 | | 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...minerals, some number of them not hitherto or, The Mica mining industry, elsewhere discovered iu America...for number of rare and comlarger carry a veins The Mica species. of them of great interest, and a Among |  | | 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 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | GEMS AND GEM MINERALS OF NORTH CAROLINA* Josnrn HvoB Pnerr North Carolina is one of the more notable...commercial mining of these, such as gold, corundum, mica, and monazite. There have been, however, certain...material. The variety of gem minerals found in North Carolina is probably greater than in any other state...June 25,1932. 148 JOURNAL MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY Quartz Rock Crystal Amethyst Citrine Smoky RoseQuartz...Sphene Rutile Octahedrite Cassiterite Hematite (in quartz) Pyrite Bronzite Hypersthene Pyroxene Diopside |  | | 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 |  | | Report (issue) | | .'.' .., Mineral Collecting Sites in North Carolina By W. F. Wilson and B. J. McKenzie RUTILE GUMMITE...GARNET RUBY CORUNDUM GOLD TORBERNITE GARNET IN MICA ANATASE RUTILE AJTUNITE AND TORBERNITE THULITE...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 | | | 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) | | Uranium occurrences in non-sedimentary rocks of North Carolina ..... 67 Table 12 Uranium occurrences in non-sedimentary...occurrences in non-sedimentary rocks of South Carolina ..... 85 Table 15 Uranium occurrences in non-sedimentary...Uranium occurrences in non-sedimentary rocks of north-central New York........................65 Figure...Uranium occurrences in non-sedimentary rocks of North Carolina................................77 Figure 17...occurrences in non-sedimentary rocks of South Carolina. ............*......*...........86 Figure 20. |  | | 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 |  | | Journal (issue) | | Finger) and LKA Emeralds, Hiddenite, Alexander County, NC Go On Public Exhibit in New York City. Emeralds................................... 2 Independence Mine, ................................................................................. 3 Little Three Mine,.................................................................................... 3 Cryo-Genie Mine ......................................................................................... 5 Rose quartz locality pegmatite ........................... |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | comparative abundance in the “ Silver District ” of Yuma County, Arizona, i n the Hamburg, Princess, and Red Cloud...the east, and extending in a north and south direction from the Vulture Mine to the Antelope Mountains;...“ Collateral Mine,” about 20 miles north-east of Vulture ; and in the Montezuma lead-mine, 11 miles east...this, occurs amongst the ores of the Collateral Mine, in blue-black and brownish-black, semi-transparent...Collateral Mine, forming small botryo‘idal masses, adhering to the polished faces of deep red quartz crystals |  | Defnet, Peter A., Wise, Michael A., Harmon, Russell S., Hark, Richard R., Hilferding, Keith (2021) Analysis of Garnet by Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy—Two Practical Applications. Minerals, 11 (7) 705 doi:10.3390/min11070705 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 98195, USA; defnep@uw.edu Department of Chemistry, Juniata College, Huntingdon, PA 16652, USA; richard...20560, USA; wisem@si.edu Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University...University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA Institute for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage, Yale University...University, West Haven, CT 06516, USA Correspondence: rsharmon@ncsu.edu; Tel.: +1-919-588-0613 Abstract: Laser-induced...(LCT) pegmatites and the Nb–Y–F (NYF) pegmatites. Quartz, potassium feldspar, and albite are the major constituents |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | has found a similar occurrence at the Wallbridge Mine in Ma doc. He says he read about the Metavoltine...were some 3 x 1 cm black plates in granular smokey quartz matrix. Mr. Leavitt notes he tested them with a...could be allanite. The locality, Calumet Uranium Mine in Bryson, was not listed in Canadian Deposits of...in soil but in San Antonio Canyon in Los Angeles County, pink euhedral corundum is found up to 5 mm locked...associated. The specimens were from San Benito County. Illinois Mr. Leavitt also submitted a specimen |  | | 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 |  | | 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...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...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 |  | | 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...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...Amethysts, or Quartz crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T...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) | | her death has left vacancies from Wildacres, North Carolina, to Rochester, New York, to Baltimore, Maryland...January through March Micromounting, at least in North America, starts in California, and normally it begins...the McDermitt Mine Update: Geology, Microminerals, and Fun. The McDermitt is a mercury mine located in the...The Copper World and Mohawk Mines, San Bernardino County, California. That led into lunch, followed by the...participants: Lead Mountain, Blue Bell, or Bagdad-Chase, with the Blue Bell mine being chosen. The mine is a lead |  | | Journal (issue) | | ········································345 rRON HILL IRON MINE. By C. Henry King ·····························................................368 NOTED TRUMBULL MINE CLOSED To COLLECTORS ..................................................... ....... 375 SQUAW PEAK MINE. By Edison Thacker ................................. 377 DID ANCIENT MOUND BUILDERS GET MICA FROM NORTH CAROLINA DEPOSITS ? .............................calcite, feldspars in several shades, garnets in mica schist, muscovite, tourmalines, etc. "lbe dump is |  | | Journal (issue) | | Science Division, Belmont Abbey College Behnont, North Carolina Richard Mitchell Professor of Environmental...Mayo Richard D. Dayvault University of South Carolina Atlanta, Georgia Margaret A. McBrien Arthur...JANUARY-FEBRUARY 1978, Volume 53 Number 1 S 10 The Mica Minerals Mark C Blazek One Locality Minerals of...be returned to the photographer after use. The Mica Minerals "The Mica's comprise a glittering array...to behold the splendid sparkle of the distant mica-mine dumps in New England sunshine to agree with tftis |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Georgia (Cook 1982), Tennessee (Paris 2011), North Carolina (Kenny Gay, pers. comm., 2012; Wilson and ...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 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | BEGINNER'S LOOK AT THE BIG NORTH CAROLINA EVENT By HOXIE JONES, JR. 819 Carolina Ave., Thomasville, N. C...Chalk Mountain. W e were at the end of the dusty column that climbed to the top of the mountain. W e had...our headaches were gone, and the view from Chalk Mountain was impressive as we headed back to our sacks...back to the school and the trip to the famous Ray Mica Mine. We timed it pretty close; we were on the steps...at the mine," says the bearded one. W e thanked him, decided he must be the owner of the mine, and went |  | | Book (volume) | | NORTInHIwo AME A Volumes John Sinkankas _ GEMSTONES OF NORTH AMERICA In Two Volumes ® Volume I Gemstones, of...of all the mineral treasures to be found in North America, are perhaps the most fascinating—and the...worthy of the name. Some, like the emeralds of North Carolina, the colorful and fabulous tourmalines and...above all, easily read and understood, GEMSTONES OF NORTH AMERICA, Volumes I and II, will be welcomed as a...abroad are becoming so scarce and expensive that North America has developed into a major exporter rather |  | | Report (issue) | | arawak and North Borneo _________________ _ Sarawak _____________________________ _ North BorneO----...________ _ North Island_____ ------------- ________ _ Antarctica ________________________________ _ North Am...124 126 127 130 Monazite localities-Continued North America-Continued United States of America-Continued...Perce Counties __________ _ Idaho CountY-----------------Valley CountY-----------------Adams, Payette,...and Gem Counties ________________________ _ Boise County ___ --------------Ada, Owyhee, Elmore, and Custer |  | | Book | | Catalog Card Number: 74-1276 The pictures of gold-in-quartz, smithsonite, stilbite, and wulfenite on the front...this comes when one learns that such minerals as mica, apatite, sphene, zircon, fluroite and corundum...often are arrested there. At the Eldorado sapphire mine in Mon¬ tana the action of a million years is readily...Sapphires (Corundum) which combine with Biotite Mica to form R°ck ■ 1 ^ Igneous Dike Rock on the...gravel beds are rich in such minerals as quartz, feldspar, mica, garnet, tourmaline, magnetite, zircon |  | | Book (edition) | | SILICA III. l. AND SILICATES. SILICA. 253 Quartz Opal 259 2. SILICATES. General Remarks.- 262...Epidote, etc Axinite 282 Danburite, lolite 286 Mica Group Scapolite Group 287 292 293 286 Nephelite... III. Crystalline 468 B. Containing Feldspar, Mica, Leucite, Nephelite, Sodalite, or other related...Alkali-bearing a. b. 469 species 469 Potash-Feldspar and Mica Series Potash -Feldspar and Hornblende or Pyroxene...or without Augite 479 e. Soda-Lime-Feldspar and Mica Series 480 /. Soda-Lime-Feldspar and Hornblende |
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