 | | Journal (issue) | | Nominations, 2018 ROTY, 2018 Competitions 1011 The Arizona Mineral Collector 12 Page 13 Editors Corner ...Glendale resident Cody Horvath. We survived another Arizona summer and October is already feeling cooler than...Bob can present it for Mineralogical Society of Arizona. December is MSA’s 83rd Birthday (1935-2018)! MSA...Chris Whitney-Smith. Mineralogical Society of Arizona is a 501(c)(3) non -profit organization and will...Your contribution to Mineralogical Society of Arizona is fully deductible for tax purposes to the extent |  | | Book (edition) | | MINERALOGY OF ARIZONA,FOURTHEDITION V e a o_ of li rizo TI RAYMOND W. GRANT RONALD B. GIBBS...CALLAHAN THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA PRESS TUCSON f -- The University of Arizona Press www.uapress.arizona...arizona.edu © 2022 by The Arizona Board of Regents All rights reserYed. Published 2022 ISBN-13: 978-0-8165-4358-8...Co\·er photo: \\ 7 ulfenite, Rowley Mine, Maricopa County, 4 cm high specimen, Evan and Melissa Jones...Grant, Raymond \X'.,author. Title: Mineralogy of Arizona/ Raymond W. Grant [and 4 others] ; maps and illustrations |  | | Journal (issue) | | Rockhounds enjoy the products of this amazing Arizona mine. By Bob Jones THE BEN E. CLEMENT MINERAL MUSEUM...Serras-Herman PROSPECTING ON THE DORRIS CLAIMS 26 ARIZONA FIRE AGATE 34 CHLORIDE SAWTOOTH QUARTZ 40 ROCK &...CONNECTICUT YANKEE 64 Club members collect on Topaz Mountain. By Mark Leatherman Boots on the ground in the...from the Red Cloud (photo credit)mine (La Paz County), Arizona, is world famous. (3.9 cm high) Jeff Scovil...of This Amazing Arizona Mine I Story and Photos by Bob Jones n the western Arizona desert is an old |  | | Book (edition) | | . J Arizona: - 1 k ■: Els ag|!p-'"HeBeT&6°-:-f, HOUJTO 66T TH€B6 Si! jid® ' is II a Av «***...another ghost town and scene of another famous Arizona gold mine. Placer mines were operated in the area...area, also. Rich Hill is the flat-topped mountain behind Stanton where gold nuggets were once found in...right leads to Cave Creek. See Cave Creek map for Agate beds. Road to left to Carl Pleasant Dam, 14 miles...Swing left here to Mayer. Near Mayer is where best Arizona Onyx is found. 77. Poland Junction, turn left, |  | | Book (volume) | | Wyoming VOLUME 4: THE SOUTHWESTERN QUADRANT Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Louisiana, Nevada...Abbreviations and Mineral Location Numbers Arizona Arkansas California Colorado 258 Louis B30...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...an example, under the heading of Arizona, on the map of Maricopa County, the site x How to Use This |  | | Book (edition) | | 0.C D.?~•.!~'J..~5 ~!~.~J.RY Mineralogy of Arizona Stope in oxide ore, Copper Queen tnine, Bisbee...Richard A. Bideaux THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA PRESS TUCSON, ARIZONA About the Authors . .. JOHN W. ANTHONY...M.S. degrees in geology from the University of Arizona and his Ph.D. from Harvard University. Following...mineralogist with the Arizona Bureau of Mines, he joined the faculty of the Uni~ersity of Arizona, where he rose...Gem and Mineral Society, and the University of Arizona. SIDNEY A. WILLIAMS has authored or co-authored | | | Book (edition) | | Q! creonl lia OE ~| /BRA PY Muineralogy of Arizona Stope in oxide ore, Copper Queen mine, Bisbee...Peter Kresam and Richard Graeme . Mineralogy of Arizona John W. Anthony, Sidney A. Williams, and Richard...Richard A. Bideaux AN THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA PRESS TUCSON, ARIZONA About the Authors... JoHN W. ANTHONY...M.S. degrees in geology from the University of Arizona and his Ph.D. from Harvard University. Following...mineralogist with the Arizona Bureau of Mines, he joined the faculty of the University of Arizona, where he rose |  | | Journal (issue) | | sculptures and carvings), Andy VandenAvond (Door County fossils), Jerry Gunderson (fossils), Bob Thornton...had no idea it had dropped from space into the Arizona desert some 50,000 years ago. "For the last two...the value was placed at $5,000, and the Coconino County sheriff issued a nationwide bulletin for its return...at jstingl@journalsentinel.com. Alan Hills: Arizona/California Collecting Trip I left early Monday...mirth to others. After arrival I hiked up South Mountain. This time I went all the way along Javalina Trail |  | | Book (edition) | | MINERALOGY OF ARIZONA • Wu!fenite. Red Cloud mine, Si/County, Arizona...Tucson .. The University of Arizona Press Copyright © 1977, r982, 1995 Arizona Board of Regents All rights...Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Mineralogy of Arizona/ John W. Anthony ... [et al.]; Wendell E. Wilson...0-8165-1555-7 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Minerals-Arizona. I. Anthony, John W (John Williams), 1920-. QE375...HISTORY OF ARIZONA MINING AND MINERALOGY The Prehistoric Period 20 Arizona Under Spanish Rule Arizona as a | | | Book (edition) | | OF ARIZONA Wulfenite. Red Cloud mine, Silver district, Trigo Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona. Smithsonian...by Ed Over. Chip Clark photo. MINERALOGY OF ARIZONA THIRD EDITION W. Anthony Joh n Sidney A. Williams...of Arizona Press / Tucson The University of Arizona Press Copyright © 1977, 1982, 1995 Arizona Board...Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Mineralogy of Arizona / John W. Anthony . . [et al.] ;Wendell E. Wilson...0-8165-1555-7 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Minerals—Arizona. QE375-5-A6M56 I. Anthony, John W. (John Williams) |  | | Journal (issue) | | caves and to fur"The Land of Enchantment." nish fire for religious purposes. It is All this unusual glory...California. Dec. 2-3—8th Annual Arizona Aviation Conference, Tucson, Arizona. Dec. 2-4—Feast of St. Francis...Francis Xavier Mission, Tucson, Arizona. Dec. 3 — Palm Springs, California, Desert Museum field trip to Split...Tucson-Ajo and Saguaro National Monument, from Phoenix, Arizona. Dec. 10-12 — Tortugas Indian Ceremonials, Las... Dec. 1 1—Desert Sun Ranchers Rodeo, Phoenix, Arizona. Dec. 11 — Achones Procession after Vespers, Taos |  | | Book (edition) | | MARIN COUNTY FREE LIBRARY 3 1111 00289 4184 \ I s Fifth Revised Edition A complete, state-by-state...included contain such specific details as farm roads, mountain paths, stretches of stream beds, and easily identifiable...Chrysocolla, Turquoise LJ Emerald, Beryl *"» Agate ** Jade =p Amethyst ^ X ) y ' £f h % ^...desert of California and the Sonoran desert of Arizona, the lake beaches of the Middle West, the broad...stones will remain." On my own table is a section of agate, cut and polished, its concentric rings of rose |  | | 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...quartz that mines in betray a gold deposit Arizona and Montana, (Left) Quarry of In Val di Serra...mines mous copper mine in at Globe and Bisbee, Arizona, but the older mines in were un- that state |  | | Journal (issue) | | our shop. Choice slab 10 sq. in. $1.00 Brazilian Agate Slabs Banded gray or light carnelian Yellow Tempskya...Measurements: %V2 xlVi x 5%" Page JEWEL BOX OF IMPERIAL COUNTY, CALIFORNIA by Mary Frances HOW TO GO ROCKHOUNDING...contained an article about the fire agate at Coon Hollow. This fine agate is but one of the many gem cutfound..."Jewel Box" in the northeast corner of Imperial County, Calif. The Wiley Well area (the name by which...deposits and believed to be of Tertiary origin. Each mountain and desert pavement contains coUecting areas and |  | | Book | | lapidary field. Beginning with a description of agate, he proceeds to an interesting account of the history...ever been written before. Tracing the history of agate from prehistoric days through events of the Bible...growing hobby. Chapters are devoted to the details of agate collecting, the varieties and forms of quartz and...varieties, with favorite location of quartz agate, opal wood — collectors. The petrified gems throughout...information on the rockhound’s favorite gem — the agate. Lelande Quick La Jolla (San Diego), California |  | | Journal (issue) | | NEW ARRIVALS FROM OLD MEXICO OLD-FASHIONED LACE AGATE - bold. beautiful patterns Just like the material...lb. TALLOC AGATE- is a new agate from Old Mexico. It Is an extremely colorful lace agate with a very...lbs. of material as the best avallable of this agate. Our price is . . . $3.00 per lb. ONYX - This good...lb. MOCTEZUMA AGATE - We have Just received a new shipment of this popular ol(l-tlme agate from Mexico...Is only . . . $2.00 per lb. MEXICAN HIGH SIERRA AGATE - Attractive banding of grey and white occasionally | | | Book | | IOATOUTE CHLORASTROUTEI 2 AMYGDAlOID MINE DUMPS 3 AGATE HARBOR (AGATES THOMSONITE ON BEACH\ )l MUD VLAKE...topographic map of the Delaware q uadrangle o f Keweenaw County, Michigan This ,s an example o f the more picturesque...used in the copper mines at Globe and Bisbee, Arizona, but th e older mines in that state were underground...bound to discover marvelous walks in beautiful mountain country. filled with delightful views, and there...many climates th e best season to prospect on a mountain side is in the spring, when snow and ice have |  | | Journal (issue) | | 00 13.00 13.00 13.00 14.00 15.00 Blue Lice Agate .30 .42 .52 58 70 .75 .88 1.10 1.50 250...00 15.00 15.00 15.00 18.00 18.00 Botswana Agate .50 .70 .80 .90 1.00 1.10 1.20 2.00 2.50... 1.50 1.75 10 .14 .20 25 .30 .35 m OSS Agate; ureen .e.> .J:> .40 46 28 .54 .60 -AQate;...50.00 65.00 80.00 l.apl1 Lazull (Afghan) Moon Agate .... .......· 01 ..... . C111ZY Lace 15.00 10...80 .95 1.30 180 2 .50 3.50 4.00 Striped Agate Black .40 .60 .65 .75 80 .95 1.30 1.80 |  | | Book (volume) | | 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...Harold Van Pelt & GEOSCIENCE PRESS, INC. Tucson, Arizona © 1997 by John Sinkankas Library of Congress...Dosen ONN/ QBI96-40247 Trade Distribution by Mountain Press Publishing Company P.O. Box 2399, Missoula...Cantlin, Ellis, [D; Jeannette B. Carillo, Gem Center USA, EI Paso, TX; Gary Christopher, The Prospectors Cache |  | | Journal (issue) | | and SHAPES In any alabbed atone - Jade, quartz. agate, glass, etc. Worka well on Metallcs such as Silver.............. 80 HOW-TO-DO How to Cut Mexican Fire Agate by Ken Scherer ................................BOTSWANA AGATE - Hard agate nodule& 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·In...lined with quartz crystals or solid agate with nice patterns of blue agate. Priced at $1 .25 per lb. or 10 |  | | Journal (issue) | | quartz. amethyst. pink moss ag ate. green moss agate. sodalite. tigereye. goldstone. green aventurine...00; d) Rhinoceros. 6 14 " - $100.00. 27. Jasper 6 Agate Kw•n)'ln Pend•nt. About 1 'h''x'/•" mounted w/1...00; 26x22mm - doz. $14.00. 91 . Agate He,rta. About 3" multi-colored agate. w /1 4kt bail - $45.00. W /Chinese...70001 . FEDERATION SHOWS June 7 thru 9. ROCKY MOUNTAIN FEDERATION OF MIN• ERALOGICAL SOCIETIES Annual...CA. Host, Gem and Mineral Society of San Mateo County. H.B. Murnan, P.O. Box 53. NAS Moffett Field , |  | | Journal (issue) | | .... 40 FIELD TRIPS Beachcomblng In Jefferson County, Washington by Jean Rose Williams .......... 22... In the COLISEUM - State Fairgrounds Phoenix, Arizona Overnight parking for campers In fairgrounds. FIELD...Monday, March 4 • ALSUP'S ROCK SALES - Wenden, Arizona AUSTRALIAN IMPORTS - San Diego, California BURNSIDE...Kenosha, Wisconsin KONING LAPIDARY - Morristown, Arizona LAWSON'S AGATES & GEMS - Terrebonne, Oregon LENTZ...Kansas M&R ROCK SHOP - Phoenix, Arizona VERN MATHERLY - Phoenix, Arizona McGREGOR & WATKINS - Hot Springs |  | | Journal (issue) | | 90 .60 • Mcletlel"af-....rt .10 1, Moss Agate 'GrNn 25 .35 40 .50 70 .60 80 .80 MOM-geleAed... 75 . I 50 1 80 IMlon1•,._._,._, ~ Striped Agate Black .40 Tlg■reye (elow~ .JS Tlgtoeye Aecl...-•~ ·- 1.50 46 ·20 .!IO 4 00' ~ .31 Moon Agate 6mm 60 00 65,00 1.10 .51 .30 Lapil Luu!I CAfohen)...Society The annual gem and mineral show in Tucson, Arizona, has long been known as one of the best, especially...of escaping winter's icy blasts to bask in the Arizona sunshine. This year's show will take place February |  | | Journal (issue) | | Moss .t.gate Green 25 35 40 46 5, 60 M ou Agate Red 50 70 80 90 1 10 Matachote 38 70 95...red spots. $3.50/lb., 5 lbs/$14.85 • GREEN MOSS AGATE - transparent, with lots of moss floating around...violet. $5.25/lb., 5 lbs./$22.30 • GOLDEN LACE AGATE - top material with white background and good distribution...fractures. Fine color. $1.75/ lb., 5 lbs./$7.50 • TREE AGATE, best ever from India - white with leaf green swirling...COPPER WORLD MALACHITE - $2.00 lb. • AMETHYST LACE AGATE, Mexico - purple, orange, white and silver bands |  | | Journal (issue) | | MINERALS FEBRUARY 1986 No.579 COVER DATA San Diego County, C81ifornla tourmaline is a favorite of mineral...cabbing, sphere making. buffing and free fonnmg fire stones. DIAMOND GEM LATHE Enables even the amateur...Opal and Jade A masterwork of metal and gemstone Agate (carved from a single slab, utilizing color zoning)...jade to produce the cutting hard materials like agate, jade and ruby, cylindrical shape on which Bob carved...the acme of all chalcedony. It photographs well. A fire obsidian butterfly was also .Kerr Quality... about |
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Saddle Mountain, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA