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| Montana Mineral Locality Index Downloaded by [University of Nebraska, Lincoln] at 20:00 09 April 2015...2015 K NOWN AS THE TREASURE STATE, Montana is rich in mineral and gemstone localities. The state motto...designated, there are two official state gemstones: agate and sapphire. An extensive body of gem and mineral...with petrified wood and agate. The middle third of the state is known as the Montana alkali province where...Indian Queen mine ca. 1905 at Farlin, Beaverhead County. 208 ROCKS & MINERALS Downloaded by [University |
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| Cenozoic Geology of the Girard Coal Field, Richland County, Montana By GEORGE E. PRICHARD and EDWIN R. LANDIS...the Missouri River basin A study of an area of 1,000 square miles in easternmost Montana bounded by the...the Missouri and Yellowstone Rivers GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON : 1975 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT...Cenozoic geology of the Girard coal field, Richland County, Montana. (Geological Survey Bulletin 131 0) "Prepared...Interior program for the development of the Missouri River basin." Bibliography: p. Supt. of Docs. No.: I 19 |
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| locations in Idaho, lowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, — ; Oregon, South...QUANDRANT Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota,...Quadrant Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota...Numbers Idaho lowa Kansas Minnesota Missouri Montana Nebraska North Dakota Oregon South Dakota Washington...volumes, through very precise directions and accurate county maps, to get you to the best and most accessible |
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| STONES GEORGE E. KOSEL, "Newsletter" The Bergen County Mineralogy and Paleontology Society, Inc. Downloaded...month is Montana, which has two State Stones, the one being a State Gemstone, Montana agate, and the...Sapphire. Montana is the land of a world-famous variety of moss agate known everywhere as "Montana agate". The...The agate is in the form of gray chalcedony nodules shaped somewhat like potatoes and about their size...link settings, as well as brooches and necklaces. Montana is a very large state and about 30% of it is still |
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| Montana Hodges Robert Feldman Shaded relief indicates terrain and slope. Second Edition Rockhounding...longitude numbers and grid ticks are GPS compatible. Montana Enhanced detail shows more symbols, labels, and...history Cover photos of Montana agate (front) and ammonite imprint (back) © Montana Hodges Cover design by...Globe Pequot Press MONTANA Search for stunning Montana agate along the Yellowstone River. Hunt for sapphires...paleontologists excavate dinosaurs in Malta. Rockhounding Montana points the way to the best rockhounding in the |
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| 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...from them weather the types of agates found in Montana. Metamorphic rocks include those of either of the...specific locations are comparatively few, but jasper, agate and even more valuable stones may turn up almost |
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| .............. 315 AGATES OF THE YELLOWSTONE RIVER VALLEY, MONTANA. By T ho111as A. Reiner ...........Dolomite crystals on Serpentine from Delta, Harford County, Maryland, which was entirely negative under all...like flames. Very spectacular, looks like flame agate. Negative under all other lights. Ruby Co,-und11m...MINERALS orange. Negative under other lights. Agate. Petrified wood from Adamana, Arizona ( several...samples) . Portions fluoresce bright greenish yellow. Agate. Thunder eggs from Donnybrook, Oregon. Strong milk |
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| 47 ISSUE 11 • NOV. 2017 MONTANA AGATE: Best Catch on the Yellowstone River SILVER: In the Shadow of...morphology. By Bob Jones MONTANA AGATE The best catch on the Yellowstone River. 24 14 By Jim Landon ...types of granite to marble and agate. For this project, I used turritella agate. I cut the stone to size,...Africa. 13 The time to hunt for agates on Yellowstone River gravel bar is before spring flooding. We found...glassy, black obsidian, and tumbled specimens of Montana agate. These and other goodies helped define my lifetime |
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| 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 ...of localities in Oregon, Wash ington, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming. Illustrated with maps and photos...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 |
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| Flatirons Facets Flatirons Mineral Club of Boulder County, Colorado Volume 66, Number 3 May-June 2023 Our...famous for preserving fossils from the Eocene Green River Formation, Fossil Butte Member. About 52 million...2023 Page 15 The Gangplank, exposing the White River Group, Arikaree Formation, and Ogallala Formation... Wyoming, held in conjunction with the Natrona County Rockhounds Show and Convention. The show features...botryoidal agates from the Shirley Basin, and prairie agate and banded iron. The convention packet containing |
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| occurs as a dense, eggshell-like veneer over the County (in Eastern California), is 12 porous and fragile...phosphate in the diatomaceous sediments containing County, is in southern Connecticut. these specimens. ILLINOIS—"Enclosed...Quarry always be happy ones. Hamilton, in W. Hancock County, is in western Illinois. KANSAS—From Mrs. Mary...Franklin County, is in eastern Kansas. MONTANA—"I want to tell you about our collecting of Montana agate...agate from Glendive to Miles City along the Yellowstone River. We went out at daybreak from Glendive—as the |
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| Cenozoic History of Northeastern Montana and Northwestern North Dakota With Emphasis on the Pleistocene...PAPER 326 Cenozoic History of Northeastern Montana and Northwestern North Dakota With Emphasis on..._______________ Golden Valley formation. ____________ White River formation __--_________Rimroad graveL ____________________...Railroad cut east of Tioga_ __________ White Earth River valley exposure____ Geomorphic relations. _ __________________..._________________________ Missouri River. ________________________ Yellowstone River ______________________ Date |
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| technique by Cress Kearny 8 16 MONTANA REVISITED Sapphires and moss agate are among the "good ies" to be...COVER ... I -- Pictured on our cover are a magni- County, California; Baja California and ficent faceted...of the San Benito River in San had a set of benitoite jewelry designed Benito County, California. For...San pendant with a 6.53-carat benitoite, Benito County - Mina Numero Uno, second in size to the United...a Thousand Gems Show, to be held at the Ventura County Fairgrounds, Ventura, California, July 26, 27, |
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| cracks and fissures appear. As they wash down to the river beds and sea, the minerals that are the heaviest...action of a million years is readily apparent. The river deposited the minerals IN THE BEGINNING 9 Chart...example of a dike is the Yogo Gulch in central Montana. This dike extends for several miles. It varies...perfectly obvious that the garnets had washed into the river valley from the hills about, and that the flatland...famous was the single beryl stone found in Oxford County in Maine that weighed 18 tons and was 18 feet in |
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| Structural Geology, Northeast Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming and Montana Abstract: Cenozoic eruptive...Precambrian, Paleozoic, and Mesozoic rocks in the Yellowstone Park region. Eruption of lower Cenozoic andesitic...Cenozoic rhyolites and associated rocks in northern Yellowstone Park which are believed to be Pliocene and younger...conglomerate 1182 Late canyon basalt 1183 Yellowstone tuff 1183 Post-Yellowstone tuff gravels and basalts . . 1184...correlation chart, Yellowstone National Park region 1176 2. Exhumation of fossil valleys, Yellowstone National |
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| SPECIMENS Odd, Uncommon and Beautiful Bob Jones 16 RIVER GOLD 52 36 EYES on Arizona: Quartzsite The Hunt...cutting performance for hard materials such as agate, petrified wood or jade. BD-303 Professional grade...H Scan for Video Scan for Video MADE IN USA MADE IN USA Barranca Diamond Products • 1315 Storm Parkway... Best Prices Grit 6" 8" 60 12.95 16.95 Made in USA. 80, 100 11.95 15.95 Nickel Bond including & Wheels...com Web: www.JBFC.com Other Grits Available for Agate & other hard materials 1.0" hole with 3/4", 5/8" |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| happens. Storms rearrange coastlines and rework river channels. Earthquakes, volcanoes, windstorms, and...hard to imagine. Try to picture the Mississippi River under flooding conditions that happen once every...scale. Now imagine the resulting gravel bars as the river recedes from flood stage and think about the possibility...PhD in structural geology to dig out a seam of agate. You do need a hard hat, however. In addition, rocks...feldspar Pyrite; steel file 7 7½ 8 9 10 Quartz; agate, chert, chalcedony, and jasper; streak plate Garnet |
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| Flatirons Facets Flatirons Mineral Club of Boulder County, Colorado Volume 66, Number 4 July-August, 2023...Mineral Societies. The Steens have ties to Boulder County. Charlie purchased the Cash Mine near Gold Hill... Wyoming, held in conjunction with the Natrona County Rockhounds Show and Convention. The show features...botryoidal agates from the Shirley Basin, prairie agate, and banded iron. The convention packet containing...Billings, Montana this summer in conjunction with the Billings Gem and Mineral Show – Montana Treasures |
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| the treasures, or some of them, found in Wilkes County. Those of you who have traveled the Blue Ridge...this rugged land belongs to Wilkes County. Natives refer to their county as "The State of Wilkes," due to...prospector dared not venture into—alone. Still in Wilkes County, in the extremely northwestern seaion, I noted...Photo on the Cover This Montana Agate specimen was collected along Yellowstone River, Mont., by Mr. & Mrs...Maine 04578. This specimen of vety beautiful Montana agate is now in their museum. 580 Subscribe to Rocks |
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| William S. Lorman ........................... 27 A Yellowstone Float Trip by Marjorie Williams Young .........Convention and Show. " Garnel Star of Idaho." Nez Perce County Fairgrounds, Lewiston, Idaho. Host. Helli Canyon...CA. Host. Gem and Mineral Society of San Mateo County. H.B. Murnan. P.O. Box 53. NAS Moffett Field. CA...Gates open 4 days early. July 8 thru 8. Oxford County Mlneral and Gem Asaoclatlon. 12th Annual Festival...drilled for mounting, 3 for 11.50. 77) Pink Mou agate carved Buddha, 25x20mm drilled for mounting.... |
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| 46 47 47 * Indiana Stone-Salem Limestone River-Wabash River 49 50 * Iowa Rock-Geode DZ * Kansas...Gemstone-Freshwater Pearl Soil-Crider Series Mineral-Coal Rock-Agate * Maryland Fossil Shell-Ecphora gardnerae gardnerae...gardnerae Dinosaur-Astrodon johnstoni Gem-Patuxent River Stone * Massachusetts Gem-Rhodonite Fossil-Dinosaur...Gemstone-Lake Superior Agate Vil * Mississippi * Louisiana Gemstone-Agate Fossil-Petrified Palmwood...quadrifaria Soil-Chesuncook Series * Montana Gemstones-Sapphire & Montana Agate Fossil-Maiasaura peeblesorum |
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| 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 |
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| Walter Gries, of into the west end of Marquette County, Negaunee, held our interest with his un- we combed...being attractive. We also visited the Houghton Agate Shop on Franklin Street, owned and operated by Gotfred...cottage. Mrs. Hoffman had taken them to her private Agate Beach where she had taken Helen and me the week...Lake Superior to Eagle Harbor and then on to Eagle River where we saw the stone monument erected there as... after visiting with Vi Miller at the Keweenaw Agate Shop, we drove north to Five Mile Point on Lake |
