 | | 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 |  | | Journal (issue) | | 42 THE RANCHES OF MADRAS 56 IN SEARCH OF GOLD Rockhounds' Paradise in Oregon by Floyd Oles Where...uncommon for A specimen from El Portal, Mariposa County, California. Size, 2½"x1¾#x¾". 14 - JUNE 1981...one from the M inerva Mine, Cave In Rock , Hardin County, 1llinols. Size, 2"x1 ½ "x¾". The Many Forms..."x1 ¾". 0) From the Sherman mine; Leadville, Lake County, Colorado; 2"x2"x¼ " . E) "Rose" from near Norman...vanadlnlte; Sliver Cross mine, castle Dome, Yuma County, Arizona; 2¼ "x1 ½ "x1 " . (More color photos on |  | | Book (volume) | | Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, — ; Oregon, South Dakota, Washington, and Wyoming ~ AllanW...Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington, and Wyoming VOLUME...Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington, and Wyoming by Allan...Minnesota Missouri Montana Nebraska North Dakota Oregon South Dakota Washington vi Contents Wyoming...volumes, through very precise directions and accurate county maps, to get you to the best and most accessible |  | | | | MUSEUM Ag ates Treasures of the Earth Essex County Council Many libraries in Essex have compact discs...Properties of agates Sources of agates Europe Britain USA Canada Mexico South America Africa Asia Australia...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...(Thomson, 1961) of Washington in the northwest of the USA is another such example, and Queensland agates from |  | | Journal (issue) | | into a stone. By G.E. Sommerfeld 48 RICHARDSON’S RANCH 52 This fee-collecting site offers endless opportunities...the Pima County Board of Supervisors recognized that the beautiful, 90-year-old Pima County Courthouse...Revival architecture in the United States. The Pima County Board entertained the idea of creating a museum...mineral museum into the more accessible downtown Pima County Courthouse location. The university immediately...recognized the potential of the move, and Pima County pledged $18.4 million dollars to completely renovate |  | | Report (volume) | | Sisseton, and White Rock quadrangles (Roberts County)__ _ 53 Appendix A: Elevations adjusted by the...line between Bs. 48 and 49 W., thence south to Jefferson. T. 90 N., R. 49 W., northwest corner of sec...1111"_________________________"!________ 1,110. 405 Jefferson, northwest corner of school yard, at northwest...house; top of east rail __ ____________ Bulldog ranch, 75 feet east of track, 50 feet northwest from wagon...817.188 From Woodward ranch via Cold Springs to Bulldog ranch. Woodward ranch, 1.25 miles south of, |  | | Journal (issue) | | OREGON GEOLOGY published by the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries VOLUME 50, NUMBER...NUMBER 1 JANUARY 1988 OREGON GEOLOGY OIL AND GAS NEWS (ISSN 0164-3304) VOLUME 50, NUMBER 1 Mist Gas...Gas Field JANUARY 1988 Published monthly by the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries (Volumes...Supervisor Second class postage paid at Portland, Oregon. Subscription rates: 1 year $6; 3 years, $15. Single...subscription orders, renewals, and changes of address to Oregon Geology, 910 State Office Building, Portland, OR |  | | Book (edition) | | MARIN COUNTY FREE LIBRARY 3 1111 00289 4184 \ I s Fifth Revised Edition A complete, state-by-state...Black Hills, the Cascades and the Grand Canyon, the Oregon and Washington beaches, the Mojave desert of California...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 |  | | Book | | otherwise indicated. Cover pictures: Top left- Ocean Jasper ~rom north Madagascar (16 cm). Center left - Dendritic...Bottom left-A BiggsJasper from Oregon (16 cm). Top right - Imperial Jasper nodule from Mexico called "The... JASPERS 1 Classification of Jaspers To define a jasper is a complex adventure and between the numerous...at all. Furthermore, while most would agree that jasper is a microcrystalline variety of quartz (or, more...thick that result opaque. It is also said that jasper is a rock consisting of microcrystalline quartz |  | | Journal (issue) | | remains at . . . $2.20 lb. RED AND WHITE STRIPED JASPER - Strong alternating bands of red and white makes...pieces also have some contrasting bands of red jasper present. The tigereye ls strongly chatoyant and...38x52mm . . . $7.50 each. MOOK JASPER - An interesting "picture type" jasper from Australia. Takes an excellent...lb. RAINFOREST JASPER - Rainforest Jasper is a most unusual cutting material. This Jasper will take an...ln1ur1nce - ALL ORDERS MUST INCLUDE A $2.00 IN II In the USA - all others Including Canada must include lull amount |  | | Journal (issue) | | monthly Archeology meetings. A trip to the Chrisners Ranch to dig for points is planned now for October 20...were reminded that there is a trip to Chrisner’s Ranch to hunt for Native American projectile points, and...show at the end of this month (August 25–26 in Jasper, TX). I can hardly wait to find out!!! A listing...now married, and they are moving to Grants Pass, Oregon! Wayne brought 16 faceted stones he had cut, and...Redmond, Oregon. While there, as part of the Prineville Rockhound Pow-Wow, they went to Madras to hunt |  | | 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...more miles from what is now Canada. In southern Oregon, hundreds of square miles are littered with fragments...forming The so-called thunder eggs dug beds in Oregon are nodules of agate, walls. TWIN CRYSTALS |  | | Journal (issue) | | sharp crystals is from the Rowley mine (Maricopa County). (Jeff Scovil photo/ Scott & Margie Adams collection)...treasuresoftheearth.com 5-7—CANBY, OREGON: Annual show; Jean Miller, Clackamas County Fairgrounds; 694 N.E. 4th... Annual show; 500 Earth Sciences Club, Hancock County 4-H Fairgrounds; 620 N. Apple Street; Fri. 10:00...has been found in America at Yellville (Marion County), Arkansas. This old lead mine once produced superb...& Gem Show Dates from page 10 Shimatzki, 4295 County Rd. 16, Woodville , OH 43469, (567) 868-8794; e-mail: | | | Book | | topographic map of the Delaware q uadrangle o f Keweenaw County, Michigan This ,s an example o f the more picturesque...more miles from w hat Is now Canada In southern Oregon. hundreds of square miles are littered w ith fragme...so-called thunder eggs dug from the lava beds in Oregon are nodules of agate o ft en associated with opal...Yellowstone Park. the Glass Builes near Hampton, Oregon, and the small nodules found near Superior. Arizona...Tumbler-polished stones First row above left to nght Jasper from Nepal rose quartz and amethyst quartz from |  | | Journal (issue) | | Treasurer (NFMS) 704 S. W. 31st St., Pendleton. Oregon 97801 AND MINERALS The Leading GEM and MINERAL................................. 50 The Story of Jasper by Sarah J. Watson ..............................Williams, Secretary 2320 Pacific Ave., Forest Grove, Oregon 97116 A. J. Bybee, Treasurer 1054 Cross Street..... $7.50 • MINIMUM ORDER SS.00 • WE PAY POSTAGE USA on Items This Ad e e 10 DAY RETURN PRIVILEGE e SATISFACTION...NFMS - Mrs. Lee Kendall, P.O. Box 5, Glenwood, Oregon 97120 RMFMS - Evelyn Schafer, 3229 N. 60 St., Omaha |  | | Journal (issue) | | been hearing about arranged field trips to a new ranch in the Alpine area and were eager to get in on the...of the owners of the Kokernot 06 Ranch, to help him evaluate his ranch for collectible agates. News got...us on the ranch that day. Guides are very necessary! First of all, the site is a private ranch, and fees...field trips, we were very happy to be out on the ranch collecting and quickly found some great stuff. No...the next day. Saturday we went to the Larremore Ranch, which just happens to be on Calamity Creek, downstream |  | | Journal (issue) | | State Street in downtown Carlsbad, Calif. (Outside USA send $2.00 for cat■ los) GEMS & MINERALS - 7 ...Palace Convention Center 11-12 June-Jefferson, Oh~Ashtabula County Fairgrounds 18-19 June-Topsfield, (Boston)... WALL HANGER AND MOUNTING HARDWARE. POSTPAID IN USA. WHOLESALE QUANTITY PRICES AVAILABLE. Write for...summer months. You don't want to miss the Storey County Courthouse. The Statue of Justice standing at the...Brown Goldstone Apache Tears Blue Goldstone Red Jasper Brown Tigereye Rose Quartz Petrified Wood Lace |  | | Journal (issue) | | near the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, which has a fantastic collection of minerals and...materials (i.e. agate, quartz, petrified wood, jasper, jade, etc) when waste needs to be held to a minimum...BD10 Power Feed Trim Saw Scan for Video MADE IN USA Features include: • All cast aluminum tank, table...# 168787 HP14 Slab Saw Scan for Video MADE IN USA Features include: • 1/2 HP continuous duty motor...Association Colorado Mineral & Fossil Show El Dorado County Mineral & Gem Society’s Annual Gem Show Better |  | | Report (issue) | | and raised in the Rogue River Valley of southern Oregon in the midst of numerous exposures of marine Upper...paper, “Some Cretaceous beds of Rogue River Valley, Oregon” (Jour. Geol., vol. 3, p. 455-468, 1895), was on...the study of the Upper Mesozoic of California and Oregon. The present paper is the result of his study and...Stanford Junior University, the universities of Oregon and Washington, the California Institute of Technology...ee Leet Cretaceous of Oregon LER ate tee Ow PEE A oe LN Ree A Cretaceous of Oregon eee Re re ae ets. Bn |  | | Report (issue) | | in 1874 at Mauch Chunk (now Jim Thorpe), Carbon County, Pa. ('Genth, 1875, p. 144B). In 1898 a deposit...vanadiferous sandstone was found at Roc Creek, Montrose County, Colo. This deposit was soon exploited for the...Uranium minerals Sources of data ARIZONA Apache County Jerome Chee prospect_ __________ Morrison 1_____...minerals Sources of data ARIZONA-continued Navajo County 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43...Abundant plant remains______ 0-t, Up_______ Westler ranch). Chinle ________ Sandstone and mudstone ______ |  | | Book | | fossil-hunting localities, organized by state, county, township, section, or other landmark, together...fossil hunter often finds knuckle bones beautifully jasper- The Origin and Nature of Fossils 13 ized to... where workmen have found fossils within their county of jurisdiction. FLOAT AS AN INDICATOR The experienced...beach sands. JOHN DAY FOSSIL BEDS In eastern Oregon the John Day Fossil Beds adjoin the Thomas Condon-John...Laid down by lava and ash flows, these eastern Oregon and southwestern Idaho breaks reveal fossils of |  | | Report (volume) | | ............ Reconnaissance from Cline, Uvalde County, to Eagle Pass........... Reconnaissance from Eagle...and Uvalde quadrangles (eastern Kinney County .and Uvalde County)........................................Frio River, 2 miles below Engelmann's ranch, southern Uvalde County; B, Basal Eocene bluff on the Frio River...Mountains, Kinney County ................ 5. Weathering of the Carrizo sandstone at Chupadero ranch.............in Valverde County, to Santo Tom as, in Webb County, thence to Uvalde, in Uvalde County; and upon a second |  | | Book (edition) | | abbreviations: Rep. (republic), prov. (province), co. (county), munic. (municipio), pref. (prefecture), dept...always included in text, except in the cases of the USA, UK, and the provinces Ontario and Quebec in Canada...Uintah County. Utah. and m (2.B. acanthite group). Monoclinic, C2/m, a,b,c Rio Blanco County. Colorado...Plat., Malawi, G 10 17 River Formation in Uintah County, Utah. Deer et al., v. 2A,483, 1997. Aenigmatite...lavas in Sonoma County, California, in the Picture Gorge basalt, Wheeler co., Oregon, on Pantelleria |  | | Journal (volume) | | classes: 1. Mines and mineral resources of a given county (describing kind, character, distribution and extent...special report upon the gold resources of Siskiyou County. There is Averill, District SACRAMENTO FIELD...ft. vertically in Amador County and 9000 ft. inclined depth in Nevada County, for example) have been given...top gravel on Yuba River near Smartville, Yuba County. Photo by Walter W. Bradley disquieting feature...the principal mines of the Mother Lode in Amador County during the last quarter of 1934. 'Depression miners |  | | Report (issue) | | database was developed in 1984 for the data from the USA and has proven to be more accessible to the geologist...thé United States of America Data recorded for the USA was largely derived from the U.S. Department of Energy...These reports make up the bulk of the data from the USA. Annex XI shows the location of the evaluated quadrangles...1:35,000,000 1:35,000,000 1:35,000,000 Eastern USA and Canada All Status Classes >0ccurrence 66 >Prospect...1:15,000,000 1:15,000,000 1:15,000,000 Western USA, Canada andMexico SON All Status Classes SON >0ccurrence |
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