 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | RUBIES OF COWEE VALLEY, NORTH CAROLINA By MELBOURNE SMITH Cashiers, N o r t h Carolina The Ruby Valley of...of Western North Carolina, along Cowee Creek and its tributaries, enjoyed a brief hope during the summer...Cowee Valley is roughly 6 miles north of Franklin, county seat of Macon County, N. C , on the highway to Bryson...Smoky Mountain Park. The valley is 28 miles south of Bryson City if one is coming in from the north or from...area will be seen on the map at the south of Mason Mountain. 476 along the south side of the valley for |  | | Report (issue) | | occurrences of the Goldville District of Tallapoosa County, Alabama. Seven of the volume's papers deal with...32 The Royal Vindicator Gold Deposit, Haralson County, Georgia: A Metamorphosed Epithermal Hot-Springs...in the Lilesville Sand and Gravel Deposits, North Carolina (James R. Craig and John E. Callahan) .......Investigation of the Mason Mountain Sperrylite Occurrence, Macon County, North Carolina (Robert B. Cook and...Central Piedmont Metallogenic Province, South Carolina (Steven K. Mittwede) ........................ |  | | 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) | | .'.' .., Mineral Collecting Sites in North Carolina By W. F. Wilson and B. J. McKenzie RUTILE GUMMITE...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...Geological Survey Section, P. O. Box 27687, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611. Eldon P. Allen, Chief Geologist FRONT |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | gem mining in streams draining Mason Mountain, Macon County, North Carolina (Hidden 1898). It was ultimately...Centennial mines in the Medicine Bow Mountains, Albany County, Wyoming. An odd hydrothermal “vein” sperrylite...been described in the Great Eastern mine, Clark County, Nevada. It is an ore mineral in the active Pt-Pd...ore mineral at the Lac des Isles mine, 55 miles north-northwest of Thunder Bay. Other sperrylite occurrences...West deposit and with pentlandite, cubanite, and sphalerite at the Rottenstone mine on the southeast shore |  | | Book (edition) | | and often gems can be found. valuable For the mountain ranges and level for the ist to States contain...(Cross-seaion at right) CHRYSOBERYL EPIDOTE PERIDOT SPHALERITE CORUNDUM FELDSPAR ^ PHENACITE SPODUMENE...the mother rock. In general, the United States mountain them. is divided geologically into the areas...the east and west, and the plains between The mountain regions in the east from Maine down through...plains have been buried deep under debris brought north by glaciers or washed down down from have been |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 1329 Arizona Economic geology Aluminum, Maricopa county, Wickenberg (Sheridan, Michael F , et al.) tt-t2...(Mclean, W. John, er a/.) 7-E 1103 Hemihedrite,Pinal county, Florencemine, Maricopacounty, Wickenburg,Rat Tail...a/.) 7-8 1088 Kinoite, SantaRita mountains,Pima county (Anthony, John W., er a/.) 5-6 7O9 Phoenicochroite...(Mclean, W. John.) 3-4 505 Arsenic Abundance Sphalerite,Chile, Copiap6,PampaLarga, Alacr6n mirft (Clark...er a/.) 1.2 224 Breccia Intrusive Utah, San Juan county, MosesRock dike, kimberlite (McGetchin, Thomas |  | | Journal (issue) | | ············· 467 llUBIES OF COWEE VALLEY, NORTH CAROLINA. By Melbourne S1nith ·····················...Boulder Bec!ch on Lake Mead. Nevad~ The Clark County Gem Collectors, Inc. (Paul 0 . Drury, Publicity...wanted to go prospecting in some remote part of the North Woods Possibly in Canada. I had traveled through...and Kirkland Lake districts which were farther North. I wrote to the Ontario Department of Mines and...the walirock. I collected some pyrite, galena, sphalerite, pyrrhotite and some crystallized marcasite concretions |  | | 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...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...a , M o o r e , M o n t g o m e r y, Randolph, Macon South C a r o l i n a : Chesterfield, L a n c a |  | | Book (edition) | | California lowa Minnesota Montana Colorado Nebraska North Dakota Oregon South Dakota Washington Wyoming Nevada...Indiana Louisiana Maine Mississippi North Carolina South Carolina Maryland Massachusetts Michigan New...that would color Old Glory. The red rubies of North Carolina, the white diamonds of Arkansas, the blue sapphires...the Spanish explorer Francisco Coronado trekked north from Mexico in the footsteps of Cortés and Pizarro...The stone came from an abandoned mine at Pala Mountain, California, where collectors had found traces |  | | Book (edition) | | 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...Contents:[I] Northwestregion- [2] Southwest region - [3] North a t region- [4] Southeastregion. ISBN0-943763-24-X(pbk............ forth Carolina ........................................... South Carolina ...................that would color Old Glory. The reel rubies of North Carolina, the white diamonds of Arkan as, the blue sapphires |  | | 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...Colorado; colorless scheelite (19.66 ct), Kern County, California; octagonal step cut violetish pink...Vivid blue matched benitoite gems from San Benito County, California, consisting of 52 benitoites and 75 |  | | Journal (issue) | | Colburn In January 1928 I found myself back in North Carolina looking for ward, with much pleasure, to a...first trip was to the Lambert farm, in Iredell County, where the summer before I had seen the clay inclusions... Since 1895 very little mining was done in North Carolina except for feldspar, kaolin, mica and a little...reopen and work the old rhodolite mine on Mason's Mountain." per but before that date the Ameri can Gem...weeks later are seemingly a solid pink from the mountain laurel. Then, a little later the glorious rose |  | | 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 |  | | Journal (issue) | | Co lector Turns Artist Garnet Collecting In North Carolina ** ****** * 26-85 W/ LOOP Rhod/ Gold each...Norton, Second Vice-President 11945 Magnolia Blvd., North Hollywood, CA 91607 Mrs. Jeanne Mager. Secretary.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 North Carolina's Mason Mountain Rhodolite• by Paul L. Broughton . ...ln1ur1nce - ALL ORDERS MUST INCLUDE A $2.00 IN II In the USA - all others Including Canada must include lull amount...LAPIDARY SOCIETIES, Annual Convention and Show. North Shore Rock and Mineral Society host. Hynes Auditorium |  | | Book | | Gem¢iscuc.us ies eee. eae iahlee 73 Site 5 Graves Mountain—Rutile, Kyanite, Quartz Crystals .......:.ccc...Ueayiessioue Coteau areved nessun hoe Site 1 Treasure Mountain Diamond Mine—Herkimer Diamond .............cc...cerccte ent ovanncsldbunlnwmncamvsivaddnsion NORTH CAROLINA SPU ONa hie 00" (ioe ace oe ace, Rita gene...cwesnndosongaetooaoaavecsnorteannens 161 Site 6 Mason Ruby and Sapphire Mine—Sapphires and Rubies.......sontecn cos cuataes 164 Sive..6. tao otanee165 Vein Mountain Gold:and Gems—Gold-and (Gems teii.cie 20.2. seieces |  | | Book (volume) | | Good hunting! 3 MID-CONTINENT PUBLIC LIBRARY North Independence Branch 317 W. Highway 24 Independence...lowa Minnesota Montana Hawaii Kansas Nebraska North Dakota Oregon South Dakota Washington Wyoming VOLUME...Pennsylvania Rhode Island Missouri North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee Virginia West Virginia Vermont...to keep on trying. MID-CONTINENT PUBLIC LIBRARY North Independence Branch 317 W. Highway 24 Independence...that would color Old Glory. The red rubies of North Carolina, the white diamonds of Arkansas, the blue sapphires |  | | Journal (issue) | | .................. 615 REPORT OF OUTING OF THE NORTH JERSEY MINERALOGICAL SOCIElY, JUNE 24t.n AND 25th...undersigned, being all of the officers of rhc Clark County Gem Co!l~tors, Inc., most sincerely wish to convey...about one-quarter mile distant. Both sides of the mountain contain numerous veins of the material, all traces...'ial, . at ent iCS. ~- tor tor .dp- 1034 North Keystone Avenue, Chicago 51, 1llinois Introduction...conduct a radiometric and geologic survey of an area north of Champion, Michigan. As no work was done on Sundays | | | Book (volume) | | 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...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...Qurrli~y Books, Inc.) Sinkankas, John. Gen1stones of North An1erica. Vol. III/ John Sinkankas. p. cm. lncludes |  | | 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...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...may be able to buy specimens. map of Keweenaw County. Mich- Part of the U.S. Geological Survey topographic |  | | 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...included contain such specific details as farm roads, mountain paths, stretches of stream beds, and easily identifiable...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 |  | | Report (volume) | | Bibliography of North American Geology, 1961 -· GEOLOGICAL SURVEY UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING... BIBLIOGRAPHY·OF NORTH AMERICAN GEOLOGY 1961 INTRODUCTION• This annual volume of the "Bibliography of North American...appeared during 1961 concerning the geology of the North American continent, Greenland, the West Indies and...in foreign journals are cited if they deal with North American localities or are of a general nature,...they deal only with foreign areas. Articles on North America by "foreign authors are included regardless | | | Book | | locations: A directory to co!le.cling sites in North America MINERALS AND GEMS A COLOR TREASURY FORCOLLECTORS...directory listing over fifteen hundred localities in North Am erica where gem specimens may be fou nd. Interspersed...topographic map of the Delaware q uadrangle o f Keweenaw County, Michigan This ,s an example o f the more picturesque...Maine around the town of Pans. and the rugged area north and east of San Diego Cal1forn1a, have long astonished...mass that would lead to a pocket of crystals. North Carolina and the Black Hills of South Dakota are also |  | | Book | | characteristic spectrum Almandine; Austria, Brazil, USA, India, Sri Lanka Andradite; USSR (demantoid), Switzerland...Burma, Malagasy Republic, Sri Lanka, USA Uvarovite; Finland, Poland, USA, USSR Chapter 1 The history of...lands of Africa, areas around the Red Sea, and even north to England. Trade colonies were established by them...trade extended east to India, south to Africa, and north to Europe. India was mentioned many times as a vital...iron-rich and chromium-rich pyrope. (a) and (b) USA; (c) and (d) Europe Important studies by Anderson |  | | Book (edition) | | TING—A GEMSTONES PROSPECTING OF Lapidary’s NORTH FOR Manual, 2nd ed. AMERICA GEMSTONES AND...the out- standing shows of the annual San Diego County Fair at Del Mar, California. In addition, the collections... for whom the emerald-green spodumene from North Carolina, hiddenite, is named; George Frederick Kunz...when iron (Fe) takes the place of zinc (Zn) in sphalerite, the formula is written to show substitution...are exchangeable for the same positions in the sphalerite crystal structure, however, a more complex |
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