 | | Book (edition) | | 11, Illinois Copyright 1951 by Science and Mechanics Publishing Chicago Company 11, Illinois ALL...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...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 | | in. ) high from Tourmaline Queen Mine, San Diego County, Pala, California. Back Cover: Azurite and Malachite... ~ 29 Native Gold Sheet on Quartz El Dorado County; California 30 5 cm (2 In.) high Native Gold...across Native Copper in Calcite Hancock, Houghton County, Michigan 12 cm (4% in.) across 37 38 Native...46 12.8 cm (5 in.) across Marcasite Galena, Illinois 11. S lm (41/1 in.) across 47 Chalcopyrite... Galena with Calcite Marsden's Diggings, Galena, Illinois 7.5 cm (3 1n.) across 55 Galena with Calcite |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | classify the grassy-green specimen found in Alexander County thought to be a variety of beryl. Hidden was...site about five miles south of Taylorsville, Alexander County, today known as the thriving little town of...the year 1869 he discovered zircon in Henderson County, North Carolina. There the zircon was found in...Carolina. It was the year 1879 at Brindletown, Burke County. Here monazite was found in placer deposits of...such as Cleveland, Rutherford, McDowell, Polk, Alexander, Catawba, Iredell, and Gaston. Hidden shipped |  | | Report (volume) | | meridian of 76° 30', from Tompkins County, New York, to Bradford County, Pennsylvania, by Henry S. "Williams...cents. 16. On the Higher Devonian Faunas of Ontario County, New York, by John M. Clarke. 1885. 8°. 86 pp....57 pi. Price 25 cents. 38. Peridotite of Elliott County, Kentucky, by J. S. Diller. 1887. 8°. 31 pp. 1...Western Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, and Illinois, by George Frederick \Vright, with an introduction...mine in Cabarrus County, the Crump mine and' the Swift Island, mine in Montgomery County (at the latter |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | and designs of mosss aeatp! Pink and blue banded agate! A l l for sale at our ranch near A l p i n e ,.... Agate from pegmatite granite. Nice amethystine agate of good quality $ 1 . 5 0 lb. Moss agate beautifully...and opal. Also large chunks of opal and red moss agate in same pieces. $ 1 . 5 0 lb. 10 lbs. good c u t...various m i n erals including colored w o o d , agate, Snowflake obsidian, variscite and others, not polished...BEAUTIFUL EMERALD CRYSTALS f r o m Hiddenite, Alexander County, N . C. For sale or exchange. N o mail order |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | currently being mined at Jacksons Crossroads, Wilkes County, Georgia. The more familiar and more highly regarded...kunzite, morganite, amazonite, agate of all sorts including fire agate, jasper in various forms, rhodochrosite...fragments were found at Mount Mica, Paris Hill, Oxford County, Maine, in 1820 among the roots of a fallen tree...discovery occurred at the Dunton mine, Newry, Oxford County, in 1972, consisting of a series of pockets that...tourmaline (elbaite) from the Himalaya mine, San Diego County, California. Tino Hammid photo. =VS\TL 1HU\HY`-LIY\HY` |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Praseand Chrysoprase Rutilated Agate Chalcedony Carnelian Moss Agate OF AMERICA Sphene Rutile Octahedrite...westernPiedmont section of the state, and in Franklin County on the eastern edge of the Piedmont. They have...localities. Three diamonds have been found in Burke County, two of which were from near the "Ford of Brindletown...diamond is now in the State Museum. The Cleveland County diamond was found in 1893 near Kings Mountain,...weighing approximately f of a carat. The Lincoln County diamond was found.near Cottage Home by Dr. C. L |  | | Book | | Mineral Trails Lakes States Wisconsin, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, by June Culp Zeitner $5.95 Gem...found. In recent years the largest Lake Superior agate ever reported was found in Minnesota, and new species...species of fossils have been collected in Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan. Dow Chemical has reported... Michigan and Huron virtually surrounding it. Illinois and Indiana are bordered in part by Lake Michigan...and the Keweenaw peninsula of Michigan. Southern Illinois, southern Indiana and southern Ohio have milder |  | | Journal (issue) | | IN VERMONT. By H . L. Chandler ····-·········· AGATE FIRST FOUND IN SICILY ............................................................ V FOR VICTORY AGATE ..................................................in his collection. Then came the assignment to Illinois. It was discouraging from a collector's standpoint...thru the flat uninteresting cornfields of the Illinois prairies, he came next morning into the town....Tuesday morning we traveled to northern Iredell County, in the neighborhood of Harmony, to see some nice |  | | Report (issue) | | beauty are found in Cowee Valley in the Franklin County area of western North Carolina. Many of these............................................ 19 Agate .................................................Alamance County ........................................................... 24 24 Alexander County ......Alleghany County ....................................................... 25 Ashe County ............Avery County ............................................................... 25 Buncombe County ... | | | Report (issue) | | beauty are found in Cowee Valley in the Franklin County area of western North Carolina. Many of these...Quartz 18 Rutilated Quartz 18 Chalcedony 19 Agate 19 References 20 SAFETY TIPS FOR ROCK AND MINERAL...COUNTIES Alamance County • .' 22 24 24 Alexander County 24 Alleghany County 25 Ashe County • 25 Avery...Avery County 25 Buncombe County 26 Burke County 26 Cabarrus County 27 Caldwell County 27 Caswell...Caswell County 27 Catawba County 28 Chatham County 28 Cherokee County 28 Clay County • • 29 Cleveland |  | | Report (issue) | | . . ALAMANCE COUNTY 5 5 Pyrophyllite ...... f .......... 5 ALEXANDER COUNTY ................. 9 ALLEGHANI COUNTY 1± Manganese ....... f 11 Barite , 11 Copper . 11 ASHE COUNTY. . . . Copper...Staurolite AVERY COUNTY . . ......... 13 13 13 . 13 Iron and Epidote BUNCOMBE COUNTY Garnet ...........13 Moonstone and Associated Minerals 15 BURKE COUNTY 15 Corundijin 15 Itacolumite 15 Toiirmaline...Amethyst f . , 4 .18 CABARRUS COUNTY 18 Minerals of the Cabarms County Mines 18 CALDWELL COUNT! 18 Pyrite |  | | Book (edition) | | years a great ties and minerals in Iredell and Alexander, and and value T of the mineral lists for those...especial interest tion of the supposed diopside of Alexander, new variety of spodumene, and is is his...ities and suggestions from Mrs. H, A. Burdick county, of Mr. J. of A. D. Stephenson of Statesville... have been found at the Reid Mine, in Cabarrus county, the Crump Mine and the Swift Island Mine, in Montgomery...the Little John Mine, in Caldwell county, and Pax Hill in Burke county. Very beautiful arborescent gold |  | | Book (edition) | | valuable of Catawba and Burke, of list we owe Alexander and elsewhere. quartzes, he has (juartz crystals...mineral localities and minerals in Iredell and Alexander, and much of counties And the interest and...Burdiek, Macon Prof. J. T. I From am of county, of Mr. J. A. D. Stevenson, of States- Humphreys...their size, Cabarrus county, the Montgomery with have been Crump Mine county, (at the lat- octahedral...the Gaston county, and the Little John Caldwell county, and Pax Hill in Burke county. Very Shemwell |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | for these at you? dealer or order f r o m VICTOR AGATE SHOP 1415 W . 3rd. on Hwy. 1 0 SPOKANE 4 3 WASHINGTON...Carolina mineral news correspondent for the "TRI-COUNTY N E W S " a weekly newspaper published weekly in...recently panned from a cool mountain stream in Wilkes County, N . C. A perfect white sapphire crystal was found...found weighing 1 pound and 9 ounces in Alexander County, N . C , by; the Lady Prospector, Ruth P. Stanley...close to the agate deposits on the company claims near the Glendo Reservoir. The agate mining area is |  | | Book | | Gemstone-Star Garnet Fossil-Hagerman Horse 43 44 * Illinois Mineral-Fluorite Fossil-Tullimonstrum gregarium...Gemstone-Freshwater Pearl Soil-Crider Series Mineral-Coal Rock-Agate * Maryland Fossil Shell-Ecphora gardnerae gardnerae...Gemstone-Lake Superior Agate Vil * Mississippi * Louisiana Gemstone-Agate Fossil-Petrified Palmwood...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 |  | | 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 |  | | 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 (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 |  | | Journal (issue) | | Gaylussite From Tecopa Dry Lake Sediments, Inyo County, CA Robert Housley1 (rhousley@its.caltech.edu)...copper-bearing Kearsarge amygdaloidal lode in Houghton County, Michigan. These unusual agates, which range in...Gift, a field trip is held at the mine site. The agate-bearing part of the mine dump is bulldozed to expose...years and the 1910 Konrad’s Directory of Winnebago County listed Knippenberg Manufacturing Company as sole...2021. Figure 1 - A 1.7 x 1.2 cm copper-banded agate showing well developed copper banding around the |  | | Journal (issue) | | in the Gien Rose Limestone formation of Lampasas County. Lampasas celestine first became well known among... HI STORY_....,_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _......., J COUNTY MAp o, '1~AAa M'Al.t.OFM.11.ES An 1870 map of...Barber's Hili salt dome at Mont Belview, Chambers County, on the Texas Gulf coast, small but sharp tetrahedral...Mountain and near Kingsland in Llano County. A northeastem Gillespie County locality known as Amethyst Hili...row (from left): Smoky quartz, 5.5 cm, from Llano County; Bill Morgenstern photo. Calcite, 5.8 cm, from |  | | Journal (issue) | | publication of the Tuscarora Lapidary Society, Delaware County, Penn sylvania 446 ROCKS AND MINERALS Can be...Gemology in the Adult Education system of Mont gomery County, Maryland, speak on the Jewels of Iran. Mrs. Taggert...on thinolite from her collection.-----The Bergen County Mineralogy and Paleon tology’ Society’, Paramus...-----The Nassau Mineral Club, Mineola, joined The Cobb County Gem and Min held a symposium session with speakers...Trips! The Rock and Mineral Club of Lower Bucks County visited the French Creek Iron Mines, and the Ecton |  | | Report (volume) | | Georgia..........Dr. S. W. McCallie, Atlanta. Illinois...........Mr. F. W. DeWolf, Urbana. Indiana.....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...Jefferson County, at Elyton; Lee County, at Chewacla lime works; St. Clair County, at Gfeensport; Shelby |
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