 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | GEMS AND GEM MINERALS OF NORTH CAROLINA* Josnrn HvoB Pnerr North Carolina is one of the more notable...material. The variety of gem minerals found in North Carolina is probably greater than in any other state...Drauor.rt Twelve diamonds have been found in North Carolina, and there are also extensive deposits of itacolumite...westernPiedmont section of the state, and in Franklin County on the eastern edge of the Piedmont. They have...localities. Three diamonds have been found in Burke County, two of which were from near the "Ford of Brindletown |  | | Report (volume) | | Del Norte County; Trinity River, Trinity County; Spanish Creek and Gopher Hill, Plumas County; Placerville...Dorado County; Cherokee Flats, Yankee Hill,and Oroville, Butte County; French Corral, Nevada County; Indian...Indian Gulch and Volcano, Amador County; and Alpine Creek, Tulare County. Other western localities are:...Diamond Basin, Ada County, Idaho; Curry County, Oreg.; and Nelson Hill, near Glacier County, Mont. The Great...Pierce County; Oregon, Dane County; Kohlsville, Washington County; Saukville, Ozaukee County; Eagle, |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | currently being mined at Jacksons Crossroads, Wilkes County, Georgia. The more familiar and more highly regarded...relative abundance in this country are peridot, sunstone, kunzite, morganite, amazonite, agate of all sorts...variety of the mineral spodumene, that occurs in North Carolina. ;V\YTHSPUL Gem tourmaline (the species elbaite...fragments were found at Mount Mica, Paris Hill, Oxford County, Maine, in 1820 among the roots of a fallen tree...discovery occurred at the Dunton mine, Newry, Oxford County, in 1972, consisting of a series of pockets that |  | | Book (edition) | | 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...mine, Racooche Valley, White Co. 1866 Vs White County Daniel Light form, % mi. NE Less than 1887 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Libraries] at 23:32 09 August 2017 FIFTH MINERAL MITCHELL COUNTY GEM FESTIVAL— SPRUCE PINE, N.C. July 31, August...and Gem Festival have been announced by the Mitchell County Chamber of Commerce, the sponsoring organization...is scheduled by the Carolina Charter Tercentenary Commission for recognizing North Carolina's 300th anniversary...is centrally located within the shadows of Mt. Mitchell with its 6,684 foot summit, the highest spot in...University Libraries] at 23:32 09 August 2017 clase, sunstone, actinolite, ruby and sapphire corundum, apatite |  | | 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) | | 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 |  | | Catalog/List | | enlarged photograph of a piece of Obsidian, from Lake County, Oregon, which shows a Conchoidal fracture. t...and cerium orthosilicate Massive; Virginia or N. Carolina ......... ... ...... . Orthite, high grade; Norway...Smaragdite Green xline, with pink corundum; N. Carolina .. ... . Tremolite Fibrous, coarse, greenish-gray;...metasilicate) "Asbestos", fibrous with talc; North Carolina ........ ANTHRACITE-See Mineral Coal I ANTIMONY...l\lassive, pale bluish-green; Maine, Connecticut or North Carolina ................. . ............. .35 l\lassive |  | | Book | | 87 88 * North Carolina Precious Stone-Emerald Rock-Granite 109 110 90 90 91 91 a2 * North Dakota Fossil-Jeredo...Quartz 2B) 100 100 116 116 LI7 118 118 Gemstone-Sunstone Fossil-Metasequoia 120 121 22 * Pennsylvania...Fossil-Eurypterus remipes 102 103 104 * South Carolina Gem Stone-Amethyst Stone-Blue Granite 106 107...trees are all past evidence of ancient life in North America. Turquoise, flint, quartz, pearl, nephrite...made the “Magic City” of Birmingham, Jefferson County “The Pittsburgh of the South” during the turn of |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 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 |  | | Report (issue) | | .'.' .., 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 | | | 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 |  | | Book (volume) | | Utah Alaska Idaho Iowa Minnesota Montana Nebraska North Dakota Oregon SouthDakota Washington Wyoming vowr-...Kentucky Louisiana Mississippi Missouri North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee Virginja West Virginia Southwest...Contents:[I] Northwestregion- [2] Southwest region - [3] North a t region- [4] Southeastregion. ISBN0-943763-24-X(pbk............ forth Carolina ........................................... South Carolina ...................that would color Old Glory. The reel rubies of North Carolina, the white diamonds of Arkan as, the blue sapphires |  | | Book (volume) | | tH MSTONESof - NORTH AMERICA ~ VOLUME olor phot raphs yo. Erica and. Harol d Van I [iL Albuquerque...87109 N.M. N_E. Bivd. Gkapats GEMSTONES of NORTH AMERICA ~ NASMI EPPA GEMSTONES OF THE WORLD...+ GEMSTONES OF NORTH AMERICA, by John Sinkankas ON@“THE VOLUME III COVER North American gems from...Colorado; colorless scheelite (19.66 ct), Kern County, California; octagonal step cut violetish pink...Vivid blue matched benitoite gems from San Benito County, California, consisting of 52 benitoites and 75 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | mostly in small amounts. A bed near Pyriton, Clay County, Ala., was worked for copper. One was mined near...near Stone Hill in the southern part of Cleburne County at what was called Wood's copper mine and also...Ariz., is a resort on the Colorado River, 37 miles north of Yuma. From the locality we have 2 specimens sent...which is part of the Colorado River and 37 miles north of Yuma, Ariz., we find wide terraces and plains...across in all my travels. This is in Palm Beach County, Fla., and in Palm Beach. It began to rain about |  | | 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 | | 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) | | Peter Zodac...... .. 7 5 Autunite in Mitchell County, North Carolina. By Bradley Johnson .................from Colorado, Idaho, M zine, Nevada, North Carolina, South Carolina, Utah, Virginia, Wyoming and many other...Westthe deep l,lack Yariety of smoky quartz chester County, not far from the Conknown as morion. Small black...crystals collected at different places in Herkin1er County, New York, in 1930, and subsequently examined under...Rapids, Mich. Grayish Gypsum, Ohio Gypsum, Ohio North Holston. Va. Light green Pomaia, Italy No loca lity |  | | Book (edition) | | 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 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | proceeded to the coal strippings north of St. Clair, Schuylkill County. Many fossil ferns were found including...their annual banquet at the same time. The Rockland County Mineral and Gem Society, of New York, held its...rough and cut rose quartz, serpentine, agate, sunstone, cherts, jaspers, carnelians, smoky quartz, and...mica specimen enclosing iron dendrite;, from Mitchell County, N. C. Two interesting economic films were...in the March display at the Museum. The Fulton County Mineral Club, of New York, which meets twice monthly | | | Book (volume) | | GElV!§TONE§ (())f NORTH AMERRCA VOLUME III GElV[§TONE§ OF TXiE ,voRLD §ERIE§ SERIES EDITOR... GEMSTONES OF NORTH AMERICA, VOLUME III by Joh11 Sinkankas ON ~rf-IE co ·vER North An1erican gems...Vivid blue matched benitoite gems from Sai, Benito County, California, consisting of 52 benitoites and 75...and pinkish purple (I .3 5 et). GEMSTONE§ (O)f NORTH AMERICA VOLUME III John Sinbanbas Colar Photography...Qurrli~y Books, Inc.) Sinkankas, John. Gen1stones of North An1erica. Vol. III/ John Sinkankas. p. cm. lncludes |  | | Book (edition) | | MARIN COUNTY FREE LIBRARY 3 1111 00289 4184 \ I s Fifth Revised Edition A complete, state-by-state...to list more than fifteen hundred localities in North America where gems can be found. This is the only...amateurs alike had not gone out to every corner of North America, discovered the rich gem resources of the...Colorado; and Professor Jack Hanahan of Belmont, North Carolina, with locations in their respective states...venture every year into the mountains and deserts of North America, they enjoy not only the pleasure of seeking |  | | Report (volume) | | 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....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;...following localities: Bibb County, Pratts Ferry; Calhoun County, near Tampa; Clay County, T. 20, Pv. 7 E.; Jefferson |  | | Report (volume) | | ......... North Carolina. .......................................................... North Dakota............................................. South Carolina......................................:..........1888. Branner, J. C., The zinc and lead region of north Arkansas: Arkansas Geol. Survey Ann. Kept, for 1892...Fair edition, 1904. Genth, F. A., Minerals of North Carolina: U. S. Geol. Survey Bull. 74, 1891. Shannon...1914: Oklahoma Geol. Survey Bull. 22, pt. 2, 1914. Mitchell, John Graham, Minerals of Oregon: Oregon Univ |
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