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Jasper from
Biggs, Sherman County, Oregon, USA


Classification
Species:'Jasper' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Jasper data
Locality Data:Click here to view Biggs, Sherman County, Oregon, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:146147
Long-form Identifier:1:3:146147:3
GUID (UUID V4):0a5e3cfb-a081-43a1-a0ea-7c2badb2b120
Nearest other occurrences of Jasper
21.4km (13.3 miles) ā“˜Horseshoe Bend, Warwick, Klickitat County, Washington, USA
References
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WASHINGTON May 1, 2010 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Clark County P. U. D. Building 1200 Fort Vancouver Way Vancouver...talking about the ā€œMinerals in jasper/chert from the Biggs Area, Oregonā€ and Don Howard will be showing...you can. PUD Park Washington Interstate Bridge Oregon Ft. Vancouver Way Columbia River 2 IN MEMORY...Howard, Editor 356 S. E. 44th Avenue Portland, Oregon 97215 e-mail: pogoette@hei.net DUES: $15 per year...group met at Pacific University, in Forest Grove, Oregon. It was at the suggestion of Gordon Gilbertson
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Mining Legacy DYNAMIC DISCOVERY Biggs Junction Reveals Uncommon Jasper ROCK & GEM ā€¢ Vol. 50 No. 10 ā€¢...SOMETHING NEW IN BIGGS JUNCTION Exploring a New Deposit Discovery in North Central Oregon Complex, Plentiful...specimen of opal from the prolific USA locality of Butte, Oregon, reveals a carving-grade opal as it...an OPAL PRIZE PACK! (Se e d e ta ils b e lo w) Oregon Pink Opal Outlaw Rocks Explo re the Wo nde r o...ke tt.c o m o r 972- 490- 5212 Ethiopian Opal Oregon Chocolate Fire Opal Kingsley North Outlaw Rocks
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Cooperative Idaho, Oregon, Nevada Carrasite Jasper Cripple Creek Picture Jasper Hidden Valley Jasper Lost Rabbit...purchase. Lava Cap Thundereggs Carrasite Jasper Charlieā€™s Pride Jasper Lost Rabbit Thunderegg We are working...and Agate's in Oregon lorilytlecoleman@gmail.com 575-545-2814 *Specializes in Oregon Jaspers - Carrasite...Owners *Specializes in Pink Lady Plume Agate and Oregon Jaspers. PO Box 108 Wells, NV 89835 tnjrocks@zoho...995 00 complete Free shipping in continent USA Made in USA Grit Sizes 60 to 200,000 1.0" hole with
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TREASURES ā€¢ MINERALS AND JEWELRY STROMATOLITIC JASPER R&G KID EmeraldS GEMS, MINERALS AND FOSSILS...until 03/31/15 U S $5.99 0 74470 02033 PRINTED IN USA RG_greyBlue_cover_0315.indd 2 03 2 FIELD TRIP...stromatolitic jasper is similar in makeup to that which comes from the Mary Ellen mine in St. Louis County, Minnesota...Minnesota, but was found in a gravel pit in Carlton County, 60 miles away. (Tom Shearer specimen and photo)...12 still a wellspring of landscape and picture jasper by Lauritz A. Jensen and Steven P. Schultz Master
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COVER STORY: BIGGS JASPER from Jack Beer's Quarry in Biggs Junction, Oregon. This picture jasper was rust...M. Shaub's article " Notes on the Origin of Biggs Jasper" on page 56. Photograph by 8 . M. Shaub. 48...S. Mitchell 56 Notes on the Origin of the Biggs Jasper B. M. Shaub 63 Heterosite-Purpurite Locality...Prairie Creek j ust 10uth of Murfreeā€¢ boro, Pike County, Arkansas. The near-oval shaped area is an enclosed...diatreme (volcanic pipe) near Murfreesboro, Pike County, Arkansas (The Crater of Diamonds State Park).
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highway just west of Lake Hariett in Clackamas Co., Oregon (Microprobe, Vol. VI, #6, Pg. 1, 1988). The paulingite...Gismondine on Chabazite Oak Grove Fork, Clackamas River, Oregon 4 Island Dam on the Columbia River in Washington...shallow lakes in what is now the Biggs area of Sherman Co., Oregon, (Microprobe, Vol. XI, #11, Pg 11...in sediments that have been converted into chert/jasper. In other places, large bodies of Fig. 3 Weddellite...peat bogs, have Fulton Canyon Quarry, Biggs, Sherman Co., Oregon been covered and converted into coal
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Notes on the Origin of the Biggs Jasper by B. M. SHAUB 159 Elm Street Northampton, Massachusetts Ben...ROCKS AND MINERALS. OREGON Biggs Jasper first located south of Biggs JuncĀ­ tion, Oregon, is undoubtedly...to be removed to reach the thin beds of jasper. The Biggs jasper is also one of the more recentĀ­ ly discovered...MINERALS It appears that the first piece of the jasper was found in about 1960 in a creek bottom, where...late 1965, runs through a canyon south of Biggs Junction, Oregon. During the road work a rock cut was made
Report (issue)
from the Sami Tsubota jasper mine, four km south of Biggs, Sherman Co., Oregon, USA. Name: For its first-noted
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American Jaspers ā€“ Alan Vonderohe Just what is a jasper? Let me tell you that after researching this question...the answer might be. Most everyone agrees that jasper is silica and has quartz in it. But then, this...relationships among chert, flint, chalcedony, agate, and jasper. But, that is about where the consensus ends. For...sources. According to USGS, chert, flint, agate, and jasper are all forms of chalcedony. Chert and flint originate...originate primarily in sedimentary rocks and agate and jasper originate Next Meeting: Tuesday, June 24, 7:00
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Morkunas by Diane Prokop Jasper: A Universal Gem............... 34 Part II: Biggs, Bruneau and beyond by...with the term 'picture rock,' whether it is called Biggs, Wild Horse Canyon, Arroyo, or something else,"...Science and the Rice Northwest Museum in Hillsboro, Oregon, just west of Portland. The Denver specimen is...this scenic area, amid yellow and multicolĀ· ored jasper, he had a vision in which the three figures were...San Mateo, CA International Gem & Jewelry Show County Event Center ā€¢ Expo Hall, Booth #700, 2495 S. Delaware
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.................................... 22 Biggs Picture Jasper: A Legacy is Born ........................9, 2015, 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Members will make a jasper or agate slab bead. Completing the total project...9, 2015, 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Members will make a jasper or agate slab bead. This will take two meetings...11/2008, via Rock Buster 12/2011-1/2012, Franklin County Rockhounder 1/2015 T hree animals are outstanding...newsletter of the Rotary Club of Westtown Goshen, Pa., USA, via The Chiseler 12/2002 * This will be a short
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occurrence near Biggs, OR (10), there are jasper nodules containing these oxalates. Some Biggs nodules have...Weddellite Ca[COO] 2 . 2H2O Fulton Canyon Quarry, Biggs, Oregon Unique in the world is the set of minerals...amorphous phase of MoS2 Nisbitt Mine, Lake Hariett, Oregon Fig. 10 Ilsemannite and halotrichite on Jordisite...Freeman, 1995) pp.76,96 (10) MINDAT Biggs, Sherman Co., Oregon, USA (11) MINDAT Pabellon de Pica ,Chanabaya...zeolites for a number of years, until I had come to Oregon and run across other zeolites in the Wallowas that
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22 Biggs Jasper and Deschutes Jasper: Whatā€™s the Difference? Presented by Alan Vanderohe Biggs and Deschutes...are first cousins, both coming from north-central Oregon, both arising from similar materials and processes...another. It is also quite possible to confuse both Biggs and Deschutes with a different, geologically (or...(or at least, geographically)-unrelated, jasper from the other side of the world. However, there are subtle...differences in both the patterns and colors of Biggs and Deschutes. The similarities and differences
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In-Depth By Steve Voynick By Richard Gross 31 How Jasper Varieties are Formed By Bob Jones 50 SUBSCRIPTION...and experienced hobbyists alike to understand how jasper and obsidian are formed plus a review of their...for more details ION Mining Cooperative Idaho, Oregon, Nevada Working hard to deliver Oregonā€™s premier...Agate, Pride Pit Jasper, Carrasite Jasper, Hidden Valley Jasper and Moonshine Jasper. We own and mine...slabs and rough. Hidden Valley Jasper Carrasite Jasper Moonshine Jasper Pink Lady Plume Agate We are
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tubes, and spheroids of hematite (iron oxide) in jasper rocks dated between 3.75 ā€“ 4.28 billion years old...ANIUTH HAVA RIDGE JASPER ava Ridge Jasper comes out of the southeast corner of Oregon, found by Nik Taylor...the fall of 2021. This jasper is a beautiful mix of blue-green porcelain jasper with fractal patterns...Mountain, Willow Creek, Whiskey Creek and Gary Green Jasper. Its unique colors and patterns with a mixture...abstract or picturesque. H FINDING HAVA RIDGE JASPER This material isnā€™t heavily available in the market
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26th 2022 (9am to 6pm) Jeļ¬€erson County Fairgrounds Madras, Oregon FREE PARKING FREE ADMISSION FREE ENTERTAINMENT...COM | MAY 2022 7 Sale MADEIN INUSA USA MADE MADEIN INUSA USA MADE !)Fydmveft!Bmbtlb!'!Ibxbjj* Sale...JEWELERY, LAPIDARY AND MINERAL SUPPLY Sale BIGGS JASPER Sale Jewelry Ā© 2019 2019 MK Diamond Products...Bmbtlb!'!Ibxbjj* Photo Credit: Fred Wilde BIGGS JASPER Our seasonal1 business starts on Memorial Day...Sale Sale TOLL FREE 888-529-1907 Beers Mountain Jasper China Hollow We also oļ¬€er full services for hosting
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REVISITED: BRUNEAU-PATTERN JASPERS Discoveries in Oregon, Idaho and Mexico Field Notes ..................Colusa Mine, Butter Mining District, Silver Bow County, Montana, courtesy Heritage Auctions; an interpretive...courtesy of Jim Brace-Thompson; thunderegg from Oregon mine, courtesy Lori Coleman, owner of Spanish Stirrup...Bross, Alma Mining District, Park Co. Colorado, USA 5.71 x 3.73 x 2.96 inches (14.50 x 9.48 x 7.52 cm)...PA RTING SHOT S A RE AUGUST OCTOBER Maligano Jasper By Keith Dull www.facebook.com/SummitCabochons
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State Street in downtown Carlsbad, Calif. (Outside USA send $2.00 for catā–  los) GEMS & MINERALS - 7 ...Convention Center 11-12 June-Jefferson, Oh~Ashtabula County Fairgrounds 18-19 June-Topsfield, (Boston) Mass... WALL HANGER AND MOUNTING HARDWARE. POSTPAID IN USA. WHOLESALE QUANTITY PRICES AVAILABLE. Write for...summer months. You don't want to miss the Storey County Courthouse. The Statue of Justice standing at the...Brown Goldstone Apache Tears Blue Goldstone Red Jasper Brown Tigereye Rose Quartz Petrified Wood Lace
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Gilmanā€™s JEWELERY, LAPIDARY AND MINERAL SUPPLY BIGGS JASPER Sale Sale )Fydmveft!Bmbtlb!'!Ibxbjj* Sale...Sale TOLL FREE 888-529-1907 Beers Mountain Jasper China Hollow PHONE (610) 838-8767 | FAX (610) 838-2961...gilmansatthecave.com Photo Credit: Fred Wilde BIGGS JASPER Our seasonal business starts on Memorial Day... Seminar, Workshop China Hollow Beers Mountain Jasper or Summer Camp at our facilities. Poland Mining...such an event. Now, per glaciologist Erin Pettit (Oregon State University, Corvallis), huge fractures spotted
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COM | JUNE 2022 7 Sale MADEIN INUSA USA MADE MADEIN INUSA USA MADE !)Fydmveft!Bmbtlb!'!Ibxbjj* Sale...JEWELERY, LAPIDARY AND MINERAL SUPPLY Sale BIGGS JASPER Sale Jewelry Ā© 2019 2019 MK Diamond Products...Bmbtlb!'!Ibxbjj* Photo Credit: Fred Wilde BIGGS JASPER Our seasonal1 business starts on Memorial Day...Free material, Catalogs 1,500 show specimens, and jasper including Brazilian agates, petriļ¬ed wood, geodes...Sale Sale TOLL FREE 888-529-1907 Beers Mountain Jasper China Hollow We also oļ¬€er full services for hosting
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Arthur E. Smith Houston, Texas Gem Ti.ails of Oregon, rev. ed., by James R. Mitchell. Gem Guides Book...with Oregon and its many localities for lapidary materials and fossils, such as Biggs for jasper, Glass...Glass Butte for obsidian, and Succor Creek for jasper and agate nodules. Yet those who know the locations...insight into how the materials occur. Gem Trails of Oregon provides this information, with a map to each location...sixtynine actually in the state of Oregon. There are localities for agate, jasper, petrified wood, and fossils
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995 00 complete Free shipping in continent USA Made in USA Grit Sizes 60 to 200,000 1.0" hole with...with 3/4", 5/8" & 1/2" bushings Our made in USA soft wheels will last you 3-4 times longer than imported...com/visionsrockshop 6334 S. HWY. 101 STE 4, LINCLON CITY, OREGON 97367 Visit: www.visionsrockshop.com Call: 541...good pseudomorphs that were once organic. BIGGS JASPER Think how awesome itā€™s going to be when you...email for 2021 trip information 2021 Rough Biggs Jasper ā€¢ Agate Landscape Stones ā€¢ Club Trips China
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State Street in downtown Carlsbad, Calif. (Outside USA send $2.00 for c:ataloe) GEMS & MINERALS - 7 NEW...Crystal Iron Hematite Red Carnelian Apache Tears Red Jasper Rose Quartz Lace Agate Sodahte Garnet Rhodonite...Larry Chimbole of California's 34th District; Kern County Supervisor Gene Tackett; Dean Karlbert, Ridgecrest...Valley Search and Rescue Team, provided by the Kern County Sheriff's Office, demonstrated mine rescue. - B...Obs1d1an Augite Enstallte Act1nohte Barkev1k1te Chert Jasper Brecc1a Pumice Nephellne Hornblende Mica Schist
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suit the needs of each Mrs. Frieda Zastrow, Foster Oregon, craftsman. He uses tooth paste and received the...the Spin-Loe discs, Mrs. Frieda Zastrow, Foster, Oregon, cuts a hole in a plastic meat tray for the disc...State street In downtown Carlsbad, Calif. (Outside USA send $2.00 for catalOC) GEMS & MINERALS - 7 KEIJIJY...Springs near the tiny village of Magdalena, Socorro County. No notable production resulted, but this discovery...southwest end of the Thomas mountain range in Juab County. Don't let the distance or the desert worry you
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56 IN SEARCH OF GOLD Rockhounds' Paradise in Oregon by Floyd Oles Where to prospect in the United States...uncommon for A specimen from El Portal, Mariposa County, California. Size, 2Ā½"x1Ā¾#xĀ¾". 14 - JUNE 1981...one from the M inerva Mine, Cave In Rock , Hardin County, 1llinols. Size, 2"x1 Ā½ "xĀ¾". The Many Forms...England ; 3"x2Ā¾ "x1 Ā¾". 0) From the Sherman mine; Leadville, Lake County, Colorado; 2"x2"xĀ¼ " . E) "Rose"...vanadlnlte; Sliver Cross mine, castle Dome, Yuma County, Arizona; 2Ā¼ "x1 Ā½ "x1 " . (More color photos on
 
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