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| Carolina Geological Society 2008 Fieldtrip and Annual Meeting, Little Switzerland, North Carolina October...2008 annual meeting – 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 – Spruce Pine Mining District: Little Switzerland, North Carolina __________________ |
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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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| 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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| petrogenesis of pegmatites in the Spruce Pine District, North Carolina, USA Samuel E. Swanson*, William B...Granitic rocks (mainly granodiorites) of the Spruce Pine Plutonic Suite occur as small plutons and numerous...texture with coarse (~ 1 cm) grains of feldspar, quartz and muscovite enclosed in a finer grained matrix...the granodiorites; major amounts of feldspars and quartz, accessory amounts of muscovite, garnet, and epidote...recrystallization, include epidote, muscovite, quartz, and grossular garnet. A few of the pegmatites |
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| OCCURRENCES OF HYALITE IN NORTH CAROLINA By JOHN R. HENDERSON The section of North Carolina pro ducing the finest...Switzerland. This district includes portions of Mitchell and Yancy Counties. It comprises the S. W. corner...82° 00' - 82° 10'. It is bounded by Crabtree Mountain on the North, Seven Mile Ridge on the West, Little...and McDowell county on the East. Mt. Mitchell is some 12 miles farther S. W. and Spruce Pine about 11 miles...3,800 feet. It is drained by Crabtree Creek, which flows into the North Toe River. Being in the feldspar |
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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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| MINES MINERS MINERALS AND OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA Western North Carolina’s 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 Carolina’s hidden mineralogical treasures...(hard cover) 1. Mines and mineral resources—North Carolina—History. I. Title. TN24.N8P74 2005 338.4‚7622‚09756—dc22...Domestic Mica Buying Policy 111 20. Western North Carolina & the War Years .119 21. The Mineral Kingdom |
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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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| TRIP TO SPRUCE PINES 4812 Wake By J . E . N O R W O O D Forest R d . , Raleigh, N. C . Spruce Pines...Pines in Mitchell County is the best known area in North Carolina to those connected with mining and min...east ern North Carolina. The type of granite underlying the Spruce Pines region is unique for North Carolina...Carolina and even the U.S.A. In a ten mile radius of Spruce Pines is most of the alaskite granite found in...Counties which join Mitchell County. Alaskite consists chiefly of oligoclase, quartz, microline, and muscovite |
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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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| 000 feet on Crabtree Mountain some three miles northeast of here, in Western North Carolina. This is one...Conservation and Development: "At the Crabtree Mountain locality in Mitchell County, the emeralds occur in pegmatite...degrees east. It is composed mainly of feldspar, quartz, black tourmaline and beryl, and encloses horses...DISCOVERED IN 1890 The site of the emerald mines on Crabtree Mountain was discovered quite by chance about...the greenish streaks in the specimen from Mitchell County to be emerald crystals. Rhorison, in association |
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| CI 3:40 *<•£ North Carolina Sfafe Library Raleigh NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT...CLAY OPPORTUNITIES IN NORTH CAROLINA RALEIGH 1941 NX D°c NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION...MANUFACTURING CHINA CLAY OPPORTUNITIES IN NORTH CAROLINA RALEIGH 1941 Otorth <***, *«* library MEMBERS...ETHERIDGE, Director Raleigh Winston-Salem Spruce Pine Fayetteville Wilmington Wananish Asheville Statesville...of Mineral Deposits 7 Typical Analyses of Spruce Pine Alaskite 10 Present Kaolin Deposits 10 Analyses |
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| t'ljLf c 2 North Carolina State ttbraJK N.Ob Raleigh DOC NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION...RESIDUAL KAOLIN DEPOSITS OF THE SPRUCE PINE DISTRICT, NORTH CAROLINA BY JOHN M. PARKER III PREPARED...WITH THE NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT RALEIGH 1946 NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT...RESIDUAL KAOLIN DEPOSITS OF THE SPRUCE PINE DISTRICT, NORTH CAROLINA BY JOHN M. PARKER III PREPARED...DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR IN COOPERATION WITH THE NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT |
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| c C.2 NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT GEORGE R. ROSS, DIRECTOR DIVISION OF...BULLETIN NUMBER 66 THE SCRAP MICA RESOURCES of NORTH CAROLINA BY SAM D. BROADHURST AND LEWIS J. HASH PREPARED...TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RALEIGH 1953 NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT...BULLETIN NUMBER 66 THE SCRAP MICA RESOURCES of NORTH CAROLINA By SAM D. BROADHURST and LEWIS J. HASH PREPARED...JR. Spruce Pine BUXTON WHITE Elizabeth City LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL Raleigh, North Carolina March |
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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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| .'.' .., Mineral Collecting Sites in North Carolina By W. F. Wilson and B. J. McKenzie RUTILE GUMMITE...THULITE AND PYRITE MONAZITE EMERALD CUPRITE SMOKY QUARTZ ZIRCON TORBERNITE ~/ UBRAR'l USE ONLV ,~O...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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| 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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| 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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| NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT HARGROVE BOWLES, JR., DIRECTOR DIVISION...GEOLOGIST Circular 17 BERYL OCCURRENCES IN NORTH CAROLINA BY WILLIAM F WILSON Ooc RALEIGH 1962 CONTENTS...USESo 8 o . . . BERYLLIUM MINERALS IN NORTH CAROLINA 9 Varieties * o ••••••••.• Mode of Occurrencec...RESOURCES IN NORTH CAROLINA . H OCCURRENCES OF BERYL IN NORTH CAROLINA. 13 Alexander County ...•••••...••.• Ashe County,* ... 0 o * * • o o Burke County* • * • . • . • • • * • • Catawba County* • « . » * |
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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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| “up” Cane Branch near Burnsville in Yancey County, North Carolina. His lean and sinewy frame suggested a...five to ten miles over the hills to a prospect or mine, labor until dark, and then walk home, only to repeat...afterward. In fact, hardly any roads existed in Yancey County in those days, only well-worn foot trails. No wonder...began his career driving steel in a local pegmatite mine for ten cents an hour. He soon moved up to a higher-paying...hand-cobbing feldspar for the Bowditch Feldspar mine. This work required separating the spar from the |
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| "OLD PLANTATION" EMERALD MINE By DOUGLAS B. STERRETT, Charlottesville, Va. Doughs B. Sterrett, author...them have been found. The best of these are in North Carolina though none of them have developed into paying...occurrence in North Carolina was reported about 1875 near Stony Point in Alexander County. Prospecting...locality was found in 1894 on Crabtree Mountain near Spruce Pine in Mitchell County. At this place a peg- Fig...workings at the Turner Emerald Mine. 302 2. Emerald Sketch map of Mine with basic region rock |
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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...(covered with quartz xls) I collected on the Juan Miller Campground road, just off U.S. 666, north of Clifton...3 inches in the other. Wynne, in southern Cross County, is in eastern Arkansas. COLORADO—A loose but beautiful...label. 103 Newington Center, in southern Hartford County, is in central Connecticut. GEORGIA—"To our mind |
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| X-ray Powder Pattern: Crabtree emerald mine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA. 3.475 (100), 2.583 (67)...73 0.81 100.00 (1) Crabtree emerald mine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA; average of 10 electron...plagioclase, quartz, beryl, muscovite, garnet, biotite, fluorite. Distribution: From the Crabtree emerald...emerald mine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA. Name: As a dravite with dominant fluorine in the W site...National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C., USA (121341). References: (1) Clark, C.M., F.C. Hawthorne |
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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...___._ — —— __-__-_-____ Inclusions of muscovite, quartz, and apatite in muscovite..-._-_.____-__-_-_--...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 |
