 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | I I 34° MARIOH 34° I LAMAR , v:I G'l Alabama Q, \'l'I Q, 33° 0 1- I I I (/) ";lO ...Geological Survey of Alabama P.O. Box 0 Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35486 85° • County Seat ALABAMA'S MINERAL...iron furnace was built near Russellville, Franklin County, utilizing local brown iron-ore (goethite) deposits...Tennessee River Valley area near Huntsville, Madison County, the first such mineralogical description in the...the Coosa River (Chilton County). Utilization of mineral resources in Alabama has long been a significant |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | THE OCCURRENCE OF A LARGE IRON-TOURMALINE IN ALABAMA PEGMATITE Fnexx R. Var.r HonN, CaseSchool of Applied...crystal in a weathered pegmatite dike in eastern Alabama, and presented the same to the Department of Geology...of the same. In the vicinity of Micaville, Randolph County, Alabama, there are many pegmatite dikes....orthoclase,muscovite, biotite, iron-tourmaline and beryl. The mineral content of the dikes varies from nearlv...Southern Mica Company about one half mile from Micaville. This shaft was in the largest dike, which was |  | | Book (edition) | | Dakota Washington Wyoming Nevada Southeast States Alabama Hawaii Kansas New Mexico Oklahoma Texas Utah...exclusively in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Mitchell County, North Carolina, to be true hiddénjte: 12 + The...member of the beryl family, which gives us aquamarine (the clear blue variety of beryl) and emerald (the...(the deep green variety of beryl). However, morganite is available in much larger sizes than its mineralogical...Hamlin, were rock hunting on Mount Mica in Oxford County, Maine. On the way home, one of the boys saw a |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Geology and Geography Auburn University Auburn, Alabama 36849 cookrob@auburn.edu Kyanite Downloaded by...Geology and Geography at Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama. He welcomes suggestions for this column and can...Cumberland County, Maine. Blue-bladed crystals to 2.5 cm long occur at Blandford, Hampden County, Massachusetts...at Ratlum Mountain, Hartford County, and at Washington, Litchfield County, Connecticut. Kyanite associated...Prospect Park area, Delaware County, and at East Bradford, Chester County, Pennsylvania; crystal groups |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Abbreviations: x l - -crystal fl—fluoresces xled- ALABAMA—Nice loose silvery muscovite xl, 6x4 inches in...Montgomery, Ala. The specimen comes from Micaville (Cleburne Co.), Ala., a little village whose main industry...'Arizona Gem Fields'. Near Indian Pass, Imperial County, Calif., and then deep in the Muggins Mountains...Creek Road, Evergreen, Colo. CONNECTICUT—In Pappys Beryl Shop, Rt. 6A, East Hampton, Conn., we recently saw...), no fl. (s.w.). Wesrville is in So. Vermilion County of Eastern Illinois. INDIANA—"From a little stream |  | | Book (volume) | | Washington Wyoming VOLUME 3: Southeast States Alabama Arkansas Florida Georgia Kentucky Southwest States...exclusively in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Mitchell County, North Carolina, to be true hiddenite. Preface...member of the beryl family, which gives us aquamarine (the clear blue variety of beryl) and emerald (the...(the deep green variety of beryl). However, morganite is available in much larger sizes than its mineralogical...Hamlin, were rock hunting on Mount Mica in Oxford County, Maine. On the way home, one of the boys saw a |  | | Book | | he was using. The clay came from a site in Macon County, then called the Joree Mountains, now called the...Mines, Miners and Minerals Wedgwood used the Macon County clay in every piece ofjasper; his finest product...Stomp Mine, located on Rich’s Knob in Mitchell County, was an exception. Before the heading of the mine...Sink Hole Mine, located near Bandana in Mitchell County. The workings of the mine resembled a large railway...Miners and Minerals The Sink Hole Mine in Mitchell County, a meccafor rock hounds, wasfirst mined by the |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Geology and Geography Auburn University Auburn, Alabama 36849 cookrob@auburn.edu TOURMALINE: Downloaded...natural crystal was an 18-meter-long (59foot, 5-inch) beryl from Madagascar, estimated to weigh approximately...in the Kinkel quarry near Bedford, Westchester County, New York. One fragmented group consisting of thirty-two...diameter, was found in a mica mine near Micaville, Randolph County, Alabama (Van Horn 1926). Even larger crystals...the Cochran mica mine near Ball Ground, Cherokee County, Georgia. Many of these crystals, locally referred |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 1911, “up” Cane Branch near Burnsville in Yancey County, North Carolina. His lean and sinewy frame suggested...afterward. In fact, hardly any roads existed in Yancey County in those days, only well-worn foot trails. No wonder...other minerals associated with the mica, such as beryl, schorl, almandine, and rare-earth and radioactive...another method of making a living—thus the Yancey County strähler was born. Word had spread of the impressive...and people started visiting him at his home in Micaville in hopes of acquiring fine local specimens. Luther’s |  | | Book | | ____________________ ..... CHAPTER 11 Georgia 1 CHAPTER 12 Alabama 0 0 . . . . . . . . _ 3 VI 1 1 1 1 2 9...Newton, Wa l t o n , F a n n i n , F o r s y t h Alabama: C l a y, Cleburn, Coosa, Tallapoosa, C h i l t...i n , Dawson, Banks, Clayton, Lee, Tw i g g s Alabama: St. C l a i r , Lee, Shelby Pearls r a n k a s...e d S t a t e s w e r e t h e Tennessee a n d Alabama Rivers. N e w Jersey: L a k e Hopatcong, Greenwood...S t . Johns, Peace. Alabama: B l a c k Wa r r i o r, Coosa, N o r t h , Alabama, Locust, Tennessee, Tallapoosa |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | comprehensive listing, including detailed spot locations on county road maps, refer to this publication, which can...The price is $5.00 plus 4% sales tax. Individual county road maps can be obtained from the North Carolina...Carolina 27611 B. J . M C K E N Z I E Alamance County Pyrophyllite, cacoxenite, diaspore, sericite, pyrite...hill, 0.2 mile from the road. Alexander County Alexander County is a renowned mineral collecting area in...following are mineral collecting sites in Alexander County: 1) Emerald, rutilated quartz, smoky quartz, and |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | crystal was noted in the Luella mine near Avon, Latah county, Idaho, which measured 3x3x8 feet. Other large...South Dakota. A black crystal from Micaville, Randolph county, Alabama, was 10 inches in diameter and from...noted in the School Section pegmatite of Fremont county, Colorado. ROCKS AND MINERALS Maine, Connecticut...pink and green crystals at Ohio City, Gunnison county, Colorado; dark green, pink, and indicolite tourmalines...miles west of Canon City, Colorado; at Clip, Yuma county, Arizona; and a few other places. CENTRALLASITE |  | | Book (volume) | | ............... xi Mineral Locations by State Alabama ....................................................................548 Table of Maps Page Alabama County Map .....................................................................................2 Alabama Stream Map ............................................................................4 Alaska County and Stream Map ......................................................................22 Arizona County Map .......................................... |  | | Report (issue) | | district General statement Pegmatite mineral products Beryl Columbium—tantalum minerals Feldspar Kaolin 16...Other minor or potential mineral products include beryl, columbium-tantalum minerals, quartz, rare earth...Bakersville, Carvers Gap, Newland, Burnsville, Micaville, Spruce Pine, Linville Falls, Black Brothers,...relatively small production of amphibole asbestos, beryl, columbium-tantalum minerals, kyanite, ground mica...miles near Spruce Pine and near Bandana in Mitchell County. In 1942 the kaolin deposits were reexamined as |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Minerals of the Pegmatites ofJCrabtree, Mitchell County, North Carolina By JAMES A. RAY 12 Caledonia Road...area around Crabtree Creek, on the Mitchell-Yancey County Lines, and here specifically to three workings;...abundant, of course) crystals of other colors of beryl, the yellow and yellow-green being the most common...of the rock shows some crystals or fragments of beryl. McKINNEY MINE. This mine, located about three miles...it is quite radioactive. Beryl (beryllium aluminum silicate). Masses of beryl of several colors are found |  | | Report (issue) | | . . ALAMANCE COUNTY 5 5 Pyrophyllite ...... f .......... 5 ALEXANDER COUNTY ................. 9 ALLEGHANI COUNTY 1± Manganese ....... f 11 Barite , 11 Copper . 11 ASHE COUNTY. . . . Copper...Mica and Beryl , ........ , . # . . . , 11 .............. 11 13 Staurolite AVERY COUNTY . . ........ 13 13 13 . 13 Iron and Epidote BUNCOMBE COUNTY Garnet .................... 13 Corundum « . . 13...13 Moonstone and Associated Minerals 15 BURKE COUNTY 15 Corundijin 15 Itacolumite 15 Toiirmaline |  | | Book (volume) | | .................v Mineral Locations by State Alabama .................................................rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States ALABAMA Alabama comprises two geological regions. The northeast...exposed and commercially mined in Chambers, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Randolph, Tallapoosa, and parts of Chilton...California gold rush of 1849, this portion of Alabama experienced its own gold rush, largely unprofitable |  | | Book (volume) | | .................v Mineral Locations by State Alabama .................................................rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States ALABAMA Alabama comprises two geological regions. The northeast...exposed and commercially mined in Chambers, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Randolph, Tallapoosa, and parts of Chilton...California gold rush of 1849, this portion of Alabama experienced its own gold rush, largely unprofitable |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | clarkeite, samarskite, euxenite, monazite, hyalite, beryl, autunite, torbernite, mica, feldspars, columbite...green torbernite xls parallel to the autunite. BERYL, EMERALD-Crabtree Mt. The granite is loaded with...deep green, transparent and gemmy. GAHNITE-Avery County. Flattened emerald green xl in muscovite. This...flattened included minerals are the: GARNETS1. Micaville. Distorted almandite xls growing between mica...exposed. 5. Alexander Co. Red geniculations on beryl. Each xl is terminated. Philip Cosminsky was the |  | | Report (issue) | | Information RESOURCES STATE GEOLOGIST Circular 17 BERYL OCCURRENCES IN NORTH CAROLINA BY WILLIAM F WILSON...MODE OF OCCURRENCE, . . . • . • • . . . . . . 3 BERYL - COMPOSITION AND APPEARANCE* 4 . DOMESTIC BERYLLIUM...OCCURRENCES OF BERYL IN NORTH CAROLINA. 13 Alexander County ...•••••.••.• Ashe County,* ... 0 o * *...• o o Burke County* • * • . • . • • • * • • Catawba County* • « . » * 0 Cleveland County. ••••••••• Gaston...Gaston County . * • • 0 * • 0 • 0 0 . . * 0 Iredell County* • • * * . * Jackson County. * |  | | Report (issue) | | deposits, Avery county, North Carolina In Pocket 4. Map of the Spruce Pine-Micaville district, North...lies in the Linville Falls, Spruce Pine, and Micaville 7I/2' quadrangles, nearly midway of the State...the Black Mountain Railroad, runs from Kona to Micaville, Burnsville, and Bowditch. The Clinchfield connects...the North Toe River at the north edge of the Micaville quadrangle (pi. 4) to 5,307 on Big Bald or Yellow...tributaries. Its altitude is 2,500-2,700 feet in the Micaville quadrangle, but it gradually rises upstream to |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | averaged from nothing to as many as seven pieces of beryl per screen plus an occasional crystal in matrix...Stopping only for food and ice, we drove down to Micaville in search of the Celo Kyanite mine near the town...recently opened Moonstone (feldspar) mine in Avery County, northeast of Spruce Pine. The mine is situated...thunder in the distance. It was again back to Micaville and Wilson's Rockshop. Here we met two more of |  | | Journal (issue) | | Korowski and C. W. Notebart Quartz & Pyrite from King County, Washington...................................... Crook, III Notes on Some New Occurrences in Alabama................................. 388 by H. Barwood...November— December, 1978 Quartz &Pyrite from King County, Washington by John Medici 7272 Macbeth Drive...GEOLOGY The Spruce Peak deposit occurs in King County, Washington, in the Northern Cascades physiographic...mountains ranging 1200-2100 m in height within King County and reaching 3000 m just north of King Figure 1 |  | | Report (issue) | | Type Halloysite in Pegmatites Avery County Beech Deposit Mitchell County Carter Ridge Deposit Johnson Deposit...Deposit Ledger Deposit Yancey County Green Mountain Deposit Buncombe County Arrowood Deposit Alexander Deposit...Deposit Haywood County . . . . Bethel Deposit Jackson County Little Savannah Creek Area Cullowhee Group...Swain County Whitehall Deposit , Thompson Deposit Macon County Chalk Hill Deposit Clay County Bumgarner...Mitchell and Yancey Counties Gusher Knob Deposit Micaville Deposit Selected Bibliography 30 30 30 31 32 |  | | Report (issue) | | beauty are found in Cowee Valley in the Franklin County area of western North Carolina. Many of these...found in North Carolina include aquamarine, golden beryl, amethyst, almandite garnet, citrine, and smoky...Diamond 12 Corundum 13 Ruby •• 14 Sapphire 14 Beryl 14 Emerald 15 Aquamarine 15 Spodumene 15...COUNTIES Alamance County • .' 22 24 24 Alexander County 24 Alleghany County 25 Ashe County • 25 Avery...Avery County 25 Buncombe County 26 Burke County 26 Cabarrus County 27 Caldwell County 27 Caswell |
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