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| ROCK HUNTING IN WYOMING By MURRAY KANE 2913 E. 8th St., National City, Calif. My son and I recently returned...returned from a rock hunting trip in Wyoming. I thought my fellow readers of R&M would like some information...Highway 30N for about 10.8 miles west of Kemmerer, Wyoming. You pass a rest area, pass under a railroad, and...cream colored, lacustrine limestone of the Green River formation of Eocene age. While searching for fish...preserved fossil fish found in all of the Green River beds instead of just at a few scattered localities |
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| Minerals of Wyoming W. DAN HAUSEL KARL ALBERT Geological Survey of Wyoming University of Wyoming Laramie...Laramie, Wyoming 82071 212 ROCKS AND MINERALS Downloaded by [JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY] at 23:45 24 August 2017...minerals have been dis covered and exploited in Wyoming. Some contain valuable metals; some are important...others are valued by collectors as specimens. WYOMING IS KNOWN FOR I T S A B U N D A N C E OF E N E R...approximately 6 inches long, Green River Basin, southwestern Wyoming. Copper: During the early 1900s, |
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| WYOMING STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Ronald C. Surdam, State Geologist GUIDE TO PROSPECTING AND ROCK HUNTING...HUNTING IN WYOMING by W. Dan Hausel Information Pamphlet 11 LARAMIE, WYOMING 2004 WYOMING STATE GEOLOGICAL...Freudenthal, Governor Randi S. Martinsen, University of Wyoming Don J. Likwartz, Oil and Gas Supervisor Ronald...Assistant This and other publications available from: Wyoming State Geological Survey P.O. Box 1347 Laramie,...use this publication should contact the Editor, Wyoming State Geological Survey at (307) 766-2286. TTY |
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| liquid wealth. For more detailed discussions of Wyoming geology the reader is referred to reports by Blackstone...and Root (1972). Major Physiographic Features WYOMING GEOLOGY A Record of 3,000 Million Years of the...1: Vedauwoo Recreation Area, Albany County, southeastern Wyoming; Brent Breithaupt, photographer. ROBERT...Colorado 81501 MOST F I R S T - T I M E VISITORS T O WYOMING, N I N T H L A R G E S T S T A T E I N the United...state is Gannett Peak (13,804 feet) in the Wind River Range. Intermontane basins comprise nearly two-thirds |
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| 2" up to 6"x 6" S0c to $10.00 • - -- • Agate in Idaho. Agate halves up nodules having blue, gray & white...$1.00, $2.00 and $3.00. • - - -• Red and white agate masses from Nevada 2"x 2" and 3"x 3" SOc and 75c...•---• Beautiful moss agates from Montana 1 ½"x 1½" SOc up to $3.00 «- - -• Many agate cabochons - all...all colors SOc to $2.00 «---• Moss agates, beautiful little cabochons from Arizona 50c c:- - -:• CONGRATULATIONS...FREAK SIMULATIONS IN AGATE. by Ernest Weulhaas ............ . ..... BLUE AGATE IN WASHINGTON. by C. N |
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| MUSEUM Ag ates Treasures of the Earth Essex County Council Many libraries in Essex have compact discs...images Front cover top Agate from Germany; bottom Agate from Scotland. Back cover Agate from Germany. Title...Title page Agate from Russian Arctic coast. Distribution NBN International Estover Road Devon PL6 7PY ...agates What is an agate? Properties of agates Sources of agates Europe Britain USA Canada Mexico South...different geological environments. Since the mid-1900s, agate collecting has become very popular in Europe, North |
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| Oregon Buttes Area Sweetwater, Sublette And Fremont Counties Southwestern Wyoming GEOLOGICAL 5' Ol ...Oregon Buttes Area Sweetwater, Sublette And Fremont Counties Southwestern Wyoming By H. D. ZELLER and...______ _____-__---_______-__ Wasatch and Green River Formations.. ___-___-----_--__---Main body of the...___________________ Tipton Shale Member of the Green River Formation.___._ Cathedral Bluffs Tongue of the Wasatch...Member of the Green River Formation_____. Laney Shale Member of the Green River Formation.______ Bridger |
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| Treasures of the Earth ~ ~ ~ Essex County Council Many libraries in Essex have compact discs and cassettes...BY THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM , LONDON Essex County Council Libraries First published by the Natural...Images Front cover top Agate from Germany: bottom Agate from Scotland. Back cover Agate from Germany. Title...Title page Agate from Russian Arctic coast. Distribution NBN International Estover Road Devon PL6 ?PY UK...is an agate? 10 Properties of agates 44 Sources of agates 48 Europe 52 Britain 58 USA 76 Canada |
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| THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WYOMING HORACE D. THOMAS, State Geologist BULLETIN 51 A FIELD GUIDE TO THE...ROCKS AND MINERALS OF WYOMING by William H. Wilson THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WYOMING HORACE D. THOMAS,...' 0 MINERALS OF WYOMING By WILLIAM H. WILSO. UN IVERSITY OF WYOMING LARAMIE, WYOMING A GUST, 1965 This...the Department of Geology at the University of Wyoming ( 19 17-631. For more than fift y years his life...life has been devoted toward the understanding of Wyoming geology. but perhaps more important has been his |
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| 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 |
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| 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 % ^...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...sharp sliver of agate, such as Montana moss agate, is also useful to test minerals near agate in hardness |
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| Clubs invited. "No dealers, please." Oatman Fire Agate, Box 900, "0" Star Rt., Kingman, AZ 86401. Open...Petrified wood Fire opal Fire agate, desert roses Flower agate, snowflake agate, amethyst, "man¬ ganese crystals"...CoulterM ZUie. CA 95311- Fee: 5f/Xb~.Dryden Ranch, Eel River Rd«, Covelo. CA 95428. - Pearlescent, translucent...wood; owl-hole agate Cave onyx, stalactites ("Legendary Kokoweef Caverns") Picture agate and jasper (was...20^/lb* over 30 lbs. Reservations required. Feather River Pastimes. Frank C. Wagoner, Box 899. Oroville, CA |
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| cracks and fissures appear. As they wash down to the river beds and sea, the minerals that are the heaviest...action of a million years is readily apparent. The river deposited the minerals IN THE BEGINNING 9 Chart...perfectly obvious that the garnets had washed into the river valley from the hills about, and that the flatland...famous was the single beryl stone found in Oxford County in Maine that weighed 18 tons and was 18 feet in...other hand, inclusions in agate give the characteristic effect that makes moss agate so valuable. An example |
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| 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 |
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| Scotland 59 France 62 6 Occurrence: The Americas 63 USA 64 Mexico 72 Panama 75 Brazil 75 Canada 80 7 Occurrence:...all rock types and in most countries. CHALCEDONY Agate (light to dark colours in concentric bands, translucent)...translucent), fire agate (dark agate with play of colour similar to that in opal, opaque), moss agate (pale yellow...the categories Silex or Kieselstein (including agate, flint opal), Petrosilex or Halleflinta (for jasper...given to a well-crystallized variety from Herkimer County, New York, and 'Marmaros diamond' comes from Hungary |
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| 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...for the United Geological Survey IVIississippi river can be ordered from the U.S. Geological Surveys...from which the condition. precise in slppi river maps needed can be chosen are provided drawing...may be able to buy specimens. map of Keweenaw County. Mich- Part of the U.S. Geological Survey topographic |
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| Geology of the Granite Mountains Area, Central Wyoming GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 495-C Prepared...Geological Survey of Wyoming and the Department of Geology of the University of Wyoming as part of a program...the Missouri River basin CENOZOIC GEOLOGY OF THE GRANITE MOUNTAINS AREA, CENTRAL WYOMING Granite Mountains...Mountains, the only major uplift in Wyoming composed of Precambrian igneous and metamorphic rocks that...strata. View so utheast tovrard gentle dip slope of Agate Flats in Split Rock Formation (A); type section |
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| 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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| — ; Oregon, South Dakota, Washington, and Wyoming ~ AllanW Eckert b i or d , Digitized by...Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington, and Wyoming VOLUME 4: THE SOUTHWESTERN QUADRANT Arizona...Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington, and Wyoming by Allan W. Eckert Ml PERENNIAL LIBRARY Harper...Oregon South Dakota Washington vi Contents Wyoming 5505 Glossary 608 Key to Principal Abbreviations...volumes, through very precise directions and accurate county maps, to get you to the best and most accessible |
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| No. 31L AUGUST, 1965 CONTENTS ROCK HUNTING IN WYOMING—Murray Kane ...................... REGARDING EMERALD...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...Aiken, S.C. ROCKS AND MINERALS ROCK HUNTING IN WYOMING By MURRAY KANE 2913 E. 8th St., National City, |
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| and Atlantic City Mining District of Fremont County, Wyoming. by L. V. Abbott .................... The Bentonite...feet in length. The largest came from the Kolyma River in north east Siberia and measured 13 ft. 7 in....by the gold dredges from the ancient and modem river beds. A good deal of it is found free but occasionally...similiarly except that there is much less odor and the carbon is quickly burned out of it leaving a white ash...with decomposition and leaves a brittle deposit of carbon. At the same time the odor t! 9 s 9 :l 1 |
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| Geological Survey and for areas east of the M1ss1ssIpp1 river can be ordered from the U S Geological Survey's...Virginia 22202 Those for areas west of the M1ssIssIppI river can be ordered from the D1str1butIon Center Geological...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 |
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| and the jades of Alaska, British Columbia, and Wyoming, are worldrenowned. Handsome and authoritative...Oregon, Kansas, Alabama, Ohio, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Wyoming, Montana and Illinois. Detailed information on...Oregon. Information was also supplied by Dowse’s Agate Shop, Salt Lake City, Utah, by William J. Bingham...Mahaffey of Nevada, Missouri. The well-known Texas agate localities of the Alpine Region were described in...Kobuk jade locality. Descriptions of San Diego County, California, gemstones and the mines in which they |
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| this work has been recognized as the bible for the agate and quartz cutter and collector. Describes some...exhibited motion pictures of the crater in action. Agate Jewelry — Agates Ladies’ and men's rings, brooches...15day approvals on request. Agate slabs, 10 sq. inches, $1.50. Unpolished agate nodule halves 50c and $1...$1.00 each . . . Polished agate nodules $1.50 to $5.00. Beach agates and jaspers, 3 lbs. for $1.50. Cutting...CATITEY-YOUNG precision made dia mond Saws. Swenson's Agate Shop Phone SU 1309 Portland 2, Oregon 5114 S. E |
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| 838 NEW DISCOVERY OF JADE THAT RESEMBLES FRASER RIVER MATERIAL. By Allan Branham ····················............................................. 851 AGATE BEACH, OREGON. Bj Anthony Th1W1to11 .............. A NEW DISCOVERY OF JADE THAT RESEMBLES FRASER RIVER MATERIAL are BY ALLAN BRANHAM thei Bx 562 Lander...of jade has been found near Lander, in western Wyoming. Th.is discovery was made by a cattJ,-.m,o who...'round-up" time for the cattle owners in the famous Sweetwater River countty. The ever increasing winds were blowing |
