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Amethyst from
Reel Mine, Iron Station, Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz var: Amethyst
Formula:SiO2
Comments:John S White, former curator of Minerals and Gemstones for the Smithsonian, said that this locality is the source of the finest amethyst cluster ever discovered in North America.
Habit:Hexagonal-Trigonal Trapezohedral
Colour:Light Purple to Smoky Purple
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Smoky Quartz19 photos of Amethyst associated with Smoky Quartz at this locality.
Quartz1 photo of Amethyst associated with Quartz at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Amethyst data
Locality Data:Click here to view Reel Mine, Iron Station, Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (31 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:312550
Long-form Identifier:1:3:312550:2
GUID (UUID V4):763d915b-af72-4864-ab98-5cb2699933bf
Nearest other occurrences of Amethyst
33.6km (20.9 miles) Tate Boulevard Industrial Park, Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA
39.2km (24.4 miles) Unnamed Amethyst mine [1], Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina, USA
49.0km (30.5 miles) Concord, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA
50.9km (31.6 miles) North American Emerald Mine, Hiddenite, Alexander County, North Carolina, USA
64.5km (40.1 miles) J.C. Mills Mine (Mill's Mine; Mills's Mine), Brindletown, Burke County, North Carolina, USA
86.1km (53.5 miles) Jonesville, Union County, South Carolina, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
HUGE AMETHYST FIND IN NORTH point with lines radiating from it. Use CAROLINA curved lines as straight...pocket of amethyst at the 3rd Edition," as "the ability of the Reel Mine near Iron Station in Lincoln exhibitor...exhibitor to use the material exhibited, County N.C. This mine is located off the background material, lighting...original should be the personal property of each mine pit and measured about three feet. exhibitor although...lifting out the clusters. The largest cluster of amethyst removed weighed 150 lbs. and measured over 24
Catalog/List
PEBBLE PEDDLER 100 NORTH LAKE PARK BOTTINEAU, NORTH DAKOTA 56318 (701)263-4948 E-Mail: ppeddler@metigoshe...don't know about where you folks live, but here in North Dakota along the Canadian border, cabin fever is...last. TOTAL WRECK WULFENITE: Total Wreck Mine, Pima County, Arizona; Nice butterscotch to near clear...inch specimens, $25.00 each. CAMPYLITE: Dry Gill Mine, Cumberland, England; A unique and rare species...at $15.00 each. BROOKITE: Magnet Cove, Garland County, Arkansas; Dipyramidal thumbnail crystals mounted
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
August 2017 HUGE AMETHYST FIND IN NORTH point with lines radiating from it. Use CAROLINA curved lines as...pocket of amethyst at the 3rd Edition," as "the ability of the Reel Mine near Iron Station in Lincoln exhibitor...exhibitor to use the material exhibited, County N.C. This mine is located off the background material, lighting...original should be the personal property of each mine pit and measured about three feet. exhibitor although...lifting out the clusters. The largest cluster of amethyst removed weighed 150 lbs. and measured over 24
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
baa been hailed as thc fincst large amethyst p u p ever found in North America. It now resides in a custom-built...Hall of Fame & Museum in Leadville and the Ouray County Historical Museum in Ouray; tours of the Mayflower...Mayflower gold mill and the Old Hundred gold mine in Silverton; a train ride on the Colorado & Southern Railroad;...o f realism to the already-popular walk-through mine exhibit. Also adding to the realisin is ;I newly...specimen from the ”bin Creeks mine, north of Winnemucca, in Humboldt County, Nevada. It was a gift from
Book (edition)
......... Amethyst ........................................................ North Carolina ...................................... _............ . North Carolina ..................................................................................... . North Carolina .............................................the gem sapphires came from the mines in Fergus County, where they occur in a rock matrix. The majority...The development of the opal deposits of Humboldt County, Nev., was attended with much success, and o. quantity
Catalog/List
CATALOGUE 2 CRYSTAL VINE (Sara Giller) Gree1rncres, Station Road, Ten Mile Bank, Downham JVIarkct, Norfolk...lllSMUTI-IINl'fE IN CI-IALCOl'YRITI!:, Fowey Consols mine, Tywardreath, Cornwall. I0.5x6.5x4. l cm. A strangely...bismuthinite present. £175. 5. BLISTER COPPER, Dolcoath mine, Camborne, Cornwall. 7x7x3cm. A chalcopyrite variety...Cornwall. Fantastic pecimen. £275. 13ORNITE, Tincrort mine, Redruth, Cornwall. 8x6x4.6cm. I\ sandy coloured...David New label. £275. 7. IJOURNONITE, Herodsfool mine, Lanreath, Cornwall. 6.5x5x3.Jcm. A quartz matrix
Report (volume)
'THE GEOLOGICAL vt- ,(231 > ' " ^THE MINERALS CAROLINA''" i '- OF, - :l|^fe^H - GOTEENMENT LIBRARY... W. Powell, director | | The | minerals of North Carolina | by | Frederick Augustus Geiitk | [Vignette]...J. W. Powell, director | | The | mineralsof North Carolina | by | Frederick Augustus Genth | [Vignette]...W. Powell, director | | The | :aainerals of North Carolina | by | FrederickAugustusGenth j [Vignette]...separately. Price $2.50. XVI. The Paleozoic Fishes of North America, by John Strong Newberry. 1889. 4°. 340
Journal (issue)
........................191 by R. P. Richards Amethyst occurrences of the eastern United S ta tes......be related partitioning of elements in molten iron, iron sulfides and coexisting fused silicates—a common...Schacht (who was bom Horace Greele} Schacht in the USA), President of the German Reichsbank. In du< course...overall light smoky shade, and one from Saline County, Arkansas, failed to turn color at all. Crystals...Royal* “Hot Springs area” * “Hot Springs area” Lincoln County Veta Grande Claim, Yuma Co. Arkansas Arkansas
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...townagate, 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
Catalog/List
some micro radiating on matrix. mineral. (Christmas Mine, Near Hayden 9 Arizona U.S.A) 1x½ ~5.50 1x1½ i12...th sil very Stibni te and •r spete Realgar. (Kusa Mine, Bau, ::iarawak, B•rnco) ½x½i:1.20 1x1 t2.50 1x2...Granite. (Fountain Q{iarry, Fountain, Pitt County, North Garolina, U.S.A) 1x1 i4.80 1x2 i9.60 2x2 r13...Sinter. (See Min Rec (Steamboat Springs, Washoe County, Nevada., U.S.A) C11 CELESTITE rich orange crystalline...50 coppery c0lourcd pieces . (Kewaenaw Peninsula USA) c14 NATIVECOPPER, attractive 1x2 ins t5 in Obsidian
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;
Book (volume)
Where & How to Djg, Pan and Mine Your Own Gen1s & Minerals Where & I-low to 1-Iunt for Treasure From...vacation stops at a roadside "dig your own" gem mine. Junior finds a sapphire the size of a p ach and...) 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)
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... LJ Emerald, Beryl *"» Agate ** Jade =p Amethyst ^ X ) y ' £f h % ^ K Gem Hunter's ...amateurs alike had not gone out to every corner of North America, discovered the rich gem resources of the...Colorado; and Professor Jack Hanahan of Belmont, North Carolina, with locations in their respective states
Book
acqt1aint tl1e collector with l)laces all over North America where he ca11 gatl1er J1is o,vn ge1n rocks;...have for111ed more than 900 clubs or societies in North America, where they regt1larly meet to sh1cly rocks...agates and this is because, in many sections of North America, there are localities where agates abound...inclt1stry for mining rock crystal north of Asst1an and amethyst near Gebel Abt1 Diyeiba, and they collected...marked today by his possession of a Cadillac or Lincoln, so was the ancient Roman marked by the possession
Book
volume is dedicated is four-fold: (1) To locate by mine, deposit, or community those mineralized areas of...Co. Hematite CALERA, Shelby Co. Wavkllite CLAY COUNTY, Sec. 24. T. 19 S R., 7 E. STATUARY, Coosa Co...Co., (W. border of* Marble Crystalline TALLADEGA COUNTY Marble, (crystalline) VALLEY HEAD, DeKalb Co. Hematite...VILLAGE SPRINGS, Blount Co. Hematite WOODS COPPER MINE, Cloaburne Co. Sphalerite ARIZONA COVEI.I.ITE...Feldspar HISSOP, Coosa Co., (near) Beryl JACKSON COUNTY Hematite KENNEDYS, Clay Co., (near) Magnetite MILLERVILLE
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
Book (edition)
........................................ . North Carolina. ............................................the result, of prospecting nt the Turner emernld mine near Shelby, N. C. The qunlity of some of the gems...probably equals that of South American emernlds. The mine hns been purchosed by New York men, who expect to...blue color, nnd the pincer deposits of Grnnito County, Dem·lodge Count.y, nnd nlong :Olissouri River... C., for information on emerald occurrences in North tJarolina. AGATE. MONTANA. e' . I •i, •. i '
Book (edition)
. . Amethyst ..................................................... _... _..... _. North Carolina.......Ledbetter amethyst mine .......................................... . North Geor~ia Co. mine ....................................... . Littlefield beryl mine ............................................. .............. _............ ___. __. _. Beck beryl mine .................................................... . Siskiyou County ................................................. . Butte County ..............
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 (article/letter/editorial)
Society of Syracuse visited the Marble Rock Quartz Mine in Ontario, under the leadership of "Underwater"...Mineral Heritage Stamps at Lincoln, Nebraska, was shown by the Tompkins County Gem and Mineral Club, Ithaca...a guided tour through the North Museum of Franklin & Marshal NORTH CAROLINA Marshall College in Lancaster...mother and daughter team, Mrs. The Central North Carolina Mineral Jean McCormick and Mrs. Eileen Clegg...brought their finished pieces to a the Durgy Copper Mine resulted in a club meeting for display. Another
Journal (issue)
York's only volcano and subsequently stopping at North Creek to collect specimens of the world's largest...is surmise on my part. We departed from the North Creek mine with a number of specimens and the recollection...in vain. We found a considerable locaJ filling station attendant as to the growth of walking fern (Camptosorus)...scattered, some in contact with a rather earthy, iron saturated calcite. Here and there were evidences...fluorite add color to the mass. It is not necessary to "mine" the wall. Recross the bridge. On the same side
Book (volume)
tH MSTONESof - NORTH AMERICA ~ VOLUME olor phot raphs yo. Erica and. Harol d Van I [iL Albuquerque...87109 N.M. N_E. Bivd. Gkapats GEMSTONES of NORTH AMERICA ~ NASMI EPPA GEMSTONES OF THE WORLD...+ GEMSTONES OF NORTH AMERICA, by John Sinkankas ON@“THE VOLUME III COVER North American gems from...be estimated from the pale rectangular step cut amethyst (left, upper group) which measures about 25 mm...(25.56 ct), Sweet Home Mine, Colorado; colorless scheelite (19.66 ct), Kern County, California; octagonal
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Deposits In a letter written about 1900, a for­ mer mine superintendent makes this state­ ment: "The origin...a good many causes for this body of ore being at Mine Hill, I hardly know which to ac­ cept." Ries and...ex­ lished reports to the company, favored cept at Mine Hill and Sterling Hill. We this view, modified only...fine amethyst crystal group of 6" x 9" size was collected at the Reel Farm, Iron Station, Lincoln Co....but in a few instances the proportions of zinc, iron, and manganese are similar to the Franklin-Sterling
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
fine amethyst crystal group of 6" x 9" size was collected at the Reel Farm, Iron Station, Lincoln Co....but in a few instances the proportions of zinc, iron, and manganese are similar to the Franklin-Sterling...the primary ores are mixed sulphides of zinc, and iron, with manganiferous carbonate gangue; the proportions...manganese, and almost no zinc; below the limonite, an iron-man­ ganese rich gossan, with only occasional minor...large de­ posits of calamine and smithsonite. The iron and manganese oxides occupy the site of the original
 
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