 | | 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, |  | | 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 |  | | Report (issue) | | archive 2 Table of Contents Page 58 Mellow Yellow: Heliodor and Golden Beryl Michael Wise Page 61 The Mysterious...from the University of New Orleans in Louisiana (USA), with the lowdown on beryl mineralogy An ancient...red beryl, morganite, emerald, goshenite, and heliodor. Known for millennia, the beryl varieties emerald...in New Hampshire (USA). The crystal weighed 455 kilograms. 2m: The Queen Anne mine in Zimbabwe has produced...pinacoids, prism, dipyramids 2112 Aquamarine, heliodor, and goshenite are typically prismatic in habit |  | | Report (issue) | | International, LLC P.O. Box 263, East Hampton, CT 06424, USA Phone 1.860.267.1512; fax 1.860.267.7225 www.lapisint...WEISE VERLAG, GERMANY AND LAPIS INTERNATIONAL, USA About Emeralds Emeralds· of the World Beryl and...of San Jose, California North Carolina: James Hill of Hiddenite, North Carolina Treatments: Ron Ringsrud...Asia: Pakistan, Afghanistan and India .......6 0 Old Mine Emeralds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...................84 Karl Schmetzer USA: Hiddenite, North Carolina ...........64 Michael Wise What is |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | plumes of debris at the mouths of over one hundred mine openings. Imbedded solidly in mica schist, the treasure...3: Golden yellow, complexly terminated beryl (heliodor) (10 cm tall), from Minas Gerais, Brazil; A M...Left, Patricia Emerald (629 carats) from the Chivor mine, Colombia. Main crystal is a perfectly formed 12-sided...alpine-type deposits in the vicinity of Hiddenite, North Carolina. By far the greatest number of crystals and...found near Hiddenite, North Carolina. After W. E . Hidden, Notes on North Carolina Minerals, American Journal |  | 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...Pegmatite Deposits 45 Pegmatite Districts 46 Spruce Pine District 46 Woodlawn District 46 Buncombe District |  | | 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 | | often are arrested there. At the Eldorado sapphire mine in Mon¬ tana the action of a million years is readily...intrudes a sloping bed of limestone. As the Yogo mine has been worked at various times in the past hundred...famous was the single beryl stone found in Oxford County in Maine that weighed 18 tons and was 18 feet in...in the bed of the stream. e. If it is possible to mine the bed of the stream itself this may prove to be...of unbeliev¬ able verisimilitude to a sunset, a pine tree, or an abstract painting. Most mineral and |  | | Journal (issue) | | Division, Belmont Abbey College Belmont, North Carolina Richard Mitchell Professor of Environmental Sciences...EDITORS Richard D. Dayvault University of South Carolina Frank Mayo Atlanta, Georgia Arthur J. Ehlmann... Turquoise from Virginia's Kelly Bank Mine Richard S. Mitchell Howard R . Freeland 219 A General History...collecting rocks FUI July 15, 1978 4 sh Emperor gold mine and gold ore BRAZIL June 8 1974 40 c sandstone...sandstone cliffs January 13, 1969 40 c Emperor gold mine and gold ore FRANCE July 8, 1975 September 27, 1969 |  | | Journal (issue) | | Division, Belmont Abbey College Belmont, North Carolina Richard Mitchell Professor of Environmental Sciences...EDITORS Richard D. Dayvault University of South Carolina Frank Mayo Atlanta, Georgia Arthur J. Ehlmann... Turquoise from Virginia's Kelly Bank Mine Richard S. Mitchell Howard R . Freeland 219 A General History...collecting rocks FUI July 15, 1978 4 sh Emperor gold mine and gold ore BRAZIL June 8 1974 40 c sandstone...sandstone cliffs January 13, 1969 40 c Emperor gold mine and gold ore FRANCE July 8, 1975 September 27, 1969 |  | | 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...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...venture every year into the mountains and deserts of North America, they enjoy not only the pleasure of seeking |  | | Journal (issue) | | Jan/Feb 2024 Vol.99, No.1 ROCKS MINE ."Iii[! iil"J www.tandfonline.com/vram Pegmatite Minerals & Gems...I. Jacobson, Denver, CO Anthony R. Kampf, l.A. County Museum of Natural History, CA Virgil W. Lueth,...a local area net\,vork. Subscription offices: USA/North America: Taylor & Francis Group, LLC, 530 Walnut...Copyright Clearance Center (www.copyright.com) in the USA or the Copyright Licensing Agency (www. cla.co.uk)...Choice: Topaz from Granite Pegmatites, Limoeiro Mine, Virgem da Lapa, Ara~uaf Pegmatite District, . Minas |  | | Book (volume) | | tH MSTONESof - NORTH AMERICA ~ VOLUME olor phot raphs yo. Erica and. Harol d Van I [iL Albuquerque...87109 N.M. N_E. Bivd. Gkapats GEMSTONES of NORTH AMERICA ~ NASMI EPPA GEMSTONES OF THE WORLD...+ GEMSTONES OF NORTH AMERICA, by John Sinkankas ON@“THE VOLUME III COVER North American gems from...(25.56 ct), Sweet Home Mine, Colorado; colorless scheelite (19.66 ct), Kern County, California; octagonal...Vivid blue matched benitoite gems from San Benito County, California, consisting of 52 benitoites and 75 |  | | 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) | | research on Tibetan andesine • Aquamarine and heliodor from Indochina • Dark blue aquamarine from Madagascar...Pakistan • Record-breaking emerald from Hiddenite, North Carolina • Emerald-in-matrix from Bahia, Brazil • 5th...Gray-Blue-Violet Hydrogen-Rich Diamonds from the Argyle Mine Hackmanite/Sodalite from Myanmar and Afghanistan...& Gemology PO Box 9022, Carlsbad, CA 92018-9022, USA Complete volumes of 1992–2010 print back issues are...suggested that the rock might be from the Wessels mine in South Africa, which is known for yielding potassian | | | Book (volume) | | GElV!§TONE§ (())f NORTH AMERRCA VOLUME III GElV[§TONE§ OF TXiE ,voRLD §ERIE§ SERIES EDITOR... GEMSTONES OF NORTH AMERICA, VOLUME III by Joh11 Sinkankas ON ~rf-IE co ·vER North An1erican gems...Vivid blue matched benitoite gems from Sai, Benito County, California, consisting of 52 benitoites and 75...and pinkish purple (I .3 5 et). GEMSTONE§ (O)f NORTH AMERICA VOLUME III John Sinbanbas Colar Photography...Qurrli~y Books, Inc.) Sinkankas, John. Gen1stones of North An1erica. Vol. III/ John Sinkankas. p. cm. lncludes |  | | Journal (issue) | | the U.S.A. 05 0 74470 02033 2 UNM’s HARDING MINE Exploring Plentiful Pegmatite 2 ROCKNGEM.COM ...Shipping l enta in Contin s 48 State Kingsley North 6” Stainless Steel Unit w/Galaxy & Nova Wheels •...1-0674NOVA Kingsley North 6” Stainless Steel Unit w/Resin Wheels Stock No. 1-0674 Kingsley North 6” Stainless...kingsleynorth.com SCAN ME Free Catalogs Kingsley North, Inc. P.O. Box 216: Dept 3, Norway, MI 49870-0216...With WorldWide Popularity 20 NEW MEXICO’S HARDING MINE The Must-See Pegmatite of the West Steve Voynick |  | | Book | | (Morganite) Inclusions Notes, Protogenetic 220 Heliodor, 221 Pink 272 Luminescence Zoning, 207 Emerald...Dr. and Wadi modem Peter 6 Sikait looking north, showing lesser temples to the right. photograph...information. Of the from a supposed in source north and northeast of 35 The clings a lack same...found around the Nile River north of Thebes. No emeralds exist the emerald mine through stones. Qift ...of the Botocundo beryl Mexico. as and in North Carolina, on beryl 3.5 inches (89 mm) described by |  | | Journal (issue) | | Vice-Presidents: J. R. H. Chisholm, M. A., F. G.A. R. K. Mitchell. F.G.A. H. J. Wheeler, F.G.A. Chairman: D. J....various authors (Schiffmann, 1976; Andersen, 1976; Mitchell, 1982). In the paper of Andersen an amorphous...Synthetic Sodalites. J. Phys. Chem., 74, 1359-63. Mitchell, R.K. (1982): Visual identification of Gilson...Materials Science, vol. 10, 353-497. Amsterdam, North-Holland Publishing Company. Taylor, D. (1967): The...author's shadowing technique. INTRODUCTION The Jeffrey mine, at Asbestos, Québec, Canada, has long been known |  | | Book (edition) | | native, sifting pebbles in an in Indian diamond mine, found one of the world's most famous diamonds....decided to smuggle would be rich it out of the mine. and would never again need to he could If ...cloth around guard at the gate. he was out of the mine, the where he hoped for the nearest port city...they are called, are get permission to found mine the as "Lord abandoned site of The rarest ...many Very small five carats. and , the old mine. But the nearby valley is to to promise to |  | Franz, Gerhard, Vyshnevskyi, Oleksii, Taran, Michail, Khomenko, Vladimir, Wiedenbeck, Michael, Schiperski, Ferry, Nissen, Jörg (2020) A new emerald occurrence from Kruta Balka, Western Peri-Azovian region, Ukraine: Implications for understanding the crystal chemistry of emerald. American Mineralogist, 105 (2) 162-181 doi:10.2138/am-2020-7010 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Claesson et al. 2006). Domains: V = Volynskyi (North-West); RT = Ros-Tykichskyi; P = Podilskyi (Dnister-Buh);... Beryl occurrences: emerald KB = Kruta Balka, heliodor = Volynskyi. Optical absorption and diffuse reflectance...located in the valley of the Berda River, 31 km north of Berdyansk. Its detailed geological characteristics...tourmaline inclusions in emeralds. Emeralds from Crabtree Mts., U.S.A., are also from a locality with spodumene-bearing...Mavis Lake, Canada, Binntal, Switzerland, from Crabtree Mts, U.S.A. (Wise and Anderson 2006), which also |  | | 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) | | 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...localities: The Rist and Ellis Tracts, Hiddenite, North C arolina 129 by D. L. Brown & W. E. Wilson Columns...FLUORITE crystal group, 8.1 cm, from the Shangbao mine, H unan, China. Collector's Edge Minerals specimen;...color, and give a historical background for each mine or mining venture. These catalogs, still available |  | | Journal (issue) | | Vice-Presidents: A.E. Farn, R.A. Howie, D.G. Kent, R.K. Mitchell Honorary Fellows: Chen Zhonghui, R.A. Howie, R...Winter Branch Chairmen: Midlands - G.M. Green, North West - I. Knight, Scottish - B. Jackson, South West...and several examples of aquamarine and yellow heliodor, and very rarely emerald, have been seen by the...the eastern flank of the Sudete Mountains of the north-east Bohemian Massif. They occur on the southeastern...outlying ridge that stretches north-westwards from Jordanow Slaski. To the north-east, the site overlooks |  | | Journal (issue) | | American Federation North West Federation Show July 18 through 21 Jefferson County Fairgrounds Port Towsend...rockgemmag@aol.com Cabs, Cabs and More Cabs Gem Center USA Inc. has one of the world's largest selection of...stone, in any shape and in any size. Gem Center USA is also one of the leading distributors of quality...Center, USA Inc. is your source. Come See Us At The Following Shows: Franklin, North Carolina, Show:...Albuquerque, NM 87198 June 7-9, 2002 Franklin, North Carolina, Show: Gem & LapidaryWholesalers. lnc..Watauga |
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Crabtree Mine, Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA