 | | Report (volume) | | .......Mr. George H. Ashley, Washington, D. C. Texas............Dr. William B. Phillips, Austin. Vermont...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;...following localities: Bibb County, Pratts Ferry; Calhoun County, near Tampa; Clay County, T. 20, Pv. 7 E.; Jefferson...Jefferson County, at Elyton; Lee County, at Chewacla lime works; St. Clair County, at Gfeensport; Shelby |  | | Report (volume) | | DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FRANKLIN K. LANE, Secretary UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEORGE OTIS SMITH...248 259 269 271 275 281 r 4 CONTENTS. Page. Texas...................................................New Mexico, Oregon, South Dakota, Tennessee, and Texas; to list all the literature consulted would be impracticable...STATES. Emerson, B. K., A mineralogical lexicon of Franklin, Hampshire, and Hampden counties, Mass.: U. S...Phillips, W. B., The mineral resources of Texas: Univ. Texas Bull. 365, Sci. Ser. 29, 1914. Among other |  | | Book (edition) | | mmed at Broken Arrow aud Trout creek, in Sc. Clair county. The strata in this field are more faulted und...prong of Canoe creek, in St. Clair county, to Ha\sop creek, in Bibb county, a distance of 60 miles. Down to...to Helena, in Shelby county, the field has an average width of 5 or 6 miles. Below that point the width...miles being in the latitud" of Blocton, in Bibb county. The south ern end of this field has a greater...Jefferson county; Helena, Montevallo, and Brierfield, Shelby county; and at Blocion. Bibb county. The Warrior |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | location a~ included at the end of each entry. Adair County Chariton River (40-04-05N 92-4 I -23W). septarian...septarian concretions about 2 miles north of the Macon county line. CALCITE crystals enclosing bundles of acicular...hematite, quartz (Broadhead 1873b, 1877). Audrain County Mexico, in fire clay pits and spoil piles: PYRITE...University Library] at 19:58 29 October 2014 Barton County McKarrow’s coal bank (37-37N 94-28W), 2.5 miles...PICKERINGITE, pyrite, siderite (Broadhead 1873b). Bates County Panther Creek, northwest of Rockville in coal deposits: |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | occurs as a dense, eggshell-like veneer over the County (in Eastern California), is 12 porous and fragile...phosphate in the diatomaceous sediments containing County, is in southern Connecticut. these specimens. ILLINOIS—"Enclosed...Quarry always be happy ones. Hamilton, in W. Hancock County, is in western Illinois. KANSAS—From Mrs. Mary...colorless calcite in brown and reddish brown banded limonite. "Broken piece of a nodule taken from a backyard...Wellsville, Kans."—on label. Wellsville, in N/E Franklin County, is in eastern Kansas. MONTANA—"I want to tell |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | huge log of petrified wood on the lawn of the Franklin County Courthouse. Inquiry revealed the log had been...pit. There were what appeared to be ledges of limonite-cemented sandstone . . . a common enough occurrence...yellow sand scrubbed out of the centers, these "limonite pipes" made an interesting item for the mineral...mineral collection and one that I used in trading, in Texas, for some fine agates. These are Nature's Iron Pipes..."Whiskey Wood" from the nameless location in Harrison County is one . . . well, this petrified wood of gem cutting |  | | Journal (issue) | | . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Limonite Concreti ons in Clearfield County . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Earth...from storage last year. 7 LIMONITE CONCRETIONS IN CLEARFIELD COUNTY LOCATION: This locality is situated...%-minute quadrangle in Decatur Township, Clearfield County, about Y, mile southwest of th e village of Ash...Pennsylvania and 2% miles north of Houtzdale. The limonite occurs just above an abandoned, backfilled strip...Street, Osceola Mills, Pennsylvania. MINERALS: Limonite: earthy to compact septarian concretions; some |  | | Report (issue) | | Reklaw Age of a Ferruginous Conglomerate in Eastern Texas GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 243-C Probable...Reklaw Age of a Ferruginous Conglomerate in Eastern Texas By LLOYD WILLIAM STEPHENSON SHORTER CONTRIBUTIONS...______________ - _____ . ___ Sections in Wood and Franklin Counties_____________________________________...___________________________ South of Van Zandt County...._____...______________.____________________...REKLAW AGE OF A FERRUGINOUS CONGLOMERATE IN EASTERN TEXAS By LLOYD WILLIAM STEPIIENSON ABSTRACT TJie suggestion |  | | Book | | 11ne 2; ••• Amph1bo1ite--see Bolton, Worcester County M1nera1 Loca11t1es. page 85 ••• 11.8 3~ter cerium...•••••••••••••••••'.' •.••.•••• 2--6 Barn.table County ro •• il Localiti ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••...Localit1e•••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 21 Br1.tol County Mineral Localit1 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••...24--25 Dukes County Mineral Loeal1tiea •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 26--21 Duk •• County Fo.sil Loeal1tie...29--3? Bs.ex County Fo ••1l Localit1e •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 37--39 Franklin Couat,. H1D.ral |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | mineral has been mined quite extensively in Clay County, Alabama, from one end to the other. It is quite...wulfenite xls with drusy rock xls in a dark brown limonite matrix. "From a claim I own about 20 miles S.E...south of Antimony Peak, near Hollister, San Benito County, California. While it might sound like exaggeration...sending under separate cover some hematite and limonite from the Paleocene Clayton formation in southwest...masses consisting of reddish hematite and brownish limonite. ROCKS AND MINERALS IDAHO-"About 22 road miles |  | | Report (issue) | | 4, A1 2 O 3 26.8, Na 2 O 16.3, Lenni, Delaware County. Crystals. Eyerman, 1911, 11. Composition: Analysis:...Sp.gr LOCALITIES: Berks County: Birdsboro, and Gickerville; Delaware County: Leiperville, Lenni (druses...Felton's farm (Chester), and Ward's quarry; Montgomery County: Sumneytown, and Perkiomenville ; Philadelphia:...cut east of Reading (probably Birdsboro), Berks County. White, Smith, 1910, 540. silky mass of radiating...42 9.86 4.77 13.60 100.69 2.277 LOCALITY: Berks County: Birdsboro. MESOLITE m Na Al Si3Oio.2H O 2 2 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | the third, the non-fluorescent mineral, may be limonite. Am I correct in my assumption? Thank you." —...green; and the last is brown limonite. Wickenburg is in N / W Maricopa County in western Arizona. xline—crystalline... The Dallas Gem Mine is in southern San Benito County in western California. COLORADO — "Would you please...surface shows the interior cently found in San Benito County, here to be an attractive moss agate of pleasing...term "astonishing" is not an exaggeraSan Miguel County is in southwestern tion ! W e were lucky in being |  | | Book (volume) | | beds, excavations, etc.Selenite roses. BRULE COUNTY AREA: in the Oacoma zone of the Pierre Fm. On Elm...gray Barite rosette up to 5 or 6 inches. CAMPBELL COUNTY MOUND CITY, W to the Missouri R., regional hillsides...gravels, etc.petrified wood, wood opal. CORSON COUNTY LITTLE EAGLE: area ridges, slopes, stream beds...Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States CUSTER COUNTY AREA: The November Mine, 1.2 mi. SE of the Needles...of rd. a few yds., outcropRose Quartz. DOUGLAS COUNTY CORSICA, S on US 281 to Armour, area rd. cuts, |  | | Report (issue) | | C. A. Michael. COLD NUGGET FROM SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY: Longest dimension approximately 13 cm., photograph...updated “check list” just alluded to, (2) a county-by-county listing of the minerals, and (3) resumes of...Psiloniclanc Cryptomelanc Gibbsitc Diaspore Goerhite Limonite (Limnite) Spinel Seric Pleonaste Hercynite Picotitc...(Haydcnitc) 9 Virginia Mineral Localities by County This list is included for possible aid in planning...listed only* if localities arc given for them. The county lists do not include com mon rock-making materials |  | | Report (volume) | | district, Calhoun County: 2, 65, 102, 118. 2. r Beaver Creek Valley, St. Clair County and Greens Valley...Valley, Etowah County: 2, 102, 118. 3. r Leeds, Jefferson County: 2, 102. 4. r Longview-Saginaw district...district, Shelby County: 2, 102. 5. r Sinks district, Bibb County: 2, 28, 54, 67, 74, 102, 118, 143. 6. v Southeastern...Southeastern corner, Cherokee County: 1, 2, 54, 74, 102. 7. v Southern Cleburne County: 1, 2, 54, 74, 102. 8...Vincent-Harpersville-Wilsonville district, Shelby County: 2, 54, 102. ARIZONA General: 4, 8, 13, 43, 85 |  | | Report (issue) | | H2S in sour natural gases in Wyoming and west Texas, recovery of H2S, SO2, and S from smelter and other...sulphur development in the Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coast salt dome region: Texas Gulf Coast Oil Scouts Assoc...deposits and mining operations along Gulf Coast of Texas and Louisiana. List of sulfuric acid plants in United...salt domes, in Contributions to geology, 1928: Texas Univ. Bull. 2801, 53 pp. 7. Smith, P. S. , 1919...Describes the geologic features of salt domes of Texas and Louisiana, Mexico, northern Germany, and Rumania |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | where there was an old pier built ern Harrison County because one of us of rock ballast, hauled there...huge log of petrified wood on the lawn of the Franklin County Courthouse. Inquiry revealed the log had been...pit. There were what appeared to be ledges of limonite-cemented sandstone . . . a common enough occurrence...yellow sand scrubbed out of the centers, these "limonite pipes" made an interesting item for the mineral...mineral collection and one that I used in trading, in Texas, for some fine agates. These are Nature's Iron Pipes |  | | Book (volume) | | Dahlonega Co. and Rabum Co., and the McDuffie County Belt extending through portions of McDuffie, Warren...Sphalerite. BALDWIN COUNTY MILLEDGEVILLE, at state farmjasper. BANKS COUNTY COMMERCE, along Hwy. 59...along adjoining Co. linerock crystal. BARROW COUNTY WINDER, along rd. to Jefferson and 1½ mi. inside...Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States BARTOW COUNTY AREA, Saltpeter Cave, as floatjasper. CARTERSVILLE:...barite pitsBarite, Geodes, Goethite, Hematite, Limonite, Iron minerals; area mines, as important producersBarite |  | | Report (issue) | | exceptional beauty are found in Cowee Valley in the Franklin County area of western North Carolina. Many of these...Alamance County ........................................................... 24 24 Alexander County ......Alleghany County ....................................................... 25 Ashe County ............Avery County ............................................................... 25 Buncombe County ......Burke County ............................................................... 26 Cabarrus County ... | | | Report (issue) | | of-exceptional beauty are found in Cowee Valley in the Franklin County area of western North Carolina. Many of these...COUNTIES Alamance County • .' 22 24 24 Alexander County 24 Alleghany County 25 Ashe County • 25 Avery...Avery County 25 Buncombe County 26 Burke County 26 Cabarrus County 27 Caldwell County 27 Caswell...Caswell County 27 Catawba County 28 Chatham County 28 Cherokee County 28 Clay County • • 29 Cleveland...Cleveland County 29 Davidson County • 30 vi Davie County Durham County 31 Franklin County 31 31 |  | | Report (volume) | | Fields. (iv) E. W. NEWTON, Local Assistant in Polk County. LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL. 0FFICI~ OF THE GEOLOGICAL...sandstone, the red hematites ang the deposits of limonite in limestone. In the Report of 1873-74, or the...districts; 2d, the specu lar ore district; 3d, the limonite ore district; 4t h, the bedded r ed hematite district...in the specular ore district, one in the great limonite district, and in the red hematite district not...these operations resulted in the division of the limonite ore district into the Ozark district, the Osage |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | NEBRASKA NORTH DAKOTA, OKLAHOMA, SOUTH DAKOTA AND TEXAS BY MARGARET COOPER CONTENTS Page Page 1. Foreword...Part 2, and Part 3 258 Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas and Section 2. Additional References 259 United...South Dakota, and Texas 262 souri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Texas 299 FOREWORD...Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Texas. It is Part 4 of a comprehensive bibliography planned...Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Texas; Index II, Geographical Index for Arkansas, Iowa |  | | Book (volume) | | 600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip...mine⎯pyritized gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason |  | | Book (volume) | | 600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip...mine⎯pyritized gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason |  | | Report (issue) | | . . ALAMANCE COUNTY 5 5 Pyrophyllite ...... f .......... 5 ALEXANDER COUNTY ................. 9 ALLEGHANI COUNTY 1± Manganese ....... f 11 Barite , 11 Copper . 11 ASHE COUNTY. . . . Copper...Staurolite AVERY COUNTY . . ......... 13 13 13 . 13 Iron and Epidote BUNCOMBE COUNTY Garnet ...........13 Moonstone and Associated Minerals 15 BURKE COUNTY 15 Corundijin 15 Itacolumite 15 Toiirmaline...Amethyst f . , 4 .18 CABARRUS COUNTY 18 Minerals of the Cabarms County Mines 18 CALDWELL COUNT! 18 Pyrite |
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