 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Texas mineral locality INDEX Whereas Texas is well known for its vastness, cattle industry, and oil...I T S T O P O G R A P H Y A N D G E O L O G Y , Texas, the second largest state, has produced relatively...famous localities. A s this article will show, Texas has had—or currently has—nu merous mineral occurrences...produce good specimens; yet when specimens from Texas are sought in collections and dealers' stocks, few...some basic facts that help explain the situation. Texas has very little federal land in its mineralized |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | THE ROCKS OF TEXAS — T h e Southwest G e m by M R S . P E A R L G A R R I S O N Downloaded by [University...classifica tions of gems presently occurring i n Texas, and i f you count the crystalline varieties of...right, 36 varieties of gem rocks can be found in Texas. Let's take them alphabetically: AMBER—a rich brown...ceous coal, and i n Terlingua Creek in Brewster County. T h e amber found in the G u l f Coastal Plain...quality. AUGITE—occurs near Eagle Flat, Hudspeth County, in dark greenish-brown resembling obsidian, weathering |  | | Report (issue) | | Austin Austin, Texas 78712 JOHN T. LONSDALE, Director Report of Investigations — No. 42 Texas Gemstones...OFECONOMIC GEOLOGY The University of Texas at Austin Austin, Texas 78712 JOHN T. LONSDALE, Director —...— No. 42 Report of Investigations Texas Gemstones By Elbert A. King, Jr. February 1961 — — — Second...gemstones Cabochon gems Faceted gems Tumbled gems Texas gemstones Amber Augite Beryl Celestite Diamond Epidote...18 18 4> 26 26 27 27 27 27 27 27 28 28 28 4 Topaz Tourmaline Turquoise Glossary Selected references |  | | Journal (issue) | | and Maturango peaks, Inyo county. April 5-6—State Mineral Society of Texas, mineral show in Plaza hotel...hotel, San Antonio, Texas. April 6—Easter sunrise services, Travertine point, Coachella valley, California...show, Sonoita, Arizona. April 7—Second annual Yuma county agricultural fair, Yuma, Arizona. April 7-May 7—"Message...the cool high North Rim. Kanab is the county seat of Kane county, and its history is inextricably entwined...Section 36 at the mouth of Cat canyon in Riverside county, California, are preparing a cooperative appeal |  | | Report (issue) | | help define these meanings. A knob, top, bald, mountain, lead, and butte, for example, may look like the...locality, or civil division (city, village, or county) named for a physical feature is always listed...information is usually self-explanatory, for example: county seat. Feature Class (second column) The terms listed...their definitions. County (third column) This column lists the name of the county in which the entity...place, feature, or area lies in more than one county, the county listed is the one in which the center of |  | | Report (issue) | | Donald Bruce 1. A geologic map of a part of Marion County, Missouri: unpublished Masters thesis, Univ....and origin of sulfa-saline ground water, Saline County, Missouri, in Annual report, Water Resources Research...unpublished Doctoral dissertation, Univ. of Texas, Austin, Texas, August 1966. Desai, Arvind A. 1. Refer...basic dike specimens from the Precambrian Iron Mountain deposit, southeast Missouri: unpublished Doctoral...of Highway 21 in Jefferson County as a scenic highway: Jefferson County Planning and Zoning Comm., |
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