Gem Trails of Texas
Table of Contents
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Introduction
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6
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Hints for Collecting Minerals
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8
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Hints for Collecting Gem Materials
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9
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Rockhound Rules
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10
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Code of Ethics
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11
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Map Legend
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13
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Texas Locator Map
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14
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Key Sites to Locator Map
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Collecting Sites
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Region I - Trans - Pecos - West Texas
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Introduction
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Map
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Site 1. Franklin Mountains - El Paso
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Site 2. Fossils and Flint - Hueco Mountain Area |
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Site 3. Kilbourne Hole |
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Site 4. Allamoore Talc Mines |
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Site 5. Marfa Agate |
26
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What is an Agate? |
28
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Site 6. Balmorhea Blue Agate |
30
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Site 7. Agate - Toyah Area |
32
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Site 8. Woodward Ranch |
36
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Site 9. Agate - Ritchie Ranch (Alpine) |
38
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Site 10. Agate - Stillwell Ranch |
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Site 11. Terlingua Minerals |
42
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Site 12. Jasper - Marathon Area |
46
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Site 13. Pom Pom Agate - Needle Peak |
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Region II - Central Texas |
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Introduction
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Map
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Site 14. Topaz and Smokey Quartz - Katemcy Creek |
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Site 15. Topaz - Wayne Hofmann Ranch |
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Site 16. Topaz - Garner Sequist Ranch |
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Site 17. Llanite |
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Site 18. Granite - Burnet County |
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What is a Geode? |
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Color Photo Insert |
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Site 19. Crinoids - San Saba Area |
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Site 20. Dinosaur Valley State Park |
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Site 21. Fossils - KLT's Knob Hill Ranch |
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Site 22. Proctor Lake |
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Site 23. Fossiliferous Limestone - Coryell County |
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Site 24. Cleburne Fossils |
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Site 25. Celestite - Lampasas County |
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Region III - Panhandle - The High Plains |
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Introduction
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Map
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Site 26. Colored Fling - Lake McClellan |
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Site 27. Lake Mackenzie |
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Site 28. Dolomite |
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Site 29. Alabaster |
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Region IV - North Texas
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Introduction
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Map
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103
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30. Fossils - Bridgeport Area |
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31. Fossils - North Sulphur River |
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32. Alvord Pyrite |
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33. Fossils - Cisco Area |
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34. Hematite - Possum Kingdom Lake |
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35. Colorful Conglomerates |
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Region V - Southeast Texas
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Introduction
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Map
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36. Clay Concretions
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37. Tektites - Dime Box Area |
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38. Livingston Area |
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39. Brazos River Wood |
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40. Tektites and Bediasites - Bedias, Grimes County |
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41. Wood and Jasper - Trinity / Crockett Area
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42. Petrified Palm Wood - Crockett Area
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43. Petrified Palm Wood - Toledo Bend Reservoir |
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What is Petrified Wood?
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44. Petrified Wood - Lake Sam Rayburn |
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45. Fossils - Whisky Ridge |
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46. Petrified Wood - Giddings / La Grange Area |
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47. Petrified Wood - Somerville / Lyons Area |
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Region VI - Southwest Texas
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Introduction
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Map
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48. Moss Agate - Rio Grande Valley |
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49. Agate - Bob's Nob Area |
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50. Agate - Sullivan City |
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51. Petrified Wood - Frio River Area |
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52. Wood and Agate - Choke Canyon Reservoir |
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Appendices
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Appendix A - Gem and Mineral Societies in Texas
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Appendix B - Museums
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Appendix C - Maps and Information
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162
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Appendix D - Stars of Texas (Places of Geological Interest) |
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Glossary
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166
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Mineral Locator Index
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