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| of North Carolina S T E V E N P. Y U R K O V I C H Department of Earth Sciences Western Carolina University...University Cullowhee, North Carolina 28723 to nearly 7,000 tons (Ballard, 1947). The vast majority of this...this ore was taken from the Corundum Hill mine. Com mercial corundum production ceased in the area in...mined and collected from a wide area of western North Carolina since 1847 (Pratt and Lewis, 1905). Throughout...nineteenth century and the early part of the twentieth, corundum was utilized as an industrial abrasive due to |
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| 0, I y. 50 .r rVv, rv O. ^ NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT R. BRUCE ETHERIDGE...BULLETIN NO. 50 The Vermiculite Deposits of North Carolina BY THOMAS G. MURDOCK AND CHARLES E. HUNTER...THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY UNDER THE DIRECTION OF JASPER L. STUCKEY, NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF...AND H. S. RANKIN, TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RALEIGH 1946 NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION...BULLETIN NO. 50 The Vermiculite Deposits of North Carolina BY THOMAS G. MURDOCK AND CHARLES E. HUNTER |
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| DIRECTOR THE OCCUIIRENCE AND DISTRIBUTION CORUNDUM IN THE UNITED STATES BY JOSEPI-I HYDE PR.ATT...Modes of occurrence of corundum ...... ................,_................ Corundum in peridotites...._ ...... Corundum in biotite, contact on saxonite .............................. U 1.1 19 Corundum in enstatite.....1. 20 Corundum in serpentine . _.........._....__...........__....-_..--.._.. Corundum in chlorite-schist.... 20 21 Corundum in amphibolite ................................. ........ 21 Corundum (emery) in |
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| GEOLOGICAL SURVEY - CHARLES D. WALCOTT, DIRECTOR CORUNDUM ITS OCCURRENCE AND DISTRIBUTION IN THE UNITED...__..-.._.__.--...- -18 Physical properties of corundum ......................................... 1.5...composition of corundum ........................................ Determination of percentage of corundum in an...---..-.-..-..-...-,.-..--..-.....Sapphire or gem corundum ........_...'.................--..-.-. .........--.-.... Corundum......-....-.-.......--.......-......--......--........_... Block corundum......... |
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| Knoxville 1 °X2° Quadrangle, Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN...Knoxville 1°X2° Quadrangle, Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina By G.R. ROBINSON, Jr., F.G. LESURE...Knoxville 1°X2° quadrangle Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina I by G.R. Robinson, Jr. ... [et al...Geology- Tennessee. 2. Geology-North Carolina. 3. Geology-South Carolina. 4. Mines and mineral resources-...and mineral resources-North Carolina. 6. Mines and mineral resourcesSouth Carolina. I. Robinson, G.R. II |
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| North Carolina State Library Gift of "JYortk (^arolinti ^Ihranj 0 Digitized by the Internet Archive...Library of North Carolina https://archive.org/details/corundumperidoti01prat CORUNDUM AND THE PERIDOTITES...OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA BY JOSEPH HYDE PRATT and JOSEPH VOLNEY LEWIS North Carolina State Library...Raleigh NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY J. A. HOLMES, STATE GEOLOGIST VOLUME I CORUNDUM AND THE PERIDOTITES...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA BY JOSEPH HYDE PRATT AND JOSEPH VOLNEY LEWIS RALEIGH NORTH CAROLINA 1905 |
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| 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 |
 | Robinson, Gilpin R., Lesure, Frank G., Marlowe, J. I., Foley, Nora K., Clark, S.H. (2004) Bedrock geology and mineral resources of the Knoxville 1° x 2° quadrangle, Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina. Open-File Report 2004-1075. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/ofr20041075 | Report (issue) |
| Knoxville 1°x2° Quadrangle, Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina By G.R. ROBINSON, Jr., F.G. LESURE...Knoxville 1°x2° quadrangle Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina / by G.R. Robinson, Jr. ... [etaf...Geology—Tennessee. 2. Geology—North Carolina. 3. Geology—South Carolina. 4. Mines and mineral resources—Tennessee...and mineral resources—North Carolina. 6. Mines and mineral resourcesSouth Carolina. I. Robinson, G.R. II...Blue Ridge 17 Ocoee Supergroup 17 Murphy Belt 18 Valley and Ridge and Paleozoic Portion of the West Flank |
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| PRELIMINARY REPORT ON CORUNDUM DEPOSITS IN THE BUCK CREEl( PERIDOTITE CLAY COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA BY JARVIS B.... . . . . . . . . • . • . . . Roan gneiss and Carolina gneiss ...................... Pegma ti tes. ..... . . • . • . • . . • • • • . . . • • • . . . Corundum deposits........................................•..••...••....... Quality and distribution of corundum ......••..•.. Disseminated deposits in amphibolite... Origin of corundum in the disseminated deposits .• Quality and distribution of corundum •.......•.. |
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| COUNTIES OF NORTH CAROLINA C. HENRY KING, FRANKUNVILLE, N.C. ALAMANCE—The North State pyrophyllite mine is located...by the Indians. ALLEGHANY—The Crouse manganese mine near Sparta has produced an interesting suite of...ASHE—Site of the Ore Knob copper mine in the eastern part of the county has produced chalcocite, bornite...Branch; nickel ores noted at Democrat and Leicester. Corundum, as blue and white xls of good color, but badly...Mountain. BURKE—Three diamonds have been found in this county. One specimen is at the State Museum in Raleigh |
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| Norton, Second Vice-President 11945 Magnolia Blvd., North Hollywood. CA 91607 Mrs. Jeanne Mager. Secretary....................30 Bronze Sapphire• at th• Mincey Mine by Paul Broughton .............................Is priced at only . . . $.85 per lb. BLACK SPIDER MINE TURQUOISE - All ring size stones, mostly of a medium...lnaurance - ALL ORDERS MUST INCLUDE A $2.00 fN If In the USA - all others Including Canada must include full...LAPIDARY SOCIETIES, Annual Convention and Show. North Shore Roc:k and Mineral Society host. Hynes Auditorium |
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| December 2014 North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh W hen the North Carolina Museum of Natural...the state capitol. Appropriately enough, the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences celebrated its 125th...125th birthday with Treasures Unearthed: North Carolina’s Spectacular Gems and Minerals, a one-year exhibit...with a private collector who specialized in North Carolina minerals to create the 4,000-square-foot exhibit...showcased nearly three hundred specimens of North Carolina gems and minerals. At the close of this successful |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Smoky Mountains National Park, Western North Carolina Carolina Geological Society Annual Field Trip November...Aiken, South Carolina Steve Gurley, Consulting Soil Scientist, Lincolnton, North Carolina Godfrey and...Blythewood, South Carolina Kubal, Furr and Associates, Greenville, South Carolina Zemex Corporation,... Spruce Pine, North Carolina Organization, registering participants, keeping financial records, and guidebook...Cooperation, encouragement, and field checking by North Carolina Geological Survey geologists: Carl E. Merschat |
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| 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 |
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| August 2017 Mineral and Gem Society of Castro Valley At the last regular monthly membership meeting...meeting of the Mineral and Gem Society of Castro Valley which was held Friday, August 11 in the Faculty Dining...their next year's convention, members of the Castro Valley Society will be in a position to enter an exhibit...and Peter J. Morra and Douglas Morra of Castro Valley. Director Tom Robb reported on the Silversmithing...Arthur B. Emmes, Pub. Chm. 7845 Castro Valley Blvd. Castro Valley, Calif. ROCKS AND MINERALS Downloaded |
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| 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...townagate, 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 |
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| Most specimen collecting is done in the Lead-Zinc mining dists. of northwestern Illinois, the glacial drift...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...deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip mine⎯pyritized gastropods |
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| Most specimen collecting is done in the Lead-Zinc mining dists. of northwestern Illinois, the glacial drift...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...deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip mine⎯pyritized gastropods |
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| 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...quartzites. Corundum, — — spinel and garnet are associated with such rocks. Because hard rock mining amateur |
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| it helpful to refer to Survey Bulletin 507, "The mining districts of the western United States," and to...abundant, it may have been completely exhausted by mining or quarrying. Deposits of minerals of wide distribution...because they occur in sufficient quantity to warrant mining for their usual products but because they furnish...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. |
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| THE GEOLOGY OF LOWER MILFORD TOWNSHIP, LEHIGH COUNTY, PENN. (Part 3). By Charles W. Brotvn ········...406 A VISIT TO THE IVIGTUT (Greenland) CRYOLITE MINE. By John Si11ka11kas ................. :..........thru Indiana, Illinois ( visited the fluorite district of Cave-Io-Rock and Rosiclare) , Kenturky, Missouri...of ing ~r. the 11es ear ing "Five leagues north of Guasabas. at about a stone's throw easnvard from...small hill, at the foot of which it lies, from the north side around by the south to the east. This vein |
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| ....................................... 102 District of Columbia ............................................. North Carolina. .......................................................... North Dakota............................................. South Carolina......................................:..........to refer to Geological Survey Bulletin 507, "The mining districts of the western United States," and to...abundant it may have been completely exhausted by mining or quarrying. Deposits of minerals that are widely |
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| 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 |
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