 | | Book (edition) | | 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...great lava flows of Idaho, Oregon and Washington occur the many types of agate, opal and petrified...petrified this region is noted. The agate is wood for which believed to have been de- posited from...specific locations are comparatively few, but jasper, agate and even more valuable stones may turn up almost |  | | Book | | north Madagascar (16 cm). Center left - Dendritic agate from Banda, India (16 cm). Bottom left-A BiggsJasper...called "The Rose" (19 cm). Center right - Coyamito Agate, Ojo Laguna, Chihuahua, Mexico (9 pounds nodule...nodule with 19 cm diameter). Bottom right - Laguna Agate, Ojo Laguna, Chihuahua, Mexico (11 cm). All specimens...specimens are from the author's collection. Also an agate isforever... TABLEOF CONTENT Introduction . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79 Facies of an agate nodule ........................................ |  | | Book | | MINERALS^ of Idaho with field trip j& maps by John A.flĀ£.jkwith Gem Minerals of Idaho, designed for...for beginners and for those collectors visiting Idaho for the first time, is a guide to some of the...open and collecting. garnet diggings of Latah County and the Spencer Opal Mine, charge a digging fee...mineral-forming forces than makes Idaho a gem hunter's para- has experienced more Idaho," a fact that dise. L... usually six to ten percent. GEM MINERALS OF IDAHO 44 pin-fire white opals are valuable and those |  | | Catalog/List | | ACTINOLITE-Scc Amphibolc AEGIRINE-AUGITE-Sce Pyroxene AGATE-Sec Quartz ALABANDITE (magancsc sulfide) Xline,... . . . . . . . . . 92 Collopha11ite, ooli tic; Idaho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....CASSITERITE (tin oxide) Massive in andalusite; Washington . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . 31 Massive in...York . . . . . . . . 8 Xline, pure; Ohio, Texas, Washington . . .. ...... .. . . 31 CERARGYRITE (silverā¢chloride)...', .35 . . . . . . .......68 Xled and massive; Idaho . . . .. . . . . . . . . ... . ... ... . . .106 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | I was in town with my grandmother we passed an agate shop and stopped to look at the jewelry in the windows...how is it done?" She didn't know. In those days agate cutting was more or less a trade secret and one...beach. Now and then he would stop and pick up an agate. Finally he said to me, "See if you can find some...found a beautiful blue moon agate and introduced my husband to agates. This agate was destined to become the...enthusiasm knew no bounds and as a hobby I opened an agate shop the next year. I was the only person with such |  | | Journal (issue) | | Dec 10-12: Flatirons Gem & Mineral Show, Boulder County Fairgrounds, Longmont CO. Sponsored by the Flatirons...Show, (returning to its old location), Jefferson County Fairgrounds, Exhibit Building. The club had earlier...25-27, 2022: Fort Collins Rockhounds Show, Larimer County Fairgrounds, Longmont, CO. Nov 2021 CSMS Pick...corners of his life. He was born in 1835 in Loughrea, County Galway, Ireland. In 1854, he sailed out of Liverpool...saw combat at the Battle of Fair Oaks (Henrico County, Virginia) on May 31 and June 1, 1862. It was there |  | | Catalog/List | | enlarged photograph of a piece of Obsidian, from Lake County, Oregon, which shows a Conchoidal fracture. t...of 10 Each Each lxl" 2x2" 2x3" ED.ch 3x4" AGATE-See Quartz AESCHYNITE-See Eschynite ALABANDITE (maganese...ANGLESITE-(Lead sulfate) Xled, on xled cerussite; Idaho .............. 1 x 2" ANHYDRITE (calcium sulfate)...Norway .................. . Collophanite, ooliti c; Idaho ........................ Collophanite, pebble phosphate;...BOULANGERITE (lead sulfantimonite) Fibrous, pure; Washington . ...... .. ... ... . .1 x 2", .35 2.00 1.50 |  | | | | 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 | | 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 |  | | Journal (issue) | | guaranteed by BLACK LIGHT EASTERN CORPORATION Port Washington, L.!., N.Y. Dept. ES-10 Ā® Isolated wiring compartment...Eastern Corporation | 4 Manhasset Avenue, Port Washington, L.!1., N.Y. Dept. ES-10 Please rush Tiger Eye...ceeding points of interest be ott Recent Find of Agate in Missouri We are ndebted to Mrs. G ad) s Coll...Mineral Club, for new 1 ta Vy material belleved to be agate been found near El Dorado Springs ma reek bed. To...two miles from its source. In this creek is the agate. Mrs Coil was good enough to send us two slabs of |  | | Report (issue) | | assignments UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON : 1967 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR...of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Washington, D.C. 20402 CONTENTS Abstract. ______-____--__-_----_______...named by Scott (1935, p. 1028) for exposures at Beacon Hill near the town of Heath, Mont., on the north flank...closely related to that of the Brazer Limestone of Idaho and the Moorefield Formation of Arkansas and on...the west end of Alaska Bench (locally called "Beacon Hill," see fig. 5) extending B8 SHORTER CONTRIBUTIONS |  | | Journal (issue) | | CHAINS. S4.50 per dozen, plus Federal Tax. BRAZILIAN AGATE SLABS. 10 sq. in. for S1.00, plus Federal Tax....Societies Show and Convention to be held at CaldĀ well, Idaho, August 2 3 , 24 and 2 5 , can be assured of many...Caldwell. Many types of beautiful and interesting agate are found in this area, including the justly f a...yellow, a n d green moss agate; fortification or banded types; sagĀ en.ite agate; jaspers of various colors...Caldwell. Many types of agate; petrified woods, both agatĀ ized and opalized; jaspers; agate nodules; and thunder |  | | Book (volume) | | Dahlonega Co. and Rabum Co., and ļ the McDuffie County Belt extending through portions of McDuffie, Warren...Sphalerite. BALDWIN COUNTY MILLEDGEVILLE, at state farmļ¾jasper. BANKS COUNTY COMMERCE, along Hwy. 59...along adjoining Co. lineļ¾rock crystal. BARROW COUNTY WINDER, along rd. to Jefferson and 1Ā½ mi. inside...Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States BARTOW COUNTY AREA, Saltpeter Cave, as floatļ¾jasper. CARTERSVILLE:...streams, rd. cuts, etc.ļ¾agate, (banded, various colors), jasper. BIBB COUNTY MACON: ļ at Holton Quarry |  | | Journal (issue) | | BONUS: Twelve page fact 4 Manhasset Avenue, Port Washington, L.!., N.Y Dept. ES-5 filled booklet. āThe Unseen...00 EASTERN | eck oF money | CORPORATION Port Washington, L.!., N.Y i Ā§ * i |a Add } | State Zone ...āNotes on the Minerals of Franklin and Sterling Hillā has been recognized by the Library of Congress...āāNotes on the Minerals of Franklin and Sterling Hill, New Jersey.ā Albanese, a dealer specializing in...Harvard University and the National Museum in Washington to develop his knowledge of the complex mineralogy |  | | Journal (issue) | | DEALER'S Price Only $2.00 Postpaid in U.S. or Canada Washington residents add 8Ā¢ sales tax COMING SOON: a new...I., N.Y. | CT oe R AGATE SHOP South 1709 Cedar Street SPOKANE 41 WASHINGTON 44 RS See PRILE Ss...far as the garden gate, and look long out into the hill country through which | | had trudged for so many...PM-8 PM e ' It is hard to Corr Spor ( will Pat Hill, 1230 North ting Nebraska . t Cha MINERAL AND...Sa Michigan, where he is a very active t the Tri-County Rocks and Minerals Soci and incidentally a f [ |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Wyoming, we found nodules containing Sweetwater agate weathering from their bedrock source in Tertiary...hundreds of nodules containing gray Sweetwater moss agate inclosed in white chalcedony. Under shortwave ultraviolet...chalcedony fluoresces yellowish -green and some of the agate fluoresces a deeper green; they probably contain...to have been found in the Cooney Hills in Platte County. Precious apple green or light green jade used...hillsides northeast of the Glendo reservoir in Platte County. The area has been thoroughly picked over, but |  | | Journal (issue) | | headed northward towards the gold mine in York County. It was a most enjoyable trip, the mine was reached...the Editor headed for home via Richmond, Va., Washington, D.C., and Wilmington, Del. In Wilmington he...Heatherdell Rd., Ardsley, N.Y. ChairmanāGene Jacob, 10 Beacon Hill Rd., Ardsley, N. Y. Oct. 2. 3. 1965āTopeka Gem...Nov. 26-28, 1965āGem and Lapidary Society of Washington, D.C. Annual Christmas Show "Members Competitionā...Monroe, Peru, Indiana. April 30, May 1. 1966āDallas County Rock Club will hold its Rock Club Showcase at rhe |  | | Journal (issue) | | purchased for $1.00. eacl fy the Geological Survey, Washington 25. D. C The map. in two sheets and accon panied...III. V1 hold a gem and cK exhibit at the Sangamon County Junior Fairg Inds | M L\ 4 22 The ( \ e ! admMmIssIo...gemoilogist, speak Gen Ston MIN ROCKS AND TRI-COUNTY ERALS SOCIETY is trying t Oo ocate new sources...00 The Agate Book $2.00 Arizona Gem Trails $2.00 Northwest Gem Trails $2.00 Lake Superior Agate Book $2...Art Nebraska, and in the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, D.C. He has etehine ta mention sasatwed honorable |  | | Journal (issue) | | Eastern Corporation 4 Manhasset Avenue, Port Washington, L.!., N.Y. Dept. ES-4 EXTRA BONUS: Twelve page...EASTERN | Na CORPORATION [A( ! Stale Zone. j Port Washington, L.!., N.Y. Dept. ES-4 Volume 13 No. 4 $2...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 |  | | Catalog/List | | sulfantimonite) Long-fibrous mas11es, nearly pure; Washington . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.00 1.50 .35 1.50.......... ..... 1.00 l\tasshĀ·e, in andalusite; Washington . .. . . . . . .... . . .. .. ... . .60 Botryoidal...{hydrous calcium carbonophosphate) .50 Oolitic; Idaho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....various localities . . Argentiferous, fine-granular; Idaho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GARNET.... Xled, groups of small brilliant gemmy xis; Washington Pyrope (magnesium aluminum orthosilicate) Gem |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | turned and twisted into sharp folds. This entire hill is made up this jaspilite. The musical ring of collectors...Suicide Hill ski jump. It did not take much imagination to understand why it was called "Suicide Hill." It...Walter Gries, of into the west end of Marquette County, Negaunee, held our interest with his un- we combed...stories. Mr. George E. Bishop, of Mine up on Beacon Hill. This was indeed Marquette, spoke about the Upper...being attractive. We also visited the Houghton Agate Shop on Franklin Street, owned and operated by Gotfred |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | other rare fossils, huge crystal clusters, woods, agate. Satisfaction or refund, postage extra, descriptive...Box 1 5 5 , Pauma Valley, California. SOUTH TEXAS AGATE ā From the Rio Grande. Moss, plume, picture, banded... 0 0 postpaid; 100 lbs. $ 3 5 . 0 0 FOB. T h e Agate Shop, 7 0 4 W e s t K i m b a l l , Raymondville...saws - mixed colors tigereye, aventurine, moss agate or bloodstone $ 1 . 5 0 , 16 d i f f . material...Ga. M E X I C A N AGATE ā Royal purple, flame, moss, cathedral, Vaquilla jasp-agate, Bird of Paradise |  | | Journal (issue) | | and Mineral Fair will be held at the Jefferson County Fair Grounds west of Denver, Colo., on U. S. 6...1965ā5th Annual Swapping Bee and Picnic of the Fulton County Mineral Club will be held at John Boyd Thacher...International Rock Swap sponsored by the Jefferson County Rock & Mineral Club on the ranch of Leslie Rose...Heatherdell Rd., Ardsley, N.Y. ChairmanāGene Jacob, 10 Beacon Hill Rd., Ardsley, N. Y. 563 N. J. ROCKS AND MINERALS...Nov. 26-28, 1965āGem and Lapidary Society of Washington, D.C. Annual Christmas Show "Members Competition" |  | | Journal (issue) | | real democracy, not a directional oligarchy in Washington, this must be achieved at the state and local...headquarter, This means that our town councils, our county officials and our state legislators must understand...sand crystals and pieces of crystals. Part of the hill was a regular wall of smooth, fine-grained nature-made...Method by Earl M. VanDeventer Route 6, Caldwell, Idaho First we had better pick up a motor of about % horsepower...years hence, I may be only a small butte or ant hill or a peneplain or ocean sediments; who knows? But |  | | Book | | -------------------7--7 Adams. Township .---~------7--------Agate Harbor ----------77 77777 ----------ek Ahme ------------...nis aos Biaig ley rrr? ----Baltic --- Bar age Beacon Beaver 17 ET is RUT A. 2a 6. Bay aga 16 18...18 18 19 PT Dt 24 -itina 22 Hill --------77 77777777 Bel) pases ree tet eer eT...---------------------- 70 Highway Houghton Houghton County -------------- 71 ~ 73 ā------+5-ā-; 1 ------------...Keweenaw Bay Keweenaw Keweenaw Community ------- County -------------""----------Peninsula Point -----------7-7-7-7 |
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Beacon Hill, Washington County, Idaho, USA