 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | IRON-BEARING MINERALS IN SOILS AND SAPROLITE ON THE NORTH CAROLINA BLUE RIDGE FRONT: I. SAND-SIZE PRIMARY MINERALS...Department of Soil Science, North Carolina State University Raleigh, North Carolina 27695 2 Department of...of Chemistry, North Carolina State University Raleigh, North Carolina 27695 Abstrac~-.The weathering pr... chlorite, magnetite, and almandine in mica gneiss and schist m the North Carolma Blue Ridge Front were...etch Pits and are coated with oxidation crusts. Almandine altered to goethite, hemalIte, and gIbbslte as |  | | Report (issue) | | Celeste 7 1/2 minute quadrangle are a part of the Carolina tectono-stratigraphic terrane. They may be divided...folding that may be related to the accretion of the Carolina terrane to Laurentia. This was followed by a period...were known in Wilkes County despite the fact that at the time it was bordered to the north and west by...occurrence of numerous, yet small pegmatite dikes in Wilkes County. The intrusive units show greenschist facies...interpreted to be the result of the rifting of the North American and African continents. The area was subsequently |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 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 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | IRON-BEARING MINERALS IN SOILS AND SAPROLITE ON THE NORTH CAROLINA BLUE RIDGE FRONT: 11. CLAY MINERALOGY R. C...Department of Soil Science, North Carolina State University Raleigh, North Carolina 27695 2 Department of...of Chemistry, North Carolina State University Raleigh, North Carolina 27695 Abstract-The mineralogy ofthe...weathering of almandine; thus, the soil redness is dependent on the amount of almandine in the parent...imparts a yellow-brown hue to soils derived from almandine-free parent rocks. The release of Fe in relatively |  | | Report (issue) | | photo: Mil8ing PDant, Parks GoUd Mine, McDuffie County, Georgia. Photo courtesy Georgia Department of...District. ......... ,........................ Greene County................................................................................ Lincoln County ................................................................................ McDuffie County ................................ ·.............................................. Oglethorpe County ................................ : ............................. |  | | 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............................................. 170 County Index ...........................................from Washington and Bleck ley counties to Irwin county. Some minerals described herein have never been...loud Mine, and amethyst crystals of Rabun, Towns, Wilkes, and Morgan Counties are to be found in many important |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Occurrence in Carroll County, Georgia" (November/December 1988). Banks County 184 ROCKS & MINERALS...Bentley provided many of the photographs. Baldwin County Milledgeville district—between the State Sanitarium...pit—east of S.R. 243 near the Baldwin-Wilkerson County line: kaolinite (Martin and Stafford, 1972). Cheatham...property—Route 3, Commerce, 4.8 km from the Jackson County line, 8 km east of Commerce on S.R. 59, and 0.8...[University of Calgary] at 09:55 07 August 2017 Barrow County Arnold mine—1.6 km northeast of Statham, near the |  | | Book (edition) | | plains have been buried deep under debris brought north by glaciers or washed down down from have been...Diamonds have been found in the United way from North Carolina to California and from Wisconsin. Some are...are found in the rock in which spare North America. States, all the Georgia to they were created by volcanic...Locations place Table North Carolina and Georgia Diamond Locations E: NORTH CAROLINA weight plac« date...mine, Racooche Valley, White Co. 1866 Vs White County Daniel Light form, % mi. NE Less than 1887 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | rose-red to pink *Rubicelle - yellow to orange *Almandine - violet to purple *Sapphirine - blue •Chlorospinel...was reported in 1843 at Williams Ferry in Hall County by Dr. Stevenson while panning for gold. The stone...several years. Other diamonds have been found in Hall County, but the source rock has never been located. Whether...color. In 1887 a diamond was found in Clay ton County (now a part of Fulton), and a shaft was sink in...success. Finds have also been reported from Twiggs County below the fall line, where the stone is supposed |  | | Journal (issue) | | VOLUME 36 NUMBER 6 $15 Wayne & Dona Leicht, 875 North Pacific Coast Highway, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 (949)...Cooper Nottingham, England Anthony R. Kampf L.A. County Mus. of Nat. Hist. Los Angeles, CA Joseph A. Mandarino...The Jackson’s Crossroads amethyst deposit, Wilkes County, Georgia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...that same year the family moved to Hertfordshire County, England. They lived in various small towns, and... The Jackson’s Crossroads Amethyst Deposit Wilkes County, Georgia Ryan L. Bowling P.O. Box 4100 Harrisburg |  | | 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) | | CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY 1980 OFFICERS President: J. Robert Butler Department of Geology University...University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, N.C. Vice-President: Van Price, Jr. Savannah River Laboratory...Department of Earth Sciences University of North Carolina at Wilmington Wilmington, N.C. William S. Henika...Radiometric Dating in the Sauratown Mountains Area, North Carolina (P.D. Fullagar and J. R. Butler). . . . . .... 7 Metamorphic Gradients in Pittsylvania County, Virginia (J. P. Gregory). . . . . . . . . . . . . |  | | 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 |  | | 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...Hallelujah Junction (aka Peterson Peak), Washoe County, Nevada, was cut by Bob Spomer and offered for...48-carat oval from Statesville, Alexander County, North Carolina, is also in the Smithsonian (G1286) (Pat...3.8 cm tall Amethyst from Four Peaks, Maricopa County, Arizona Commercial Minerals specimen; Jeff Scovil | | | 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 |  | | Report (issue) | | 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...______________ Jefferson-Boone district. _______ Wilkes district __ _ _______----Spruce Pine district- |  | | Journal (issue) | | as an advisor, and ended up experiencing one of North America’s greatest pegmatite tourmaline discoveries...“Some of the finest mineral specimens ever found in North America have come from a small mine in desolate...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 |  | | Report (volume) | | The Crystalline Rocks of South Carolina By WILLIAM C. OVERSTREET and HENRY BELL III GEOLOGICAL SURVEY...the Piedmont and Blue Ridge provinces of South Carolina UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON...and Precambrian(?) age_______________________ Carolina slate belt_________________________________________...crystalline rocks in South Carolina. 2. Map showing geologic belts in South Carolina. 3. Map of the main metamorphic...metamorphic facies in South Carolina. 4. Map showing location of samples used for age determinations of |  | | Book (edition) | | describes sites under of the nearest town and county. and the many maps included book contain such...out each year into the mountains and deserts of North America to collect a great variety of materials...glaciers that once covered the northern part of North America. As you can see from the directory of digging...dikes in Maine, Connecticut, New Hampshire, North Carolina, South Dakota, liquid in the solidifying dike...Hampshire, Connecticut, New Jersey, Virginia, and North Carolina. In the West, the Rockies, the Sierra Nevada |  | | Report (issue) | | arawak and North Borneo _________________ _ Sarawak _____________________________ _ North BorneO----...________ _ North Island_____ ------------- ________ _ Antarctica ________________________________ _ North Am...124 126 127 130 Monazite localities-Continued North America-Continued United States of America-Continued...Perce Counties __________ _ Idaho CountY-----------------Valley CountY-----------------Adams, Payette,...and Gem Counties ________________________ _ Boise County ___ --------------Ada, Owyhee, Elmore, and Custer |  | | Book (chapter) | | or meionite, MM 39, 930 (1974). wild garnet = almandine, Bukanov 108 (2006). wild lead = sphalerite...sphalerite, Egleston 322 (1892). wild ruby = almandine, Bukanov 108 (2006). wilhelmite = willemite, Dana 6th, 460...fluorellestadite, AM 67, 90 (1982); MM 46, 514 (1982). Wilkes County Jewels = violet Fe-rich quartz, MR 36, 479 (2005) |  | | Report (issue) | | North Carolina State Library jleigh ( f t NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT...NUMBER 71 EXPLANATORY TEXT FOR GEOLOGIC MAP OF NORTH CAROLINA By JASPER L. STUCKEY and STEPHEN RALEIGH...RALEIGH 1958 G. CONRAD Norffe Carolir* St** NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT...NUMBER 71 EXPLANATORY TEXT FOR GEOLOGIC MAP OF NORTH CAROLINA By JASPER L. STUCKEY and STEPHEN G. CONRAD...Jefferson F. J. BOLING Siler City H. C. BUCHAN, JR North Wilkesboro SCROOP W. ENLOE, JR Spruce Pine VOIT |  | | Book (edition) | | MARIN COUNTY FREE LIBRARY 3 1111 00289 4184 \ I s Fifth Revised Edition A complete, state-by-state...to list more than fifteen hundred localities in North America where gems can be found. This is the only...amateurs alike had not gone out to every corner of North America, discovered the rich gem resources of the...Colorado; and Professor Jack Hanahan of Belmont, North Carolina, with locations in their respective states...venture every year into the mountains and deserts of North America, they enjoy not only the pleasure of seeking |  | | Journal (issue) | | is near Franklin and Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA. The district is famous for its wide range...minerals of Franklin and Sterling Hill, Sussex County, New Jersey. U.S. Geological Survey Professional...Reprinted 1960 Sinkankas, J., 1959. Gemstones of North America. D. Van Nostrand Company, Inc., New York...of a disused quarry at Frenchvale, Cape Breton county. The village of Frenchvale is located about 18...excavation 0.63 km long east-west, and 0.33 km north-south, located about 0.7 km northwest of the village |  | | 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...l , R u t h e r f o r d , S t a n l e y, Union, Wilkes, H a l i f a x , Davidson, Catawba, Henderson, |
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