 | | Journal (issue) | | ISSUE 10 • OCTOBER 2020 FASCINATING FACTS ABOUT OPAL CLAIM TO COPPER FAME Butte’s Mining Legacy DYNAMIC...Printed in the U.S.A. 10 0 74470 02033 2 WIN AN OPAL PRIZE PACK! Details on page 6… 2 ROCKNGEM.COM...CASTANEA CORALS Abundant Fossils from a Silurian Coral Reef By Robert Beard 10 10 TURNING TO THE “OTHER” TOURMALINE...By Steve Voynick 28 10 FASCINATING FACTS ABOUT OPAL By John L. Carver and Bill Halepeska 62 REGULAR...specimen of opal from the prolific USA locality of Butte, Oregon, reveals a carving-grade opal as it is |  | | Book (volume) | | Plains, wells drilled deep into this unit provide an inexhaustible supply of cold artesian, Rocky Mountain...instance, a single Spodumene crystal from the Etta Mine near Keystone on the east side of the Mount Rushmore...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...tributary gravels, etc.petrified wood, wood opal. CORSON COUNTY LITTLE EAGLE: area ridges, slopes, stream |  | | Book (volume) | | concerned, Ohio is unique in but a single gemstone, an exceptionally high quality, colorful flint that is...chalcedony, jasp-agate and common opal, rivaling in beauty the Arizona agatized wood. This gem flint occurs...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...CUYAHOGA COUNTY CHAGRIN FALLS (on Geauga Co. line), area quarries⎯oilstone. DELAWARE COUNTY DELAWARE |  | | Book (volume) | | concerned, Ohio is unique in but a single gemstone, an exceptionally high quality, colorful flint that is...chalcedony, jasp-agate and common opal, rivaling in beauty the Arizona agatized wood. This gem flint occurs...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...CUYAHOGA COUNTY CHAGRIN FALLS (on Geauga Co. line), area quarries⎯oilstone. DELAWARE COUNTY DELAWARE |  | | Book | | recognized as an authority in the lapidary field. Beginning with a description of agate, he proceeds to an interesting...ties and forms of quartz gems other than agate, opal and its varieties, and petrified wood a great favorite...tell abot1t otl1er Cttiartz varieties st1ch as the opal, jasper, ancl petrified wood; a11d to give l1in1...received, and one al,vays fears that the na111e of an in1portant aclviser may be left out. Ho,vever, in...12 were also const1lted. Nlany other sot1rces in an extensive library on the st1bject were const1lted | | | Book | | THE BOOK OF yJ An>> aT -v • J[. Illustrated. $9.^5 ISBN 0-8019-0964-3 OF VERMONT ENT OF LIBRARIES...as an authority in the lapidary field. Beginning with a description of agate, he proceeds to an interesting...varieties, with favorite location of quartz agate, opal wood — collectors. The petrified gems throughout... tell about other quartz varieties such as the opal, and petrified wood; and to give him the most complete...received, and one always fears that the name of an important adviser may be left out. However, in the |  | | Book | | • • • • ': . ·• Ranson1 , Jay E . Gems an d minerals of Arnerica 549 . 075 RAiJSO rti SAUSALITO...Rock-Hunter's Range Guide Petrified Forest Trails Arizona Gem Trails and the Colorado Desert of California...Gemstones and Minerals; Volcanic Flows; Values in an Outcrop 4. Preparation for Field Collecting 52...Petrified Wood 131 Characteristics of Agates; Opal, Queen of the Gems; Petrified Wood; Commonly Occurring...Minerals in L.\merica Alabama Alaska Arkansas Arizona California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida |  | | Report (issue) | | Howell mine ........................ ~ ..................... ,.............. . 268 Barry-Coxe mine ............................................ . Pacific mine ..................................................Dutchman mine ................. ~ ................. , ................ . 270 270 Dutchman mine .............. ·........... . ........... . 270 Bay State mine·............ ................. .. ................ Emma mine ........................ ..................................... . 273 Flagstaff mine ..... |  | | Book (volume) | | review of deposits, a helpful geographical index, and an exceptionally complete listing of books and arucles...America has developed into a major exporter rather than an importer. A VAN NOSTRAND REINHOLD BOOK . Digitized...AMERICA In Iwo Volumes Volume | JOHN SINKANKAS [aN] VAN New NOSTRAND York Cincinnati REINHOLD Toronto...ee pon * : c= : an vi 5 = fii? i a j — » ya y _— ’* : i mine in. q)! Y eit iia...amethyst deposit in Arizona by Dr. F. W. Galbraith of the University of Arizona. Robert O. Vernon of |  | | Journal (issue) | | U I D E TO MEXICO " \ I ^J \ J Published after an extensive two-year travel survey for up-to-date information...Telephone and Telegraph Services SEND ONLY \ to Mexico an enjoyable one eliminating problems which may arise...not a "story book" or just a list accommodations. An aid in selecting those sections of Mexico most interesting...book, The Romero Expeditions in California and Arizona, 182326. Both received their masters degrees at...the desert representative for Newsweek and proud of an article written for that magazine about desert: resident |  | Gaines, Richard V., Skinner, H. Catherine W., Foord, Eugene E., Mason, Brian, Rosenzweig, Abraham, King, Vandall T. (1997) Dana's New Mineralogy (8th ed.) Wiley-Interscience. p.1872 | Book (edition) | | role in naming the plants and animals, also showed an interest in classifying the minerals. His natural...synonymy was improved and extended. The work became an international classic for over 50 years, due to the...Lhoest: Liege, Belgium. John C. Lucking: Phoenix, Arizona. Emil Makovicky, Inst. of Mineralogy, Univ. of...Wallace: Dept. of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tuscon, Arizona. John S. White: Stewartstown, Pennsylvania...Wendell E. Wilson: The Mineralogical Record, Tuscon, Arizona. Barry Yampol: Oyster Bay, Long Island, New York |  | | Book (edition) | | SIMON & SCHUSTER'S GUIDE TO ROCKS AND MINERALS An easy-to-use field guide, with over 1,000 spectacular...minerals, because regardless of whether they form by an organic or inorganic process, they are man made....coniferous trees; opal, an amorphous variety of hydrated silica; and limonite, an amorphous hydrated...long. However, it will be quite different from, say, an orthoclase crystal, whatever the latter's size. The...cube. , , parallel to one or two axes (i.e., with an infinite intersection) will have the corresponding |  | | Book | | Native minerals Gold Silver Diamond Copper Mighty mine Sulfides Pyrite Ore minerals Oxides Ice Under the...and sapphire Emerald Feldspars Mineraloids Amber Opal Decorative stones 154 156 158 160 162 164 166 168...of rock. 14 '1------4 Formation ) Pegmatite is an extreme igneous rock that forms during the final...pressures underground. Devil's Tower, Wyoming, USA. A rock that cooled within a volcanic vent and that...The Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA. The Colorado River has cut a 1.6-km-(1-mile-) deep canyon through layers |  | | Book | | many Silunan materials. Several and steel in Ordovic,an s,o engmeenng. Carnbnan 570 aspects of these sciences...rock or min eral concerned. In the case of some mine rals. line drawings illustrate the crystal structure...occurrence and the qualities to note when making an identification. Many of lhc technical lt'rms used...""""'"''• ""' «,,=,.;,;,-..,~ .. ;,, cei,tsurn,r,an,es tho """'~ ~""'"' ~ - - ol ~,· _.., ,,.,•...Asterisl<5 - - - - - + - - - denoie the most ll!ll)O<\an! d,S1m9u,sh,,,g fec:ures of rn,oe,a~ bamples ""' |  | | Book | | Martin Okrusch Hartwig E. Frimmel Mineralogy An Introduction to Minerals, Rocks, and Mineral Deposits...com/series/15201 Martin Okrusch Hartwig E. Frimmel Mineralogy An Introduction to Minerals, Rocks, and Mineral Deposits...Azurite crystals, partly replaced by malachite, Tsumeb mine, Namibia; width of view ca. 3 cm; collection H.E...comprehensiveness. Many subjects are dealt with to an extent that goes beyond what is typically expected...stage the idea was born to write the next edition for an English-speaking readership. This resulted on the |  | | Catalog/List | | Saturday, June 7, 2008, by 5:00 PM CT Lots are sold at an approximate rate of 70 lots per hour, but it is not...inches, while the other is 34 x 20¾ x 7. They have an aggregate weight of 208.56 pounds (94.8 kgs.). Estimate:...top of a mound of rich purple Amethyst crystals is an unusual hollow tube of Amethyst that is 2 inches...excellent condition. A rare and fine specimen from an under-represented locality; it has a custom labeled...hue than any other localities. This fine example is an open amethyst cluster with “diamond bright” deep |  | | Book | | with a curiosity about the earth on which he lives, an open mind, and a willingness to learn. It is hoped...courses used by geologists, their limitations, and an and Historical Geology. The two volumes complement...are developed fully in order to give the student an appreciation for the thoroughness characteristic...physical histor\ continuing map of new fea- An introductory n| is and section about the profession... ol This text on Historical Geology presents: An expanded to of the United States tor the period |  | | Book | | dieses erfolgreiche Lehrbuch weiter zu betreuen und an den aktuellen Wissensstand anzupassen. Mit den 2005...textlich erweitert und gewinnen durch neue Abbildungen an Informationsgehalt. Neu hinzu gekommen sind ein Abschnitt...konstruktiv und vertrauensvoll. Hierfür herzlichen Dank an Merlett Behncke-Braunbeck, Martina Mechler, Dr. Chris...allgemeinen, anorganischen und physikalischen Chemie an vielen Stellen sehr nützlich. Im einleitenden Teil...Minerale in übersichtlicher Form und in Anlehnung an die Systematik von H. Strunz. Teil II ist der Petrologie |  | | Book | | your own tumbling and grinding machineto cutting an emerald !The extensive reference section describes...mineral-collector and the experienced lapidary for whom itwill be an invaluable work of reference. FOKRieterehee 543...Left: Magnificent hexagonal crystals of chaiybite, an iron carbonate. The triangular 'growth shadows' that...are visible represent the form of the crystals at an earlier stage in th eir de veiopm en t This book...things, such as the wings of butterflies, can show an incomparable purity and brightness. In this connection | | | Book | | your own tumbling and grinding machine to cutting an emerald! The extensive reference section describes...a... “he experienced lapidary for whom it will be an invaluable work of reference. LIBRARY CHICAGO PUBLIC...eft: Magnificent hexagonal crystals of chalybite, an iron This book has several purposes: to introduce...are visible represent the form of the crystals at an earlier stage in their development fashioned gems;...things, such as the wings of butterflies, can show an incomparable purity and brightness. In this connection |  | | Book | | the proper (1920). And Holmes was quoting in turn an earlier geological application of the quotation from...if it were not for the oc¬ casional appearance of an authoritative glos¬ sary, our language—which, as...language), and in their growth and evolution can provide an engrossing record of historical change and development...need— for a new word, or for a change of meaning of an old and established word, must rest on him who proposes...proposes a new word or a modification of mean¬ ing of an old word. Can the proposer marshal sufficient evidence |  | | Book (edition) | | Evaporites • 366 367 11.2 CARBONATE SHELF (NON REEF ) ENVIRONMEN TS 368 Depositional Setting 368 •...CARBONATES 379 11.4 ORGANIC REEF ENVIRONMENTS 382 Modern Reefs and Reef Environments 382 • Ancient...through a variety of research av enues and by using an array of increasingly sophisticated research tools...State University; Larry T. Middleton, Northern Arizona University; Michael R. Owen, Saint Lawrence University;...Biogenic processes, as well as inorganic processes, play an impor tant tole in the formation of many limestones |  | | Book (edition) | | publica1ions) 'Third edi1ion'-Forcword. Rev. ed. of: An index of mim:ral species & varie1ics arranged chemically/...of Minemls was published and it soon proved to be an important and standard reference work for mineralogists... The number of known species is now around 3500- an increase of some 600 in the last ten years - and...Embrey obtained an on-line version of the second edition and its appendices by editing an optically-character-read...Pennsylvania, USA. Introduction This volume is the third edition (retitled) of M. H. Hey"s An Index of Mineral |  | | Book (edition) | | Institution Tad Nichols Photography, Tucson, Arizona Revised Edition Text © 1969 1967 by Frederick... 99 Chapter 14. Opal Stone Jelly— "Fire" and "Precious" Opal— White and Black Opal Chapter 15. 102...1701, a poor native, sifting pebbles in an in Indian diamond mine, found one of the world's most famous...decided to smuggle would be rich it out of the mine. and would never again need to he could If ...cloth around guard at the gate. he was out of the mine, the where he hoped for the nearest port city |  | Harris, Norman, Fenton, Carroll Lane, Cooper, Chalmer L., Collins, Henry Hill, Haslau-Perry, Olivia V. - Eds. (1961) Larousse Encyclopedia of The Earth (1st ed.) Prometheus Press, New York. | Book (edition) | | ^"THrENCYCLOPEDIA OF aTHE weii- an up-to-date version of enjoying an known French pubhcation^ow and hfe...diagrams, more than 500 photographs and existing an of Sis is not just a translation for Prepared specially...enhave been introduced to cover - an mcjsindex exceUent vironments. An this kind - makes of book a of part...in the Palaeozoic 404 408 408 408 409 410 361 An Underwater 411 Prehistoric Art 361 Flora 412...specimens An oil rig at The Kariba Kuwait Dam Pointe de la Sausaie Erosion forms in Bryce Canyon National |
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