 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | road cut along old IN-37, near Harrodsburg, Monroe County, Indiana. Note the semispherical opening, lower...outer layer of microcrystalline, fibrous quartz (chalcedony) that is typically, but not always, followed...outward, are mostly solid, and do not have a chalcedony exterior (see dictionary of mining, mineral and...and the Warsaw Formation in Illinois, Iowa, and Missouri. Geodes occur primarily in limestones that can...geological research suggests that fibrous quartz (chalcedony) formed on the surface of proto-geodes, such |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | GEODE F I E L D T R I P S T O ST. F R A N C I S V I L L E , MO., A N D GEODE M I N E K E O K U K , I... geodes acquired ownership of the famous St. Francisville geode mine for the purpose of opening the...permitted the oppor tunity of digging the classic St. Francis ville geodes. Even though the mine is open...cost to the participants. The geodes from St. Francisville are known the world over as the finest specimens...barrel calcite crystals on smoky quartz-lined geodes. St. Francis ville is also the only known location to |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 07 January 2015 from the Warsaw Formation of Missouri, Iowa, and Illinois ARTHUR E. SMITH 9118 Concho...limestones of the lower Warsaw Formation where Missouri, Iowa, and Illinois adjoin each other along the...I was a graduate student at the University of Missouri in the late 1950s and have fond memories of several...several of us rushing north from Columbia, Missouri, to the geode area in the late winter-early spring...Warsaw geodes are lined with a thin layer of chalcedony that allows them to remain complete when exposed |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | SHERWOOD 106A East 25th, P. 0. Box 436 Oak Grove, Missouri 64075-0436 Downloaded by [Brown University Library]...549 Aqua Ridge Drive St. Louis, Missouri 63129-2704 Figure 1. Counties in Missouri. N o comprehensive...comprehensive list of Missouri mineral occurrences has been published since Leonhard (1 882), updated by Wheeler...found in Missouri; two of these, fletcherite and starkeyite, were first described from Missouri mines....location a~ included at the end of each entry. Adair County Chariton River (40-04-05N 92-4 I -23W). septarian |  | | Book (volume) | | Dahlonega Co. and Rabum Co., and the McDuffie County Belt extending through portions of McDuffie, Warren...Sphalerite. BALDWIN COUNTY MILLEDGEVILLE, at state farmjasper. BANKS COUNTY COMMERCE, along Hwy. 59...along adjoining Co. linerock crystal. BARROW COUNTY WINDER, along rd. to Jefferson and 1½ mi. inside...Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States BARTOW COUNTY AREA, Saltpeter Cave, as floatjasper. CARTERSVILLE:...agate, (banded, various colors), jasper. BIBB COUNTY MACON: at Holton Quarry, 7½ mi. NWagate; N |  | | Journal (issue) | | well as all 27 Congress Street, Salem, MA 01970, USA, this journal may be reproduced photograph- article...Service Center Secaucus ers Secaucus, NJ 07094, USA. tected by copyright, which covers the exclu- Copyright...York Inc. 175 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10010, USA Telephone (212) 460-1500 Telex 23 22 35 Responsible...York Inc. 175 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10010, USA Attention: Dieter Finkelmeier Telephone (212) 460-1612...research and author's statements. Printed in the USA. Second class postage paid at New York, NY and additional |  | | Journal (issue) | | off for the four wheel drive road that goes to Missouri hill. A couple of miles up we discovered that...varieties, including petrified wood and colored chalcedony. In addition to the coffee at Bayou Salado, Dave...eruptive rocks from the CCVF cover an area of Park County. approximately 8500 sq. mi. including most of the...field trip headed south from Hartsel on CO 9 and County 53 Rd and noted the Antero Formation of Oligocene...produced some very nice specimens of a light blue chalcedony, some of it in vugs, most of it bubbly, and some |  | | Book (volume) | | specific locations in Idaho, lowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, — ; Oregon...NORTHWESTERN QUANDRANT Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon, South...Northwestern Quadrant Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon, South...Location Numbers Idaho lowa Kansas Minnesota Missouri Montana Nebraska North Dakota Oregon South Dakota...volumes, through very precise directions and accurate county maps, to get you to the best and most accessible |  | | Book (volume) | | 600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...botryoidal chalcedony, occasionally with pale Amethysts, or Quartz crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE...deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W...mine⎯pyritized gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason |  | | Book (volume) | | 600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...botryoidal chalcedony, occasionally with pale Amethysts, or Quartz crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE...deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W...mine⎯pyritized gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason |  | | Journal (issue) | | end. The states of Iowa, Illinois, Indiana and Missouri furnish us with the best examples of the well...square miles in Iowa, and 400 square miles in Missouri, or a total of 4,500 square miles. I will now...Bands of chert and amorphous 1. | CHESTER BEDS. St. Louis LIMESTONE . geodes, in shale and argillaceous...with pure limpid black or rose colored quartz or chalcedony, and occasionally containing calc spar, and mingled...-Carboniferous is divided as follows : Chester Group .. St. Louis Group . Keokuk Group Burlington Limestone |  | | Book | | tourmaline crystals from various mines in San Diego County, California are often found distinctively zoned...polished “egg” from the Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California. The scenic features are simply the...mineralogical impurities deposited with the original chalcedony (agate) at various times as the nodule was being...crystal-lined pocket, or vug, ina mine at Tintic, Juab County, Utah in the late thirties. It is a choice specimen...Switzerland; stibnite in quartz, Manhattan, Nye County, Nevada. Inclusion specimens may be very attractive |  | | Book (edition) | | describes sites under of the nearest town and county. and the many maps included book contain such...nodule may contain a center of surrounded by chalcedony easily discernible quartz crystals that crystalline...mass. Tenacity is a quality closely allied chalcedony and jasper, because of their makeup, are tougher...granite except and cools, gas pockets may be chalcedony or opal, de- dissolved from the lava. Similarly...northern Idaho. the cells with silica, or a cast of chalcedony space left Two other formations create conditions |  | | Book (volume) | | Florida Georgia Kentucky Louisiana Mississippi Missouri North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee Virginja...exclusively i.n the Blue Ridge Mountains of Mitchell County, North Carolina, to be true hiddenite. Preface...discounts for senior . Directions: Anniston, in Calhoun County, is 60 miles northea t of Birmingham and 80 miles...pine-covered acres along the banks of the Little Missouri River. The first diamond was found in ] 906; the...its way through the woods to the scenic little Missouri River.This provides a relaxing!-hour hike over |  | | Book (edition) | | MARIN COUNTY FREE LIBRARY 3 1111 00289 4184 \ I s Fifth Revised Edition A complete, state-by-state...easily discernible quartz crystals surrounded by chalcedony that is crystalline only to the eye of the microscope...a quality closely allied to fracture pattern; chalcedony and jasper, because of their cryptocrystalline...rock cools, leaving a mold in which casts of chalcedony form. Or the tree substance may be replaced slowly...From such formations come the sapphires in the Missouri River near Helena, Montana, and the star garnets |  | | Book (volume) | | NORTHWESTERN QUADRANT Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon, South...volumes, through very precise directions and accurate county maps, to get you to the best and most accessible...for the county in which it is located. This site number also appears under the given county in the text...the heading of Arizona, on the map of Maricopa County, the site x How to Use This Book indicated...mountain at elevation 1600’ to 1700’. Agate, fire. Chalcedony: white, pink; roses. Quartz, rock: crystals; |  | | Journal (issue) | | was their first visit th fo ha nc N 01 5l 01 st ct Ii ~ g E b ( 0 V LS re er a lie be 1le...Bernardino counties, some of which were blue chalcedony, rose quartz, myrickite (named for him), bloodstone...state including the chrysoprase mines in Tulare County. The late H . E. Harper of San Jose, and J. J....replacements form petrified wood, and deposition of chalcedony nodules and clusters of quartz crystals are common...in Chile Gulch, near Mokelumme Hill, Calaveras County, where in lavacapped ancient-river channels associated |  | | Book (volume) | | Published by Hobbit Press 2435 Union Road St. Louis, Missouri 63125 first printing December, 1996 ii.............................................255 Missouri................................................................548 Table of Maps Page Alabama County Map ...................................................................................4 Alaska County and Stream Map ......................................................................22 Arizona County Map .......................................... |  | | Report (issue) | | intergrown with crystalline quartz and milky or gray chalcedony. C. Geode containing brown dolomite crystals...crystalline calcite. Capillary millerite on quartz and chalcedony. A few pyrite grains included. 10) A. Combination..."coldwater agate" from Benton County showing gray and white chalcedony and crystalline quartz. C. Close-up...made from "coldwater agate" material of Keokuk County..................................................Another variation of "coldwater agate" from Keokuk County. C. Quartz geode. D. Doubly terminated quartz crystals |  | | Journal (issue) | | The walls of the quarry are Salem Limestone and St. Louis Limestone. Below the Salem Limestone is the...by other collectors. The geodes also have thin chalcedony shells so they difficult to remove without breaking...article ·'Geodes from the Warsaw Formation of Missouri, Iowa, and Illinois.'· Rocks and Minerals, Volume...the recent construction along Missouri highway 61 in Lewis County Missouri or at fee collecting sites around...KeoJ...'Uk area geodes. "I have only seen it from St. FrancisYille and possibly, rarely from Scheffler's |  | | Book | | PUBLIC LIBRARY Fort Wayne and Allen County, Indiana ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY 833 00476 9409 j552...can find trilobites. The mountain of bugs in Juab County, Utah, is one of the best. To find a trilobite...anyone who wanted to could just go to Emerald Creek in St. Joe National Forest, Idaho, to hunt for these prized...October. Write in advance to the St. Maries Ranger Station, P.O. Box 407, St. Maries, Idaho 83861, for your...geodes you find here will be lined with pale blue chalcedony and beaded with bumpy crystals. Though the geodes |  | | Book | | HfiRIN COUNTY FREE LIBRfiRY 311110G386652Q I V Russell P MacFal A COLOR TREASUF FOR COLLECTORS...to Hunting Locations ? i 9 GIVEN TO THE MARIN COUNTY LIBRARY BY MARI N L MTNF.RAT. SOCTETY DAVID...may be able to buy specimens. map of Keweenaw County. Mich- Part of the U.S. Geological Survey topographic...such as the cryptocrystalline quartz known as chalcedony, eral and. filled with crystals of the perhaps...clearly, see diagram below left 3. layers of chalcedony tonishment they found that most tourmaline |  | | Journal (issue) | | section to cut a 5 mm approx. l carat round Jnsp""'u . st be returned as you ·-'ta for cabOChon brilliant ...84006 Mrs. G. E. Lee, Treasurer (NFMS) 704 S. W. 31st St., Pendleton, Oregon 97801 MINERALS AND The Leading...California 91002 Kenneth V. Zahn (EFMS) 4727 N. 24th St. Arlington, Virginia 22207 EDITOR and PUBLISHER...775 39th St., Richmond, Calif. 94805 Claude Schepers, Second Vice-President 17065 Bircher St., Granada.... . 30 Glenn Lee, Vice-President 704 S. W. 31st St., Pendleton, Oreg. 97801 Mrs. LaVerne Wllllams, Secretary |  | | Book | | and quartz the favorite gem- tention to other chalcedony gems The agate also. is gem of America....form of chalcedony. known how not is among the popular impression rockhounds that chalcedony agate... In the general opinion of most collectors, chalcedony and the color is is usually concretionary...shall make it a practice to call all forms of chalcedony grades agate, all minerals (and nearly all...brecciated or conglomeration of cemented pebbles chalcedony, and is pudding stone in the gem trade. trations |  | | Book (volume) | | Shop, Salt Lake City, Utah, by William J. Bingham of St. Paul, Minnesota, by Guy Wilson of Stevens Point...Point, Wisconsin, and by A. L. Mahaffey of Nevada, Missouri. The well-known Texas agate localities of the...Kobuk jade locality. Descriptions of San Diego County, California, gemstones and the mines in which they...the generous assistance of many residents of that county. My special thanks are extended to Elbert H. McMacken...quartz, binghamite and sagenite cabochons Carved chalcedony figurines Chrysocolla specimen Montana moss agates |
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