 | | Book | | MINERALS^ of Idaho with field trip j& maps by John A.fl£.jkwith Gem Minerals of Idaho, designed for...for beginners and for those collectors visiting Idaho for the first time, is a guide to some of the...open and collecting. garnet diggings of Latah County and the Spencer Opal Mine, charge a digging...mineral-forming forces than makes Idaho a gem hunter's para- has experienced more Idaho," a fact that dise. L... usually six to ten percent. GEM MINERALS OF IDAHO 44 pin-fire white opals are valuable and those |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | r------' .--. !i i , i ' i Boundary '---~ IDAHO Bonner_j l--;~u:d{ene\, I , L~ Coeur'cI'Alene...its pyromorphite, Idaho also boasts many other mineral species. ( :\.. -~:/ Idaho <....: (_ ", I...Power i..r v. ) 't,.,. 1. r': ~ Caribou Idaho 83816-2043 , • c-vz..J. '. 2",_J'-1 '\ o, ...INDEX BRIEFLY DESCRIBES the mineral localities in Idaho; all known localities that may have produced well-crystallized...localities for minerals that were first discovered in Idaho. Unfortunately for the field collector, most of |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | at 14:35 04 June 2016 New York City, New York County, New York State T he minerals of the garnet group...representative of a garnet from Deshong’s quarry, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, that can barely be considered almandine...found at several mines near Topsham, Sagadahoc County, Maine, particularly the Standpipe Hill quarry...collected at Mount Apatite near Auburn, Androscoggin County; and the Bumpus quarry, ROCKS & MINERALS 244-253...the Melrose and nearby mines at Stoneham, Oxford County. Phenomenal trapezohedral almandine crystals exhibiting |  | | Book (edition) | | Idaho Minerals The complete Reference and Guide to the Minerals of Idaho Lanny R. Ream 1!11, ) a...PISTOLS Idaho Minerals Idaho Minerals The Complete Reference and Guide to the Minerals of Idaho with Special...Rerun Publishing P .O. Box 2043 Coeur d'Ale ne, Idaho 83814 Copyright © 1989 by L.R. Ream Publishing...R Ream Publishing P.O. Box 2043 Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83814 (208) 667-0453 To those collectors who are...information and specimens available to others. vi IDAHO MINERALS Acknowledgements A book of this magnitude |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | in exchange; dioptase, kunzite, thorogummite, emerald; dozens others, xls and gems. D. Fraser, 26 Peppertree...Canada. 276 KENTUCKY FOSSILS-New find in Bath County. Brachiopods, platystrophias, Ordovician. Five...Specimen in matrix, 2V2", $1.25 postpaid. Anderson County Corals, fine, reddish, 2 " x 3 " , $1. Satisfaction...Highway 66, R.F.D. 1, Barstow, Calif. IDAHO GARNETS—Famous Emerald Creek garnets, 15 for $1.00 or $5.00 lb...River, Idaho. GEMSTONES—"In the rough", 20 Specimens, Boxed & Labeled, $2.50. "RUBY" corundum on chrome |  | | Book (volume) | | Montana; light yellow orthoclase feldspar (25.03 ct), Idaho; rectangular step cut purplish pink elbaite tourmaline...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...members. Searches could be confined to terrains and creek beds that expose vil Preface types of rocks...Cantlin, Ellis, [D; Jeannette B. Carillo, Gem Center USA, EI Paso, TX; Gary Christopher, The Prospectors Cache |  | | Report (issue) | | Connecticut, USA © 2008 by Lithographie, LLC P.O. Box 263 • East Hampton, CT 06424 • USA Phone 1.860...diopside; 7.1 cm tall Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Richmond County, Quebec, Canada Paul Stahl specimen Jeff Scovil...a/bite from the Little Three Mine in San Diego County, California; 6. 6 cm tall; Bryant Harris specimen...almandine-pyrope from the deposits around Emerald Creek in Latah County, Idaho, is brought about by inclusions...specks) in the Entrada Sandstone, Laguna, Valencia County, New Mexico; field of view 8 mm Hans Jurgen Wilke |  | | Book | | as mica, apatite, sphene, zircon, fluroite and corundum are associated with light-colored igneous rocks...combine to form Minerals - " Rubies and Sapphires (Corundum) which combine with Biotite Mica to form R°ck...Again, some of the best specimens from Emerald Creek in Idaho have been found by indi¬ viduals standing...famous was the single beryl stone found in Oxford County in Maine that weighed 18 tons and was 18 feet in...Apatite 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Feldspar Quartz Topaz Corundum Diamond (hardest) This is a very old scale and |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Next day we drove through Twin Falls and Boise, Idaho, and then headed north on Highway 15 up the Payette...by high water. Just a mile or so south of Banks, Idaho, in a Forest Service camp ground, is a very large...load the Chevy. I bought a gold pan at Cascade, Idaho, to replace the one I had forgotten to bring along...of New Meadows, Idaho, Little Goose Creek flows down from the north into Goose Creek. If you go up Little...Little Goose Creek any distance, and pan the gravel of the creek bed, you can find almost anything in |  | | Book (edition) | | chalcedony, and jasper; streak plate Garnet Topaz Corundum Diamond Be a Safe and Considerate Collector Before...the United States; other agencies, such as state, county, and wildlife agencies, also control minor lands...Craters of the Moon National Monument near Arco, Idaho. Group: Igneous; extrusive Mineralogy: Plagioclase...western United States, such as in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and California. Fresh pumice is rare, as it is...occurs in many western states. Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and California all feature significant gabbros; |  | | Book (edition) | | from the Tourmaline Q ueen .1ine, Pala, San Diego County, California. From a pen-and-ink drawing by W. E...ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 1-X I I PRINCIPAL GEMSTONES Diamond, Corundum, Beryl, Topaz, Opal. II 68 IMPORT ANT GEMSTONES...crystal 5. Gibson's Ruby mine, Cowee Creek, North Carolina 6. Corundum Hill, North Carolina 7. Eldorado Bar...Views of opal mines, Spencer, Idaho 24. Nodules bearing opal, Spencer, Idaho 25. Drawing of hyalite opal...of tourmaline crystal forms 38. Map of San Diego County, California gem sources 3 9. Stewart Lithia· and |  | Hwang, S.-L., Shen, P., Chu, H.-T., Yui, T.-F., Iizuka, Y. (2015) Origin of rutile needles in star garnet and implications for interpretation of inclusion textures in ultrahigh-pressure metamorphic rocks. Journal of Metamorphic Geology, 33 (3) 249-272 doi:10.1111/jmg.12119 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | optical and transmission electron microscopy of Idaho star garnet indicate a co-precipitation origin....of star garnet in metapelitic schist from Emerald Creek, Idaho (West et al., 2005) were attributed to the...in star garnet from metapelitic schist of Emerald Creek, Idaho, which is the same locality studied by Guinel...gravels of the Emerald Creek area, northern Idaho, is the state gemstone of Idaho, USA. The garnet is...2005). SAMPLES AND EXPERIMENTAL METHODS Idaho star garnet Ten Idaho 4-ray star garnet rough crystals and |  | | Journal (issue) | | Ferguson FIELD TRIPS 6 EMERALD CREEK TODAY Garnet collecting in Idaho by Earl Spendlove 10 NEW...crystals in the eastern U.S. by Andy Maslowski Another Idaho collecting location by Kenneth H. Rohn JACK R....SOCIETIES Officers Ed Romack. President 655 8th Street, Idaho Falls, 10 83401 Caroll Oillon. v,ce President 909...administration building on PeeWee Gulch in the Emerald Creek Gamet Area. As we walked toward the building...stones. Star garnets are found only in northern Idaho and in India. The effect is called "asterism," meaning |  | | Book (edition) | | ALASKA Stewart's Jewel Jade Claims, located at Dahl Creek. Stewart's Photo Shop, 531 4th Ave., Anchorage,...CALIFORNIA A. Wilson, Box 281, Baker. CA 92309. "Sheep-Creek Camp." No fees. Near several good sites. Ron Everett...cabinsMrs. Leza Junnila, Jade International, Clear Creek Road, Palcines, CA 95043* Open all year. Free camping...Devil*s Hole Mine. The Tezak Brothers, Texas Creek Cafe, Texas Creek. CO. Fee: $2.00. Obtain permit at cafe...garnet, (404) 356-8560. May l-0ct. 30, 9AM-5PM. corundum, beryl By appt. in April for groups. Fee: $3.00 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 20 Specimens, Boxed & labeled, $2.50. "RUBY" corundum on chrome diopside matrix, good size $1.00 each...Postpaid in USA. The Breitweisers, 510-B N. Division, Powell, Wyo. ROCK CRYSTAL-Two 10x12 emerald cut, two...two 12mm brilliant cut, one 12x16 emerald cut and two 8mm brilliant cut, all 7 stones tax and postage...Pink $3.00. Box MINERALS $1 to $ 2 , ruby corundum smaragdite to $5 $10, white, pink or in...all year. Lost Cave Mineral Shop, Hellertown, corundum $1 to $5. Allison Rocks and Novel- BEGINNER'S | | | Book (volume) | | 1\1ontana; light yellow orthoclase feldspar (25.03 et), Idaho; rectangular step cut purplish pink elbaite tourmaline...Vivid blue matched benitoite gems from Sai, Benito County, California, consisting of 52 benitoites and 75...members. Searches could be confined to terrains and creek beds that expose .. Vll Preface types of rocks...Cantlin, Ellis, ID; Jeannette B. Carillo, Gen1 Center USA, El Paso, TX; Gary Christopher, The Prospectors Cache...Resources, Vancouver, BC; Barbara L. Muntyan, Ouray County Historical Society, Ouray, CO; Merrill 0. Murphy |  | | Book (edition) | | describes sites under of the nearest town and county. and the many maps included book contain such...Azurite, Malachite, Chrysocolla, Turquoise LJ Emerald, Beryl ^"^ Agate ** Jade Amethyst nq -* %... TYPICAL CRYSTAL FORMS <^ bi ^P CHIASTOLITE BERYL EMERALD FELDSPAR EPIDOTE ^?^ (& \ ^^ GARNET KYANITE...(Cro»$-$«ction ot righl) ^ \b7 CHRYSOBERYL CORUNDUM DIAMOND CRYSTALS ffl 1 \ Carlsbad (One twin...precious. is the principal other quality that Emerald — makes a stone for example, the grass-green |  | | Book | | Co. Hematite CALERA, Shelby Co. Wavkllite CLAY COUNTY, Sec. 24. T. 19 S R., 7 E. STATUARY, Coosa Co...Co., (W. border of* Marble Crystalline TALLADEGA COUNTY Marble, (crystalline) VALLEY HEAD, DeKalb Co. Hematite...Hematite DUDLEYVILLE, Tallapoosa Co. Asbestos, with Corundum FORT PAYNE, DeKalb Co. Hematite FREDONIA, Chambers...Feldspar HISSOP, Coosa Co., (near) Beryl JACKSON COUNTY Hematite KENNEDYS, Clay Co., (near) Magnetite MILLERVILLE...Northern Arizona Agate, (in Kuibab limestone) BIG BUG CREEK, Yavapai Co. Onyx Marble BLACK MOUNTAINS, E. Slopo |  | | Book (volume) | | ASHTABULA COUNTY CONNEAUT, area pits, quarries, rd. cuts, etc.⎯cone-in-cone Calcite. CLERMONT COUNTY MILFORD...MILFORD, area creek gravels and alluvial deposits, rare⎯Diamond. CLINTON COUNTY WILMINGTON, area of Todd’s...Todd’s Ford, a mineral deposit⎯Hematite. COSHOCTON COUNTY AREA, townships of Washington, Virginia, Bedford...Keene, Mill Creek and Tuscarawas, as hard dark gray to black nodules⎯flint. CUYAHOGA COUNTY CHAGRIN FALLS...Geauga Co. line), area quarries⎯oilstone. DELAWARE COUNTY DELAWARE, area Co. exposures of blue clay, as clusters |  | | Book (volume) | | ASHTABULA COUNTY CONNEAUT, area pits, quarries, rd. cuts, etc.⎯cone-in-cone Calcite. CLERMONT COUNTY MILFORD...MILFORD, area creek gravels and alluvial deposits, rare⎯Diamond. CLINTON COUNTY WILMINGTON, area of Todd’s...Todd’s Ford, a mineral deposit⎯Hematite. COSHOCTON COUNTY AREA, townships of Washington, Virginia, Bedford...Keene, Mill Creek and Tuscarawas, as hard dark gray to black nodules⎯flint. CUYAHOGA COUNTY CHAGRIN FALLS...Geauga Co. line), area quarries⎯oilstone. DELAWARE COUNTY DELAWARE, area Co. exposures of blue clay, as clusters |  | | Book (volume) | | Kobuk jade locality. Descriptions of San Diego County, California, gemstones and the mines in which they...the generous assistance of many residents of that county. My special thanks are extended to Elbert H. McMacken...Optical Effects. PRINCIPAL GEMSTONES Diamond, Corundum (Ruby and Sapphire), Beryl, Topaz, Opal. IMPORTANT...Clinozoisite, Serpentine, Copper Rhyolite, Red Corundum in Amphibolite, Pyrite, Calcite, Howlite, Ulexite...Seven corundum crystals . Map of Corundum Hill—Ellijay area . Map of Cowee Creek area . Cowee Creek gravel |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | on Bear Creek. GEMSTONES—"In the rough", 20 Specimens, Boxed & Labeled, $2.50. "RUBY" corundum on chrome...ounce, slabbed 750 per square inch. Fiji Island emerald marine catseyes per pair $1.00. Fern fossils very...polished tumbled agate, jasper, etc., postpaid in USA for only $5.00. George W. Owens, 150 III. Dr., Jacksonville...Richey, Florida. CHOICE BARITE ROSES-From Cleveland County, Oklahoma. 2-inch size 75i postpaid. W.L. Hiss... marble 500 lb. Please a d d postage. List & corundum crystal 250 coin. Geo. Brown, Box 535, |  | | Book | | granite but with no quartz. Sandstone (South Dakota, USA) _9_ A darker rock than granite but with a similar... -25- Many oxides are hard and compact, as corundum; this is the case when the cations are much smaller...Fluorite is a common example. Aragonite (Utah, USA) 27 Crystals Crystal Morphology The term morphology...crystal form. Other crystals Wulfenite (Arizona, USA) 29 may show lesser symmetry on a scale at the...Two examples of rhombohedra Tabular crystal of corundum though often loosely used for ‘general shape’ |  | | 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...of rd. a few yds., outcropRose Quartz. DOUGLAS COUNTY CORSICA, S on US 281 to Armour, area rd. cuts, |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | MINERALS - Boxed, mounted, and identified, postpaid USA, $2.00. Specimens average approx. 1 " . Irma Curry... SAND — Beautiful, tumbled, garnet from Emerald Creek, Idaho. % ths oz. postpaid. Victor Agate Shop,...35c; Grossularite garnets, Mexico: 15c, 30c, 45c; Corundum in chlorite, North Carolina: 40c; Perlite, Nevada:...these. Boise Gem Shop, Route 1, Box 159, Boise, Idaho. PRECISION TRANSPARENT BOXES - Never before have...same as No. 1 plus a diamond, $6.95; No. 4: 1 emerald, 1 ruby and 1 sapphire, all faceted, $2.50. Other |
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