 | | Book (edition) | | W r CRYSTALS NOT PISTOLS S'- GEM TRAILS OF TEXAS 1 A Field Guide for Collectors By Bessie W. Simpson...GEM TRAILS PUBLISHING CO. P. O. Box 828 Bowie, Texas 76230 ! Copyright 1958; 1962; 1967 Bessie W. Simpson...WOOD 3 T TOPAZ SMOKY QUARTZ GARNETS \ AGATE ( Pom Pom) V AGATE ( Plume) I \ \ \ 2 \ \ METEORITES...INDIAN ARTIFACTS \ SELENITE TEKTITES \ \ \ l AGATE 5 JASPER WOOD(Polm) 2 \ \ . CONTENTS 4 5 ...you Travel Texas. SECTION I 6-7 8-9 10-11 12-13 14-15 16-17 18-19 20-21 22-23 24-25 Agate—Hovey Flat |  | | Book (volume) | | 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...Canyon, diggings on N of hwy. Extending up canyonagate, Beryl, Almandite garnets, Lepidolite, Staurolite |  | | 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 |  | | 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 | | | 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)........................... . 4 Cl1a1)ter .3. Agate Collecti11g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |  | | Book (edition) | | MARIN COUNTY FREE LIBRARY 3 1111 00289 4184 \ I s Fifth Revised Edition A complete, state-by-state...Chrysocolla, Turquoise LJ Emerald, Beryl *"» Agate ** Jade =p Amethyst ^ X ) y ' £f h % ^...stones will remain." On my own table is a section of agate, cut and polished, its concentric rings of rose...color, as in emeralds; their pattern, as in moss agate; or their play of color, as in opals. Fashion plays...sharp sliver of agate, such as Montana moss agate, is also useful to test minerals near agate in hardness |  | | 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...thunder eggs dug beds in Oregon are nodules of agate, walls. TWIN CRYSTALS commonly develop Crystals...aggregate psilo- melane on rock 10 Banded aggregate: agate. 11 Arborescent aggregate: copper 12 Lamellar radiating | | | 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...dug from the lava beds in Oregon are nodules of agate o ft en associated with opal Reniform marcas1te...aggregate . ps,lo• melane on rock 1o Banded aggregate agate 11 Arborescent aggregate copper 12 Lamellar rad...freeform molded copper (Right) A slice of Brazilian agate framed with plastic and stainless steel 38 In |  | | 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...pegmatite, Baja California 19. Sequist Ranch topaz area, Texas 20. Little Three mine, Ramona, California...of tourmaline crystal forms 38. Map of San Diego County, California gem sources 3 9. Stewart Lithia· and...View of Clear Creek, San Benito County, California 55. Monterey County jade-producing shoreline, California |  | | Journal (issue) | | tests. In 1953 the company acquired the Mohave County property, and in May, 1955, the Arizona Proving...following morning I borrowed a car and drove to the ranch," Bell relates. "I asked the rancher's wife if I..."This is salt from the marsh near the Grass Valley Ranch. Evaporation would leave it on the surface, and... but it ought to be fenced. If I could get the county or someone to buy the wire, I'd donate the juniper...meal beans even when other food is avail- air. In Texas the controlling of mes- soaked in water. able. Up |  | | Journal (issue) | | beginning on next page. 86 OIL AND GAS NEWS Columbia County - Mist Gas Field Reichhold Energy drilled and completed...SW\4 sec. 23 Columbia County 24-23 T. 6 N., R. 5 W. 009-00161 Columbia County Location; 2,600. 319...SW\4 sec. 18 Columbia County 14-18 T. 4 N., R. 3 W. 009-00162 Columbia County Application; 12,000. ...resource-exploration targets in Malheur County Eight northern Malheur County areas of possible exploration interest...Three Fingers Rock area and the Alkali Creek-Bishop Ranch area. Of secondary significance are the anomalous |  | | Report (volume) | | .............. 123 Portland quadrangle (Clarke County).................................... 131 Anderson... Bucher. From Pasco east along Snake River and county road and across country to sec. 11, T. 9 N., R...23, 250 feet from Snake River, on west side of county road, 20 feet south of private gate in fence; iron...__ 606.65T From Pasco east along Snake River and county road and across country to sec. 11, T. 9 N., R...Milan east and south along highway via Medler, Fish Ranch, Spirit Lake, and Fish Lake to Rathdrum (part of |  | | Report (volume) | | east where road turns north, on Perry McKown's ranch; iron post stamped "663 Washl913"......... Perry...Luginbuhl's ranch, in gate post; spike marked "U. S. 628 B. M."...... Luginbuhl's ranch, 0.6 mile north... 798 B. M."........................... White's ranch, 5 feet south of fence corner on east side of lane... White's ranch; iron post stamped "994 Wash 1913"............................ White's ranch, 0.5 mile...1203 B. M." ............................. White's ranch, .1.6 miles north of, in gulch, 20 feet east of |
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