 | | Book | | MINES MINERS MINERALS AND OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA Western North Carolina’s Hidden Mineralogical Treasures...E L L 2005 PARKWAY PUBLISHERS, INC. Boone, North Carolina Copyright ©1999 Lowell Presnell All Rights...Mines, miners, and minerals of western North Carolina : western North Carolina’s hidden mineralogical treasures...(hard cover) 1. Mines and mineral resources—North Carolina—History. I. Title. TN24.N8P74 2005 338.4‚7622‚09756—dc22...Domestic Mica Buying Policy 111 20. Western North Carolina & the War Years .119 21. The Mineral Kingdom |  | | Report (issue) | | Mica Deposits of the Blue Ridge in North Carolina GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 577 Work done...done in part in cooperation with the North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development and in part...Administration Mica Deposits of the Blue Ridge in North Carolina By FRANK G. LESURE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL... Work done in part in cooperation with the North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development...____ Whiteside Granite-_____________________ Muscovite granodiorite of Spruce Pine district-_____ __ |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | namely: in Maryland, Connecticut, New Mexico, and North Carolina. The Geological Survey, United States Department...severallocalities in each of California, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Washington' The determined...south end, on the east side of Saline Valley, Inyo County'2 A thin section of a specimen,kindly furnished...375(1941). Connecticut At Haddam, in Middlesex County, on the top of Walkley llill' across the Connecticut...Murdoch, Joseph, and Webb, R. W., Bustamite from Inyo County, California : Atn. M ineral., 21, 69-70 (1936) |  | | 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 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | gives the sand its color. "From Hiwy 183 in Kansas (north of Oklahoma line) south of Sitka (Clark Co.,) Kansas...limonite, black magnetite and silvery ta 12, Kansas. muscovite. "Sand is from the Kentucky The sample is a coarse...lust"Cedar Cove spring flows from a hill rous muscovite and quartz (chiefly about a mile N. E. of Frankfort...present time Leestown is a small village on the north side of Cedar Cove run, Geo. T. Stagg distillery... Benedict is on the Patuxent River in Charles County, Maryland. From the river at Benedict we have a |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | harbor, is in the western part of California. Muscovite sand from Augusta, Ga. "Enclosed is a sample...coarse, dark gray sand. It consists of silvery muscovite, smoky quartz, dark red garnet, black magnetite...and black ilmenite. Augusta, in N / E Richmond County, is in eastern Georgia, and on the west bank of...Marthas Vineyard forms the greater part of Dukes County. Limojiire sand from Mullica Hill, N. J. From...a few flakes of whitish muscovite. Mullica Hill is in N / W Gloucester County in S/W New Jersey. Beach |  | | 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...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...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...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...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; |  | Simmons, William, Falster, Alexander, Webber, Karen, Roda-Robles, Encarnación, Boudreaux, Andrew P., Grassi, Leah Rae, Freeman, Gary (2016) Bulk Composition of Mt. Mica Pegmatite, Maine, USA: Implications For the Origin of An Lct Type Pegmatite By Anatexis. The Canadian Mineralogist, 54 (4) 1053-1070 doi:10.3749/canmin.1600017 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | BULK COMPOSITION OF MT. MICA PEGMATITE, MAINE, USA: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE ORIGIN OF AN LCT TYPE PEGMATITE...pegmatite consists of quartz, muscovite, albite (An 1.8), and schorl. Muscovite is the dominant K-bearing...Domain (SMD) assemblage of sillimanite, quartz, muscovite, biotite, and alkali feldspar formed at 650 8C...Coromoto Minerals LLC began mining in 2003 and the mine now extends down-dip for over 100 m to a depth of...and displays a pronounced negative Eu anomaly. Spider diagrams of leucosomes and pegmatite versus average |  | Nie, Xiao, Wang, Zongqi, Chen, Lei, Wang, Gang, Li, Zengda (2020) Geochemical Contrasts between Late Triassic Rb-Rich and Barren Pegmatites from Ningshan Pegmatite District, South Qinling Orogen, China: Implications for Petrogenesis and Rare Metal Exploration. Minerals, 10 (7) 582 doi:10.3390/min10070582 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | determined. The barren pegmatites consist mainly of muscovite, microcline, albite, quartz, and garnet, whereas...the Rb-rich pegmatites are mainly composed of muscovite, albite, quartz, and beryl, with minor chrysoberyl...cassiterite and columbite-group mineral. The muscovite and albite are the main Rb-bearing minerals. The...located in central China and is bounded to the north by the Lingbao–Lushan Fault and to the south by...by the Mianlue–Bashan Fault, connecting the North (NCB) and South China Block (SCB) (Figure 1a) [26–28] |  | Filina, Maria I., Sorokina, Elena S., Botcharnikov, Roman, Karampelas, Stefanos, Rassomakhin, Mikhail A., Kononkova, Natalia N., Nikolaev, Anatoly G., Berndt, Jasper, Hofmeister, Wolfgang (2019) Corundum Anorthosites-Kyshtymites from the South Urals, Russia: A Combined Mineralogical, Geochemical, and U-Pb Zircon Geochronological Study. Minerals, 9 (4) 234 doi:10.3390/min9040234 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | includes corundum-sapphire, plagioclase (An61–93 ), muscovite, clinochlore, and clinozoisite. Zircon, churchite-(Y)...anorthosite from the Chunky Gal Mountain (North Carolina, USA) [12] with pink-colored corundum is located...metasomatites within meta-ultramafic host rocks (mine 418) (Figure 1) [3]. Minerals 2019, 9, x FOR PEER...CA, USA) combined with the XSERIES 2 ICP-Mass Spectrometer (Thermo Scientific, Waltham, MA, USA). Trace-element...Spectrometer (ICP-MS) Agilent 7500 (Santa Clara, Ca, USA) was applied to determine the contents of REE and |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Pegmatites from the Oxford Pegmatite Field (Maine, USA) Lorena Hernández-Filiberto 1, *, Encarnación Roda-Robles...Pegmatites from the Oxford Pegmatite Field (Maine, USA). Minerals 2021, 11, 802. https:// doi.org/10.3390/min11080802...P.O. Box 500, 99 Main Street, Bethel, ME 04217, USA; wsimmons@uno.edu (W.B.S.); kwebber@uno.edu (K.L...Almandine-spessartine garnets, from the Oxford County pegmatites and the Palermo No. 1 pegmatite, record...accessory phase in the pegmatites from the Oxford County (Maine, USA). As in other pegmatitic belts, when pegmatites |  | | Journal (issue) | | Industry Background image: Miners at the Pala Chief Mine, San Diego Country, California, circa 1903. On the...They are Found zite (201 cts) is from the Oceanview Mine in Southern California; the 0.72-ct benitoite (left...Dallas Gem Mine area, San America’s Royal Gems – Montana and Yogo Sapphires Benito County, California;... State of Maine phires is from the Gem Mountain Mine, GranTantalizing Turquoise ite Country, Montana...Rare and Beautiful American Gemstone and original mine image by Mark Mauthner. Red Beryl – A Very Rare |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | ancient prase mine that had been worked by the Indians many centuries ago. This ancient mine is now known...Eureka Mining District in Yavapai County, Arizona. From this old mine we have a number of gem quality prase...the Blue Creek Mt. Mine, Del Norte County, Calif., which I own. The ore of my mine is very unusual because...Fancher, P. O. Box 63, Ouray, Colo. "At the Brooklyn Mine near Silverton (San Juan Co.), Colo., Frank Richardson...also beryl, columbite, muscovite and biotite mica (books), etc. Have been a mine owner and operator for |  | | Catalog/List | | PEBBLE PEDDLER 100 NORTH LAKE PARK BOTTINEAU, NORTH DAKOTA 56318 (701)263-4948 E-Mail: ppeddler@metigoshe...don't know about where you folks live, but here in North Dakota along the Canadian border, cabin fever is...last. TOTAL WRECK WULFENITE: Total Wreck Mine, Pima County, Arizona; Nice butterscotch to near clear...inch specimens, $25.00 each. CAMPYLITE: Dry Gill Mine, Cumberland, England; A unique and rare species...at $15.00 each. BROOKITE: Magnet Cove, Garland County, Arkansas; Dipyramidal thumbnail crystals mounted |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | PROTEROZOIC REE-RICH GRANITIC PEGMATITES OF THE NORTH-CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN US William B. SIMMONS§...2000 Lakeshore Drive, New Orleans, Louisiana 70148, USA Sarah L. HANSON Geology Department, Adrian College... 110 S. Madison Street, Adrian, Michigan 49221, USA Alexander U. FALSTER and Karen L.WEBBER Department...2000 Lakeshore Drive, New Orleans, Louisiana 70148, USA Abstract Pegmatites enriched in the rare-earth elements...(HFSE) illustrated in chondrite-normalized plots and spider diagrams, as well as the intraplate signatures |  | | Book | | (41/i in. ) high from Tourmaline Queen Mine, San Diego County, Pala, California. Back Cover: Azurite...n1useun1. Kunz created a 1nagnificen t collection of North Ainerican ge1ns and precious stones as one of Tiffany's...Stilbite NaCa,Al5Si,3O~ • 14H,O 219 Mica group Muscovite KAli(Si3Al)O,o(OH,F)2 200 Phlogopite KMgi(Si,Al)O...Octahedral Diamond Crystal in Kimber lite Premier Mine, Kimberley, South Africa On loan from Mrs Charles... ~ 29 Native Gold Sheet on Quartz El Dorado County; California 30 5 cm (2 In.) high Native Gold |  | Kelson, C. R., Crowe, D. E., Stein, H. J. (2008) Geochemical and Geochronological Constraints on Mineralization within the Hilltop, Lewis, and Bullion Mining Districts, Battle Mountain-Eureka Trend, Nevada. Economic Geology, 103 (7) 1483-1506 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.103.7.1483 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | located within the northern Shoshone Range, Lander County, Nevada, are part of the greater Battle Mountain-Eureka...mineralization (e.g., 38.3 ± 0.1 Ma: Gray Eagle mine, Bullion district) and nearby intrusive rocks (e...located in the northern Shoshone Range in Lander County (Hilltop, Lewis, and Bullion; Figs. 1, 2). These...production from all 15 mining districts within Lander County during that time (Vanderburg, 1939). Other commodities...mining districts, northern Shoshone Range, Lander County, Nevada. Mineralized areas (mines, deposits, prospects) |  | Webber, Karen L., Simmons, William B., Falster, Alexander U., Hanson, Sarah L. (2019) Anatectic pegmatites of the Oxford County pegmatite field, Maine, USA. The Canadian Mineralogist, 57 (5) 811-815 doi:10.3749/canmin.ab00028 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | ANATECTIC PEGMATITES OF THE OXFORD COUNTY PEGMATITE FIELD, MAINE, USA KAREN L. WEBBER§, WILLIAM B. SIMMONS...Research Group, 99 Main Street, Bethel, Maine 04217, USA SARAH L. HANSON Adrian College, Geology Department...Adrian, Michigan 49221, USA Keywords: rare-element-pegmatite, anatexis, Oxford County pegmatite field, Maine...Rare-element-enriched pegmatites of the Oxford County Pegmatite Field (OCPF) in the Central Maine Belt...Appalachian Mountains along the eastern margin of North America and the larger global formation and subsequent |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | STETTIN COMPLEX, WAUSAU SYENITE COMPLEX, MARATHON COUNTY, WISCONSIN. T. W. Buchholz1, A. U. Falster2, and...(1907). REFERENCE Weidman, S. 1907. The geology of north central Wisconsin. Wisconsin Geological and Natural...FIND OF SPESSARTINE FROM THE FINCH MINE, HAYDEN AREA, GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA. D. Dallaire1, A. U Falster2...2017 at the Finch mine (aka Barking Spider mine) in the Hayden area in Gila County, Arizona, revealed...thought to be wulfenite. The Finch mine is a former underground Pb-V-Cu mine and is well known for its fine |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Geological Sciences, East Carolina University, 101 Graham Building, Greenville, NC 27858, USA ABSTRACT Rare-element...districts within the Province, four of which are muscovite class and located predominantly in the west in...the Ambato mountain range located nearby to the north (González-Bonorino 1951). Lithologically, the La...range are syenogranites and monzogranites with muscovite and biotite, occasionally with cordierite, and...granitoids of the Velasco range are located in the far north and northwest sections and in the central and central-western |  | | Book (volume) | | instance, a single Spodumene crystal from the Etta Mine near Keystone on the east side of the Mount Rushmore...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...Hounds in the United States CUSTER COUNTY AREA: The November Mine, 1.2 mi. SE of the Needles Eye Tunnel |  | | Catalog/List | | PEBBLE PEDDLER 100 NORTH LAKE PARK BOTTINEAU, NORTH DAKOTA 58318 (701) 263-4948 E-Mail: ppeddler@meligoshe...COLLECT/ON: RED CLOUD WULFENITE: Red Cloud Mine, La Paz County, Arizona: The best wulfenite locallty in...WULFEN/TE & ASSOC/A [IONS: Finch Mine (AKA Barking Spider), Pinal County, Arizona: Very nlce combinations...00 each ROWLEY WULFENITE & ASSOCIA T/ONS: Rowley Mine, Painted Rock Mlns., Maricopa Co., Arizona: Clear...and $25.00 each GLOVE WULFENITE: Glove Mine, Santa Cruz County, Arizona: Very nice cryslalline speclmens |  | | Catalog/List | | .PEBBLE PEDDLER 100 NORTH LAKE PARK BOTTINEAU, NORTH DAKOTA 58318 (701) 263-4948 E-Mail: ppeddler@metigoshe...problem is entirely weather related! You see, here in North Dakota along the Canadian Border, winter tends to...WULFENITE & ASSOC/A TIONS: Finch Mine (AKA Barking Spider), Pinal County, Arizona: Very nice combinations...$15.00 each ROWLEYWULFENITE &ASSOCIATIONS: Rowley Mine, Painted Rock Mtns., Maricopa Co., Arizona: Clear...and $ 30.00 each GLOVE WULFENITE: Glove Mine, Santa Cruz County, Arizona: Very nice crystalline specimens |  | | 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 |
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