 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Article Late Tertiary Petrified Wood from Nevada, USA: Evidence of Multiple Silicification Pathways...Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA 98225, USA; E-Mail: mustoeg@wwu.edu; Tel: +1-360-650-3582 Academic...Abstract: Late Tertiary fossil woods from the state of Nevada provide an opportunity for observing the mineralization...variations, several trends are evident. Features in Nevada specimens suggest that two fundamental processes...episodes of hydrothermal precipitation may produce opal, chalcedony, and quartz as deposits within a single |  | | Report (issue) | | MINERALS OF NEVADA MINERALS OF NEVADA Peer Hen By CASTOR oan eGORY.C.oFER DOCK NEVADA AND BUREAU... UNIVERSITY Reno & Las Vegas OF NEVADA PRESS GEOLOGY Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Special...University of Nevada Press, Reno, Nevada 89557 USA Copyright © 2004 by University of Nevada Press Photographs...Districts and significant mineral occurrences of Nevada by Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology All rights reserved...Cataloging-in-Publication Data Castor, Stephen B, Minerals of Nevada / Stephen B. Castor and Gregory C. Ferdock.— Ist | | | Report (issue) | | MINERALS OF NEVADA MINERALS OF NEVADA STEPHEN B. CASTOR and G R EGOR Y C . F E R D OC K l NEVADA BUREAU...association with the UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA PRESS Reno & Las Vegas Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Special...University of Nevada Press, Reno, Nevada 89557 USA Copyright© 2004 by Uni versity of Nevada Press Photographs...Districts and si gnificant minernl occurrences of Nevada by Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology All rights reserved...-Publ ication Dat,i Castor, Stephen B. Minerals of Nevada/ Stephen B. Castor and Gregory C. Ferdock.- rst |  | | Journal (issue) | | California Chapter, Sierra Club, knapsack trip to Long Valley, in San Jacinto Mts., Calif. Dec. 14—Desert Sun...Historical pilgrimage to Coyote Canyon, Borrego Valley, Calif. Services commemorating birth of Ignacio...in California. Dec. 24 — Night Procession of the Virgin, with cedar torches and pine bonfires. Taos Pueblo...Old Nevada Lake Bed By HAROLD WEIGHT 4 Troopers' Lost Gold By KENNETH E. HICKOK 9 LOST MINE CONTEST...Desert By EDNA PRICE Hard Rock Shorty of Death Valley 19 LETTERS By JAMES D. KIRKPATRICK 20 Comment |  | | Catalog/List | | specimens, including “The Helmet” from the HillLedford Mine that is an American Mineral Treasure. • An extremely...Little Green Monster Mine, Clay Canyon, Fairfield, Oquirrh Mts, Utah Co., Utah, USA That the Variscite...two of them established the Little Green Monster Mine (circa 1936-1940). They were the first to bring...“bleaker” or a “starker,” it can be agreed that the mine that furnished this unusual specimen is pretty much...HEMATITE “SWORD” Jackson Mine, Negaunee, Marquette Iron Range, Marquette Co., Michigan, USA Hematite is one of |  | | Book | | NEISANE Schiffer a Ragas t ===> ip 77 Lower Valley Road, Atglen, PA 19310 a @ @ ¢ACKNOWLEDGMENTS...Published by Schiffer Publishing Ltd. 77 Lower Valley Road Atglen, PA 19310 Please write for a free catalog...pendant of silver and abalone shell with enamel and an opal drop, 1907 Tadema Gallery ARTS AND CRAFTS * 27...for the Guild of Handicraft: England. Brooch with opal and pearls, c.1910, and the Guild’s mark on the...Cromar Watt: Scotland. Pendant of silver gilt, opal, pearl, and enamel, c.1900 Tadema Gallery 32 ¢ |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | and were then supposed to be confined to Sioux County in northwestern Nebraska. Now, however, masses..."Problems of the Quaternary Deposits of South Platte Valley." These two papers had special bearing upon the...boniferous strata, in the Rio Blanco basin of Archuleta County; the upper jurassic on Oil Creek, near Canon City;...cretaceous limestone at Pagosa Springs in Archuleta County; the Montana cretaceous shales at Florence, in...these may be added the basaltic dikes in Archuleta County and the Huerfano district, which are charged with |  | | Book | | interpretation that managed to withstand his critical eye are mine alone. Another practicing ichthyosaurologist is...reptile of any kind—occurred in a Belgian limestone mine in 1780. Later christened Mosasaurus hoffmanni,...deduced from these fragments alone. In her 1991 book Valley of the Dragons, Wiffen wrote, “Those first fossil...enormous reptile that had been found in a limestone mine in Maastricht in what is now the Netherlands. The...had an overhanging upper jaw like that of a swordfish. The earliest ichthyosaurs were smallish, no more |  | | Journal (issue) | | Canyon and Wickenburg (horseback), Arizona; Death Valley, Red Rock Canyon and Juniper Hills, California;...Fair, Socorro, New Mexico. April 11 -12—Maricopa County 4-H Fair, Phoenix. April 11-13—9th Annual Fiesta...April 12-13—Lions Club Rodeo, Battle Mountain, Nevada. April 12-13 — Fiesta de las Flores, Tucson. April...met, California. April 23-27 — 5th Annual Yuma County Fair, Yuma, Arizona. April 25—Spring Festival Days...5 10 12 15 FICTION Hard Rock Shorty of Death Valley BOTANY He Works All Day on Hotcakes 'n Chia By |  | | Journal (issue) | | California. June 5-12—Nevada Boys State, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada. June 9-11—Arizona Cattle...N.M. June 24-26 — Silver State Stampede, Elko, Nevada. June 25-26 — Indian Capital Rodeo. Gallup, New...desert knowledge WILDLIFE Diving Owls of Borrego Valley By PERRY STOWE LOST TREASURE Hidden Gold of Bicuner... FULLER CLOSE-UPS 24 Hard Rock Shorty of Death Valley . . PHOTOGRAPHY About those who write for Desert...of December 2, 1913, just before the Palo Verde Valley Bank at Blythe, California, was to close for the |  | | Journal (issue) | | Desert Magazine ECCK Shop DIRECTORY OF SOUTHERN NEVADA PLACE NAMES by Walter Averett. Limited edition...accommodations. Maps. Hardcover, $7.95. DEATH VALLEY BOOKS THE MYSTERIOUS WEST by Brad Williams and...I includes three maps, Arizona, California and Nevada. Series II includes New Mexico, Utah and Colorado...Be sure to state series number with order. THE NEVADA ADVENTURE, a History by James Hulse. Covers era...of shrubs. Paper. $1.95. Published by the Death Valley '49ers these four volumes have been selected by |  | | Journal (issue) | | 418. We met at a highly mineralized placer gold mine that is mined by digging, spreading the dirt, and...price! White's Electronics, Inc. 1011 Pleasant Valley Road Sweet Home. OR 97386 (541) 367-6121 www.whitesmetalderecrors...Donkey Prospector Jackass Jill ...... 66 Mt. Millie's Mine Carolyn Dobbs .... 69 Prospector's Preacher Woody...may have an affiliation with a larger company in Nevada or Colorado. I would like to find him and eventually...strong cup of coffee (or mud); either went through Nevada up to Idaho, and way all you need is one cup! then |  | | Book (edition) | | on the south flank of Uinta Mountains, Duchesne County, Utah. An unnamed ice-sculptured peak at the head...the east side of the Bighorn Mountains, Johnson County, Wyoming. (Photo by N. H. Darton, courtesy USGS)...the Basin and Range Province, between the Sierra Nevada and the Wasatch Mountains, during the Oligocene...the last 10 million years, California’s Sierra Nevada rose about 7,000 feet. Figure 11 Taylor Glacier...A band of volcanoes stretching from Colorado to Nevada produced a series of very violent eruptions between |  | | Book | | derfoot0000ornd GEOLOGY UNDERFOOT IN CENTRAL NEVADA Richard L. Orndorff ~ Robert W. Wieder Harry...Official Highway Map of Nevada (Nevada State Department of Transportation) and from Nevada Atlas and Gazetteer...Orndorff, Richard L. Geology underfoot in central Nevada / Richard L. Orndorff, Robert W. Wieder, Harry...0-87842-418-0 (alk. paper) 1. Geology—Nevada—Guidebooks. 2. Nevada—Guidebooks. I. Wieder, Robert W., 1958—...miner’ cabin sits next to U.S. 50 near Eureka, Nevada. —Dave Futey photo Winnemucca 12,3 3 0 50 |  | | Book (edition) | | File, Inc. 460 Park Avenue South New York NY 10016 USA Facts On File Limited c/o Roundhouse Publishing...the south flank of the Uinta Mountains, Duchesne County, Utah. An unnamed ice-sculptured peak at the head...Bighorn M ounto about 65 million years tains, Johnson County, Wyom in g. Photo 1016 by N. H. Darton, courtesy...massive granitic intrusions such as the huge Sierra Nevada batholith of California which is about 400 miles...I 16 THE EARTH'S HISTORY between the Sierra Nevada and the Wasatch Mountains, during the Oligocene |  | | Journal (issue) | | active in social and civic affairs in Riverside County and own valuable property in and around Palm Springs...illustrated, 1 85 pages, $7.50. HISTORY OF THE SIERRA NEVADA by Francis P. Farquharn. A lively history of the...railroad builders who conquered the rugged Sierra Nevada Mountains which formed an early-day 400-mile-long...400-mile-long barrier along the California and Nevada border. Paperback, illustrated, 262 pages, $2.65. BAJA CALIFORNIA...139 pages, cardboard cover, $3.50. MINES OF DEATH VALLEY by L. Burr Belden. About fabulous bonanzas, prospectors |  | | Book | | River carved in clearly the erosive limestone. Valley, east of Cahors, France, stratified limestone...fracture or fault. by Loch Ness pied is great valley occu- etched along a major fault which has move... bril- of glass. Examples are found in Shasta County, Calias large The glass and pieces or tuff-like...from below. Towards the tops of lavas the of Nevada. These great tour- good examples of a phenomenon...or feldspar crystals can often be formed in tin-mine areas [figure 38]. Dykes called lampro- phyres |  | | Book | | This species attaches itself to marine turtles, swordfish and sharks. Shark-sucker, Echeneis naucrates,...rabbitfish, mackerel, pelamids, sailfish and marlins, swordfish, labyrinth fish, mudskippers, gobies, sleeper...single fish may change from one phase to the other. Opal-eye, Girella nigricans, 15-19 in. Found along...Found in the Pacific northwards to California. Swordfish, Xiphias gladius, 80-130 in., the surface with...two species are popular ally up to x,ioo lbs. Swordfish are tooth¬ sporting fish, but are not particularly |  | | Journal (issue) | | second-cleu postage rates applied for New York, USA. Registered at the Post Office for transmission by...Powells Covo Blvd, Whitestone, New York NY 11357 USA. Advertisement Offices: Model & Allied Publications...range from f.2 upwords Real collectors ,1em1:, 1 1 OPAL. A very special ollcr for one month only. 25 gram.... 11 oul - 11,s a 101 ol culling 6" - (6 90 5· (Opal) (5 75 4" (Faceters) (4 60. P & P 20p Tr,1de enquiries...on world market cond111ons. the demand for good opal rough still outstr1ps supply. The high quality material |  | | Journal (issue) | | meeting during the MSSC show at the Los Angeles County Museum, in the Mammal Hall, Saturday, December...subject will be Treasures in the Libraries of L. A. County. Our meeting in Tucson, 2004 will be held on Friday...variety o f mine and refinery processes, including water powered pu mps, ore haulage, mine ventilation...contained therei n, including sections on prospecting, mine construction and adm inistration, procedures for...crystal-lined geodes, amethyst, fluorite, diamond, opal, cat's eye, emerald, topaz, m alachite, jasper |  | | Journal (issue) | | raid shelter 50 Coober Pedy, South Australia 52 Opal Prospecting in Coober Pedy 54 Local Legends 55 56...Earth, OTLEY, West Yorkshire WEALDEN CAVE AND MINE SOCIETY 'CAVE DAYS' AT REIGATE, SURREY There will...Further information may be had from Wealden Cave and Mine Society, on 01737-243912 or at andy.belcher@wcms...uly. Mine visits currently in prospect during the weekend are as follows: 1. Birkhill fireclay mine No...limestone mine. 3. Cults limestone mine. 4. Bowden Hill limestone mine. 5. Hilderston 'silver' mine. 6. Alva | | | Journal (issue) | | aecond-claH postage rates applied for New York, USA. Registered at the Post Office for 111n1miuion by...Powells Cove Blvd, Whltestone, New York NY 11357 USA. Advertisement OfficH: Modal & Allied Publications... A PIECE OF G E N U I N E LIGHTNING RIDGE BLACK OPAL ORDERS £10 FREE WITH GIVEN VALUED ALL OR MORE....on world market conditions; the demand for good opal rough still outslrips supply. The high quallly material...g. (50 oz. C75 oz) and tell us the size or rough opal required, colour/liro and shapo; wo will then mail |  | | Book (edition) | | is a Glacial Pot Hole from Russell, St. Lawrence County, New York, formed by an eddy in a stream beneath...Yosemite Valley in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California, with U-shaped glaciated valley bottom and...model in this series is one of Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands, showing a narrow submerged platform and...the world—Mt. Lassen, volMt. the Copper Queen Mine exhibit. A large model, 18 by 12 feet, shows on... Specimens of ore, minerals and rocks from the mine and the adjacent country illustrate the geology |  | | Report (issue) | | disseminated gold deposits of Carlin and Cortez in Nevada, and the development of technology for processing...must know not only in which direction a particular mine opening should be extended to continue in an ore...such as those currently being mined principally in Nevada and Arkansas. The known deposits are scattered...changing as the advance of technology permits us to mine or process minerals that were once too low in grade...technologic advances will make it profitable to mine resources that would be much too costly to produce |  | | Book | | ACKNOWLEDGMENTS page 160 INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION » The Virgin and Child, favorite theme of medieval sculpture...lotus flowers — which had become a symbol of the Virgin Mary and Christ’s birth — we are also looking at...and enamel, c.1540. The archangel Gabriel and the Virgin Mary are shown with golden hair, naturalistically...episodes from the Bible, images of Christ, the Virgin, and saints, and portraits of illustrious contemporaries...modeled bouquet donated to the Sanctuary of the Virgin of the Pillar at Saragossa (by Dona Juana Rabasa) |
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