 | | Book (volume) | | thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare alluvial Diamond...area gravel deposits, pits, bars of the Mississippi R.⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN...CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw formation that surrounds Warsaw, Hamilton...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip |  | | Book (volume) | | thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare alluvial Diamond...area gravel deposits, pits, bars of the Mississippi R.⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN...CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw formation that surrounds Warsaw, Hamilton...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip |  | | Book (volume) | | Dahlonega Co. and Rabum Co., and the McDuffie County Belt extending through portions of McDuffie, Warren...Sphalerite. BALDWIN COUNTY MILLEDGEVILLE, at state farmjasper. BANKS COUNTY COMMERCE, along Hwy. 59...along adjoining Co. linerock crystal. BARROW COUNTY WINDER, along rd. to Jefferson and 1½ mi. inside...States BARTOW COUNTY AREA, Saltpeter Cave, as floatjasper. CARTERSVILLE: area barite pitsBarite, Geodes...Graphite; US 41 bridge over the Etowah R., area Barite pitsBarite, geodes (crystal lines). KINGSTON, S, in |  | | Book (volume) | | rivers, and outcroppings through the Quaternary gravel surfaces. Greatly eroded sandhills fan out across...Nebraska has few gemstone localities, but quarries, gravel pits and other excavations throughout the more settled...gem petrified wood. BUFFALO COUNTY KEARNEY, area gravel bars and pits along the Platte R., especially...especially to the W of townagate, chalcedony, jasper, petrified wood. CASS COUNTY WEEPING WATER, SE, on rd...chalcedony, jasper, fossils. CHERRY COUNTY VALENTINE, in the Sandhills county along the Niobrara R. and Minnechaduza |  | | Book (edition) | | which beauti- a lake's are still being found in gravel deposited by the glacier that once covered the...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...the many types of agate, opal and petrified this region is noted. The agate is wood for which...and conglomerates. In from the left sand and gravel, formed into them shales, limestones, sand- |  | | 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...yet the insect who makes his home in a pile of gravel on the roadside lives in a palace. clear For the...color, as in emeralds; their pattern, as in moss agate; or their play of color, as in opals. Fashion plays |  | | 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...townships of Washington, Virginia, Bedford, Jackson, Jefferson, Bethlehem, Monroe and Clark; on regional...CUYAHOGA COUNTY CHAGRIN FALLS (on Geauga Co. line), area quarries⎯oilstone. DELAWARE COUNTY DELAWARE |  | | 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...could be cut. Diamonds are still being found in gravel deposited by the glaciers that once covered the...color, as in emeralds; their pattern, as in moss agate; or their play of eral color, as in opals. Fashion... such as agate and jasper, are described as cryptocrystal- line. For example, an agate nodule may |  | | 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...townships of Washington, Virginia, Bedford, Jackson, Jefferson, Bethlehem, Monroe and Clark; on regional...CUYAHOGA COUNTY CHAGRIN FALLS (on Geauga Co. line), area quarries⎯oilstone. DELAWARE COUNTY DELAWARE |  | | 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...is a square hammerhead on the other. raking gravel, poking about having a collection of minerals... to soil A often is or gravel, and a sieve when examining gravel much small shovel, the army...rapidly, especially when it comes to quarries and road construction To avoid disappointment, go over your |  | | Journal (issue) | | DECORATIVE-ORNAMENTAL STONES OF VIRGINIA D. Allen Penick, Jr. Virginia is noted particularly for beautiful...amazonite, fine moonstone, and topaz. In addition Virginia is well known for staurolite, prehnite, turquoise...minerals, rocks and organic materials found in Virginia, which have been used as gemstones and decora...report. Many of the localities will be familiar to Virginia mineral collectors. Someof the areas mentioned...collect minerals. There has been much written on Virginia mineral localities but no reports are available | | | Book | | hammerhead on the other It 1s useful for raking gravel poking about in rubble and working on brittle rock...needed to remove so il or gravel. and a sieve is called for when exam in ing gravel in stream beds. /\ EQUIPMENT...rapidly especially when 11 comes to quarries and road construction To avoid disappoint• ment. go over...D1stn but1on Branch 1200 S Eads Street Arl Ington Virginia 22202 Those for areas west of the M1ssIssIppI...IOATOUTE CHLORASTROUTEI 2 AMYGDAlOID MINE DUMPS 3 AGATE HARBOR (AGATES THOMSONITE ON BEACH\ )l MUD VLAKE |  | | 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 | | CHAPTER 4 Maryland ... 3 CHAPTER 5 Virginia 4 1 CHAPTER 6 West Virginia 5 CHAPTER 7 Kentucky 6 CHAPTER...r y, Randolph, Macon South C a r o l i n a : Chesterfield, L a n c a s t e r, Yo r k , Edgefield, McCormick... b u t p i c k e d u p o n e b y o n e f r o m gravel deposits, g o l d p a n s , p l a c e r m i n e...and rivers f o r epidote, unakite, blue quartz, agate, chalcedony, petrified wood and other gemstones...Virginia's noted Rutherford Mine. Photograph by Dr. Virginia Lee Blackford. ical pearls in delicate pastel |  | | Journal (issue) | | .IO 4.75 10 .71 _., 5.00 6.50 8.50 Tree Agate 1.80 60 - .56 1.15 Tu,q. Reconltructed 3...i,g.,.,. ca.-1 1.50 5.00 Malachite Striped Agate Black 1,00 4..90 100 1.20 ......,.,., 300 ... 2.00 240 .25 AedJ . . . . 1.50 '50 Moss Agate GrNn Opal (While) Fiery 1.00 t 00 25 ,46 OpelT~II...SW 12 Ave., Pompano Beach, FL 33060 (3051782-8000 toll free (8001327-9103 GR ES GEMS & MINERALS - 3...Austin T. Bender FIELD TRIPS 6 MONTANA'S DRYHEAD AGATE An update on this well-known area by Colleen L. |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Creek, in San Benito Co., Calif., by my wife, Virginia. She seems to have a built-in sensitivity to the...the Red Mountain range near Silverton, San Juan County, Colo., there is marmatite. It is a high-iron sphalerite...following the dredge in Gulfport (suburb of St. Petersburg, Pinellas Co.), Fla., Mrs. Bowman found groups...Idaho. "This garnet in biotite schist was found in a road cut on the little North Fork of the Clearwater River...Illinois to Buffalo State Park in central LaSalle County, 111. We found many sam115 pies of the fish-tail |  | | Report (issue) | | the cover—Turquois crystals from Lynch Station, Virginia; x ca.; pho tograph by Neal Ycdlin; color plates...C. A. Michael. COLD NUGGET FROM SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY: Longest dimension approximately 13 cm., photograph...of Virginia R. V. DIETRICH* Professor of Geology and Associate Dean of Arts & Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic...Polytechnic Institute Research Division Bulletin 47 Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, Va. 24061 *...of Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 1970 Printed and bound by The Williams Printing Co., Richmond, Va |  | | Book (volume) | | United States Published by Hobbit Press 2435 Union Road St. Louis, Missouri 63125 first printing December.............................................499 Virginia .....................................................................................525 West Virginia ...............................................................548 Table of Maps Page Alabama County Map ...................................................................................4 Alaska County and Stream Map ............................... |  | | Book | | found. In recent years the largest Lake Superior agate ever reported was found in Minnesota, and new species...Geological Survey, 1220 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, Virginia 22092. Keep up with articles in hobby magazines...include copper, iron, lead, zinc, silver, gold, coal, gravel, clay, quartz, gypsum, granite, salt, and more...rocks scattered in their fields. Stop and look at road cuts, excavations, new construction, and sandy or...long-handled tool is convenient for turning over rocks in gravel beds to see if a delightful pattern is lying face |  | | Book (volume) | | Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia VOLUME 3: THE NORTHWESTERN QUANDRANT...volumes, through very precise directions and accurate county maps, to get you to the best and most accessible...for the county in which it is located. This site number also appears under the given county in the text...the site (in soil, matrix, road cut, pegmatite, shoreline, quarry, gravel pit, prospect, mine, etc.)...under the heading of Nebraska, on the map of Sioux County, the site x How to Use This Book indicated |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | locality where there were nice petrified wood and blue agate. "Also, while in Tucson, Mesa and Globe, I got some...quartz xls) I collected on the Juan Miller Campground road, just off U.S. 666, north of Clifton, Ariz, in the...several petrified logs in this creek, also some agate and red jasper. Crowley Ridge is about 5 miles northeast...3 inches in the other. Wynne, in southern Cross County, is in eastern Arkansas. COLORADO—A loose but beautiful...was sent in by Mrs. Cecil B. Hoisington, Richmond Hill Road, Weston, Conn. It consists of small rock |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | western Alaska. The jade was collected from stream gravel in the process of mining placer gold." — item from...collected about 100 chiastolite xls from a dirt road near Daulton, Madera Co., Calif. Also collected...the rock I found in Marion County, Florida. "I say it's jasper, flint and agate. Am I right?" — item sent...Fla. You are partly right, it is agate but of a type called moss agate — brown moss in dark gray chalcedony...Florida but this new one may be the first moss agate we ever saw from the state. GEORGIA — "I should |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | miles from where you pay the admission fee on a dirt road which compared to some old quarry roads is a super...fossil hunt with Ken Kyte of Covington, La., on the gravel bars of the Bogue Chitta River, while in that state...have been found by Bob & Hazel Reynolds, Stocksdale Road, Kingsville, Md. MASSACHUSETTS—"The enclosed specimen...—item dated Oct. 25, I960, from Ernest H. Fisk, Chesterfield, Mass. The specimen is zoisite in fibrous aggregates...basalt; the thin, gray slightly banded slabs are agate. The locality is Hammond Bay, Presque Isle Co., |  | | Report (volume) | | .........Prof. George H. Perkins, Burlington. Virginia...........Dr. Thomas L. Watson, Charlottesville...Washington....... Prof. Henry Landes, Seattle. West Virginia... .Dr. I. C. White, Morgantown. Wisconsin......See Bauxite and Hallpysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found...commercial quantity or quality. Asphalt. Colbert County, small quantity has been shipped from near Leighton;...following localities: Bibb County, Pratts Ferry; Calhoun County, near Tampa; Clay County, T. 20, Pv. 7 E.; Jefferson |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | "Specimen comes from a mine somewhere in Yuma County, Arizona."—on label. ARKANSAS—In the March-April...(west of the city). That would be in Jefferson County."—letter dated—June 31, 1956, from Marie Kennedy...of a fish. Nokomis, in the S.W. part of Sarasota County, is on the Gulf of Mexico. GEORGIA—The following...between Canton and Ball Ground (both in Cherokee County, Ga.). It is 2 cm. across, dark red apparently...pockets of calcite and quartz are found in the Rogers gravel pit (which is more like a huge quarry) just north |
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