 | | Book (edition) | | follows the format of the first: each class of stone-precious, industrial, rare, massive, and organic-is covered...from the Tourmaline Q ueen .1ine, Pala, San Diego County, California. From a pen-and-ink drawing by W. E...Nostrand Reinhold. Bibliography: v. 1, v. 2 p. 1. Precious stoocs-~onh Amcria. I. Title. QE392.L '6S5 553'...University of Nebraska recognized this problem in his Minerals and Gemstones of Nebraska (1971),- in which...George Ashley, Warren D. Baltzley, Dwight Barnes, Arnold A. Baron, Robert Bansch, Don Belsher, Michael Berisoff |  | | Journal (issue) | | Show. Sat 10 am - 6 pm; Sun 10 am - 5 pm. Kane County Fairgrounds, 525 S. Randall Road, St. Charles....jhuelsm@gmail.com Aug 6: MG&MC Annual Picnic Lake Farm County Park, Shelter #2 Save the Date: Annual Club Picnic...Picnic - Sunday August 6, 2017 Lake Farm County Park, Shelter #2 (same as last year) Details to follow...say about boulder opal: “About Boulder Opal - History and Introduction Boulder opal is one of the most...varieties of opal, second only to Australia's black opal. Fine specimens of boulder opal can exhibit all |  | | Report (issue) | | obsidian, and flint (rare in the West) were best (Arnold, 1992). These materials had no grain so that fracturing...with the indicated spelling, for example, opal@ captures “opal” and “opalized” or vol@ captures "volcanic...field shown in boldface): NonOre Minerals contains opal@ NonOre Minerals contains chalcedon@ NonOre Minerals...Minerals contains jasper@ Ore Minerals contains opal@ Ore Minerals contains chalcedon@ Ore Minerals contains...CommodPreSort contains sil@ Host Rock Type contains opal@ Host Rock Type contains chert@ Host Rock Type contains |  | | Book (volume) | | Colorado; colorless scheelite (19.66 ct), Kern County, California; octagonal step cut violetish pink...Vivid blue matched benitoite gems from San Benito County, California, consisting of 52 benitoites and 75...bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-945005-22-9 1. Precious stones — North America. QE392.5.N6S56 1997 ...Company, New York City, whose famous Gems and Precious Stones ofNorth America (1890-92) provided the...Cantlin, Ellis, [D; Jeannette B. Carillo, Gem Center USA, EI Paso, TX; Gary Christopher, The Prospectors Cache |  | | Report (issue) | | University of Nebraska - Lincoln DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln Conservation and Survey...Gemstones of Nebraska: A Handbook for Students and Collectors Roger K. Pabian University of Nebraska - Lincoln...Lincoln, rpabian1@unl.edu Allan Cook University of Nebraska - Lincoln Follow this and additional works at:...K. and Cook, Allan, "Minerals and Gemstones of Nebraska: A Handbook for Students and Collectors" (1976)...Resources, School of at DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It has been accepted for inclusion |  | | Journal (issue) | | mmigration Ol ice. Opal Mines, Wbite Cllifs, New South Wales. Oourte8JI Special Opal Nuinber Granite and...1Iuseum. B y 1rilli<1m F. Foshag The Geology of Opal. By, Oilb rrt Hart.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...Quest of the Opal. B!I If. T. Strnng.. . ....................... . . ('(}Jor Play in Opal. B.11, Il. E... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 'fbe Opal. JJy E11,qe11e Jr. B1"11k..................... ...Nature, Oc·cune11ce anll U se. By ,John Jfe11111.sr Opal from the Columhin Plateau Basnlt F lows of ,vashington |  | | Book | | Co. Hematite CALERA, Shelby Co. Wavkllite CLAY COUNTY, Sec. 24. T. 19 S R., 7 E. STATUARY, Coosa Co...Co., (W. border of* Marble Crystalline TALLADEGA COUNTY Marble, (crystalline) VALLEY HEAD, DeKalb Co. Hematite...Feldspar HISSOP, Coosa Co., (near) Beryl JACKSON COUNTY Hematite KENNEDYS, Clay Co., (near) Magnetite MILLERVILLE...MOUNTAINS, E. Slopo, Mohave Co. N.W. of Kingman Opal CALUMET, Cochise Co., 3 ml. N. of Dragoon. ClIRYSOFRASB... PHOENIX, East of Barite PICKET POST, Pinal Co. Opal PEUBLO VIEJO Alabaster RED ROCK MINE, Pima Co. ♦Fluorspar |  | | Book (edition) | | Price: $3.00. THE OPAL BOOK-by Frank Leechmon, F.G.A. The definitive book on precious opal. Complete information...color, and how to handle and cut. The only complete opal book. Nine gorgeous colar plates. Price only $7...Localities Beaches Map of Oregon Beaches JACKSON COUNTY A Mineral Mecca Mop of Josephine and Jackson Counties...Hyolite Opal In Basaltic Rocks Eagle Point Locality ~hodonite Table Rock Mountain JOSEPHINE COUNTY Josephinite...Ochoc::i D;ggings Post District Antelope Locality County Quarry Brown's Ranch Crystal Hills Clarno Road |  | | Journal (issue) | | photo. • 7.2 cm, Palmer River, Queensland. Allen Arnold collection; Jeff Scovil photo. Bottom, from left:...Record THE COLLECTIONS The Aloe Family Trust Allen Arnold The Australian Museum Craig Bosel Paul Carr Keith...specimens from early mining at Broken Hill and precious opals from South Australian localities. The Tasmanian...from the British mine, Broken Hill, Yancowinna County, New South Wales, Australia. Tourmaline, 10 cm...(spodumene), 11 cm, from the Pala Chief mine, San Diego County, California. Tourmaline, 11 cm, from the Santa | | | Book (volume) | | Vivid blue matched benitoite gems from Sai, Benito County, California, consisting of 52 benitoites and 75...bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-945005-22-9 l. Precious stones - North America. QE392.5.N6S56 1997 ...Cornpany, New York City, whose farnous Gems and Precious Stones of.North America (1890-92) provided the...Cantlin, Ellis, ID; Jeannette B. Carillo, Gen1 Center USA, El Paso, TX; Gary Christopher, The Prospectors Cache...Mineral Co., Tempe, AZ; Steven & Lorna Lukinuk, Precious Purple Gemstones, Thunder Bay, ONT; ·Earl G. Matheson |  | | Report (volume) | | The VIrgin Valley area contains reserves of precious opal, small quantities of decorative bwldmg stone...discovery at depth of mercury and for base and complex precious-metal sulfide deposits Withm the study area. Reservoir...EXPLANATION AREAS OF MINERAL POTENTIAL 'X' A Precious opal, high potential MINE OR PROSPECT Lone Pine...Mercury, base and precious 2 Lemac Nos. 1-5 (Quarry) metal sulfide deposits 3 Virgin Opal (Bonanza) mine...mine 4 Opal Queen group , mine High potential G-M Medium to high potential ~a Thermal spring (table |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | to show surface alteration to cerussite. Jasoer County. Missouri. U.S.N.M. 82Z04 Fig. 2. Pyrite to limonite...S.N.M. 82100. Fig. 4. Selenite to quartz. Sioux County, Kansas. U.S.N.M. 106749. Fig. 5. Orthoclase to...Warm Springs reservoir, near Riverside, Malheur County, Oregon, collected by Frank S. Zimmerman of Payette...PLATE III Fig. I . Copper from cuprite. Globe, Gila County, Arizona. U.S.N.M. C-171. Fig. 2. Chlorite from...clams have been found at Mullica Hill, Gloucester County, N. J., with their interiors filled with vivianite |  | | Journal (issue) | | as fluorite, wernerite-scapolite, hyalite, semi-opal and others which are best affected by the Jong wave...Dolomite crystals on Serpentine from Delta, Harford County, Maryland, which was entirely negative under all...pale yellow. Phosphoresce strong green. Precio111 Opal-Australia- (large nwnber of specimens) Fluoresce...core fl uoresce a blue-white (these portions may be opal) . Light chalky earth adhering to outside of brown...the Big Horn Mountains. Five miles southeast of Custer is the Big Horn River 3owing north. On the west |  | | Journal (issue) | | were a 5-32 et moldavite, a stained quartzite, an opal of bluish-black colour sprinkled with small iridescent...cabochon surface and of blue only on its base. T h e opal was not porous, plasticized or apparently treated...acetone was found. R a t h e r more than a treated opal it seems, b u t on sight it looked like a treated...common interest. 214 NOTES ON SYNTHETIC PRECIOUS OPAL By P. J. DARRAGH, B.Sc.(Hons) and J. L. PERDRIX...composition of precious a n d potch opal from the same areas. This suggests that the colour in opal is not due |  | | Journal (issue) | | present day in the way people in Asia consider precious stones. T h e diamond fields of India are exhausted...estimated reserves of some three million carats) and precious stones are still being cut in India as sparingly...advantageous; the fact that it is lowers the value of a precious stone. Furthermore it is also false to assume...the fields are given, in particular those bearing opal a n d sapphire. M.O'D. STRUBEL (G.). Hydrothermal...Smithsonian. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D C , USA, 1972, pp. 62. Illustrated in colour. (U.K. £\). |  | | Journal (issue) | | JEWELRY WORLD-CLASS MINERALS in Dallas Black Bay Opal FACETING DESIGN: Nested Triangles FIELD TRIP:...STAINLESS STEEL CABBING UNIT This machine is made in the USA for Kingsley North. Features an all stainless steel...Hill Gems and Minerals Hall by Bob Jones Black Bay Opal............................................ 20 A...speed control is great at low speeds for cutting opal and other delicate material. —Sessin Durgham, award-winning...Wholesale and retail show; Gem Faire Inc.; Placer County Fairgrounds, 800 All America City Blvd.; Fri. 12-6 |  | | Journal (issue) | | School Science Night on April 23rd. He brought a precious opal from Rainbow Ridge, and a museum loaned meteorite...Show. Sat 10 am - 6 pm; Sun 10 am - 5 pm. Kane County Fairgrounds, 525 S. Randall Rd., St. Charles. Contact:...(715) 357-3223. July 14-15: MOOSE LAKE, MN Carlton County Gem & Mineral Club Annual Show. Riverside Area...Thornton Jack Heabler Nevin Franke Nathan Kuenzi Jill Arnold Alan Hills Web Administrator Kate Thornton |  | | Journal (issue) | | on the crown. New Finds A. Gold Base Gem Crystal Opal \\ ith red, blue, orange & green colour p attern...specialize in Gem Quality Crystal opal. \\' e have been mining and dealing in opal for 8 years. integrity and...Auditoriun1 29 July-I Aug.-Franklin, NC- \lacon County Fairgrounds 29 July-2 Aug.- Bancroft, Ontario,...BOOK ON OPAL • BEAUTIFUL COLOR PLATES • INFORMATION ON ALL THE AUSTRALIAN OPAL FIELDS! THE OPAL BOOK tells...the places where opal has been found - how and where to look for opal - how to m ine opal - how to cut and |  | | Journal (issue) | | tourmaline mining at the Himalaya mine, San Diego County, is rife with conflicts by men who truly believed...sold, with mailing postage prepaid to continental USA addresses at $15 per copy. Requests for purchase... San Miguel County, Colorado with a wire silver with acanthite from Aspen, Pitkin County, Colorado. The...the Smuggler Union mine, Telluride, San Miguel County, Colorado from the Colorado School of Mines Geology...micromounts from the Lazard Cahn, Dorothy Atlee and Arnold Hampson collections. The new exhibits this year |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | similar to that to be described on a later page. Wood opal replacing entire tree trunks is found in Hungary;...other countries. Precious opal, usually as a late development after common wood opal, is known to come...Australia and from a deposit in Nevada, where the opal is being recovered for commercial purposes. Blum...was found in 1916 in the Midway Oil Field, Kern County, California, by C. R. Swartz. It comes from what...F. Rogers, Econ. Geol., Vol. XI, pp. 366-80. s Arnold and Johnson, U.S.G.S. Bull. 406. 358 S. F. ADAMS |  | | 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) | | Miocene Petrified Wood from Central Washington State, USA George E. Mustoe 1, * and Thomas A. Dillhoff 2 1...Bellingham, WA 98225, USA Evolving Earth Foundation, P.O. Box 2090, Issaquah, WA 98207, USA; tdillhoff@evolvingearth...Basalt Group (CRBG) in central Washington State, USA. These fossil localities are well-dated based on...is diverse, with silica minerals that include opal-A, opal-CT, chalcedony, and macrocrystalline quartz...commonly, specimens contain multiple phases. Opal-A and Opal-CT often coexist. Some woods are mineralized |  | | Journal (issue) | | some-· thing to crow about. The locality is Kern County, Calif. Apatite: This calcium phosphate is always...Bluish crystals on white natrolite from San Benito County, Calif., is one of the many minerals that has made...crystals in matrix from Crab Tree Mt., Mitchell County, N. C., were also on display. Aquamarine crystals...large morganite crystal in matrix from San Diego County, Calif. A large number of cut gems among ,vhich...the Mammoth Mine, Tiger, Arizona, and from Inyo County, Calif. Calo1nel: From the mercury fields of Terlingua |  | | Journal (issue) | | Rudolf C. 8 . Bartsch ...... COLLECTOR'S KINKS. An Opal Rode Garden. By N. H . Seivard NORTHWEST FEDERATION...ahout 20 miles north of Barstow, San Bernardino County, Calif. th th SC fr 0 ROCKS AND MINERALS...and n:ost successful mineral shows and it is to be opal over in the Coolgardie gold placer complimented...opographical Map for the Ellenville Quadrangle (Ulster County, N ew Y o k) shows ice caves in Shingle Gully on...74°21'20" W . Long., and 41 °42'55" N. l at. Ulster County is in the southeastern pa t of New York. If our |  | | Journal (issue) | | Associated Minerals of the Clevelan d Mine, Ste'"ens County, Washington. By Charles O. F ernquist .. . . ....MINERALS ANO GEM S A SPECIALTY V I SIT OXFORD COUNTY MINERAL L OC ALITIES IN 1930. I CORDIALLY W E L...number of fin e opal masses are in th(' c-oll<'Ction, in!·ludi n~ a mass of bla<'k opal with \'ivid flashes...and is said to be one of the largest masses of precious opa l f ound. 'fwo large el1rysoberyl twins from...ASSOCIATED MINERALS OF THE CLEVELAND MINE, STEVENS COUNTY, WASHINGTON BY CHARLES 0. FERNQUl ST, Curator |
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