 | | 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...rockhound’s favorite gem — the agate. Lelande Quick La Jolla (San Diego), California Vll Acknowledgments | | | 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...the details of agate collecting, the varie ties and forms of quartz gems other than agate, opal and its...infor1nation on tl1c rockl1ouncl's favorite gem-tl1e agate. THIS IS LELAND£ QUICK La Jolla ( ,5an l)irgo)...Wilcla Boyer of La Jolla, California. AFTER A 1 Lt::LANDJ:: Qu1cK La Jolla (San Dicg;o), (ialifor11ia |  | | Journal (issue) | | NATURAL HISTORY Scene of the Convention of The California Federation of Mineralogical Societies which will...Mineralogioal Sooieties, Ino. Headquarters BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA QUALITY ROCK SHOP CABOCHON SLICES A allce may...and $25.00 ea. Inc:ludes Famous Horse Canyon Moss Agate, Orbicular Jasper, Woods and others in Cab Slices...lSc to 35c per square inch. HORSE CANYON MOSS AGATE Various pastel colors, Delicate and Dainty, Each...diI.ferent in color and design. This colored Moss Agate, with Mossey inclusions, Dowers, plumes, lines and |  | | Journal (issue) | | Mineralogical Societies, Inc. • Headquarters BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA QUALITY ROCK SHOP CABOCHON SLICES A slice may...and $25.00 ea. Includes Famous Horse Canyon Moss Agate, Orbicular Jasper, Woods and others in Cab Slices...per square inch. I! Ii I HORSE CANYON MOSS AGATE Various pastel colors, Delicate and Dainty, Each...different in color and design. This colored lVloss Agate, with Mossey inclusions,flowers, plumes, lines and...00 per square inch. Stone Canyon Breccia Jasper Agate ............................................ Best |  | | Journal (issue) | | when he was being held by Spanish padres in California, suspected unjustly of causing mission Indians...educational. Blazing the trails from Utah to California with Jedediah Strong Smith in 1826, young Bob...y Fred R a g s d a l e , Los A n g e l e s , California. BOOKS J e d e d i a h Smith, a n d other r...Publishing Company, 636 State Street, El Centro, California. Entered as second class matter October 11, 1937...1937, at the post office at El Centro, California, under the Act of March 3, 1879. Title registered No |  | | Journal (issue) | | By CORNELIUS COLE SMITH Riverside, California 1 must go now to the places where the sunset Throws shadows...wind-blown sand with its golden sheen. Los Angeles, California To him who keeps his soul so small It cannot... DEATH VALLEY By LORNA DAWSON Los Angeles. California Vast desolation stretching unending; Oven-hot...MOUNTAIN By ELSIE MCKINNON STRACHAN Santa Ana, California With roots embedded deep in centuries past, Baboquivari...November 1-2 — Desert Peaks Section, Southern California Chapter, Sierra Club, hike to Eagle Crags and |  | | Journal (issue) | | presented a PowerPoint program on two trips he made to San Carlos, Chihuahua, Mexico to collect agates and travel...favorite agates collected at the various sites around San Carlos. Matt pointed out that one of the things he...via Breccia 7/2006 and others andle your Montana agate just as you would eggs. Punch a small hole in the...diameter I remember in 1949 while going to school in San Angelo, I heard a couple of men talking about gems...business. Last year Robert and I went to a funeral in San Angelo. We had one morning off, so we went to Bart |  | | Journal (issue) | | Superstition — Goddard . . Page 494 Coloring Agate — Kathan . . Page 500 . $ H 25* 5B>CTBikBI...this work has been recognized as the bible for the agate and quartz cutter and collector. Describes some...throughout the U. S. A. are described. $3.00. CALIFORNIA GEM TRAILS, by Henry. New guide book for gem...maps, photos, 68 pages. Best ever written on California, $1.50. HANDBOOK FOR PROSPECTORS, by Von Bernewitz...Reach, California, Mineralogical Society, included a visit to the noted Nipomo sagenite agate locality |  | | Book | | A HANDBOOK FOR THE AGATE COLLECTOR AND CUTTER Including a Description of Agate Filled Thunder Eggs H...Including a Description of Agate Filled Thunder Eggs A HANDBOOK FOR THE AGATE COLLECTOR AND CUTTER BY ...PART III VARIETIES OF AGATE U PART IV NOTED AGATE LOCALITIES 30 PART V AGATE FILLED THUXDEREGGS ....... .30 PART VI NOTES ON AGATE 40 FRONT COVER PHOTO — Agate and gem hunting is a hobby which the...building up collections of agate cahochons, polished specimens of agates, and agate filled “thunder eggs.” |  | | Journal (issue) | | livestock show, Richfield, Utah. Sep. 1-3—Morgan county fair, Morgan, Utah. Sep. 1-31—Beehive Midway, fairgrounds...Open Golf tournament, Reno, Nevada. Sep. 3-6—Elko county fair and state livestock show, Elko, Nev. Sep....homecoming celebration, with parade and rodeo, Bishop, California. Sep. 4-6—Nevada rodeo, Winnemucca, Nevada. Sep...Sep. 4-6—Sierra Club of Southern California, Desert Peaks section, to climb Montgomery and Boundary peaks...peaks, White Mts., California and Nevada. Sep. 5-6—Quarter horse show and rodeo, Benson, Arizona. Sep |  | | Book (volume) | | dikes ranking with those in Maine and Southern California for their production of gems and minerals. The...beds, excavations, etc.Selenite roses. BRULE COUNTY AREA: in the Oacoma zone of the Pierre Fm. On Elm...gray Barite rosette up to 5 or 6 inches. CAMPBELL COUNTY MOUND CITY, W to the Missouri R., regional hillsides...gravels, etc.petrified wood, wood opal. CORSON COUNTY LITTLE EAGLE: area ridges, slopes, stream beds...Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States CUSTER COUNTY AREA: The November Mine, 1.2 mi. SE of the Needles |  | | Book (volume) | | mixture of chert, translucent chalcedony, jasp-agate and common opal, rivaling in beauty the Arizona...ASHTABULA COUNTY CONNEAUT, area pits, quarries, rd. cuts, etc.⎯cone-in-cone Calcite. CLERMONT COUNTY MILFORD...CLINTON COUNTY WILMINGTON, area of Todd’s Ford, a mineral deposit⎯Hematite. COSHOCTON COUNTY AREA, townships...CUYAHOGA COUNTY CHAGRIN FALLS (on Geauga Co. line), area quarries⎯oilstone. DELAWARE COUNTY DELAWARE...nodules⎯Pyrite (crystals sharply cubic). FRANKLIN COUNTY COLUMBUS, area countywide exposures of blue clay |  | | Book (volume) | | mixture of chert, translucent chalcedony, jasp-agate and common opal, rivaling in beauty the Arizona...ASHTABULA COUNTY CONNEAUT, area pits, quarries, rd. cuts, etc.⎯cone-in-cone Calcite. CLERMONT COUNTY MILFORD...CLINTON COUNTY WILMINGTON, area of Todd’s Ford, a mineral deposit⎯Hematite. COSHOCTON COUNTY AREA, townships...CUYAHOGA COUNTY CHAGRIN FALLS (on Geauga Co. line), area quarries⎯oilstone. DELAWARE COUNTY DELAWARE...nodules⎯Pyrite (crystals sharply cubic). FRANKLIN COUNTY COLUMBUS, area countywide exposures of blue clay |  | | Journal (issue) | | CENTS Voice 0/ the By CECILE BONHAM Glendale, California I am the desert; I possess the key To that eternal...MEXICAN SALES-CHILD By BLANCHE M. IRVING Mecca, California All heaven's bright and turquoise blue; No matrix...PLACE APART By RAY W I L S O N Monterey Park, California O Master, let me walk with Thee Into a place...free. • • • THE GREATEST TEAM Los Angeles, California Forgotten by the trail this ghostly town Rears...DESERT CANTEEN By N E L L MURBARGER Costa Mesa, California You may choose to drink from a mountain lake |  | | Journal (issue) | | per copy. 1633 EAST WALNUT STREET PASADENA 4, CALIFORNIA. PHONt 5Y6-6423 OPEN ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY ONLY...Feb. 2—Ceremonial dances at three Indian pueblos: San Felipe, Cochiti and Santo Domingo, north of Albuquerque...Rodeo—parade and rodeo events, Palm Springs, California. Feb. 4-5—llano Indian dances at Taos pueblo...Taos pueblo. New Mexico. Feb. 17-22 — Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival. Arabian Nights...Horse show each afternoon. At fairgrounds, Indio, California. HOOVER DAM AT NIGHT CALENDAR Feb. 11-12—Paradise |  | | Book (edition) | | from the Tourmaline Q ueen .1ine, Pala, San Diego County, California. From a pen-and-ink drawing by W. E...cryptocrystalline varieties of quartz, such as agate and petrified wood, extend over thousands VI Preface...gemological literature in North America. J. s. San Diego, California 1975 Acknowledgments The folio\\ ing...for a number of color photographs of remarkable California specimens. Paul L. Broughton was kind enough...crystal forms 14. San Pedro mine, Pala, California 15. Morganite crystal from Pala, California 16. Hazel W |  | | Book (edition) | | holding a shiny crystal or an expertly polished agate in their hands. It is even more gratifying to actually...The search for a lustrous crystal or a colorful agate is truly a worthwhile and satisfying recreational...lonely journeys to find that ever-elusive next agate, jasper, or mineral specimen that will be the most...within the field of the lapidary arts. A rough agate as found in the field weighing about three pounds...pounds. A silver ring set with a freeform agate cabochon hand collected, cut, and polished by the author |
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Nipomo, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA