 | | Book (edition) | | W r CRYSTALS NOT PISTOLS S'- GEM TRAILS OF TEXAS 1 A Field Guide for Collectors By Bessie W. Simpson...GEM TRAILS PUBLISHING CO. P. O. Box 828 Bowie, Texas 76230 ! Copyright 1958; 1962; 1967 Bessie W. Simpson...ARTIFACTS \ SELENITE TEKTITES \ \ \ l AGATE 5 JASPER WOOD(Polm) 2 \ \ . CONTENTS 4 5 Foreword.............. New Collecting Areas as you Travel Texas. SECTION I 6-7 8-9 10-11 12-13 14-15 16-17 18-19...Plume.. Agate—Stillwell Ranch ..... Agate—Woodard Ranch ..... Agate—Wood—Love Ranch Balmorhea Blue . .. Agat |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | ROCK HUNTING ON WOODWARD RANCH By ED & JEAN OSSOWSKI 143 Havana, San Antonio, Texas The camp trailor...Daylight finds us almost at Del Rio, Texas en route to Woodward Ranch, the home and source of the famous...famous Red and Black Plume Agate, just south of Alpine, Texas. A few miles further west at the junction of...breakfast. From this point we can see miles of Texas, and many more miles of Mexico mountains. As we...from Del Rio, we have constantly gone up hill. Alpine nestles in a valley, surrounded by mountains, and |  | | Journal (issue) | | Honeymoon Island Agatized Coral ARIZONA DoBell Ranch Petrified Wood • Patagonia Vanadinite • Orange Butte...2013 www.rockngem.com TEXAS Stillwell Ranch Agates • Woodward and Ritchie Ranch Agates • Field_trip_blue_cover_C1_a...in a snowbirds’ paradise by Helen Serras-Herman Jasper-Hematite in the Arizona Desert ..................Bonanza.................30 Collecting Texas agates at Stillwell Ranch by Bob Jones by Kenneth H. Rohn ...Peridot, Pyroxene and Plagioclase ........ 20 DoBell Ranch Collecting ......................36 by Carl F. |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Texas mineral locality INDEX Whereas Texas is well known for its vastness, cattle industry, and oil...I T S T O P O G R A P H Y A N D G E O L O G Y , Texas, the second largest state, has produced relatively...famous localities. A s this article will show, Texas has had—or currently has—nu merous mineral occurrences...produce good specimens; yet when specimens from Texas are sought in collections and dealers' stocks, few...some basic facts that help explain the situation. Texas has very little federal land in its mineralized |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | of Washington, D. C, and Rock's, of San Antonio, Texas. These dealers have promised a new line of sterling...gold specimens from the Red Ledge Mine, Nevada County, California. The program was given by Dr. Karl...J. C. Showalter Quarry at Blue Ball, Lancaster County, Pa., with our highly esteemed member, Mr. J. C...immense Coal Strappings, St. Clair, Schuylkill County, Pa. There were 178 members and guests present...Calgary] at 21:00 06 August 2017 Htmpshire; Herkimer County, New York and De Kalb, New York. There were no |  | | Journal (issue) | | sharp crystals is from the Rowley mine (Maricopa County). (Jeff Scovil photo/ Scott & Margie Adams collection)...picnic Field Trip Facilitator Teri Smith 58 texas collecting areas open up for her by Johnny French...Craters 34 Meteors left their mark on Arizona and texas by Helen Serras-Herman 12 regUlAr colUMnS Field...5-7—CANBY, OREGON: Annual show; Jean Miller, Clackamas County Fairgrounds; 694 N.E. 4th Ave., (off Hwy. 99E);... Annual show; 500 Earth Sciences Club, Hancock County 4-H Fairgrounds; 620 N. Apple Street; Fri. 10:00 |  | | Book (edition) | | Horse Ranch, Sasebe Star Route, Box 97, Tucson, AZ 85736. Camper recrea¬ tional rockhound ranch. $5-00/yr...(Mariposa), CoulterM ZUie. CA 95311- Fee: 5f/Xb~.Dryden Ranch, Eel River Rd«, Covelo. CA 95428. - Pearlescent...Picture agate and jasper (was called "Calico Jasper Picture Rock Mine") Red jasper Mariposite Jade ... Box 5^3» Sonoma, CAFee $2-00. Antelope Canyon Ranch, Mr. & Mrs* Wyman, Box 253» Tehachapi, CA 93561-...reserva¬ tions 3 weeks in advance. Valley Springs Ranch. John & Betty Snyder, Box 177, Valley Springs. CA |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | TOPAZ Massey's Rock Shop, Mason, Texas 76856. Sequist Ranch, Mason, Texas 76858. AMETHYST Randleman Amethyst...Calif. 92201. OPAL Bob Dowell, Box 509, Edinburg, Texas 78529. Virgin Valley Rainbow Ridge Mines, c/o Hodson's...T E Fry's, 1207 Woodbury, Miles City, Montana. JASPER - CARNELIAN Drummond's Route 2, Box 32, Leba non...AND MINERALS PLUME A G A T E Woodward Ranch, 79830. Alpine, Texas Downloaded by [JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY]...UNIVERSITY] at 05:36 27 August 2017 THUNDEREGGS Fulton Ranch, Madras, Oregon 97741. Chamber of Commerce, Nyssa |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | TOPAZ Massey's Rock Shop, Mason, Texas 76856. Sequist Ranch, Mason, Texas 76858. AMETHYST Randleman Amethyst...AGATE Fry's, 1207 Woodbury, Miles City, Montana. JASPER CARNELIAN Drummonds, Route 2, B o x 32, Leba non...97355. PLUME AGATE Woodward Ranch, Alpine, Texas 79830. THUNDEREGGS Fulton Ranch, Madras, Oregon 9 7...1 . OPAL Bob D o w e l l , B o x 509, Edinburg, Texas 78529. V i r g i n Valley Rainbow Ridge Mines, care...- 78539. Agua F r i o Agate Ranch, B . P . M c K i n ney, Marfa, Texas 79843. Walter Drengson, Shell |  | | Journal (issue) | | Oiope,de Enstallte Actlnolite 81rkev1ktte Chert Jasper Bt-eccia Augite Perthlle Nephehne Hornblende Mica...Ovals incl One Tabu African Jasper .... $25 .25 MINIMUM ORDER S18 postpaid in USA Subscribe to our CATALOG...RIVIERA LAPIDARY CENTER 21085 Mesquite R1v1era Texas 78379 • 512-296·3958 When In South r,~.,, ,,...Institution; the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History; the San Bernardino County Museum; the University...Recently Renovated Gem and Mineral Hall of the L.A. County Museum and Achievements of the Gem and Mineral |  | | Book | | on the gem materials forming the quartz group. jasper, The information contained experience of the author...that their gems will the agate varieties, are jasper, petrified rarity wood, ehrysoprase, tigereye...inclusions. Another example of a Chinese carved agate jasper, snuff bottle. It is a brecciated or conglomeration...hence its numerous names: iaspisachates [agate-jasper J, cerachates [chalcedony], smaragdachates day...agate], haemachates [red agate or agate with red jasper veins or spots], [chalcedony], and dendra- leucachates |  | | Journal (issue) | | Immel. President (SCFMS) P.O. Box 94, Castell, Texas 78631 Mrs. W. H. Steinbrenner, Vice-President (MFMGS)...FIELD TRIPS OF MINERAL SOCIETIES Officers Woodward Ranch, Then and Now by Jean Ossowski ..............577, Longview, Texas 75601 WIiiiam L. Johnson, Vice-President 420 Bondstone, Dallas. Texas 75618 Mrs. Gwyn...Longview, Texas 75601 DEPARTMENTS Mrs. Viola Smith, Treasurer 1215 South 41st Street. Temple, Texas 76501...SCFMS - Ruel E. Brown, Rt. 8. Box 680. Fort Worth. Texas 76108 FEDERATION SHOWS May 5 thru 7. SOUTH CENTRAL | | | Book | | abot1t otl1er Cttiartz varieties st1ch as the opal, jasper, ancl petrified wood; a11d to give l1in1 the most...carved aga te snuff bottle. It is a brecciated jasper, or conglomeratio11 of cemented pebbles in chalcedony...agate], haemachates [ red agate or agate with red jasper veins or spots], leucachates [chalcedony] , and...of the qt1artz family. Ret1ben's stone was red jasper, Simeon's was citrine or yellow qt1artz. Naphtali's...a111ethyst or pt1rple q11artz, Zebult1n's ,:vas yellovv jasper ancl Benjamin's vvas chrysoprase or green chalcedony |  | | Book (edition) | | describes sites under of the nearest town and county. and the many maps included book contain such...eye. Minerals of this sort, such as agate and jasper, are described as cryptocrystal- line. For example...Tenacity is a quality closely allied chalcedony and jasper, because of their makeup, are tougher than their...but inexhaustibly various patterns of agate and jasper. So typical are their patterns that these materials...a gun," writes a Colorado collector. "As far as Texas is concerned," says a Texan, "the legislature, prodded |  | | Book | | famous was the single beryl stone found in Oxford County in Maine that weighed 18 tons and was 18 feet in...finely pitted and presents an opaque appearance. Jasper of a fine grade has many colors but is translucent...specimens have also been found in Arkansas, New Mexico, Texas, LItah and Vermont. Oligoclase presents itself in...agate, carnelian, chrysoprase, bloodstone, and jasper. A word of de¬ scription follows to help identify...quartz with red spots of jasper. WHAT GEMS DO YOU HUNT? 25 Jasper Jasper comes in all colors, but |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | they found an abundance of unakite, epidote, red jasper and blue quartz. The invitation of Mr. Richard...to exhibit in four Science Fairs in Montgomery County, Maryland. Florida "Stump the Panel" proves to...Gem, Lapidary and Mineral Society of Montgomery County, Wheaton, was a most successful affair with about...was given by Mr. Masagoro Kato to the Rockland County Mineral and Gem Society, Inc., Suffern. A trip...commentary was in English. A trip to the Vera Cruz jasper area was enjoyed by members of the Tuscarora Lapidary |  | | Book (volume) | | 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...Johnny Cr., as large waterworn boulders, gemmyjasper conglomerate; E 15 mi. on Co. rd. to S trending |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | our letter to the Regional Vice-President of the Texas Rolling Rock Club of Hawaii. "Would you be so kind...the of minerals on the Islands, they do a little jasper and opal, I believe, were planning on a field trip...stopped at Woodward Ranch before, with blinders on, so we tempted to stop! on thru Texas the fabulous...agate specimens from there, it is quite an area, in Texas for agates, as you know! Four of us last year entered |  | | Book (edition) | | MARIN COUNTY FREE LIBRARY 3 1111 00289 4184 \ I s Fifth Revised Edition A complete, state-by-state...the eye. Minerals of this sort, such as agate and jasper, are described as cryptocrystalline. For example...closely allied to fracture pattern; chalcedony and jasper, because of their cryptocrystalline makeup, are...opaque does not pass light. Agate is translucent; jasper is opaque. if it Color one of the principal...but inexhaustibly various patterns of agate and jasper. So typical are their patterns that these materials |  | | Book (volume) | | 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...HIGHLAND COUNTY SINKING SPRING, area ore deposit (most important in Ohio) ⎯Hematite. HOCKING COUNTY AREA |  | | Book (volume) | | 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...HIGHLAND COUNTY SINKING SPRING, area ore deposit (most important in Ohio) ⎯Hematite. HOCKING COUNTY AREA |  | | 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...location. On this page are four examples. Rocks from Alpine torrents. 2 Moraine in the middle of a glacier...Tumbler-polished stones. First row above, left to rigfnt; jasper from Nepal: rose quartz and ametfiyst quartz from | | | Book | | topographic map of the Delaware q uadrangle o f Keweenaw County, Michigan This ,s an example o f the more picturesque...location. On this page are four examples. 1 Rocks from Alpine torrents. 2 Moraine in the middle of a glacier...Tumbler-polished stones First row above left to nght Jasper from Nepal rose quartz and amethyst quartz from...mine , canyon) district where found (township, county, state) how obtained (found , given , etc., with...in pegmatite Mount Antero , 12,000 feet Chaffee County . Colorado from the Smith co llection 1/10/74 |  | | Journal (issue) | | of extra labels, mostly from Houston and other Texas collectors and dealers. I had no use for the labels... THE BACKBENDER'S GAZETTE DECEMBER 2005 CENTRAL TEXAS PALEO SOCIETY P. O. BOX 90791 AUSTIN, TX 78749 website:...website: http://www.texaspaleo.com [club in Austin, Texas] EMERSON, JOHN H. & BOBBIE 2227 BRIARWEST BLVD....formation at the Brazos River near Bryan, Texas—one of Texas’ most hunted fossil locations] LAPIDARY JOURNAL...agates in the gravel deposits in central and east Texas as I grew up fishing and hunting around those areas |  | | 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...Sources of agates 48 Europe 52 Britain 58 USA 76 Canada 108 Mexico 111 South America 122...heliotrope, bloodstone, flint, chert, novaculite, and jasper. Simple descriptions of these will be found on...northern midcontinent and Great Lakes region of the USA and the Great Lakes region in southern Ontario. Canada |
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Woodward Ranch, Alpine, Brewster County, Texas, USA