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Jasper from
Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA


Locality type:County
Classification
Species:'Jasper' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Jasper data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:354516
Long-form Identifier:1:3:354516:4
GUID (UUID V4):0789760f-9b17-4fad-ae86-7e074361b2de
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Book (edition)
are valued chiefly for pattern, and agate and jasper among semi- precious materials are even classified...topaz crystal And is such a chameleon color, or jasper), etc. gem if you not yellow, nor are might... Maine down through Georgia and westward to Tennessee and in the west including the Rockies and coast...specific locations are comparatively few, but jasper, agate and even more valuable stones may turn...portion just left of center. Orbicular or "poppy" jasper with yellow, red, and orange patterns. How
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
am sending you a black pebble which looks like jasper, but is softer and takes a fabulous polish. It...mile west of the community of Levesque in Cross County. This locality may also be given as 6 miles east...in Georgia (pp. 9-21). One locality in Habersham County should fascinate many of our readers. Here is Dr...outcrop is in a stream bed in which I have also found jasper, chert, petrified wood, chalcedony and other quartz...Counties) . Samples enclosed consist of: "From Madison County — Lot 1 10 crystal, V4 to 1 inch. — Lot 2 - 15
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Tennessee Mineral Locality Index 300 T ennessee covers an area of 41,220 square miles in the southeastern...part of the state. Just prior to crossing the Tennessee River and continuing through the middle of the...TRAVIS A. PARIS 5604 Malmsbury Road Knoxville, Tennessee 37921 taparis@msn.com Figure 1 (top left). Calcite...Calcite, 5.5 cm high, Elmwood mine, Smith County. Terry Huizing specimen, Jeff Scovil photo. Figure 2...(above). Fluorite, 13.1 cm wide, Elmwood mine, Smith County. Francis Benjamin specimen, Jeff Scovil photo.
Book (edition)
mmed at Broken Arrow aud Trout creek, in Sc. Clair county. The strata in this field are more faulted und...prong of Canoe creek, in St. Clair county, to Ha\sop creek, in Bibb county, a distance of 60 miles. Down to...to Helena, in Shelby county, the field has an average width of 5 or 6 miles. Below that point the width...miles being in the latitud" of Blocton, in Bibb county. The south ern end of this field has a greater...Jefferson county; Helena, Montevallo, and Brierfield, Shelby county; and at Blocion. Bibb county. The Warrior
Report (issue)
3 4 5 Electric log from a well in Vanderburgh County, Indiana .................. ............... .....correlated electric logs from Henderson County, Kentucky to Posey County, Indiana ...........................correlated electric logs from Posey County, Indiana, to Union County, Kentucky .......... ...............correlated electric logs from Sullivan County, Indiana to Greene County, Indiana, illustrating transgressive...correlated electric logs from Sullivan County, Indiana to Greene County, Indiana, illustrating transgressive
Report (volume)
6 USEFUL MINERALS OF THE UNITED STATES. Tennessee........Mr. George H. Ashley, Washington, D. C...See Bauxite and Hallpysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found...commercial quantity or quality. Asphalt. Colbert County, small quantity has been shipped from near Leighton;...following localities: Bibb County, Pratts Ferry; Calhoun County, near Tampa; Clay County, T. 20, Pv. 7 E.; Jefferson...Jefferson County, at Elyton; Lee County, at Chewacla lime works; St. Clair County, at Gfeensport; Shelby
Report (volume)
............................................ Tennessee.....................^........................... Colorado, New Mexico, Oregon, South Dakota, Tennessee, and Texas; to list all the literature consulted...minerals of Tennessee, their nature, uses, occurrence, and literature: The resources of Tennessee, vol. 3...See Bauxite and Halloysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found...commercial quantity or quality. Asphalt. Colbert County, small quantity has been shipped from near Leighton;
Report (issue)
Clay County . . . ............. . Daviess County Dubois County .. . . Fountain County Gibson County Greene...Greene County Knox County . ... .. . .. . Martin County .. .. . Owen County . .... . Parke County ... ...Perry County ... . . Pike County Spencer County Sullivan County . . . .. . .. ... Ve1·million County Vigo...Vigo County . . . Warrick County .. . . . . Bibliography .. . . . . . . . . .... . ... . . . Index to coal...coal, mined in Warrick County, has been correlated with Coal VII of Sullivan County (Cumings, 1922, p. 525)
Report (volume)
Pacific Coast, Great Lakes, central Kentuckyeastern Tennessee, and the Atlantic Coast-Piedmont. The Pacific...Del Norte County; Trinity River, Trinity County; Spanish Creek and Gopher Hill, Plumas County; Placerville...Dorado County; Cherokee Flats, Yankee Hill,and Oroville, Butte County; French Corral, Nevada County; Indian...Indian Gulch and Volcano, Amador County; and Alpine Creek, Tulare County. Other western localities are:...Diamond Basin, Ada County, Idaho; Curry County, Oreg.; and Nelson Hill, near Glacier County, Mont. The Great
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Alabama (Cook and Smith 1982), Georgia (Cook 1982), Tennessee (Paris 2011), North Carolina (Kenny Gay, pers...Bassett Stone Company quarry at Monticello, Wayne County, Kentucky, ca. 1962. Shown are the older underground...from the Bassett Stone quarry at Monticello, Wayne County, Kentucky. Terry Huizing specimen and photo. Figure...Catnip Hill facility near Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky. Harris Precht specimen, Terry Huizing...Catnip Hill facility, Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky. Harris Precht specimen, Terry Huizing
Report (issue)
Rarick, Geologist Howard Smith, Geologist Dan M. Sullivan, Geologist George Abbott, Draftsman Phillip W...84 Clay County - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 84 Daviess County - - - -...- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 84 Dubois County - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -...Page Fountain County - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 85 Gibson County - - - - - -...85 Greene County - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 85 Knox County - - - - - -
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Natural His­ tory in New York City, the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, and the Harvard Mineralogical...almandine is the Turner mine in Marlow, Cheshire County, from which a 2.15-carat emerald-cut gem (figure...the Charles Davis mine in North Groton, Grafton County, sev­ eral gemmy orange beryl crystals were found...fashion. The Island Mica mine in Alstead, Cheshire County, has produced gem-quality material from which a...from the Palermo mine in North Groton, Graf­ ton County; both stones are in private collections. Some notable
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
is South Pittsburg, near the southern line of Tennessee; while eastward the species extends beyond the...part of Howard County, Nebraska." The known northern limit extends from Cuming County, Neb., to Woodbury...Johnson Counties, Iowa, Moline, Ill., and Sullivan County, Ind.3 The southern limit, so far as is now...Booneville, and St. Louis, Mo.; Gallatin County, Ill.;4 and Posey County, Ind. Owen also mentions Helicina,...561. 234 B. SHIMEK as occurring in Hickman County, Ky.' This is probably H. orbiculata, as Dana reports
Report (issue)
Geologist STANLEY J. KELLER, Geologist DAN M. SULLIVAN, Geologist JAMES T. CAZEE, Geological Assistant...the site of the former town of Alum Cave, Sullivan County, in the NW¼NE¼ sec. 25, T. 9 N., R. 8 W. Description...are in Sullivan and Greene Counties. It is not present in the subsurface of western Sullivan and Vigo...outcrop in northern Vigo County and Vermillion County. South of Sullivan County , the limestone is thin...24, T. 8 N ., R. 8 W., near Antioch Church, Sullivan County. This unit lies 2 feet below the Bucktown Coal
Book (volume)
ASHTABULA COUNTY CONNEAUT, area pits, quarries, rd. cuts, etc.⎯cone-in-cone Calcite. CLERMONT COUNTY MILFORD...CLINTON COUNTY WILMINGTON, area of Todd’s Ford, a mineral deposit⎯Hematite. COSHOCTON COUNTY AREA, townships...CUYAHOGA COUNTY CHAGRIN FALLS (on Geauga Co. line), area quarries⎯oilstone. DELAWARE COUNTY DELAWARE...nodules⎯Pyrite (crystals sharply cubic). FRANKLIN COUNTY COLUMBUS, area countywide exposures of blue clay...HIGHLAND COUNTY SINKING SPRING, area ore deposit (most important in Ohio) ⎯Hematite. HOCKING COUNTY AREA
Book (volume)
ASHTABULA COUNTY CONNEAUT, area pits, quarries, rd. cuts, etc.⎯cone-in-cone Calcite. CLERMONT COUNTY MILFORD...CLINTON COUNTY WILMINGTON, area of Todd’s Ford, a mineral deposit⎯Hematite. COSHOCTON COUNTY AREA, townships...CUYAHOGA COUNTY CHAGRIN FALLS (on Geauga Co. line), area quarries⎯oilstone. DELAWARE COUNTY DELAWARE...nodules⎯Pyrite (crystals sharply cubic). FRANKLIN COUNTY COLUMBUS, area countywide exposures of blue clay...HIGHLAND COUNTY SINKING SPRING, area ore deposit (most important in Ohio) ⎯Hematite. HOCKING COUNTY AREA
Book (edition)
describes sites under of the nearest town and county. and the many maps included book contain such...eye. Minerals of this sort, such as agate and jasper, are described as cryptocrystal- line. For example...Tenacity is a quality closely allied chalcedony and jasper, because of their makeup, are tougher than their...but inexhaustibly various patterns of agate and jasper. So typical are their patterns that these materials...when looking for agates is in gravel, it and jasper pebbles appear unlikely that agates will be found
Book (volume)
in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare alluvial Diamond. THEBES:...the Mississippi R.⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip...mine⎯pyritized gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason
Book (volume)
in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare alluvial Diamond. THEBES:...the Mississippi R.⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip...mine⎯pyritized gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason
Book (volume)
Dahlonega Co. and Rabum Co., and  the McDuffie County Belt extending through portions of McDuffie, Warren...Sphalerite. BALDWIN COUNTY MILLEDGEVILLE, at state farmjasper. BANKS COUNTY COMMERCE, along Hwy. 59...along adjoining Co. linerock crystal. BARROW COUNTY WINDER, along rd. to Jefferson and 1½ mi. inside...in the United States BARTOW COUNTY AREA, Saltpeter Cave, as floatjasper. CARTERSVILLE:  area barite...cuts, etc.agate, (banded, various colors), jasper. BIBB COUNTY MACON:  at Holton Quarry, 7½ mi. NWagate;
Report (issue)
natural features. Names like Chesapeake, Saginaw, Tennessee, Potomac, Shenandoah, Ohio, Kobuk, Taycheedah...locality, or civil division (city, village, or county) named for a physical feature is always listed...information is usually self-explanatory, for example: county seat. Feature Class (second column) The terms listed...their definitions. County (third column) This column lists the name of the county in which the entity...place, feature, or area lies in more than one county, the county listed is the one in which the center of
Book (edition)
MARIN COUNTY FREE LIBRARY 3 1111 00289 4184 \ I s Fifth Revised Edition A complete, state-by-state...the eye. Minerals of this sort, such as agate and jasper, are described as cryptocrystalline. For example...closely allied to fracture pattern; chalcedony and jasper, because of their cryptocrystalline makeup, are...opaque does not pass light. Agate is translucent; jasper is opaque. if it Color one of the principal...but inexhaustibly various patterns of agate and jasper. So typical are their patterns that these materials
Report (issue)
Keller, Geologist Howard Smith, Geologist Dan M. Sullivan, Geologist George Abbott, Geological Assistant...under the mineral resource or resources and the county or locality discussed. If the mineral or rock has...papers concerning gold in Brown County, look under: Gold Brown County 10 ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF...OF INDIAN A GEOLOG Y or under: Brown County gold Under these headings will be found authors and dates;...1879d. This entry indicates that gold in Brown County was referred to in a paper by Collett in 1875 and
Report (issue)
appear to have equivalents in Illinois, Ohio, and Tennessee. The New Albany Shale above the Selmier can be...minerals in these beds at such places as the Clark County stone quarry (W¼ lot 90, Clark's Grant) make up...Kentucky and at a few places in southern Clark County, Ind., the phosphatic bed is absent, and the New...middle Devonian age except in local areas in White County, where well samples show the New Albany resting...area is along the Ohio River at New Albany, Floyd County (fig. 4). The formation later became known as the
Book (volume)
beds, excavations, etc.Selenite roses. BRULE COUNTY AREA: in the Oacoma zone of the Pierre Fm. On Elm...gray Barite rosette up to 5 or 6 inches. CAMPBELL COUNTY MOUND CITY, W to the Missouri R., regional hillsides...gravels, etc.petrified wood, wood opal. CORSON COUNTY LITTLE EAGLE:  area ridges, slopes, stream beds...Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States CUSTER COUNTY AREA: The November Mine, 1.2 mi. SE of the Needles...Johnny Cr., as large waterworn boulders, gemmyjasper conglomerate;  E 15 mi. on Co. rd. to S trending
 
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