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| Carolina Geological Society 2008 Fieldtrip and Annual Meeting, Little Switzerland, North Carolina October...2008 annual meeting – Spruce Pine Mining District: Little Switzerland, North Carolina __________________...__ Carolina Geological Society (CGS) 2008 Field trip Spruce Pine Mining District North Carolina Co-leaders...Sponsors Active Minerals International, LLC Imerys North America Ceramics Unimin Corporation Vulcan Materials...2008 annual meeting – Spruce Pine Mining District: Little Switzerland, North Carolina __________________ |
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| ofJCrabtree, Mitchell County, North Carolina By JAMES A. RAY 12 Caledonia Road, Asheville, North Carolina North...North Carolina, owing to the extreme complexity of its geologic history and structure, and highly variant...of the immediate area around Crabtree Creek, on the Mitchell-Yancey County Lines, and here specifically...specifically to three workings; The Crabtree Emerald Mine, The McKinney Feldspar and Mica Mines, and the #20 Feldspar...Feldspar and Mica Mine. Also, only those species which the writer has either found himself, or seen found |
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| Geology of the Spruce Pine District ! Avery, Mitchell, and Yancey Counties North Carolina GEOLOGICAL SURVEY...the North \ Carolina Department of Conservation and Development 1122-A Geology of the Spruce Pine...Pine District Avery, Mitchell, and Yancey Counties North Carolina By DONALD A. BROBST ! CONTRIBUTIONS TO...with the Mineral Resources Division of the North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development...ILLUSTEATIONS PLATE 1. Geologic map of Spruce Pine pegmatite district, Avery, Mitchell, and Yancey Counties, N.C.__________________ |
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| TRIP TO SPRUCE PINES 4812 Wake By J . E . N O R W O O D Forest R d . , Raleigh, N. C . Spruce Pines...Pines in Mitchell County is the best known area in North Carolina to those connected with mining and min...east ern North Carolina. The type of granite underlying the Spruce Pines region is unique for North Carolina...Carolina and even the U.S.A. In a ten mile radius of Spruce Pines is most of the alaskite granite found in...occur in Avery and Yancy Counties which join Mitchell County. Alaskite consists chiefly of oligoclase, quartz |
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| WNC EMERALD MINES TO BE REOPENED By ASHTON CHAPMAN, Citizen-Times, Correspondent From Asheville (N...reopening the famous old emerald mines at an elevation of 5,000 feet on Crabtree Mountain some three miles...miles northeast of here, in Western North Carolina. This is one of the few spots in the United States where...place in this country where extensive mining for emerald crystals has Leen conducted. First step toward...certificate of incorporation to Little Switzerland Emerald Mines, Inc. with an authorized capital of $100 |
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| OCCURRENCES OF HYALITE IN NORTH CAROLINA By JOHN R. HENDERSON The section of North Carolina pro ducing the finest...Switzerland. This district includes portions of Mitchell and Yancy Counties. It comprises the S. W. corner...82° 00' - 82° 10'. It is bounded by Crabtree Mountain on the North, Seven Mile Ridge on the West, Little...and McDowell county on the East. Mt. Mitchell is some 12 miles farther S. W. and Spruce Pine about 11 miles...3,800 feet. It is drained by Crabtree Creek, which flows into the North Toe River. Being in the feldspar |
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| 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 |
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| c\ NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT GEORGE R. ROSS, DIRECTOR DIVISION OF MINERAL...Geology and Structure of Part of the Spruce Pine District, North Carolina A PROGRESS REPORT BY JOHN M. PARKER...SURVEY AND THE NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT. NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF...Geology and Structure of Part of the Spruce Pine District, North Carolina A PROGRESS REPORT By M. PARKER,...BETWEEN THE U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND THE NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT |
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| 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 |
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| GEMS < IF NORTH CAROLINA A greater variety of minerals, more than 300, have been found in North Car olina...and unique gems in the world. The largest Emerald in North America is a 1,438-carat specimen found at...at Hiddenite, near Statesville. Also, the "Carolina Em erald," now owned by Tiffany & Com pany of New...discovery in America was made in North Carolina in 1799 in Cabarrus County with the dis covery of a 17-pound...17-pound nugget at what be came the Reed Mine. The story goes that the nugget was found by 12-year old |
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| .'.' .., 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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* • « . » * |
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| petrogenesis of pegmatites in the Spruce Pine District, North Carolina, USA Samuel E. Swanson*, William B...Granitic rocks (mainly granodiorites) of the Spruce Pine Plutonic Suite occur as small plutons and numerous...textures in the Spruce Pine Plutonic Suite is related to the depth of crystallization. Spruce Pine granitoids...plumose muscovite clusters are common in the Spruce Pine pegmatites. Water content of magmas at such high...granitic to pegmatitic texture so common at Spruce Pine (and in other deep-seated systems) was probably |
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| "OLD PLANTATION" EMERALD MINE By DOUGLAS B. STERRETT, Charlottesville, Va. Doughs B. Sterrett, author...member of the Southern Appalachian Mineral Society. Emerald localities are rare in the United States though...them have been found. The best of these are in North Carolina though none of them have developed into paying...occurrence in North Carolina was reported about 1875 near Stony Point in Alexander County. Prospecting...importance beside the more abundant and beautiful dark emerald green spodumene (hiddenite) with which they were |
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| Where & How to Djg, Pan and Mine Your Own Gen1s & Minerals Where & I-low to 1-Iunt for Treasure From...vacation stops at a roadside "dig your own" gem mine. Junior finds a sapphire the size of a p ach and...) Many an unsuspecting tourist has stopped at a mine to try his or her luck and become a rockhound for...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 |
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| X-ray Powder Pattern: Crabtree emerald mine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA. 3.475 (100), 2.583 (67)...73 0.81 100.00 (1) Crabtree emerald mine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA; average of 10 electron...Distribution: From the Crabtree emerald mine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA. Name: As a dravite with...National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C., USA (121341). References: (1) Clark, C.M., F.C. Hawthorne...tourmaline group from the Crabtree emerald mine, Mitchell County, North Carolina: Description and crystal |
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| 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...had a rock shop and operated the Crabtree Emerald mine in Spruce Pine. As young boys, Terry and his late |
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| our own collection. The first time we visited North Carolina for minerals was in 1936. Hans Engel, of Clifton...ompanion, and we set off on a tour, visiting Spruce Pine, Bakerville, Hawk, Little Switzerland, Boone...Drive, Spruce Pine, N. C , the promised land. We need not go into the mineral productivity of North Carolina...some, and we here list and describe m/ms from North Carolina, collected at that time, and some acquired...those from Switzerland and France. AUTUNITE1. Spruce Pine. From the collection of the late F. I. Allen |
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| Printed in the U.S.A. 06 0 74470 02033 2 EMERALD VILL AGE Blue Ridge Mining Exploration Special...FedEx Shipping in Continental 48 States Kingsley North, Inc. P.O. Box 216: Dept 3, Norway, MI 49870-0216...NO. 06 • June 2019 10 Black Smoker Geysers 42 Emerald Village Loaded with Sulfide Minerals, They’re...Manifestations of an Enigmatic Phenomenon (Part I) 18 North Star Turquoise Joe Dehmer New, Natural and Native...Turquoise rough recently extracted from the North Star Mine in Cripple Creek, Colorado; a specimen of Morrisonite |
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| some nice dark red xline cuprite. "From Silver Hill Mine (Waterman Mts.), Pima Co., Ariz., I collected nice...rhombs. (I got some beautiful azurite xls from this mine at Pardos Rock Shop in Tucson, Ariz.) "Some beautiful...Juan Miller Campground road, just off U.S. 666, north of Clifton, Ariz, in the White Mts. The nodules...3 inches in the other. Wynne, in southern Cross County, is in eastern Arkansas. COLORADO—A loose but beautiful...label. 103 Newington Center, in southern Hartford County, is in central Connecticut. GEORGIA—"To our mind |
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| 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 |
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| ROCKS AND MINERALS spotlighting the state of North Carolina in the summer of 1958. This issue detailed...Rockhounds of North Carolina. " This article by Douglas B. Sterrett discussed the history of North Carolina's...Carolina's Emerald find. ROCKS AND MINERALS July-August, 1958 "Old Plantation" Emerald Mine By D O U G L...of the Southern Appalachian Mineral Society. Emerald localities are rare in the United States though...them have been found. The best of these are in North Carolina though none of them have developed into paying |
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| FAMOUS MINERAL LOCALITIES. 2. THE GEM REGIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA HARRY W. TRUDEIJIJ Phdladelphia, Pa. Iw almost...the United States prominent mention is made of North Carolina's production of precious stones and other...Kunz's admirable "History of the gemsfound in North Carolina" the writer and Mr. SamuelG. Gordon decidedto...obtained the wonderful specimensof hiddenite and emerald). THE AMENICAN MINENALOGIST 16 The run of 20...that one of the mines was about a half mile to the north. We walked up the road paralleling the railroad |
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| 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 |
Crabtree Mine, Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA