 | | Book (edition) | | holding a shiny crystal or an expertly polished agate in their hands. It is even more gratifying to actually...The search for a lustrous crystal or a colorful agate is truly a worthwhile and satisfying recreational...lonely journeys to find that ever-elusive next agate, jasper, or mineral specimen that will be the most...within the field of the lapidary arts. A rough agate as found in the field weighing about three pounds...pounds. A silver ring set with a freeform agate cabochon hand collected, cut, and polished by the author |  | | Journal (issue) | | of luck!) but out of fear of missing the joy of new experiences and the chance to see and learn. Mineralientage...orchestras. Mozart at the The"ApacheHoodedOwl"Agate(heightof "owl" app.5 cm)from Rancho LaVinata,Ejideel...people say "only agate" but the special exhibit demonstrated, there is no 'only' about agate! The special...theme of agate - we got a tour of well-known and not so known agate producing localities, weird agate properties...properties and appearances, and in particular superb agate carvings from the finest craftsmen of Idar-Oberstein |  | | | | images Front cover top Agate from Germany; bottom Agate from Scotland. Back cover Agate from Germany. Title...Title page Agate from Russian Arctic coast. Distribution NBN International Estover Road Devon PL6 7PY ...agates What is an agate? Properties of agates Sources of agates Europe Britain USA Canada Mexico South...different geological environments. Since the mid-1900s, agate collecting has become very popular in Europe, North...America and the Middle East. There are thousands of agate-producing areas on Earth, and in the following pages |  | | Book | | Images Front cover top Agate from Germany: bottom Agate from Scotland. Back cover Agate from Germany. Title...Title page Agate from Russian Arctic coast. Distribution NBN International Estover Road Devon PL6 ?PY UK...is an agate? 10 Properties of agates 44 Sources of agates 48 Europe 52 Britain 58 USA 76 Canada...geological environments. Si nce the mid-1900s, agate collecting has become very popular in Europe, North...America and the M iddle East. There are thousands of agate-producing areas on Earth, and in the following pages |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Meteoritical Society, 1998. Printed in USA. From the Editors New pathfinders to impact structures: The...LEW 88763 is the first member of a compositionally new group with many physical and chemical characteristics...Clayton's 0 isotopic data, showed that it was a new type of meteorite that they called a "brachinite...brachinite, then it is yet another single member of a new group. Interestingly, the 0 isotope data of the brachinites...1996; Abels et al., 1997). During the 1990s, five new impact structures were discovered in Finland, raising |  | | Journal (issue) | | crew are about to begin the process of building the new room in our garage/storage area. The first step is............................................. 28 A New Dop Glue We Just Discovered .......................Message continued from page 1 limited due to the new work room. I have developed a procedure to assist...themselves to throw the item away or to move it to a new location (of which no one else is aware)—until we...his crew have finished moving the stairs to their new location, I will place the container in the attic |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Markham, Ontario, Canada. 276 KENTUCKY FOSSILS-New find in Bath County. Brachiopods, platystrophias...clients. New clients please give references. A. G. PARSER, INC., 54 West 46th Street, New York 36, N.Y...Desmarchais Blvd., Montreal 20, Que-, Canada. DRYHEAD AGATE—Beds located on WyomingMontana border along Big...piece guaranteed for fortifications. Postpaid in USA. The Breitweisers, 510-B N. Division, Powell, Wyo...Massive tourmaline, $2.00 lb. Slabbed plume agate and Montana agate, gem quality, 350 sq. in. (very beautiful) |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 1979) SUSAN ROBINSON 9654 Highway 37 Ogdensburg, New York 13669 pebble.art@outlook.com W hat mineral collector...be able to work with sugar to make crystals and agate slices look realistic. Figure 1. A mineral collector’s...fanciful cupcake topped with a remarkably realistic agate slice created by Genevieve Finley from melted sugar...Today’s Bride magazine, and the Extreme Cakes Calendar USA. However, the Wedding Bells magazine and Toronto...magnificent purple geode cake, with incredibly realistic agate slices on its top layer; created from sugar by Genevieve |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 998) Q Meteoritical Society, 1998. Printed in USA. Agate as an indicator of impact structures: An example...petrographical and chemical determinations were made for 743 agate (banded variety of chalcedonic quartz) nodules (diameters...located after following the fortuitous discovery of agate "path-finders" in the glacial overburden. It is...additional "path-finders'' are necessary in tracing new impact craters in metamorphosed terrains affected...in the glacial sediments. One such indicator is agate (a concentrically banded type of fibrous chalcedony) |  | | Journal (issue) | | world, all in glorious color DEPARTMENTS 35 WHAT'S NEW 44 LAPIDARY TIPS 47 COMING EVENTS 49 TRAVEL STOPS...the diamond to a diamond cutter/ polisher in the New York area requesting that it be repolished. It was...Color of EME LD TM ire C-OX Green FireT• is a new Emerald green gemstone that will bring customers...by e•penaive new technology ,n lhe USSR G LDSTEIN • MPOR I S,INC. 30 ¥Hey Street, New Yont 10017 (212)...Goldsl.,n lmpons Inc By Tom Harmon Harmon ' s Agate and Silver Shop Crane, Montana Part One OfTwo In |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | SIXTEEN DIFFERENT D E V O N I A N FOSSILS FROM N E W YORK STATE — all i d e n t i f i e d , includes corals...Only $ 1 . 7 5 Postpaid USA. Robert Eaton, 5 4 Heberle R d „ Rochester, 9,New York. BELIEVE I T OR N O T...matrix, some cutting areas $1.00 pound- Fine Texas Agate $1.00 pound. Fine Serpentine, so called Mexican... takes high polish. $1.00 pound. Tumbled Texas Agate, mixed sizes fine polish, makes excellent jewelry...marine animal only $1.10 each postpaid anywhere in USA and Canada." ALTAMONT ROAD ROCK CLUB, 3546 Altamont |  | | Journal (issue) | | the Southwest' s original inhabitants, changed by new ideas, tools, materials, and markets. Sterling silver...78228 FIELD TRIPS Bonus Trips In the Cape May, New Jersey Area by Charles A. Thomas ............ ........................ 28 Field Trip Vignette - New York . ............................... ... . ........ ..... .. ...... . ..... .. . . . ... 14 What's New ............................ . .............. . .... ... ....... . .. . ............... . ..... 44 New Books .......................... . ....... .. .. |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Buca, İzmir, Turkey New York State Museum, Centre for Mineralogy, Albany, NY 12230, USA d Dumlupınar University...Fairburn agates of South Dakota, USA and the Dryhead agates of Montana, USA, which formed in Palaeozoic limestones...typically hosted in limestone and chalk respectively. Agate, the banded variety of chalcedony, is most commonly...geological setting of this unusual deposit and report new detailed analytical information about the chalcedony...however, nodules of other silica phases, including agate and chert are also present. This site is 15 km from |  | | Journal (issue) | | professional quality for lapidary craftsmen & hobbyists NEW! The Viscount Inter-Lok A premium blade, engineered...FEDERAL-MOGUL CORPORATION LENT AVENUE• LeROY, NEW YORK 144B2 Telephone AC 716 967-B10B Made under U.S............................................... 46 New Zealand Rockhounds to Attend CFMS Show In Las Vegas....... . . . ............ 26 Field Trip Vignette, New Mexico ............................. . ............1797 Capro A ve.. Mentone. California 92359 What's New . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |  | | Journal (issue) | | are a large part of the displays at the Minnesota Agate and Geological Interpretive Center in Moose Lake...Minerallity Moroccan Fossils & Minerals New Era Gems New Horizon Studio New World Gems & Minerals Norcross Madagascar...sparked an interest in traveling up to Herkimer, New York, to camp and dig these beauties out of the ground...cut much more easily on the diamond wheels than agate. For this reason, I avoid using the 80-grit wheel... Sun. 11-5; adults $7, seniors $6, children $3; new location, exhibits, dealers, speakers, demonstrations |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | a , Washington. W I L L S W A P — W e s t e r n Agate, Jasper, O p a l ized and Agatized W o o d , Obsidian...SIXTEEN DIFFERENT D E V O N I A N FOSSILS FROM N E W YORK STATE — all i d e n t i f i e d , includes corals...Only $ 1 . 7 5 Postpaid USA. Robert Eaton, 5 4 Heberle Rd., Rochester, 9,New York. PREHISTORIC D U N G...5 . 0 0 each. C o l o r f u l : Old M e x i c o agate, 1 " to 2 " size, $ 1 . 5 0 lb. Slabs sent on approval...1 , Monroe, N . Y . Fluorescent dendritic gem agate, very pretty y e l l o w - g r e e n , 2 " x 3 " |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Geology, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA (Received June 15, 1989; acceptedin revisedformMarch...for self-organizational behavior to be possible, agate c~s~li~tion must take place from an initial medium...way accounts for those textures and compositions. Agate formation combines crystallographic, dynamic. petrologic...discussed here which often coexist in the same agate. We have studied ten agates from Rio Grande do Sul...crossed polars (Fig. A model for the origin of agate 1629 or striations, with alternatively high and |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | of their metallogenic specialization. Keywords: agate; Avacha Bay; Kamchatka; Russia; copper; SEM; EPMA;...mineralogy of agate nodules in basalts has been studied and summarized in many papers [1–19]. Agate is a banded...Some common secondary minerals can be found in agate. Oxides of iron add color, but calcite would be...found as an outer coating but can be found in the agate from basic igneous hosts. Nevertheless, copper and...copper, cuprite, and zincite are found in the Ayaguz agate deposit (East Kazakhstan) [18]. Here, native copper |  | | Book | | Scotland 59 France 62 6 Occurrence: The Americas 63 USA 64 Mexico 72 Panama 75 Brazil 75 Canada 80 7 Occurrence:...all rock types and in most countries. CHALCEDONY Agate (light to dark colours in concentric bands, translucent)...translucent), fire agate (dark agate with play of colour similar to that in opal, opaque), moss agate (pale yellow...quartz crystals its location in the State of New York and from its high lustre and transparency, is...the categories Silex or Kieselstein (including agate, flint opal), Petrosilex or Halleflinta (for jasper |  | | Journal (issue) | | EARTH’S TREASURES • MINERALS AND JEWELRY THE 2016 AGATE EXPO A Silica Extravaganza! R&G KIDS Stromatolite...FeaTures Virtually every form of agate will be represented at the 2016 Agate Expo in Cedarburg, Wisconsin...Wisconsin, including Laguna agate from Mexico. This specimen exhibits eye-catching shades of red, pink and yellow...by Bob Jones The 2016 Agate Expo ................................. 26 an agate lover’s dream FIelD TrIP...Editor Rockhound Dog While I collected beach agate, jasper, and petrified wood in Newport Beach, Oregon |  | | Journal (issue) | | casting and can be reused many times. Discover a new, exciting experience in metal smithing with Naturally...00 with your letterhead and resale number for our new "FULL COLOR" catalog. The SS.00 is credited to your...120 THE WORLD OF JEWELRY FINDINGS Beginning a new in-depth series for jewelry makers by Richard D....Page 51 DEPARTMENTS 14 26 LAPIDARY TIPS WHAT'S NEW JEWELRY MAKING , GEMS AND M I NERALS (ISSN 0274-8193)...faceter does not e njoy such satisfactions as the new shoote r gets from hearing that fir st sharp report |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Will SWAP—Professionally made ¡ade, fire o p a l , agate jewelry or cut stones for good saleable mineral...adults 50£, children 5 to No other charge. Arthur NEW open day entrance 12 years 25...by our members. Exchange information, $6. make new friends, buy, sell, trade thru Hobby lectors. Club...clients. New clients please give references. A. G. PARSER, INC., 54 West 46th Street, New York 36, N.Y...Calif. WE ARE MINING—Gem material, palmwood, ¡asp-agate, "chapinite" and jasper. 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March 2, 3—Hempstead, Long Island, New York. Gem & Mineral Showcase of Long Island; 15th Annual...Information: A. Andersen, 31 Prospect Street, Huntington, New York 11743. March 9—Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania. Micromount |  | | Journal (issue) | | ORDER SYSTEM LAPIDARY AND JEWELERS SUPPLIES 4959 York Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90042, Telephone...GEMSTONE EXPERT! Professional instruments add a new dimension to your hobby! STANDARD GEM DETECTOR Lowest...DIRECT FROM CIA • SEND CHECK WITH ORDER (CALIF. AND NEW YORK CITY ORDERS PLEASE ADD SALES TAX) • PRICES F.O...p1·ofessional way throitgh GIA LEARN GEM IDENTIFICATION NEW FASCINATING HOME STUDY COURSE NOW AVAILABLE Now...vour knowledge of gems, your hobby ,vill take on new meaning. You learn ne,v, quick, professional ways |
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