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Clay minerals from
Stony Point, Alexander County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Town
Classification
Species:'Clay minerals' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Clay minerals data
Locality Data:Click here to view Stony Point, Alexander County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:572988
Long-form Identifier:1:3:572988:3
GUID (UUID V4):b4b0c534-f077-4c14-9f33-2e9b1dfe80a2
Nearest other occurrences of Clay minerals
88.7km (55.1 miles) Unnamed Clay Pits Fl - 066, Cherokee County, South Carolina, USA
90.6km (56.3 miles) Unnamed Clay Pit Fl - 072, Cherokee County, South Carolina, USA
91.9km (57.1 miles) Unnamed Clay Pits Fl - 073, Cherokee County, South Carolina, USA
96.9km (60.2 miles) Red Clay Pit, Cherokee County, South Carolina, USA
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PEGMATITE MINERALS OF THE UNITED STATES Downloaded by [University of Calgary] at 23:09 04 August 2017...City, N.Y. ; at the Dake mine, Mitchell County, North Carolina; with tysonite in Cheyenne Canyon near...Springs, Colorado; and with rutile in Alexander County, North Carolina. MONAZITE, is essentially a phosphate...present. It is not uncommon in the mica region of North Carolina. Small crystals have been noted at the Deer...half inches in size at the Dake mine in Mitchell County. It occurs also in crystals at the Ray mine near
Report (volume)
OGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1268 Bibliography of North American Geology, 1968 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN...Index . . . . VII 1 817 III BIBLIOGRAPHY OF NORTH AMERICAN GEOLOGY 1968 INTRODUCTION The current annual...annual volume of the "Bibliography of North American Geology" lists publications that appeared during...during 1968 concerning the geology of the North American continent, Greenland, the West Indies and adjacent...in foreign journals are cited if they deal with North American localities or are of a general nature,
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BibliOgraphy of North American Geology, 1959 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1145 Bibliography of North American...----------- 325 m 1 3 7 BIBLIOGRAPHY OF NORTH AMERICAN GEOLOGY 1959 By RUTH REEcE KING and...(including Alaska and Hawaii), the rest of the North American continent including Greenland, the West...in foreign journals are cited if they deal with North American localities or are of a general nature,...they deal only with foreign areas. Articles on North America by foreign authors are included regardless
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Upward through overlying Cumberland Head and Stony Point formations there is an increasing proportion...calcareous shale. Small-scale current bedding in the Stony Point formation indicates currents from southwest....Trentonian), 1000 to 2000 feet of rhythmically interbedded clay shale and graded dolomitic siltstone, contains occasional...breccia 68 Beans Point, west Milton 69 Southern St. Albans Point, including Hathaway Point 69 Islands in...Albans 72 Knight Island, east North Hero 73 Butler Island, east North Hero 73 Thin sections of Hathaway
Report (volume)
Bibliography of North American Geology, 1950-1959 PART 2. INDEX VOLUME 3 : A-L GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN...BULLETIN 1195 Bibliography of North American Geology, 1950-1959 By RUTH REECE KING, ELISABETH S....Geophysical data for geologic Fleischer, M. , 6. Clay mineral investigations, applistudy: Dunlap, R. C... G., 3. Mississippi River and Gulf Industrial minerals: Gillson, J. L , 5. Coastal Plain, Pleistocene..., 6. T. B., 2. Magmatic vs. metamorphic source North America, western, paleoof ores: Hawley, J. E., 11
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How to Know the Minerals and Rocks McGRAW-HILL PAPERBACKS | Richard M. Pear! 46 full-color photographs...photographs 125 identified minerals and rocks Rudo Hara de Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2022 with... How to Know the Minerals and Rocks offers 7 keys to the identification of minerals 1. Luster 2. Hardness...Remembering 1.65 Richard M. Pearl, How to Know the Minerals and Rocks Robert L. Shurter, Effective Letters...change without notice. 2.45 Howto Know the Minerals and Rocks Richard M. Pearl McGraw-Hill Book
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Maclurites magnus Le Sueur (xl) from the Chazyan Crown Point Limestone. Moc/ur/tes SPECIAL BULLETIN NO. 1,...4Iaclurztes mugnus Le Sueur (xl) from tile Chazyan Cro ii Point Limestone. .......................................the Fort Cassin Formation at Chellis Ba Iouses Point quadrangle ................... vii 3. Index map...Champlain Valley........... 6 5. Vista. looking north. from Trembleau Mountain Precambrian across Paleozoic...along Delaware and Hudson Railroad. near Trembleau Point . .................................... 12 9. Metanorthosite
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Shaub -y Treasures from the earth PUBLIC LIBRARY COUNTY, FORT WAYNE AND ALLEN IND. Treasures from...Rocks & Minerals y *K ' 3 f J Treasures from the Earth: The World of Rocks & Minerals by Benjamin...Tools 9 107 107 Field In the Field 7 Minerals Described, Minerals Used 125 ^ ft Gems and Ornamental...help our society use understanding of rocks and minerals will also lay the groundwork and the life The...natural materials. The study and appreciation of minerals have advanced simultaneously in the twentieth
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thought of collecting the many beautiful abundant minerals in nature? Has the task of identification seemed...introduction to identifying the more colorful minerals, and is intended to make your collecting more...specific information in respect to the pictured minerals can be related. Any of the descriptive terms used...dictionary. If you find your interest growing to the point where you want a more complete understanding of...in rocks. Since the rocks are made up of minerals, the minerals themselves are of prime im- portance.
Report (issue)
C. A. Michael. COLD NUGGET FROM SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY: Longest dimension approximately 13 cm., photograph...photograph courtesy of Smithsonian Institution. Minerals of Virginia R. V. DIETRICH* Professor of Geology...previously published “check lists” of Vir­ ginia minerals. The main, locality description section is preceded...“check list” just alluded to, (2) a county-by-county listing of the minerals, and (3) resumes of four rather...of previous bulletins in this series, lists the minerals in alphabetical order. This should facilitate
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Bibliography of North American Geology, 1950-1959 By RUTH REECE KING, ELISABETH S. LOUD, MILDRED CHALLMAN...GEORGIANNA D. CONANT INTRODUCTION This bibliography of North American geology lists publications that appeared...(including Alaska and Hawaii), the rest of the North American continent including Greenland, the West...in foreign journals are cited if they deal with North American localities or are of a general nature,...not if they deal with foreign areas. Articles on North America by foreign' authors are included regardless
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undisturbed sedimentaries: sandstone, limestone, shale and clay, with the oldest formation lying in the southeastern...vertebrate remains. The breaks of the White River north of Crawford in Dawes Co. and the rather extensive...chalcedony, jasper and gem petrified wood. BUFFALO COUNTY KEARNEY, area gravel bars and pits along the Platte...townagate, chalcedony, jasper, petrified wood. CASS COUNTY WEEPING WATER, SE, on rd. to Nehawka, in the Snyderville...chalcedony, jasper, fossils. CHERRY COUNTY VALENTINE, in the Sandhills county along the Niobrara R. and Minnechaduza
Report (issue)
(CaBSiO4OH) vesicle filling from a basaltic Houghton County lava flow. Small specks of native copper occur...vein) seen running out into Lake Superior at Hayes Point guarding Copper Harbo·r. Governor Lewis Cass took...copper as its sole product) instilled confidence in North Country mining and initiated the modern mining era.................... Radioactive and Fluorescent Minerals ...... ..................... ...... ............exceptionally fine, twinned analcite crystals from Houghton County ························-··-······-··-········
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limestone, and seams of coal usually underlain with clay. In these coal seams the collector may often find...grading to 600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper...Mississippi R.⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip
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limestone, and seams of coal usually underlain with clay. In these coal seams the collector may often find...grading to 600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper...Mississippi R.⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip
Book (volume)
are few localities containing worthwhile gems or minerals, although excavations in the underlying black...collectable minerals are rare, although quarries in the western counties, especially the Clay Center Quarry...ASHTABULA COUNTY CONNEAUT, area pits, quarries, rd. cuts, etc.⎯cone-in-cone Calcite. CLERMONT COUNTY MILFORD...CLINTON COUNTY WILMINGTON, area of Todd’s Ford, a mineral deposit⎯Hematite. COSHOCTON COUNTY AREA, townships...CUYAHOGA COUNTY CHAGRIN FALLS (on Geauga Co. line), area quarries⎯oilstone. DELAWARE COUNTY DELAWARE
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are few localities containing worthwhile gems or minerals, although excavations in the underlying black...collectable minerals are rare, although quarries in the western counties, especially the Clay Center Quarry...ASHTABULA COUNTY CONNEAUT, area pits, quarries, rd. cuts, etc.⎯cone-in-cone Calcite. CLERMONT COUNTY MILFORD...CLINTON COUNTY WILMINGTON, area of Todd’s Ford, a mineral deposit⎯Hematite. COSHOCTON COUNTY AREA, townships...CUYAHOGA COUNTY CHAGRIN FALLS (on Geauga Co. line), area quarries⎯oilstone. DELAWARE COUNTY DELAWARE
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ROCKS AND MINERALS MICHAEL O’DONOGHUE AMERICAN NATURE GUIDES ROCKS AND MINERALS AMERICAN NATURE...NATURE GUIDES ROCKS AND MINERALS Michael O’Donoghue GALLERY BOOKS An Imprint of W. H. Smith Publishers...Introduction 7 Rocks 9 Minerals 23 Mineral Classification 25 Crystals 29 Identifying Minerals 37 Conservation...218 Introduction Many of the world’s 3000-odd minerals are beautiful, even spectacular, and a visit to...large hand specimens of museum quality but many minerals can be found on mine dumps or can be purchased
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Pennington Co. At 7,242’ this peak is the highest point in America east of the Rocky Mts. Cambrian rocks...Southern California for their production of gems and minerals. The pegmatites are off shoots of the otherwise...437 South Dakota The commercial production of minerals, principally Gold, Silver, Copper, Iron, Lead...beds, excavations, etc.Selenite roses. BRULE COUNTY AREA: in the Oacoma zone of the Pierre Fm. On Elm...gray Barite rosette up to 5 or 6 inches. CAMPBELL COUNTY MOUND CITY, W to the Missouri R., regional hillsides
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
be obtained. The experimental data continue to point in the direction of soze possible stability field...synthesisof all: the previously unsynthesized"dense" minerals. Most of this work had been donein 1948,and among...given in Table I. 4) Kyanite hom Stony Point, Alexander Co., North Carolina. After purification powder was...called AS(H)-I and has no counterpart among natural minerals that are known today. This nomenclaturefollows...Here we may be safe in assumingthat the natural minerals are "low," orderedforms, but what of the synthetic
Report (issue)
glass, and refractories _____________ _ Chemical minerals ___________ ..: _____________ _ Ferrous and base...base metals ______________ ~ _____ _ Other minerals ____________________________ _ Conclusion _______...___ _ Resource potentiaL ____________________ _ Clay, by John W. Hosterman, Sam H. Patterson, J()hn W...Introduction __________________________ _ Miscellaneous clay and shale ____________ _ Types and occurrence ______________...______________ _ Resource potentiaL ________________ _ Fire clay _________ - _- _- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Mendenhall, Director Bulletin 892 BIBLIOGRAPHY OF NORTH AMERICAN GEOLOGY FOR 1935 AND 1936 BY t 9 tr...Index____________ .13 321 ,* « » BIBLIOGRAPHY OF NORTH AMERICAN GEOLOGY 1935 and 1936 By EMMA MERTINS THOM...THOM INTRODUCTION The bibliography of North American geology, including paleontology, petrology, and...publications on the geology of the continent of North America and adjacent islands and on Panama and the...index to the literature cited. The bibliography of North American geology to the end of the year 1934 is
Journal (issue)
Andrey Belyakov Anna Gorbatova Michael O' Donoghue Alexander Evseev Michael Leybov Victor Trofimov Boris Sokolov...Michael Brame BOARD of EDITORS: Editor-in-Chief Alexander Evseev Deputy Editor-in-Chief Anna Gorbatova Deputy...OF IRIDESCENT PLAGIOCLASE AT THE ANABAR SHIELD, NORTH SIBERIA 5 5 MINERAL COLLECTOR AND PHOTOGRAPHER 5...from different points of view. Crystallographic point of view. We have long been accustomed to the frequently...specific, often exotic, forms are exhibited by many minerals. Splitted, twisted, curved crystals, spherulites
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endowed with a rich and diverse assemblage of minerals. Appreciation of Michigan's mineral resources...scientific description of its rocks, soils, and minerals ... and provide specimens of the same ... " Our...continue to learn more about them today. Michigan minerals helped to build the state and nation, and they...role in advancing the understanding of Michigan's minerals and in disseminating that knowledge to his students...incorporates new information on recently identified minerals as well as verification of known mineral species
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Geological Survey editorial standards or with the North American Stratigraphic Code. CONTENTS SECTION_...aerial radioactivity, and indoor radon data by county. Because of constraints on the scales of maps presented...and prismatic structures form in soils with high clay contents. In soils with shrink-swell clays, air...Uranium and radium are commonly sited in heavy minerals, iron-oxide coatings on rock and soil grains,...carbonate complexes in rocks and soils, and uranium minerals. Although many cases of elevated indoor radon
 
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