 | | Book | | K FIELD GUIDE to the GEMS and MINERALS of MEXICO (Exclusive of Baja California) A guide to the...Information............ Driving in Mexico................... Trailcring in Mexico ............. 5 6 6 7 8 8....... Jade in Mexico......................... Manto and Chimney Deposits . Mexican Agate................................. Glossary of Mexican Agate Terms 13 SECTION 1 â Highway 15 El Antimonio District Cananea... . Velardena District........................ Durango ...................................... . Cerro |  | | Journal (issue) | | Earth Science Digest upon MONTANA AGATE | will visit the Montana agate fields in early summer Will take... 2 in West Virginia, and 1 each in Nevada, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Utah, and Wyoming. These figures...Terry, MontanaâââThe Heart of the Agate Betl.â Raihlâs Box 445 Agate Store Terry, Montana SCIENCE DIGEST...MOUNTING YOUR GEMS Wholesale only. Also wholesale agate jewelry rite for details and prices NORTH Box 305...Visitors Greenâs 757 E. Revere Minerals Welcome Agate St. Shop Bend, Oregon THE EARTH salt, in the |  | | Catalog/List | | 64 W 64 66 W 66 67 W 67 69 Selenite, Chihuahua, Mexico \Vood, Petrified Iron Pyrite; Leadville, Colorado...var. Agale, blue, polished, Uruguay Quartz, var. Agate, red, Uruguay STPaltite & Niccolilc, polished slab...263 269 272 Pink Satin Spar, Box Elder, Utah. Moss Agate, Powder River, Wyoming Aragonite, Bisbee, Arizona...crystal. Ramona, Cal. Turquoise, Turquoise, Arizona Agate, Uruguay, S. A. Barile and Polybasite, Aspen, Colo...Frizington, England Lapis Lazuli, Andes of Ovalli, Chile Agate, Uruguay, S. A. Fluorite, polished. Bavaria, Germany |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | representing more than 1,000 years of culture in northern Mexico is being sorted and catalogued at Southern Illinois...the Mexican provinces of Jalisco, Zacatecas, and Durango. Since 1952, archeological field teams under S...Grant Speculation is that some empire in southern Mexico sent technicians and soldiers into Zacatecas and...advanced from Mexico 1,000 miles northward and then, inexplicably, shrank back to near Mexico City. Kelley...and 600 A. D. While most of the S. I. U. work in Mexico was marked by arduous, routine digs, some of the |  | | Book (edition) | | crystals at New Cornelia, Arizona and Santa Rita, New Mexico. Also found as cavity fillings in basalts and...silver is found at Broken Hill in New South Wales. Mexico has been a big producer, particularly in Batopilas...of Chihuahua; also at Guanajuato, and Sonora, Durango, Zacatecas. 16 x 2 Silver 17 ELEMENTS NAME:...frequently around volcanoes in Iceland, Japan, Hawaii, Mexico, and South America. 20 21 SULFIDES AND SULFOSALTS...dolomite from French Creek Mines, Pennsylvania. Also Mexico. Very unusual crystals at Carn Cornwall, England |  | | | | crystals at New Cornelia, Arizona and Santa Rita, New Mexico. Also found as cavity fillings in basalts and in...silver is found at Broken Hill in New South Wales. Mexico has been a big producer, particularly in Batopilas...of Chihuahua; also at Guanajuato, and Sonora, Durango, Zacatecas. 16 10 X Silver 17 ELEMENTS ...frequently around volcanoes in Iceland, Japan, Hawaii, Mexico, and South America. 20 5 X Sulfur 21 SULFIDES...French Creek Mines, Pennsylvania. Also at La Bufa, Mexico. Very unusual crystals at Carn Brea Mine, Cornwall |  | | Journal (issue) | | publishing of the daily Gallup Independent in New Mexico. Living in the heart of the Indian country, Robert...Angeles early in January to spend three months in Mexico and Central America securing photographs and material...Freemans are seasoned campers, and for their trip into Mexico had the seats in their sedan converted for use...March 10-11âThirty-third annual convention New Mexico Cattle Growers' association, Albuquerque, N. M...shipment to Spain, or to be sold in the City of Mexico. One fifth of all bullion from the many rich mines |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | been collecting minerals in the Southwest and old Mexico for over 20 years." ARKANSAS â Tallow clay, in...& M. IDAHOâJ.L. Blaloek, owner of Hells Canyon Agate and Fossil Shop, 213 Sycamore, Clarkston, Wash....Lasmanis, 49 Orchard St., Roslyn Heights, N . Y. N E W MEXICOâJn the Petaca district, Rio Arriba Co., N . Mex...over a shipment of amethyst crystal groups from Mexico. Nestled in the center of the group was a small...Rt. 1, Willmar, Minn. The specimen comes from Moss Agate Hill (S. W . of Douglas), in Converse Co., Wyo |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 0 7 1 0 5 GEMSTONES SOUTH TEXAS AGATE â From the Rio Grande. Moss, plume, picture, banded, mixed colors...FOB. The Agate Shop, 7 0 4 W e s t K i m b a l l , Raymondville, Texas. CHERRY OPAL MOSS AGATE â $ 0 ....aquamarine, bloodstone, rutilated quartz, India green moss, mixed colors of tigereye, Mexican lace and others...FIERY FIRE AGATE â Polished to show fire, $ 5 . 0 0 each, slabs per sq. i n . Siam siding agate, 2 5 0 ;...; Brazilian agate 3 0 0 ; blue q u a r t z , Brazil 3 0 0 ; moss agate 25(2; Stone Canyon jasper 2 5 |  | | Catalog/List | | ¡¡¡¡ 36 2 Fl/R ALABANDITE Manganese sulfide Mexico Puebla, Mina Preciosa Sangue de Cristo ~rly pure...White xlline with cymatolite, good study ... New Mexico Taos County, near Dixon Nearly pure white xlline...Pink crystals with lepidolite and quartz ....... Mexico Baja California, San Juan Bautista Pure pinkish-brown...blue chatoyancy ......... ANTIMONY Native antimony Mexico Chihuahua, Arechuybo ---iuch silvery-white coarse...50, $3. 50, $5. 00 ......................... Mexico Durango, Cerro de Mercado Bright yellow transparent |  | | Journal (issue) | | important gemproducing areas. Our inventory includes: Agate Amethyst Amaztonite Aventurine Bloodstone Citrine...conducted his search in the vicinity of Hatch, New Mexico, but settlement of litigation, involving the four...Visitors Greenâs 757 E. Revere Minerals Welcome Agate St. DIGEST MINERALS WERNERITE, highly fluorescent...Ontario "moonstone," good color play, $!.00 Ib. AGATE, Ontario dark green, something new, introductory...LLOYD Banff, T. MEWBURN Lapadist Alberta Canada Agate Jewelry - Mountings Wholesale We have in stock |  | | Book | | 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...Introduction 4 Names of agates 6 What is an agate? 10 Properties of agates 44 Sources of agates...Europe 52 Britain 58 USA 76 Canada 108 Mexico 111 South America 122 Africa 131 Asia 138...geological environments. Si nce the mid-1900s, agate collecting has become very popular in Europe, North |  | | Journal (issue) | | We invite you to write or visit us. BISHOPâS AGATE Maryhill, Washington SHOP & DH-1 TRIMMING ...the Mojave road. Here are found some wonderful agate nodules. Some are beautifully banded, some run to...very good, too. There are also nodules of agate with white moss inclusions that are very beautiiul. Of course...beautiful moss jasper of a fine quality which will work up beautifully. At Ludlow you can find moss jasper...retain many of the quaint old buildings. Reaching Durango, after going through the beautiful San Juan Forest |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | copper and lead minerals, & specimens f r o m Durango Co. Mexico. Bob Stirling, 2 0 Chicjon Lane, Hanover...Pekay, Sanmiguel d ' A l l e n d e , Guanajuato, Mexico. M I N E R A L SETS â 126 high grade specimens...calcite xls., double refractive calcite, carnotite, agate, satin spar, chrysocolla, rhodonite, garnets, coral...specimens and matching pairs of banded and scenic agate filled thunder eggs, up to twelve inches in diameter...All orders prepaid. J . L. Blalock, Hells Canyon Agate & Fossil Shop, 213 Sycamore, Clarkston, W a s h |  | | Journal (issue) | | broad cast Tuesday evening at 7 p.m. over KIUP, Durango and affiliated stations at Cortez, Colo., and Farmington...participated in the Span ish Trail Fiesta. in Durango, August 5 and 6. The club-sponsored float featuring...spot is said to contain plenty of wonderful flower agate. The camp site is located at Boulder Beach right...out for everyone. Tacoma to Host in 1951 Tacoma Agate Club of Tacoma. Wash ington will be host to the...Geology ( quarterly) is $3.00 a year. LAKE SUPERIOR AGATE by Theodore C. Vanasse, The Sun, Spring Valley, |  | | Book (edition) | | sand localities in the United States, Canada, and Mexico where gems have been and can be found. This is...Chrysocolla, Turquoise LJ Emerald, Beryl ^"^ Agate ** Jade Amethyst nq -* % Gem Hunter's...and Herbert Grand Girard, both of Santa Fe, New Mexico, Ken Kyte of Covington, Louisiana, Merton A. Young...Florida. Still others are to be found in Canada and Mexico. What you cannot collect in person you can often...their color, as in emeralds; their pattern, as in moss agate; or their play of eral color, as in opals. |  | | Catalog/List | | Perthite feldspar Py rite Pyrophyllite Quartz Agate J asper ."1ilky Quartz Petrified Wood Rock Crystal...e rth ice Q uart :: Se l e n i t e P i crol itc Agate S I L ICATES Arnethy!.t P y r o aurttc Py r o phy...k y Qu a rt z To urm.:1 l i n c ,\nd rild 1. t e Moss ,\g ate ,\no rthoc la.sc T rcmo l i tc r-:ov.ic...brownish black masses . . . ... . . . .. . . .. 2 PEAT MOSS California Brown veg table matter , f ri ab l e..... .... . ... . . .. . .. . OBS IDIAN PEBBLE Mexico , 03000 - SR-01555 Ba ja Ca li fo rni a , San |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | students, FLUORITES with pedigree. Free List. NEW MEXICO MINING AND MILLING, INC., mathematicians, rockhounds...Construction kit Los Cordovas Rt., Box 14, Taos, New Mexico for 111 crystal models-$10.50. 15 models, $4.50...write to: BLAINE REED, 907 County Rd. 207 #17, Durango, Colorado 81301. MICROMOUNTS MICROMOUNTS: Carletonite...Morocco ⢠Brazil ⢠Europe ⢠Mexico Special Mexican orange and peach moss agate, $1.00 postpaid. COLORING...50 (U.S. postage and handling (p&h). Canada and Mexico, add $6.00 p&h, allow 4-6 weeks for delivery. Out |  | | Journal (issue) | | celebrated as Spanish Halloween, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and other Spanish-American villages. Nov. 2âAll...Memorial day, in Spanish-American villages, New Mexico. Nov. 5-14âArizona state fair, fairgrounds, Phoenix...11âArmistice day rodeo and barbecue, Alamogordo, N e w Mexico. Nov. 12âFeast day of San Diego, annual fiesta...pueblo, New Mexico. Nov. 12âAnnual fiesta and Harvest Corn dance, Jemez pueblo, New Mexico. Nov. 13-17âOgden...by prehistoric Indians, and still in use in New Mexico pueblos. When the little cones of genuine pinon |  | | Journal (issue) | | Jan. 1âNew Year's Day dances, Jemez and other New Mexico pueblos. Jan. 1-10âEdgar A. Payne exhibit of Southwestern...Santa Ana, Zia, San Ildefonso and Taos pueblos, New Mexico. Celebration of "Old Christmas" and many dances...of recently discovered Maya temples in southern Mexico, and their mural paintings, taken by Giles Greville...fiesta, Buffalo dance, San Ildefonso pueblo, New Mexico. Jan. 24-25âNevada state ski jumping championship... "Through Navajo Land, Monument Valley and New Mexico Pueblos," by Dr. E. Leslie Eames. Illustrated with |  | | Book (edition) | | Chrysocolla, Turquoise LJ Emerald, Beryl *"Âť Agate ** Jade =p Amethyst ^ X ) y ' ÂŁf h % ^...and Florida. Still others are found in Canada and Mexico. Every state, as a glance at the list of gem locations...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 |  | | Journal (issue) | | priced to sell- $1.00 to S35.00 each. HORSE CANYON MOSS AGATE Various pastel colors, Delicate and Dainty, Each...slice different in color and design. This colored Moss Agate, with Mossey inclusions, !lowers, plumes, lines...square inch. I I I Stone Canyon Brecc:ia Jasper Agate ............................................ Best...¡¡¡¡¡¡ Best Quality-20c: per sq. in. Brazilian Agate-Red with fine bands ..............................Horse Canyon Agate, and Montana Moss Workmanship and material guaranteed to be of highest Agate in oval design |  | | Journal (issue) | | TRAVEL March events on the desert Campers' Tour of Mexico By NELL MURBARGER Allan Houser: Apache Artist By...$1.22 A PERSON PER DAY . . . Campers' Tour of Mexico When Nell Murbarger and her parents told oi their...their plans to take a camping trip through central Mexico, their friends were aghast. "It isn't safe," "the...first began planning an auto jaunt through Central Mexico, some of our friends were a trifle dubious. At...opposed. "An American wouldn't dare to camp in Mexico!" we were warned by a chamber of commerce official |  | | Journal (issue) | | BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA MINERAL COLLECTING IN OLD MEXICO A. G. Ostergard, newly elected pres.1dent of the...society. He spoke on ''Mineral Collecting in Old Mexico." His lecture was illustrated with beautiful Kodachrome...mineral collecting trip through Arizona, New Mexico and Old Mexico. He, with George Burnham, of "Burmin co...Seventy-five miles of driv ing over roads bad even for Mexico found our travelers still short of their destinaÂ...The Old Bridal Chamber Mine at Lake Valley, New Mexico produced some splendid manga nite specimens. With |  | | Book (volume) | | Oregon. Information was also supplied by Dowseâs 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...specimen Montana moss agates . Oregon moss agate (color) . New Mexico plume agate (color) . . . . ....Tampa Bay coral geode Turritella specimen Polished agate slices Quartz crystal Quartz sceptre crystal Three...petrified wood Map of Yellowstone River agate area, Montana Moss agate slab Petrified Forest, Arizona Map |
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