 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | GeologicalSurwy, Washington, D.C. ABSTRACT The name gummite has been wideiy used for more than 100 years as...is unknown. A study of about 100 specimens of gummite from world-wide localities has been made by r-ray...specimens with already known uranium minerals. Gummite typicalty occurs as an alteration product of uraninite...oxides. This zone constitutes the traditional gummite. It is principally composed of fourmarierite, vandendriesscheite... rt some specimens the core may be orange-red gummite without residual uraninite or the original uraninite |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 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...immediate area around Crabtree Creek, on the Mitchell-Yancey County Lines, and here specifically to three workings;...3500-feet. This is about two and one half miles north, north-west of Little Switzerland. The Crabtree Emerald...of the largest workable areas of pegmatite. It Mitchell Lines To Spruce Pine BHdQífnísr Store appro |  | | 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...Idatchettolite, Allanite, Fergusonite, Columbite, Gummite, Phosphuranylite, Beryl, Uranotil, Rogersite...within a few days , so that the list of North Carolina mineral species has been very considerably |  | | 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 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | RADIOACTIVE MINERALS IN NORTH CAROLINA By MRS. FRED ALLEN, Lincolnton, N.C. Visitors to the Eastern...which follow the show. Radioactive minerals in North Carolina are present in pegmatites, placer deposits...partial list of the radioactive minerals found in North Carolina and their general location. This outline is...Division of Mineral Resources of the State of North Carolina: ALLAN1TE—This silicate of the rareearth elements...pegmatities in Swain County north of Bryson City, in Madison County west of Marshall, in Wake County near Wake Forest |  | | Report (issue) | | Uranium occurrences in non-sedimentary rocks of North Carolina ..... 67 Table 12 Uranium occurrences in non-sedimentary...occurrences in non-sedimentary rocks of South Carolina ..... 85 Table 15 Uranium occurrences in non-sedimentary...Uranium occurrences in non-sedimentary rocks of north-central New York........................65 Figure...Uranium occurrences in non-sedimentary rocks of North Carolina................................77 Figure 17...occurrences in non-sedimentary rocks of South Carolina. ............*......*...........86 Figure 20. |  | | Report (issue) | | T NORTH DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BEN DIVISION JASPER E. DOUGLAS, OF ♦ AND RESOURCES STATE...MINERALS CAROLINA BY RICHARD J. COUNCILL TNlflO RALEI6H c* 14 ♦ INTRODUCTION NORTH DEVELOPMENT...DIRECTOR MINERAL L. STUCKEY, Information AN CAROLINA 1955 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION , Purpose and...OF RADIOACTIVE MINERALS 5 Occurrences in North Carolina , , , 7 WHERE TO PROSPECT 10 HOW TO PROSPECT... An Introduction to RADIOACTIVE MINERALS IN NORTH CAROLINA By Richard J. Councill INTRODUCTION With |  | | 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 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | mineral phosphuranylite, hitherto known only from North Carolina on the basis of the original description by...found in the Flat Rock pegmatite in Mitchell County, North Carolina. The original description stated only...PnospnunANYlrrE Yale speciFlat Rock mine, Mitchell County, North Carolina' The Penn Stale and conmens, and additional...with filled partly quartz and uraniNewry, Oxford County, Nlaine. A large book of muscovite containing surfaces...mine, Grafton Center, Grafton County, New Hampshire' Films and gummite pseudomorphs in f.acirrres and |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | right). Progressive alteration of uraninite to “gummite”and waxy uranophane. The 3-cm specimen is from...the Number 20 mine near Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina. Author’s specimen and photo. Volume...the famous Palermo and Ruggles mines in Grafton County, New Hampshire; dendritic uraninite intergrowths...Bedford, WestChester County, and from a locality at Richville Station, St. Lawrence County, New York. Uraninite...from Avondale, Chester County; from Upland and near Vera Cruz, Lehigh County; and from a site near Fairmount |  | | Report (issue) | | Carolina Geological Society 2008 Fieldtrip and Annual Meeting, Little Switzerland, North Carolina October...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...Spruce Pine Mining District: Little Switzerland, North Carolina __________________________________________ |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | tled in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Mitchell County, North Carolina; and, things there haven't been the...dug a hole i n search of mica some seven miles north of presentday Spruce Pine. Their success at the...emerald", radioactives —uraninite, uranophane, gummite, autunite and torbernite; garnet; thulite; epidote...Today, although mining remains im portant in Mitchell County, collecting J U L Y / A U G U S T 1977 conditions...specimens, (fig. 4 ) Times have changed i n Mitchell County as they have changed everywhere. New collecting |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | inches in diameter occur in the Palermo quarry, North Groton, New Hampshire and to an inch in diameter...dickinsonite occurs sparingly at Branchville, Fairfield county, Connecticut. FAIRFIELDITE, a hydrous phosphate...noted as a rare mineral at Branchville, Fairfield county, Connecticut from which it was named; and also...lithiophilite at the Stewart mine, Pala, San Diego county, California. STEWARTITE, another hydrous manganese...City and from the Palermo and Fletcher mines at North Groton, New Hampshire. VIVIANITE, hydrous ferrous |  | | Report (issue) | | NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION WILLIAM DIVISION JASPER P. OF L. SAUNDERS, MINERAL...RESOURCES GEOLOGIST Circular 16 LOCALITIES NORTH OF CAROLINA BY JAMES F. CONLEY Doc NC DENR LIBRARY...... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS MINERAL COLLECTING IN NORTH CAROLINA , . . . . # . WHERE TO COLLECT f ... f ......THE MINERAL LOCALITIES OF NORTH CAROLINA BY COUNTIES . . ALAMANCE COUNTY 5 5 Pyrophyllite ......... f .......... 5 ALEXANDER COUNTY ................. 7 Emerald, Hiddenite and Associated Minerals |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Libraries] at 23:32 09 August 2017 FIFTH MINERAL MITCHELL COUNTY GEM FESTIVAL— SPRUCE PINE, N.C. July 31, August...and Gem Festival have been announced by the Mitchell County Chamber of Commerce, the sponsoring organization...is scheduled by the Carolina Charter Tercentenary Commission for recognizing North Carolina's 300th anniversary...is centrally located within the shadows of Mt. Mitchell with its 6,684 foot summit, the highest spot in...malachite, chalcopyrite, sphalerite, massive beryl, gummite, torbernite, monazite, chrysolite, thulite, talc |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | muscovite on the north side of Lac Pied des Monts, de Salestownship, Charlevoix county, about 18 miles...The faces show a coating of deep orange to brown gummite, which forms a covering about 1 mm. thick on the...crystal; this was removed and a thin coating of gummite and uran1 Published with the permission of the...with uranophane associatedwith gummite and uraninite from Mitchell county, N.C. Under the reflecting microscope...uranophane has a blue-green colour against uraninite, gummite is reddish. The internal reflection of uranophane |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Pegmatites are a valuable part of North Carolina's natural heritage, important both for their commercial...mineral enthusiasts. Pegmatites and Alaskites OF NORTH CAROLINA JOHN C A L L A H A N Geology Department Appalachian...Appalachian State University Boone, North Carolina 28608 P E G M A T I T E S A R E O N E O F T H E most...commercially important types of rocks found in North Carolina. Extraction of feldspar, mica, quartz, spo...hundreds of pegmatites, mainly located in western North Carolina, to try their luck in finding over a hundred |  | | Report (issue) | | Collecting Sites in North Carolina By W. F. Wilson and B. J. McKenzie RUTILE GUMMITE IN GARNET RUBY CORUNDUM...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 |  | | 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) | | closes over Buncoll;be County, and at the Clarissa ( Buchanan) mine, Mitchell County. quickly or slowly-the... . Albite occurs at the Presley mine, Haywo,?� County, It is beyond the scope of these ar�I...large scale; th� sImple at the WisellJan mine, Mitchell County, and rogersIte [Continued from SUPPLElIlENT...whether it is practicable or !lot MICA MINING IN NORTH CAROLINA. tle pearly beads upon samarskite." on a large...death, in 1885, F lat Rock and Clarissa mines, Mitchell County. _ A piece of gUllllllite weighing 6 pouud |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | within comparatively recent times, of all in Mitchell County. but having three wicks. This lamp, if we judge...let me mention mountainous re�ion, in which flows north and south, for and thick deposits, and the winds...seemed to offer the simplest URANIUM MINERALS IN NORTH CAROLINA. von Richthofen. means. As usual, here the...hatchettolite County, grain, and friable when dry; and affording on chemical Mitchell size-going under...snails. Vegetable remains alR o occur Uraninite, Gummite, Uraconite, and, as incrustations on the the same |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | within comparatively recent times, of all in Mitchell County. but having three wicks. This lamp, if we judge...let me mention mountainous re�ion, in which flows north and south, for and thick deposits, and the winds...seemed to offer the simplest URANIUM MINERALS IN NORTH CAROLINA. von Richthofen. means. As usual, here the...hatchettolite County, grain, and friable when dry; and affording on chemical Mitchell size-going under...snails. Vegetable remains alR o occur Uraninite, Gummite, Uraconite, and, as incrustations on the the same |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | within comparatively recent times, of all in Mitchell County. but having three wicks. This lamp, if we judge...let me mention mountainous re�ion, in which flows north and south, for and thick deposits, and the winds...seemed to offer the simplest URANIUM MINERALS IN NORTH CAROLINA. von Richthofen. means. As usual, here the...hatchettolite County, grain, and friable when dry; and affording on chemical Mitchell size-going under...snails. Vegetable remains alR o occur Uraninite, Gummite, Uraconite, and, as incrustations on the the same |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | so-called swamp cypress (Taxodium distichum) of North America, the habit is so pronounced that it sheds...closes over Buncoll;be County, and at the Clarissa (Buchanan) mine, Mitchell County. quickly or slowly-the... . Albite occurs at the Presley mine, Haywo,?� County, It is beyond the scope of these ar�I...large scale; th� sImple at the WisellJan mine, Mitchell County, and rogersIte [Continued from SUPPLElIlENT...whether it is practicable or !lot MICA MINING IN NORTH CAROLINA. tle pearly beads upon samarskite." on a large | | | 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 |
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