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| OF COWEE VALLEY, NORTH CAROLINA By MELBOURNE SMITH Cashiers, N o r t h Carolina The Ruby Valley of Western...Western North Carolina, along Cowee Creek and its tributaries, enjoyed a brief hope during the summer...older men in the valley cannot forget the enthusiasm for the future of Cowee Valley rubies shown by men...Newark, N. J., when they were frequently in Cowee Valley during the late '90's and the first decade of...together with large quantities of perfectly shaped corundum crystals ranging from translucent ruby, pink and |
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| of North Carolina S T E V E N P. Y U R K O V I C H Department of Earth Sciences Western Carolina University...University Cullowhee, North Carolina 28723 to nearly 7,000 tons (Ballard, 1947). The vast majority of this...this ore was taken from the Corundum Hill mine. Com mercial corundum production ceased in the area in...mined and collected from a wide area of western North Carolina since 1847 (Pratt and Lewis, 1905). Throughout...nineteenth century and the early part of the twentieth, corundum was utilized as an industrial abrasive due to |
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| crisp call of the bob white echoing through the valley, almost in cadence with the drumming of the ruffed...Nantahala Mountains of Western North Carolina. Into the lower end of the valley moves a small group of prospectors...prospectors, working their way along the Caler Fork of Cowee Creek confident that before this day is gone, the)-...one of the 23 gem and mineral mines in Macon County, North Carolina. And this might very well be the day...semi-precious gar nets or amethysts in the mines of the Cowee Valley. Occasionally stones of great value are picked |
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| PRECIOUS GEM-STONES OF NORTH CAROLINA By Rurii P. Stanley—THE LADY PROSPECTOR Thurmond, N. C. 28683 ...previously located at the "In Situ Hill" (1875) in Cowee Valley, and to wash the ruby-bearing gravels left unworked...interest in the ruby deposits along Caler Fork of Cowee Valley started this operation during the leanyears...extends from the mountains on the south side of the valley down close to the Creek.) In a report of Mr. Barrington...Prospecting and Mining Company on the Ruby Mine of Cowee Valley, he described the rubies as generally of good |
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| OF T H E C O W E E V A L L E Y , W E S T E R N NORTH C A R O L I N A By PAUL L. BROUGHTON 201 East Dewdney...Dewdney, Regina, Sask., Canada The Cowee Valley sandy igravel de posits annually yield a considerable...northern Burma. The potential of finding a ruby in Cowee Valley attracts thousands of devoted gem seekers as...Fork of Cowee Creek flows roughly east-west for several miles north of Franklin in Macon County, western...western North Carolina. For about 2% miles the sand and gravel deposits associated with the creek are mined |
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| DIRECTOR THE OCCUIIRENCE AND DISTRIBUTION CORUNDUM IN THE UNITED STATES BY JOSEPI-I HYDE PR.ATT...Modes of occurrence of corundum ...... ................,_................ Corundum in peridotites...._ ...... Corundum in biotite, contact on saxonite .............................. U 1.1 19 Corundum in enstatite.....1. 20 Corundum in serpentine . _.........._....__...........__....-_..--.._.. Corundum in chlorite-schist.... 20 21 Corundum in amphibolite ................................. ........ 21 Corundum (emery) in |
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| GEOLOGICAL SURVEY - CHARLES D. WALCOTT, DIRECTOR CORUNDUM ITS OCCURRENCE AND DISTRIBUTION IN THE UNITED...__..-.._.__.--...- -18 Physical properties of corundum ......................................... 1.5...composition of corundum ........................................ Determination of percentage of corundum in an...---..-.-..-..-...-,.-..--..-.....Sapphire or gem corundum ........_...'.................--..-.-. .........--.-.... Corundum......-....-.-.......--.......-......--......--........_... Block corundum......... |
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| GEMS < IF NORTH CAROLINA A greater variety of minerals, more than 300, have been found in North Car olina...unique gems in the world. The largest Emerald in North America is a 1,438-carat specimen found at Hiddenite...Hiddenite, near Statesville. Also, the "Carolina Em erald," now owned by Tiffany & Com pany of New York...several thousand dollars have been found in the Cowee Valley near Franklin. Gold The first significant gold...discovery in America was made in North Carolina in 1799 in Cabarrus County with the dis covery of a 17-pound |
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| No. 1380. OCCURRENCE DUM AND IN NORTH By DISTRIBUTION CAROLINA AND OF CORUN GEORGIA.* JOSEPH...through out nearly its entire length. The mining of corundum has been, however, confined to a narrow section..., to northeastern Georgia and southwestern North Carolina, with the exception of the emery mines at Chester...between emery and corundum, many person� not recognizing emery as a variety of corundum. There are three...in con siant use to designata the varieties of corundum: (1) Sapphire, which include s all corundums, |
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| screen for rubies in the Cowee Ashville, N . C . later mounted the stone, Valley which is located only a...rocks and West Palm Beach Show. minerals in North Carolina. W e arrived early at Gibson's Ruby From several...difficult to find and that most of them found in Cowee Valley were cracked, and con tained inclusions and...the dig area. 723 merce (within and outside Cowee V a l ley) , we would visit one of the two mines...be defined as "stones brought in from other North Carolina locations", or from foreign countries, or almost |
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| 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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| Sites in North Carolina By W. F. Wilson and B. J. McKenzie RUTILE GUMMITE IN GARNET RUBY CORUNDUM GOLD...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 |
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| will discuss corundum, an oxide of the abundant of all metals— aluminum. Corundum Corundum, number 9 on...harder than any other mineral except diamond. Corundum occurs as compact, granular, or platy masses,...especially when large. The two' main varieties of corundum are ordinary and gem, with emery often referred...mineral variety, but rather a granular mixture of corundum and other minerals, chiefly magnetite. Emery,...abrasive, is dark gray to black in color. Ordinary corundum is translucent to opaque and ranges in color from |
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| ····-··············· 467 llUBIES OF COWEE VALLEY, NORTH CAROLINA. By Melbourne S1nith ··············...Boulder Bec!ch on Lake Mead. Nevad~ The Clark County Gem Collectors, Inc. (Paul 0 . Drury, Publicity...wanted to go prospecting in some remote part of the North Woods Possibly in Canada. I had traveled through...and Kirkland Lake districts which were farther North. I wrote to the Ontario Department of Mines and...restaurants and ex. pensive dishes. I'll take the North Woods, a campfire and the ants for company. H ere |
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| Tenn. Renewed interest in gem corundum at Franklin, North Carolina, will doubtlessly attract many visitors...rockhounds to prospect Cowee Valley for rubies and sapphires. Caler Fork of Cowee Valley is north of Franklin about...about 5 miles via Route 28. County road 1340 is the turnoff point near M. T. Rickman's store at the mouth...mouth of Caler Fork. Cowee Valley has long had a history of mining comparable to that of the old gold...Piedmont and Blue Ridge states. The mining in the valley placer gravels has been carried on with traditional |
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| Spruce Pines in Mitchell County is the best known area in North Carolina to those connected with mining...east ern North Carolina. The type of granite underlying the Spruce Pines region is unique for North Carolina...in Avery and Yancy Counties which join Mitchell County. Alaskite consists chiefly of oligoclase, quartz...gneiss. This is a formation common to much of North Carolina and is more abundant than any other formation...settlers came into the Toe River Valley, which is central Mitchell County, some ancient people had sunk |
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| 22030 Here are some locations on minerals in North Carolina that I visited last November, and I'm planning...Franklin is located in Macon County in the North-Western part of North Carolina, at the junction of Rt...mine he had sold to the Johnsons, about 5]/2 miles North on Rt. 28 out of Franklin. The new name is the Mason...Jim Brinkman. He is one of the partners of the Corundum Hill Mine, which is noted for the rubies and sapphires...also talked to a young man who has worked at the Corundum Hill Mine and he told us of the material he has |
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| on,the Greek for rose) in the Cowee Valley, Macon County, North Carolina. He also discovered a number...sperrylite, near the summit of Mason Mountain, North Carolina, in fissuresand cavitiesof a rock made up essentiallyof...nails and a plow point. Fort Dunean; from Maverick County, Texas. Weighs43.5 kg. (96 pounds)and is associatedwith...Mexico. Dalton; from Whitfield County, Georgia. Hayden Creek; from Lemhi County, Idaho. 1'2 Seebibliography...from Independence County, Arkansas' Laurens County; from Laurens County, South Carolina' Lick Creek; from |
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| mica and associated minerals of certain areas in North Central New Mexico. This report on mica mining,...ROCKS AND MINERALS Occurrence of gem corundum in North Carolina. by Geo. R. Poole. Here is an interesting...that are found in Macon County of Western North Carolina (in Cowee Valley and on Corundum Hill). The author...author calls this area, North Carolina's "jewel box." This paper is apparently printed privately by the |
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| North Carolina State Library Gift of "JYortk (^arolinti ^Ihranj 0 Digitized by the Internet Archive...Library of North Carolina https://archive.org/details/corundumperidoti01prat CORUNDUM AND THE PERIDOTITES...OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA BY JOSEPH HYDE PRATT and JOSEPH VOLNEY LEWIS North Carolina State Library...Raleigh NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY J. A. HOLMES, STATE GEOLOGIST VOLUME I CORUNDUM AND THE PERIDOTITES...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA BY JOSEPH HYDE PRATT AND JOSEPH VOLNEY LEWIS RALEIGH NORTH CAROLINA 1905 |
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| Apatite . 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Orthoclase Quartz Topaz Corundum Diamond The numbers preceding each mineral indicate...rated as 10, is many times harder than corundum, rated as 9. Corundum is placed next to diamond only because...all other green stones (Smith, 1949, p. 175). Corundum was referred to as "oriental" because the first...pale-green beryl to blue, violet corundum to rose pink, and yellow corundum to colorless. Dyeing is another...as synthetic alexandrite is actually synthetic corundum. A stone of simple chemical composition generally |
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| facilities but water avail**Chan Jade Mine. Happy Camp, Valley of the Moon Gem Club, Box 5^3» Sonoma, CAFee $2-00... Mack Mine. Mrs. L. Hall, Star Route, Box 190, Valley Center, CA 92082Phone (714) 749-0635- Closed July...tions 3 weeks in advance. Valley Springs Ranch. John & Betty Snyder, Box 177, Valley Springs. CA 95252. Phone...garnet, (404) 356-8560. May l-0ct. 30, 9AM-5PM. corundum, beryl By appt. in April for groups. Fee: $3.00...Mine, J. Wilson, Denio, NV 89404. Phone Virgin Valley # 1. Write for map and brochure. $5*00/person; |
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| variety of the mineral species, corundum. It is the only variety of corundum that is called a ruby. Every...similar to the Cowee Valley workings in North Carolina. The wet season puts a stop to the valley workings in...white, dolomitic limestone. There was a mine in Cowee Valley in which the rubies and sapphires were found |
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| 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...a , M o o r e , M o n t g o m e r y, Randolph, Macon South C a r o l i n a : Chesterfield, L a n c a |
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| 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 |
Corundum Hill Mine, Franklin, Ellijay Mining District, Cowee Valley, Macon County, North Carolina, USA