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Quartz from South Carolina, USA

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Amethyst

Ellis-Jones Mine, Due West, Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA
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Quartz

Diamond Hill Quartz Mine, Antreville, Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA
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Quartz

Diamond Hill Quartz Mine, Antreville, Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA
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Quartz

Diamond Hill Quartz Mine, Antreville, Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA
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Amethyst

Ellis-Jones Mine, Due West, Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA
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Quartz

Diamond Hill Quartz Mine, Antreville, Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA
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Quartz

Diamond Hill Quartz Mine, Antreville, Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA
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Quartz

Diamond Hill Quartz Mine, Antreville, Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA
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Amethyst

Ellis-Jones Mine, Due West, Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA
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Quartz

Diamond Hill Quartz Mine, Antreville, Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA
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Quartz

Diamond Hill Quartz Mine, Antreville, Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA
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Quartz

Diamond Hill Quartz Mine, Antreville, Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA
USA
 
  • South Carolina
    • Abbeville County
[var. Smoky Quartz] Rob Lavinsky (ex. Brian Kosnar specimen)
Griffitts,Wallace R. and Olson,Jerry C. (1953) Mica Deposits of the Southeastern Piedmont : Part 7 and Part 8:USGS Paper 248-E
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
      • Due West
[var. Amethyst] Betts, John (n.d.) John Betts website listing.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
[var. Amethyst] (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
[var. Amethyst] Ransom, Jay Ellis (1974) Gems and Minerals of America - A Guide to Rock Collecting. Harper & Row.
      • Aiken Kaolin Mining District
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
    • Allendale County
[var. Chalcedony] Sloan, E. (1908) Catalogue of mineral localities of South Carolina. South Carolina Geological Survey, Series 4, Bulletin No. 2, 505 pages.
[var. Amethyst]
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
Griffitts,Wallace R. and Olson,Jerry C. (1953) Mica Deposits of the Southeastern Piedmont : Part 7 and Part 8:USGS Paper 248-E
      • Hartwell Mining District
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
Griffitts,Wallace R. and Olson,Jerry C. (1953) Mica Deposits of the Southeastern Piedmont : Part 7 and Part 8:USGS Paper 248-E
[var. Amethyst] Rocks & Minerals (1955) 30:374
Griffitts,Wallace R. and Olson,Jerry C. (1953) Mica Deposits of the Southeastern Piedmont : Part 7 and Part 8:USGS Paper 248-E
Griffitts, W.R., Olson, J.C. (1953) Mica deposits of the southeastern Piedmont, Part 7, Hartwell district, Georgia and South Carolina; Part 8, Outlying deposits in South Carolina. Professional Paper 248e. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp248e
Griffitts,Wallace R. and Olson,Jerry C. (1953) Mica Deposits of the Southeastern Piedmont : Part 7 and Part 8:USGS Paper 248-E
    • Beaufort County
      • Coosa Mining District
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
    • Berkeley County
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
    • Charleston County
      • Charleston Mining District
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
[var. Amethyst] Earle Sloan (1908) Mineral Localities of South Carolina :South Carolina Geological Survey Bulletin No.2
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
      • Gaffney Area
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
J.Wright Horton,Jr.,and Victor A.Zullo,1991,The Geology of the Carolinas,pg # 331
Horton, J. Wright Jr., Butler, J. Robert, Milton, Daniel M. - Eds. (1981) Geological Investigations of the Kings Mountain Belt and Adjacent Areas in the Carolinas. Field Trip Guidebook. Carolina Geological Society
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
      • Kings Creek Mining District
        • Kings Creek Mine
[var. Milky Quartz] Rocks & Minerals 54:4 pp173-175
[var. Milky Quartz] Rocks & Minerals 54:4 pp173-175
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
[var. Rutilated Quartz] Rocks & Min. 71(4):250
Bell,H.,III,Marvin,R.F and Mehnert,H.H.,(1972) Potassium -Argon Ages From Areas Of Hydrothermal Alteration In South Carolina:USGS Professional Paper 800-D,p.D117-D121
Earle Sloan (1908) Mineral Localities of South Carolina
South Carolina Geological Survey Bulletin No.2
    • Dorchester County
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
    • Edgefield County
Gilbert H. Espenshade and Donald B. Potter (1960) Kyanite,Sillimanite,and Andalusite Deposits of the Southeastern States :USGS Professional Paper 336
Watson, T.L. (1910) Granites of the Southeastern Atlantic States. United States Geological Survey, Bulletin 426, 282 pages.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
Earle Sloan (1908) Mineral Localities of South Carolina :South Carolina Geological Survey Bulletin No.2
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
Earle Sloan (1908) Mineral Localities of South Carolina :South Carolina Geological Survey Bulletin No.2
    • Fairfield County
Thomas Leonard Watson (1909) Petrology of the South Carolina Granites: The Journal of Geology, Vol.17,No.8, pp.730-751
Ayuso,R.A,Wooden J.L,Foley,N.K,Seal II, Robert R., and Sinha,A.K (2005) U-Pb Zircon Ages and Pb Isotope Geochemistry of Gold Deposits in the Carolina Slate Belt of South Carolina
      • Rion
Watson, T.L. (1910) Granites of the Southeastern Atlantic States. United States Geological Survey, Bulletin 426, 282 pages.
Watson, T.L. (1910) Granites of the Southeastern Atlantic States. United States Geological Survey, Bulletin 426, 282 pages.
Earle Sloan (1908) Mineral Localities of South Carolina :South Carolina Geological Survey Bulletin No.2
Earle Sloan (1908) Mineral Localities of South Carolina :South Carolina Geological Survey Bulletin No.2
[var. Smoky Quartz] Camilla K. McCauley (1964) Gem Stone Resources of South Carolina : South Carolina Division of Geology Bulletin No.30
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
Griffitts,Wallace R. and Olson,Jerry C. (1953) Mica Deposits of the Southeastern Piedmont : Part 7 and Part 8:USGS Paper 248-E
"Duncan McDermott' Collection"
Watson, T.L. (1910) Granites of the Southeastern Atlantic States. United States Geological Survey, Bulletin 426, 282 pages.
Griffitts, Wallace R. and Olson, Jerry C. (1953) Mica Deposits of the Southeastern Piedmont -Part 7 and Part 8
USGS Paper 248-E
Earle Sloan (1908) Mineral Localities of South Carolina :South Carolina Geological Survey Bulletin No.2
Griffitts,Wallace R. and Olson,Jerry C. (1953) Mica Deposits of the Southeastern Piedmont : Part 7 and Part 8:USGS Paper 248-E
[var. Amethyst] McCauley, C.K. (1964) Gem Stone Resources of South Carolina. Bulletin No. 30, Division of Geology, State Development Board, Columbia, South Carolina, 34 pages.
Thomas Leonard Watson (1910) Granites of the Southeastern Atlantic States : USGS Bulletin 426
Earle Sloan (1908) Mineral Localities of South Carolina :South Carolina Geological Survey Bulletin No.2
[Chalcedony var. Agate] Ransom, Jay Ellis (1974) Gems and Minerals of America - A Guide to Rock Collecting. Harper & Row.
    • Jasper County
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
Watson, T.L. (1910) Granites of the Southeastern Atlantic States. United States Geological Survey, Bulletin 426, 282 pages.
Earle Sloan (1908) Mineral Ocalities of South Carolina :South Carolina Geological Survey Bulletin No.2
[var. Smoky Quartz] Ransom, Jay Ellis (1974) Gems and Minerals of America - A Guide to Rock Collecting. Harper & Row.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
Watson, T.L. (1910) Granites of the Southeastern Atlantic States. United States Geological Survey, Bulletin 426, 282 pages.
      • Kershaw
Econ Geol (1992) 87:91-112
Econ Geol (1984) 79:382-388
Koschmann, Albert Herbert, Bergendahl, M.H. (1968) Principal gold-producing districts of the United States. Professional Paper 610. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp610
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
[var. Amethyst] Ransom, Jay Ellis (1974) Gems and Minerals of America - A Guide to Rock Collecting. Harper & Row.
Watson, T.L. (1910) Granites of the Southeastern Atlantic States. United States Geological Survey, Bulletin 426, 282 pages.
Watson, T.L. (1910) Granites of the Southeastern Atlantic States. United States Geological Survey, Bulletin 426, 282 pages.
Clarke,James W.,(1957) Contract Metamorphism In Laurens County,South Carolina :University of South Carolina
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
    • Lexington County
Thomas Leonard Watson (1910) Granites of the Southeastern Atlantic States : USGS Bulletin 426
    • McCormick County
      • Bordeaux
Watson, T.L. (1910) Granites of the Southeastern Atlantic States. United States Geological Survey, Bulletin 426, 282 pages.
Koschmann, Albert Herbert, Bergendahl, M.H. (1968) Principal gold-producing districts of the United States. Professional Paper 610. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp610
      • McCormick
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
Seal II, R.R., Ayuso, R.A., Foley, N.K., and Clark, S.H.B. (2001): Mineralium Deposita 36, 137-148.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
    • Newberry County
Watson, T.L. (1910) Granites of the Southeastern Atlantic States. United States Geological Survey, Bulletin 426, 282 pages.
Watson, T.L. (1910) Granites of the Southeastern Atlantic States. United States Geological Survey, Bulletin 426, 282 pages.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
Watson, T.L. (1910) Granites of the Southeastern Atlantic States. United States Geological Survey, Bulletin 426, 282 pages.
    • Oconee County
Griffitts,Wallace R. and Olson,Jerry C. (1953) Mica Deposits of the Southeastern Piedmont : Part 7 and Part 8:USGS Paper 248-E
Earle Sloan (1908) Mineral Localities of South Carolina :South Carolina Geological Survey Bulletin No.2
Earle Sloan (1908) Mineral Localities of South Carolina :South Carolina Geological Survey Bulletin No.2
Griffitts,Wallace R. and Olson,Jerry C. (1953) Mica Deposits of the Southeastern Piedmont : Part 7 and Part 8:USGS Paper 248-E
Earle Sloan (1908) Mineral Localities of South Carolina
South Carolina Geological Survey Bulletin No.2
    • Pickens County
Griffits, Wallace R. and Olson, Jerry C.,(1953) Mica Deposits of the Southeastern Piedmont- Part 7 and 8 :USGS Professional Paper 248-E
Griffitts,Wallace R. and Olson,Jerry C. (1953) Mica Deposits of the Southeastern Piedmont : Part 7 and Part 8:USGS Paper 248-E
Griffitts,Wallace R. and Olson,Jerry C. (1953) Mica Deposits of the Southeastern Piedmont : Part 7 and Part 8:USGS Paper 248-E
Thomas Leonard Watson (1910) Granites of the Southeastern Atlantic States : USGS Bulletin 426
Griffitts,Wallace R. and Olson,Jerry C. (1953) Mica Deposits of the Southeastern Piedmont : Part 7 and Part 8:USGS Paper 248-E
Griffitts,Wallace R. and Olson,Jerry C. (1953) Mica Deposits of the Southeastern Piedmont : Part 7 and Part 8:USGS Paper 248-E
Griffitts,Wallace R. and Olson,Jerry C. (1953) Mica Deposits of the Southeastern Piedmont : Part 7 and Part 8:USGS Paper 248-E
Griffitts,Wallace R. and Olson,Jerry C. (1953) Mica Deposits of the Southeastern Piedmont : Part 7 and Part 8:USGS Paper 248-E
National Geochemical Database: Rocks : USGS File # W207592
Watson, T.L. (1910) Granites of the Southeastern Atlantic States. United States Geological Survey, Bulletin 426, 282 pages.
    • Saluda County
Speer,J.Alexander.,(1981) Petrology Of Cordierite-And Almandine-Bearing Granitoid Plutons Of The Southern Appalachian Piedmont,U.S.A. Canadian Mineralogist,Vol.19,pg.35-46(1981)
[var. Milky Quartz] Mittwede, Steven K. (1997) Mining History , Geology and Mineralogy of the Cromley Mica Mine, Saluda County, South Carolina :South Carolina Geology (1997) v.39 pg. 23-30
Earle Sloan (1908) Mineral Localities of South Carolina :South Carolina Geological Survey Bulletin No.2
Watson, T.L. (1910) Granites of the Southeastern Atlantic States. United States Geological Survey, Bulletin 426, 282 pages.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
    • Spartanburg County
Griffitts,Wallace R. and Olson,Jerry C. (1953) Mica Deposits of the Southeastern Piedmont : Part 7 and Part 8:USGS Paper 248-E
Watson, T.L. (1910) Granites of the Southeastern Atlantic States. United States Geological Survey, Bulletin 426, 282 pages.
Thomas Leonard Watson (1910) Granites of the Southeastern Atlantic States : USGS Bulletin 426
      • Spartanburg
S.K. Mittwede and E.S. Schandl, Eur. J. Mineral. , 1992, 4, pp. 7-16.
S.K. Mittwede and E.S. Schandl, Eur. J. Mineral. , 1992, 4, pp. 7-16.
Griffitts,Wallace R. and Olson,Jerry C. (1953) Mica Deposits of the Southeastern Piedmont : Part 7 and Part 8:USGS Paper 248-E
    • Union County
      • Carlisle
Watson, T.L. (1910) Granites of the Southeastern Atlantic States. United States Geological Survey, Bulletin 426, 282 pages.
[var. Amethyst] Betts, John (n.d.) John Betts website listing.
Earle Sloan (1908) Mineral Localities of South Carolina :South Carolina Geological Survey Bulletin No.2
Earle Sloan (1908) Mineral Localities of South Carolina :South Carolina Geological Survey Bulletin No.2
    • York County
Earle Sloan (1908) Mineral Localities of South Carolina :South Carolina Geological Survey Bulletin No.2
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
Earle Sloan (1908) Mineral Localities of South Carolina :South Carolina Geological Survey Bulletin No.2
Earle Sloan (1908) Mineral Localities of South Carolina :South Carolina Geological Survey Bulletin No.2
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
      • Charlotte Mining District
Earle Sloan (1908) Mineral Localities of South Carolina :South Carolina Geological Survey Bulletin No.2
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
      • Clover Area
Watson, T.L. (1910) Granites of the Southeastern Atlantic States. United States Geological Survey, Bulletin 426, 282 pages.
Earle Sloan (1908) Mineral Localities of South Carolina :South Carolina Geological Survey Bulletin No.2
      • Filbert
Watson, T.L. (1910) Granites of the Southeastern Atlantic States. United States Geological Survey, Bulletin 426, 282 pages.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
Earle Sloan (1908) Mineral Localities of South Carolina :South Carolina Geological Survey Bulletin No.2
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
Horton, J. Wright Jr., Butler, J. Robert, Milton, Daniel M. - Eds. (1981) Geological Investigations of the Kings Mountain Belt and Adjacent Areas in the Carolinas. Field Trip Guidebook. Carolina Geological Society
Earle Sloan (1908) Mineral Localities of South Carolina :South Carolina Geological Survey Bulletin No.2
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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