| | Report (issue) | GEORGIA STATE DIVISION OF CONSERVATION DEPARTMENT OF MINES. MINING AND GEOLOGY GARLAND PEYTON, Director...BULLETIN NUMBER 48 MICA-BEARING PEGMATITES OF GEORGIA By A. S. FURCRON Assistant State Geologist and...< "'< Sheet Mica from the Early-Vaughn mine, Lamar County. J '\ LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL DEPARTMENT...herewith Georgia Geological Survey Bulletin No. 48, "The Mica-Bearing Pegmatites of Georgia," by Dr....connection with the prosecution of the present war. Georgia is one of four or five states in the nation which | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | with green beryl and smoky quartz. The specimen came from an abandoned mica mine about 6 miles N / E of...pebble had a few spots of whitish quartz. ARIZONA — "The Glove Mine, from where the fine wulfenite crystals...coming for years, has shut down as has the Defiance Mine at Gleason. Considerable material is still coming...not so common any more. "The Glove Mine is located in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, near the little town of...south side of the Santa Rita Range. It is a lead mine and there is some silver and gold but not ROCKS | | | Book (volume) | Location Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States GEORGIA Georgia’s nearly 59,000 square miles makes it the...highest elevation in the state at 4,784 feet. 145 Georgia Beginning in the northwest, where the Lookout...mountains loom over rich agricultural valleys, Georgia easily divides into five major physiographic provinces...The first real Gold Rush in America occurred in Georgia following two simultaneous discoveries of Gold... some Ruby-red Corundum, Spodumene and Topaz. Georgia has been actively prospected for gold since colonial | | | Book (volume) | ..........................................122 Georgia ...............................................................................458 Appendix B - Quartz Family Gemstones ................................rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...includes granites, schists (mica, garnet, graphite, quartz), and gneisses, as well as numerous granite pegmatites...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham | | | Book (volume) | ..........................................122 Georgia ...............................................................................460 Appendix B - Quartz Family Gemstones ................................rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...includes granites, schists (mica, garnet, graphite, quartz), and gneisses, as well as numerous granite pegmatites...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham | | | Report (issue) | ORIGIN OF PEGMATITES CHEROKEE-PICKENS DISTRICT, GEORGIA Alexander J. Gunow and Gregory N. Bonn DEPARTMENT...NATURAL RESOURCES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION GEORGIA GEOLOGIC SURVEY BULLETIN 103 Cover photo: Pegmatite&...Cherokee County. THE GEOCHEMISTRY AND ORIGIN OF PEGMATITES CHEROKEE-PICKENS DISTRICT, GEORGIA Alexander...Alexander J. Gunow and Gregory N. Bonn Georgia Department of Natural Resources J. Leonard Ledbetter, Commissioner...Division Harold F. Reheis, Assistant Director Georgia Geologic Survey William H. Mclemore, State Geologist | | | Book | _ _ .... ____________________ ..... CHAPTER 11 Georgia 1 CHAPTER 12 Alabama 0 0 . . . . . . . . _...was m e r e l y p a r t o f t h e waste o f t h e mine. W h a t t h e y needed was h i g h grade ore o...y ' s f i r s t g o l d r u s h a t Dahlonega, Georgia. S o m u c h gold w a s f o u n d b y eager prospectors...t a r t o f t h e C i v i l W a r . O t h e r Georgia counties a n d n e i g h b o r i n g s t a t e...f gold! Gold c a n s t i l l be f o u n d i n Georgia a n d i n t h e r i v e r s a n d streams o f i | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | This material comes from the Cross Spear Mountain and is just east of the Cross Spear Ranch owned by Stark...of Diamonds is an abandoned diamond mine (the only diamond mine in the U.S.) that has been opened up...& Section 7, T.I., R 19W of Garland County, Ark., some fine quartz xls containing chlorite phantoms have...1/2" xl in a 2" matrix which consisted of minute quartz xls, and vellow cookeite. Lepidolite: some choice...sheets y2" in length were noted on a specimen of quartz. This noted pegmatite locality, although not being | | | Journal (issue) | ........187 by P. B. Moore The origin of faden quartz .................................................Thanks to the backing of our anonymous donor from Georgia, the M ineralogical Record will be the publisher...wide range of interests, from pyroluminescence in quartz to extensive studies on contact metamorphism in...Schacht (who was bom Horace Greele} Schacht in the USA), President of the German Reichsbank. In du< course...INTRODUCTION The defining characteristic of faden quartz crystals is the presence of a white thread-like | | | Book (edition) | MARIN COUNTY FREE LIBRARY 3 1111 00289 4184 \ I s Fifth Revised Edition A complete, state-by-state...included contain such specific details as farm roads, mountain paths, stretches of stream beds, and easily...Diamond M Tourmaline fQl Ruby, O Sapphire Quartz crystal 'y^ Garnet — Azu rite, Malachite, Chrysocolla...organizations spread word of such places, and improved roads and specialized vehicles make possible access to...fluor-spar from Derbyshire or, perhaps, a pyramid of smoky quartz from Cumberland. The next it may be rock crystal | | | Book (edition) | Phone (907) 586-1785 Jade, gold, serpentine, quartz, asbestos, rhodonite, chrysoprase Fossils Garnets...lbs., 400/lb. over 100 lbs. Black Mountain Opal Mine. Write Lander's Turquoise, 321 East Andy Devine...Phone (501) 262-2058. Fee: $2.00. Coleman Crystal Mine, Jessleville. AR 71949. Fee: $2-00. Under 12 yrs*...year. Free camping. **John Moundy, Mt. Ida. AR. Mine on High Peak Mountain. Ocus Stanly, P.0. Box I63...**Rush Zinc Mine, Fred Dirst, Guide, Yellville, AR 72687. Black quartz, "coontail” quartz, titanium with | | | 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 | | | Journal (issue) | Famous mineral localities: The Königskrone topaz mine, Schneckenstein, Saxony, Germany . . . . . . . ... Famous Mineral Localities: The Konigskrone Topaz Mine Schneckenstein, Saxony, Germany Helmut Leithner...property in 1727 and granted permission for others to mine topaz there, provided that they turned over to him...GEOLOG E fruchtschiefer Figure 8. Geological cross-section of the Schneckenstein area, showing the...(Mineralogical Record Library.) Figure 11. Topaz with quartz and kaolinite on matrix from Schneckenstein; plate | | | Book (volume) | ..........................................140 Georgia ................................................................548 Table of Maps Page Alabama County Map ...................................................................................4 Alaska County and Stream Map ......................................................................22 Arizona County Map ..................................................................45 Arizona – Yuma Co. Hull Mine Site Map ...................................... | | | 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 | | | Journal (issue) | small black micro crystals of manganbabingtonite, quartz, calcite, datolite, and inesite (identity confirmed)...(8 cm) tall, and J5/g inches (4 cm) thick. The quartz from here can also be nice; I had one large clear...by a quantity of glistening '·Herkimer diamonds" quartz crystals, in which she specializes. Most of them...France. Also, he had small trays holding small clear quartz crystals, one tray with pale green inclusions of...stibnites from a new Nevada locality, the Murray Mine, not the old Manhattan, but he had only three specimens | | | Journal (issue) | BOULANGEBITE AND ASSOCIATED MINERALS OJ' THE CLEVELAND MINE, STEVENS Co., WASH. By Charles 0. Fernquist. A...and Associated Minerals of the Clevelan d Mine, Ste'"ens County, Washington. By Charles O. F ernquist .... . . . . A Compilation of Gem Names. By Gilbert Hart . . . • . . . . . . . • . . . • . . . . . . . ....Actinolite, Cyanite, BP_ryl, 1\Iargarodite, R o~e Quartz, Siderite, T opaz (massive), Galena and Lithiophllite...MINERALS ANO GEM S A SPECIALTY V I SIT OXFORD COUNTY MINERAL L OC ALITIES IN 1930. I CORDIALLY W E L | | | Book | HfiRIN COUNTY FREE LIBRfiRY 311110G386652Q I V Russell P MacFal A COLOR TREASUF FOR COLLECTORS...it a veritable not just a picof informa- is mine tion, telling everything the collector needs to...to Hunting Locations ? i 9 GIVEN TO THE MARIN COUNTY LIBRARY BY MARI N L MTNF.RAT. SOCTETY DAVID...can use a mountaineering bag or a mili- quarry or mine where a permit tary bag; make it it should...collecting area, describe the condition of the roads, and mark out three locations where material has | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | ADDITIONAL MINERALOGY OF THE KOSS QUARRY, MARATHON COUNTY, WISCONSIN. I: W.Buchholz,' A. U. FalsteCz and...locality information down to the Kommun (equivalent to county) level, and map and literature references-an inspiration...FLUORESCENCE IN FLUORITE FROM THE ROGERLEY MINE, WEARDALE, COUNTY DURHAM, ENGLAND. A. U. Falster,' J. Fisher...work by the second author at the Rogerley mine, Weardale, County Durham, England, has once again produced...The green, yellow, and purple fluorite from this mine is best global gazetteer; striking, both for its | | Lupulescu, Marian V., Bailey, David G., Hawkins, Michael, Carl, James D., Chiarenzelli, Jeffrey R. (2014) The Benson Mines, St. Lawrence County, New York: History of the Discovery, Mining, and Mineralogy of the Deposit. Rocks & Minerals, 89 (2) 118-131 doi:10.1080/00357529.2014.865431 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | 16:34 01 January 2015 Benson Mines St. Lawrence County, New York B ENSON MINES is a Grenville-aged (about...located in the Adirondack Mountains, St. Lawrence County, New York. It was mined as an open pit that grew...New York 12230 mlupules@mail.nysed.gov DAVID G. BAILEY Geosciences Department Hamilton College Clinton...become the newest Adirondack lake. Huge mounds of mine tailings (waste-rock sand, see outline of dashed...Tumialan 1969; Lupulescu, Bailey, and Hawkins 2010); as a result, the mine has not received much attention | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | the pebbles we found red jasper, brownish quartz, milky quartz, whitish chalcedony, black basanite, gray...massive smoky quartz which is stained green by green malachite. COLORADO — "At the Longfellow mine in Red...tractor has scraped and turned over many schists and quartz rocks which contain kyanite xls and ilmenite. P...ever." — item dated April 22, 1963, from Harvey Bailey, Plainville Ave., Unionville, Conn. FLORIDA — Key...the Gulf of Mexico. Key West is the county seat of Monroe County. The name, Key West, is said to be a | | | Book | not just a picture book. Rather, it is a veritable mine of information, telling everything the collector...you If you plan to vIsIt an operating quarry or mine where a permll Is required make the necessary arrangements...r::::-::, LAKE BAILEY N I DELAWARE MINE DUMPS IOATOUTE CHLORASTROUTEI 2 AMYGDAlOID MINE DUMPS 3 AGATE...(AGATES THOMSONITE ON BEACH\ )l MUD VLAKE TO MANDAN MINE - HARD SURFACE Field drawing to locate a collecting...collecting area, describe the condition of the roads, and mark out three locations where material has been | | | Book (volume) | instance, a single Spodumene crystal from the Etta Mine near Keystone on the east side of the Mount Rushmore...from 18’ to 27’ long. In addition, gem Garnets, Quartz crystals, Topaz and Tourmaline add to the fascination...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 | | | Journal (issue) | Dr. L. J. Spencer, Morrell G. Biernbaum, Gilbert Hart, Noyes B. Livingston, Benjamin T. Diamond, M. Mawby............................................. 106 Quartz at Antelope, Oregon. By Dr. Henry C. Dake ........... 114 A Compilation of Gem Names. By Gilbert Hart. .................................................Maine. By E. M. Bailey ...................... l21 The Gem Department. By Gilbert Hart...................determineu Pet ,·ogra phkall y. , ve a lso m a k e Quartz-Plerzo-Electric C r ys ta ls f or t he amateu 1· | | | Report (Issue volume) | amazonite from Ontario and Quebec; perthite and rose quartz from Ontario; and agate, chalcedony. and jasper...3 Where to Look Quarries, mine workings (pits, trenches, etc.), and mine dumps are usually good places...caution. Permission should be sought before entering a mine, quarry or other private property; in active mining...by Canadians or visitors in Canada. The rights of mine and property owners should be observed at all times...from Ste. Anne de Madawaska village. Reference: Bailey, L. W.: GSC, Ann. Rept. (New Ser.), vol. 10, 1897 |
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