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Rock Crystal from
Elkin, Surry County, North Carolina, USA


Classification
Species:Quartz var: Rock Crystal
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Rock Crystal data
Locality Data:Click here to view Elkin, Surry County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:690482
Long-form Identifier:1:3:690482:1
GUID (UUID V4):08766752-8e5e-4b6b-bb6f-c6c6f8048817
Nearest other occurrences of Rock Crystal
34.0km (21.1 miles) W. A. Campbell Prospect, Iredell County, North Carolina, USA
41.7km (25.9 miles) North American Emerald Mine, Hiddenite, Alexander County, North Carolina, USA
45.6km (28.3 miles) Payne Prospect, Alexander County, North Carolina, USA
46.9km (29.1 miles) J. C. Pierce Prospect, Grayson County, Virginia, USA
58.3km (36.2 miles) Clinton Jackson Quartz Prospect, Carroll County, Virginia, USA
62.0km (38.5 miles) Phoenix Mountain, Warrensville, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
65.2km (40.5 miles) Moorefield Mine, Stokes County, North Carolina, USA
67.1km (41.7 miles) Asbury T. Moles Farm Deposit, Floyd County, Virginia, USA
68.5km (42.6 miles) A. G. Vaughan Farm Deposit, Floyd County, Virginia, USA
89.6km (55.7 miles) Jamestown Quarry, Jamestown, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
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...52 moveable bubbles and 9 basal planes, and one crystal with a basal plane and enclosing a gas, a liquid...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...during the last the catalogues and a having 52 crystal with a solid." Statesville, has also discovered...matter of commercial interest. GEOLOGY OF NORTH CAROLINA. 6 Dr. C. L. Hunter has also kindly furnished
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... 148 JOURNAL MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY Quartz Rock Crystal Amethyst Citrine Smoky RoseQuartz Praseand Chrysoprase...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
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 (volume)
distinguished by their, physical properties: color, crystal form, cleavage, parting, hardness, specific gravity...important aids in identifying gems. They are: color, crystal form, cleavage, parting, hardness, specific gravity...in most minerals. Most gem stones have certain crystal systems that form under favorable conditions of...particular atomic arrangement results. The six crystal systems in which gem stones may form are: isometric...cleavage, surfaces are parallel to some of the crystal faces of some gem stones. For example, diamonds
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...ofthe Sections's activities and include identifying rock and mineral samples submitted by the citizens of
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 (volume)
A Location Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States NEBRASKA This rectangular Great Plains state rises...overlooks both Colorado and Wyoming. The subsurface rock strata of the entire state are all undisturbed sedimentaries:...borderland from Sheridan Co. to the Wyoming line is good rock hunting country, especially along the southern slopes...breaks of the White River north of Crawford in Dawes Co. and the rather extensive rock beds east of the Orella... The Sandhills Museum in town is well worth the rock hunter’s visit. Draws, cuts and breaks in the hills
Book
They could probably buy a similar specimen in a rock shop or jewelry store for a fraction of what their...the relationship of crystals to various kinds of rock formation he may spend his life searching for particular...about the rock world. Furthermore, in the beginning the world was rock and it is still rock. There is...of permanent substance on this earth that is not rock. To learn something about the history of and changes...traces of titanium oxide. Three great classes of rock make up the face of the earth. Igneous rocks are
Book (volume)
grading to 600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...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)
grading to 600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Postpaid. Vestal G e m Shop, 151 Masonic Drive, Elkin, N . C . 28621 FOSSILS April 8, 9 , 1972 Miami...U - V lights, supplies. Horn Minerals, 263 C , North Country Road, Smithtcwn, N e w Y o r k 1 1787 ROCKS...gemstone packet, ppd. Biship's SENT beautiful rock crystal, rose garnet, white, 24 gemstones; Wyoming)...and rough cutting material; also mountings. Koons Rock & Gift Shop, R . F . D . 1, Findlay, Ohio. 4 5 8...224 west 1 mile from Interstate 7 5 and County Road 140 north V2 mile. FILL YOUR TUMBLER — With beautiful
Book
WHAT IS PROBABLY THE WORLD'S FINEST APOPHYLLITE CRYSTAL, CENTREVILLE, VA. SPECIMEN C O L L E C T E D B...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
Book
America A Range Guide to Mines and Minerals The Rock-Hunter's Range Guide Petrified Forest Trails Arizona...Ransom EMS of and MINERAL AMERI A A Guide to Rock Collecting HARPER & ROW, PUBLISHERS ....... New...form in A Range Guide to Mines and Minerals and The Rock-Hunter's Range Guide, both by Jay Ellis Ransom....Foreword xi xiii Part I: The Fundamentals of Rock Collecting 1. Rocks, Minerals, and Gemstones 1...Serpentines; The Metamorphic Rocks; Metamorphic Rock Types; Collectable Metamorphic Gemstones and Minerals;
Report (issue)
____ Districts in Appalachia__________________ North Carolina_____________________ South Carolina_____________________...Appalachia_ __ __ ________ __ Rock salt of Silurian age_____________ Rock salt of Mississippian age________...___________ Ne~ 1:ork_________________________ North Carolina__ _ ________ __ ______ __ Ohio________...Georgia_________________ Deposits in North Carolina__________ Deposits in South Carolina and Virginia____________________________...pinnacles beneath soil cover, Bluegrass, Highland County, Va_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Book (volume)
wlordarslz ey cree tate380 Asphaltum and Bituminous Rock. BE YJ OSERIE OTRUTEH ERGs oo cul . c& ok re... eee ea ee 424 teste ase efoto 430 Phosphate Rock. Bye OSM CHeSTRUTELERS soos. ule ahs fo che oie...petroleum, coal, iron ore, natural gas, cement, rock, and clays; Maryland, iron ore; Virginia, coal,...copper ore; North Carolina, gold, stone, corundum, mica, copper, and iron; South Carolina and Florida...Tennessee, coal, copper, iron ore, and phosphate rock; Alabama, coal and iron ore; Louisiana, sulphur
Journal (issue)
.. $7.50 • MINIMUM ORDER SS.00 • WE PAY POSTAGE USA on Items This Ad e e 10 DAY RETURN PRIVILEGE e SATISFACTION...1913 Moun• talnvlew, Waco, Texas 76710. Rollin' Rock Club, May 7, 9:30 a.m. June 23 thru 25. ROCKY MOUNTAIN...Peninsula Gem and Mineral Show. Host, l lhpemlng Rock and Mineral Club. Bob Markert, Rt. 1, Box 620, Ishpeming...Sacramento 95824. January 21 thru 23. Apache Junction Rock and Gem Club. Show. Superstition Inn, Apache Junction...FAIRGROUNDS FIELD TRIP MONDAV, MARCH 6th. ALSUP ROCK SALES - Wenden, Arizona AUSTRALIAN IMPORTS - San
Journal (issue)
your facet outfit and reconstruct the orifinal crystal faces Put on ne~ terminatio~. I have done these...President Route 5, Box 577, Longview, Texas 75601 Rock Collecting In a Storage Cooler by Nancy E. Schulze...1913 Moun• tainvlew, Waco, Texas 76710. Rollin' Rock Club, May 7, 9:30 a.m. June 23 thru 25. ROCKY MOUNTAIN...Peninsula Gem and Mineral Show. Host . Ishpeming Rock and M ineral Club. Bob Markert. Rt. 1, Box 620,...Portland, Or. 92719. CLUB SHOWS Feb. 4 thru 6. Gila County Gem and Mineral Society. 15th Annual Show. Gila
Report (issue)
For simplification by AGI the Sections on County Index and Rock Unit Index were merged into a broader Subject...searched by location, i.e. the county or by the subject material or the rock unit name, and of course if...1983-. ISSN: 02634546. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences. Oxford-New York:...00207624, CODEN: IJRMA2. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences & Geomechanics Abstracts...An1erica. Proceedings- North American Paleontological Convention. · [s. 1.]: North American Paleontological
Book
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PekE Aeros thE S. N. D. NORTH, AND LABOR CENSUS DIRECTOR See erweiwE POR...ae Se mana North: Carolina. ....2...2s29 2 s3-iSeclere Laie wine oo cine jamie cies Se North, Dakotas oc...oa hse eccieeiectiectinececeacessceaccee 397 (Crystal sttocik OY IineOreOReG GamayeR NOs) Cesk o ae mae...gen Sean kek, danse staoes TASC INCOM Ol IGG) ne Rock coe esha gos BOR eU OnE Rete sO bh eE SEU RGEC RCCe...USE EO Ee Eee Ce a ae ablesit——Coal production of North: Dakota, byccoumties:) 1902225222. 22.2. .22 2222
Journal (issue)
operated more than four months handling 4,500 tons of rock per shift without a derailment. The arrangement...used. A number 92 Marion Steam shovel loads the rock into seven yard Koppel steel lined It is belted...transparent colorless brilliant solid resembling rock crystal or flint glass, is a condensation product of...increasing demand There is danger from falling rock. More fines are produced than in a quarry. The type...for building construction in New York, and South Carolina brick is in demand for architects, having been
Report (issue)
Quebec. GN1.A49 Anthrop. of the North GN4.A 7 5 Anthropology of the North. Translations from Russian Sources...Sources. Arctic Institute of North America. University of Toronto Press. Anthrop. Pap., Nation. Mus. Canada...Co. Mus., Sc ience. Bulletin of the Los Angeles County Museum, Science. ESL Bull., Mus. Nat. !list....Beitr. Heimatk. Karntens. Q44.C37 Carolina Jour. Anthrop. Carolina Journal of Anthropology. not seen...Koln-Graz not seen Studies fron1 Res. lnsc. for North. Culture, Hokkaido Univ. Sapporo, Japan. not seen
Journal (volume)
with row upon row of stnaJl niches hewn into the rock, which remind one of Roman columbaria but which...center of the cave is a square platform, partly rock-hewn and partly masonry, and on this a complete...period north of the Danuhe in Wallachia, south of the Danube in Dobn1dja. (Roumania) and north and south...MUSCARELLA Hasanlu-a village south of Lake Urnzia in north- DURING THE 1958 CAMPAIGN at the site of Hasanlu...bitten by the lion drawing Cybele's chariot, fron1 north frieze of Siphniun Treasury. Ca. 525 B.C. Delphi
Journal (volume)
putilisiied in the issues of October 31st and November county is an event worthy of special note. It has in the... shaft, and putting ing properties in Nevada county. There was, when they took charge, up a 40-stamp...Practices, 4. Certain Stamp Mill Practices; North Carolina Gold Mines, 5. Nevada City District Geology...contain as the silver. The De Lamar mines in Lincoln county, with their phenomenal yield of gold, has done...MARIPOSA COUNTY. O to >i g t) 1' The old pocket mines on Bald mountain In Tuolumne county that have
Report (volume)
Chota Nagpur. Art. 3 : Auriferous localities in North Coimbatore. Ft. 3, 1902 {price 1 Be.) : Geology...on Godavari, and in country between Godavari and Elkin. VoL. V, 1872. , — Part 1.—Annual report for 1871...I'maria. Bhutan Tertiary coalfields. Dandot. North-east Asaam. Shahpur Punjab. distriot. Bnrma...Pachbadra Salt. Probution of Sambhar Salt. duction of rock-salt. Imports and origin of foreign salt . — Conditions...liad. Hinialiiy.is. North Shen and bras^ States. Kh.-isi HiU.'<. Rock-crystal. MatenaU . Darjeel-
 
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