 | | Book (edition) | | MARIN COUNTY FREE LIBRARY 3 1111 00289 4184 \ I s Fifth Revised Edition A complete, state-by-state...Maryland; Professor Richard Pearl of Colorado Springs, Colorado; and Professor Jack Hanahan of Belmont...North Carolina, a big diamond or two in Arkansas, opal in Idaho, and so on. Old locations suddenly are... IT'S FUN TO HUNT FOR GEMS and refreshing, a petrified pool never to be disturbed by wind or tide. Few...wetting the specimen, rubbing the area, and examining it after the area dries. Tests should be made only |  | | Book (edition) | | — _ ; COLORADO GEM TRAILS AND MINERAL GUIDE ! ■ : ' BOOKS BY RICHARD M. PEARL Colorado Gem Trails...Trails and Mineral Guide Colorado Rocks, Minerals, Fossils America’s Mountain: Pikes Peak and the Pikes...Nature As Sculptor: A Geologic Interpretation of Colorado Scenery Guide to Geologic Literature Popular Gemology...Gemology Mineral Collectors Handbook Colorado Gem Trails The Art of Gem Cutting (With Dr. H. C. Dake)...Dake) * RICHARD M. PEARL ★ COLORADO GEM TRAILS AND MINERAL GUIDE ★ SKETCH MAPS BY MIGNON WARDELL PEARL |  | | Book (edition) | | MILEAGE L OGS. REVISED EDITION Revised Edition, COLORADO GEM TRAILS AND MINERAL GUIDE HICllAHD :--1. PEARL...an extensive ¥em and mineral collecting tour 01 Colorado, revealing the interesting places where Nature...Swallow, Publisher) 2679 South York Street Denver, Colorado 80210 - , =· - ·, BOOKS BY RICHARD M. PEARL...PEARL Exploring Rocks, Minerals, Fossils in Colorado America's Mountain: Pikes Peak and the Pikes Peak...Atlas of Colorado American Gem Trails Nature As Sculptor: A Geologic Interpretation of Colorado . Scenery |  | | Book (volume) | | SOUTHWESTERN QUADRANT Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas...Search of a Whale Wild Season Incident at Hawk’s Hill Wilderness Empire Johnny Logan The Wilderness...Southwestern Quadrant Arizoni, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Louisicna, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas...Location Numbers Arizona Arkansas California Colorado 258 Louis B30 ana HOW TO USE THIS BOOK...volumes, through very precise directions and accurate county maps, to get you to the best and most accessible |  | | Book | | fyosieAi. ^touli GUIDE TO THE PETRIFIED FORESTS OF AMERICA I PETRIFIED FOREST : ! DIVIDE WOODLAND... I; i “Sy i l / Petrified Forest Traits -1 1 A Guide to THE PETRIFIED FORESTS OF AMERICA A HANDBOOK...HANDBOOK FOR THE COLLECTOR OF PETRIFIED WOODS By JAY ELLIS RANSOM FIRST EDITION 1955 Price $2.00 Copyright...PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF PETRIFIED WOOD CHAPTER Page I. GEOLOGICAL OCCURRENCES OF FOSSIL WOOD.. 10 Conditions...PETRIFACTION OF WOOD... The Fossilization Process............. Theories of Petrifaction............. Wood Cells |  | | Journal (issue) | | .................... 383 OPALIZED WOOD OF MESA COUNTY, COLORADO. BJ' UV. C. l\1inor ..................Zo:!ac .............. IMPORTANT FOSSIL FINDS IN COLORADO ................................ 381 386 388...and then to write immediately to the Director, National Park Service, Dept. of the Interior, Washington...vicinity of Thomsonite Beach near Grand M arais, Cook County. (See inset key map) Thanks to the recent relocating...the Gunflint Wilderness section of the Superior National Fore5t or to the N ipigon-Thunder Bay region of |  | | 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...the friends trip Among them, there with the area you re planning to sound advice as give Plan...Center. Geological Survey. Federal Center. Denver. Colorado 80225. Index sheets from which the condition...chosen are provided drawing to locate a collecting area, describe the condition of the roads, and mark out | | | Book | | Among them there may be one who Is familiar with the area you re planning to v1sIt and who can give sound...Center Geological Survey Federal Center Denver Colorado 80225 Index sheets from wh ich the precise maps...HARD SURFACE Field drawing to locate a collecting area, describe the condition of the roads, and mark out...topographic map of the Delaware q uadrangle o f Keweenaw County, Michigan This ,s an example o f the more picturesque...ma1or c1t1es who stock topographic maps Maps of national forests can be obtained from the U.S Forest Service |  | | Journal (issue) | | Model—Polished $4.10 Regular Black Finish $3.85 Wood Handled Stanley Prospectors Picks $3.10 Allow 3...Fourth of July Fireworks display. White Sands National Monument, Alamogordo, N. M. July 4—Rodeo, Cimarron...— Pioneer Day celebration, barbecue and program. Mesa, Arizona. July 25-26 — Spanish Fiesta, Taos, New...your desert knowledge . LETTERS Forecas: for Colorado Basin BOTANY Comment from Desert's readers Desert...California "The Basin" in Big Bend National Park. This is the concession area where visitors find lodging, |  | | Book | | favorite location of quartz agate, opal wood — collectors. The petrified gems throughout the world is...about other quartz varieties such as the opal, and petrified wood; and to give him the most complete information...same Society, supplied many photographs of petrified wood from many localities. Several other club members...Quartz Chapter 5. Opal and Its 25 30 50 Varieties Glossary of Opal Terms 54 Wood 62 Chapter 6...6. Petrified Chapter 7. Where Quartz Gems Occur Chapter 8. Collecting Areas in 69 the United |  | | Book (edition) | | rockhounding for eight years* We have followed maps up hill and down dale to free spots to dig. We have also...before planning a trip, or calling if you are in the area. Many places close unexpectedly, due to illness...they are thought to be operating. If you are in the area on a trip, by all means check them out. Any information...under 100 lbs., 400/lb. over 100 lbs. Black Mountain Opal Mine. Write Lander's Turquoise, 321 East Andy Devine...tional rockhound ranch. $5-00/yr. dues- Petrified wood Fire opal Fire agate, desert roses Flower agate | | | Book | | quartz gems other than agate, opal and its varieties, and petrified wood a great favorite with collectors...otl1er Cttiartz varieties st1ch as the opal, jasper, ancl petrified wood; a11d to give l1in1 the most com1Jlete...same Society, st1ppliecl 1nany pl1otographs of petrified woocl froin 1nany localities. Several other club...chryso1)rase, tigereye, and common and preciot1s opal. In the gen eral 01)inion of n1ost collectors, chalced...such an area and realize that yot1 are the first one to pick up some agates or petrified wood where tl1ey |  | | Book (volume) | | 56 ct), Sweet Home Mine, Colorado; colorless scheelite (19.66 ct), Kern County, California; octagonal...Vivid blue matched benitoite gems from San Benito County, California, consisting of 52 benitoites and 75...from government sources in the form of detailed area reports and corresponding geological maps. I have...Cantlin, Ellis, [D; Jeannette B. Carillo, Gem Center USA, EI Paso, TX; Gary Christopher, The Prospectors Cache...Fankboner, Burnaby, BC; James P. Flohr, Burnett Petrified Wood, Lebanon, OR; Dr. Eric Fritzsch, South Dakota |  | | Report (volume) | | and sapphire are considered precious gems. Some opal is precious, but most varieties are semiprecious...described in this report. William F. Foshag, U. S. National Museum, has kindly reviewed the manuscript and...streams, and eventually deposited as alluvial gravels. Opal and agate are formed from aqueous solutions. Diamonds...Del Norte County; Trinity River, Trinity County; Spanish Creek and Gopher Hill, Plumas County; Placerville...and Webber Hill, El Dorado County; Cherokee Flats, Yankee Hill,and Oroville, Butte County; French Corral |  | | Book (volume) | | Special acknowledgment is due the United States National Museum, in particular to Dr. George Switzer, for...files. Photographs and information on the Petrified Forest National Monument were supplied by Fred C. Fagergren...while similar services in respect to Isle Royale National Park were rendered by Superintendent John G....Historian Lloyd Abelson in the case of Pipestone National Monument. Information on gems and gemstones in...Michigan by Robert W. Kelley of the Department of Conservation; and on the Four Peaks amethyst deposit in Arizona | | | Book (volume) | | rhoColorado; eolorless scheelite (19.66 cc), Kern Cowny, California;...Vivid blue matched benitoite gems from Sai, Benito County, California, consisting of 52 benitoites and 75...fron1 government sources in the form of detailed area reports and corresponding geological maps. I have...Cantlin, Ellis, ID; Jeannette B. Carillo, Gen1 Center USA, El Paso, TX; Gary Christopher, The Prospectors Cache...Fankboner, Burnaby, BC; James P. Flohr, Burnett Petrified Wood, Lebanon, OR; Dr. Eric Fritzsch, South Dakota |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | face polished) is a beautiful piece of agatized wood. Ain't nature wonderful ! You dig a well and you...you may get water, or oil, or gas, or even petrified wood (agatized was the type found by Mrs. Roder)....and had my first chance at the minerals in the Colorado Desert of California and Arizona. By a lucky chance...'Arizona Gem Fields'. Near Indian Pass, Imperial County, Calif., and then deep in the Muggins Mountains...inch in size. COLORADO — "Stibnite has been found in xled form in at least two Colorado mines. "In the |  | | Book | | famous was the single beryl stone found in Oxford County in Maine that weighed 18 tons and was 18 feet in...which con¬ tributed the minerals represented in this area. However, the dotted line represents a possible...both on the surface and below. c. This flat valley area possibly represents the old stream bed and may be...with its porous structure has a distinctive look. Opal in its most elegant form is a semitransparent stone...rare chance in the United States outside of one area near Murfreesboro, Arkansas, where there is a crater |  | | Journal (issue) | | sculptures and carvings), Andy VandenAvond (Door County fossils), Jerry Gunderson (fossils), Bob Thornton...Alan Vonderohe (beautiful polished slabs), Doug Hill and son Daniel (agates), Carlos Peralta and Gabriela...Moss (New Zealand specimens), Kevin Ponzio (petrified wood). The UW Geology Museum staff, led by Richard...Earth Haven Museum’s Mike Reisch exhibited petrified wood; Cave of the Mounds had an assortment of geologic...you Richard Zimmerman, Bob Thornton, Doug and Pam Hill, Rick Maske, Karl and Jana Allemeier, Linda Grub |  | | Journal (issue) | | .......... $1 .00 per lb. Opal. Mexico, black plumes In salmon color opal..............................- ALL ORDEAi MUST INCLUDE A S.2.00 ,_ II In the USA - all others including Canada must Include lull amount...added a rock shop, snack bar, and a very nice picnic area with tables. The view from the top of the mine is...Gerry, she is still not happy. She wants to make the area more like a park, and I do believe she will do it...will be on public display for the first time at National Gem Capers of '76, the combined show and convention |  | | Journal (issue) | | For Your Supply of write to: Mintabie Black Opal Company P.O. Box 243-DG Epping 2121 Australia We...state by W.G. Masoner CLEANING UP AT SOAPSTONE HILL A collecting location near the CFMS show site by...S111rley Leeson. Second Vice-President 6155 Haas St. La Mesa. CA 92041 Margaret Norton, Secretary 276 Belblossom...Filled and Plated Beads; Glass. Shell. Plastic, Wood and Seed Beads - Beads made of most everything Cl...COVER ... I -- Pictured on our cover are a magni- County, California; Baja California and ficent faceted |  | | Report (volume) | | Minerals of Colorado: A 100- Year Record By EDWIN B. ECKEL GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1 1 14 A...knowledge____________________________________ Future of Colorado mineralogy______________________________________...mineral localities and metallic mineral deposits of Colorado ________________________________ In pocket III...mineral localities and metallic mineral deposits of Colorado, has not been included in this reprint. Many of...especially Fischer and others, 1946). MINERALS OF COLORADO: A 100-YEAR RECORD By EDWIN B. EcKEL ABSTRACT |  | | Journal (issue) | | galoshes. Clean the stone and dop with methanol (wood alcohol), then a swipe with acetone (Beware of acetone...cutters might prefer to make an outline of the buck.le area to be filled, divide it into sections and use these...such as acetone. (Use acetone in a well-ventilated area and avoid inhaling the fumes. If you have alergies...and spread it thinly on the inside of the recessed area of the buck.le blank. Then starting in a comer,...the brass rim. If possible, try the dome the inlay area from the center to the edges. When you finish with |  | | Journal (issue) | | Coral. An,,..1 or Salmon fOrientl Opal Mosaic Ooal Tri1llets Opal (White) fiery Peridot Pink Shell t...Depending upon yield - 30 to 50% from our rough opal - and your market, profits should not be less than...cutting opal for profit, and WISH TO START YOUR OWN BUSINESS ask for our leaflet on how to cut opal more...NORTH PARRAMATTA 2151, AUSTRALIA I SEND ROUGH OPAL TO THE VALUE OF ------------------------------ $...Leeson, Second Vice-President 6155 Haas St.. La Mesa, CA 92041 Margaret Norton. Secretary 276 Belblossom |  | | Journal (issue) | | MINERALS FEBRUARY 1986 No.579 COVER DATA San Diego County, C81ifornla tourmaline is a favorite of mineral...Shirley Leeson, First Vice-President 6155 Haas. La Mesa , CA 92041 Margaret Nor1on. Second Vice-President...UT 84404 Mrs. Toby Cozens. Treasurer 4401 S. W. Hill Street. Seattle. WA 98116 SOUTH CENTRAL FEDERATION...oversize to provide for sanding. Oamp a strip of wood to the crosscut guide and proceed to cut the strips...accomplished when an area is balanced in distribution, as regards weights and area, negatives and positives |
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