 | | Journal (issue) | | colour is a fine purplish brown. BLOODSTONE (Nova Scotia).—This mineral has been found, in place, by C...Islands, Bay of Fundy Region, Nova Scotia. CHIASTOLITE (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Quebec).— Good specimens...are large enough to cut. A 188 HoWLiTE (Nova Scotia) (Hydrous Silico-borate of Calcium). —This beautiful...attractive dendritic markings. It occurs, in Nova Scotia, in the form of nodules, ranging in size from...adapted for extensive use in the Arts. JET (Nova Scotia).—Jet is found, in fine pieces, at Pictou, N |  | | Book (edition) | | or as primary minerals in sulfide deposits. In Canada, as sheets and irregular masses in veins at Cobalt...as irregular masses in basic rocks at Sudbury, Canada; British Columbia. also in 1” crystals at Bluebell...cleavable large crystals occur at Timagami, Ontario, Canada. It has been found as fine hair-like crystals at...district, Canada. Sharp, well-shaped crystals occur at Madoc, Marmora, and Huntingdon, Ontario, Canada. In...Cornwall, Large crystals occur also at Faraday, Canada. Well-shaped Sweden; also at crystals Zillertal |  | | | | 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...America and the Middle East. There are thousands of agate-producing areas on Earth, and in the following pages |  | | Book | | 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...Introduction 4 Names of agates 6 What is an agate? 10 Properties of agates 44 Sources of agates...agates 48 Europe 52 Britain 58 USA 76 Canada 108 Mexico 111 South America 122 Africa 131 ...geological environments. Si nce the mid-1900s, agate collecting has become very popular in Europe, North |  | | Journal (issue) | | 2" up to 6"x 6" S0c to $10.00 • - -- • Agate in Idaho. Agate halves up nodules having blue, gray & white...$1.00, $2.00 and $3.00. • - - -• Red and white agate masses from Nevada 2"x 2" and 3"x 3" SOc and 75c...Montana 1 ½"x 1½" SOc up to $3.00 «- - -• Many agate cabochons - all colors SOc to $2.00 «---• Moss...FREAK SIMULATIONS IN AGATE. by Ernest Weulhaas ............ . ..... BLUE AGATE IN WASHINGTON. by C. N...N. Clfnesmtth ............. . ... . .. AGATE - SOME FACTS AND USES. by Peter zoaac ......... ....... |  | | Journal (issue) | | are a large part of the displays at the Minnesota Agate and Geological Interpretive Center in Moose Lake...years for $66.95. Add $15.00 per year postage for Canada and all other foreign countries. Submission of...cut much more easily on the diamond wheels than agate. For this reason, I avoid using the 80-grit wheel...indianmoundsrockclub.com 11-13—ABBOTSFORD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA: Annual show; B.C. Lapidary Society; Ag-Rec Bldg...Bldg., CFV Fairgrounds; 32470 Haida Dr., Canada; Fri. 10-8, Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-5; adults $6, students $2 |  | | Book | | . . . i5 106 109 no in m 113 114 Cat's-Eye 114 Crocidolite H5 Heliotrope Chrysoprase Prase...Plasma . . . . . Chalcedony Agates Onyx or Agate Onyx . . . . . Carnelian Jasper False Lapis...instance, the crocidolite, commercially known as tiger-eye, was sold by the carat in effect some years ago...Moonstone, opal. Pearly. Crocidolite, quartz cat's-eye. Silky. Metallic. Hematite. Olivine. Greasy....specimens are very valuable. The corundum cat's-eye, called Oriental girasol or sunstone, has a bluish |  | | Journal (issue) | | article in this issue on the Zeolite Localities of Nova Scotia. Mr. Biernbaum and bis friends certainly had...most enjoyable and successful expediLion to Nova Scotia, and we are glad that he has given us this very...what might be calltd a rough imitation of moss agate. In other places the Clevelandite was fairly rich...LOCALITIES OF THE WORLD • The Zeolite Localities of Nova Scotia By MORRELL In the summer of 1924, J ohn S....visiting the ,vorld-famous Zeolite district of Nova Scotia. We did not have time to visit all the localities |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 4 " in hardrock. Turritella agate 4 0 c lb., 100 lbs. 20c lb. Algae agate, 40c lb., 100 lbs. 25c lb. Postage...List—Pioneer M u s e u m , Burnet, Texas. SOUTH TEXAS AGATE — From the Rio Grande. Moss, plume, picture, banded...for cabochons. 7 Vi lbs. $ 5 . 0 0 postpaid. The Agate shop, 704 W. Kimball A v e . , Raymondville, Texas...Your choice - 10 kinds. Palmwood, opalite, jasp agate, budseye, goiden onyx, crawfordite, jasper, chapenite...practice to g e m ; wide selection faceting, star and eye m a terials; moonstone, lapis, turquoise, jade, others |  | | Journal (issue) | | contain any text recoverable by the OCR engine. Eye Agate, Brazil. Rutillated Quartz, Switzerland. Siliceous...polished mineral imported is, or rather was, the agate. Experienced collectors refuse place in their cabinets...tourists' resorts. Eing stones of some variety of agate are still worn and offered for sale, but their value...of heliotrope and wings of agate. He showed me twenty-four buttons of agate, uniform in markings and about...presented me with the most perfect " bull's eye " agate I have ever seen, declaring it to be the best |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | I L L SWAP—Professionally made jade, fire opal, agate jewelry or c u t stones for good saleable mineral...I N G — G e m material, p a l m w o o d , jasp-agate, " c h a p i n i t e " and jasper. Shipped, mixed...1 miles west of Barstow. SUPER-SPECIAL. MOJAVE—agate, Death Valley onyx, Panamint Valley onyx, lavicjasper...e , " travertine ( g r e e n ) , palmwood, jasp-agate, verd-antique. A dream shipment. 100 lbs., shipped... N. Y. AGATE SLABS—Gem serpentine $ 2 . 0 0 to $ 3 . 0 0 , also in the rough. Flower agate, Mexican |  | | Book (edition) | | holding a shiny crystal or an expertly polished agate in their hands. It is even more gratifying to actually...The search for a lustrous crystal or a colorful agate is truly a worthwhile and satisfying recreational...lonely journeys to find that ever-elusive next agate, jasper, or mineral specimen that will be the most...within the field of the lapidary arts. A rough agate as found in the field weighing about three pounds...pounds. A silver ring set with a freeform agate cabochon hand collected, cut, and polished by the author |  | | Book | | every state and province in the United States and Canada. A Fel¬ low of the American Association for the...amazing growth— especially in the United States and Canada, but also throughout many other parts of the world... crack hammer, chisels, long-handled gem scoop, eye shield. The rock pick hammer is the most essential...colored gems offer a much wider range of interest; agate, which is the most generally used of all the gems...opal) or the most attractive pattern (as in an agate). If the mineral is fibrous, the fibers should be | | | Book | | every state and province in the United States and Canada. A Fellovv of the A1nerican Association for the...a1nazing growthespecially in the United States and Canada, but also throughout many other parts of the world... crack hammer, chisels, long-handled gem scoop, eye shield. The rock pick hammer is the most essential...colored gems offer a much wider range of interest; agate, which is the most generally used of all the gems...opal) or the most attractive pattern (as in an agate). If the mineral is fibrous, the fibers should be | | | Book | | every state and province in the United States and Canada. A Fellow of the American Asso- Advancement of...continues its amazing growth— United States and Canada, but also throughout other parts of the world.... crack hammer, chisels, long-handled gem scoop, eye shield. The rock pick hammer is the most essential...Actually, gems offer a much wider range of interest; agate, which is the most generally used of all the gems...color (as in most attractive pattern (as in an agate). If the mineral is fibrous, the fibers should |  | | Journal (issue) | | both public and private, in the United States and Canada, the intention being to pub• lish this information...Natural Sciences, ~ogan Square, Philadelph ia, Pa. Canada has within her borders exten• sive deposits of...years; in fact the d iscovery of gyp• sum in Nova Scotia was the first in North America. The highest a...Diego County, Calif. ; Nova Scotia, and Provinces of Ontario and Quebec, Canada; Chihuahua, Mex• ico;...producer of copper in the Union. The deepest shaft in Canada is o n the prop erty of Kirkland Lake Gold, in |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | I L L SWAP—Professionally made jade, fire opal, agate jewelry or c u t stones f o r good saleable mineral...I N G — G e m material, p a l m w o o d , jasp-agate, " c h a p i n i t e " and jasper. Shipped, m i...selected f r o m our o w n deposits. Per pound. Tiger eye, golden, $ 1 . 0 0 , blue $ 1 . 2 5 , coloured, $...e , " travertine ( g r e e n ) , palmwood, jasp-agate, v e r d - a n t i q u e . A dream shipment. 100...purple vein, 2 lbs. laguna pieces, 2 lbs. tree agate w h i t e and black (opalite) . $ 1 1 . 0 0 postpaid |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | I L L SWAP—Professionally made jade, fire opal, agate jewelry or cut stones for good saleable mineral...Maryland. WE ARE MINING—Gem material, palmwood, | asp-agate, "chapinire" and jasper. Shipped, mixed, 100 lbs... RFD 1, Barstow, Calif. SUPER-SPECIAL. MOJAVE—agate, Death Valley onyx, Panamint Valley onyx, lavicjasper..."chapinite," travertine (green), palmwood, jasp-agate, verd-antique. A dream shipment. 100 lbs., shipped...specimen grade chrysocolla, Desert rose, bird's eye porphyry, massive tourmaline, 3 oz. bag tumbled gems |  | | Journal (issue) | | the boundary line between the United States and Canada at that point. That the mines have not been discovered...County Quartz Crystals . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eye Agate , Brazil . . . . . Rutilated Quartz , Switzerland...stones. Amethyst, Topaz, Moonstone, Bloodstone, Agate, Crocidolite, etc. In all forms and sizes for Rings...Innocence MAY. Emerald Success in Life JUNE. Agate or Cat's-eye Health and Long Life JULY. Coral or Ruby...00 2 50 75 Acadialite, Nova Scotia $ 10-$1 50 Actinolite, R. I 05 Agate, Brazil, Lake Superior. |  | | Book | | remarkably good imitations, and often require a practised eye to distinguish the false from the true. The former...Labrador Spar, 2.71 2.75 Dichroite, - 2.58 2.60 Cat's-eye, 2.73 2.56 Adularia, 2.60 - 2.50 2.60 2.50 Precious...refracted by the oblique surface, passes to the eye in a different direction from that of the real object...the change of colour: such we observe in the Cat's-eye, Moon-stone, and Iolite ; also, in the Chrysoberyl...to those properties that principally attract the eye: such as colour, transparency, and lustre. Gems have |  | | Report (volume) | | 1'Advancement des Sciences Annales vol. 1-5. Montreal, Canada. 8 BIBLIOGRAPHY OF NORTH AMERICAN GEOLOGY, 1929-39...Seismograph Station Bulletins vols. 2-7. Berkeley, Calif. Canada Department of Mines and Resources: Annual Reports...73-91 Nummary Reports 1928-33. Ottawa, Ontario. Canada Dominion Observatory Bibliography of Seismology...Canadian Ceramic Society Journal vols. 1-8. Toronto, Canada. Canadian Field-Naturalist vols. 43-53. Ottawa...York. Engineering Journal vols. 19-22. Montreal, Canada. Engineering News Record vols. U0-123. New York |  | | Book (edition) | | a thou- sand localities in the United States, Canada, and Mexico where gems have been and can be found...Chrysocolla, Turquoise LJ Emerald, Beryl ^"^ Agate ** Jade Amethyst nq -* % Gem Hunter's...Maine and Florida. Still others are to be found in Canada and Mexico. What you cannot collect in person you...color, as in emeralds; their pattern, as in moss agate; or their play of eral color, as in opals. Fashion...lost in not evident to the eye. Minerals of this sort, such as agate and jasper, are described as |  | | Book | | Random House, Inc. and distributed in Canada by Random House of Canada Limited, Toronto Planned and produced...who read and criticized the manuscript with the eye of a professional mineralogist; and to my wife, Margaret...tools and weapons. Gold and silver were plentiful. Agate, carnelian, chalcedony, chrysoprase, jasper and...green copper mineral, was exten¬ sively used as an eye paint, and an elaborate ritual involving palettes...from the mantle could be examined, their study Canada, embedded in would shed light on our understanding |  | | Book (edition) | | 1410 Birchmoum Road Scarborough, Ontario MlP 2E7, Canada V.-\.'- NoSTRA.'-D Rrn,'HOLD AUSTRALIA PTY. LTD...cryptocrystalline varieties of quartz, such as agate and petrified wood, extend over thousands VI Preface...Carolina 63. Quartz mine and specimens, Arkansas 64. Agate hunting, Muscatine, Iowa 65. Four Peaks amethyst... CHAPTER I . Principal Gemstones Diamond in Canada. The hypothesis that alluvial diamonds found around...species and discoveries of kimberlite bodies in Canada but conclude that no diamonds have yet been found |  | | Book (edition) | | from India, ground for use as Agate. achates. Ancient name for agate. Free achromatic from color;...green tourmaline. See African emerald. Moss agate. agate (ageg’-it). One of the many varieties of chalcedony...translucent form with dendritic inclusions (moss agate). It is found in virtually all colors, usually of...translucent to semitransparent. Most gray-banded agate is African emerald. Emerald from the Transvaal...Trade dyed to onyx, moss agate and improve its color. See agate. jasper. Mixture of jasper chalcedony |
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