THE

Oregon MIneralogist BULLETIN OF THE

Oregon Agate and Mineral Society
PORTLAND,OREGON
Volume 1 JUNE 1933 Number 1

AGATE AND MINERAL COLLECTING IN OREGON

DR. H. C. DAKE
President Oregon Agate and Mineral Society
The collection and stndy of agates and
minerals is doubtless the oldest avocation
known to man. As the Caveman roamed
over the countryside, he would p:ck up
various pebbles and other bri.~ht oh.iects
that appeared colored or cUl'ious. That
the early Caveman did collect min eralogi-
cal material is well known, as "emains
and fragments of his spe cimens aTf~ found
today in 11i8 early dwellings. DOllhtleHs
they were first brought in aR curious ob-
jects to be passed around for inspection .
but uses were soon found for this material.
In this way man learned to use mInerals
and agates for tools, weapons, as well ~s
ornaments. The early use of metals W}lH
confined to those metals which occur in
Nature in the metallic form. Later. as
man learned the art of extracting other
metals from the minerals in which th ey
occur. he passed from the Stone Age I''' ",
the metal age. Today our very ('iviliza·
tion is based upon the use of metals.
We, in Oregon, with our vast and mo]'(>
or less undeveloped mineral resourc:es, are
fortunately situated. Excellent opoor·
tunit.ies for the collection of an endles!'<
val'jety of fine agates and a large lIllmber
of minerals are available at the many
mining localities within our state. Tn th e
heavily populated eastern states oppor-
tunities for collecting are very small com·
pared to our state. Many of the eastern
localities have been exhausted , or col-
lectin!!; is not permitted . There are liter-
ally hundreds of localities in Oregon
where the surface has been barelv
l'cratched by the student ancl collector of
ae:a tes al1d minerals.
The layman who spends his leisure time
in th e study of minerals can not help hav-
ing- a better view of life and a broader ap-
preciation of Nature. Theil' beauty, color.
chE'mical composition, their association
and environment, all help to make min·
erals and agates of unusual interest..
Further, the hobby of mineral study is onp
replete with practical value and useful·
ness, it being a most constructive avoca-
tion. Delving among the rocks in an en-
deavor to grasp from Nature some of her
marvelous secrets is a healthful diversion
and cultivates the habit of closer observa-
tion and keener discrimination.
Some 1500 distinct mineral speci es ar(>
known to science and of these some 100
aTe classed as gem minerals, precious and
semi-precious. Agate and mineral study
can be just as interesting a hobby to the
g-irls as weJI as boys, for what girl does
not fin d the cut gem stones dear to her
ileart, and the boy whose interest can not
be awakened in the lure of the metallic
minerals.
Agates and jasper and other members
of the quartz family can be found in g-ood
'!Uality in every county in Oregon. Many
. 1f the best localities being within a few
'umJl's drive of Portland, localities where
a pleasant and often profitable day can be
~,pent "prospecting" for the paragon. The
:,eaches of Oregon are replete with in·
numerable agates, the supply being seem·
ingly inexhaustible; tb.e lure of sea rching
the beaches for agates is fascinating
",!thin itself.
Oregon with its many thousands of
prospects and mine workings. scattererl
throughout the state, offers the student
nnd collector of minerals a field probablv
~e cond to none, where he may observe ano
collect hundTeds of species of minerals
a nd thollsands of different varieties. In
('onnection with mining operatlon~. mlwh
of the material removed from the work·
ings is gangue and has no special intrin·
sic value but may have considerable 'Value
for study and collection purposes.
The southwestern part of Oregon . in ad-
dition to its many places of scenic g-ran·
deur, the sportsman's paradise, is a Mecca
to the mineral and agate collector. Prac-
tically every river ancl stream in this
region wiII yield excellent agate a nd jas-
per material as well as other minerals if
a s earc.h is made of Its gravel and sand
ban;. Very large masses of different vari-
eties of semi-precious gem materials are
2 OREGON MINERALOGIST
Take your Agates to
Smith's for expert work-
manship in spotting and
polishing. Suitable
mountings for aU classes
of Agate and Semi<·
Precious Stones.
WE SPECIALIZE IN
AGATE AND MINERAL
SPECIMENS
For your benefit a Special Sale
will be held during June, July
and August, offering rare buys
in Agates, Jasper, Petrified
Wood, Geodes, Water Agates,
a
etc. This is fine opportunity
to secure many of the choicest
specimens at a price within
the reach of all .
Expert Jewelry and Watch Re-
pairing.
1'1
II
Smith's Agate Shop
Phone ATwater 5779
244! ALDER ST.
Bet. 2nd & 3rd
PORTLAND,OREGON
O NMineral
behalf of the Oregon Agate and
' Soclety I wish to extend
our si"cere thanks and appreciation
to the Portland Chamber of Commerce.
the Oregonian and Rocks and Minerals
for their very constructive assistance
and encouragement in help,ing make
th is society the largest loca I society
of Its kind in America.
Already the agate industry Is feeling
the effects of your helpfulness and with
your continLled co-operation there can
be but one result: Oregon will regain
its place as the agate center Of the
world. We thank you.
H. C. DAKE.
available here at localities known as the
"de~lert" type of mineral deposit, wliere
collecting is done mainly by a search on
the surface. The many mining districts
of this region offer a diversified field for
a study and collection of the metallic min-
erals.
The eastern part of the state differs
materially from southeru Oregon. not only
in its scenery and climate. but in i.ts
geology and mineralogy as well. Baker,
Wallowa and Grant counties, with their
enormous deposits of minerals, many of
whieh are in a state of undevelopment,
will in the future yield a great deal of
new material. Practically no collecting
ha.s ever been done here, and many of the
old mine dumps, some of which have
never been visited by collectors. would
doubtless yield some valuable material.
The southeastern part of Oregon, a little
known part of our state and one of the
grandest parts of Oregon in m a ny re-
spects, is practically unknown min eralog-
ically speaking. A totally differ~nt type
of minerals occur here, the types known
as the "desert" or arid climate :o;pecies
are found here in enormous quantities,
many of whi ch could probably be used
commercially.
THE CHIEF AIMS OF THE OREGON
AGATE AND MINERAL SOCIETY
The Ol'egon Agate and Mineral Society
was organized some six montlls past, with
the following objectives In view:
(1) To stimulate public interest in the
study, cutting and collecting of agates,
minerals and geological material.
(2) To wOI'k to revive the agate indus-
try in Oregon.
(3) To interest the younger generation
in the study and collecting of minerals in
gene,ral.
( 4) To keep an accurate and permanent
reco:rd of the minerals found in Oregon.
The society shall make a collection of
Oregon minerals, to be kept and preserved
for future scientific purposes.
(5) To encourage the search for new
mineral deposits within our state.
(6) To conduct lectures and make dis-
play:;; of minerals at our meetings, which
shall be open to the public, for the pur-
pose of disseminating mineralogical
knowledge.
(7) To instruct beginners as to how
a mineral collection can be made and
cared fol'. To encourage mineral study
and collecting as an avocation for adults
as well as the younger people.
(8) To have available loan corrections
of Oregon and other minerals, for use in
our schools, and other educational organ-
izations, and to supply lecturers to ac-
company same.
 OREGON MINERALOGIST 3

THE AMATEUR SHOP

r By O. H. SMITH
of Smith's A~ate Shop
MINERAL
COLLECTORS
Most everybody who collects s tones of We do cutting and polishing of
differeut kinds has had a desire sometime
or other to have a shop of their own where agate specimens.
they can sa w, grind and polish tli eir speci-
mens. The beauty of most stones is not NONE TOO LARGE OR TOO
seen on the surface and one can not a l- SMALL
ways afford to have a lapidary do a ll their
cutting ; hence the desire for a hom e work Have your work done by the Old-
shop. It will be the purpose of this column est agate shop in Oregon. Prices
to assist amateurs in selecting thei!' equip- reasonable.
ment and materials need ed for this inter-
esting educational pastime. The work
bench should be convenientl y located nea r
a water tap and a drain, as runnin g water
is ess ential during the grinding process.
A. L. Thomas &Son
The work bench should be built Ot h eiol.vy Manufacturers and Wholesalers
material and approximately 8 to 10 feet in Agate Jewelry
lEmgth, as a complete shop will require Established 1895
the use of 4 arbors - one fOr sawing, , NEWPORT, OREGON
grinding, sanding and polishin g. Various
speeds will be required for the different
operations which will necessitate th e use
of a line shaft. The saw should hav e a
speed of 350 R. P. M.; grinding one ration
speed abo ut 1900 R. P. M. Sanding, 1500
R.. P. M., and polishing 350 R. P. M. Of
Louis F. Schmitz
course one cou ld get along with 3 or e ven MANUFACTURING JEWELERS
2 a rb ors, by having various pulley ar-
rangements and changing the arbor a c- DIAMONDS
cessories, but this would soon become a WATCHES
nuisance. It is far better to do th e job
right in the first place and have an effi- SILVERWARE
cient s hop. Do not try to use too small a
motor. It will require at least !f H. P . to We specialize in mounting of
pull four arbors. In building the ben ch Precious and semi-precious stones
make four compartments and tin th e m in .
This will greatly add to its efficiency and
permit you to keep your shop c lean and 601 SWETLAND BLDG.
in a workmanlike manner. In future is- Portland, Oregon
sues this department will take each opera-
tion in its orde r and gi ve detail informa-
tion regarding' the proper procedure. N ext
month we will discuss how to bulld a dia- Crystals of the Gem Minerals Including
mond saw. Tourmaline, Kunzite, Topaz, etc ., 10c to
$1 .00 each. Gem cutting material in Tiger
Eye, Blue Agate , Malachite, Rhodonit."
Bloodstone, Klndradlte, Jade , Opal, etc.,
at reasonable prices . A larse variety of
semi-precious stones at reasonable prices.
Amateurs Attention Minerals of the Southwest. Correspon-
dence Invited.
Your worries a.re now over. For ALBERT EVERITT,
Escondido, California
your convenience w e have added a
complete line of home shop supplies .
Tripoli for polishing, Felt Buffs,
Sticks and Cement. Disks fo r both
mud and diamond saws. Diamond
COLLECTORS
Bortz, etc. Information gladly. I have many spec i mens of the finer
quality of Oregon Agate and Jasper for
exchange. Correspondence Invited.
SMITH'S AGATE SHOP
244Y2 ALDER STREET J. LEWIS RENTON
Portland, Oregon 3366 N . E_ BEAKEY
PORTLAND, OR.
4 OREGON MINERALOGIST

THE OREGON AGATE

and
ESTABLISHED 1920
MINERAL SOCIETY, ·PORTLAND. OR.
Offi cers

Ray F. Parker
H. C. [)AKE . Pres .•
2385 N. '-Y. ThUl'man St.
E. ~T. LAZTCLL, Vice ~r,es ..
537 Railway Exchange Bldg'.
M. V . GORDON . Secretary alld Treasur e l',
501 Co uch 'Bldg. Manufacturing Jeweler
'P. S. YOFNG. Sales NIgl' .. Diamond Setter
501 Couch Bldg .
'P ru gratn Comnl'ittee
L OUJS SCHMITZ, C hairlllan
Fine Platinum Jewelry and Class
601 Swetla.nrl Bldg. ' Pins to order,
Ca nl.van CO lnnl ittee
L. J. REi'fTON. C hairman . Fine Engraving and Enameling
3:~66 N. E. Hea key. SpeCial care given to Mount i ngs
for Agates and Semi - Pre ci oLis
.Tullio,' Membe r s hip Committee Stones
ISA BOTTEN , Chaif'man
711 G li san St. '
Satisfaction Guaranteed
Educatiollal Comm ittee
R'l'H'EL LID\VELLr';N, Chail:man
5806 S. E. 77th St. .
Phone ATwater 1061
lJ
Public Meetings held on First and Third
Fridays, 8 P. M .
Portland Chamber of Commerce, 248 MORRISON STREET
5th Ave . and Taylor St. Near 3rd
lJ
Speakers for June Meetings PORTLAND, OREGON
June 2
F . S. Y o ung wi ll speak un Iri s Agat e~ a.nd
.T. L . R e nto n w ill show 1'I'1011On Pictures on
soil f o rm ation.
lJ
June 16
.J . Cleve l and Haas will s pe a k on Gold Its O c -
c urre n ce, Mining- and Heco very in Ol:eg:on.
MONTANA
ASSA Y OFFICE
J. H. Nelson Assayers of Ores and Minerals

GENERAL LAPIDARY WORK

Facet and cabachon work of all
Buyers and refiners of
kinds. gold, silver and
Special attention given to Agate platinum
Cutting and Polishing of speci-
mens . Your patronage respectfully
We carry a large stock of Precious solicited
and Semi-Precious Stones.
Phone ATwater 2726
WE CAN SAVE YOU MONEY
142! Second St.
410 Merchants Trust Bldg. Portland, Oregon
PORTLAND , OREGON
Oregon Mineralogist BULLETIN OF' THE

Oregon Agate and :Mineral Society

PORTLAND,OREGON
VolUln&X JULY, 1933 Number 2

OREGON "IRIS" (RAINBOW) AGATE AND ITS

RECENT DEVELOPMENT
By DR. H. C. DAKE
President Oregon Agate and Mineral Society
Clear eolorleH s quartz showing a play
of colors has bee n known for many cen-
tur:es a.nel was popular at one tillIe as (l
gem mat.erial. Th e cause of tllP color in
Iris qnartz is due to th e presellce of mi-
nute fra (;tures (l.n.d can be proelucrd arti-
ficia lly by heating aud the suddell coo ling
of t he material.
Iris agate (ch,tlcedony) ha s doubtless
bee n in existence for age~, but for variou;:
refl sons this material has remainE'd COlU-
p<watively unknown. Some months pas t
a number of members of the Oregon Agate
and Mineral Society, having private cu'
ting plan ts, have brought some very finE'
examples of Tris agate to light.
Iri~; a gate is a type of agate which when
cut properly and polished, and held tow ard
a s tron g light, will show a "rainbow" o j'
seven rlistinct (;0101'8, red, green and pur·
pIe pre dominating. So far as the writer
kno'Ns no other ~e m sto ne (;Ull bom;t of
Lilis numb er of colors in a singl e l;peei men.
Cfluse of this remarkab le ]llay of colors i~
not elue to any fracturing in the m:nerial.
,\ number of theories hav€' been advanced
to account for this phenomenon, th e most
probable one being that the Iris agatA is
ma.de up of alter nati ng layers am'JspllollS
mate rial and crystal s The Iris eEect be-
ing caused by an unu s ual aTrange:uent of
the microscopic size quartz crystal s in Lhe
"Iris" lay ers, which act as a p~' i s m upon
white light.
According to the number of a.g-a.tes
which were cut by m e mbers of the Ore-
gon Agate and iVIineral Society, ill tile
sea r ch for this . material, it has been esti ..
mate el that only on e a.gate in perr,nps 3e<;-
e l'a l tllOusancl is an Iris agate. The di-
vers ity of patter\l s available in this mate-
rial is I'emarkabl e; so far the writer has
seen no two cut s tones which are ielenti·
('.al, allc1 tile majority of s pecimens s how a
totall~T different play of colors anel pa t-
terns even though the stone s ma.y appeal'
ic1E'uti cal in phYSical appearance. In some
thE' arrangement of the bands of colors is
curved across the agate in a manner the
same as a r a in bow in the sky, in others
th u play of colors is vertical, closely re-
seIabling the Northern Lights. Some show
a "scenic" effect with the rainbow play
of ::OI01·S.
Li ttle or no mention can be founrl in the
litm'ature on the subject of Iris agate .
Mention is made briefly in some works,
but other than that tile material ap.pears
to be mor e or less unkno wn.
' Vhile Iris agate occurs elsewhere than
in Oregon, the fine ~ t s p ecimens founel so
fHI' are water WOrn agates coming from
various points along tile Willamette River,
Oregon , as well as in Southern Oregon
a nd in the centra.l part of the state. Ap-
pa re ntly ther e is no wa.y of determining
prior to cutting if tile aga.te will sllow the
Iris colors. Usually material showing
ba 1ds will be most likely to be Iris agate,
bu t some of the mo st brilliantly colored
sp ec im e ns show no visible banding what·
ev(~ r. To best bring out the colors tbe
specime n SllOUld be c ut quite thin and
I;j crhly polished.
"'racti cally none of this material is in
th e hanel s ,If collectors or even the large
museums of th e world. The American
~\rll~ellm of l{atural History in New York

OREGON AGATE AND MINERAL SOCmT~i: PUBLIC MEETINGS

1st and 3rd P1'i d ay, Portland Cham ber of Commerce
S, W . 5th Av e, and Ta.yl or st., 8 ::00 P . M.
SPEAlUlRS POR JU L'1f
VICTOR P . KAYSER L . H. IRVING
How to Di1 stinguish and Fashion Precious Roeks and Minerals of the
and Semi-Precious Stones Madras Region
i OREGON MINERALOGIST

THE OREGON AGATE City had only a single very small speci-
and men, in the famous Morgan gem collec-
tion. a cut specimen from Brazil. Due to
MINERAL SOCIETY, PORTLAND, OR. the fact that no two specimens appear to
Officers be alike in color effect and the fact that
H. C. DAKE, Pres., Sf-yell d isth1;ct colors call be seen ill every
2385 N. VV. Thurman St. sPlecimen should mak e this material pop-
K W . LAZELL, Vice Pres., ular with collectors of not only m inerals
537 Railway Exchange Bldg .
':lut gems as well.
M. V. GORDON, Secretary and Tre.asurer,
501 Couch Bldg. Due to the fact that the colors can be
F. S. YOliNG, Sales MgT. , seen only by \'iewing to\vard a light, the
501 Couch Bldg. material as a gem stOlle will perhap"i be
Program Commi ttee most suitable woru as eor drops.
LOUIS SCHMITZ, Chairman,
601 Swetland Bldg.
LIVINGSTONITE IN OREGON
Caravan Committe e
L. J. RENTON, Chairman, Livingstonite, a sulphide of mercury
3366 N. E. Beakey.
and antimony, and of rather rare OCCUT-
.Junior Memb e rship COm'ffiHtee
MFlS . BLANCHI', BELL, Chairman, rence, is probably present in rather lar?:'"
3720 7Dth St. S. E. amounts in an orC'fecently sent in to the
Educational Committee Oregon Mineral Sodety for examination.
[<;THEL LElWELLEN, Chairman, The specimens sent in frolll a prospect
5806 S. E. 7Tth St.
in Harney county, Oregon, showed large
National Board Commillee
DAISY LARSEN areas of a mineral, lead-gray like stibnite
731 N. I0. Holladay St. but with a red streak, and gave a te.st for
d mercury 'which led to the belief the ma-
Ad v('rtising- rates for Orf'g'on Mineralogist
on appl ica,tion. Address of f ice of Secretary. terial may be livingstonite. Very little
work has been done on this property so
the only specimens available are those
MINERAL from the zone of oxidation.
COLLECTORS The ore is of a massive nature occurring
We do cutting and polishing of in a vein of massive quartz, averaging
agate specimens. about two feet in width, which has been
exposed for some sixty feet. Massive chal-
NONE TOO LARGE O~ TOO copyrite is associated with the ore. Some
SMALL sp,ecimens are coated with layers of drusy
Have your work done by the old- azurite crystals and massive malchite,
est agate shop in Oregon. Prices both alteration products of the chal-
reasonable. oopyrite.
An assay of the ore made by Dr. E. W.
Lazell gave the following results: Gold

A. L. Thomas &Son 0.70 ounces per ton; silver 5.90 ounces pel'
ton; copper 7.90 per cent; mercury 1.32
per cent. An analysis made for antimony
Manufacturers and Wholesalers showed 7 per cent of this metal.
Agate Jewelry
A chemical analysis of the material is
Established 1895 being made to definitely determine the
NEWPORT, OREGON presence of llvingstonite,. the report of
which will be made later. PreliminaTY
tests made indicate the material to be
livingstonite. The occurrence of this min-
COLLECTORS eral has been noted in only a very few
I have many specimens of the finer localities in the world.
quality of Oregon Agate and Jasper for
exchange. Correspondence Invited.
'Wards Establishment of Natural Sci-
ence issues an excellent monthly bulletin
J. LEWIS RENTON of interest to mineralogists. Same can
3366 N. E. BEAKEY be received free by writing to this firm at
PORT LAN D, OR.
Beechwood Station, Rochester, New York.
 OREGON MINERALOGIST 3

FINE GOLD SPECIMENS FOUND IN
OREGON
At the present time there is cOIlsid'er-
able activity in the mining of gold, both
plac8r and lode, in Oregon, and a number
of fine specimens of same are being
brought to light.
Gold was first discov8red in Orego n
about 1852 and si nc e tha.t t im e th e mining
of gold has been an important industry in
Oregon. Many of the early placers were
very rich and mallY million s in gold have
been t a ken from the placers of Ol-"gon. In
Ea.s tern Ore~on the most notable and rich
early placers were at Grif[in Gulch , Can-
yon Creek, Mormon Basin , Rye Valley
and Sparta. In South ern Orego n, Jack-
son, Josephine and Curry counties were
a nd are yet the main p}·oducers.
From time to time some very large nug-
gets have been found in th e go ld place rs .
The Armstrong nugget, found in Grant
coun.ty in 1913', had a valu e of $1408. Nu·
merous other large nuggets hav8 been
found in Eas tern Oregon, many o f which
can be seen in the col lection of gold nug-
gets, the property of the Firs t Na tional
Bank at Baker, Oregon .
In Eastern Oregon in. addition to the
extensive small scale operations which
are being carried out at th e pres ent time
in the placers, considerable work is being
done on many of the lode min es, some of
Oregon, having the outline alld shape of a
woodpecker perched on a tree, and was
calleq the woodpecker nugget. This nug-
get weigh ed about two ounces and was re-
covered ill a placer being operated by
hand labor.
Most of the gold found in Oregon will
average a))out 18 carat. Many of the uode
mines produce handsome specimens of
wire a nd flake gold disseminated in a
matrix of white massive quartz. Unfortu-
na.tely much of the good specimen mate-
rial is broken liP for its intrinsic value,
which would otherwise have greater
value for s-pecimen purposes.
MONTANA
ASSA Y OFFICE
Assayers of Ores and Minerals
Buyers and refiners of
gold, silver and
platinum

r which have been idle for many years. Con-

siderable dredging has also bee n don e on
some of the large rivers of Eastern Your patronage respectfully
Oregoll. solicited
Southwestern Oregon is noted for th e
many fine and large speci,mens of wire
gold which have been taken from the rkh Phone ATwater 2726
mines, The Santiam and Bohemia mining
regions are producing some ve ry excel-
lent and rich specimens. 142-~Second St.
The fa.mOlis Gold Hill "pocket" of gold
was probably th e richest mine in Oregon Portland, Oregon
for the extent of its workings, which -are
not extensive. This "pocket" yield ed
some half million dollars in free gold.
Gold was probably first mined in South-
ern Oregon in the vicinity of the town
of Jacksonville in 1852, wh e re some very
rich placers were worked. Mining of go ld
Amateurs Attention
is still being carried out in this vicinitv, Your worries are now over. For
The largest nugget of gold of record f~r. your convenience we have added a
th is region was one valued at $3800, min e d complete line of home shop supplies.
in 1865. Another large nugget of unknown Tripoli for polishing, Felt Buffs,
value was found about the sa me time by Sticl,s and Cement. Disks for botb
Chinamen. Thi s large nugge t was sawed mud and diamond saws. Diamond
by the Chinamen and only a -portion sold Bortz, etc. Information gladly,
locally, but it was doubtless of very large MOUNTINGS WITHOUT STONES
size.
Rece ntly a number of nuggets hav e been SMITH'S AGATE SHOP
recovered in the placers, some we ighing 244Y2 ALDER STREET
several OelUces or more. An unusual Portland, Oregon
shaped nllgge t was [ollnd near Medford ,
4 OREGON MINERALOGIST
Notes from tJl,e
SECRETARY
We want to call our members' atten·
tion to the fact that it is our advertisers
who make this bulletin possible, at no cost
to the society. Your patronage will be
greatly appreciated by them and you will
be aiding the work of your society.
The pages of our bulletin are open to
every mem·ber. We would like to recei ve
articles describing any mineral occur·
rences or localities in Oregon.
The Oregon Agate and Mineral Society
has been requested by "Rocks and Miner·
als Asso ciation" to appoint a representa·
tive to serve on a national committee to
work for greater popular interest in the
study and collecting of minerals by the
younger generation. We are pleased to
announce that one of our well known mem·
hers, Miss Daisy Larsen, has accepted thi R
national position.
Nearl y 100 mineral collections were
brought before the May 19 m eeting from
which six prize wiruners were selected. In
this contest conducted by our junior memo
bership co mmittee some 1500 collections
of Oregon minerals were made by the
girls and boys .
THOMAS A. CARNEY
FLORIST
A Member of the Society
Invites Exchang'es
7269 S. E. THORBURN
Portland, Oregon
T ABOR 4570
J. H. Nelson
GENERAL LAPIDARY WORK
Facet and cabachon work of all
kinds.
Special attention given to Agate
Cutting and Polishing of speci-
mens.
We carry a large stock of Precious
and Semi-Precious Stones.
WE CAN SAVE YOU MONEY
410 Merchants Trust Bldg.
PORTLAND, OREGON
MI' . and Mrs. Dwight Hill , recen tly
we·dd ed, have returned to Portland fmm
an extended hon ey moon and collectin .~
trip. The couple visited as far ea s t as
Ch icago and on th e r eturn journey vi f;i(ed
nnny of the well Imown loca lities in Mon·
tal1la, Idaho and Or egon . 'Vit I! th e he lp of
his hride Mr Hill r eturned w ith m a ny fino
specim ens collected ill th e fi elrL
MI'. J . L. Renton and family r ecently
re turned from a field trip to Southern
On':gon, visiting the well known ap;a te
and jasper localities of th at region . 'TIl('
Orpgon Caves were visited «lid goo d Rh o·
donite and other specime ns were obtainerl .
Numerous requests a r e bein g' l' E'ce i,'ed
by the society to publis h th e se ri es or
articl es on Oregon min e ra logy, which al'e
n ow a ppearing in the P ortland Orego ni an.
in a book fOI'm. In the futur e th e ~.ociety
hopes to make arrang eme nts to comply
with these requests .
'IV'e are pl eased to RnnOU llce th a t
"Rocks and Min e rals" m a gazin e wiIl
probably be iss ued montl1l r startin g with
the Septem bel' number. T ll en ) will be no
increas e in, the subscrip t ion pri ee which is
only one dollar a year. Tli o ~e wishing; to
receive this excell e nt pubLcatioll ean rIo
so by sending direct to "Ro cks a nt! Min·
erals", Peekskill, New York. OU1' IOGal
secretary will also receiv e s ub:o;crip t ions .
Th e Oregon Agate a nd . '1 in e ral Sodety
P.OW h n.:; over 100 paid up adult members
a nd n e,ll'ly 2000 junio r m em ber s, ilIa,dng
IlS the largest loca l mi neralog ica.1 society
in the world.
Dr. E. W . Oldh am a nd fr ie nds r ece ntl y
returned from 11 fi eld tri p into Cell l!'a i
regon f:O ll ecting a number of fille s p(ll: i-
mens.
Ma ny le ttel'S of congfatu I! tio ll were re o
ceived by our s oei ety up on t he a ppearan ce
of the fir st number of Olll' llulle t in.
D R. E . G . HOUSEMAN
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SURGEON
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rl itions. A Complete Osteop athic :
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Phones:
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POl·tland, Ore gon
 OREGON MINERALOGIST 5

I WJIY OU SnOULD BE A MEMBER

OF THE OREGON AGATE AND
MINERAL SOCIETY Take your A gates to
Smith's for expert w ork.
The Oregon Agate and Mineral Society, manship in spotting and
whose membership is made up of agate polishing. Suitable
and mineral collectors, school teachers,
eclucators, mining en gineers and other mountings for all classes
public-spirited citizens, feel that through o f Agate and Se mi ~
a n organization of this ldnd a great deal
of constructive wOl'k can be done. Precious Stones.
Our Society is purely an educational or- WE SPECIALIZE IN
ganization, conducted for the ge ne ral good
81ld not for the benefit of any individual AGATE AND MINERAL
or group. As an orga nization we are in- SPECIMENS
terested in the st udy of the minerals and
minera l re s ources of our state, for th e For your benefit a Special Sale
general good of the state and not for a ny w ill be held during June, July
special distri ct or locality. and August, offering rare buys
We have been to ld by our lea d ing edu- in Agates, Jasper, P etrified
C1l tors that every person, child as well as
ad ult, should have a "hobby" of some Wood, Geodes, Water Agates,
kind. What more delightful one ca·11 be etc. This is a fin e opportunity
Ilad than that of mineral s tu dy a nd co l- to secure many of the choicest
lec ting, th e oldest hobby Imown to man? specimens at a price within
The study of min erals is an avocation i11-
vo lving not only a st ud y of the scip nces. the r each of a ll .
cu t of art, co lor, the wa ys of Nat ure, alia A COMPLETE LINE or ARROW
is, incidentally, a very us eful one a R well. HEADS I NCLUDED IN THE
SALE.
History tells us mankind did not ad,
van ce from the Stone Age where he re- Expert J ewelry and Watch Re-
mained for a long- period of tim e , ullti l he
learned to s tudy minerals and lear ned to pairing.
utilize the metals found bo und up within
them. Thu s the very hi story and progrer,:s
of our civilization closely fo ll ows man 's
a bility to discover and find mean s of
Smith's Agate Shop
using: the many metals in the min era l ~. Phone ATwater 5779
IiVh a. t better a vocation could we in Ore- 24~ ALDER ST.
g on follow - a state rich er probabl y than
a n y other in fine agates and repl ete with Bet. 2nd & 3rd
many other interes tin g and u sefu l min er - PORTLAND, OREGON
a Is? One of the chief aims of the Orego
Agate a nd Mineral Society is to enco ur a~c
even greater interest in this impol'ta n
Oregon asset.

Louis F. Schmitz
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6 OREGON
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MINERALOGIST~~~~~~~~~~_
AGATE HUNTING ON NEWPORT
BEACHES
By MRS. EVA D. TIIOMAS
Sullen roar of storm and sea; sea gulls
flying hi gh in the wind; mon~tl'O\lS break·
ers lashing against the bluffs; receding
waters dark with sand; low ering c loud ~;
waves racing ill ancl out upon the shore.
Scenes change; clouds lift, letting th e
welcoming sunlight through the ril'ts; the
wind elies down.
,Vith cessation of the gale. what was
once the sandy stretch of beach is noW
cNldecl with gravel.
The tide is mild and it is again safe for
humankind to venture out in quest of
treasure.
Old men, young men, children, motller!'>
ani! grandmothers may be seen l}rowling
around among the rocks. Some have
brought baskets, or perchance a flour
sack into which they l}ut their preciolls
finds.
Wllat means this hlterest-these hend e d
backs and eyes inl search of something?
What means this holding up of some small
ob.iect, these excited exclamations 01'
friendJy i1lterchange of talk and then the
pocketed treasure? Oh boy! now I know!
It's the agate lure-that entiCing pastime
called "Agate Hunting".
Man, woman and cllild are bent on find-
h1.g those agates! There are plenty and
various kinds - moss, cloud, carmelian.
ribbon a nd pictures agates; moonRtones,
agatized wood and occasional water
agates and many others.
These h~!I1tel's scarce stop to eat, so
fascinat in g is this quest for agates: "Let
me hunt a few minutes langel'''; "That
looks lil,e a good one" ; "Here's a beau-
ty"; "Looks like a rabbit in that one";
" Here is a sun set in this"; "Now doesn't
th at look like l\U. Hood?" etc. So t.h e ex-
clamations go on and the aga.te enthus i·
as ts spend their time.
A womalJ on hands and knees 'scratch-
ing industriously away at the gravel, in·
tent onl y on finding these stones. i s sur
pris,ed by a wave from the incomin g tide.
Hurriedly grabbing up her basket of
aga.tell, she laughingly ma kes for home
and a. dry ch ange of clothing.
Others hunt along the edge of the
breakers or follow the l'ipp,les of tide in
and out as the agates are bright and
shiny with the drops of water left on
them from the sea.
Oh. these healthy happy hours while(l
away on the Newport Beach hunting
agat.es.
 OREGON MINERALOGI 'r 1

THE A.MATEUR SHOP

By OSCAR. SMITH
Aga.t e Expert Headquarters for
Th e writer in trying out different
whee ls and sanding abrasives find s that
the carborundum products are the best
suited fo r lapidary business. In selecting
the grinding wheels the average Tl"rson
CARBORUNDUM
wants those that will give the bes t re o GRINDING and POLISHING
suits in the lea.st amou nt of tim e. So fa r
as I have been able to determine there is SUPPLIES
no other manufactu r ed product whi ch will
stand up und er water allid speed anel s till
have the cutting power that is deri.ved
from carborundum. The most sui table
wheel for roughing out a gates a nd other
semi-precious stones is a vitrified bond Wheels for Roughing
of 120 grains (size of grain that will sift
through a screen of 10 mesh to th e s quare Wheels for Finishing
inch). The grade of wheel shou ld be me- Grains for Cutting
dium soft, either " L" or "M" . The " J"
grade carborundum wheels will las t longer Cloth for Finishing
but will not cut out nearly as rapidly as
the softer wheels. If you wish Lo do nice Larg- ~Stocks o f Co mmonly Used Grits
work your shop should be equipped with an d Grades for Agate ,Vo rl,
another whee l for smoothing up, a more
delicate cutting operation . Your seco nd
cutting wheel should be a No. 220 and the
l'.ardness 'L" the same as the 120 wheel. We Can Also Furnish
Do all your heavy grinding on th'J rough
whee l, then finish up on the fioer wheel FELT WHEELS
Which should be kept true and even a t all
times. Never use the sides of the wheels LEATHER BELT1NG
for grinding purposes, rather use the sides
only when a flat surface is desired like BELT PULLEYS
backs of sets. Use plenty of runnin g wa- STEEL SHAFTING
ter a nd considerable press ur e call be ap-
plied. When you think the back is thor-
oughly smooth release the pressure and
gently pull the set Loward the outllr part
of the wheel and the result will be a beau- Woodbury & Company
tiful surface which will require a mini-
mum of sanding before going to the pol- Second and Pine Sts.
ishing process. E ither the 120 or 220
wh eel can be used for this smoothing pro- Portland, Oregon
cess but use pilen.ty of water. Lack of
wate r will cause the stones to heat and
c rack. 1 recornplend the us e of 10-inch
wheels for the amateur shop. Smaller
wheels may be used if your arbors a r e of
insufficient s ize to- carry them. Both It Costs Less to Do the
whee ls can be placed on the same grinder
hea d, that is one on each end. In using
Job Right
10- or 12-inch wheels the a rbor s hu : T,e t us help ~'o u in selecting the proper
equipment for build!ng your home or
should be ooe ioch in di ameter. In the com mercia l work shop . .
use of smaller arbors the manrufacturer
USE V BELT DRIVES. PULLEYS,
supplies bushings for a ll wheels. The
BELTING, SHAFTING AND
carborundum people recommend that the
BEARINGS
s urface speed of all cutting wheels should
travel at an a rproximate speecl of 5280 Cal'eful Attention to All In s tallations
R egardless of Size
feet per minute. As a caution, rem ember
that your fingers cut much easier than
stone and great care should be exercised
H. W. SHARP CO.
209 OAK ST.
in t he han.dling of the roughing out pro- P ortland, Oregon AT 9396
cess from this angle.
8 OREGON MINE R AL O G I ST

OUR ANNUAL CARAVAN our junior membel's. Experts from th e

F. S. YOUNG, Director
On Sunday, July 9, mineral societies ill
some 25 states will conduct th e ir annual
field trips to the mi.neral localitie.·. Our
soci ety will v is it agate and mineral lo-
calities in Centr al Oregoll, where a variety
of large and excell ent specimens of the
quartz group can be obtained.
Through the generosity of J. L.Renton
and F. S. Young a rrangemen ts have been
made by th es e t\VO members to take a
series of motion pictures of th e caravan
and the localities. The pictures taken
w ill be exhibited at a meeting of the
society.
A large number have expressed their in-
tention s of atte nding this caravan and
many will probably leave the city 011 Sat-
urday, July 8. Some ten or more locali-
ties are available for collecting in the vi-
cin ity of where the caravan will visit. De-
tail s of the trip s will be announced at the
s'o ciety meeting July 7, or in formation
ca.n be obtained from F . S. Young or from
Oscar Smith, 244lh Alder street.
This caravan is open to the public and
will be well attended by adults as well as .•.,
society will be on hand to assist in obtain-
inl~: suitable specimen material. It Is pre-
dicted Olll' society will have a larger turn -
out than any other orga.nization.
l\UNERALOGICAL NOTES
With the present activity in prec iOU S
metal mining in Oregon. at the prese nt
time, a great deal of attention is be in g
given to the black sand deposits of Ors-
gon. Due to numerous requests tile starr
of writers of the Oregon Agate and Mill-
er-al Society will write a series of article s
on the mineralogy of the black sauds of
Oregon, which will be pl.lblisl1ed in the
Portland Oregonia.n, and late!' will app ea r
in the Oregon Mineralogist.
A deposit of Epsomite r ecently brough t
to light in Oregon is being inve stigale(]
by the Oregon Mineral Society.
Harold Printz and F. ,\V. Church , en-
thusiastic members living at Roseburg,
r ecently ca ll ed UPOll loca.l members an d
displayed a la r ge amount of material col-
lected in Southern Oregon.

OREGON IRIS AGATE (Not Iris QuartZ')

QUEEN OF THE RAINBOW

RARE AND BEAUTIFUL
THE ONLY KNOWN SINGLE GEM STO NE
THA T EMITS SEVEN IRIDESCENT COLORS
This beautiCul specimen has just recently been brought to light and you call
possess one for your collec ti on at a very reasonable price.
Specimens were sent to the Smithsonian and American Museum of KaLllra l
History. Neither museum possessed an Iris Agate and both were profounc1 ii'
their praise for this new addition to their collections.

Beau.tiful sets cut and polished ready for lllOunting to penda!lts,

Watch fobs, etc. Sizes ranging from '12 to 2 square inclles.

$1 .00 to $5.00 Each

We recommend the $2.00 specimen for you~ first order. We know
that this will mean repeat orders.

THE IRIS AGATE SHOP

3207 N. E.11th Ave.
P ORT LA ND, ORE GON
Oregon Mineralogist BULLETIN OF THl~

Oregon Agate and Mine:ral Society

PORTLAND,OREGON
"volume I AUGUST,1933 Number3

THE ANNUAL C~ARAVAN

By DR. H . C . DAKE
President Oregon Agate and Mineral Society .
On July 9th, oUI' society, under the di· Our guide, Mr. Irving, next conducted
rection of J. L. Renton, conducted a most the party 1I0rthwa.rd through a very pic-
successful annual caravan, to localiti es in turesqu e part of Oregon, ·a r eg ion of high
central Oregon . This annual caravan is h ills. deep canyons and tow ering rim
sponsored by Rocks and Min e rals Assoda- rock s. to a locality where an unusual type
tion and was held on the same date by of ell a lcedo ny was found. This mate rial
minera l societies in some t.wenty differ- a variety of chalcedony, occurs in a large
e nt stat.es. variety of colors, mu ch of it being pure
Leaving Portland at 4 A. M .. the party white in color, with circular markings
first visited the Antelope Oregon r egio n , scattered throughout. These circl es or
where a Thumber of others from central riots vary in s ize up to about on~rourth
Oregon joined the party, making a cara- inch and are of many colors, mal<in g at-
van of 15 ca r s and some 60 people. A few tractiv e co ntrasts in color and patterns.
hour s were spent at this well-known lo- The S IlOW white material with brig ht red
cality, searching the sage-covered hills dots is especially attractive as s pecimens.
for specimen and cutting materials. Two The nature of these colored dots has not
fine large quartz crystal-lined geodes yet been dete rmined . The material is 10-
were found, in addition to numerons 2a lly known a s "pollm-dot" agate. Some
smaller ones. Large quantities of jasper, common opal of attractive color wa.s also
agate and chalcedon,y were obtained as collected here. The ladies in th e party
well as several fine large pieces of trans- left this localit y reluctantly, as the ma,-
lucent " moss-jasper," whi c h appea.red to ' (erial w as readily obtainable in a large
b e of good cutting quality. J. L. Renton '; ariety of patterns and colors , and was '
took motion pictures and F. S_ Young took es pecialliy attractive to the feminine eYE\.
stills of the caravan in action, . The last locality visited was near th e
From Antelope the caravan took the town oj' Gateway. where nodules ari:l
short cut route to Ashwood, where the fo und having a co re filling of agate and
party was met by L . H. Irv.i ng of MadraR. 'rommon opal. The specimens are of vari-
who acted as our guide for the remainder (~llS sizes but. so me large oues were co l~
of the pilgrimage. From As hwood, a little lected, having centers filled with attrac-.
hamlet nes tling in a nar row vall e y. the :tive opal .
route led up a high hill to the w es t, where The Portiand g.roup of the caravao:
t:pon the summit is a deposit of opalized reached home late in the evening. The·
wood, opal - chalcedony and "desert" mileage of the entil'e route covered was ai
agates. Two localities ill this immediate . little ov,~r 360 miles. The men members;
region were vi s ited. A splendid view was of the party learned a uumber or inter.;
had of the surrounding arid, sage brus h esting points on collecting from the ladies,'
covered hills from this butte and the Who, by the way, greatly enjoyed the out-;
caravan paused here in th e bright sun- ing, the chief one being that shoppin~:
shjne. to :enjoy a lunch. 'Jags a.re handy when collecting' minerals,.:

• . _i . .

. GR.EGON AGATE AND MINERAL SOCIE'lCY PUBLIC MEETINGS

1st a.nd 3rd Fr!day, P ortla.n" Chamb£.r of Commerce
S. W . 5th A ve. n.nd Tn;yl Ol' S t,, ' :00 P. 111,
PR OG RAM F OR A.UG ) ST
Members' Nights for Exchanging Specime ns and Expressin g P ersonijl Views
 OREGON
THE OREGON AGATE
and
MINERAL SOCIETY, PORTLAND, OR.
OC!1cers
H. C . DAKE, Pres.,
2385 N . W . Thurman St.
E. W. LAZELL, Vice Pres. ,
537 Railway Exchange Bldg.
M. V . GORDON, Secretary and Treasurer,
501 Couch Bldg.
F. S. YOUNG, 'Sales Mgr.,
501 Couch Bldg.
Program Committee
LOmS SCHMITZ, Chairman,
601 Swetland Bldg.
Caravan Committee
L. J. RENTON.,!., Chairman,
.366 N. E . .tSeakey.
Junior Membership Comtnittee
MRS. BLANCHE BELL, Chairman,
3720 70th St. S. E .
Educational Committee
ETHEL LElWELLEN, Chairman,
5806 S. E. 77th St.
National Board Committee
DAISY LARSEN
731 N . E. Holladay St.
Il
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Fine Engraving and Enameling
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Stones
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248 MORRISON STREET
Near 3rd
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MINERALOGIST
OPAL CHALCEDONY AT ASHWOOD,
OREGON
By H. C. Da<ke
On the summit of a high butte, near
Ashwood, Oregon, a peculiar type of chal-
cedony. is found, which appears to be
neither a true chalcedony, nor typical of
common opal. The material occurs in
large masses associated with an intru-
sion of andesite lava. The largest mass
expolled is in the form of a large rounded
dome some thirty feet or more across,
with an unknown depth, indicating the
mass is of enormous size.
In appearance the material resembles
chalc.edony, but it also has many of the
characteristics of opal. In hardness it is'
a little greater than opal, but its fracture
and lustre is similar to that of opal. It is
also rather brittle. A large variety of
colors can be obtained, ranging from por-
celain white to browns, gree!lJ8 and reds.
Much of the material is quite translucent
and with the fine shading of the colors it
should prove to be excellent material for
cutting purposes. For want of a better
descriptive name, the members of the
b'Qciety recently visiting the locality have
tentatively named the material opal-chal-
cedony.
Due to the fact that the materi.al occurs
as a single large mass, it is difficult to re-
move: a large specimen by hand work. A
small! pit some two feet deep has been
dug, from which small specimens can be
broken from the main mass, but the ma-
terial! being brittle only small pieces can
be r~lmoved. Much of the surface rna-
teriall is badly fractured due, doubtless, to
the 'long exposure to weathering. A few
specimens were obtained, which were of
a very fine red color similar to carnelian
agate, but had more the appearance of
opal. These red specimens were masses
about an inch thick and free of any flaws
or fractures. At the surface exposure no
specimens were noted which showed
"fire."
In order to secure better speCimens
here it will probably be necessary to place
a charge of powder below the mass and
expoBe it below the zone of weatherIng.
It is possible that work on this deposit
may bring to Ught some better material
or material showing "fire." Curiously
enough within a hundred feet of this large
-'-mass IS ~1S() 'a;large area 'of masses of
opa.!i~~d wood, most of which are covered
with a layer of Burface soil. This locality
iR doubtless worth further Investigation
E. H. Rockwell and wife have made a
number of V sits to the mineral locali: :as
::.n ceillt.r.d Oregon.
 OREGON MINERALOGIST
THE STAR GARNET
By Victor Kayser
One at the rarer gems found In Oregon
Is the asterated or Chatoyant garnet. This
unique gem Is found among the Alman-
dine garnets of Jackson and Wallowa
counties, Oregon, and the Snake river at
Idaho. About one out of a hundred specl·
mens will show a. star. Unlike tne usual
well-formed garnet crystal this variety is
very distorted, the surface being checked
as if sometime after forming the stone
was subjected to great heat which almost
caused melting. However, one should not
worry about this as It seems the rougher.
more disto rted crystals usually produce
the finer stars. Large fragments of crys-
tals often turn out to be the finest specl-
mE-Os. Asterism or chatoyancy Is usually
1~ld to mycroscopl.c tubes arranged para-
llel to each other and (in the sapphire)
parallel to the crystaline facet , with the
IIp,-ht reflecting art the surface of these
tnbes. When cut en-caba'c hon the end~ of
the tubes are exposed destroying the r e-
flection at this point and concentrating
the effect to the point where they run
parallel to the s urface, giving a.n eye-
IlI:rht effect or six-pointed star. This Is
not true however in the case of the garnet
whe re we have thousands of tiny oval-
sh::lperl bubbles, some lying parallel nnd
others perpendicular to one another. The
.Karnet Is of cubical system and the bub-
bleR are probably parallel to the crystaline
planes. giving a four-pointed star effect.
In order to determine whether or not a
Atone w!l1 show a star it Is necessary to
polis h the surface. We must know where
to look as garnets are difficult to polish
f'n d much time and labor would be wasted
If w o wElre to go over the entire stone, for
unl'kfl the sapphir e, which shows decided
silk. tl:1e rough sta r garnet wilJ only show
a faint !'!heen if any indication!'! at all,
This stann will probably give the amateur
much to think about should he attempt
tn ("1 + It. for , ranking next to the topa z in
hardness. It Is slow to polish and evi·
clently being a slow conductor of heat or
hav\ng- a high rate of expansion, Ilke opal,
they fracture easily, therefore, the great·
est of care must be taken in cutting, sand·
ing and polishing. In fact, they are so
troublesome and hard to handle that they
try the patience of many professional cut·
ters, although when finished are worth
the trouble. Garnet is the birthstone for
J a nuary and should anyone of this month
desire a stone different from the faclted
Variety or the common carbuncle they
will find the star rare and beautiful
enou~h to stand severe wear In rings and
its size sufficient to make a desirable
showing. Garnet derives its name from
3
the Latin word "granatus" or seed-like, as
thus they appear when embedded in their
matrix. They come in six varieties. The
alanandlne, of which we speak, being of
claret color, is an iron aluminum sllieate.
Another variety, pyrope, Is found In Ore·
gon, which when facet cut makes a splen.
did ruby·lIke gem.
WHY IS GOLD USED FOR MONEY?
By S. C. Goldberg
The ueeds of primitive man were few;
local barter In tools, weapons, cattle, sea·
shells and so forth, satisfied modest reo
Quirements.
Occasionally, shiny bits of metal with
a stounding and truly uncanny properties
were found . This metal was far heavier
than any other substance, It had a fatty.
dlrt.reslsting surface, It could be easily
hammered cold into bracelets, rings, thin
sheets or wire without breaking. It could
be melted and cast, yet would retain Its
shape in fire which was destructive to
copper and other metals; It acquired a
beautiful polish; above all, It would reo
taln Its bright, rich, yellow color under
all conditions, be It hot or cold. no acid
could corrode nor moisture tarnish.
To a deeply superstitious people such
superior and noble qualities were awe·in·
spiring; they could only be associated
with Deity, making gold a worthy object
as a temple offering, or a fit gift to the
chief or ruler . Display of noble orn a·
ments stamped the possessor at one
glance as a superior person. Gold became
th e symbol of wealth and power.
As trade expanded, a universal medium
of exchange appeared desirable. Metals
were coined Into money. Arabians and
Syrians used hard money 5000 years ago.
probably silver and copper, as gold was
s till too rare to enjoy fa vor as a universal
medium of exchange. The use of gold
coins has been traced back to the times
of archaic Greece, 700 to 400 B. C. Gold
coins were originally issued by cities and
rulers, they were more or less crude in
design and variable in composition and
could only be sold by weight and assay.
Thus the trade of goldsmiths and money
changers developed.
Traders and travelers who possessed
large quantities of gold and feared loss
would entrust their supply into safe·keep
ing in the strong boxes of the money
changers, and receive a recepit for the
gold. The receipt of a reputable keeper
would be readily accepted In trade.
Goldsmiths and money changers de·
veloped Into bankers and government ad-
visers. Governments, by law, decreed
I<old as the standard medium of exchange,
Warehouse receipt!! were now called
 OREGON MINERALOGIST

cbecks, drafts, gaM bonds, etc. But the OREGON SUNSTONE

system of pyramiding written promises on
a small supply of gold continued, until a
government having four billion in gold
issued bonds to the amount of 20 billion,
all supposed to be redeemable in gold.
In addition bankers and private individu·
als obligated themselves to repay in gold
some 150 billions of deposits and can·
tracts. Yet the total available gold in the
whole world amounts to only about 11
billion dollars.
Tracing the history of gold from earli·
est to the present times, the one conclu·
sian is brought home forcibly: the SUll.e r·
stition of the primeval savage' may take
different forms in the more civilized
countries, but t1le old voodoo s pirit is still
Wit.h us. The modern Oedipus who will
conquer the superstition, will also solve
the riddle of the mod ern sphinx: "Why
is gold 'used for money?"
Some excellent f·i nds of agates have reo
ce ntly been reported to the society as
coming from the beache s along the Col·
umbia river, east of The Dalles, Oregon.
J. L. Renton and F . S. Young, our of·
ficial photographers, will exhibit the mo·
tion pictures taken on our recent annual
caravan, at a meeting of the society in
September.
Recently a new variety of semi·precious
gem stone has been found in Lake coun·
ty, Oregon. This gem material belongs to
tbe felds·par group of minerals and is an
aventurine oligoclase, more commonly
known as sunstone.
The sunstone of Lake county occurs as
small, partially water·worn pebbles and
fragments , lying loose on the surface and
along dry stream beds . The material
varies in color'from a light tan to a bright
red and yellowish·red. The hardness is
atout that of opal.
Both facet and cabochon stones bave
been cut from this material w.ith good reo
suits, the brilliant fac et cuts being especi·
ally attractive. Many of the red stones
show brilliant, fire·like reflection s of red
which is proba bly due to microscopic in·
clusions of the iron oxide, hematite, with·
in the material. Most of the gem rna·
terial which has been found at the local·
ity has been collected by individuals not
familiar with same, h en ce the specimens
seen were probably taken at random. A
further search of the locality would doubt·
less bring to light some excellent gem·
Quality specimens.
The material was first tentatively
classed as enstatite, but subsequent tests
indicated same to be a feldspar.

OREGON IRIS AGATE (Not Iris Quartz)

QUEEN OF THE RAINBOW

RARE AND BEAUTIFUL
THE ONLY KNOWN SINGLE GEM STONE
THAT EMITS SEVEl'l IRIDESCENT COLORS
This beautiful specimen has ju st recently been brought to light and you can
. possess one for your collection at a very rea sonable price.
Specimens were sent to the Smithsonian and American Museum of Natural
History. Neither museum possessed an Iris Agate and both wer e profound in
th eir praiBe for this new addition -to their coll ections.
Beautiful sets cut and polished ready for mounting to pen(.ants,
Wa.tch fobs, etc. Sizes ranging from '12 to 2 sqna.re inches.

$1.00 to $5.00 Each

We recommend the $2.00 speCimen for your first order. We know

tha.t this will mea.n repeat orders.

THE IRIS AGATE SHOP

3207 N. E.11th Ave.
PORTLAND, OREGON
 OREGON MINERALOGIST 5

IRIDESCENT OREGON OBSIDIAN In many parts of western Oregon rolled

pebbles of a fibrous mineral are often
Obsidian being of a variable composi-
found associated with agates in the
tion is generally not classed as a mineral,
gravels. Most of these pebbles are of an
but looked upon as a rock, a natural glass
opaque white colo r and are sil icate min-
of volcanic origin. W11en a molten mass
erals, thompsonite or natrolite. Some
of acidic lava, is pOured out at or near
specimens seen are seven inches In size.
the surface, where rapid cooling can take
place, the individual minerals present do
not have the opportunity to segregate into Pbotographs taken on the annual cara-
large crystaLs, as is the case with a s lowly van are available from the secretary at
cooling magma . Obsidian is similar to ten cents: each.
ordinary manufactured glass in Its hard·
ness. appearance and fracture.
While large quantities of fine obsidian
are available in many places in Oregon ,
COLLECTORS
a new type of obsidian was recently sent I will exchange rare specimens of
into the society for examination. The Oregon Agates, Jasper and General
material under inve's tigation is black in Beach Agates for Uncut Opal Tur-
color but exhibits a distinct iridesence un- quoise and other cabachon cutting
like that seen in any other obsidian . The material.
iridescen.t play of colors is confined to
layers in the massive material.
At the locality where this materia.1 is
found a large number of ordinary lava
D~VIGHT HILL
rock volcanic bombs are also present, in 316 Board of Trade Bldg.
addition to large quantities of ord inary Portland, Oregon
obsidian . both in black and mixed red and
black colors. Some two hundred pounds
of material was sent in to the society for
examination . All specimens of obsidian
showing irldesence we 'r e unmistakably
" volcanic bombs" or fragments of same. COLLECTORS
The theory is advanced that molten
obsidian was thrown from the crater with WHEN in Madras, Oregon, call
explosive violence, and in its passage
through the air the material became part· on L. H. Irving, and see the
ly coo led, thus forming incipient micro· large collection of minerals found
scopic crystals of quartz as well as other
minerals. Upon striking the earth ' the in that territory. NIr. Irv'ng will
crystals being yet in a somewhat p.Jastic gladly give directions for visiting
state, were either fractures, bent or dis·
torted in such a manner as to act as a the localities in his region .
prism upon white light thus producing an
iridescen t effect.
While there are literally hundreds of 10·
calf ties in Oregon where obsidian is
found , the iridescent variety has been
noted in only one restricted area in Lake
COLLECTORS
I hav" many specimens of the finer
county. It is available in large sizes but qualltlf of Oregon Agate and Jasper 10r
not at all plentiful, being present only in excha"ge. Co.rre"pondence Invited.
the material which was cast out as a
"bomb." J" LEWIS RENTON
When cut into cabochons, beads and 3366 N. E. BEAKEY
pendants the iridescent colors show are· PORTLAND, OR.
markable play of colors. Doubtless the
material wlll find use as a semi-precious
gem stone and for cabinet 8llecimens.
THOMAS A. CARNEY
FLORIS'l'
A Member of the Society
Robert White and his sister, Bernice, Invites Eltcha.nges
junior members, are spending part of 7269 S. E. THORBURN
Portla.nd, Oregon
their vacation adding agates to their col-
'l'ABOR415'10
lection.
 • OREGON MINERALOGIST

NOTES OF THE SECRETARY

DO YOU KNOW: That when the
President had the lead of the caravan of
some fifteen cars thrust upon him at the
L.ouis F. Schmitz
Clarno crossroads, his ears "burned" for MANUFACTURING JEWELERS
the following ten miles. Mr. L. Schmitz,
a guest in the car, suggested that if the
road ended in someone's farm yard that DIAMONDS
Dr. !)ake leave the car and run. WATCHES
On the recent annual caravan two very SILVERWARE
large, fine quartz geodes were found at
Antelope and a few large masses of fine We specialize in mounting of
opallzed wood were collected at Opal Precious and semi-precious stones
Butte, near Ashwood.
A number of good specimens of enhy· 601 SWETLAND BLDG.
dros (water agates) have recently been Portland, Oregon
found by visitors to the Newport, Oregon,
beaches. Some of these were shown at a
recent meeting of the society.
Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Carney spent the
greater part of July all an extended col-
lecting trip by auto into Utah, Nevada
and Oregon.
Jr. H. Nelson
GENERAL LAPIDARY WORK
Some new mineral localities in south- F~tcet and cabachon work of all
ern Harney county, Oregon, have recently
been reported to the society and a ca ra- kinds.
van will be conducted to that r egion in Special attention given to Agate
August. This tour will probably ret\uire a
week, but little or no collecting ha~ ever Cutting and Polishing of speci-
been done in this isolated region and mens.
doubtless some good specimens will be
available. We carry a large stock of Precious
and Semi-Precious Stones.
iVe want to thank our genial and effi-
cient secretary, Mrs. Mabelle Gordon, for
the detailed and interesting report of our WE CAN SAVE YOU MONEY
recent annual field caravan.
On a recent field trip to the Madras 410 Merchants Trust Bldg.
region, members of the society collecterl
a number of amethyst crystals, which
PORTLAND, OREGON
have previously not been reported from
that locality.
Many favorable comments have been
received on the talk given recently by Mr.
J. Cleveland Hass on "Gold Mining in
Quality Agates
Oregon." Quality Workmanship
Of the several specimens of pegmatite For Complete Satisfaction Send
material recently sent in to the SOciety Your Work to Us
from Oregon and Washington for beryl-
lium determination, none was found in No Job Too Large or Too Small
any of the material. Tourmaline, feld- We Guarantee All of Our Work
sp.ar and quartz were the chief constitu-
ents found .
Marshall Hill, first prize winner in our
RUDDIMANJS AGATE
junior collection contest, is spending th e SHOP
greater part of his summer vacation col- 112-114 Beach St.
lecting in the vicinity of Scappoose, Ore- NEWPORT, OREGON
gon, where he has made a number of in-
teresting finds .
 OREGON MINERALOGIST 1

THE AMATEUR SHOP Thanks, Mr. Irvin~

By Oscar Smith, Agate Expert Our meeting of July 7th was made most
Interesting by the splendid talk given by
The wel1-equipped amateur lapidary Mr. L. H. Irving or Madras, Oregon. Mr.
should cut stones with a diamond-charged Irving modestly claims to know very little
saw for best results. A three-quarter inch of mineralogy, but in his talk he gave a
very illuminating description of the speci-
arbor running at an approximate speed
mens found in his locality, leaving noth-
of 350 to 400 R. P. M. will be suitable for ing ~o the imagination. The Society ap-
this operation. Secure an ordinary soft preciates the long journey Mr. Irving
iron disc ten or twelve inches in diameter. made to appear before us.
The material for the saw blade should be
soft iron such as is used in automobile
fenders or stove pipes. Armco iron is
very suitable for saw blades. The ma-
terial should be of 20 to 22 gauge. The
You Can Receive
size of the saw blade required will depend The Oregon Mineralogist
upon the size of stones one desires to cut. Regularly
The next op~ration after installing the
saw on the mandrel will be the truing up All that is necessary is to become a
of the surface. This operation is best ac- member of the Oregon Agate and
complished with the use of small frag· Mineral SOciety. The Mineralogist
ments of sharp-edged agates. Make a IS free to members. Annual due f
small portable brace which can be placed $1.00 per year. Make membership
in front of the saw as a rest. Next take a remittance to M. V . Gordon, Secre-
small piece of three-quarter in ch fir wood, tary, 501 Couch Building, Portland
approximately two feet long, and two Oregon, and be a member ot this live
inches wide. Vi7JJ.ile the saw is rotating and fast growing society.
press against the wheel and cut a groove
in the wood which will act as a guide and
rest tor the pieces of agate which are used
in the truing up operation, which is done
in the same manner as a machines t tools It Costs Less to Do the
steel. It is extremely Important that the
wheel be made absolutely true as an un- Job Right
true wheel will be bumpy and fail to func· L et us h elp YOU in selecting the proper
tion properly. After the truing-up process cCilllpme nt for building your home or
comm ercial work shop.
the next operation is nicking the rim of
the wheel. Use an ordinary pocke t knife USE V BELT DRIVES. PULLEYS
fl.nd nick the entire rim of the wheel ap- BELTING, SHAFTING AND '
proximately 1/16 of an inch deep at in- BEARINGS
tervals of from 1/ 16 to 1/8 of an inch Care ful Attention to All Installations
apart. Diamond grains mixed with vas e- Regardless of Size
line are next inserted into the nicks with H. W. SHARP CO.
the thumb and forefingers. Be sure and 209 OAl[ ST.
worl{ the paste well into the nicks. Next Portland, Oregon AT 9396
use a small peen hammer and gently close
the metal down on the diamond paste.
For best results the wheel should be
rolled With a case-hardened steeled roller
after the grooves are closed with the peen I(
hammer. To facilitate matters the ama- CARBORUNDUM
teur would eliminate much trouble by buy-
ing his diamond dust already mixed and Grind·ing and Polish ing
the roUer from any reliable dealer. A Suppliea
dIamond saw must run in oil, therefore, it
will be necessary to ..properly shield the . WHEELS, GRAINS, CLOTH
saw With galvanized iron and make . a FOR
reservoir to contain oil. Several methods AGATE FINISHING
can be employed for c!amplng the !!~o!' e "
on the carriage in order to hold it a gai n:; _
th e wheel during the cutting pro ~ e s s. The W oodhury & Company
mos t efficient method will be disc uss ed S<:cond and Pine Sts.
in a subsequent issue of the Oregon Min- Portland, Oregon
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8 OREGON MINERALOGIST

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Rare Oregon Water Agates $2.00 each and up. We make a specialty of
cutting these delicate stones.
Beautiful Polished Specimens of Jasper, Agates, Petrified Wood and
other specimens l5c each and up, or we will spot or face yours at lOc
and up.
Hlmdreds of Fine Arrow Heads from Oregon and Washington lOc to
$1.50 each.
Specimen Sawing l5c and up per slab.

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plete line of Agate Jewelry such as Brool~hes, Charms, Tie Pins, Pend-
ants, Lavallieres, Ring Sets, Cuff Buttons, etc.
Complete Line of Geodes ranging in size from 1 inch to 1 foot in diam-
eter. Chalcedony Agate lined with Crys.tal Quarts, some with Calcite
Nodules. Prices 50c to $5.00 each.
Rare Specimens of Medfordite, Oregonite, Rhodonite, Oolite, OpaUzed
Wood and Rose Chalcedony Nodules.

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Send us your Watch or Old
Jewelry for Expert
Workmanship
Specimens sent on approval
to responSible parties. Write
for complete information.
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Tripoli for polishing, Felt Buffs,
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mud and diamond saws. Diamond
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228 ALDER
PORTLAND, OREGON

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 egon Mineralogist BULLETI:-.J OF TH E
Oregon Agate and Mineral Society
PORTLAND, OREGON
V olume I SEPTEMBE R , 1933
Uncommon and Rare Minerals
By H . C. DAKE .
A n umber o f uncommon and rare mi ne r-
:"Is arc foun d en O regon. S ome o f these oc-
c urren ces have been describ ed prev iously,
while with ot he rs lit tle (J" no thing is avai l-
able in m inera lo gical li teratur e . In a se ries
of a rticl es sta rting with th is issue of t h e
Or ego n Minera logist , and appearing unde r
th e above heading, " description will be giv'
CD of th ese occurre nces.
Th e Oreg o n i\ gate a nd M inera l Society
has undertaken t h e st u d y o f o f occ ur rences
of unusua l mineral s in Orego n , as we ll as
the in vestigat ion o f rep o rted [>ec u rrence,
p rev io usly unknown. A n occu rrence o f the
vcry rar e InineGd , livingstonite, wa~ recently
hr o ught to light through th e w o rk o f the
Society. A preli m ina ry ment io n is made of
tbis min era l, in th is ISsue , b u t a )llure d c,
tailed repurt wi ll b e forth co ming Iat~ r.
T h e Society is alSt) making a study o f the
minera ls found in the Co lumbi a riv er lavas,
w h ic h co ve r th e greater part o f cen t ra l and
ealitern Oreg o n . Som e unu s ua l sili ca te an d
zeolite minerals occur in th ese lavas and it
i~ very likely t hat a f,_.nh e r det aile d study
or this materia l will shed furth er li g ht on the
ge n es is o f the zeo lite min er:.!s as well as
the Co lltmhi ;) river lav,)s.
A lar ge nu mb e r of the m e mb er, u[ t he
Or ego n t\,tptc an d Minera l Suei ety h a ve
t il k e n an active p a rt in the field work con '
du cte d by the society, with t h e r es ult t ha t
a nu mb e r of m inera ls new to Oregon have
bee n broug ht to ligh t as we ll as a large num'
he r of loca li ti e, prev iuus ly u n kn ow n . Any
repo rts on mi nera ls ne w to Oregon, un usual
r. nd s a nd new lo calities will he reported from
tim e to time.
Laur ite
La Ut'itc, a member o f th e platinum group
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OREGON AGATE AND MINERAL SOCIETY PUBLIC MEETINGS
1st aud :h· ( 1 11~ l'ifl n ~.
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In Oregon
o f min e ra ls, is one o f the vcry rare mineral "
sometim es fo und in t h e bla ck sand s o f so uth ·
western Oregon. Only on e other locality
in t he world is li sted for this min e ral , a 10'
eal ity in Bo r neo.
Laut'ite is a sul phid e of ruthen ium and
usmium, occ urs in min u te octa h edrons and
grains , is dlark iro n black in co lo r, with a
metalli c lu stre . The h a" dn ess .s 7 .) and th e
~ ra vity ne a rl y 7. Thi s minera l has bee n
t o u nd sparill g ly in so me 01 the b lac k sa nd
conce ntrat es co ming fro m Curry county , es-
pecia ll y a lo n g th t Sixes rive r, P o rt Orford
and Cape B lanco.
The mate,'ial is rather diffi cult t o d eter'
mi ne as th e ery ,tab greatly resemble magne-
ti te in co lo r a nd crysta llization.
Josephinite
J usc phinitc , o n t o f the native clem ent
mineral s, a nd namcd aft er J osephine coun ty ,
Oregon: is ofte n e ncountered in the gold
place r o pera tions of so uthwe stern Ore go n.
T h is mate rial occ urs as water worn peb hle s,
usua ll y with a n outer dark brown o xidized
surface , m ak in g the m ;nera l a pp ea r as an
o r din ary rock pebb le. T he pebhles va ry in
size fr om sma ll gra.ins up t o a bout two in che s
in diam et er, th e la rges sizes hein g un co mmon.
T h e nickel conten t ave rages about 68 per
cen t and i,'o n 19 pe r ce nt , both prese n t in
t h e meta ll ic sta te , an d a, a natura l all oy.
O ccu rr en ces of nickcl ifer o us iron a rc
u n usual. Josep hinitc is found at n o ot her
l"ca lit), in th e wo rld other than Oregon, bu t
it is s imi lar ill co mpos ition to th e awarui tc
o f New Z ea land a nd th e so ucs itc fou n d in
British C( lumhia .
J ose phinite is found mainl y in a s ma ll arca
u n J osep hi ne cre ek in Josephin e county, O rc-
"-t ..
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THOMAS C \ R:\,J';Y ,
1 1 , 1 ,t:~'I':~ .\TB)) L};CTenl~ OJ'" Y O<>.l': ~'l!TE l
I : I U(' I·; , \]\;j) GR·\]\;]) C.\ XYO.\lS.
2 OREGON MINERALOGIST

THE OREGON AGATE gon. The mineral can be vcr)' readily iden ·
uti c d b)' its h igh specific gravity (6.2) ,\J)d
and by its st rong m;)gn e tic properti es. A fr es h ly
cut sudace beneath the oxidation will c.(·
M.INURAL SOCIETY, PORTLAND, O R. pose the mineral as a bright stee l grey mel '
allic mineral. Josephinite is soluable in bo il ,
Officers
ing nitric acid. which will serve to. distin ,
H. C. DAKE, PI· e~. _ gLlIsh it from platinum, for whieh it is so m e'
2385 N. 'VV. Thu mlan St. t:111 : S mistaken.
I·;. VI". LAZELL, V ic e PI'(>s. G £nthite
537 Railway Exchang e Bldg'. Aside from the occurrence of nickel in
;\\. Y. GOnDON, SecI'et.ll·Y and '1'1·e"$ I1I'C' I·. the mineral J oscphinite , o nl)' o ne othe r nco
501 COli C!) Didg-. celrrence of nickel is known in Oregon. At
Nickel mountain, near Riddle. in D o usl.,s
F' R. YOU:-.IG. Sa J e~ MgI
cou nty, is a deposit of h ydrated sili cates (I f
f,O l ClJ ll CIl D ldg.
nickel. genthite and garn ierite. This <I e'
PI'u gTanl Qln ln itL €'c posit was mined commercia lly so m e years
I,( )\ ; IS SC I [:\1 1'1'2. Cha i rl1lan. p ;:s: but is now idle .
HU l Swe tland l:Idg.
The genthite and g'arnicrite occur a., "oft
Ca r lLy;, n (:ol)lJnitte(>
coa tings, incrustations and fi lll n !! ~ea m.' in
.J. " . n r·;"TO". Chairn1u 11. t he matrix. 1 hey are o f a hrigh t or paJc
3366 N. R Bea l" ,.\".
apple · green color, sOI.ncti1l1es unctu o us "n<l
Juniol' ;l;fel11bel's llip CO l11mitt ee
adhering to the tongue. Th e (Ire ()eeClr~ in
MrtS. B I,A.NCH.8 BELL. C hairman.
:17~O 70th SI. S. rD . connection with serpentll1c d erived fr n m
per;dotic lavas, which in turn contain a very
{~d\H·a.Lil>na l C0 111111ittcQ
snnll percentage of nickel. The parent rock
1·;TlTP.L LJ·;vVl':I,Ll.;:-.I , Chai I'mit n.
5801; ::;. K 7 ith St. ha s been shown to contain ab out 0.10 per
cent of nickel. The nickel minerals gCl1thite
Natiunal D08.yd Co mmitt c('
ane.! gar nierite , when pure, con tain an aver '
DAIS¥ LAI'lSEN.
7n N. g HollacitLY St. age of about 30 per cent nickel. Tile Doug,
I"s county d eposits represent a conccntr allo n
made from the surrounding leaner material.
.'l.d\'crlidin g ratC', tOl' Oregon ;'[jll~l'aJog·i.· ' t
Specimens are available at this locality in
un application. AddrC'.'s or(ice of Secl"e t ,u')'.
large siz.e of attractive color. SOllle y c<tr~
past when the mines were in operation SOllie
very fine chalcedony was obtained here, ma'
-- -----------------------~ terial stained a bright apple green color b y
EST ABLISHED 1920
1 th e nickel minerals. This green chalcc<lony
was of a good translucency and found a ready
ma rket as a semi-p recious gem materi,i/ .
Livingstonite

Ray F ..Parker I Recently a mercur), mineral co min g (rom

Harney county , Oregon , was sent in to th e
Oregon Mineral Society fo r <letermillatioll.
Manufacturing J ewelcl' !\ pr eli mianry examination woul<l indi cate
Diamond Setter the material is probabl)' liv ingstonite. A
f urth er exam inati on of th e mineral " 5 \VeI l as
the OCCLlrrence is be ing underta ken and a
Pine Pbt1l1um J ewell')' and C la.s Pin s furth er detailed report of the find ings will
to Order. be iss ued at a latcr date.

BRING THEM IN
FiJI€' 1:; 1l;;: I":n' iu g ' <Ind EnnlHeJlill~
~ l) eci. al cal"(~ J,:;i ' "Crt to lnouTltiut!."~ M1'. J. L. R ento n in his talk on Real
j'v.. A~"atc"'"i and SeJni-Pr(!~ : j o u ,..; Agates vs. Artificially Colored Agates, would
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like to have tb e members attending the fi rs t
meeting in September, bring with them
1 agates to disp lay before the Club beuing on
S"tlsfaCti o n Guaranteed.
this phase 0 1 the industr),. It is hop c <l that
Artificially Co lo red and Artificial Moss Ag-
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the best materia l th e .members ha ve of R eal

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"emble . The A gate, w o uld only be there for
the evening, be ing taken h ClI,le af ter the
m ee ting by the members themselves. Re'
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NOTES FROM OUR SECRETARY
Our bul!etin ha s proven of interest to
eastern co ll ecto rs, the socie ty is receivin g a
substanti a l numb e r of subsuiptions from
collect ors in dis~ant states. The society ap-
preciates this interest and will endeavor to
make the bulletin worthy of sam:: .
\Ve are pleas 2d to IH; te that "Rocks and
Minera ls" of Peekskill. New York, will ap-
pear as a monthly pub li ca t ion in the near
futur e.
A display of large si,e a nd attractive min·
era l specimens can be seen at Smith's A~ate
Shop, 228 S. W. Alder St., Portland .
Captain Josep h Wackrow, one of OUr en,
t h clsiastic mem bers, recently return ed fr om
the summer encampment of the Oregon
Nati o nal Guard.
The "polka-dot" or "ooiitic" agates col-
lected on the annual carava n of t he society,
has proven to be very attractive material
w hen c ut . A numb e r o f o ur ama teur lap-
idari es ha v e cut and p o lJ s h ed so me exceJlent
sto nes from th e material collected .
Mr. and Mrs . Fred Young accompanied
by Dr. H . C. Dake made a recent visit to
Spokane, Washington region. Th e party
spent some time view in g the mineral co ll ec-
tion s in th e Spokane Pub lic Museum . Mr .
Youn g presented a fine Oregon Iris agate to
the museum .
The talk on g m minerals alOd gcm cutting
give n by Victor Kayser at a r ,,-cent meeting
of the soc iety, W .1S very interc,ti n g and we il
received. Mr. Kays ~ r is one of the few fa cet
ge m cotters in Ore go n .
A collect ion of bca l sou th ern Oregon
minera ls can b2 s~en at th e Eagle Point filling
stati on.
An effort will be mad: to condu ct the
Societ y caravans on the Sunclay foll owing
each meeting.
An interesting booklet, illustrated with
pictures, on the sapph ires fou nd in Man-
tana, is avai labl e from C. E , Da v is &1 Sons,
Great Falls, M o ntana .
The most popular meetings ye t condocted
by the Society were the August meetings. As
an inn ova ti o n the progl'am commi ttee arrang-
ed programs in which every member wou lcl
take an act ive part, ,,,ith results that were
both interesting an d illuminating.
A rath er large number o f rare and uncom -
mon mineral s are fou nd, which will be de·
scribed fr om time to time in the pages of
our bu ll etin.
At the p resent tim e a grea t de al of popu-
lar int crc, t is being give n to poss ibl e com'
mercial depos its of b :ry ll:· : m In Oregon. In
recent years through sciq1tifi c research a
number o f new and important USeS have
been found for the metal buyllium, but few
large comme rc ial deposito are known in t h e
wor ld. Th e minerals of bel-yllium a re fou"d
a ssociated with pegmatite lavas , o f w hi c h
th e re are nllm~rOL1S occurl' nc;:s in Orc go ,l,
The experts o f the Oregon Agate and Min-
era l Society have examined a number of the.,e
occurences, but to dale have found no de-
posits of beryllium in Oregon. A number
of loca liti es in east ern Oreg on are now being'
investigated, wh ich sh.ow som2 in dicatiol';s of
bel'yUium The beryLl ium mine rals a l'e d,f·
ficult to identif)" unk" they are prese nt in
larg e crysta llizations. 'large crystals of q:Jart::
and tourmaline are often found in the peg'
matite la vas and it is th ese which arc o ft,' n
mist~kcn for beryllium min crals.
In Oregon can be See n probably a grea te(
variety a nd forms of agates, than in any
other stale in th e U nio;1. W hile o th er west-
ern state3 h ave d eposits o f agarcs, tlley are
mainly of just a few varieties, whi le Oregon
secming ly ca n boast an endk" «' <ailment.
Every Jicld trip taken by the mineral society
will in va riably bring new mater ial not pre-
vious ly noted, to light. One of th e curious
features o f the Ore gon deposits of agate
seen in the ce ntral and eaS 2rn parts of tb e
state, is the association of either opal or ja,·
per. At some o f the central Oregon ag,lte
localities. some extraordinarily large QUJl1'
titi es of fine cotting jaspe r Ca l) be found,
whil e just a few miles dista nt , ev icl ently o n
the same bdt o f minerali za ti o n , on ly opa l
wi ll be fo und associated w ,lh tbe agdte anJ
the jasper e ntirely lackin g.
The Society has received an inVitation to
ca ll and see the co llecti on of George L. H owe
606 East Third St reet, Al b:lny, Oregon. Th~
co ll ectio n o f Mr. How, is ~ .spee ially nch Ul
agates, pol ished slabs and foss ils .
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Society heartily endorse H obb ies as
be in g an o utstanding national publica'
tion dea lin g with th" co llector's prob,
lems as a whole. H ob bies publishes a
very interesting rocks and mineral sec'
tion. . Send in your subscript io n to
the Secre tary or direct to the publish,
ers, 28 10 South Michigan Avenue, Chi,
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CARL HERREN I per specim e n. When nne se lecb a hobby
a~d Semi.Pr~ci?us
I Cu tter of Agates
Stones. Heavy Sawmg and Pol lshmg
A Specialty.
Routile Agates for Sale
1401 Merchants Trust Bldg, Portland Or.
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We Speci alize in Shielding
Wheels Saws and Other Necessary Tin
Work for the Amateur or Commercial
Lapidary Shop.
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WHAT DO YOU NEED FOR
THE GARDEN?
Will exchange Bulbs or Plants, Et c.,
for Specimens.
Thomas A. Carney 1389 Th orburn St.s.E' l
Florist
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THE ART OF AGATE COLLECTING
I, By M V. GORDON.
II see lll S that each Individu a l. al some lime
, in his life, is poss :s!'cd with a kecn t1esiJ'e td
collect postnge stamps , a ntique >, photograph"
I locomotives, elep hant,. books and ah o ut ev'
erything imaginable . A vast fi e ld fo r col,
I lecting has been overlooke d by J great 111 ,1 '
jority, will ch field is the co ll ecting of aga tes.
Th e art o f ag~te collecting is one of Ihe
I1I m ost fascina ting -Jnd edu cat ional huhbies of
all. I n addition there is monetary va lue tt>
the collection which makes it a profi tahle
hobby . It is poss ible to build up a w llec'
tiOIl o f aga tes which wiJI consiSl o f h l1ntlrcds
of diff e rent varieties. In building lip " w i,
Jectioll of these s~ mi ' pr cci(JUS stones one
s ho uld first secure th e various typ es in their
uncut condition. There a rc some 20 or 30
I distinct type s o f agates which incl ud e Cdr'
ne lian, moss agilte, blood sto ne, mo o nston e,
jasper, varacite. fortjfieation , ribbon. cloud.
water, sand and many other varieties. It is
poss ible to s ~c ure spec im en s of the sce nic
I type an d in many cases rarc bcauttful stoncs
I are brought to Ji ght. I n this Sdme class the
I pictorial field is num e rous. Agates .Ire in
existence that co ntain h uman fa ces, anill1~ l s
and many other o dditie s. \Vlth the recent
developmen t of the Orcgon I ri s agate the
I scope has bcen greatly en large d. Th e col.
Ieetion of fifty cut stones of Iri s agate, prop'
,I erly mounted in a glass frame, is abou t th e
most beautif ul spectacle that one can IInag'
ine. When th e proper light in g arrangemclll
is th rown o n a pane of Iris agates the glitter
sen t forth will give all the co lors of the raill'
bow. Cut stones ca n be S' (>.I /.·cd from rdi '
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able dealers at cost ranging from 50, and up
t hey s hould give consideratio n to th e va lue
of the:ir collection, shoul d they, at any tilli e,
desire to di spose of It. Fi n e cu t s pecim e ns
o f agates a l,va)'s have' a finc market va l l1~.
therefore, this hobby o ffers no t on ly an in'
teresting pastime but a profitab le one as
we ll. M any collectors prefe r to .secure t heir
own specimens and Oregon probably offers
the greate st opportunity for the collecting
I of a large varie ty of he.utif u: stones. Cen '
tral Oregon. Sou thern O regon a nd t he ocea n
beaches seem to possess an inexhaustible
s upply. Any parties de si ring info r mation
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regard in g this pleasant past ime and profit,
ab le h ob by may address th e office of th e sec'
retary o f the Oregon Agate and Min era l
Society. T he society will on ly be too happy
to cooperate in helpi ng interested p.lrties ill
start ing a wort h while co llect ion.
I Th e committee meetings (If o ur Society
I will be held a hulf hour before the time set
for the reg ubr meetings of the So ciety .
Th ose serving on a co mmittee w:1I meet wi th
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abo\'C sta ted times .
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LARGE MOSS JASPER FOUND
What is probably one of the largest if
not the largest, masses of jasper ever found
in Oregon. was recently found in a plowed
Geld ne~r Antelope. The mass was encoun-
tered by a farmer while pl owing and a team
of heavy horses was necessary to drag the
specim en from the field.
\Vhen first found the mass measured ap-
proximate ly five, by four, by three feet, with
a weight of about three tuns . The predom -
inating color was red, but areas of pale
green, yellow and brown were also 'noted .
On e portion of the mass tend ed more to-
ward chalcedony, b "ing quite translucent,
with green. brow:! and yellow "moss"
throughou t.
From time to time specime"s as well as
cutting material would be broken from the
original mass, by the liberal use of a sledge
ham mer, until the mass is now reduced to
abou t half. Most of the material broke n
nway is.fre e uf fl aws, of good co lo r and many
exce lle nt cabi net specimens ~s well as cut
stones have been obta ined from this find .
So far as we can lea rn this occurence is the
largest mass of jasper (occuring loosc) yet
found in Oregon .
In the saine field and near the jasper, a
large spc Imen of colorle 's chalceduny was
also obta;ncd . The chalcedony specimen
was nearly three feet in diamenter, with n
weight of s:vcral hundred pounds, translu -
ce nt, frec o f fractures and with a snwoth
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rounded ou te r surface . T o date no colleccor
has s hown a wdlingness to undertake the
removal of either oi the specImens.
FINE AMETHYST FOUND
On a recent field trip to the Malh'as re-
gion, E . H . Rockwell and wife co llected
what is believed to be the finest amethyst
ye t found in Oregon. The total we ight o f
th e specimen is S0111e forty pounds and is
in the form of g.eodc, with the amethyst
crystals linin g th e geode and resting upon
a thick layer of colurless chalcedony.
The crystals range in size from quite
small up to about one half inch and are
of good quality and of a r.led iu nl color.
While ameth)'st is fo und in s~veroll parts of
Oregon, It is usually of pale co lo r.
The spec imen of Mr. R oc kwell was ob-
tained in a shallow pit where a number of
other collectors had obtained or dinary quartz
crystal geodes . V ery littl e co llectIng has
been done at this loca lity and it is very lik ely
further work here will di sc lose additIOnal
amethyst, both in specimen and gem quahty.
A new locality, )'ielding la rge masses or
common opal and ;:,gate, has been reported to
the Society. The locality can be reached
on ly on foot or horse back and is some l5
miles from Welches on the Salmon Butee
Trail, Mt. H ood Forest Reserve, Clackamas
cou nt)' Oregon . No collecting has ~ve r be e n
done at the locality .

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Geodes, Crystal Lined, 3-in. to hn .
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Opalized Wood, any size.
Moss Agate (Red, Green, Yellow). any size.
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OPALIZED FOSSIL BONE IN OREGON OUR NEXT CARAVAN TRIP.

A rece nt and unusual find made in o ne of
th e foss il beds of Central Oreg o n , is that of
a fossi l bone, o palized . Th e specimen is
about eight inches across a nd represen ts a
complete section o f a leg join t. A thi n o uter
crust o f th e specim en consists of silicified
bone, bu t th e entire inner portion has been
comp le te ly opa lize d with, tran sluce nt, red-
dish ·brown , com 01 on opal. A few s ma ll
areas show "fire" opa l.
The specimen ha s no t ye t been classified .
The bone has bee n cut in half an d polishe d
and can be seen at th e estab lishment of
.1 . H . Nelso n , M erc hants Trust Bld g. The
exact loca lity w here found ha s not been dis-
closed, bur it is very likely add iti o na l nla -
terial will be fo rthcoming . Common s ilici-
fI ed fossil bone is read ily o btained in the
fossil beds of Oregon, b u t opa liza tio n o f
bo ne is of uncommon occ urence.
Practical ly all the agate and ch alcedony
fo und in easte rn Orego n has bee n dep osited
in the we ll known Columbia Rive r Lavas,
wh ich cove r th e greater p .. rt of ea stern Ore-
gon, Washingto n, par t o f Id aho, N eva da
an d extend into British Columbia, fo rming
o ne of the greatest fl ows o f la va known,
covering some 200,000 square m il es. These
lavas are geologically speaking o f Mi ocene
Age, which wou ld place the m as being from
te n million to th irty milli o n years o ld . The
agates and other silica minera ls have bee n de-
p os ited in cavi t ies and sea mswithin these la vas
Th e: next caravan trip of th e Oregon Ag-
ate an d Mi ne ral Societ y will be h el d Septem '
ber 4th covering the region o f Vernonia ,
for th e purpose of securi ng marin e fo ssils
an d oth er min era l specimens. The ca ravan
wi ll assembl e at Smit h's A gat e Shop at 9 '
A.M . Th ose making th is trip sh ou ld be eq\lip-
ped w ith a h eavy ha m mer a nd chise l. A s
a co urt esy t o [he members of th e society wh o
are lacking tr a nspo rta ti on th e carava n com -
mittee will " p p rec iate h av ing th ose w ho ca n
furnish t ransport" ti on for additi o na l passen-
ge rs give [his informa tion to J. L R e nton
o r Smith's Agate Sho p . The fossils found
in the Vernonia region are of a ve ry h i):h
quality and are spl e ndid material. not o nly
for your ow n collectio n , but for trading
purposes. Be sure and register at Smi th 's
Agate Sh o p , 228 A ld er Stre et.
SOCIETY NOTE
Special au~nti o n is ca \l ed to th e lectur es
o f J. L ewis Renton an d Thomas Carney
sc h edul ed for Se ptember meetings. Bo th o f
th ese tal ks will be accompanie d with mo tio n
pictures. Both s peaker~ are wo rkin g dil i-
gent ly [ 0 make th e Se ptember prog rams the
outstanding even ts of t h( year. Be sure a nd
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THE AMATEUR SHOP The se photographs wi ll soo n be available

Dy 0 3car Smith, Ag1te Expert. -[or amateurs. Grea t car e nl\lst be cxe rcise d
In th e August issue o f the O regon Min - ill th e makin g o f a djamo l~d saw , as it is es-
eralogist we di scussed th e pwp ec method s se ntial th at it run ~ abso j'Jtely true. If th e
for c ha rging the saw with dia mo nd . A s- saw is n o t prope rl y tr lled your cuts w ill be
5umiog tha t thi s o peration has been under- uneven and considerable di ffi cu lty will be
stoo d the nex t important ste ps are th e experienced by havin g tht! saw bl ades buckle .
shielding o f th e saw and th e ca rr iage which Any inquiries add resse d to this d e pa rtment
ho ld s th e sto ne in the cll tti ng positio n . Th e s h o uld be acco m pan ied w it h se lf add resse d
space allowed on th e bench fo r th e saw stamped en v elo pe .
should be app rox ima tely 30 i nches wide and
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20 il\ches deep. A dia mond saw must oper -
ate in run ni ng oil. One part of ordinary It Costs Less - - - ,
crank case oi l to four parts of ke rosene .
Secure a s hee t of galv a n ize d iro n fro m any
Le t 1I$
to Do the Job Right!
h e lp you in "E'l e cLi n g' the propel' ,
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ti nsm ith a nd fa shio n a hoo d w hich comp lete- e ql1ip lll f' nt j'()l ' bIJi!dillg YOlll' h('llne ui'
ly e ncascs th e to p part of th e saw. An or-
dinary bread pan wi ll d o for th e reservoir.
This pan sh ou ld be abollt 12 in ch es by 18
co nlro€' l'ci a i \'voJ' k ~ 1 10p.
USE V-BELT DRIVES, PULLEYS.
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main o bj ect ive is to ke ep th e o il dropp ing
back into th e pan . It would be we ll to first
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(or the s to ne carriage is o btained by fasten-
ing permanently a piece of Yl -inc h wa ter
pipe, approx im ate ly 3 (eet over the saw_
A 3 foot len gth o f pi pe will be plenty . Th is
pipe is pl aced h o rizon tal and acts as a hang -
e r for th e carriage arm . Secure a piece of
oak woo d 1 i nch thi ck, 6 in c h es wide and
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;l nd bo lt to th e end o f the carria ge a rm .
Drill a h ole h o ri ~on t a ll y thro ugh th e do uble W H EELS . G~~NS, CLOTH
piece, which when the bolts a re loosened
wi ll permit yo u to clamp th e arm on to th e
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wa ter pip e. Y o u th e n can move th e arm to
d esired p osition ar.d retig hten the bolt~.
This arm should bang d ow n to the ce nter
of th e saw blade at whic h point anot her 6
inch slice of th e oak wood is placed at the
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bottom with one bolt through th e center. I
Thi s bo lt s h o uld be a bo u t 8 in c h es lo ng
and 3/16- inch threa d . The sto ne is pla ce d ~--------------------
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the s tone. With the arrang emen t o f bo lts
th e arm may be moved fo rward as the cll ttin lo( Quality Workmanship
of any addit iona l slabs a re desire d . It will
be n ecessary to h,ave pr essu re on the ar m For Com plete Satisfacti on Sen d
wh ich is accomplish ed by placi n g a coi l s pring
at the bac k e nd of the bench , a ttaching a
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shor t piece o f wi re wbich will ho o k o nto th e I No J o b Too Large or T oo Small I
arm. This s ho uld be so arranged th at va-
riou s pressures may be ~ecu re d . Th e pres- I We Guarantee All of OUf Work.
s ur e requ ir ed on the stone will vary in pro-
po rtio n to the siz.e. Ordin ari ly about 10
lbs. pressure is sufficient fo r th e cut ti ng of
the average stone. The a uth or o f this co l-
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all the various pr ocesses o f agat.e c utting .
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Oregon Mi eralogist B U LLETIN Or THE

n Agate and Mineral Society

PORTLAND, OREGON

Volume I OCTOBER. 1933 Number 5"

The Painted H ills of Central Oregon

By ETHEL W. LEWELLEN .

Lave ·ca pp ed, their s houlders clad w ith
brigbt band s o f green, w hit e, rcd and huR---~
a veritable coa t o f man y co lors--- such arc
the sedimentary hills o f the John Day valley
of central Or egon. Called the " PaintLJ
Hills" they comprise the most impre,,;vc
scenery along the John Day Highwa y.
Hundr ed s 01 fe et thickness 2s of true ,edi·
ment; interspersed with bands of volcani c
tuff can be see n . Some of the strata arc
hori'lontal, but some o f the beds are bow ed
up into anticlines, or highly tilted.
Near th e Kent ranch, two miles north n(
Dayville JUllction, is an interesting forma·
tion kn own as the Maseall formation, being
named after a pi o n ee r family of that region.
In some place s these se diments a re a chalk y
appearing mate rial and at other places it is
of a li ght green or a jade gree n hue. Thi,
formation has been ca rved and sculptured
hy erosion until it forms a typical "bad land"
topography. It is t o a ll appeara nces, a
crumbly cla y, but one bl ow o f the hammer
convinces the ers twhile geologist that he ha ~
struck a cross between a limy cement and
rubber. So re sili e nt is it that the hammer
fairly hound s fr o m the impact and his hores
of an abundant harvest of fossils speedily
vanishes. This formation contains fo>s;Js.
to be sure, but finding them involves mme
than go o d intention s and a few hours work
011 a hot afternoon. The writer saw te cth
of an ancient rhin oce rous, fossils of th ~ car'
ly three· toed ho rse and of the camel, which
came from this loca lity. From a point 011 the
river, loo king toward the high hills COI11'
p ose d pa rtly o f the Masca ll formation , may
he se en an inter es ting se ries of fanlts. where
a wide green band of strata is trae 'able fo r
probably half a mi le in three step·fau lts and
wh a t is ca ll ed in a strike fault. an. offset with
ove rlap, an overthrust. Th e 'structural geol ·
( , ~y of this reg io n is as fascinating as th e
h ,sto rieal geo logy .
The sedim e nts compr ising th e P ai nted
Hill s were orig inall y depositcd in an ancie'~t
lak e which cove red the greater part of ce n '
t,-al Orego n during early Terti ary. Man y
of the Jo hn Day formatiOn> cOfl-e1ate witb
the Bad Lands o f the Dakotas, and ,-escmbk
the se in appearance. The John Da y bed s,
h ,)wevn , are not surmounted hy so many
f"nta stic pinnacles, as nearly all the bed ., have
remnants o f lava cappings, while those o f
th e Dak o tas ar c free of lava and are thu s
c,)pahl c o f being eroded to the very top .
On a recent vi, it to the region th e writer
f< )und that the Bridge Creek Eoc ene lea f
h ed s yi e ld ed th'c best and mos t abundant
flls,il s. Here the AraIda, or Oreo panax
\\,\S avai lab le in abundance. The fossil heds
ncar the Clarno oi l well abound il) good
f, )ssi l s~ - Ic av e s of Dogwood , the Aridi :;, the
Oak, a nd many of the communer trees, but
the most interesting leaf ever fou nd there
by your sc ribe was a cycad leaf, clearly sub-
tro pical. In thc Cretaceous (Chico ) bed s
Ilea l' Mitchell , three hours of pro s pecting
yielded a numb er of large ammonit es. Tri·
~onia is also found here, but not in ahund·
rt ncc.
R ea lizing that our brief stay at the local·
ity wa s entirely inadequate for a sucee·., sflll
fo ssil hunt , we decided to visit the Weather ·
for d R anc h , and se e a collection which is fa·
mous and well know n to al! gc o lop: ist; vis·
iting the John Day . The Weatherford co l·
lection is th e res lilt o f a numher of )'~a ri
work , and is rep lete with many rare find s.
Perhaps the rarest specimen in this co ll ee·

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J ."" t nn(1 :~r(1 Frhhl)", Po.rtlnnrl (:JutJuJu'r of ComlllCrt'C
S. ,v. ::ith Avc. :\llfl 'J'n,,'lor ~t., 8:00 P . .1I.
OCTOBlCH Gt11 OC'I'OImll 20th
'I Dr. \;Y . C. Adam,. "UeoloK.v anll Fo"- Ill'. I-I. C. Da!(l' will lectur e and d e m-
~ils o f Centl'al Oregon, showing o nstr a le the fluore1';c(:'l1ec of l)lin l? l'-
s l ides and ~p eimens." a.IA under Violet Ray.
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2 OREGON MINERALOGIST

THE OREGON AGATE tiUll is th e se ries of teeth fro m thc up nc r

jaw ()f th e littl e Eoh ippu s, o r " Dawn Horse ."
and Th e complrte Lipper jaw of onc of th e d e-
sccnd en ts of Eohippus, " Ia,ger species o f
MINERAL SOCIETY, PORTLAND, OR. horse, was next to claim our attention, while
rhino tee th, gray and often agati z.e d ,. were
O fficers
co mm o n. O reodon heads, the upper Jaw o f
H. C. DAKE, Pres. a prehistoric \Y()lf, o th er can in es, te e th and
2 38 5 N. W. Thurman 8t. jaws of peccaries, camels, a nd th e sa ble of
E . ,"T. LAZELL, Vice Pl'~ · ::-. a sab e r-toothed tiger w ere all well represcnt·
53 7 R ailway Ex change B ldg'. cd . Th is collection is cJc sc r ving of a pbee
1\{. V . G OR D ON, Secret<try ano 'l"'ea:;u"er, in a large museum and a tr ip to th e region
501 Couch B l dg'. sho uld by all means include an eX:ll11 in:lti u ll
o f the \\!eatherford collection.
Ad vertLsi ng rates for 0 n·go n ) f j nr' :'aJop; i~ t
o n a ppl ication . Address ofike of Secretary.

... EMINENT MINERALOGIST HONORED

At the September 16th m ee tin g of the
Orego n Agate an d Minera l SOCIety, the So -
ciety by a un an.im o us vo te con ferrcd all h n n -
ESTABLISHED 1920 o rary membership upon a wel l kn()w n sci -
entist , Dr. E. S. L arse n , Pro fessor af Petr u·
g rap h y at Harvard University.

Ray F. Parker In recognition o f Dr. Larsen ' , emincnce

in his field of endeavor a nu in gra tItud e far
assistance gi ven to uur o rganization, the
Oregon Ag a te and M ine ral Society takc ~
Manufacturing J eweler pride in confe r rin g it, urst ho no rMY l!1em -
Diamond Setter bers hip upon Dr. E"per S . Lar.<e n.

F ine Pl atinum J ewelry and Cla,s Pins OCTOBER CAR A V AN

t o Order. The October Caravan wi ll b" In S un ·
flower Flats ill E aslcrn Oregon and w ill tak<.
place, Sunday , O ctober eighth. It is requ cst-
Fine Engrn"illg a"uJ E)JoflleJJing
Spec ial care giv e n to Inounting:"' ed that tho se ha ving space in thcir cars for
for Agates and 8emi-Pre ciou~ a p asse nger or two, wil l communicate t hai
Stone. fact to Mr . Rento n . Said p assenger wi ll be
expected to buy the gas iJ.nd oil for the t rip .
Satis faction Guaranteed . The Ca ra va n wi ll [)O t mee t in P ortlond , bllt
jaumcy d irectly to Sunflower Fl a ts . Th e lo-
calit y is rcac hed by ta ki ng the Wapinitiil Cnt -
Phone ATwater 1061 off to E aste·rJ1 O rego n . Turn off t o the
rig ht just as you reach the Flat s at t he ho t-
t()m of t h e cutoff. The wi,d is just h eyo n d
248 S. W. Morrison Street. the sc h oo l hou se.
After leaving m ain h ighwa y, pl'Oeced a
Near 3rd
sh or t way, t h en turn right ag<1ill and go ~ :-.
PORTLAND,OREGON (ar as the gate. T urn left th rou g h gate ilild
thcn fo ll o w alung th ro ugh tre~$, pa.,t th,
ro ck quarry, on up nn d over a pass, then

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bea r off to the left into Sunflower FI ~ts , ar-
riving at th e Dr y Creek at 2Yz miles. T he
Dry Cr('ck to th c left for about a mil e is th e
'I " The most beautiful specimens in your Geld to he hunt ed . M o re exp li cit fi eld d i-
collection is the Iris (Rainbow) agate." rections may be h ad at the si te. If y() U miso
th e school hOllse yo u will come to thc first
I Yo u willal so l1 e al' thi s expression sc rvice statinn on th e Flat and' observe many
when you possess one . pieces of ag ate and g eo d es in the yard n c xt
to the sta t ion .
Bcautlful Scts C ut .m.l P olis 'hcf!
$1 .00 to $ l().OO each.
Mr. a nd Mrs. Le we ll en sp ent a pk.",LDl
summ er vaca tion e xami ning the f.111 01lS fos-
THE IRIS AGATE SHOP sil beds of the J o hn Day Va lley in eC[1trai
O reg on.
3:!01 N. E . 11th AYc. ,* :;; *
Portland, Oregon H . S. Newman of P o rtland has recently
added a n um b er of nne speci m ens to his
.. - .. lar ge co llection .
 OREGON MI N ERALO GIST
GEOLOGISTS VISIT OREGON
By Dr. W Claude Adams, D. D . S. , M. S.
The visit to Oregon during August of
distinguished scientists from 17 difTcrcnt
countries brought to the attention of Ore-
".011 people the fact that the geology of this
state holds a llilc' lor students that JS unsur-
passed elsewhere in tbe world, where river
alld ocean, rod,s and minerals come into ac'
tive conflict and also where the· formation
has preserved a marvelous record of the
flora and fauna of the ages. This pilgrim'
age was a tribute to the achievement in pio'
neeri n g research and the lasting contribution
to science of Dr Thomas Condon, circuit
rider geologist, who brought the region to
the attention of the scielltific world.
The write( and two other Portlallu men,
Ira A. Williams, consulting geologist, and
City Commissioner Bean, grandson of Dr.
Condon, were pr(yileged to accompany the
party of geolo,psts Oil the·ir trip through
Oregon.
The party was composed of members of
a tour sponsored by the Sixteenth Interna'
tional Congress of Geologists which recently
completed its <innual convention in Wa,h-
ington, D. C. The members visited Crater
Lake on their way north from California,
and started from Eugene by motor to study
first the formation of the McKenzi·e Pass.
Drs. Packard and Hodge gave brief lectures
at the summit on the lava beds and the gla-
ciation of the land islands. At the Crookeu
River bridge, Dr. Hodge told or the Opal
Springs in the deep gorge, wher e these
precioU5 gems have been found. The route
then led through the Ochoco forest, over
the summit and past the Ochoco darn. At
a view point, lectures were given and form-
ations pointed out by Dr. Ralph W Chaney,
University of California paleobotanist, Dr
Buwalda, and Dr. John C Merriam, presi-
dent of the Carnegie Institution at Wash-
ington, D. C. Near MitchelL the remnants
of a tropic rain-belt forest were viewed.
Further east, the geologists skirted an an-
cient seashore. At Branch Creek, where a
stop was made to view the Clarno region,
Dr. Chaney's assistants had ready a collec-
tion of, leaf fossil specimel]s for the visitors.
Drs. Merriam and Buwalda lectured at the
John Day mammal beds, and the gUests were
able to vision how the ages were looking
down upon them, for here is preserved a
record of the time when the three'toed horse
roamed the region, also prehistoric rhinoc-
eroses, antecedents of the camel, and nu-
merous creatures that existed in the early
dawn of evol·ution. Some eminent members
of the party declared the Oregon country
of greater scientific interest than any re'
gion of like area that they had seen. A
similar party visited Oregon in 1912, under
the guidance of the late Samuel Hill.
Among the prominent members of the
transcontinental touring pal'ty were: Sir and
Lady Arthur Smith Woodword, Sussex, Eng'
bnd ; Count Muncvori Torashima, Japan,
and Pierre de Chardin Teilhard, Jesuit priest
with Roy Chapman Andrews on the Gobi
Desert Expedition, as was also Dr. Ralph W,
Chaney, California.
The countries represented were: Eng'
land, Scotland, France', BelO'ium, Spain,
Czecho-Slovakia, Germany, Italy, Soviet
Russia, Egypt, South Africa, China, Japan,
Buenos Aires, Argentine, Canada , and Ull'
ited States .
ASPECT ACULAR QUARTZ GEM
The cut repr ese nts one of the most beau-
tiful examples of the lapidarist art and Port-
land may be justly ?roud that the stone was
cut by Mr. J H. Nelson, olle of the active
members of our society.
Quart-I; in the form of clear rock crystal is
used for beads, crystal balls and other
furms. when cut in the same manner as a
diamond it masquerades under many differ'
ent names, such as Rhine:;tone, Herkimer
Diamond , etc. As the crystal from which
this was cut came from Idaho, perhaps this
gem might be named Idaho Diamond.
In the ordinary brilliant cut as Llsed for
diamonds, there are eigilt main facets In
the crown; in cutting this large stone, six-
teen main facets were used, . There are three
rows of facets above the girdle and five be'
low. These facets are divided as follows,
starting from the table, sixteen table facets,
sixte·en rriain facets, and sixteen girdle facets,·
Th us there are forty-eight facets in the
crown, or above the girdle. Below the gil"
dIe in the first row, sixteen girdle facets,
second row sixtee·n main facets, third row
sixteen secondary main facets, fourth row
eight facets, fifth row eight facets. This
gives a total of sixty, four facets below the
crown or in the pavilion. In addition there
is one table and one culet or a total of one
hundred and fourteen facets.
The gems weighs thirty-nve carats, is crys'
tal clear and without a flaw. It is seven-
eights of an inch in diameter and one-half
inch deep. ,
The engraving made for this publicatioll
through the courtesy of the Beaver Engrav'
ing Co., of Portland.
4 ORE GO N MINER J'\LOGI ST
UNUSUAL AND RARE MINERALS IN
OREGON
H . C . D a ke.
Hessite
H essi te the tellurid ~ of silv er, is fou nd at
a number of loca liti es in Ore gon. The m ill'
e·ral occurs as a vein mineral associated with
th e more co mmo n an d pl e nt iful tellurides,
sylvanite an d ca lave ri te.
At th e North P o le mine in 13:.ker county,
hessite was found as a vein miner:d . Ac some
oi the min es in Jackson and Jose phin e
cou nties hessite is found as s mall bunch es
an d vei ns in the ores, usually associate d with
oth er tellurid es. H ess ite is so metim es fOlln d
in Oregon as sm all n odu les or masses , many
of w hi ch are practica lly pure, be in g mi xe d
with on ly sma ll amo unts of o th er minerals .
M ost of th e tellurid es seen in Oregon arl:
f rom nea r the s urfa ce and occur as bl ack Ol
dark colored masses, string ers an d patc hes
di sse minat ed in a gangue o f qu a rtz .
Erionite
Erionite , one o f th e zeo lite mine rals, is
foun d at one locality in Orego n , n ea r the
G o ld Hill mines, fo ur miles so uth o f Dur-
kee, Baker cou nty, Oregon. Th e [nineral
occurs as fi brous bunches of ac ic ular crystals
in caviti es of r hyo lite. It is al so seen as a
thin co atin g o n o pal. The o pa l foun d as-
soc iated with Erionite, is of a h ya lin e va-
riety, eith er colorless, pale blu e, pa le red
and brown .
V e·ry littl e collecting has been done h ere
a nd it is li kely a syste mati c sea rch of the lo-
cality would yield good spe cimen s. This
locality is li sted as being th e on ly localit y
for this min era l.
Safflorite
This mineral is fo und sparin g ly at t he
on ly kn own occu rren ce o f co balt in Oregon,
th e o ld Stan dard m in e, se ven mi les no rth o f
Prairie City , Grant cou nty. Thi s min e ha s
b'e en ina ctive for many ye ars a nd the old
workings are now no t accessible: .
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DR. E. G. HOUSEMAN
OSTEOPA THIC PHYSICIAN AND
SURGEON
SI)(~clnJizing; in G ustro 11l1e.s11onl Con-
tlitlons. A' COllll.lete O~teopnthic
X-Ruy ane1 Eleetro "rJ,eral)~' Clinie.
lI1Ei'vIBER OF THE OREGON AGATE
AND MIN 8RAL SOCIETY
Phones:
BlI~. 'rR.. 9009 R.es. ,GA, 9012
4112 N. E. SANDY BLVD . A'l' 4bt
Portlnntl, Orego ..
Sa ffl ori te, an arseni de of coba lt, simil ar in
composi ti on to smaltite , but ditfering in crys-
cilization, is fo und in so me o f th e u re asse )·
ciat ed with cobaltite , sma ltite, pyrit e a nd
c halcopyrite. Th e co lo r of sa ffl o rite is ti n-
w hik On the fr esh frac tu re , tarnis hi'lg to 3
dull lead g rey . S mall crysta ls as wel1 ~s
mdssive material was no ted . Th e ore occ ur s
as a rep lace ment vein and rh e chief gangue
minerals are calc ite. ql1artz an d c hl ori tes.
Eryt:hrit:e
Erythrit e. a hyd rous coba lt arse nate , oc·
curs at the S tan dard mine, in Gram coun ty,
~."o ci atc d with and co~ting th e o res of co·
bait. It is an oxi d,lt io n prod"C[ d e riv ed
Irom other coba lt mi;lc r:.1s.
Th e min era l occurs at th e Stan dard mine
as a thick , dul1 red, pulvCI'lIlent coa tin g and
;ncru sta ti lln on th e cobalt ores. Gl ob ular
forms o f th e min e ral wer e also no ted coat-
ing some speci mens. Prac ti c·a lly all th e C0-
balr o re see n , here has mo re o r less of ~
co ati ng of e rythrite. No crystals w ere no ted .
ANNUAL HOMECOMING BANQUET
Th e SOCie ty will give its fi rst ba nqu et o f
th e season a t 6:30 p. m. on Friday, O ctoba
6th, at th e Portland Chamber of Commerce
ba nqu et rooms, Fifth A ve. and Tayl o r St.
A Large number have al read y signified th eir
intent ions o f attel~ ding . Pl ease phone th e
sec r etary, At. 2900 , fo r reserva tion s. An
exc ell e nt dinner will be served for )Q ce nts.
DR. J. B. HORNER
The Societ y regre ts to notc p ress re ports
o f the pa ss in g of Dr. ] . B. Horn er , fo r many
yea rs asSO'ciate d with the Oregon S tat e Col -
lege , a t Corva llis. Dr. Horn er was an a u-
thority on Oregon history an d wro te many
work s up o n this su bj ec t. A s a n avo cati o n
Dr. Horn er had for many years studied the
fossils an d the fo rm a ti ons in which th ey are
foun d in Oregon .
OUT OF TOWN MEMBERS WELCOME
In rece nt months the so ciety has recei ve d
a la rge nu mbe r o f ou t o f state mem berships,
whleh ar e greatly ap pre cia ted . The socie ty
w ill end eavor to reciprocate by a n swe ring
any inquiri es which rh ese mem be rs ma y care
to make rega rdin g the mineral ogy of Ore -
go n and the adj oini ng states. M r. John A .
G re nzig o f 299 Adam s St reet, N ew' York
City, recently generously se nt in a two yea rs
membership to the Orego n Min eral Society .
Mr. Gren zig is a we ll kn ow n d ea ler in su-
perb and c hoice mineral s peci me.ns u f al l
kinds. He sta tes he grea tl y enjoys reading
our mo nthl y bull etin an d is interested in th e
many activities and rapid growth o f otlr o r-
ganization . W e regret Mr. Gre.nzi g is too
far distan t to attend o ur mee tings and joil!
our fidd trip s, but tru st h e will favor us with
a pers o nal visit in th e near futu re.
 OREGON MINERALOGIST

NOTES FROM THE SECRETARY t he G rand Canyon, Bri ce Cany o n, Ye llow -

Th e Iecturc give n by M r. J . L. Renton
all th e subject of artificially co lor ed an d na t-
ura l agates was mo st interesting as well as
i,) structive. Mr . R en ton brought ou t t h e
bct th at in Oreg on we are fo rtunate in haIl-
ing a mpl e material for Clltting purp oses,
which doe s not require artific ial coloring.
A large d isp lay of material was made to il -
lustrate the le<:t ure . Some ve ry atr o cio ll sly
co lo red blue a n d green agat es we re s h own,
which were very palpabl e fraud s and by no
mea ns enhanced th e bcau ty of the mate·rial.
T he motion pictu res taken and exhib it ed by
Mr. Renton of th e recen t a nnu a l ca r ~v a n, '
were very we ll re.ceive d .
:1: ';' :;:
Th e mee tin g of Se ptember 15th was very
we ll receive d by the Society . MI' . Th os.
Carney lect ured an d exhibited motio n pi ct-
u re·s, taken on a recent 5000 mile trip o f
p laces o f intere st ill the wes ter n states. A c-
com p a nied by hi s wife, Mr . Ca rney spent
some tWO months visiti ng localities o f in ter -
est an d adding many fine specimens to his
co ll ection . Mr. Carney s pecia liz es in o pal -
Stone P ar k an d Yosemite Park_ T he ma ny
;Il te restl:ng geologica l formati o ns were well
shown ;11 the pi ct ures_ T he motio n pi c ture ~
of Orego ll loca liti es were a lso very interest-
jllg. Mr. Ca r ney wi ll favor us wi th addi -
ti o nal pictures a nd a lecture at a late r d ale.
The Society re ce ntly re.ceived a visit fr o m
C:lrl H. Old e rog , a well kn ow n co llec tor re -
si dillg i n Sprillgfield, N eb ras ka. Mr . Old -
e rog, acco mp anie d by family, is making a
tour of the wei<tern state s. Durin g his stay
in Portland he viewed a numbe r o f local
co llectiolls.
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Dr . 'W . C. Adam s, recently made a long
pilgrimage to visi t some o f the localities o f
ce ntral W ashington . Whi k at Q u in cy,
\Vas ll. , Dr. Adam s cal led upon o ne of our
members, Mr . C ha s. S im pson , and s pent
hou rs viewing hi s large co ll ec ti on . Th e
Simpson co llection is especially ric h in local
material. Th e latch strin g is always ou t fol'
visitin'g co ll ectors. Mr . Simp son ha s a
special building in wh ich he h Ollses hi s co l-
lection.
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ize d a nd petrifi~ d wood s.

Th e Socie t y is in receipt o f issue N o . 10
Mr. Carney e nterq ine d the some 1 50 of "The Sundi a l," an in terestin g pam phlet
members and v isitors prese nt with bo th co l- published by Julian M . Fields at Payette,
ored a nd ordina ry motion pi ctLl res t aken, a t 'Id a h o . In th is issue are a number of very

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Ge o de s, Crystal Lined , 3-in . to 5-in .

G eod es, So lid, 3-in . to Hn .
Ge odes (Sun fl ower Fla ts ) , '2 -in . to 4-in .
N o dule s, A gate Lin ed , 2-in . to 5-in.
Agatized \-Voo d , any size.
Opali zed Wood, any size .
M oss A ga te (R ed, Gr een , Yellow). any size.
Ja sp er . Ban ded o r Mixe,d C o lo rs.
Polk a-d ot and Ban ded Quartz (Near Agate) Surpri'singly Diffe rent .

All pi eces pol ished on one la ce:

These Sp ec im ens reco mmend e d for Collectors who are parti cul ar.

Will exchange fo r ma te rials th at will cut a nd po li sh .

J. Lewis Renton
PORTLAND, OREGON
6 OREGON MINERALOGIST
Specimen Exchange
Directory
DR. H. C. DAKE
MINERAL COLLECTOR
2:18G N. IV. 'l'hul'man Street
Por·t land, Oregon
ELUS W. LAZELL
Chemical Engineer and Mineralogist
Min era l Collectol'-Spec.:ialty Crystals
C0 1'l'espo nd ence invited.
537 Hnih,'uy Exchange nld~·.
POl·tluud, ON.'·g;on
DR. EDWIN W. OLDHAM .
AMATEUR COLLECTOR
COlTespondence invited.
·U12 Snndy Blvd.
Portland,Oregou
E . H. ROCKWELL
Amateur' Collector.
CO rl' esp ond e nee invited.
2503 N. E. 41st Ave.
Po rtland , Oregon.
·W. A. BURT
Amateur' Col lector
Co rrespondence in vi ted.
G015 N. E. Skidmore
P o rtland. OrE'gon.
A . .J. SCHNEIDER
Amat e Ul" Co lle ctor
Co rre s pondence invited .
1023 N. 'iV. 18th Ave.
Por·tland. Oregon.
,\VAL1'ER ,\VOLVERTON
AmateuT Collector
Correspondence invited.
OrChards, vVashington
A. W. HANCOCK
Amateur Colle ct or
Corl'espondence invited .
2700 84th S tr ee t, S. E.
P o rtland, Oregon.
T • .J. GREEN
Amateur Collectol'
Co nesp o nd e nce invited .
6927 N. Oatman Ave .
Portland, Oregon.
GUY A. BLOMQ,UIST
Amateu l' Collector
Correspondence invited.
2733 N. E. 35th Ave.
P ortland, Oregon.
interesting a rti c les pertaining to Orego n gv
o logy and mineralogy, whieh will be of ill '
te·rest to o ur me mbers. A sample co py can
be had by app lying to the publis her.
Th e in teresti ng Sep tember numb e r of th ·
bull et in o f th e Minera log ical Societ>' of
Soutbe rn California, has heen re centl y re-
ceive d. We are glad to note the substantial
increase in memb e rship made by our neigh·
bor ing organizati o n during tbe past year .
The C ali fo rnia organization now h3 " 179
paid up me mbers, wbich is some 40 murt:
than that of the Oregon Society.
Our president, Dr. H. C. Dake, recently
spen t a n\Jmber o f we·eks visiting and eolb:t-
in g at a number o f localities in H arney ami
Lake co unti es, O regon. Dr . Dak c $ tat~ s
th e re are a la rge number of locil litios in th c,c
cou nties which have, nev e r been vi sitcu hy
col lecto rs and are practically unkn ow n . H ar-
ney a nd Lake counties are much la r)!e r in
a re a than ma ny of o ur ea stern sta tO$ an d
bei ng spa rse ly populated vny litll e is knuw n
concnning th e ir mineralogy.
The A. V. Goddard Observatur y lur as-
tronomy, at 1310 N. E. 49th Ave ., k " te n·
d e re d an invitation to the members oj' the'
Oregon Mineral Society to visit the obser-
va to ry and use the telescopes. Mr. Goddard
has very kindly offered to an swer qu estion s
concer ning the mineralogy of meteors, aero·
lites an d bolides. The Socie ty wishes to
thank Mr. Goddard fo r his generous invita-
tio n.
Dr. W. C . A d ams, a well know n POrtl~1I1<1
dentist , wh ose hobby is paleontol ogy s tud y,
headed a del ega tion from the society to j o in
the ca rav an party of the Internati ona l Ge o-
logica l C o ng ress, on th eir recent to ur o f Ore '
gon. Two days were spent in a visit and
brief study of the spectacular lava fo rma '
ti o ns "nd th e fossil beds of Central Oregon .
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A commun ication to the Oregon A ga te
and Min era l Society . from Mr. Edwin Van
Amringe , president of the Mineralogi ca l So-
ciety o f Southern California, bas been re -
ceive·d . Mr. Van Amringe states, "Tb e
g row th of yo ur group is mo st re·mar kabl e,
a nd yo u and the other officers are to be con'
gratulated . I realize the effort this ha s 'a ll
meant. Your montbly bulletin is most in-
te resting and I am happ y to receive it." The
Society thanks Mr. Van Am ringe for his
kind g reetings and best wishes.
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Chas. Simpson, membe~ of the Socie ty
resi ding a t Quincy, Wash., spe cialize s in th e
collection o f petrified woods. Mr . Simp so n
has a large variety of agatized and opalized
wood in his cabinets, with an especially fine
selection of local material.
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THE AMATEUR SHOP Tames H . Batcheller., o f the depa rtment of

mi~eralogy, Oregon state college, and mem o
By O scar Smith, Agate Expert. bel' of the Society, spent seve·ral weeks duro
ing the past sum mer, studying the co ll ec'
After agates are gro und an d shaped into
tions in eastern muse ums.
sets on th~ carborundum wheels, they are :+: * ¥
next cemented on the ends of stick or dops
A letter has been received from Mr. and
wi th sealing wax. This wax shou ld be made Mrs. A. N. Goddard, me·mbers of the Ore -
with a combi nation of 50 % common s~a l ­ gon Min eral Society, res idin g in Detro it.
ing wax and 50 % shellac nakes. The next Mi chigan, exp ressing their intenti o n of tak -
ing a western trip next s ummer , to jo in some
step is called the sand ing process, the ob-
of th e caravans conducted by th e Society .
jective being to remove all rough wheel
marks from the sets and smoo th them up
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rendy for the polisher. The sand ing arbor
need not be as heavy as that used for the CARBORUNDUM
grinders. Best results will be ob tain ed from
Grinding and PolJshing
an arbor of 1'8 or V2 inch s pindle. Make
Supplies
a wooden disc one inch thick over which
carborundum cloth may be stretched. The WHEELS . GRAINS, CLOTH
whee l can be ei th er 8 or 11 inche s in diam· FOR
cter, according to how large a specimen the AGATE FINISHING
ama teur wi shes to polish. Use N o. 220
grade carborundum cloth, IAohich comes in
sheets of 9 and 12 inches, respectively. By
using a 8 or 11 inch wheel, th i' will allow WOODBURY & COMPANY
.1m pie cloth to ex tend over the rims for Second and Pine Streets
clamping. In se lecting wood for the wheel Portland, Oregon
poplar will be the most practical, althoug h
spruce could be used . The essential thing
is to secure a wood that will no t warp easily.
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Drill hole in the center of disc si~e o f sp in -
Beautiful Oregon Jasper an d petrifie d
dle and clamp disc to arbor. The speed of
Woods.
the disc should be <\'pproximately 1500 R.
P.M. Take a wood turning lool and out a Rare iridescent obsidian.
sli ght taper o n face or periphery of the disc .
Thi s will e na ble th e metal hoo p (which is Volcanic lava rock and obsidi~n bombs.
also slightly tapered) to be forced o n tight.
A barre l hoop slightly larger that th e width 2)" cents each and up. Orthocla ~e Va'
of the d isc is vc ry su itable for thi s purpose. riet)' "S unstone," [0 cents each.
All ow cnough clearance between the o ut .
Anci e nt and mod ern arrow points, rea '
side surface of the dis'c and the ho o p to take
care of th e thickness of the carborundum
cloth which is pulled over the rim . Force
I sonable p;~es~. FORBES
the hoop d o w n so that it does not exten d
ou t to interfcre with free use of the outside Sta ll lIeI'. O~eg .. "
edge. which is a valuable portion of th e
sa nding cloth . Best results wi ll be obtained
if the disc is not perfectly flat o n the side
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but sli ghtly convex between the center and r,' ".

the rim of the disc. In th e sanding of sets THE N. R. A.

extreme care must be exercised to pre vent
the stone from overheating. Friction causes IS WORTHY OF YOUR
heat and heat will crack the stones. The HEAR TY SUPPORT
sto nes should never be presse d hard against

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THOMAS A. CARNEY .
the sanding cloth and should be removed
frcqllently to prevent heating.
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. TH~ AT~T~:N
Speci:tlil.es in Tin and Sheet Metal Work
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I Petrit;etl 'IVoo(l, Obsi<l ill ll n,"} .JaspeT
Cl~' S j"J
10" lb .
Roek lGc .,e~ lb.
C alcite- 'un der pre!Ssu re, lSc p e r Jb.
of All T{hlll s
,)717 iY. E. UNION 1 Ribbon OJ:' l:Jau. 41 c d Agnte, 7:ic IH!r lb.
GREEN'S AGATE SHOP
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PorUnnrl, Oregon
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Brothe~s, Oregon
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REGON MIN ERALOGIST
LINNTON FOSSIL LOCALITY
Ethel W. Lcwcllcn, Linfield Co.llege .
Five miles north of Linnton, Oregof\, on
the lower Columbia River Higbway, an out -
crop of marine fe ssil shells, of prebable
Eocene age, has been recently noted and ex -
amined by the wr iter. The locality is on
the Hobart farm near the \ViJdwood golf
course, about l)'O feet above· a creek bed .
The matrix rock is well indurated, appear-
ing to be almost a quartz.ite . Appare ntly
the only reason for net being a true quart-
tite, is due t o' the fact th e matrix roc k was
original ly a ve ry muddy sand stone·. The
surre unding sedimentary rock is black in
celer and ' the grains ef sand whi ch are still
distinguishable, sparkle, and bear some sem-
blance to' the crystals in an igneous rock .
T O' the no vic e, it might well appear to be
an igneell s fermation, basaltic in cha ra cter.
The shells still shew abundant traces of
mether-ef-pearl, b'Jt are semewha t distorted,
and lack th e crumbly, limy ch aracter seen in
maf\Y marine fos si ls. A study of the loc al-
ity weuld jndicate that the region has bee·n
subjected to a co n siderable de gree of met-
amorphism. Probably these sbaly sa nd -
stones, together with th e other strata were
bowed up by Orogenic movements which
resulted in the form ation of the C o ast
Range of hill s, they suffered an un usu al de-
g ree e f metamerphism, that is unu sua l fe r
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BARGAINS IN AGATES
Rare Oregon Water Agates $2 .00 each and up.
cutting these delicate stenes.
Beautiful Polished Specimens of Jasper, Agates , Pctrified Wood and other
s pecimens l ),c and up, 0'1' we will spet er face yo urs at l),c and up .
Specimen Sawing l),c and up per slab.
Cut and Polished Sets ready for mounting lOC up . Thi s includes a com-
plete line of Agate Jewelry such as , Brooches, Charm 3, Tie Pins, Pendants,
La vallieres , Ring Set.s, . Cuff Buttons, etc .
Hundroos of Fine Arrow Heads from r
Oreg e n and Washington, l Oc to
$1.)'0 each.
Cutting Material for Amatcur s 2)' c.
per peund an d up.
S M IT H 'S
AGATE S H OP
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228 S. W. Alder St.
fossilifer;) us ro ck, which still yields dist in -
guishable organic forms.
Th e discovery o f this o utcre p was mOl e
or less accidental. In a search for another
outcr op ef softer rock , which contains shells
of a more limy appea rance, th e above ledgc
was found.
M a ny marine fo ssi ls are fouod through o ut
the Willamette va lley , but the fe ssil s hell s
found at th e above lecality are unusual
beth in the appearance· of th e matrix rock
and in th e fossils themselves. The malC -
rial cellected will be examined by D r. Pack -
a rd ef th e state ee ll ege and a f urtb er study
made of the lecality and add iti ena l mate ri al
collected .
Dr . E. G . Houseman and wife, during the
past summer vi sited many ef the In;!leral lo-
calities ef eastern Oregon and collectcd an
<lbundance ef material.
Carl H erren , expert agate cutter, ha , in -
stalle d a 24-i n ch mud saw, an d is n ow pre -
pared to Cllt and polish large secti o n.' of
agate, jasper and petrified woed . Therc h",
been a leng felt want fo r tbi s se·rvi cc on th e
part of many members of the Society.
Mrs. Ada Martin , on e of our cnthu sia stic
out of state members, re siding in Los An g e-
les, has a mest re mH kable picture agate in
h e r cellection.
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Your worries are over now . For your I
convenience we have added a com- :
plete lin e of heme. shep supplies. I
Tripoli for pelishing, Felt Buffs, I
Sticks and C e ment. Dis ks for both
mud and diamond saws. Diamend
Bortz . etc. Infom,a tion gladly.
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Oregon Mi ,'ralogist BULLETIN OF THE
Oregon Agate and Mineral Society
PORTLAND, OREGON
Volume NOVEMBER, 1933
A $1,750,000 Museum for Oregon
UNITED ACTION NEEDED IF GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY IS TO BE GRASPED
There is an opportunity which appe·ars
about ripe to be grasped; and you know the
old saying that Opportunity must be grasped
by his forelock, because no amount of hind-
sight can put a handle on him so that he
can be caught after he has passed.
That opportunity is the securing of the
Old Post Office Building for usc as a mel-
scum. Up to this time the movement to
procure this building to he used as a museum
appears to he one of general civic interest,
which has been mentioned from time to
time by the newspapers and by various or-
ganizations, but it has not yet crystalized so
that anyone is working active·ly and purpose-
fully toward bringing it to a successful con ·
clusion. However, since the museum would
be of great benefit to a.ll of our city, and in·
deed to the state at large, it appears proper
for tbe Chamber of Commerce to head the
movement , and work toward the establish·
ment and maintenance of the Illuseum.
However, in order to do this, the Cham·
ber of Co m merce wil! nc.ed the active intCt'·
cst o£ aIT of the elvic clubs, societies and
influential citizcn,-; as \\lcll as or~(lnj za ~
tions. Our society, with its ;plcndid and
active memhership, should be among the
first to pledge its support, Let l" then dis·
cuss the matter at o u r ne;<t meeting, bring·
ing t n the meeting the questions we desir'e
answered, and tbe points o f interest to be
discussed, with the view of sending to the
Chamber of Commerce a letter urging that
body to proceed with this important enter-
prise.
This is the time to act, The building lies
idle, It will either be turned over by the
Governm e nt for some such p u rpose as we
f---o~~- AGATE A~~-~~~5~~;;~BLrc MEETINGS
1.'"it nnd :h'd Friday, Portland Chalnh(',· of COllllnerl'C
I :'oiOVI'; lViB;;;":;I:lth A\'"" and
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Victor Ky~er· will talk
on "HISTORY Of" JADJDS."
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now desire, or else will be sold for busine.' 5
purposes and the fine old historical structure
will be demolished to make room for h~lilcl·
ings for commercial usc. Not only is the
building at hand, but there are at this time
funds available for proper and progressive
use, to be apporti o ned hy the Reconstru c'
tion Finance Corporation,
The location of this building in the very
beart of the city will, hy its very conven-
ie.nce, promote the growth and prosperity of
our city and state, Every experienced trav-
eler in the large cities of the world seeks out
its museum, There he sees in concise ,form ,s
the exhibits which will inform him of our
great natural resources; of the lumbering iil'
dustry; of mining; of our agricultural prod-
llcts; of the im mense amount of shipping
from our port. With the renewed intelTst
in this region that must . necessarily follow
the constr uction of th e Bonneville dam, it
would be of inestimable value to us to have
the exhihits of our resources, our pre.sent
'lctivities, and our future po,5Sihili ties placed
in concrete form hefore tbe eye of the vis,
iiOr. \Ve are building history today, Let
Us have a museum in which we can record
its progress, as well as the history we have
already com pleted,
With Ln the city of Portland and the state
of Oregon arc known to be collections which
would be available for such a muse'lm, to
start (and indeed in some instances to ad·
equately supply) many of the departments
necessary to a Inu:-.eum, such a~ a museum of
minerals and mining; a museum of geology;
a museum of the products of our forests
and their attendant industries; a museum of
plant life and natural history; a museum of
'J1'"Ylor !Ot,. S:::);'~;::~Lm
m..
17th,
Dr. 'V. L,azell \vill lecture
un "CRYSTJ\.L SYSTE~iS,"
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THE OREGON AGATE antiq uities; a nd o ne o f Oregon history.
No d ou bt the va rious societie s will e n -
and erge ti ca lly suppo rt a moveme nt for th;~ mu -
se um . Man y of them are kn own to OWI1 .
MINERAL SOCIETY, PORTLAND, OR. or t o have th e pled ge o f g ifts of remarka ble
Officers and va luable collections. The need is to pro-
vid e a firepr oo f pla ce for the care a nd dis-
H . C. DAKE, Pre,. play of th ese co llecti o ns. Th ere is also the
238 5 N. VV-. Thurman St. col lection at the City Hall which properly
Vice P,·e s.
E. W. L AZ ELL, belongs to a museum, and its rem ova l would
537 Rail way Exchange Bldg-. give th e city offices additional space whi ch
M. V. GORD ON, SecretJ.ry and Tl'ea, u rer. is now urge ntly need ed. From the point of
501 Co u c h Bldl1,'. view of our own society, there is no d o ubt
Adve,·tising rat es f o r Oregon :lfin~"a Jogi st but t ha t we could brin g to the museum a
on appli caLio n. Address offi ce of Sec r e ta ry. mo st va lu able mineral colle ction, which
w ould be of interest and of educatio nal va lue
to the publi c.
~-------------.---------------1 T o sucb a museum the teac hero fr f) m our
sc h oo ls, and fr o m th f)se of su rrounding
ESTABLISHED 1920 towns, wil l b rin g th eir cl asse s for instructi o n .
No textbook can supply th e intim ate kllOWI -
edge that a museum ca ,l o ffer by e xampl e.
A year o f cl ass roo m lectures will not supply

Ray F. Parker the vi vid info rmation, o r pro mote the keen
apprecia tion of actu alities that ca n be sup '
pli ed in one week by a good muse um .
Manufacturing Jeweler Let us be forward lou king . F o r our·
Diamond Setter selves, yes , for there is not O lle o f II " but
would benefit hy s uc h a mU:ieum: for th e
sak e of prog ress a lso; but mo st 0 f all fnr
Fine Platinum Jewel ry a nd C la ,s Pins the future of Ollr city and state . Many of
to Order. Oreg o n' s resou rces are but diml y reali ~(' d .
Many o f h er beauties and treasures wi ll dis-
Fine- EugC'o'''ing and Ellalnellin a, ;
appear with the advan ce of population . Let
Special C;)l"C g-iven to JlIotlutings us pre serve our hi st ory, o ur present, a nd
for Agat es and S tHu i-Precious prov ide this so lid foun dati on stone toward
Stone . building our future .
We urge the Chamber of C o mmerce to
SatisfactIOn Guarant e<:d. action and whole heartedl )' pledge our su p-
po rt.
Phone ATwater 1061
CORVALLIS BRANCH
Ohiefly thro ugh the efforts of our active
248 S. W. Morrison Street lo ca l membet·s, Mrs. J. W. Motley, a bran ch
m in eral society is being establis lled at Cor-
Near 3rd va ll is, Ore gon . The Cor va llis chapter will
PORTLAND,OREGON be th.e first branch, to which the Po rtland
o rganization will grant a charter. The C o r-
....- - ---------_._._---- vall is d,apt"r \Viii start with te n or more
memb ers, and p romis es to be a most active
r'-"-- ------------ and rapidly g rowing orga nization, as a large
number of pe rson s interested in min e ral ogy
reside in Cor":lllis and vicinity. Th e new
! "The most beautiful specimen in your
collection is the Iris (Rainbow) agate."
C orvalli s chapte r is fo rtlloate in that they
will have the facilities of the state co llege
I You will a lso h ea r thi s ex pres s io n sc h oo l of mines, available to aid them in
the ir work.
'''hen YOLl possess o ne.
With t he in stitlltion of a chapter at C tW
Bellntiful Sets Cut "nil Polishe,l vallis, ot her ch a pters are bing pla nned for
$1.00 to $10.00 eaclt. other districts in Ore gon .

THE IRIS AGATE SHOP The Society wishes to tak e this mean' o f
3207 N. E. 11th Aye.
thanki ng Mr. J. A. Grenzig, of New York
City, for the book, " Th e Minerals of New
Portlllnd, Oregon York C it y," sen t as a gift t(, the Oregon
Agate and Mineral So ciety. Mr. Grcnzig
is a .m embe r o f our organi2; ati otJ.
 OREGON MIN ERALOGIST
SUCCOR CREEK LOCALITY
Su cco r C ree k, in M a lh c ur co unty, is a
reg io n replete with ma ny inte rest ing locali -
ti es as well as scen ic gra nd eu r , and very ht-
ti e 'co llecting loas been d o ne h ere . The re -
g io n can best be reach ed by go ing to Nyssa
and then take the hi g hway leadJl1g toward
Jo rdan Valley, Or ego n . So me 35 mile s
so uth of Nyssa th e h ig h way ente rs the scen -
ic ca n yo n of Su cco r c r e~ k an d it IS in this
regio n that man y in te restin g sp eci me ns ha ve
bee n fo und. Th e s p~ ci me n s a re ge nerall y
fo und loose o n th e sid c" o f the ca nyo n and
in th e cre e k b ed . Nca r a place called
C himn ey Butte so me exccl len t ma te rial has
bee n fo und .
La r ge beds o f aga te , geod es lined with
spa rkling quart2; crys ta ls, la rge masses. of
sili cified and opali2; ed woo d , foss ils, Indian
relics and many oth er sp ec im e ns are avail-
abl e in this regi o n . In th e past small
a mo unts of precious fir e o pal b as bee n ob,
ta in ed here . On a noth er hi g hway sou th o f
H ome d a le, nea r th e tow n of En terprise, Id -
ah o, ca n be seen th e o ld o pa l di ggi n gs . At
t h ese o ld di ggin gs so m e yea rs past th ousand s
o f d o lla rs wo rth o f ge m fir e o p a l was o b,
ta in ed .
Th e re gi o n is al so of specia l intere st to
th e student of Indian lore, an d ma ny s pecI -
me ns p e rtaining to th is ca n be ha d here. The
pictur e writings on th e roc ks 0 1 thi S reglOn
ar e well known.
In the upper rea ch es o f Su ccor canyon,
the valley deepen s a nd th e sid es become
q Llit e ste e p, making asce nt diffi cu lt , but ex-
cel le n t material ca n be fo u n d In th e cre e k
be d at man y p oi nts. Ve ry littl e traffic
p asses ove r this h ig hway a nd th e loca lity is
mo re o r less unkn ow n , exce pt locall y . S iJ1ce
exte nsive o palizati o n has ta ke n p lace in thi s
reg io n , it s hould yie ld in tim e fur th e r find s
of ge m o pal.
MR, H. B. WILLIAMS
In the passing of Mr . H . B. Williams, tbe
ci ty o f Portland lost a mos t d es irable citizen,
t ruly a cultured gentlem a n . . . .
Bo rn and raised o n a far m In Ill In OIS , he
felt th e urge for edl1ca tio n a nd t ravel, grad -
uating wi tb th e first cla ss in min ing. e ngIn -
ee rin g, f ro m the Illin o is S tate UnI versIty. He
c hose th e west as hi s fi eld o f e nd eavo r . W as
id e ntifi ed at diffe re nt tim es with mining,
s me ltin g and m eta lur gica l inte rests. H e fos-
te red th e woo d di still ati o n pl a nt at Llnnton ,
Orego n, and later h e lpe d build t he highly
su ccess ful refining busin ess o f th e M o ntana
A ss ay Office, in Portland .
By tee-hnical friends Mr . Willi am s will be
remembered for the log ic o f hi s di sc ussi o ns
a nd th e precision o f his s peech . On e co uld
n ot wish fo r a mo re acc u rate ind ex to a
successf ul li fe , than the res p ect and admi ra'
tion inspired by him in both o ld ac quaint-
a n ces a nd cas ual fri e nd s.
T.h e Orego n A g ate a nd Min e ral Soc iety
jo in s his man y fr iend s in a sin ce re a nd de e p
r eg re t.
JOINT MEETING
Th e O regon Agate and Min eral S ocie ty
has bee n r equ ested to prese nt a progr am
befo re th e Or ego n Audubon Society , a t tb ei l'
mee tin g o f N o vemher 10th. The Audub o n
S oc iet y If\ee tin g will be held at th e ce ntral
publi c li·brary at 7 :30 P. M. o n oh e ab ove
d ate a nd members of the O rego n A gate and
Min e ra l Socie ty will attend in a bod y.
T he ai ms o f the Oreg on Aud u bo n So-
ciety are similar to those o f o ur o rga ni za·
tio n a nd th eir wee kl y edu cati o na l mee ti ng $
a re always ope n to the publi c, Th e Audu '
bo n Soc ic ty is a n activ e o rga nizati o n w hich
has bee n fun ctio nin g in P o rtl a nd fo r tIle past
twe lve years .
At a date wh.i ch will be ann o un ce d lat er
th e Audub o n Society will pay a return visit
and g ive a p rog ram before a m ceting o f th e
mi n eral og ica l ,o ciety.
We wa nt to take this o pp or tun ity to
th a nk t h e Oregon Aud uho n S ociety fo r t hei r
ki nd in"ita tio l1 to us. R e me mber the d ate .
Nove m be r 10th 7:30 P . M . at th e Ce ntral
p u bli c !Jbra ry .
DR. W ALTER S. BEEKMAN
Th e Orc gn Aga te a nd Min e ra l SCl cie ty.
lea rn s Wi t h d eep r eg ret the recent d~ a t b 0 1
a n o ted min era l co llector, Dr. Walter S .
Beekman , o f Seattl e , Wash.
Dr . Bee kman, a physician, had fo r man y
years en gage d in mineral and gem co ll ec ting
as a h o bby , a nd w as well known to t h e m in-
eral og ica l fra t e rni ty . Dr . Beekm a n , wit h an
eye fo t t he b ea utiful , spe cial ized in t he co l,
le ctio n o f fin e a nd co lo rful spe ci me ns of
crysta ls a nd gem min eral s. Th e col lect io n
whic h he mad e and d o nated to th e Uni ver'
si ty o f Washi n gto n , is on e o f th e best o f its
kind a n d ca l) be see n in the Uni versity mu '
seum at Sea ttl e. The jade co ll ec ti o ns o f
Dr. Beek ma n are a lso well kn o wn .
The Soci ety joins with Dr. Beek ma n's
many fri e nd s in a sincere regl'et a nd sorr ow .
with t h e loss o f so valuable a supp o rt er to
the Cl use o f min e ralo g y.
Th e Socie ty wish es to take th is o p por '
t u ni ty o f th a n kin g O scar Sm ith . aga t e ex'
p e rt, fo r th e ma n y oew memb ers whi ch h ave
been br ou g ht into t h e Society, thro ugh his
untirin g effo rts.
The Secre ta ry is in rece ipt o f a le tt er of
greeti n g fro m P ro f. Wa lt er F. H llilt, editor
of th e "Am e ri ca n Min eralologist" and pro-
fessor of min e ra logy at the University o f
Michigan.
Prof. Hunt stat es in his letter h e has
bee n o bse rvin g th e ra pid growth o f the O r'
eg a n Aga t e and M in era l So'ci ety and h as
fo ll owed w it h i nt eres t th e man y acti vit ies o f
t h e So ci ety, w h ich h ave bee n publis h ed in
our mo nth I)' bulletin fr o m tim e to tim e .
Pro f. H u nt is o ne of th e lead e rs in educa '
tio na l min e ra logy in th e United States a nd
th e Society w ish es to th a nk Prof. Hunt f n r
hi s kind lette r a nd b est wis hes.
4 OREGON MINERALOGIST
NOTES FROM SECRETARY
Th e mee ting o f October 6th was o ne of
the mo st in stru cti ve and e nthu sias ti c m,' et'
ings yet cond ucted by the Society , By actu al
co unt 135 me mb ers and viSitor s we re pres-
e nt, an unc o unted number did not re main
due to lack of sea ting spa ce ,
The speak e r o f th e even ing, Dr. W , C ,
Adam s, lectur ed un th e geo lo gy a nd palen-
to log y o f Ore go n, Dr , Ada ms ' lec ture was
mad e most in structive by th e lib eral use of
larg e wal! charts, la ntern slid es and ne arly
150 spe cim e ns. Th e co llecti o n o f Dr.
Adams is esp ec ia lly ri ch in supe r b sp eci '
me ns of fos sil tee th , many of whi ch were
collected by th e d (lctor in the fos sil beds of
ce ntral Orq(o n and o ther s are fr u m the well
known C o ndon coll ecti o n, mad e mall Y years
past.
One o f the most recent d e vel o pments in
th field of mineralology for th e be ne fit and
joy o f th e co ll ecto r, is the introducti o n of
th e argon gas lilled el ectric bulb, for the
produ ction of ultra-vio let light. The fluor '
es ce nce of some minerals under ultra ,violet
light ha s been know n fo r man y years, but
the app a ratus n eeded in the pas t to produce
the right kind of light, wa s n ot o nly cum ·
bersom e but beyo nd the purse of ma ny col·
lectors. Th e a rgo n bulb is th e an swe r to a
lo ng felt want o n th e part of mine ra l col ,
le ctors.
Th e le<:ture and d e mo nst ration on flu o r-
escen ce by Dr, H , C , Dak e, recently be fo re
th e Society , was most s pectacular and v e ry
we ll rece iv ed . A larg e numbe,r of speci '
me ns wer e shown and with a numb er of ar'
gon bulbs the e ntire collecti o n was illumin '
ated at o ne time . The colored e ffects o f the
different minerals in the darkened room, wa s
mo st striking .
The displa y wa s arran ged in a most e f-
fe cti ve and artistic manne r by the chairman
o f th e program com m ittee . Mr. Thos , Car'
ne y. A dull black felt was use d as a back-
ground for the s pe cimens, which see ms to
bring o ut the flu o rescent gl ow better than
any other back ground material.
*' * *
The annual hom eco ming banquet h eld
by the Societ y On O ct ober 6th, was m ar ked
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DR. E. G. HOUSEMAN
OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN AND
SURGEON
SI)eelaIlzing In Gn~tro Intestinal COll-
ditlons. A Complete Osteopathic
X-Ray "J1d Electro Thernpy Clinic.
MEyIBER OF 'l' HE: ORI ~G O !,{ .\.G ATB
AND MINl:;RAL SOC lBTY
PJ IOll("S:
Bus. TR. 9069 Res. ,GA. 9012
4112 N . l<J. SANDY BLVD. AT 41st
Portland, Oregoh
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with e nthu sias m and a goo d att endan ce.
So m'e 50 mem bers gathered at th e banqu et
rooms o f th e P o rtland Ch a mber o f Co m'
merce, to parta ke o f an excell ent dinn e r a nd
greet: a numb er o f g ue sts,
With th a nk s to th e th o ughtful n ess o f
Th os, Carney th e banquet tables were pr o·
fu se l,· d ecorated with huge bas kets of fl o\V ·
ers fro m th e gard e ns of Mr , Ca rney. Mr,
Ste p hen Hull spoke briefl y on the mineral
resOllrces o f Oregon . Our pr esid e nt took
this o ppo rtunity o f introdu cin g his moth e r
and sister to the Society.
At: the O ctober 6th meeting , th e Societ y
had the pleas ur e of b eing entertained with
a sh o rt talk by Mr. H, W. Pie rce , of La·
gun " Bea ch , Calif , Mr , Pi erce and party
co ll e,:ted so me unique and inte res ting sand ·
sto ne fo r mati o ns, whil e in th e fi eld, and
presented a number of th ese to the Society
co ll eo:ri o n . While Mr . Pier ce's talk was
brief it wa s most inte re sting, Th e So ciet y
wishes to thank him fo r his contrib uti o ns to
our collection .
* * *
Thi s o ffice ann Oun ces with pleasure th e
re ceipt during the pa st mu nth o f mem be r'
ships into our Society fr om all part,; of th e
wo rld . In addItion to the ma n y local mem'
bersh ips rece ntly receiv ed , new u nes were
se nt in fr o m th e fo llowing pl aces: Me xico
C ity , N ew Yo rk City, Califo rnia, Mi chigan ,
Washington, W yo min g and New G u in",a.
a n island north o f Australia . Evid e ntly our
Socie:ty is rece iving wor ld wide reco gnition.
* * *
A fin e and large di spla y o f min e ral sp ec'
im ens can be see n at Smith 's ag ate sh o p , 228
S, v.,,-. Alde r Street. Man y o f th e.s e s peCl'
mens are fro m an old coll ecti o n and can be
had at a very low pri ce.- - Adv ,
* * ,;
A . W. Co o k of Gibbo n, Oregon, re po rts
a n interesting loca lity to the Society . Th e
pl ace, is described as being located on th e
U ma'titla rive r some se ve n mil es east of th e
town o f G ibbon , The materi al found here
is chiefly o pa l a nd agate nodul es, Anum,
ber of especi ally good agate e nh ydr os have
been found , i n addition to the nodul es,
:>[: ';;: *
Ted G reen , one o f o ur ma ny e nthusiasti c
co llectors, ha s r ecently in stalled lapida ry
equi pm e.nt for tb e cutting a nd polishing o f
his s pecimens .
*' * :(:
Th e a Uction sale o f d o nate d min e ral s, for
the be nefit o f o ur bulletin, h eld at the Octo '
ber 6th mee ting, was a n otabl e s ucc ess.
Nearly 100 fin e specimens and cut stones
were so ld at bargain prices.
M lr. F . S. Young , th e officia l a u cti o n eer
for the Society, had n o diffi culty in di spos'
ing of the specim ens, w ith the excepti o n o f
o ne large massiv e nati ve sulph ur specimen ,
How eve r, Fred was equal to th e occasion ,
and m ade a pro mpt sale wh e n a quart o f
m olasses was o ffe red with the sulphur. An
entertaing h alf h o ur was had and the bid·
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ding often became spirited, especially when
the fine facet cut topaz was offered .
*' * *
Th e following commi tt ee has been ap'
pointed to take up th e work of making an
index of all minerat localities in Oreg o n.
fo r th e Society: Mr . J . L. Ren ton (chair·
lJI an), Jo hn W . Tracy, E . H . R ockwell, and
F. S. Irving. The commi t tee wou ld greatly
ap prec ia te any da ta on aga te or other Olin·
era ls found in Oregon. Th e listing of new
loca liti es is especially needed.
:(. * '*
Mr. F. S. Young, the Iris king, has reo
cently added a number of new innovations
to h,s lapidary cljuipment . Mr. YOUill( now
has the mOst comp lete and the larl(est a ma '
teur lapIdary shop in the city.
* * :it
AN INTERESTING HOBBY
Whil e a larg e number of the membe·rs of
the Socie ty hav e private lapidary outfits fo r
ca boc h on cu tting an d do very e xcellent
work, a few have undertak en the more ditl'i·
cult art of facet cut ting on gem stones.
At a recent meeting of th e Society Mrs .
Dwight H ill dis playe d a sma ll collection of
cut geInS, which she had pe rsona ll y cut and
polished . In Mrs. H ill's coll ection were
several love ly ste-p cut amethysts <IS well as
o th er varieties of quartz in facet cuts. It is
well known by all who have made the
a ttempt th at topaz is one of the most diffi·
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cult of all gem materials to polish properly,
es pe cially in the larger stone which have
a la rge table. Mrs . Hill displaye d sev'
era l line: water white, brilliant cut topaz
gems ranging in size from o ne ca rat to four
carats in we ight , which she had cut and pol·
ished ioc her co llec tion.
Wh at nice r and more fascinating ho bby
cmlld a woman indulg e in th an the cutting
a nd polishing of gems, so dear to all fem·
inine hearts. Th e Soc iety has in its meIJI'
bership a lIumber o f expert comme rcial cut·
ters of gem stones who will be glad to assist
amat~ur members of t he soc iety undertakin!-(
the facel, cutting of ge m stones . If eJlough
of our me m bers are intere6ted in this art,
the socie ty wi ll make arrangements for a
number of lectures on this sub ject .
Zircon
Zircon is found wide ly distribute d in Or·
egon, at numerous loca litie s, as a san d . The
black sands foun d in Oregon carry this min·
era l, lu a grea ter o r less extent. Th e origiJl
o f the zircon fou nd in th ese sands, is in the
igneous rocks such as diorite, grani te, sye·
nite and o th ers.
Th e colors common ly noted arc the
opaq ue bro wn s and reds and they arc us·
ually in small grains. So far as ca n be
learned no gem zircon ha s been found in
Oregon .
Bring in a new member and be one of
our real workel's .

SPECIMENS FOR EXCHANGE

NOTI-IING BUT THE BEST
Geodes , Crystal Lined, 3·in . to )·in.
Geodes, Solid , 3·in . to ) ·in.
Geodes (Sunflower Flats), 2·in. to 4· in .
Nodules , Agate Lin ed, 2·in. to 5-in .
Agatized Woo d , any size.
Opalized Wood, any siz e.
M oss Agate ( R ed, Green , Yellow). any size.
Ja sper. Banded or Mi xe d C olors.
Polka-dot and Banded Quartz (Near Agate) Surprising ly Diffe rent.

All pieces polished on on,e face.

These Specimens re commen d ed for Collectors who are particu lar.

Will exchange for materials that wi ll cut and polish .

J. Lewis Re1tlton
3366 N. E. BEAKEY STREET PORTLAND, OREGON

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Specimen Exchange
Directory
DR. H. C. DAKE
MINERAL COLLECTOR
2385 N. ,V. Thurman Street
Port l a nd, Oregon
ELLI,S W. LAZELL
Chemical Eng ineer and Mineralogist
Mineral Collector- Speci alty Crystal s
Corres pond en c e invit ed.
537 Railway ExchaJ\~'e Bldg.
Porllantl, Oregon
DR. EDWIN W. OLDHAM
AMATEUR COLLECTOR
Corres po nd e n ce in v i ted .
4112 Santly Blvd.
POl'tlnnd,OI'es' on
E. H. ROCIJ;:WELL
Ama.t eur Coll ec t o r.
,Vill exc hang e a.ga t (: H [ 01' c rystals or
\;· (~ (lde .
Corres p o n dence invited .
25 03 N. E. 41st Ave.
Portland, Orego n.
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The Oregon Agate and Mineral Society
goes on record with a hearty
endorsement of the
N. R. A.
and asks that our membership supports
same.
THOMAS A . CAR NEY
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UNCOMMON AND RARE MINERALS
OF OREGON
Dr. H . C. Dake .
Levynite
Thi s ra re mineral of the ze olite group
has be en te ntativ ely d etermin ed by memo
bers of a geo logic al s ur vey group which vis ·
ited th e locality, at Ritter H ot Springs ,
Grant co unty, some years past. At the time
o f the visit o f this part y suff icient material
was not collected to provide fo r a more com·
plete exam inati o n and {t is advised t hat col·
lectors vis iting the loca lity seC LHC <lmp le rna '
teri al.
The zeolite locality of Ritte r H ot Springs
o ffe rs an ex~e ll ent o ppo rtun ity for a stud y
o·f this interesting group of min erals, the
zeo lites. Only a few colle cto rs have ever
vi sited here, due largely to the iso lation of
the loca lit y and the ro ugh mountain roa d s
the highway h as be~ n gre atly improved an d
with th e larg e num ber a nd ample quantity
of unus ual zeolit es ava ilab le her e this local.
ity sh o uld prove a mecca for the co lle cter.
The min e rals ava ilable here in go o d s peci·
mens are as follow s: ChabaJ.ite , Mesolitc.
st ilb ite, calcit e , opa l, a nalcite, Diabanite,
levy nit e(?) , h eulandit c, pseud u m c"o iIte ,
th o msonite, <I ncl :t number of undetcrmined
others.
Diamond
While no commercia l dep osits o f di amonds
are fou nd in Or ego n , it is a matter of fact
that they are fo und from time to ti me, main -
ly in co nne·ctio n with placer ope rati o n s in
go ld mi nin g. No authentic record is ava il ·
able of all the diamonds wh ich have been
found in th e past but it is a we ll establ ished
fact that diamonds of qu a lity an d col u r have
been fo und, up to three ca rats in weight .
Man y st o ries are in circul ati o n regardi ng
much lar ger stones, but m us t o f these oc·
currences ca nn o t be sub stantiated in a satis·
fac tory ma nn e r.
At some poi nts along t h e Oregon co ast,
in the black sa nd dep osi ts, di amonds of a
microscopic size are kn own to exist, and
have been identified in ths e sa nds fro m time
to time. The sto n es occurring in the bl ac k
sands a re p robab ly much t oo small to be u f
co m merc ia l va lu e, a nd the p e rcen tage of
diamond in the sands too sma ll t u make reo
cove ry pr o fitable, at least for th e diam o nd
a lon e. .
A stud y o f th e diamond dep osi ts of the
wo rld indicates that in many of the riche st
mines th e st ones occur in a peridotic roc k,
known locally und er variOllS names. Further
the presence o f mic roscopic size dia monds
has bee·n. established in some o f the c hro m o
ite d e p osi ts o f the wo rld . Chromite an d pc'
ridoti c . rock for mations are fo und at a num '
ber of pla ces in southwe stern Orego n and
it is a ss umed the di,lmo nd s found in th e
placers had their ori g in in this mat erial. No
sto nes hav e eve r been fo und in t heir o rig in a l
matrix in Oregon .
A diamond in th e ro ugh is no t m 1)ch dif·
fe rent in a ppear a n ce than an ordinary a ga te,
and it is assumed that many di amo nds have
been lost in the grave ls of the placers . Most
o f the stones recove·red have been in a more
o r less accid ental man ner. It is possible a
commercia l deposit may ex ist in Oregon , but
so far as we ca n lear n no systematic search
has been made for them .
IIImen ite
I1lm enite (me n accani te ) or titanic ir on ,
is found in many of the bl ack sa nds at dif·
{ere·nt loca lities in Oregon. The black "ands
of t he Co.lum bia ri ver as we ll as the bla ck
sa nd s al ong the Oreg o n co ast carry th is m in ·
eral.
It is als o found as a mi n o r constitu en t in
some of th e basa lt , diabase, and schists found
in different p arts o f the sta te. It occurs with
or replacing hematite in so m e of the iron
d e p osits.
 OREGON MINERALOGIST
THE AMATEUR SHOP
By Oscar Smith, Agate Expert.
A ssuming that the previous pr ocess of
cutting stones bas been understood, we now
approach one of the most delicate an d im·
portant operations. namely, the po lishing
process. The polis hing is accomplished with
the use of hard felt wheels. Felt may be se'
cured in three grades, medium, hard and
rock hard . R oc k hard felt being the best
su ited for the polishing of agates and othe r
semi-precious sto nes which rate seven or
better in hardness. The best sized wheel
suitable fo r the amateur shop is one approx-
imately 8 inches in diameter and one inch
thick, although s mall e r buffs may be used
if desire d. The po lishi ng buff may be used
o n the same spi ndl e that you have your dia-
mon d saw, provided, it is sufficiently lar ge
to permit the shieldin g bet\Vee n the two
proce sses. The buff wheel should be suit·
ably sbielded witb ga lvanized iron to pre·
vent sp lashing. An y sui table pan may be
use d u nd er the bu ff as a container fo r the
polishing powder. Fo r all ord ina ry wor k
use powdered trip o li, w hich is mixed with
water to a thin paste. Be sure and allow the
buff to becom e thoro1Jghly saturated with the
tripoli before endeavo rin g to po lish stones.
Do not put too much water with th e pow·
der as best results are o btained when thr
stone so rt of drags o n the buff, instead o f
sliding too freely. When the buff is dry or
insuffic ie nt polishing powder is applied heat
will develop whic h will result in the crack·
ing of your stones . Before a ttempting to
po.l ish, cut sets shoul d be first mounted on
dops or st icks. This p,'o cess was explained
in a previous article . It is we ll to keep th e
thumb and forefinger to u ching the back of
the stone while poli sh in g, as this will act as
a ba rometer enabling you to determine the
degree of heat be;ng developed by th e pol·
is hin g process . To',e plenty of time in pol·
ishing stones as haste will prove detrimental.
After poli sh ing the surface of th e stone
chill the dop in cold water a nd the stone
usuall y can be remo ved ve ry easily . If nec'
essary pry off with a sharp k nife. Next po l·
ish th e back of th e st one. If you have been
careful to d o a go o d lap job on the carbo·
rundum wheel it will not be necessa ry to
san d the ba ck. If you polish long enough
all scratc hes will be removed. Oth e r mate·
r ial may be used to put a higher polish on
your stones, but as a starter, the amate·ur
will find that tripoli will do a ve ry satisfac-
tory jo b.
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II c. A. DUTRO
Specializes in Tin and Sheet Metal Work
of AlI I{in ds
5717 N . E. UNION 1I
.
Portland, Oregon
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7
CUTTING LARGE AGATES
The sawin g into slabs of very large spec'
imens of agate, jaspe r, petrifi ed woo d and
other minerals of th e quartz group oft.en
presents a difficult mechanical problem . Cir'
cular sa ws made of copper or soft iron and
c ha rged with eith er diamond or carborun·
dum ar,e most suitable for ordinary size spec'
im~ns, but in ve ry large specimens the cir·
cular saw has many disadvanta ges over the
technic outlined here .
The most co mmon method used in the
sawing into section of specimens having a
diameter of over twelve inches, is simila r to
that ll sed by the granite cutters. A circular
band saw is used and carborundum powder
mixed wi th oil or some othe r vehicle is fed
onto the saw. The circular saw ca n be ar'
ranged in the sa me manner as th e band
saws Llsed in the wood cutting industry. A
band saw having a small width is best.
These are avai l"bk from the man ufact'-lrcrs
without teeth, that ,s befo re the saw teeth
are cut into them.
With " saw of this kind specime ns of a l·
most u nlimited di ameter can be readily cut.
Siz,es having a diameter o f several fe et or
mo re ca n be cut into reasonably thin sec'
tioo s by this meth od.
Some good finds of agates have bee.n re o
ported, recently from Bobs Creek, about one
mile from Yachats beach.
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CARBORUNDUM
Grinding and Polishing
Supplies
WHEELS GRAINS , CLOTH
FOR
AGATE FINISHING
WOODBURY & COMPANY
Second and Pine Streets
Portland, Or~gon
Beau tiful Ore gon Ja sper and petrified
W·oods.
Rare irid escent obsidian .
Volcan ic 'la va roc k and o bsidian bombs,
25' cents eac h and up . Orthoclase V a·
riety "Sunstone," 10 cents each .
Ancient and m odern arrow points, rea'
sonab le prices.
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~ REGQN MINERALOGIST
THE CARAVAN, ocr. 8, 1933
Thomas A. Carn ey.
The ca ravafj to Sunflower Flats! Were
you ther e? Will yO ll eve r forget that wild
road beyond the rock quarry with the ver-
mi lli on and russet of the gnarled oa ks ; or
that bit of winding road wh ere the fl ame
and go ld of th e vine ma ples lit up the d eep
shadows of the pines?
W ere you astonished wh en yo u came out
on Sunflower Flats, an d th ere wasn 't a sun -
fl ower, or even a bl ade o f g rass in sight?
We must admi t that the wife wondere d if
"they" were stalking Ind ians. And a start·
led glan ce showed us her e and th ere dotted
over the flat were the men an d women of
the Caravan, cro uched low, with their min·
er's pi cks grasped firml y in th eir rig ht hands,
peering so anxio usly and cautiously ahead
th at one expecte d to see tbem make a hasty
po unce, and then leap aloft wav in g-well,
so me trophy at least- perhaps some fin e
mineral specimen sin ce th e object o f our
journey was to augment our collection s in
so me manner.
The sere flat with its dry creek bed pre-
sente d a lik ely hunting ground, and so me
good find ., were mad e, jud ging from com·
ments ov erh eard. M r. Horton looked high ·
Ill' ,,,ti.sfied. and kept his sa ck sccure ly closed.
Tut' Tut! Mr. H orton-and the rest of us
all a·twitter with cu riosity! Mr. Blumquist
made a find o f two nicc arrowh eads in addi ·
COLLECTORS ATTENTION
Lar ge co ll ection 01 mine ra ls. sp cci;ll c ns, crysta ls, fo." tls and ge m matcria l
from an o ld collection now offered. Thou san ds of bea ut.if ul specimens
at 50 % disco u nt.
G enera l stock of (ninel'als A limited numb er of bc;wtiful flu o re.sce nt
mineral speci mens 50c and up .
Rare Oregon Water Agates $2 .00 each and up.
cutting these deli cate sto nes.
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Specimen Sawing 15 e an d up per slab.
Cutting Material. for Amateurs 25 c.
per pound and up .
SMITH'S AGATE
AND MINERAL SHOP
228 S , W. Alder St.
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tion to his agates. The Smit h and Nel so n
pa rty double d up the day by going on to
Antel o pe. W on der wh at luck the bun ch
had who left to go to The Dall es- any I I)'
dian re lics, Vic? We ho pe th c folks gath ·
ering aga tes for their lod ge firep la cc will
have many happy memo rie s o f the day: and
that som e success atte nded th e car full of
people wh o wanted to kn ow how in, let us
say Tunk et, yo u found agates among all
those roc ks , anyway. Al so, who got th e
res t of th e bla ckberry co rdi al?
Well , well, it was fun . Whether you
found much or little, it is more pleasant to
ha ve some de fin ite end for a Sunday trip
than to just go ridin g . Th ere is alwa ys that
add ed tea sing ho pe that on o ne of these
trips yo u may find something ~lnusually
love ly . And if great ,uccess in th e way o f
specimens shou ld not be o ur lot o n o ne trip
-we will just remember that no minCJ' ever
turned lip a gold min e wi th hi s fir st sh ovel
full of dirt.
A nd som e mention oug ht to be made o f
th e excellent direction s for finding thi, re'
mote spot, for they were distin ct and easily
foll owed .
Mr. Frank Bogart, ban ker at Helena ,
Montan a , caLled o n mem bers o f the Socie ty
whde in Portland. Mr . Bogart, a co l·l ector
of opal. spcnt a number o f wecks in Oregon
and Idaho , visiting opa l localitie, .
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We make a spec ialty o f
Amateurs Attention
Your worries are ove r now. For your
co nven ience we have added a com -
plete line of home shop supplies .
Tripoli for polishin g , Fdt Buffs,
Sticks an d Cement. Disks for both
mud and diamond saws. Diamond
Bortz. etc. Info rn,ation gladl y.
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Mountings Without Stones.
Portland , OregOn
Oregon MOneralogist
Oregon Agate and Mi neral Society
Vol u me l
CINNABAR IN OREGON
Linfi eld Co lle ge, M cMinnville, Oregon.
Th e usc of Cinnab,lr as a pigment is al-
m ost as o ld as th e hu man race its elf. Prim-
i~ i vc man's Jov e of personal adomment , an d
his d esi rc to dccorat ~ his dwel ling s and his
il nplc nl cnt" founu cxprcssioll 111 the. use of
the color" which na ture provided . Ci nnahar
W; I$ e;r~ i1y ;Idap ted to thi s usc. Th e name
"cinnabar" comes fro m the G I'cck "Cinna-
bari s." I n t he Bible we finu a llu sio ns to
the "Rubies of T ;l,r:-; hl~h , " wh ich werc, in
th e o pinion o f Proi. P aul Ha\lpt, of J,) hns
H op kin s Un iversity, Cinnabar crysta ls fr o m
Kin g Solomo n' s mines in T arshis h (S o uth-
ern Spain). The pulverized cinnaba r was
used as pigment fOl' tatt oo ing the body , ac-
cord in g to Prof. Haupt . Mercury in the
meta ll ic f orin was kn own as carll' as 201
B. C., in Chil~a, where a rdid m ap was
made, o n wh ich thc ocean a nd th e rivers
were reprEse nted by poo ls an d thread s of
me rc u ry . Mercury has long been used in
medicine , in art ancl in the amalgama tio n o f
gold . In the real m o f physica l scien ce , new
uses ha ve bcen discovered for m ercury , no t-
ahly that o f the use of merc ury vapor in t h e
driving of t he t u rbine .
Cinna bar is a sho wy red o re occurring in
eart h y form. or in massive granll iar, or Jna~'
siv e crysta lline form, when pure. It is some-
times found in well -d efined c('y;;(als, wh 'ch
are h exagona l in form . Th e Ch in ese Vcr-
mi lli on c(lior is so characteristic that llth~ I'
l"e is are rare ly nc cdlld. Th e grilviry "':" cll
is 8, is also a determ ini ng factor,
Cinnabar occu rs in many diff erent kinds
o f rock- -sc d imentar ie s, suc h as sa ndstone
and limestone. ar.d igncQus roc ks, sl1cb as
basalt. It may occu r in hig hl y !11 ('L;t mnr"
phosc d regio ns where se r pentine zll ,d t,tlc
abollnc.l. Mrrtury requi res a p nrou:-; host
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l:-.ot and :~I'd (" I'jdn'~t 1'"0.oth-..HI ('h:UIIII)':"11" of Gonllil e rce
S. VV . :ith }\ "':' .• ::111 ')' .. , 'lor St., S: OO P. ill.
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I 1) 1';C I';)lnl <; lt
: ~Vr \', 11 ';1 _\ , \ Vi ll ia, ln:-;, "(~\'{)!() _~'~-'
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B U LLETIN OF T HE
PORTLAND, OREGON
DECEMBER , 19} 3 Number 7
MRS . ETHEL LEWELLIN,
roc k as a pla ce in which to kldge , an im pe r-
yioll s ca ppin g) and also im. pcrviou~ dam s on
th e sieles, to prevent the escap e of the 11Iin-
eraliz. ed gases.
Oregon is very rich in einnah;n , espec-
iall y in that area of from 600 to SUU 5'1 ua re
miles in the vc ry center of the state. I n th e
Prinevi ll e district , in the regio n of the l1a t-
lying basa lt cap rocks, arc the ri chest dq)os-
it s yet discovered in Orego n. The b;lsa lt
mantic wnich cuve rs mueh of Ollr stat':
p roves, in thi s case, a blc s:;ing in uisgllisf.
H ere it h a~ imprisone d mercury a nd ;i lli phuf
va p ors, a nd h as canse.d th em to con d eno c.,
forming cin naba r. Th e M a ur y MO\llll-al n
depos it:, 4 5 m iles south of Prineville is p roh-
ab ly the ri cheot st rik e in Oregon. Th e orc
follows a wall , a nd occurs in it ta lc [or ma-
tion along lin e;; of shearing; the talc prob-
ab ly h'eing an alteration product o f the hva
tuff, w hj ch prEvail in the re g io n . The wall
itself is mark ed by we ll-defrn cd slicke nsIdes,
and th e Jin es of shearin g "XC full of the mul-
berry r cd, metallic-appearing ore . T he uSlIal
ve rmilli o n co lor is absent in this o re. It is ;r
mulberry red, the bluish cast p erh aps be in g
due tu the presence of very fincly divided
metalti c mercul-Y. Th ere are pockets of this
very rich ore a lt ernating wit h ore of poorer
grad es" but t h e whole yie ld" it vcry hi gh
;·ver (lgl~. Th is 111inc js on e uf t he yOllngc~t
in Oreg on, a nd the e.xtc n t of the d eposi t
\Vo uld indicate tha t th e re is enoug h ore to
work for yea rs to come.
Th e o ld est cinnab,lr mine in O l'cgllll is
locate d at Bl ac k Bu tte in Lane C oun ty . 111
I he foo th il ls of t he Cala poo ia Ran ge . Th e
or(' occ ur ~ in andes ites, hClsa lts Clnu \ ;'t.VCl ltl t1.;;
w h ich hav e been hig hl y altere d by hyum-
(Coll tl n u ed o n pag ~ 2, col. 2)
I' l I fJ8C8?>rr)~n 15th
in 11'1(: : ,\ 1<'I1'1I>VI'8 of th e AuCiub o n Snc:if'l.\'
!.H '{·:-'f'nt lantc)1'n ~lide l eclu res.
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2 OREGON MINERALOGIST

THE OREGON AGATE therll1~1 acti o n. The rcgi o n is a fault ,"one,

and
MINERAL SOCIETY, PORTLAND, OR,
Officers
H. C. DAICE, Pr es,
2385 N. W . Thurm a n S l.
E. "V. LAZELL. V iee Pr e~.
537 Railway Exchang-e B ltlg.
i\I. V. GORDON, Secl' e t,HY and TrCcttill'Tr.
501 COUGh nld~·.
Ad ve r·tising rates for Oregon :VTillPl'a)Q;.!·in
o n applic a tion. Address oI'fi ce or Sec n ·l.ary.
SPECIMENS AID STUDENTS
In teaching chemistry, the subject can
often be made mOre interesting an d mo re
readily und e rstood by the use of min era l
specimens , so states Pro f. R oy Andrew"
science teacher at Jefferson H ig h Schoo \.
The differen ce between many chcmical com '
pound s can often be illu strated by the use
of mineral specim e ns in a manner which w ill
gre atly aid the student. Profe ssor Andrews
has fo r a number of years mad c frce use of
mineral specimen s, as an aid in illu stratin g
his chemistry lectu res, with noteworthy s uc'
cess,
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and the alteration of th e origina l rock re'
suIted in a silica replacc mcnt , which fo rm s
the core of the butte . The deposit uf cin '
nabar evidently took place a fter th e altera'
ti o n of thc original rock. Th e Opalitc
Mine in Southeastern Orcgon , n ea r th e Nc '
vada line, show s a deposit of cinnabar which
took place sim ultaneou sly with the sllic" ,
All th ro ugh the rock are fo und s mall am o r'
ph o us particles o f cinnabar, which, when
viewed through a glass, seem to be su spen d'
ed in a translucent matrix of quartz . Thc
hardn ess of this rock makes mining opera '
ti ons difficult and expensive. In Clackamas
County, ncar Estacada, is a dcpos it of cin'
nabar , occ urrin g in a cry,talline lim cstone.
The se are only a few of the cinnabar Incal ,
itic s of Or cg on , and th c variety of host
rocks mentio ncd here would s"Jgge st that its
occ urre nc e is not con filled to an y certain
ki nd of roc k.
While SO In C of the cinnabar d c posits o f
Orego n , arc s uch that th ey cann ot be op '
crated with a profi t, whilc the price of mer'
cury is low, it is altogethcr lik el)' tha t if thc
mercu ry V"P C)I' t.urbin e, reccntl>' p c rfected
is introd\Jce d in th c industri es , the demand
for m ercury will bc eno rmo usly incrca,cd.
J H . H o wa rd, 504 Cre scent Ave ., Green '
ville , S. C ., has ;, good stock of ClItting ma'
terials fur thc amatcur lapidary, at a low
price .-Adv.
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SEMI·PRECIOUS STONES
FOR CUTTING AND POLISHING
Start With Carefully Selected Material
Ward's Semi, Precio us R o ugh Stones included in the follo\'Ji: ' g asso rtl)lcnts arc
carefull y selected for quality and corr ectl y labell ed . Stoncs ill pac bgcs A and B
will cut hand some cabochons in sizes o f %" to liz" or lar ge r. Ston es in p ~cbg c
C will cut brilliant fac eted stones Y::4" to Va" or lorg er.
PACKAGE A-Blue Aga te , Amazonstone, Californitc" Rcd Afric a n J""per ,
Hem a tite , Malachite , Ceylon M oonstone, Ja s perizcd \Voo d,.
Williamsite , TigC( Eye-Lot $1.25 postpaid.
PACKAGE B-Blondstone. Chr yso pra se, Orbicular Jasp cr, Lapi s Lazuli , Mad ,
agascar Mo o nsto ne , Precious Opal in Ironstone , Pyritc, Sun'
st one, Tourmaline, Cat's Ey e, Variscitc - Lor $2 .00 postpaid .
PACKAGE C-Almandlte, Am ethyst, Cairngorm. Citrin c, Mor ga nite, Y d low
Orthoclase, Pyrit e, Y e llow S ca politc , Colorlcss Top az , R ose
Pink Tourm a li n e-·-Lot $2.5 0 postpaid.
Write for our Free 40 ,Page Price List of I n ex pen sive Minerals , No . 359, and
for our Fr ee Min e ra l Bulletin.
I n bu si ncss for 70 years .

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ROCHESTER , N, y,
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• COLOR IN OREGON AGATES animals, bndscapes, trees, nowers, hills, let'

I Guy Hughes, Harrisburg, Oregon.
Oregon agates are loaded with color.
SOf1ething would be wrong if tht' y were
not. Color is a part of Oregon "nd natu-
rally should be a part of Oregon agat~s.
M asses of mountains and fossil heds are
tinted and stained wirh color; fore,rs and
prairies are full of color the year arollnd;
flowers color the hills, the farms, the yan.ls
and the roadsides; brilliant fruits co lor th e
orc hard s and the berry patches.
Oregon agates, lying under it all, co uld
scarcely esca'pe this riot of color. It has
dripped upon them, dotled and speckl ed
them, striped and banded them , s pin ' hcd
over them and soaked thelll. Coil)!' all
around, color ove rh ead , color under foot ,
of cou rse it would get inLO the agates. There
is th e white of ocean break ers, gray of the
desert, green of the firs , red of th e "pple and
st rawbe rry, blue of the SUIllmer :;ky, pink
and yellow o f the sunset, the combined <:" Iors
of the rainbow and the clearness of th e
streams.
If perchance an Oregon agate escapes
co lor at maturity, its case is not hopeless .
The spring tides or a spring freshet ma y
turn it up where its cheeks will tint under
the long s umm er sunshine like those of an
Oregon maiden. A tiny fracture from a
blow by a' boulder may take a reddi s h tinge
as the stain from iron or other metallic min-
era ls seeps into it. A co n geni tal flaw Illay
/ill with colored pigment and lend va ri ety
•
and beauty to an otherwise OJ11Ill() npb ce
ter<, faces . human forms, clouds, rainbows ,
li <ll, s c ~n e s and fanciful creations that only
the elves could imagine. Th e re are paint-
in!!. convent iona l with true shape and co lor;
there are paintings modernistic with d ots,
spla"h e" , stri pes and jumhles of co lor. There
are suggestion' of things Satanic and thing s
angelic--colors that roil you and co lo rs that
soutll you·-- colors Ih at se~m to be th e dreg s
of creation, and cu lors that seem to be mixed
by a Master h and, but more that are beau'
llful than ugly.
Yet we. sec only a few of them in their
color,. Agates ar ~ modest beyond reason.
It is only when ( )fIC IS chipped o r a trained
eye sees, that it i, brought out in its true
colur. Or the sk ill ed hand of the lap ida ry
may be need~d tl) rewal th e agate in its best
form. 1vlorc times than not they are tossed
away or trod under foot by th e unseeing.
A dull "skin" hides their beauty and make s
them just rocks. Mud and dirt may cover
them and make them aopenr as dirty rocks.
Like trlle me·n and women, their co lor and
character may he in side waiting to be dis,
covered, but beau tiful many times beyond
d e cription, when the stone is revealed and
polished.
Bring in a new member and be one of
oor rc; l workers .
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ston e_ TOURMALINE
N a tme is looking after Oregon agates .
There is no need of coloring theIll artifie' :\ ,.·rCent D UJ"dl!l ~ uf Ca lif ornia T our-
ntal i lll' p f' rlllil~ ll lt" to rnai,e lh~ fol -
ially ; of soaking them, steaming thelll, dop· lowing =--t~n:o:alionu., 1 off e ,'s :
ing them, baking the m, or do ing anything
else to make them attract the eye . Let Ger -
many color her agates, by dint of hard work, CUTTERS STOCK
• until th ey reek with color; Oregon prod lIC 'S
a finer agate without effort, and one that is
not a perpetual reminder of fraud.
Guod llua li ly Cabo(' hon material- e v-
Pl'." nif>L'l'
Cabo<: ho", UP lo 1" in size.
will (' ut o ne or mOrt:> good
All good
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siZt'd }Ji (~ l:.t ~ :; yh· ldin!:;' 25 0 " mort'" ("a.-
Part of the foregoing is just rh etoric, but buC' h ll1l5 pe l" pound . Th is maler' lal is
" ('(·UIlIIlH')Hl l·d to profesgionH I Ia.pida-
the fact remains that Oregon agates have J l'i(':-' . Pt' l ' I HJl IIHt, $(;,00 , t
co lo r, and the further fact th at a w~alth of I
metallic mineral. in Oregon is probably re' t
POUND MATERIAL I
sponsible for that wealth of color. Th e pri- t
.\J Oi'iLl,\' Inr g'\' pit'(' ('s, 'Vjl1 contain a I
mary co lors may be found singly in an "g ' few "X LS" ~lIita.ble for' POOl' Caboeh-
ate, or they may all be combined in white un:-; ur 'a.l.>in e l speCim e ns,
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t
or tota lly lacking in th e nearly black. Agates I'el" p<>\ln(I, $1.0Q.
and jaspers may be found with pure red ,
blue, green, gray, brown, tan , orange , blue'
gray and numerous o ther shades.
This is enough to cxcite our wonder . But
oe -$10.
TERMUNATED CRYSTALS
S~\"el"al lhousand terminated
'''XLS'' ill ,;Lock inc l udin g' many flne
Inrg: f" :-:pf' ('inIPlls,
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II
when we consider the unnumbered arrange'
ments of these colors, we can't fail to marvel G(II' l"f-~pond e nce Invited.
at it a ll. D eli ca te tracings of 17 ,000 to the
inch a re beyond the human eye t o see with- JOHN M. GRIEGER
ou t a microscope. Blendings of color may
be see n that no artist ever attemrted. Fig-
. . o:s .:\'i uitll Pnrk"n.,"
l"usndenn, OnJifornifi 1
ures are woven into the warp 0 the stone
in a way that man never dreamed- ·bird s, &.--- • -_ ........ -
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SAMPLE COPIES
\Ve wish to announc e to tho se who ha ve
receiv ed sample co oies of The Oreg o n Min -
eralo gist, the pa st few mon th s, that begin -
ning with the January is sue we will be
l! bliged to drop th e ir names fr o m th e ma il-
in g list.
\Ve anticipate increas ing th e number o f
pages in futur e iss ues and wi th the increased
cosLS o f printi ng and the increa sing number
of requests fr o m sc hool s, librarie s a nd mu -
seums for sample copies, we find our files arc
bei n g rapidly deplete d of extra copies .
The O rego n Mineralo gist ca n be se cur e d
by joining the So ciety at an annual cos t of
$l.OO pe r year. This applies to both in
tUWIl and out of to w n members. Mail du es
to M . \1 Gord o n, Sec., 50 l Cou c h B ldg .
T he P a terson Museum would lik e 'to ob -
tain Oreg o n min e rals by exchang e. M e mbers
of the Soc iety having suitable materia l fo r
exchange can send their list of duplicates to
t h e cu rator, James F. Morton, Paterson Mu -
se um, Paterson, New Jerse y.
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THOMAS A. CARNEY
FLORIST
M e mber of So~i ety.
7!!:69 'l'11orhnrJI S. ]~.
l'ortlnnd,Ore-g"on
Specimen Exchange
Directory
ELLIS W. LAZELL
Chemical Engineer and Mineralogist
Min era l Co ll e c t or-Special ty Crystals
C o rresp o nd e nce in v it e d .
531 U .Hihvuy Exc.buJl~· C BJdg.
Portland, Oreg"oll
DR. EDWIN W. OLDHAM
AMATEUR COLLECTOR
COl'l'e spond e n ee invited.
'1112 Sandy llh.-d.
Portland, Orcgon
UNCOMMON AND RARE MINERALS
OF OREGON
Dr . H. C. Dak e .
Monazite
Monazit e , a cer tain phosph a te, but .Iso
cau ying o ther rare earth m ~tal", which are
pr lsent as a rep lacem en t of th e ce rium, i,
fOll r,d in the form of sand s along thc coa, t
01 Or e gon. M0nazite is found ass,)CiJt t d
with zirco n in residues from granite ,1l1d sy~­
nik. It d o es not appear to occur in Jio -
r itlS or dia bases.
' j h :s mineral, w h ile it fo r ms o:,[y a very
m : l 10 r cOI :stit u(, i'lt of rocks , it m ay S O P..H~ lim cs
~.-:.C, . IJ1 ~JJ,) ~ C in b rg.; Uln ,)U"ts III r~ s . d ll al,
".L. d ,c an d w OLdJ u l,dcr lh os;, con d it ions h av~
cvr:~ J1)..;rcial vulu e a~ a so urc e of the rare
cHths. Thori:! , w hich is lIs ~ d ill the nU I; lI -
fa cture of iitCU.lu CS(C nL gas mantl es. lS f UU ild
in vaj>yi n g dmo ullt ~ in nH)l1az,:te san d s , wh~~rc
it exists jn the form of thurium compuund,:;,
as ad impurity ill t h e m o n azite .
Van <1dinit ~
V"na di nite o ccurs mo re or less sp arin g ly
at a few lo ca liti cs in th e Ba k e r min in g dis t-
rict. The Snow Cree k mine, near Sumpte r
in B a ke r cou.) t y, h as produ ced t h is mineral.,
but so far as the Suci c t y can lc ~m \ good
speci"m e ns arc n u t fo u nd h ac . I n recent
yea rs little o r no mining h as been d o n e for
this min eral and as a result specime ns a re
sca rce.
Epidesmioe
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This zeolite t1)incral hu s essentia ll y th e
same co mpositi o n ;-,-, the be ttt r kn own sLil ·
bite, but the former cr ys talli zes in the or-
th o rhombic , whil e stilbite " monoclini c.
At a locality near Klam a th Falls Sl>me
very fin e specimen s of e pides mine have bcen
obtained. It ot:c urs h e re as crus~s o f crystals
re sting upon other silicate mi ne rals or in
s mall crystal grOUps. The indiviJual c ry s-
tals are usuall y closely p.rcked toge th e r form -
ing a layer. :;ume of th e s peci mens w ere
stained a nd dirty from exposure but ut her s
were o f a good white color, making attract -
ive spe cimen material. At the la st visi t
made by mem bers of the Soci ety to t he lo-
cality, very littl e ma te rial was o btain ed and
the o riginal loc ality appea re d to be exhaust-
ed. The mat,~ rial occ urs in a basa lt and it
is po ss ible that so me rock work may bring
addi tional spec;mcns to light.
A new local ity. w h ich holds promise of
yield i ng some good s pecimens of the zeo lite
g roup, h as been re ce ntly reported to the so-
cie ty. Th e lo cality is on th e north fork of
th e }\Isea river, ab o v e the town of Als ea a nd
abou t one-fourt h mile above th e auto ca mp .
Thornpsonite a nd natrolite are kn ow n to oc-
cur here and probably other silicates will be
brought to light, when the locality is
worked .
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SPECIMEN HOUSE NOTES FROM THE SECRETARY

A unique and in t e resting resid en ce has
rec e ntly been completed at 62nd and East
Burnsid e Street. Th e o uter walls o f th e
buildin g a re built of agate, jasper, ch alce'
don y, qu a rtz crystal and man y other min e r'
a ls and ornamenta l stones, fou nd in Orego n.
The build er h as d ev ised a cl eve r way of im '
bedding th e sp ecime ns in a bl o ck of con'
cre t e, which is then used in the sa me man '
ner as bri c ks .
Th e entra nce hall ceiling is made lip ell'
tir ely of slabs of quartz crystals, mad e morc
impre ssive by indirec t lighti ng . Th e fi re'
place facin g is made of a la r ge number o f
di H'crc nt minerals, wh ile th e bathr.oom fl oo r
is of polis h ed petr ified wood mad e into til·
in g. Mall Y other portiolls o f th e residen ce
both interio r as we ll as exterior are mad e up
o f minera logical mate ria ls.
Th e owner, Cha s. Be rnard, persona lly co l,
lected mu ch o f th e materia l 'u sed in th e con-
structi on o f t h e residence·. Antel op e, Ore'
gon, furni sh e d most of the quartz. crys tal,
wh il e so uth ern Ore gon lo ca lities suppl ied
the chalced o ny and agate.
Dr . Dak e re centl y gave a lect urc a nd
demonstration on th e fluore scence of min '
erals befo re th e sc ience club o f Jc fferson
high sc h oo l. Several arg o n bulbs were use d
effec ti ve ly in the dark roo m in illumina tin g
up the e ntir e displa y, in a s pectular manner.
The jo int mee ting recently held with the
O "cgon Audubon Society, \Vas very we ll at'
te nd ed, so me 300 o r mo re bein g p rese nt .
Our president, Dr. D a ke·, gav e a sho rt talk
o n minerals, Mr. Th.omas Carney exhibited
co lored mo tio n picture s, and Mr . F . S.
Youn.g display ed a larg e fr a me o f Iris agate
aL d spoh of his experiences in finding these
lI .. u'lia l agates.
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At th e me eting o f Novemb e r 3rd Mr.
V ictor Kayse r gave a n interesting a nd ilium'
inatin g lecrure on the hi sto ry of jad e. A
di splJy o f ja d e from ne arly a ll th e loca li ties
in t.h t: wor ld was shown , with a numb er o f
ca rve d orna ments and mounted piec es. A
large numb er of speci me ns o f Ore.gon " jade"
were a lso i ncl uded in {'he display, some o f
th ese having eve ry app earan ce o f be ing a
1\L'phrite in co mp os iti o n.
Th e N ov em ber 17th mee ting o f th e So'
ciety was e nhanced wit h a large di spl ay 'o f
crysta ls of many differeM minera ls. Dr. E .
\\1 . Laz.e ll lectured on the crystal syst ems,
an d illu strated his lecture with a large num'
b er o f drawings as well as mode ls of crysta ls.
This meeting was most inter esting and in '
structive a nd th an ks is g iven to Dr. Lazell
for the skillful man ne r in which h e prese nted
this d iffic ult. subject. .

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, NOTHING BUT THE BEST
I Geo de s, Crystal Lin ed , 3'ln to 5' ln
Geodes, Solid, 3,in . to 5·in.
Geodes (Sunflower Flats ), 2·in. to 4 ·in.
Nodule s, Agate Lined, 2·in. to 5, in .
.. Agatized W oo d , any size.
Opalized W ood , a ny size .
Moss Agate (R ed , Green , Yellow). any siz.e .
Jas p e r . Banded or Mixed C olors.
P o lka·dot and Band ed Quartz (N ear Agate) Surpr isi ngly Diffe rent.

POLI S HED OR UNPOLISHED CPECIMENS

Th ese Specimens recomm ended for Collec to rs wh o are parti cu lar.

Will exchange for ma terial s that will cut and polis h.

J. Lewis Renton
3366 N. E. BEAKEY STREET PORTLAND, OREGON

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Dr. E. G. Houseman and Dr. E, W. Old-
ham, on their recent caravan trip to Chica -
go, collected a number of fine specimens in
the l3 lack Hills region. The doctors also
sea rched fo r agates along the Yellowstone
river in Montana, but reported that good
cliltin g material is scarce and diffi cult to find.
Collecting has bee n done at most of the
M()ntana agate localities for many years past.
Several days were spent viewing the fam01ls
mineral collections in the Field Museum.
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The work of preparing a large map of
Oregon, and indicating thereon the known
mineral localities in Ore.gon, has been started
by the localities committee of the Society.
Mr. J. W . Motley, who is skilled in work of
this kind, will furnish the monnting for the
map.
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At the Quart" mountain locality, in
s011thern Lake county, some attractive opal-
i1:ed woo d has been found. The specimens
seen are of fairly large sizes, translucent and
black in color, and classed as common opal.
Little or no collecting has been done at this
locality,
The article relative to a public museum
for Portland , appe<lring in the November
number, has att rac ted much favorable com-
ment. Mr. Thomas Carney, the write r of the
article, called attention to th e many reasons
why a public museum is desirable, For some
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thirty' ye·a rs, the matter of a public museum
for Portland has been under discussion and
it is hoped same will now he brought to a
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C. A. Dutro ("The Tin Man") has re-
centl)/ perfe<:ted a new type of shie ld for
lapidary grinding and polishing wheels. The
shield is fabricated entirely of tin and func-
tions in the same manner as a roll top desk.
An electric light is built, into the shield
which turns off an d on whe·n th e shield is
opened and closed.
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One of our mos t active collectors, J. L.
Renton, rece.ntly spent two weeks in the
field co llecting at localities about Madras, in
central Oregon. A number of new "finds"
were made and a large number of specimens
were· obtained. Mr. Renton , a civil engineer
by profession, and an amateur mineralogist
by avocation , rep orts he greatly enjoyed his
vacation spent collecting in the field.
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The secretary is confident we will have the
honor of being the largest loc al mineralogi ·
cal soc iety in the world before the end of
the )lea r. To achieve this distin ction only
about. 10 more members are needed and at
the r ate which new members are coming,
"it won't be long now."
Soft Wood Wheels
Interior Grinding Laps
Tin Laps
lIon Laps
Magnifying Glasses
Shellac
Lapidary Cement
Sealing Wax

And a large aSSOI·tment of addi tional Tools and Supplies which you
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 OREGON MINERALOGIST
THE AMATEUR SHOP
By 09Car Smith, Agate Expert.
The purpose of cementing sets to sticks
or dops is to facilitate the work of sa nding
or polishing . In grinding or shaping sets
far better results will be ob tained if dops are
not used. The carborun dum wheels are run-
ning in co ld water and will chi ll the ceme nt
and cause the ston~s to drop off the dop. If
flat bottom sets are to . be cut and shaped
(presumIng that the stones have bee'n cut
to approximate size) it is better to have the
bottom of the set facing you. This will en-
able you to obtain a better symmetrical shape.
This cannot be done so well when stones are
cemented on to sticks. Stones that taper
from the bottom up naturally will be larger
at the base. .oops are more extensively used
for the sandlllg and polishing process. It
IS necessary to keep the stone constantly in
motIon when sanding and polishing; a pro-
cess whIch IS practically impossible to ac-
comp lish with small stones 11 nless they arc
cemented to dops. Wbile most any wood
can be used for tbis purpose I would sug-
gest ora ngec wood as thIS material is less sus-
ce ptible to warping and offers an excellent
base for the cement. Secure a variation of
si.es ranging from 3/ 16 to 1/2 in ch in di-
amete r. and approximate ly 4 inches long. In
mountlng your stones use a stick or dop
which is a trifle smaller than the back of the
set itself. This will prevent the cement
from lapping over the sides. When your
cementing material adIJeres to your sanding
paper good results are impossible due to the
gumming effect. When sandin g do not ap-
ply much pressure as pressure causes heat
whi ch will in turn crack your stones. Be
sure and warm the sets over a slow heat be-
fore ce menting to dops but never allow them
to get too hot, as extreme heat will burn the
stones and white spots will appear. Stones
are more or less porous and retain a natural
dampness which makes it almost impossible
for ceme nt to stick to sets unless heated .
Ordinary sealing wax can be used as cement
but far greater results and satisfaction will be
obtained by purchasing a special dopping
wax through a reliable deale r. Th e sets can
be easily removed from the dop by dipping
in cold -water. This causes the cement to
chi ll and beco m e very brittle . I n most cases
sets will drop off the dop when given a cold
wa ter bath. Fragments of cement often re-
. main clin.ging to the set a fter it is removed
from the dop . In such cases extreme care
should be used in scraping off with a knife
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Lif e of Dr. Thomas Condon.
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to prevent ~cratc hing of the stone. A far
better method is to dip the set in alcohol.
This agent quickly removes all surplus wax.
CABOOiON TOPAZ
While all lapidaries are familiar with to '
pa. cut faceted, this material also shows up
very well cut cabochon fashion . Mr. A. W.
Goddard, an amateur cutter of De troit
Michigan, reports the cutting of a 14 eara;
cabochon cut topa., using one of the watcr
worn crystals from Nigeria, Africa.
This material i~ very diffi cult to pobh
and Mr. Goddard state: "It is like a COil'
gealed drop of the purest wa ter and I am
indeed proud of this stone as the product of
an amateur culler , even though I spcnt
seven hours to nllish same ."
A number of amateur cutters have or en
experimenting with this material an d a fcw
have . reported cutting somc very attractive
cabochons and ~pheres. Topaz ca n b e eas '
ily roughed out on the carborundum wheels.
but to rem ove scrat ches is a stow proccs..
Large cabochon gems cut from water white .
flawless topa., make very attractive gems.
which are full of life and brilliance. M orr
data will be published later on this mate ria l.
Choice Apophyllite
While good crystals of apophyllite arc
found at a number of localities in Oregoll,
the best and largest yet seen were hrought
before a recent meeting of the Society by
Arthur L. Fryer of Yamhill, Oregon. The
apophyllite associated with analcite and oth er
minerals of the .eolite group, occurs il1
sp lendi d crystallizations in the rock quarrie s
aroun d the town of Yamhill.
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GEODE COLLECTION
What is probabl}' thc IMg 2st 3nd fine st
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collection of quartz cry>ta l, li Jlcd geo de> in ESTABLISHED 1920
the city is to be seen in thc cabin e ts of E . H.
Rockwell. Me. Rockwell ha s s pecialized in
hollow crystal lined geodes and has a most
spec ta cu lar collection of this material. The
fine geo d es found at Antelope , Oregon. arc I~ay F. Parker
espec ially we ll represented , a nd of which no
Je ss than Ii fty can be seen in the Rockwell M"nufacturing l ewder I
collection. \'lhile Amethyst crystals arc Diamond Setter
seldom found at Antelope, Me. Rock\Vell
\Vas fortu nate to sccure seve ral e xc ell ent
spe<:imens, both large and small. Fine Platinum J ewe lry and Cia" Pin s
All the Oregon geodes to be s~cn in this to Order.
collec tion were obtained by' many weekly
visits to the variou s loca liti es in Oregon.
Th e siz;es o f these geodes vary rrom a few Fin~ I!~ n~ra"in~ and F.n:\lnC"lIin~
S"(' C'ial t{'arc ~h'("n 10 IHuunHa;;rs
inches to two feet or more, and any eoll cetor lot' .'\.,:.:::1("s and Sf"lni-Pr .... ('i1)lJ.~
can spend an interesting ev e ning viewing Stone ..
the nuny spark ling specimens. In addition
to th, many crys tal lined geodes, a number
of ,talactitic specimens of fantastic fo rm arc
also to be seen . The mo,t uniqu e featur e
to be noted in connecti o n with the Antc . Phone ATwater 1061
lope, Oregon, geodps, is that one never find s
two which are exactly alike, some arc ,imi·
lar in general appearance, but not alikc in 248 S: VI". lUcrrison Street
d,tails .
Near 3rd
This unique collection represents the
work done· on field trips taken during the PORTLAND,OREGON
past summer by Mr. Rockwell, aided by his
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<!tqristmas ~~prria15
\'lhat more s uitable gift can you give to a frie nd , s \V c c~hel\rt llr relative thap
a genuine Oregon Agate?
Beautiful Pendants, Rings, :rie Pins, Etc., offered durin g D ecemher at pric es
within the reach of all.
LADIES ' SILVER RINGS ..... $ 2.00 Each
LADIES' SOLID GOLD RINGS 4 .(J() Ea ch
GENTS' SILVER RINGS ~.)() Each
GENTS' SOLID GOLD RINGSH .H . . 7.50 Up
LADIES' FANC Y SILVER PENDl\NTS ... 3.()0 Each
LADIES ' SOLID GOLD PENDANTS ... 3.00 Up
GENTS' GOLD FILLED TIE PINS .. . 1.00 Each
GENTS' . SOLID GOLD TIE PINS .. . 1. 50 Each

Special attention to out of town orders. A few mo untings without stones fo r

amateurs . A complete line of mineral specimen s, lapidary supp lies and arrow '
head s.

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