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Sapphire from
Tunk Creek, Okanogan County, Washington, USA


Locality type:Creek
Classification
Species:Corundum var: Sapphire
Formula:Al2O3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sapphire data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tunk Creek, Okanogan County, Washington, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:96067
Long-form Identifier:1:3:96067:8
GUID (UUID V4):48592ab7-2c53-4d5a-a20f-9b335d9d1a97
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Bart Cannon 1975 CORD ILLERAN Mercer Island, Washington Lilli liliiiLt' 111? KLi-KlLLLIlrVlIlI Copyright...Cordilleran 18 Holly Hill Drive Mercer Island, Washington 98040 COVER ILLUSTRATION: Amethyst scepter heads...milky quartz stems. Denny Mountain area of King County. Specimen from the collection of Cary A. Maykut...publications dealing with the various aspects of Washington State's diverse mineral wealth exist, but none..."Minerals of Washington" represents an attempt to begin such a cata­ logue. "Minerals of Washington" shall
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popular ond little known oreos of OREGON e WASHINGTON BRITISH COLUMBIA • IDAHO BY H. C. DAKE Editor...WESTERN OREGON Zealite Bonanza Nehalem River Clear Creek Western Rivers North Umpqua River Sweet Home Forest...Localities Beaches Map of Oregon Beaches JACKSON COUNTY A Mineral Mecca Mop of Josephine and Jackson Counties...Table Rock Mountain JOSEPHINE COUNTY Josephinite Oregonite Althouse Creek CENTRAL OREGON Agate Cliff Mop...Eagle Creek Bend Region Glass Buttes Map of Glass Buttes Bear Creek Deposits Map of Bear Creek White
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North Dakota, — ; Oregon, South Dakota, Washington, and Wyoming ~ AllanW Eckert b i or d ...Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington, and Wyoming VOLUME 4: THE SOUTHWESTERN QUADRANT...Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington, and Wyoming by Allan W. Eckert Ml PERENNIAL...York Cambridge, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Washington London, Mexico City, Sao Paulo, Singapore, Sydney...Montana Nebraska North Dakota Oregon South Dakota Washington vi Contents Wyoming 5505 Glossary 608
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MARIN COUNTY FREE LIBRARY 3 1111 00289 4184 \ I s Fifth Revised Edition A complete, state-by-state...KEY 4& Diamond M Tourmaline fQl Ruby, O Sapphire Quartz crystal 'y^ Garnet — Azu rite, Malachite...Cascades and the Grand Canyon, the Oregon and Washington beaches, the Mojave desert of California and...l^^l "^fe? GARNET IDOCRASE RUBY V. IOLITE SAPPHIRE ^ KYANITE SPHALERITE TOURMALINE CRYSTALS TOPAZ...stones evenness of color though some gems such as sapphire parti-colored that they test the skill is
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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...PRINCIPAL GEMSTONES Diamond, Corundum (Ruby and Sapphire), Beryl, Topaz, Opal. IMPORTANT GEMSTONES The...Cowee Creek area . Cowee Creek gravel washing . Yogo Gulch Mine . Rock Creek, Montana, sapphire mine ...“gems” on every hand. The introduction of synthetic sapphire about fifty years ago was viewed with much alarm
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- by richard w. hughes I - ,=: CJ? UBY & SAPPHIRE is a journey into one of mankind's most fascinating...than yawns is always a scarce item. But Ruby & Sapphire is just such a book-a rare combination of face...fun, the pertinent and che peculiar. Open Ruby & Sapphire and you seep into a secret world where, with each...amazing and colorful tales within. Bur Ruby & Sapphire is also 1nuch more. T he product of over 15 years...a virtual encyclopedia of the subject. Ruby & Sapphire highlights: • Side-by-side photos illustrate color
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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...obtained from the VS for DC Forest Service, Washington, Canada 20415, l^aps from the Geological ...pegmatite (g) Mount Antero, 12.000 (h) Chaffee County, Colorado (i) from the Smith collection feet
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topographic map of the Delaware q uadrangle o f Keweenaw County, Michigan This ,s an example o f the more picturesque...can be obtained from the U.S Forest Service, Washington, DC 20415. Maps for Canada are obtainable from...mine , canyon) district where found (township, county, state) how obtained (found , given , etc., with...in pegmatite Mount Antero , 12,000 feet Chaffee County . Colorado from the Smith co llection 1/10/74 ...keyed to the diagram below the photograph 1 ruby 2 sapphire 3 amethyst 4 rutilated quartz 5 smoky quartz 6
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lamp—the fluorescent blue of benitoite from San Benito County, California; the lemon yellow of esperite from...the intense green of autunite from Spokane County, Washington. The color and beauty of minerals under the...reference to the nearest town or village, a province or county name, or a prominent geographical feature, such...fluoresces red, is found in Macon County, North Carolina, and Habersham County, Georgia. 15 FLUORESCENCE...New Jersey, comes from Iron Mountain in Sierra County. Fluorescing scheelite and powellite are also found
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lamp—the fluorescent blue of benitoite from San Benito County, California; the lemon yellow of esperite from...the intense green of autunite from Spokane County, Washington. The color and beauty of minerals under the...reference to the nearest town or village, a province or county name, or a prominent geographical feature, such...found in Macon Carolina, and Habersham County, Georgia. Po County, North FLUORESCENCE Middle States...New Jersey, comes from Iron Mountain in Sierra County. Fluorescing scheelite and powellite are also found
 
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