 | | Report (volume) | | beryl (emerald, aquamarine), spodumene (kunzite, hiddenite), zircon, and gem varieties of feldspar, topaz...Del Norte County; Trinity River, Trinity County; Spanish Creek and Gopher Hill, Plumas County; Placerville...Dorado County; Cherokee Flats, Yankee Hill,and Oroville, Butte County; French Corral, Nevada County; Indian...Indian Gulch and Volcano, Amador County; and Alpine Creek, Tulare County. Other western localities are:...Diamond Basin, Ada County, Idaho; Curry County, Oreg.; and Nelson Hill, near Glacier County, Mont. The Great |  | | Report (issue) | | .'.' .., Mineral Collecting Sites in North Carolina By W. F. Wilson and B. J. McKenzie RUTILE GUMMITE...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 |  | | Book | | in. ) high from Tourmaline Queen Mine, San Diego County, Pala, California. Back Cover: Azurite and Malachite...n1useun1. Kunz created a 1nagnificen t collection of North Ainerican ge1ns and precious stones as one of Tiffany's...189 Lep,dolite K(Li.Al'3(S1.Al).O,0(F,OH)z 202 Prehnite Ca2 Al2Si 3O,o(OH),, 203 Fluorapophylfite KCa... ~ 29 Native Gold Sheet on Quartz El Dorado County; California 30 5 cm (2 In.) high Native Gold...across Native Copper in Calcite Hancock, Houghton County, Michigan 12 cm (4% in.) across 37 38 Native |  | | Book (edition) | | .......................................... North Carolina ....................................................................... _............ . North Carolina ..................................................................................... . North Carolina .............................................::::-:::::::::::::::::::: ::::::::'.::::::::::::::::: Prehnite .............................................................................. . Kinzite and hiddenite ............................................. |  | | 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...= c o m m o n names a f e w l i k e these, — hiddenite, turquoise rhodolite, w i l l i a m s i t e ,...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 |  | | Journal (issue) | | collecting site featuring a suite of minerals including prehnite, apophyllite, datolite, and many more (mindat...someone who attended to find out about this North Carolina gem on a mountaintop next to the Blue Ridge...right now than Carolina Emperor, the nearly 65-carat emerald found recently in a North Carolina corn field...his business partner’s 200 acre farm in Hiddenite, NC. Hiddenite is 50 miles northwest of Charlotte, NC... Page 3 the largest cut emerald ever found in North America. CBS News interviewed Michael Wise, of the |  | | 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...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 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Silver, Wolverine mine, Kearsarge lode, Keweenaw County, Michigan. William Severance specimen, Jeff Scovil...(Hallelujah Junction), Petersen Mountain, Washoe County, Nevada. Paul Geffner specimen, Jeff Scovil photo...November/December: Millerite, Sterling mine, Antwerp, Jefferson County, New York. National Museum of Natural History (Smithsonian...Minerals from the Huron River Uranium Prospect, Baraga County, Michigan, 298–308 Bornite, Michigan, 302 Brachiopods...Plant Fossils from the Cahaba Coal Field, Jefferson County, Alabama, 227–29 Beraunite, Alabama, 235 Beryl |  | | 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 |  | | Book | | to receive Smithsonian Institution, Washington, USA, weighs in at 254 carats. new unit-cells. It is...made. LEFT KennecoU opencast copper mine in Utah, USA. Copper is widely used in the electrical engineering...the colour variation Australia, Brazil, North Carolina). TOP H I o H r Ruby crystals in a quartz...covery in the Urals in 1830 on the day Prince Alexander with heavenly inspiration, rence of iron within...authenticity and do not necessarily de¬ from Utah, USA. tract from the value of the crystal. TOP RIGHT |  | | Journal (issue) | | William Besse; wwbesse@gmail.com VICE PRESIDENT: Alexander Schauss; alex@aibmr.com SECRETARY: Linda Smith;...Brice W. Bridenbecker; bbridenbecker@cmccd.edu Alexander Schauss; alex@aibmr.com Chris Whitney-Smith; ask...Stephenson (Michael Finger) and LKA Emeralds, Hiddenite, Alexander County, NC Go On Public Exhibit in New York........................................... 6 North Carolina .............................................Himalaya pegmatite, Mesa Grande District, San Diego County, California. Within a narrow pegmatite small anhe- |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | informs us that the cave is located about y2 mile north of Cushman, Independence Co., Ark. A short article...specimens at the famous Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas. I have just received a report from the...jasper. "The green chalcedony is from Marin County, north of San Francisco. It was picked up on a sma'l...ledge (Coyote Point). The chalcedony from Marin County is a beautiful dark green specimen. COLORADO—W...intere->;ng specimen of amazonstone from Rabun County. This is the first true amazonstone believed to |  | | 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 |  | | Journal (issue) | | Cooper Nottingham, England Anthony R. Kampf L.A. County Mus. of Nat. Hist. Los Angeles, CA Joseph A. Mandarino...Creek area, Last Chance Mining District, Plumas County, California. Axis, volume 1, number 1, pages 1–30...Watson’s inlaid “tablets,” French axinite and prehnite, Russian gem crystals and copper minerals. For...beauty of the city. He dined with the Emperor Alexander I and was feted by the Russian nobility. After...purchases were from the sale of the collection of Sir Alexander Crichton FRS, MD, FRCS, FLS, FGS (1763–1856). |  | | 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 |  | | Journal (issue) | | made. Mr. George F. Kunz, in his work on " Gems of North America,” has given more space to quartz than to...illustrate. North Carolina is rich in minerals interesting to the collector. Alexander, Lincoln, Burke...some people say, the " cutest ” specimens of North Carolina quartz, are made up of severalsmall doubly...in the more beautiful form and colors of these North American quartzes. Mr. Cahn has kindly furnished... “ During the past few months, Lincoln County, North Carolina, has furnished more crystals of quartz |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Building A Firm "Foundation" MAINE T h e Lincoln County Gem and Mineral Society, Litchfield, have a new...area. — T h e Lake Martin Rock and Gem Club, Alexander Ciry gives this advice to persons entering exhibits...white variscite at Wagoner's Gap in Cumberland County. A l l e n H e y l points out the possibility of...Mineral Club of Lower Bucks County, Fairless H i l l s , and the Bucks County Earth Science Society made...Pennsylvania Rock and Min eral Club. Harrisburg, to Adams County for rhyolite for cutting material. They also went |  | | Journal (issue) | | 6 (Right) - Sheet Copper – Flambeau Mine (Rusk County, WI) Figure 2—Dr. Weis’s Personal Memorabilia...Figure 7—Manganoan Calcite – Montreal Mine (Iron County, WI). Figure 3 (left) - “Wonderful World of Agates”...mineral specimens from the Montreal Mine (Iron County, Wisconsin). Most of the specimens came from the...An unusual specimen from the Flambeau Mine (Rusk County, Wisconsin) is a sheet copper (figure 6). One of...offering helpful suggestions. References: WBAY-TV Alexander, Jeff. Small Towns Museum Carries on Late Professor’s |  | | Journal (issue) | | ephemera. Mineral News Excalibur Mineral Corp. 1000 North Division Street Peekskill, NY 10566-1830 www.excaliburmineral...Ownership: Excalibur Mineral Corporation, 1000 North Division Street, Peekskill, NY 10566-1830. Publisher:...Kvanefjeld, Point of Rocks (Colfax Co., New Mexico, USA) and a few from Aris. 5-15 mm free-standing crystals...At the show I heard of babingtonite crystals on prehnite from Da Liang Shan (Sichuan Province. China) but...on matrix of quartz crystals to 8 cm with pink prehnite. The epidote crystals are well-shaped, often double-terminated |  | | Journal (issue) | | 2002 • $15 Kristalle Wayne & Dona Leicht, 875 North Pacific Coast Highway, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 (949)... Helena, the State Capital, lies 106 km to the north, and Dillon, Montana, 91 km to the south. Spokane...Adams Adirondac Adventure Agnostic Alex Scott Alexander Alice (pit) Alisbury Alliance Allie Brown East...Neversweat Niagra Night Hawk Nile Nipper None Such North Berlin North Star Northern Pacific Northwestern Norwich-Plutus...community of that name already existed in Calaveras County, California (Marcosson, 1957). In October of 1884 |  | | Journal (issue) | | ................ 285 MINERAL COLLECTING IN NORTH CAROLINA. BJ' Da1·id Sea111a11 .......................mineralogy. I. Minerals: The minerals considered are:- prehnite, pectolite, datolite, heulandite, stilbite, analcite...Color Jhe f la,ne faintly orange-red, or violet: Prehnite Swells and forms a Green rounded mass- t:xposed...the numerous types of kaolin and of ball day. North Carolina alaskite was found to represent a satisfactory...hidden in the same area. One of the best spots for prehnite is the outcropping of rCYJc on the northwest |  | | Book (edition) | | powder for eye shadow? 6. What is the "gold of the North," the earliest used gem material of all? 7. What...zircon Amethyst Jet Yellow cornelian Yellow diamond Prehnite Pyrope garnet Calcite colored with malachite and...Kornerupine Meerschaum ( ?) Natro lite Peridot Prehnite Psilomelane Purpurite Sinhalite Staurolite Sulphur...Witherite Zoisite Euclase Garnierite Gaylussite Hiddenite Howllte (?) Jadeite Kunzite lazulite Malachite...Smaragdite 6½ 22 Sillimanite Cassiterite Epidote Hiddenite Kunzite Amazonite Aventurine feldspar Benitoite |  | | Book (edition) | | illustrations Would you know the difference between prehnite, variscite, and jade? Or a diamond and a cubic...Production 89 Diamond Occurrences _-~ 88 a. a Hiddenite 144 Thulite 176 Anyolite 176 : 178 Hematite...200 Idocrase 200 Sinhalite 202 Kornerupine 202 Prehnite 204 Scheelite 212 Petalite 204 Variscite 212 Scapolite...Hessonite (grossular garnet) Almandite (garnet) Green prehnite Pyrope (garnet) Colorless zircon Opal-like glimmery...Yellow sapphire Serpentine Kunzite (spodumene) Hiddenite (spodumene) Citrine (quartz) Rock crystal (quartz) |
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