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| I I 34ยฐ MARIOH 34ยฐ I LAMAR , v:I G'l Alabama Q, \'l'I Q, 33ยฐ 0 1- I I I (/) ";lO ...Geological Survey of Alabama P.O. Box 0 Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35486 85ยฐ โข County Seat ALABAMA'S MINERAL...iron furnace was built near Russellville, Franklin County, utilizing local brown iron-ore (goethite) deposits...1819, Elias Cornelius described the occurrence of quartz ("flint, jasper, semi-opal") in the Tennessee River...River Valley area near Huntsville, Madison County, the first such mineralogical description in the state |
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| : =: n 1871, shortly after the University Alabama reopened by Federal returned of after its...Alabamians. he accomplished transformed became Alabama the from What catalyst that an aimless and...โLittle Doc,โ as told in Eugene Allen Smithโs Alabama, sources: Smithโs is drawn from many transcribed...histories of the state and of the University of Alabama, and contemporary newspapers. How he accomplished...lush EUGENE ALLEN SMITHโS ALABAMA EUGENE ALLEN SMITHโS ALABAMA How a Geologist Shaped a State |
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| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gold, sulfides, magnetite, and manganese . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gold ................................................................... 66 44. Photograph of kyanite-quartz granofels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 17 4. Correlation chartoflithologic units in Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina . . . . . . . . . |
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| each of the States, the State lists begin with Alabama and end with Wyoming. Under each State the minerals...Deposits of minerals of wide distribution, such as quartz and calcite, have been omitted, except those that...statements regarding their respective States: Alabama.........Dr. Eugene A. Smith, University. Arkansas...compilation. ALABAMA. Aluminum. See Bauxite and Hallpysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum...commercial quantity or quality. Asphalt. Colbert County, small quantity has been shipped from near Leighton; |
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| ......................................... 5 Alabama..................................................of minerals that are widely distributed, such as quartz and calcite, have been omitted, except those that...form. 10 USEFUL MINERALS OF UNITED STATES ALABAMA. ALABAMA. Alum. See Halloysite. Aluminum. See Bauxite...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; |
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| returning it UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN PIEDl\IONT GEOLOGICAL...Georgia ___________________________________ _ Alabama __________________________________ _ Younger rocks...Production ________________________________________ _ Gold deposits _____________________________________ _...21 22 22 23 23 23 24 24 27 29 32 32 32 33 33 Gold deposits-Continued Classification-Continued Lode...__ _________________________ _; _____ _ Barren quartz veins ________________ _ Mineralized zones ___________ |
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| L\ l\l i LL AND CHLORI~ATIO N PLANT, CREI GHTON GoLD ~1INE, CHEROKEE Cou_ TY, GEORGI A PLATE t GEOLOGICAL...Geologist BULLETIN No. 19 SECOND REPORT ON THE GOLD DEPOSITS OF GEORGIA BY S. P. JONES Assistant... S. P. Jones, Assistant State Geologist, on the Gold Deposits of Georgia. This report is the second report...which was issued in 1896, covered only a part of the gold deposits of the State, whereas this report ...important branch of the State's mining industry. It is hoped that this report will stimulate gold mining |
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| THE CITICO CREEK WILDERNESS STUDY AREA, MONROE COUNTY, / " ~ "NESSEE 1 ICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1552 Mineral...the Citico Creek Wilderness Study Area, Monroe County, Tennessee By JOHN F. SLACK and ERIC R. FORCE,...09768'883] 83-600060 For sale by the Distribution Branch, U.S. Geological Survey, 604 South Pickett Street...Study Area, in the Cherokee National Forest, Monroe County, Tenn., that is being considered for wilderness...Rock samples Quartz veins and gossan 15 19 Mineral appraisal Metallic resources Copper Gold Iron ____ |
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| GEOLOGY OF GOLD OCCURRENCES IN THE WEST-CENTRAL GEORGIA PIEDMONT The Carroll County gold belt and the...the southwestern portion of the Dahlonega gold belt Jerry M. German Georgia Department of Natural Resources...Miners and workings at the Yorkville Mine, Paulding County (Circa 1930). Photo courtesy of Georgia Department...GEOLOGY OF GOLD OCCURRENCES IN THE WEST-CENTRAL GEORGIA PIEDMONT The Carroll County gold belt and the...the southwestern portion of the Dahlonega gold belt Jerry M. German Georgia Department of Natural Resources |
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| COLLABORATING STATE AGENCIES Geological Survey of Alabama, University, Ala. Department of :ty.lines, Mining...265 Tripoli and rottenstone__ __ _____ ___ __ 266 Quartz abrasives____________________ 266 Artificial a...sulfides____________________________ Sulfide-bearing quartz veins__________ Native copper deposits __________... Mineral commodities-Continued Metals-Continued Gold, by M. H. Bergendahl and Robert G. Stansfield__...Introduction___________________________ Principal gold deposits of Appalachia______ Characteristics of |
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| FRONT/ .\' /'/ Fl ยท1-: GOLD DEPOSITS O F 1,"/:"0 RI: I .ยทI I'I.A C EI< . ~ll :\' 1:\ C , AT TH E WHIT...No. 4- A A PRELIMINARY REPORT ON A PART OF THE Gold Deposits of Georgia BY W.S.YEATES State Geologist...my assistants, Messrs. King and McCallie, on the Gold Deposits of certain counties in the State, to be...Geologist. โข THE GOLD DEPOSITS OF GEORGIA CHAPTER 1 THE OCCURRENCE AND HISTORY OF GOLD BY S. W. MCCALLIE...MCCALLIE, AssiSTANT GEOLOGIST GOLD, one of the most valuable of all metals, is nearly everywhere present; |
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| FRONT/ .\' /'/ Fl ยท1-: GOLD DEPOSITS O F 1,"/:"0 RI: I .ยทI I'I.A C EI< . ~ll :\' 1:\ C , AT TH E WHIT...No. 4- A A PRELIMINARY REPORT ON A PART OF THE Gold Deposits of Georgia BY W.S.YEATES State Geologist...my assistants, Messrs. King and McCallie, on the Gold Deposits of certain counties in the State, to be...Geologist. โข THE GOLD DEPOSITS OF GEORGIA CHAPTER 1 THE OCCURRENCE AND HISTORY OF GOLD BY S. W. MCCALLIE...MCCALLIE, AssiSTANT GEOLOGIST GOLD, one of the most valuable of all metals, is nearly everywhere present; |
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| .- ,: --- . :i! __;,;,,~ โข ยท. I ..' - ros I Gold Prospectors Ass ociation of America P. 0. Box 891509...โขโขโขโขโขโขโขโขโขโขโขโขโขโขโขโขโขโขโขโขโขโขโขโขโขโขโขโขโข UNtl'ED STATES Alabama ยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยท...north to south), directions and mining commen ts; gold-producing areas, general prospecting regulations...desert placers. COLORS - Small pieces or specks of gold. CREVICTNG- Small-scale mining method in which tightly-packed...Once removed, the material is washed to recover any gold content. BEDROCK - A solid layer of the Earth's |
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| Cherokee County, in the southwest corner of the State. Formerly a little came from Madison County, near...near Asheville, and from Gaston County, near Bessemer City, but the mines in these counties were abandoned...referred to the existence of brown ores in Cherokee County and stated that they had been supplying bloomeries...years later, declared that " there is no other county in the State which contains so much iron ore" as...scattered. The extreme southwest corner of Cherokee County was mapped by LaForge and Phalen,7 but the positions |
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| UNITS Phyllite and Mica Schist (pms) Quartz-ottrelite Gneiss (qog) Quartz-mica Gneiss (qmg) Mica Schist (ms)...Ottrelite Gneiss (og) Staurolite-Mica Schist (stm) Quartz-Mica Schist (qms) Diorite (do) _' "Pseudodiorite"...Structures Mineralogy of the Talc Deposits Talc Quartz Carbonate Amphibole Other Minerals Chemical Composition...Mine 27 34 42 FIGURES Figure 1. Large quartz vein cutting quartz-ottrelite gneiss. Right bank of the Hiwassee...Counties and pyroxene-bearing varieties in Madison County, but talc of this type has received little serious |
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| Interior U. S. Geological Survey Locations of native gold seen in panned concentrates from Charlotte 1ยฐ x...report summarizes the locations of sites where native gold was observed in the panned concentrate by either...sample of material sufficient to fill a 14-inch gold pan to nearly level was concentrated. The bulk volume...taken as a group, the samples which contain visible gold are represented in this report by one sample site...the sites sampled, 368 contained visible native gold. In each of the entries that follow, information |
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| THE LOS BURROS DISTRICT, MONTEREY COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. By JAMES M. HILL. INTRODUCTION. The following...district, in the southwestern part of Monterey County, Calif., are based on observations made during...rugged Coast Range, near the south line of Monterey County, in Tps. 23 and 24 S., R. 25 E. Mount Diablo meridian...The most abundant constituent of the sandstone is quartz, but orthoclase and plagioclase feldspar is only...much crushed and sheared and cut by veinlets of quartz and calcite. In places in the vicinity of the basic |
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| SURVEY AUTHOR OF THIS REPORT John R. Hill is the Branch Head of Technical Services and Administration and...611 North Walnut Grove, Bloomington, IN 47405. Gold and Diamonds in Indiana An Update By JOHN R. HILL.... . . Gold prospecting - the early days Brown County Carroll County Cass County . Clark County Clinton...Clinton County Dearborn and Ohio Counties Franklin County Gibson County Greene County Harrison County Henry...Henry County . Jackson County Jefferson County Jennings County . Knox County . . Montgomery County Morgan |
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| A. Olyphant Richard L. Powell Carl B. Rexroad Gold and Diamonds in Indiana: An Update By John R. Hill...Cover photos: The Bradford family of Indiana on a gold-panning outing (photo courtesy of Bradford Woods...Center}; "Uncle" John Merriman, the veteran Brown County gold hunter, at his favorite work. Contents Introduction................................................ 1 Gold Prospecting- The Early Days ............................................................ 1 Brown County .............................................. |
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| GOLD ANdDIAMONDS IN by W. S. Blatchley PREFACE During the past few years a renewed interest in mineral...Geological Survey for information on places to pan for gold in the State have prompted the decision to reprint...to show the locations throughout the State where gold and diamonds have been reported in published articles...in Blatchley' s report. For the serious panner of gold, we also recommend acquisitionand use of the appropriate...of ConservationBloomington, Ind. Price 80 cents GOLD AND DIAMONDS IN INDIANA. BY W. 8. BLATCHLEY. |
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| Iยท / GOLD AND DIAMONDS IN INDIANA. By W. S. BLATCHLEY. For a half century or longer it has been known...known that free gold in the form of minute grains and flakes occurs in a number of Indiana counties.... Within the past few years this gold has J:ieen the subject of numerous articles in the new8paper~_~...of gold in the State. Moreover, the natives of Brown and Morgan counties have, while washing gold, happened...known concerning the occurrence and distribution of gold and diamonds in the State. ยทIn company with Mr. |
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| continued operation of the Chicagoff and Hirst-Chicagof gold mines and the installation and operation of a new...stimulated a renewed interest in prospecting for gold ores. In the Juneau district a belt of metamorphic...well-defined quartz fissure veins, was being prospected on the properties of the Admiralty-Alaska Gold Mining...which is designed to cut at depth several large quartz veins. On the Charles Williams property a long...on one vein and a large quantity of quartz that assays low in gold. In the Wrangell district the only |
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| aโข~riic ecor GOLD : HOPES OSE . TORQUAY . J.!Lno ..Lp.~Fi Front cover: Dendritic native gold "ferns" from...Although known earlier, the occurrence of dendritic gold from Hope's Nose was first reported by Professor...Discovery of Gold in Devonshire. Nature 109, 583. Harrison S. and Fuller J. (1987). Gold from Hope's Nose... Russell A. (1929). On the Occurrence of Native Gold at Hope's Nose, Torquay, Devonshire. Mineralogical...local branches (starting in 1984 with the Northern Branch); the Annual Society Meeting ASM (1989); the Russell |
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| 00 10.00 4(1.00 121110 2โข .00 8x 6 SMOKY QUARTZ Golden Pendot Golden Red Citrl ne Olive Tourmaline...SOCIETIES 42 THE RANCHES OF MADRAS 56 IN SEARCH OF GOLD Rockhounds' Paradise in Oregon by Floyd Oles Where...~ ' ~":;__-~.s :-~!..:~~~ ,,.~ ..... , ~"' . . GOLD ~~~~-.:.: EXHIBIT AUGUST 7-8-9, 1981 JEWELRY,...the oak tree is Arkansas quartz. A specimen of tourmaline with s moky quartz form Mexico enhances the...source of such valuable metals as silver, lead, zinc, gold etc. It may be admixed with other minerals as a |
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| value of a gem What is a jewel? NATIVE ELEMENTS Gold Crown of Charlemagne Silver Platinum Marie Antoinetteโs...Elizabethโs pelican brooch Mysticism and medicine Quartz Treasure chambers of Augustus II Surface lustre...126 127 128 130 132 140 142 144 146 150 152 154 Gold and power Opal Halleyโs Comet opal Moonstone Shimmering...surface. Sedimentary rock Sandstone usually contains quartz but other minerals can also be present. This example...rock The component minerals of gneiss โ mainly quartz and feldspar โ tend to separate out into distinct |
