 | | 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...uranium, cerium, lanthanum and tions yttrium. The corundum mines, in the chrysolite ledges of the gion...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...titanium, uranium, cerium, lanthanum and yttrium. The corundum mines, iu the chrysolite ledges of the mountain |  | | Report (volume) | | and sapphire are considered precious gems. Some opal is precious, but most varieties are semiprecious...Apatite . 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Orthoclase Quartz Topaz Corundum Diamond The numbers preceding each mineral indicate...rated as 10, is many times harder than corundum, rated as 9. Corundum is placed next to diamond only because...all other green stones (Smith, 1949, p. 175). Corundum was referred to as "oriental" because the first...pale-green beryl to blue, violet corundum to rose pink, and yellow corundum to colorless. Dyeing is another |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Gemstones of North Carolina By GEORGE A. BRUCE, International Import Company 604 Peachtree Street, N...Atlanta 8, Georgia "The Land of the Sky" that is North Carolina is also the Land of Gemstones. This beautiful...certain order. They first came to light in the gold-mining era from the early 1800s until the Civil War. Then...some twenty-five years following, the mica and corundum interests gave further rise to their discovery...beauty and value. The fourth step was the systematic mining for the stones themselves. At present a fifth period |  | | 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 |  | | 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) | | describes sites under of the nearest town and county. and the many maps included book contain such...out each year into the mountains and deserts of North America to collect a great variety of materials...glaciers that once covered the northern part of North America. As you can see from the directory of digging...(Cro»$-$«ction ot righl) ^ \b7 CHRYSOBERYL CORUNDUM DIAMOND CRYSTALS ffl 1 \ Carlsbad (One twin...microscope. is — — A few gem materials notably, opal and obsidian are amorphous, lacking crystal structure |  | | 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...(25.56 ct), Sweet Home Mine, Colorado; colorless scheelite (19.66 ct), Kern County, California; octagonal...Vivid blue matched benitoite gems from San Benito County, California, consisting of 52 benitoites and 75 |  | | Book (edition) | | GEMSTONES $CS of NORTH AMERICA . In Two Volumes $30.00 GEMSTONES OF NORTH AMERICA In Two Volumes ...interesting facts about the people involved in mining, current price lists of various stones, and numerous...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 |  | | 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 |  | | 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 (volume) | | GElV!§TONE§ (())f NORTH AMERRCA VOLUME III GElV[§TONE§ OF TXiE ,voRLD §ERIE§ SERIES EDITOR... GEMSTONES OF NORTH AMERICA, VOLUME III by Joh11 Sinkankas ON ~rf-IE co ·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). GEMSTONE§ (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 |  | | 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...Melanite, Topazolite . Tourmaline Opal Precious opal . Fire-opal Common opal . Turquoise . Bone-turquoise |  | | 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 (edition) | | in connection some information as to mines and mining renovation ; industry. " The student is referred... III. l. AND SILICATES. SILICA. 253 Quartz Opal 259 2. SILICATES. General Remarks.- 262 1. ...alluded to, and one example of these is the mineral opal, in which even the microscope detects no evidence...sometimes in minute portions supposed not to be opal. But if we exclude coals and resins this mineral...the faces of a rhombohedron, as in calcite, 35. corundum. Not unfrequently the rhombohedral cleavage is |  | | 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) | | 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...one species only, or even specimens only from one mine. Whatever limits the collector imposes on himself...in "old timers" from the famous zinc mines of Franklin, New Jersey, ,,vhich he inherited from his father...for whom the emerald-green spodumen e from North Carolina, hicldenite) is named; George Frederick Kunz | | | Book (edition) | | TING—A GEMSTONES PROSPECTING OF Lapidary’s 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...one species only, or even specimens only from one mine. Whatever limits the collector imposes on himself...in “old timers” from the famous zinc mines of Franklin, New Jersey, which he inherited from his father... for whom the emerald-green spodumene from North Carolina, hiddenite, is named; George Frederick Kunz |  | | 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... 1 . SiLDLVTLS. SILICA. TAGB Quartz 2 dd Opal 23 b * 2 Ceil oral . SILICATES. Remarks 212...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 |  | | Book (edition) | | polished, 70 mm, Anjanabonoina, Madagaskar, G Page 5: Opal - fire, polished, 50 mm, Mezezo, Ethiopia, G Page...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. |  | | Book | | Shaub -y Treasures from the earth PUBLIC LIBRARY COUNTY, FORT WAYNE AND ALLEN IND. Treasures from...chemical element or crystalline structure, such as opal in is are but one class of materials studied...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 |  | | Book (edition) | | the outstanding sho,vs of the annual San Diego County Fair at Del Mar, California. In addition, the collections...useful in the arts and sciences and therefore worth mining. The formation of various types of ore deposits...Historica, in ,vhich man y observations ,vere made on mining and m ineralogical n1atters in the various portions...thorough student of past as well as contemporary mining and mineralogy, he managed to compile in his lifetime...pris1ns, quartz, apatite, beryl; hexagonal pyramids, corundum, apatite; Lrigon::tl prisn1s, tounnaline; rhon1bohedrons |  | | 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...and 195 included under minerals of bright a opal, cat’s-eye or much that transparent have occurrence...words, cut of the strike to the the amount corundum 1.62, able are shows in and on silver....bands with the ancients precious are when opal, is for precious stones in differ dichroic |  | | 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 |
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