 | | Book (edition) | | The land. oflF of thinks truth that is country are hun- in this dreds of areas where beautiful... to States contain a United plains of the great variety of gem minerals waiting informed collector...been found this country, is the its locations of in key which unlocks this treasure chest for the...only provides a prehensive listing and description of the locations in which these gems are cross-indexes...types of gem materials you may be seeking. In addition, you will here find chapters of information |  | | Book (volume) | | corner of Kimball Co. where it overlooks both Colorado and Wyoming. The subsurface rock strata of the entire...Mountains as they rose during the Larimide revolution of 100 million years ago that closed the Mesozoic era...west reaches rise to the high, arid sagebrush plains of eastern Wyoming, disclosing spectacular bedrock formations...Nebraska contains most of the gem fields in the state, insomuch as both the Black Hills of South Dakota and...scenic Badlands thrust long spurs into this part of the state. In this rough, uncurried region are found |  | | Report (volume) | | Gem Stones of the United States GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1042-G A CONTRIBUTION TO ECONOMIC GEOLOGY...GEOLOGY GEM STONES OF THE UNITED STATES By Dorothy M. Schlegel ABSTRACT Many semiprecious, but few precious...durability, and rarity are the most important qualities of a precious gem. Gem stones are distinguished by their...parting, hardness, specific gravity, luster, index of refraction, transparency, and dispersion. Gems are...carat, one-fifth of a gram or 200 milligrams, is the unit of weight measurement. The color of four popular |  | | Book (volume) | | Prairie State, Illinois exhibits a length of 378 miles and a width of 210 miles, with its 56,000 sq. mi. sloping...more than 275 rivers, the state is bounded along ¾ of its circumference by navigable waters, primarily...along the northern borders, rising only to a altitude of 900 to 1,000 feet above sea level. Though well endowed...the Lead-Zinc mining dists. of northwestern Illinois, the glacial drift of the Late Pleistocene Wisconsin...Wisconsin glaciation, the bluffs and detritus of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, and in the southern Fluorspar |  | | Book (volume) | | Prairie State, Illinois exhibits a length of 378 miles and a width of 210 miles, with its 56,000 sq. mi. sloping...more than 275 rivers, the state is bounded along ¾ of its circumference by navigable waters, primarily...along the northern borders, rising only to a altitude of 900 to 1,000 feet above sea level. Though well endowed...the Lead-Zinc mining dists. of northwestern Illinois, the glacial drift of the Late Pleistocene Wisconsin...Wisconsin glaciation, the bluffs and detritus of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, and in the southern Fluorspar |  | | Book | | to Notable Collecting Areas and ©ircctoru Cn of American Mineral & Gem Collectors and Collections...Listing those Substantial Firms Supplying the Needs of The Mineralogist PUBLISHED BY Western Mineral Exchange... STATUS OK AMKKICA DEDICATION To the Millions of Enthusiastic Mineralogists and Gem Collectors the... or community those mineralized areas of our United States of particular interest to the mineral collector...most popularly included in the amateur collections of our American mineral hobbyists and collectors; (3) |  | | Book (edition) | | COMPLETE DIRECTORY OF THE BEST HUNTING LOCATIONS WITH 89 DETAIL MAPS AND 8 PAGES OF COLOR PHOTOGRAPHS...MacFall Fourth Revised Edition This latest edition of revised and updated, Gem lists Hunter's Guide...plentiful in every section of the continent. With its up-to-date listing of locations, Gem Hunter's Guide...states, it describes sites under of the nearest town and county. and the many maps included book contain...and stretches of directions in the stream beds. Here is a precise explanation of how to recognize |  | | Book | | Photographs by Mike Caggiano ASSOCIATION PRESS • New York FINDING AND PREPARING PRECIOUS AND SEMIPRECIOUS...Association Press, 291 Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10007 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be...permission of the publisher. International Standard Book Number: 0-8096-1826-5 Library of Congress Catalog...pictures of gold-in-quartz, smithsonite, stilbite, and wulfenite on the front cover and the picture of the...courtesy of John Grieger of Grieger’s, Inc., from specimens in his personal collection. Library of Congress |  | | Book (edition) | | MARIN COUNTY FREE LIBRARY 3 1111 00289 4184 \ I s Fifth Revised Edition A complete, state-by-state...semiprecious stones, which are plentiful in every section of this I continent. A precise location guide, by...organized describes tested digging under the names of the nearest towns and counties. More than fifty maps...stretches of stream beds, and easily identifiable land- marks. Here is a precise explanation of h< to recognize...Edition Russell P. MacFall Thomas Y. Crowell New York / Company Established 1834 Copyright © 1975 |  | | Report (issue) | | ERSITY OF CALIFORNIA 1 LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA f ?P QjAAiQ ERSITY OF CALIFORNIA...LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (5V. /T5 Qy^) ERSiTY OF CALIFORNIA LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY...UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA iO LIBRARY TO stz^sz,. ^ OF THE ^f3^, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA <5\wT&...<5\wT& x^;- ID SITY ^t) OF CALIFORNIA >^^??^ LIBRARY OF THE ~ UNIVERSITY OF r?^\ /fD CALIFORNIA...CALIFORNIA % ^) ilTY OF CALIFORNIA LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LIBRARY OF Publisfifd |  | | Book | | HfiRIN COUNTY FREE LIBRfiRY 311110G386652Q I V Russell P MacFal A COLOR TREASUF FOR COLLECTORS...maximum advantage. The book features a directory of locations the United States, Canada, and Mexico where...precautions to take, likely places to look, the etiquette of col- lecting—and how to polish, classify and...explains the physical properties of minerals and gems and the science of crystallography— the six crystal...quarry" and more than eighty photographs of minerals in color, manv of which may be found by the searches |  | | Report (issue) | | West Paterson. N. J. 5—Garnet, var. Spessartite (orange-red), Haven Avenue nnd 179th Street. Manhattan... BULLETIN OF THE NEW YORK MINER.ALOGICAL CLUB Volume 3, No. 1. THE MINERALS of NEW YORK CITY and ITS...ITS ENVIRONS BY JAMES G. MANCHESTER NEW YORK PUBLISHED BY THE CLUB January, 1931 Copyright, 3931...AFFERTON PRESS NEW YORK I AUTHOR’S NOTE Since his boyhood days the author has been a student of the rocks...or more has spent many of his recreational hours collecting minerals in New York City and its environs |  | | Journal (issue) | | -m Official Joumal of the Rocks and Minerals Association ~ Vol. 22, No. 4 Whole No. 189 A Magazine...Geologists and Collectors APRIL, ·1947 35c 11th LIST OF FINE MINERALS FROM AN OLD COLLECTION . SMITHSON IT£.... . • • • • • • . 3.50 THENARDITE, Ttumeb. Group of dull xis. 2 ½ x 2 . • . • . . • . . . . • . . • ...very good. 3 x 2 x 2 10.00 BARITE, Felsobanya. Group of transparent tabular xis. 3½ x 2½ x 2 • . 7 .50 APOPHYLLITE.................302 SOME LOST MINERAL LOCALITIES OF NEW ENGLAND. CALCITE AND BARITE FROM MEDFORD, MASS | | | Book | | just a picture book. Rather, it is a veritable mine of information, telling everything the collector needs...maximum advantage. The book features a directory of locations in the United States, Canada, and Mexico...precautions to take, likely places to look, the etiquette of collecting-and how to polish, classify and catalog...tests the author explains the physical properties of minerals and gems and the science o f crystall ography-...quarry" and more than eighty photographs of minerals in color, manv of which may be found by th e collectn |  | | Book | | L. Fleener, and Ben Hur Wilson the growing number of amateur FOR mineralogists and collectors, the authors...have described the large family where they may be of quartz minerals found, how to identify them, how...display. Chapters are devoted to the historical lore of quartz and to the various forms crystalline, massive...Perhaps no group of minerals is so popular among collectors, because of the variety and beauty of the specimens...him all the information he needs for the pursuit of a fascinating hobby, but much valuable data not |  | | Book (volume) | | This is a reproduction of a library book that was digitized by Google as part of an ongoing effort to preserve... report a Abstract Colorado co., Lake Leadville, of industry mining and geology the upon Emmons Franklin... AMERICAN GEOLOGY, CONTAIMTMO A Stotrmrnt of tlje ilrinrtyles of tde Stima, WITH TDLL ILUJSTBATION8 01 THE...rROl'EfiSOR OF CHEMISTRY AND NATURAL 1'HILOSOriIY Ilf WILLIAMS COLLEGE, Sir : As one of the earliest...Teachers of Geology and Natural History in this country, as a lover and successful cultivator of these departments |  | | Journal (volume) | | UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH g.v. ;j (, %.;.-* LIBRARY Iwllllliilllllillillli COUNT ZINZENDORF...AND Minutes, 7-1 Report of Corresponding Secretary and Librarian, Report of Treasurer, . 11-21 22-24... Beds of Wyoming (Illustrated), by Frederick B. Peck, Ph. D., The Buried Valley 25-41 of Wyoming...by (Illustrated), 87-92 The Stone Age. Remains of the Stone Age in the Wyoming Valley and along the...Christopher Wren, . . 93-115 Grate Testimony of an Eye Witness, by Col. John Miner Carey Jesse Fell's |
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