 | | Report (issue) | | University of Nebraska - Lincoln DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln Conservation and Survey...Gemstones of Nebraska: A Handbook for Students and Collectors Roger K. Pabian University of Nebraska - Lincoln...Lincoln, rpabian1@unl.edu Allan Cook University of Nebraska - Lincoln Follow this and additional works at:...K. and Cook, Allan, "Minerals and Gemstones of Nebraska: A Handbook for Students and Collectors" (1976)...Resources, School of at DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It has been accepted for inclusion |  | | Book (volume) | | Idaho, lowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, — ; Oregon, South Dakota, Washington...Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington...Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington...Idaho lowa Kansas Minnesota Missouri Montana Nebraska North Dakota Oregon South Dakota Washington ...volumes, through very precise directions and accurate county maps, to get you to the best and most accessible |  | | Report (issue) | | in the Oligocene Brule Formation, Northwestern Nebraska Kendell A. Dickinson1 OPEN-FILE REPORT 94-292...in the Oligocene Brule Formation, Northwestern Nebraska By Kendell A. Dickinson INTRODUCTION In ascending...part of the White River Group in northwestern Nebraska, are the Lower Whitney, the Upper Whitney, and...same instrument settings SOUTH DAKOTA 103 NEBRASKA SCOTTS BLUFF ,- pv-Scotts bluff Figure l.-Geologic...Round Top about six miles northwest of Crawford, Nebraska, the Campus of Chadron State University, just |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | specimen sent you recently. It was found in Coosa County, Ala., near Rockford. You have my permission to...Brown Ave., Terre Haute, Ind. I O W A — From Marion County, Iowa, we have an interesting specimen consisting...a road cut on a new construction job in Lincoln County, Me., on Rt. 1, bypassing the towns of Newcastle...that first in each issue. W e belong to the Oxford County Gem and Mineral Association." — item sent in by...Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass. Andover is in Essex County in N / E Massachusetts. ROCKS AND MINERALS MICHIGAN |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Mineral Locality Index Downloaded by [University of Nebraska, Lincoln] at 20:00 09 April 2015 K NOWN AS THE...Farlin, Beaverhead County. 208 ROCKS & MINERALS Downloaded by [University of Nebraska, Lincoln] at 20:00...mines at Butte in Silver Bow County and the Black Pine mine in Granite County have produced many fine crystal...Beaverhead County, the pegmatites of Jefferson County, and the Snowbird mine in Mineral County continue...Highlands Centennial Nugget in 1989 in Silver Bow County. The seventh largest gold nugget found in Montana; |  | | Book (volume) | | 600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip...mine⎯pyritized gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason |  | | Book (volume) | | 600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip...mine⎯pyritized gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason |  | | Report (issue) | | SURVEY GEOLOGY OF URANIUM IN THE CHADRON AREA, NEBRASKA AND SOUTH DAKOTA 3y ;; ' * 'v Robert JT Dunham...Pierre shale showing uranium content in Shannon County, South Dakota............................ Columnar...Chadron area is on the Great Plains in northwestern Nebraska and southwestern South Dakota, about 25 miles...square miles in Dawes and Sheridan -Counties, Nebraska, and Shannon County, South Dakota. The town of...of Chadron, Nebraska, is in the southwest corner of the area, and the town of Pine Ridge, South Dakota |  | | 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...tributary gravels, etc.petrified wood, wood opal. CORSON COUNTY LITTLE EAGLE: area ridges, slopes, stream...stream beds, etc. petrified wood, wood opal; along the Grand R. though entire Co., regional banks, breaks...wood, wood opal. 438 A Location Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States CUSTER COUNTY AREA: The |  | | Book (volume) | | Location Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States NEBRASKA This rectangular Great Plains state rises 4,460’...Mesozoic era. Thus, as one travels westward across Nebraska they find successively younger formations appearing...disclosing spectacular bedrock formations. Northwestern Nebraska contains most of the gem fields in the state,...of the rainbow. The western Nebraska-South Dakota borderland from Sheridan Co. to the Wyoming line is...the Sioux Indian community of the same name in Sheridan Co. The extreme northwestern counties of Sioux |  | | Report (volume) | | ....................................... 180 Nebraska.................................................Nebraska____.Prof. E. H. Barbour, University of Nebraska, Lincoln. Nevada_____Dr. W. S. Tangier Smith,...See Bauxite and Halloysite. 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 S., R. 7 E.; |  | | Book (volume) | | chert, translucent chalcedony, jasp-agate and common opal, rivaling in beauty the Arizona agatized wood. This...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) | | chert, translucent chalcedony, jasp-agate and common opal, rivaling in beauty the Arizona agatized wood. This...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 |  | | Catalog/List | | enlarged photograph of a piece of Obsidian, from Lake County, Oregon, which shows a Conchoidal fracture. t...35 .6 0 . 36 .50 1.00 D IATOMACEOUS EARTH-See Opal DIOPSID E-See Pyroxene DOLOMITE (calcium magnesium...or bottle 3x-t" GEODE-See Quartz GEYSERITE--See Opal GILSONITE-See Uintahite GLASS SAND-See Quartz GOLD........ .... ..... ... . .... .. .. HY ALITFr-See Opal HYDROTALCITE (hydrous magnesium carbonate and magnesium...Halloysite INFUSORIAL EARTH-See Diatomaceous earth under opal IOLITE-See Cordierite .,i IRON (iron) Meteoritic |  | | Book | | & Montana Agate Fossil-Maiasaura peeblesorum * Nebraska Rock-Prairie Agate Gemstone-Blue Agate Fossil-Mammoth...Metal-Silver Precious Gemstone-Virgin Valley Black Fire Opal Semiprecious Gemstone-Iurquoise Rock-Sandstone Soil-Orovada...made the “Magic City” of Birmingham, Jefferson County “The Pittsburgh of the South” during the turn of...feet thick, occurs near Sylacauga, in Talladega County, being fine-grained and mostly white, ofexceptional...white Sylacauga marble from Sylacauga, Talladega County, is considered among the finest white marble in |  | | Report (issue) | | Trail, 0.75 mi east of Grand Canyon Lodge, Coconino County (see Sando, 1969). Redwall Limestone. Zone II....mi northwest of Supai Indian Village, Coconino County (see Sando, 1969). Redwall Limestone. Zones II...Mt. Trumbull P.O. in T. 32 N., R. 8 W., Coconino County (see Sando, 1969). Redwall Limestone. Zones II...Mt. Trumbull P.O. in T. 32 N., R. 9 W., Coconino County (see Sando, 1969). Redwall Limestone. Zones II...north of Snap Point in T. 34 N., R. 14 W., Coconino County (see Sando, 1969). Redwall Limestone. Zones II |  | | Catalog/List | | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.50 3.00 In opal ; California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...diaspore-clay; Missouri . . .20 DIATOMACEOUS EARTH-See Opal DIOPSIDE-See Pyroxene DIOPTASE (acid copper silicate)...Per oz., $1.50; per specimen 3.50 G EYSERITE-See Opal G ILLESPITE (silicate of iron and barium) Xline...Xline nodule; Nova Scotia. 1 x l", l0t. HYALITE--See Opal HYDROl\tAGNESITE (hydrous basic magnesium carbonate)...Halloysite INFUSORIAL EARTH-See Diatomaceous earth under opal IOLITE-See Cordierite IRON (iron) Meteoritic, Siderite; |  | | Book (edition) | | MARIN COUNTY FREE LIBRARY 3 1111 00289 4184 \ I s Fifth Revised Edition A complete, state-by-state...North Carolina, a big diamond or two in Arkansas, opal in Idaho, and so on. Old locations suddenly are...eye of the microscope. A few gem materials notably opal and obsidian are amorphous, lacking crystal structure...with light such as creates the unique beauty of opal or labradorite, the starry splendor of star sapphire...are available. As gems lie in the range between opal (sp. gr. 2.1) and zircon (sp. gr. 4.7), quick and |  | | Report (volume) | | A. Buehler, Rolla. Nebraska.........Prof. E. H. Barbour, University of Nebraska, Lincoln. Nevada......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 |  | | 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...may be able to buy specimens. map of Keweenaw County. Mich- Part of the U.S. Geological Survey topographic...Such Plains and created beautiful Crater Lake. Nebraska and Kansas the High — states as —owe their...obsidian, found with other volcanic ejecta. and opal. Minerals are classified according to their structure |  | | Catalog/List | | AGGLOMERATE: Agglomerate .........................Custer County, Colorado " Volcanic ...............Magnet Cove...Amphibolite ...........................Albemarle County, Virgi11ia " (Fayalitc-bcaring) .......Near Mcsaba...: ........San Juan County, Colorado " Porphyry ...................Boulder County, Colorado " S ........Anhydrite, crystalline ....................Lyon County, Ncvada ANORTHOSITE: Anort?, osite, gray ........Arkose-scc Sandstone " " ............... Essex County, New York dark brown ...Rochester, New York green |  | Goldhaber, Martin B., Mills, Christopher T., Morrison, Jean M., Stricker, Craig A., Mushet, David M., LaBaugh, James W. (2014) Hydrogeochemistry of prairie pothole region wetlands: Role of long-term critical zone processes. Chemical Geology, 387. 170-183 doi:10.1016/j.chemgeo.2014.08.023 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | geochemistry Cottonwood Lake Stutsman County, ND Kidder County, ND a b s t r a c t This study addresses...Lake study area (CWLSA), located in North Dakota, USA. Critical zone processes are the long-term determinant...view of the CWLSA and surrounding area in Stutsman County, ND looking north showing the density of wetlands...km northwest of Jamestown in Stutsman County, North Dakota, USA. At this site, we use the extensive knowledge...been previously reported from wetlands in Nelson County, ND (Arndt and Richardson, 1989). 3.4. Core chemistry |  | | 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:...agate, (banded, various colors), jasper. BIBB COUNTY MACON: at Holton Quarry, 7½ mi. NWagate; N |  | | Book (volume) | | 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...Cantlin, Ellis, [D; Jeannette B. Carillo, Gem Center USA, EI Paso, TX; Gary Christopher, The Prospectors Cache...Resources, Vancouver, BC; Barbara L. Muntyan, Ouray County Historical Society, Ouray, CO; Merrill O. Murphy...sne-aseseeateeCounty, Can tess ccraccacaerscsascn enaeantsrse Figure | | | Book | | topographic map of the Delaware q uadrangle o f Keweenaw County, Michigan This ,s an example o f the more picturesque...crea ted beautiful Crater Lake Such states as Nebraska and Kansas-the Hig h Plains-owe their fertile...as obs1d1an found with other volcanic eiecta and opal M inerals are classified according to their structure...Oregon are nodules of agate o ft en associated with opal Reniform marcas1te 5 inches 1n diameter, with crystals...white lacy spots found 1n Utah. Amorphous fire opal from Mexico. MINERALS THAT AREN 'T MINERALS Every |
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