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| THE SOUTHWESTERN QUADRANT Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma...The Southwestern Quadrant Arizoni, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Louisicna, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma...Mineral Location Numbers Arizona Arkansas California Colorado 258 Louis B30 ana HOW TO USE...Treasures is geared toward everyone interested in collecting rocks, minerals, and fossils—not only people...volumes, through very precise directions and accurate county maps, to get you to the best and most accessible |
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| Bibliography: p.94. 1. Precious stones—Collectors and collecting—United States. QE392.5.U5P47 553'.8'075 74-1276...often are arrested there. At the Eldorado sapphire mine in Mon¬ tana the action of a million years is readily...animal form which was filled in by the iron oxide. Chalcedony, one of the common varieties of quartz, was formed...intrudes a sloping bed of limestone. As the Yogo mine has been worked at various times in the past hundred... There is a talus slope in the Antelope Valley in Southern California where the rock fragments seemed |
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| MARIN COUNTY FREE LIBRARY 3 1111 00289 4184 \ I s Fifth Revised Edition A complete, state-by-state...maps; 8 pages color This basic book on gem collecting has now been completely revised and expanded...stones . United States. I. —Collectors and collecting Title. QE392.5.U5M3 1975 ISBN 0-690-00656-X...Johnson, of Napa, California; Norman and Betty Lemkau of Castro Valley, California; Herbert V. Corbett...and Washington beaches, the Mojave desert of California and the Sonoran desert of Arizona, the lake beaches |
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| Buckfield, Maine. Mined in 1996 by Holden !Jrothers Mining and currently in the Jim Mann collection. Photo...I 900 ' s, showing Loren Merrill 's tourmaline mining operation at Mount Mica. Table of Contents CHAPTER...the maps . . . . . . . .3 .5 .5 .5 CHAPTER 2. COLLECTING MAINE MINERALS Geologic settings of Maine minerals...psits Collecting tips . . . . Equipment . . . . .. . . . Techniques . . . . •. . . . . Collecting in the...Locality index (by town) Locality index (by name of site) . ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The authors are grateful to |
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| Arizona Gem Trails and the Colorado Desert of California High Tension (A Biography) Jay Ellis Ransom...EMS of and MINERAL AMERI A A Guide to Rock Collecting HARPER & ROW, PUBLISHERS ....... New York, Evanston...collectingUnited States. 2. Mineralogy-Collectors and collecting -United States. I. Title. , QE392.5.U5R36 1975...Foreword xi xiii Part I: The Fundamentals of Rock Collecting 1. Rocks, Minerals, and Gemstones 1 3 Mineral...Values in an Outcrop 4. Preparation for Field Collecting 52 Field Check of Mineral Occurrences arid |
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| interesting facts about the people involved in mining, current price lists of various stones, and numerous...Tourmaline Q ueen .1ine, Pala, San Diego County, California. From a pen-and-ink drawing by W. E. Wilson...price increases, which make it more attractive to mine domestic deposits at a profit. Foreign labor is...information is included on the persons involved in mining the deposits, with dates and other pertinent information...literature in North America. J. s. San Diego, California 1975 Acknowledgments The folio\\ ing persons |
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| vacation stops at a roadside “dig your own” gem mine. Junior finds a sapphire the size of a peach and...) Many an unsuspecting tourist has stopped at a mine to try his or her luck and become a rockhound for...Northwest States VOLUME 2 Alaska Idaho Arizona California Colorado lowa Minnesota Montana Hawaii Kansas...VOLUME 4 Northeast States Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Illinois Indiana Louisiana Maine...U.S.A. 4TH EDITION Where & How to Dig, Pan, and Mine Your Own Gems & Minerals VOLUME 2: SOUTHWEST STATES |
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| SPECIAL NOTE TO READERS. There are hundreds of collecting localities described in this book. All of them...conditions on th P desert . are changing rapidly; Mining claims are filed, property, once open to collectors...government : Many of the new owners do not want collecting on their property. The status of localities may...so far as is humanly possible, to report the collecting status of localities at the time of writing --...FUTURE. _INCLUSION HERE IS AN INDICATION ONLY THAT COLLECTING HAS TAKEN PLACE IN THE PAST AND SUCH INCLUSION |
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| captured by Jeff Gnass in Death Valley National Monument, California. Dusting Tracks with Amtrak's Desert...Inside Cover. Elephant Rock, a sandstone span in the Valley of Fire State Park in Southern Nevada. Photograph...Muench. by Gordon Smith A trip by rail from Los Angeles to Las Vegas can be a lively affair. page 36...436-4218. Second Class Postage paid at Encinitas, California and at additional offices. Copyright 1981 by...what's the use! Floyd J. Peters North Shore, California I know what you mean, Floyd. Or maybe I don't |
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| Big Bend Country Bonanza.................30 Collecting Texas agates at Stillwell Ranch by Bob Jones...Agatized Coral ....... 16 Easy and productive beach collecting by Robert Beard Rockhounding Essentials ......Pyroxene and Plagioclase ........ 20 DoBell Ranch Collecting ......................36 by Carl F. Brink, GG...GG by Mary Crosswhite Vanadinite and Chalcedony .................... 24 Rock, Mineral, Fossil and...Agate........................................ 56 Collecting on Woodward Ranch and Ritchie Ranch by Rodney |
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| HfiRIN COUNTY FREE LIBRfiRY 311110G386652Q I V Russell P MacFal A COLOR TREASUF FOR COLLECTORS...interested in is an essential book for anyone collecting precious and semiprecious stones. Spectacularly...it a veritable not just a picof informa- is mine tion, telling everything the collector needs to...to Hunting Locations ? i 9 GIVEN TO THE MARIN COUNTY LIBRARY BY MARI N L MTNF.RAT. SOCTETY DAVID...Bibliography: p. Includes index. 1. Mineralogy. collecting— U.S. II. 2. I. Mineralogy P., ed. Title |
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| group of sharp crystals is from the Rowley mine (Maricopa County). (Jeff Scovil photo/ Scott & Margie Adams...puzzles by Bob Jones Collecting Vanadium Minerals Mountain View Chromite 22 collecting at a historic “high”...Field Trip Facilitator Teri Smith 58 texas collecting areas open up for her by Johnny French by Jim...the Silver Reef article. I must have passed by the mine a dozen times. Next time, I will stop for sure....craftsmanship. Winning projects are also posted on our Web site, www.rockngem.com. 8 www.rockngem.com Rock & Gem |
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| ASTORITE 16 An attractive pink gem beaming with mining lore. By Helen Serras-Herman A LUCKY ROCKHOUND’S...my appreciation for the article on Goldfield’s chalcedony by Thomas Farley in the May 2016 issue of Rock...and commuted to the collecting site for a couple of days. It seems that collecting sites are becoming...crystals are the from the North-End Denton mine (Harris Creek district), cium. This means magnesium can more...worked the dolostone around Middleville (Herkimer County), recrystallizes enough to form a harder rock with |
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| waste good collector specimens. By Bob Jones OLD MINING LAW IN A NEW ERA 60 Western claim-staking regulations...surround a nice calcite from the Quiruvilca mine, Quiruvilca District, Peru. (6.2 cm high) (Jeff Scovil photo/...write-up of his rockhounding experience in Socorro County, New Mexico. I couldn’t help but reminisce on my...Fort Bliss, Texas, back in 2015, when I started collecting mineral specimens. Fortunately, I was able to...some of the best underground mining areas in the Hansonburg mining district. All within a day’s work, I |
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| Turquoise 20 Run to the border for a wealth of collecting opportunities; by Robert Beard Project: 28 ...by Diane Prokop 34 Th e M orden Experience Collecting vertebrate fossils in Canada (legally); by Kenneth...The Future of Leadville, Colorado A metal-mining district turns to tourism; by Steve Voynick REGULAR...Shop Talk ....... . ...... . . .18 A New York collecting site yields unusual Herkimer diamond specimens;...be posted on our official web site. www.rockngem.com, and our partner site , www.rockhounds.com. To enter |
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| exhibited included zircon (his "pride and joy"). California Jasper. Arizona jaspeV, Montana f-rn agate, flowering...Mid-Coast Mineral Club of Southern San Luis Obispo County, met at the Pacific Museum. Shell Beach, Calif...country. W e also enjoyed pictures of the Death Valley Pageant and other western views. Any club that...to install signs along the major highways of the County pointing out the natural scenic attractions. Officers...will be an out-of-door affair, the same as the California State Federation Convention. Through the services |
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| Gemological Institute of America (GIA), Santa Monica, California—for permission to reproduce copyrighted photographs...librarian. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, California—for permission to reproduce photographs...Driesner, administrator of the Division of Abandoned Mine Lands. The staff of Sterling Publishing Company...Identification. 28 3. Field Collecting of Rocks and Minerals . 58 4. Mineral-Collecting Specialties . 68 5...your portable mineral ultraviolet lamp. Pour some mine concentrate through a sifting screen, and pick out |
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| The Bowers Museum of Cultural Art Santa Ana, California + GEMSTONES OF EAST AFRICA by Peter C. Keller...Nevada; blue, cushion cut topaz (25.30 ct), Ramona, California; brownish yellow octagonal calcite (21.30 ct)...ct), Ramona, California; deep red cushion cut rhodochrosite (25.56 ct), Sweet Home Mine, Colorado; colorless...Kern County, California; octagonal step cut violetish pink kunzite (26.61 ct), Pala, California. NECKLACE...blue matched benitoite gems from San Benito County, California, consisting of 52 benitoites and 75 diamonds |
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| ;. .. ~ L-- -~ \. • .J_..::.; I Volume 2: Mining History, Gems, and Geology edited by Vandall T...Marvinney, State Geologist of Maine Volume 2: Mining History, Gems, and Geology Edited by Vandall........... 9 Carl A. Francis Selected of Maine Mining and Minerals . ...................................... 17 Vandall T. King Early Hist01y of Maine Mining and Minerals ............................................................. 183 Reports from the Acton Silver Mines and Other Districts .............. |
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| vacation stops at a roadside “dig your own” gem mine. Junior finds a sapphire the size of a peach and...) Many an unsuspecting tourist has stopped at a mine to try his or her luck and become a rockhound for...Arizona Alaska Idaho VOLUME 3: Southwest States California lowa Minnesota Montana Colorado Nebraska North...Connecticut Arkansas Florida Georgia Kentucky Delaware District of Columbia Illinois Indiana Louisiana Maine...U.S.A. ATH EDITION Where & How to Dig, Pan, and Mine Your Own Gems & Minerals VOLUME 3: SOUTHEAST STATES |
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| Collfwttlo (213) 255-1488 4959 YORK BLVD. ,~ LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 9~2 Ope■ Mo■• tltr■ Fri. t •·•• to 5:15...PARKWAY □ PASADENA, CALIFORNIA 91109 CARLSBAD STORE: 2961 STATE STREET, CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA • GEMS & MINERALS...COX ART/ ADVERTISING DIRECTOR- MEL ANDERSON CALIFORNIA FEDERATION ASSOCIATE EDITOR Of -RENATA WILLIAMS...Ave., Ma::lune, ca1tfornl1 12351. FIELD TRIPS Collecting on Nevada'• Stone Well Flat by Mary Frances Strong................................ 10 Collecting SunatoM In Lake County, Oregon by Harold M. Dunn ....... |
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| is an essential book for anyone interested in collecting precious and semiprecious stones. Spectacu larly...not just a picture book. Rather, it is a veritable mine of information, telling everything the collector...take, likely places to look, the etiquette of collecting-and how to polish, classify and catalog, arrange...index. 1 Mineralogy. 2. Mineralogy-Collectors and collecting-U.S. I. MacFall, Russell P., ed II. Title QE363...ilan , wrote : • In the last few years. mineral collecting has become widespread here In Italy as well as |
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| 36-009-00255 SW'A sec. 17 T. 5 N., R. 4 W. Columbia County Application; 2,500. 427 DYOil Neverstill 33-30...36-009-00256 SE'A sec. 30 T. 6 N., R. 5 W. Columbia County Application; 3,000. 428 DYOil Forest Cav 13-6...36-009-00257 SW'A sec. 6 T. 5 N., R. 5 W. Columbia County Application; 2,000. 429 DYOil Burris CC 24-8...36-009-00258 SW'A sec. 8 T. 5 N., R. 4 W. Columbia County Application; 3,000. 430 DYOil Lane CC 24-5 36-009-00259...36-009-00259 SW'A sec. 5 T. 5 N., R. 5 W. Columbia County Application; 2,000. mOl. Information for contributors |
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| Boulevard, Los Angeles, Californla 90042 Telephone (213) 2 55-1488 Prices F.O.B. Los Angeles. Add postage...Caudle (RMFMS) P.O. Box 1512. Clifton. AZ 85533 CALIFORNIA FEDERATION OF MINERALOGICAL SOCIETIES Officers...96002 Mrs. Jeanne Mager. Secretary 13245 Rhoda Dr . Los Altos Hills, CA 94022 Edwin Porter, Treasurer P.O...Houston. TX 77024 FIELD TRIPS Blcentennlal Fossll Collecting by Jerry J. Howe and Andrew S. Howard .........by Gemac Corporalton. 1797 Capri Ave Mentone. California 92359 SUBSCRIPTION AATES: $6.50 per year . $ |
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| symbol to promote outstanding aspects of their county or state. Approval is usually not difficult because...explored for copper in the Cerbat Mountains, Mohave County. They acquired mineral rights to two sections of...Turquoise) Mountain. Duval Corporation leased turquoise mining rights to the Leonard W. Hardy Company in Miami...KingTurquoise man in charge of Arizona approved mining operations the copper-bearing (Johnston 1964)....mineral val started copper turquoise as the state mining in 1963. gemstone in 1974 Leonard Willard (Arizona |
