 | | 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 |  | | 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) | | 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 |  | | 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 |  | | 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 (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 |  | | Book (edition) | | 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...Contents:[I] Northwestregion- [2] Southwest region - [3] North a t region- [4] Southeastregion. ISBN0-943763-24-X(pbk............ forth Carolina ........................................... South Carolina ...................that would color Old Glory. The reel rubies of North Carolina, the white diamonds of Arkan as, the blue sapphires |  | | 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 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | nual Show "1990 Festival of Gems" sponsored Lane County Fairgrounds, 13th and Monroe. Show, 2643 N . Charles...Mineral Society. National Guard Information: Larry Mitchell, 27908 Stone21218; 301/235-6116. Armory, 1230... 9401 Oak Park Ave. In May 4-6—Charlotte, North Carolina. OldRd. Information: Neil Reeder, 638 E . Statler...Preservation of Wallace Rd., Matthews, NC 28105; 704/ Agate Club. National Guard Armory, 2500 E . Natural History...Avenue. In Tupperware Convention Center, 3175 North Shows of Integrity Gem & Jewelry Show. formation: |  | | Catalog/List | | ACTINOLITE-Scc Amphibolc AEGIRINE-AUGITE-Sce Pyroxene AGATE-Sec Quartz ALABANDITE (magancsc sulfide) Xline,...cerium orthosilicate) Massive; Virginia, or N. Carolina ................. . 34 Orthite, high grade; Norway...Smaragdite Green xline, with pink corundum, North Carolina . . . 92 Tremolite Fibrous, coarse, greenish-gray...metasilicate) "Asbutos", fibrous with talc; North Carolina . . . . . . . . . 17 ANTHRACITE-See Mineral.... . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Xline, white; South Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |  | | 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 (edition) | | 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...that would color Old Glory. The red rubies of North Carolina, the white diamonds of Arkansas, the blue sapphires...the Spanish explorer Francisco Coronado trekked north from Mexico in the footsteps of Cortés and Pizarro... an engraver and mineralogist, was sent to North Carolina on behalf of the great American inventor and |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Mineral Show and Sale sponsored by the Lin coln County Gem and Mineral Society. Na tional Guard Armory...California. Orange County Fairgrounds, 88 Fair Drive. Informa tion: Jill Lloyd, Orange County Fair, 88 Fair...Holiday Inn/Hazel Park, 1 West Nine Mile Road (1-75 North at Nine Mile Road), Hazel Park (Detroit). Information:...tain Gem and Mineral Society Show, County Annex Building, 103 North Chestnut. Informa tion: Patrick Haynes...Fredericks, P.O. Box 196, Cutchogue, Society. Payne County Fairgrounds, 3 mi. East New York 11935. of Stillwater |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | mineral has been mined quite extensively in Clay County, Alabama, from one end to the other. It is quite...south of Antimony Peak, near Hollister, San Benito County, California. While it might sound like exaggeration...is the Kolomoki Mounds State Park, about 6 miles north of Blakely, Early Co., Ga. I don't know anything...Ind. Fortville is in N.W. Hancock County, near the Hamilton County line; the gravel pit is close by,... just over the line in Hamilton County. "For your World News department I am sending you an amethyst |  | | Book | | CHAPTER 8 Tennessee 8 7 6 CHAPTER 10 South Carolina ......... _ .......... _ _ .... ____________________............._........... 7 3 6 CHAPTER 9 North Carolina 4 2 3 3 9 6 3 CHAPTER 1 GEM H U N T...g e s w h i c h c r e s t a t M t . N o r t h Carolina, a n d C l i n g m a n ' s Dome, Tennessee. Because...n d m 1799 i n Cabarrus C o u n t y, N o r t h Carolina, b y a s m a l l b o y w a l k i n g along a m...n t h e e a r l y 1840's i n b o t h N o r t h Carolina and Georgia. C r y s t a l s were recovered f |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 5-7—Houghton, Michigan. 3d Annual Red Metal (Copper County) Retreat. A . E . Seaman Mineralogical Museum....Ute Moun tain Gem & Mineral Society. Montezuma County Annex Bldg., 103 N. Chestnut. Information: John...81328. July 11-22—Costa Mesa, California. Orange County Fair Gems and Minerals Show. Fair grounds, 88...Mineral Show. Bell Grove Arena (next to Science North), 100 Ram sey Lake Road. Information: Roger Poulin...REAL ARKANSAS MURFREESBORO, "HOME OF & 3rd NORTH AMERICA'S ONLY DIAMOND MINE" ANNUAL ~ GEM |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | currently being mined at Jacksons Crossroads, Wilkes County, Georgia. The more familiar and more highly regarded...kunzite, morganite, amazonite, agate of all sorts including fire agate, jasper in various forms, rhodochrosite...variety of the mineral spodumene, that occurs in North Carolina. ;V\YTHSPUL Gem tourmaline (the species elbaite...fragments were found at Mount Mica, Paris Hill, Oxford County, Maine, in 1820 among the roots of a fallen tree...discovery occurred at the Dunton mine, Newry, Oxford County, in 1972, consisting of a series of pockets that |  | | Journal (issue) | | FedEx Shipping in Continental 48 States Kingsley North, Inc. P.O. Box 216: Dept 3, Norway, MI 49870-0216...Manifestations of an Enigmatic Phenomenon (Part I) 18 North Star Turquoise Joe Dehmer New, Natural and Native...Cover Turquoise rough recently extracted from the North Star Mine in Cripple Creek, Colorado; a specimen...year at Wildacres near Little Switzerland, North Carolina. PICKS & PANS Left: Carolyn joins in a group...JUNE 2019 17 North Star Turquoise often exhibits unusual matrix colors and patterns. North Star Turquoise |  | Corcoran, Loretta, Simonetti, Antonio, Spano, Tyler L., Lewis, Stefanie R., Dorais, Corinne, Simonetti, Stefanie, Burns, Peter C. (2019) Multivariate Analysis Based on Geochemical, Isotopic, and Mineralogical Compositions of Uranium-Rich Samples. Minerals, 9 (9) 537 doi:10.3390/min9090537 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | IN 46556, USA Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1 Bethel Valley Rd, Oak Ridge, TN 37830, USA Department...University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA Correspondence: lcorcora@nd.edu Received: 5 August...this study (Table 1): Yancey (#333), Mitchell 1 (#334), Mitchell 2 (#338), Bancroft (#340), Ruggles (#344)...Lake (#348). Yancey, Mitchell 1, and Mitchell 2 uraninite (North Carolina, USA) are hosted in Paleozoic...events [22]. The Ruggles sample (New Hampshire, USA) is a pegmatite hosted uraninite found in the Devonian-aged |  | | Catalog/List | | enlarged photograph of a piece of Obsidian, from Lake County, Oregon, which shows a Conchoidal fracture. t...of 10 Each Each lxl" 2x2" 2x3" ED.ch 3x4" AGATE-See Quartz AESCHYNITE-See Eschynite ALABANDITE (maganese...and cerium orthosilicate Massive; Virginia or N. Carolina ......... ... ...... . Orthite, high grade; Norway...Smaragdite Green xline, with pink corundum; N. Carolina .. ... . Tremolite Fibrous, coarse, greenish-gray;...metasilicate) "Asbestos", fibrous with talc; North Carolina ........ ANTHRACITE-See Mineral Coal I ANTIMONY |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | the Ute Mountain Gem & Mineral Society. Montezuma County Annex Bldg., 103 N. Chestnut. Info.—John Ferrin...Mineral & Jewelry Festival sponsored by the Oxford County Mineral & Gem Association. Oxford Fair ground...Mineral Show. Bell Grove Arena (next to Science North), 100 Ramsey Lake Road. Info.—Roger Poulin, R.R... Mattituck, NY 11952. Jury 25-28—Franklin, North Carolina. Gem & Lapi dary Wholesalers (G&LW) Gem Trade...Societies. Seattle Center Exhibition Hall, 3d Ave. North and Mercer. Info.—Bob McKay, Edmonds, WA 98020. |  | | Book (volume) | | tH MSTONESof - NORTH AMERICA ~ VOLUME olor phot raphs yo. Erica and. Harol d Van I [iL Albuquerque...87109 N.M. N_E. Bivd. Gkapats GEMSTONES of NORTH AMERICA ~ NASMI EPPA GEMSTONES OF THE WORLD...+ GEMSTONES OF NORTH AMERICA, by John Sinkankas ON@“THE VOLUME III COVER North American gems from...Colorado; colorless scheelite (19.66 ct), Kern County, California; octagonal step cut violetish pink...Vivid blue matched benitoite gems from San Benito County, California, consisting of 52 benitoites and 75 |  | | Book (volume) | | 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...that would color Old Glory. The red rubies of North Carolina, the white diamonds of Arkansas, the blue sapphires...the Spanish explorer Francisco Coronado trekked north from Mexico in the footsteps of Cortés and Pizarro... an engraver and mineralogist, was sent to North Carolina on behalf of the great American inventor and |  | | Report (edition) | | after those established in the Bibliography of North American geology, published by the U. S. Geological...Each article was read, annotated, and indexed by county, subject, and stratigraphic interval where applicable...where the area involved was larger than that of a county, subdivisions of the state, based upon physiographic...published by the Academy from various places. NORTH CAROLINA DEPT. CONSERV. AND DEVEL. DIV. MINERAL RESOURCES...of the Division of Mineral Resources of the North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development |
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