 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Freeman Zircon mine, near Tuxedo, Henderson County, North Carolina, in 1886–87. Photo courtesy of the Mineral...Henderson County, in North Carolina and the Colburn Earth Science Museum, in Ashville, North Carolina. R....Collections North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences 11 West Jones Street Raleigh, North Carolina 27601 christopher...gov 5HDO1DPHV C entral to the history of North Carolina geology and mineral production is the regional...mineral hiddenite is limited only to the vicinity of the town of Hiddenite, in Alexander County (figs. |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Chabazite in spodumene-bearing Alpine-type fissure veins from Hiddenite, North Carolina, USA Michael A....vein mineralization in the Hiddenite area of western North Carolina, USA consists mostly of quartz, but...Cr-bearing beryl (emerald) or Cr-bearing spodumene (hiddenite). These gem minerals occur in mineral-lined...lens-shaped variety, phacolite. Chabazite-Ca from Hiddenite contains minor amounts of Na, Mg, Fe and K. Phacolitic...zoning is absent in rhombohedral chabazite. The Hiddenite chabazite apparently precipitated under low temperature |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | EMERALD- AND SPODUMENE-BEARING QUARTZ VEINS OF THE RIST EMERALD MINE, HIDDENITE, NORTH CAROLINA MICHAEL A...emerald occurrence at the Rist mine, Hiddenite, North Carolina, in order to provide a foundation for...emerald and spodumene mineralization and granitic pegmatites. Beryl and chromian spodumene occur entirely...assemblages are calcite, amethystine quartz, spodumene and emerald. The early stage of vein development...emerald, chromian spodumene, hydrothermal quartz vein, Rist mine, Hiddenite, North Carolina. SOMMAIRE Nous |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Pegmatites are a valuable part of North Carolina's natural heritage, important both for their commercial...mineral enthusiasts. Pegmatites and Alaskites OF NORTH CAROLINA JOHN C A L L A H A N Geology Department Appalachian...Appalachian State University Boone, North Carolina 28608 P E G M A T I T E S A R E O N E O F T H E most...commercially important types of rocks found in North Carolina. Extraction of feldspar, mica, quartz, spo...hundreds of pegmatites, mainly located in western North Carolina, to try their luck in finding over a hundred |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | in length have been found at the Palermo Quarry, North Groton, New Hampshire. Crystals to 150 pounds in...crystals have also been found at Red Hill, Maine; North Groton, New Hampshire, and from Pala, Rincón, and...near Statesville, North Carolina; at Amelia, Virginia, near Clayton, Rabun county, Georgia; etc. The...at Shaw and Esray's quarry near Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, and is now in the collection of...pegmatite of the Eight Mile Park area of Fremont county, Colorado; while pink chalcedony has been found |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | HIDDENITE JOHN S. ALBANESE P.O. Box 2 2 1 , Union, N. J. In 1880, Thomas A. Edison, the electric wizard...wizard, was convinced platinum existed in North Carolina. He sent William Earl Hidden, a mineralogist of...found something better. At Alexander County, a quiet part of North Carolina, many miles from a railroad...his vain quest for platinum, and returned to North Carolina. He revisited the locality on which loose beryl...mineralogist from St. Louis, gave Hidden's name, and hiddenite, the equivalent of the diamond in value, became |  | | 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) | | NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT HARGROVE BOWLES, JR., DIRECTOR DIVISION...GEOLOGIST Circular 17 BERYL OCCURRENCES IN NORTH CAROLINA BY WILLIAM F WILSON Ooc RALEIGH 1962 CONTENTS...USESo 8 o . . . BERYLLIUM MINERALS IN NORTH CAROLINA 9 Varieties * o ••••••••.• Mode of Occurrencec...RESOURCES IN NORTH CAROLINA . H OCCURRENCES OF BERYL IN NORTH CAROLINA. 13 Alexander County ...•••••...••.• Ashe County,* ... 0 o * * • o o Burke County* • * • . • . • • • * • • Catawba County* • « . » * |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | he discovered and mined to make our state, North Carolina recognized throughout the world. The author...information concerning Hidden before he came to North Carolina to prospect for platinum and rare earths for...classify the grassy-green specimen found in Alexander County thought to be a variety of beryl. Hidden was...Kentucky for an analysis. The result proved it to be spodumene, a green transparent variety, and to that day...He then suggested the new mineral be called "hiddenite" in honor of the famous mineralogist). Hidden |  | | Journal (issue) | | awards, and future and past mineral symposia in the USA. The speaker program for the Tucson Symposium (Feb... Country Inn & Suites by Carlson 705 North Freeway, just north of St. Marys Road and west of I-10, Tucson...for minerals and mineral lovers, for me, Greenlee County was the Holy Grail. A serendipitous visit to a...NM, as the Manager of Things for mindat.org. Alexander G. Schauss A visit to the American Museum of Natural...Tschernichite, Neer Road, Goble, Columbia Co., Oregon, USA, Fov: 3.5 mm , Photo by Rudy Tschernich It is with |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | COMPOSITION, TENEBRESCENCE AND LUMINESCENCE OF SPODUMENE MINERALS EsrnBn W. Cr-.clrv, l{aaal ReseorchLaboratory...chromian spodumene (green, the typical North Carolina "hiddenite") and non-chromian spodumene (colorless...orartificially induced). The pink color of non-chromian spodumene is correlated with the presence of Mn, and more...specifically with a low Fe/Mn ratio. Only non-chromian spodumene is luminescent and tenebrescent. Absorption spectra...due to Mn. The absorption^spectrum of chromian spodumene is unchanged-by irradiation or bleaching; its |  | | 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 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | DEPOSIT IN ALEXANDER COUNTY' NORTH CAROLINA €nanr,Bs Par.lcnr, S. C. DavrpsoN, ANDE. A. GoneNSoN, Haruard...Haruard, UniuersitY. THE HIDDENITE CONTENTS L lnrnopuctror fI. DrscrrprroNoFTrrECouNrnvRocr III. DrscnrpuoNor... Nontronite Quartz Rutile Feldspars Monazite Hiddenite APatite Holmquistite PYrite Beryl ArsenoPYrite...preliminary account of the geological relations of the hiddenite deposit. In the following pages are presented...photographs of some of the matrix specimens of hiddenite and additional crystallographic material for study |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | currently being mined at Jacksons Crossroads, Wilkes County, Georgia. The more familiar and more highly regarded...third, hiddenite, which is an emerald-green variety of the mineral spodumene, that occurs in North Carolina...fragments were found at Mount Mica, Paris Hill, Oxford County, Maine, in 1820 among the roots of a fallen tree...discovery occurred at the Dunton mine, Newry, Oxford County, in 1972, consisting of a series of pockets that...tourmaline (elbaite) from the Himalaya mine, San Diego County, California. Tino Hammid photo. =VS\TL 1HU\HY`-LIY\HY` |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | GEMS AND GEM MINERALS OF NORTH CAROLINA* Josnrn HvoB Pnerr North Carolina is one of the more notable...material. The variety of gem minerals found in North Carolina is probably greater than in any other state...state, and includei the following: Diamond Spodumene Hiddenite Kunzite Corundum Ruby Sapphire Oriental Emerald...Drauor.rt Twelve diamonds have been found in North Carolina, and there are also extensive deposits of itacolumite...westernPiedmont section of the state, and in Franklin County on the eastern edge of the Piedmont. They have |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 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 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMEKICA THE HIDDENITE OCCURRENCE NORTH CAROLINA 305 IN S. C. DavrnsoN, Haraard...first discovery of hiddenite was made in 1829 near Stony Point, Alexander County, N. C. Specimensof this...this emerald green gem mineral, peculiar to North Carolina, were sent by Mr. W. E. Hidden to Dr. J. Lawrence...determined the mineral as spodumene, and gave this variety the name hiddenite in honor of the discoverer...recovered a large number of museum specimens of hiddenite, together with a number which should cut into |  | | Report (volume) | | tourmaline, beryl (emerald, aquamarine), spodumene (kunzite, hiddenite), zircon, and gem varieties of feldspar...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 |  | | 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 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | our own collection. The first time we visited North Carolina for minerals was in 1936. Hans Engel, of Clifton...need not go into the mineral productivity of North Carolina. From the point of view of the collector this...some, and we here list and describe m/ms from North Carolina, collected at that time, and some acquired...deep green, transparent and gemmy. GAHNITE-Avery County. Flattened emerald green xl in muscovite. This...This type of occurrence is quite common in North Carolina. With the profusion of pegmatites and accessories |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Alabama 36849 cookrob@auburn.edu Figure 1. The North American Emerald mine (2006), where many fine emeralds...Off—Again: Mining for Emeralds in Hiddenite Alexander County, North Carolina I t has been many decades since...since the fabulous 21-cm-long North Carolina emerald crystal figured in the monumental work Gems and...and Precious Stones of North America (Kunz 1892) was stolen, along with three smaller similar crystals,...have come and gone in the vicinity of Hiddenite, North Carolina, the place from which an increasingly |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | HIDDENITE, A NORTH GEM STONE By FRED M. ALLEN, JR. President, Southern Appalachian Mineral Society...to a collector is Hiddenite, yet so rare is this emerald-green variety of spodumene that the great majority...source of undisputed Hiddenite is at the small North Carolina town of Hiddenite, 12 miles west of Statesville...supposed to be diopside, were found at what is now Hiddenite. These crystals came into the hands of J. Adlai...Hidden, noted mineralogist who was mining in North Carolina at the time. Mr. Hidden sent them to Professor |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | crystals from several localities in Alexander County, North Carolina. Some excellent large monazite crystals...represented by only one specimen from Lewis and Clark County, Montana. The well known dealer, Lazard Cahn, supplied...are also present from the locality at Hiddenite, North Carolina. SMITHSONITE, in fine, blue, botryoidal...found in museums today. SPODUMENE of the emerald green variety known as hiddenite, is represented by three...half inches in length. A fine gem crystal of hiddenite two inches in length on a matrix of gneiss is |  | | 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...to initiate the systematic mining of gems in North Carolina was Mr. C. W. Jenks. This was in 1871 when...Franklin, Macon County. The next was the Buck Creek, or Cullakeenee Mine, in Clay County. This was followed...by the mining of emeralds at Stony Point, Alexander County. These gem "pioneers" pointed the way and |
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Hiddenite, Alexander County, North Carolina, USA