 | | Book (edition) | | Geology of North Carolina. QE 147 .A22 1866-1887 Pt.2 V.2 Chap.1 Digitized by the Internet Archive...org/details/mineralsminerall01 nort n o o / Geology of North Carolina. CHAPTER I. MINERALOGY. BY It F. A. GENTH...brought to a Pi 7 ? f 3 : GEOLOGY OP NORTH CAROLINA. 2 many new and rare species. The Mica veins...within a few days , so that the list of North Carolina mineral species has been very considerably...crease of more than 25 per cent. GEOLOGY OE NORTH CAROLINA. 4 than has been discovered in any other |  | | Book (edition) | | LOCALITIES NORTH CAROLINA, BEING CHAPTER I, OP THE SECOND VOLUME OF THE GEOLOGY OF NORTH CAROLINA. Reprinted...OF E. M. UZZELL RALEIGH, N. C. GEOLOGY OF NORTH CHROLINS. CHAPTER I. MINERALOGY. BY It has F...data have been embodied. Sev- GEOLOGY OF NORTH CAROLINA. 4 eral causes have been operative in giving...matter of commercial interest. GEOLOGY OF NORTH CAROLINA. 6 Dr. C. L. Hunter has also kindly furnished...within a few days, so that the having been of North Carolina list mineral species has been very considerably |  | | Report (volume) | | 'THE GEOLOGICAL vt- ,(231 > ' " ^THE MINERALS CAROLINA''" i '- OF, - :l|^fe^H - GOTEENMENT LIBRARY... W. Powell, director | | The | minerals of North Carolina | by | Frederick Augustus Geiitk | [Vignette]...J. W. Powell, director | | The | mineralsof North Carolina | by | Frederick Augustus Genth | [Vignette]...W. Powell, director | | The | :aainerals of North Carolina | by | FrederickAugustusGenth j [Vignette]...separately. Price $2.50. XVI. The Paleozoic Fishes of North America, by John Strong Newberry. 1889. 4°. 340 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | GEMS < IF NORTH CAROLINA A greater variety of minerals, more than 300, have been found in North Car olina...unique gems in the world. The largest Emerald in North America is a 1,438-carat specimen found at Hiddenite...Hiddenite, near Statesville. Also, the "Carolina Em erald," now owned by Tiffany & Com pany of New York...discovery in America was made in North Carolina in 1799 in Cabarrus County with the dis covery of a 17-pound...time. The elder Reed even carried the stone to a Concord silversmith who still did not recognize the substance |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | located 1/2 mile outside North Little Rock city limits on State Hwy 65 in Pulaski County, Ark." — letter dated...31, 1963 from Richard Purifoy, 2101 Orange St., North Little Rock, Ark. "I have fine xline siderite and...1 and No. 2 are from our own area in Greenwood County of S. E. Kansas. This is the first time I've ever...gravel countryroad in the flint hills of Greenwood County and there was a sort of nest or pocket of them...quarry." — item from Fred H. Schulz, 40 Gilbert St., North Brookfield, Mass. Your green, massive mineral is |  | | Book (edition) | | were shaped by some accident of For instance, agate How is their formation. frequently found in...chrysoberyl cats-eye are valued chiefly for pattern, and agate and jasper among semi- precious materials are...the many types of agate, opal and petrified this region is noted. The agate is wood for which...plains have been buried deep under debris brought north by glaciers or washed down down from have been...specific locations are comparatively few, but jasper, agate and even more valuable stones may turn up almost |  | | Book (edition) | | mmed at Broken Arrow aud Trout creek, in Sc. Clair county. The strata in this field are more faulted und...prong of Canoe creek, in St. Clair county, to Ha\sop creek, in Bibb county, a distance of 60 miles. Down to...to Helena, in Shelby county, the field has an average width of 5 or 6 miles. Below that point the width...miles being in the latitud" of Blocton, in Bibb county. The south ern end of this field has a greater...Jefferson county; Helena, Montevallo, and Brierfield, Shelby county; and at Blocion. Bibb county. The Warrior |  | | Report (issue) | | .'.' .., Mineral Collecting Sites in North Carolina By W. F. Wilson and B. J. McKenzie RUTILE GUMMITE...Information Circular 24 Mineral Collecting Sites in North Carolina By W. F. Wilson and B. J. McKenzie Raleigh...copies of this publication may be obtained from: North CarOlina Department of Natural Resources and Community...for the general welfare of the citizens of North Carolina. The Section conducts a number of basic and...Geological Survey Section, P. O. Box 27687, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611. Eldon P. Allen, Chief Geologist FRONT | | | Report (issue) | | Information Circular 24 Mineral Collecting Sites in North Carolina By W. F. Wilson and B. J. McKenzie Raleigh...copies of this publication may be obtained from: North Carolina Department of Natural Resources and Community...Geological Survey Section, P. O. Box 27687, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611. Eldon P. Allen, Chief Geologist i ...FRONT COVER PHOTO Twinned emerald crystal from North Carolina, photo from Smithsonian Institution (slide...viable mineral collecting sites through out North Carolina. Some sites are commercially operated during |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | large variety of minerals and gemstones in North Carolina annually attracts thousands of collectors to...the world. Some Mineral Collecting Sites in North Carolina T H E C O L L E C T I N G L O C A L I T I E...McKenzie's publication Mineral Collecting Sites in North Carolina: Information Circular 24 (1978). For a more...locations on county road maps, refer to this publication, which can be ordered from the North Carolina Department...27687, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611. The price is $5.00 plus 4% sales tax. Individual county road maps can |  | | 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 |  | | Show/Event (guide) | | GEMS AND MINERALS By Brad Hicks 18 GEM SHOWS IN NORTH AMERICA 20 SHOWS IN CANADA 20 Alberta, British...British Columbia, Nova Scotia, Ontario, 2019 NORTH AMERICA GEM SHOW DIRECTORY 37 Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana...Shows 41 New Mexico and New York Shows 42 North Carolina Shows 21 Tucson Fall Gem Showcase 42 Franklin...Shows 28 California Shows 45 Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, and Tennessee Shows 29 Colorado...XPOpress Xpo Press. Inc.. publishes the biannual North America Gem Show Directory.16.000 copies of the |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | W l / 2 N W & Section 7, T.I., R 19W of Garland County, Ark., some fine quartz xls containing chlorite...occurrence. This material comes from Chattahoochee County near Columbus, Ga. To better preserve the specimen...mine 2 miles south of Knoxville, Iowa, in Marion County."—on label. KANSAS—Travertine, a compact variety...is found around Great Spirit Spring in Mitchell County, Kansas. Here the minerals in the spring water...ROCKS AND MINERALS N O R T H CAROLINA—John Hood Summey, 712 Carolina Ave., Gastonia, N, C , sent us |  | | 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...especially to the W of townagate, chalcedony, jasper, petrified wood. CASS COUNTY WEEPING WATER, SE, on rd...chalcedony, jasper, fossils. CHERRY COUNTY VALENTINE, in the Sandhills county along the Niobrara R. and Minnechaduza... hillside surfacesagatized and opalized wood, agate, jasper;  in draws and washes and gravel beds of |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | GEMS AND GEM MINERALS OF NORTH CAROLINA* Josnrn HvoB Pnerr North Carolina is one of the more notable...material. The variety of gem minerals found in North Carolina is probably greater than in any other state...Praseand Chrysoprase Rutilated Agate Chalcedony Carnelian Moss Agate OF AMERICA Sphene Rutile Octahedrite...Drauor.rt Twelve diamonds have been found in North Carolina, and there are also extensive deposits of itacolumite...westernPiedmont section of the state, and in Franklin County on the eastern edge of the Piedmont. They have |  | | Report (volume) | | is most often used in porous stones, such as the agate. The unattractive gray and pale shades may be changed...shades. The common dyeing procedure is to soak the agate in the desired chemical (nitric acid for red shades...and sulfates for blue shades). The Romans dyed agate by soaking it in honey, removing it from the liquid...the same effect is achieved by first soaking the agate in a sugar solution, and then in sulfuric acid to...eventually deposited as alluvial gravels. Opal and agate are formed from aqueous solutions. Diamonds are |  | | Book (volume) | | 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare alluvial...of the Mississippi R.⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi...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) | | 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare alluvial...of the Mississippi R.⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi...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 |  | | Journal (issue) | | ON DISPLAY AT THE OF CASSITERITE EVER FOUND IN NORTH AMERICA, T his nugget , weighing 184 lbs*, National...TeTRADYMITE Copper Gold Silver RECENT STRIKES AGATE. Agate filled nodules with a uranium content are reported...east of Lakeview. The filling is primarily banded agate. Many ARE HOLLOW AND COATED WITH COLORLESS URANIFEROUS...wood locality, along the beach SANDS TEN MILES NORTH OF BaNDON, OREGON HAS BEEN REPORTED BY D. F. DeVoe...DISCOVERED LAST AUGUST IN THE BEAR LODGE MOUNTAINS, north of Sundance, Wyoming by A. J. Katches, mining engineer |  | | Book | | Chalcecite, dony, Carnelian, Chrysoprase, Jasper, Agate, Chrysoberyl, Zircon, Adularia, Nephrite, Emerald...of Saratoga in Now York, by Doct. John H. Steel. county A (Steel.') 1822." (N. G.) " New Farmer and...of Chemis(O-) try, &c. in the University of North Carolina. INDEX, ERRATA. Page " " " 11 under BRUNSWICK...from the top, for north read mouth. " 8 from the top, add T. JV. after copper. NORTH PROVIPotstone. MARKET...less to 5 in m. a coarse grained granite, of North Yarmouth, W. Garnet, manganesian, massive, at |  | | Journal (issue) | | Carnegie Museum of Natural History 14 Hunting Boley Agate By Helen Serras-Herman By Bill Reynolds 31 22...Jaspers. Collectively we bring you Pink Lady Plume Agate, Pride Pit Jasper, Carrasite Jasper, Hidden Valley...Carrasite Jasper Moonshine Jasper Pink Lady Plume Agate We are working together to bring world class material...silverstreams.com *Specializes in Pink Lady Plume Agate and Oregon Jaspers. PO Box 108, Wells, NV 89835...Moss Drive, P.O. Box 740252 Houston Texas, TX 77074 USA Tel : +1 832 641 5014 ; +234 803 715 8372 Fax : +1 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Building A Firm "Foundation" MAINE T h e Lincoln County Gem and Mineral Society, Litchfield, have a new...discussed Maine Gems and Minerals. TENNESSEE Lace Agate i n Georgia ? T h e Knoxville Gem and Mineral Society...made a field trip to Summerville, G a . for lace Agate. T h e C l u b practised setting up display cases...Sherrill, who brought along 50 pounds of Tennessee Agate . . . rough, slabbed, tumbled and polished . . .... to illustrate his talk on Tennessee Agate. A field trip to an undisclosed location ( i n the rain) |  | | Journal (issue) | | JEWELRY VOL. 47 ISSUE 11 • NOV. 2017 MONTANA AGATE: Best Catch on the Yellowstone River SILVER: In...Exploring its amazing morphology. By Bob Jones MONTANA AGATE The best catch on the Yellowstone River. 24 14...types of granite to marble and agate. For this project, I used turritella agate. I cut the stone to size,...black obsidian, and tumbled specimens of Montana agate. These and other goodies helped define my lifetime...fossils. For some reason, the beauty of the Montana agate specimens really stuck in my mind. I was mesmerized |  | | Journal (issue) | | at Silver Reef in southwestern Utah’s Washington County (figure 1) is a very unique occurrence. The high-grade...perfect bound for just: $35.00 Postage $5.00 in the USA; $23 for foreign. Excalibur Mineral Corp Tel: 434-964-0875...book filled with historical work involving Oxford County, describing and intertwining its minerals, miners...Experiences in Namibia The Ravine, Fine, St. Lawrence County, New York Antimony-bearing Oxidized Minerals -...Pershing County, Nevada Majuba Hill Continued-Collecting Underground Postcards Coppertown USA Mining Museum |  | | Report (volume) | | State Museum, Albany. North Carolina.. .Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt, Chapel Hill. North Dakota... .Dr. A. G...... .Prof. Charles W. Brown, Providence. South Carolina.. .Dr. Earle Sloan, Charleston. South Dakota....See Bauxite and Hallpysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found...commercial quantity or quality. Asphalt. Colbert County, small quantity has been shipped from near Leighton;...following localities: Bibb County, Pratts Ferry; Calhoun County, near Tampa; Clay County, T. 20, Pv. 7 E.; Jefferson |
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