 | | Report (issue) | | University of Nebraska - Lincoln DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln Conservation and Survey...Gemstones of Nebraska: A Handbook for Students and Collectors Roger K. Pabian University of Nebraska - Lincoln...Lincoln, rpabian1@unl.edu Allan Cook University of Nebraska - Lincoln Follow this and additional works at:...K. and Cook, Allan, "Minerals and Gemstones of Nebraska: A Handbook for Students and Collectors" (1976)...Resources, School of at DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It has been accepted for inclusion |  | | Book | | Gemstone-Freshwater Pearl Soil-Crider Series Mineral-Coal Rock-Agate * Maryland Fossil Shell-Ecphora gardnerae gardnerae...Gemstone-Lake Superior Agate Vil * Mississippi * Louisiana Gemstone-Agate Fossil-Petrified Palmwood...Montana Agate Fossil-Maiasaura peeblesorum * Nebraska Rock-Prairie Agate Gemstone-Blue Agate Fossil-Mammoth...South Dakota Mineral-Rose Quartz Gemstone-Fairburn Agate Fossil-Triceratops Jewelry-Black Hills Gold Soil-Houdek...Fossil-Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) thoracica Mineral-Agate *Wexas Gem-Blue Topaz Stone-Petrified Palmwood |  | | Book (volume) | | Idaho, lowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, — ; Oregon, South Dakota, Washington...Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington...Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington...Philadelphia, San Francisco, Washington London, Mexico City, Sao Paulo, Singapore, Sydney To one of the most...Idaho lowa Kansas Minnesota Missouri Montana Nebraska North Dakota Oregon South Dakota Washington |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | in the Mts. near Central City, Colo., and is reached by dirt road from Central City or by road from Hiway...Hiway between Central City and Nederland. Minerals to be found on dumps are: malachite, azurite, bornite...crystals (resembling sandpaper). GEORGIA — Banded agate and red jasper occur around Ringgold (Catoosa Co...conglomerates in fields and in gravel bars here in Putnam County, Indiana."—item received from Walter Reeves, R3...Stephenson, Meno- name of mineral, its locality, County, minee Co., Mich. One of the specimens State and |  | | Journal (issue) | | a most grateful audience.” F. C. Kessler, Canon City, Colo. Bi tion your We welcome your publicato...by deep borings into the earth’s crust. But the central rock, probably due to an absence of free oxygen...runs in a northeast and southwest direction in central Colorado. Also it seems advisable to mention here...(d) pegmatite dike structure usually has along central portions numerous vugs (cavities) lined with crystals...commercial ores, in mines distributed throughout the central cordillera. A list of these ores includes those |  | | Journal (issue) | | Puffed shape, coiorful & lustrous. a) Pink Moss Agate. Size 24x22mm. 8 pea, $14.00; b) Blue Aventurine...pea, $18.00; 7mm • 100 pee, $23.00. 81 . Larg• Agate Heart,. Mounted w/ 14kt bail. Size 37x35mm, each...gold links. 8mm size - $15.00. 87. Pearl and Grffn Agate Bracelet. Beautiful combination. length 7" with...amethyst. size 27x25mm; c) pink moss agate, size 27x25mm: d) green moss agate, size 27x25mm; e) sodallte, size...3616 60th Ave. S.W. Seattle, Wa. 98116 SOUTH CENTRAL FEDERATION OF MINERAL SOCIETIES HOW-TO-DO Moonstone |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | the numerous tungsten mines in the Darwin, Inyo County, California, area."—note from James H. Richardson...pyritic rock. The locality for the specimen was Central City, Gilpin Co, Colo. C O N N E C T I C U T - "...on the south bank of the Etowah River, in Dawson County, Ga. Chatoyant masses of olive-gray tourmaline...O - A thin slab of polished, light brown plume agate (very nice) was received recently from Manuel T...Graveyard Point In Owyhee County, Idaho, in 1957."—on label accompanying the agate. ILLINOIS—Brownish bog |  | | Book (edition) | | Colorado National Monument Mesa County Dinosaur National Monument Moffat County Great Sand Dunes National... Montezuma County NATIONAL PARKS IN COLORADO Mesa Verde National Park Montezuma County Rocky Mountain...represent eveiy section of Colorado, especially the central part of the state and the Denver area. Each locality...Utah Border to Steamboat Springs, U. S. 40 Moffat County Dinosaur National Monument Hahns Peak Segment B...Indian blunting Ground Uranium Country Gateway Black-Agate Localities San Juan Region Sunnyside Mill Segment |  | | Journal (issue) | | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ • • • • •• • .•. • City _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ State _ _ _ Zip _ __ • • • Phone...3616 60th Ave. S.W. Seattle. Wa. 98116 SOUTH CENTRAL FEDERATION OF MINERAL SOCIETIES FEATURES Montana'•...Texas 78204 Mlcrocry•tal Collectlng In Keweenaw County, Michigan by Jean R. Rentmeister ................RMFMS - Evelyn Schafer, 3229 N. 60 St.. Omaha. Nebraska 68104. SCFMS - Howard HIiiier, 216 La Barre Or...70001 . FEDERATION SHOWS March 8 thru 10. SOUTH CENTRAL FEDERATION OF MINERAL SOCIETIES. Annual Convention |  | | Book (edition) | | Montrose County Colorado National Monument Mesa County Dinosaur National Monument Moffat County Florissant...Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument Teller County Great Sand Dunes National Monument Saguache and...National Monument Montezuma County Yucca House National Monument Montezuma County NATIONAL PARKS IN COLORADO...COLORADO Mesa Verde National Park Montezuma County Rocky Mountain National Park Grand and Larimer Countie~...represent every section of Colorado, especially the central part of the state and the Denver area. Each locality |  | | Book (volume) | | ..........................................275 Nebraska ...............................................................548 Table of Maps Page Alabama County Map ...................................................................................4 Alaska County and Stream Map ......................................................................22 Arizona County Map ................................................................................49 Arkansas County Map .......................................... |  | | 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 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Postcard view of the Waukon iron mine, Allamakee County, cia. 1912. John Taylor collection. ARTHUR E ...Iowa Geological Survey. Localities by County Allamakee County Lansing, Lansing lead mines = Captain...smithsonite, sphalerite (Hey1 and West 1982). Appanoose County Centerville gypsum mine; abandoned underground...Webster Co. Centerville gypsum mine. Appanoose Co. Central City, Linn Co. Chapin, Franklin Co. Clem Byrnes farm... Vernon, Van Buren Co. Coralville, Johnson Co. County Fairgrounds, Dubuque Co. Cresco, Howard Co. Decorah |  | | Book (edition) | | from the Tourmaline Q ueen .1ine, Pala, San Diego County, California. From a pen-and-ink drawing by W. E...cryptocrystalline varieties of quartz, such as agate and petrified wood, extend over thousands VI Preface...University of Nebraska recognized this problem in his Minerals and Gemstones of Nebraska (1971),- in which... Louis Moyd, Pauline Moyd, Merrill 0. Murphy, Nebraska Conservation and Survey Division, Nevada Bureau...of tourmaline crystal forms 38. Map of San Diego County, California gem sources 3 9. Stewart Lithia· and |  | | Journal (issue) | | (Paleontology) C. Bertrand Schultz, Director, University of Nebraska State Museum (Historical Geology) Richard M....flood deposit ff the Missouri River, near Jefferson City, Missouri. Photo by Prof. W. D Keller, University...Mineral Club, the Boston Mineral Club, The Oxford County (Me.) Mineral and Gem Association, the Queens (N...expedition. A few years ago, I journeyed to Ocean City, Maryland, to examine a prehistoric monster only...plaster and burlap plant near Sewell in Gloucester County, only about 10 miles from Philadelphia. One day |  | | Report (volume) | | Indianapolis. Iowa.............. Prof. George F. Kay, Iowa City. Kansas............Prof. Erasmus Haworth, University... A. Buehler, Rolla. Nebraska.........Prof. E. H. Barbour, University of Nebraska, Lincoln. Nevada......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 |  | | Journal (issue) | | nearest dealer. Anywhere in the world. Salt Lake City , UT - June 4-7 South Bend, IN - July 23-26 H Orders...Treasurllf 8607 NW 21st St, Vancower, WA 98665 SOUTH CENTRAL FEDERATION OF MINERAL SOCIETIES Officers Dale Wheeler...uncommon for A specimen from El Portal, Mariposa County, California. Size, 2½"x1¾#x¾". 14 - JUNE 1981...one from the M inerva Mine, Cave In Rock , Hardin County, 1llinols. Size, 2"x1 ½ "x¾". The Many Forms..."x1 ¾". 0) From the Sherman mine; Leadville, Lake County, Colorado; 2"x2"x¼ " . E) "Rose" from near Norman |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | cryptocrystalline va rieties (the latter most notably being agate and jasper). A l though both these groups are... The various types of agate are essentially variations of chal cedony. Agate, often a loosely applied...growths. O n y x is a layered chalcedony similar to agate, except that the bands are straight and parallel...fanciful terms as "flower" agate, "St. Stephen's stone," or "sowbelly" agate. Agate or jasper replacement...rhyolite at Ruby Mountain near Nathrop in Chaffee County, Colorado). Striatums (which are perpendicular |  | | Journal (issue) | | 3724 W. Sounctvlew Dr•• Tacoma. WA 98466 SOUTH CENTRAL FEDERATION OF MINERAL SOCIETIES Robert M. Smith...Catalog I I I I I I I I I I I I Address I City I I •I Name State I I I Z,p I ~----------------~...degrees. Index 4-12-20-28-36-44-52-60. PREPAID to USA addrett (Wuhlngton l'Nl«Mnt• add 7.ftt tall) PIXIES...gold panning on his claim on Clear Creek, near Central City, Colorado . Pressley Sapphire Mine. Here,...fortune". Future gold panning expeditions to the Central City-Idaho Springs, Colorado area and to the DillonVirginia |  | | Report (volume) | | ....................................... 180 Nebraska.................................................preliminary examination of the geology of western central Arkansas: Arkansas Geol. Survey Ann. Kept, for...Indianapolis. Iowa___ __Prof. George F. Kay, Iowa City. Kansas_____Prof. Erasmus Haworth, Lawrence. Kentucky____Mr...Nebraska____.Prof. E. H. Barbour, University of Nebraska, Lincoln. Nevada_____Dr. W. S. Tangier Smith,...Perisho, Vermilion. Prof. Victor Ziegler, Rapid City. v Tennessee____Mr. G. H. Ashley, Washington, D |  | | Journal (issue) | | it has been such wonderfully colored Brazilian agate. The drawn through the wire forming die. Ordinary...THE ABOVE SIZES IN Soon will have superb YELLOW AGATE. TURK’S WIRE NOW ONLY $1.55 ALL ABOVE ITEMS SUBJECT...fairyland Christmas tree ated with amethysts, opals, agate, jade and jasper . revolving in the glow of concealed...Ceramic research at University of Utah, Salt Lake City, working on naval ordnance and other projects He...been exhausted. The town of Bauxite, in Saline County (Concluded on Page 30) November, 1953 — Vol. 7 |  | | Book (volume) | | Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington...treasured friend, Frank A. Greene, Jr. of Coal City, Illinois | ae a nem ee as - @ lan aus...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 |  | | Journal (issue) | | I 50 Amazonue 35 Aventurine 25 Blue Lace Agate 1.50 Botswana 50 Blood Stone 25 30 30 Coral...Moon Agate ---------Mother•ol·Pur1 60 75 90 I 00 I 20 1 SO I 75 10 28 •6 ~ Mou Agate Red ... 80 95 1 30 , 80 2 50 3 so 4 00 Stttped Agate Black co 60 65 75 80 95 I 30 1 8C 2 so...DISCOUNT ON BIG ORDERS AVAILABLE-:=J C T , e e Agate 25 35 Cubic Zirconia Discount 10% on total of...barometer by Coleman F. Brown 98 THE GOOD SHIP AGATE Replicas of old and new ships by Robert R. Dewar |  | | Journal (issue) | | the giddy Speed and loud distractions Of a rushing city And came as weary strangers Into a larger space...SUNSET IN THE PASS By CLARINDA K. MERSHON Cathedral City. California When evening magenta cloaks Mount San...trip came when I met Dr. Reed Farnsworth of Cedar City last spring in Navajo Canyon. Dr. Farnsworth had...into Georgie White's truck and headed for Cedar City, Utah. In our party were Ruth Randall, Lefty Bryant...at Cedar City. Allen Crockett, Justice of the Utah Supreme Court, came down from Salt Lake City. Theron |  | | Journal (issue) | | FA.\IOUS FOSSIL BEDS ON 'l'HE JOHN DAY HIGHWAY-CENTRAL OREGON. SPECIAL NOTICE If you are in favor of............................................. 108 Agate Found in an Old Abandoned Quarry. By Louis Rea1ner...••que•t R. W. TUTHILL 110 Earl Road Michigan City, Ind. MICROSCOPIC THIN SECTIONS l\lkl'oscopic thi... ca fo G SOME MINERAL LOCALITIES OF EL PASO COUNTY The mjnerals and localities listed in this article...Pyrochlore. Red Rock Canyon Celestite. Agate. Austin Bluffs Agate, banded, cloudy. Chalcedony, yellow. |
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