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| Silica and Silicates (part two) GARNET GROUP The garnets form a group of closely related mineral species;...spessartite or is called an almandite-spessartite garnet. It is an interesting observation that most almandite...observation as yet. ALMANDITE, or iron-aluminum garnet, is an iron, aluminum silicate. Usually there is...Dakota. Twenty pound crystals have been found in North Carolina. A large nine inch diameter crystal was found...silicate. It is a rarer garnet than almandite or almandite-spessartite garnet. The most noted locality |
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| Collecting Sites in North Carolina By W. F. Wilson and B. J. McKenzie RUTILE GUMMITE IN GARNET RUBY CORUNDUM...CORUNDUM GOLD TORBERNITE GARNET IN MICA ANATASE RUTILE AJTUNITE AND TORBERNITE THULITE AND PYRITE...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 |
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| 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 |
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| Featured Mineral Group at the 1993 Tucson Show Downloaded by [Virginia Tech Libraries] at 03:28 25 February...February 2015 GARNET PETER J. MODRESKI U.S. Geological Survey Box 25046, MS 905, Federal Center Denver...cdorado 80225 THE GARNETS ARE A COMMON but complex group of minerals. They are perhaps the mineral kingdom’s...as a separate and distinct mineral species. In garnet, we deal not with just a single series between...plagioclase series), but rather with a complex group of solid-solution series between as many as fourteen |
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| common member of the garnet family, almandine, was described (Cook 2009). Garnet forms under a wide range...resulting in its being one of the most locally abundant group of rock-forming minerals and certainly one of the...Consequently, for completeness of our coverage of the garnet-group minerals, and in keeping with the gemstone theme...Spessartine is one of fifteen minerals in the garnet group, each member of which is defined by its end-member...percentages of particular end members. We name the garnet according to the dominant end member. For example |
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| BUTTERWORTHS GEM BOOKS GARNET JOHN DROUSE ♦ BUTTERWORTHS ◊ Butterworths Gem Books Edited by Peter...Peter G. Read Beryl John Sinkankas Garnet John D. Rouse Pearls, natural, cultured and imitation Alexander...Darragh Topaz D. B. Hoover Butterworths Gem Books Garnet John D. Rouse Butterworths London Boston Durban...Letchworth, Herts Preface Only a few books on garnet gemstones have been published up to the present...to answer all the questions one might have about garnet, but rather to stimulate the readers to explore |
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| Fisher, Henry L . Some Sulfate Minerals of Meigs County, Ohio. July-Aug., p. 416. Forghani, Abdol-Hossein...Talc. Oct., p. 554. p. 553. Jensen, David. The Garnet Group. Nov., Coulton, Richard L . Did Brontosaurus.... Broughton. May, p. 289. Pulliam, Jenny. Strip Mine Site Becomes Collecting in British Columbia. Paul...David M. Pegmatite Minerals of Ridge. Mary Beth Smith. July-Aug., Maine, Part I. Mar., p. I'M. Part II...June, p. 366. Iran— 77ie Turquoise of Iran. Hashem Smith, Mary Beth. Ancient History on Fayaz and Abdol-Hossein |
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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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| GEMSTONES $CS of NORTH AMERICA . In Two Volumes $30.00 GEMSTONES OF NORTH AMERICA In Two Volumes ...REINHOLD BOOK / '- ✓ ( ..., ■ GEMSTONES OF NORTH AMERICA In Two Volumes Volume II T ourmaline...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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| Michael O’Donoghue GALLERY BOOKS An Imprint of W. H. Smith Publishers Inc. 112 Madison Avenue New York City...States 1990 by Gallery Books, an' imprint of W. H. Smith Publishers, Inc., 112 Madison Avenue, New York 10016...or telephone the Manager of Special Sales, W. H. Smith Publishers, Inc., 112 Madison Avenue, New York,...museum quality but many minerals can be found on mine dumps or can be purchased or traded. After introducing...rocks contain large crystals, often of the feldspar group and are known as porphyries. The individual crystals |
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| 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 |
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| 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...gravels, etc.petrified wood, wood opal. CORSON COUNTY LITTLE EAGLE: area ridges, slopes, stream beds...Hounds in the United States CUSTER COUNTY AREA: The November Mine, 1.2 mi. SE of the Needles Eye Tunnel |
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| C. A. Michael. COLD NUGGET FROM SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY: Longest dimension approximately 13 cm., photograph...updated “check list” just alluded to, (2) a county-by-county listing of the minerals, and (3) resumes of...Qf-Christobalitc Phcnakirc Olivine Fayalite Tcphroitc Garnet Group Almandinc Spcssartinc Grossular (Hyacinth) Andradite...Uranophane Vttrialitc Astrophyllite Hemimorphitc Epidote Group Pistacitc Clinozoisite (Withamite) Zoisite (Ferian...Cordieritc Tourmaline Group Elbaite Checklist Dravite Schorl Chrysocolla Pyroxene Group Monoclinic pyroxenes |
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| 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 |
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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...amethyst (left, upper group) which measures about 25 mm (1 in.) across. TOP GROUP. Green fluorite (121... Maine; round brilliant red-orange spessartine garnet (16.62 ct), Ramona, California; deep red cushion |
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| —_— 1.12 — 8 10 — —_ 12 14 _ — Courtesy of F&S Group Geology and World Deposits TAO 6.30 5.60 5.00 4...and related materials Feldspar 106 Fluorspar Garnet Graphite 110 Slate Sodium sulfate 122 = 130...come not merely from one district but from a single mine. Thus the physical properties of many rocks and...the industrial minerals covers a highly diverse group of materials. At the one extreme is gravel and crushed...eclipsing the mineral magnesite in some areas; the trona mine rather than the Solvay plant is now the main source |
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| 277 Allophane-phosphate in epidosite from North Carolina. (Jaffe, S h e r w o o d .) . . . . l0Z Ammonium...volcanic rocks of Stoddard Mts., San Bernardino 556 County, Calif... Bowleyite (Rowledge,Hayton) .. 1091 'W... A. F. Composition and genesis of pyroxene and garnet related to Adirondack anorthosite-marblecontactzones...thermal expansion and 1049 color. (Rosenholtz, Smith). Crocidolite,diffraction pattern .. 586 347 671..... Greenland. diamonds. (Muir).. 609 Cymrite. (Smith, Bannister,Hey). f 35 Cloos,E. Book review. 1085 |
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| Plus Shipping $14.95 Plus Shipping Kingsley North, Inc. P.O. Box 216: Dept 3, Norway, MI 49870-0216...Decor and more! Neptunite Benitoite Gem Mine San Benito County,CA Martin Zinn Collection Photo by Jeff...Fossils • Live Demos Crack a Geode • Kids Korner • Gem Mine Silent/Chinese Auctions • Door Prizes Exhibits •...an paying adult. Soccer Sportsplex Lorain Rd. North Olmsted, Ohio Email: parmalapidary@yahoo.com www...soft lue color en under a s ort a e lig t CONRAD NORTH, THE FLUORESCENT MINERAL SOCIETY fact, the Fluorescent |
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| Care! ARIZONA WULFENITE Down Deep in the Rowley Mine GEM GARNETS Popular for Centuries THE BALTIMORE...Diamond Hill Quartz Winter Rockhounding in South Carolina RG_RED_cover_0914.indd 2 7/26/14 10:56 AM 2...from the Herja mine (Baia Mare, Maramures), Romania. (Gerhard Brandstetter photo) Garnet: Gem of the Ages.......................... 44 A colorful silicate group by Bob Jones 10 Deadly Minerals .................22 This Arizona mine is a specimen treasure trove Winter rockhounding in South Carolina by Wayne Peterson |
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| 9,295.00 7,886.00 13,200.00 10,560.00 Kingsley North, Inc. P.O. Box 216: Dept 3, Norway, MI 49870-0216...News Briefs From Rock and Mineral Clubs D. Robert Smith Antoinette Rahn 60 Complex Orb Manifestations ...Cover 187.7-carat diamond recovered from the Diavik Mine in Canada; a fossil ammonite recovered from Fox...Free minerals for kids Speakers Smithsonite, Kelly Mine, NM Watercolor by Frederick C. Wilda© Speakers...Virgil Lueth Kevin Downey Barite on Calcite Montreal Mine, WI Watercolor by Fred Wilda© Shop in Air Conditioned |
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| particularly for beautiful gem quality spessartine garnet, rare facet grade microlite, amazonite, fine moonstone...alphabetical order. MINERALS ALLANITE (EPIDOTE GROUP) / @ Amherst County - Black pitchy allanite is found in...minerals found in this pegmatite include almandine (garnet), chlorite, ilmenite, monazite, pyrite, quartz...used because of their radioactivity. Campbell County - Andalusitecrystals,somevery large,have been reported...attractive cabochons can be cut. BERYL Amelia County - Clear gem quality beryl fragments measuring 0 |
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| It was extracted from the Earth at the Pedra Alta Mine, San Geraldo do Baixio (Brazil). Below: A brooch...Washington DC (USA), who made a particular study of the geology of Crestmore in Riverside County, California...CHARACTERISTICS Foshagite is a member of the silicate group of minerals. Each molecule is composed of four atoms...foshagite is at Crestmore in Riverside County, California (USA)—it is against specimens from here that...Durango (Mexico) and at Bingham Pit, Salt Lake County, Utah (USA). Other small deposits have been recorded |
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| COLLECTING IN PENNSYLVANIA by Alan R. Geyer Robert C. Smith, John H. Barnes 03 - 58 - 325-9 Graphics by...with cubic and octahedral cleavages, Pequea silver mine; middle left: azurite crystals on calcite, “old”...from the owners of the land, from the quarry or mine operators before entering to collect. (Land ownership...particular site, remember it is possible to visit the county courthouse in which the site is located, and trace...tested copper by Benjamin Franklin. In 1732 Gap mine land was owned by the honorable Proprietors Thomas |
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| GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEORGE OTIS SMITH, Director Bulletin 645 OF NORTH AMERICAN GEOLOGY FOE 1915 WITH....... 89 125 126 126 126 126 BIBLIOGRAPHY OF NORTH AMERICAN GEOLOGY FOR 1915, WITH SUBJECT INDEX. By...M. NICKLES. INTRODUCTION. The bibliography of North American geology, including paleontology, petrology...publications bearing on the geology of the( Continent of North America and adjoining islands; also Panama and the...efficient assistance in the work. The bibliography of North American geology is comprised in the following bulletins |
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| ICA News ICA Congress Focuses on Color in China Mine Tour in China – A Cultural Awakening Mining...(Madagascar) – A New Source of Gem 22 Demantoid Garnet 25 Leopard Opal – From the Lost Mines of the Aztecs...An exclusive interview with AGL’s Christopher P. Smith Trends 42 The Las Vegas Summer Shows – Calm but...West 21st Street, Suite 705 New York, NY 10010-6805 USA Tel: 212.620.0900, Fax: 212.352.9054 www.gemstone...Edward W. Boehm, USA Campbell Bridges, Kenya Terrence Coldham, Australia Sushil Goyal, USA Nobuyuki Horiuchi |
