 | | 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...rpabian1@unl.edu Allan Cook University of Nebraska - Lincoln Follow this and additional works at: ht...K. and Cook, Allan, "Minerals and Gemstones of Nebraska: A Handbook for Students and Collectors" (1976)...School of at DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It has been accepted for inclusion in Conservation |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Gunnar Bjareby, 147 Worthington St., Boston 15, Moss. EXCHANGE: Fossils, mainly brachiopods, from Pennsylvania...wanted. No cutting material. John Parnau, 1342 N. Lincoln St., Stockton, Calif. EXCHANGE â Your surplus...Fort Worth 3, Texas. MINERALS TO TRADE - For Lincoln cents, or will pay $2.00 each for 1931-S cents...foreign stamps. Wanted: Coins, especially early Lincoln and Indian cents. Loidolt. 3811 Gunderson, Berwyn...for prices R. Berry, 5040 Corby St., Omaha 4, Nebraska. OPALS, BRILLIANT COLORS-Direct from mine, 15 |  | | Book (edition) | | Miss Katharine M. Gohn E. W. M. Johnson of Lincoln, of Mesa, Ariz., Frank Bogart Bean of Madison...were shaped by some accident of For instance, agate How is their formation. frequently found in...chrysoberyl cats-eye are valued chiefly for pattern, and agate and jasper among semi- precious materials are...angular, banded structure) tube, banded, moss cation (moss-like), will be frequently misled All topaz...the many types of agate, opal and petrified this region is noted. The agate is wood for which |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | RUN-Staurolite xls and fluorescent chalcedony for agate or other cutting and tumbling material. Lee Payne...wanted. No cutting material. John Parnau, 1342 N. Lincoln St., Stockton, Calif. EXCHANGE â Your surplus specimens...ASSORTED MONTANA AGATE-5 lbs. $6.00, 10 lbs. $10.00. Rates on 100 lb. lots. Mixed tumbling agate, 10 lbs, $3...assorted Montana agate slices $5.00. Assorted Wyoming gastrolith, 1 dozen $5.00, Agate jewelry, jade jewelry...Paces Ferry Rd., N.W., Atlanta 5, Georgia. PRECIOUS AGATEâIridescent colors guaranteed. $5, $10, $15. Native |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | wanted. No cutting material. John Parnau, 1342 N. Lincoln St., Stockton, Calif. EXCHANGE â Your surplus...Avenue, Milwaukee 8, Wis. MINERALS TO TRADE â For Lincoln cents, or will pay $2.00 each for 1931 -S cents...Peachtree HERKIMER GEMS. colored Dealers Corby Nebraska. specimens 2846 O a k l e y a fluo- information...MINERALS - Boxed, mount ed, and identified, postpaid USA, $2.00. Specimens average approx. 1 " . Irma Curry...Calif. WYOMING AGATE â Jade, jasper, ÂĄasp-agate, turritella, banded wood, Montana agate, Colorado dinny |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | calcite xls., double refractive calcite, carnotite, agate, satin spar, chrysocolla, rhodonite, garnets, coral...friends. Everett, 2 9 4 1 N o . 6 5 t h St., Lincoln 5, Nebraska. SIX C H O I C E â O n e inch Colorado mineral...tigereye, 5 lbs. $ 4 . 5 0 ; moss opal, $ 2 . 9 0 l b . ; Georgia moss agate, $ 3 . 0 0 lb. A l l prices...Crystals of Hornblende and mottled w i t h flakes of Moss Green Epidote. A Graphic Picture Rock f r o m W...EACH person requesting our approval assortment of agate slabs, w e w i l l send w i t h o u t charge a faceted |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Gem, Lapidary and Mineral Society of Montgomery County, Maryland, Inc. Gaithersburg Agricultural Center...27, 28, 1976-Lincoln, Nebraska. 18th Annual Gem and Mineral Show sponsored by the Lincoln Gem and Mineral...Inc. Agriculture Hall, State Fair Grounds, Lincoln, Nebraska. March 28, 1976-Eastchester, New York. The..."MAINE'S TREASURE CHEST" Gems and Minerals of Oxford County By Jane Perham Stevens ADVANCE ORDERS TAKEN FOR...Hunt for fluorescents, copper minerals, quartz, agate, turquoise crystals, unaklte, rubles, sapphires |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 1978-Portland, Oregon. 18th Annual Show of the Oregon Agate and Mineral Society. Oregon Museum of Science and...21st Annual Show of the Gila County Gem and Mineral Society. Gila County Fair grounds, Highway 60, Globe...March 31, April 1, 2, 1978-Lincoln, Nebraska. 20th Annual Show of the Lincoln Gem and Mineral Club in conjunction...conjunction with the 12th Annual Show of the Nebraska Associa tion of Earth Science Clubs. New Agricultural...Fairgrounds, Lincoln, Nebraska. Show Chairman: Don Carter, Box 5342, Lincoln, Nebraska 68505 March 31 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 1978-Portland, Oregon. 18th Annual Show of the Oregon Agate and Mineral Society. Oregon Museum of Science and...21st Annual Show of the Gila County Gem and Mineral Society. Gila County Fair grounds, Highway 60, Globe...31, April 1, 2,1978-Iincoln, Nebraska. 20th Annual Show of the Lincoln Gem and Mineral Club in conjunction...conjunction with the 12th Annual Show of the Nebraska Associa tion of Earth Science Clubs. New Agricultural...Fairgrounds, Lincoln, Nebraska. Show Chairman: Don Carter, Box 5342, Lincoln, Nebraska 68505 April 8 |  | | Report (volume) | | is most often used in porous stones, such as the agate. The unattractive gray and pale shades may be changed...shades. The common dyeing procedure is to soak the agate in the desired chemical (nitric acid for red shades...and sulfates for blue shades). The Romans dyed agate by soaking it in honey, removing it from the liquid...the same effect is achieved by first soaking the agate in a sugar solution, and then in sulfuric acid to...eventually deposited as alluvial gravels. Opal and agate are formed from aqueous solutions. Diamonds are |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 8th Annual Mineral and Gem Show of the Rockland County Mineral and Gem Society Inc. Orangetown Middle...Moraine Rockbusters, Inc. Scottish Rite Cathedral, Lincoln and Highland Ave., New Castle, Pennsylvania. Show..."Galaxy of Gems and Minerals" sponsored by the Beaver County Rock and Mineral Society. Student Union Building...MicroMineral Swap and Workshop sponsored by the Bergen County Mineral and Paleontol ogy Society and the North...Ovals: $6.00 ea. CABOCHONS Cobra Agate, Green Moss Agate, Pink Moss Agate (18x13mm., only), Phantom Amethyst |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | te from a newly discovered locality in Yavapai County, Ariz., on the Verde River near Camp Verde, Ariz...be of interest. These were collected in Yavapai County, East of Prescott, Arizona. "They were taken from...asbestos, from a deposit near Jamestown, Tuolumne County, to its plant in Baltimore, Md. "Asbestos experts...and she had been fishing on Duke's Creek in White County (Ga.) with her nephew, Jere Chambers. Mrs. Lanier...road about 4 miles north of Cleveland, in White County, at 9 a.m., Wednesday, September 10. Gravel from |  | | Book (volume) | | Location Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States NEBRASKA This rectangular Great Plains state rises 4,460â...Mesozoic era. Thus, as one travels westward across Nebraska they find successively younger formations appearing...disclosing spectacular bedrock formations. Northwestern Nebraska contains most of the gem fields in the state,...that rival the color of the rainbow. The western Nebraska-South Dakota borderland from Sheridan Co. to the...washes, reveal an abundance of gem quality 283 Nebraska petrified wood, often occurring as huge stone |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | minerals w a n t e d . John Pamau, 1 3 4 2 N . Lincoln St., Stockton 3 , Calif. E X C H A N G E â S y...pieces collected f r o m the Permain in Somervell County, Texas (the location famous for number w e l l...calcite xls., double refractive calcite, carnotite, agate, satin spar, chrysocolla, rhodonite, garnets, coral...specimens and matching pairs of banded and scenic agate filled thunder eggs, up to twelve inches in diameter...All orders prepaid. J . L. Blalock, Hells Canyon Agate & Fossil Shop, 213 Sycamore, Clarkston, W a s h |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | minerals w a n t e d . John Parnau, 1 3 4 2 N . Lincoln St., Stockton 3, Calif. 15 classified fossils...stamps, W a n t e d ; Coins, especially early Lincoln and Indian cents. Loidolt, 381 1-Gunderson, Berwyn...BEAUTIFULâSolid Panamanian agate. Fifty cents a lb. $ 4 5 . 0 0 a hundred. Postage extra. Victor Agate Shop, 1 7 0 9...Everett, 2 9 4 1 No. 6 5 t h St., Lincoln 5, Nebraska. EXCELLENT AGATE PALM W O O D â $1 lb. rough. Slabs...ROUGH STONES FROM I N D I A â M o o n stone, moss agate, bloodstone, aventurine, each one pound. Garnet |  | | Book (edition) | | Clubs invited. "No dealers, please." Oatman Fire Agate, Box 900, "0" Star Rt., Kingman, AZ 86401. Open...Petrified wood Fire opal Fire agate, desert roses Flower agate, snowflake agate, amethyst, "manÂŹ ganese crystals"...wood; owl-hole agate Cave onyx, stalactites ("Legendary Kokoweef Caverns") Picture agate and jasper (was...878-2392* Open Sept.-June to clubs. Fee: 50^/lb. Jasp-agate, petrified palm wood, opal Epidote, antigorite,...Gold, jade Jadeite, serpentine, plasma agate, cinnabar Fire agate Fossils Garnet, idocrase, jade, serpentine |  | | 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 ' ÂŁf h % ^...stones will remain." On my own table is a section of agate, cut and polished, its concentric rings of rose...their color, as in emeralds; their pattern, as in moss agate; or their play of color, as in opals. Fashion...sharp sliver of agate, such as Montana moss agate, is also useful to test minerals near agate in hardness |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 19th Annual Show of the Gila County Gem and Mineral Society. Gila County Fair Grounds. Highway 60. Show...Minerals and Fossils spon sored by the Williamson County Gem and Mineral Society. San Gabriel Community...Gem, Lapidary and Mineral Society of Montgomery County, Maryland, Inc. Charles Woodward High School, 11211...27, 28, 1976-Lincoln, Nebraska. 18th Annual Gem and Mineral Show sponsored by the Lincoln Gem and Mineral...Inc. Agriculture Hall, State Fair Grounds, Lincoln, Nebraska. March 28, 1976-Eastchester, New York. The |  | | Book | | 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 unbelievÂŹ able verisimilitude...see through. Quartz, sapphire, fine emerald, some agate, some obsidian, topaz and diamonds are glassy or...cryptocrystalline group includes all the varieties of agate, carnelian, chrysoprase, bloodstone, and jasper |  | | Book (edition) | | describes sites under of the nearest town and county. and the many maps included book contain such...Chrysocolla, Turquoise LJ Emerald, Beryl ^"^ Agate ** Jade Amethyst nq -* % Gem Hunter's...their color, as in emeralds; their pattern, as in moss agate; or their play of eral color, as in opals.... such as agate and jasper, are described as cryptocrystal- line. For example, an agate nodule may...cat's- more but inexhaustibly various patterns of agate and jasper. So typical are their patterns that |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 103), 8 miles west of Bergen Park, Clear Creek County, Colorado. This highway cuts many pegmatite dikes...we found loose in the soil near Lovtfia (Monroe County), Iowa, while breaking open Septarians looking...Kans., we have 3 thin sawed slabs of dark gray moss agate that were sent in by Larry W . Davis, 617-East...should take a good polish. Quinter is in N / E Gove County in N / W Kansas. MAINEâ"Have been thinking of sending...colorful chert (quartz) found in the vicinity of Lincoln (Benton Co.), Missouri and it takes a very fine |  | | 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.âŻcone-in-cone Calcite. CLERMONT COUNTY MILFORD...CLINTON COUNTY WILMINGTON, area of Toddâs Ford, a mineral depositâŻHematite. COSHOCTON COUNTY AREA, townships...CUYAHOGA COUNTY CHAGRIN FALLS (on Geauga Co. line), area quarriesâŻoilstone. DELAWARE COUNTY DELAWARE...nodulesâŻPyrite (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.âŻcone-in-cone Calcite. CLERMONT COUNTY MILFORD...CLINTON COUNTY WILMINGTON, area of Toddâs Ford, a mineral depositâŻHematite. COSHOCTON COUNTY AREA, townships...CUYAHOGA COUNTY CHAGRIN FALLS (on Geauga Co. line), area quarriesâŻoilstone. DELAWARE COUNTY DELAWARE...nodulesâŻPyrite (crystals sharply cubic). FRANKLIN COUNTY COLUMBUS, area countywide exposures of blue clay |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | pale smoky crystals, from the Center, Cherokee County, Ala., locality and that they are very good. This...were reported in Mineral Resources of U. S. 1914. "Agate: or a chalcedonic chert of a dense grain, similar...Madison County. "Beryl: as light golden crystals, fractured but gemmy, from near Hissop, Coosa County." ArizonaâA...Las Vegas, Nev., publicity director of the Clark County Gem Collectors, carried the following paragraph...locality is the south shore of Lake Mead, Mohave County, Ariz. Another letter from Mr. Drury contained |  | | Book (volume) | | thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravelsâŻagate, jasper, rare alluvial Diamond...of the Mississippi R.âŻagate, jasper; d RR siding of ClayâŻagate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area depositsâŻSiderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...E, regional depositsâŻSiderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip...mineâŻpyritized gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason |
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