 | | Book (edition) | | 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...angular, banded structure) tube, banded, moss cation (moss-like), will be frequently misled All topaz...the many types of agate, opal and petrified this region is noted. The agate is wood for which...from them weather the types of agates found in Montana. Metamorphic rocks include those of either of the |  | | Journal (issue) | | .............. 315 AGATES OF THE YELLOWSTONE RIVER VALLEY, MONTANA. By T ho111as A. Reiner ...........Dolomite crystals on Serpentine from Delta, Harford County, Maryland, which was entirely negative under all...like flames. Very spectacular, looks like flame agate. Negative under all other lights. Ruby Co,-und11m...MINERALS orange. Negative under other lights. Agate. Petrified wood from Adamana, Arizona ( several...samples) . Portions fluoresce bright greenish yellow. Agate. Thunder eggs from Donnybrook, Oregon. Strong milk |  | | Book | | A HANDBOOK FOR THE AGATE COLLECTOR AND CUTTER Including a Description of Agate Filled Thunder Eggs H...Including a Description of Agate Filled Thunder Eggs A HANDBOOK FOR THE AGATE COLLECTOR AND CUTTER BY ...of localities in Oregon, Wash ington, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming. Illustrated with maps and photos...PART III VARIETIES OF AGATE U PART IV NOTED AGATE LOCALITIES 30 PART V AGATE FILLED THUXDEREGGS ....... .30 PART VI NOTES ON AGATE 40 FRONT COVER PHOTO — Agate and gem hunting is a hobby which the |  | | Book | | cracks and fissures appear. As they wash down to the river beds and sea, the minerals that are the heaviest...action of a million years is readily apparent. The river deposited the minerals IN THE BEGINNING 9 Chart...example of a dike is the Yogo Gulch in central Montana. This dike extends for several miles. It varies...perfectly obvious that the garnets had washed into the river valley from the hills about, and that the flatland...famous was the single beryl stone found in Oxford County in Maine that weighed 18 tons and was 18 feet in |  | | Book | | Montana Hodges Robert Feldman Shaded relief indicates terrain and slope. Second Edition Rockhounding...longitude numbers and grid ticks are GPS compatible. Montana Enhanced detail shows more symbols, labels, and...history Cover photos of Montana agate (front) and ammonite imprint (back) © Montana Hodges Cover design by...Globe Pequot Press MONTANA Search for stunning Montana agate along the Yellowstone River. Hunt for sapphires...paleontologists excavate dinosaurs in Malta. Rockhounding Montana points the way to the best rockhounding in the |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | STONES GEORGE E. KOSEL, "Newsletter" The Bergen County Mineralogy and Paleontology Society, Inc. Downloaded...month is Montana, which has two State Stones, the one being a State Gemstone, Montana agate, and the...Sapphire. Montana is the land of a world-famous variety of moss agate known everywhere as "Montana agate". The...The agate is in the form of gray chalcedony nodules shaped somewhat like potatoes and about their size...link settings, as well as brooches and necklaces. Montana is a very large state and about 30% of it is still |  | | Book (volume) | | locations in Idaho, lowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, — ; Oregon, South...QUANDRANT Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota,...Quadrant Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota...Numbers 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 |  | | Book | | lapidary field. Beginning with a description of agate, he proceeds to an interesting account of the history...ever been written before. Tracing the history of agate from prehistoric days through events of the Bible...growing hobby. Chapters are devoted to the details of agate collecting, the varieties and forms of quartz and...varieties, with favorite location of quartz agate, opal wood — collectors. The petrified gems throughout...information on the rockhound’s favorite gem — the agate. Lelande Quick La Jolla (San Diego), California |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | newly discovered locality in Yavapai County, Ariz., on the Verde River near Camp Verde, Ariz. This locality...are separated by the entire width of the Verde River Valley. The Geological setting also is quite different...top of the limestone cliffs bordering the Verde River in the summer of 1951. They brought quite a few...be of interest. These were collected in Yavapai County, East of Prescott, Arizona. "They were taken from...asbestos, from a deposit near Jamestown, Tuolumne County, to its plant in Baltimore, Md. "Asbestos experts | | | Book | | lapidary field. Beginning with a description of agate, he proceeds to an interesting account of the history...ever been written before. Tracing the history of agate from prehistoric days through events of the Bible...the details of agate collecting, the varie ties and forms of quartz gems other than agate, opal and its...infor1nation on tl1c rockl1ouncl's favorite gem-tl1e agate. THIS IS LELAND£ QUICK La Jolla ( ,5an l)irgo)........................... . 4 Cl1a1)ter .3. Agate Collecti11g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |  | | | | MUSEUM Ag ates Treasures of the Earth Essex County Council Many libraries in Essex have compact discs...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 |  | | Book (edition) | | describes sites under of the nearest town and county. and the many maps included book contain such...Chrysocolla, Turquoise LJ Emerald, Beryl ^"^ Agate ** Jade Amethyst nq -* % Gem Hunter's...Chicago, Illinois, Marcus Daly Pruett of Butte, Montana, Walter Wright of the Prospectors Shop and Herbert...their color, as in emeralds; their pattern, as in moss agate; or their play of eral color, as in opals.... such as agate and jasper, are described as cryptocrystal- line. For example, an agate nodule may |  | | Book | | Treasures of the Earth ~ ~ ~ Essex County Council Many libraries in Essex have compact discs and cassettes...BY THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM , LONDON Essex County Council Libraries First published by the Natural...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 |  | | Book | | QUARTZ FAMILY MINERALS Section of polished agate, showing natural color at the lower end, and on...Chapter uartz xiii . . . 13o Contents Agate —Chalcedony Chapter X 157 Chapter XI Geodes...Illustrations Section of Polished Agate (Frontispiece) iv Axhead Fashioned from Agate 14 Representative Minerals...Crystals Arrowheads of Common 119 Opal and Agate Display of Quartz Minerals Jasper Jasper 130...164 Banded Agate 166 Fortification Agate 170 Cabochon-style Cut Agates 175 Moss Agates 179 |  | | Book (edition) | | MARIN COUNTY FREE LIBRARY 3 1111 00289 4184 \ I s Fifth Revised Edition A complete, state-by-state...Chrysocolla, Turquoise LJ Emerald, Beryl *"» Agate ** Jade =p Amethyst ^ X ) y ' £f h % ^...stones will remain." On my own table is a section of agate, cut and polished, its concentric rings of rose...their color, as in emeralds; their pattern, as in moss agate; or their play of color, as in opals. Fashion...sharp sliver of agate, such as Montana moss agate, is also useful to test minerals near agate in hardness |  | | Book (volume) | | California and Maine, the sparkling sapphires of Montana, and the jades of Alaska, British Columbia,...Kansas, Alabama, Ohio, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Wyoming, Montana and Illinois. Detailed information on the State...Inc., formerly of Helena, Montana, supplied data on the production of Montana alluvial sapphires. Oregon...Oregon. Information was also supplied by Dowse’s Agate Shop, Salt Lake City, Utah, by William J. Bingham...Mahaffey of Nevada, Missouri. The well-known Texas agate localities of the Alpine Region were described in |  | | Journal (issue) | | Africlan Turquoise Aventurine Amethyst Blue lace Black Agate Carnelian Crystal Frosted Crystal Clear Fancy Jasper...to make necklaces with pearls, moonstone and moss agate by Afton W. Greenwood 10 ROBERT KOEPPLER'S "MUSICAL...Lane Page 10 14 HOW TO GET THE MOST FROM MONTANA AGATE Tips or. orienting and cutting this fabulous...5IbJ$7.00. LACE AGATE: Unusual and different! Whrte lacy bench curving around dusty roee agate. Slbs.1$8.00...mcwement. hands, numberl, dnlled polished Bruihan agate clock face. and a cleat IUC1te stand. DESK a_OCt( |  | | 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...for the United Geological Survey IVIississippi river can be ordered from the U.S. Geological Surveys...from which the condition. precise in slppi river maps needed can be chosen are provided drawing...may be able to buy specimens. map of Keweenaw County. Mich- Part of the U.S. Geological Survey topographic |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | History Figure 1: Vedauwoo Recreation Area, Albany County, southeastern Wyoming; Brent Breithaupt, photographer...state is Gannett Peak (13,804 feet) in the Wind River Range. Intermontane basins comprise nearly two-thirds...volcanic lava, breccia, and ash comprising the Yellowstone Plateau and the Absaroka Mountains in northwest...crosses the canyon of the North Fork of the Shoshone River about 20 miles west of Cody, and the "Hanging R...volcanic breccia about 5 miles far ther west. I n Yellowstone National Park are such wellknown features as |  | | Book (edition) | | happens. Storms rearrange coastlines and rework river channels. Earthquakes, volcanoes, windstorms, and...hard to imagine. Try to picture the Mississippi River under flooding conditions that happen once every...scale. Now imagine the resulting gravel bars as the river recedes from flood stage and think about the possibility...PhD in structural geology to dig out a seam of agate. You do need a hard hat, however. In addition, rocks...feldspar Pyrite; steel file 7 7½ 8 9 10 Quartz; agate, chert, chalcedony, and jasper; streak plate Garnet |  | | Journal (issue) | | technique by Cress Kearny 8 16 MONTANA REVISITED Sapphires and moss agate are among the "good ies" to be...COVER ... I -- Pictured on our cover are a magni- County, California; Baja California and ficent faceted...of the San Benito River in San had a set of benitoite jewelry designed Benito County, California. For...San pendant with a 6.53-carat benitoite, Benito County - Mina Numero Uno, second in size to the United...a Thousand Gems Show, to be held at the Ventura County Fairgrounds, Ventura, California, July 26, 27, | | | Book | | Geological Survey and for areas east of the M1ss1ssIpp1 river can be ordered from the U S Geological Survey's...Virginia 22202 Those for areas west of the M1ssIssIppI river can be ordered from the D1str1butIon Center Geological...IOATOUTE CHLORASTROUTEI 2 AMYGDAlOID MINE DUMPS 3 AGATE HARBOR (AGATES THOMSONITE ON BEACH\ )l MUD VLAKE...topographic map of the Delaware q uadrangle o f Keweenaw County, Michigan This ,s an example o f the more picturesque...minerals that led to rich mines rn Arrzona and Montana 7 - (Left) Quarry 1n Val di Serra, Trenhno |  | | Journal (issue) | | ···· . .. ....... ······· ······· ·• 138 1WO AGATE FIELDS IN NEW MEXICO. B; Lollie ,\I . /\.'eel; ...the er, with Edwin Van Amrioge as publifir~t .~ t River-;ide (January 1936) , then city director. State...En:oute to Rapid City. South Dal-.ot 1. the Cheyenne River will be crc~.,1 J ind ,1u_ i:, it < wi ll pay the...one cave. go to t he Jewel. In the vicinity o f Custer there are many stones to be picked up. Beryl, T...o f Rapid City, ably buy in the street-;. From Custer the you wil l pass. w1th1n a short distance: of |  | | Book | | Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico...Family Gemstones The Various Names and Forms of Agate Opal and Its Varieties Recommendations for Use of...quartz family minerals ( agate, carnelian, chalcedony, chert, flint, jasp-agate, jasper, quartzite, rock...making je\veled ornaments set with precious coral, agate, motherof-pearl, and lapis laz11li brought from...malachite, lapis lazuli, rock crystal, onyx, and agate, especially valuing the deep red carnelian variety |  | | 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...the categories Silex or Kieselstein (including agate, flint opal), Petrosilex or Halleflinta (for jasper...given to a well-crystallized variety from Herkimer County, New York, and 'Marmaros diamond' comes from Hungary |
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Yellowstone River, Custer County, Montana, USA