 | | 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...brought to a Pi 7 ? f 3 : GEOLOGY OP NORTH CAROLINA. 2 many new and rare species. The Mica veins...uranium, cerium, lanthanum and tions yttrium. The corundum mines, in the chrysolite ledges of the gion...within a few days , so that the list of North Carolina mineral species has been very considerably |  | | 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...titanium, uranium, cerium, lanthanum and yttrium. The corundum mines, iu the chrysolite ledges of the mountain...matter of commercial interest. GEOLOGY OF NORTH CAROLINA. 6 Dr. C. L. Hunter has also kindly furnished |  | | 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 |  | | 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) | | 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 |  | | Report (issue) | | Sites in North Carolina By W. F. Wilson and B. J. McKenzie RUTILE GUMMITE IN GARNET RUBY CORUNDUM GOLD...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 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | GEMS AND GEM MINERALS OF NORTH CAROLINA* Josnrn HvoB Pnerr North Carolina is one of the more notable...the commercial mining of these, such as gold, corundum, mica, and monazite. There have been, however...material. The variety of gem minerals found in North Carolina is probably greater than in any other state...following: Diamond Spodumene Hiddenite Kunzite Corundum Ruby Sapphire Oriental Emerald Oriental Amethyst...Drauor.rt Twelve diamonds have been found in North Carolina, and there are also extensive deposits of itacolumite |  | | Report (issue) | | North Carolina State Library jleigh ( f t NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT...NUMBER 71 EXPLANATORY TEXT FOR GEOLOGIC MAP OF NORTH CAROLINA By JASPER L. STUCKEY and STEPHEN RALEIGH...RALEIGH 1958 G. CONRAD Norffe Carolir* St** NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT...NUMBER 71 EXPLANATORY TEXT FOR GEOLOGIC MAP OF NORTH CAROLINA By JASPER L. STUCKEY and STEPHEN G. CONRAD...Jefferson F. J. BOLING Siler City H. C. BUCHAN, JR North Wilkesboro SCROOP W. ENLOE, JR Spruce Pine VOIT |  | | Book (edition) | | Orthoclase 1. Talc 2. Gypsum 7. Quartz Topaz Corundum 10. Diamond 3. Colcite 8. 4. Fluorite 9. ...actually 42.4 times harder than talc hard as corundum. field rests, the following information is...right) CHRYSOBERYL EPIDOTE PERIDOT SPHALERITE CORUNDUM FELDSPAR ^ PHENACITE SPODUMENE DANBURITE...elements such as diamond (carbon), oxides such as corundum (aluminum oxide), carbonates such as malachite...with tiny golden flakes of mica, and quartzites. Corundum, — — spinel and garnet are associated with |  | | Report (volume) | | further subdivided by geographic areas (State and county) and by subjects, which include general, geology...the White Mountains, Mono County, Calif., and near Hawthorne, Mineral County, Nev. KYANITE Kyanite generally...Baker Mountain, Prince Edward County, and Willis Mountain, Buckingham County, in Virginia, and at Henry...Henry Knob, near Clover, York County, S.C. These are the only deposits now producing kyanite in the United...been produced only in very small amount in North Carolina (Stuckey, 1937, p. 75). The most promising |  | | Report (volume) | | ....... 152 BULLETIN No. 44. Bibliography of North American geology for 1886, by Nelson H. Darton....of the Tuscaloosa formation, near Havana, Hale County, Ala ............................................deposits of South Carolina ..... Map showing location of phosphatic deposits of North Carolina ..... Map of...phosphate beds .............. Section at Olympia, Bath County, Ky.............................. Apatite in the...the Bonanza pit, Union mine, Portland, Ottawa County, Quebec, Canada................................. |  | | 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 |  | | Catalog/List | | cerium orthosilicate) Massive; Virginia, or N. Carolina ................. . 34 Orthite, high grade; Norway...157 Smaragdite Green xline, with pink corundum, North Carolina . . . 92 Tremolite Fibrous, coarse, greenish-gray...metasilicate) "Asbutos", fibrous with talc; North Carolina . . . . . . . . . 17 ANTHRACITE-See Mineral.... . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Xline, white; South Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....orthosilicatc} Cleavages, black; Canada and North Carolina . . . .. . ..33 BISMUTITE (A basic bismuth |  | | 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 | | MINES MINERS MINERALS AND OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA Western North Carolina’s Hidden Mineralogical Treasures...E L L 2005 PARKWAY PUBLISHERS, INC. Boone, North Carolina Copyright ©1999 Lowell Presnell All Rights...Mines, miners, and minerals of western North Carolina : western North Carolina’s hidden mineralogical treasures...(hard cover) 1. Mines and mineral resources—North Carolina—History. I. Title. TN24.N8P74 2005 338.4‚7622‚09756—dc22...Emerald 33 9. Mica Mining 37 10. Feldspar 55 11. Corundum 61 12. Copper Mining 69 13. Graphite, Chromite |  | | Book (volume) | | vertebrate remains. The breaks of the White River north of Crawford in Dawes Co. and the rather extensive...chalcedony, jasper and gem petrified wood. BUFFALO COUNTY KEARNEY, area gravel bars and pits along the Platte...townagate, chalcedony, jasper, petrified wood. CASS COUNTY WEEPING WATER, SE, on rd. to Nehawka, in the Snyderville...chalcedony, jasper, fossils. CHERRY COUNTY VALENTINE, in the Sandhills county along the Niobrara R. and Minnechaduza...CHEYENNE, DEUEL, GARDEN & KEITH COUNTIES AREA, between North and South Platte rivers and in all tributary branches |  | | Report (issue) | | pegmatite in granite, Short Tom Smith mine, Rockingham County, N. C______ ____ ____________________ _______________________...pegmatite and granite, E. R. Self mine, Gaston County, N. C____________________ 6. Sinuous discordant...bulge in the hanging wall, Knight mine, Rockingham County, N. C- ~ -7. Sharp hanging-wall contact, Knight...granite underlain by schist, Hawkins mine, Stokes County, N. C _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ 9. Same...and other units in the Big Bess pegmatite, Gaston County, N. C _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ |  | | Catalog/List | | cerium orthosilicate) Massive; Vii·ginia or N. Carolina ....... ..... .. .... Orthite, high grade; Norway...PH IBOLE-Cont'd Smaragdite Green xline mass; N. Carolina ...................... •. Tremolite XI prism,...metasilicate) "Asbestos,'' fibrous with talc; North Carolina ... . . .25 .50 .10 .25 .50 .35 1.50.... ... ..... .. . .. ... XI-scales on rock; N. Carolina ... ..... ..... .. ............ .60 .50 .35...orthosilicate) Cleavages, black; Canada and North Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . BISMUTH (Bismuth) |  | | 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....Bauxite and Hallpysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found in...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 |  | | Book (volume) | | grading to 600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper...⎯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) | | grading to 600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper...⎯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 |  | | Report (issue) | | arawak and North Borneo _________________ _ Sarawak _____________________________ _ North BorneO----...________ _ North Island_____ ------------- ________ _ Antarctica ________________________________ _ North Am...124 126 127 130 Monazite localities-Continued North America-Continued United States of America-Continued...Perce Counties __________ _ Idaho CountY-----------------Valley CountY-----------------Adams, Payette,...and Gem Counties ________________________ _ Boise County ___ --------------Ada, Owyhee, Elmore, and Custer |  | | Book (edition) | | 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...to Helena, in Shelby county, the field has an average width of 5 or 6 miles. Below that point the width...miles being in the latitud" of Blocton, in Bibb county. The south ern end of this field has a greater...Jefferson county; Helena, Montevallo, and Brierfield, Shelby county; and at Blocion. Bibb county. The Warrior |  | | Catalog/List | | fluorescent. 2"x 3", $50. 00 (New Hampshire, New Mexico, North IARITE CRYSTALS F ort Morgan, Colorado ANGLESITE...nuore■e11ac1), 31x ' 4-l/2", $15.00; 5'':115-1/2", $10,00 Carolina) Yellow scales on rock, I"x 2" $ .75;2" X 2",...lranamlUed l igh t), average, l" x l", $1. 00 CORUNDUM (North Carolina) Pink xled with cli noch lore, 2" x 2"...(red fluores ence), 2" x 2-1/ 2", $5. 00 (South Carolina) A tapered crystal, l" x 3 -1/ 2", $3. 00 (Tranavaa...50; 5" X 7 ", $35. 00, $50. 00 Sapphire • (North Carolina) Sectio n of dark blue cry■tal with gray rim |
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