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Pyrope from
North Carolina, USA


Locality type:State
Classification
Species:Pyrope
Formula:Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Sillimanite3 photos of Pyrope associated with Sillimanite at this locality.
Phlogopite3 photos of Pyrope associated with Phlogopite at this locality.
Diopside1 photo of Pyrope associated with Diopside at this locality.
Quartzⓘ1 photo of Pyrope associated with Quartz at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrope data
Locality Data:Click here to view North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1305773
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1305773:4
GUID (UUID V4):b2439bd7-d2f3-4f37-9893-63e33763d167
Localities for Pyrope in this Region
Alexander County, North Carolina, USA
Democrat, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
J.C. Mills Mine (Mill's Mine; Mills's Mine), Brindletown, Burke County, North Carolina, USA
Tweedy Mine, Burke County, North Carolina, USA
Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA
Garnet Site, Cedar Valley, Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA
Ruby City Mine (Sugarloaf Mine), Waynesville, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA
Jackson County, North Carolina, USA
Sugarloaf Mountain Mine, Jackson County, North Carolina, USA
Gibson Mine (Gibsons Ruby Mine), Alarka, Macon County, North Carolina, USA
Bonanza Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA
Caler Creek Ruby Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA
Cowee Valley, Macon County, North Carolina, USA
Winding Stair Gap Roadcut, Franklin, Ellijay Mining District, Cowee Valley, Macon County, North Carolina, USA
Jacobs Ruby Mine, Cowee Valley, Macon County, North Carolina, USA
Dale and Demkos Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA
Gregory Ruby Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA
Holbrook Ruby Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA
Ned Wilson Branch, Mason Mountain, Macon County, North Carolina, USA
Masons Branch (Mason Branch; Mason Mountain Rhodolite Mine), Macon County, North Carolina, USA
McCook Rhodolite Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA
Mincey Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA
Rockhound Haven Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA
Madison County, North Carolina, USA
McDowell County, North Carolina, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
98195, USA; defnep@uw.edu Department of Chemistry, Juniata College, Huntingdon, PA 16652, USA; richard...20560, USA; wisem@si.edu Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University...University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA Institute for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage, Yale University...University, West Haven, CT 06516, USA Correspondence: rsharmon@ncsu.edu; Tel.: +1-919-588-0613 Abstract: Laser-induced...end-member types–almandine [Fe3 Al2 Si3 O12 ], pyrope [Mg3 Al2 Si3 O12 ], spessartine [Mn3 Al2 Si3 O12
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
of eclogites from the Eastern Blue Ridge, North Carolina, USA F. Z. PAGE, E. J. ESSENE AND S. B. MUKASA...C.C. Little Building, Ann Arbor, MI 48109–1063, USA (fpage@umich.edu) ABSTRACT The prograde metamorphism...metamorphism. Eclogites from the Eastern Blue Ridge of North Carolina retain evidence of their prograde path in the...eclogites, from the vicinity of Bakersville, North Carolina, USA are primarily comprised of garnet–clinop...eclogites from the Franciscan Complex, California, USA. These workers proposed an anticlockwise P–T path
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
This article was downloaded by: [North Carolina State University] On: 10 March 2015, At: 22:56 Publisher:...SKIAGITE AT MANTLE CONDITIONS Downloaded by [North Carolina State University] at 22:56 10 March 2015 I...Obtained at P = 120 kbar Spinel1 Downloaded by [North Carolina State University] at 22:56 10 March 2015 Sample... INTERNATIONAL GEOLOGY REVIEW Downloaded by [North Carolina State University] at 22:56 10 March 2015 almandine...temperature dependence of the specific heats. For pyrope and grossular, we have taken the data from the
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Bibliography 33 10 24 Pyrope garnet 35 Pyrope colours 35 Pyrope classification 37 Pyrope chemistry: Mg3 Ali(SiO...spectra of pyrope 39 Pyrope inclusions 41 vii viii Contents Sizes of pyrope 41 Pyrope values and...and pricing 42 Pyrope occurrences 44 Pyrope sources 44 The Bohemian mines 45 Other pyrope sources 47 Summary...Summary of pyrope properties Bibliography 50 50 4 Almandine 52 Modern almandine chemistry: Fe 3 Alz(SiO4h...sources 73 Malaya garnet: a pyrope spessartite intermediate 75 Other pyrope-almandine intermediates ('Pyrandine')
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
garnet from Emerald Creek, Latah County, Idaho, USA. PHOTO SOURCE : WWW. STARGEMSTONES .COM Laurence...crystals found in Siberia. Finally, A STONE… A STAR pyrope (Mg3Al2 Si3O12 ) was named from the Greek pyropos...This article reviews some aspects of rhodolite and pyrope garnets, and the technique consisted the cultural...place of the kings of France, near Paris. Bohemian Pyrope in the 16th –20th Centuries During the 16th century...century, a rich jewelry industry utilizing pyrope garnet from Turnov (Czech Republic) began in Bohemia
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
This article was downloaded by: [North Carolina State University] On: 12 April 2015, At: 14:13 Publisher:...conditions of diamond formation Downloaded by [North Carolina State University] at 14:13 12 April 2015 B...compressibilities of diamond and inclusions (olivine, pyrope, etc.), the diamond formation pressure PQ exceeds... INTERNATIONAL GEOLOGY REVIEW Downloaded by [North Carolina State University] at 14:13 12 April 2015 of...expansions of the inclusions chromite, olivine, and pyrope are greater than that of the host diamond. Homogenization
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...Golden and Yellow Blue Garnet Almandite Essonite Pyrope Rhodolite Spessartite Uvarovite + Paper read before...Drauor.rt Twelve diamonds have been found in North Carolina, and there are also extensive deposits of itacolumite...carats. Two diamonds have been found in Eastern North Carolina in the gravels from the Portis Gold Mine in
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
This article was downloaded by: [North Carolina State University] On: 10 March 2015, At: 19:29 Publisher:...AND PRACTICAL SIGNIFICANCE Downloaded by [North Carolina State University] at 19:29 10 March 2015 A...Inc. All rights reserved. Downloaded by [North Carolina State University] at 19:29 10 March 2015 INTERNATIONAL...has been given in [6]. 164 Downloaded by [North Carolina State University] at 19:29 10 March 2015 A...genetic relationship. 165 Downloaded by [North Carolina State University] at 19:29 10 March 2015 INTERNATIONAL
Report (volume)
nearby crystalline rocks. Specific localities in North Carolina are Brindletown Creek Ford, Burke County; the...and Portis gold mine, Franklin County. In South Carolina diamonds have been found in Spartanburg County;...crystalline schist, and in altered marble. In North Carolina, emeralds have been found at the Emeraldhiddenite...Hampshire, Colorado, Montana, Georgia, and North Carolina. Morganite and heliodor are rare in the United...ston. New Hampshire: Grafton County, Grafton North Carolina: Alexander County, Barrett Mountain Buncombe
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Gemstones of North Carolina By GEORGE A. BRUCE, International Import Company 604 Peachtree Street, N...Atlanta 8, Georgia "The Land of the Sky" that is North Carolina is also the Land of Gemstones. This beautiful...to initiate the systematic mining of gems in North Carolina was Mr. C. W. Jenks. This was in 1871 when...Sapphires compose the most important gemstones of North Carolina. The rubies vie with the worldrenowned stones...considerable size have also been recovered in North Carolina. A beautiful deep green beryl weighing 25.4
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
This article was downloaded by: [North Carolina State University] On: 18 March 2015, At: 04:27 Publisher:...phlogopite of mantle origin Downloaded by [North Carolina State University] at 04:27 18 March 2015 S...comprise two associations: those with a garnet of the pyrope s e r i e s ( 01-56/74, 01-14/74, 01-47/74) and...and ilmenite hyperbasites, which often contain a pyrope garnet and which may serve as a n indicator of...surround relicts of garnet ( a n orange-colored pyrope) In Sample U3-206, phlogopite f o r m s a zone
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Vol. XII. On a new mode of oecurre~we of Ruby iu North Caroli~ta. B) Prof. J. W. JUDD, C.B., LL.D., F...1899:] of the State of North Carolina, with adjoining areas in South p ARTS Carolina and Georgia, have long...area from Alabama in the south to Maine in the north. Quite recently Dr. J. H. Pratt has published a...Corundum associated with the Peridotitvs of North Carolina." But of the existence in any part of this...crystals of the rubies from the Cowee district of North Carolina, and that in our opinion their beauty and colour
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
well-characteized,granulite faciesarea in southwestern North Carolina, indicates internal consistency for two-pyroxene-garnet...%CarAlrSiror, + y3Mg3Al2Si3Or2 + SiOr. grossulil pyrope (B) quartz Anorthite (An), enstatite (En), and...plagioclase,orthopyroxene, and clinopyroxene, and pyrope (Py) and grossular (Gr) are principal components... 1990; Berman, 1988) agree that the AIIj'To of pyrope reported by Charlu et al. (1975) is too negativeby...Si"O" Anorthite CaAlrSiros Grossular Ca3Al,Si3O,, Pyrope Mg"Al,Si"O,, 0.001 1285 168 15-17 1400 41-118
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
pegmatites in the Spruce Pine District, North Carolina, USA Samuel E. Swanson*, William B. Veal Department...Keywords: Spruce Pine, pegmatites, mineralogy, North Carolina Received: 16 October 2009; accepted: 1 April...the Spruce Pine Mining District in western North Carolina have a long history of providing various minerals...Spruce Pine is a major supplier of feldspar in North America. Quartz, a major phase in Spruce Pine granitoid...at the Augusta National golf course (Augusta, GA, USA) were filled with waste quartz sand from Spruce Pine
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
(Si0 ) Andradite Ca Fe Grossular Ca Al (Si0 ) Pyrope M 3 2 3 4 2 A 1 3 3 (Si0 ) 2 3 g...Ca Cr (Si0 ) Uvarovite Specific Gravity: 3.58 (Pyrope) to 4.32 (Almandine) Titanium members from Magnet... in a carbonatite (a carbonate igneous rock). PYROPE. The name is from the Greek meaning fire-like....gem stone from Macon County, North Carolina consisting of 2 parts pyrope and ANDRADINE, The name is after...garnet used in early European made jewelry was pyrope ugese mineralogist, D'Andrada. It is also from
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
This article was downloaded by: [North Carolina State University] On: 21 October 2014, At: 20:28 Publisher:...symmetry of Yakutia diamonds Downloaded by [North Carolina State University] at 20:28 21 October 2014...Institute, Leningrad. 1172 Downloaded by [North Carolina State University] at 20:28 21 October 2014...laminar crystal of habit 1173 Downloaded by [North Carolina State University] at 20:28 21 October 2014...SuCh teeth in Yakutia ,d6crda:ge from sOuth to north in the Yakutia diamonds are fepresented virtually
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Chicago, 5734 S. Ellis Ave. , Chicago, IL 60637-1434, USA ABSTRACT The enthalpy of reaction of plagioclase...palaeopressure gradient, increasing generally from south to north, across the Nilgiri Hills as inferred by previous...University, PO Box 909. Piscataway, NJ 08855-0909, USA. + CaAI,Si,O, unrrrthitc 01 pln~"lcl2,.*' = )Mg...high-temperature heat capacities of enstatite, diopside, pyrope, grossular and quartz are needed for calibration...compared with measurements on a mechanical mixture of pyrope, grossular and quartz of the same bulk composition
Report (issue)
Pyrope Mg3A12(SiO4)3 Crystal Data: Cubic. Point Group: 4/m 3 2/m. Subhedral to euhedral crystals, showing...Tanzania. In the USA, at Masons' Mountain, near Cowee Creek; Macon Co., North Carolina, and from Buell...25(4), 24. (4) Chopin, C. (1984) Coesite and pure pyrope in high-grade blueschists of the Western Alps:
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
This article was downloaded by: [North Carolina State University] On: 15 April 2015, At: 08:03 Publisher:...EUROPEAN CRATON Yu.D. Smirnov* Downloaded by [North Carolina State University] at 08:03 15 April 2015 Abstract:...minerals paragenetically associated with them (pyrope, chromian spinel, picroilmenite, etc.) have been...the Donbas [2]. In Western Europe, kimberlites, pyrope peridotites and other associated rocks related...All rights reserved. 265 Downloaded by [North Carolina State University] at 08:03 15 April 2015 YU
Report (volume)
Becker. The Penokee-Gogebic Iron-Bearing Series of North Wisconsin and Michigan, by Koland D. Irving. Younger...Americana. A catalogue of geological maps of America (North and South), 1752-1881, by Jules Marcou and John...pp. Price 5 cents. 10. On the Cambrian Faunas of North America. Preliminary studies, by Charles D. Walcott...Fresh-water Miocene, and other Fossil Mollusca of Western North America, by Charles A. White. 1885. 8°. 26 pp. 3...cents. 29. On the Fresh-water Invertebrates of the North American Jurassic, by Charles A. White. 1886. 8°
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Asia Minor said to be an early gem-cutting center. Pyrope is from the Greek ‘fire’ or ‘fiery,’ for its color;...at another locality. For example, the formula of pyrope can be written simply as the ideal end-member composition...dark green chromium-rich garnet associated with pyrope in kimberlite. Majorite, Mg,(Fe3+,Si,A1),(Si04)...it is produced by shock (impact) metamorphism. Pyrope, Mg3A1,(Si0,),-a garnet species found only in igneous...minerals “Pyralspite” group “Ugrandite” group e Pyrope Almandine Spessartine Mg3A1,(Si04), Fe2+,A1,(Si04)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the garnet most of us are searching for is in the pyrope group: A magnesia garnet, with a deep red color...calcium free, iron magnesium garnet belonging to the pyrope group. The color is deep pink to a deep wine-red...cyanitic in places, and is known as a member of the Carolina gneiss. They are closely associated with a pyroxenite...Lake Hickory are found good quality red garnets (pyrope) which resemble synthetic ruby. Here the garnets...quality have beenn found in the mica deposits of North Carolina. These deposits have been foundd highly metamorphic
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This article was downloaded by: [North Carolina State University] On: 08 March 2015, At: 11:17 Publisher:...from the "Mir" pipe (Yakutia) Downloaded by [North Carolina State University] at 11:17 08 March 2015 N...role of three components in their composition: pyrope, almandine and grossularite, and the sharply subordinate...65 100.38 Si02 TiO 2 Al203 Downloaded by [North Carolina State University] at 11:17 08 March 2015 Oxides...+ 46 52 45 TABLE 3 Sample No. Components Pyrope Almandine Spessartite . . . . . Andradite
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This article was downloaded by: [North Carolina State University] On: 10 April 2015, At: 00:06 Publisher:...anyone is expressly forbidden. Downloaded by [North Carolina State University] at 00:06 10 April 2015 Terms...c magmatism in the A z o v Downloaded by [North Carolina State University] at 00:06 10 April 2015 V...much less widely distributed. Downloaded by [North Carolina State University] at 00:06 10 April 2015 The...S3 m -Kire 52 m •Kire 55 m Downloaded by [North Carolina State University] at 00:06 10 April 2015 o
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This article was downloaded by: [North Carolina State University] On: 10 March 2015, At: 02:43 Publisher:...Dzhugdzhur anorthosite massif Downloaded by [North Carolina State University] at 02:43 10 March 2015 M...Clearance Center, Inc. 1389 Downloaded by [North Carolina State University] at 02:43 10 March 2015 INTERNATIONAL...clinopyroxene 1390 IGR 82/12 Downloaded by [North Carolina State University] at 02:43 10 March 2015 M...long axis at 0” to the 1391 Downloaded by [North Carolina State University] at 02:43 10 March 2015 INTERNATIONAL
 
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