 | | 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 |  | | Report (volume) | | Selected Bibliography of Andalusite, Kyanite Sillimanite, Dumortierite Topaz, and Pyrophyllite in the...BULLETIN 1019-N Selected Bibliography of Andalusite, Kyanite Sillimanite, Dumortierite Topaz, and...OF MINERAL RESOURCES SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ANDALUSITE, KYANITE SILLIMANITE, DUMORTIERITE, TOPAZ, AND...further subdivided by geographic areas (State and county) and by subjects, which include general, geology...the sillimanite group. These minerals include andalusite, kyanite, and siHimanite, which have the same |  | | 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) | | 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 |  | | Book (edition) | | plains have been buried deep under debris brought north by glaciers or washed down down from have been...Diamonds have been found in the United way from North Carolina to California and from Wisconsin. Some are...are found in the rock in which spare North America. States, all the Georgia to they were created by volcanic...Locations place Table North Carolina and Georgia Diamond Locations E: NORTH CAROLINA weight plac« date...mine, Racooche Valley, White Co. 1866 Vs White County Daniel Light form, % mi. NE Less than 1887 | | | 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 |  | | Report (issue) | | Kyanite, Sillimanite, and Andalusite Deposits of the Southeastern States GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL...PROFESSIONAL PAPER 336 Kyanite, Sillimanite, and Andalusite Deposits of the Southeastern States By GILBERT...Gilbert Howry, 1912Kyanite, sillimanite, and andalusite deposits of the southeastern states, by Gilbert...Gilbert Howry, 1912Kyanite, sillimanite, and andalusite deposits of the southeastern states. 1960. (Card...(Card 2) 1. Cyanite. 2. Sillimanite. 3. Andalusite. 4. Aluminum silicates. 5. Mines and mineral resources |  | | Report (issue) | | CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY 1988 OFFICERS President: Kenneth A. Gillon BP Minerals America 1112 Mill...Department of Earth Sciences University of North Carolina Wilmington, NC 28403 Secretary-Treasurer:...Anthropology Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC 28723 H. Lee Mitchell South Carolina Water Resources...of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC 27695 Wayne V...ZONE OF THE SAURATOWN MOUNTAINS ANTICLINORIUM, NORTH CAROLINA TEUNIS HEYN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |  | | Catalog/List | | cerium orthosilicate) Massive; Virginia, or N. Carolina ................. . 34 Orthite, high grade; Norway...Smaragdite Green xline, with pink corundum, North Carolina . . . 92 Tremolite Fibrous, coarse, greenish-gray...York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 ANDALUSITE (aluminum silicate) /11assii,e; California ....metasilicate) "Asbutos", fibrous with talc; North Carolina . . . . . . . . . 17 ANTHRACITE-See Mineral.... . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Xline, white; South Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |  | | Catalog/List | | enlarged photograph of a piece of Obsidian, from Lake County, Oregon, which shows a Conchoidal fracture. t...and cerium orthosilicate Massive; Virginia or N. Carolina ......... ... ...... . Orthite, high grade; Norway...Smaragdite Green xline, with pink corundum; N. Carolina .. ... . Tremolite Fibrous, coarse, greenish-gray;...35 .75 .30 .60 1-.25 .30 .40 2.50 3.60 ANDALUSITE (Aluminum silicate) !\lassive; California .....metasilicate) "Asbestos", fibrous with talc; North Carolina ........ ANTHRACITE-See Mineral Coal I ANTIMONY |  | | 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 |  | | Catalog/List | | cerium orthosilicate) Massive; Vii·ginia or N. Carolina ....... ..... .. .... Orthite, high grade; Norway...PH IBOLE-Cont'd Smaragdite Green xline mass; N. Carolina ...................... •. Tremolite XI prism,...10 .30 .76 .60 .15 .26 .10 .40 .50 1.00 ANDALUSITE (aluminum silicate} l\lassi,·e; California ....metasilicate) "Asbestos,'' fibrous with talc; North Carolina ... . . .25 .50 .10 .25 .50 .35 1.50.... ... ..... .. . .. ... XI-scales on rock; N. Carolina ... ..... ..... .. ............ .60 .50 .35 |  | | Report (issue) | | pegmatite in granite, Short Tom Smith mine, Rockingham County, N. C______ ____ ____________________ _______________________...pegmatite and granite, E. R. Self mine, Gaston County, N. C____________________ 6. Sinuous discordant...bulge in the hanging wall, Knight mine, Rockingham County, N. C- ~ -7. Sharp hanging-wall contact, Knight...granite underlain by schist, Hawkins mine, Stokes County, N. C _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ 9. Same...and other units in the Big Bess pegmatite, Gaston County, N. C _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ |  | | Catalog/List | | 1-1/2" X 2", $3.00; l" X 1-1/4", $4.00, $5.00 ANDALUSITE Rlchterlte (Sweden) Brown xline with braunite...fluorescent. 2"x 3", $50. 00 (New Hampshire, New Mexico, North IARITE CRYSTALS F ort Morgan, Colorado ANGLESITE...nuore■e11ac1), 31x ' 4-l/2", $15.00; 5'':115-1/2", $10,00 Carolina) Yellow scales on rock, I"x 2" $ .75;2" X 2",...igh t), average, l" x l", $1. 00 CORUNDUM (North Carolina) Pink xled with cli noch lore, 2" x 2", $7...(red fluores ence), 2" x 2-1/ 2", $5. 00 (South Carolina) A tapered crystal, l" x 3 -1/ 2", $3. 00 (Tranavaa |  | | Catalog/List | | follows: Hornblende Beryl ..-\!bite Kyanite Brucite Andalusite Labradori te Calcite Anorthite Antigorite Lepidolite...muscovite 40 ° , topaz 60 ° orthoclase 70 ° , andalusite 84 ° . MC 206. Above Slide, complete . . . ....optic axis angles, this slide compares a plate of andalusite (2V�84 ° ) Bxa w i th one of the same mineral...None. .35 .60 .80 2.00 Opal, Hyalite. North Carolina. Opal. Massive. -Nevada Bright green. Bright...and cerium orrhosilicate) Massive: Virginia, N. Carolina. or Ontario . . . . . . . . . . 3-1 Orthite, high |  | | 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 |  | | Journal (issue) | | valleys, known as "The Angel of Shavano." A few miles north of the city and not far from the railroad are three...secured. These fluorspar mines are all in Chaffee County. Fluorspar comes in veins of approximately 20 feet...Feldspar is found in the Turrett District, in Chaffee County. The dikes run from two to fifty feet in width...blanket form in the Turrett District, in Chaffee County, and a very good showin,g of graphite. Near one...Passes," to all parts of Colorado. The U. S. Highway north out of Salida leads through Buena Vista to Leadville |  | Overstreet, William C., White, A.M., Whitlow, J.W., Theobald, P.K., Caldwell, D.W., Cuppels, N.P., Stone, Jerome (1968) Fluvial monazite deposits in the southeastern United States, with a section on mineral analyses. Professional Paper 568. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp568 | Report (issue) | | in the western Piedmont of Virginia^ North Carolina^ South Carolina^ and Georgia^ and methods used to appraise...Savannah River-Catawba River area, South Carolina-North Carolina ______________ Rock types._______________________..._________________________ Yadkin River-Dan River area, North Carolina-Virginia. ____________________ Oconee River...produced in the western Piedmont of North Carolina and South Carolina, 1887-1917. _______________ 2. Approximate...left from placer mining on Knob Creek, Cleveland County, N.C______________________________ 5. Mineral composition |  | | 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...n t h e e a r l y 1840's i n b o t h N o r t h Carolina and Georgia. C r y s t a l s were recovered f |  | | 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...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) | | 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...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 (volume) | | -ur·- _AA ~~.:.u···~n~~ Bibliography of North American Geology, 1954 ""y RUTH REECE KING and others...------------------- '273 DI BIBLIOGRAPHY OF NORTH AMERICAN GEOLOGY 1954 By RUTH REECE KING and others...appeared during 1954 concerning the geology of the North American continent, including Greenland, the West...in foreign journals are cited if they deal with North American localities or are of a general nature,...with foreign areas. Articles by foreign authors on North America are included regardless of place of publication; |  | | 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 (volume) | | State Museum, Albany. North Carolina.. .Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt, Chapel Hill. North Dakota... .Dr. A. G...... .Prof. Charles W. Brown, Providence. South Carolina.. .Dr. Earle Sloan, Charleston. South Dakota....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 |  | | Report (issue) | | NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOLOGIC TIME SCALE FOR NORTH CAROLINA EON ERA PERIOD EPOCH GEOLOGIC...GEOLOGIC EVENTS IN NORTH CAROLINA Recent Deposition of sediments in Coastal Plain. Erosion of Piedmont...Pliocene o Phosphate deposited in eastern North Carolina (Beaufort and Pamlico Counties). Miocene ...E u o E n Formation of the Atlantic Ocean as North America and Africa drifted apart. Weathering and...Piedmont and Mountains. 240 Final collision of North America and Africa.Thrust faulting in west; deformation |
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