 | | Report (issue) | | University of Nebraska - Lincoln DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln Conservation and Survey...Gemstones of Nebraska: A Handbook for Students and Collectors Roger K. Pabian University of Nebraska - Lincoln...Lincoln, rpabian1@unl.edu Allan Cook University of Nebraska - Lincoln Follow this and additional works at:...K. and Cook, Allan, "Minerals and Gemstones of Nebraska: A Handbook for Students and Collectors" (1976)...Resources, School of at DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It has been accepted for inclusion |  | | Book | | Treasures of the Earth ~ ~ ~ Essex County Council Many libraries in Essex have compact discs and cassettes...BY THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM , LONDON Essex County Council Libraries First published by the Natural...Images Front cover top Agate from Germany: bottom Agate from Scotland. Back cover Agate from Germany. Title...Title page Agate from Russian Arctic coast. Distribution NBN International Estover Road Devon PL6 ?PY UK...is an agate? 10 Properties of agates 44 Sources of agates 48 Europe 52 Britain 58 USA 76 Canada |  | | | | MUSEUM Ag ates Treasures of the Earth Essex County Council Many libraries in Essex have compact discs...images Front cover top Agate from Germany; bottom Agate from Scotland. Back cover Agate from Germany. Title...Title page Agate from Russian Arctic coast. Distribution NBN International Estover Road Devon PL6 7PY ...agates What is an agate? Properties of agates Sources of agates Europe Britain USA Canada Mexico South...different geological environments. Since the mid-1900s, agate collecting has become very popular in Europe, North |  | | Book (edition) | | ILLINOIS • NORTH DAKOTA • OHIO • MICHIGAN • NEBRASKA • IOWA WISCONSIN Digitized by the Internet...IOWA WISCONSIN • OHIO • KANSAS • NORTH DAKOTA NEBRASKA • INDIANA • MISSOURI • MINNESOTA By JUNE CULP...described in detail. Price $2.00. THE AGATE BOOK — For the agate hunter, cutter and collector. Describes...sub-varieties of agate. The first complete book on agate, with 50 photos, showing numerous types of agate, localities... Hot Springs Area Cycad .-' _ :. Oelrichs Agate Beds Rose Quartz Mine Northern Hill Gems 24 |  | | Journal (issue) | | 2014 FEATURES Lake Superior agates are a large part of the displays at the Minnesota Agate and Geological...Geological Interpretive Center in Moose Lake. This beautifully banded specimen from a Minnesota gravel pit has...Minnesota Minerals and Agates............ 12 A Moose Lake museum highlights rare rocks by Bill Vossler Birthstones...GEM & MINERAL SHOW - SPRING Holiday Inn - Orange County Airport, 2726 S. Grand Ave., SANTA ANA, CA 92705...cut much more easily on the diamond wheels than agate. For this reason, I avoid using the 80-grit wheel |  | | Journal (issue) | | sample of this rare mineral, $1.25/Ib. @ TURRITELLA AGATE, Wyoming, Will take a high polish. BILL MILE 721...portion. Only in a limited area in southern Vigo County some fourteen miles south east of Terre Haute,...representing all phases of Indian culture. MUSKEGON COUNTY ROCK AND MINERAL ASSOCIATION on April 25 heard...Society. September 3-5 Northwest Federation, Lane County Fair Grounds, Eugene, Ore gon. Held annually on...and FOR ANYONE and Baroque by the Victors ASK AGATE Prepaid PRICE Jewelry Now in 6th Edition Recoqnized |  | | Book | | Scotland 59 France 62 6 Occurrence: The Americas 63 USA 64 Mexico 72 Panama 75 Brazil 75 Canada 80 7 Occurrence:...all rock types and in most countries. CHALCEDONY Agate (light to dark colours in concentric bands, translucent)...translucent), fire agate (dark agate with play of colour similar to that in opal, opaque), moss agate (pale yellow...the categories Silex or Kieselstein (including agate, flint opal), Petrosilex or Halleflinta (for jasper...given to a well-crystallized variety from Herkimer County, New York, and 'Marmaros diamond' comes from Hungary |  | | Journal (issue) | | But it is in the reserve of Test Station, China Lake, California. “Anyone for the exit roll call is going...plenty of good rock left. Small pieces of blue agate can still be found on the surface, but pieces of...Springs BARNET rock that looks even slightly like agate has been picked up and licked at least thre« times...sometimes wonder if th smooth places on some of the agate is not tongue worn. ) Permission to hunt rock must...Otticer of the Naval Ordnance Test Station at China Lake. Arrangements must be made ahead of time. A list |  | | Journal (issue) | | FIELD TRIPS: New Mexico Orbicular Granite Purple Agate from Arizona • COLLECTING FOSSILS in Florida • PROJECT:...rockngem.com U S $6.99 ... and Much More PRINTED IN USA 2 www.rockngem.com From the Editor EDITORIAL...MINERALS AND JEWELRY Laguna agate from Mexico is just one of the many types of agate that will be represented...represented at the 2016 Agate Expo in Cedarburg, Wisconsin. The silica gem is a rockhound favorite. (Steve Wheeler....................................... 36 A Moose Lake museum highlights rare rocks by Bill Vossler Heavy |  | | Book | | has changed from gravel and is now an almost con¬ crete-like hard rock while above it is gravel. One of...famous was the single beryl stone found in Oxford County in Maine that weighed 18 tons and was 18 feet in...other hand, inclusions in agate give the characteristic effect that makes moss agate so valuable. An example...example is the moss agate of eastern Montana which sometimes produces scenes of unbeliev¬ able verisimilitude...see through. Quartz, sapphire, fine emerald, some agate, some obsidian, topaz and diamonds are glassy or |  | | 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 | | 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) | | own Jewelry ■OU1tl1p wldl IIIJI euy to uae kit. Superior qaallty 11fe alNI euy ti uae at I price dial la...RMFMS - Evelyn Schafer, 3229 N. 60 St.. Omaha. Nebraska 68104. SCFMS - Howard HIiiier, 216 La darre Or...and Show. "Stanislaus Treasure Trove." Stanislaus County Fairgrounds, Turlock, Ca. Mother Lode Mineral Society...Convention and Show. "Garnet Star of Idaho." Nez Perce County Fairgrounds. Lewiston. Idaho. Host. Halle Canyon...SPECIMENS LAGUNA AGATE- The king of agates is probably the most popular Mexican agate ever seen! It has |  | | Journal (issue) | | degrees. Index 4-12-20-28-36-44-52-60. PREPAID to USA addrett (Wuhlngton l'Nl«Mnt• add 7.ftt tall) PIXIES...(a stone of unusual beauty), Maury Mountain moss agate, various plume agates, tube agates, obsidian, petrified...Jose, CA Santa Clara Valley Gem & Mineral Soc. County Fairgrounds July 20-22 - Pasadena, CA American...Paleontology, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE Mr. Pabian is a native of Prague, Nebraska, and received his...B.S. and M .S. in Geology at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. An active member of the Lincoln Gem |  | | Book | | QUARTZ FAMILY MINERALS Section of polished agate, showing natural color at the lower end, and on...Chapter uartz xiii . . . 13o Contents Agate —Chalcedony Chapter X 157 Chapter XI Geodes...Illustrations Section of Polished Agate (Frontispiece) iv Axhead Fashioned from Agate 14 Representative Minerals...Crystals Arrowheads of Common 119 Opal and Agate Display of Quartz Minerals Jasper Jasper 130... l6l Nodular Growth 164 Banded Agate 166 Fortification Agate 170 Cabochon-style Cut Agates 175 |  | | Report (issue) | | Mississippi embayment __________________59 Lake Superior region ___________________60 Rocky Mountains...__113 Montana ___________________________-113 Nebraska _________________________114 New Mexico _____...Geotechnical and geohydrological studies in Fairfax County, Virginia _____________________285 Puget Sound...ore in the southern Wah Wah Mountains in Beaver County, Utah, can be treated profitably. occurs in nickel...185,000 ha of peatlands in western Koochiching County, Minnesota, revealed a spotty distribution of deposits |  | | Report (volume) | | are as follows: COLORADO. Mineralogy. Montrose County, uranium-vanadium deposits: Weeks, A. D., 13R....Iron, Cook County, titaniferous magnetite: Grout, F. F., 5. IRON. Minnesota, Cook County, titaniferous...Journal. Birmingham, Ala. Ala. Geol. Survey Bull.; County Rept.; Inf. Ser.; Map; Mus. Paper; Special Rept...Rept. Alabama Geological Survey Bulletin; County Report; Information Series; Map; Museum Papers; Special...Ibis. London. Idaho Bur. Mines and Geology Bull.; County Rept; Inf. Circ.; Mineral Res. 16 SERIALS Kept; |  | | Book | | Pierson CONTENTS Preface ix Introduction xv Agate: Goodness and Grounding 1 Amber: Sun, Seas, and...sardonyx, jasper, and agate. Chalcedony itself is a special kind of quartz. Agate itself is further classified...classified into several forms (moss agate, banded agate, lace agate, and so x Preface on), each with...agates, for instances, are listed under agate, although all agate is considered a variety of chalcedony...do not even make practical clothing. (The beaded agate cape of Queen Pu’Abi, jade cups, and similar affectations |  | | Book (edition) | | Missouri DE Delaware MT Montana UT Utah FL NE Nebraska VT Vermont GA Georgia NV Nevada VA Virginia...strength-density ratios, greater hardness, and/or one or more superior thermal, electrical, optical, or chemical properties...caverns or fissures in limestone. Syn: rock milk agate a. A kind of silica consisting mainly of chalcedony...banded agate; chalcedony; clouded agate; moss agate. agate jasper An impure variety of agate consisting...with veins of chalcedony. Syn: jaspagate agate opal Opalized agate. Fay agatized wood A variety of silicified |
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