 | | | | 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...America and the Middle East. There are thousands of agate-producing areas on Earth, and in the following pages |  | | 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...is an agate? 10 Properties of agates 44 Sources of agates 48 Europe 52 Britain 58 USA 76 Canada...geological environments. Si nce the mid-1900s, agate collecting has become very popular in Europe, North...America and the M iddle East. There are thousands of agate-producing areas on Earth, and in the following pages |  | | Book (edition) | | holding a shiny crystal or an expertly polished agate in their hands. It is even more gratifying to actually...The search for a lustrous crystal or a colorful agate is truly a worthwhile and satisfying recreational...lonely journeys to find that ever-elusive next agate, jasper, or mineral specimen that will be the most...within the field of the lapidary arts. A rough agate as found in the field weighing about three pounds...pounds. A silver ring set with a freeform agate cabochon hand collected, cut, and polished by the author |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | a , Washington. W I L L S W A P — W e s t e r n Agate, Jasper, O p a l ized and Agatized W o o d , Obsidian...gastropods, brachiopods, etc. Only $ 1 . 7 5 Postpaid USA. Robert Eaton, 5 4 Heberle Rd., Rochester, 9,New...per 10 lbs, T h u n d e r Eggs - Oregon, $ 5 . 0 0 per 10 lbs.., Oregon Obsidian - Gold or Silver Sheen...5 . 0 0 each. C o l o r f u l : Old M e x i c o agate, 1 " to 2 " size, $ 1 . 5 0 lb. Slabs sent on approval...1 , Monroe, N . Y . Fluorescent dendritic gem agate, very pretty y e l l o w - g r e e n , 2 " x 3 " |  | | Journal (issue) | | ■HSH r PORTLAND, OREGON April-May — 1959 CONTENTS Page 51 Clarno Fossils — Bones Midwest Localities...described in detail. Price $2.00. THE AGATE BOOK—For the agate hunter, cutter and collector. Describes...sub-varieties of agate. The first complete book on agate, with 50 photos, showing numerous types of agate, localities...Describes hundreds of collecting localities in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming. With maps...Department} 329 S.E. 32nd AVENUE PORTLAND 14, OREGON 49 The Mi n eh \ loci.st Jo Jo Jo E^cmdicrafters |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Samples 50c" each. Steevens, Bear Creek, Prineville, Oregon. pealots. You Max OUTSTANDING COLLECTION FOR...Desmarchais Blvd., Montreal 20, Que-, Canada. DRYHEAD AGATE—Beds located on WyomingMontana border along Big...piece guaranteed for fortifications. Postpaid in USA. The Breitweisers, 510-B N. Division, Powell, Wyo...Massive tourmaline, $2.00 lb. Slabbed plume agate and Montana agate, gem quality, 350 sq. in. (very beautiful)...pounds of nicely polished tumbled agate, jasper, etc., postpaid in USA for only $5.00. George W. Owens |  | | Journal (issue) | | Turquoise ite Country, Montana. Photos of gemstones Oregon Sunstone – A Rare and Beautiful American Gemstone...Fire from Mother Earth Fanciful & Fabulous Fire Agate American Gems – New Sources of Inspiration for the...Daniel Bronfen, Brazil Evan Caplan, USA Rocco Gay, Italy Sushil Goyal, USA Shahina Hatta, Hong Kong Dwarka...Thailand Immediate Past President Benjamin Hackman, USA Chief Executive Officer Gary Roskin ICA General Manager...31 W. 47th Street, Suite 1103 New York, NY 10036 USA ica@gemstone.org T: 1.212.620.0900 F: 1.212.352.9054 |  | | Book | | left - Dendritic agate from Banda, India (16 cm). Bottom left-A BiggsJasper from Oregon (16 cm). Top right...called "The Rose" (19 cm). Center right - Coyamito Agate, Ojo Laguna, Chihuahua, Mexico (9 pounds nodule...nodule with 19 cm diameter). Bottom right - Laguna Agate, Ojo Laguna, Chihuahua, Mexico (11 cm). All specimens...specimens are from the author's collection. Also an agate isforever... TABLEOF CONTENT Introduction . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79 Facies of an agate nodule ........................................ |  | | Journal (issue) | | and SHAPES in any slabbed stone - jade. quartz, agate, glass, etc. Fas1er and easier than grinding. HI-Strength...How to Prepare Cabinet Specimens of Fortification Agate R. Ed Romack. Treasurer 705 John Adams Pkwy .•...Newest Natlonal Monument - John Day Foull Beds, Oregon by Royle C. Rowe ................................BOTSWANA AGATE - Hard agate nodules of beautiful fine white banding on translucent grey or purple agate. They...outside, but the inside is attractive agate similar to Lake Superior agate which sells for much more. It comes |  | | Journal (issue) | | 515 Narragansett Park Drive, Pawtucket, RI 02861 USA • 24 punches (2.3 to 25 mm) • 49 mm steel dapping...STUDIO MIGOTO Joe Jasinskas’s Pendant Brazilian agate, Argentium sterling silver è “BUYER BE PREPARED...ELAINE THOMPSON is a freelance writer based in Oregon. She has written for Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist...Mouawad Campus 5345 Armada Drive Carlsbad, CA 92008 USA T +1 760 603 4000 T +1 800 421 7250 E admissions@gia...ELAINE THOMPSON is a freelance writer based in Oregon. regon. She has wri written for Lapidary Journal |  | | Book | | it started, uniquenesses. $12.95. Jacksonville Oregon, Antique Town in a Modern Age — Documentary. Bert...National Historic Landmark. $12.95. Ashland — An Oregon Oasis; The Shakespeare Town. Janelle Davidson....Trail to Oregon in 1946. Ingludes the Pringle Diary. Bert Webber. South approach of the Oregon Trail via...Astounding pictures! Pringle genealogy. $13.95 Oregon Covered Bridges — Expanded Edition; Bert and Margie...Mining in Oregon — Documentary; Includes How to Pan for Gold. Edited by Bert Webber. Data from Oregon State |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Stockton, Calif. W I L L S W A P — W e s t e r n Agate, Jasper, O p a l ized and Agatized W o o d , Obsidian...gastropods, brachiopods, etc. Only $ 1 . 7 5 Postpaid USA. Robert Eaton, 5 4 Heberle R d . , Rochester, 9 ...0 0 per 10 lbs, Thunder Eggs - Oregon, $ 5 . 0 0 per 10 lbs., Oregon Obsidian - Gold or Silver Sheen...d materials tumbled gems $ 5 . 0 0 per l b . ; Agate to dye. Takes color good $ 1 . 0 0 per lb. Other... Cum-Sheen Jade, Lytton, B.C., Canada. MEXICAN AGATE has various colored bandings including brown, black |  | | Journal (issue) | | Interstate Bridge Oregon Mill Plain Blvd. Ft. Vancouver Way Columbia River 2 ARSENIC IN AGATE by Don Howard...sagenite in agate were first found in the late 1940’s by Ceil Stickney of Eugene, Oregon near the town...town of Trent in Lane County, Oregon, just southeast of Springfield/Eugene (Staples, 1950). The history...Creek. Much speculation has been made about the agate locality, with erroneous information published....Lane County, Oregon Fig. 5 Yellow orpiment needles in chalcedony, Trent, Lane County, Oregon Fig. 4 Hollow |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Ont. Canada. 660 EXCHANGES WILL SWAP—Western Agate, Jasper, Opalized and Agatized Wood, Obsidian for...gastropods, brachiopods, etc. Only $1.75 Postpaid USA. . Robert Eaton, 54 Heberle Rd., Rochester, 9,New...$5.00 per 10 lbs, Thunder Eggs - Oregon, $5.00 per 10 lbs.., Oregon Obsidian - Gold or Silver Sheen,...lb.; Mixed materials tumbled gems $5.00 per lb.; Agate to dye. Takes color good $1.00 per lb. Other materials...b r i n g you a combination of Inland and beach agate, jasper, w o o d , jaspagate, garnet, staurolite |  | | Journal (issue) | | 515 Narragansett Park Drive, Pawtucket, RI 02861 USA • 10 steel cutters (1/8 to 1-1/4") • Nylon center...JEWELERS OF AMERICA GiGi Ferranti Earrings Leopard agate, black and white diamonds, 14K yellow gold PHOTO:...ELAINE THOMPSON is a freelance writer based in Oregon. She has written for Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist...ELAINE THOMPSON is a freelance writer based in Oregon. She has written for Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist...David for John Willis, incorporates a 55.44 carat Oregon sunstone carved by Ryan Anderson, with rose and |  | | Journal (issue) | | R&G Kids Agate Facebook Groups for Rock Clubs FIELD TRIP: Mulligan Peak (AZ) Purple Agate Collecting...interest by Denise M. Harrison Mulligan Peak Purple Agate ......................38 Chalcedony beds in Southeast...demonstrations, hourly door prizes, museum-quality agate displays; contact Tom Kottyan, (419) 562-1152; Web...2014 Facebook.indd 19 The Agate Collectors Worldwide group is dedicated to agate specimens from anywhere...in the world. This unusual banded Lake Superior agate was shared by member John Marshall. Denise Harrison |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | from: Glenn Lee, 704 S. W . 31st Street, Pendleton, Oregon 97801. The cost is $11.00 to individuals and $10...of collector knowledge. One lapidary asked i f agate is as hard as jasper. People on the trips kept asking... April 19-20—Rickreall, Oregon. 30th Annual Show sponsored by the Willamette Agate and Mineral Society....Court, S. E . , Salem, Oregon 97301; 503/749-2142. April 25-28—Portland, Oregon. L A M S / O M S I Annual...Annual Show sponsored by the Oregon Agate & Mineral Society. Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, 4015 |  | | Journal (issue) | | NEW! Red Lace Agate is from a new discovery In Mexico. This very desirable lace agate is hard and takes...Our price is only . . . $.50 per gram. Brazlllan Agate is one of the most consistently good cutting agates...think you will like at only . . . $.75 per lb. Fire Agate - We include cutting instructions with every order...order for this handpicked top quality Mexican fire agate. The demand for this beautiful stone has gone up...Our price is . . . $6.00 per oz. NEW! Zebra Lace Agate• From Mexico cuts attractive cabochons with striking |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Island Gem Club and Whidbey Peb ble Pushers Club. USA-Alaska Credit Union March 16-17—Snohomish, Washington...Annual Gem & Mineral Show sponsored by the Tacoma Agate Club. Tacoma Community College, 5900 South 12th...April 19-20—Rickreall, Oregon. 30th Annual Show sponsored by the Willamette Agate and Mineral Society....Heidenreich, 6361 Walina Court, S. E . , Salem, Oregon 97301; 503/749-2142. April 20, 21—Peru, Indiana...25-28—Portland, Oregon. L A M S / O M S I Annual Show sponsored by the Oregon Agate & Mineral Society. Oregon Museum |  | | Journal (issue) | | PORTLAND, OREGON JUNE - 1949 A CONTENTS Where You Find Them — Erickson Page 2S3 Page 285 Nevada...this work has been recognized as the bible for the agate and quartz cutter and collector. Describes some...[ffllMLOGIST HIGflZI 329 S. E. 32ND AVENUE PORTLAND 15, OREGON 281 The Mineralogist i Hews of the Societies...exhibited motion pictures of the crater in action. Agate Jewelry — Agates Ladies’ and men's rings, brooches...15day approvals on request. Agate slabs, 10 sq. inches, $1.50. Unpolished agate nodule halves 50c and $1 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Island Gem Club and Whidbey Peb ble Pushers Club. USA-Alaska Credit Union Building, 8324 80th N . W . Co-chairmen:...Indiana 47374; 317/966-4249. November 10,11—Oregon City, Oregon. 21st Annual Show sponsored by the Clackametle...Clackametle Mineral and Gem Corporation. Oregon City High School, 11th and Jackston Street. Chair man: Alice...Alice Ross, 14733 S.E. 152nd Drive, Clackamas, Oregon 97015. December November 10, 11—Edmonds, Washington... April 19-20—Rickreall, Oregon. 30th Annual Show sponsored by the Willamette Agate and Mineral Society. |  | | Journal (issue) | | State of Oregon Departmentof Geology and Mineral Industries 1069 State Office Bldg. Portland Oregon 97201...substantial deposits in the John Day region of Oregon (Fisher, 1962) and in other areas of the western...Clinoptilolite tuff from the John Doy Formotion, eastern Oregon: The ORE SIN, v. 24, no. 12, p . 197- 203. Hay...exchange: 14th Pac. NW. Industria l Waste Conf. Proc., Oregon State Univ . Sawyer, C.N., 1947, Fertilization..."Geology of the Ironside fv\ountain Quadrangle, Oregon," by Wo llace D. lowry, has been placed on open |  | | Journal (issue) | | NEW! Red Lace Agate is from a new discovery in Mexico. This very desirable lace agate is hard and takes...Our price is only .. . $.50 per gram. Brazlllan Agate is one of the most consistently good cutting agates...think you will like at only . . . $.75 per lb. Fire Agate • We include cutting instructions with every order...order for this handpicked top quality Mexican fire agate. The demand for this beautiful stone has gone up...Our price is . . . $6.00 per oz. NEW! Zebra Lace Agate. From Mexico cuts attractive cabochons with striking |  | | Book | | Minerals" which he taught at the Oregon Coast Community College (Newpo11, Oregon). He has also been recognized...also honored his contributions. AGATES OFTHE OREGON COAST An illitstrated guide of information on agates...fossils & petrifzed wood commonly_found on the Oregon Coast FACETS GEM & MINERAL GALLERY www.4faceta...com • (541) 265-6330 1240 N.W. Grove St. Newport, Oregon 97365 K.T.Myers Richard L. Petrovic Contents:...By: www. PioneerPrinti ng.net NOTE: Agates o_fthe Oregon Coc,st and all persons directly or indirectly associated |  | | 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 ...PUBLISHING COMPANY 329 S.E. 32nd Avenue Portland 15, Oregon ...MINERALOGIST, 329 S.E. 32nd Avenue, Portland 15, Oregon. MIDWEST GEM TRAILS— By June Zeitner. A field guide...GEM TRAILS—Describes hundreds of localities in Oregon, Wash ington, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming. Illustrated |
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Freida deposit, Wasco County, Oregon, USA