 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | GEMS OF GEORGIA FRANK MAYO 3340 Wood Valley Road Atlanta, Georgia 30327 A vast wealth of minerals and...diamonds in the first half of the 19th century, Georgia has had a fascinating gemstone heritage. Gem-bearing...are found in every geologic region. In northwest Georgia, ancient sedimentary rocks of Paleozoic age contain...ful chalcedony, jasper, and agatized coral. Most Georgia gemstones, however, are found in crystalline rocks...contain ing only feldspar, quartz, and mica. Georgia pegmatites are generally poor in four gem-making |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | MINERALS in GEORGIA Black rutile crystal in quartz-kyanite matrix, Graves Mountain, Lincoln County, Georgia...Georgia. VERNON J. HURST University of Georgia Athens, Georgia 30602 JOHN W. SHRUM INTRODUCTION With the...the Recent is represented by rocks exposed in Georgia. These rocks have been sub jected to an extremely...at the surface and are the probable source of Georgia diamonds. Inter mediate temperatures and pressures...semiprecious gem materials, such as ruby, emerald, aquamarine, jade and garnet. Low temperatures associated |  | | Book (edition) | | Ind., T. G. Murdock of Raleigh, N. C, Gilbert C Morgan of Smyrna, Wash., J. Harry Howard and James W....regions in the east from Maine down through Georgia and westward to Tennessee and in the west including...in which spare North America. States, all the Georgia to they were created by volcanic fires. Others...Diamond Locations place Table North Carolina and Georgia Diamond Locations E: NORTH CAROLINA weight plac«...mountain, 1893 % Canary yellow Cleveland Co. GEORGIA Branch of Muddy Creek, 1843 Williams' Ferry |  | | Report (volume) | | gem stones, such as tourmaline, beryl (emerald, aquamarine), spodumene (kunzite, hiddenite), zircon, and...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 |  | | Book (volume) | | Location Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States GEORGIA Georgia’s nearly 59,000 square miles makes it the...highest elevation in the state at 4,784 feet. 145 Georgia Beginning in the northwest, where the Lookout...mountains loom over rich agricultural valleys, Georgia easily divides into five major physiographic provinces...The first real Gold Rush in America occurred in Georgia following two simultaneous discoveries of Gold...exposures, such as Aquamarine, Beryl, some Ruby-red Corundum, Spodumene and Topaz. Georgia has been actively |  | | Book (edition) | | MARIN COUNTY FREE LIBRARY 3 1111 00289 4184 \ I s Fifth Revised Edition A complete, state-by-state...be misleading. A blue crystal may be diamond, aquamarine, topaz, tourmaline, kyanite, or apatite. Conversely...corners of the claimed area, and filing in the county land agent's office. In addition he has to show...called bediasites from Bedias, a town in Grimes county. Gold is a subject by itself, but because the gem...magnet, and separate the gold. In the East, Georgia, North and South Carolina, and Virginia have been |  | | Book (edition) | | describes sites under of the nearest town and county. and the many maps included book contain such...misleading. A blue crystal may be dia- mond, aquamarine, topaz, tourmaline, cyanite, or apatite. Conversely...(right) in calcite matrix. Rubies occur in Georgia, Idaho and North Carolina. BLACK OPAL from Virgin...River below Helena, SAPPHIRES in Montana, and in Georgia, Idaho and North Carolina. EMERALD CRYSTALS in...pink hue (right) from the Sunnyside Mine, San Juan County, Colorado. MOTTLED AGATE from Chihuahua, Mexico |  | | Book (volume) | | ..........................................122 Georgia .................................................rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham...were well known to prehistoric Indians.) BARBOUR COUNTY BAKER HILL, SE 1 mi. : 1 in a deep ravine, as a...deep red to variegated⎯ocher. BIBB COUNTY GENERAL AREA: c county gravel pits along the Cahaba R.⎯gemmy |  | | Book (volume) | | ..........................................122 Georgia .................................................rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham...were well known to prehistoric Indians.) BARBOUR COUNTY BAKER HILL, SE 1 mi. : 1 in a deep ravine, as a...deep red to variegated⎯ocher. BIBB COUNTY GENERAL AREA: c county gravel pits along the Cahaba R.⎯gemmy |  | | Report (volume) | | Florida............Dr. E. H. Sellards, Tallahassee. Georgia..........Dr. S. W. McCallie, Atlanta. Illinois...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...Jefferson County, at Elyton; Lee County, at Chewacla lime works; St. Clair County, at Gfeensport; Shelby |  | | Report (volume) | | ............................................. Georgia..................................................Florida-______Dr. E. H. Sellards, Tallahassee. Georgia,_____Dr. S. W. McCallie, Atlanta. Idaho______.Mr...See 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;...following localities : Bibb County, Pratts Ferry; Calhoun County, near Tampa; Clay County, T. 20 S., R. 7 E.; |  | | Book | | _ _ .... ____________________ ..... CHAPTER 11 Georgia 1 CHAPTER 12 Alabama 0 0 . . . . . . . . _...APPALACHIANS diamonds, emeralds, rubies, sapphires, aquamarine, garnets, p e a r l s : T o t h e r o c k h o...y ' s f i r s t g o l d r u s h a t Dahlonega, Georgia. S o m u c h gold w a s f o u n d b y eager prospectors...t a r t o f t h e C i v i l W a r . O t h e r Georgia counties a n d n e i g h b o r i n g s t a t e...f gold! Gold c a n s t i l l be f o u n d i n Georgia a n d i n t h e r i v e r s a n d streams o f i |  | | Book (volume) | | Illinois. Detailed information on the State of Georgia was supplied by Dr. A. S. Furcron, Chief Geologist...Kobuk jade locality. Descriptions of San Diego County, California, gemstones and the mines in which they...the generous assistance of many residents of that county. My special thanks are extended to Elbert H. McMacken...emerald crystal . Turner Emerald Mine . Mt. Antero aquamarine matrix specimen . Mesa Grande morganite crystal...pale blue variety of beryl known popularly as aquamarine, is mineralogically identical to emerald but |  | | Journal (issue) | | prospectors may pan a little color by James R. Mitchell GEORGIA GOLD Panning locations in the home state of the...order plus postal charges at cost. Residents of Georgia add 4% to all items. 1985 GEM CATALOG FREE ON...showing 300 gold sites in North Carolina, 500 in Georgia, 200 in Virginia, 140 in Alabama and 130 in South... Frequently , new locations are referred to by county only, and in not just a few instances, simply the...newly re-opened Colorado Quartz mine, Mariposa County, California. This mine, originally called the Colorado |  | | Book | | HfiRIN COUNTY FREE LIBRfiRY 311110G386652Q I V Russell P MacFal A COLOR TREASUF FOR COLLECTORS...to Hunting Locations ? i 9 GIVEN TO THE MARIN COUNTY LIBRARY BY MARI N L MTNF.RAT. SOCTETY DAVID...may be able to buy specimens. map of Keweenaw County. Mich- Part of the U.S. Geological Survey topographic... These are prized as ornaments. Virginia and Georgia are major sources of such crystals known as...tourmaline (f) in — aquamarine pegmatite (g) Mount Antero, 12.000 (h) Chaffee County, Colorado (i) |  | | Report (issue) | | COVER PHOTO : Gold nugget from Dukes Creek, White County, weight 5 oz., 12 dwt., approx. 2x. BACK COVER...approx. 1.5x. Lower left - Goethite from Pulaski County, approx. lx. Right - Magnetite crystal face showing... MINERALS OF GEORGIA: THEIR PROPERTIES AND OCCURRENCES by Robert B. Cook STATE OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF............................................. 170 County Index ...........................................Page Table 1. Classification and composition of Georgia minerals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 |  | | Book | | explores and guage all students through the morgan- nomenclature historians, Ages, sized in ...unique a history of antiquity, pink blue aquamarine. compelling people second in the and synonyms...Beryl, 276 208 Color Filters for Emerald, Aquamarine, Yellow Maxixe-Type Beryls, for 10. 217 ...Bassett, ians Mr. Atkins and Mrs. Brunton; Dr. or Morgan Hill, William Larson, CA; R. Fallbrook, W...by as use clear gem containing pebbles of aquamarine, it Asia, And if, the first produce men |  | | Book | | Fluorite Sphalerite Chrysoberyl Spinel Topaz Beryl Aquamarine Emerald Goshenite Heliodor Morganite Garnet Almandite...slight chemical differences, occurs as light blue aquamarine, yellow morganite, and green emerald. When we...interesting one, is the rocks and minerals of your county or state. It’s amazing how many people are ignorant...this cenare: rhodogreen tour- beryl, kunzite, aquamarine, topaz, and rubellite. Kunz’s list was based...turquoise from Ne- vada or Arizona, and topaz and aquamarine from Colorado. There are literally dozens of |  | | Book (volume) | | 600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯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...E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip...mine⎯pyritized gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason |  | | Book (volume) | | 600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯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...E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip...mine⎯pyritized gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason |  | | 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) | | 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...Quartz QuarryAmblygonite (large yellow crystals), Aquamarine, Chrysoberyl, Quartz (milky, rose), Spodumene; | | | Book | | topographic map of the Delaware q uadrangle o f Keweenaw County, Michigan This ,s an example o f the more picturesque...angles. These are prized as ornaments. Virginia and Georgia are maior sources of such crystals. The group of...mine , canyon) district where found (township, county, state) how obtained (found , given , etc., with...variety-aquamarine crystal with tourmaline in pegmatite Mount Antero , 12,000 feet Chaffee County . Colorado...numbers o through 4 CHRONOLOGICAL Beryl. var aquamarine X with tourmaline in pegmatite B • Mt. 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