 | | Book | | The Guide to Quartz in Arkansas Darcy and Mike Howard Mnckhaunding Arkansas Collecting Crystals The...The Guide to Arkansas Quartz 77 A&l Studio Press wmi vMmj /MansH Collecting Crystals The Guide to...to Arkansas Quartz Copyright O 2000 by Darcy and Mike Howard Illustrations by Darcy Howard Photographs... Box 45791 • Little Rock AR 72214 • USA • 501-847-6575 flack/iauncffng Arkansas wvvw. rockhoundingAR...cover, quartz crystal from Ron Coleman mine, back cover, quartz crystal from Mount Ida region. Acknowledgments |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | org Muzo-habit Quartz Zigras Mine, Garland County, Arkansas Q uartz, the best known of minerals, combines...Mineral Society’s 2018 show theme, Crystals and Crystal Forms, we have selected Muzo-habit quartz from...from the Zigras mine at Blue Springs, Garland County, Arkansas, for this issue’s Connoisseur’s Choice. Silica...that occurs as colorless anhedral grains in many rock types. Quartz has a Mohs hardness of 7 and is very...trigonal crystal system (or rhombohedral subsystem of the hexagonal crystal system). This crystal class |  | | Journal (issue) | | President pring has flown by way too quickly, and my rock collecting is put on hold until the cooler and dryer...Continued on page 4 General Meeting Programs May 22: Rock Hunting in Nevada and Arizona—Matt Phillips will............................................... 22 Rock Birds ............................................termination, then the crystal is right-handed. If they are on the lower left side, then the crystal is left-handed...Mineralogy classifies minerals by both chemistry and crystal structure. Based on Dana’s Eighth, quartz is classified |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Hydrothermal Quartz from McCurtain County Oklahoma DAVID LONDON School of Geology and Geophysics...73019 dlondon@ou.edu T he barite rose, the State Rock, Figure 1. General location map for named quartz...MINERALS from Cleveland County (London 2008), and hourglass gypsum, the State Crystal, from the Salt Plains...Plains Wildlife Refuge, Alfalfa County (Rohn 2007), are so abundant and widespread in the mineral market...few in the state. Quartz crystals from McCurtain County, however, constitute a little-known buried treasure |  | | Catalog/List | | the pure waten wh!ch issue from the Precambrian rock, attracted the sick for wonderful cur~ a;: toe "Metropolis...Apatite on Feldspar. SC,.tlO. 16. ARAGONITE/ROCK CRYSTAL. Greystones Quarry,Launceston,Cornwall. Large...upper surface richly invested with well terminated Rock xtl to 10mmand partly covered by grey,well terminated...tlB.50. 30. BARITE. Magma Mine,Superior,Arizona,USA. Several tabular,yellow BJrite ::tls distributed...HIN,L6. 49. BROOKITE. Moses Hill,Magnet Cove,Arkansas,USA. 3 matrix free tabular,black xtls with striated |  | | Book (volume) | | A Location Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States Collected By: Robert C. Beste, PG 2014 Fourth...Fourth Edition A Location Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States Published by Hobbit Press 2435 Union...printing December, 1996 ii A Location Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States Table of Contents Page..............................................22 Arkansas ................................................................389 iii A Location Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States Page Ohio ........ |  | | Journal (issue) | | Variscite, and Other Aluminum Phosphate Minerals in Arkansas ......................................................................... 34 Geopalooza! A Hard Rock Anthology ........................................Variscite, and Other Aluminum Phosphate Minerals in Arkansas Program Presented to the HGMS Mineral Section...occur in the Ouachita Mountains of west central Arkansas. Most of this mineralization is restricted to...Chert Formation, but it has also been found in the Arkansas Novaculite and other Paleozoic rocks. Wavellite |  | | Book (volume) | | A Location Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States Collected By: Robert C. Beste, PG 1996 Second...Second Edition A Location Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States Published by Hobbit Press 2435 Union...63125 December, 1996 ii A Location Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States Table of Contents Page..............................................19 Arkansas ................................................................333 iii A Location Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States Ohio ............. |  | | Book (volume) | | A Location Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States Collected By: Robert C. Beste, PG 2005 Third Edition...Edition A Location Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States Published by Hobbit Press 2435 Union...63125 December, 1996 ii A Location Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States Table of Contents Page..............................................19 Arkansas ................................................................333 iii A Location Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States Page Ohio ........ |  | | Book | | odasGosousnaSecheseecnocesemenetseeeeceee arate 31 ARKANSAS RR OUNCE NR ee ON Ss sire Mone vad. sds wean...wadewabsltoasssts-oncasess 34 Site 2. Iwan Creek Mine & Rock. Shop—Quartz, Crystals .o2.<...0c5.c0tsunc dieop...dieop.4poecgeqnnnctteen--Crystal ceen I rading Co,—Quartz Crystals, x55. 4..0cse...Quartz Crystal Mine—Quartz Crystals.............cccccsscssesscessesseeeeens 38 Site 6 Weener Crystal Mines...—Ouarty Crystal ec Site Crystals .........:csseseeseesees Al Mine—Quartz Crystal and Shop Rock Ridge Fiddler’s |  | | Catalog/List | | crystals(to about 0.5" •in _size). A/18. AMAZONITE. Crystal Peak, Parc Co, Colorado, U.S.A. Sharp, greenish-blue...terminated xtls (to about 0.2 5" in size) and crystal aggregates developed on vuggy Demantoid/Actinolite...semi-transparent lime-green coloured hexagonal crystal section, lightly implanted on creamy, crystalline...greenish-yellow, matrix-free terminated tabular crystal. 1.5x1.25x3/8", £15.00. 30. APATITE/CASSITERITE/DRAVITE/CALCITE...over large, trigonal form (2.75x1.25") Quartz crystal. 3x1.5x1.25", £50.00. 35. APATITE/SIDERITE. Schlaggenwald |  | | Catalog/List | | the pur,.·· ·c •:.hich issue from the Precambrian rock, attracted the sick for wonde;·;;. • th...xtls, 1. AHAZO!IITE/MORION. Pikes Peak,Colorado,USA. Typical Feldspar/Quartz pcgmatitic matrix fragment...Quarrlcs,Poona,Indl~. Traprock fragment capped vith crystal bed of scveral uell-termlnatcd,rcd,pscudocubic...vlth small area or velvety,radlal 13.00. Hine,Utah,USA. Small blue crystalline Malachlte. lOxlOxlOmm. 26...overgrovn and invested In sparkling,royal blue,bladed crystal aggregates and green to blue green encrustatlons |  | | Book | | This book provides a basic introduction to the crystal structure of minerals, as well as illustrations...pressures and temperatures. Immense quantities of rock and their constituent minerals are altered and destroyed...crystals are considered to be a mineral called crystal structures. Natural crystals formed by geological...laboratory-grown (synthetic) because they grow in rock. crystals, although identical to their natural...considered to be minerals. Microcline, Crystal Peak, Colorado, USA * 12 x 9x 5 om MINERALS: PRODUCTS OF |  | | Book | | information b Book review c Crystal morphology information d Crystal drawing ff Continues on following...ADULARIA Adu Iaria from the Howard-Montgomery quarry, Howard County, Maryland (by J. S. White) 25:53-54...Iron-manganese phosphates of the Williams pegmatites, Coosa County, Alabama (by P. B. Leavens & T. A. Simpson) 6:66-73...ALICE GLORY HOLE The Alice glory hole, Clear Creek County, Colorado (by T. A. Hanson & W. B. Craft) 18:185187...--and W. Hunt: The Tonopah-Belmont mine, Maricopa County, Arizona 19:139-144 ALLGOOD, GENNE MYERS --and |  | | Journal (issue) | | CA. Host, Gem and Mineral Society of San Mateo County. H.B. Murnan, P.O. Box 53. NAS Moffett Field ,...Gem end Mineral Club. 10th Annual Show. Cayuga County Farm . Home and 4-H Center, Grant Ave .• Rt. 5... Annual Rock Swap. Wauseon Fairgrounds. Wauseon. OH . 8-6 and 8-2. Harold Arney. 9907 County Line Rd...Bakerstleld, CA 93308 June 1 and 2. Lloydmlneter Rock and Gem Club. Show. Legion Hall. Lloydminster. Alberta...Camper hookups, food. Rollin' Rock Club Meeting . June 1 and ~- StNle County Gem and Mineral Club. Show |  | | Book (edition) | | MARIN COUNTY FREE LIBRARY 3 1111 00289 4184 \ I s Fifth Revised Edition A complete, state-by-state...Easy-to-understand instructions for recognizing rock formations; glossary. How to identify gem minerals...is a precise explanation of h< to recognize the rock formation* which gems occur. The tabular Gem ... test samples in the field for/ hardness, crystal formation," (continued on back flap) r 1° *o...M Tourmaline fQl Ruby, O Sapphire Quartz crystal 'y^ Garnet — Azu rite, Malachite, Chrysocolla |  | | Journal (issue) | | Articles Native gold from the Jamestown mine, Tuolumne County, California......................................S. Burr Adularia from the Howard-Montgomery quarry, Howard County, Maryland ..........................OF PHILIP RASHLEIGH, O r M ENAB1LLY, IN THE COUNTY OF C O R N W A LL, ESQ, M .P . F . R .S . AND F... v.8/#6 California Issue Benitoite, Gold, L.A. County Museum, Himalaya mine $7 Circulation Manager ...$7 Colorado-II Issue Locality Index, Amazonite, Mt. 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Study & demonstrate faetora...effect 1ymme1,y, etc. Incl. book " Cry111ls I Crystal Growing" plua generous suPC>IY of chemlcata (clear...GEM TUMBLER Stodc No. 70.174CK . . . . .. S,U , ROCK ASSOIITMENT ( 10 TYPES) Stocll No. 70.-CK TERRIFIC |  | | Journal (issue) | | oriental carvings of birds in clear quartz (rock crystal), is quite appropriate. Carving is one of the...Wallace. Vice-President 636 Burlington. Billings. MT 59102 Mrs. He.-,n Swearingen. Secretary PO Box 74... and a thermally protected motor for Slit.ts. Crystal ta d11mond compound for wood wheels alone ,s worth...shown on Page 7 came about. I was sent a rock from Joe's Rock Shop in Utah, a soft white and green travertine...roughed continued on page 24 By Vi Wilhelmsen Amador County Gem and M ineral Society Six years ago, after |  | | Journal (issue) | | ....... . ...... 76 Th e Tow n Built on Uranium Rock Science ....... . ...... -78 Moab owes its success...in U.S.A. POSTMASTER : Send address changes to Rock & Gem, P.O. 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Beoit PL Lakewood, CO 80227, USA minbooks@rambler.ru Web—site: www. minbook.com B...WestWardLook Show, Tucson Gem and Mineral Show in Tucson (USA); Samotsvetryi Razval (Gemma) in Moscow (Russia)...Fossil Show and Denver Gem & Mineral Show in Denver, USA; Days of Minerals — (Munich, Germany); Jewelry Olympus |  | | Journal (issue) | | checkered appearance that details the calcite crystal growth structure of this interesting rough. We................ $5.95 per lb. Tourmaline, green crystal, beautllul...................................•...- ALL ORDERS MUST INCLUDE A 12.00 fee If In the USA - all others Including Canada must include full...to be held October 11 and 12 at the Washington County Fairgrounds Building, Dewey, Oklahoma. To give...WITH INTERCHANGEABLE HOPPERS Mini-Sonic Compact MT-14 ST TRIPLE 4 lb. capacity each hopper $227.50 |  | | Book | | most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal.” -- Revelation 21:10-11 KJV Minerals of the Bible...ones in this book. If you search for mineral and crystal pictures on the internet, you will discover thousands...a gemologist. Or maybe a dealer in mineral in crystal specimens. Diamond Dan Publications has a long...been pearl. Or, it may have been a variety of crystal (that is the mineral No one really knows! Above:...Left: Sulfur crystals in a vug (that is, a hole in a rock) from Michigan. Carbuncle (Garnet) The first row | | | Book (volume) | | Vivid blue matched benitoite gems from Sai, Benito County, California, consisting of 52 benitoites and 75...conventional open-pit methods and the enclosing rock crushed and treated to release the crystals. Red...periodical literature, especially in Rocks & LV!.inerals, Rock & Gem, Lapidary Journal, The Mineralogical Record...Cantlin, Ellis, ID; Jeannette B. Carillo, Gen1 Center USA, El Paso, TX; Gary Christopher, The Prospectors Cache...Enterprises, Missoula, MT; William D. Gregorio, Fayetteville, PA; Jeanne Gurski, Jeanne's Rock & Jewelry, Southeast |
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