXICO," ETC. Intjex of CTontents. INDEX OF ADVERTISERS...intended to be appended to the author's " Travels in Mexico," as it in a measure completes and rounds out the |  | | Journal (issue) | | ........ 454 DAY THE BILBAO MINE, ZACATECAS, MEXICO. By Lotti-s W. Van ce ......................................................... , ......465 PTO MEXICO, PART 3. By Peter Zodac ......................... isia] A DAY AT THE BILBAO MIN E, ZACATECAS, MEXICO 1 By LOUIS W. VANCE 1002 Palm Avenue, South Pasadena...is on an inland waterway out of the Gulf of ~;; Mexico where there are all kinds of good fishing for boat...reach.- T. 0. L. 466 ROCKS AND MINERALS TRIP TO MEXICO - ( Part 3 ) By PE I ER ZODAC Editor, Rocks and |  | | Book | | contacts with authorities on many phases of life in Mexico—Hubert Herring said something like this, “Now that...in an attempt to be beautiful and/or attractive. Mexico is a complicated society of many worlds. The tourist... hunted up missing facts and figures for us in Mexico when we were not there. Fran¬ ces Bristol, in the... CONTENTS Foreword ......... vii The Jewelry of Mexico ....... 3 Pre-Hispanic Background . . . ....156 98. Two Necklaces and a Brooch of Carved Obsidian Set in Silver from Frederick Davis . . . 99. Two |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Agate, Jasper, O p a l ized and Agatized W o o d , Obsidian for Eastern materials. A I W o o d , M o r t o...Thunder Eggs - Oregon, $ 5 . 0 0 per 10 lbs., Oregon Obsidian - Gold or Silver Sheen, red & black 50c per lb...Elkhorn, Wis. MINERALS SROSSULARITE GARNET, Coahuila, Mexico. Loose single crystals; V i " - 2 5 c ; % " - 5...siliceous lime. For bookends and slabs from Xalostoc, Mexico, l # - $ 2 . 0 0 ; 5 # - $ 7 . 5 0 . Bill Hayward...Hayward, 3286 Quitman, Denver 12, Colorado. MEXICO AMETHYST, high grade deep color faceted $1.00, raw $0 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | CALIFORNIA GEM MATERIALS Iri descent or Rainbow Obsidian from a new field. Lavish jewel tones. Selected...Kendall, Apartado 80, San Miguel De Allende, Gto. Mexico. STRICTLY WHOLESALE - We offer one of the largest...Amethyst, ROUGH matrix CUTTING (Mexico) MATERIALS- $2.25 (Mexico) $4.00 lb„ moss agate lb., aventurine..., chrome diopside (Madagascar) $3.50 lb., obsidian (Mexico) gold sheen $1.25 lb., rose quartz (Brazil)...amethyst, golden tigereye, Apache tears, snowflake obsidian, ¡asper, rhodonite and others. Only $2.50 lb. |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | for 35c to $ 3 . 7 5 . W u l f e n i t e Groups, Mexico, 2 " t o 4 " for $ 1 . 5 0 to $ 4 . 0 0 . Calcite...0 0 . A s sortment of Dugway géodes, Snowflake obsidian, Blue Valley agate, San Rafel nodules, grape agate...fluorescent; malac h i t e ; a z u r i t e ; black obsidian red peanut inclusions; $ 1 . 5 0 pound. Faceted... A l l stones genuine Mexico. Thomas Cousen, Apartado 6 1 , QUERETARO, Mexico. GEMS OF T H E DESERT —...Laboratory. Box 6 6 6 , Dept. 2, Hot Springs, New Mexico. FOR SALE — Rhyolite jasper, green or multi-colored |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | THE ERUPTIVE ROCKS OF MEXICO. III of the recently published Bosquejo Geológico de consists of a study...Ezequiel Ordoñez of the eruptive México rocks of Mexico.1 This may be regarded as the most complete and...observations on the rocks of the silver-bearing regions of Mexico which are made with great accuracy and fullness...among the rocks of the silver-bearing regions of Mexico and their resemblance to those of Nevada and Germany...about the only authoritative one on the rocks of Mexico as a whole, which can be consulted. The names which |  | | Book (volume) | | Map of amber mines in Simojovel area, Chiapas, MeXiCO........ssseseeereeeree Figure 2. Map of amber...Danburite crystal group from Charcas, San Luis Potosi, Mexico... Figure 21. Map of Keeweenaw, MI copper mines...nodular masses found in cavities in rhyolite in Mexico. The large specimen, still attached to matrix,... Black pearls from La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico, fished from rejuvenated oyster beds in the past...isi i 11. Amethyst crystal group from Guerrero, Mexico, showing intense purple color in interiors of crystals |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | M o . ROCKS A N D MINERALS W U L F E N I T E , Mexico. $ 1 . 5 0 , $ 2 . 5 0 . $ 3 . 5 0 2 " to 4 " ...s t Hartland, Connecticut. WHOLESALE SPECIAL — Obsidian, (cab grade), F.O.B. 100 lbs. $ 1 5 . 0 0 , W...g a t e , Chalcedony Roses, Jasper-Opal f r o m Mexico & many others. W e also handle Chollawood for lamps...1105 Alvarado, Normandy. Addition, Carlsbad, N e w Mexico. SPECIAL GET ACQUAINTED OFFER— Dozen Minnesota...ing stock. VANADINITE XLS—$1.50, $2.50, $3.50. Mexico. Sizes 1 V i " to 2 ' / 2 " . Send stamp for list |  | | Journal (issue) | | 'Among the various types of glass also belongs obsidian, that is like the stone found by Obsidius in Ethiopia...been used for gems, and I have personally seen obsidian busts of Emperor Augustus, who loved the substance...density and also, for its remarkableness, had four obsidian elephants made and set up in the Temple of Concord...accessible to us in the surface of the earth (Table 1), obsidian is the most wide-spread. It is a separation product...sharp edges it can form under pressure or impact, obsidian was the material preferred by many early cultures |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | dollars up. Thomas Cousen, Apartado 6 1 , Queretaro, Mexico. FLORIDA AGATE CORAL in assorted sizes and...Laboratory. Box 6 6 6 , Dept. 2 , Hot Springs, New Mexico. BAROQUES GEMS. One half pound imported and domestic...in an c u t s t a n d ingpolish on Apache Tear (Obsidian) Baroques. Small to % i n . 2 0 for $ 1 . 0 0...Agate, Quartz Crystal, Rose Quartz, Snowflake Obsidian, and Chrysacola. Wholesale prices to Dealers....postpaid. Pecos Minerals, Box 3 5 1 . Roswell, N e w Mexico. BEAUTIFUL cabinet specimens of iridescent sphalerite |  | | Book | | Sabloff Professor of Anthropology, University of New Mexico Andrew Sherratt Assistant Keeper, Department of...direct access? Industrial organization at the Melos obsidian quarries R. Torrence 49 Lithic material demand...and M. Bolognese 77 Preliminary report on the obsidian mines at Pico de Orizaba, Veracruz T. L. Stocker...State-controlled procurement and the obsidian workshops of Teotihuacan, Mexico M. W. Spence, J. Kimberlin, and...State-controlled procurement and the obsidian workshops of Teotihuacan, Mexico M. W. Spence, J. Kimberlin, and |  | | Report (issue) | | AND ANN FRAZIER BY PETER HUBER 64 Opal from Mexico: Unsurpassed Fire BY JURGEN SCHUTZ 18 Perfect...and artifacts were plentiful: stone tools (all obsidian), stone bowls (various plutonic igneous and volcanic...nodule from the Santa Maria el Iris mine in Queretaro, Mexico. Collection Bill Larson; JeffScovil photo...a handful of localities in Honduras (page 75), Mexico, Ethiopia (page 76), and the United States (page...Coober Pedy, material resembling the fire opal of Mexico, semiblack stones resembling those from Andamooka |  | | Journal (issue) | | Properties of Gems D. B. Hoover Opal from Queretaro, Mexico: Occurrence and Inclusions John I. Koiv~da...unknown Rosiclare, Illinois Sphalerite: Chihuahua, Mexico Sillimanite: Williamstown, Australia Andalusite:...mean, Virginia Grossular: Connecticut Chihuahua, Mexico Crestmore, California Quartz: c axis c axis a axis...Kelly, New Mexico Beryl: c axis a axis mean, Minas Gerais, Brazil Calcite: Chihuahua, Mexico Axinite: Baja...Clinozoisite: Baja California Idocrase: Chihuahua, Mexico Sphene: Ontario, Canada lolite: Madagascar Zoisite: |  | | Journal (issue) | | occurrence is similar to that in Czechoslovakia and Mexico. The Desert S a ndstone covers an area approximately...when the rich Australian fields were discovered. Mexico M exico is noted for its limpid and deep red fire...Mexican origin. According to Ball, the fire opal of Mexico was probably known to the Az. tees, one evidence...Eusebio de Cubero, Secretar y co the Governor of New Mexico about J 692, he portrayed on his finger a ring...Juan de! Rio, in che church of Jurado, State of Queretaro, which has suspended from its neck a fine celestial |  | | Journal (issue) | | Adventurous pioneer experience of Ethel Caughlin in New Mexico is told by Helen Pratt of Victorville, California...desert life. At that time their country belonged to Mexico. It has been only 90 years since the Gadsden Purchase...grade native diamonds-Obsidian Smoky quartz crystals Perlite 2—Flint and obsidian implements of the desert...6—The age of Chetro Ketl ruins in Chaco canyon, New Mexico, is estimated by scientists as approximately— 300...Purchase of 1853— Added territory to Arizona and New Mexico Formed the northern section of Lower California |  | | Book | | "'<' ~/ BOUNDARIES U A Mo<'« u~ o V :¾ MEXICO r - ·•-.. ·-··-··-··-·· < •• ....... V S TATES...org/details/mineralsofmexico0000panc MINERALS OF MEXICO • ERALS OF ~XICO M ______ William D. Panczner...1938Minerals of Mexico. Bibliography: p. 1. Mineralogy-Collectors and collecting-Mexico. 2. Mines and mineral...mineral resources-Mexico. I. Title. QE377.M6P36 1987 549.972 86-13325 ISBN 0-442-27285-5 This boo i...i.. is deJicated tu the people of Mexico and to the three people who directly affected me and this project | | | Book (volume) | | Map of amber mines in Simojovel area, C:hiapas, Mexico............................... 8 Figure 2. Map...Danburite crystal group from Charcas, San Luis Potosi, Mexico................... 106 Figure 21. Map of Keeweenaw...Figure 80. Geode mine on Mesteno Ranch, Chihuahua, Mexico ..................................... 403 Figure...nodular masses found in cavities in rhyolite in Mexico. The large specimen, stil1 attached to matrix,...Black pearls from La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico, fished from rejuvenated oyster beds in the past |  | | Journal (issue) | | HABITS OF CALCITE 26 THE GEMS AND MINERALS OF MEXICO See them at the Red Carpet Show by Dan Connolly...Grossular Dumortlerlte ¼" Aquamarine Olivine Flowering Obsidian Vanadlnlte •Turquols Jasp-Agate Conlchalclte ·sapphire...Rhyolite Greywacke •Kaolinite Glaucophane Slate Black Obsidian Gabbro Dlopslde Enstalile Actlnollte Barkevlklte...Phylllte Gastropod Rock Crystal Quartz - xi Coqulna •obsidian "apache tears" 'Hexahydrlte Bryozoa Gay-Lusslle...3 ,110,579 & 3,201 ,902, CANADA 705,675 (1965), MEXICO 74,399 (1963). BELGIUM 664,91 2 ( 1965). Write |  | | Book (volume) | | Gabbro-Diorite, Lepidolite and Muscovite Mica, Obsidian, Banded Rhyolite, Pectolite, Datolite, i ) ...moss agates . Oregon moss agate (color) . New Mexico plume agate (color) . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...granite 149. Unakite and epidote cabochons 150. Obsidian specimens Lgl Pectolite cabochons P52: Datolite...Copper rhyolite cabochons Cut and rough calcite from Mexico Drawing of Petoskey calcite nodule 167. 168. An...thicken at the bottom with the passage of time. Obsidian, or glassy lava, belongs to this class of minerals |
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