 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Silica and Silicates (part two) GARNET GROUP The garnets form a group of closely related mineral species;...spessartite or is called an almandite-spessartite garnet. It is an interesting observation that most almandite...observation as yet. ALMANDITE, or iron-aluminum garnet, is an iron, aluminum silicate. Usually there is...Dakota. Twenty pound crystals have been found in North Carolina. A large nine inch diameter crystal was found...silicate. It is a rarer garnet than almandite or almandite-spessartite garnet. The most noted locality |  | | Report (issue) | | Collecting Sites in North Carolina By W. F. Wilson and B. J. McKenzie RUTILE GUMMITE IN GARNET RUBY CORUNDUM...CORUNDUM GOLD TORBERNITE GARNET IN MICA ANATASE RUTILE AJTUNITE AND TORBERNITE THULITE AND PYRITE...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 | | | 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 | | 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...was m e r e l y p a r t o f t h e waste o f t h e mine. W h a t t h e y needed was h i g h grade ore o...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 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | ROLE OF YTTRIUM AND OTHER MINOR ELEMENTS IN THE GARNET GROUP1 Howeno W. Jlnlo2 Assrnacr Several minor...of several of these in particular varieties of garnet suggests isomorphism. Yttrium, heretofore considered... IlrrnorucrroN The garnets form a well-defined group of minerals with respect to their essentialchemistry...composition and the physical constants within the group. Heritsch (1926) and Wright (1938) have emphasized...Survey files. 135 1,[INOR ELEMENTS IN THE GARNET GROUP Sample CaMgFeMnAl Si Zn Cr Ti Sc Li Na Sr |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Washington, DC 20013 pohwatp@si.edu GROSSULAR Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Les Sources Municipalité Régional de...important group of these minerals makes collectors sit up and take notice. The garnet group has great...stones looked like glowing coals. The Romans called garnet carbunculus (from the Latin meaning “little charcoal”)...and color (Gilg 2008). The first use of the name garnet was by Albrecht von Bollstädt (1193–1280), who...pomegranate that garnet resembles (Galoisy 2013). There are also a few myths associated with garnet, some of |  | | Book (edition) | | G. F. Kunz (1890) Gems and precious stones of North America. A. H. Verrill (1939) Minerals, metals,...prospecting for uranium on La Ventana Mesa, Sandoval County, New Mexico. .,3d ed. H. C. Dake (1953) The uranium...and the counare arranged alphabetically; within a county the districts are also given in alphabetical order...camps, and synonyms, together with the name of the county in which the district is located. In perusing the...certain highlights in the history of mineralogy in North America, the reader is referred to W. E. Ford (1918) |  | | Book | | and malachite; beryl (aquamarine and morganite); garnet (pyrope and spessartite); jet; labradorite; obsidian;...vogue and no major market for it exists. Pyrope garnet from the Navajo Indian Reservation, topaz from...Bm-Morganite C-Calcite, referred to as "onyx" G-Garnet, unspecified Gp-Pyrope Gs-Spessartite J-Jet L-Labradorite...Snowville (variscite), Box Elder County 2. Lucin (variscite) , Box Elder County 3. Promontory (variscite, obsidian)...obsidian), Box Elder County 4. Cedar Mountains , south of Low (onyx), Tooele County 5. Grantsville (onyx) |  | | Book (volume) | | Dick's deep concern for the fate of the Sterling mine in Ogdensburg, New Jersey, and his intense interest...interest in mining history led him to purchase the mine in order to form a living museum so that it would...mineralogical community. Through his efforts, the Sterling mine has been declared a national historic landmark....greater variety of minerals are found in Oxford County, alone, than anywhere else on Earth of comparable...probably a greater variety of minerals in a single mine in Franklin, New Jersey, or Mont Saint-Hilaire, |  | | Report (volume) | | Bibliography of North American Geology, 1956 By RUTH REECE KING and otMrs GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN...------------------ 279 ni BIBLIOGRAPHY OF NORTH AMERICAN GEOLOGY 1956 By Rum REECE KING and others...appeared during 1956 concerning the geology of the North American continent, in- cluding Greenland, the...in foreign journals are cited if they deal with North American localities or are of a general nature,...with foreign areas. Articles by foreign authors on North America are included regardless of place of publication; |  | | Report (issue) | | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 County Listings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . 4 Mineral Localities Listed by County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Beaver County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Box Elder County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Cache County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |  | | Report (issue) | | Cover illustration Native silver, Castle-Trethewey mine, Gowganda. The specimen measures 9 cm by 5 cm. National...GSC 1999–003A Native gold in quartz, Hoyle Pond mine, Timmins. The specimen measures 6 cm across. National... Frontispiece. The original Hollinger (Timmins) mine, 1910, before it was destroyed by fire in 1911....Northland mine Net Lake (Barton) mine Cedar Lake (Trebor, Cuniptau) mine Little Dan mine Sherman mine Temagami...Temagami (Copperfields) mine 16 16 19 20 20 22 23 23 25 26 26 27 27 27 28 28 29 29 30 31 31 32 32 34 35 |  | | Book (volume) | | instance, a single Spodumene crystal from the Etta Mine near Keystone on the east side of the Mount Rushmore...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...Hounds in the United States CUSTER COUNTY AREA: The November Mine, 1.2 mi. SE of the Needles Eye Tunnel |  | | Book | | 22:65-69 [Abstracts of the] FM-TGMS-MSA Symposium on Garnet (chairman: K. J. Wenrich) 24:61-68 Abstracts of...On a spectacular find of crocoite in the Adelaide mine, Dundas, Tasmania (by A. H. Chapman) 3:111-113 ADOLFSSON...Iaria from the Howard-Montgomery quarry, Howard County, Maryland (by J. S. White) 25:53-54 AFGHANISTAN...AJO Famous mineral localities: the New Cornelia mine, Ajo, Arizona (by W. J. Thomas & R. B. Gibbs) 14:283-298...Iron-manganese phosphates of the Williams pegmatites, Coosa County, Alabama (by P. B. Leavens & T. A. Simpson) 6:66-73 |  | | Journal (issue) | | up on sleep, I am already away two weeks from the USA. This journey started with an early trip to Munich...the Pakistani-Afghan frontier in the tribal areas north of Peshawar. Mineral News April 2004 The business...lot of topazes in matrix from Shamoozi, a famous mine producing fine pinks. This was a better lot than...meet one of my favorite Afghan friends. Tall, lean, hawk-nosed and mentally sharp, he relentlessly scours...Ownership: Excalibur Mineral Corporation, 1000 North Division Street, Peekskill, NY 10566-1830. Publisher: |  | | Book | | museum quality but many minerals can be found on mine dumps or can be purchased or traded. After introducing...rocks contain large crystals, often of the feldspar group and are known as porphyries. The individual crystals...granite but with no quartz. Sandstone (South Dakota, USA) _9_ A darker rock than granite but with a similar...are the home of a number of interesting minerals. Garnet, staurolite and andalusite are typical minerals...minerals change. A number of silicate minerals such as garnet and epidote and some sulphides giving metallic |  | | 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 |  | | Report (issue) | | district, Gilpin County, Colorado. 2. Geologic sections of the Central City district, Gilpin County, Colorado...unit____________________________ Composition of garnet from garnetiferous biotite-quartz-plagioclase ...range. The Central City district is in south Gilpin County, in the central part of the Front Eange (fig. 1)...quadrangle and the extreme west-central part of the Black Hawk T^-minute quadrangle. It is about 12 miles east...western part of the district; in the valley of North Clear Creek, the principal stream in the area, local |  | | Report (volume) | | Bibliography of North American Geology, 1950-1959 PART 2. INDEX VOLUME 3 : A-L GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN...BULLETIN 1195 Bibliography of North American Geology, 1950-1959 By RUTH REECE KING, ELISABETH S...., 6. T. B., 2. Magmatic vs. metamorphic source North America, western, paleoof ores: Hawley, J. E., 11...evolutionary extinction L. R., 6. factors: Coleman, R. H. North Dakota, petroleum: Laird, Management look at the...Paleotectonic history, western Mineral-dependent economy, North America: Laudon, reserve plan: Love ring, T. S. |  | | Report (volume) | | and indexes, particularly the "Bibliographies of North American Geology," covering 1785-1957. These were...for sand and gravel, no single commodity tn this group has a total value of more than $100 million ; no...place in 1859 in the Gregory diggings near Black Hawk the miners, as well as the assayers and others who...recently found in the Tenmile district, Summit County. In his booklet, which today would be classed as...feldspar, and mica, occur in some form in every county in the State. Among mineralogists, Colorado is |  | | Journal (issue) | | Plus Shipping $14.95 Plus Shipping Kingsley North, Inc. P.O. Box 216: Dept 3, Norway, MI 49870-0216...Decor and more! Neptunite Benitoite Gem Mine San Benito County,CA Martin Zinn Collection Photo by Jeff...Fossils • Live Demos Crack a Geode • Kids Korner • Gem Mine Silent/Chinese Auctions • Door Prizes Exhibits •...an paying adult. Soccer Sportsplex Lorain Rd. 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Scapolit&-a group of silicates; tetragonal; pale colored; hardness...the black variety. SChorlomite-member of the garnet group of sillea tes; isometric; usually massive, black; |  | | 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...amethyst (left, upper group) which measures about 25 mm (1 in.) across. TOP GROUP. Green fluorite (121... Maine; round brilliant red-orange spessartine garnet (16.62 ct), Ramona, California; deep red cushion |  | | Book (edition) | | GEMSTONES $CS of NORTH AMERICA . In Two Volumes $30.00 GEMSTONES OF NORTH AMERICA In Two Volumes ...REINHOLD BOOK / '- ✓ ( ..., ■ 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!>PI£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 |
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