Download or read book Gem Stones in Washington written by Washington Survey and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2014-12-23 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leading mining historian Kerby Jackson introduces us to a classic mining work in this important re-issue of "Origin and Occurence of Gem Stones in Washington." Unavailable since 1949, this important publication was originally published by the Washington Geologic Survey and has been unavailable since first published. Included are details on where to find naturally occuring gem stones in the State of Washington, including quartz crystal, amethyst, smoky quartz, milky quartz, agates, bloodstone, carnelian, chert, flint, jasper, onyx, petrified wood, opal, fire opal, hyalite and others. Note: This edition is a facsimile of the original edition and is not set in a modern typeface. As such, some type characters and images might suffer from slight imperfections or minor shadows in the page background.

Download or read book Origin and Occurrence of Gem Stones in Washington written by Sheldon Latta Glover and published by . This book was released on 1949 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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