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Quartz from
Wilkes County, Georgia, USA


Locality type:County
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Amethyst32 photos of Quartz associated with Amethyst at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wilkes County, Georgia, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:991271
Long-form Identifier:1:3:991271:7
GUID (UUID V4):0752a078-b58b-4dc1-a563-5275d6f04684
Localities for Quartz in this Region
Edmunds Mine, Amity, Wilkes County, Georgia, USA
Hilly Mine, Wilkes County, Georgia, USA
Jackson Crossroads Amethyst Mine (JXR Amethyst Mine), Jacksons Crossroads, Wilkes County, Georgia, USA
Metasville (1), Wilkes County, Georgia, USA
Metasville (2), Wilkes County, Georgia, USA
Newton, Wilkes County, Georgia, USA
Tignall, Wilkes County, Georgia, USA
Tignall (2), Wilkes County, Georgia, USA
Tyrone, Wilkes County, Georgia, USA
Christine Freeman property (Wingfield plantation), Washington, Wilkes County, Georgia, USA
Youngs Chapel prospect, Wilkes County, Georgia, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Jacksons Crossroads Wilkes County, Georgia T he amethyst locality in Wilkes County, Georgia, known as Jacksons...of small and elongated, essentially colorless, quartz crystals. Most of the collecFigure 1 (right). The...The Jacksons Crossroads amethyst mine, Wilkes County, Georgia. John S. White photo. Figure 2 (below)...Locality map showing Jacksons Crossroads, Wilkes County, Georgia; prepared by William Besse. JOHN S. WHITE...elongated colorless quartz crystals, 18.4 cm across, Jacksons Crossroads. Tellus Northwest Georgia Science Museum
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
amethyst flowers in a 7-cm matrix of colorless quartz and altered granite. Annette Slade photo. Lilac-Colored...New Finds from Jacksons Crossroads A Wilkes County, Georgia select group of field collectors, led...amethyst deposit, Jacksons Crossroads in Wilkes County, Georgia (Bowling, Moore, and Ledford 2005; Cook...about 8 kilometers from the sleepy town of Tignal, Georgia, was worked again in March 2015 and resulted in...remaining magmatic quartz that included layers and pods of secondary hydrothermal quartz. This zone was the
Report (issue)
The Geology of the Celeste 71/2' Quadrangle, Georgia by Mark E. Hall Department of Natural Resources...Resources Environmental Protection Division Georgia Geologic Survey Information Circular 94 I Cover photo:...1900's. It originally stood in Jackson Crossroads, Georgia. The store is now a part of the Callaway Plantation... The Geology of the Celeste 71/2' Quadrangle, Georgia by Mark E. HaD Department of Natural Resources...Reheis, Director Georgia Geologic Survey William H. McLemore, State Geologist Atlanta, Georgia 1993 Information
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the Jacksons Crossroads Amethyst Mine Wilkes County, Georgia I n May 2008 a small group of collectors...deposit. This occurrence, which is located in Wilkes County, Georgia, some 8 kilometers northwest of Tignal...occurrences spanning the eastern seaboard from Maine to Georgia (White and Cook 1990) that have sporadically produced...the Jacksons Crossroads amethyst mine, Wilkes County, Georgia. May 2008 view looking northwest. Carl... sitting on beds of sparkling, colorless drusy quartz. Rarely did more Paul Geffner has been involved
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Department of Geology Auburn Universit Rutile=Included Quartz Downloaded by [McGill University Library] at 05:41...issue’s Connoisseur’s Choice. The specimen, rutilated quartz from Waterbury, Vermont (see fig.), is interesting...in considerable demand by collectors. Rutilated quartz is also a popular gem material, having been utilized...spheres, and other ornamental devices. Rutilated quartz is known by a number of names that include sagenite...(love’s arrow), and Venus’ hair stone. The host quartz may be colorless, smoky, or amethystine and occurs
Report (issue)
GOLD IN EAST-CENTRAL GEORGIA , by Vernon J. Hurst University of Georgia with contributions by Kenneth...Plemons Georgia Department of Natural Resources Environmental Protection Division Georgia Geologic Survey...PDant, Parks GoUd Mine, McDuffie County, Georgia. Photo courtesy Georgia Department of Archives and History...History. GOLD IN EAST-CENTRAL GEORGIA by Vemon J. Hurst University of Georgia with contribl!.lltions lby...of the Accelerated Economic Minerals Program GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAl RESOURCES Jl. leonard ledbetter
Report (issue)
COVER PHOTO : Gold nugget from Dukes Creek, White County, weight 5 oz., 12 dwt., approx. 2x. BACK COVER...approx. 1.5x. Lower left - Goethite from Pulaski County, approx. lx. Right - Magnetite crystal face showing... MINERALS OF GEORGIA: THEIR PROPERTIES AND OCCURRENCES by Robert B. Cook STATE OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF............................................. 153 Quartz ........................................................................................... 170 County Index ........................................
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Cover Photographs January/February: Chalcopyrite on quartz, La Mine de Giraud, La Gardette, Bourg d’Oisan...Benjamin specimen, Jeff Scovil photo. March/April: Quartz, variety amethyst, Las Vigas, Veracruz, Mexico...May/June: Quartz (Herkimer “diamond”), Herkimer Diamond Mines, Inc., New port, Herkimer County, New York...Pocket, Oceanview mine, Pala district, San Diego County, California. Bill Larson specimen, Jeff Scovil...September/October: Gold, Mockingbird mine, Mariposa County, California. Collector’s Edge Minerals, Inc., specimen
Report (issue)
Publisher Lithographie, Ltd. Denver, Colorado, USA Design and Layout Gloria A. Staebler © 2012 Lithographic...Lithographic, Ltd. PO Box 11613 • Denver, CO 80211 • USA Phone: 1.303.495.5521 • Fax: 1.303.482.1238 W\\w...United States of America PHOTO CREDITS Cover: Quartz variety amethyst, 10.5 cm tall Goboboseb Mountains...collection, Robert Weldon photo © 2009 GIA Page 2 Quartz variety amethyst, 3.5 cm tall Kakamunurle Mine...collection, Marie-Lan Nguyen photo Upper middle: Quartz variety amethyst (Japan-law twin), 1.6 cm tall
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Mountain (better known as Hallelujah Junction), Washoe County, Nevada (Geffner, Frazier, and Frazier 2007). More...More recently, on 12 May 2009, a remarkable quartz scepter was unearthed on the claim. Figure 1 (above...Pocket. Figure 2 (above right). Mongo, the 16-inch quartz scepter found in May 2009 at Hallelujah Junction...the Jacksons Crossroads amethyst mine in Wilkes County, Georgia, and appeared in the November/December...preparing the map. Figure 4. Another view of the quartz scepter. Joe George photo.   96*2: 405
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
GEORGIA Downloaded by [University of Calgary] at 09:55 07 August 2017 MINERAL LOCALITY INDEX JENNINGS...JENNINGS B. GORDON, JR. P . O . Box 6214 Rome, Georgia 30162 Although perhaps best known for its gold, rutUe...rutUe, and staurolite (the state mineral), Georgia has, in fact, almost two hundred mineral species. ...have been reported and verified from the state of Georgia. The index has been compiled from the literature...be either a report on the economic geology of Georgia or a field guide for lapidaries, it excludes commercial
Report (issue)
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF GEORGIA GEOLOGY 1971 through 1979 by Howard Ross Cramer ATLANTA 1986 GEORGIA DEPARTMENT...PROTECTION DIVISION GEORGIA GEOLOGIC SURVEY BULLETIN 101 ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF GEORGIA GEOLOGY 1971...1971 through 1979 by Howard Ross Cramer Georgia Department of Natural Resources J. Leonard Ledbetter, Commissioner...Division Harold F. Reheis, Assistant Director Georgia Geologic Survey William H. McLemore, State Geologist...1986 BULLETIN 101 ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF GEORGIA GEOLOGY FROM 1971 through 1979. by Howard Ross
Journal (issue)
Cooper Nottingham, England Anthony R. Kampf L.A. County Mus. of Nat. Hist. Los Angeles, CA Joseph A. Mandarino...Jackson’s Crossroads amethyst deposit, Wilkes County, Georgia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...that same year the family moved to Hertfordshire County, England. They lived in various small towns, and... The Jackson’s Crossroads Amethyst Deposit Wilkes County, Georgia Ryan L. Bowling P.O. Box 4100 Harrisburg...Rodney Moore 1320 Chappell Mill Road Jackson, Georgia 30233 sio2ga@bellsouth.net Terry Ledford P.O. Box
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
GEM M I N E R A L S OF GEORGIA By JAMES G. LESTER Several graduates of the Department of Geology, of...exhibit in the Geology Building. Reprinted from "Georgia Mineral Newsletter" Vol. X I I , No. 3, Winter...becomes more beautiful. Many materials are found in Georgia which fall in the category of gem mineral, for...are representatives of the large quartz family. One reason why quartz is so gen­ erally used is that it...Those marked by an asterisk are not found in Georgia. QUARTZ FAMILY CRYSTALLIZED VARIETIES Crystal - colorless
Report (issue)
TY, GEORGI A PLATE t GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF GEORGIA S. W. McCALLIE, State Geologist BULLETIN No.... 19 SECOND REPORT ON THE GOLD DEPOSITS OF GEORGIA BY S. P. JONES Assistant State Geologist ATLANTA...Survey of Georgia in the Year 1909 (Ex-Officio) His ExcELLENCY, HOKE SMITH, Governor of Georgia PRESIDENT...Schools LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL GEoLOGICAL SuRVEY OF GEoRGIA, ATLANTA, June 15, 1909. To His Excellency, HoKE...the Advisory Board of the Geological Survey of Georgia. SIR: I have the honor to transmit herewith for
Report (issue)
7 2. Smith Cliff Sillimanite Deposit, Burke County, North Carolina 9 3. Valdese-Dudley Shoals Sillimanite...Caldwell County, North Carolina .__.. 13 5. Dudley Shoals No. I Sillimanite Deposit, Caldwell County, North...schist occurrences in the vicinity of Valdese, Burke County, North Carolina. In the summer of 1945 Hunter and...occurrences in the vicinity of Hayesville, Clay County. In 1945 Furcron and Teague2 described sillimanite...Geologists, TVA, who made reconnaissance studies of Clay County sillimanite deposits in 1944. To date, there has
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
at EXIT 293 G G Next to the Tellus Northwest Georgia Science Museum Minerals G FREE PARKING Fossils...October 2014 Wilkes County, Georgia (November/ December 2008), on the left, and Paul’s quartz scepter from...from Petersen Mountain, Washoe County, Nevada (September/October 2007), on the right. Dueling covers...tourmaline (elbaite) from the Himalaya mine, San Diego County, California. Tino Hammid photo. Left: Beryl, variety...emerald, from the Rist mine, Hiddenite, Alexander County, North Carolina; 12.7 cm high. Houston Museum of
Report (volume)
Some Results of Geochemical Sampling in McCormick County, South Carolina By HENRY BELL III GEOLOGICAL...showing some geologic features in South Carolina and Georgia -------------------------------------------------------¡...¡-----------Photographs of characteristic rocks of McCormick County __________ Map showing conspicuously alined stream...McCormick and Edgefield Counties, S.C., and Lincoln County, Ga ------------------------------------------...probable extensions near the Jennings mine, McCormick County, S.C.. Diagram showing distribution of anomalous
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Untersulzbachtal, Salzburg, Austria W ith the exception of quartz and the feldspars, few com­ mon rock-forming silicates...sky-blue kyanite laths frozen in snow-white Brazilian quartz. Two others that stand out as important components...generally common minerals that include, among others, quartz, calcite, vesuvianite, scapolite, talc, wollastonite...Hampshire; and Willimantic, Windham County, and Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut. Gem-quality epidote...to 35 cm have been found at Eden Mills, Lamoille County, Vermont (a traditionally cited locality more accurately
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
beautiful whitish chalcedony nodules (covered with quartz xls) I collected on the Juan Miller Campground...3 inches in the other. Wynne, in southern Cross County, is in eastern Arkansas. COLORADO—A loose but beautiful...Center, in southern Hartford County, is in central Connecticut. GEORGIA—"To our mind, Graves Mountain...Mountain is the most interesting locality in Georgia. We had long known of its existence as the source for the...itinerary."—1st paragraph in article "Graves Mountain, Georgia," by Peter Zodac, Editor R&M in May, 1939 issue
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
trails or strings of smaller crystals of amethystine quartz are preferentially aligned along three similar...mystery is why the strings of amethyst, or drusy quartz or fluorite hemispheres, select these specific...from Nasik, India, with oriented “rods” of drusy quartz attached to the centers of the crystal faces. Note...the calcite crystal are cylindrical rods of drusy quartz crystals. Along the edges of the rods, but seemingly...no sense to me. Note also that both of the drusy quartz rods split, and a portion of each diverges from
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
been shown to be due to irregular interlocking quartz grains surrounded by regular intergranular spaces...the texture appears to be chemical dissolution of quartz at the grain boundary. ß 2010 The Geologists’ Association... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.3.2. Georgia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....M.H. Klaproth who devoted a chapter to ‘elastic quartz’ in his book ’Analytical Essays towards promoting...grained and at the same time schistose compound of quartz with some mica, talc, or chlorite. In thin plates
Book (edition)
Molyhdite. 104. Deweylite. 29. Arsenopyrite. 65. Quartz. 105. 30. Nagyagite. 66. Opal. 106. Genthite...Burdiek, Macon Prof. J. T. I From am of county, of Mr. J. A. D. Stevenson, of States- Humphreys...numerous localities throughout the erally in quartz veins of the gneissic, granitic also in those of...their size, Cabarrus county, the Montgomery with have been Crump Mine county, (at the lat- octahedral...the Gaston county, and the Little John Caldwell county, and Pax Hill in Burke county. Very Shemwell
Book (edition)
great many very interesting and unique forms of quartz crystals and rutiles, and has added a great number... me some and to, lias of the novel forms of quartz crys- furnished some valuable notes also of...25. Chalcopyrite. 64. 26. Barnhardtite. 65. Quartz. 108. Saponite. 27. Marcasite. 66. Opal. 109...ities and suggestions from Mrs. H, A. Burdick county, of Mr. J. of A. D. Stephenson of Statesville...localities throughout the State, generally in quartz veins of the gneissic, granitic and dioritic rocks
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
about the treasures, or some of them, found in Wilkes County. Those of you who have traveled the Blue Ridge...land belongs to Wilkes County. Natives refer to their county as "The State of Wilkes," due to the vast...prospector dared not venture into—alone. Still in Wilkes County, in the extremely northwestern seaion, I noted...to a vivid green. Small specimens of weathered quartz and feldspar, which I took to be chrysocola at...exceed 100 degrees. When you are in "THE LAND OF WILKES" vacationing or collecting, you are only 20 miles
 
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