 | | Book (volume) | | Dahlonega Co. and Rabum Co., and the McDuffie County Belt extending through portions of McDuffie, Warren...Sphalerite. BALDWIN COUNTY MILLEDGEVILLE, at state farmjasper. BANKS COUNTY COMMERCE, along Hwy. 59...along adjoining Co. linerock crystal. BARROW COUNTY WINDER, along rd. to Jefferson and 1½ mi. inside...Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States BARTOW COUNTY AREA, Saltpeter Cave, as floatjasper. CARTERSVILLE:...agate, (banded, various colors), jasper. BIBB COUNTY MACON: at Holton Quarry, 7½ mi. NWagate; N |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Postcard view of the Waukon iron mine, Allamakee County, cia. 1912. John Taylor collection. ARTHUR E ...HAROLD L. PRlOR P.O. Box 111 Columbus Junction, Iowa 52738 halprior@ louisacomm.net When we began this...too, could be cited with many other localities. Iowa contains the type locality for one mineral, iowaite...December 2014 Figure 2. Map of Iowa showing the counties. Courtesy Iowa Geological Survey. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS...is courtesy of the Iowa Geological Survey. Localities by County Allamakee County Lansing, Lansing lead |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 253 ROCKS AND MINERALS PETRIFIED WOOD IN OHIO By ROBERT H. MITCHELL Muskingum College, New Concord...Concord, Ohio While petrified wood has been found locally throughout the Coal Formations in many places in...cannot be said to be abundant. Little mention of petrified wood is made in the geologic literature of the state...stone explains, the petrified wood of Arizona. However, this explanation of petrified wood is hardly accurate...petrification, and the log is said to have been petrified. When ground-water containing silica in solution |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | was reported in 1843 at Williams Ferry in Hall County by Dr. Stevenson while panning for gold. The stone...Creek corundum mine in Town County. At Piedmont Orchard in Habersham County, beautiful nodules of deep...related to granitic rocks, has been found in Troup County near La Grange. All of the stones are a rich blue-green...I stopped off at Turkey Run State Park in Park County, Indiana. I found that by wading into streams (outside...[JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY] at 06:19 25 August 2017 IOWA—Loose, stalactitic masses of brassy-yellow pyrite |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | mineral has been mined quite extensively in Clay County, Alabama, from one end to the other. It is quite...south of Antimony Peak, near Hollister, San Benito County, California. While it might sound like exaggeration...Ind. Fortville is in N.W. Hancock County, near the Hamilton County line; the gravel pit is close by,... just over the line in Hamilton County. "For your World News department I am sending you an amethyst...including gold bearing sand). IOWA-Michael Papcun, RR 1, Melrose, Iowa, has found quite a number of specimens |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Co., Ark. CALIFORNIA—A nice gray specimen of petrified wood, from Calistoga, Napa Co.. Calif., has been...O — Azurite has been mined with lead ore in the Wood River district, Blaine Co., Idaho. ILLINOIS—The...the different colors made an attractive display. IOWA — The following letter, dated Oct. 23, 1953, comes...comes from Mrs. Ashley Ferrier, R4, Mason City, Iowa. "A location called the Clay Banks, about 10 miles...City (Cerro Gordo Co.), 4 miles east of Portland, Iowa, along the Winnabago River, yields some very fine |  | | Book (volume) | | 600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip...mine⎯pyritized gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason |  | | Book (volume) | | 600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip...mine⎯pyritized gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason |  | | Book (edition) | | types of agate, opal and petrified this region is noted. The agate is wood for which believed...masses such as occur in the — hollow, found geodes Iowa region, and from them weather the types of agates...mine, Racooche Valley, White Co. 1866 Vs White County Daniel Light form, % mi. NE Less than 1887 ...Alabama has yielded a 4i%4 carat diamond from Shelby County, 30 miles south of Birmingham, found about 1900...Siding in St. Clair County, 20 miles northeast of Bir- mingham. One found in Lee County in 1901 weighs 4^ |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | National City, Calif. La Jolla, in western San Diego County, is in S / W California. COLORADO — A most attractive...Co., Colorado." Gladstone, in northern San Juan County, is in S / W Colorado. "This specimen represents...and pyrite." West Stafford, in northern Tolland County, is in N / E Connecticut. ILLINOIS — "Enclosed..." — sent in by Bill Frier, 816 Carroll, Keokuk, Iowa. The specimen consists of needle-like, colorless...yellow — both waves. Hamilton, in western Hancock County, is in western Illinois. ROCKS AND MINERALS INDIANA |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | the mountain, for 3 miles. The gravel road is a county road, usually fair except after heavy rains. At...the N. W . part of Dade County, Fla., due west of Miami and near the Monroe County line. Among the samples...Lots 612 580 and 649, 19th District of Paulding County."—Spring 1954 issue, page 48. IDAHO—"I am sending...This new find is near Gilmore, Idaho, in Lemhi County."—letter dated July 28, 1954, from Clarence Martin...'Millerite'. The wife and I were over near Fort Madison (Iowa) cruising around after having picked up about 2 |  | | Report (issue) | | I s { IOWA ft 7 ■■• A * i . ;» \ P* A 7-. ■ «*"V ' r * < •+ ' 1 ’ T, / • k’-/ 5...i S' s I . " * • * «r- ‘ ; ' Geologist, Iowa Geological Survey ' .*4** =»*' I Paul*J. Horick...Jithill * v'v* l* Iowa Geolo^ica^Survey Educational Series 2 V . - -■' ( J Iowa Geological Survey...Educational Series 2 THE MINERALS OF IOWA by Paul J. Horick Geologist Iowa Geological Survey edited by Otto...STATE OF IOWA 1974 Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 74-620075 Available from the Iowa Geological |  | | Book | | Columbia Dinosaur-Capitalsaurus fo, Fossil-Petrified Wood * Arkansas Gem-Diamond * Florida Gem-Moonstone...Stone-Salem Limestone River-Wabash River 49 50 * Iowa Rock-Geode DZ * Kansas Soil-Harney Silt Loam...Louisiana Gemstone-Agate Fossil-Petrified Palmwood aD 60 Stone-Petrified Wood Fossil-Prehistoric Whale Soil-Natchez...90 90 91 91 a2 * North Dakota Fossil-Jeredo Petrified Wood 111 * Ohio Gemstone-Ohio Flint Invertebrate...Granite 106 107 128 128 * Washington Gem-Petrified Wood Fossil-Columbian Mammoth * South Dakota Mineral-Rose |  | | Book (edition) | | MARIN COUNTY FREE LIBRARY 3 1111 00289 4184 \ I s Fifth Revised Edition A complete, state-by-state... IT'S FUN TO HUNT FOR GEMS and refreshing, a petrified pool never to be disturbed by wind or tide. Few...molecular cohesion in the crystal. It is like splitting wood along the grain. Cleavage cracks across the prism...amethyst. Lava and pumice also engulf trees. The wood burns away as the rock cools, leaving a mold in...substance may be replaced slowly by silica to form petrified wood. Lava is also the environment in which obsidian |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | ARKANSAS—"I am sending you two specimens of black petrified wood that I collected on Crowley Ridge, about 5...wide and 1 inch thick. Wynne, in southern Cross County, is in eastern Arkansas. CONNECTICUT—A tiny but...Conn."-—on label. Haddam, in central Middlesex County, is in southern Connecticut. DELAWARE — "Enclosed...of Rt. 95 and Naaman's Rd., Claymont, New Castle County, Del."—item from Ed Carvalho, 1307 Penna. Ave.... ph—phosphoresces Claymont, in N/E New Castle County, is in northern Delaware. ILLINOIS—"Enclosed are |  | | Book (edition) | | includes 1 SOUTH DAKOTA • MICHIGAN • ILLINOIS • IOWA WISCONSIN • OHIO • KANSAS • NORTH DAKOTA NEBRASKA...... .46 3 IOWA ....................... 47 MICHIGAN ............. 63 WESTERN IOWA ....................... -47 THE KEWEENAW PENINSULA NORTHERN IOWA.......................... Gems .......................................... 68 .68 68 69 CENTRAL IOWA ............................ Crystals and Fossils...Fossils .................. .48 .48 SOUTHERN IOWA .......................... Crystals .................. |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | te from a newly discovered locality in Yavapai County, Ariz., on the Verde River near Camp Verde, Ariz...be of interest. These were collected in Yavapai County, East of Prescott, Arizona. "They were taken from...asbestos, from a deposit near Jamestown, Tuolumne County, to its plant in Baltimore, Md. "Asbestos experts...and she had been fishing on Duke's Creek in White County (Ga.) with her nephew, Jere Chambers. Mrs. Lanier...road about 4 miles north of Cleveland, in White County, at 9 a.m., Wednesday, September 10. Gravel from |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | left). Calcite, 5.5 cm high, Elmwood mine, Smith County. Terry Huizing specimen, Jeff Scovil photo. Figure...(above). Fluorite, 13.1 cm wide, Elmwood mine, Smith County. Francis Benjamin specimen, Jeff Scovil photo....Smith County. Terry Huizing specimen and photo. Figure 4 (right). Cumberland mine, Smith County. Travis...earths to make saltpeter, at Nicojack Cave in Marion County, then nitromagnesite at the same location (Shepard...Sevier County (Coskren and Lauf 2000). The following index is arranged alphabetically by county. It is |  | | Book | | 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...may be able to buy specimens. map of Keweenaw County. Mich- Part of the U.S. Geological Survey topographic...stream beds and the rocks the stream Agates and petrified wood fragments as well as specimens of hundreds...may be necessary crystals size. the area where Iowa, and Illinois tVlissouri, together near the Mississippi |  | | Book (edition) | | describes sites under of the nearest town and county. and the many maps included book contain such...plane of lesser molecular cohesion in the splitting wood along the grain. Cleavage cracks across the prism...lava is petrified wood by replacement of may form in the by decay or destruction of the wood. Agate...jaspers eroded from older rocks. The Indiana and Iowa geodes and the Montana moss agates are produced...quarries. Some gems may also be dug from agate, petrified wood, crystals easily worked soil, disintegrated |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 103), 8 miles west of Bergen Park, Clear Creek County, Colorado. This highway cuts many pegmatite dikes... Poole, 33 11 N . W . 106th St., Miami 47, Fla. IOWA -"Enclosed with this letter is a specimen that we...we found loose in the soil near Lovtfia (Monroe County), Iowa, while breaking open Septarians looking...March 20, 1964 from Howard Barnes, Rt. 1, Lovilia, Iowa. What a specimen ! It is 5x5 inches in size and...this is the first native copper we ever saw from Iowa and so it is a most welcome specimen. KANSAS—From |  | | Journal (issue) | | . ............. .. 3 51 RINGING ROCKS OF BUCKS COUNTY, PA..................................... 351 MONAZITE...New York, County of \\'estchester. Tlr:ore me'- a Notary Public in and for the State and county aforesaid... he Ith Buck Hill is in Barrett Township, Monroe County, eastern Pennsylvaniaone mile west of Canadensis...were several periods of ice encroachment in Monroe County, and several inter-glacial periods while the...water. Several such filled valleys exist in Monroe County, one just north of Buck H ill beyond the creek |  | | Book (volume) | | shales occasionally produces pieces of silicified wood. Ohio ranks first in the nation in the production...common opal, rivaling in beauty the Arizona agatized wood. This gem flint occurs in the 8 mile long Flint...ASHTABULA COUNTY CONNEAUT, area pits, quarries, rd. cuts, etc.⎯cone-in-cone Calcite. CLERMONT COUNTY MILFORD...CLINTON COUNTY WILMINGTON, area of Todd’s Ford, a mineral deposit⎯Hematite. COSHOCTON COUNTY AREA, townships...Virginia, Bedford, Jackson, Jefferson, Bethlehem, Monroe and Clark; on regional knobs and ridges and just |  | | Book (volume) | | shales occasionally produces pieces of silicified wood. Ohio ranks first in the nation in the production...common opal, rivaling in beauty the Arizona agatized wood. This gem flint occurs in the 8 mile long Flint...ASHTABULA COUNTY CONNEAUT, area pits, quarries, rd. cuts, etc.⎯cone-in-cone Calcite. CLERMONT COUNTY MILFORD...CLINTON COUNTY WILMINGTON, area of Todd’s Ford, a mineral deposit⎯Hematite. COSHOCTON COUNTY AREA, townships...Virginia, Bedford, Jackson, Jefferson, Bethlehem, Monroe and Clark; on regional knobs and ridges and just |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | of the many quartz slabs we found. From Tellar County, Colorado." — on label. 30 PLEASE SEND THEM I...individual xls, some with marcasite inclusions." IOWA — "Would you please identify the crystals on the...they?" — letter from Dean Shindee, Box 55, Lansing, Iowa. The tiny black xls are limonite pseudo pyrite....The specimen was found in Lansing, Allamakee Co., Iowa. MASSACHUSETTS — "I am sending you a specimen which...Opal Butte, in extreme southern part of Morrow County of northern Oregon, is especially noted for hyalite |
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