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Amethyst from
Tate, Pickens County, Georgia, USA


Locality type:Village
Classification
Species:Quartz var: Amethyst
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Amethyst data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tate, Pickens County, Georgia, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:318419
Long-form Identifier:1:3:318419:6
GUID (UUID V4):94b76a76-5975-4d06-b809-70ab98311529
Nearest other occurrences of Amethyst
9.6km (6.0 miles) ⓘCochran Mine, Ball Ground, Ball Ground Mining District, Cherokee County, Georgia, USA
49.5km (30.8 miles) ⓘNew Town, Gordon County, Georgia, USA
59.9km (37.2 miles) ⓘMossy Creek Campground, White County, Georgia, USA
65.8km (40.9 miles) ⓘLula, Hall County, Georgia, USA
69.5km (43.2 miles) ⓘUnion Church, White County, Georgia, USA
72.3km (44.9 miles) ⓘHowells Cemetery, Cobb County, Georgia, USA
91.7km (57.0 miles) ⓘGarrett Mine, Titus, Towns County, Georgia, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
GEORGIA Downloaded by [University of Calgary] at 09:55 07 August 2017 MINERAL LOCALITY INDEX JENNINGS...JENNINGS B. GORDON, JR. P . O . Box 6214 Rome, Georgia 30162 Although perhaps best known for its gold, rutUe...rutUe, and staurolite (the state mineral), Georgia has, in fact, almost two hundred mineral species. ...have been reported and verified from the state of Georgia. The index has been compiled from the literature...be either a report on the economic geology of Georgia or a field guide for lapidaries, it excludes commercial
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1E3: SoutheastStates Alabama Arkansas Florida Georgia Kentucky Louisiana Mississippi Missouri North Carolina...growing. -S.F.P. To our combin I familie , including Georgia Pedersen, and to family no longer with u . litith...foreign lands. These include turquoise, tourmaline, amethyst, pearls, opals, jade, sapphires, emeralds, rubies...carching not only for gold but also for turquoise, amethyst and emeralds. In the early 1600s, when English...exclusively i.n the Blue Ridge Mountains of Mitchell County, North Carolina, to be true hiddenite. Preface
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COVER PHOTO : Gold nugget from Dukes Creek, White County, weight 5 oz., 12 dwt., approx. 2x. BACK COVER...approx. 1.5x. Lower left - Goethite from Pulaski County, approx. lx. Right - Magnetite crystal face showing... MINERALS OF GEORGIA: THEIR PROPERTIES AND OCCURRENCES by Robert B. Cook STATE OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF............................................. 170 County Index ...........................................Page Table 1. Classification and composition of Georgia minerals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
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Location Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States GEORGIA Georgia’s nearly 59,000 square miles makes it the...highest elevation in the state at 4,784 feet. 145 Georgia Beginning in the northwest, where the Lookout...mountains loom over rich agricultural valleys, Georgia easily divides into five major physiographic provinces...The first real Gold Rush in America occurred in Georgia following two simultaneous discoveries of Gold... some Ruby-red Corundum, Spodumene and Topaz. Georgia has been actively prospected for gold since colonial
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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...miles west of Canon City, Colorado; at Clip, Yuma county, Arizona; and a few other places. CENTRALLASITE
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STATE GEORGIA DIVISION OF CONSERVATION DEPARTMENT OF MINES, MINING AND GEOLOGY A. S. Furcron, Director...Bulletin Number 79 ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF GEORGIA GEOLOGY THROUGH 1959 by Howard Ross Cramer, Arthur...James George Lester Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia ATLANTA 1967 LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL Department...Governor of Georgia and Commissioner Ex-Officio State Division of Conservation Atlanta, Georgia 30334 Dear...and Geology entitled, "Annotated Bibliography of Georgia Geology Through 1959," by Drs. Howard R. Cramer
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GEORGIA STATE DIVISION OF CONSERVATION DEPARTMENT OF MINES. MINING AND GEOLOGY GARLAND PEYTON, Director...BULLETIN NUMBER 48 MICA-BEARING PEGMATITES OF GEORGIA By A. S. FURCRON Assistant State Geologist and..."'< Sheet Mica from the Early-Vaughn mine, Lamar County. J '\ LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL DEPARTMENT OF...herewith Georgia Geological Survey Bulletin No. 48, "The Mica-Bearing Pegmatites of Georgia," by Dr....connection with the prosecution of the present war. Georgia is one of four or five states in the nation which
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_ _ .... ____________________ ..... CHAPTER 11 Georgia 1 CHAPTER 12 Alabama 0 0 . . . . . . . . _...y ' s f i r s t g o l d r u s h a t Dahlonega, Georgia. S o m u c h gold w a s f o u n d b y eager prospectors...t a r t o f t h e C i v i l W a r . O t h e r Georgia counties a n d n e i g h b o r i n g s t a t e...f gold! Gold c a n s t i l l be f o u n d i n Georgia a n d i n t h e r i v e r s a n d streams o f i...e , S p a r t a n b u r g , U n i o n , Oconee Georgia: Cherokee, Dawson, L u m p k i n , M c D u ff i
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rockngem.com U S $6.99 ... and Much More PRINTED IN USA 2 www.rockngem.com From the Editor EDITORIAL...Frederick Pough by Steve Voynick Four Peaks, Arizona, Amethyst ................................................collecting trips in the Sunshine State by Stuart “Tate” Wilson Rock Science ............................contributors such as the Hunt Petroleum Corp., T. Boone Pickens, The Rees-Jones Foundation, the Moody Foundation...Hall, the Expanding Universe Hall, the T. Boone Pickens Life Then and Now Hall, and the Rose Hall of Birds
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..........................................122 Georgia .................................................rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham...were well known to prehistoric Indians.) BARBOUR COUNTY BAKER HILL, SE 1 mi. : 1 in a deep ravine, as a...deep red to variegated⎯ocher. BIBB COUNTY GENERAL AREA: c county gravel pits along the Cahaba R.⎯gemmy
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..........................................122 Georgia .................................................rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham...were well known to prehistoric Indians.) BARBOUR COUNTY BAKER HILL, SE 1 mi. : 1 in a deep ravine, as a...deep red to variegated⎯ocher. BIBB COUNTY GENERAL AREA: c county gravel pits along the Cahaba R.⎯gemmy
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........................191 by R. P. Richards Amethyst occurrences of the eastern United S ta tes......Thanks to the backing of our anonymous donor from Georgia, the M ineralogical Record will be the publisher...Schacht (who was bom Horace Greele} Schacht in the USA), President of the German Reichsbank. In du< course...overall light smoky shade, and one from Saline County, Arkansas, failed to turn color at all. Crystals...“Hot Springs area” * “Hot Springs area” Lincoln County Veta Grande Claim, Yuma Co. Arkansas Arkansas
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Bogart .......................... PENNSYLVANIA AMETHYST ....................................................................................... AMETHYST lN GEORGIA. By A. S. F11r~¡ro11 ............................................................ CHESTER COUNTY, PENN., RUTlLE ..................................in the southern part of the state (in N . Pinal County). The occurrence is quite interesting in that...tennsylvania Amethyst Some of the fin est crystallized amethyst known, was once found in Delaware County, of S
Report (issue)
RESOURCES PUBLICATION 89 MINERALS OF ALBEMARLE COUNTY, VIRGINIA Richard S. Mitchell and William F. Giannini...RESOURCES PUBLICATION 89 MINERALS OF ALBEMARLE COUNTY, VIRGINIA Richard S. Mitchell and William F. Giannini...RESOURCES PUBLICATION 89 MINERALS OF ALBEMARLE COUNTY, VIRGINIA Richard S. Mitchell and William F. Giannini...talc l0 PUBLICATION 89 MINERALS OI' ALBEMARLE COUNTY. VIRGINIA Richard S. Mitchell* and William F....references to various minerals found in Albemarle County are found in both published and unpublished geological
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the exhibit for the month including bloodstone, amethyst and jasper. The Gemcrafters of Miami are busy...societies of over 30 members at the Boston show. The Georgia Mineral Society, of Atlanta, had H. I. Chamberlain...of Public Roads speak on Mineral Locations of Georgia, in Febniary. The Gem Club had Tom French of the...mining stones. There was also a field trip to Tate, Georgia, for the collection of massive kyanite, smoky...of the season was held on April 19 to Washington County for cave onyx. The Boston Mineral Club had John
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0 Inverness A v e . , N.E., A t l a n t a 6 , Georgia. 1 9 6 3 CATALOGS SENT O N REQUEST — These list...finest tumbled m i x t u r e containing Brazilian amethyst, m i x e d tigereye, M e x i can opa', aventurine...binet specimens, all $ 1 . 0 0 each, about 3x4". Georgia sea-green talc, South Carolina massive blue-gray...CRYSTAL SPECIMENS — Your choice $ 1 . 0 0 each; amethyst, pink halite, w u l f e n i t e , calcite, sulfur...have fine quality slabs at moderate prices. Pat Tate, 4928 West Earll Dr., Phoenix 3 1 , Arizona. MEXICAN
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features historic buildings and a museum. Turquoise, amethyst, galena, zinc, sphalerite, native silver, copper...Show hosted by the Wasatch Gem Society, Salt Lake County Equestrian Park & Events Center, 2100 W. 11400...cloverknoll@comcast.net . June 1-4, 19th Annual Tate Summer Conference and 68th Annual Wyoming Geological...Casper, Wyoming see http://www.caspercollege.edu/tate/conference/ for more information. June 7-9, Pikes...Show. Every year I make a point to visit the “Amethyst Tent” where hundreds of the South American cathedrals
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+ FREE CATALOG AND FREE UPS DELIVERY ANYWHERE IN USA FOR ONE SPECIAL PRICE Sllewn II left . _ is 1ft......... ,. •• 70 lpeclfflent Goe11111t Spodumena Tate 8aux1te 'Chryso1,ta Atbfttoa Stront1an1t1 CNtc:oc:ilt...OuarU 1/4 Perldol Llmon1te Pseudomorph Concretion Amethyst t1•· A••"••• GROUP NO 3-ROCKS a ROCK FORMING.... . . . . $1.35 100 ct/parcel AMETHYST #780 Rose De France Amethyst from Brazil . . . pieces up to 25...park (there is also a water tank as a landmark). Tate the dirt road (which is a utility road) about 1
Report (volume)
Florida............Dr. E. H. Sellards, Tallahassee. Georgia..........Dr. S. W. McCallie, Atlanta. Illinois...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...Jefferson County, at Elyton; Lee County, at Chewacla lime works; St. Clair County, at Gfeensport; Shelby
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
trip to Mifflin County. Member Bob Cox of the Rock and Min­ eral Club of Lower Bucks County, Fairless Hills...Mineral Society went to Tyrone, Georgia "to scratch, dig and look for amethyst at an undeveloped site". The... Vass, viewed the Eastern goal of the Tompkins County Gem and Federation program, from Junk to Mineral...recent field trip Jewelry. - - - - The Lincoln County Gem to Portland Point Quarry. - - - - The and Mineral...ium, Greece. Member Sonja Bieler held The Bergen County Mineralogy and a pre-meeting session on Cleavage
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Chub Lake-Type Hematite Deposits in St. Lawrence County, NY Steven C. Chamberlain 1, *, Marian V. Lupulescu...Albany, NY 12230, USA New York State Museum, Research and Collections, Albany, NY 12230, USA; marian.lupulescu@nysed...Department, Hamilton College, Clinton, NY 13323, USA; dbailey@hamilton.edu Correspondence: sccham2@yahoo...found in the Grenville Province in St. Lawrence County, New York. Here, we focus on six of them: the Dodge...the first half of the 19th century, St. Lawrence County, as part of the Macomb Purchase of 1792, was being
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many of our Midwe rteen having been recovered n tne tate of Wisconsin alone In case f doubt call on the advice...barrens along our northeastern coast from Maine to Georgia, where they appear In seve ral species, some of...character it has a very dropping back to the ground tate with emission of the phosphorescence, Spin chanye...T} the r “excited” tates vel 1ick to their tripls tate These ipstance therefore, ae ! t res but n ( na...in) County Fair Association, 1 t ‘ he ‘ , roe the ent ¢ il :. under the sponsorship of the County Rock
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Patterns and Textures www.rockngem.com ARIZONA AMETHYST Purple Gems from Four Peaks red_cover_0314.indd...March by Kenneth H. Rohn Four Peaks, Arizona, Amethyst............... 28 Purple gems at 7,000 feet A...CALIFORNIA: Annual show; Monrovia Rockhounds; LA County Arboretum, 301 S. Baldwin Ave.; Sat. 9-4:30, Sun...Annual show; Ventura Gem & Mineral Society; Ventura County Fairgrounds; 10 W. Harbor Blvd.; Sat. 10-5, Sun...Web site: www.sgams.com 7-9—NORTH APPLE VALLEY (COUNTY), CALIFORNIA: 38th Annual Outdoor Tailgate; Victor
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PLATINUM MORE THAN AN AFTERTHOUGHT ENCHANTING AMETHYST RED FEATHER LAKES DELIVERS ROCK & GEM • Vol. 49...Discovery Blue Jay Claim Inspires Adventure Stuart ‘Tate’ Wilson 26 Rock & Gem Kids The Many Facets of Nadine...Lakes Mineral Smorgasbord Enchanted by Quartz and Amethyst Mark Leatherman 50 Evolution of a Gem Shop The...Specimen of Bear Canyon agate, with chalcedony bands/ amethyst point from the Purple Dragon Claim. (Doug Moore/Mark...near the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, which has a fantastic collection of minerals and
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Magnetite Mine. 6 miles N. of Peekskill, Westchester County, N. Y. Tourmaline Strickland Pegmatite Quarry,...Collins Hill, 2½ miles N . E. of Portland, Middlesex County, Conn. Allanite N. W. Slope of the ( " Bald") Friar...Amherst County, Va. Uraninite Edwin Feldspar Co~p. Mine. Headwaters Crabtree Creek, Yancey County, N. C... Kirk Mine Some years later William Ki rk, a Georgia miner, now of Mother Lode, California, operated...Montgomery and was formerly fed to a battery of County, Maryland" (Trans. Am. Inst. 10 California stamps
 
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