 | | 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) | | “up” Cane Branch near Burnsville in Yancey County, North Carolina. His lean and sinewy frame suggested...five to ten miles over the hills to a prospect or mine, labor until dark, and then walk home, only to repeat...afterward. In fact, hardly any roads existed in Yancey County in those days, only well-worn foot trails. No...began his career driving steel in a local pegmatite mine for ten cents an hour. He soon moved up to a higher-paying...hand-cobbing feldspar for the Bowditch Feldspar mine. This work required separating the spar from the |  | | Book | | MINES MINERS MINERALS AND OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA Western North Carolina’s Hidden Mineralogical Treasures...E L L 2005 PARKWAY PUBLISHERS, INC. Boone, North Carolina Copyright ©1999 Lowell Presnell All Rights...Mines, miners, and minerals of western North Carolina : western North Carolina’s hidden mineralogical treasures...(hard cover) 1. Mines and mineral resources—North Carolina—History. I. Title. TN24.N8P74 2005 338.4‚7622‚09756—dc22...Domestic Mica Buying Policy 111 20. Western North Carolina & the War Years .119 21. The Mineral Kingdom |  | | 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) | | 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...Fergusonite, Columbite, Gummite, Phosphuranylite, Beryl, Uranotil, Rogersite, iEschinite, Uranochre...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...Fergusonite, Columbite, Gumraite, Phosphuranylite, Beryl, Uranotil, Rogersite, iEschinile, Uranochre...matter of commercial interest. GEOLOGY OF NORTH CAROLINA. 6 Dr. C. L. Hunter has also kindly furnished |  | | 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 |  | | 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...Peridot Epidote Iolite Serpentine Malachite Titanite Beryl Aquamarine Emerald Emerald Matrix Golden and Yellow...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 (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 | | | 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 (volume) | | orange brown, smoky quartz to yellow, pale-green beryl to blue, violet corundum to rose pink, and yellow...bottom are rock crystal cemented with colored canada balsam. The doublet and triplet are easily detected by...the separate layers or by dissolving the canada balsam in boiling water, causing the pieces to separate...contain a variety of gem stones, such as tourmaline, beryl (emerald, aquamarine), spodumene (kunzite, hiddenite)...Del Norte County; Trinity River, Trinity County; Spanish Creek and Gopher Hill, Plumas County; Placerville |  | | Report (issue) | | Mica Deposits of the Blue Ridge in North Carolina GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 577 Work done...done in part in cooperation with the North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development and in part...Administration Mica Deposits of the Blue Ridge in North Carolina By FRANK G. LESURE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL... Work done in part in cooperation with the North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development..._____________ __ _______ Quartz_ _______________ _____ Beryl ___ _ Niobium-tantalum minerals. ____ Uranium and |  | | Book (volume) | | vertebrate remains. The breaks of the White River north of Crawford in Dawes Co. and the rather extensive...chalcedony, jasper and gem petrified wood. BUFFALO COUNTY KEARNEY, area gravel bars and pits along the Platte...townagate, chalcedony, jasper, petrified wood. CASS COUNTY WEEPING WATER, SE, on rd. to Nehawka, in the Snyderville...chalcedony, jasper, fossils. CHERRY COUNTY VALENTINE, in the Sandhills county along the Niobrara R. and Minnechaduza...CHEYENNE, DEUEL, GARDEN & KEITH COUNTIES AREA, between North and South Platte rivers and in all tributary branches |  | | Journal (issue) | | brown jarosite crystals on matrix from the McLean Mine, Esmeralda Co., Nevada. The Martian material was...manufacturer’s standards. NIST Price: $556.00 Hard Rock Mine Waste (SRM 2780a) This Standard Reference Material...analysis used to determine elements in hard rock mine waste and materials of a similar matrix. SRM 2780a...material collected from waste piles of abandoned mine sites in the mountains of central Colorado. A unit...Figure 6 (Right) - Sheet Copper – Flambeau Mine (Rusk County, WI) Figure 2—Dr. Weis’s Personal Memorabilia |  | | Report (issue) | | MICA, GRAPHITE, ETC. MICA DEPOSITS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA/ By DOUGLAS B. STERKETT. INTRODUCTION. Though...relative rank, are given by G. CK Smith 6 as North Carolina, Colorado, New Hampshire, Georgia, South Dakota...the total production, amounting to $201,155, North Carolina is credited with over two-fifths. During some...domestic production. The mica deposits of western North Carolina have been examined by several.investigators-in...work by the writer, under the direction of the North Carolina Geological Survey, chiefly during the field |  | | Journal (issue) | | years ago. This is due to the yearly crushing of mine dumps for logging road construction, road repairs...industrial projects. Posting of privately owned mine sites also had increased due to liability concerns...field trip is held to the Wolverine #2 mine, Kearsarge, Houghton County, Michigan. The collecting guides for...13 July 2022. Kyanite from Balsam Gap, Buncombe County, North Carolina Tony Nikischer tony@excaliburmineral...great quantities of material from Virginia and North Carolina, states where he could collect later in the |  | | 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...deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip mine⎯pyritized gastropods...gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason Cr.⎯fossils; |  | | 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...deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip mine⎯pyritized gastropods...gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason Cr.⎯fossils; |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | December 2014 North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh W hen the North Carolina Museum of Natural...the state capitol. Appropriately enough, the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences celebrated its 125th...125th birthday with Treasures Unearthed: North Carolina’s Spectacular Gems and Minerals, a one-year exhibit...with a private collector who specialized in North Carolina minerals to create the 4,000-square-foot exhibit...showcased nearly three hundred specimens of North Carolina gems and minerals. At the close of this successful |  | | Report (volume) | | Knoxville 1 °X2° Quadrangle, Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN...Knoxville 1°X2° Quadrangle, Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina By G.R. ROBINSON, Jr., F.G. LESURE...Knoxville 1°X2° quadrangle Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina I by G.R. Robinson, Jr. ... [et al...Geology- Tennessee. 2. Geology-North Carolina. 3. Geology-South Carolina. 4. Mines and mineral resources-...and mineral resources-North Carolina. 6. Mines and mineral resourcesSouth Carolina. I. Robinson, G.R. II |  | Robinson, Gilpin R., Lesure, Frank G., Marlowe, J. I., Foley, Nora K., Clark, S.H. (2004) Bedrock geology and mineral resources of the Knoxville 1° x 2° quadrangle, Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina. Open-File Report 2004-1075. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/ofr20041075 | Report (issue) | | Knoxville 1°x2° Quadrangle, Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina By G.R. ROBINSON, Jr., F.G. LESURE...Knoxville 1°x2° quadrangle Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina / by G.R. Robinson, Jr. ... [etaf...Geology—Tennessee. 2. Geology—North Carolina. 3. Geology—South Carolina. 4. Mines and mineral resources—Tennessee...and mineral resources—North Carolina. 6. Mines and mineral resourcesSouth Carolina. I. Robinson, G.R. II...Knoxville l°x2° quadrangle, Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina 2. Paleozoic metamorphic facies map |  | | Book (edition) | | OPALS • AOATI • • AMETHYST URINE • • BERYL MOONSTONE CITRINE GEM HUNTERS GUIDE by Russell... TYPICAL CRYSTAL FORMS OF PROMINENT MINERALS BERYL CHIASTOLITE a\ DIAMOND CRYSTALS DIOPSIDE EMERALD...which make a almost price- merely an ore of beryl, is beryllium worth a few cents a pound. Pattern... stones, such as quartz amethyst, tourmaline, beryl, topaz and spodumene. crystals, Areas in Maine...feldspar quarries in pegmatite deposits, mines and mine dumps, and from "float" deposits, minerals loose |  | | Report (volume) | | General features____________________________ Coosa County _________ ____________________ Randolph County...Cherokee County_____________________________ 72 Elbert County _____________________________ 75 Hall County__...County_______________________________ 76 Hart County. ___ __ __________________ 77, Lumpkin and Union counti...___________ S3 Pickens County _______-______________________ 83 Rabun County-_____________________________...____________ 86 Troup County ________________________________ 86 Upson County _______________________________ |  | | Journal (issue) | | HISTORIC MINERAL FEATURE The Harn.me Brothers Tungsten Mine by Joseph A. Dague 27 PORTRAIT GALLERY The Legendary...White 40 ON THE COVER: Pyromorphite, Roughton Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria. A l2X8 cm mass of oil-green...Jef beautifully crystallized brucite from the Wood Mine lo feris was not a skilled writer. Light editing...mineralogy did I learn of the no rich hills of North Carolina. Our friends Joe and Jeanne table English dealer...William matic tungsten locality known as the Hamme Mine. They W.Jefferis. You begin to get the picture. |  | | Report (volume) | | North Carolina State Library Gift of "JYortk (^arolinti ^Ihranj 0 Digitized by the Internet Archive...in 2019 with funding from State Library of North Carolina https://archive.org/details/corundumperidoti01prat...OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA BY JOSEPH HYDE PRATT and JOSEPH VOLNEY LEWIS North Carolina State Library...Library Raleigh NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY J. A. HOLMES, STATE GEOLOGIST VOLUME I CORUNDUM AND...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA BY JOSEPH HYDE PRATT AND JOSEPH VOLNEY LEWIS RALEIGH NORTH CAROLINA 1905 |
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