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Sapphire from
Rose Creek Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Corundum var: Sapphire
Formula:Al2O3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sapphire data
Locality Data:Click here to view Rose Creek Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1227347
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1227347:8
GUID (UUID V4):9e418436-13b0-4737-966d-9c917579aac4
Nearest other occurrences of Sapphire
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘMcCook Rhodolite Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘSheffield Corundum Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘGibson Mine (Gibsons Ruby Mine), Alarka, Macon County, North Carolina, USA
4.6km (2.9 miles) ⓘYukon Ruby Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘJacobs Ruby Mine, Cowee Valley, Macon County, North Carolina, USA
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘJones Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘCaler Creek Ruby Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA
5.7km (3.5 miles) ⓘDale and Demkos Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA
6.0km (3.7 miles) ⓘHolbrook Ruby Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA
6.6km (4.1 miles) ⓘShuler Ruby Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
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)
the ma­ jestic Nantahala Mountains of Western North Carolina. Into the lower end of the valley moves a small...working their way along the Caler Fork of Cowee Creek confident that before this day is gone, the)- will...fame and possession of precious jewels of ruby or sapphire. No ordinary band of prospectors, this group—no...one of the 23 gem and mineral mines in Macon County, North Carolina. And this might very well be the day...wide variety of gem­ stones here include even the "North Car­ olina diamond" for April. Those who simply
Book (edition)
Where & How to Djg, Pan and Mine Your Own Gen1s & Minerals Where & I-low to 1-Iunt for Treasure From...stops at a roadside "dig your own" gem mine. Junior finds a sapphire the size of a p ach and ends up on national...) Many an unsuspecting tourist has stopped at a mine to try his or her luck and become a rockhound for...Utah Alaska Idaho Iowa Minnesota Montana Nebraska North Dakota Oregon SouthDakota Washington Wyoming vowr-...Kentucky Louisiana Mississippi Missouri North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee Virginja West Virginia Southwest
Book (edition)
stops at a roadside “dig your own” gem mine. Junior finds a sapphire the size of a peach and ends up on national...) Many an unsuspecting tourist has stopped at a mine to try his or her luck and become a rockhound for...California lowa Minnesota Montana Colorado Nebraska North Dakota Oregon South Dakota Washington Wyoming Nevada...Indiana Louisiana Maine Mississippi North Carolina South Carolina Maryland Massachusetts Michigan New...U.S.A. ATH EDITION Where & How to Dig, Pan, and Mine Your Own Gems & Minerals VOLUME 3: SOUTHEAST STATES
Book (volume)
stops at a roadside “dig your own” gem mine. Junior finds a sapphire the size of a peach and ends up on national...) Many an unsuspecting tourist has stopped at a mine to try his or her luck and become a rockhound for... Good hunting! 3 MID-CONTINENT PUBLIC LIBRARY North Independence Branch 317 W. Highway 24 Independence...lowa Minnesota Montana Hawaii Kansas Nebraska North Dakota Oregon South Dakota Washington Wyoming VOLUME...Pennsylvania Rhode Island Missouri North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee Virginia West Virginia Vermont
Book (edition)
ALASKA Stewart's Jewel Jade Claims, located at Dahl Creek. Stewart's Photo Shop, 531 4th Ave., Anchorage,...lbs., 400/lb. over 100 lbs. Black Mountain Opal Mine. Write Lander's Turquoise, 321 East Andy Devine...Phone (501) 262-2058. Fee: $2.00. Coleman Crystal Mine, Jessleville. AR 71949. Fee: $2-00. Under 12 yrs*...year. Free camping. **John Moundy, Mt. Ida. AR. Mine on High Peak Mountain. Ocus Stanly, P.0. Box I63...Adults $2.00;6—16$1‱00, under 6 free. **Rush Zinc Mine, Fred Dirst, Guide, Yellville, AR 72687. Black
Book
s wadewabsltoasssts-oncasess 34 Site 2. Iwan Creek Mine & Rock. Shop—Quartz, Crystals .o2.<...0c5.c0tsunc...Aastestes oeareees 27 Site 5 The Starfire Mine Quartz Crystal Mine—Quartz Crystals.............cccccsscssesscessesseeeeens...Crystal ec Site Crystals .........:csseseeseesees Al Mine—Quartz Crystal and Shop Rock Ridge Fiddler’s Site...scssesceereerseeeseersesensensoscnsseessesessessesesoneees Mine—Quartz Site 12 Willis Crystal 46 ...........scs...dccccceecedesaceavaneeecetdecee-ccels el 104 Site. 5..Sengo, Pond, Mine—Aqaaniarine. 2.2: csvccieiniomestautosteccltea tcc
Book (edition)
MARIN COUNTY FREE LIBRARY 3 1111 00289 4184 \ I s Fifth Revised Edition A complete, state-by-state...to list more than fifteen hundred localities in North America where gems can be found. This is the only...KEY 4& Diamond M Tourmaline fQl Ruby, O Sapphire Quartz crystal 'y^ Garnet — Azu rite, Malachite...amateurs alike had not gone out to every corner of North America, discovered the rich gem resources of the...Colorado; and Professor Jack Hanahan of Belmont, North Carolina, with locations in their respective states
Report (volume)
......... North Carolina. .......................................................... North Dakota............................................. South Carolina......................................:..........1888. Branner, J. C., The zinc and lead region of north Arkansas: Arkansas Geol. Survey Ann. Kept, for 1892...Fair edition, 1904. Genth, F. A., Minerals of North Carolina: U. S. Geol. Survey Bull. 74, 1891. Shannon...Catalogue of the mineral localities of South Carolina: South Carolina Geol. Survey, ser. 4, Bull. 2, 1908. Scott
Report (issue)
quadrangle and part of the Black Butte quadrangle, Elko County, Nevada. Reston, Va. : U.S. Geological Survey ;...Geologic map of the Valentine SE quadrangle, Mohave County, Arizona. [Menlo Park, Calif.] : U.S. Geological...the Jarbidge River Wilderness Study Area, Owyhee County, Idaho. Reston, Va. : U.S. Geological Survey ;...Geologic map of the Sheep Creek West Wilderness Study Area, Owyhee County, Idaho. Reston, Va. : U.S....MF no.2111 Dean, Lewis. Mineral resources of Macon County, Alabama. Geological Survey of Alabama, 1990
Book
HfiRIN COUNTY FREE LIBRfiRY 311110G386652Q I V Russell P MacFal A COLOR TREASUF FOR COLLECTORS...100 detail maps 1500+ hunting locations: sites in North America A directory to coUpcfing O E Pi rin...it a veritable not just a picof informa- is mine tion, telling everything the collector needs to...directory listing over fifteen hundred localities in North America where gem specimens may be found. Interspersed...to Hunting Locations ? i 9 GIVEN TO THE MARIN COUNTY LIBRARY BY MARI N L MTNF.RAT. SOCTETY DAVID
Book
locations: A directory to co!le.cling sites in North America MINERALS AND GEMS A COLOR TREASURY FORCOLLECTORS...not just a picture book. Rather, it is a veritable mine of information, telling everything the collector...directory listing over fifteen hundred localities in North Am erica where gem specimens may be fou nd. Interspersed...you If you plan to vIsIt an operating quarry or mine where a permll Is required make the necessary arrangements...LAKE BAILEY N I DELAWARE MINE DUMPS IOATOUTE CHLORASTROUTEI 2 AMYGDAlOID MINE DUMPS 3 AGATE HARBOR (AGATES
Journal (issue)
...................... 5 Trip to Franklin, North Carolina .............................................GAZETTE I DECEMBER 2010 Trip to Franklin, North Carolina by Sarah Metsa Member of the Houston Gem &...surprise I took her on a 3-day trip to Franklin, North Carolina, emerald country. We started out early so that...I had several pieces of information from the Macon County Chamber of Commerce, all about Franklin and...emerald, like the one they showed on TV. Or a giant sapphire, or ruby, one I could name something really neat
Journal (issue)
Austin representative today, or call 1-800-321-0752 (USA), 216-464-2400. September/October Volume I No...Sonie cry f 01.tl, others proclaim victory when a mine opens, expands or closes, but the reality, of course...precision control ofbelt tensions for the Mingo Logan mine. The conveyor system-which includes several systems:...mainline below ground and various conveyors (from the mine to load-out) above groundthat resulted from this...response belt storage units provide the Mingo Logan mine smooth, trouble-free advancement of their conveyor
Book (edition)
FloridaNews Bureau 114; State of Tennessee 123; South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism 128;...energy.” This does not mean giving up the great North American outdoors with its manifold opportunities...Ozarks—all these can be part of a vacation in the great North American outdoors. Camping, backpacking and trail... The last three decades of the 20th century in North America are bound to be known to future historians...Pisgah National Forest of North Carolina. Hells Canyon, the deepest gorge on the North American continent,
Report (issue)
. . . . . . . . . 18 9. Map showing Sweetwater Creek Formation type locality . . . . . . . . . . . .... . .... 26 15. Geologic map of the Pumpkinvine Creek and Canton Formations . . . . . . . . . . . . ....a. Rare-earth element data for the Pumpkinvine Creek Formation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....Photograph of relict pillows in the Pumpkinvine Creek Formation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....locality ...................... 35 24. Map showing Rose Creek Schist type locality .... ... ... ..... ...
Report (issue)
arawak and North Borneo _________________ _ Sarawak _____________________________ _ North BorneO----...________ _ North Island_____ ------------- ________ _ Antarctica ________________________________ _ North Am...124 126 127 130 Monazite localities-Continued North America-Continued United States of America-Continued...Perce Counties __________ _ Idaho CountY-----------------Valley CountY-----------------Adams, Payette,...and Gem Counties ________________________ _ Boise County ___ --------------Ada, Owyhee, Elmore, and Custer
Journal (issue)
19 lb. Precious Topaz, mine run 3.00 15 lb. Amethyst (Good Rich Color), mine run 6.00 (Contains both...material) 1, Ib. Kunzite, mine run facet and cab material 4.00 15 lb. Peridot, mine run facet and cab material...amethyst geode on the dump at the Rueppele Iron Mine, near Stanton, Missouri. It was about six inches...Amethyst had been found before at this particular mine, but most of it is in the museum at the Missouri...because they are rare in private collections. Rueppele Mine is one of the so called “Sink Hole Iron Deposits”
Report (issue)
a short article on California diamonds. Amador County: A few small stones have been picked up near the...the towns of Volcano, Oleta and Fiddletown. Butte County: In 1853 it was observed that diamonds occurred...the gravels at Cherokee Flat, about nine miles north of Oroville. More than three hundred good diamonds...namely, on Webber Creek, in "Wliite Rock canyon and at Smith's Flat. Fresno County Small diamonds are...reported to have been found a few miles north of Coalinga. Nevada County A 1-^ carat stone was found at French
Report (issue)
Snohomish, Wizard Clip, Chesapeake Bay, Milksick Creek, Cowcumber Hill, Bayou Boeuf, Stingray Point, Lake...locality, or civil division (city, village, or county) named for a physical feature is always listed...information is usually self-explanatory, for example: county seat. Feature Class (second column) The terms listed...kinds of flowing water that locally may be called a creek, run, river, branch, bayou, or fork. See pages XXXI-XXXII...their definitions. County (third column) This column lists the name of the county in which the entity
Journal (issue)
Cooper Nottingham, England Anthony R. Kampf L.A, County Mus. of Nat. Hist. Los Angeles, CA Steven R. Morehead...group, 13 cm, w ith calcite from the Minerva No. 1 mine, near Cave in Rock, Illinois. Marvin Rausch collection;...Sterling mine at Antwerp, New York; the Alpine veins near Sherbrooke, Quebec; the Nanisivik mine on Baffin...country and soon became a collector. The cobalt mine at Bou-Azzer was among his favorite localities,...really fine azurite specimens from the now-famous mine at Touissit, and later many superb cerussites and
Report (issue)
observed in the gold gravels at Cherokee, Butte County, and this locality, became the most noted one in...short articles on California diamonds. A Amador County: few small stones have been picked up near the...towns of Volcano, Oleta and Fiddleto^vn. Butte County: In 1853 it was observed that diamonds occurred...the gravels at Cherokee Flat, about nine miles north of Oroville. More than three hundred good diamonds...placers at Thompson Flat, two miles north of Oroville. El Dorado County: A diamond weighing 1| carats was
Journal (issue)
convention at Salt Lake City, Utah. SEPT. 2-5 Salt Lake county fair, Murray. Utah. E. O. Brothers, manager. 1-27...MINERALOGY Fairy C r y s t a l s From a n O l d Mine D u m p By BERTHA G. BROWN 25 27-OCT. 4 New Mexico...State Fair, Albuquerque. LANDMARK 19 28-29 Taos County Fair and San Geronimo fiesta, Taos, New Mexico...ARTHUR L. EATON ARIZONA HUNTING SEASONS Deer: North of Gila river, except Pina! mountains in Gila and...16-30 oi desert mule deer. Turkey and Bear: Open north of Gila river only; corresponds to deer season.
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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