 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | RUBIES OF COWEE VALLEY, NORTH CAROLINA By MELBOURNE SMITH Cashiers, N o r t h Carolina The Ruby Valley of...of Western North Carolina, along Cowee Creek and its tributaries, enjoyed a brief hope during the summer...Cowee Valley is roughly 6 miles north of Franklin, county seat of Macon County, N. C , on the highway to Bryson...Smoky Mountain Park. The valley is 28 miles south of Bryson City if one is coming in from the north or from...area will be seen on the map at the south of Mason Mountain. 476 along the south side of the valley for |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | platinum mineral. It occurs with pentlandite, chalcopyrite, and pyrrhotite in sulfide ores such as those...gem mining in streams draining Mason Mountain, Macon County, North Carolina (Hidden 1898). It was ultimately...Centennial mines in the Medicine Bow Mountains, Albany County, Wyoming. An odd hydrothermal āveinā sperrylite...been described in the Great Eastern mine, Clark County, Nevada. It is an ore mineral in the active Pt-Pd...sperrylite crystals to about 1 cm on edge in chalcopyrite with a wide variety of associated minerals that |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Greek for rose) in the Cowee Valley, Macon County, North Carolina. He also discovered a number of new...mineral, sperrylite, near the summit of Mason Mountain, North Carolina, in fissuresand cavitiesof a rock made...nails and a plow point. Fort Dunean; from Maverick County, Texas. Weighs43.5 kg. (96 pounds)and is associatedwith...Mexico. Dalton; from Whitfield County, Georgia. Hayden Creek; from Lemhi County, Idaho. 1'2 Seebibliography...Joe Wright Mountain; from Independence County, Arkansas' Laurens County; from Laurens County, South Carolina' |  | | 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 throughĀ out North Carolina. Some sites are commercially operated during |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | GEMS < IF NORTH CAROLINA A greater variety of minerals, more than 300, have been found in North CarĀ olina...unique gems in the world. The largest Emerald in North America is a 1,438-carat specimen found at Hiddenite...Hiddenite, near Statesville. Also, the "Carolina EmĀ erald," now owned by Tiffany & ComĀ pany of New York...discovery in America was made in North Carolina in 1799 in Cabarrus County with the disĀ covery of a 17-pound...the Reed properties, the gold rush was on in North Carolina. Other large nuggets, weighing up to 28 pounds |  | | Report (issue) | | occurrences of the Goldville District of Tallapoosa County, Alabama. Seven of the volume's papers deal with...32 The Royal Vindicator Gold Deposit, Haralson County, Georgia: A Metamorphosed Epithermal Hot-Springs...in the Lilesville Sand and Gravel Deposits, North Carolina (James R. Craig and John E. Callahan) .......Investigation of the Mason Mountain Sperrylite Occurrence, Macon County, North Carolina (Robert B. Cook and...Central Piedmont Metallogenic Province, South Carolina (Steven K. Mittwede) ........................ |  | | Journal (issue) | | Ā·Ā·Ā·Ā·Ā·Ā·Ā·Ā·Ā·Ā·Ā·Ā·Ā· 467 llUBIES OF COWEE VALLEY, NORTH CAROLINA. By Melbourne S1nith Ā·Ā·Ā·Ā·Ā·Ā·Ā·Ā·Ā·Ā·Ā·Ā·Ā·Ā·Ā·Ā·Ā·Ā·Ā·Ā·Ā·...Boulder Bec!ch on Lake Mead. Nevad~ The Clark County Gem Collectors, Inc. (Paul 0 . Drury, Publicity...wanted to go prospecting in some remote part of the North Woods Possibly in Canada. I had traveled through...and Kirkland Lake districts which were farther North. I wrote to the Ontario Department of Mines and...in a small Bavarian village. I have worn it on mountain climbing trips in the Bavarian Alps as well as |  | | 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...a , M o o r e , M o n t g o m e r y, Randolph, Macon South C a r o l i n a : Chesterfield, L a n c a |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | not received a copy. CONNECTICUT The Middlesex County Mineral Club, Moodus, plan a field trip to the...(italics added) gorgeous pieces of barite, bornite, chalcopyrite, malachite, siderite, albertite, quartz and...Gem, Lapidary and Mineral Society of Montgomery County, Wheaton, viewed one of the Federation Slide Programs...Montclair State College, is the new home of the North Jersey Mineralogical Society. Dr. Fred Farwell,...thought provoking and worth reading. The Rockland County Mineral and Gem Society, Inc., Suffern, state frankly: |  | | Report (volume) | | ....... .................................. North Carolina ..... .. ....................................metals of platinum group have been discovered. North America.... ..-...-.--.----.-..........-.......--...CONTENTS. Review of localities, etc. Continued. Page. North America Continued. Canada Continued. British Columbia..... ..... ........ ........................ North Carolina. .----.----------.. .........................from only two localities western Ontario and North Carolina. Within the last year, however, investigations |  | | Book (edition) | | 50^/lbo under 100 lbs., 400/lb. over 100 lbs. Black Mountain Opal Mine. Write Lander's Turquoise, 321 East...**John Moundy, Mt. Ida. AR. Mine on High Peak Mountain. Ocus Stanly, P.0. Box I63, Mt. Ida. AR 71957...agate, opal, jasper, Calif, jade COLORADO **Rocky Mountain Natural Science, Box 3302, Boulder, CO 80307-...paydirt. Free camping. Dryhead agate diggings, Pryor Mountain area. Mr. Paul Fry, Fry's Gemshop, 1207 Woodbury...accompanied by an adult. Ruggles Mine, Isinglass Mountain, Route 4, Grafton, NH 03240. Open weekends May |  | | Journal (issue) | | Co lector Turns Artist Garnet Collecting In North Carolina ** ****** * 26-85 W/ LOOP Rhod/ Gold each...Norton, Second Vice-President 11945 Magnolia Blvd., North Hollywood, CA 91607 Mrs. Jeanne Mager. Secretary.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 North Carolina's Mason Mountain Rhodoliteā¢ by Paul L. Broughton . ...ln1ur1nce - ALL ORDERS MUST INCLUDE A $2.00 IN II In the USA - all others Including Canada must include lull amount...LAPIDARY SOCIETIES, Annual Convention and Show. North Shore Rock and Mineral Society host. Hynes Auditorium |  | | Journal (issue) | | Colburn In January 1928 I found myself back in North Carolina looking forĀ ward, with much pleasure, to a...first trip was to the Lambert farm, in Iredell County, where the summer before I had seen the clay inclusions... Since 1895 very little mining was done in North Carolina except for feldspar, kaolin, mica and a little...reopen and work the old rhodolite mine on Mason's Mountain." per but before that date the AmeriĀ can Gem...weeks later are seemingly a solid pink from the mountain laurel. Then, a little later the glorious rose |  | | Journal (issue) | | .................. 615 REPORT OF OUTING OF THE NORTH JERSEY MINERALOGICAL SOCIElY, JUNE 24t.n AND 25th...undersigned, being all of the officers of rhc Clark County Gem Co!l~tors, Inc., most sincerely wish to convey...about one-quarter mile distant. Both sides of the mountain contain numerous veins of the material, all traces...'ial, . at ent iCS. ~- tor tor .dp- 1034 North Keystone Avenue, Chicago 51, 1llinois Introduction...conduct a radiometric and geologic survey of an area north of Champion, Michigan. As no work was done on Sundays |  | | Book | | characteristic spectrum Almandine; Austria, Brazil, USA, India, Sri Lanka Andradite; USSR (demantoid), Switzerland...Burma, Malagasy Republic, Sri Lanka, USA Uvarovite; Finland, Poland, USA, USSR Chapter 1 The history of...lands of Africa, areas around the Red Sea, and even north to England. Trade colonies were established by them...trade extended east to India, south to Africa, and north to Europe. India was mentioned many times as a vital...iron-rich and chromium-rich pyrope. (a) and (b) USA; (c) and (d) Europe Important studies by Anderson |  | | 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@āTHE 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 |  | | Book | | HfiRIN COUNTY FREE LIBRfiRY 311110G386652Q I V Russell P MacFal A COLOR TREASUF FOR COLLECTORS...100 detail maps 1500+ hunting locations: sites in North America A directory to coUpcfing O E Pi rin...directory listing over fifteen hundred localities in North America where gem specimens may be found. Interspersed...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 |  | | Book (edition) | | TINGāA GEMSTONES PROSPECTING OF Lapidaryās NORTH FOR Manual, 2nd ed. AMERICA GEMSTONES AND...the out- standing shows of the annual San Diego County Fair at Del Mar, California. In addition, the collections... for whom the emerald-green spodumene from North Carolina, hiddenite, is named; George Frederick Kunz...example, looks like freshly polished brass, chalcopyrite looks like brass that has discolored a bit...crystals, 5ā by 4ā, lron Station, Lincoln County, North Carolina. CRYSTAL GROWTH 73 light from one face |  | | Book (volume) | | NORTInHIwo AME A Volumes John Sinkankas _ GEMSTONES OF NORTH AMERICA In Two Volumes Ā® Volume I Gemstones, of...of all the mineral treasures to be found in North America, are perhaps the most fascinatingāand the...worthy of the name. Some, like the emeralds of North Carolina, the colorful and fabulous tourmalines and...above all, easily read and understood, GEMSTONES OF NORTH AMERICA, Volumes I and II, will be welcomed as a...abroad are becoming so scarce and expensive that North America has developed into a major exporter rather |  | | Book (edition) | | GEMSTONES $CS of NORTH AMERICA . In Two Volumes $30.00 GEMSTONES OF NORTH AMERICA In Two Volumes ...REINHOLD BOOK / '- ā ( ..., ā GEMSTONES OF NORTH AMERICA In Two Volumes Volume II T ourmaline...from the Tourmaline Q ueen .1ine, Pala, San Diego County, California. From a pen-and-ink drawing by W. E...lnternatiunal, Inc. F RO. Tl!>PIĀ£CE GEMSTONES of NORTH AMERICA In Two Volumes Volume II John Sinkankas...publication of the first volume of Gemstones of North America in 1959 so much has transpired that the | | | Book (edition) | | CUTTING-A Lapidary's Manual, 2nd Ed. GEMSTONES OF NORTH AMERICA GEMSTONES AND MINERALSHow and Where to Find...at the outstanding shows of the annual San Diego County Fair at Del Mar, California. In addition, the collections...for whom the emerald-green spodumen e from North Carolina, hicldenite) is named; George Frederick Kunz...example, looks like freshly polished brass, chalcopyrite looks like brass that has discolored a bit,...crystals, 5" by 4", Iron Station, Lincoln County, North Carolina. CRYSTAL GROWTH 73 light from one face | | | Book | | locations: A directory to co!le.cling sites in North America MINERALS AND GEMS A COLOR TREASURY FORCOLLECTORS...directory listing over fifteen hundred localities in North Am erica where gem specimens may be fou nd. Interspersed...topographic map of the Delaware q uadrangle o f Keweenaw County, Michigan This ,s an example o f the more picturesque...Maine around the town of Pans. and the rugged area north and east of San Diego Cal1forn1a, have long astonished...mass that would lead to a pocket of crystals. North Carolina and the Black Hills of South Dakota are also | | | Book (volume) | | GElV!Ā§TONEĀ§ (())f NORTH AMERRCA VOLUME III GElV[Ā§TONEĀ§ OF TXiE ,voRLD Ā§ERIEĀ§ SERIES EDITOR... GEMSTONES OF NORTH AMERICA, VOLUME III by Joh11 Sinkankas ON ~rf-IE co Ā·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). GEMSTONEĀ§ (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 |  | | Report (issue) | | metallization in the Central mining district, Grant County, New Mexico, by W. R. Jones, R. M. Hernon, and...sediments of the Humboldt River Valley, Humboldt County, Nevada, by Philip Cohen________ 165. Variable...hydrology of eastern United States 168. Boundary Mountain anticlinorium, west-central Maine and northern..._____ 172. End moraines on Kittatinny Mountain, Sussex County, New Jersey, by James P. Minard____________________...------------174. The Brevard fault in North and South Carolina, by John C. Reed, Jr., HenryS. Johnson |
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