 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | December 2014 North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh W hen the North Carolina Museum of Natural...the state capitol. Appropriately enough, the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences celebrated its 125th...125th birthday with Treasures Unearthed: North Carolina’s Spectacular Gems and Minerals, a one-year exhibit...with a private collector who specialized in North Carolina minerals to create the 4,000-square-foot exhibit...showcased nearly three hundred specimens of North Carolina gems and minerals. At the close of this successful |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | HIDDENITE JOHN S. ALBANESE P.O. Box 2 2 1 , Union, N. J. In 1880, Thomas A. Edison, the electric wizard...wizard, was convinced platinum existed in North Carolina. He sent William Earl Hidden, a mineralogist of...found something better. At Alexander County, a quiet part of North Carolina, many miles from a railroad...his vain quest for platinum, and returned to North Carolina. He revisited the locality on which loose beryl...mineralogist from St. Louis, gave Hidden's name, and hiddenite, the equivalent of the diamond in value, became |  | | 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...and includei the following: Diamond Spodumene Hiddenite Kunzite Corundum Ruby Sapphire Oriental Emerald...MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY Quartz Rock Crystal Amethyst Citrine Smoky RoseQuartz Praseand Chrysoprase Rutilated...Drauor.rt Twelve diamonds have been found in North Carolina, and there are also extensive deposits of itacolumite |  | | Report (volume) | | beryl (emerald, aquamarine), spodumene (kunzite, hiddenite), zircon, and gem varieties of feldspar, topaz...Del Norte County; Trinity River, Trinity County; Spanish Creek and Gopher Hill, Plumas County; Placerville...Dorado County; Cherokee Flats, Yankee Hill,and Oroville, Butte County; French Corral, Nevada County; Indian...Indian Gulch and Volcano, Amador County; and Alpine Creek, Tulare County. Other western localities are:...Diamond Basin, Ada County, Idaho; Curry County, Oreg.; and Nelson Hill, near Glacier County, Mont. The Great |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Gemstones of North Carolina By GEORGE A. BRUCE, International Import Company 604 Peachtree Street, N...Atlanta 8, Georgia "The Land of the Sky" that is North Carolina is also the Land of Gemstones. This beautiful...to initiate the systematic mining of gems in North Carolina was Mr. C. W. Jenks. This was in 1871 when...Franklin, Macon County. The next was the Buck Creek, or Cullakeenee Mine, in Clay County. This was followed...by the mining of emeralds at Stony Point, Alexander County. These gem "pioneers" pointed the way and |  | | 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 |  | | Book (volume) | | 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...Contents:[I] Northwestregion- [2] Southwest region - [3] North a t region- [4] Southeastregion. ISBN0-943763-24-X(pbk............ forth Carolina ........................................... South Carolina ...................that would color Old Glory. The reel rubies of North Carolina, the white diamonds of Arkan as, the blue sapphires |  | | 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) | | 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 | | in. ) high from Tourmaline Queen Mine, San Diego County, Pala, California. Back Cover: Azurite and Malachite...morganite, heliodor, topaz, kunzite, spodumenc and citrine. Page 5: Left: Quartz (Variety Amethyst); Hopkinton...morgan ite, chrysoberyl, peridot, smoky quartz, citrine, calcite, rbodochrosite, and fluorite. Sizes range...n1useun1. Kunz created a 1nagnificen t collection of North Ainerican ge1ns and precious stones as one of Tiffany's... ~ 29 Native Gold Sheet on Quartz El Dorado County; California 30 5 cm (2 In.) high Native Gold |  | | Book | | 44 Quartz: Includes Rock Crystal, Amethyst, and Citrine Chrysoberyl: Includes Alexandrite and Cat's-eye...sample came from a deposit in Bruno Canyon, Owyhee County, Idaho. Traces piece of wood can weigh more...produce a beautiful yellow-brown quartz, called citrine, that often is misrepresented as topaz. By strong...cat's-eye has been prescribed as a cure for paleness, citrine has been worn as a protection from danger, and...October, Opal or Tourmaline November, Topaz or Citrine December, Turquoise or Lapis lazuli these associations |  | | Journal (issue) | | KRISTALLE Est.1971 Laguna Beach, California, USA • Tel: +1 949 494 5155 • Email: info@kristalle.com...Stefano Giroux Point, the Bagdad mine, Yavapai County, Arizona ........................................$278/two years, (Canada) $231/one year, (outside USA other than Canada) $325 for one year Subscription...JESSE FISHER Collection HAUYNE, Germany WULFENITE, USA CHRISTIAN WEISE Collection HORST WÖLLE Collection...Kelly Mine, Magdalena District, Socorro County New Mexico, USA Photo Credit: J Scovil 427 M a in S t |  | | Journal (issue) | | significant moss agate finds in China and the USA. The USA has the most famous agatised woqd in the Petrified...(Mexico); California, Colorado, Michigan and New Mexico (USA). (Italy) and Berlin (Germany): it is to these cities...to artificial light. Below left: A portrait of Alexander II, the Tsar of Russia, from whom alexandrite...largest crystals have been found in North Creek, New York State, USA. Star garnets - that is, specimens...in many locations, but the best come from Idaho, USA. Inferior deposits have been unearthed in Austria |  | | Book (edition) | | London 2001 Distribution ISBN 0 565 09155 7 North America including Canada, South America, All rights...Avenue South publisher. New York, NY 16016 - 8810 USA The right of the authors to be identified as the... 65 Opal 42 Lapis lazuli 66 Amethyst and Citrine 44 Moonstone and Labradorite 68 Garnet 46...the surface in basalt lavas. 12 Much amethyst, citrine, agate and opal is deposited continental crust...different has been altered to the less common citrine gemstones. Some remain liquid; others, such as |  | | Journal (issue) | | Power Feed Trim Saw Scan for Video MADE IN USA MADE IN USA Features include: • All cast aluminum tank...Part HP14 Slab Saw Scan for Video MADE IN USA MADE IN USA Features include: • 1/2 HP continuous duty...Annual Crystal Fair, County Fair Arizona Mineral & Show Fossil Show Hilton Orange County/ Building (Formerly...RG12/19 FREE ADMISS Ametrine with amethyst and citrine quartz, also referred to as trystine or bolivianite...Ametrine consists of purple amethyst and brown citrine quartz and is only found in Bolivia. GETTYIMAGES |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Zapot pegmatite, Gillis Range, Mineral Co., Nevada, USA. Named in honor of W.B. Simmons. The sample is 1...Orleans, 2000 Lakeshore Drive New Orleans, LA 70148, USA E-mail: wsimmons@uno.edu 2 Museo di Storia Naturale...America 5345 Armada Drive, Carlsbad, CA 92008-4602, USA E-mail: jshigley@gia.edu 4 Department of Geology...morganite), spessartine, spodumene (kunzite, hiddenite), topaz, and tourmaline (indicolite, rubellite... Left to right: spodumene (kunzite, California, USA, 284 g), spodumene (triphane, Afghanistan, 196 g) |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | on a long awaited trip south of the border, North Carolina. At the start of our journey (5:00 A.M.) it...late morning we reached the world famous town of Hiddenite, N . C. This area is noted for its emerald-green...directions and permission to the Ellis mine near the Hiddenite school. Being as this property has more than one...recommended that anyone planning to collect at Hiddenite more than one day, acquire lodging early in the...streak of bright blue sky. Before one could say "Hiddenite," we were in the ROCKS AND MINERALS car high-balling |  | | Book | | to receive Smithsonian Institution, Washington, USA, weighs in at 254 carats. new unit-cells. It is...made. LEFT KennecoU opencast copper mine in Utah, USA. Copper is widely used in the electrical engineering...the colour variation Australia, Brazil, North Carolina). TOP H I o H r Ruby crystals in a quartz...covery in the Urals in 1830 on the day Prince Alexander with heavenly inspiration, rence of iron within...however, it has lost much of its popularity to citrine life. The stone is believed quartz, which is |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | sions was made in Alexander County, North pressure of the original solution. Inclu Carolina in 1882, along...smoky quartz and occasionally in ame thyst and citrine. The fibrous varieties generally occur as divergent...zircon, anhydrite, copper, epidote, spodumene, (hiddenite), limenite, magne tite, side rite, calcite, dolomite |  | | Book | | famous was the single beryl stone found in Oxford County in Maine that weighed 18 tons and was 18 feet in...the gem. Sapphires and rubies are found in North Carolina, Colorado, Idaho, Indiana, Cal¬ ifornia and...United States (Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada, North Carolina among them), but production in this country...Maryland, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota and Utah. Other...crystalline classification are amethyst, tiger seye, citrine, milky quartz, quartz with inclusions such as prase |  | | Book (edition) | | Cat’s-Eye Carnelian 172 _ 174 Peridot Quartz Citrine 136 Development of the ae 130 Kunzite 130 132...Production 89 Diamond Occurrences _-~ 88 a. a Hiddenite 144 Thulite 176 Anyolite 176 : 178 Hematite...(chalcedony) Citrine (quartz) Aventurine (quartz) Yellow sapphire Serpentine Kunzite (spodumene) Hiddenite (spodumene)...(spodumene) Citrine (quartz) Rock crystal (quartz) Colorless fired zircon Rock crystal (quartz) Artificially...synthetic sapphire Citrine (quartz) Greenish-yellow topaz Colorless topaz Citrine (quartz) Blue zircon |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | crystals, Bachelor mine, Amethyst vein system, Mineral County, Colorado; Dave Bunk specimen, Jesse La Plante...Uvite with Overgrown Dravite, Bigelow, St. Lawrence County, New York, 250–59; Gemstone Deposits in Turkey...Quebec, 503 Chrysocolla, Colorado, 413; Nevada, 517 Citrine, Quebec, 39; Yukon, 39 Claeys, G., Mineralogical...Uvite with Overgrown Dravite, Bigelow, St. Lawrence County, New York, M. Lupulescu, S. C. Chamberlain, M....110–11 Eicher Mineral Museum, 567 Emerald, North Carolina, 16; Northwest Territories, 28; Ontario, 27; |  | | Book | | mother-of-pearl, and shell are that were et on seashore the north coast of Europe, igget is fossil resin from trees... azurite, malachite, ORTHOCLASE spodumene (hiddenite and kunzite), serpentine, diopside, meerschaum...these are not included in the formula. CZAR ALEXANDER Il Date of discovery Some gems have names related...supposedly discovered on the birthday of Russia’s Czar Alexander Il and so is named after him. which they are...different colors. . Allochromatic gems - Amethyst and citrine are | examples of allochromatic | ' ~ | | | gems |  | | Book (edition) | | Sapphire 86 Amethyst Amethyst Quartz Beryl 90 Citrine 120 Emerald 90 Aquamarine 94 Beryl 96 Chrysoberyl...106 Zircon 108 Tourmaline 110 Spodumene 114 Hiddenite 114 Kunzite 114 Quartz 116 Opal 150 Precious...Artificially blue-tinted jasper California ruby Citrine or yellowish fired amethyst Aventurine Hessonite...Reddish-yellow corundum Serpentine Dioptaz Kunzite Hiddenite Citrine or yellowish fired amethyst Korean jade ... Palmyra topaz Pink sapphire Yellow sapphire Citrine or yellowish fired amethyst Smoky Smoky Oriental |  | | Journal (issue) | | Amethyst (natural colour) Amethyst (heat-treated) Citrine Smoky Quartz Rose Quartz QUARTZ (with inclusions)...Amethyst Violet Shades of brown and Citrine yellow Yellow, yellow-brown Citrine Incorrect Descriptions : Amethyst..."Topaz," neither should the naturally-coloured Citrine be called " Topaz." Yellow or Brown Quartz should...Heliotrope Jasper Plasma Agate SPODUMENE : Spodumene Hiddenite Kunzite JADEITE : Jadeite Chloromelanite NEPHRITE...spotted, translucent to opaque 6 Spodumene Hiddenite Kunzite Jadeite or Jade Chloromelanite or Tade |
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Hiddenite, Alexander County, North Carolina, USA