 | | 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 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Minerals of Franklin and Sterling Hill, Sussex County, New Jersey, reprinted from the paper by Charles...at the home of Diane Handy, 4391 Comfort Rd., Tecumseh, Mich. The officers are: President: Barry Finnegan...way to adopt the Washington County Agate, sometimes called Potosí Agate, for our official Club Stone...June 19, 20, and 21, 1959. W e chose the Fremont County Fair Building, Riverton, Wyoming as the place where...La Brea tar pits, the large rhino herd found in Nebraska which evidently was the victim of thirst and quicksand |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | local collectors also had exhibits. Frank Lasky of Tecumseh and Ruth Borradaile of Jasper were appointed temporary...secretary. Mrs. Arlene Handy 4391 Comfort Rd. Tecumseh, Mich. Rib Mountain Gem & Mineral Society Our...Society, Independence, Mo., meets at the Jackson County Library on the last Tuesday of the month. Sam Pierce...MINERALS DES MOINES '62 277 WYOMING NATRONA COUNTY ROCKHOUND CLUB 1765 W. 75th St., Casper, Wyo. Greetings...Saturday, June 10th—To Shirley Basin, Wyo. for Agate, Jade, Agatized Wood and Artifacts Sunday, June |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | their colors and patterns. Agate is a banded chalcedony, though moss agate reveals fern-like designs....four miles north of Inter state 70 on Licking County Road 668. The grounds are open throughout the year...publication of the State Line Gem and Mineral Society, Tecumseh, Michigan GEMS & MINERALS The Hobby Magazine |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Alabama P.O. Box 0 Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35486 85° • County Seat ALABAMA'S MINERAL INDUSTRY began in 1818...iron furnace was built near Russellville, Franklin County, utilizing local brown iron-ore (goethite) deposits...Tennessee River Valley area near Huntsville, Madison County, the first such mineralogical description in the...1831 along tributaries of the Coosa River (Chilton County). Utilization of mineral resources in Alabama has...iron ore, clay, marble, bauxite, and Figure 1. County map of Alabama. Courtesy U.S. Geological Survey |  | | 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...Crossbreed Song of the Wild The Dark Green Tunnel Tecumseh! The Dreaming Tree A Time of Terror The Frontiersmen...Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington...Idaho lowa Kansas Minnesota Missouri Montana Nebraska North Dakota Oregon South Dakota Washington |  | | 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 |  | | Journal (issue) | | and Mineral Fair will be held at the Jefferson County Fair Grounds west of Denver, Colo., on U. S. 6...1965—5th Annual Swapping Bee and Picnic of the Fulton County Mineral Club will be held at John Boyd Thacher...International Rock Swap sponsored by the Jefferson County Rock & Mineral Club on the ranch of Leslie Rose... Md. Aug. 20-22, 1965 — The Annual Northwest Nebraska Rock Club Show will be held in the Crawford Gty...Auditorium, Topeka, Kans. 66616. Oct. 2, 3, 1965—Nebraska Mineral & Gem Club of Omaha, Neb., will present |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Mineral Spectacular sponsored by the Henderson County Gem and Mineral Society, Inc. Held in conjunction...Buscombe Street, Route 64. Chairman: Margaret L . Johnson, 419 Pine Hill Lane, Henderson ville, North Carolina...Society. North County Recreation Complex, Veteran Memorial Park, 2577 Redman Road, St. Louis County. Information:...Fossil, and Craft Show spon sored by the Licking County Rock and Min eral Society. Y W C A Building, 6th...Gem and Mineral Society. 4 - H Building, Mower County Fairgrounds. Chairman: Maynard Green, B o x 265 |  | | Report (issue) | | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 County Listings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . 4 Mineral Localities Listed by County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Beaver County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Box Elder County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Cache County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |  | | Journal (issue) | | edltorOrockngem.com Geodes, Geodes, Geodes! Gem Center USA lnc. has one of the world's largest selection of...different kinds of geodes are now available. Gem Center USA Inc. is also one of the leading distributors of quality...type of stone you are loolnns for, .. Gem· Center, USA Inc. •s your source, . Come See Us At The Followins...Culpltitner, lapllary Journal "Magnificent.the best agate book Ihave ever seen." -Mart~Superagales.com IOHS...stunning" -Scott Wolttr,author, lbe lateSuperior Agate The Beauty ofBanded Agates by Michael Carlson over |  | | Journal (issue) | | and August 1st, 1965, in Pierrepont, St. Lawrence County, N. Y., to swap or dig your own tourmaline plus...and Mineral Fair will be held at the Jefferson County Fair Grounds west of Denver, Colo., on U. S. 6...1965—5th Annual Swapping Bee and Picnic of the Fulton County Mineral Club will be held at John Boyd Thacher...N. J. Aug. 20-22, 1965 — The Annual Northwest Nebraska Rock Club Show will be held in the Crawford City...International Rock Swap sponsored by the Jefferson County Rock & Mineral Club on the ranch of Leslie Rose |  | | Journal (issue) | | Mail. Even the empire build- seat of Churchill County, a capacity removed for sale and re-use. ing emigrant...Navajo silversmiths in making their jewelry is—Agate . Garnet . Turquoise Jasper . 2—The first name of...recorded. To do so would have meant a trip to the county seat then at San Diego, a hard, long trek over...over the mountains to the coast. Riverside County had not yet been created. PALMS'10 AITS. 4 TV&oftfeet...geodes, obsidian nodules and several members of the agate family. For those who prefer a scenic landscape |  | | Journal (issue) | | mine in western Gila mountains, sponsored by Yuma County, Arizona, chamber of commerce. Mar.5—First annual...Valley Mineral society, at main building, Riverside county fairgrounds, Indio, California. Mar. 11-12—Rodeo...starting from Yuma, Arizona. Trip sponsored by Yuma County chamber of commerce. Mar. 15-20—Palm Springs, California...wood, he lost no time in staking 22 claims on the Tecumseh ridge and wired back to Salt Lake for supplies...Travertine Point in n o r t h w e s t Imperial county, California. The time was a morning in the fall |  | | Journal (issue) | | Celebration and Rodeo, Ogden, Utah. July 23-24—San Juan County Fair, Monticello, Utah. July 23-24—Pioneer Days...Fiesta, Taos and Santa Ana pueblos, N.M. July 26-27—County Fair, Los Alamos, New Mexico. July 27 — Sheriff's...Midvale, Utah. July 31-August 3 — Eastern Sierra Tri-County Fair, Bishop, California. JULY, 1958 Volume...Speaking in her soft pleasant voice, fact that the county superintendent of Gwen told of Navajo babies she...in San Juan aged tribesmen whom she and Marvin County. had buried. She told of the seemingly In addition |  | | Journal (issue) | | amethyst crystal interiors on agate. Some with smoky quartz xls on agate. Others with blue white quartz...Lapidary Club of Warren, Ohio will be held at the Johnson Community Center, Leavittown, Ohio. Show Chairman...San Antonio Rock & Lapi dary’ Society and Bexar County Mineral Hobby Club. Chairman: Fred Stevenson, P...Indiana. (Continued) April 30, May 1, 1966—Dallas County Rock Club will hold its Rock Club Showcase at the...Federation of Mineralogical Societies. Host: Clark County Gem Collectors, Las Vegas Convention Center, Las |  | | Journal (issue) | | 10mm. Sold random only. 10 cts. @ 36C:tct. FIRE AGATE CA-BS good fire In every piece. Well polished. Sold...sizes, any quantity@ $1.00 BEGGAR BEADS, assorted agate. jasper. aventurone Highly polished 72 beads $8...soapstone. L id i nlaid with mother-of-pearl . agate, etc. S2.50. 4 assorted shapes for S9.00 Sample...Aquarnenne Olivine Flowefing Obatdtan V•,.dino• J up,Agate ConlChllelte •Sepphtra Sand UIHtle M1non,te-stapot11t..."' 10 AM · 5 PM ASCADf OF GEMS ; . MULTONOMAH COUNTY EXPOSITION CENTER 2060 N. Marine Drive, Portland |  | | Book (edition) | | mmed at Broken Arrow aud Trout creek, in Sc. Clair county. The strata in this field are more faulted und...prong of Canoe creek, in St. Clair county, to Ha\sop creek, in Bibb county, a distance of 60 miles. Down to...to Helena, in Shelby county, the field has an average width of 5 or 6 miles. Below that point the width...miles being in the latitud" of Blocton, in Bibb county. The south ern end of this field has a greater...Jefferson county; Helena, Montevallo, and Brierfield, Shelby county; and at Blocion. Bibb county. The Warrior |  | | Book (volume) | | Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington...Crossbreed Song of the Wild The Dark Green Tunnel Tecumseh! The Dreaming Tree . The Frontiersmen Gateway...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) | | Fluorite Crystals with Galena Crystals, Socorro County, N. Mex. A very fine selection in stock. Crystals...following types: Amethyst, goldstone, apache tear, moss agate, blue tiger-eye, gold tiger-eye, sodalite, smoky...smoky quartz, rhodochrosite, rhodonite, lace agate, rose quartz, quartz (dyed), green quartz, aventurine...(chalcedony pseudomorph after coral) from Hamilton County, Florida, near the famous Suwannee River. This...and Mineral Fair will be held at the Jefferson County Fair Grounds west of Denver, Colo., on U. S. 6 |  | | Report (volume) | | 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...Jefferson County, at Elyton; Lee County, at Chewacla lime works; St. Clair County, at Gfeensport; Shelby |  | | Report (issue) | | 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...in the case of a stream, valley, or arroyo, the county listed is the one in which the mouth of the feature |  | | Report (volume) | | ....................................... 180 Nebraska.................................................Nebraska____.Prof. E. H. Barbour, University of Nebraska, Lincoln. Nevada_____Dr. W. S. Tangier Smith,...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.; |  | | Journal (issue) | | ......... 6.95 ea. Multi-Agate Round Beads 6-Smm .... 2.75 ea. Multi-Agate Tri-Corner Beads ...........Green Aventurine Round Beads ........ 4.50 ea. Moss Agate Tri -Corner Beads ............ 3.95 ea. Carnelian...hand-drawn sign: "BINGHAMmay show up in Crow Wing County, Min- ITE." Interested lapidaries might stop in...Thomsonlte Slderlte Alabaster Apophylllte Meyerholferile Agate Barlte-"Rose" Form Aventurine Selenite Rhodonite..."Turltella" Agate •coqulmblte Sunstone Marcaslte Chrysocolla Carrara "Marble" Jadeite Indian Moss Agate Pyrrhotlte |  | | Journal (issue) | | vacation season, Phoenix, Arizona. Oct. 1—Santa Cruz County Fair and Rodeo, Sonoita, Arizona. Oct. 1-7—Annual...association annual conference, Las Vegas. Oct. 5-8—Graham County Fair, Safford, Arizona. Oct. 6-8—Tri-State Fair...Cochise County Fair, Douglas, Arizona. Oct. 7-8—Mass field trip sponsored by the Clark County Gem Collectors...gathering, Roswell, New Mexico. Oct. 18-23—Pima County Fair, Tucson, Arizona. Oct. 19-21 — Grand Chapter...his annual census of the rattlesnakes in Tooele County, Utah. And, while Uncle Sam asked only such innocent |
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