 | | Report (issue) | | asbestos was mined at various times in Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Connecticut, and Massachusetts...asbestos-related mortality and respiratory disease in vermiculite miners and residents of Libby, Mont. (Peipins...asbestiform amphibole minerals intergrown with the vermiculite mined and milled near the town from 1923 to 1990...naturally occurring asbestos. For example, the Fairfax County Health Department, Va., developed an asbestos exposure...containing material" (ultramafic rock bodies) within the county (Dusek and Yetman, 2002). Information on naturally |  | | Report (issue) | | 0, I y. 50 .r rVv, rv O. ^ NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT R. BRUCE ETHERIDGE...GEOLOGIST BULLETIN NO. 50 The Vermiculite Deposits of North Carolina BY THOMAS G. MURDOCK AND CHARLES...UNDER THE DIRECTION OF JASPER L. STUCKEY, NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT AND...TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RALEIGH 1946 NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT R....GEOLOGIST BULLETIN NO. 50 The Vermiculite Deposits of North Carolina BY THOMAS G. MURDOCK AND CHARLES |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | formation of during oxidation of biotite or vermiculite, I2I /~kermanite, stability field of, 635, 918...), Egyptian kyanite, 760 ANDERSON (B. W.), see VANCE (E. R.), 605, manganese ores, 235 Bau mining district...struvite from Skipton, Victoria, 381 Broken Hill, New South Wales, muscovite, myrmekite, 57o Bronzite, Sitathali...43 ; and see CESBRON(F.), 78I BushveM Complex, South Africa, ceylonite, ilmenite, titanomagnetite, 863...Ireland, chromian, anaL, 957; Norway, anal., 435; South Africa, 863 ; Sharps meteorite, anal., 451 Chalcosine |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | THE 100 COUNTIES OF NORTH CAROLINA C. HENRY KING, FRANKUNVILLE, N.C. ALAMANCE—The North State pyrophyllite...a small patch of crystalline rocks lying on the south side of the Triassic sandstone belt, which is goldbearing...Ore Knob copper mine in the eastern part of the county has produced chalcocite, bornite, pyrite, pyrrhotite...open cuts. It is reported that asbestus and vermiculite were mined here; minerals not identified. BEAUFORT—Commercial...Mountain. BURKE—Three diamonds have been found in this county. One specimen is at the State Museum in Raleigh |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | commercial vermiculite based on statistical analysis of bulk chemical data: Fingerprinting vermiculite from...(XRF) analysis, were obtained on 34 samples of vermiculite to ascertain whether chemical differences exist... and V can be used to distinguish the Libby vermiculite samples from the garden products. In general...of the Libby and South Carolina deposits appeared similar, but differed from the South Africa and China...certainty, grouped the garden samples with the South Africa ore. INTRODUCTION In the fall of 1999, the |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA Received 5 April 1995; accepted 2 November 1995 ...(001) cleavages and is partially converted to vermiculite. No siliceous relics have been identified. Biologically...Probe std. J-8; Fe - Rockport Fayalite; Na - Amelia County Albite; K - St. Gotthard Adularia. Elemental distributions...images revealed interstratified ferriannite/vermiculite occurs beneath lichen thalli (Fig. 10). X-ray...1:1 regular interstratification of biotite and vermiculite. WDS mapping with a calculated interaction volume |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Peak Hill, are con®ned to a 300±500 m wide, north-south striking, steeply dipping, shear zone that is ¯anked...the vicinity of regional-scale structures in the Carolina Slate Belt may be a further example of this style...et al. 1995), and some similar systems in the Carolina Slate Belt (e.g. Fiess 1985; Klein and Schmidt...alunite illite? chlorite-illite-``intergrade vermiculite'' muscovite/illite-pyrite paragonite pyrophyllite-pyrite...the ``Tumut Terrane'' comprises a series of north-south striking belts of volcanic rocks separated by belts |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 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 S...publication Mineral Collecting Sites in North Carolina: Information Circular 24 (1978). For a more comprehensive...locations on county road maps, refer to this publication, which can be ordered from the North Carolina Department...Raleigh, North Carolina 27611. The price is $5.00 plus 4% sales tax. Individual county road maps can be |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | historical amphibole samples from the former vermiculite mine near Libby, Montana, U.S.A MATTHEW S. SANCHEZ1...Pennsylvania 15146, USA Department of Geological Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho 83844, USA *Corresponding...Environment, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts 01075, USA Abstract: To determine if the...morphology of amphiboles occurring in the Rainy Creek vermiculite deposit near Libby, Montana, has changed as the...trace elements, Libby, Montana USA. 1. Introduction The largest vermiculite mine in the United States of |  | | Report (volume) | | District ! Avery, Mitchell, and Yancey Counties North Carolina GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN \ Prepared in cooperation...the Min\ eral Resources Division of the North \ Carolina Department of Conservation and Development 1122-A...District Avery, Mitchell, and Yancey Counties North Carolina By DONALD A. BROBST ! CONTRIBUTIONS TO ECONOMIC...with the Mineral Resources Division of the North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development UNITED...district, N.C__ A3 2. Regional geology of North Carolina and adjacent areas______ 4 in CONTRIBUTIONS |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | AC CE PT Bloomington, Indiana, 47405-1405, USA Corresponding author: L. E. Wasylenki, lauraw@indiana...from which that Ni was derived (Cameron and IP Vance, 2014, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, 128, 195-211)....Webster-Addie AN laterite, near Democrat, North Carolina, USA, as well as results from two sets of experiments...responsible for isotopic fractionation at the North Carolina laterites, continual PT locality are general...approximately twice the source fluxes, as ED Cameron and Vance (2014) also noted. If these flux estimates were |  | Liermann, Laura J., Mathur, Ryan, Wasylenki, Laura E., Nuester, Jochen, Anbar, Ariel D., Brantley, Susan L. (2011) Extent and isotopic composition of Fe and Mo release from two Pennsylvania shales in the presence of organic ligands and bacteria. Chemical Geology, 281 (3) 167-180 doi:10.1016/j.chemgeo.2010.12.005 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 16802, USA Department of Geology, Juniata College, 1700 Moore St., Huntingdon, PA 16652, USA School of...Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404, USA d Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Arizona...Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-1604, USA b c a r t i c l e i n f o Article history: Received...Mo were mainly released from illite, chlorite/vermiculite, and Fe oxides in the RHS and from pyrite in...to be enriched in heavy Mo isotopes (Archer and Vance, 2008; Scheiderich et al., 2010). In contrast, Fe | | | Report (issue) | | asbestos-related mortality and respiratory disease in vermiculite miners and residents of Libby, Montana. This...and asbestiform amphibole particles within the vermiculite ore body once mined and milled near the town...amphibole minerals intergrown with the Libby vermiculite deposit. Large areas of exposed ultramafic bedrock...State Arkansas Kansas Michigan Minnesota Missouri South Dakota Texas Wisconsin Development 24 During... Lowers, H.A., Sutley, S.J., Hoefen, T.M., and Vance, J.S., 2003, The composition and morphology of amphiboles | | | Report (issue) | | asbestos-related mortality and respiratory disease in vermiculite miners and residents of Libby, Montana. This...and asbestiform amphibole particles within the vermiculite ore body once mined and milled near the town...amphibole minerals intergrown with the Libby vermiculite deposit. Large areas of exposed ultramafic bedrock... Lowers, H.A., Sutley, S.J., Hoefen, T.M., and Vance, J.S., 2003, The composition and morphology of amphiboles...abnormalities and exposure to asbestos-contaminated vermiculite in the community of Libby, Montana, U.S.A.: Environmental |  | | Report (issue) | | NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION WILLIAM DIVISION JASPER P. OF L. SAUNDERS, MINERAL...GEOLOGIST Circular 16 LOCALITIES NORTH OF CAROLINA BY JAMES F. CONLEY Doc NC DENR LIBRARY a... 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 f |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Montana, that were derived from both the former vermiculite mine near Libby and other sources. SEM-EDS spectra...to ascertain if the amphiboles came from the vermiculite deposit near Libby, Montana, or some other source...because amphiboles known to originate from the vermiculite deposit all contain Na and K that can be observed...compared to reference amphiboles collected from the vermiculite deposit. Also, we demonstrate the presence of...amphibole asbestos contamination from the former vermiculite mine (see Gunter et al. 2007 and references therein) |  | Mielke, Randall E., Russell, Michael J., Wilson, Philip R., McGlynn, Shawn E., Coleman, Max, Kidd, Richard, Kanik, Isik (2010) Design, Fabrication, and Test of a Hydrothermal Reactor for Origin-of-Life Experiments. Astrobiology, 10 (8) 799-810 doi:10.1089/ast.2009.0456 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | ocean, such as Europa (Hand et al., 2007, 2010; Vance et al., 2007). Specifically, the reactor was built...(Minwood 1200, Industrial Insulation Group, Al, USA). In atomic percentage it comprises SiO2 51.7; CaO...pressures expected at the bottom of Europa’s ocean (Vance et al., 2007). 2.4. Investigation of precipitates...green rust. Aluminosilicate crystals (possibly vermiculite) also occurred sparsely in the iron sulfide layers...aluminum:silicon ratio close to *2 (possibly vermiculite) and only minor iron content. TEST OF A HYDROTHERMAL |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Alabama P.O. Box 0 Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35486 85° • County Seat ALABAMA'S MINERAL INDUSTRY began in 1818...iron furnace was built near Russellville, Franklin County, utilizing local brown iron-ore (goethite) deposits...Tennessee River Valley area near Huntsville, Madison County, the first such mineralogical description in the...1831 along tributaries of the Coosa River (Chilton County). Utilization of mineral resources in Alabama has...iron ore, clay, marble, bauxite, and Figure 1. County map of Alabama. Courtesy U.S. Geological Survey |  | Gunter, Mickey E., Harris, Karen E., Bunker, Kristin L., Wyss, Rebecca K., Lee, Richard J. (2008) Amphiboles between the sheets: observations of interesting morphologies by TEM and FESEM. European Journal of Mineralogy, 20 (6) 1035-1041 doi:10.1127/0935-1221/2008/0020-1872 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho 83844, USA *Corresponding author, e-mail: mgunter@uidaho.edu...350 Hochberg Rd., Monroeville, Pennsylvania 15146, USA Abstract: We observed interesting amphibole morphologies...occur as single crystals between the layers of vermiculite and hydrobiotite. eschweizerbartxxx gsw Key-words:...asbestos exposure that occurred in the now-closed vermiculite mine. Since that time efforts have been put forth...that occurred as an accessory mineral in the vermiculite deposit. Chemical, morphological, diffraction |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Abbreviations: xl—crystal xled—crystallized ALABAMA: Near Vance, in Tuscaloose Co., Ala., many beautiful specimens...be recorded." Pala is in northwestern San Diego County of Southern California. COLORADO: Prof. Richard...the abandoned Laurel Creek corundum mine in Rabun County, where it is associated with corundum. The mineral...item: "The Ima Tungsten Mine of Patterson, Lemhi County, Idaho, producer of a large supply of tungsten...while enlarging his cellar. Mr. Warren lives at 21 Union St., Foxboro, about y2 mile west of the center of |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | THE MINERALS OF ALBEMARLE COUNTY, VIRGINIA PART I I I : SILICATES By R. S. MITCHELL and R. J. BLAND,...Lovingston quartz of Charlottesville and 1 mile south of monzonite from this quarry (Rector, U. S. Highway...edge of the may be seen on State Road 637 between county as well as a series of mountains, Ivy and Batesville...Highway 29 the eastern edge (Nelson, 1962). Epidote south of Charlottesville and north of Red is the principal...Bland, 1963, 1964) all the minerals of Albemarle County were presented except the silicates (Class V I |  | | Report (chapter) | | Blue Ridge ophiolites, Southern Appalachian Orogen, USA LOREN A. RAYMOND 1, S A M U E L JAMES E. SWANSON... Appalachian State University, Boone, NC 28608, USA (e-mail: raymondla@appstate.edu) 2Department o f...Geology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA Abstract: Resolution of the petrotectonic history...Mars Hill Terrane; NC, North Carolina; GA, Georgia; SC, South Carolina; TN, Tennessee. Numbered and starred...of the meta-ultramafic rock bodies of the North Carolina Blue Ridge Belt reveals that the population, locally |  | Swayze, Gregg A., Lowers, Heather A., Benzel, William M., Clark, Roger N., Driscoll, Rhonda L., Perlman, Zac S., Hoefen, Todd M., Dyar, M. Darby (2018) Characterizing the source of potentially asbestos-bearing commercial vermiculite insulation using in situ IR spectroscopy. American Mineralogist, 103 (4) 517-549 doi:10.2138/am-2018-6022 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | source of potentially asbestos-bearing commercial vermiculite insulation using in situ IR spectroscopy Gregg...Kendade, South Hadley, Massachusetts 01075, U.S.A. 1 2 Abstract Commercially produced vermiculite insulation...known to cause asbestos-related diseases. When vermiculite insulation is found in a building, evaluation...could be used to reliably identify the source of vermiculite ore and therefore its potential to contain asbestos...Montana; Louisa, Virginia; Enoree, South Carolina; Palabora, South Africa; and Jiangsu, China, were measured |  | | Report (issue) | | Mica Deposits of the Blue Ridge in North Carolina GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 577 Work done...done in part in cooperation with the North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development and in part...Administration Mica Deposits of the Blue Ridge in North Carolina By FRANK G. LESURE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL...Work done in part in cooperation with the North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development and...Geologic map of part of the Blue Ridge of North Carolina and Tennessee. 2-6. Maps showing location of mica |  | | Book | | MINES MINERS MINERALS AND OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA Western North Carolina’s Hidden Mineralogical...L 2005 PARKWAY PUBLISHERS, INC. Boone, North Carolina Copyright ©1999 Lowell Presnell All Rights...minerals] Mines, miners, and minerals of western North Carolina : western North Carolina’s hidden mineralogical...(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 121 |
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