 | | Book | | The area has given its name to gem quality smoky quartz, and has also produced spectacular specimens... Starkey "However often I walk on them, these hills hold astonishment for me. There is no getting accustomed... 44 JEWELLERY AND ARTEFACTS 148 Quartz 44 Beryl 68 QUARTZ AND WORLD WAR TWO 155 Topaz 75 EPILOGUE...famous gemstone, the distinctive, smoky amber-coloured cairngorm quartz (hereafter referred to as cairngorm)...explanation of the cause of colour in cairngorm quartz. A core strength of the book is an extensive section |  | | Journal (issue) | | 1/2” arbor hole $16.75 $14.40 1-0208 1/4-20 screw mount 16.75 14.40 Free Lapidary Supply Catalog VOL...January 2020 42 ON THE HUNT FOR TOPAZ AND DIAMONDS Queensland Australia’s O’Brien’s Is a Fossicking Hotspot...ROCKNGEM.COM TUCSON TUCSON Tourmaline with Smoky Quartz Paprok, Afghanistan Watercolor by Frederick...NOTES our staff EDITORIAL Marveling over Muzo Habit Quartz I really enjoyed Jim Landon’s article (in the October...October 2019 issue) about the discovery of Muzo habit quartz crystals, at Timberwolf Mountain. It’s a lesson |  | | Book | | and ski Arran with camera and sketchbook In the hills of Breadalbane On foot in the Cairngorms On ski...effort. In any case I cannot help feeling some surprise at my having brought this project to conclusion...permission of Mr E. A. Jobbins. The crystal forms of quartz, topaz and fluorite are given after R. P. Greg...is rubbed off—the dark gleam of . smoky quartz, or perhaps the blue-green of a beryl? I remember sliding...The hand withdrew with gentle surprise. It was on the day the sun went blue with the smoke from the forest |  | | Book (edition) | | 4B^ Diamond M Tourmaline ^P Ruby. Sapphire O Quartz crystal ^J^ Garnet __ Azurite, Malachite, Chrysocolla...In Renaissance times, greatly admired, but today blue turquoise is the only ac- ceptable kind. Belief...with respect to one another. gem minerals The quartz gems, such as amethyst, form crystal prisms with...another at 60 degrees and intersected by a fourth Quartz and vertical axis at right angles to the other...other, light) FELDSPAR TWINS I J PHENACITE QUARTZ CRYSTALS ffrl (^h /&> ^& \b^ ^ VESUVIANITE |  | | Catalog/List | | sharp ,dark indigo-blue crystals to over 4 mm in size scattered over intergrown Quartz crystals and crystal...1-2-x1", £1.25p AZURtTE. Chessy, Rhone, France. Bright blue botryoisal crystalline mass with much bright green...crystals and crystallised crusts covering milky quartz. Specimen A, 3x3x1~", £4.75p. Specimen B, 2x1-t"...in size scattered over a large section of a smoky quartz crystal, with smaller crystals attached. ¥.x2x1~"...association. 1-tx1tx1" , £12.00 1B. CASSITERITE. Blue Hills Mine, St. Agnes, Cornwall. Rich heavy light brown |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | peacockcolored massive bornits and masseive pale smoky quartz. The locality for this handsome specimen is...readers can see what they look like; the other is to mount them in something similar to Ward's bioplastic....crystal, and a beautiful rutilated quartz cabochon (colorless quartz containing slender bronzy xls of rutile)...The other specimen consisted chiefly of dark smoky quartz in which were imbedded a nice xl of greenish...Co.), Conn. The fluorite occurs associated with quartz in what is apparently a crush zone in the granite-gneiss |  | | Book (volume) | | ..............................557 Appendix B - Quartz Family Gemstones ................................includes granites, schists (mica, garnet, graphite, quartz), and gneisses, as well as numerous granite pegmatites...AREA: lead minesGalena; sand & gravel pitsQuartz gemstones; iron minesHematite, Magnetite, Pyrite...area Miocene outcropstektites (dark green and dark blue tektites have been found associated with iron meteorite)...for 3½ mi., then left ½ mi. and search in field Quartz crystals. LEESBURG: On Lowe farm to N.Amethyst |  | | Book (volume) | | ..............................458 Appendix B - Quartz Family Gemstones ................................includes granites, schists (mica, garnet, graphite, quartz), and gneisses, as well as numerous granite pegmatites...AREA: c lead mines⎯Galena; d sand & gravel pits⎯Quartz gemstones; e iron mines⎯Hematite, Magnetite, Pyrite...area Miocene outcrops⎯tektites (dark green and dark blue tektites have been found associated with iron meteorite)...for 3½ mi., then left ½ mi. and search in field ⎯Quartz crystals. LEESBURG: On Lowe farm to N.⎯Amethyst |  | | Book (volume) | | ..............................460 Appendix B - Quartz Family Gemstones ................................includes granites, schists (mica, garnet, graphite, quartz), and gneisses, as well as numerous granite pegmatites...AREA: c lead mines⎯Galena; d sand & gravel pits⎯Quartz gemstones; e iron mines⎯Hematite, Magnetite, Pyrite...area Miocene outcrops⎯tektites (dark green and dark blue tektites have been found associated with iron meteorite)...for 3½ mi., then left ½ mi. and search in field ⎯Quartz crystals. LEESBURG: On Lowe farm to N.⎯Amethyst |  | | Journal (issue) | | LIMITED 118 Hayward Avenue, Torrensville South Australia 5031 Telephone: (08} 8238 0888 Facsimile: (08}...FOR PROSTON GARNETS The Brigooda district in Queensland has some of Australia's best REPORT ON THE GYMPIE...the latest in portable camp kitchens CRYSTAL KING QUARTZ CRYSTAL MINE A notable Victorian location BACK...days of blissful mayhem, detecting 30 ounces of Queensland gold. The millennium bug might have been and...biting as hard as ever for my brother. It was no surprise to get a call from him saying he had gone detecting |  | | Report (volume) | | ..................................... Granitic quartz, its texture and colors..........................gneiss, Niantic, R. I.; B, Carving from. Westerly blue granite...........................................crystalline igneous rock, consisting mainly of quartz, potash feldspar, and a feldspar containing both...within some of the microscopic cavities in the quartz of granite is alone evidence that the rock was...the contents of the microscopic cavities of its quartz show that the conditions requisite to its formation |  | | Book (volume) | | gold-bearing areas. Lode deposits usually consist of Quartz veins in solid rock, while placer deposits occur...the SC borderSavannah River agate, chalcedony, Quartz gemstone, silicified oolite. CARROLL COUNTY CARROLLTON:...CHATTAHOOCHEE COUNTY AREA: stream gravelsgemmy chert, quartz pebbles (pastel colors), petrified wood, Pyrite;...mica minesAquamarine, Beryl, Amethyst, Garnet, Smoky Quartz crystals, black Tourmaline, etc. (the accessory...Rutilated Quartz crystals; (b) 1 mi. W of the school, exposed pegmatites Rutilated Quartz crystals; |  | | Book (volume) | | chalcedony, occasionally with pale Amethysts, or Quartz crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite...drift deposits⎯agate, jasper, geodes (containing blue gray chalcedony); d (a) S of the Keokuk bridge,...Jarosite, Marcasite, Malachite, Pyrite, Pyrolusite, Quartz, Selenite, Smithsonite and Sphalerite in any combination)...Locality S of Hwy. 96 (see map next page) ⎯geodes (with blue and pink chalcedony); f 4 mi. E on Hwy. 96, S on...chalcedony, Sphalerite on chalcedony or Calcite, Quartz. 151 Illinois Niota Dewdrop Diamond Geode Location |  | | Book (volume) | | chalcedony, occasionally with pale Amethysts, or Quartz crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite...drift deposits⎯agate, jasper, geodes (containing blue gray chalcedony); d (a) S of the Keokuk bridge,...Jarosite, Marcasite, Malachite, Pyrite, Pyrolusite, Quartz, Selenite, Smithsonite and Sphalerite in any combination)...Locality S of Hwy. 96 (see map next page) ⎯geodes (with blue and pink chalcedony); f 4 mi. E on Hwy. 96, S on...chalcedony, Sphalerite on chalcedony or Calcite, Quartz. 151 Illinois Niota Dewdrop Diamond Geode Location |  | | Report (volume) | | _. (/Lorig Island (Black Island)______________ Mount Desert____ __________________. Stonington district__________...from Vermont; B, i Polished and cut syenite from Mount Ascutney, Vt___ VIII. A, Contact of granite and...Maine; J3, Sheets cut by diabase dike. Alien quarry, Mount Desert. Maine___ XVII. A, Granite and schist contact...Maine___________-_________________ XXII. A, Monument of quartz diorite, Round Pond quarry, Maine; B, Monument...quarry, Conn.; B, Ovoidal weathering in very fine quartz monzonite from Westerly, R. I_..__________________________ |  | | Journal (issue) | | GALENA CRYSTALS, BARITE CRYSTALS, CALCITE CRYSTALS, QUARTZ CRYSTALS ETC. EACH PIECE TRIMMED AND SELECTED FOR...Paleozoic lime stone west of Lac Ecluse). The Gatineau Hills are situated in the Grenville SubProvince of the...feldspar and The Lcduc Pegmatite is a dike con quartz. Crystals occur as parallel aggre sisting of three...feet. A two to Colour ranges from green through blue, three foot zone boarders the gneissic pink and...pieces found by perthite) with small amounts of quartz the author were riddled with flaws. The and little |  | | Catalog/List | | FEBRUARY 1978 1. ANGLESITE. Broken Hili, N.S. wales, Australia. Small sharp sparkling glassy crystals tp 3 mm... 3. AZURITE. Tsumeb, otavi, S.W. Africa. Bright blue small sharp crystals to 4 mm in size scattered on...Co. Galway, Eire. Select cellular mass of bright blue small sharp sparkling crystals with minor limonite...in size thic.kly scattered over milky pyramidal qUartz crystals covering quartzose veinstuff. 2tx2x2"...scattered over creamy Calcite crystals covering quartz matrix. 2-tx2", £4. 50p· 8· BERYL variety EMERALD |  | | Journal (issue) | | the people responsible. I will never forget his surprise when he saw our little office and reception area...prospecting. This first stone was recovered in the Mweza Hills about 5 km west-southwest of the confluence of the...of the Zeus mine (figure 3), also in the Mweza Hills. Because RTZ insisted on strict secrecy, Dr. Gübelin’s...21-km-long strip along the southern slope of the Mweza Hills. They are bordered on the north by the densely populated...visible in the background. Note also the granitic hills of the Northern marginal zone of the Limpopo belt |  | | Book | | sea level, and lies in the same trend Geysers, Mount St. Helena, and the springs of Calistoga. Geologically...is inevitab man was in California before the I Mount St. Helena even, and also that of a tjpe superior...perfect, and abundant, sometimes in very white quartz. Beryl, large crystals in graphic granite, also...Schorl, black, masses sometimes contain fragments of quartz, and feldspar. Feldspar, sometimes white, granular...granite and gneiss, ; limestone, with Granular Quartz ; it forms a stratified ruck of considerable extent |  | | Journal (issue) | | Cute FORMS and SHAPES In any elabbed atone - Jade, quartz, agate, glaaa, etc. Works well on Metallcs such...Jeanne Mager. Secretary 13245 Rhoda Dr . Los Altos Hills, CA 94022 Edwin Porter, Treasurer P.O. Box 96. Burbank...the Bicentennial Cut, done in smoky quartz. Side view of the smoky quartz. STERLING WIRE ROUND Gauge...trunmmg. Heavy gauge welded steel case with motor mount on 4. Com?ination UnitLU-6X130. $175.* top for limited...Finds A. Gold Base Gem Crystal Opal \\ ith red, blue, orange & green colour p attern, - little wa~te |  | | Journal (issue) | | include the area’s minerals. This unusual specimen of quartz with fluorite is from a claim near Crystal Park.... 28 by Bill Vossler The myth and mystery of quartz crystal skulls by Bob Jones regular columns Rock... That now is called the Hope Diamond. Its color blue makes all respond. Gem settings are just like a...Intergalactic Bead Shows; Woodland Hills-Grand Ballroom; 10000 Woodland Hills Dr.; Sat. 10-5, Sun. 10-5; adults...9-5; free admission; dealers, local amazonite, smoky quartz, fluorite and topaz, minerals, gems, continued |  | | Catalog/List | | pyrite~sphalerite matrix with numerou~ smalli~il y quartz crystal~, unusual stalactite-like masses of Galena...green flakes and masses scattered on slightly smoky quartz. 1~x1p1", £1.25p 10. AZURITE. Tsumeb, Otavi...Otavi, S.W. Africa. Fine lustrous bright blue sharp crystals to 1 cm in size intergrown on a 1~x1-t" area...Painter, S. Auatralia. Select cluster of large light blue tabular crystals to over ,~" in size slightly altered...Concepcion del Oro, Zacatecas, Mexico. Small bright blue sharp crystals scattered over slight-Iy amethyst |  | | Journal (issue) | | AFRICA! Blue Lace Agate - from South West Africa Is first quality In a darker shade of blue than Is commonly...per lb. Amuontte - in nice sky blue color, translucent, almost solid blue, almost entirely usable at only...Colol'tul " - • •1.21 per lb. ~m11anlla, Ind, 111:qual■ blue on wtrtts 1200 per lb. otNil, wNII Md.,., beN mbred...color110.00 per Ya lb. Am11an:te, Atrtca. "'J nice lily blue, new sink 11,00 per lb. Ola-. . Calclla, Ind, lwtgllt...gald1n rulle -so,- lb. INn Aple, IITBICD, fttalllj blue oo1o, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.-,oo . per lb. 181Dlrr au |  | | Report (Issue volume) | | The geology of South Australia Volume 2 The Phanerozoic Bulletin 54 BULL 054 (Vol 2) Geological Survey...Survey of South Australia Bulletin 54 The geology of South Australia Volume 2 The Phanerozoic Edited...for Mines and Energy © Government of South Australia 1995. This work is copyright. Apart from any use...written permission from the Government of South Australia available through the Department for Manufacturing...1995. The geology of South Australia. Vol. 2, The Phanerozoic. South Australia. Geological Survey. Bulletin |  | Henley, H. F., Brown, R. E., Brownlow, J. W., Barnes, R. G., Stroud, W. J. (2001) Grafton-Maclean Metallogenic Map (SH/56-6, SH/56-7) Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets. Geological Survey of New South Wales | Report (issue) | | Insets are: cut blue and gold New England sapphires (upper left); molybdenite and quartz from Kingsgate...34); and crystals of cassiterite (dark brown) in a quartz–topaz vein, Taronga prospect (right, see Photograph...zinc, tungsten, topaz, silexite, emerald, beryl, quartz crystal, monazite, chromium, mercury, coal, hydrocarbon...trending set. The roof pendant hosts large silexite (quartz– topaz rock) bodies. Image generated from LANDSAT................................................. Mount Mitchell Monzogranite ......................... |
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