 | | Book | | Pale-blue turquois; Gove Turquois mine, near Cottonwood, San Bernardino County, Cal. Fie. . Turquois matrix;...Turquois mine, m Nye County, near Millers, Nev. Fia. Turquois matrix; Weber mine, Belmont, Nye County, Nev...Azure mine, Burro Mountains, N. Mex. Fic. . Cobweb turquois matrix; Southwest Turquois Co. mine, Mineral...Myers and Bona Turquois mine, 13 miles north of west of Millers, Esmeralda County, Nev. -7. Split veinlet...student at Yale University; Los Angeles Gem Co. mine, Mineral Park, Ariz. Fia. Fi. Fic. Fic. Fic. ia |  | | Journal (issue) | | MINERALS AND JEWELRY BEST OF 2014 • FIELD TRIPS: New Mexico Orbicular Granite Purple Agate from Arizona •...rockngem.com U S $6.99 ... and Much More PRINTED IN USA 2 www.rockngem.com From the Editor EDITORIAL...TREASURES • MINERALS AND JEWELRY Laguna agate from Mexico is just one of the many types of agate that will............... 18 Persistence pays off at this New Mexico site by Robert Beard Rock Science ............Setting Up Shop by William A. Kappele Along the Turquoise Trail ....................................... |  | | Journal (issue) | | JASPER ORBS: Formation of Unique Features Turquoise Mining ROCK & GEM • Vol. 49 No. 06 • U.S. $5.99...0 74470 02033 2 EMERALD VILL AGE Blue Ridge Mining Exploration Special Section Tools of the Trade...Enigmatic Phenomenon (Part I) 18 North Star Turquoise Joe Dehmer New, Natural and Native American 58 Enchanted...Passions Results in Giologica Roth Family Favors Cameo Carving Antoinette Rahn REGULAR COLUMNS Field...notice. On The Cover Turquoise rough recently extracted from the North Star Mine in Cripple Creek, Colorado; |  | | Book | | PRINTING | | i i This prehistoric Hohokam turquoise necklace was found in the Santa Rita Mountains...centerpiece i : spondylus shell. The pair of light blue turquoise earrings with red spondylus shell centers are...1200 A.D. and found in Nitsie Canyon. ¥ ae TURQUOISE THE GEM of the CENTURIES : by OSCAR T. BRANSON...Chest Publications Inc. P.O. Box 2659, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501 Photography by NAURICE KOONCE Tucson... . iS were ene on Eu opean, oe oritie he ‘ , mine the : = ce ngle carat of few ounces of it © | | | Book | | Turquoia mine, near Cottonwood, San Bernardino County, Cal. Turquois matrix; Royal Blue Turquoie mine, in...in Nye County, near Millers, Nev. Turquois matrix; Weber mine, Belmont, Nye County, Nev. Dark-blue turquoisj...turquoisj AzUJ'8 mine, Burm Mountains, N. Mex. Cobweb turquois matrix; Southwest Turquois Co. mine, Mineral Park...Myen &nd Bona Turquoia mine, 13 miles north of we!Jt of Yillen,, EsmentJda County, Nev. • Flo. 7. Split...Gem Co. mine, Mineral Park, Ariz. Flo. 8. Pendant of turquoia matrix; ~ti.thwest Turquois Co. mine, Mineral |  | | Book | | NATUREGUIDE TOURMALINE THE WORLD DIAMOND TURQUOISE IN YOUR PINK SAPPHIRE HANDS NATUREGU|...“~ } | Pitisonian NATUREGUIDE & LONDON, NEW YORK, MELBOURNE, MUNICH, AND DELHI , DORLING KINDERSLEY...Published by DK Publishing 375 Hudson Street, New York, New York, 10014 131415 1098765432 002 — 188036...DK Publishing Special Markets, 375 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10014 or SpecialSales@dk.com Printed and...Properties 20 Where Gemstones are Found 24 Mining Gemstones 26 Cutting Gems 28 Polishing and |  | | Report (issue) | | LITTLE HATCHET MOUNTAINS HIDALGO AND GRANT COUNTIES NEW MEXICO Prepared In cooperation with the STATE...BUREAU OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MINES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL...LITTLE HATCHET MOUNTAINS Hidalgo and Grant Counties New Mexico BY SAMUEL G. LASKY Prepared in cooperation...BUREAU OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MINES UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING................. Monzonite porphyry dikes of the Eureka area The Sylvanite composite stock............ |  | | Journal (issue) | | Dollars CURIOUS CONCRETIONS The Moeraki Boulders of New Zealand MONTHLY MINERALS A Club for Collectors CAMEOS...STAINLESS STEEL CABBING UNIT This machine is made in the USA for Kingsley North. Features an all stainless steel...Scovil photo/ Collector’s Edge Specimen) Colorado’s Mining History on Display......38 Mica: An Accessory...by Steve Voynick unusual, large concretions in new Zealand Art or Artifacts? ........................4-square-mile area (minus the 20 acres of the Spectrum mine) for collecting by the public. There is a pit toilet |  | | Journal (issue) | | DISCOVERY EONS IN THE MAKING TANTALIZING TURQUOISE Albuquerque’s Turquoise Museum Shines ROCK & GEM • Vol. 49...Bob Jones Bruce McKay 18 TURQUOISE TRAVELS Visiting Albuquerque’s Turquoise Museum Castle Helen Serras-Herman...MINERALS OF MAINE (PART II) An Annual Conference and a New Museum Draw Interest Bob Jones 60 UNPARALLELED TIMBERWOLF.....28 Rock & Gem Kids ...............44 Poland Mining Camps Club Corner ........................46 ...created an interest in the history of old mines and mining areas, 6 ROCKNGEM.COM our staff especially Michigan’s |  | | Journal (issue) | | Bob Jones Field Trip Little Hatch et Mountains Turquoise 20 Run to the border for a wealth of collecting...The Future of Leadville, Colorado A metal-mining district turns to tourism; by Steve Voynick REGULAR...Treasure M ountain Shop Talk ....... . ...... . . .18 A New York collecting site yields unusual Herkimer diamond...Show and found some beautiful blue-green Chinese turquoise cabs. The stones were squares roughly ¾ inch on...#73490 •••••• $1 .25 OBSIDIAN - Sheene, Black, Mexico : QUARTZ AAA - Mulberry Rose, Africa 2 lb.-10 lb |  | | Journal (issue) | | Industry Background image: Miners at the Pala Chief Mine, San Diego Country, California, circa 1903. On the...They are Found zite (201 cts) is from the Oceanview Mine in Southern California; the 0.72-ct benitoite (left...Dallas Gem Mine area, San America’s Royal Gems – Montana and Yogo Sapphires Benito County, California;...of Maine phires is from the Gem Mountain Mine, GranTantalizing Turquoise ite Country, Montana. Photos of...Rare and Beautiful American Gemstone and original mine image by Mark Mauthner. Red Beryl – A Very Rare |  | | Book (edition) | | .................. : ........................ . New York ........................................................................................... . New Son th \Vales .................................................................................. . New form of diamond cutt.ing ......................................................................... New Soulh \Vales...................................................................................... New Jel'!!ey........................................ |  | | Book (edition) | | nn (Turquoise &the ian Books, wrtant au- Indian Edna Mae Bennett References to turquoise and many... gem has treatment of the fifty years! of turquoise in the culture of the Southwestern Indians, ...a satisfying treatment of the entire matter. Turquoise fulfills that need admirably search, in popular...subject only the admiration she shares with so for turquoise and its re- and in illustration. not many...provide a full view of this subject. us where turquoise is was mined in earlier days; methods of the lapidary; |  | | Book | | States by 95 Madison Avenue, Copyright © 7 5 New DK York, Publishing, Inc. NY 10016 1994 Dorling...commonly used as gemstones constantly changes as new number of minerals sources and varieties are found...is in the center, agates, amazonite, garnet, Mining in A large surrounded by amethyst, and pearls...heat and pressure within the Earth to form new rocks with new minerals. As this happens, gemstones can...Australian opal occurs in sedimentary rocks; turquoise occurs mainly as veins in sedimentary rocks such |  | | Report (chapter) | | Library and Reading Room, 9 Westchester Sqtiare, New lork City. My dear Mr. Blossom: I am grateful for... Your statement regarding the final e_ in "Turquoise" (Pogue) is extremely interesting, as I have...Library and Reading Room, 9 Westchester Square, New York City. My dear Mr. Blossom: Several weeks ago... Huntington Free Library 9 Westchester Square, New York City. and. Reading Room, Dear Mr. Blossom:...Pale-blue turquois; Gove Turquois mine, near Cottonwood, San Bernardino County, Cal. Fig. 1. Fig. Turquois |  | | Book | | the Farnese cup, the Great Cameo — spoils of war POLLOKSHIELDS DISTRICT LIBRARY 30 Leslie Street, S...from 2000 BC to the present day; and in Mexico, jade and turquoise were more sought-after by the ancient...obsidian; later cornelian, jasper, amethyst, turquoise and amazon-stone; and only much later emerald...third internationally-known masterpiece, the ‘Great Cameo’ (illustration 25), was made by Dioskorides during...aventurine, garnet, lapis lazuli, opal, topaz and turquoise. Nowadays the tendency is to divide the minerals |  | | Book | | Pape HARRIS COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY , | 3 4028 04886 ’ ; “4 : BP ae - ms bs . -a i 7 : ; -...Designed by McDonald's Jewelry, Fresno, California (USA). Collection: Michael M. Scott, San José, California...from William Larson’s Stuart Mine in the Pala Mountains, California (USA). Next to it, a step-cut, red-green...148 150 Malachite: master of the green shades Turquoise: morning fresh bloom of heaven 152 Gemstones:... Collection: Houston Museum, Houston, Texas (USA). Photo: Erica and Harold Van Pelt, Los Angeles. |  | | Journal (issue) | | COM Kingsley North Cabber 8” Introducing the all new Kingsley North Cabber 8". The KNC8 body is fully...MAKING DISCOVERIES ON HART More Common Varieties MOUNTAIN 20 POPULAR PSEUDOMORPH MINERALS (Part I) Enhance...SPENDING TIME AT KINGMAN MINE Enthralled by Turquoise and a Rich Family History of Mining REGULAR COLUMNS Field...Expanding on a Hypotheses About Amygdale Pseudomorphs New Era Gems — Carving a Path and Creating a Legacy ...995 00 complete Free shipping in continent USA Made in USA Grit Sizes 60 to 200,000 1.0" hole with |  | | Book (edition) | | intricate jewellery set with lapis lazuli, cornelian, turquoise, amethyst and garnet (fig 1). Agates held a 1...from Ur, set with lapis lazuli and cornelian 2 Cameo of the Emperor Augustus, first century AD GEMSTONES...after the fall of Rome. The diadem of the Augustus cameo (fig 2) was added in medieval times. Where did these...available through organised mining and trading. The Egyptians mined turquoise in Sinai and amethyst near...lustre of zircon surfaces, such as those of turquoise, nephrite and amber, are variously described as |  | | Journal (issue) | | TWIN CRYSTAL OI" A xnancm) Armor 4% Draumzns. \1 NEW YORK. m 0!" Max HAT'I‘A N. 'rru-z Bono ur r'ium ...COLLECTOR. [Entered as Second-Class Matter at the New York, 1!. Y., 1>ost 0Q“, latch 19. 1.4.] Vor. VIII...CRYSTAL OF CHRYSOBERYL FROM THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN, NEW YORK CITY. BY WALLACE Goou) strsos, S. B. THE accompanying...east of Amsterdam Avenue, Borough of Manhattan, New York City, on June 16, 1893.” The excavation was...I The crystal was exhibited at a meeting of the New York Mineralogical Club, 82 THE MINERAL COLLECTOR |  | | Book | | Reinhold Van Nostrand Reinhold 115 Fifth Avenue New York, New York 10003 Chapman and Hall 2-6 Boundary Row...vii Part 1 Introduction Actinolite Agate 1 Cameo 55 55 Alabaster Alexandrite 58 58 Almandite...Tsavorite 224 Onicolo Onyx 158 Sardonyx 202 Turquoise 224 Opal 159 Scapolite 202 Uvarovite 231...language, because they inevitably contain new words and new ideas. These differences are not necessarily... but the fact that they are different adds a new dimen- sion for the reader. Occasionally the reader |  | | Book | | Cut tourmaline Malachite Cut sapphire LONDON, NEW YORK, MELBOURNE, MUNICH, and DELHI ; Project editor...stalagmites grew upwards from the floor of an abandoned mine as water, rich in calcium carbonate, dripped down...and survive, many are destroyed by people during mining and other activities. Survivors are therefore of...exceptional group was ~ collected from a famous silver mine area at Chanarcillo, Copiapo, Chile. The mines were...Herodsfoot lead mine, near Liskeard in Cornwall, England. Between 1850 and 1875 this mine produced bournonite |  | | Book (edition) | | org/details/mineralsofnewmexOOnort MINERALS OF NEW MEXICO Before all things, there which has them ...that 1825 mining opened the West- . —Charles W. Henderson, 1933 MINERALS of New Mexico STUART A...Mew Mexico PROPERTY OF HBSIER JR. HIGH SCH LIBRARY Revised Edition UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO PRESS...ALBUQUERQUE © 1944. 1959. UNIVERSITY OFNEW MEXICO PRESS ALL RIGHTS RESERVED REVISED EDITION LIBRARY...BOUND AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO PRINTING PLANT ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, U. S. A. FOR IVAH 1 |  | | Book (edition) | | O’Donoghue AMSTERDAM • BOSTON • HEIDELBERG • LONDON NEW YORK • OXFORD • PARIS • SAN DIEGO SAN FRANCISCO •...Corporate Drive, Suite 400, Burlington MA 01803, USA First published 1962 Second edition 1970 Third edition...24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Spodumene Quartz Opal Turquoise Lapis Lazuli Jade – Geology and Mineralogy The...updated regularly in The Mineralogical Record and new issues seem to come out every four to five years...International Mineralogical Association, Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names (CNMMN). Figures for dispersion |  | | Book (edition) | | of Great Britain; and A. Espositer, lapidary of New York City. George H. Marcher, CG, lapidary and authority...Although the reader may find no information that is new to him under the second definition, even advanced...or ear-shell. From Pacific waters of California, Mexico, Japan, N. Z., and other countries. See also Haliotis...although a occasionally, true es- pecially in Mexico and California. Usually of pronounced green, pale...is better quality lapis lazuli from Badakshan district, of Afghanistan, or 2 DICTIONARY OF GEMS |
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