 | | 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...McKenzie's publication Mineral Collecting Sites in North Carolina: Information Circular 24 (1978). For a more...locations on county road maps, refer to this publication, which can be ordered from the North Carolina Department...27687, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611. The price is $5.00 plus 4% sales tax. Individual county road maps can |  | | Book (edition) | | LOCALITIES NORTH CAROLINA, BEING CHAPTER I, OP THE SECOND VOLUME OF THE GEOLOGY OF NORTH CAROLINA. Reprinted...OF E. M. UZZELL RALEIGH, N. C. GEOLOGY OF NORTH CHROLINS. CHAPTER I. MINERALOGY. BY It has F...data have been embodied. Sev- GEOLOGY OF NORTH CAROLINA. 4 eral causes have been operative in giving...minerals, some number of them not hitherto or, The Mica mining industry, elsewhere discovered iu America...for number of rare and comlarger carry a veins The Mica species. of them of great interest, and a Among |  | | Report (issue) | | .'.' .., Mineral Collecting Sites in North Carolina By W. F. Wilson and B. J. McKenzie RUTILE GUMMITE...GARNET RUBY CORUNDUM GOLD TORBERNITE GARNET IN MICA ANATASE RUTILE AJTUNITE AND TORBERNITE THULITE...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 | | | 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) | | NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION WILLIAM DIVISION JASPER P. OF L. SAUNDERS, MINERAL...RESOURCES GEOLOGIST Circular 16 LOCALITIES NORTH OF CAROLINA BY JAMES F. CONLEY Doc NC DENR LIBRARY...... 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 |  | | Report (issue) | | Uranium occurrences in non-sedimentary rocks of North Carolina ..... 67 Table 12 Uranium occurrences in non-sedimentary...occurrences in non-sedimentary rocks of South Carolina ..... 85 Table 15 Uranium occurrences in non-sedimentary...Uranium occurrences in non-sedimentary rocks of north-central New York........................65 Figure...Uranium occurrences in non-sedimentary rocks of North Carolina................................77 Figure 17...occurrences in non-sedimentary rocks of South Carolina. ............*......*...........86 Figure 20. |  | | Report (volume) | | OP HARDNESS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Talc Gypsum Calcite Fluorite Apatite . 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Orthoclase Quartz...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 |  | | Journal (issue) | | Finger) and LKA Emeralds, Hiddenite, Alexander County, NC Go On Public Exhibit in New York City. Emeralds................................... 2 Independence Mine, ................................................................................. 3 Little Three Mine,.................................................................................... 3 Cryo-Genie Mine ....................................................................................... 5 Black Mountain pegmatite ................................... |  | | Book (volume) | | vertebrate remains. The breaks of the White River north of Crawford in Dawes Co. and the rather extensive...chalcedony, jasper and gem petrified wood. BUFFALO COUNTY KEARNEY, area gravel bars and pits along the Platte...townagate, chalcedony, jasper, petrified wood. CASS COUNTY WEEPING WATER, SE, on rd. to Nehawka, in the Snyderville...chalcedony, jasper, fossils. CHERRY COUNTY VALENTINE, in the Sandhills county along the Niobrara R. and Minnechaduza...CHEYENNE, DEUEL, GARDEN & KEITH COUNTIES AREA, between North and South Platte rivers and in all tributary branches |  | | Book (volume) | | grading to 600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper...⎯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...deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip mine⎯pyritized gastropods...gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason Cr.⎯fossils; |  | | Book (volume) | | grading to 600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper...⎯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...deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip mine⎯pyritized gastropods...gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason Cr.⎯fossils; |  | Defnet, Peter A., Wise, Michael A., Harmon, Russell S., Hark, Richard R., Hilferding, Keith (2021) Analysis of Garnet by Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy—Two Practical Applications. Minerals, 11 (7) 705 doi:10.3390/min11070705 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 98195, USA; defnep@uw.edu Department of Chemistry, Juniata College, Huntingdon, PA 16652, USA; richard...20560, USA; wisem@si.edu Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University...University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA Institute for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage, Yale University...University, West Haven, CT 06516, USA Correspondence: rsharmon@ncsu.edu; Tel.: +1-919-588-0613 Abstract: Laser-induced...that include increasing contents of Li in white mica and increasing Mn in garnet. By contrast, NYF pegmatites |  | | Book | | CHAPTER 8 Tennessee 8 7 6 CHAPTER 10 South Carolina ......... _ .......... _ _ .... ____________________............._........... 7 3 6 CHAPTER 9 North Carolina 4 2 3 3 9 6 3 CHAPTER 1 GEM H U N T...g e s w h i c h c r e s t a t M t . N o r t h Carolina, a n d C l i n g m a n ' s Dome, Tennessee. Because...was m e r e l y p a r t o f t h e waste o f t h e mine. W h a t t h e y needed was h i g h grade ore o...n d m 1799 i n Cabarrus C o u n t y, N o r t h Carolina, b y a s m a l l b o y w a l k i n g along a m |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Fluorite OCCURRENCES IN THE Downloaded by [Northeastern University] at 12:22 21 November 2014 SOUTHEASTERN...University Auburn, Alabama 36849 cookrob@auburn.edu Fluorite is a very widely distributed mineral in the southeastern...economic geology literature. The occurrence of fluorite in the southeastern United States has been well...Georgia (Cook 1982), Tennessee (Paris 2011), North Carolina (Kenny Gay, pers. comm., 2012; Wilson and ...Bassett Stone Company quarry at Monticello, Wayne County, Kentucky, ca. 1962. Shown are the older underground |  | | Journal (issue) | | Science Division, Belmont Abbey College Behnont, North Carolina Richard Mitchell Professor of Environmental...Mayo Richard D. Dayvault University of South Carolina Atlanta, Georgia Margaret A. McBrien Arthur...JANUARY-FEBRUARY 1978, Volume 53 Number 1 S 10 The Mica Minerals Mark C Blazek One Locality Minerals of...be returned to the photographer after use. The Mica Minerals "The Mica's comprise a glittering array...to behold the splendid sparkle of the distant mica-mine dumps in New England sunshine to agree with tftis |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | her death has left vacancies from Wildacres, North Carolina, to Rochester, New York, to Baltimore, Maryland...January through March Micromounting, at least in North America, starts in California, and normally it begins...the McDermitt Mine Update: Geology, Microminerals, and Fun. The McDermitt is a mercury mine located in the...The Copper World and Mohawk Mines, San Bernardino County, California. That led into lunch, followed by the...participants: Lead Mountain, Blue Bell, or Bagdad-Chase, with the Blue Bell mine being chosen. The mine is a lead |  | | Journal (issue) | | ········································345 rRON HILL IRON MINE. By C. Henry King ·····························................................368 NOTED TRUMBULL MINE CLOSED To COLLECTORS ..................................................... ....... 375 SQUAW PEAK MINE. By Edison Thacker ................................. 377 DID ANCIENT MOUND BUILDERS GET MICA FROM NORTH CAROLINA DEPOSITS ? .............................calcite, feldspars in several shades, garnets in mica schist, muscovite, tourmalines, etc. "lbe dump is |  | | 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 |  | | 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 |  | | Book (edition) | | Epidote, etc Axinite 282 Danburite, lolite 286 Mica Group Scapolite Group 287 292 293 286 Nephelite... III. Crystalline 468 B. Containing Feldspar, Mica, Leucite, Nephelite, Sodalite, or other related...Alkali-bearing a. b. 469 species 469 Potash-Feldspar and Mica Series Potash -Feldspar and Hornblende or Pyroxene...or without Augite 479 e. Soda-Lime-Feldspar and Mica Series 480 /. Soda-Lime-Feldspar and Hornblende...scribed on mica or a glazed card, and graduated. The arms might but for also be made of stiff card mica, bone |  | | Book | | E.GSt 'to W,e st and' North to South the Logo's been unfurled For North is North and E,a.st is East both...SMLS Chair 2022 Botallackite (Xtals 3mm) Bunmahon Mine, Copper Coast, Eire. Photo:John Hall CONTENTS...crystal group - Ramsbeck, Meschede, Sauerland, North Rhine - Westphalia , Germany . Photo: John Hall...overseas field trips; to Europe, Siberia, Namibia, the USA & Canada and the Faroe Islands. Practical courses...to descend the hydraulic shaft in the Smallcleugh Mine and we bought an inflatable dinghy so we could land |  | | Book | | this comes when one learns that such minerals as mica, apatite, sphene, zircon, fluroite and corundum...often are arrested there. At the Eldorado sapphire mine in Mon¬ tana the action of a million years is readily...Sapphires (Corundum) which combine with Biotite Mica to form R°ck ■ 1 ^ Igneous Dike Rock on the...beds are rich in such minerals as quartz, feldspar, mica, garnet, tourmaline, magnetite, zircon, gold, platinum...gneiss rocks. Schists often contain feldspar, garnet, mica and quartz. With sapphires are often found associated |  | | Report (edition) | | of a thin slice of serpentinite from Lancaster County showing olivine (blue-green and red), serpentine...localities, the Grace mine in Berks County, the Stillwell quarry in Lancaster County, and the Medusa Cement...Cement Company quarry in York County, are now This fourth printing is essentially closed to collectors...Adams County 23 Allegheny County 31 . Armstrong County Berks County Blair County Carbon County Chester...Chester County Clinton County Cumberland County Dauphin County Delaware County Fulton County Lancaster County |  | | Report (edition) | | .... . .. . Adams County .... . .. ... ............... . . ... . Allegheny County .... . ...... . ............ . Armstrong County . . . . . . .. . .... ........ .. . .. . Berks County ..... . ..... ......... ...... . Blair County . . .. . ... ... . . .. . .... ........... . Carbon County ..... ..... .............. . Cl1ester County .... . . . .... ... ........... . .. . Cumberland County ...... . ..... . ....... . . Delaware County ... . .. .... . . . .... . . . .. . . . .. . Fulton County . ...... .. . . . |  | | Book (edition) | | called a fluoroid, by Haidinger, the It is the in fluorite. Naumann. of In accordance with considerations...Galenite is an example of easy cubic cleavage ; fluorite of easy octahedral sphalerite (blende) of easy...annexed figures, interpenetrate, as f. 266, of fluorite, and f. 267, of hematite. Other examples occur...CRYSTALS. cubes ; f 272 exhibits a dodecahedral twin fluorite, two interpenetrating of sodalite occurring in...dodecahedron. The brownish-black mineral in the mica from Pennsbury, Pa., is magnetite in this form (f |
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