| | 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 | | | Book | Paleozoic fossils from Iowa and parts of Minnesota and Nebraska, including invertebrates, trace fossils, plant...described throughout Iowa and adjacent parts of Nebraska and Minnesota, one hundred and fifty of which...much they have helped with this book. Geologists Nebraska, at the the three Minnesota state universities...Conservation and Survey Division of the University of Nebraska permitted the following illustrations to be sketched...from Brachiopoda of the Pennsylvanian System in Nebraska by Dunbar and Condra (1932): Plate 9-8B. The Iowa | | | Report (volume) | Geology of Wabaunsee County Kansas GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN Prepared in cooperation with State Highway...Missouri River basin 1068 Geology of Wabaunsee County Kansas By MELVILLE R. MUDGE and ROBERT H. BURTON...Mudge, Melville Rhodes, 1921Geology of Wabaunsee County, Kansas, by Melville K. Mudge and Robert H. Burton...Siding formation___________________________________ Nebraska City limestone member ___________________ Plumb...Structural stone_________.___-_-_-___-_.________ Road metal_____________ _ ________ _ ____ Calcareous | | | Book (edition) | IOWA WISCONSIN • OHIO • KANSAS • NORTH DAKOTA NEBRASKA • INDIANA • MISSOURI • MINNESOTA I By JUNE CULP...FOSSILS . 27 THE MISSION AREA ......... Sand Calcite Crystals . 27 28 8 8 8 38 THE HIGH PLAINS Moss...Specimens .... 30 30 .30 NEBRASKA ............... 33 NORTHERN NEBRASKA .......... Fossils...........33 34 NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA 35 WESTERN & CENTRAL NEBRASKA 36 EASTERN NEBRASKA 37 CENTRAL MISSOURI...departinent can give you information about new road cuts, active gravel quarries, proposed construction | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | Mineral Locality Index Downloaded by [University of Nebraska, Lincoln] at 20:00 09 April 2015 K NOWN AS THE...rocks and gentle terrain where crystals of barite, calcite, and gypsum are found along with petrified wood...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 | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | Figure 1. Twinned calcite, 8 cm, Caldwell Stone Company quarry, Danville, Boyle County. Terry Huizing specimen...Commonwealth is Black Mountain in the Appalachians (Harlan County) at 4,139 feet. The lowest point is the floor of...of the Reed quarry near Grand Rivers (Livingston County) in western Kentucky, at 100 feet below sea level...small, nondiamondiferous kimberlite in Elliott County in eastern Kentucky and alnöite intrusions in Crittenden...district. Dominated by veins containing barite, calcite, fluorite, and sphalerite, it has not been actively | | | Report (issue) | quarry 6 McFarland quarry 7 8 3 Road-cuts, km 8.2 to 8.4, Highway Road-cuts, km 9.3, Highway 38 Limestone...38 38 Sand Road (Card) quarry 10 Dwyer 1] 1] Godfrey-Westport occurrences Road-cuts at km 4.5, Westport...Westport Road 12 Kingston (Bedford) mica mine 12 13 14 14 1D 1 16 16 17 Richardson feldspar mine...mine Road-cut at km 10.9, Westport Road Hickey-Murphy lead mine Road-cuts at km 16.7, Westport Road McLaren...phosphate mine Long Lake blue calcite occurrence Long Lake zinc mine Gabbro quarry Road-cut on Highway 38 at km | | | Report (issue) | township quarry McFarland quarry Road-cuts, km 8.2 to 8.4, Highway 38 Road-cuts, km 9.3, Highway 38 Limestone...mine Sand Road (Card) quarry Dwyer brucite occurrence Godfrey -Westport occurrences Road-cuts at km 4.5...Westport Road Kingston (Bedford) mica mine Richardson feldspar mine Glendower iron mine Road-cut at km...km 10.9, Westport Road Hickey-Murphy lead mine Road-cuts at km 16.7, Westport Road McLaren phosphate mine...mine Long Lake blue calcite occurrence Long Lake zinc mine Gabbro quarry Road-cut on Highway 38 at km | | | Report (issue) | . . Road-cuts, mile 5. 1 to 5. 2, Highway 38... . ... . ... .. . . . . . . . . . . . Road-cuts, mile... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sand Road (Card) quarry.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Westport Road occurrences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Road- cuts at mile 2. 8, Westport Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Richardson feldspar mine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1400 R St, Lincoln, NE 68588, USA; jerlyn.swiatlowski@gmail...Riverside, 900 University Ave, Riverside, CA 92521, USA Correspondence: cburberry2@unl.edu Received: 7 April...Mesozoic of Nebraska and Kansas. The most prominent basement features in southeast Nebraska and northeast...reactivation history of basement-involved faults in SE Nebraska and NE Kansas. The concept of tectonic inheritance—which...study area chosen is the southeastern section of Nebraska and the adjacent northwestern region of Kansas | | | 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...gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason Cr.⎯fossils; | | | 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...gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason Cr.⎯fossils; | | | 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,...that rival the color of the rainbow. The western Nebraska-South Dakota borderland from Sheridan Co. to the...town is well worth the rock hunter’s visit. Draws, cuts and breaks in the hills along the Minnechaduza Creek | | | Report (issue) | Madawaska (Faraday) Mine Dyno Mine Highway 620 road-cuts Paudash - Haliburton - Minden Bicroft Mine Silver...Davis Lake corundum occurrence Minden-Norland road-cuts Wilberforce Area Halo Mine Cardiff uranium mine...occurrence Wilberforce (Virginia) graphite mine Richardson (Fission) mine Dwyer fluorite mine Schickler...All-Metals mine Gibson Road (western) occurrence Gill quarries Highway 507 road-cut Fraser quarry Nu-World...Sound quarry Cruikshank quarry Wiarton-Oliphant Road quarries Albemarle zinc occurrence Hope Bay quarry | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | also a commonly associated mineral. Quartz and calcite veins cutting the slate are the only hope for collector-quality...The Belvidere Mountain quarry, Low ell (Orleans County) is the most signifi cant locality in the state...producers. The nearby hamlet of Eden Mills (Lamoille County) is the commonly given but incorrect name for the...cm) were found in considerable abundance from a road cut near Montpelier (Washington Co.). This occurrence...bornite "bowenite" braunite? breunnerite brucite calcite cancrinite chalcocite chalcopyrite chesterite* | | | 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...rapidly, especially when it comes to quarries and road construction To avoid disappointment, go over your...based on the accomField panying topographic map. road maps, and collecting experience. For those who have...may be able to buy specimens. map of Keweenaw County. Mich- Part of the U.S. Geological Survey topographic | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | Calcite Vein-Dikes of the Grenville Geological Province Ontario, Canada Downloaded by ["Queen's University...dkjoyce@bellnet.ca Figure 1. 1 Locations of the main calcite vein-dikes in Ontario. Map by Peter Harlick. C...hundred years. Calcite vein-dikes, which are composed of a high percentage of predominantly calcite, have been...contact with the wall rock or “floating” in the calcite. These crystals are David K. Joyce is a graduate...other types of veins. Geology and Genesis of the Calcite Vein-Dikes Ellsworth (1932) was the first to refer | | | Report (issue) | Chelsea-Gatineau · Parkway occurrences Chamberlin quarry Road-cuts along Gatineau Parkway Sweeney Mine O'Neill Mine...Mine Denholme Mine Occurrences along Lac Ste-Marie Road Kornerupine occurrence Pritchard and Sparks Mine...Hazzards Corner marble quarries Pinewood Park Lake Road quarries Henderson and Conley talc mines St. Charles...(Highway 62) quarry Slate quarry Curtis quarry Richardson Mine Eldorado Mine Hobson-Nelson-Knob Mine Blackburn...McIlroy Mine Wallbridge Mine Stoklosar (Marmora Road) quarries Perry Mine Coe Mine Perry Lake mine Blakely | | | Book (edition) | MARIN COUNTY FREE LIBRARY 3 1111 00289 4184 \ I s Fifth Revised Edition A complete, state-by-state...Orthoclase feldspar 2. Gypsum 7. Quartz 3. Calcite 8. Topaz 4. Fluorite 9. Corundum 5. Apatite...gypsum, and a copper coin is just about as hard as calcite. A pocketknife blade will scratch apatite easily...belong here, as well as the many variations that calcite plays on the basic form. The orthorhombic system...pick over stream beds, gravel pits, mine dumps, road cuts, and quarries. Some gems agate, petrified wood | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | 5604 Malmsbury Road Knoxville, Tennessee 37921 taparis@msn.com Figure 1 (top left). Calcite, 5.5 cm high...high, Elmwood mine, Smith County. Terry Huizing specimen, Jeff Scovil photo. Figure 2 (above). Fluorite...Fluorite, 13.1 cm wide, Elmwood mine, Smith County. Francis Benjamin specimen, Jeff Scovil photo. Figure 3 (left)...Smith County. Terry Huizing specimen and photo. Figure 4 (right). Cumberland mine, Smith County. Travis...earths to make saltpeter, at Nicojack Cave in Marion County, then nitromagnesite at the same location (Shepard | | | Report (issue) | • . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . • . • Road-cuts along Gatineau Parkway.. . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pinewood Park Lake Road quarries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . ...•..•.•..•.•..•....•.••.•.••• Stoklosar (Marmora Road) quarries •.•.•...................• Perry Mine ........ . •. . .. .... . .. . . . . . . . Marmora Road quarries . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . •...books in crystalline limestone, Gatineau Parkway road-cut • . • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | | | Book (volume) | United States Published by Hobbit Press 2435 Union Road St. Louis, Missouri 63125 first printing December.............................................275 Nebraska ...............................................................548 Table of Maps Page Alabama County Map ...................................................................................4 Alaska County and Stream Map ......................................................................22 Arizona County Map .......................................... | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | 15 miles northeast of Pagosa Springs, Archuleta County, Colorado. The zeolites occurring in the Wolf Creek... amethyst, and agate, as well as common opal, calcite, and rarely pyrite. The clay minerals celadonite...Associated Minerals fiom the Zuni Mine, San Juan County) Colorado” and appeared in the March/Aprill996...ROCKS & MINERALS Figure 1. Treasure Falls, Mineral County, Colorado. locations The zeolites and associated...zeolites and associated minerals can be seen in the road-cut slope for a distance of 0.5 mile north from | | | Book (edition) | "scratched" scratch was Many which is area, Wet is calcite, a pocket knife blade tests, make sure that...almost no recent model cars are designed for a rutted road or boulder the ground. is A jeep is an they...mine, Racooche Valley, White Co. 1866 Vs White County Daniel Light form, % mi. NE Less than 1887 ...Alabama has yielded a 4i%4 carat diamond from Shelby County, 30 miles south of Birmingham, found about 1900...Siding in St. Clair County, 20 miles northeast of Bir- mingham. One found in Lee County in 1901 weighs 4^ |
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