 | | 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...Hiddenite Kunzite Corundum Ruby Sapphire Oriental Emerald Oriental Amethyst Oriental Topaz Pink Sapphire...Serpentine Malachite Titanite Beryl Aquamarine Emerald Emerald Matrix Golden and Yellow Blue Garnet Almandite...Drauor.rt Twelve diamonds have been found in North Carolina, and there are also extensive deposits of itacolumite |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | RADIOACTIVE MINERALS IN NORTH CAROLINA By MRS. FRED ALLEN, Lincolnton, N.C. Visitors to the Eastern...which follow the show. Radioactive minerals in North Carolina are present in pegmatites, placer deposits...partial list of the radioactive minerals found in North Carolina and their general location. This outline is...Division of Mineral Resources of the State of North Carolina: ALLAN1TE—This silicate of the rareearth elements...pegmatities in Swain County north of Bryson City, in Madison County west of Marshall, in Wake County near Wake Forest |  | | Report (volume) | | the Spruce Pine District ! Avery, Mitchell, and Yancey Counties North Carolina GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN...with the Min\ eral Resources Division of the North \ Carolina Department of Conservation and Development...the Spruce Pine District Avery, Mitchell, and Yancey Counties North Carolina By DONALD A. BROBST ! CONTRIBUTIONS...with the Mineral Resources Division of the North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development...Geologic map of Spruce Pine pegmatite district, Avery, Mitchell, and Yancey Counties, N.C.__________________ |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Spruce Pines in Mitchell County is the best known area in North Carolina to those connected with mining...east ern North Carolina. The type of granite underlying the Spruce Pines region is unique for North Carolina...A few outcrops occur in Avery and Yancy Counties which join Mitchell County. Alaskite consists chiefly...gneiss. This is a formation common to much of North Carolina and is more abundant than any other formation...the Toe River Valley, which is central Mitchell County, some ancient people had sunk many shafts. Whether |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | died in a freak mining accident in Hiddenite, North Carolina. He is survived by his second wife Cheryl,...310-carat emerald, later to be cut as the 65-carat “Carolina Emperor,” the largest faceted emerald found...found in North America. This remarkable find came naturally to Terry. He grew up and lived in the mineral-rich...mineral-rich district of Spruce Pine, North Carolina, and spent his entire life prospecting for gems and mineral...miner, had a rock shop and operated the Crabtree Emerald mine in Spruce Pine. As young boys, Terry and his |  | | Book | | MINES MINERS MINERALS AND OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA Western North Carolina’s Hidden Mineralogical Treasures...E L L 2005 PARKWAY PUBLISHERS, INC. Boone, North Carolina Copyright ©1999 Lowell Presnell All Rights...Mines, miners, and minerals of western North Carolina : western North Carolina’s hidden mineralogical treasures...(hard cover) 1. Mines and mineral resources—North Carolina—History. I. Title. TN24.N8P74 2005 338.4‚7622‚09756—dc22...Diamonds & Alum 27 7. Early Economy 31 8. Hiddenite & Emerald 33 9. Mica Mining 37 10. Feldspar 55 11. Corundum |  | | 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 |  | | 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...torbernite xls parallel to the autunite. BERYL, EMERALD-Crabtree Mt. The granite is loaded with xls of...green, transparent and gemmy. GAHNITE-Avery County. Flattened emerald green xl in muscovite. This type of |  | | Report (issue) | | T NORTH DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BEN DIVISION JASPER E. DOUGLAS, OF ♦ AND RESOURCES STATE...MINERALS CAROLINA BY RICHARD J. COUNCILL TNlflO RALEI6H c* 14 ♦ INTRODUCTION NORTH DEVELOPMENT...DIRECTOR MINERAL L. STUCKEY, Information AN CAROLINA 1955 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION , Purpose and...OF RADIOACTIVE MINERALS 5 Occurrences in North Carolina , , , 7 WHERE TO PROSPECT 10 HOW TO PROSPECT... An Introduction to RADIOACTIVE MINERALS IN NORTH CAROLINA By Richard J. Councill INTRODUCTION With |  | | Report (issue) | | c\ NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT GEORGE R. ROSS, DIRECTOR DIVISION OF MINERAL...Structure of Part of the Spruce Pine District, North Carolina A PROGRESS REPORT BY JOHN M. PARKER, III GEOLOGICAL...SURVEY AND THE NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT. NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF...Structure of Part of the Spruce Pine District, North Carolina A PROGRESS REPORT By M. PARKER, III Geological...BETWEEN THE U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND THE NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT |  | | 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...Raleigh, North Carolina 27611. Eldon P. Allen, Chief Geologist i FRONT COVER PHOTO Twinned emerald crystal...crystal from North Carolina, photo from Smithsonian Institution (slide 78-10) Cover Design — Gay Brantley...viable mineral collecting sites through out North Carolina. Some sites are commercially operated during | | | Report (issue) | | .'.' .., Mineral Collecting Sites in North Carolina By W. F. Wilson and B. J. McKenzie RUTILE GUMMITE...AND TORBERNITE THULITE AND PYRITE MONAZITE EMERALD CUPRITE SMOKY QUARTZ ZIRCON TORBERNITE ~/...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 |  | | Report (volume) | | Deposits of Southwestern Virginia and Western North Carolina GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1072-D Quartz...Deposits of Southwestern Virginia and Western North Carolina By JOHN B. MERTIE, JR. CONTRIBUTIONS TO ECONOMIC...deposits of southwestern Virginia and western North Carolina. Washington, U. S. Govt. Print. Off., 1958...area_______---____--_--_-________________-__--____ Patrick County.______________________________________________...farm........___________________________ Pulaski County. _________________________________________ McNeil |  | | 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) | | pale smoky crystals, from the Center, Cherokee County, Ala., locality and that they are very good. This...Madison County. "Beryl: as light golden crystals, fractured but gemmy, from near Hissop, Coosa County." Arizona—A...Las Vegas, Nev., publicity director of the Clark County Gem Collectors, carried the following paragraph...locality is the south shore of Lake Mead, Mohave County, Ariz. Another letter from Mr. Drury contained...(petrified wood) are found 3 miles west of Piggott, Clay County, Ark. California—A new California mineral is perovskite |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | at 14:35 04 June 2016 New York City, New York County, New York State T he minerals of the garnet group...representative of a garnet from Deshong’s quarry, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, that can barely be considered almandine...found at several mines near Topsham, Sagadahoc County, Maine, particularly the Standpipe Hill quarry...collected at Mount Apatite near Auburn, Androscoggin County; and the Bumpus quarry, ROCKS & MINERALS 244-253...the Melrose and nearby mines at Stoneham, Oxford County. Phenomenal trapezohedral almandine crystals exhibiting |  | 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...Knoxville l°x2° quadrangle, Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina 2. Paleozoic metamorphic facies map |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | on a long awaited trip south of the border, North Carolina. At the start of our journey (5:00 A.M.) it...of Hiddenite, N . C. This area is noted for its emerald-green variety of spodumene by the same name. Our...recently opened Moonstone (feldspar) mine in Avery County, northeast of Spruce Pine. The mine is situated...left with the impression that the State of North Carolina is promoting one of the most invigorating and |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Figure 3: Almandine, 3 cm. Avondale, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. John Medici specimen and photo.... The most outstandfng rhodolltes come from North Carolina, and from Africa’s new treasure chest, Tanzania...cat’s-eye effect, a result of oriented inclusions. Emerald Creek, Idaho, is probably the best-known locality...uvarovite crystal, 0.8 mm, near Jacksonville, Tuolumne County, California. Dan Behnke specimen tahedral crystals...Ramona, San Diego County, California. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County specimen and photo |  | | Report (volume) | | 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 |  | | Journal (issue) | | Power Feed Trim Saw Scan for Video MADE IN USA MADE IN USA Features include: • All cast aluminum tank...Part HP14 Slab Saw Scan for Video MADE IN USA MADE IN USA Features include: • 1/2 HP continuous duty...Annual Crystal Fair, County Fair Arizona Mineral & Show Fossil Show Hilton Orange County/ Building (Formerly... SALE $482.00 $324.00 656.00 478.00 Kingsley North, Inc. P.O. Box 216: Dept 3 Norway, MI 49870-0216...Linville, in the scenic Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. L inville is a very small town, actually |  | | Book | | 87 88 * North Carolina Precious Stone-Emerald Rock-Granite 109 110 90 90 91 91 a2 * North Dakota Fossil-Jeredo...Fossil-Eurypterus remipes 102 103 104 * South Carolina Gem Stone-Amethyst Stone-Blue Granite 106 107...trees are all past evidence of ancient life in North America. Turquoise, flint, quartz, pearl, nephrite...made the “Magic City” of Birmingham, Jefferson County “The Pittsburgh of the South” during the turn of...feet thick, occurs near Sylacauga, in Talladega County, being fine-grained and mostly white, ofexceptional |  | | Journal (issue) | | approximately 50,000); Chelyabinslz-about 120 lzm to the north-is the largest city (population: about 1.2 million)...Light-colored calcite marble in Kootchinskoye quarry's north wall is representative of material i n which ruby...Russian). Giibelin E.J. (1982)Gemstones of Pakistan: Emerald, ruby and spinel. Gems a) Gen~ology,Vol. 18, No...value was almost US$153 million, second only to emerald ($213 million) for fine colored stones. These figures...259 Figure 6. This hand specimen from Gallatin County, Montana, shows gray corundum crystals (longest |  | | 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 |  | | Book (edition) | | MARIN COUNTY FREE LIBRARY 3 1111 00289 4184 \ I s Fifth Revised Edition A complete, state-by-state...to list more than fifteen hundred localities in North America where gems can be found. This is the only... rite, Malachite, Chrysocolla, Turquoise LJ Emerald, Beryl *"» Agate ** Jade =p Amethyst ^ X...amateurs alike had not gone out to every corner of North America, discovered the rich gem resources of the...Colorado; and Professor Jack Hanahan of Belmont, North Carolina, with locations in their respective states |
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