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Star Garnet from
Emerald Creek, Latah County, Idaho, USA


Locality type:Creek
Classification
Species:Almandine var: Star Garnet
Formula:Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Star Garnet data
Locality Data:Click here to view Emerald Creek, Latah County, Idaho, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:291628
Long-form Identifier:1:3:291628:6
GUID (UUID V4):b2447767-322e-43e6-acb7-95430dc37ca2
References
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Book
MINERALS^ of Idaho with field trip j& maps by John A.flÂŁ.jkwith Gem Minerals of Idaho, designed for...for beginners and for those collectors visiting Idaho for the first time, is a guide to some of the...areas, like the star State are open and collecting. garnet diggings of Latah County and the Spencer...mineral-forming forces than makes Idaho a gem hunter's para- has experienced more Idaho," a fact that dise. L... usually six to ten percent. GEM MINERALS OF IDAHO 44 pin-fire white opals are valuable and those
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Garnet: From Stone to Star Six-star garnet from Emerald Creek, Latah County, Idaho, USA. PHOTO SOURCE...and V. These same optical properties have given garnet important cultural and historical relevance as...discovered around 1800 AD. Grossular KEYWORDS : garnet colors, structure–color relationships, (Ca 3Al...derived from UV–visible–NIR absorption spectroscopy, garnet and history the Latin grossularia (the botanical...green crystals found in Siberia. Finally, A STONE… A STAR pyrope (Mg3Al2 Si3O12 ) was named from the Greek
Report (issue)
Garnet Great Balls of Fire ISBN 978-0-9790998-4-7 Publisher Lithographie, LLC East Hampton, Connecticut...Connecticut, USA © 2008 by Lithographie, LLC P.O. Box 263 • East Hampton, CT 06424 • USA Phone 1.860.267 .1512...diopside; 7.1 cm tall Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Richmond County, Quebec, Canada Paul Stahl specimen Jeff Scovil...meter relay at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. Garnet Great Balls of Fire Contributors Lothar Ackermann...2008, I attended the John Sinkankas Symposium on garnet at the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) in
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
looking. Y o u w i l l make discov­ eries. Idaho Area GARNET HUNTING TO BE RESUMED ' S P O K A N E D A... M A R I E S , Idaho—"Rock hounds" may again collect gems in the Emerald Creek garnet area i f proposed...Management in Washington, D . C . U n t i l 1969 garnet diggers were unre­ stricted, but indiscriminate...indiscriminate digging forced closing of much of the garnet area. C o l ­ lectors churned up mud, dug into banks and...h e largest star garnet deposits in Idaho are located in the East Fork o f Emerald Creek, approximately
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
of Fairburn off Highway 79 and take the French Creek road out of town going east. There is a sign as...saying Fairburn agate beds 12 miles. Fol­ low this county-maintained gravel road for about 12 miles until...as well or better than your own. Come to Custer County and find your­ self a nice Fairburn agate and don't...IDAHO'S STAR GARNETS By K E N N E T H R . B U C H A N A N ( T h e T - T o w n Rockhound) Idaho, known...promis­ ing, at the moment of finding, is the star garnet, looking rather like a piece of hematite with
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
looking. Y o u w i l l make discov­ eries. Idaho Area GARNET HUNTING TO BE RESUMED ' S P O K A N E D A... M A R I E S , Idaho—"Rock hounds" may again collect gems in the Emerald Creek garnet area i f proposed...Management in Washington, D . C . U n t i l 1969 garnet diggers were unre­ stricted, but indiscriminate...indiscriminate digging forced closing of much of the garnet area. C o l ­ lectors churned up mud, dug into banks and...h e largest star garnet deposits in Idaho are located in the East Fork o f Emerald Creek, approximately
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
"FROM STAR GARNETS TO FOSSILS" By PAUL CHRISTIANSON 4904 Dradie, Pasco, Washington 99301 Late in June...left for Garnet country more commonly known as Emerald Creek Star Garnet locality in Idaho. We camped...camped at Emerald Creek for four days. We didn't have very good luck the first two days except for a few good...very good six rayed star Garnets. The next two days we found many perfect garnet crystals that are perfect...into star garnet cabs. This area is a world famous garnet locality and probably the best gem garnet in
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
pyroxene, amphibole and rutile in garnet from the LĂźliangshan garnet peridotite massif, North Qaidam UHPM...inclusions of pyroxene, amphibole and rutile in garnet This article has been accepted for publication...and rutile have been identified in garnet from the LĂźliangshan garnet peridotite massif in the North Qaidam...topotactic crystallographic relationships with host garnet, i.e., (100)Cpx//{112}Grt, (010)Cpx//{110}Grt and...topotactic crystallographic relationships with host garnet, i.e., (010)Amp//{112}Grt, (100)Amp//{110}Grt and
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
1111/jmg.12119 Origin of rutile needles in star garnet and implications for interpretation of inclusion...11529, Taiwan ABSTRACT The asterism effect of star garnet has been attributed to the oriented distribution...needle-like rutile inclusions. Rutile needles occur in garnet from a wide range of metamorphic settings and rock...optical and transmission electron microscopy of Idaho star garnet indicate a co-precipitation origin. It was...(CORs); i.e. COR-1, 2, 20 , 3, 4 and 5 in 6-ray star garnet, and are oriented solely along the <103>rt//<111>grt
Book (edition)
ALASKA Stewart's Jewel Jade Claims, located at Dahl Creek. Stewart's Photo Shop, 531 4th Ave., Anchorage,...166. M. C. White, SS Rt C-280, Palmer, AK 99645**Garnet Ledge, Wrangell, Alaska. Write to Southeast Alaska...dealers, please." Oatman Fire Agate, Box 900, "0" Star Rt., Kingman, AZ 86401. Open all year. Fee: $2.00...$1.00/gallon bucket. **Wild Horse Ranch, Sasebe Star Route, Box 97, Tucson, AZ 85736. Camper recreaÂŹ...71949. Fee: $2-00. Under 12 yrs* free. Don Burrough, Star Rt., Box 135C, Mt. Ida AR 71957. Phone (501) 867-3664
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
CONNECTICUT The Thames Valley Rockhounds, New London County, began the new season with an idea packed program...Brazilian minerals and his trip to Brazil. — The Cobb County Gem and Mineral Club, Marietta, went to the Grisson...Lapidary and Mineral Society of Prince Georges County, Hyatts­ ville were on a field trip in the area...Clifton Mineral and Lapidary Society. — The Bergen County Mineralogy and Pa­ leontology Society, Paramus...Mineral Society, Elmira were guests of the Tompkins County Gem and Mineral Club, Ithaca on an exploratory
Report (issue)
37 Idaho, the Gem State Idaho has been nicknamed “the Gem State” since its territorial days. The name...however, was originally more hype than fact. The word Idaho was supposedly derived from a purported Indian word...by those politically interested in getting the Idaho Territory established. So the “Gem State” was not...240 different minerals have been identified in Idaho. The state can claim world class specimens of vivianite...state gem, the “Star Garnet,” a beautiful stone found in some abundance only in Idaho and India. federal
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
[Virginia Tech Libraries] at 03:28 25 February 2015 GARNET PETER J. MODRESKI U.S. Geological Survey Box 25046...as a separate and distinct mineral species. In garnet, we deal not with just a single series between...these different endmembers help to explain the garnet group’s wonderful variety of color, environment... and hardness. Etymology and History The name garnet and the names of its many species and varieties...carbuncle, the term used for any fiery red gemstone. Garnet is derived from the Latin granatum (pomegranate)
Journal (issue)
necklaces for birthstones by Afton Greenwood 38 STAR HALO CUT II 40 PETIT POINT JEWELRY Page 40 56... Ferguson FIELD TRIPS 6 EMERALD CREEK TODAY Garnet collecting in Idaho by Earl Spendlove 10 NEW...crystals in the eastern U.S. by Andy Maslowski Another Idaho collecting location by Kenneth H. Rohn JACK R....SOCIETIES Officers Ed Romack. President 655 8th Street, Idaho Falls, 10 83401 Caroll Oillon. v,ce President 909...administration building on PeeWee Gulch in the Emerald Creek Gamet Area. As we walked toward the building
Book (edition)
schist: Increasing metamorphism Chlorite Biotite Garnet Staurolite Kyanite Sillimanite Again, there are...agate, chert, chalcedony, and jasper; streak plate Garnet Topaz Corundum Diamond Be a Safe and Considerate...the United States; other agencies, such as state, county, and wildlife agencies, also control minor lands...Craters of the Moon National Monument near Arco, Idaho. Group: Igneous; extrusive Mineralogy: Plagioclase...western United States, such as in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and California. Fresh pumice is rare, as it is
Book
Rock-Marble Fossil-Basilosaurus cetoides Gemstone-Star Blue Quartz Soil-Bama Series Mineral-Rhodochrosite...Mammoth * Arizona Gemstone-Turquoise Mineral-Garnet Fossil-Eubrontes 26 27 * Delaware Mineral]-Sillimanite...Soil-San Joaquin Series iii 4] * Idaho Gemstone-Star Garnet Fossil-Hagerman Horse 43 44 * Illinois...Series 87 88 * North Carolina Precious Stone-Emerald Rock-Granite 109 110 90 90 91 91 a2 * North...Gem-Turquoise Fossil- Coelophysis * New York Gem-Garnet Fossil-Eurypterus remipes 102 103 104 * South
Book (volume)
Montana; light yellow orthoclase feldspar (25.03 ct), Idaho; rectangular step cut purplish pink elbaite tourmaline... Maine; round brilliant red-orange spessartine garnet (16.62 ct), Ramona, California; deep red cushion...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...members. Searches could be confined to terrains and creek beds that expose vil Preface types of rocks
Book
PUBLIC LIBRARY Fort Wayne and Allen County, Indiana ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY 833 00476 9409 j552...Frank Parizot of the National Forest Services in Idaho, and to the many others too numerous to list who...can find trilobites. The mountain of bugs in Juab County, Utah, is one of the best. To find a trilobite...thunder eggs without having to pay a fee. Succor Creek is a well-known area. Exact locations are sometimes...there for so long. The inside of your egg may have a star-shaped core of pure, translucent agate. It may be
Book (edition)
describes sites under of the nearest town and county. and the many maps included book contain such...Quartz crystal ^J^ Garnet __ Azurite, Malachite, Chrysocolla, Turquoise LJ Emerald, Beryl ^"^ Agate...identifying stones, but the most useful clues toid garnet are these: 1. Hardness. 2. Crystal structure...fluorite, octahedral diamond, and trisoctahedral garnet are typical examples of this system. The tetragonal...bi ^P CHIASTOLITE BERYL EMERALD FELDSPAR EPIDOTE ^?^ (& \ ^^ GARNET KYANITE IOLITE SPHALERITE
Book
666.—In the eastern part of the State in Greenlee County, this highway passes along the Morenci open pit...operation is at the town of Ajo in western Pima County (map location 17). Tours of the open pit, concentrator...City-Blackhawk Idaho Springs Georgetown-Silver Plume Breckenridge Fairplay and gold dredge 23— Cripple Creek 24—...steel- MINES YOU CAN VISIT Interstate 70.—At Idaho Springs pick up an information brochure for the...U.S. 550; the El Paso on Beacon Hill in Cripple Creek, Colo. 67; and the Madonna mine, 13 miles west of
Book (edition)
of OREGON e WASHINGTON BRITISH COLUMBIA • IDAHO BY H. C. DAKE Editor Emeritus, With THE MINERALOGIST...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
Journal (issue)
Maramures), Romania. (Gerhard Brandstetter photo) Garnet: Gem of the Ages ........................ 44 A...Mineral and Fossil Show; 500 Earth Sciences; Hancock County 4-H Fairgrounds; 620 N. Apple; Fri. 10-7, Sat....Society; Florida National Guard Armory; 2809 S. Fern Creek Ave.; Fri. 1-6, Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-5; adults $5...cutting, grab bags; contact W.A. Marion, 1163 Bear Creek Church Rd., Mocksville, NC 27028; e-mail: Mariona1@yadtel...specimen from the Hansonburg district (Socorro County, New Mexico). brain, nervous system, liver and
Book (edition)
from the Tourmaline Q ueen .1ine, Pala, San Diego County, California. From a pen-and-ink drawing by W. E...Jadeite), Rhodonite, ldocrase (V esuvianite), The Garnet Group. 199 246 III QUARTZ FAMILY GEMSTONES IV...1. Crater of Diamonds, Arkansas 2. Star of Arkansas crystal 3. Star of Arkansas marquise cut gem 4. Mounce...Mounce diamond crystal 5. Gibson's Ruby mine, Cowee Creek, North Carolina 6. Corundum Hill, North Carolina...Views of opal mines, Spencer, Idaho 24. Nodules bearing opal, Spencer, Idaho 25. Drawing of hyalite opal
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Kansas Nevada New Mexico Oklahoma Texas Utah Alaska Idaho Iowa Minnesota Montana Nebraska North Dakota Oregon...else in the world. Some gems, like the luxurious emerald-green hiddenite and steely blue benitoite, are...leading authority on gemstones-considers only the emerald-green shade of spodumene, found exclusively i.n...n the Blue Ridge Mountains of Mitchell County, North Carolina, to be true hiddenite. Preface 13 box...Murfreesboro, Arkansas vvas cut into a 14.42carat emerald-cut diamond named Uncle Sam. Other large cli::imonds
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
orthopyroxene and forsterite inclusions in garnet from Otrøy garnet peridotite, WGR, Norway: new insights...energetics of exsolved pyroxene in relict majoritic garnet S. L. HWANG,1 P. SHEN,2 H. T. CHU,3 T. F. YUI4...opx + rutile (rt) or fo + rt inclusion domains in garnet (grt) from Otrøy peridotite. Electron diffraction...crystallographic orientation relationships (COR) with the garnet host. In contrast, orthopyroxene inclusions have...and {110}grt ⁄ ⁄ {100}opx (14 off), in four garnet grains analysed. Both variants of orthopyroxene
 
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