 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Zeolites and prehnite have been found in North Carolina in a wide variety of excava tions for power...ZEOLITES IN NORTH CAROLINA D O N A L D R. P R I V E T T One Circle Street Great Falls, South Carolina 29055...low-grade metamorphic rocks. Zeolites occur in North Carolina in a wide variety of igneous and metamorphic...weathered, and geo logically complex area of North Carolina extending from the Blue Ridge to the Coastal...from south central Georgia to Virginia. In the North Carolina Piedmont, most zeolites are pres ent in a |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Occurrence in Carroll County, Georgia" (November/December 1988). Banks County 184 ROCKS & MINERALS...Bentley provided many of the photographs. Baldwin County Milledgeville district—between the State Sanitarium...pit—east of S.R. 243 near the Baldwin-Wilkerson County line: kaolinite (Martin and Stafford, 1972). Cheatham...property—Route 3, Commerce, 4.8 km from the Jackson County line, 8 km east of Commerce on S.R. 59, and 0.8...[University of Calgary] at 09:55 07 August 2017 Barrow County Arnold mine—1.6 km northeast of Statham, near the |  | | Journal (issue) | | world-wide locality index The localities are listed by county, followed by a listing of the most prominent minerals...pegmatite in Amelia County and the Lynch Station locality (turquoise crystals) in Campbell County, are now closed...currently closed to collecting ALBEMARLE COUNTY Alberene soapstone quarry-Alberene actinolite-tremolite, apatite...goethite pseudomorphs after pyrite Esmont slate quarry-Esmont dolomite. limonite pseudomorphs after pyrite...crystals, muscovite crystals, tourmaline AMHERST COUNTY Crystals of goethite pseudomorphs after pyrite; |  | | 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 |  | | Journal (issue) | | intensity of VIII (Table 1) and occurred in Giles County on May 31, 1897. The other large earthquakes had...residents of the region extending from Maryland to North Carolina and including all but the southwestern and...and was felt from Ohio and Pennsylvania to South Carolina and Georgia (Bollinger and Hopper, 1971). The...seismogram showing an earthquake located in Knox County, Kentucky, January 19, 1976, magnitude 4.0 (Richter...1975b). EARTHQUAKE-RECORDING EQUIPMENT Earthquakes, quarry blasts, and other man-made blasts are usually termed |  | | 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...petrified wood. CASS COUNTY WEEPING WATER, SE, on rd. to Nehawka, in the Snyderville Quarry chalcedony, jasper...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 (article/letter/editorial) | | world-wide locality index. The localities are listed by county, followed by a listing of the most prominent minerals...Alleghany County. Howard Freeland specimen and photo. Rutherford pegmatite in Amelia County and the Lynch...Station locality (turquoise crystals) in Campbell County, are now closed to collectors. However, landowners...currently closed to collecting Albemarle County Alberene soapstone quarry—Alberene amphiboie asbestos, apatite...goethite pseudomorphs after pyrite Esmont slate quarry—Esmont dolomite, limonite pseudomorphs after pyrite |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | crystal was noted in the Luella mine near Avon, Latah county, Idaho, which measured 3x3x8 feet. Other large...Dakota. A black crystal from Micaville, Randolph county, Alabama, was 10 inches in diameter and from 3...noted in the School Section pegmatite of Fremont county, Colorado. ROCKS AND MINERALS Maine, Connecticut...Rumford, Newry, Buckfield, and Topsham. The Gillette quarry at Haddam Neck, Connecticut, was famous when in...length was found in a pocket at the Strickland Quarry, at Portland, Connecticut. California has a large |  | | Report (volume) | | ................................ 49 Individual quarry areas.................................................. 51 Baltimore County .................................... 51 Howard County.......................................................... Individual quarry areas. ............................................ Chesterfield County (south of James River)................ Henrico County (north of James River).......................................... Fairfax County area ......................................... |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | collection. This unusual xl, is from near Avant, north-western Garland Co., Arkansas."—item sent in by...the Red Mountain range near Silverton, San Juan County, Colo., there is marmatite. It is a high-iron sphalerite...biotite schist was found in a road cut on the little North Fork of the Clearwater River in Elk River (Clearwater...Illinois to Buffalo State Park in central LaSalle County, 111. We found many sam115 pies of the fish-tail...fluorite have been found in Meshberger Stone Company quarry, 2 miles northeast of Elizabethtown, Bartholomew |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | After the end of steamboat while he was traveling north. He was transportation on the Colorado River ef-...worthwhile. First we visited the famed Strickland Quarry (near Portland, Conn.) which is being worked presently... Since all the water has been drained from the quarry, one won't believe the gigantic hole that was left...actually visits the place. We then visited the Hale quarry in search of manganese dentrites which were 576...time as the quarry was cleaned up of all rock. We then went to the Myron Case feldspar quarry which I believe |  | | Book | | for naming stilbite, analcime, harmotome, and laumontite although he only popularized and more completely...faujasite, ferrierite, gmelinite, goosecreekite, laumontite, levyne, mazzite, merlinoite, montesommaite,...pressure collapses. At high pressure heulandite or laumontite is replaced by lawsonite, and analcime by albite...scattered sites. Rarely, erionite, mordenite, and laumontite are found. Merlinoite is found with plagioclase...Lower Miocene columnar basalt in the Narre Warren Quarry, near Melbourne, Australia. The minerals are believed | | | Book | | for naming stilbite, analcime, harmotome, and laumontite although he only popularized and more completely...faujasite, ferrierite, gmelinite, goosecreekite, laumontite, levyne, mazzite, merlinoite, montesommaite,...pressure collapses. At high pressure heulandite or laumontite is replaced by lawsonite, and analcime by albite...scattered sites. Rarely, erionite, mordenite, and laumontite are found. Merlinoite is found with plagioclase...Lower Miocene columnar basalt in the Narre Warren Quarry, near Melbourne, Australia. The minerals are believed |  | | Book (volume) | | the western counties, especially the Clay Center Quarry 12 miles southeast of Toledo but in Ottawa Co....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 |  | | Book (volume) | | the western counties, especially the Clay Center Quarry 12 miles southeast of Toledo but in Ottawa Co....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 |  | | 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) | | 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 (volume) | | 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...Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States CUSTER COUNTY AREA: The November Mine, 1.2 mi. SE of the Needles...minesColumbite, Gold, Silver, etc.; and (2) Old Marble Quarry on the Needles Hwy. 5.5 mi. NEScheelite, and deep |  | | Journal (issue) | | Science Division, Belmont Abbey College Belrnont, North Carolina Richard Mitchell Professor of Environmental...EDITORS Richard D. Dayvault University of South Carolina Frank Mayo Atlanta, Georgia Arthur J. Ehlrnann...Fairfieldite from the Foote mine in Kin!!$ Mountain, North Carolina. Now part of the Smithsonian Collection (NR... The Foote Quarry in Kings Mountain, by LAURA MARBLE 102 Dorset Way Lyman, South Carolina 29365 HISTORY...spodumene mine at Kings Mountain , Cleveland County, North Carolina consisted of six small prospect pits, and |  | | Report (issue) | | 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...Helvite Scapolitc Natrolitc Alesolitc Thomson itc Laumontite Mordenite Heulandite Stilbitc (Epidcsminc) Epistilbite...(Haydcnitc) 9 Virginia Mineral Localities by County This list is included for possible aid in planning...listed only* if localities arc given for them. The county lists do not include com mon rock-making materials |  | | Journal (issue) | | ZODAC Contents for April, 1940 CHIPS FROM THE QUARRY .............................................................. 110 THE STORY OF THE GREAT NOTCH QUARRY. By Walter P. Sachs .................................................................... 11 l LEXINGTON, VA., AND THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY. By Herbert B...same rule hold? The best speci mens from a min~ or quarry usually come from the surface workings. As depth...ASSOCIATION Whole No. 105 THE STORY OF THE CREAT NOTCH QUARRY By WALTEll P. SACHS Francisco and S. G. Francisco |  | | Report (issue) | | COVER PHOTO : Gold nugget from Dukes Creek, White County, weight 5 oz., 12 dwt., approx. 2x. BACK COVER...approx. 1.5x. Lower left - Goethite from Pulaski County, approx. lx. Right - Magnetite crystal face showing.......................................... -167 laumontite ......................................................................................... 170 County Index ...........................................from Washington and Bleck ley counties to Irwin county. Some minerals described herein have never been |  | | Report (issue) | | Geological Survey editorial standards or with the North American Stratigraphic Code. Any use of trade, product...along the San Andreas fault zone southwest of Lexington Reservoir and in the upland area to the east Several...locally. Several ancient giant landslides west of Lexington Reservoir have headwalls upslope, as much as two...landslide block in State Highway 17 road cut west of Lexington School. Basalt in Highway 17 landslide exposure...extinction angles). Rock is locally veined with laumontite, and may contain pumpellyite. Diabase is compositionally |  | | Journal (issue) | | Wayne C. Leicht Crandallite from Gore, Frederick County, V irg in ia .................. 223 Richard S....have known such a m an— Col. Clarence M . Jenni, USA (ret’d). Col. Jenni was born in Webb City, M issouri...thoroughly con versant with all the literature on the quarry by Eakle, Rogers, Woodford, Crippen, G arner, Dunham...Soon he was spending nearly every weekend in the quarry and, after his retirement, spent at least three...to the dumps of the long defunct portion of the quarry, the “ Lone S tar” , finding dozens of fine specimens |
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