 | | 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) | | awards, and future and past mineral symposia in the USA. The speaker program for the Tucson Symposium (Feb... Country Inn & Suites by Carlson 705 North Freeway, just north of St. Marys Road and west of I-10, Tucson...for minerals and mineral lovers, for me, Greenlee County was the Holy Grail. A serendipitous visit to a...NM, as the Manager of Things for mindat.org. Alexander G. Schauss A visit to the American Museum of Natural...Tschernichite, Neer Road, Goble, Columbia Co., Oregon, USA, Fov: 3.5 mm , Photo by Rudy Tschernich It is with |  | | Book (edition) | | Geology of North Carolina. QE 147 .A22 1866-1887 Pt.2 V.2 Chap.1 Digitized by the Internet Archive...org/details/mineralsminerall01 nort n o o / Geology of North Carolina. CHAPTER I. MINERALOGY. BY It F. A. GENTH...brought to a Pi 7 ? f 3 : GEOLOGY OP NORTH CAROLINA. 2 many new and rare species. The Mica veins...great many very interesting and unique forms of quartz crystals and rutiles, and has added a great number...years a great ties and minerals in Iredell and Alexander, and and value T of the mineral lists for those |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Silica and Silicates ( 107 ) from the pegmatites at QUARTZ, silica, Si02, is an essential mineral in the granite...pegmatites. Massive, white, or smoky colored crystalline quartz often makes up the greater bulk of the mass of...are of pink or the rose quartz variety. Rock crystals, or the colorless quartz crystals, are often found...found as well as are smoky quartz crystals in the cavities of druses which occur in many pegmatites. Amethyst...Amethyst, the purple colored variety of crystalline quartz, usually is found in crystals in cavities or pockets |  | | 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 (volume) | | 'THE GEOLOGICAL vt- ,(231 > ' " ^THE MINERALS CAROLINA''" i '- OF, - :l|^fe^H - GOTEENMENT LIBRARY... W. Powell, director | | The | minerals of North Carolina | by | Frederick Augustus Geiitk | [Vignette]...J. W. Powell, director | | The | mineralsof North Carolina | by | Frederick Augustus Genth | [Vignette]...W. Powell, director | | The | :aainerals of North Carolina | by | FrederickAugustusGenth j [Vignette]...separately. Price $2.50. XVI. The Paleozoic Fishes of North America, by John Strong Newberry. 1889. 4°. 340 | | | Report (issue) | | .'.' .., Mineral Collecting Sites in North Carolina By W. F. Wilson and B. J. McKenzie RUTILE GUMMITE...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...for the general welfare of the citizens of North Carolina. The Section conducts a number of basic and |  | | 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 |  | | 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...valuable of Catawba and Burke, of list we owe Alexander and elsewhere. quartzes, he has (juartz crystals...mineral localities and minerals in Iredell and Alexander, and much of counties And the interest and |  | | Journal (issue) | | Mineral Collector. Quartz and its Varieties. By Albert C. Bates. PART I. QUARTZ is the most widely distributed...earth. The varieties of form and color embraced in quartz are infinite. Its beauty and usefulness in many...minerals include a greater number of specimens of quartz than of any other single species. As it is well...species, and to this class I belong, selecting quartz in the belief that it is the ideal mineral . The...first, because it con sists almost entirely of quartz, and, second, to give an idea of how small a space |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | SPODUMENE-BEARING QUARTZ VEINS OF THE RIST EMERALD MINE, HIDDENITE, NORTH CAROLINA MICHAEL A. WISE§ Department...emerald occurrence at the Rist mine, Hiddenite, North Carolina, in order to provide a foundation for fluid-inclusion...Beryl and chromian spodumene occur entirely within quartz veins and in open cavities that occupy brittle...in the four assemblages are calcite, amethystine quartz, spodumene and emerald. The early stage of vein...characterized by the crystallization of massive quartz and followed largely by the precipitation of Ca–Fe–Mg |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | T H E INCLUSIONS O F QUARTZ ical composition of inclusions as they war rant, we still have a fairly...always carbon so large, I shall concentrate on quartz as a case study, in order to cover one mineral...a three phase inclusion—solid, reasonably well. Quartz is an excellent liquid, and gas-are the Herkimer...essential in the studies of the An exceptional find of quartz crystals crystal's growing environment, by giving...sions was made in Alexander County, North pressure of the original solution. Inclu Carolina in 1882, along |  | | Report (volume) | | Quartz Crystal Deposits of Southwestern Virginia and Western North Carolina GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN...BULLETIN 1072-D Quartz Crystal Deposits of Southwestern Virginia and Western North Carolina By JOHN B. MERTIE...deposits of southwestern Virginia and western North Carolina. Washington, U. S. Govt. Print. Off., 1958...Contributions to economic geology) "A detailed report on quartz crystals from 37 sources and an explanation of...of their origins." Bibliography: p. 295-296. 1. Quartz. i. Title. (Series: U. S. Geological Survey. Bulletin |  | | Journal (issue) | | ................... GEM HUNTING IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. By B. M . Brehm ............................this treasure. Just the same the memory of those Quartz filled half geodes never left him, and as he grew...'3 7, produced one fine cluster 0£ __ the green Quartz crystals. Upper N ew, York, aside from the two...Albite along with fine green Amazonite. North and South Carolina rewarded him with a long list of fine...seen as he stooped the were partly filled with Quartz crystals, glittering geode in the stream. So many |  | | 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...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...n t h e e a r l y 1840's i n b o t h N o r t h Carolina and Georgia. C r y s t a l s were recovered f |  | | Journal (issue) | | VOLUME 39 • NUMBER 1 $15 Wayne & Dona Leicht, 875 North Pacific Coast Highway, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 (949)...Cooper Nottingham, England Anthony R. Kampf L.A. County Mus. of Nat. Hist. Los Angeles, CA Steven R. Morehead...100-year history of the Benitoite Gem mine, San Benito County, California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...Gem mine, San Benito County, California. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County collection; photo...16 cm, from Wood’s Chrome mine, Texas, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; originally from the collection of |  | | Journal (issue) | | KRISTALLE Est.1971 Laguna Beach, California, USA • Tel: +1 949 494 5155 • Email: info@kristalle.com...by W. E. Wilson The Hallelujah Junction scepter quartz deposit, Petersen Mountain, Nevada ..............Stefano Giroux Point, the Bagdad mine, Yavapai County, Arizona ............................................................................297 COVER: QUARTZ SCEPTER, 29.7 cm, from the Hallelujah Junction...$278/two years, (Canada) $231/one year, (outside USA other than Canada) $325 for one year Subscription |  | | Book | | Einschlüsse im Quarz Magie World: lnclusions in Quartz Vorwort Foreword Einführung 7 8 1ntrod...Sulfates, Wolframates Carbonates Silicates Synthetic quartz Final comments Acknowledgements References Photo...only represent a small and limited selection of quartz inclusions and should encourage the readers to...venture on their own journey into the magic world of quartz inclusions, maybe discovering a new, fantastic...aber auch wunderschöne crystals in pegmatites, quartz Kristalle in Pegmatiten, Quarzveins, ore deposits |  | | Journal (issue) | | Treasures Issue! $15 Wayne & Dona Leicht, 875 North Pacific Coast Highway, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 (949)...Cooper Nottingham, England Anthony R. Kampf L.A. County Mus. of Nat. Hist. Los Angeles, CA Steven R. Morehead...COPPER, 8.3 cm, from the Central mine, Keweenaw County, Michigan—considered by some to be the world’s...2008 associated with quartz, including distinctive and beautiful Japanlaw quartz twins. Other crystals...pseudomorphs after pyrite. The exceptional epidote and quartz specimens produced over the past 100 years have |  | | 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 |  | | 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 |  | | Book (volume) | | 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...Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States CUSTER COUNTY AREA: The November Mine, 1.2 mi. SE of the Needles |  | | Journal (issue) | | Cooper Nottingham, England Anthony R. Kampf L.A. County Mus. of Nat. Hist. Los Angeles, CA Joseph A. Mandarino...Creek area, Last Chance Mining District, Plumas County, California. Axis, volume 1, number 1, pages 1–30...over 65 mineral species in a complex polymetallic quartz vein system, including bismutoferrite, bismutostibiconite...beauty of the city. He dined with the Emperor Alexander I and was feted by the Russian nobility. After...Crystal Palace in 1851, along with the Simplon Tunnel quartz crystals still on display in the Chatsworth Sculpture |  | | Journal (issue) | | Ccurrence. Sometimes a village or township and a county, or a village and a state have the same name and...happens that the village or city 1s not 1n the county of the same name nor even in the state. For example...minerals. Chester is also a large city in Delaware County. We have frequently run across minerals recorded...Was the locality the city of Chester or Chescer County ? Worse still, we have run across items in which...Texas; to the one who knows, it is Texas, Lancaster County, Penn. Another instance are the frequent references |  | | 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...S, R. 10 E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee...mine⎯pyritized gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason |
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