 | | Report (volume) | | CHARLES D. WALCOTT, DIRECTOR A. G-AZETTEEK OF TEXAS (SEOCGSTD ZEIDITIOZNT) BY HENRY GLANNETT WASHINGTON...bulletin, the revised manuscript of a gazetteer of Texas. This is a second edition, the first edition having-...Geological Survey. 1 A GAZETTEER OF TEXAS. HENRY GANNETT. AREA. Texas, formerly a State of Mexico, was...present dimensions. The present boundary line of Texas is as follows: Beginning in the Gulf of Mexico at...channel of the Rio Grande to its mouth. The area of Texas is 265,780 square miles. It stretches in latitude |  | | Report (volume) | | SURVEY CHARLES D. WALCOTT, DIRECTOR GAZETTEEK OF TEXAS BY HENRY G-A-NNETT WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT PRINTING.... 18 ILLUSTRATIONS. Page. PF,ATE I. Map of Texas ..................................................as a bulletin, the manner ipt of a gazetteer of Texas. Very respectfully, HENRY GANNETT, Geographer. Hon...Geological Survey. A GAZETTEER OF TEXAS. By HENRY GANNKTT. AREA. Texas, formerly a State of Mexico, Avas...present dimensions. The present boundary line of Texas is as follows: Beginning in the Gulf of Mexico at |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Texas mineral locality INDEX Whereas Texas is well known for its vastness, cattle industry, and oil...I T S T O P O G R A P H Y A N D G E O L O G Y , Texas, the second largest state, has produced relatively...famous localities. A s this article will show, Texas has had—or currently has—nu merous mineral occurrences...produce good specimens; yet when specimens from Texas are sought in collections and dealers' stocks, few...some basic facts that help explain the situation. Texas has very little federal land in its mineralized |  | | Report (issue) | | ¥ TEXAS ROCKS AND \ r - An Amateur’s Guide ;s ROSELLE M. GIRARD A b OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY V N IVERSITY...The University of Texas Austin, Texas Peter T. Flawn, Director Guidebook 6 TEXAS ROCKS AND MINERALS...Rock identification charts Descriptions of some Texas rocks and minerals Anhydrite .....................Composition, hardness, and specific gravity of some Texas minerals Pace 25 26 39 40 43 43 43 44 45 46 47...81 84 85 85 87 87 88 89 90 93 94 94 95 97 99 Texas Rocks and Minerals Books about rocks and minerals |  | | Report (issue) | | Austin Austin, Texas 78712 JOHN T. LONSDALE, Director Report of Investigations — No. 42 Texas Gemstones...OFECONOMIC GEOLOGY The University of Texas at Austin Austin, Texas 78712 JOHN T. LONSDALE, Director —...— No. 42 Report of Investigations Texas Gemstones By Elbert A. King, Jr. February 1961 — — — Second...gemstones Cabochon gems Faceted gems Tumbled gems Texas gemstones Amber Augite Beryl Celestite Diamond Epidote...Cryptocrystalline varieties Agate Agatized wood Carnelian Jasper 5 5 7 10 10 13 17 18 18 18 18 4> 26 26 27 27 |  | | Book (edition) | | are valued chiefly for pattern, and agate and jasper among semi- precious materials are even classified...topaz crystal And is such a chameleon color, or jasper), etc. gem if you not yellow, nor are might...specific locations are comparatively few, but jasper, agate and even more valuable stones may turn...portion just left of center. Orbicular or "poppy" jasper with yellow, red, and orange patterns. How ...collectors because a many material others of the Texas ranches are closed few carted away agate by the |  | | Report (issue) | | GEOLOGY THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN University Station, Box X Austin, Texas 78712 RESEARCH AND ADMINISTRATIVE...organized research bureaus of The University of Texas at Austin. Established in 1909, it has for 59 years...research and public service in earth science and Texas mineral resources as follows: (1) basic geological...Bureau publishes major reports in The University of Texas Publi-, cation series; it also has its own series...service. These include the Texas Water Development Board, Railroad Commission of Texas, Parks and Wildlife Department |  | | Report (issue) | | l h e University of Speaker at the Dedication Texas at Austin. F~ k rTl3uq'fipi iROOM ~ -4 T H E...organized research bureaus of The University of Texas. Established in 1909, it has for 58 years carried...research and public service in earth science and Texas mineral resources as follows: ( 1 ) basic geological...Bureau publishes major reports in The University of Texas Publication series; it also has its own series of...service. These include the Texas Water Development Board, Railroad Commission of Texas, Parks and Wildlife Department |  | | Book (volume) | | beds, excavations, etc.Selenite roses. BRULE COUNTY AREA: in the Oacoma zone of the Pierre Fm. On Elm...gray Barite rosette up to 5 or 6 inches. CAMPBELL COUNTY MOUND CITY, W to the Missouri R., regional hillsides...gravels, etc.petrified wood, wood opal. CORSON COUNTY LITTLE EAGLE: area ridges, slopes, stream beds...Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States CUSTER COUNTY AREA: The November Mine, 1.2 mi. SE of the Needles...Johnny Cr., as large waterworn boulders, gemmyjasper conglomerate; E 15 mi. on Co. rd. to S trending |  | | Book (volume) | | 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...HIGHLAND COUNTY SINKING SPRING, area ore deposit (most important in Ohio) ⎯Hematite. HOCKING COUNTY AREA |  | | Book (volume) | | 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...HIGHLAND COUNTY SINKING SPRING, area ore deposit (most important in Ohio) ⎯Hematite. HOCKING COUNTY AREA |  | | Book (edition) | | describes sites under of the nearest town and county. and the many maps included book contain such...eye. Minerals of this sort, such as agate and jasper, are described as cryptocrystal- line. For example...Tenacity is a quality closely allied chalcedony and jasper, because of their makeup, are tougher than their...but inexhaustibly various patterns of agate and jasper. So typical are their patterns that these materials...a gun," writes a Colorado collector. "As far as Texas is concerned," says a Texan, "the legislature, prodded |  | | Report (issue) | | Worcester, Jon C. Campbell, Laura Downey, Linda S. Davis, Eve Edwards, and Peter H. Murtaugh. CONTENTS...locality, or civil division (city, village, or county) named for a physical feature is always listed...information is usually self-explanatory, for example: county seat. Feature Class (second column) The terms listed...their definitions. County (third column) This column lists the name of the county in which the entity...place, feature, or area lies in more than one county, the county listed is the one in which the center of |  | | Book | | abot1t otl1er Cttiartz varieties st1ch as the opal, jasper, ancl petrified wood; a11d to give l1in1 the most...carved aga te snuff bottle. It is a brecciated jasper, or conglomeratio11 of cemented pebbles in chalcedony...agate], haemachates [ red agate or agate with red jasper veins or spots], leucachates [chalcedony] , and...breastplate was contained in an article by A. Paul Davis in the Lap-idary Jo1trnal for June, 1960. The account...C. A re1Jlica of the breas tplate was 1nade by Davis, who gives his accot1nt of it in the La/Jidary J |  | | Book (edition) | | MARIN COUNTY FREE LIBRARY 3 1111 00289 4184 \ I s Fifth Revised Edition A complete, state-by-state...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...but inexhaustibly various patterns of agate and jasper. So typical are their patterns that these materials |  | | Report (issue) | | Ground-Water References for All 254 Counties in Texas, 1886–2001 Open-File Report 2005–1270 U.S. Department...Ground-Water References for All 254 Counties in Texas, 1886–2001 Compiled By E.T. Baker, Jr. Open-File...ground-water references for all 254 counties in Texas, 1886–2001: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report...Ground-Water References for All 254 Counties in Texas, 1886–2001 Compiled by E.T. Baker, Jr. U.S. Geological...ground-water references involving all 254 counties in Texas. The reference citations date from 1886 and extend |  | | Report (issue) | | Each article was read, annotated, and indexed by county, subject, and geological age where appliGable....geographic area of the subject was greater than a county, subdivisions of the state, based upon physiographic...Exploration Geophysics from Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Houston, Texas. GEORGIA ACAD. SCI. BULL. Bulletin of the Georgia...Society. Published by the Society from Houston, Texas. ICARUS. Icarus. Published commercially by the Academic...shallow phreatic flow in the Coastal Plain of [Tift County] Georgia: Jour. Hydrology, v. 9, p. 182-193, illus |  | | Report (issue) | | Geological Survey's cored section in Dorchester County, South Carolina. Richard Cifelli, U.S. National...35-36). Because of space limitations, State and County names used in the well citations are abbreviated...Glynn ——————————— GLY Houston———-———————— HO Jeff Davis ——————————JD Laurens———————————— LA Liberty —————————————...well (GA-PU-OT-1, section E-E', pi. 1) in Pulaski County, Ga. Unmetamorphosed Paleozoic strata, consisting...well (GA-LOW-OT-1, section F-F', pi. 1) in Lowndes County, Ga. Milton and Hurst (1965) provide a detailed |  | | Book | | HISTORICAL ATLAS OF TEXAS, fills a serious gap in available reference books on Texas and its history. Any...geography of the area, and this HISTORICAL ATLAS OF TEXAS is an indispensible guide to this relationship between...plains, the lush wet summers of East Texas-all of these aspects of Texas, factors of its geographic location...which the flow of Texas history has run. Presenting specific aspects of the history of Texas through a series...maps and explanatory text, A HISTORICAL ATLAS OF TEXAS begins with an examination of the physical foundation |  | | Report (issue) | | Each article was read, annotated, and indexed by county, subject, and geological age where applicable....geographic area of the subject was. greater than a county, subdivisions of the state, based upon physiographic...Exploration Geophysics from Tulsa, Oklahoma and Houston, Texas. GEORGIA ACAD. SCI. BULL. Bulletin of the Georgia...for the Study of Geoscience and Man from Dallas, Texas. GLOBAL TECTONICS AND METALLOGENY. Global Tectonics...Association of Stratigraphic Palynologists from Dallas, Texas. POP. ASTRONOMY. Popular Astronomy. Published by |  | | Book | | topographic map of the Delaware q uadrangle o f Keweenaw County, Michigan This ,s an example o f the more picturesque...Tumbler-polished stones First row above left to nght Jasper from Nepal rose quartz and amethyst quartz from...mine , canyon) district where found (township, county, state) how obtained (found , given , etc., with...in pegmatite Mount Antero , 12,000 feet Chaffee County . Colorado from the Smith co llection 1/10/74 ...Holbrook ; University of Arizona. Tucson . California· County Museum. University of California and University | | | 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...Tumbler-polished stones. First row above, left to rigfnt; jasper from Nepal: rose quartz and ametfiyst quartz from...pegmatite (g) Mount Antero, 12.000 (h) Chaffee County, Colorado (i) from the Smith collection feet |  | | Report (volume) | | 248 259 269 271 275 281 r 4 CONTENTS. Page. Texas...................................................New Mexico, Oregon, South Dakota, Tennessee, and Texas; to list all the literature consulted would be impracticable...Phillips, W. B., The mineral resources of Texas: Univ. Texas Bull. 365, Sci. Ser. 29, 1914. Among other...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; |  | | Report (volume) | | Highway 49 (Skyway Road) near town of Abel, Cleburne County. Absaroka Supergroup/Volcanic Supergroup U ABRK03...volcanic field, Yellowstone National Park, Park County, Wyo. Academy Church Shale Member (Springer Formation)...W1/2NW1/4NE1/4SE1/4 sec. 1, T. 3 s., R. 2 E., Carter County. Adams Formation ADMS01 1. Holocene 2. Alaska (SE)...Quadrangle, lat 45° N., long 70°50'-55' W., Oxford County. Adamstown Member (Frederick Limestone) U ADMS06...section W of Lime Kiln in Frederick Valley, Frederick County. Named for town of Adamstown. Adobe Town Member |  | | Report (issue) | | ——— Lincoln County _______________——— Clark County __________————————— Esmeralda County __—_______————...__—_______———— Mineral County _________________ Lyon County _______________———— Humboldt County ________________...____________________———_— Santa Cruz County ________________ Yuma County _______________—— Deposits in other...___ Hinsdale County _________________ Rio Grande County ________________ Custer County ___________________...___________________ Dolores County __________________ Deposits in other areas ______________ New Mexico __________________—___ |
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