LEWISTOWN, FERGUS COUNTY, AND DELMAR BROWN : Yogo sapphires are mined in Montana at Yogo Gulch (46°50′45″N 110°18′38″W), which is in Judith Basin County, Montana, 12 miles (19 km) southwest of Utica, 45 miles (72 km) west-southwest of LEWISTOWN, and east of GREAT FALLS. The site was in FERGUS County when Yogo sapphires were discovered, but in 1920, because of the re-designation of county boundaries, Judith Basin County was carved out from parts of western Fergus County and eastern Cascade County. There has been considerable debate over the years as to the depth of the Yogo dike and how many ounces of rough sapphires per ton it contains. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, DELMAR L. BROWN, a geological engineer and gemologist, conducted the most thorough scientific exploration up to that time, concluding that the dike was at least 7,000 feet (2,100 m) deep and that the concentration of rough sapphires was not constant throughout the deposit. Brown found that the dike had intruded into a pre-existing fault that had been a conduit for groundwater circulation. The overlying shale, the Kibbey Formation, was deposited on an unconformity, an ancient Mississippian-age karst erosion surface, and was not intruded by the dike.This groundwater action produced collapsed zones which were intruded by the dike to form breccia zones. Recent erosion in the area removed the overlying shales and again exposed the limestone to groundwater action which produced collapse breccias which include fragments of the dike rock. He determined that the erosion of the dike in the current erosion cycle was minimal. BROWN also showed that the unique characteristics of the Yogo sapphires are related to their geological history. Most sapphires are formed under low pressure and temperature over geologically short periods of time, and this is why most non-Yogo sapphires have imperfections and inconsistent coloring. Yogos show crystalline formation under very high temperatures and pressures corresponding to a great depth, over geologically long periods of time. Brown also showed that distribution of gem rough through the dike was not consistent, so using an average ounces per ton was misleading. For example, the section which, despite several ownership and name changes over the years, is generally known as the American Mine, was developed in an area dominated by post-dike breccia with significantly lower ounces per ton than the English Mine. The mine was later named the VORTEX MINE. Yogo Sapphires - THE REST OF THE STORY: moccasinmountainart/index.php/2-uncategorised/14-yogo-sapphires-the-rest-of-the-story Deadly Magnetic Time Vortex Appears in Antarctica: eutimes.net/2011/04/deadly-time-vortex-appears-over-antarctica/ 2002: TV crew disappears A California TV crew filming in the Antarctic went missing in November 2002. Supposedly, a video discovered among the crews’ personal effects by a special U.S. Navy SEAL rescue team tasked to find the filmmakers confirmed earlier reports of a huge artifact buried under the ice–a prehistoric machine that may be of alien origin. “The U.S. government said it will seek to block the airing of a video found by Navy rescuers in Antarctica that purportedly reveals that a massive archaeological dig is underway two miles beneath the ice,” stated a press release that appeared briefly on the studio production’s website. Time vortex erupts: As one bizarre event followed another, a research team of US and UK scientists accidentally came across a mind-numbing discovery. While working on a joint weather research project, the team witnessed the creation of a spinning vortex of time. US physicist Mariann McLein allegedly testified that she and her colleagues became aware of a “spinning gray fog” in the sky over their heads. They initially dismissed the phenomenon as merely part of a random polar storm. The spiraling vortex, however, did not disperse. Stranger still, despite gusts of wind and briskly moving clouds overhead, the weird spinning gray fog remained stationary. Deciding to explore the odd phenomenon, the group took one of its weather balloons and attached a meteorological instrument to it that calibrated temperature, barometric pressure, humidity, windspeed and a scientific chronometer to record the times of the readings. After attaching a cable to the balloon, and securing the other end to a winch, they released it. The balloon and instrument package soared upwards and were immediately sucked into the gaping maw of the swirling vortex. The balloon and instruments disappeared. Tunnel to the past: After a several minutes, they decided to retrieve the balloon. Despite some difficulty with the winch they succeeded in bringing the balloon back to earth and checked the instruments. McLein stated that everyone was stunned by the readout on the chronometer. It displayed a date decades in the past: January 27, 1965. McLein claimed the experiment was repeated several times with the same result. Later, she said, the entire episode was reported to military intelligence and passed on to the White House. Presumably the strange vortex phenomenon–a highly magnetic tunnel to the past–was code named The Time Gate by military intelligence. what happened on January 27, 1965? January 27, 1965 Ground breaking for “Dragon Gateway” at Grant Avenue The Chinatown, centered on Grant Avenue and Stockton Street in San Francisco, California, ( is the oldest Chinatown in North America and the largestChinese community outside Asia and is the oldest of the four notable Chinatowns in the city. The place is also a major tourist attraction, drawing more visitors annually than the Golden Gate Bridge. . A Gateway Arch (Dragon Gate) on Grant Avenue at Bush Street in Chinatown, the only authentic Chinatown Gate in North America. Unlike similar structures which usually stand on wooden pillars, this iconic symbol conforms to Chinese gateway standards using stone from base to top and green-tiled roofs in addition to wood as basic building materials. The Gateway was designed by Clayton Lee, Melvin H. Lee and Joe Yee in 1970. Within Chinatown there are two major thoroughfares. One is Grant Avenue with the Dragon Gate (aka Chinatown Gate on some maps; in Bush St & Grant Avenue with the Dragon Gate (aka Chinatown Gate on some maps; in Bush St & Grant Ave, San Francisco, California 94108. The other Stockton Street, is frequented less often by tourists, and it presents an authentic Chinese look and feel. A major focal point in Chinatown is Portsmouth Square. Due to its being one of few open spaces in Chinatown and sitting on top of a large underground parking lot, Portsmouth Square bustles with activity such as Tai Chi and old men playing Chinese chess.
Posted on: Fri, 05 Dec 2014 00:24:23 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015