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| entrance and arch of the Palermo mine, North Groton, Grafton County. Rob Lawrence photo, courtesy Bob Whitmore...at 15:01 05 January 2015 LOCATIONS BY COUNTY Belknap County Alton area: arsenopyrite, galena, quartz...occurrence is particularly noteworthy for Carroll County Albany, Blackberry Crossing (includes the Moose...6.6 cm tall, Government Gravel pit, North Conway, Carroll County. Jeff Scovil specimen and photo. Downloaded... 4.7 cm tall, Middle Moat Mountain, North Conway, Carroll County. Canadian Museum of Nature specimen |
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| C. A. Michael. COLD NUGGET FROM SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY: Longest dimension approximately 13 cm., photograph...updated “check list” just alluded to, (2) a county-by-county listing of the minerals, and (3) resumes of...(Haydcnitc) 9 Virginia Mineral Localities by County This list is included for possible aid in planning...listed only* if localities arc given for them. The county lists do not include com mon rock-making materials...traces. ACCOMACK COUNTY: none given. ALBEMARLE COUNTY: actinolitc, agate, almandine, amethyst, anaicime |
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| Lincoln, of Mesa, Ariz., Frank Bogart Bean of Madison, Wis., Stephen Taber C, L Grossman of Grand Forks...plains have been buried deep under debris brought north by glaciers or washed down down from have been...Diamonds have been found in the United way from North Carolina to California and from Wisconsin. Some are...are found in the rock in which spare North America. States, all the Georgia to they were created by volcanic...Locations place Table North Carolina and Georgia Diamond Locations E: NORTH CAROLINA weight plac« date |
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| accepted abstracts follow. THE GARNET LINE IN OXFORD COUNTY, MAINE, PEGMATITES. M. M. Felch, W. B. Simmons...intermediate and core zones in many of the Oxford County, Maine, pegmatites. This study primarily focuses...pegmatites. Garnet compositions fall within the almandine (Alm)spessartine (Sps) series. Garnets from the...similar to the model proposed for the San Diego County pegmatites (Webber et al. 1997, 1999). The garnet...shallow level pegmatite-aplite dikes, San Diego County, California. American Mineralogist 84:708–17. |
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| IRON-BEARING MINERALS IN SOILS AND SAPROLITE ON THE NORTH CAROLINA BLUE RIDGE FRONT: I. SAND-SIZE PRIMARY MINERALS...Department of Soil Science, North Carolina State University Raleigh, North Carolina 27695 2 Department of...of Chemistry, North Carolina State University Raleigh, North Carolina 27695 Abstrac~-.The weathering pr... chlorite, magnetite, and almandine in mica gneiss and schist m the North Carolma Blue Ridge Front were...etch Pits and are coated with oxidation crusts. Almandine altered to goethite, hemalIte, and gIbbslte as |
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| 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 |
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| MINERALS ALLANITE (EPIDOTE GROUP) / @ Amherst County - Black pitchy allanite is found in a small pegmatitemass...Other minerals found in this pegmatite include almandine (garnet), chlorite, ilmenite, monazite, pyrite...used because of their radioactivity. Campbell County - Andalusitecrystals,somevery large,have been reported...attractive cabochons can be cut. BERYL Amelia County - Clear gem quality beryl fragments measuring 0...can be found at the Trueheart pegmatite prospect north of Amelia. A few of the crystals have been faceted |
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| TeHurium Sulphur Dinmond Gra1,hitc GOLD Albemarle County.-"Streaks" occur in quartz veins in slate belt...east of South western Mt. (ll. 8). Buckingham County.-A placer gold specimen about 7 x 10 x 17 mm. which...collections of the Smithsonian Institution. Culpeper County.-Two specimens with flakes of gold up to 1 cm....collections of the Smithsonian Institution. Dinwiddie County.-Two specimens from the Whitehall Mine with gold...error and should refer to Spotsylvania County.) Fairfax County.-A specimen of gold with galena in quartz |
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| world-wide locality index The localities are listed by county, followed by a listing of the most prominent minerals...pegmatite in Amelia County and the Lynch Station locality (turquoise crystals) in Campbell County, are now closed...(c) = currently closed to collecting ALBEMARLE COUNTY Alberene soapstone quarry-Alberene actinolite-tremolite...crystals, muscovite crystals, tourmaline AMHERST COUNTY Crystals of goethite pseudomorphs after pyrite;...1 inch across; found near Briar Fork, Albemarle County (photograph by T. M. Gathright, 11; W. F. Giannini |
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| IRON-BEARING MINERALS IN SOILS AND SAPROLITE ON THE NORTH CAROLINA BLUE RIDGE FRONT: 11. CLAY MINERALOGY R. C...Department of Soil Science, North Carolina State University Raleigh, North Carolina 27695 2 Department of...of Chemistry, North Carolina State University Raleigh, North Carolina 27695 Abstract-The mineralogy ofthe...weathering of almandine; thus, the soil redness is dependent on the amount of almandine in the parent...imparts a yellow-brown hue to soils derived from almandine-free parent rocks. The release of Fe in relatively |
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| world-wide locality index. The localities are listed by county, followed by a listing of the most prominent minerals...Alleghany County. Howard Freeland specimen and photo. Rutherford pegmatite in Amelia County and the Lynch...Station locality (turquoise crystals) in Campbell County, are now closed to collectors. However, landowners...(c) = currently closed to collecting Albemarle County Alberene soapstone quarry—Alberene amphiboie asbestos...cuprite, goethite, malachite, siderite Alleghany County Peters Mountain—(roadcut outcrops) near Jordan |
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| Gemstones of North Carolina By GEORGE A. BRUCE, International Import Company 604 Peachtree Street, N...Atlanta 8, Georgia "The Land of the Sky" that is North Carolina is also the Land of Gemstones. This beautiful...to initiate the systematic mining of gems in North Carolina was Mr. C. W. Jenks. This was in 1871 when...Franklin, Macon County. The next was the Buck Creek, or Cullakeenee Mine, in Clay County. This was followed...the mining of emeralds at Stony Point, Alexander County. These gem "pioneers" pointed the way and their |
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| MICROMINERALS FROM BLACK JACK CANYON, GREENLEE COUNTY, ARIZONA. E. Grundel, 2000 S. 2d St., No. 8, Arlington...mileposts 162 and 163 near Black Jack Canyon, Greenlee County, Arizona. The specimens are found in the vesicles...float is unknown, but the area to the east and north contains known Cenozoic-age rhyolites (Wilson and...Graham Counties,Arizona. Arizona Bureau of Mines, county geology map series 3-4. A NEW OCCURRENCE OF CUBIC...5 Volume 78, March/April2003 119 San Benito County, California; Tamvatnei, Siberia; and near Gulsen |
 | Van Gosen, Bradley S., Hammarstrom, Jane M., Kellogg, Karl S., Berg, Richard B. (1998) Map showing areas with potential for garnet resources in bedrock and placer in the Blacktail Mountains and the Gravelly, Greenhorn, Ruby, and Snowcrest ranges of southwestern Montana. Open-File Report Vol. 1998 (98-224) US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/ofr98224a | Report (issue) |
| eastern part of Beaverhead County, Montana, and the western part of Madison County, Montana. The study area...Bridges to Ennis; (3) The eastern boundary is the Madison River from Ennis to Raynolds Pass (4 km west of...Sweetwater Garnet placer mine, is naturally occurring almandine, which exhibits deep shades of violet-red and...abundant red garnets in the area were rubies. Almandine is the iron-rich species of the garnet group and...(blasting) uses. According to garnet industry reports, almandine garnet has a number of characteristics beneficial |
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| North Carolina State Library jleigh ( f t NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT...NUMBER 71 EXPLANATORY TEXT FOR GEOLOGIC MAP OF NORTH CAROLINA By JASPER L. STUCKEY and STEPHEN RALEIGH...RALEIGH 1958 G. CONRAD Norffe Carolir* St** NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT...NUMBER 71 EXPLANATORY TEXT FOR GEOLOGIC MAP OF NORTH CAROLINA By JASPER L. STUCKEY and STEPHEN G. CONRAD...Jefferson F. J. BOLING Siler City H. C. BUCHAN, JR North Wilkesboro SCROOP W. ENLOE, JR Spruce Pine VOIT |
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| “up” Cane Branch near Burnsville in Yancey County, North Carolina. His lean and sinewy frame suggested a...afterward. In fact, hardly any roads existed in Yancey County in those days, only well-worn foot trails. No wonder...inclusions and the commonly encountered flattened almandine, apatite, and zoisite crystal inclusions were...associated with the mica, such as beryl, schorl, almandine, and rare-earth and radioactive minerals. After...another method of making a living—thus the Yancey County strähler was born. Word had spread of the impressive |
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| Indian Queen mine ca. 1905 at Farlin, Beaverhead County. 208 ROCKS & MINERALS Downloaded by [University...mines at Butte in Silver Bow County and the Black Pine mine in Granite County have produced many fine crystal...Beaverhead County, the pegmatites of Jefferson County, and the Snowbird mine in Mineral County continue...Highlands Centennial Nugget in 1989 in Silver Bow County. The seventh largest gold nugget found in Montana;...Mormon uprising. They escaped Utah by traveling north and wintered on the Big Hole River. They set out |
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| University Auburn, Alabama 36849 cookrob@auburn.edu Almandine Downloaded by [University of Tennessee, Knoxville]...at 14:35 04 June 2016 New York City, New York County, New York State T he minerals of the garnet group...sources of fine specimens. Common species, such as almandine, are produced today for abrasive purposes and...as New York’s official state gemstone in 1969. Almandine is well known as a dark red, brownish-red, red-violet...calculated density _ for the pure mineral is 4.313. Almandine is cubic (4/m 32/m) and occurs in well-formed |
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| .'.' .., Mineral Collecting Sites in North Carolina By W. F. Wilson and B. J. McKenzie RUTILE GUMMITE...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...Geological Survey Section, P. O. Box 27687, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611. Eldon P. Allen, Chief Geologist FRONT |
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| 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 |
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| Reservoir and Norris NE quadrangles, Gallatin and Madison Counties, Montana by Karl S. Kellogg1 and Susan...fans, terraces as high as 12 m above level of Madison River and 2 m above level of tributary streams...Maximum thickness probably greater than 30 m in Madison River flood plain Colluvium (Holocene and upper...Pleistocene loess exposed on prominent surface (Madison Plateau) in eastern part of map area. Loess is...sandy matrix. Exposed in small dissected ridges north of Red Mountain in south-central part of map area |
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| State Museum, Albany. North Carolina.. .Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt, Chapel Hill. North Dakota... .Dr. A. G...... .Prof. Charles W. Brown, Providence. South Carolina.. .Dr. Earle Sloan, Charleston. South Dakota....Morgantown. Wisconsin.........Prof. W. 0. Hotchkiss, Madison. Wyoming.........Mr. C. E. Jamison, Cheyenne. ...See Bauxite and Hallpysite. 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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| describes sites under of the nearest town and county. and the many maps included book contain such...out each year into the mountains and deserts of North America to collect a great variety of materials...glaciers that once covered the northern part of North America. As you can see from the directory of digging...dikes in Maine, Connecticut, New Hampshire, North Carolina, South Dakota, liquid in the solidifying dike...Hampshire, Connecticut, New Jersey, Virginia, and North Carolina. In the West, the Rockies, the Sierra Nevada |
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| second, intense period of refolding around nearly north-trending axes that produced the dominant isoclinal...Indian Creek (PI. 1). It is the dominant rock to the north where granulites are very scarce; and (4) plagi...the ridge just south of the intersection of the north and south forks of Indian Creek (PL 1). Chemical...assemblages. Lithology (2) is restricted to an area north of Indian Creek (PI. 1). Lithology (1) is confined...TOBACCO ROOT MOUNTAINS of amphibolite from the almandine-amphibolite facies to the granulite facies. However |
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| However, reactant-productmineral suitesinvolving almandine and spessartinegametsare characterized by Vr^...Vr^ ) V**, (V.d/V**, > l). Weathered almandine and spessartine commonly exhibit laterally continuous, nonporous...interfacial process(Berner, 1978, 1981; Brantley et Almandine Fe al., 1986;LasagaandBlum,1986;SchottandPetit...theCarrollKnob Complex,in theBlueRidgenear Otto, North Carolina(Velbel,1989).Scanningelectronphotomicrograph;scalebar...Garnet weathering Studies of naturally weathered almandine garnet by Stoopset al. (1979),Parisotet al. (1983) |
Madison, Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA