 | | 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...Oriental Emerald Oriental Amethyst Oriental Topaz Pink Sapphire Asteriated Sapphire Jasper Opal Hyalite...June 25,1932. 148 JOURNAL MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY Quartz Rock Crystal Amethyst Citrine Smoky RoseQuartz...Sphene Rutile Octahedrite Cassiterite Hematite (in quartz) Pyrite Bronzite Hypersthene Pyroxene Diopside |  | | Report (issue) | | .'.' .., Mineral Collecting Sites in North Carolina By W. F. Wilson and B. J. McKenzie RUTILE GUMMITE...THULITE AND PYRITE MONAZITE EMERALD CUPRITE SMOKY QUARTZ ZIRCON TORBERNITE ~/ UBRAR'l USE ONLV ,~O...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 | | | 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 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | minerals of microcline, bladed albite, and smoky quartz are enhanced by a purple or green cube of fluorite...Granite, near Red Stone quarry, Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire. Henry Minot specimen and photo...Teller and Park counties, CO, USA Crystal Park–Bear Creek, El Paso County, CO, USA Pikes Peak Granite NYF... 3 Mount Antero and Mount White, Chaffee County, CO, USA Mount Antero Granite NYF Miarolitic beryl...Mountains, Boise, Custer and Elsmore counties, ID, USA Sawtooth Granite in the Idaho batholith NYF Miarolitic |  | | 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...great many very interesting and unique forms of quartz crystals and rutiles, and has added a great number... me some and to, lias of the novel forms of quartz crys- furnished some valuable notes also of |  | | 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 |  | | 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 |  | | Book (volume) | | tH MSTONESof - NORTH AMERICA ~ VOLUME olor phot raphs yo. Erica and. Harol d Van I [iL Albuquerque...87109 N.M. N_E. Bivd. Gkapats GEMSTONES of NORTH AMERICA ~ NASMI EPPA GEMSTONES OF THE WORLD...+ GEMSTONES OF NORTH AMERICA, by John Sinkankas ON@“THE VOLUME III COVER North American gems from...(25.03 ct), Idaho; rectangular step cut purplish pink elbaite tourmaline (30.89 ct), Maine; round brilliant...(25.56 ct), Sweet Home Mine, Colorado; colorless scheelite (19.66 ct), Kern County, California; octagonal |  | | 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 |  | | Catalog/List | | Amphibolc AEGIRINE-AUGITE-Sce Pyroxene AGATE-Sec Quartz ALABANDITE (magancsc sulfide) Xline, with sphalcritc...Peristerile (Jvfoonstone), opalescent cleavage, with quartz showing albite twinning or polysynthetic twin bands...cerium orthosilicate) Massive; Virginia, or N. Carolina ................. . 34 Orthite, high grade; Norway...Michigan . . . . . . 96 Hornolende Xis, black, in pink calcite, good ; Ontario . . . . . . . . . 97 Cltavablt.... 157 Smaragdite Green xline, with pink corundum, North Carolina . . . 92 Tremolite Fibrous, coarse, |  | | 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 |  | | Book (edition) | | gem stones mon dull are as hard or harder than quartz, a com- mineral everywhere present as dust which...Hardness Scale 6. Orthoclase 1. Talc 2. Gypsum 7. Quartz Topaz Corundum 10. Diamond 3. Colcite 8. 4...Your will scratch orthoclase feldspar but not quartz. In making hardness appears to be a scratch paper...the general arrange- ment of these surfaces. Quartz and amethyst, for example, are frequently crystallized...SPODUMENE DANBURITE DATOLITE GARNET FLUORITE QUARTZ CRYSTALS SPINEL STAUROLITE •^^ VESUVIANITE |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | NOTESAND NEWS 519 OF PINK ZOISITE(THULITE) IN'THE UNITED STATES* OCCURRENCE W. T. Scuar,LERANDJowerl... the pink variety of zoisite, namely: in Maryland, Connecticut, New Mexico, and North Carolina. The Geological...severallocalities in each of California, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Washington' The determined...containing pink thulite occur near the south end, on the east side of Saline Valley, Inyo County'2 A thin...375(1941). Connecticut At Haddam, in Middlesex County, on the top of Walkley llill' across the Connecticut |  | | Report (volume) | | the ruby, sapphire, spinel, emerald, rutile, and quartz of gem quality have been synthesized. The best...Fluorite Apatite . 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Orthoclase Quartz Topaz Corundum Diamond The numbers preceding each...of silica (quartz, 7 on Moh's scale) particles, a gem stone should be harder than quartz. Some minerals...cooled to produce a permanent pink, resembling the rare, natural pink topaz. In a similar manner a colored...react to heat are: violet quartz (amethyst) changing to orange brown, smoky quartz to yellow, pale-green |  | | Report (volume) | | Wilderness Study Area and Extension, Buncombe County, North Carolina By F. G. LESURE and A. E. GROSZ, U.S. GEOLOGICAL...Wilderness Study Area and Extension, Bunc1m County, North Carolina. (Geological Survey bulletin ; 1515) Bibliography:...I 19.3:1515 1. Mines and mineral resources-North Carolina-Buncombe Co. I. Grosz, Andrew E., jof author...Mountain Wilderness Study Area and Extension, North Carolina, that is being considered for wilderness designation...studied is in the Pisgah National Forest in Buncombe County. CONTENTS Page Summary ------------------- |  | | Book | | 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...was m e r e l y p a r t o f t h e waste o f t h e mine. W h a t t h e y needed was h i g h grade ore o...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 |  | | Report (issue) | | C. A. Michael. COLD NUGGET FROM SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY: Longest dimension approximately 13 cm., photograph...updated “check list” just alluded to, (2) a county-by-county listing of the minerals, and (3) resumes of...express my deep gratitude. To Professor R. S. Mitchell of the Uni versity of Virginia and to the several...Silicates Quartz (Rock Crystal) (Amethyst) (Green quartz) (Cairngorm) (Blue quartz) (Rose quartz) (Star...(Star quartz) (Chalcedony) (Agate) (Prase) ' (Onyx) (Jasper) (Opal) Tridymitc Qf-Christobalitc Phcnakirc Olivine | | | Book (volume) | | GElV!§TONE§ (())f NORTH AMERRCA VOLUME III GElV[§TONE§ OF TXiE ,voRLD §ERIE§ SERIES EDITOR... GEMSTONES OF NORTH AMERICA, VOLUME III by Joh11 Sinkankas ON ~rf-IE co ·vER North An1erican gems...(25.03 et), Idaho; rectangular step cut purplish pink elbaite tourmaline (30.89 et), Maine; round brilliant...Cowny, California; octagonal seep cut violetish pink kunzite (26.61 et), Pala, California. NECKLACE...Vivid blue matched benitoite gems from Sai, Benito County, California, consisting of 52 benitoites and 75 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | New York City, N.Y. ; at the Dake mine, Mitchell County, North Carolina; with tysonite in Cheyenne Canyon...Colorado; and with rutile in Alexander County, North Carolina. MONAZITE, is essentially a phosphate of...mica region of North Carolina. Small crystals have been noted at the Deer Park no. 2 mine near Penland...size at the Dake mine in Mitchell County. It occurs also in crystals at the Ray mine near Burnsville and...and the Ramsey mine near Toledo in Yancy County, North Carolina. Large masses of Monazite occurred at |  | | Book (volume) | | Where & How to Djg, Pan and Mine Your Own Gen1s & Minerals Where & I-low to 1-Iunt for Treasure From...vacation stops at a roadside "dig your own" gem mine. Junior finds a sapphire the size of a p ach and...) Many an unsuspecting tourist has stopped at a mine to try his or her luck and become a rockhound for...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 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Silica and Silicates ( 107 ) from the pegmatites at QUARTZ, silica, Si02, is an essential mineral in the granite...pegmatites. Massive, white, or smoky colored crystalline quartz often makes up the greater bulk of the mass of...these cores are of pink or the rose quartz variety. Rock crystals, or the colorless quartz crystals, are often...often found as well as are smoky quartz crystals in the cavities of druses which occur in many pegmatites...Amethyst, the purple colored variety of crystalline quartz, usually is found in crystals in cavities or pockets |  | | 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 __________________________________________ |  | | Catalog/List | | THE PEBBLE PEDDLER 100 North Lake Park Bottineau, North Dakota 58318 (701)263-4948 NEW LOW PRICES ON...new house two miles form the Canadian border in North Dakota, we couldn’t find our house key, and the...advantage of them while you can. AURICHALCITE; 79 Mine, Gila Co., Arizona: This is a zinc/copper carbonate...acicular crystal sprays and is very uncommon. The 79 mine is listed in every book I have as being one of the...Mtn STSvEM, AZURITE; Morenci Mine, Morenci, Arizona: The Morenci Mine is world renown for its turquoise |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | cm long), Beebe Hall, McCain Valley, San Diego County, California. Cal and Kerith Graeber specimen; Jeffrey...sodium, lithium, and cesium and is white, gray, or pink. Aquamarine is most commonly found in the wall zones...crystals that are rooted in the microcline-plagioclase-quartz wall zone Downloaded by [] at 04:12 15 May 2015...project into the white quartz core. The portion of beryl enclosed by the quartz core is often sharply...suFounded by graphic granite.) Typically, smoky quartz, albite, muscovite, and microcline line the cavity |  | | Catalog/List | | enlarged photograph of a piece of Obsidian, from Lake County, Oregon, which shows a Conchoidal fracture. t...Each lxl" 2x2" 2x3" ED.ch 3x4" AGATE-See Quartz AESCHYNITE-See Eschynite ALABANDITE (maganese sulfide)...*Peristerite (Moonstone), opalescent Cleavage, with quartz showing albite twinning or polysynthetic twin bands...and cerium orthosilicate Massive; Virginia or N. Carolina ......... ... ...... . Orthite, high grade; Norway...Massachusetts Hornblende Common Hornblende Xls, black, in pink calcite, good; Ontario ......... XI-prisms, choice |
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