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| Mica Deposits of the Blue Ridge in North Carolina GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 577 Work done...done in part in cooperation with the North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development and in part...Administration Mica Deposits of the Blue Ridge in North Carolina By FRANK G. LESURE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL... Work done in part in cooperation with the North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development... Geologic map of part of the Blue Ridge of North Carolina and Tennessee. 2-6. Maps showing location of |
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| Pine District ! Avery, Mitchell, and Yancey Counties North Carolina GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN \ Prepared...with the Min\ eral Resources Division of the North \ Carolina Department of Conservation and Development...Pine District Avery, Mitchell, and Yancey Counties North Carolina By DONALD A. BROBST ! CONTRIBUTIONS...with the Mineral Resources Division of the North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development...Spruce Pine pegmatite district, Avery, Mitchell, and Yancey Counties, N.C.__________________ In pocket FIGURE |
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| c\ NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT GEORGE R. ROSS, DIRECTOR DIVISION OF MINERAL...Structure of Part of the Spruce Pine District, North Carolina A PROGRESS REPORT BY JOHN M. PARKER, III GEOLOGICAL...SURVEY AND THE NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT. NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF...Structure of Part of the Spruce Pine District, North Carolina A PROGRESS REPORT By M. PARKER, III Geological...BETWEEN THE U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND THE NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT |
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| and often gems can be found. valuable For the mountain ranges and level for the ist to States contain...and ice, every blood red glow, every touch of green, blue, gold or royal purple. Gem stones have been...covered the northern part of As this continent. book the list gem of locations contained in this...bibliog- raphy which accompanies Many gem this book.) materials which have a crystal structure are...collecting and cutting. o a Turn this E o u book clockwise to read the tables on pages 9 to 25 |
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| been and can be found. This is the first and only book to present this verified, comprehensive information...and county. and the many maps included book contain such specific details as farm roads, mountain paths... Y. Crowell Company / ESTABLISHED 1834 This book owes much of its substance and usefulness to those...1958, All rights reserved. may No part of this book be reproduced in any form, except by a reviewer...out each year into the mountains and deserts of North America to collect a great variety of materials |
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| MARIN COUNTY FREE LIBRARY 3 1111 00289 4184 \ I s Fifth Revised Edition A complete, state-by-state...Mac 11 CD 100 maps; 8 pages color This basic book on gem collecting has now been completely revised...hundred localities in North America where gems can be found. This is the only book to present this verified...included contain such specific details as farm roads, mountain paths, stretches of stream beds, and easily identifiable... 549.9'73 74-19469 acknowledgments — — This book would not exist if countless prospectors treasure |
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| S T 1 9 6 9 ALL. R I G H T S R E S E R V E D . BOOK M AY BE COPIED N O O R PART O F THIS REPRODUCED...A N I N S T I T U T I O N IV DEDICATION This book is dedicated to my parents, Professor and Mrs. Vernon... A l t h o u g h as the t i t l e suggests this book is p r i m a r i l y about gems, t h a t is minerals...bibliography has been included at the end o f the book. Once again, t h e i n f o r m a t i o n supplied...t h e same sequence as t h e chapters o f t h e book s o t h a t a l l a d d i t i o n a l references |
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| of the Toe River in the mountains of western North Carolina, Spruce Pine is widely known as center of a...miles south of Spruce Pine, is the Museum of North Carolina Minerals, only museum of its kind, visited...the tops of 6,300-foot Roan Mountain and 5,939-foot Grandfather Mountain. The Roan is known among rockhounds...Pine are two old1 aquamarine mines and a soapstone mine. One of the largest amphibole asbestos mines in...for a long period. Olivine has been mined at Green Mountain. Halloysite, vermiculite and several other |
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| of the Toe River in the mountains of Western North Carolina, Spruce Pine is widely known as the center...miles south of Spruce Pine, is the Museum of North Carolina Minerals, only museum of its kind, visited...deposits of the kite. of 6,300-foot Roan Mountain Grandfather Mountain. The among rockhounds for its beautiful...Spruce Pine are two aquamarine mines and a soapstone mine. One of the largest amphibole asbestos mines in...for a long period. Olivine has been mined at Green Mountain. Halloysite, vermiculite and several other |
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| 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 |
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| 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...measures about 25 mm (1 in.) across. TOP GROUP. Green fluorite (121.39 ct), Westmoreland, New Hampshire;...(25.56 ct), Sweet Home Mine, Colorado; colorless scheelite (19.66 ct), Kern County, California; octagonal |
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| 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...Russell P. MacFall interested in is an essential book for anyone collecting precious and semiprecious...illustrated, ture book. Rather, it is it a veritable not just a picof informa- is mine tion, telling...classifying and displaying them to maximum advantage. The book features a directory of locations the United States |
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| rocks are exposed as thick bands around the entire mountain system. The rising granite mass intruded the famed...an inexhaustible supply of cold artesian, Rocky Mountain snow melt water. Harney Peak is the crest of the...instance, a single Spodumene crystal from the Etta Mine near Keystone on the east side of the Mount Rushmore...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 |
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| ASHTABULA COUNTY CONNEAUT, area pits, quarries, rd. cuts, etc.⎯cone-in-cone Calcite. CLERMONT COUNTY MILFORD...CLINTON COUNTY WILMINGTON, area of Todd’s Ford, a mineral deposit⎯Hematite. COSHOCTON COUNTY AREA, townships...CUYAHOGA COUNTY CHAGRIN FALLS (on Geauga Co. line), area quarries⎯oilstone. DELAWARE COUNTY DELAWARE...nodules⎯Pyrite (crystals sharply cubic). FRANKLIN COUNTY COLUMBUS, area countywide exposures of blue clay...HIGHLAND COUNTY SINKING SPRING, area ore deposit (most important in Ohio) ⎯Hematite. HOCKING COUNTY AREA |
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| ASHTABULA COUNTY CONNEAUT, area pits, quarries, rd. cuts, etc.⎯cone-in-cone Calcite. CLERMONT COUNTY MILFORD...CLINTON COUNTY WILMINGTON, area of Todd’s Ford, a mineral deposit⎯Hematite. COSHOCTON COUNTY AREA, townships...CUYAHOGA COUNTY CHAGRIN FALLS (on Geauga Co. line), area quarries⎯oilstone. DELAWARE COUNTY DELAWARE...nodules⎯Pyrite (crystals sharply cubic). FRANKLIN COUNTY COLUMBUS, area countywide exposures of blue clay...HIGHLAND COUNTY SINKING SPRING, area ore deposit (most important in Ohio) ⎯Hematite. HOCKING COUNTY AREA |
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| locations: A directory to co!le.cling sites in North America MINERALS AND GEMS A COLOR TREASURY FORCOLLECTORS...Russell P. Macfall MINERALS AND GEMS is an essential book for anyone interested in collecting precious and...illustrated, it is not just a picture book. Rather, it is a veritable mine of information, telling everything...classifying and displaying them to maximum advantage. The book features a directory of locations in the United...directory listing over fifteen hundred localities in North Am erica where gem specimens may be fou nd. Interspersed |
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| view showing the Indian Queen mine ca. 1905 at Farlin, Beaverhead County. 208 ROCKS & MINERALS Downloaded...mines at Butte in Silver Bow County and the Black Pine mine in Granite County have produced many fine crystal...Beaverhead County, the pegmatites of Jefferson County, and the Snowbird mine in Mineral County continue...Highlands Centennial Nugget in 1989 in Silver Bow County. The seventh largest gold nugget found in Montana;...Mormon uprising. They escaped Utah by traveling north and wintered on the Big Hole River. They set out |
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| deposits of the Nightingale district, Pershing County, Nev., by W. C. Smith and P. W. Guild (published........ Topaz deposits near the Brewer mine, Chesterfield County, S. C., by Carl Pries, Jr. (published...quicksilver deposits of the Del Puerto area, Stanislaus County, Calif., by H. E. Hawkes, Jr., F. G. Wells, and...Quicksilver deposits near the Little Missouri River, Pike County, Ark., by David Gallagher (published in October...Pershing County, Nev.................................. In pocket Geologic map of the Nightingale mine area |
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| under a cooperative agreement with the State of North Carolina and the Tennessee Valley Authority Physical...under a cooperative agreement with the State of North Carolina and the Tennessee Falley Authority UNITED...Production of sheet and punch mica, 1912-14, in North Carolina, the Southeastern States, and the entire United...data for mica specimens, arranged by lot and by mine or prospect-_-___--_-___-_-.___---___-_____--_ Results..._______________ 13. Test data for mica (not identified by mine), taken from the production line of the Colonial |
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| Two Point claim, Pikes Peak batholith, Teller County. The Collector’s Edge specimen, Jeff Scovil photo...and many localities are no longer accessible, the book is still in print and is still a useful guide to...discussed here, plus some others. Another classic book that is still useful in its original edition is...published commercially in the 1990s. However, the book was totally revised and republished as an enlarged...include Eckel, who was deceased by the time the book was published. Though not specifically mineral collecting |
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| GElV!§TONE§ (())f NORTH AMERRCA VOLUME III GElV[§TONE§ OF TXiE ,voRLD §ERIE§ SERIES EDITOR... GEMSTONES OF NORTH AMERICA, VOLUME III by Joh11 Sinkankas ON ~rf-IE co ·vER North An1erican gems...measures about 25 mm (I in.) across. TOP GROUP. Green fluorite (121.39 et), Westmoreland, New Hampshire;...Vivid blue matched benitoite gems from Sai, Benito County, California, consisting of 52 benitoites and 75...and pinkish purple (I .3 5 et). GEMSTONE§ (O)f NORTH AMERICA VOLUME III John Sinbanbas Colar Photography |
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| San Francisco, London 1817 Portions of this book have appeared in different form in A Range Guide...in the United States of America. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever...York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South...with photographs, all photography appearing in this book is by the author. The color photographs of gemstones...first is my editor, Nahum Waxman, who conceived this book and determined its need in the Harper & Row program |
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| General features____________________________ Coosa County _________ ____________________ Randolph County...Cherokee County_____________________________ 72 Elbert County _____________________________ 75 Hall County__...County_______________________________ 76 Hart County. ___ __ __________________ 77, Lumpkin and Union counti...___________ S3 Pickens County _______-______________________ 83 Rabun County-_____________________________...____________ 86 Troup County ________________________________ 86 Upson County _______________________________ |
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| GEMSTONES $CS of NORTH AMERICA . In Two Volumes $30.00 GEMSTONES OF NORTH AMERICA In Two Volumes ... A VAN NOSTRAND REINHOLD BOOK / '- ✓ ( ..., ■ GEMSTONES OF NORTH AMERICA In Two Volumes Volume...from the Tourmaline Q ueen .1ine, Pala, San Diego County, California. From a pen-and-ink drawing by W. E...lnternatiunal, Inc. F RO. Tl!>PI£CE GEMSTONES of NORTH AMERICA In Two Volumes Volume II John Sinkankas...publication of the first volume of Gemstones of North America in 1959 so much has transpired that the |
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| tables. Price: $3.00. THE OPAL BOOK-by Frank Leechmon, F.G.A. The definitive book on precious opal. Complete...and how to handle and cut. The only complete opal book. Nine gorgeous colar plates. Price only $7.95. A...field areas. Price: $2.00. THE AGATE BOOK-by H. C. Dake. A special book for the agate hunter, collector and...varieties and subvarieties of agate. The first complete book on agate with 50 photos showing various types of...since 1937. Price only $2.00. GEM MATERIALS DATA BOOK-by Parsons and Soukup. The complete compilation |
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