 | | 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) | | .'.' .., 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 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 2017 Ey M E R R I M A N D O S T E R Box 5 0 4 , Franklin, N. C . 2 8 7 3 4 The predawn quiet is punctured...crisp call of the bob white echoing through the valley, almost in cadence with the drumming of the ruffed...Nantahala Mountains of Western North Carolina. Into the lower end of the valley moves a small group of prospectors...prospectors, working their way along the Caler Fork of Cowee Creek confident that before this day is gone, the)-...fame and possession of precious jewels of ruby or sapphire. No ordinary band of prospectors, this group—no |  | | Book (volume) | | Where & How to Djg, Pan and Mine Your Own Gen1s & Minerals Where & I-low to 1-Iunt for Treasure From...stops at a roadside "dig your own" gem mine. Junior finds a sapphire the size of a p ach and ends up on national...) 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 |  | | Book (edition) | | ALASKA Stewart's Jewel Jade Claims, located at Dahl Creek. Stewart's Photo Shop, 531 4th Ave., Anchorage,...lbs., 400/lb. over 100 lbs. Black Mountain Opal Mine. Write Lander's Turquoise, 321 East Andy Devine...Phone (501) 262-2058. Fee: $2.00. Coleman Crystal Mine, Jessleville. AR 71949. Fee: $2-00. Under 12 yrs*...year. Free camping. **John Moundy, Mt. Ida. AR. Mine on High Peak Mountain. Ocus Stanly, P.0. Box I63...Adults $2.00;6—16$1•00, under 6 free. **Rush Zinc Mine, Fred Dirst, Guide, Yellville, AR 72687. Black |  | | Report (volume) | | DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FRANKLIN K. LANE, Secretary UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEORGE OTIS SMITH.......................................... 102 District of Columbia ............................................. North Carolina. .......................................................... North Dakota............................................. South Carolina......................................:..........to refer to Geological Survey Bulletin 507, "The mining districts of the western United States," and to |  | | 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...KEY 4& Diamond M Tourmaline fQl Ruby, O Sapphire Quartz crystal 'y^ Garnet — Azu rite, Malachite...amateurs alike had not gone out to every corner of North America, discovered the rich gem resources of the... California; Norman and Betty Lemkau of Castro Valley, California; Herbert V. Corbett of Baltimore, Maryland; |  | | Book | | https://archive.org/details/feeminingmineralOOOOmona FEE MINING AND MINERAL ADVENTURES IN THE EASTERN U.S. By...and the many changes due to man or nature, Fee Mining and Mineral Adventures in the Eastern U.S., its...s wadewabsltoasssts-oncasess 34 Site 2. Iwan Creek Mine & Rock. Shop—Quartz, Crystals .o2.<...0c5.c0tsunc...Aastestes oeareees 27 Site 5 The Starfire Mine Quartz Crystal Mine—Quartz Crystals.............cccccsscssesscessesseeeeens...Crystal ec Site Crystals .........:csseseeseesees Al Mine—Quartz Crystal and Shop Rock Ridge Fiddler’s Site |  | | Book | | HfiRIN COUNTY FREE LIBRfiRY 311110G386652Q I V Russell P MacFal A COLOR TREASUF FOR COLLECTORS...100 detail maps 1500+ hunting locations: sites in North America A directory to coUpcfing O E Pi rin...it a veritable not just a picof informa- is mine tion, telling everything the collector needs to...directory listing over fifteen hundred localities in North America where gem specimens may be found. Interspersed...to Hunting Locations ? i 9 GIVEN TO THE MARIN COUNTY LIBRARY BY MARI N L MTNF.RAT. SOCTETY DAVID |  | | Report (issue) | | quadrangle and part of the Black Butte quadrangle, Elko County, Nevada. Reston, Va. : U.S. Geological Survey ;...international : bulletin of the Institution of Mining and Metallurgy. London : The Institution, c!989S(520)...survey. 402 (800) qA977m Canberra : Australian Mining Industry Council. Preliminary mineral resource...Geologic map of the Valentine SE quadrangle, Mohave County, Arizona. [Menlo Park, Calif.] : U.S. Geological...the Jarbidge River Wilderness Study Area, Owyhee County, Idaho. Reston, Va. : U.S. Geological Survey ; | | | Book | | locations: A directory to co!le.cling sites in North America MINERALS AND GEMS A COLOR TREASURY FORCOLLECTORS...not just a picture book. Rather, it is a veritable mine of information, telling everything the collector...directory listing over fifteen hundred localities in North Am erica where gem specimens may be fou nd. Interspersed...you If you plan to vIsIt an operating quarry or mine where a permll Is required make the necessary arrangements...LAKE BAILEY N I DELAWARE MINE DUMPS IOATOUTE CHLORASTROUTEI 2 AMYGDAlOID MINE DUMPS 3 AGATE HARBOR (AGATES |  | | Journal (issue) | | ........................... 5 Trip to Franklin, North Carolina ........................................BACKBENDER'S GAZETTE I DECEMBER 2010 Trip to Franklin, North Carolina by Sarah Metsa Member of the Houston Gem...surprise I took her on a 3-day trip to Franklin, North Carolina, emerald country. We started out early...turned into about 3½ hours, but we made it to Franklin safely. It wasn’t a very good beginning to the...of information from the Macon County Chamber of Commerce, all about Franklin and the gem hunting opportunities |  | | Report (issue) | | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Valley and Ridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stratigraphy of the Valley and Ridge ... . . ... .. . .... .. .. .-. . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Valley and Ridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . 18 9. Map showing Sweetwater Creek Formation type locality . . . . . . . . . . . .... . .... 26 15. Geologic map of the Pumpkinvine Creek and Canton Formations . . . . . . . . . . . . . |  | | Book (edition) | | Bureau 71a, 187; Utah Travel Council 74; Tennessee Valley Authority 76, 118; Robert Wenkam 81; State of New...FloridaNews Bureau 114; State of Tennessee 123; South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism 128;...energy.” This does not mean giving up the great North American outdoors with its manifold opportunities...Ozarks—all these can be part of a vacation in the great North American outdoors. Camping, backpacking and trail... The last three decades of the 20th century in North America are bound to be known to future historians |  | | Journal (issue) | | for explosives. That's why Austin supports the mining industry with one of the largest truck fleets and...Austin representative today, or call 1-800-321-0752 (USA), 216-464-2400. September/October Volume I No...Sonie cry f 01.tl, others proclaim victory when a mine opens, expands or closes, but the reality, of course...stories in this issue show us specifically how mining companies are striving Lo be good neighbors. Mark...Sprouls takes a look at the socioeconomic impact of mining on communities and whal companies do to mitigate |  | | Report (issue) | | arawak and North Borneo _________________ _ Sarawak _____________________________ _ North BorneO----...________ _ North Island_____ ------------- ________ _ Antarctica ________________________________ _ North Am...124 126 127 130 Monazite localities-Continued North America-Continued United States of America-Continued...Perce Counties __________ _ Idaho CountY-----------------Valley CountY-----------------Adams, Payette,...and Gem Counties ________________________ _ Boise County ___ --------------Ada, Owyhee, Elmore, and Custer |  | | Journal (issue) | | Cooper Nottingham, England Anthony R. Kampf L.A, County Mus. of Nat. Hist. Los Angeles, CA Steven R. Morehead...Twenty-eight, Number One Hlmois-Kentucky Fluorite District Correspondents Miguel Calvo Zaragoza, Spain Michael...group, 13 cm, w ith calcite from the Minerva No. 1 mine, near Cave in Rock, Illinois. Marvin Rausch collection;...York; the Helvetia district, Arizona; O ntario’s Grenville Province; the Sterling mine at Antwerp, New York;...Alpine veins near Sherbrooke, Quebec; the Nanisivik mine on Baffin Island; the fluorite mines of Madoc, Ontario; |  | | Journal (issue) | | 19 lb. Precious Topaz, mine run 3.00 15 lb. Amethyst (Good Rich Color), mine run 6.00 (Contains both...material) 1, Ib. Kunzite, mine run facet and cab material 4.00 15 lb. Peridot, mine run facet and cab material...NOTED PERSONALITY WRITES OF EARLY HISTORY OF COPPER MINING IN LAKE SUPERIOR REGION, Frue MIDWEST 4 NOTES...amethyst geode on the dump at the Rueppele Iron Mine, near Stanton, Missouri. It was about six inches...Amethyst had been found before at this particular mine, but most of it is in the museum at the Missouri |  | | Report (volume) | | OGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1268 Bibliography of North American Geology, 1968 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN...Index . . . . VII 1 817 III BIBLIOGRAPHY OF NORTH AMERICAN GEOLOGY 1968 INTRODUCTION The current annual...annual volume of the "Bibliography of North American Geology" lists publications that appeared during...during 1968 concerning the geology of the North American continent, Greenland, the West Indies and adjacent...in foreign journals are cited if they deal with North American localities or are of a general nature, |  | | Report (issue) | | MARCH, Ph.D. 1914 Issued by California State Mining Bureau McN. HAMILTON STATE MINERALOGIST F. F...Minerals of herewith Bulletin 67 of the State Mining California. This work was made possible at this...localities new and quently the The second list ^Mining' State Mineralogist. This known localities...literature of a general nature on the geology and mining industry of the State. bibliography of A. may...The excellent Vodges, Bulletin 30 of the State Mining Bureau, be referred to for such literature. The |  | | Report (issue) | | scientific reports associated with the exploration, mining, and settlement of the western territories. The...Snohomish, Wizard Clip, Chesapeake Bay, Milksick Creek, Cowcumber Hill, Bayou Boeuf, Stingray Point, Lake...locality, or civil division (city, village, or county) named for a physical feature is always listed...information is usually self-explanatory, for example: county seat. Feature Class (second column) The terms listed...kinds of flowing water that locally may be called a creek, run, river, branch, bayou, or fork. See pages XXXI-XXXII |  | | Report (issue) | | particular service in co- operating with the State ^Mining Bureau in making possible this addition to our...a part of the Fourth Annual Report of the State Mining Bureau, by Henry G. Hanks, who was then quently...the thirty years which elapsed since the State Mining Bureau. appearance of the second list, our knowledge...literature of a general nature on Die geology and mining industry of the State. The various kinds of minerals...Woodcock, formerly of the State Mining Bureau. Walter W. Bradley of the State Mining Bureau, M. Vonsen of Petaluma |  | | Report (issue) | | said to have been found in the mining the nugget Jim, Placer County, California, in 1871 by a small...Counties of California: Minerals and mineral lists Mining Districts of California Unvalidated entries in...The bibliography has been updated and expanded. County lists published by Collins (1) pp. 40-64, in Murdoch...resulting from references to the geographic term ''Mining District," especially in the pre-1920 literature. Widespread...deposits of the Mojave Desert area and of Death Valley by a group of U.S. Geological Survey workers, with |  | | Journal (issue) | | Shiprock, Rainbow Bridge, Montezumas Castle, Death Valley and Betatakin Ruins. But I often turn back and...or five miles from the Elephant Rock in the same Valley of Fire. It may be seen by continuing on the road...Canyon ; but, I was still much impressed with the Valley of Fire. It appears to have been created in a moment...landed, 3,000 feet below. The man who did that mining work in the canyon was Adam Chunning. He stopped...Springs, California, near the head of Panamint Valley, about 1922, when I knew him. When I visited his |  | | Report (issue) | | rewhich was publi.shed as Bulletin 67 of the State Mining Bureau. vision by the same author in 192-3 increased...tribes in the northeast corner of San Bernardino County in pre-historic times. The old workings here were...stone hammers, and called his claim the Stone Hammer mine. This find aroused so much interest that the San...circumstance the location was named the Stone Hammer mine. "The State Slining Bureau reported at about the...tlie desert region between Death Valley and Goff's Mining District, nearer the former, and that good |
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