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| Carolina Geological Society 2008 Fieldtrip and Annual Meeting, Little Switzerland, North Carolina October...2008 annual meeting – Spruce Pine Mining District: Little Switzerland, North Carolina __________________...__ Carolina Geological Society (CGS) 2008 Field trip Spruce Pine Mining District North Carolina Co-leaders...Sponsors Active Minerals International, LLC Imerys North America Ceramics Unimin Corporation Vulcan Materials...2008 annual meeting – Spruce Pine Mining District: Little Switzerland, North Carolina __________________ |
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| c\ NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT GEORGE R. ROSS, DIRECTOR DIVISION OF MINERAL...Geology and Structure of Part of the Spruce Pine District, North Carolina A PROGRESS REPORT BY JOHN M. PARKER...SURVEY AND THE NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT. NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF...Geology and Structure of Part of the Spruce Pine District, North Carolina A PROGRESS REPORT By M. PARKER,...BETWEEN THE U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND THE NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT |
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| petrogenesis of pegmatites in the Spruce Pine District, North Carolina, USA Samuel E. Swanson*, William B...Granitic rocks (mainly granodiorites) of the Spruce Pine Plutonic Suite occur as small plutons and numerous...textures in the Spruce Pine Plutonic Suite is related to the depth of crystallization. Spruce Pine granitoids...plumose muscovite clusters are common in the Spruce Pine pegmatites. Water content of magmas at such high...granitic to pegmatitic texture so common at Spruce Pine (and in other deep-seated systems) was probably |
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| 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 |
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| OF THS FUJKTKSS SPRUCE PIHB DISTRICT, ISOlCffl CABOLIHA by Donald A* Brobst This report la praliminary...noftonclature* Frui>ar«d in oooperation >dth the liorth Carolina Dep&rtaent of Conservation and Development* C05TSHTS...Metamorphic rocks ................ Mica rocks of the Carolina-type ....... Mioa gneiss .............. Mica schist...schist .............. Petrograpljy of the Carolina-type rocks . Structure and texture ....... Mineral.............. Cranberry gneiss ................ Carolina-type rocks .....*.......* Roan-type rocks ... |
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| .'.' .., Mineral Collecting Sites in North Carolina By W. F. Wilson and B. J. McKenzie RUTILE GUMMITE...PYRITE MONAZITE EMERALD CUPRITE SMOKY QUARTZ ZIRCON TORBERNITE ~/ UBRAR'l USE ONLV ,~O NOT REMOVE...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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| GEMS < IF NORTH CAROLINA A greater variety of minerals, more than 300, have been found in North Car olina...unique gems in the world. The largest Emerald in North America is a 1,438-carat specimen found at Hiddenite...Hiddenite, near Statesville. Also, the "Carolina Em erald," now owned by Tiffany & Com pany of New York...discovery in America was made in North Carolina in 1799 in Cabarrus County with the dis covery of a 17-pound...17-pound nugget at what be came the Reed Mine. The story goes that the nugget was found by 12-year old |
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| MINES MINERS MINERALS AND OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA Western North Carolina’s Hidden Mineralogical Treasures...E L L 2005 PARKWAY PUBLISHERS, INC. Boone, North Carolina Copyright ©1999 Lowell Presnell All Rights...Mines, miners, and minerals of western North Carolina : western North Carolina’s hidden mineralogical treasures...(hard cover) 1. Mines and mineral resources—North Carolina—History. I. Title. TN24.N8P74 2005 338.4‚7622‚09756—dc22...Domestic Mica Buying Policy 111 20. Western North Carolina & the War Years .119 21. The Mineral Kingdom |
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| our own collection. The first time we visited North Carolina for minerals was in 1936. Hans Engel, of Clifton...ompanion, and we set off on a tour, visiting Spruce Pine, Bakerville, Hawk, Little Switzerland, Boone...Drive, Spruce Pine, N. C , the promised land. We need not go into the mineral productivity of North Carolina...some, and we here list and describe m/ms from North Carolina, collected at that time, and some acquired...those from Switzerland and France. AUTUNITE1. Spruce Pine. From the collection of the late F. I. Allen |
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| 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 |
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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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| December 2014 North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh W hen the North Carolina Museum of Natural...the state capitol. Appropriately enough, the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences celebrated its 125th...125th birthday with Treasures Unearthed: North Carolina’s Spectacular Gems and Minerals, a one-year exhibit...with a private collector who specialized in North Carolina minerals to create the 4,000-square-foot exhibit...showcased nearly three hundred specimens of North Carolina gems and minerals. At the close of this successful |
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| Where & How to Djg, Pan and Mine Your Own Gen1s & Minerals Where & I-low to 1-Iunt for Treasure From...vacation stops at a roadside "dig your own" gem mine. Junior finds a sapphire the size of a p ach and...) Many an unsuspecting tourist has stopped at a mine to try his or her luck and become a rockhound for...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 |
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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...Granite-_____________________ Muscovite granodiorite of Spruce Pine district-_____ ________________________ Pegmatite |
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| especially along the southern slopes and ridges of the Pine Ridge Escarpment and along Whiteclay Creek near...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 |
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| Geological Survey editorial standards or with the North American Stratigraphic Code. Any use of trade, product...Baltimore terrane 8 NA29: Sauratown terrane 9 NA30: Pine Mountain terrane 10 NA31: Gaffney terrane 11 NA32:...Uchee terrane 15 NA36: Juliette terrane 16 NA37a: Carolina terrane 16 NA37b: Spring Hope terrane 18 NA37c:...Charleston terrane 20 NA38: Falls Lake terrane 21 NA39: Crabtree terrane 21 NA40: Goochland terrane 22 NA41: Wilmington...and Dallmeyer, 1989). Terrane concepts in eastern North America have evolved since the circum-Atlantic terrane |
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| the Falls leucogneiss and adjacent rocks in the Crabtree and Raleigh terranes. It is a characteristic regional...orthogneiss and the Nutbush Creek fault zone. CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY FIELD TRIP GUIDEBOOK November...WESTERN FLANK OF THE RALEIGH METAMORPHIC BELT, NORTH CAROLINA Edited by: Edward F. Stoddard Department of...and Atmospheric Sciences North Carolina State University Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-8208 David E. Blake...Sciences University of North Carolina at Wilmington Wilmington, North Carolina 28403-3297 Copies of this |
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| CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY FIELD TRIP GUIDEBOOK SEPTEMBER 29-30, 1990 GEOLOGY OF GRENVILLE-AGE BASEMENT...CENTRAL BLUE RIDGE, NORTH CAROLINA BY CARL E. MERSCHAT AND LEONARD S. WIENER NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY...OBTAINED FROM NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY P.O. BOX 27687 RALEIGH, N.C. 27611-7687 CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL...President: H. Lee Mitchell South Carolina Water Resources Commission Greenville, South Carolina Vice-President:...Geology Appalachian State University Boone, North Carolina Secretary-Treasurer: S. Duncan Heron, Jr |
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| 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...deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip mine⎯pyritized gastropods...gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason Cr.⎯fossils; |
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| 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...deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip mine⎯pyritized gastropods...gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason Cr.⎯fossils; |
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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...b e a u t i f u l forests o f hardwoods, pines, spruce, and flowering shrubs. Since t h e earliest p e...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 |
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| LAZULI TURQUOISE GARNET ONYX • PERIDOT* • ZIRCON • CARNELIAN TOURMALINE OPALS • AOATI • ...SPINEL STAUROLITE •^^ VESUVIANITE WILLEMITE ZIRCON CRYSTALS Crystal forms 5 velopment of one face...feldspar quarries in pegmatite deposits, mines and mine dumps, and from "float" deposits, minerals loose...plains have been buried deep under debris brought north by glaciers or washed down down from have been...should always ask permission it may be un- or a mine dvmip. Cleanliness around a camp site and removal |
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| At present am employed at Magma Copper Company's mine here in Superior. No doubt you are familiar with..."For the collector of lead minerals, the Red Cloud Mine in Yuma Co., Ariz., is of considerable interest...the scarce, vital metals it contained. "Today the mine is reached by a barely possable road from Martinez...good esting letter from Gordon D. ViGario, 2231 Pine St., Bakersfield, Calif. This crystals. "In the...After the end of steamboat while he was traveling north. He was transportation on the Colorado River ef- |
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| natural pink topaz. In a similar manner a colored zircon may be heat-treated and thereby become colorless...(emerald, aquamarine), spodumene (kunzite, hiddenite), zircon, and gem varieties of feldspar, topaz, and quartz...Del Norte County; Trinity River, Trinity County; Spanish Creek and Gopher Hill, Plumas County; Placerville...Dorado County; Cherokee Flats, Yankee Hill,and Oroville, Butte County; French Corral, Nevada County; Indian...Indian Gulch and Volcano, Amador County; and Alpine Creek, Tulare County. Other western localities are: |
