| | Book (edition) | DAKOTA • MICHIGAN • ILLINOIS • IOWA WISCONSIN • OHIO • KANSAS • NORTH DAKOTA NEBRASKA • INDIANA • MISSOURI... THE RED HILLS-WELLINGTON AREA 39 .39 Gems THE FLINT HILLS Gems .................. Geodes ............INDIANA .75 Fossils.......................... 76 OHIO ............... 77 Gems ........................59 59 60 60 NORTHWESTERN OHIO .78 SOUTHERN WISCONSIN 61 NORTHEASTERN OHIO 79 Gems ........................ .61 .61 .61 SOUTHWESTERN OHIO .79 SOUTHEASTERN OHIO 79 4 FOREWORD When Midwest Gem | | | Report (issue) | of districts examined ............. Livingston-Trail Creek coal field, Park, Gallatin, and Sweetgrass...Sweetgrass Counties...... Electric coal field, Park County......... Ryegate district, Golden Valley, Wheatland...coal field, Broadwater County . . Smith River Valley district, Meagher County..........................district, Broadwater County.................... Gallatin Valley district, Gallatin County ..................district, Lewis and Clark County............... Avon Valley district, Powell County....... Description of | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | STONES OHIO In 1965, when the 106th General As sembly designated an official gemstone for Ohio, it chose...chose flint, a tock that has been of long and valuable service to man. Flint is a form of silica ( S i...an enduring material. As a re sult, many of the flint tools and weapons of early man have survived from...[University of Arizona] at 12:45 24 August 2017 2 Flint in some forms is also a prized semi-precious gemstone...representative of Ohio and a particu larly appropriate state symbol. The most outstanding occurrence of flint in Ohio | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | I have decided it was — or is Archean in Surry County, North Carolina. There gneiss metamorphi2ed; and...and is in the is a Crystal Mountain in Watauga County. belt of rocks in North Carolina that is I do not...in CheroGetting back to my unusual find of kee County, South Carolina, in Gaston, amethystine, and the...from which the solid pale orchid eastern Yadkin County, extending across colored crystals have formed...different from the matrix the amethyst found in Lincoln County is asso- black) metallic mineral associated with | | | Book | Pico Rivera, Company Parkway California 90660 Ohio Copyright Gem © 1988 Guides Book Company ...Minnesota, and move in sequence to the farthest east, Ohio. HOW TO HUNT FOSSILS GEMS, MINERALS, IN THE MIDWEST...Indiana are bordered in part by Lake Michigan, and Ohio hugs the edge of Lake Erie. These states were all...Southern Illinois, southern Indiana and southern Ohio have milder winters than the rest of the area. Wherever...water may help decide whether a piece of jasper or flint will be improved by polish. Epoxy, white glue, or | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | Gem Club. National Guard Armory. Chairman: George Holmes, Box 993, Twin Falls, Idaho 83303. March 11-13—Spokane...sponsored by the Rock & Mineral Club of Lower Bucks County. Northminster Presbyterian Church, 140 Tren ton... MO Market Center Exhibition Hall March 25-27, Flint, MI April 15-17, Mt. Clemens, MI April 23-24, Cincinnati...by the West Texas Gem and Mineral Society. Ector County Coliseum, Exhibit Build ing A, 42d and Andrews...the Calaveras Gem & Mineral Society. Calaveras County Fairgrounds. Show Chairman: Jerry Bradford, 2068 | | | Book | Turnpike The Chisholm Trail and Beyond 261 Chapter 9 U.S. Highway 56 The Old Santa Fe Trail 337 References...sinkhole, Hamilton County 20 Bear Creek Fault 21 Cimarron River bed, Grant County 26 A dust storm near...Basin, Clark County 39 St. Jacob’s Well, Clark County 40 The bridge at Keiger Creek, Clark County Red Hills...Hills, Barber County 47 A slump feature, Barber County 48 Satin spar from the Red Hills 49 Flowerpot Mound...Mound, Barber County 50 The Arkansas River west of Winfield 60 62 A geode from the Winfield Limestone | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | A STORY OF FLINT by Eleanor Huston The lure of gems has encouraged trade and transportation since the...for weapons and tools. As a result, many of the flint tools and weapons of early man have survived from...what we know about his grow ing civilization. Flint is a member of the chalcedony group. For instance...yellowish green. Flint is the gray or black chalcedony, although at Flint Ridge, Ohio, many colors are...edges. The most outstanding occurrence of flint in Ohio is at Flint Ridge which extends from east of Newark | | | Report (edition) | by the labours of Mr. M. A. C. Hinton, Mr. T. V. Holmes, Mr. A. S. Kennard, Mr. H. W. Monckton, Mr. E....by Mr. H:. A: Barrow, Mr. G. Clinch, Mr. T. V. Holmes and Mr. J. A. Howe. j r J. J. H. TEALL, Director...Zones of the Chalk and their Fossils. formation. Flint ... ... ... ; Lower . . ... Conditions ...deposits and Trail, Buried Channel. Topographical Evolution. CHAPTER IX. Alluvium. Flint Implements...CHAPTER X. ECONOMIC GEOLOGY. Water Supply. Chalk and Flint, Whiting, Lime and Cement. Brickearth and Clay. | | | Journal (issue) | Corp. specimen and image, R. Fung stacked photo. Flint from the Chalk Cliffs of Dover, England Bob Werner...werner@lcturbonet.com The thought of acquiring a specimen of ‘flint’ probably doesn’t elicit any great expectations...specimen of ‘flint’ that is identified as coming from “Dyke Park, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut”... England, UK, figure 1 & 2 on page 2. Similar flint specimens are found all over the planet, typically...to lower their center of gravity. The abundant flint eroding out of the Chalk Cliffs of Dover was the | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | fighting took place there. Flint was also of vital importance to early Ohio settlers, who used it to start...were in use for 200 years. A porous form of the flint was used for buhrstones to grind grain in the early...gemstone for Ohio. It chose flint. The Ohio Historical Society in 1933 established the Flint Ridge State...four miles north of Inter state 70 on Licking County Road 668. The grounds are open throughout the year...enjoy a picnic area and a wooded trail winding from among the old flint workings. The Museum, built in | | | Report (issue) | GEOLOGIST BULLETIN 13. INDIAN HABITATIONS IN SUSSEX COUNTY NEW JERSEY BY MAX SCHRABISCH INDIAN REMAINS NEAR...in Sussex County, New Jersey, by Max Schrabisch. Indian Remains near Plainfield, Union County, and along...N S . Distribution of Indian Remains in Sussex County. (Map.) Decorated Pottery from the upper Delaware...along Maurice River. INDIAN HABITATIONS IN SUSSEX COUNTY, N. J. By Max Schrabisch, Paterson, N. J. CONTENTS...o n . Introduction. Physical features of Sussex County. Selection of Sites. Distribution of Sites. Rock | | | Book (volume) | Ohio OHIO Only Paleozoic rock formations underlie Ohio’s Pleistocene surface debris and Quaternary soils...soils. For long ages Ohio lay beneath a shallow sea which received successively enormous quantities of...occasionally produces pieces of silicified wood. Ohio ranks first in the nation in the production of limestone...concerned, Ohio is unique in but a single gemstone, an exceptionally high quality, colorful flint that is...Arizona agatized wood. This gem flint occurs in the 8 mile long Flint Ridge, between Newark (Licking Co | | | Journal (issue) | Fletcher, was born November 3, I 853 in Fairfield, Ohio (Fletcher I 88 I, p. 44 I). His other siblings were...family moved frequently, living at various times in Ohio, Iowa and Illinois. Moving to Colorado In July 1875...1977, Geology and Mineral Deposits of Pershing County, Nevada, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, Bulletin...Miocene Diatomite, Trinity Pass Area, Pershing County, Nevada, U.S. Geological Survey, Open-File Report...Reconnaissance of Mining Districts in Pershing County, Nevada, U.S. Bureau ofMines Lnformation Circular | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | htm. A short walk on the 0.2-mile Tufa Terrace Trail leads along the massive tufa (calcium carbonate)...massive 55-foot-wide cave along the banks of the Ohio River was carved out of the Mississippian St. Louis...Indiana Department of Natural Resources/Falls of the Ohio State Park. geology.ar.gov/pdf/pamphlets/arkansas_quartz_crystals... Falls of the Ohio State Park fossil beds in Clarksville, Indiana. Falls of the Ohio State Park: 201...River into the cavern or strolling along the nature trail past the springs and sinkholes. Mammoth Cave National | | | Book (edition) | INDIANA • • MISSOURI ILLINOIS • NORTH DAKOTA • OHIO • MICHIGAN • NEBRASKA • IOWA WISCONSIN Digitized...DAKOTA • MICHIGAN • ILLINOIS • IOWA WISCONSIN • OHIO • KANSAS • NORTH DAKOTA NEBRASKA • INDIANA • MISSOURI...Nebraska 40 North Dakota 43 Indiana . 45 Ohio 46 Michigan 50 Missouri 53 j- Kansas 5Q...will visit Minnesota and in Or you may pick up flint geode Kansas. Ohif>, a in of opalite in a colorful...Robert A. Steffes of the University of Bowling Green, Ohio, for taking specimen pictures in our museum and | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | Stretcher, Jr., Box 32, Waynesvile, N . C. The Tioga County Rock and Mineral Club, Owego, N . Y. was founded...Fulton Street, Owego, N . Y. The East Ohio Lapidary Club, Hubbard, Ohio, is in the area considered part of...lapidary work, and they use a lot of Ohio flint, collected at Flint Ridge. The President is Scott W . Bailey...Secretary, H. W. Pritchard, 582 Brookfield Rd., Hubbard, Ohio. M I A M I ROCK-OREE The Rock-oree held in March...South Carolina friends, then in May went to Ashe County, N . C , to hunt golden beryl. The Micromount Group | | | Report (issue) | inside of Heritage Open Days 16th <& 17th September Flint axe from Botley Hill Farm. Scale 1:2 A D VA N...nodule of attractively banded pale honeycoloured flint, the latter presumably obtained from a derived secondary...piece (frontispiece) com prises an unground chipped flint preform measuring 213mm in length, 71mm in width...of the flint has resulted In some slight step fracturing at two or three points. Geoffrey Holmes reported...and bears comparison with other Neolithic chipped flint preforms, of which the cache of three 'South Downs' | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | similar fossils, the ancestors of those known from Ohio and Kentucky. These middle Ordovician rocks are...below the waterfalls in Cur tain Falls Trail and Pine Point Trail in Interstate Park at Taylors Falls....Highway 16 near the town of Peterson in Fillmore County also expose Fran conia fossils, as do those near...the town of Reno on State Highway 26 in Houston County. The next formation up is the 50-foot-thick St...fossils in the Oneota are those in residual chert or flint nodules at or near the crest of hills in Winona | | | Journal (volume) | Monroe County, Pennsylvania History of Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts History of Jefiferson County, New...Xll History of Oswego County, New York, 1789- 1877; History of Seneca County, New York. The similar...also compiling a list of place names in Luzerne County, giving the derivation of the name and any changes...Company Purchase Papers, owned by the Susquehanna County Historical Society, have been photostated and work...Life Memberships, received during the year Luzerne County, Appropriation Membership Dues, annual dues received | | | Report (volume) | heating pebbles and dropping them into the water), flint chips and cores, the refuse of arrow making and...waste part of the oyster industry. In Cape May County there are piles of clam and other shells that have... implements, potsherds, firecracked stones and flint chips are hidden among the shells. In the case of...Harrington in Westchester County, 1 New York, and Mr. Elmer T. Gregor, in Pike County, Pennsylvania. This,...often called, caches, of implements are found. Flint, when newly quarried, still retains moisture known | | | Report (edition) | and the deposits of the Thames Valley, by the V. Holmes, Mr. A. S. labours of Mr. M. A. C. Hinton, Mr....Allen, Mr. G. Barrow, Mr. G. Clinch, Mr. T. V. Holmes and Mr. J. A. Howe. • J. J. H. Geological Survey...their Fossils. Conditions of •• • ••• formation. Flint ••• ... 8 CHAPTER IV.-EOOENE ROCKS. General Account...deposits and Trail, Buried Channel. River Development and Topographical Evolution. Flint Implements ....Springs ... • ••• 70 Water Supply. Chalk and Flint, Whiting, Lime and Cement. Brickearth and Clay. | | | 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 (issue) | Indian culture IN SANTA FE TRAIL BOOK past and present. The Santa Fe Trail leads to the heart of A chapter...of those who desire to become better judges the trail in her book, PILGRIMS OF THE of the quality of native... DESERT « Since John Hilton wrote his story of the Holmes brothers and their lead mining at Castle Dome,...me back to the Panamints Ere I lose the dimming trail! Turn my eyes to the rising moon, My ears to the...winds of night, The sun rays dance where the grey trail shows While little waves break in silvery lace On | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | Sandstone (Upper Cretaceous), Book Cliffs, Utah, USA S. Yoshida* Department of Geology, University of...Castlegate Sandstone, and the Bluecastle Tongue. West of Trail Canyon (Figs. 1 and 2) the Castlegate Sandstone...unit, whereas the Castlegate Sandstone east of Trail Canyon corresponds only to the Lower Castlegate...lenticular sandstones that outcrop between Price and Trail Canyon. East of Green River the Upper Castlegate...completely cut out a few kilometres northwest of Trail Canyon (Fig. 2). The Bluecastle Tongue is a cliff-forming |
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