 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | pale smoky crystals, from the Center, Cherokee County, Ala., locality and that they are very good. This...from a small mountain southeast of Gurley, Madison County. "Beryl: as light golden crystals, fractured...fractured but gemmy, from near Hissop, Coosa County." Arizona—A letter received from Paul O. Drury, Las Vegas...Vegas, Nev., publicity director of the Clark County Gem Collectors, carried the following paragraph. "I...locality is the south shore of Lake Mead, Mohave County, Ariz. Another letter from Mr. Drury contained |  | | 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...react to heat are: violet quartz (amethyst) changing to orange brown, smoky quartz to yellow, pale-green...sapphire, star sapphire, star ruby, rutile, and quartz are gem stones that have been successfully synthesized |  | | 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 |  | | 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 |  | | 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) | | The dufrenite locality at Midvale, Rockbridge County, Virginia. Am. Mineral, 5: 197-198. Hidden, W.E...Koenig, G.A. 1877. On strengite from Rock bridge County, Virginia. Philadelphia Acad. Sci., Proc, 29: 277-278...1877. On sipylite, a new niobate, from Amherst County, Virginia. Am. J. Sci. (3d), 14: 397-400. Marcin...1941. An occurrence of amethyst in Prince Edward County, Virginia. Va. J. Sci, 2: 215. Stose, G.W., H.D...may include zircon, apatite, spar, and gray to milky quartz. Although magnetite, biotite, chlorite, pumpellyite |  | | 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 (issue) | | AUGUST 1999 NO. 3 VEIN QUARTZ IN VIRGINIA PALMER C. SWEET INTRODUCTION Vein quartz is usually in lenticular...sufficient size'and quality to be economical. Vein quartz, with a more or less regular development in length...waters or from reheating and remobilization,vein quartz usually shows little evidence of significant replacement...wall rock (Howard and Stone, 1988). Vein quartz is usually milky white, a hard durable mineral, has a hardness...resistance to weathering. The composition of pure quartz is always close to 100 percent SiO , however there |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | OF THE RHODOLITE DEPOSIT, MASONS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA E. Wu. Herxntcn, LlniversityoJMi,chigan,Ann...which occurs on Masons Mountain, Macon County, North Carolina, and consisted originally of rhodolite...anthophyllite-biotite gneiss. Later solutions, which developed quartz and sillimanite with minor rutile and graphite...graphite, accompanied pegmatites that contain quartz, feldspar, biotite, kyanite, staurolite, muscovite, and...garnet localities in Macon County, North Carolina, are about six airline miles north of Franklin, along the |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | black coating on chert. The writer also found small quartz crystals with the graphite in one clay bank. The...velvety-black specimen is basanite, a variety of quartz. A common name for basanite is touchstone. ARIZONA—From...mile west of the community of Levesque in Cross County. This locality may also be given as 6 miles east...— "Please identify the green inclusions in this quartz specimen? It comes from Woodbury, Litchfield Co...Parker, R.F.D. 1, Woodbury, Conn. The dark smoky quartz mass contains bright green thin plates of green |  | | 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...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...(Haydcnitc) 9 Virginia Mineral Localities by County This list is included for possible aid in planning |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | .................................. Horse Creek quartz-dioritepegmatites................................graphite, mica,. feldspar. gem amethyst,and rose quartz. Syenitic Tertiary pegrnatitesare characterizedby...Drurfilommon mine. Occurrencesnear Haystack Stock, Park County,were mentionedby Emmons(5). Pegmatitesassociated...Types of pegmatites:Granite (simple) and basic." Quartz-feldsparpegmatitesin association with the southernpart...occurin suchrocks. Two smallerpegrnatiteareas,in the north-centraland northwestern partsof the state,'are centered |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | crystalline spessartine masses, microlite crystals, quartz crystals, and others. Simi lar cleavelandite also...same county. I t also has been observed i n pegmatites i n Powhatan County, Spotsylvania County, and...the world have specimens of allanite from Amherst County, Virginia. The mineral is usually black and is...radioactive. The mineral was reported in Amherst County as early as 1874. Mallet ( 1 8 7 7 ) first described...Specimens from the Rutherford pegmatites, in Amelia County, are famous for the per fection of their thin |  | | Journal (issue) | | KRISTALLE Est.1971 Laguna Beach, California, USA • Tel: +1 949 494 5155 • Email: info@kristalle.com...by W. E. Wilson The Hallelujah Junction scepter quartz deposit, Petersen Mountain, Nevada ..............Stefano Giroux Point, the Bagdad mine, Yavapai County, Arizona ............................................................................297 COVER: QUARTZ SCEPTER, 29.7 cm, from the Hallelujah Junction...$278/two years, (Canada) $231/one year, (outside USA other than Canada) $325 for one year Subscription |  | | 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) | | on U. S. 30 in Pittsburgh. 712.3 miles — Beaver County Line (Perm.). 725.9 miles—West Virginia Line on...the terrain over for pebbles—found a ferruginous quartz pebble nearby, Chester is a small town on the Ohio...Michigan copper country and some most interesting North Dakota specimens and I was "persuaded" to accept...part of Canton, a nice city and the county seat of Stark County, on our way out. 785.4 miles—The Klinks...Tuscarawas River which we crossed. 800.1 miles—Wayne County line. 814.8 miles—Wooster, on U. S. 30. 820.2 miles—Jefferson |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Blackhawk mine, Radersburg district, Broadwater County. 340 ROCKS & MINERALS Christopher S. Tucker is...of the smaller mines are nonexistent, and early county records are spotty at best. A great number of mines...7. Argenta 8. Utopia 9. Elkhorn 10. Hecla 11. Quartz Hill 12. Pioneer 13. Libby This article reviews...descriptions of their occurrences are listed by county and mining district. Mining districts in Montana...related to mining activity are enforced at the county, state, and federal level. Most of the localities |  | | Report (volume) | | Deposits of minerals of wide distribution, such as quartz and calcite, have been omitted, except those that...State Museum, Albany. North Carolina.. .Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt, Chapel Hill. North Dakota... .Dr. A. G...... .Prof. Charles W. Brown, Providence. South Carolina.. .Dr. Earle Sloan, Charleston. South Dakota....Morgantown. Wisconsin.........Prof. W. 0. Hotchkiss, Madison. Wyoming.........Mr. C. E. Jamison, Cheyenne. ...See Bauxite and Hallpysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found |  | | 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 |  | | 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...Amethysts, or Quartz crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T...S, R. 10 E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee...mine⎯pyritized gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason |  | | 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...Amethysts, or Quartz crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T...S, R. 10 E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee...mine⎯pyritized gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | associated minerals include calcite, dolomite, quartz, clinozoisite, wollastonite, scapolite, vesuvianite...[Laurentian University] at 03:53 04 October 2014 North America Of all the localities for grossular, arguably...been collected at Dungannon Township, Hastings County, Ontario. The crystals in the collection are associated...is also found in a skarn at Bancroft, Hastings County, Ontario, as brown-red dodecahedra to approximately...quarries), 428 ROCKS & MINERALS Lowell, Orleans County, Vermont. So well-known is this locality for fine |  | | Report (volume) | | ......... North Carolina. .......................................................... North Dakota............................................. South Carolina......................................:..........of minerals that are widely distributed, such as quartz and calcite, have been omitted, except those that...1888. Branner, J. C., The zinc and lead region of north Arkansas: Arkansas Geol. Survey Ann. Kept, for 1892...Fair edition, 1904. Genth, F. A., Minerals of North Carolina: U. S. Geol. Survey Bull. 74, 1891. Shannon |  | | Report (issue) | | Gold, base-metal, and related deposits of North Carolina 1011 by Gwendolyn W. Luttrell 12 U.S. Geological... Gold, base-metal, and related deposits of North Carolina Abstract Gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc,...barite, and rare-earths have been mined in North Carolina. Gold, with by-product silver, occurs in veins...deposits. Copper occurs with complex sulfide ores in quartz veins in the metamorphic rocks of the 10- Piedmont...along the borders of a granite body in Halifax 18 County. 19 and Vanoe Counties. 20- Tungsten minerals |
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