 | | 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 |  | | 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...years a great ties and minerals in Iredell and Alexander, and and value T of the mineral lists for those...especial interest tion of the supposed diopside of Alexander, new variety of spodumene, and is is his |  | | 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...valuable of Catawba and Burke, of list we owe Alexander and elsewhere. quartzes, he has (juartz crystals...mineral localities and minerals in Iredell and Alexander, and much of counties And the interest and |  | | 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) | | 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 |  | | 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 |  | | 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) | | 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...Ruby Grahnite Zoisite' Thulite Olivine Peridot Epidote Iolite Serpentine Malachite Titanite Beryl Aquamarine...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 |  | | 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, spoÂ...hundreds of pegmatites, mainly located in western North Carolina, to try their luck in finding over a hundred |  | | Report (issue) | | 3 : ^> I North C: 3 Library NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT GEORGE R. ROSS...BULLETIN NUMBER 61 SILLIMANITE DEPOSITS in North Carolina BY LEWIS J. HASH AND EARL C. YAN HORN EDITED...TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RALEIGH 1951 NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT...DEPOSITS in North Carolina By LEWIS J. HASH and EARL C. VAN HORN Edited by KEFTON H. TEAGUE North Carolina...Raleigh, North Carolina April 19, 1951 To His Excellency, HONORABLE W. KERR SCOTT Governor of North Carolina |  | | Book (edition) | | GUIDE (Cross-seaion at right) CHRYSOBERYL EPIDOTE PERIDOT SPHALERITE CORUNDUM FELDSPAR ^ PHENACITE...plains have been buried deep under debris brought north by glaciers or washed down down from have been...Diamonds have been found in the United way from North Carolina to California and from Wisconsin. Some are...are found in the rock in which spare North America. States, all the Georgia to they were created by volcanic...Locations place Table North Carolina and Georgia Diamond Locations E: NORTH CAROLINA weight plac« date |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | GRANITES OF NORTH CAROLINA.' CONTENTS. INTRODUCTION. DISTRIBUTION OF THE GRANITES. TYPES OF THE GRANITES...REGION. General characters. The northeastern Carolina Granite Belt. Lithological characters. The Raleigh...Mountain area. The Mooresville area. The Mecklenburg county areas. The Western Piedmont gneiss and Granite...Published by permission of the state geologist of North Carolina. 373 THOMAS L. WATSON 374 STRUCTURAL FEATURES...on a study of the granites and gneisses of North Carolina during the past field season, while I was engaged |  | | Report (issue) | | Inside back cover Monazite placers of North and South Carolina ........................................were mined in the Piedmont province of North and South Carolina from 1887 to 1911, and again intermittently...Va., south-southwestward for 200 miles into North Carolina. Monazite-bearing rocks near. Rion, S. C.,...the placers that were formerly mined in North and South Carolina. These placers were sampled, and the monazite...country rock, and certain granitic gneisses of the Carolina gneiss. Some of the associated pegmatites also |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | PETROLOGY OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA GRANITES' THOMAS LEONARD WATSON Brooks Museum, University of Virginia...THE GEOLOGY OF THE CRYSTALLINE AREA The South Carolina area of crystalline rocks extends northwestward...Director of the U. S. Geological Survey. 2 South Carolina Geological Survey, 1908, Series IV, Bull. No.... 2, p. 505. 730 PETROLOGY OF SOUTH CAROLINA GRANITES 73I position and texture the gneisses indicate...oligoclase), some quartz and titaniferous iron ore, with epidote, zoisite, and in places calcite. The quartz-sericite |  | | 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...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...n t h e e a r l y 1840's i n b o t h N o r t h Carolina and Georgia. C r y s t a l s were recovered f |  | Griffitts, W.R., Duttweiler, K.A., Whitlow, J.W., Siems, D.F., Hoffman, J.D. (1985) Distribution of beryllium in heavy-mineral-concentrate samples from the Charlotte 1 degree x 2 degrees Quadrangle, North Carolina and South Carolina. Open-File Report Vol. 1985 (84-843) US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/ofr84843g | Report (issue) | | the Charlotte 1° x 2° quadrangle, North Carolina and South Carolina by W. R. Griffitts, K. A. Duttweiler...of Charlotte 1° x 2° quadrangle, North Carolina and South Carolina, beginning in 1978 that is part of...Piedmont the Ml concentrate contained very abundant epidote, clinozoisite, mixed mineral grains, including...irregular area in and near the South Mountains just north of 35°30' and east of 82°00' is evidently in part...moderately high lithium contents just east and north of the South Mountains may be related to the beryllium |  | | Journal (issue) | | to 12:00 Noon. Meeting 2:30 P.M. Speaker - Dr. Alexander Knoll. Subject - to be announced. Daily Franklin...Z. Edxrards '72 Lee Areson '72 Bruce Barr '72 Alexander F. Knoll '71 John L. Baum '71 Frederick A. Kraissl...knowledge of that ore body and the geology of Sussex County is unsurpassed. In recent years he worked with...Hancock! te.. Epidote, Allan! te Abstract of a paper "Refinement of the Crystal Structure of Epidote, Allanite...including site-occupancy refinement, of a high iron epidote, allanite and hancockite, have yielded cation distributions |  | | Report (issue) | | arawak and North Borneo _________________ _ Sarawak _____________________________ _ North BorneO----...________ _ North Island_____ ------------- ________ _ Antarctica ________________________________ _ North Am...124 126 127 130 Monazite localities-Continued North America-Continued United States of America-Continued...Perce Counties __________ _ Idaho CountY-----------------Valley CountY-----------------Adams, Payette,...and Gem Counties ________________________ _ Boise County ___ --------------Ada, Owyhee, Elmore, and Custer |  | | Report (issue) | | ___________ __ Columbium-tantalum minerals _____ __ Epidote group _____ ________________ _ Garnet ___________________________...pegmatite in granite, Short Tom Smith mine, Rockingham County, N. C______ ____ ____________________ _______________________...pegmatite and granite, E. R. Self mine, Gaston County, N. C____________________ 6. Sinuous discordant...bulge in the hanging wall, Knight mine, Rockingham County, N. C- ~ -7. Sharp hanging-wall contact, Knight...granite underlain by schist, Hawkins mine, Stokes County, N. C _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ 9. Same granite |  | | Book | | in. ) high from Tourmaline Queen Mine, San Diego County, Pala, California. Back Cover: Azurite and Malachite...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...across Native Copper in Calcite Hancock, Houghton County, Michigan 12 cm (4% in.) across 37 38 Native...(1 ,n.) across Fluorite Denton M ine, Hardin County, Illinois 8.3 cm (3 ¼ in.) high 67 Fluorite |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Mountains, in the 25 The lease was for Henderson County, N. C. years in the hands of Gen. T. L. valley........ . . ........ , 104.62 Mica Mining in North Carolina.-By WM. B. PHfLLIps.-('on tinuation of this...delays and annoyances from labor Hrindletown, Burke County, N. C., and monazite sand disturbances. It is safe...(Illustrated articles are marked with an asterisk.) . County, . the property for a term of years and at once...of The Scientific Alnerlcan SUPl,lelDellt In County, S. C., zircons are found in large quantities |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | sions was made in Alexander County, North pressure of the original solution. Inclu Carolina in 1882, along...brookite, pyrochlore, zircon, anhydrite, copper, epidote, spodumene, (hiddenite), limenite, magne tite |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Silver, Wolverine mine, Kearsarge lode, Keweenaw County, Michigan. William Severance specimen, Jeff Scovil...(Hallelujah Junction), Petersen Mountain, Washoe County, Nevada. Paul Geffner specimen, Jeff Scovil photo...November/December: Millerite, Sterling mine, Antwerp, Jefferson County, New York. National Museum of Natural History (Smithsonian...Minerals from the Huron River Uranium Prospect, Baraga County, Michigan, 298–308 Bornite, Michigan, 302 Brachiopods...Plant Fossils from the Cahaba Coal Field, Jefferson County, Alabama, 227–29 Beraunite, Alabama, 235 Beryl |  | | Journal (issue) | | Uses. By Peter Zodac.................. 35 Herkimer County Quartz Crystals. By D. H. Newland..................... ·-······· 44 The Real Beauty of Herkimer County Quartz Crystals. By W. J. Hollister..............which are said to be used for cooling the hands. In North America, the two most famous localities for rock...found in Japan. ROCKS and MINERALS 36 HERKIMER COUNTY QUARTZ CRYSTALS By D. H. NEWLAND, State Geologist...Geologist Albany, N. Y. Many places in Herkimer County, N. Y., supply or have supplied in the past great quantities |
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