 | | Report (issue) | | 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................................................. Spinel ........................................................................................... 170 County Index ........................................ |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Herkimer Diamond Mines, Inc., New port, Herkimer County, New York. Jeffrey B. Fast specimen and photo....Pocket, Oceanview mine, Pala district, San Diego County, California. Bill Larson specimen, Jeff Scovil...September/October: Gold, Mockingbird mine, Mariposa County, California. Collector’s Edge Minerals, Inc., specimen...Treasure Chest Pocket, Jacksons Crossroads, Wilkes County, Georgia. Lisa Bennett specimen, Jeff Scovil photo...Arizona, 538 Alunogen, Arizona, 538 Amethyst, Georgia, 550–52 Amphibole-Group Minerals from New York |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | GEM M I N E R A L S OF GEORGIA By JAMES G. LESTER Several graduates of the Department of Geology, of...exhibit in the Geology Building. Reprinted from "Georgia Mineral Newsletter" Vol. X I I , No. 3, Winter...becomes more beautiful. Many materials are found in Georgia which fall in the category of gem mineral, for... Those marked by an asterisk are not found in Georgia. QUARTZ FAMILY CRYSTALLIZED VARIETIES Crystal...blue Schorl - black •Rubellite - pink SPINEL FAMILY Ruby spinel - deep red *Balas ruby - rose-red to pink |  | | 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 |  | | Book (edition) | | penninite, roflite, bronzite, enstatite, picrolite, spinel, deweylite, prochlorite, cerolite, fibrolite, ...Lahradorite. 44. Menaccanite. 86. Andesite. 45. Spinel. 87. Oligoclase. 127. Platchettolite. 46. Gahnite...Burdiek, Macon Prof. J. T. I From am of county, of Mr. J. A. D. Stevenson, of States- Humphreys...their size, Cabarrus county, the Montgomery with have been Crump Mine county, (at the lat- octahedral...the Gaston county, and the Little John Caldwell county, and Pax Hill in Burke county. Very Shemwell |  | | Book (edition) | | arfvedsonite, penninite, bronzite, enstatite, picrolite spinel, deweylite, prochlorite, cerolite, fibrolite, margarite...Menaccanite. 89. Orthoclase. 8. Antimony. 45. Spinel. 90. 9. Sulphur. 46. Gahnite. 91. Fibrolite...ities and suggestions from Mrs. H, A. Burdick county, of Mr. J. of A. D. Stephenson of Statesville... have been found at the Reid Mine, in Cabarrus county, the Crump Mine and the Swift Island Mine, in Montgomery...the Little John Mine, in Caldwell county, and Pax Hill in Burke county. Very beautiful arborescent gold |  | | Report (volume) | | meridian of 76° 30', from Tompkins County, New York, to Bradford County, Pennsylvania, by Henry S. "Williams...cents. 16. On the Higher Devonian Faunas of Ontario County, New York, by John M. Clarke. 1885. 8°. 86 pp....57 pi. Price 25 cents. 38. Peridotite of Elliott County, Kentucky, by J. S. Diller. 1887. 8°. 31 pp. 1................................................. Spinel..................................................mine in Cabarrus County, the Crump mine and' the Swift Island, mine in Montgomery County (at the latter |  | | Report (issue) | | metals in the pegmatite body at Baringer Hill, Llano County, Tex. Because of its resistance to atmospheric...magnetite, chromite, monazite, garnet, zircon, spinel, and locally gold. DISTRIBUTION. Eutile has a...far as known, to the central portion of Chester County, in the extreme southeastern part of the State...who has completed the geologic mapping of Chester County, has kindly furnished the following statement:...sediments. The chief deposits of the mineral in Chester County, and these can hardly FIGURE 93. Outline map showing |  | | Report (issue) | | Publisher Lithographie, Ltd. Denver, Colorado, USA Design and Layout Gloria A. Staebler © 2012 Lithographic...Lithographic, Ltd. PO Box 11613 • Denver, CO 80211 • USA Phone: 1.303.495.5521 • Fax: 1.303.482.1238 W\\w...ruby, amethyst, sapphire, garnet, peridot, zircon, spinel, and aquamarine. Royal Collection Trust © 2012...Hallelujah Junction (aka Peterson Peak), Washoe County, Nevada, was cut by Bob Spomer and offered for...A 202.48-carat oval from Statesville, Alexander County, North Carolina, is also in the Smithsonian (G1286) |  | | Journal (issue) | | in the Gien Rose Limestone formation of Lampasas County. Lampasas celestine first became well known among... HI STORY_....,_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _......., J COUNTY MAp o, '1~AAa M'Al.t.OFM.11.ES An 1870 map of...Barber's Hili salt dome at Mont Belview, Chambers County, on the Texas Gulf coast, small but sharp tetrahedral...Mountain and near Kingsland in Llano County. A northeastem Gillespie County locality known as Amethyst Hili...row (from left): Smoky quartz, 5.5 cm, from Llano County; Bill Morgenstern photo. Calcite, 5.8 cm, from |  | | Journal (issue) | | Cooper Nottingham, England Anthony R. Kampf L.A. County Mus. of Nat. Hist. Los Angeles, CA Steven R. Morehead...COPPER, 8.3 cm, from the Central mine, Keweenaw County, Michigan—considered by some to be the world’s...from the Mammoth-St. Anthony mine, Tiger, Pinal County, Arizona Chapter authors: Les Presmyk, Robert W...Associated Minerals from the Old uma Mine, Pima County, Arizona Chapter authors and showcase organizers:...mine is located in the Tucson Mountains of Pima County, Arizona, about 14 kilometers by road northwest |  | | Book (edition) | | DANBURITE DATOLITE GARNET FLUORITE QUARTZ CRYSTALS SPINEL STAUROLITE •^^ VESUVIANITE WILLEMITE ZIRCON...flakes of mica, and quartzites. Corundum, — — spinel and garnet are associated with such rocks. Because...regions in the east from Maine down through Georgia and westward to Tennessee and in the west including...in which spare North America. States, all the Georgia to they were created by volcanic fires. Others...Diamond Locations place Table North Carolina and Georgia Diamond Locations E: NORTH CAROLINA weight plac« |  | | Journal (issue) | | largest crystal measures 3 cm Heights mine, Weardale, County Durham, England. Stuart Strife collection; self-collected...right) Elbaite, 7.8 cm, Himalaya rnine, San Diego County, California; Kevin Brown collection; Jeff Scovil...5 cm, Tree Root pocket, Two Point claim, Teller County, Colorado; Karl Warning collection; Jeff Scovil...COLLECTION Pyrite on quartz, 11 cm, Spruce Ridge, King County, Washington. Ex Bruce Oreck collection. Joe Budd...natrolite, 5.5 cm, Dallas Gern mine, San Benito County, California. Ex Robert Gill collection. Joe Budd |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | located in the Eureka Mining District in Yavapai County, Arizona. From this old mine we have a number of...They come from the Blue Creek Mt. Mine, Del Norte County, Calif., which I own. The ore of my mine is very...Econfina River, Taylor Co., Florida."—on label. GEORGIA — A number of attractive pale gray, translucent...xls. "This is a section of a geode found in Brown County, in the vicinity of Bean Blossom, Indiana."—on...Found on Stafford Ridge, near Carter City in Carter County, Ky." The streak is brown chert (quartz). LOUISIANA |  | | Report (volume) | | Clay County. Macon County. Jackson County. Transylvania County. Swain County. Haywood County. Buncombe...Buncombe County . Madison County. Yancey County. Mitchell County . Watauga County . Wilkes County. Ashe County...County . Alleghany County . Physiography and ecology of the peridotites. 28 28 29 32 34 35 36 38 42 46...mag¬ nesian rocks. Shooting Creek region, Clay County, North Carolina. Elf dunite. Elf amphibole-peridotite...amphibolite near Marshall. Peridosteatite at the Madison County Home. Peridotites on Ivy River. Carter mine dunite |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Microcline Labradorite Zicon Hyacinth Cyanite Blue Green Spinel Ruby Grahnite Zoisite' Thulite Olivine Peridot...westernPiedmont section of the state, and in Franklin County on the eastern edge of the Piedmont. They have...localities. Three diamonds have been found in Burke County, two of which were from near the "Ford of Brindletown...diamond is now in the State Museum. The Cleveland County diamond was found in 1893 near Kings Mountain,...weighing approximately f of a carat. The Lincoln County diamond was found.near Cottage Home by Dr. C. L |  | | Catalog/List | | 72005 Gemstone: Pink Spinel - 2.09 Cts. Myanmar This 2+ carat Pink Spinel is small but visually impactful...Bid: $400 72006 Gemstone: Spinel - 2.71 Cts. Myanmar This “Jedi” Spinel is incredible and weighs in...000-$6,000 Starting Bid: $2,000 72007 Gemstone: Spinel - 1.66 Cts. Tanzania Any viewer is immediately...immediately struck by the hot pink color of this Spinel. This demure stone has a modern cushion cut with fancy facets...Gemstone: Bi-Color Tourmaline - 6.23 Cts. California, USA Tourmaline from California can make for some of the |  | | Journal (issue) | | twin, 5.5 cm, from the Amo tin deposit, Ximeng County, Yunnan, China. Wally Mann collection; Joe Budd...2.2 cm, from the Pulsifer quarry, Androscoggin County, Maine. Kyle Kevorkian collection; Jordan Root...5-mm view, from the Mohawk mine, San Bernardino County, California (#1869). Jerry Cone photo. Aurichalcite...sphalerite, 20 cm, from the Elmwood mine, Smith County, Tennessee. Paul Bordovsky photo. Wire silver...silver, 7.5 cm, from the Hongda mine, Lingqiu County, Shanxi, China. Paul Bordovsky photo. Calcite, 9 cm, |  | | Report (issue) | | beauty are found in Cowee Valley in the Franklin County area of western North Carolina. Many of these...COUNTIES Alamance County • .' 22 24 24 Alexander County 24 Alleghany County 25 Ashe County • 25 Avery...Avery County 25 Buncombe County 26 Burke County 26 Cabarrus County 27 Caldwell County 27 Caswell...Caswell County 27 Catawba County 28 Chatham County 28 Cherokee County 28 Clay County • • 29 Cleveland...Cleveland County 29 Davidson County • 30 vi Davie County Durham County 31 Franklin County 31 31 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | comprehensive listing, including detailed spot locations on county road maps, refer to this publication, which can...The price is $5.00 plus 4% sales tax. Individual county road maps can be obtained from the North Carolina...Carolina 27611 B. J . M C K E N Z I E Alamance County Pyrophyllite, cacoxenite, diaspore, sericite, pyrite...hill, 0.2 mile from the road. Alexander County Alexander County is a renowned mineral collecting area in...following are mineral collecting sites in Alexander County: 1) Emerald, rutilated quartz, smoky quartz, and |  | | Report (issue) | | . . ALAMANCE COUNTY 5 5 Pyrophyllite ...... f .......... 5 ALEXANDER COUNTY ................. 9 ALLEGHANI COUNTY 1± Manganese ....... f 11 Barite , 11 Copper . 11 ASHE COUNTY. . . . Copper...Staurolite AVERY COUNTY . . ......... 13 13 13 . 13 Iron and Epidote BUNCOMBE COUNTY Garnet ...........13 Moonstone and Associated Minerals 15 BURKE COUNTY 15 Corundijin 15 Itacolumite 15 Toiirmaline...Amethyst f . , 4 .18 CABARRUS COUNTY 18 Minerals of the Cabarms County Mines 18 CALDWELL COUNT! 18 Pyrite |  | | Journal (issue) | | Cooper Nottingham, England Anthony R. Kampf L.A. County Mus. of Nat. Hist. Los Angeles, CA Joseph A. Mandarino...Creek area, Last Chance Mining District, Plumas County, California. Axis, volume 1, number 1, pages 1–30...Petrifaction the Entrochal [crinoidal] “Marble of this County is formed” (Watson, 1811). Watson’s description...the Derbyshire Orefield, though in an adjoining county), including some malachite which is of rare occurrence...exhibition of the Treasures of Chatsworth in the USA in the near future. After being overlooked for nearly |  | | Journal (issue) | | museum quality.” (Szenics, 1967) Spruce Peak, King County, Washington, 1977 Beautiful pyrite and quartz specimens...and FLECK, G. (1980) The Grey Horse mine, Pinal County, Arizona. Mineralogical Record, 11 (4), 231–232...and HAWES, W. (1978) Quartz and pyrite from King County, Washington. Mineralogical Record, 9 (6), 352–353...from the Spinelli prospect, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut. Collected December 21, 2008 with...Mica mine (Swanson mine), East Hampton, Middlesex County, Connecticut. Collected December, 1978. I had seen |  | | Book | | the Piedmont and Eastern Blueridge Provinces of Georgia and adjacent states Digitized by the Internet...rocks of the Piedmont and Eastern Blue Ridge of Georgia and Adjacent States Dan D. Williams This book...University of Georgia Copyright 2011 by Dan D. Williams Possum Publications Athens, Georgia ISBN: 978-1463682651... INTRODUCTION As a youngster growing up in the Georgia Piedmont, I once found a fascinating rock lodged...mystification is well warranted. The rocks of the Georgia Piedmont are among the most difficult to comprehend | | | Report (issue) | | beauty are found in Cowee Valley in the Franklin County area of western North Carolina. Many of these...Alamance County ........................................................... 24 24 Alexander County ......Alleghany County ....................................................... 25 Ashe County ............Avery County ............................................................... 25 Buncombe County ......Burke County ............................................................... 26 Cabarrus County ... |
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