 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Untersulzbachtal, Salzburg, Austria W ith the exception of quartz and the feldspars, few com mon rock-forming silicates...sky-blue kyanite laths frozen in snow-white Brazilian quartz. Two others that stand out as important components...generally common minerals that include, among others, quartz, calcite, vesuvianite, scapolite, talc, wollastonite...Hampshire; and Willimantic, Windham County, and Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut. Gem-quality epidote...to 35 cm have been found at Eden Mills, Lamoille County, Vermont (a traditionally cited locality more accurately |  | | 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...great many very interesting and unique forms of quartz crystals and rutiles, and has added a great number... me some and to, lias of the novel forms of quartz crys- furnished some valuable notes also of |  | | 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 (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 (volume) | | the ruby, sapphire, spinel, emerald, rutile, and quartz of gem quality have been synthesized. The best...Fluorite Apatite . 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Orthoclase Quartz Topaz Corundum Diamond The numbers preceding each...of silica (quartz, 7 on Moh's scale) particles, a gem stone should be harder than quartz. Some minerals...react to heat are: violet quartz (amethyst) changing to orange brown, smoky quartz to yellow, pale-green...sapphire, star sapphire, star ruby, rutile, and quartz are gem stones that have been successfully synthesized |  | | Report (issue) | | .'.' .., Mineral Collecting Sites in North Carolina By W. F. Wilson and B. J. McKenzie RUTILE GUMMITE...THULITE AND PYRITE MONAZITE EMERALD CUPRITE SMOKY QUARTZ ZIRCON TORBERNITE ~/ UBRAR'l USE ONLV ,~O...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 (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 (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 (volume) | | Quartz Crystal Deposits of Southwestern Virginia and Western North Carolina GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN...BULLETIN 1072-D Quartz Crystal Deposits of Southwestern Virginia and Western North Carolina By JOHN B. MERTIE...deposits of southwestern Virginia and western North Carolina. Washington, U. S. Govt. Print. Off., 1958...Contributions to economic geology) "A detailed report on quartz crystals from 37 sources and an explanation of...of their origins." Bibliography: p. 295-296. 1. Quartz. i. Title. (Series: U. S. Geological Survey. Bulletin |  | | Report (issue) | | i^orth Caro...ia ^.aie Library Raleigh NORTH ^c CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT...NUMBER 58 Halloysite Deposits of Western North Carolina BY CHARLES E. HUNTER AND LEWIS J. HASH...TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY In Cooperation with NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT...Raleigh, North Carolina April 22, 1949 To His Excellency, Ron. W. Kerr Scott Governor of North Carolina...Bulletin 58, "Halloysite Deposits of Western North Carolina." This bulletin is another in the series being |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | mineral has been mined quite extensively in Clay County, Alabama, from one end to the other. It is quite...Tourmaline: Mass of black tourmaline xls in massive milky quartz. From Catalina Mts., near Oracle, Pinal Co....south of Antimony Peak, near Hollister, San Benito County, California. While it might sound like exaggeration...huebnerite, a somewhat rare tungsten mineral; clear quartz xls; and sphalerite xls. "Sometimes a small vug...Biotite: black, radiating plates on massive smoky quartz. Calcite: white, cleavable (fl. yellowlong wave) |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | These géodes are found in Pike County, Ala., which is about 50 miles north of Montgomery. I have found them...them scattered all over the county, but they are especially abundant just south of Troy, (Pike Co.),...rattlebox. ARIZONA—Flat doubly terminated loose smoky quartz xls coated by dark brown drusy dolomite which in...made several trips to Magnet Cove (Hot Springs County) which is about 15 miles east of Hot Springs on..."—letter dated Aug. 14, 1956, from William Dillon, 212 North St., McDonald, Penn. Thirteen specimens were received |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Investigation of Gilley Fluorspar Deposits in Cherokee County, Alabama, by James F. O'Neill. It is interesting... 50 miles northeast of Birmingham, in Cherokee County, located in West 1/2, West V2 of Section 16, Township...fluoresces blue (through the quartz) under the Mineralight; in addition the quartz crystal has a colorless...pegmatite district lies across the Park-Fremont County line in south-central Co'crado, a few miles northwest... N . J., donated to R & M two quartz specimens—groups of milky quartz and rock crystals—both coming from |  | | 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 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Windrow formation consists of quartz and chert pebbles in a matrix of quartz sand and brown iron oxide,...ered away. The pebbles are mainly quartz and chert. Those of quartz are univer sally well polished and...polished. The relative abun dance of chert pnd quartz varies widely. A t an occurrence southeast of Sparta...chert, 45 per cent yellow and milky quartz, and 5 per cent pink quartz. A t a closely adjacent locality...yellow and milky quartz, 24 per cent of black, gray, and brown chert, and 1 per cent of pink quartz, with |  | | Catalog/List | | enlarged photograph of a piece of Obsidian, from Lake County, Oregon, which shows a Conchoidal fracture. t...Each lxl" 2x2" 2x3" ED.ch 3x4" AGATE-See Quartz AESCHYNITE-See Eschynite ALABANDITE (maganese sulfide)...*Peristerite (Moonstone), opalescent Cleavage, with quartz showing albite twinning or polysynthetic twin bands...and cerium orthosilicate Massive; Virginia or N. Carolina ......... ... ...... . Orthite, high grade; Norway...Smaragdite Green xline, with pink corundum; N. Carolina .. ... . Tremolite Fibrous, coarse, greenish-gray; |  | | Catalog/List | | Fairfield County, Branchville White xlline with cymatolite, good study ... New Mexico Taos County, near Dixon...cerium aluminum silicate California Los Angeles County, Pacoima Canyon Large black tabular crystals in...iron silicate ACTINOLITE California San Bernardino County, Wrightwood Green prismatic crystalline mass ....CROSSITE Sodium iron silicate California San Benito County, Gem mine Compact blue-gray mass with natrolite...aggregates in magnetite with stilpnomelane, penninite, quartz ... HASTINGSITE Iran calcium sodium potassium alumino-silicate |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | & Section 7, T.I., R 19W of Garland County, Ark., some fine quartz xls containing chlorite phantoms have...1/2" xl in a 2" matrix which consisted of minute quartz xls, and vellow cookeite. Lepidolite: some choice...sheets y2" in length were noted on a specimen of quartz. This noted pegmatite locality, although not being...matrix. "Stibnite with cervantite, Ambrose nite (quartz) have been found on the mine, Hollister (San Benito...wave. The others were flat milky interest under "World News in Mineral quartz pebbles. Occurrences." The |  | | Catalog/List | | FOSS I LS ACTINOLITE-See Amphibole AGATF,--See Quartz AESCHYNITE-See Eschynite ALABASTER-See Gypsum ALBERTITE...Peristerile (Moonstone), opalescent Cleavage, with quartz showing albite twinning or poly synthetic twin...cerium orthosilicate) Massive; Vii·ginia or N. Carolina ....... ..... .. .... Orthite, high grade; Norway...Dakota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AMETHYST-See Quartz AMPHIB'OLE (Chiefly complex metasilicates of calcium...PH IBOLE-Cont'd Smaragdite Green xline mass; N. Carolina ...................... •. Tremolite XI prism, |  | | Catalog/List | | PHOTOGRAPH: _ VANADINITE Apache mine, near Globe, Gila County, Arizona. Sharp hexagonal barrel-shaped crystal...Riverside County, Crestmore. White prismatic crystalline on merwinite . 3.50 AGATE See QUARTZ AJOITE Copper...Copper aluminum silicate. Arizona Pima County, Ajo, New Cornelia mine. Sky-blue micro xls and coatings...coatings on monzonite .. Arizona Pima County, Ajo, New Cornelia mine. Sky-blue crystals and masses on and in...California San Diego County, Himalaya mine. White crystalled aggregates; some with quartz, tourmaline, microcline |  | | 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 |  | | Journal (issue) | | III , NO . 5 - JULY , 1896 . CONTENTS CONCERNING Quartz - Part II . RAMBLES IN MONTANA , HISTORY OF CLAYSTONES...including Rutilated Quartz , scotions of Stalactitie Barite , Perthite ( Sunstone ) , Rose Quartz , Green Opal...FOOTE , WARREN M . Foote , Manager . 1224 - 26 - 28 NORTH FORTY - FIRST ST . PHILADELPHIA , PA , U . S . A...recoverable by the OCR engine. ODD FORMS OF QUARTZ FROM NORTH CAROLINA . Collection of A . C . BATES . MINERAL...1896. No. 5. Kor The Mineral Collector. CONCERNING QUARTZ. By A. C. Bates. PART II. The Mineralogist who |  | | Report (volume) | | Deposits of minerals of wide distribution, such as quartz and calcite, have been omitted, except those that...State Museum, Albany. North Carolina.. .Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt, Chapel Hill. North Dakota... .Dr. A. G...... .Prof. Charles W. Brown, Providence. South Carolina.. .Dr. Earle Sloan, Charleston. South Dakota....See Bauxite and Hallpysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found...commercial quantity or quality. Asphalt. Colbert County, small quantity has been shipped from near Leighton; |  | | Journal (issue) | | ············· 467 llUBIES OF COWEE VALLEY, NORTH CAROLINA. By Melbourne S1nith ·····················...Boulder Bec!ch on Lake Mead. Nevad~ The Clark County Gem Collectors, Inc. (Paul 0 . Drury, Publicity...wanted to go prospecting in some remote part of the North Woods Possibly in Canada. I had traveled through...and Kirkland Lake districts which were farther North. I wrote to the Ontario Department of Mines and...deep in the woods, we came across a vein of gray quartz about eighteen inches wide. It was faulted and |  | | Book (edition) | | minerals making up igneous rocks are the silicates: quartz, feldspars, micas, augite, hornblende, and olivine...olivine. In sedimentary rocks, clay minerals. quartz, feldspars, calcite, and micas are abundant....(4) fluorite; (5) apatite; (6) orthoclase; (7) quartz; (8) topaz; (9) corundum; (10) diamond. This means...of 1, while a mineral with a scratch level of quartz has a hardness of 7. This scale does not represent...Michigan. Found in Colorado at Aspen and in Boulder County; also in several mining areas in Arizona. Good |
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