 | | 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 (issue) | | VOLUME 39 • NUMBER 1 $15 Wayne & Dona Leicht, 875 North Pacific Coast Highway, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 (949)...Cooper Nottingham, England Anthony R. Kampf L.A. County Mus. of Nat. Hist. Los Angeles, CA Steven R. Morehead...100-year history of the Benitoite Gem mine, San Benito County, California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...Gem mine, San Benito County, California. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County collection; photo...16 cm, from Wood’s Chrome mine, Texas, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; originally from the collection of |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | January/February: Gold and quartz, Eagle's est mine, Placer County, California. Tana Daugharthy specimen, Harold and...the Amber Room, near SI. Petersburg, Russia. Alexander Minin photo. ovember/Decernber: Fluorite, Blue...49 Collecting the KellerLakePegmatite, Waupaca County. Wisconsin: A New Site for Gadolinite-(Y), T. W...Note, Collecting the KellerLake Pegmatite, Waupaca County, Wisconsin: A New Site for Gadolinite-(Y),T. W...Paramelaconite Crystals,A1gomah Mine, Ontonagon County, Michigan, S. M. Carlson, M. J. Elder, R. Tolonen |  | | 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 (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 | | 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... ~ 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...(1 ,n.) across Fluorite Denton M ine, Hardin County, Illinois 8.3 cm (3 ¼ in.) high 67 Fluorite | | | 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) | | 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 |  | | 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...: "Am sending you a piece of basalt carrying natrolite and analcite in amygdaloidal cavities. This is...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 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | crystal was noted in the Luella mine near Avon, Latah county, Idaho, which measured 3x3x8 feet. Other large...Dakota. A black crystal from Micaville, Randolph county, Alabama, was 10 inches in diameter and from 3...noted in the School Section pegmatite of Fremont county, Colorado. ROCKS AND MINERALS Maine, Connecticut...pink and green crystals at Ohio City, Gunnison county, Colorado; dark green, pink, and indicolite tourmalines...miles west of Canon City, Colorado; at Clip, Yuma county, Arizona; and a few other places. CENTRALLASITE |  | | Report (volume) | | Inosilicates Sillimanite Fibrolite Spodumene Kunzite Hiddenite Pyroxenes Diopside Jadeite Diallage Enstatite...Meionite (ersbyite) Stroganovite Datolite Zeolites Natrolite Hydronephelite Laubanite Mesolite Thomsonite Harringtonite...are represented either by a regional name (as a county) that does not cover too wide an area, or by the...Sussex and Passaic Counties, N. J., and Orange County, N. Y.; Cumberland, Durham, Westmorland, Northumberland...chromiumactivated minerals. The infrared luminescence of hiddenite also resembles that of the chromium ion in emerald |  | | 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 (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...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)....polymathic Crichton was physician to Emperor Alexander of Russia from 1803 to 1814, and was well respected |  | | Journal (issue) | | Wayne & Dona Leicht, 875 North Pacific Coast Highway, Laguna Beach, CA 926 (949) 494 -7 6 9 5 . . ....Cooper Nottingham, England Anthony R. Kampf L.A. County Mus. of Nat. Hist. Los Angeles, CA Joseph A. Mandarino...mineral localities: The Rist and Ellis Tracts, Hiddenite, North C arolina 129 by D. L. Brown & W. E. Wilson...Closed Mondays and holidays Specialties: N o rth Carolina and w orldw ide minerals and gems Accessible to...DIRECTORY Natural History M useum o f Los Angeles County Fax: (213) 749-4107 Website: h ttp://nhm .org/m |  | | Catalog/List | | THE PEBBLE PEDDLER 100 North Lake Park Bottineau, North Dakota 58318 (701)263-4948 NEW LOW PRICES ON...new house two miles form the Canadian border in North Dakota, we couldn’t find our house key, and the...- S120 each! CERUSSITE; Red Cloud Mine, La Paz County, Arizona: A rare occurrence for this mineral, the...TION at only S9.95 each. CERUSSITE; 79 Mine, Gila County; Arizona: Excellent specimens of this rare occurrenceaveraging...at only S14.95 each. CREEDITE; Liberty Mine, Nye County, Nevada: Also from the Arizona Collection, and |  | | 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 |  | | 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 (article/letter/editorial) | | December 2014 THE FENGJIASHAN WOLLASTONITE MINE, DAYE COUNTY, HUBEI PROVINCE, CHINA. B. Ottens, Klingenbrun-Banhof...visited the Fengjiashan Wollastonite mine in Daye County, and a huge number of well-developed minerals have...reported. The Gole quarry, approximately 80 kilometers north of Bancroft, near Madawaska, is well known for fabulous...WISCONSIN MINERALS FROM THE NINE MILE PLUTON, MARATHON COUNTY, WISCONSIN. T. W. Buchholz1, A. U. Falster2, and...ferberite-hübnerite from the Nine Mile pluton, Marathon County, Wisconsin. Program notes. In 31st Rochester Mineralogical |  | | Show/Event (guide) | | Marshall has spent his career at the University of North Texas since 1967 involved in nuclear magnetic resonance...laboratory chemistry. Dr. Marshall cofounded the North Texas section of the Materials Research Society...Denton, Texas, whereJim teaches at the University of North Texasand Jenny pursues her own business in computer...2:45 R a r e - e a r t h mineralogy of the Mohave County pegmatites, NW Arizona byS.L. Hanson, A U. Falam;...Li mineralization in the Rist Emerald Tract, North Carolina by M. A. Wise 3:45 N a n o - and micro-scale |  | | Journal (issue) | | ................... GEM HUNTING IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. By B. M . Brehm ............................Albite along with fine green Amazonite. North and South Carolina rewarded him with a long list of fine...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA By B. M. BREHM 990 Dar:ia N.E.• Warren, O. My first trip to North Carolina in 1941...discouraging. To prove my point go with me to North Carolina again this year, 1942, in the month of June:...Tuesday morning we traveled to northern Iredell County, in the neighborhood of Harmony, to see some nice |  | | 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 |  | | Book | | representation. All-white or all-black types, such as natrolite, tennantite, rutile, stephanite, and danburite...Sjogren in 1892 and are displayed today in the north room of Stockholm’s Royal Museum of Natural History...HML 7 & i =. _UANEW HAMPSHIRE Se 5 Ae «NORTH CAROLINA. — Wes Sa —s Me) - \CZECHOSLOVAKIA*...Brazilianite Rubellite (Red Tourmaline) Orthoclase Hiddenite Malachite (Pseudomorph after after Calcite)...the island of Elba, Italy; the Mourne Mountains, County Down, Ireland; the Adun-chilon Mountains, Nerchinsk |  | | Journal (issue) | | significant moss agate finds in China and the USA. The USA has the most famous agatised woqd in the Petrified...(Mexico); California, Colorado, Michigan and New Mexico (USA). (Italy) and Berlin (Germany): it is to these cities...to artificial light. Below left: A portrait of Alexander II, the Tsar of Russia, from whom alexandrite...largest crystals have been found in North Creek, New York State, USA. Star garnets - that is, specimens...in many locations, but the best come from Idaho, USA. Inferior deposits have been unearthed in Austria |
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