 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | DEPOSIT IN ALEXANDER COUNTY' NORTH CAROLINA €nanr,Bs Par.lcnr, S. C. DavrpsoN, ANDE. A. GoneNSoN, Haruard...Haruard, UniuersitY. THE HIDDENITE CONTENTS L lnrnopuctror fI. DrscrrprroNoFTrrECouNrnvRocr III. DrscnrpuoNor... Nontronite Quartz Rutile Feldspars Monazite Hiddenite APatite Holmquistite PYrite Beryl ArsenoPYrite...preliminary account of the geological relations of the hiddenite deposit. In the following pages are presented...photographs of some of the matrix specimens of hiddenite and additional crystallographic material for study |  | | Report (issue) | | NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION WILLIAM DIVISION JASPER P. OF L. SAUNDERS, MINERAL...RESOURCES GEOLOGIST Circular 16 LOCALITIES NORTH OF CAROLINA BY JAMES F. CONLEY Doc NC DENR LIBRARY...... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS MINERAL COLLECTING IN NORTH CAROLINA , . . . . # . WHERE TO COLLECT f ... f ......THE MINERAL LOCALITIES OF NORTH CAROLINA BY COUNTIES . . ALAMANCE COUNTY 5 5 Pyrophyllite ......... f .......... 5 ALEXANDER COUNTY ................. 7 Emerald, Hiddenite and Associated Minerals |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Imperial from Dumortierite ..119, 188 County, Calif. (Wolft) Riverside in Dumortierite 79 County, Calif. (MacMurphy)...Goranson,E. A., Palache,C. and Davidson, S. C. Hiddenite depositinN.Carolina.... .. . . 280 Gordonite,a.... 83,454 Hey, M. H.. Iliddenite deposit in N. Carolina. 280 (Palache,Davirlson,Goranson) 537 Hodge-Smith...B. Seamanite, a new Mn phosphoborate from Iron county, 220 Mich.... ------.----''l'wonew minerals from...Kaolinized volcanic ash Irom slate belt of N. Carolina. JOURNAL MINERALOGICAL Lee, O. I. Chemistry |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Silver, Wolverine mine, Kearsarge lode, Keweenaw County, Michigan. William Severance specimen, Jeff Scovil...(Hallelujah Junction), Petersen Mountain, Washoe County, Nevada. Paul Geffner specimen, Jeff Scovil photo...November/December: Millerite, Sterling mine, Antwerp, Jefferson County, New York. National Museum of Natural History (Smithsonian...Minerals from the Huron River Uranium Prospect, Baraga County, Michigan, 298–308 Bornite, Michigan, 302 Brachiopods...Plant Fossils from the Cahaba Coal Field, Jefferson County, Alabama, 227–29 Beraunite, Alabama, 235 Beryl |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | crystal was noted in the Luella mine near Avon, Latah county, Idaho, which measured 3x3x8 feet. Other large...Dakota. A black crystal from Micaville, Randolph county, Alabama, was 10 inches in diameter and from 3...noted in the School Section pegmatite of Fremont county, Colorado. ROCKS AND MINERALS Maine, Connecticut...pink and green crystals at Ohio City, Gunnison county, Colorado; dark green, pink, and indicolite tourmalines...Delaware counties, Pennsylvania, and elsewhere. DUMORTIERITE is a basic aluminum borosilicate. It occurs |  | | Book (edition) | | Production 89 Diamond Occurrences _-~ 88 a. a Hiddenite 144 Thulite 176 Anyolite 176 : 178 Hematite...194 Hambergite 196 Tolite 196 Phenakite 196 Dumortierite 198 Danburite 198 Axinite 198 Benitoite 200...Yellow sapphire Serpentine Kunzite (spodumene) Hiddenite (spodumene) Citrine (quartz) Rock crystal (quartz)...Zektzerite Zoisite monoclinic Descloizite Diaspore Dumortierite Enstatite Eosphorite Euchroite Euxenite Ferrosilite...Gaylussite Gypsum Hancockite Hedenbergite Herderite Hiddenite Hodgkinsonite Hornblende Howlite Huibnerite Huréaulite |  | | Book (edition) | | powder for eye shadow? 6. What is the "gold of the North," the earliest used gem material of all? 7. What...euc/ase 178, hambergite, iolite, phenacite 180, dumortierite, danburite, axinite 182, benitoite, cassiterite...eye Celestite Cerussite Chrysoberyl Danburite Dumortierite Enstatite Fibrolite Hambergite Hemimorphite...Witherite Zoisite Euclase Garnierite Gaylussite Hiddenite Howllte (?) Jadeite Kunzite lazulite Malachite...Smaragdite 6½ 22 Sillimanite Cassiterite Epidote Hiddenite Kunzite Amazonite Aventurine feldspar Benitoite |  | | Report (issue) | | SURVEI PEGMATITE GEOLOGY OF THE SHELBY DISTRICT NORTH CAROLINA by \ Wallace R. Griffitts > \ I ,' -* U...Metamorphic rocks....................... h- Carolina gneiss ..................... Ij- General features...112 Staurolite.......'................ 112 Dumortierite. ..................... 112 Sillimanite .....district , Worth Carolina. .................... In pocket 3A. Contorted garnet layer in Carolina gneiss * 3B...lens of fine-grained lime- silicate rook from the Carolina gneiss. ............... * k-. Metabasalt with |  | | Book (edition) | | 106 Zircon 108 Tourmaline 110 Spodumene 114 Hiddenite 114 Kunzite 114 Quartz 116 Opal 150 Precious...180 Dioptase 194 Phenacite 180 Apatite 194 Dumortierite 182 Danburite 182 Titanite 194 Kyanite 196...Reddish-yellow corundum Serpentine Dioptaz Kunzite Hiddenite Citrine or yellowish fired amethyst Korean jade...Hauynite Hessonite Taaffeite Thaumasite Diaspor Dumortierite Lapis Lazuli Zincite Enstatite Djevalite...Gypsum Chrysocolla Ekanite Moldavite Obsidian Hiddenite Opal Gaylussite Properties of Gemstones |  | | Book | | discovery was made in 1831 on the day when Tsar Alexander Il of Russia attained his majority and as the...which takes its name from the Labrador coast in North America. As labradorite shows a play of colours...Marco Polo, are situated in Afghanistan on the north side of the Hindu Kush Mountains. In Russia, too...(colour caused by chromium oxide) has been termed hiddenite after the American, W. E. Hidden. All varieties...California in the U.S.A. Spodumene, ktinzite and hiddenite have a particularly pronounced tendency to split |  | | Book (edition) | | Opal Species 170 Jade _ Species 174 Peridot Hiddenite 130 Kunzite 130 86 6 Hest Known : 176 Zoisite...194 Hambergite 196 Iolite 196 Phenakite 196 Dumortierite 198 Danburite 198 Axinite 198 Benitoite 200...Transvaal jade Ural sapphire Viennese turquoise Hiddenite (spodumene) Citrine (quartz) Rock crystal (quartz)...Cobaltite Cordierite Danburite Descloizite Diaspore Dumortierite Enstatite Eosphorite Euchroite Euxenite Ferrosilite...Gaylussite Gypsum Hancockite Hedenbergite Herderite Hiddenite Hodgkinsonite Hornblende Howlite Hiuibnerite |  | | Book | | offine-grained or Aquamarine massive gems like dumortierite. Obsidian Gold Nephrite a conchoidal Fracture...Green CHin SOCOLLA 126 Emerald Peridot 113 HiDDENITE 120 Distinctive color, Distinctive color, Distinctive...SiLLIMANITE /// Distinctly pleochroic. good cleavage DUMORTIERITE // 7 BEMTOITE Usually massive. Goodfire. distinctive...mining areas of the world are South America, the USA, Australia, and the former USSR. The greatest single...have been in South Africa, Canada (Sudbury), the USA (Alaska), Russia (the River Perm and other rivers |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | areas of the Laurentian Shield of northeastern North America, the Fennoscandian Shield in northwestern... contain pegmatites. Examples of the latter in North America are the belt of pre-Cambrian rocks in the...(including the Black Hills) of North America; the rare earth pegmatitesb of Llano County (Texas), Minas Geraes(BraziI)...the Mesozoic in the Cordilleran region of western North America were accompanied by pegmatites. Granitic...The Gaffney-Kings Mountain Folio, South and North Carolina: U . S. Geol.Swvey, GeoI.Fol'io 222, 1931. |  | | Book (volume) | | 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...townagate, 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...CHEYENNE, DEUEL, GARDEN & KEITH COUNTIES AREA, between North and South Platte rivers and in all tributary branches |  | | Book | | mother-of-pearl, and shell are that were et on seashore the north coast of Europe, igget is fossil resin from trees... azurite, malachite, ORTHOCLASE spodumene (hiddenite and kunzite), serpentine, diopside, meerschaum...these are not included in the formula. CZAR ALEXANDER Il Date of discovery Some gems have names related...supposedly discovered on the birthday of Russia’s Czar Alexander Il and so is named after him. which they are...recovered from stream gravels at Rock Creek in Montana, USA, by hand-sieving gravels concentrated in the placer |  | | Book (volume) | | NORTInHIwo AME A Volumes John Sinkankas _ GEMSTONES OF NORTH AMERICA In Two Volumes ® Volume I Gemstones, of...of all the mineral treasures to be found in North America, are perhaps the most fascinating—and the...worthy of the name. Some, like the emeralds of North Carolina, the colorful and fabulous tourmalines and...above all, easily read and understood, GEMSTONES OF NORTH AMERICA, Volumes I and II, will be welcomed as a...abroad are becoming so scarce and expensive that North America has developed into a major exporter rather |  | | Journal (issue) | | (Spain); El Marmol, Ca lifornia and Yul e, Colorado (USA). Group: Metamorphic rock Crystal system: Variable...Sardinia and Turin (Italy); Peru; Haddam, Connecticut (USA). FACT FILE BISMUTHINITE Group: Sulphides Crystal...coloration to the presence of tiny crystals of dumortierite (a silicate of boron and aluminium): these are...minerals which may be found in blue quartz. DUMORTIERITE Many specimens of blue quartz owe their distinctive...distinctive coloration to the presence of particles of dumortierite, a rare blue mineral silicate of boron and aluminium |  | | Book (volume) | | grading to 600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...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...mine⎯pyritized gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason |  | | Book (volume) | | grading to 600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...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...mine⎯pyritized gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason |  | | Book | | 203 204 205 Pattern, texture, and inclusions Hiddenite Kunzite Tutti Frutti necklace Jade Chinese birdcage...diamond Topaz Andalusite Titanite Sillimanite Dumortierite Fabergé Easter eggs Kyanite Staurolite Phenakite...significance for us all” a time, the economy of Whitby in North Yorkshire – the principal, local source of jet –...The angle between a and b is 120 degrees. In the USA, the trigonal is considered a division of the hexagonal...Agate Tourmaline Aventurine Turquoise Quartz USA Spain Jadeite Aquamarine Guatemala Sapphire Spinel |  | | Book | | Demantoid garnet 25 Silver Cold 1 2 Axinite 26 Dumortierite 4 Tourmaline Topaz 23 Hessonite 3 Sulphur... 6 Dioptase xi 20 Kunzite Diopside 21 Hiddenite Benitoite 22 Bronzite 42 43 44 45 xvi xiii...Haliburton Cos., Ontario), and the U.S.A. (Maine, N. Carolina, New York, Pennsylvania, New Mexico, Virginia)...times of gem quality, are found at Gore Mt., Warren County, New York; large crystals also come from Sedalia...Much gem-quality almandine comes from India and north-east Ceylon. Cutting Fine red material is usually |  | | Book (edition) | | plains have been buried deep under debris brought north by glaciers or washed down down from have been...Diamonds have been found in the United way from North Carolina to California and from Wisconsin. Some are...are found in the rock in which spare North America. States, all the Georgia to they were created by volcanic...Locations place Table North Carolina and Georgia Diamond Locations E: NORTH CAROLINA weight plac« date...mine, Racooche Valley, White Co. 1866 Vs White County Daniel Light form, % mi. NE Less than 1887 |  | | Book | | diamond 236 Rhodochrosite 90 Azurite 166 Hiddenite 238 Rhodonite 92 Azurite-Malachite 240 Rock...Tourmaline Dolomite 284 Tourmaline quartz 138 Dumortierite 208 Nephrite 286 Tree agate 288 Turquoise...to higher levels of understanding. # Dumortierite —- Dumortierite helps Sagittarius relate to others with...Germany; in Brazil, Uruguay, agate was often Mexico, USA, Indian peninsula used for the cameo : from gray-blue...finger. It was named after the Russian tsar, Alexander II (1818-81). It is one of the rarest gemstones |  | | Catalog/List | | LAPIDARY NAMES TO BE USED ON LABELS DRAVITE DUMORTIERITE FERGUSONITE FERRIDRAVITE FERROAN SPINEL FIBROLITE...HEMIMORPHITE HERCYNITE HERDERITE HESSONITE HEXAGONITE HIDDENITE HODGKINSONITE HORN CORAL HOWLITE HURLBUTITE HYALITE...CHALCEDONY CHERT CHRYSOCOLLA CHRYSOPRASE CITRINE DUMORTIERITE QUARTZ FLINT JASPER MORION NOVACULITE PRASE...CHLOROSPINEL GAHNOSPINEL PLEONASTE SPODUMENE HIDDENITE KUNZITE TRIPHANE STAUROLITE STEATITE STIBIOTANTALITE |  | | Book (edition) | | GEMSTONES $CS of NORTH AMERICA . In Two Volumes $30.00 GEMSTONES OF NORTH AMERICA In Two Volumes ...REINHOLD BOOK / '- ✓ ( ..., ■ GEMSTONES OF NORTH AMERICA In Two Volumes Volume II T ourmaline...from the Tourmaline Q ueen .1ine, Pala, San Diego County, California. From a pen-and-ink drawing by W. E...lnternatiunal, Inc. F RO. Tl!>PI£CE GEMSTONES of NORTH AMERICA In Two Volumes Volume II John Sinkankas...publication of the first volume of Gemstones of North America in 1959 so much has transpired that the |
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