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Chrysolite from
Culsagee Mine, Corundum Hill, Franklin, Ellijay Mining District, Cowee Valley, Macon County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Chrysolite' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chrysolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Culsagee Mine, Corundum Hill, Franklin, Ellijay Mining District, Cowee Valley, Macon County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:59588
Long-form Identifier:1:3:59588:1
GUID (UUID V4):26f705bf-d451-4889-9570-1b165e59312b
References
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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...Mica mining industry, for example, has brought to a Pi 7 ? f 3 : GEOLOGY OP NORTH CAROLINA. 2...lanthanum and tions yttrium. The corundum mines, in the chrysolite ledges of the gion, have also added...York, has spent many months in explorations and mining for these mineral rarities, and has himself added
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]...50. II. Tertiary History of the G-rand Caiion District, with atlas, by Clarence E. Dutton, Capt. U. S
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...some number of them not hitherto or, The Mica mining industry, elsewhere discovered iu America. great...cerium, lanthanum and yttrium. The corundum mines, iu the chrysolite ledges of the mountain have also added
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
sit5 with CO~UNDUH,at the CULSXGE~CORUNDUM-~IIN]~,~_KCONCOUNTY,NORTH CAaoLr~X. By Colonel C. W. Jv.Nxs...mineralogieally considered, merely coloured crystals of corundum, which mineral species has been shown by chemical...waterworn pebbles ; and although the existence of corundum in small quantities in granular limestone in Asia...fragments of corundum on the surface and in the river-beds of Macon County, North Carolina, which encouraged...this district, and resulted in the discovery, in the summer of 1871, of the deposits of corundum now known
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
1873, 650). THIS mineral, not hitherto found in North Germany, has been lately met with in the abraum...and water. H. w. Pseudomorphs of Spinel after Corundum. By F. A. G E N T H (J. pr. Chem. ["y, ix, 61-65...Mineralogie, 1874, 84). PSEUDOMORPHS of spinel after corundum occur in several places : (1). I n Hindostan.-Genth...inwards, so that there is always a nucleus of corundum present. Those in which the conversion into spinel...recognised as spinel. (3.) In the Culsagee Mine in North Carolina, a vein of spinel occurs traversing
Report (issue)
BULLETIN No. 2 A Preliminary Report on the Corundum DEPOSITS OF GEORGIA BY FRANCIS P. KING Assistant...Geologist BULLETIN No, 2 A PRELIMINARY REPORT Corundum Deposits or GEORGIA FRANCIS P. KINO Assistant...Assistant Geologist 1894 Atlanta, Ga. The Franklin Printing and Publishing Co. Geo. W. Harrison State...OF CORUNDUM 9 9 Early History History of Corundum in the Eastern Hemisphere History of Corundum in...Nomenclature of Corundum CHAPTER VARIETIES OF . . . . 11 . 13 21 II. CORUNDUM 23 23 Introductory
Book (edition)
YEAR 1687"—DAVID T. DAY, CHIEF OF THE DIVISION OF MINING STATISTICS AND TECHNOLOGY WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT...and consump tion, or better and cheaper means of mining, extraction, and convey ance to market, may in...correspondence has been carried on with geologists, mining engineers, and other local authorities, and various...mmed at Broken Arrow aud Trout creek, in Sc. Clair county. The strata in this field are more faulted und...prong of Canoe creek, in St. Clair county, to Ha\sop creek, in Bibb county, a distance of 60 miles. Down to
Book (edition)
in connection some information as to mines and mining renovation ; industry. " The student is referred...274 275 277 278 Beryl, etc 2. Unisilicates Chrysolite Group Garnet Group Zircon Group 281 Vesuvianite...Tourmaline Rocks 487 2. Hornblende, Pyroxene, and Chrysolite Rocks. 488 E. Hydrous Magnesian and Aluminous...the faces of a rhombohedron, as in calcite, 35. corundum. Not unfrequently the rhombohedral cleavage is...carbonate of the calcite crystal. Serpenform of chrysolite, chondrodite, or some magnesium mineral, owing
Book (volume)
Brooks. (22245-4) $5.00 Gems and Precious Stones of North America, George F. Kunz. (21855-4) $6.00 The Curious...VOL.2 Bauer, Max Precious stones J FOX LAKE DISTRICT LIBRARY 2§| £ J3RAND AVENUE 60020 - PRECIOUS....... 3. South Africa 4. Borneo 5. Australia 0. North America 7. British Guiana 8. Urals .... 9. Lapland...232 233 238 238 242 245 247 255 260 VOLUME II Corundum . Ruby Sapphire . Other varieties Spinel. Chrysoberyl...PLATE I. Fig. 4a. (Following p. 376.) DIAMOND, CORUNDUM, SPINEL, AND ZIRCON. Fig 1. V ,, ?! 3.
Book
stumble over a valuable nugget and stake your own mining claim? Indeed it to is, and author book Jay...prospecting, he points out, is in abandoned mining districts, where valuable mineral ores are present...commercial ores and secondary minerals by state, county, township, and geologic range. For easy identification...RANSOM 1875-1948 An to the Eastern '‘Schoolmarm” Mining Camps of the Old West I I a s I \ h K... CONTENTS Preface ix PART I 1 Introduction to Mining and Mineralogy 2 Preparation for Mineral Collecting
Book (volume)
NORTInHIwo AME A Volumes John Sinkankas _ GEMSTONES OF NORTH AMERICA In Two Volumes ® Volume I Gemstones, of...of all the mineral treasures to be found in North America, are perhaps the most fascinating—and 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)
Saontn-tirs. LONDON: TL’inJNEK & 0 0., LUDGATK HILL ,885. ( AF r?A‘As j 'Batltmtpnir I.AllAMYN)...thi^ facts in crys- Mr is E. as to miiu'S and mining industry referred to the Text-book of Mineralogv...Localities of Minerals 883 2. Brief Notice of Foreign Mining Begions 875 IV. DETERMINATION OF MINERAI^S....lerals ^ iaUb.dtlon of if) L'he))i\r(d Proptriles of Mine nth ; (4) J lescrqjtions of Sj/6; cles j (o) JJeientiUiutloii...to the faces of a rhombohedron, as in calcite, corundum. Not unfre- — quently the rhombohedral cleavage
Book
Firefly Books Ltd. Buffalo, New York Richmond Hill, Ontario Published in the United States by PO....be minerals. Microcline, Crystal Peak, Colorado, USA * 12 x 9x 5 cm. Biominerals Crystals formed by biological...periods of stability PLANET | 114 San Carlos district, Chihuahua, Mexico * 8 x 4 x 2 om are uncommon...zeolites. Calcite (septarian nodule), San Juan County, Utah, USA » 18 x 24 x 8 om 14 MINERALS: PRODUCTS... Located on an island about 300 km (185 miles) north of Yellowknife, the Acasta River deposit is believed
Book
Buffalo, New York 14205 66 Leek Crescent Richmond Hill, Ontario L4B 1H1 Design and Layout: Joseph Gisini/PageWave...be minerals. Microcline, Crystal Peak, Colorado, USA * 12 x 9x 5 om MINERALS: PRODUCTS OF A CHANGING...CHANGING PLANET 11 Vanadinite, San Carlos district, Chihuahua, Mexico * 8 x 4 x 2 cm Mineral Species Minerals...zeolites. Calcite (septarian nodule), San Juan County, Utah, USA * 18 x 24x Bem 14 | MINERALS: PRODUCTS... Located on an island about 300 km (185 miles) north of Yellowknife, the Acasta River deposit is believed
Book (edition)
For the Student of Elementary Mineralogy, the Mining Engineer, the Geologist, the Prospector, the Collector...certain definite types. Galena Vesuvianite Chrysolite 10. Variation of Form and Surface. Actual crystals...and hexad axes. 13 12 14 Rutile Calcite Chrysolite 16 Beryl * The cube illustrates three of...been explained. Illustrations will crystal Chrysolite In addition to the usual Horizontal Projections...center of will fall the stereographic projecAll north and south tion. meridians of the spherical projection
Book (edition)
iH ^ fe o -• vO y MINERALOGY AND MINING. Mine Accidents —Ventilation — Ore Dressing, Etc...in fullness of plan, tion." American Journal of Mining. detail, and execu- THIRD APPENDIX TO DITTO...species. By Edward H. Williams, Jr., Professor of Mining Engineering at Lehigh University, Pa 18mo, cloth...DRESSING IN EUROPE, KUNHARDT. By W. B. Kunhardt, Mining Engineer 8vo, cloth, 1 60 ACCIDENTS IN MINES...possession of every person connected with the mining of coal." Mining Herald. " This book should be not only
Book (edition)
occur in many rhombohedral species as f. 178 of corundum, which contains f-2(r), 4-2, -2/-2 (for 9-2 on...forms of the hexagonal and dihexmodifications. Corundum. a g Ona | p r i sms (p. 34.) are a l so characteristic...cause. Crystals of numerous other species, even of corundum, spinel, quartz, etc., sometimes show the same...For example, on crystals of datolite from Bergen Hill, the plane is almost uniformly destitute of lustre;...in In later years the matquartz, topaz, beryl, chrysolite, and other minerals. ter has been more thoroughly
Book (edition)
the w-2 or diagonal series occur in as f. 178 of corundum, which species contains f-2(r), 4-2, -2/-2 (for...cause. Crystals of numerous other species, even of corundum, spinel, quartz, etc., sometimes show the same...For example, on crystals of datolite from Bergen Hill, the plane 2-...in In later years the matquartz, topaz, beryl, chrysolite, and other minerals. ter has been more thoroughly...malachite ; also of chrysolite in a pseudomorphous crystal of serpentine ; of corundum in fibrolite, or
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Guejarite: a New Mineral Species discovered in the District of Guejar, in the Sierra-Nevada, Andalusia: by...notices on mica, dolomite, zircon, titanic iron, chrysolite, sodalite, aragoni te, dioptase, peromskite,...Canadian Apatite. Two New Minerals from the Eleonora Mine in the Dunsberg near Giessen. By A. NIES(Jahrb....the mineral described by Boricky from the Hrbck mine near St. Benipa. + H. W. The Phosphates of Waldgirmes...phosphates are found in the " Rothlaufchen " iron mine near Waldgirmes, a village situated between Wetz1a
Book
Shaub -y Treasures from the earth PUBLIC LIBRARY COUNTY, FORT WAYNE AND ALLEN IND. Treasures from...char- identified. Descriptive and after may corundum, and diamond are sity, (lead sulfide), lead...icale true foi is too lare< between the last corundum and diamond. The difference in hardness between...the scale, greater than the difference tween corundum and in the talc, hardness bemineral on first...parting in magnetite, rhombohedral parting in corundum, and basal Earthy fracture has the appearance
Book (volume)
up 165 for to Temiskaming Cochrane district read district. Ref. 4, under oruetite, add See also... for VVakatipu district, CoUingwood, 294 Zealand read Wakatipu 303 line district, 8 in synonomy...and the corresponding citation (Hudson Bay 309 mine). in Ref. 4, line Z, for 670 read 676. 310 in... read 99.72. 345 23, down for Goat Hill read Great Hill. 80 read 81 3313 Colusite,for Cu3(Sn,Te...pageite read paigeite. for Algoma district read Sudbury District. in the left Itand figure in the
Report (volume)
viii-ix. The physical geology of the Grand Canon district, by Clarence E. Button, pp. 47-166, pis. x-xxxvi...Abstract of report on geology and mining industry of Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, by S. F. Emmons, pp...of'the geology of the Comstock lode and the Wash oe district, by George F. Becker, pp. 291-330, pis. xlvi-xlvii...xviii-xxiii. Abstract of report on'geology of the Eureka district, Nevada, by Arnold Hague, pp. 237-290, pis. xxiv-xxv...xxvi-xxxv. A review of the nonmarine fossil Mollusca of North America, by C. A. White, M. D., pp. 403-550, pis
Book (volume)
mineralogical as of of varieties, or is value corundum name, the very in prevailing of different...when when of consideration, mineral same corundum while the chemical as define of To secondary...words, cut of the strike to the the amount corundum 1.62, able are shows in and on silver....abrasive material years which is which powder corundum except at hard for the harder stones, almost...when only, confusing, but also topaz” is yellow corundum, whilst the under Like earliest lustre,
Book (edition)
Linopolis, Brazil, H Page 13: Gold, 35 mm.Eagle's est Mine, California, G Publi!>hed by Grdllit.u.o. Stefanikova43...expressed in clase. 7 - quartz. 8 - topaz, 9 - corundum, 10 - dia- percentage. The collected data on optics...abbreviations: Rep. (republic), prov. (province), co. (county), munic. (municipio), pref. (prefecture), dept...dept. (departement), dept. (departamento), dist. (district). Less common terms are not abbreviated, e.g....always included in text, except in the cases of the USA, UK, and the provinces Ontario and Quebec in Canada
Book (edition)
File, 1601 Park Lane. Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, USA. Introduction This volume is the third edition...Green River Formation in (TL) Uintah Co .. Utah. USA. Named for P.H. Abelson. 20.7.3 AbernalhJile. K(U00As0...26 A. Z=4 [PDF 1 6-386]. (TL) Temple Mts. Utah. USA. Named for J . Abernathy. Abhurite. S n 30(0HhCl...44.0 14 A . Z=2 1 . (TL) Red Sea at Sharm Abhur. north of Jiddah. Saudi Arabia. Found on tin ingots and...Absitc. var. of brannerite. A .W.G. Whittle ( 1 954) Mining Rev. S. Austral. Dept. Mines no. 9 (for 1 952)
 
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