 | | 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...collecting. garnet diggings of Latah County and the Spencer Opal Mine, charge a digging fee. But most...mineral-forming forces than makes Idaho a gem hunter's para- has experienced more Idaho," a fact that dise. L...MINERAL COLLECTION COVER PHOTOS FROM THE GLEN OPAL Opal a mineral containing various amounts of water |  | | Report (volume) | | and sapphire are considered precious gems. Some opal is precious, but most varieties are semiprecious...streams, and eventually deposited as alluvial gravels. Opal and agate are formed from aqueous solutions. Diamonds...Del Norte County; Trinity River, Trinity County; Spanish Creek and Gopher Hill, Plumas County; Placerville...Dorado County; Cherokee Flats, Yankee Hill,and Oroville, Butte County; French Corral, Nevada County; Indian...Indian Gulch and Volcano, Amador County; and Alpine Creek, Tulare County. Other western localities are: |  | | 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...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...Hyolite Opal In Basaltic Rocks Eagle Point Locality ~hodonite Table Rock Mountain JOSEPHINE COUNTY Josephinite |  | | Book (edition) | | Skillfully placed lights bring out every gleam of fire and ice, every blood red glow, every touch of...great lava flows of Idaho, Oregon and Washington occur the many types of agate, opal and petrified this...mine, Racooche Valley, White Co. 1866 Vs White County Daniel Light form, % mi. NE Less than 1887 ...Alabama has yielded a 4i%4 carat diamond from Shelby County, 30 miles south of Birmingham, found about 1900...Siding in St. Clair County, 20 miles northeast of Bir- mingham. One found in Lee County in 1901 weighs 4^ |  | | 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) | | "Humility". (Continued on Page 180) 169 NEVADA FIRE OPAL SPECIMENS SPECIMENS $5 and up. Small Chips — $6...Owners of Rainbow Ridge Mine N E W BOOKLET Fire Opal and Star Garnet • HOW TO FIND • HOW TO MINE...MINE • HOW TO CUT C. Lame - College Campus Lewiston, Idaho PRICE $1.00 SUPERB BISBEE AND TIGER ARIZONA |  | | 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 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | (Stonecraft), 2 1 2 6 M c K e n z i e , W a c o , Texas. OPAL S A C R I F I C E ] — 2 5 % discount on extra f...0 0 oz.. yours for $ 9 . 0 0 oz. ; fine quality fire opals w h i c h cost $ 1 5 . 0 0 oz., yours for...Florence, Colorado. GEMS FROM T H E GEM STATE. Finished fire opals of red, green, blue and m i x e d colors....Registrar's Office, N o r t h e r n Idaho College of Education, Lewiston, Idaho. Attention Mineralogists! W e...$ 1 . 5 0 . Beautiful agate, o b sidian and moss opal arrowheads, $ 1 . 0 0 each. G. I. Groves, Brea, |  | | 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...with its porous structure has a distinctive look. Opal in its most elegant form is a semitransparent stone...It is unparalleled in its hardness, bril¬ liance, fire and rarity. It is found only by rare chance in the...and rubies are found in North Carolina, Colorado, Idaho, Indiana, Cal¬ ifornia and Montana, but they appear |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Y O U SAVE T I M E by buying f i n e Australian opal in vivid colors, rough or polished, f r o m me....Translucent opal, yellowgreen color $ 1 . 5 0 lb. Large chunks available in amethystine, moss and opal. Also...Also large chunks of opal and red moss agate in same pieces. $ 1 . 5 0 lb. 10 lbs. good c u t t i n g and...BEAUTIFUL EMERALD CRYSTALS f r o m Hiddenite, Alexander County, N . C. For sale or exchange. N o mail order. E...Royal, Arkansas. GEMS FROM T H E GEM STATE. Finished fire opals of red, green, blue and mixed colors. Finished |  | | Book (edition) | | describes sites under of the nearest town and county. and the many maps included book contain such...not thrilled to the sight of a jewel, sparkling fire, radiating pure color? Through the ages the...microscope. is — — A few gem materials notably, opal and obsidian are amorphous, lacking crystal structure...ing for brillance and fire. Brilliance out through the top of the stone. Fire gem's ability to disperse...with light such as creates the unique beauty of opal or labradorite, the starry splendor of star sapphire |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | white quartzite. Graves Mountain, in S/W Lincoln County, is in N / E Georgia. (See "Graves Mountain, Georgia...artifacts about 2y2 miles northwest of Oblong, Crawford County. The specimens were found on top of the ground..."—item from Gerald Arquette, 89 Arcadia Ave., Lewiston, Me. Yes, the tiny white xls are albite on large...specimens which I recently found in Montgomery County, Maryland, near a gold location described in the...mica is muscovite with some quartz. Montgomery County is in central Maryland. MINNESOTA—"Enclosed are |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | (clear yellow gem quality) f r o m M i l l a r d County, U t a h ; also many other Utah stones. W r i t...Anderson, Box 182, A l p i n e , Texas. 8 Herkimer County "Diamonds," $ 1 . 0 0 . 6 Golden Apatite Crystals...colors—rough or polished — f r o m me. Specimens of boulder opal. Gem quality w h i t e topaz 5c a carat. Quartz.... GEMS FROM T H E GEM STATE: Finished fire opals. Rough opal c u t at low price. Finished star garnets...Registrar's Office, Northern Idaho College o f Education, Lewiston, Idaho. ROCKS AND MINERALS 552 MINERALS |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 0 each. Exclusive pattern. (3) brecciated common opal gangue conLetter openers, $ 1 . 5 0 to $ 3 . 0 0...Australian Loellingite and many others. W r i t e W . L. opal in vivid colors, rough or polished, Roberts, Rise...various parts of the country? Your Australian fire opal, for c a b s — 2 M o n exchange ad inserted in...can be faceted—1 polished Mexican FOSSILS cherry opal cabochon—1 cut slab Horse Fossil trilobites, w h...Florence, Colorado. GEMS FROM T H E GEM STATE. Finished fire opals of red, green, blue and mixed colors. Finished |  | | Journal (issue) | | Rudolf C. 8 . Bartsch ...... COLLECTOR'S KINKS. An Opal Rode Garden. By N. H . Seivard NORTHWEST FEDERATION...It is surrounded on one side by tiful cherry and fire opals, and other a large extraordinary desert cactus...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 |  | | Book (edition) | | MARIN COUNTY FREE LIBRARY 3 1111 00289 4184 \ I s Fifth Revised Edition A complete, state-by-state...Carolina, a big diamond or two in Arkansas, opal in Idaho, and so on. Old locations suddenly are brought...eye of the microscope. A few gem materials notably opal and obsidian are amorphous, lacking crystal structure...diamond and zircon, are outstanding for brilliance and fire. Brilliance depends on refractive index, the ability...material is translucent if light can pass through it Fire is but the shape of objects is not visible through |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | A . Anderson, Box 182, A l p i n e , Texas. FIRE OPAL (Virgin V a l l e y ) , Garnet, Quartz crystals...colors—rough or polished — f r o m me. Specimens of boulder opal. Gem quality w h i t e topaz 5c a carat. Quartz...postpaid. A r i z o n a Scheelite, in quartz, Nevada opal ¡zed or agatized w o o d , Gem jasper, Utah f l...Street, Hoboken, N. J . A P A C H E TEARS—Lake County " d i a m o n d s , " turquoise, petrified w o...Nevada. GEMS FROM T H E GEM STATE: Finished fire opals. Rough opal c u t at low price. Finished star garnets |  | | Book (edition) | | ■ THE MOSCOW OPAL MINES 1890 to 1893 (The First Commercial Opal Mines in the Ujiiled States) Mon Brockett...$3.00 . ■ The Moscow Opal Mines—1890 to 1893 (The First Commercial Opal Mines in the United States)...United States of America U.S.A. OPAL COUNTRY (Precious Opal near towns located on map) OPALS "found...brilliant fire." April, 1892. IDAHO f 2 3 (z i • Te*o* I o "Shoshone County, Idaho man picks...GtntSEE • LSi/is to'v LOST OPAL MINE on "high hill opposite Lewiston, Idaho." Discovered around 1897. |  | | Journal (issue) | | ................................37 Stanlelau1 County, the CFMS Show Site .............................Show. " Stanislaus Treasure Trove." Stanislaus County Fairgrounds, Turlock, Ca. Mother Lode Mineral Society...Show. " Garnet Star of Idaho." Nez Perce County Fairgrounds, Lewiston. Idaho. Host. Helli Canyon Gem...Gem C lub. Marguerite Cline. 1511 Ripon Ave .. Lewiston. ID 83501. CLUB SHOWS Mey 30 thru June 3. Travelers...79, Huntingdon, PA 16652. June 1 thru 3. Natrona County Rocllhound Club. Annual Show. Mills Skating Rink |  | | Journal (issue) | | ................ 10 Collecting SunatoM In Lake County, Oregon by Harold M. Dunn .......................70 Specimens Purpurite Rose Quartz Petrified Wood Opal Lepldollte (Yellow) Chalk Nephrite Amazonlte Psllomerane...and Show. "Garnet Star of Idaho." Nez Perce County Fairgrounds. Lewiston, Idaho. Host, Helle Canyon Gem...Gem Club. Marguerite Cline, 1511 Ripon Ave., Lewiston. ID 83501. 1174 0 ALL PRICES INCLUDE POSTAGE 1...CA. Host. Gem and Mineral Society of Ian Mateo County. H.B. Murnan. P.O. 80)( 53. NAS Moffett Field, |  | | Report (volume) | | .............................................. Idaho...................................................See Bauxite and Halloysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found...commercial quantity or quality. Asphalt. Colbert County, small quantity has been shipped from near Leighton;...following localities : Bibb County, Pratts Ferry; Calhoun County, near Tampa; Clay County, T. 20 S., R. 7 E.;...; Jefferson County, at Ely ton; Lee County, at Chewacla lime works"; St. Clair County, at Greensport; |  | | Book (volume) | | ...........................................139 Idaho.....................................................467 Appendix D - The Various names & Forms of Opal .......................................473 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.....................................................469 Appendix D - The Various names & Forms of Opal .......................................475 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 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Colorado. YOU SAVE T I M E by buying fine Australian opal in vivid colors, rough or polished, from me. W e...Arvada, Colorado. GEMS FROM T H E GEM STATE. Finished fire opals of red, green, blue and m i x e d colors....Registrar's Office, Northern Idaho College of Education, Lewiston, Idaho. W H E N Y O U W I S H T O SEE...MINERALS A U S T R A L I A N OPALS. Sawn Boulder Opal Slabs, 1000 pieces, direct f r o m Australia, 1...Apache Tears for cabs; 1 cab size piece Australian Fire O p a l ; 1 Chocolate M o u n tain nodule; 1 slab |  | | Book | | varieties, with favorite location of quartz agate, opal wood — collectors. The petrified gems throughout... tell about other quartz varieties such as the opal, and petrified wood; and to give him the most complete...Other Quartz Chapter 5. Opal and Its 25 30 50 Varieties Glossary of Opal Terms 54 Wood 62 Chapter... ehrysoprase, tigereye, and common and precious opal. In the general opinion of most collectors, chalcedony...Lapidary Society to organize groups in Los Angeles County. these early associations Agate and Mineral Society |
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