 | | 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...angular, banded structure) tube, banded, moss cation (moss-like), will be frequently misled All topaz...the many types of agate, opal and petrified this region is noted. The agate is wood for which...specific locations are comparatively few, but jasper, agate and even more valuable stones may turn up almost |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | natural dyes, best exemplified in the first case by moss agate such as from Texas and in the second by Montana...without however disturbing the original agate structure in the least. Moss agates consequently may polish well...characteristics between side by side layers of quartz and agate makes grinding, sanding, and polishing difficult...that the quartz, being far more brittle than the agate, ends to erode rapidly and pit deeply. This calls...its refractive index is almost exactly that of agate.—Anise Oil. This aromatic oil is much used in cookery |  | | Report (volume) | | is most often used in porous stones, such as the agate. The unattractive gray and pale shades may be changed...shades. The common dyeing procedure is to soak the agate in the desired chemical (nitric acid for red shades...and sulfates for blue shades). The Romans dyed agate by soaking it in honey, removing it from the liquid...the same effect is achieved by first soaking the agate in a sugar solution, and then in sulfuric acid to...eventually deposited as alluvial gravels. Opal and agate are formed from aqueous solutions. Diamonds are |  | | 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...their color, as in emeralds; their pattern, as in moss agate; or their play of eral color, as in opals.... such as agate and jasper, are described as cryptocrystal- line. For example, an agate nodule may...cat's- more but inexhaustibly various patterns of agate and jasper. So typical are their patterns that |  | | 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 % ^...live. The Appalachians, the Smokies, the Sierra Nevada, the Rockies and Black Hills, the Cascades and...stones will remain." On my own table is a section of agate, cut and polished, its concentric rings of rose...their color, as in emeralds; their pattern, as in moss agate; or their play of color, as in opals. Fashion |  | | Book (volume) | | chalcedony, jasper and gem petrified wood. BUFFALO COUNTY KEARNEY, area gravel bars and pits along the Platte...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... hillside surfacesagatized and opalized wood, agate, jasper; in draws and washes and gravel beds of...gem qualityagatized and opalized wood. DAWES COUNTY CHADRON, in N part of Co. and as far W as Crawford |  | | Report (issue) | | a short article on California diamonds. Amador County: A few small stones have been picked up near the...the towns of Volcano, Oleta and Fiddletown. Butte County: In 1853 it was observed that diamonds occurred...Fresno County Small diamonds are reported to have been found a few miles north of Coalinga. Nevada County...El Dorado County Forest Hill. About : sixty have been : : : Bar. Trinit}^ County : INIicroscopic...found in every county. Aubury^^^ describes some of the deposits of the State. Calaveras County It occurs in |  | | Book | | lapidary field. Beginning with a description of agate, he proceeds to an interesting account of the history...ever been written before. Tracing the history of agate from prehistoric days through events of the Bible...growing hobby. Chapters are devoted to the details of agate collecting, the varieties and forms of quartz and...varieties, with favorite location of quartz agate, opal wood — collectors. The petrified gems throughout...information on the rockhound’s favorite gem — the agate. Lelande Quick La Jolla (San Diego), California |  | | Book (volume) | | thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare alluvial Diamond...of the Mississippi R.⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi...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...mine⎯pyritized gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason |  | | Book (volume) | | thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare alluvial Diamond...of the Mississippi R.⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi...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...mine⎯pyritized gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason |  | | 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...may be able to buy specimens. map of Keweenaw County. Mich- Part of the U.S. Geological Survey topographic...of glaciers or gravel pits, no landmarks re- Moss growth, loam deposits, or oxidation may have changed...thunder eggs dug beds in Oregon are nodules of agate, walls. TWIN CRYSTALS commonly develop Crystals |  | | Catalog/List | | Fairfield County, Branchville White xlline with cymatolite, good study ... New Mexico Taos County, near Dixon...cerium aluminum silicate California Los Angeles County, Pacoima Canyon Large black tabular crystals in...iron silicate ACTINOLITE California San Bernardino County, Wrightwood Green prismatic crystalline mass ....CROSSITE Sodium iron silicate California San Benito County, Gem mine Compact blue-gray mass with natrolite...sodium potassium alumino-silicate Arizona Final County, Christmas Dark green cleavages in andesite .. | | | Book | | lapidary field. Beginning with a description of agate, he proceeds to an interesting account of the history...ever been written before. Tracing the history of agate from prehistoric days through events of the Bible...the details of agate collecting, the varie ties and forms of quartz gems other than agate, opal and its...infor1nation on tl1c rockl1ouncl's favorite gem-tl1e agate. THIS IS LELAND£ QUICK La Jolla ( ,5an l)irgo)........................... . 4 Cl1a1)ter .3. Agate Collecti11g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |  | Powolny, Tomasz, Dumańska-Słowik, Magdalena, Sikorska-Jaworowska, Magdalena, Wójcik-Bania, Monika (2019) Agate mineralization in spilitized Permian volcanics from “Borówno” quarry (Lower Silesia, Poland) – microtextural, mineralogical, and geochemical constraints. Ore Geology Reviews, 114. 103130 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2019.103130 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Journal Pre-proofs Agate mineralization in spilitized Permian volcanics from ,,Borówno” quarry (Lower...Dumańska-Słowik, M. Sikorska-Jaworowska, M. Wójcik-Bania, Agate mineralization in spilitized Permian volcanics from...disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. Agate mineralization in spilitized Permian volcanics from...silica mineralization, i.e.: (1) vein agates and (2) moss agates, were encountered for the first time within...(spilitization) and origin of SiO2-rich fluids. Conversely, moss agates have formed as a result of a spherical growth |  | | Book (volume) | | Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and Utah lL JWNTOA...Arizoni, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Louisicna, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, ind Utak by Allan...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 heading of Arizona, on the map of Maricopa County, the site x How to Use This Book indicated |  | | Report (volume) | | E. H. Barbour, University of Nebraska, Lincoln. Nevada...........Dr. W. S. Tangier Smith, Berkeley, Cal...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...Jefferson County, at Elyton; Lee County, at Chewacla lime works; St. Clair County, at Gfeensport; Shelby |  | | Journal (issue) | | and SHAPES in any slabbed stone - jade, quartz. agate. glass. etc. Faster and easier than grinding. HI-Strength...World's Fair of Gems and Minerals." Host. Clark County Gem Collectora. Las Vegas Convention C.enter. Las...for sanding and polishing all cabochons including agate. Jade, opal, and turquoise. It's quiet! Portable...Thomsonite Siderite Alabaster Apophyllite Meyerhofferite Agate Barite-"Rose" Form Aventurlne Selenite Rhodonite...Turitella" Agate •coquimbite Sunstone Marcasite Chrysocolia Carrara " Marble" Jadeite Indian Moss Agate Pyrrhotite |  | | Book | | 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...164 Banded Agate 166 Fortification Agate 170 Cabochon-style Cut Agates 175 Moss Agates 179 | | | Book | | IOATOUTE CHLORASTROUTEI 2 AMYGDAlOID MINE DUMPS 3 AGATE HARBOR (AGATES THOMSONITE ON BEACH\ )l MUD VLAKE...topographic map of the Delaware q uadrangle o f Keweenaw County, Michigan This ,s an example o f the more picturesque...glaciers or gravel pits, no landmarks re main . Moss growth , loam deposits, or oxidation may have changed...dug from the lava beds in Oregon are nodules of agate o ft en associated with opal Reniform marcas1te...all around the old bonanza town of Virg1n1a City, Nevada, stand huge dumps where traces of silver minerals |  | | Report (volume) | | ........................................ 187 Nevada..................................................See Bauxite and Halloysite. 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 S., R. 7 E.;...; Jefferson County, at Ely ton; Lee County, at Chewacla lime works"; St. Clair County, at Greensport; |  | | Journal (issue) | | Photo by Truman D. Vencil courtesy Las Vegas, Nevada, Chamber of Commerce. DESERT SUNRISE By ETHELYN...light. TRANSITION By MILDRED BREEDLOVE Las Vegas. Nevada These many years I pitched my lonely tent Upon...13-16—20th Annual Helldorado and Rodeo, Las Vegas, Nevada. GHOST TOWN WATER WILDFLOWERS INDIANS EXPLORATION...Arizona. Number 5 NATURE EXPERIENCE LOST MINE 4 Nevada Ghost Town Where the School Bell Still Rings, by...was made just before sunset. DESERT MAGAZINE Nevada Ghost Town Where the School Bell Still Rings They |  | | Journal (issue) | | desert, through the Mojave desert to Inyo county, southern Nevada and southern Utah, and Arizona, on sandy...ranging into the desert areas of eastern San Diego county and on to the edge of the Colorado desert. Blooms...7000 feet, in Arizona, New Mexico and southern Nevada, to be looked for from March to May. THE DESERT...Fe, New Mexico. Sept. 2-3-4-5—Nevada State Fair and Rodeo, Fallon, Nevada. Sept. 3-4—Third Annual Gem and...California BOTANY Sept. 3-4-5—Nevada Rodeo, "The West at Its Best," Winnemucca, Nevada. Dolphin-Flower or Cavalier's |  | | Journal (issue) | | Flagstaff. Volume 16 May 31—Lincoln County Homecoming Day, Caliente, Nevada. COVER June—Continuance, special...in 1692. Santa Fe, New Mexico. June 18-20—Quay County Sheriff's Posse Rodeo, Tucumcari, New Mexico. June...headed down the main street of this old Beaver County mining camp, it was not because I expected to...first year of its revived operation, the Beaver county lead producer functioned under the name of "Spanish...mining boom days at Silver Reef, Utah, and Pioche, Nevada, he explained, there was great demand for teamsters |  | | Report (issue) | | observed in the gold gravels at Cherokee, Butte County, and this locality, became the most noted one in...short articles on California diamonds. A Amador County: few small stones have been picked up near the...towns of Volcano, Oleta and Fiddleto^vn. Butte County: In 1853 it was observed that diamonds occurred...Thompson Flat, two miles north of Oroville. El Dorado County: A diamond weighing 1| carats was found at Forest...in White Rock canyon and at Smith's Flat. Fresno County: Small diamonds are reported to have been found |  | | 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...CUYAHOGA COUNTY CHAGRIN FALLS (on Geauga Co. line), area quarries⎯oilstone. DELAWARE COUNTY DELAWARE...nodules⎯Pyrite (crystals sharply cubic). FRANKLIN COUNTY COLUMBUS, area countywide exposures of blue clay |
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