 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 2017 Jeep. When we got to Weiser we went to the agate beds. This area is about six miles east of the regular...white plume agate and so did my Dad. We dug the seams out and then we decided to look for some agate nodules...before. There is a lot of good agate to be found in the Weiser, Idaho area. W e packed our Jeep and headed...headed for Graveyard Point Plume Agate Beds. At Graveyard Point, near Homedale, Idaho, we dug three kinds...kinds of plume, red, orange, and white. We left Graveyard Point and went to the Butte Creek area in Oregon |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | I recently went on vacation through Oregon and Idaho. We started out on a Saturday afternoon in June...270 miles down to Weiser, Idaho. We had just arrived and started up to the agate beds when our car hit a...2017 Jeep. When we got to Weiser we went to the agate beds. This area is about six miles east of the regular...white plume agate and so did my Dad. We dug the seams out and then we decided to look for some agate nodules...before. There is a lot of good agate to be found in the Weiser, Idaho area. W e packed our Jeep and headed |  | | Journal (issue) | | agencies from private industry and federal, state, and county government. The study area is located in the southern...margin of the Oregon-Idaho graben and the middle Miocene calderas of the Lake Owyhee volcanic field by Mark...lavas were erupted from a ern flank of the Oregon-Idaho graben (Ferns and others, north-south belt of vents...through the Lake Owhyee vol1993a,b) in Malheur County, beginning in Jordan Valley and ending in Ontario...and others, 1990) in the Oregon-Idaho evolution of the Oregon-Idaho graben, primarily the middle graben |  | | Book (edition) | | areas. Price: $2.00. THE AGATE BOOK-by H. C. Dake. A special book for the agate hunter, collector and cutter...subvarieties of agate. The first complete book on agate with 50 photos showing various types of agate, localities...of OREGON e WASHINGTON BRITISH COLUMBIA • IDAHO BY H. C. DAKE Editor Emeritus, With THE MINERALOGIST...Localities Beaches Map of Oregon Beaches JACKSON COUNTY A Mineral Mecca Mop of Josephine and Jackson Counties...Regions The Agate Flats The Agate Province Oregon "J ode" The Agate Desert Green Springs Agate in Many Colors |  | | Book | | MINERALS^ of Idaho with field trip j& maps by John A.fl£.jkwith Gem Minerals of Idaho, designed for...for beginners and for those collectors visiting Idaho for the first time, is a guide to some of the...open and collecting. garnet diggings of Latah County and the Spencer Opal Mine, charge a digging fee...mineral-forming forces than makes Idaho a gem hunter's para- has experienced more Idaho," a fact that dise. L... usually six to ten percent. GEM MINERALS OF IDAHO 44 pin-fire white opals are valuable and those |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | the numerous tungsten mines in the Darwin, Inyo County, California, area."—note from James H. Richardson...on the south bank of the Etowah River, in Dawson County, Ga. Chatoyant masses of olive-gray tourmaline...A H O - A thin slab of polished, light brown plume agate (very nice) was received recently from Manuel...specimen at Graveyard Point In Owyhee County, Idaho, in 1957."—on label accompanying the agate. ILLINOIS—Brownish...odd pyrite concretion which he found in Baltimore County, Md. It consists of dark bronzy-black pyrite imbedded |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Riddle's Mill Dist. (gold deposits) of Talladega County, Ala. It is 8l/ 2 x 11 and sells for Si, we believe...several recent trips to Clear Creek, San Benito County, Calif., have shown that the jadeite boulders in...Diablo Meridian, Calif., in southeastern San Benito County. The town of Hollister is 80 miles northwest of...northern San Juan County, Colorado. The mine was in a rather remote section of the county and was never worked...distance north of Cusseta, Chattahoochee Co., Ga. IDAHO—A nice specimen of pale brown botryoidal chalcedony |  | | | | 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 |  | | Journal (issue) | | AND JEWELRY FEATHER RIDGE PLUME R&G KIDS Labradorescence Oregon Agate FIELD TRIP: Sandia Mountains...December 2014 Display until 12/23/14 PRINTED IN USA RG_turquoise_cover_1214.indd 2 ROCKPICK LEGEND...Number 12 December 2014 FEATURES Feather Ridge Plume agate comes from a claim in the Strode Basin, Oregon... Feather Ridge Plume Agate..................... 12 A new/old discovery in the Owyhee Desert Sandia Mountains...did not. I also reviewed my entire portfolio of agate photos to see what I might note there. I saw nothing |  | | Journal (issue) | | are on the 2nd Thursday of the month 7pm @ Cache County Fairgrounds Events Center; 490 S 500 W, Logan UT...Events Club Meeting March 11th @ 7pm at the Cache County Events Center Content is by the editor with the...third Thursday March 18th at 7:00 PM at the Cache County Fairgrounds Event Center. There is a great program...Gates and I attended the Gun show held at the Cache County Event Center and I am convinced our show in May...wendover the 27th, we have found a new spot with plume agate and our other favorite spots for more rock. So |  | | 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 |  | | Journal (issue) | | 36-009-00263 SW1f4 sec. 3 T. 5 N., R 5 W. Columbia County Pennitted; 1,655. 435 ARCO Columbia Co. 13-4-54...36-009.00264 SW1f4 sec. 4 T. 5 N., R 4 W. Columbia County Pennitted; 2,025. 436 ARCO Cav. En. Res. 13-1-55...36-009-00265 SW14 sec. 1 T. 5 N., R 5 W. Columbia County Pennitted; 1,645. 437 ARCO Oregon 34-25-66 36-007...36-007.{XX)22 SE1f4 sec. 25 T. 6 N., R 6 W. Clatsop County Pennitted; Information for contributors Oreg...PHOTO Mammoth tusk found near Mitchell, Wheeler County. This top view shows tusk in place, prior to jacketing |  | | Journal (issue) | | a station. Copper. Blue Ridge Summit, Adams County, PA. This sculptural and uncommonly large copper...pursuit of rocks began in a cotton field in Yazoo County, MS in the 1980’s. Picking up rocks and hoping...Lava Cap thunderegg pair, white light Moctezuma Agate 5 Rock Shows used to be a large part of Lori’s...she was the keynote speaker at the International Agate Expo in Austin, Texas. In 2021 her mining schedule...at Pink Lady Plume Agate and Million Dollar Hill Sagenite deposits near Graveyard Point in Oregon. July |  | | Book (volume) | | guide to more than 1,000 specific locations in Idaho, lowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska...Virginia VOLUME 3: THE NORTHWESTERN QUANDRANT Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska...TREASURES VOLUME ep The Northwestern Quadrant Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska...Principal Abbreviations and Mineral Location Numbers Idaho lowa Kansas Minnesota Missouri Montana Nebraska...volumes, through very precise directions and accurate county maps, to get you to the best and most accessible |  | | Journal (issue) | | THIS ISSUE: Basalt hydrovolcanic deposits near Owyhee Reservoir Well logging of oil and gas wells In...storage project at the Mist Gas Field in Columbia County. Well IW 33D-3, located in SEl4 sec. 3, T. 6 N...University. CONTENTS Basalt hydrovolcanic deposits, Owyhee Reservoir ........... 75 Well logging of oil and...deposits in the Dry Creek arm area of the Owyhee Reservoir, Malheur County, Oregon: Stratigraphic relations by...volcaniclastic sediments south of the Dry Creek arm of the Owyhee Reservoir. The earlier formed hydrovolcanic deposits |  | | Book | | some of the best specimens from Emerald Creek in Idaho have been found by indi¬ viduals standing in the...famous was the single beryl stone found in Oxford County in Maine that weighed 18 tons and was 18 feet in...other hand, inclusions in agate give the characteristic effect that makes moss agate so valuable. An example...example is the moss agate of eastern Montana which sometimes produces scenes of unbeliev¬ able verisimilitude...difficult to follow. In most of the cases each point on the scale is indicated by a distinctive stone |  | | Book | | north Madagascar (16 cm). Center left - Dendritic agate from Banda, India (16 cm). Bottom left-A BiggsJasper...called "The Rose" (19 cm). Center right - Coyamito Agate, Ojo Laguna, Chihuahua, Mexico (9 pounds nodule...nodule with 19 cm diameter). Bottom right - Laguna Agate, Ojo Laguna, Chihuahua, Mexico (11 cm). All specimens...specimens are from the author's collection. Also an agate isforever... TABLEOF CONTENT Introduction . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79 Facies of an agate nodule ........................................ |  | | 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...great lava flows of Idaho, Oregon and Washington occur the many types of agate, opal and petrified...petrified this region is noted. The agate is wood for which believed to have been de- posited from...specific locations are comparatively few, but jasper, agate and even more valuable stones may turn up almost |  | | 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:...streams, rd. cuts, etc.agate, (banded, various colors), jasper. BIBB COUNTY MACON: at Holton Quarry |  | | Book (edition) | | describes sites under of the nearest town and county. and the many maps included book contain such...Chrysocolla, Turquoise LJ Emerald, Beryl ^"^ Agate ** Jade Amethyst nq -* % Gem Hunter's...color, as in emeralds; their pattern, as in moss agate; or their play of eral color, as in opals. Fashion... such as agate and jasper, are described as cryptocrystal- line. For example, an agate nodule may...cat's- more but inexhaustibly various patterns of agate and jasper. So typical are their patterns that |  | | 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 |  | | Book (edition) | | holding a shiny crystal or an expertly polished agate in their hands. It is even more gratifying to actually...The search for a lustrous crystal or a colorful agate is truly a worthwhile and satisfying recreational...lonely journeys to find that ever-elusive next agate, jasper, or mineral specimen that will be the most...within the field of the lapidary arts. A rough agate as found in the field weighing about three pounds...pounds. A silver ring set with a freeform agate cabochon hand collected, cut, and polished by the author |  | | Book (volume) | | ...........................................139 Idaho....................................................459 Appendix C - The Various Names & Forms of Agate.....................................467 Appendix...rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham...were well known to prehistoric Indians.) BARBOUR COUNTY BAKER HILL, SE 1 mi. : 1 in a deep ravine, as a |  | | Book (volume) | | ...........................................139 Idaho....................................................461 Appendix C - The Various Names & Forms of Agate.....................................469 Appendix...rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham...were well known to prehistoric Indians.) BARBOUR COUNTY BAKER HILL, SE 1 mi. : 1 in a deep ravine, as a |
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Graveyard Point, Owyhee County, Idaho, USA