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| MINERALS CATALOGS AND ROCKS A 44-page listing of mineral specimens for study, pound material, rocks and...be of interest to individual collectors. #443 MINERAL, ROCK AND FOSSIL COLLECTIONS 27 pages of collections... +466 FINE MINERAL of SPECIMENS This is an annual price list of individual mineral specimens suitable...for the collector or the museum exhibit. #451 MINERAL SUPPLIES This includes trays and other storage...publishing material that isn’t available in other mineral magazines. I believe that the magazine will meet |
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| comprehensive information and is designed to lead amateur mineral collectors to America's precious and semipre-...describes sites under of the nearest town and county. and the many maps included book contain such...are in Yet the fascination and lure of these mineral treasures continues as strong as ever. Who with...not thrilled to the sight of a jewel, sparkling fire, radiating pure color? Through the ages the...times, jewels were privileges of the rich. The mineral sources were tightly guarded secrets, as were |
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| MARIN COUNTY FREE LIBRARY 3 1111 00289 4184 \ I s Fifth Revised Edition A complete, state-by-state...Maryland; Professor Richard Pearl of Colorado Springs, Colorado; and Professor Jack Hanahan of Belmont...their interest. earth sciences are as wide as the mineral kingdom itself, with something for everyone. How...North Carolina, a big diamond or two in Arkansas, opal in Idaho, and so on. Old locations suddenly are...amber of ancient trees. More than 2,000 distinct mineral species are known; only about 100 of these have |
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| old Indian watering place, on the bank of Gila River, known as Maricopa Well. Next morning, when the...was held captive. The Indian trail crossed the river and turned south, straight for the border. Apparently...Wherever 1 go. DESERT PRIESTESS By BESSIE BERG Rio Linda, California She veils in purple shadows mysteries...sentinels That wait, or pray! • • • A BLANKET AND A FIRE In that first Holy light By MARY PERDEW Santa...BURRIDGE Downey, California A blanket and a dancing fire Upon the desert's breast Will push your troubles |
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| which characterize their change. Most of the great mineral and gem discoveries of the world have been made...cracks and fissures appear. As they wash down to the river beds and sea, the minerals that are the heaviest...action of a million years is readily apparent. The river deposited the minerals IN THE BEGINNING 9 Chart...formation of coal is inter¬ esting. It has very little mineral substance but has been formed by pressure on vegetable...has modified the appearance and the structure of mineral-bearing deposits. On many mountains the pegmatites |
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| in 1928. Flagstaff. Volume 16 May 31—Lincoln County Homecoming Day, Caliente, Nevada. COVER June—Continuance...Life on the Desert 20 By CARITA SELVAS Inner Fire, and other poems PHOTOGRAPHY Pictures of the Month...in 1692. Santa Fe, New Mexico. June 18-20—Quay County Sheriff's Posse Rodeo, Tucumcari, New Mexico. June...Number 6 JUNE, 1953 21 June forecast for Colorado River Basin . 22 . . . . 23 Hard Rock Shorty...headed down the main street of this old Beaver County mining camp, it was not because I expected to |
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| continent. Collectors of these aristocrats of the mineral kingdom are numbered In the tens of thousands in...History in M ilan , wrote : • In the last few years. mineral collecting has become widespread here In Italy...ample of a Chemical Analysis of Metals to Identify Mineral Sulf1des Reactions of Negative Ions Spectroscopic...and In the research laboratones of chemical and mineral companies. But those collections aren t accessible...Geological Survey and for areas east of the M1ss1ssIpp1 river can be ordered from the U S Geological Survey's |
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| 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...Pages 1-128 of this edition are based on Guida ai Mineral! by Ambrogio Del Caldo. Cesarina Moro. Carlo Maria...and minerals knows no boundaries tocrats of the mineral their counterparts in which you are about of...Museum of Milan, wrote: "In the last few years, mineral collecting has become widespread here in Italy |
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| order. The Gem (GEM BAYFIELD Exchange VILLAGE) COLORADO THE CHOICE EARTH SCIENCE DIGEST RX CRYSTALS...Write today Vv. D. FREE HILL COMPLETE GEM & MINERAL ESTABLISHMENT Route 7, Box 400 J Will — Salem...Quicksilver in the Big Region of Texas Mineral Quiz Mineral Location Steam 3 ae 10 Bend . : enn...placer gold was found on Kiondike River, Yukon Territory. That river of course is in Canada, but the famous...where on Bonanza Creek, a branch of the Klondike River, Geo. Cormack on August 21, 1896 made a marvelous- |
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| desert areas around the Colorado a sense of humor that gave a nationRiver from Davis Dam south to Blythe...November 4-7—Convention of California Association of County Assessors, Desert Inn, Palm Springs, California...frost, Navajo Reservation. Navajo "Yeibe-chi" and Fire Dance. Late November or early December— Zuni Pueblo...cave. After the demise of the town, professional mineral collectors had raided it, removing large quantities...big oak. Suddenly there came a fusilade of rifle fire from the rocky walls above and the quiet canyon |
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| .3 COLORADO. of COLORADO. J. S. l GEORGETOWN, COLO. GEORGETOWN COURIER PRINT. 1887. 3 Bancroft...the mineral species, except upon the works of in cases where the obtained much local mineral has...From a mineralogical point of view the wealth of Colorado exceeds that of In the metallic minerals almost...appearance of minerals, have from causes that mineral led to it is region, the overlooking many...regarding localities of and where tht variety of a mineral is in doubt, specimens sent will be investigated |
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| Golden Sands POETRY WEATHER August 17-19—Quay County Sheriff's Posse Rodeo, Tucumcari, New Mexico. ...Sulphur Springs, Dragoon Spring, the San Pedro River, Rillito Creek, and finally. • • • • : : ...wanted to give them. When the hidden Apiaches opened fire, the troops wheeled the howitzers around into position...was excavated and lined with rocks. Then a wood fire was built in the hole and fed with fuel until the...Shadow Mountains of northeastern San Bernardino county. He recounted an interesting tale of turquoise; |
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| Two Volumes ® Volume I Gemstones, of all the mineral treasures to be found in North America, are perhaps...Southern Gem and Mineral Company of El Paso, Texas. Information on the Virgin Valley opal deposits was given...Kobuk jade locality. Descriptions of San Diego County, California, gemstones and the mines in which they...the generous assistance of many residents of that county. My special thanks are extended to Elbert H. McMacken...and Ralph R. Potter of the Himalaya Mine at Mesa Grande provided every courtesy in respect to personal |
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| Springs, California. Mar. 13-14—Kennel Club Dog Show, County Fair Grounds, Tucson, Arizona. Mar. 16-18—Winter...the esting information about the botany sprawling Rio San Telmo. There is of this mountain wilderness....Santa met during a lifetime spent a hundred Ana fire department and a seasoned miles from a doctor. She...Sleep of the ing on hard surfaces. I learned to Colorado Desert represent one of precede my Bighorns to...through the courtesy of the Searles Lake Gem and Mineral Society, the Mojave Mineralogical Society and the |
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| Rodeo, Ogden, Utah. July 19-20 — Mineral show, Yavapai Gem and Mineral society, offices Arizona Power company...Photography prohibited. July 27-August 6—Carbon County Centennial program, Price, Utah. July 31-August...the map—and one of them is located in San Diego county, California, where Americans seeking health come...that I went back to Agua Caliente, in San Diego county, California. I had not seen it for many years....exploit it as a profit own tub where he takes his mineral water enterprise. There are such plans in the baths |
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| and Raymond Moulin at Dante's View By BESSIE BERG Rio Linda, California Where in this sweeping vision does...DESERT SUNRISE By ETHELYN M. KINCHER Meeker, Colorado The dawn unrolls the tapestry of day, A masterpiece...that blazing sky. Then branding the clouds with fire Upgathercd the straggling light, And slammed the...NELL MURBARGER . . . . 5 Forecasts for Colorado, Rio Grande River basins 9 Predictions of May blossoming...the Enterprise had written. "Humboldt County is the richest mineral region upon God's footstool! Each mountain |
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| 14-15—Second Annual Desert Rockhounds Fair, Riverside County Fair Grounds. Indio, Calif. Mar. 15—Desert Sun...5—Sierra Club Easter trip to Colorado River country. Lake Mead, Valley of Fire. Death Valley. MARCH, 1953...California Night Blooming Cereus By BESSIE BERG Rio Linda, California Hand-maiden of the Moon, The pale...climbed the grade toward the pass. Our route was the county-graded dirt road which winds deviously for 40 miles...crossing of the Bill Williams River at Alamo. There we forded the shallow river to enter historic country |
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| annual pioneer observance. Water is available and fire wood will be sold at Furnace Creek ranch. Sunday...Several exhibits are planned for both days. Gem and mineral societies will show their best specimens from the...Yuma in Arizona. November 24-25—Brawley Gem and Mineral society show, Brawley Union High School, Brawley...the day is growing old. J smoke beside my friendly fire. And, basking in its cheery blaze, I watch the leaping...shaped to a living tree. Perhaps a pioneer cabin's fire Kindled by faith's warm glow, Left its pungent purple |
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| the Desert 26 . . . . 27 Predictions of Colorado River Run-off . . . . 32 About those who write...buildings. Just above the old Ore Grande pump house on the Hassayampa River, about 15 miles northeast of Wickenburg...16 17 18 19 20 Hassayampa. This canyon in the river is a favorite camping spot for nearby dude ranchers...pines and aspen, the headwaters of the Hassayampa River gurgle through rocky canyons. The gold which I have...land; With iridescent loveliness, alive as opal's fire. She spreads mosaic coverlets to hide the barren |
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| 5-6—Sierra Club's Hike to Big Marias mountains, in Colorado Basin country, north of Blythe, California. March...Posse Rodeo, Phoenix, Arizona. March 9-13—Maricopa County Fair, Mesa Civic Center, Mesa, Arizona. Volume...arching trees. Whenever our road crossed a stream or river in the vicinity of a town, we would see groups of...great leafy trees casting their shade on a quiet river. Noontime brought us to the city of Durango, and... including the side trip to San Bias. Only one river must be crossed by ferry. There are no steep grades |
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| 56 ct), Sweet Home Mine, Colorado; colorless scheelite (19.66 ct), Kern County, California; octagonal...Vivid blue matched benitoite gems from San Benito County, California, consisting of 52 benitoites and 75...ago I recommended to a large California amateur mineral and gemstone organisation that a useful club project...Gem, Lapidary Journal, The Mineralogical Record, Mineral News, Colored Stone, and Gems & Gemology. Many...Cantlin, Ellis, [D; Jeannette B. Carillo, Gem Center USA, EI Paso, TX; Gary Christopher, The Prospectors Cache |
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| Ruins, from Phoenix, Arizona. Feb. 18-23—Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival, Fairgrounds, Indio...23—Annual Miniature Parade in connection with Maricopa County Fair, Mesa, Arizona. Feb. 24—Twenty-fifth annual...important military outpost west of the Mississippi River. In one of the best stories sshe has written for...more adeGila River, southern Nevada, and part quate roads and better mail service. of Colorado. "The road...population of any city between the Mississippi River and the Pacific Coast. But that other life seemed |
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| Foreword * Colorado Gemstone-Aquamarine Vii Vili Fossil-Stegosaurus * Alabama Mineral-Hematite Rock-Marble...cetoides Gemstone-Star Blue Quartz Soil-Bama Series Mineral-Rhodochrosite Rock-Yule Marble 22 22 Zo 24 *...* Alaska Mineral-Gold Gem-Jade Fossil-Woolly Mammoth * Arizona Gemstone-Turquoise Mineral-Garnet Fossil-Eubrontes...Fossil-Eubrontes 26 27 * Delaware Mineral]-Sillimanite Fossil-Belemnite Soil-Greenwich Loam Series ...* Florida Gem-Moonstone Stone-Agatized Coral Mineral-Quartz Crystal Soil-Myakka Fine Sand Series Rock-Bauxite |
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| Reservation, Albuquerque, New Mexico. August 18-20—Cache County Rodeo, Logan, Utah. August 18-20—Rodeo, Vernal...Vernal, Utah. August 24-28 — San Bernardino County Fair, Victorville, California. Late August — Hopi Snake...Devil's Canyon EXPLORATION By RANDALL HENDERSON Opal Miner of Rainbow Ridge FIELD TRIP By NELL MURBARGER...Hades going in, and as wet as if we had swam the River Styx coming out. It is one of those expeditions...plane of an opal miner who has just taken from his own ground the largest precious opal ever known to |
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| QUEEN OF ALL KNOWN GEMS" Titania gems have more fire than the diamond. Be the first in your community...poems 4 EXPLORATION He Explored the Unknown Colorado By AL HAWORTH . . . . . . . . . 5 Jan. 1—Turtle...despite all obstacles. He Explored the Unknown Colorado By AL HAWORTH Illustrations are reprints of lithographs...to the unexplored, unpredictable, unorthodox Colorado River of the West. It was at the end of November...engineers, got his first glimpse of the mouth of the Colorado as he stood on the crowded deck of the Monterey |
