American Agate/Jasper Database Files (Aug 6, 2013)

[elementary]

(Trial cover for first volume...revised later)

(Modified August 6, 2013) - Attaching link to newest volume: 2012 Agate Index: Volume 4 Northern States
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New links created and posted using Mediafire. See below.
I did this on another thread but forgot to update the posts here.

This is a listing and linking to the current 2012 versions of the Agate Index. These are the definitive versions at this time. Vol 4 (northern regions) and Vol 5 (southern regions) are being compiled presently.

Note: The Agate Index files apparently can be PREVIEWED on Mediafire presently prior to download. (March 9, 2013).
John has also done an alternative method of accessing the older files which follows my links.

Tommy said:

ADMIN EDIT 1/31/2021

This is an Admin edit to update the individual links.
Refer to this post for more information about this Admin edit:
forum.rocktumblinghobby.com/post/1146700/thread

The 2012 Index files:
2012 Agate Index Vol 1 Southwest.pdf
2012 Agate Index Vol 2 Northwest.pdf
2012 Agate Index Vol 3 California.pdf
2012 Agate Index Vol 4 The North.pdf
2012_American_Agate-Jasper_Ind.pdf

The 2011 and earlier Index files:
Agate_Index_vol_1_2nd_ed_.pdf
Agate_Index_vol_2.pdf
Agate_Index_vol_3.pdf
Agate_Index_vol_4.pdf
Agate_Index_vol_5.pdf
Agate_Index_vol_6.pdf
Agate_Index_vol_7.pdf
Agate_Index_vol_8.pdf
Agate_Index_vol_9.pdf
Agate_Index_vol_10a.pdf
Agate_Index_vol_10b.pdf

Lowell's "Artists of RTH" series files:
2011 Portfolio - Bob Rush Brazilians
2011 Portfolio - Dan Heuer Lapidary Alphabet
2011 Portfolio - Dan Heuer Rare Earths
2011 Portfolio - Steve Haynes Lakers

Process:
1) click on desired link below
2) new screen - click on button with Arrow Down and Line Above it in the upper right hand corner. It is next to the + symbol.
3) Verify if you are human if promped.
4) new screen. Hit green download button. You don't need to join or upgrade.

2012 Vol 4 - Northern States (78 MB)
www.mediafire.com/download/hdmx7d1ahnegden/2012_Agate_Index_Vol_4_The_North.pdf
143 pages: over 120 pages of color photographs
indexes for locations, names, and contributors
(Current downloads - installed 8/6/13)

2012 Vol 3 - California (110 MB)
www.mediafire.com/view/?9up5qxv0of3rl89
274 pages: over 235 pages of color photographs
indexes for locations, names, and contributors
(Current downloads - 522)

2012 Vol 2 - Northwest (80 MB)
www.mediafire.com/view/?12m6sn69h2t08ik
Alaska, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington
322 pages: over 280 pages of color photographs:
Indexes for Locations, Names, and Contributors.
(Current downloads - 474)

2012 Vol 1 - Southwest (56 MB)
www.mediafire.com/view/?odzmygviwc8i4ry
Volume 1: AZ-CO-NM-UT States
245 pages: 230 color pages of material + Location & Name Indexes
(Current downloads - 311)

Here are the links to the "Artists in Agate" Portfolios I've created.
They show the best of the best from people on this site:
Steve Haynes - Lakers (7 MB)
www.mediafire.com/view/?aa6g0va3a2akj6e
(current downloads - 161)
Dan Heuer - The Lapidary Alphabet (15 MB)
www.mediafire.com/view/?urxhkguex6z9czd
(current downloads - 107)
Dan Heuer - Rare Earths (8 MB)
www.mediafire.com/view/?2ops91rwrasrkcl
(current downloads - 107)
Bob Rush - Brazilians (15 MB)
www.mediafire.com/view/?si5h5ck842las0y
(current downloads - 120)


Old method of downloading - alternative to MediaFire:
{{From John - thunder69 - his fix on the downloading problem}}}
Hey All.....First off I want to give a big thanks to Lowell and Mel for all the Hard work they have put into the Agate Index....As you know there was some issues with the download and it had to be pulled ...I hope they don't mind but I couldn't let it be...I wanted to do what I could to keep it going....
I have done a good bit of testing with the Index...After a few different file share sites I am satisfied with this site....It is called Dropbox...I have added my Index folder to my folder on the site...so if you download, all you are getting is my file from my puter....
The first two are large files so it takes a little while to open...
once open you can either just look at the Index or save it to your computer...Like I said the large files take a little time ...So look around the RTH and see whats happening and go back to it later.....

dl.dropbox.com/u/90890703/2012%20Agate%20Index%20Vol%201%20Southwest.pdf
(Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah)
dl.dropbox.com/u/90890703/2012%20Agate%20Index%20Vol%202%20Northwest.pdf
(Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Idaho, Alaska)
dl.dropbox.com/u/90890703/Agate%20Index%20Vol%201.pdf
dl.dropbox.com/u/90890703/Agate%20Index%20Vol%202.pdf
dl.dropbox.com/u/90890703/Agate%20Index%20Vol%203.pdf
dl.dropbox.com/u/90890703/Agate%20Index%20Vol%204.pdf
dl.dropbox.com/u/90890703/Agate%20Index%20Vol%205.pdf
dl.dropbox.com/u/90890703/Agate%20Index%20Vol%206.pdf
dl.dropbox.com/u/90890703/Agate%20Index%20Vol%207.pdf
dl.dropbox.com/u/90890703/agate%20index%20vol%208.pdf
dl.dropbox.com/u/90890703/Agate%20Index%20Vol%209.pdf
dl.dropbox.com/u/90890703/agate%20index%20vol%2010a%20California.pdf
dl.dropbox.com/u/90890703/agate%20index%20vol%2010b%20california%5B.pdf
Just click a link,
Thanks everyone,......John

(If you use this system, please post a quick review so others can see simple this download process is.)

Read more: forum.rocktumblinghobby.com/index.cgi?board=specphoto&action=display&thread=53702#ixzz2Cb0lDrBL

I will be adding links to the share sites I used to use to provide a wide range of sources for this material. (I won't try to guess as to which method is the preferred one by you - hence the planned options.)
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The 2nd volume of the 2nd Edition of the American Agate/Jasper Index has been released.

For those familiar with the 1st editions of this Index, much has changed.
1) The new edition is gathering more states together in each volume. Volume One will cover Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and Colorado. The side effect of this effort is that the files are much larger than before. Previously the largest files reached 20 MB. The new volumes will be over double this with page counts into the hundreds.
2) The new edition no longer divides material by state. Instead it gathers all related material in a region together by type for easier reference. For example, all the thundereggs in Volume One will be listed together. Dugway Geodes from Utah will be listed in the same section as Baker Eggs from New Mexico. This will help with identification of material as it means the reader doesn’t need to bounce between states to match a specimen to the photos.
3) There will be a long index at the end of each volume that lists the contents by state and by location. This will help people who are using the index to research the type of material found at a specific location.
4)There will be a 'missing material' list for items not found in the current index. This will be published in the final volume, a 'series index' covering the entire set of indexes along with a pictorial glossary of terms and a listing of reference websites and books.

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OVERVIEW:
This project started in February 2010 and since then, with the help of many many people, we've been able to put together a first edition of 11 databases for material across the country that collectively have been downloaded over 2500 times. We are currently working on the 2nd edition.

Please note: These indexes can be shared with friends and clubs for free. There is no cost to pass along these download links to other people who may not know about them.

The American Agate/Jasper Index is designed to be a database of material found in North America. The main goal of this collection is to aid people with identification of specimens as well act as a visual guide to quartz gem materials. Each index will focus on a different region. These are designed to be downloaded for free and are created from photo submissions by rockhounds across North America. Updates will occur periodically as new material is submitted here and via email. (PLEASE submit new material!!!!)


THE OLDER VOLUMES ARE STILL AVAILABLE, BUT WILL BECOME OBSOLETE WHEN THE NEW 2012 INDEXES ARE COMPLETED. THE 2010 VOLUMES ARE PRIMITIVE IN COMPARISON.


The Artists in Agate series is listed at the bottom of this message.




Lowell and Mel
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Artists of Agate Portfolios
There is so much great material being put on this site and only so much the Agate/Jasper Database is able to publish; I thought there ought to be a way of gathering together the images of individuals for downloading. I approached three individuals - NorthShoreRocks(Steve Haynes), Bobby1 (Bob Rush), and HighPlainsDrifter (Dan Heuer) about doing portfolios of their work. All three gave me permission to pursue this new project (which actually is less work than the index...)
All three of these people have both wonderful material and excellent photography skills. I hope you enjoy looking at their work. Please tell them what you think.

Lowell



ADMIN EDIT- repaired broken image

[deb193redux]

These look real sharp. Thanks.

I was packing, moving, and unpacking duringmost ofthis. Once I get my photo table set up again, and I get some more rock unpacked, I will try to make some contributions.

[Tonyterner]

Thanks yet again guys, these are great!

[highplainsdrifter]

Awesome, that was really fun to look through. Oregon has such a great variety of material. Thanks!

[Bejewelme]

WOW you guys have put so much time and effort into this project the pics are just beautiful! This is just as stunning as the agate book!!! Thank you for all your hard work!
Amber

[frane]

You guys are doing a wonderful job! I just love looking at these!!!
Fran

[aunuts]

man alive! talk about a huge job & you've done it sooooo well. fantastic pics & great organization. thanks so much!
jo

[elementary]

I hope you all know how uplifting it is getting feedback on this project. We appreciate the encouragement and complements.

Thank you very much.

Lowell

[jakesrocks]

Here's a Fairburn agate you can add to the South Dakota index. This was collected at the Kern Beds, east of the town of Fairburn, S.D.


Don

[spikeict]

Very happy I stopped by tonight and saw this, very well done and the pictures wonderful. thank you.

Spike

[goldfeverdave]

just downloaded them thank u awsome pics

[tandl]

I have a bunch of Illinois stuff for the database

[elementary]

Vol 8 removed due to a technical problem.

Will have it fixed or reloaded by Monday.

Vol 10 is being worked on right now for California. It's a monster that might rival Oregon in size.

As a subset to the Agate Index, I am putting together a collector's guide for the Wiley Well/Hauser Geode Bed region of California. It will not provide GPS level coordinates, but will have basic maps and color photos of both locations and material found there.
If you have any material from this region - from Chuckwalla springs across to Thumb Butte and the Opal Hill Mine, and down to the geode fields themselves, please post photos - even show-off pieces. I'd love to see them, and if possible, use them in the guide.

Have a good day,

Lowell

[elementary]

Vol 8 Error fixed & new link added

[elementary]

Bob Rush Portfolio added to downloadable book list.

[TumbleMeCrazy]

Thanks these are great. The link to vol 6 seems to be broken.

[elementary]

Link to Volume 6 fixed and it should be uploadable.

Thanks for the heads up!

Lowell

[elementary]

Dan Heuer's 2nd portfolio: The Lapidary Alphabet, is available.

[tandl]

Is the Great lakes states still going to be in this?

[elementary]

You found the biggest hole I have with the first edition of this set. A while back I realized I missed a whole section of the country. Lakers being the biggest material that I left out.
When I get to redoing the central section of the country, I'll be shifting the contents a little bit. I just need to find the time. I've done a little bit of lapidary this summer, but I've done a whole bunch of writing - 170 pages - since the second week of July.
I want (and will) get back to the index. I still pull images off this website and other sources, but I haven't done much else since I posted the California material a while back.
I'd greatly appreciate images of any and all material that you might have that the index lacks. It might divert me from my fiction for a few days and I could knock out a few updated volumes.
I really appreciate the interest in the index. I just take it for granted that these indexes are useful. It's nice for someone to ask about them, even in a general way.

So, with an answer way too long for your very short question, the answer is yes - I will be including the Great Lakes.

Lowell