 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | view is 7 cm across. Rediscovering Lampasas LAMPASAS COUNTY, TEXAS During the summer of 1989, the author...friends began a systematic survey of celestine in Lampasas and surrounding counties. Since that time, more...THE REGION SURROUNDING the city of Lampasas, Texas (and the county of the same name), has long been recognized...operations in the celestine-producing zones near Lampasas. Collecting from outcrops has been erratic, and...celestine from around Austin (70 miles southeast of Lampasas), where frequent construction projects and quarries |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Texas mineral locality INDEX Whereas Texas is well known for its vastness, cattle industry, and oil...I T S T O P O G R A P H Y A N D G E O L O G Y , Texas, the second largest state, has produced relatively...famous localities. A s this article will show, Texas has hadāor currently hasānuĀ merous mineral occurrences...produce good specimens; yet when specimens from Texas are sought in collections and dealers' stocks, few...some basic facts that help explain the situation. Texas has very little federal land in its mineralized |  | | Journal (issue) | | Voynick NATURAL CONCHO PEARLS 60 An endangered Texas gem. By Helen Serras-Herman Regular Columns Field...silversmithing corner, the second one is my cabbing area, and the third is my faceting room. Usually, my...often get enclosed by later forming minerals like calcite. (Evan Jones collection) The finest gem malachite...dermist/hunter who knew a number of ranchers in the area with land adjacent to the river. person could literally...his friend had obtained hunting in just this one area. permission from a local sheep and Everyone spread |  | | Book (volume) | | and a Southern Section, covering a somewhat larger area around Harney Peak. The northern section is characterized...beds, excavations, etc.ļ¾Selenite roses. BRULE COUNTY AREA: in the Oacoma zone of the Pierre Fm. On Elm...ļ¾gray Barite rosette up to 5 or 6 inches. CAMPBELL COUNTY MOUND CITY, W to the Missouri R., regional hillsides...ļ¾petrified wood, wood opal. CORSON COUNTY LITTLE EAGLE: ļ area ridges, slopes, stream beds, etc. ļ¾petrified...for Rock Hounds in the United States CUSTER COUNTY AREA: The November Mine, 1.2 mi. SE of the Needles |  | | Book | | New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE Published in the USA by Chapman and Hall 29 West 35th Street, New York...the science of gem testing and have covered that area very well. Details of the geological occurrence...country rock is recrystallized over a much larger area the process is known as regional metamorphism. This...chrysoberyl, kornerupine and Sri Lanka sapphire ā¢ calcite in Burmese ruby and spinel; emerald from Muzo,...gemstones such as garnet, ruby, sapphire and spinel. Calcite which is found in emerald from Muzo and corundum | | | Book | | New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE Published in the USA by Chapman and Hall 29 West 35th Street, New York...the science of gem testing and have covered that area very well. Details of the geological occurrence...country rock is recrystallized over a much larger area the process is known as regional metamorphism. This...chrysoberyl, kornerupine and Sri Lanka sapphire ā¢ calcite in Burmese ruby and spinel; emerald from Muzo,...gemstones such as garnet, ruby, sapphire and spinel. Calcite which is found in emerald from Muzo and corundum |
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Lampasas area, Lampasas County, Texas, USA