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| c\ NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT GEORGE R. ROSS, DIRECTOR DIVISION OF MINERAL...Geology and Structure of Part of the Spruce Pine District, North Carolina A PROGRESS REPORT BY JOHN M. PARKER...SURVEY AND THE NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT. NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF...Geology and Structure of Part of the Spruce Pine District, North Carolina A PROGRESS REPORT By M. PARKER,...BETWEEN THE U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND THE NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT |
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| Carolina Geological Society 2008 Fieldtrip and Annual Meeting, Little Switzerland, North Carolina October...2008 annual meeting â Spruce Pine Mining District: Little Switzerland, North Carolina __________________...__ Carolina Geological Society (CGS) 2008 Field trip Spruce Pine Mining District North Carolina Co-leaders...Sponsors Active Minerals International, LLC Imerys North America Ceramics Unimin Corporation Vulcan Materials...2008 annual meeting â Spruce Pine Mining District: Little Switzerland, North Carolina __________________ |
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| ofJCrabtree, Mitchell County, North Carolina By JAMES A. RAY 12 Caledonia Road, Asheville, North Carolina North...North Carolina, owing to the extreme complexity of its geologic history and structure, and highly variant...of the immediate area around Crabtree Creek, on the Mitchell-Yancey County Lines, and here specifically...specifically to three workings; The Crabtree Emerald Mine, The McKinney Feldspar and Mica Mines, and the #20 Feldspar...Feldspar and Mica Mine. Also, only those species which the writer has either found himself, or seen found |
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| Geology of the Spruce Pine District ! Avery, Mitchell, and Yancey Counties North Carolina GEOLOGICAL SURVEY...the North \ Carolina Department of Conservation and Development 1122-A Geology of the Spruce Pine...Pine District Avery, Mitchell, and Yancey Counties North Carolina By DONALD A. BROBST ! CONTRIBUTIONS TO...with the Mineral Resources Division of the North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development...ILLUSTEATIONS PLATE 1. Geologic map of Spruce Pine pegmatite district, Avery, Mitchell, and Yancey Counties, N.C.__________________ |
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| 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 |
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| .'.' .., Mineral Collecting Sites in North Carolina By W. F. Wilson and B. J. McKenzie RUTILE GUMMITE... RUTILE AJTUNITE AND TORBERNITE THULITE AND PYRITE MONAZITE EMERALD CUPRITE SMOKY QUARTZ ZIRCON...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 |
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| 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 |
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| OF THS FUJKTKSS SPRUCE PIHB DISTRICT, ISOlCffl CABOLIHA by Donald A* Brobst This report la praliminary...noftonclature* Frui>ar«d in oooperation >dth the liorth Carolina Dep&rtaent of Conservation and Development* C05TSHTS...Metamorphic rocks ................ Mica rocks of the Carolina-type ....... Mioa gneiss .............. Mica schist...schist .............. Petrograpljy of the Carolina-type rocks . Structure and texture ....... Mineral.............. Cranberry gneiss ................ Carolina-type rocks .....*.......* Roan-type rocks ... |
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| MINES MINERS MINERALS AND OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA Western North Carolinaâs Hidden Mineralogical Treasures...E L L 2005 PARKWAY PUBLISHERS, INC. Boone, North Carolina Copyright ©1999 Lowell Presnell All Rights...Mines, miners, and minerals of western North Carolina : western North Carolinaâs hidden mineralogical treasures...(hard cover) 1. Mines and mineral resourcesâNorth CarolinaâHistory. I. Title. TN24.N8P74 2005 338.4â7622â09756âdc22...Domestic Mica Buying Policy 111 20. Western North Carolina & the War Years .119 21. The Mineral Kingdom |
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| 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...17-pound nugget at what be came the Reed Mine. The story goes that the nugget was found by 12-year old |
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| our own collection. The first time we visited North Carolina for minerals was in 1936. Hans Engel, of Clifton...ompanion, and we set off on a tour, visiting Spruce Pine, Bakerville, Hawk, Little Switzerland, Boone...Drive, Spruce Pine, N. C , the promised land. We need not go into the mineral productivity of North Carolina...some, and we here list and describe m/ms from North Carolina, collected at that time, and some acquired...those from Switzerland and France. AUTUNITE1. Spruce Pine. From the collection of the late F. I. Allen |
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| 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 |
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| some nice dark red xline cuprite. "From Silver Hill Mine (Waterman Mts.), Pima Co., Ariz., I collected nice...rhombs. (I got some beautiful azurite xls from this mine at Pardos Rock Shop in Tucson, Ariz.) "Some beautiful...Juan Miller Campground road, just off U.S. 666, north of Clifton, Ariz, in the White Mts. The nodules...3 inches in the other. Wynne, in southern Cross County, is in eastern Arkansas. COLORADOâA loose but beautiful...label. 103 Newington Center, in southern Hartford County, is in central Connecticut. GEORGIAâ"To our mind |
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| Where & How to Djg, Pan and Mine Your Own Gen1s & Minerals Where & I-low to 1-Iunt for Treasure From...vacation stops at a roadside "dig your own" gem mine. Junior finds a sapphire the size of a p ach and...) 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 |
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| vacation stops at a roadside âdig your ownâ gem mine. Junior finds a sapphire the size of a peach and...) 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 |
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| Mica Deposits of the Blue Ridge in North Carolina GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 577 Work done...done in part in cooperation with the North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development and in part...Administration Mica Deposits of the Blue Ridge in North Carolina By FRANK G. LESURE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL... Work done in part in cooperation with the North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development...Granite-_____________________ Muscovite granodiorite of Spruce Pine district-_____ ________________________ Pegmatite |
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| & MINERAL GUIDE Where & How to Dig, Pan and Mine Gems & Your Own | Minerals KATHY J. RYGLE & STEPHEN...vacation stops at a roadside âdig your ownâ gem mine. Junior finds a sapphire the size of a peach and...) Many an unsuspecting tourist has stopped at a mine to try his or her luck and become a rockhound for...lowa Minnesota Montana Colorado Hawaii Nebraska North Dakota Oregon South Dakota Washington Wyoming Nevada...Mississippi Maryland Georgia Missouri North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee Virginia West Virginia Massachusetts |
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| under a cooperative agreement with the State of North Carolina and the Tennessee Valley Authority Physical...under a cooperative agreement with the State of North Carolina and the Tennessee Falley Authority UNITED...Production of sheet and punch mica, 1912-14, in North Carolina, the Southeastern States, and the entire United...data for mica specimens, arranged by lot and by mine or prospect-_-___--_-___-_-.___---___-_____--_ Results..._______________ 13. Test data for mica (not identified by mine), taken from the production line of the Colonial |
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| n Franklin, North Caro lina, the Crabtree emerald mine i n Spruce Pine, North Carolina, and finally...finally the dia mond mine at Murfreesboro, Arkansas. T h i s is really quite a feat for an amateur geologist...Hot Springs, Arkansas, and gold, silver, lead, pyrite, garnets, coral, agate and geodes sprinkled all...casually mentioned it wasn't too far to the dia mond mine i n Arkansas, maybe not even fifty miles and how...cold or his smoking. M y pickings at the diamond mine were mighty slim; in fact, when it comes down to |
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| vacation stops at a roadside âdig your ownâ gem mine. Junior finds a sapphire the size of a peach and...) Many an unsuspecting tourist has stopped at a mine to try his or her luck and become a rockhound for...Oklahoma âTexas Utah lowa Minnesota Montana Nebraska North Dakota Oregon South Dakota Washington Wyoming ...Kentucky Louisiana Mississippi Missouri North Carolina South Carolina âTennessee Virginia West Virginia...GUIDES TO THE U.S.A. Where & How to Dig, Pan, and Mine Your Own Gems & Minerals VOLUME 4: NORTHEAST STATES |
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| A REPORT ON THE SPRUCE PINE SHOW By VERNON A. LENT Downloaded by [JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY] at 16:19 26...Festival was held in the Harris High School, Spruce Pine, N.C. from August 2 thru 5, 1967. Twenty-one...huge specimens of emerald taken from the local Crabtree Mine were of special interest to all, and received...Mr. Carter Hudgins of Marion, N.C. spoke on North Carolina Minerals and snowed slides of some of the newest...S.A.M.S. dinner held Saturday evening at the Spruce Pine Country Club. Field trips were led by Mr. John |
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| PEBBLE PEDDLER 100 NORTH LAKE PARK BOTTINEAU, NORTH DAKOTA 56318 (701)263-4948 E-Mail: ppeddler@metigoshe...don't know about where you folks live, but here in North Dakota along the Canadian border, cabin fever is...and enjoy the catalog! ALL NEW STEMS FOE 1997: PYRITE SUNS IN SHALE MA TRIX: Sparta, Illinois: Always...last. TOTAL WRECK WULFENITE: Total Wreck Mine, Pima County, Arizona; Nice butterscotch to near clear...inch specimens, $25.00 each. CAMPYLITE: Dry Gill Mine, Cumberland, England; A unique and rare species |
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| vacation stops at a roadside âdig your ownâ gem mine. Junior finds a sapphire the size of a peach and...) 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 |
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| especially along the southern slopes and ridges of the Pine Ridge Escarpment and along Whiteclay Creek near...vertebrate remains. The breaks of the White River north of Crawford in Dawes Co. and the rather extensive...nodules, fossils, Calcite crystals, Marcasite and Pyrite cubes. The area around the confluence of the Loup...chalcedony, jasper and gem petrified wood. BUFFALO COUNTY KEARNEY, area gravel bars and pits along the Platte...townïŸagate, chalcedony, jasper, petrified wood. CASS COUNTY WEEPING WATER, SE, on rd. to Nehawka, in the Snyderville |
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| seams the collector may often find Marcasite and Pyrite. The measures are 1,200 to 1,400 feet thick in...grading to 600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravelsâŻagate, jasper...âŻagate, jasper; d RR siding of ClayâŻagate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area depositsâŻSiderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...depositsâŻSiderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip mineâŻpyritized gastropods |
