 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Jasper, Serpentine, Gold and Rose Quartz, Garnets, Agate, and many other stones of value. Soldiers first...WYOMING'S SWEETWATER AGATE By RALPH C. GOSSE Albany, N e w York The long popular moss agate found in...in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, is one of the finest American gem agates of their kind. The Sweetwater moss...moss agate locality has been known for more than three-quarters of a century, these stones having been...black fern-like growths throughout the stone. Sweetwater agates often display very delicate moss, these |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Jasper, Serpentine, Gold and Rose Quartz, Garnets, Agate, and many other stones of value. Soldiers first...WYOMING'S SWEETWATER AGATE By RALPH C. GOSSE Albany, N e w York The long popular moss agate found in...in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, is one of the finest American gem agates of their kind. The Sweetwater moss...moss agate locality has been known for more than three-quarters of a century, these stones having been...black fern-like growths throughout the stone. Sweetwater agates often display very delicate moss, these |  | | Report (issue) | | 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 |  | | Book (edition) | | were shaped by some accident of For instance, agate How is their formation. frequently found in...chrysoberyl cats-eye are valued chiefly for pattern, and agate and jasper among semi- precious materials are...the many types of agate, opal and petrified this region is noted. The agate is wood for which...specific locations are comparatively few, but jasper, agate and even more valuable stones may turn up almost...diagonally through matrix rock. Polished Fairburn agate from South Dakota. \\ jfc^ ^ ^ * Emerald in |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 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...northeast of the Sweetwater Station in Wyoming, we found nodules containing Sweetwater agate weathering from...take the road that goes ROCKS AND MINERALS SWEETWATER AGATES 565 Downloaded by [University of Calgary] |  | | Report (issue) | | 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 |  | | Report (issue) | | ortheastward extensi.on .of the Bridger Basin in Sweetwater C.ounty, '¥y.o. In b.oth these areas the f.ormati....of Indian Cany.on and near the Duchesne-Uinta county line in Utah. (See pi. 31.) .. Each.of the tw.o...shale conforms to the marked irregularities of in Wyoming from the Union Pacific Railroad north to the reef...OOLITES OF THE GREEN RIVER FORMATION reef in Sweetwater County, Wyo., which apparently filled a rather broad...formation, NE. ~ sec. 27, T . 25 N ., H. 103 W., Sweetwater County, Wyo. U. S. GEOLOGiCAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL |  | | Book (volume) | | — ; 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 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 00:52 01 June 2016 Wyoming Mineral Locality Index Figure 1. Index map of Wyoming counties, with exposures...exposures of Precambrian and volcanic rocks. 1 he Wyoming mineral locality index is designed to provide mineral...interesting mineral occurrences in the state of Wyoming. Five publications were used extensively in compiling...(about 19131, Esterbrook copper district, Albany County. John Taylor collection. An ideal and inexpensive...1 inch equals 4 miles) of the entire state of Wyoming in book form. The Wwming Atlas and Gazetteer can |  | | Report (volume) | | 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...Geologic map of the Oregon Buttes area, southwestern Wyoming. ____________________________________ In pocket...section of exposed rock in the Oregon Buttes area, Wyoming.___.-----__-_____________ In pocket 1. Index map...hole in the SW# sec. 10, T. 26 N., R. 99 W., Sweetwater County, Wyo.__________________________ ^IP- 11 |  | | Report (volume) | | of Uranium Deposits in the Red Desert Sweetwater County Wyoming GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN This report...of Uranium Deposits in the Red Desert Sweetwater County Wyoming By DONALD G. WYANT, WILLIAM N. SHARP,...OF URANIUM DEPOSITS IN THE RED DESERT, SWEETWATER COUNTY, WYOMING By DONALD G. WYANT, WILLIAM N. SHARP... north of Wamsutter, in northeastern Sweetwater County, Wyoming. Schroeckingerite was discovered on Lost...Slaughter and J. M. URANIUM IN THE RED DESERT, WYOMING 239 Nelson (unpublished report, 1946) found uranium-bearing |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | “Turritella Agate” L ike the Holy Roman Empire, the extinct Irish Elk, and Grape Nuts, “Turritella agate” is...is not what its name says it is: it is not agate, and it is not made of fossil snails of the marine genus...“Conditions must have been quite different in Wyoming in the days when the turritellas swarmed in a warm... an ancient saltwater sea covered what is now Wyoming. A snail of the Turritella species lived in its...rock known as Ithaca, New York 14850 “Turritella agate” (fig. 1) allmon@museumoftheearth.org comes from |  | | Journal (issue) | | but it looked good to us, and we went into the county seat where my Husband had me file a mineral claim...near the town of Opal, in Lincoln County, in southwestern Wyoming. VIEWING A MINERAL C0 LLECTION 1 ...is a Lapidarist, Mr. R. I. Martin of Saratoga, Wyoming. He has a fine collection of f.etrified woods,...The Red Desert is in Sweetwater County of southwestern Wyoming. Sweetwater County is also noted for its...trip to the Sweetwater district, to gather a new stock of petrified woods and Sweetwater moss agates |  | | Report (volume) | | and Moonstone Formation (Pliocene) in Central Wyoming GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1121-1 Split...and Moonstone Formation (Pliocene) in Central Wyoming By J. D. LOVE CONTRIBUTIONS GEOLOGICAL TO GENERAL...AND MOONSTONE FORMATION (PLIOCENE) IN CENTRAL WYOMING By J. D. LOVE ABSTRACT The Split Rock formation...area of more than 1,500 square miles in central Wyoming and a maximum thickness of nearly 3,000 feet. It...GENERAL GEOLOGY INTRODUCTION The Sweetwater River valley in central Wyoming (fig. 1) was one of the major |  | | Report (volume) | | ............................................. Wyoming .................................................results for samples from the Taggart coal bed in Wise County, Va. Subsequent microscopic studies were carried...the Elkhorn coal of Letcher County, Ky., the Chilton bed of Logan County, W. Va., the Black Creek coal...the Red Desert area and the Powder River basin, Wyoming, were investigated, using a more detailed elaboration...Unidentified coal beds are listed alphabetically by county; miscellaneous items that are not easy to identify |  | | Book | | A HANDBOOK FOR THE AGATE COLLECTOR AND CUTTER Including a Description of Agate Filled Thunder Eggs H...Including a Description of Agate Filled Thunder Eggs A HANDBOOK FOR THE AGATE COLLECTOR AND CUTTER BY ...localities in Oregon, Wash ington, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming. Illustrated with maps and photos. For the gein...PART III VARIETIES OF AGATE U PART IV NOTED AGATE LOCALITIES 30 PART V AGATE FILLED THUXDEREGGS ....... .30 PART VI NOTES ON AGATE 40 FRONT COVER PHOTO — Agate and gem hunting is a hobby which the |  | | | | 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 |  | Wood, Horace E., Chaney, Ralph W., Clark, John, Colbert, Edwin H., Jepsen, Glenn L., Reeside, John B., Stock, Chester, , (1941) Nomenclature and correlation of the North American continental Tertiary. Geological Society of America Bulletin, 52 (1) 1-48 doi:10.1130/gsab-52-1 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | the North Horn “formation”, Dragon Canyon, Emery County, Utah, principally from the western half of section...Fork basins and exposures near its base, Park County, Wyoming. Index fossil: Plesiadapis cookei. First appearance:...upper part of the Wasatch group of southwestern Wyoming (modified to Wasatchian series by C. R. Keyes)...those of the Bighorn and Wind River basins of Wyoming. The Wasatchian covers the time during which the...based on the Bridger formation of southwestern Wyoming (or a redefinition of Bridgerian “series” of C |  | | Book | | 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 |  | | Book (volume) | | Iowa to 3,500’ along the western boundary with Wyoming. In the far western counties of Lawrence, Meade...beds, excavations, etc.Selenite roses. BRULE COUNTY AREA: in the Oacoma zone of the Pierre Fm. On Elm...gray Barite rosette up to 5 or 6 inches. CAMPBELL COUNTY MOUND CITY, W to the Missouri R., regional hillsides...gravels, etc.petrified wood, wood opal. CORSON COUNTY LITTLE EAGLE: area ridges, slopes, stream beds...Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States CUSTER COUNTY AREA: The November Mine, 1.2 mi. SE of the Needles |  | | Book (volume) | | mixture of chert, translucent chalcedony, jasp-agate and common opal, rivaling in beauty the Arizona...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...CUYAHOGA COUNTY CHAGRIN FALLS (on Geauga Co. line), area quarries⎯oilstone. DELAWARE COUNTY DELAWARE...nodules⎯Pyrite (crystals sharply cubic). FRANKLIN COUNTY COLUMBUS, area countywide exposures of blue clay |  | | Book (volume) | | mixture of chert, translucent chalcedony, jasp-agate and common opal, rivaling in beauty the Arizona...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...CUYAHOGA COUNTY CHAGRIN FALLS (on Geauga Co. line), area quarries⎯oilstone. DELAWARE COUNTY DELAWARE...nodules⎯Pyrite (crystals sharply cubic). FRANKLIN COUNTY COLUMBUS, area countywide exposures of blue clay |  | | Report (issue) | | 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...MOUNTAINS AREA, CENTRAL WYOMING Granite Mountains, the only major uplift in Wyoming composed of Precambrian...strata. View so utheast tovrard gentle dip slope of Agate Flats in Split Rock Formation (A); type section...Mountains Area, Central Wyoming By]. D. LOVE GEOLOGY OF THE WIND RIVER BASIN, CENTRAL WYOMING GEOLOGICAL SURVEY |  | | Report (issue) | | occurring extensively in the Leucite Hills in Sweetwater County, Wyo.,t is composed largely of the mineralleucite...ground with 50 cubic centimeters of water in an agate mortar by a mechanical grinder for two hours. The...alunite alone plus about 20 per cent of that in the wyoming~te. As there is a very large quantity of wyomingite |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | palmwood, opalite, verd-antique, chapenite, and jasp-agate. For information contact the Secretary, Ben O. Morton...an exhibit of gems and minerals in the Sangamon County Junior Fair Bldg., New Berlin, 111. Public invited...(Eastern Seaboard) will be held at Onyx Cave, Berks County, Penn. For further information contact Mrs. H....Mineralogical Societies, 22nd Annual Show. Los Angeles County Fairgrounds, Pomona, Calif. April 22, 23, 1961...21st Annual Convention will be held at the Saginaw County Fair Grounds, Saginaw, Mich. For further information |
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