 | | Book (edition) | | ā THE MOSCOW OPAL MINES 1890 to 1893 (The First Commercial Opal Mines in the Ujiiled States) Mon Brockett...$3.00 . ā The Moscow Opal Minesā1890 to 1893 (The First Commercial Opal Mines in the United States)...United States of America U.S.A. OPAL COUNTRY (Precious Opal near towns located on map) OPALS "found...fire." April, 1892. IDAHO f 2 3 (z i ā¢ Te*o* I o "Shoshone County, Idaho man picks up opals while...GtntSEE ā¢ LSi/is to'v LOST OPAL MINE on "high hill opposite Lewiston, Idaho." Discovered around 1897. |  | | Book | | MINERALS^ of Idaho with field trip j& maps by John A.flĀ£.jkwith Gem Minerals of Idaho, designed for...for beginners and for those collectors visiting Idaho for the first time, is a guide to some of the...collecting. garnet diggings of Latah County and the Spencer Opal Mine, charge a digging fee. But...mineral-forming forces than makes Idaho a gem hunter's para- has experienced more Idaho," a fact that dise. L...MINERAL COLLECTION COVER PHOTOS FROM THE GLEN OPAL Opal a mineral containing various amounts of water |  | | Journal (issue) | | mmigration Ol ice. Opal Mines, Wbite Cllifs, New South Wales. Oourte8JI Special Opal Nuinber Granite and...1Iuseum. B y 1rilli<1m F. Foshag The Geology of Opal. By, Oilb rrt Hart.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...Quest of the Opal. B!I If. T. Strnng.. . ....................... . . ('(}Jor Play in Opal. B.11, Il. E... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 'fbe Opal. JJy E11,qe11e Jr. B1"11k..................... ...Nature, OcĀ·cune11ce anll U se. By ,John Jfe11111.sr Opal from the Columhin Plateau Basnlt F lows of ,vashington |  | | Report (volume) | | Schlegel ABSTRACT Many semiprecious, but few precious, gem stones have been found in the United States...and rarity are the most important qualities of a precious gem. Gem stones are distinguished by their, physical...are divided into two categories: precious and semiprecious. A precious gem stone has beauty, durability...ruby, and sapphire are considered precious gems. Some opal is precious, but most varieties are semiprecious...stones of the United States. Although the finest precious gems occur in foreign countries, a wide variety |  | | Book | | PREPARING PRECIOUS and SEMIPRECIOUS n illustrated guide for the tginner. How and where to precious a ous...org/details/findingpreparingOOOOpete FINDING AND PREPARING PRECIOUS AND SEMIPRECIOUS STONES Other hobby books in...Watch Repairing as a Hobby FINDING AND PREPARING PRECIOUS AND SEMIPRECIOUS STONES JAMES A. PETERSON Photographs...ASSOCIATION PRESS ā¢ New York FINDING AND PREPARING PRECIOUS AND SEMIPRECIOUS STONES Copyright Ā© 1974 by James...Finding and preparing precious and semiprecious stones. Bibliography: p.94. 1. Precious stonesāCollectors |  | | Book (edition) | | Price: $3.00. THE OPAL BOOK-by Frank Leechmon, F.G.A. The definitive book on precious opal. Complete information...color, and how to handle and cut. The only complete opal book. Nine gorgeous colar plates. Price only $7...of OREGON e WASHINGTON BRITISH COLUMBIA ā¢ IDAHO BY H. C. DAKE Editor Emeritus, With THE MINERALOGIST...Localities Beaches Map of Oregon Beaches JACKSON COUNTY A Mineral Mecca Mop of Josephine and Jackson Counties...Hyolite Opal In Basaltic Rocks Eagle Point Locality ~hodonite Table Rock Mountain JOSEPHINE COUNTY Josephinite |  | | Book (volume) | | El Paso, Texas. Information on the Virgin Valley opal deposits was given by G. Keith Hodson of Scottsdale...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...Diamond, Corundum (Ruby and Sapphire), Beryl, Topaz, Opal. IMPORTANT GEMSTONES The Feldspar Group, Spodumene...Ramona Topaz crystal . View of Virgin Valley . An opal digging XI List of Illustrations . . . . . . |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Pickford, Steamboat Springs, Colo., informs us that opal is common (found as float) at Sand Mountain, Clark...listed this item for Delaware:ā "Almandite or Precious Garnet, found on Mr. Dickson's farm in splendid...in which the iolite occurs looks like Owyhee County, Idaho, stibnite in leada white crystallized schist...Batavia, Clermont Co., Ohio. OKLAHOMAāIn Comanche County, 7 miles N. W. of Cache, Okla., in the south edge...WASHINGTON ā Precious opal ocmonths ago we received from John P. curs filling cavities in basalt at Whelan, Connor |  | | Book (volume) | | Dahlonega Co. and Rabum Co., and ļ the McDuffie County Belt extending through portions of McDuffie, Warren...Sphalerite. BALDWIN COUNTY MILLEDGEVILLE, at state farmļ¾jasper. BANKS COUNTY COMMERCE, along Hwy. 59...along adjoining Co. lineļ¾rock crystal. BARROW COUNTY WINDER, along rd. to Jefferson and 1Ā½ mi. inside...Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States BARTOW COUNTY AREA, Saltpeter Cave, as floatļ¾jasper. CARTERSVILLE:...ļ¾agate, (banded, various colors), jasper. BIBB COUNTY MACON: ļ at Holton Quarry, 7Ā½ mi. NWļ¾agate; ļ N |  | | Book (volume) | | ...........................................139 Idaho.....................................................467 Appendix D - The Various names & Forms of Opal .......................................473 Appendix...rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham...were well known to prehistoric Indians.) BARBOUR COUNTY BAKER HILL, SE 1 mi. : 1 in a deep ravine, as a |  | | Book (volume) | | ...........................................139 Idaho.....................................................469 Appendix D - The Various names & Forms of Opal .......................................475 Appendix...rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham...were well known to prehistoric Indians.) BARBOUR COUNTY BAKER HILL, SE 1 mi. : 1 in a deep ravine, as a |  | | Book (volume) | | Varieties: Lussatite; Opal, 280 Occurrence, 281 Historical, 283 Melanophlogite, 283 OPAL Mode of Aggregation...fine-grained varieties of quartz, together with opal, were known as distinct entities over 2000 years...identification of the so-called amorphous substance opal as a variety of cristobalite and the clarification...Bolivia, in sulfide veins; and at Hamburg, Cochise County, Arizona. Small twins up to 1.5 mm. in size occur... Occasional specimens of chalcedony, agate, and opal fluoresce a yellowish green to green, especially |  | | Journal (issue) | | Bavaria, Germany (1) Blue Chihuahua mine, San Diego County, 57-59% California (2) 67-80% Poland, Maine (3)...glucinium calcium phosphate and fluoride, from Oxford County, Maine. American Journal o f Science, 3rd Series...Iron-Manganese Phosphates of the Williams Pegmatites, Coosa County, Alabama (1975) P.B. Leavens and T.A. Simpson,...Survey SM 124, color, *$1.25 postpaid. Base- and Precious-Metal and Related Depostis o f Alabama (1969)...Mineralization of the Four Peaks Amethyst Deposit, Maricopa County, Arizona (1976) J. Lowell and T. Rybicki, Mineralogical |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Mn-rich rocks from the Hutter mine, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, U.S.A.: Implications for miscibility...unsaturated zone, Yucca Mountain, NevadaāJoseph F. Whelan, James B. Paces, and Zell E. Peterman 234 U/238U...flow in the vicinity of Yucca Mountain, Nevada, USAā James B. Paces, Kenneth R. Ludwig, Zell E. Peterman...metacarbonate layers of the Wepawaug Schist, Connecticut, USAāJay J. Ague Eclogitic and websteritic diamond sources...pegmatites from Gordon Butte, Crazy Mountains (Montana, USA): Comparisons between potassic and sodic agpaitic |  | | Book | | A Book of Precious Stones THE IDENTIFICATION OF GEMS AND GEM MINERALS, AND AN ACCOUNT OF THEIR SCIENTIFIC...amateur, of all and the minerals sorts about precious stones and yet prove book of reference of equal...standpoints has the all subject been approached. The precious stones are described in chapters devoted to each...occasionally used being briefly treated. Dia- precious stones, mond-cutting, are history its and...regarded as authorities upon the who are subject precious stones. J. New York, June, 1909. W. of CONTENTS |  | | Journal (issue) | | SYNTHETICS FOR THE RECORD By B. W. ANDERSON Director, Precious Stone Laboratory of the London Chamber of Commerce...items chosen for the article were the Andamooka opal, the Williamson pink diamond and the wattle and...Majesty and are Crown Copyright. T h e Andamooka opal was found at Stevens Creek Diggings, Andamooka,...unaided eye. Messrs. Wendt, of Adelaide, set the opal in a palladium necklace with 180 white diamonds...as that of the side pieces. 307 The Andamocka opal necklace and earrings T h e necklace and earrings |  | | Journal (issue) | | r Notes from t h e Laboratory Chocolatebrown Opal Inclutsfbns in Gemstones Natural Amethyst hi 1... 2002, 28, 2, 76-80 A note on chocolate-brown opal associated with volcanic rocks in Somaliland Judith...Private bag 3, 2050 Wits, South Africa ABSTRACT: Precious opal from Somaliland comes from the Qabri Bahar area...close to the border with Ethiopia and Djibouti. The opal occurs as nodules associated with acid volcanic...and a range of colours are present; the best precious opal has a chocolate-brown body colour. Introduction |  | | Report (issue) | | OF THE SNAKE RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN ABOVE WEISER, IDAHO By M. D. Bassick U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Open-File...Regional Aquifer-System Analysis Program Boise, Idaho 1986 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR... Copies of this report can be purchased from: Idaho Office Chief U.S. Geological Survey, WRD 230 Collins...OF THE SNAKE RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN ABOVE WEISER, IDAHO By M. D. Bassick ABSTRACT More than 1,100 references...of the Snake River drainage basin above Weiser, Idaho, are compiled herein as part of the U.S. Geological |  | | Journal (issue) | | is less saturated than the red beryl from Utah, USA. The sample was reported to have come from J. Gemm...morganite M5 from Madagascar and red beryl R1 from Utah (USA), The spectra reveal a distinct difference between...from Madagascar and Afghanistan, and red benjl from USA. Wt.% BeO* Li2O* Cs 20 Na20 Kp Rb 20 MgO Ca O AIP3...Afghanista11 Al Morgallite Redberyl Madagascar Utah , USA R3 Rl 8.13 1.35 9.70 1.15 0.03 0.14 b.d . 0.98...morganite R3 (Madagascar) and a red beryl Rl (Utah, USA) (see Table II) were carried out. On each sample |  | | Book | | faces; or minerals such as labradorite and precious opal (not technically a mineral because its atoms...Yellowstone River) NORTH DAKOTA Williams County and McKenzie County (in gravels of the Yellowstone River...area SOUTH DAKOTA Custer County TEXAS near Alpine, Brewster County; Mason County, Mason 2 AMAZONITE coLorapo...coLorapo Teller County, Florissant 3 AMBER MISSISSIPPI Tishomingo County and Tallahatchie County 4 AQUAMARINE...cotorapo Chaffee County, Mount Antero 5 AZURITE ARIZONA Bisbee 6 BAUXITE ARKANSAS Saline County, Bauxite |  | | Book | | milky quartz stems. Denny Mountain area of King County. Specimen from the collection of Cary A. Maykut...DESCRIPTIONS 21 ABBREVIATIONS 24 GLOSSARY 25 COUNTY INDEX OF MINERAL OCCURRENCES 29 MINERAL DESCRIPTIONS...(using a code explained on page 21) and a county by county list mentioning the nature of their occurrence...Parks and Monuments prohibit all collecting. state, county and city parks usually prohibit collecting. Please...VEINS IN VOLCANIC ROCKS Quartz, calcite, zeolites, opal, pyrite and other sulphides, clays, chlorĀ ite, |  | | Journal (issue) | | similar to to those those from from Ramona Ramona (USA). (USA). The The main main inclusions inclusions in...as Ramona Ramona County, County, California, California, Macon Macon County, County, Virginia, Virginia...occurrencesof oftopaz topazproducing producingprecious precious occurrences stones:(a)(a)pegmatite, pegmatite...rubies, sapphires, opal and production sites, and minerals such as rubies, sapphires, opal and pyrope or or...Keywords: Gondwana, Mozambique Mozambique Belt, Belt, opal, opal, pegmatites, pegmatites, sapphire, sapphire, |  | | Journal (issue) | | was a perilous job 23 VISIT THE HOME OF BOULDER OPAL Welcome to Quilpie in south-west Queensland 26...Opals-Magnificent colour prints and info on Australia"s mous Opal Fields ...........................................all town facilities. Visit the Home of Boulder Opal The little town of Quilpie in far south-west Queensland...Queensland has much more than stunning boulder opal to offer A town with a population of around 650...gas and the beautiful and highly prized boulder opal. Travellers who stop in Quilpie to stock their vans |  | | Book | | long (Marty, 2004 ). AFRICA widely in Litchfield County, where good crystals were taken from quartz veins...region (Brunet, I 977b ). NEW YORK Amity, Orange County. At many isolated collected sites between the towns...Litchfield County. Ilmenite masses and crystals from somewhere near Washington, Litchfield County, were described...Lake Road occurrence, Faraday Township, Hastings County. In fall 1994, Dan and Shelley Lambert extracted...Madawaska [Faraday] mine near Bow Lake, Hastings County. Some of the world's finest ilmenite specimens |  | | Book (edition) | | Corundum (Ruby and Sapphire) Diamond 580 Jade 581 Opal 581 Quartz 581 Rutile y 564 Gem Minerals 564...Today Diamond 567 Beryl 567 Ruby and Sapphire 568 Opal Jade 569 569 Chrysoberyl Topaz 570 570 Tourmaline...many other biogenic species have been recognized. Opal (an amorphous form of SiO,), magnetite (Fe,;O,)...CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION weighing malachite and precious metals, smelting mineral ores, and making delicate...against a white or black background, as seen in precious opal, is called play of colors (see Plate X, no. |
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