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offers. Back Issues You can order back issues of Treasures of che Earth by phoning (0990) 673331 (Mon-Fri...9am-5pm). Or write to: Back Issues Department. Treasures of Che Earth, Orbis Publishing ltd, PO Box 1, Hastings...number(s) and the number of copies of each issu e you require. 3. Your payment of the cover price plus 50p...A=MineralsNersionB=Gems) and enc lose you r payment of £4.95 (includes p&p) per tray. ISSUE 56 GEMSTONES...as part of your collection. Marble MINERALS --------------8ism uthin it e, Blue THE STORY OF THE EARTH |
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order for the fust couple of times. If you have had two or I three lots of minerals from us before,...minerals become available. Also available, list of teaching Rocks and Minerals ' ' This cancels catalogue...mass will Fluorescent orange Sodal ite Rich mass of black crystal sections ,on matrix. brown chi ps,...♦ PRICES with SIZES SS Chee rful , 18 miles NNW of St I cm £6 Ives. Cornwall. England No location details...paper available. Rich grey crystalline mass. Saga Quarry, Tvedalen near Larv ik, Norway Ix I £1.50 Ix I |
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refund guaranteed on return of specimens. Please quote the name and the number of the specimen(s) required...welcJme. We hope that we may be of some service to you, and assure you of our best attention a t all times...minor Calcite and Galena in association. One side of the specimen has been cut and polished. 2txl". £2...£3. 8. AZURITE. Chessy, Rhone, France. 1. mass of deep blue intergrown tabular crystals. rlttractive...size richly intergro,m and sC3ttered ·Jver D m1trix of u3rtz with S halerite and minor Ch11copyrite. 3x2" |
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order for the first couple of times. If you have had two or three lots of minerals from us before, you...minerals become available. I normally have a good stock of each mineral in the catalogue up to where it says...Tremolite crystals from Madagascar Moldavite.New stock of Chaoite.Talc from Egypt, Spinel crystals from madgascar...This catalogue cancels No 79 Also available, list of basic Rocks and Minerals No 74. I NAME code 100...nodule that formed on tin SS Cheerful, 18 miles NNW of ingots on a ship wreck in 1885 St Ives. Cornwall |
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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..."hunter to his quarry" and more than eighty photographs of minerals in color, manv of which may be found...system is forbidden without the written permission of the publisher. Published simultaneously in Canada |
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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-..." hunter to his quarry" and more than eighty photographs of minerals in color, manv of which may be found |
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o__Quartz var. Citrine (yellow), Bedford, N. Y. 3—Tourmaline (brown), Broadwav’and 218th Street, Manhattan... BULLETIN OF THE NEW YORK MINER.ALOGICAL CLUB Volume 3, No. 1. THE MINERALS of NEW YORK CITY and ITS ENVIRONS...author has been a student of the rocks and for thirty years or more has spent many of his recreational hours...minerals in New York City and its environs. A record lias been personally kept of the min erals collected...found. This work, with parts of several lists covering various sections of the district which have been |
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Peacor University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Mi George W. Robinson Natl. Museums of Canada Ottawa, Ontario...University of So. Fiorida Tampa, FL Richard W. Thomssen Mineral Exploration Consultants Carson City, NV photography:...D. Panczner Panczner Associates Tucson, AZ Board of Directors Richard W. Thomssen Mineral Exploration...History Museum of Los Angeles County Arthur Roe Tucson, AZ Abraham Rosenzweig University of So. Fiorida...are welcome. Acceptance is subject to the approval of the editor. Foreign Payments Remittance may be made |
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WORLD OF MINERALS AND GEMS WITH HOW TO GET THE MOST FROM YOUR COLLECTION Beneath the surface of the Earth...lies the fascinating world of minerals and gemstones. Mineralogy- the study of minerals - gives us great...great insight into a whole range of human history · and achie vement Mineralogy can teach us a Jot about...other areas of interest As Treasures of th e Earth unfolds you will encounter a w ealth of fascinating...e highly skilled craft of diamond cutting. Below. The internal mechanisms of many watches contain diamonds |
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Canada TimothyHUANG,Taiwan,Chine AchilleSORLINI,Turin, Italie Photocomposition- Photogravure- Fiashage...Sur le plan des amateurs, la mineralogie, en cette fin de millenaire, vient enfin de prendre concretement...communication. Previsions Depot des status definitifs fin mars Premiere Assemblee generale prevue en juin Rien...mineralogieet de chimieminerale(]ivres rares datant de la fin du 19'""et debut du 20 '"" siede) ouvragesen bon...et kunzite(cristal 10 x 6 cm) dans quartz avec tourmaline (gangue 11 x 10 cm) de Laura Do Urucum,Bresil |
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Peacor University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Ml George W. Robinson Natl. Museums of Canada Ottawa, Ontario...Rosenzweig Tampa, FL Richard W. Thomssen Carson City, NV photography: Nelly Bariand Sorbonne Paris, France...Wendell E. Wilson Mineralogical Record inc. Board of Directors Richard W. Thomssen President Wendell E...Secretary-Treasurer Ronald Bentley Houston Museum of Natural Science Patricia A. Carlon Illinois State...History Museum of Los Angeles County George Robinson National Museums of Canada Arthur Roe Univ. of Arizona |
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their coarse texture and the size, number, and beauty of their mineral species. Despite their interesting...metamorphic rocks of the Adirondack Mountains, and the Taconic-age (450 Ma) metamorphic rocks of the Manhattan...xenotime- or beryl-bearing pegmatite bodies in New York City and the amazonite-bearing pegmatite at Valhalla;...northwestern Adirondack McLear and Fine pegmatites. Of course, this list is not exhaustive because we have...to mention only some of the less-common minerals that occur in pegmatites). Most of the other southern |
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appointment only) / g- g~^ affiliated with the Friends of Mineralogy ( V lin e r a lo j g ic a l Volume Eight/Number...Supervisor, Division of Mineralogy The Smithsonian Institution Peter G. Embrey Curator of Minerals The British...New York Famous Mineral Localities —The Pulsifer Quarry....................... 72 by Wende|| E Wi|son ...Anthony Uvite, a New (Old) Common Member of the Tourmaline Group and Its Implications for C o lle cto...Dunn and Daniel Appleman The Dravite Crystal Bonanza of Yinnietharra, Western A u s tra lia ............ |
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the :i si of our tour main ·t"'i--;:, quarterly lists, in which, besides the broad ~:rnge of Wcarld c...minerals a&e 8 proving popular especially for those of you wl1o possess microscopes, so we will continue...guaranteed against the prompt return in good condition of specimens not required. Please make cheques payableto...LOWEMINERALS". For Overseasclientsthe best method of payment is by VISA, MASTERCARD, ACCESSor EUROCARD...(OH)•311,.0. Very smal! acicular pale-grccn sprays of crystals. Thuobnail. [4. 4. AGATE(Potato-Stone) |
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m ("') C) C Cl.) Cl) IN ADDITION TO BEING ONE OF THE MOST --i PRECIOUS GEMSTONES, AGATE CAN C)...BE USED AS A POLISHER IN INDUSTRY z The colour of agate is highly variable and is determined by impurities...on shades of black, brown, green or red or combinations of all these colours. m VARIETIES OF AGATE I...Agate is an impure form of chalcedony. Chalcedony itself is a highly compacted form of quartz that forms in...caused by various impurities within the structure of the gemstone. These bands are not usually visible |
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Vol 16 No. 3 March 2000 Gold and Other Minerals of Rock Run, Montgomery County, Maryland Jack Nelson...veritable treasure trove of fasc inating tiny mineral spec imens. I have found gold in 37 of the 67 stream locations...locations l have panned all of which have been within a hundred miles of my home. Though this tale is about...wortl1 remembering tliat this mine alone produces 8% of the world's annual silver production and they' ve...in tlie East Camp has produced significant amounis of gray to gray-green undistinguished smitlisonite for |
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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...the The name states, it describes sites under of the nearest town and county. and the many maps included...and stretches of directions in the stream beds. Here is a precise explanation of how to recognize |
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Museum Gems & Minerals reveals the beauty and splendor of the natural world around us. This book is a comprehensive...illustrated guide to 260 examples of gems and minerals from the collection of the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto...right conditions, geological activity over millions of years can form amazing and sometimes strikingly beautiful...the crystal structure of minerals, as well as illustrations and explanations of many geological concepts...informative introduction to Gems & Minerals explains some of this science, continued on back flap... ye : |
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Gems & Minerals reveals the beauty and splendor of the natural world around us. This book is a comprehensive...illustrated guide to 260 examples of gems and minerals from the collection of the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto...right conditions, geological activity over millions of years can form amazing and sometimes strikingly...the crystal structure of minerals, as well as illustrations and explanations of many geological concepts...informative introduction to Gems & Minerals explains some of this science, continued on back flap... Gems« |
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Peacor University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Ml George W, Robinson Natl. Museums of Canada Ottawa, Ontario...University of So. Florida Tampa, FL Richard W. Thomssen Mineral Expl. Consultants Carson City, NV photography:............... by A. Goldstein 149 Minerals of Point of Rocks, New M exico ............... by R. S. DeMark...continues to grow by J. S. White 183 Annual list of donors to the Mineraiogicai Record by W. E. Wilson...Separations Effective Graphics, Compton, CA Board of Directors, Mineraiogicai Record inc. Richard W. Thomssen |
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George Harlow and Joseph Peters, The American Museum of Natural History r PHOENIX BOOKS, LTD. 3110 N....George Harlow and Joseph Peters, The American Museum of Natural History A Fireside Book Published by...A., Milan All rights reserved including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any form A ...Schuster Building Rockefeller Center 1230 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10020 Inc. FIRESIDE...FIRESIDE and colophon are registered trademarks of Simon & Schuster Inc. Printed in Spain by Artes Graficas |
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Peacor University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Ml George W. Robinson Natl. Museums of Canada Ottawa, Ontario...Rosenzweig Tampa, FL Richard W. Thomssen Carson City, NV photography: Nelly Bariand Sorbonne Paris, France...Wendell E. Wilson Mineralogical Record Inc. Board of Directors Richard W. Thomssen President Wendell E...Secretary- Treasurer Ronald Bentley Houston Museum of Natural Science Patricia A. Carlon Illinois State...History Museum of Los Angeles County George Robinson National Museums of Canada Arthur Roe Univ. of Arizona |
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_J ....., .. . • t b. 3, ':, ~ S I 34th LIST OF FINE MINERALS ALMANDITE, Bodo, Norway. Large I l..... . 1.00 NATROLITE, Puy de Marman, France. Mass of stout terminated xis. 3x 1 t 2 3.50 ADAMITE, Laurium...'2 ........ . 5.00 STIBNITE . Felsobanya . Group of stout terminated xis. 3 x2x l 1, 2 ...... . 7 .50...brilliant. l 34 x l 34 ....... . ~.50 TOURMALINE, Newry. Me. Port io11 of large pink xi. in Quartz . 3x2x2...Contents for January - February, 1950 CHIPS FROM THE QUARRY .............................................. |
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Wilson The collector’s library, part II: minerals of the United States .......................................................................55 Friends of Mineralogy ........................................checks in foreign currency accepted, but equivalent of $3 extra must be included to cover exchange charges...Brazil. The crystal is 14.1 cm in height. Collection of F. John Barlow; photo by Harold and Erica Van Pelt...circulation manager for a list of the copies still available. Out-of-print copies are being handled by |
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DE8 9 -AND Official Journal of the Rocks and Minerals Association Vol. 21, No. 11 A Magazine for...to visit my showroom and look over the thousands of specimens which I have on display. Although in my...commensurate with their quality, I have hundreds of good specimens at prices ranging from fifty cents...not, • I shall at all events have had the pleasure of meeting you and talking about minerals, which have...recently placed on t he market, I have a very fine suite of small to museum size specimens. Or you may be interested |