 | | 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...RoseQuartz Praseand Chrysoprase Rutilated Agate Chalcedony Carnelian Moss Agate OF AMERICA Sphene Rutile...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 (issue) | | Afghanistan; secondary image, gem carving of cameo in chalcedony with bright blue-green chrysocolla veins. (Heritage...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 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | white sea shells. Rehoboth Beach in eastern Sussex County in S.E. Delaware is on the Atlantic Ocean. "Here...sand from Naples, Fla. Naples, in N . W . Collier County in southern Florida, is on the Gulf of Mexico....Idaho Ashton, in the southern part of Fremont County, is in the eastern part of Idaho. From a locality...black magnetite. "From road cut north of North Fork of Snake River just north of Ashton, Idaho." — on label...consisting chiefly of quartz (smoky, colorless, white chalcedony and lots of white slender petrified wood slivers) |  | | 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...brought to a Pi 7 ? f 3 : GEOLOGY OP NORTH CAROLINA. 2 many new and rare species. The Mica veins...within a few days , so that the list of North Carolina mineral species has been very considerably...crease of more than 25 per cent. GEOLOGY OE NORTH CAROLINA. 4 than has been discovered in any other |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | pyrite cubes in grayish quartzite, and grayish chalcedony. ROCKS AND MINERALS xline—crystalline ARKANSAS—"During...interested. "The conglomerate came from my farm north of Greencastle, Putnam Co., Ind." "I have picked...conglomerates in fields and in gravel bars here in Putnam County, Indiana."—item received from Walter Reeves, R3...inch quartz geode lined with brown botryoidal chalcedony. MAINE—"Am enclosing 2 specimens of prehnite...comes over what we read and saw then leaped from North Adams, Berkshire Co., Mass. with joy, we were so |  | | Report (volume) | | 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...Pierce County; Oregon, Dane County; Kohlsville, Washington County; Saukville, Ozaukee County; Eagle, |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | senopyrite in Darien (Fairfield Co.), Levesque, Cross County, Arkansas. The Conn., for over a year. A few weeks...1347, Palmer, Alaska. The slice is a grayish chalcedony. 376 ROCKS AND MINERALS chalcopyrite and...cutting material." — note from Thomas H. Webb, Linville, N.C. GEORGIA — "I am enclosing a specimen which...A H O — "This specimen was found in Twin Falls County about 10 miles south of Hagerman, Idaho. These...a fairly new limestone quarry in eastern DeKalb County, 111. There were a few small fossils in the limestone |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | have found in the Magnet Cove area of Hot Spring County, Arkansas. I am sending you a specimen under separate...on Delaware Bay, is in the N / E part of Sussex County, Del. From this beach, Bob and Hazel Reynolds,...item or two. ROCKS AND MINERALS IDAHO—"In Bonner County, Northern Idaho, at a place called Chimney Rock...specimen is a white chalcedony pseudo after coral in brown quartz matrix. Some of the chalcedony is slightly...on the Mesabi Range in St. Louis County, Minn., very near the north end of the Range, at the famous Mary |  | | 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...matter of commercial interest. GEOLOGY OF NORTH CAROLINA. 6 Dr. C. L. Hunter has also kindly furnished...within a few days, so that the having been of North Carolina list mineral species has been very considerably |  | | 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 |  | | 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]...separately. Price $2.50. XVI. The Paleozoic Fishes of North America, by John Strong Newberry. 1889. 4°. 340 | | | 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 |  | | Book (volume) | | as: concretions, Barite and Celestite crystals, chalcedony rosettes, agates, jasper, fossil plants and vertebrate...vertebrate remains. The breaks of the White River north of Crawford in Dawes Co. and the rather extensive...known for its agates, chalcedony, jasper and gem petrified wood. BUFFALO COUNTY KEARNEY, area gravel...especially to the W of townagate, chalcedony, jasper, petrified wood. CASS COUNTY WEEPING WATER, SE, on rd....Snyderville Quarry chalcedony, jasper, fossils. CHERRY COUNTY VALENTINE, in the Sandhills county along the Niobrara |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | and variety in jewelry stones it's hard to beat chalcedony. W i t h t u m bling instructions. Spring special... W Y O M I N G AGATES, 10 sq. ins. $ 4 . 0 0 . County location and name on each slice. Please include...7 , O r i n , W y o . ' M I N E R A L S " - NORTH CAROLINA — Fluorescents, six or more varieties $ 5 ...list only. B & H Rock Shop, Granbury, Texas. CHALCEDONY (AGATE) FOSSILIZED — Many colors and combinations...Box 7 0 9 , Canon City, Colorado. DESERT ROSES—Chalcedony, four (4) for $ 1 . 0 0 ; desert roses, fluorescent |  | | 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...Domestic Mica Buying Policy 111 20. Western North Carolina & the War Years .119 21. The Mineral Kingdom |  | | Book (volume) | | Utah Alaska Idaho Iowa Minnesota Montana Nebraska North Dakota Oregon SouthDakota Washington Wyoming vowr-...Kentucky Louisiana Mississippi Missouri North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee Virginja West Virginia Southwest...Contents:[I] Northwestregion- [2] Southwest region - [3] North a t region- [4] Southeastregion. ISBN0-943763-24-X(pbk............ forth Carolina ........................................... South Carolina ...................that would color Old Glory. The reel rubies of North Carolina, the white diamonds of Arkan as, the blue sapphires |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Coleman quartz crystal mine is located 14 miles north of Hot Springs (Garland Co.), Ark., on Ark. Hwy...meteorite. 33 "A dredge had been digging a ditch just north of Harcourt and hit a large chunk of this material...information: "There isn't supposed to be agate north of Alpena (Alpena Co.), Mich. I know it isn't very...Mr. Smith. MINNESOTA—"I found an agate in Itasca County, Minn., which weighed exactly one pound. It is...pounds. "Location: — Washington County, Nebr., about 15 miles north of Omaha in a limestone quarry."—on |  | | 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...botryoidal chalcedony, occasionally with pale Amethysts, or Quartz crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE...deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W...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...botryoidal chalcedony, occasionally with pale Amethysts, or Quartz crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE...deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W...mine⎯pyritized gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason |  | | Report (issue) | | of Pennsylvania . 89 Richard P. Nickelsen The North Mountain-Pulaski fault system and related thrust...landmasses prior to the open¬ ing of the modem North Atlantic Ocean, after LePichon and others (1977)...Unaka belt in northeast Tennessee and northwest North Carolina, while Woodward and Beets consider the sequence...Steven E. Boyer, Declan DePaor, Frederic A. Diegel, Avery A. Drake, Terry Engelder, Roger T. Faill, Raymond...Roeder, D. H., and Lageson, D. R., compilers, 1984, North Ameri¬ can thrust-faulted terranes: Tulsa, American |  | | 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...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...n t h e e a r l y 1840's i n b o t h N o r t h Carolina and Georgia. C r y s t a l s were recovered f |  | 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 |  | | Book | | animal form which was filled in by the iron oxide. Chalcedony, one of the common varieties of quartz, was formed...famous was the single beryl stone found in Oxford County in Maine that weighed 18 tons and was 18 feet in...crystals are parallel. A much-sought-after form of chalcedony, gypsum and hematite is called rosette because...the gem. Sapphires and rubies are found in North Carolina, Colorado, Idaho, Indiana, Cal¬ ifornia and...United States (Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada, North Carolina among them), but production in this country |  | | 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 |  | | 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 |
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