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Moss Agate from
Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:County
Classification
Species:Quartz var: Moss Agate
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Moss Agate data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:558663
Long-form Identifier:1:3:558663:9
GUID (UUID V4):f10a656f-47a4-493d-8898-b758e2109a62
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Journal (article/letter/editorial)
shipments of zircon began to flow steadily out of North Carolina to the Nernst Lamp Company at Pittsburgh, Pa...gadolinite throughout North Carolina, he was the first to discover monazite in North Carolina. It was the year...year 1879 at Brindletown, Burke County. Here monazite was found in placer deposits of commercial value...from the Brindletown district in Burke County, North Carolina. These shipments continued until 1911 when...entered the market in direct competition with the Carolina monazite causing a drastic decline. William Earl
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...angular, banded structure) tube, banded, moss cation (moss-like), will be frequently misled All topaz...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
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 (volume)
vertebrate remains. The breaks of the White River north of Crawford in Dawes Co. and the rather extensive...chalcedony, jasper and gem petrified wood. BUFFALO COUNTY KEARNEY, area gravel bars and pits along the Platte...especially to the W of townagate, chalcedony, jasper, petrified wood. CASS COUNTY WEEPING WATER, SE, on rd...chalcedony, jasper, fossils. CHERRY COUNTY VALENTINE, in the Sandhills county along the Niobrara R. and Minnechaduza... hillside surfacesagatized and opalized wood, agate, jasper;  in draws and washes and gravel beds of
Book (edition)
describes sites under of the nearest town and county. and the many maps included book contain such...Chrysocolla, Turquoise LJ Emerald, Beryl ^"^ Agate ** Jade Amethyst nq -* % Gem Hunter's...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...their color, as in emeralds; their pattern, as in moss agate; or their play of eral color, as in opals.
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
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
Book (volume)
800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare alluvial...of the Mississippi R.⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip...mine⎯pyritized gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason
Book (volume)
800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare alluvial...of the Mississippi R.⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip...mine⎯pyritized gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason
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
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
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...Chrysocolla, Turquoise LJ Emerald, Beryl *"» Agate ** Jade =p Amethyst ^ X ) y ' £f h % ^...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
Book (volume)
Dahlonega Co. and Rabum Co., and  the McDuffie County Belt extending through portions of McDuffie, Warren...Sphalerite. BALDWIN COUNTY MILLEDGEVILLE, at state farmjasper. BANKS COUNTY COMMERCE, along Hwy. 59...along adjoining Co. linerock crystal. BARROW COUNTY WINDER, along rd. to Jefferson and 1½ mi. inside...Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States BARTOW COUNTY AREA, Saltpeter Cave, as floatjasper. CARTERSVILLE:...streams, rd. cuts, etc.agate, (banded, various colors), jasper. BIBB COUNTY MACON:  at Holton Quarry
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
HfiRIN COUNTY FREE LIBRfiRY 311110G386652Q I V Russell P MacFal A COLOR TREASUF FOR COLLECTORS...100 detail maps 1500+ hunting locations: sites in North America A directory to coUpcfing O E Pi rin...directory listing over fifteen hundred localities in North America where gem specimens may be found. Interspersed...to Hunting Locations ? i 9 GIVEN TO THE MARIN COUNTY LIBRARY BY MARI N L MTNF.RAT. SOCTETY DAVID...may be able to buy specimens. map of Keweenaw County. Mich- Part of the U.S. Geological Survey topographic
Book
locations: A directory to co!le.cling sites in North America MINERALS AND GEMS A COLOR TREASURY FORCOLLECTORS...directory listing over fifteen hundred localities in North Am erica where gem specimens may be fou nd. Interspersed...IOATOUTE CHLORASTROUTEI 2 AMYGDAlOID MINE DUMPS 3 AGATE HARBOR (AGATES THOMSONITE ON BEACH\ )l MUD VLAKE...topographic map of the Delaware q uadrangle o f Keweenaw County, Michigan This ,s an example o f the more picturesque...Maine around the town of Pans. and the rugged area north and east of San Diego Cal1forn1a, have long astonished
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,
Book (volume)
.......................................295 North Carolina ........................................................................................302 North Dakota ...............................................................................366 South Carolina .................................................459 Appendix C - The Various Names & Forms of Agate.....................................467 Appendix...rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good
Book (volume)
.......................................295 North Carolina ........................................................................................302 North Dakota ...............................................................................366 South Carolina .................................................461 Appendix C - The Various Names & Forms of Agate.....................................469 Appendix...rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good
Book (chapter)
warringtonite = brochantite, Dana 6th, 925 (1892). wart agate = brown gem quartz-mogánite mixed-layer, Thrush...aquamarine = green fluorite, Bukanov 168 (2006). water agate = quartz-mogánite mixed-layer + fluid inclusion...Wawellit = wavellite, Doelter III.1, 466 (1914). wax agate = yellow banded quartz-mogánite mixed-layer, Webster...stone = pyrophyllite, Bukanov 313 (2006). waxy agate = yellow banded quartz-mogánite mixed-layer, Bukanov...(low-grade coal), Dana 6th, 1024 (1892). white agate = white banded quartz-mogánite mixed-layer, AM 12
Book
Co. Hematite CALERA, Shelby Co. Wavkllite CLAY COUNTY, Sec. 24. T. 19 S R., 7 E. STATUARY, Coosa Co...Co., (W. border of* Marble Crystalline TALLADEGA COUNTY Marble, (crystalline) VALLEY HEAD, DeKalb Co. Hematite...Feldspar HISSOP, Coosa Co., (near) Beryl JACKSON COUNTY Hematite KENNEDYS, Clay Co., (near) Magnetite MILLERVILLE...ClIRYSOCOLLA AUBREY GROUP, in Northern Arizona Agate, (in Kuibab limestone) BIG BUG CREEK, Yavapai Co...Cruz Co. Opal SANTA RITA MOUNTAINS, Santa Cruz Co. Agate SHANNON MOUNTAIN, Greenlee Co. Chalcedony SILVER
Report (volume)
State Museum, Albany. North Carolina.. .Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt, Chapel Hill. North Dakota... .Dr. A. G...... .Prof. Charles W. Brown, Providence. South Carolina.. .Dr. Earle Sloan, Charleston. South Dakota....See Bauxite and Hallpysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found...commercial quantity or quality. Asphalt. Colbert County, small quantity has been shipped from near Leighton;...following localities: Bibb County, Pratts Ferry; Calhoun County, near Tampa; Clay County, T. 20, Pv. 7 E.; Jefferson
Book (edition)
mmed at Broken Arrow aud Trout creek, in Sc. Clair county. The strata in this field are more faulted und...prong of Canoe creek, in St. Clair county, to Ha\sop creek, in Bibb county, a distance of 60 miles. Down to...to Helena, in Shelby county, the field has an average width of 5 or 6 miles. Below that point the width...miles being in the latitud" of Blocton, in Bibb county. The south ern end of this field has a greater...Jefferson county; Helena, Montevallo, and Brierfield, Shelby county; and at Blocion. Bibb county. The Warrior
Report (volume)
......... North Carolina. .......................................................... North Dakota............................................. South Carolina......................................:..........1888. Branner, J. C., The zinc and lead region of north Arkansas: Arkansas Geol. Survey Ann. Kept, for 1892...Fair edition, 1904. Genth, F. A., Minerals of North Carolina: U. S. Geol. Survey Bull. 74, 1891. Shannon...Catalogue of the mineral localities of South Carolina: South Carolina Geol. Survey, ser. 4, Bull. 2, 1908. Scott
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
 
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