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Chalcedony from
Irish Creek, Kupreanof Island, Petersburg Borough, Alaska, USA


Locality type:Creek
Classification
Species:Quartz var: Chalcedony
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcedony data
Locality Data:Click here to view Irish Creek, Kupreanof Island, Petersburg Borough, Alaska, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:575003
Long-form Identifier:1:3:575003:0
GUID (UUID V4):5e8b966d-f5f1-4ba0-976f-03bb3e57fd6e
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcedony
55.2km (34.3 miles) Salmon Bay, Prince of Wales Island, Ketchikan Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
References
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Report (issue)
RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PETERSBURG C-5 QUADRANGLE, SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA Open-File Report 97-156-K...Reconnaissance Geologic Map of the Petersburg C-5 Quadrangle, Southeastern Alaska By David A. Brew1 Open-File... RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PETERSBURG C-5 QUADRANGLE, SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA By David A. Brew INTRODUCTION...were prepared specifically as part of the State of Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys...Management Alaska Minerals Section (Juneau, Alaska) mineral-resource studies of part of the Petersburg, Alaska
Report (issue)
RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PETERSBURG B-5 QUADRANGLE, SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA Open-File Report ; 97-156-G...Reconnaissance Geologic Map of the Petersburg B-5 Quadrangle, Southeastern Alaska By David A. Brew1 Open-File... RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PETERSBURG B-5 QUADRANGLE, SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA By David A. Brew INTRODUCTION...were prepared specifically as part of the State of Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys...Management Alaska Minerals Section (Juneau, Alaska) mineral-resource studies of part of the Petersburg, Alaska
Report (issue)
RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PETERSBURG B-4 QUADRANGLE, SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA Open^File Report 97-156-F...Reconnaissance Geologic Map of the Petersburg B-4 Quadrangle, Southeastern Alaska By David A. Brew1 Open-File... RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PETERSBURG B-4 QUADRANGLE, SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA By David A. Brew INTRODUCTION...were prepared specifically as part of the State of Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys...Management Alaska Minerals Section (Juneau, Alaska) mineral-resource studies of part of the Petersburg, Alaska
Report (issue)
RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PETERSBURG C-4 QUADRANGLE, SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA Open-File Report 97-156-J...Reconnaissance Geologic Map of the Petersburg C-4 Quadrangle, Southeastern Alaska By David A. Brew1 Open-File... RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PETERSBURG C-4 QUADRANGLE, SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA By David A. Brew INTRODUCTION...were prepared specifically as part of the State of Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys...Management Alaska Minerals Section (Juneau, Alaska) mineral-resource studies of part of the Petersburg, Alaska
Report (issue)
Preliminary reconnaissance geologic map of the Petersburg and parts of the Port Alexander and Sumdum 1:250...1:250,000 quadrangles, southeastern Alaska By David A. Brew , A. Thomas Ovenshine , Susan M. Karl , and...Virginia ^Anchorage, Alaska Preliminary reconnaissance geologic map of the Petersburg and parts of the...and Sumdum 1:250,000 quadrangles, southeastern Alaska By David A. Brew, A. T. Ovenshine, Susan M. Karl...Alexander, Gravina (including the Duncan Canal-Zarembo Island-Screen Islands sub-belt), and Mainland. The Alexander
Report (issue)
UNITS FOR THE PETERSBURG-WRANGELL AREA 1:63,360-SCALE GEOLOGIC MAPS, SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA Open-File Report...Units for the Petersburg-Wrangell Area 1:63,360-Scale Geologic Maps, Southeastern Alaska By David A...102 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1. Index map of Petersburg project area (Brew and others, 1984) showing...terrane map of southeastern Alaska, showing area covered by the Petersburg-Wrangell area 1:63,360-scale...7 Combined correlation of map units for the Petersburg-Wrangell area 1:63,360scale geologic maps (Brew
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
It is 8l/ 2 x 11 and sells for Si, we believe. ALASKA—"I am sending you a specimen for identification...Granite Creek near Chickaloon, Alaska."—item sent in by John W. Dryden, Star Route, Palmer, Alaska. The...ARKANSAS—A beautiful polished slab of pale pinkish chalcedony was donated to R&M by the Millars, owners of...Diamonds, near Murfreesboro (Pike Co.), Ark. The chalcedony was found on the Crater of Diamonds property...to Clear Creek, San Benito County, Calif., have shown that the jadeite boulders in the creek are still
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
PEEKSKILL, IW. Y . Pyroxene sand from Middleton Island, Alaska River sand from Salem, N. H. Here is an interesting...Oakville, Wash. Mr. Waskey spent many years in Alaska and had collected a large amount of minerals, sands...quartz. "Sand from N . E. point of Middleton Island, Alaska (long. 146° -10'; lat. 59° - 15'). In the early...along south side of this island. It was afterwards occupied as a blue fox island and was well known for...label. Creek Sand from Cornwall, V a . "We just returned from a brief visit at the Irish Creek Tin Mines
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Hillsborough Co., Fla., is world-famous for its chalcedony pseudo coral but a new one came to our attention...Mrs. H.E. Mallott, 3255Í 41st St., No.,' St. Petersburg, Fla. The specimen is 3 x 4 x 2 inches thick...It is a mass of gray gypsum with a dark gray chalcedony core. Although gypsum is a very soft mineral...Charles Negus (Lemhi, Idaho) property at Hayden Creek, T. 17 N . - R . 20 E. ROCKS AND MINERALS BM (off...dishpan and head for Gold Creek. Oldtimers say there's gold along Gold Creek and Sycamore and Lamb Creeks
Report (issue)
(Cairngorm) (Blue quartz) (Rose quartz) (Star quartz) (Chalcedony) (Agate) (Prase) ' (Onyx) (Jasper) (Opal) Tridymitc... calcite, cassiterite, cerussitc, chabazite, chalcedony, chalcocite, chlorite, chlorophane, chromite...tourmaline, vermieulitc. CHESTERFIELD COUNTY: agate, chalcedony, diamond, glau­ conite, gypsum, hallovsitc, kaolinitc...brochantite, byssolitc, cairn­ gorm, calcite, chalcedony, chalcocitc, chalcopyrite, chiastolitc, chlorite...anthophyllitc, antigorite, arsenopyrite, barite, bornite, chalcedony, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, 14 Localities
Book (volume)
.............................................1 Alaska ......................................................................................412 Rhode Island ..............................................................................................4 Alaska County and Stream Map ...........................................42 Arizona – Yavapia Co. Burro Creek area Site Map ............................................................129 Colorado – Cripple Creek Area Site Map .................................
Report (volume)
.................................... 51 51 Chalcedony. ............... ..........................'...A, Scheelite from Clifton mining district, Deep Creek Mountains, Tooele County, Utah; B, Scheelite and...translucent specimens from Clifton mining district, Deep Creek Mountains, Tooele County, Utah; C, Specimen of reddish...XVII. A, Cuprotungstite and .ferberite from Cave Creek, Ariz.; B, Scheelite being replaced by cuprotungstite...pegmatite with ferberite, cutting granite, from Cave Creek, Ariz....................................... XIX
Report (volume)
......................................... 12 Chalcedony........................................................... XIV. Section of wolframite from Irish Creek, Va., showing interstitial scheelite...........continuation of the gold-bearing belt of Clear Creek and Gilpin counties.3 Two types of veins carry the...mineral allied to roscoelite, barite, adularia, and chalcedony accompany the telluride. The veins are thin and..."bone," which has a fracture much like that of chalcedony and which is largely a replacement of the country
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
ARKANSAS—Brown jasper pebbles have been found in a creek bed near Benton, Saline Co., Ark. ROCKS AND MINERALS...by the conductor of this department. FLORIDA—Chalcedony pseudo coral, rough but interesting grayish masses...Valdosta except an ancient coral replaced by chalcedony, which is now in the State Museum in Atlanta...ridge. A jeep road connects the mine with the Deer Creek road #435. It is approximately 4 miles from this...at the old mill site just south of Mill Creek on the Deer Creek Road. "This property for its pyrite crystal
Report (issue)
__-____-__-____ 3. Beryllium in the tin deposits of Irish Creek, Va., by F. G. Lesure, T. H. Kiilsgaard, C. E...bracketed plutonic rocks in the Talkeetna Mountains, Alaska, by Arthur Grantz, Herman Thomas, T. W. Stern,...City, Utah, by M. D. Crittenden, Jr_ 25. Apache Creek Sandstone Member of the Pierre Shale of southeastern...and W. A. Cobban. 26. Stratigraphic section at Island Beach State Park, N.J., by P. R. Seaber and John...Aerial reconnaissance of the outer Shumagin Islands, Alaska, by Arthur Grantz_________________________------28
Book (edition)
NORTH CAROLINA weight plac« date Brindletown Creek, Burke Co. 1843 2 stones Twitty gold placer,...Mecklenberg Co. Portis mine, Franklin Co. Muddy Creek headwaters, McDowell Co. Dysortville, of fine water...yellow Cleveland Co. GEORGIA Branch of Muddy Creek, 1843 Williams' Ferry, Hall Co. Horshaw mine... that the transIt was "Punch" down by Rich Creek, and the Dewey by the Jones River. In 1913 a diamond...near Knoxville, the is other on the bank of Flat Creek in Luttrell, Another of .78 carat, light yellow
Book (volume)
sparkling sapphires of Montana, and the jades of Alaska, British Columbia, and Wyoming, are worldrenowned...by Howard A. Millar. Fred M. Bahovec of Baranof, Alaska, provided data on gemstones found in that region;.... Map of Cowee Creek area . Cowee Creek gravel washing . Yogo Gulch Mine . Rock Creek, Montana, sapphire...quartz, binghamite and sagenite cabochons Carved chalcedony figurines Chrysocolla specimen Montana moss agates...lowest extreme of crystallization is found in chalcedony, a variety of quartz which is widespread and
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Italy, Spain, Canada, Poland, Rumania, the USSR, the USA, Finland, France and the FRG, to mention a few. The...Penn 60c 277—July - Aug., 1960. Tin mines of Irish Creek, Va 60c 280—Jan. - Feb., 1961. Mineral Collectors...O i l Shale Phlogopite Thomsonite Roscoelite Chalcedony POSTPAID 1 . 1 0 specimens - your selection
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Perkinsville, Johnson Springs, Midlothian, Line Creek Mills. Extensive gold mining formerly on ex­ treme...about four feet of clay-gravel on the bottom of the creek that is very difficult to work but has never been...processed by Powhattan Mining Co. on Little Byrd Creek. Hydraulic op­ erations were 30 to 40 ft. above...Goochland Co. Most of these operations followed Byrd Creek and its tributaries and the slopes draining into...cuts. Hematite, magnetite. Snead Gold M. on Carys Creek, 1 Mi N of Fork Union and SW of Landes Rock Shop
Journal (issue)
Meieran collection. Forsterite, 2 cm, from St. John’s Island, Egypt. Ray Hill collection; Michael Bainbridge...that is, the states of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Alaska and the Canadian Provinces of British Columbia...of the Haida tribe living on Queen Charlotte’s Island drove them off with hand-cast golden bullets (not...Yukon, and in 1899 more gold was found around Nome, Alaska, drawing away many of the Yukon prospectors. All...garnet crystals in dark gray schist from Wrangell, Alaska (first located in 1881) began to turn up in the
Journal (issue)
are associated with pegmatite d i e s cutting Petersburg granite in the Dale quarry (Figure 1). Clear...also called the Jervey mica-beryl mine, near Fine Creek Mills. Crystals, which are often terminated, average...5 miles east-southeast of the bridge over Reed Creek, about 1.5 miles north of Providence Church (Henika...i i e d from the Cash tin mines located near Irish Creek. Appornattox County - Cryptomelane, also known...Mountain and scattered areas along LittleMarys Creek and Irish Creek in Rockbridge County have produced some
Book
animal form which was filled in by the iron oxide. Chalcedony, one of the common varieties of quartz, was formed...Again, some of the best specimens from Emerald Creek in Idaho have been found by indi¬ viduals standing...crystals are parallel. A much-sought-after form of chalcedony, gypsum and hematite is called rosette because...agate. It is, however, more opaque than agate or chalcedony. It is much prized for use in brooches, cuff...produce crystal struc¬ tures. The thunder egg (chalcedony in rounded nodule) was formed in some such fashion
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rivers f o r epidote, unakite, blue quartz, agate, chalcedony, petrified wood and other gemstones. Photograph... The very place names, Natural Bridge, Sinking Creek, Travelers Rest, Horse Show, Pigeon Forge, Blowing...depending upon the weather conditions, the Otter Creek and Roanoke campgrounds are sometimes open in April...35 > •=* TOWNSEND 1* “Sir -5 T / // // /CREEK* / / US 411 /j N trITl" 7 CLINGMANS DOME / ...amethyst crys­ tals were products of this quarry. Chalcedony, opal, and other quartz gems were also the delight
Book
Northern Arizona Agate, (in Kuibab limestone) BIG BUG CREEK, Yavapai Co. Onyx Marble BLACK MOUNTAINS, E. Slopo...Cochise Co., 3 ml. N. of Dragoon. ClIRYSOFRASB CAVE CREEK, Maricopa Co., 45 mi. N. Phoeniz Onyx Marble COPPER...Azurite CLIFTON-MORENCI DISTRICT, Greenlee Co Chalcedony DEER CREEK, Gila Co., near Jasper GEALE MOUNTAINS,...Greenlee Co. Garnet NAVAJO RESERVATION Carnotite OAK CREEK, Pima Co. Onyx Marble PARKER, Yuma Co., (near milepost...milepost No. 87, on Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe R.R. Chalcedony PATAGONIA, Santa Cruz Co., (5 mi S. of, Alunite
Report (volume)
Beaver. Prof. Florence Bascom, Bryn Mawr. Rhode Island.... .Prof. Charles W. Brown, Providence. South...groups of beds Black Creek, Brookwood, Mary Lee, and Pratt coal groups. Black Creek coal group mined at...coal group mined at Abernant, Adger, Bessie, Davis Creek, Johns, Lewisburg, Littleton, Mulga, Newcastle,...southern and southwestern parts of State at Horse Creek, and at many places eastward in Barbour, Choctaw...Chilton County, flake graphite mined along Mountain Creek. Clay County, at Ashland, Quenelda, and Stockdale
 
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