 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | noted RICHARD JACQUOT PO Box 542 Leicester, North Carolina 28748 rick@wncrocks.com CHESTER KARWOSKI 1040...Spectacular Amethyst From the Diamond Hill Quartz Prospect Abbeville County, South Carolina T he Diamond...is located near the town of Antreville, Abbeville County, South Carolina, in the northwestern part of...the curious in search of the many varieties of quartz crystals that can be found here. References to...was in Rocks & Minerals (Zodac 1959). In 2003, the mine was purchased by local collector Ches- ter “Chet” |  | | Journal (issue) | | Care! ARIZONA WULFENITE Down Deep in the Rowley Mine GEM GARNETS Popular for Centuries THE BALTIMORE...TRIP: www.rockngem.com Diamond Hill Quartz Winter Rockhounding in South Carolina RG_RED_cover_0914.indd...toxic. This 6 cm spray of needles is from the Herja mine (Baia Mare, Maramures), Romania. (Gerhard Brandstetter...common sense FIELD TRIP by Steve Voynick Diamond Hill Quartz ................................. 52 Underground...22 This Arizona mine is a specimen treasure trove Winter rockhounding in South Carolina by Wayne Peterson |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | photo March/April: Fluorite, Dow Scar vein, Hilton mine, Scordale, Cumbria, England; Jesse Fisher specimen...May/June: Uvite, Powers farm, Pierrepont, St. Lawrence County, New York; Steven C. Chamberlain specimen, Michael...July/August: Microcline, quartz, and albite, Kestral Pocket, Smoky Hawk mine, Teller County, Colorado; Martin...September/October: Gold and quartz, Colorado Quartz mine, Mariposa County, California; Scott Rudolph specimen...York City, New York County, New York State, R. B. Cook, 244–52 Amethyst, South Carolina, 66–68 Amphibolite |  | | Journal (issue) | | cm (4 inches), from the Morro da Mina manganese mine, Conselheiro Lafaiete, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Probably...2008 issue for his article on the Mockingbird gold mine). Like the rest of us on the staff, he will be striving...crystals with milky quartz crystals and large, white feldspar crystals. INTRODUCTION The South American region...guanaco (an undomesticated llama), the nandu (a South American ostrich) and the Andean condor, seen mainly...the Province, near the border with Chile. the south continental ice field, and the Los Glaciares National |  | | Journal (issue) | | Scovil photo. Vanadinite, 2.4 cm, from the Apache mine, Arizona. Collected by Evan Jones; Jeff Scovil photo...Miglioli photo. Fluorite, 7.4 cm, from the La Barre mine, France. Collected by Aubin Cosson; Niels Brouwer... from left: Caledonite, 1.1 cm, from the Reward mine, California. Collected by Jeff Lines; Ben DeCamp...Collected by George Stacy; Jeff Scovil photo. Amethyst, 12 cm, from Collegeville, Pennsylvania. Collected...Thrill of Discovery by Wendell Wilson Epilog: On Mine Safety UThe Field-CollectorsV Anthony J. Albini |  | | Book | | content, it is much less useful. For example pure quartz is colourless, but may be of almost any hue through...usually white and often too hard to powder easily. Quartz has a typical o·ystal form of six-sided prismatic...Adamantine highly reflective like diamond Vitreous glassy, as in quartz Resinous like resin, as in amber...minerals having no lustre 7 INTRODUCTION A diamond has few weaknesses and many strengths: it is the...Gypsum 7 Quartz 3 Calcite 8 Topaz 4 Fluorite 9 Corundum 5 Apatite 10 Diamond SPECIFIC GRAVITY |  | | Book (edition) | | SILICA III. l. AND SILICATES. SILICA. 253 Quartz Opal 259 2. SILICATES. General Remarks.- 262...MINERALOGY. 3. Minerals differ in hardness from the diamond at one end of the scale to soapstone at the other...other distorted crystals. Occasionally, as in the diamond, the planes of crystals are convex; and then, of...sometimes called a quartzoid, because it occurs in quartz. (3) Twelve-sided double pyramids. Two planes of...rhombohedrons. They are combined in Figs. 20, 21, forms of quartz. Ehombohedrons vary greatly in the length of the |  | | Journal (issue) | | maand worden specimens van auroriet van Nevada, USA aangeboden. Meer details hierover vind je elders...new arsenate mineral species from the Keeley mine, South Lorrain Township, Ontario, Canada 181-192 Lalondeite...fluorite crystal points from the Elmwood mine, Smith County, Tennessee 32-40 Copper crystals from Keweenaw...from the Navegadora mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil 48-53 Brochantite, Blanchard mine, Bingham, New Mexico...Spectacular amethyst from the Diamond Hill Quartz Prospect, Abbeville County, South Carolina 70-71 Albert |  | | Book (edition) | | point to a yard or more in diameA single crystal of quartz, now at Milan, is three and a quarter feet long...of quartz near the Tiefen Glacier, in Switzerland, discovered in has afforded 1867, smoky quartz crystals...the term crystal was applied only to crystals of quartz (f. 1), which the ancient philosophers believed...called the being a common form of crystals of diamond. liedron of JSauinanh. to It is the its in...in the annexed figure (f. 155) of a crystal of quartz, in which there are only three planes, 2-2 at each |  | | Book (edition) | | point to a yard or more in diameA single crystal of quartz, now at Milan, is three and a quarter feet long...and seventy pounds. single cavity in a vein of quartz near the Tiefen Glacier, in Switzerland, discovered...discovered in a 1867, has afforded smoky quartz crystals weighing in the aggregate about 20,000 pounds considerable...the term crystal was applied only to crystals of quartz (f. I), which the ancient philosophers believed...hexakisociato its being a common form of crystals of diamond. hedron of Naumann. JB. Hemihedral Forms. the |  | | Book (edition) | | ^ fe o -• vO y MINERALOGY AND MINING. Mine Accidents —Ventilation — Ore Dressing, Etc. DESCRIPTIVE...lific of valuable treats and advice." PRACTICAL MINE VENTILATION. WILSON. For the Use of Mining Engineers...above, there is also the department of Economic Mine) alogy, which is not here and (3) in the coarser...point to a yard or more in diameA single crystal of quartz, now at Milan, is three and a quarter feet long-...of quartz near the Tiefen Glacier, in Switzerland, discovered in 18fi7, has afforded smoky quartz crystals |  | | Book (edition) | | Geology of Vermont, and the latter on that of South Carolina. has been received in various ways from Prof...aditus, an entrance.] horizontal entrance to a mine. An oxyd Alkali. and taste, soda. Alkaline...55. To gradually pass Quartzose. Containing quartz as a principal ingredient. Radiated, 53. Rake-vein...Siliceous. Consisting of, or con- taining silex, or quartz. Silky, 56. A Silurian. term applied fossiliferous...distinguished from others ticles {feldspar) (quartz) that have a glassy appearance. It is a popular |
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Diamond Hill Quartz Mine, Antreville, Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA