 | | Book (edition) | | 11, Illinois Copyright 1951 by Science and Mechanics Publishing Chicago Company 11, Illinois ALL...and Washington occur the many types of agate, opal and petrified this region is noted. The agate...mine, Racooche Valley, White Co. 1866 Vs White County Daniel Light form, % mi. NE Less than 1887 ...Alabama has yielded a 4i%4 carat diamond from Shelby County, 30 miles south of Birmingham, found about 1900...Siding in St. Clair County, 20 miles northeast of Bir- mingham. One found in Lee County in 1901 weighs 4^ |  | | Report (volume) | | and sapphire are considered precious gems. Some opal is precious, but most varieties are semiprecious...streams, and eventually deposited as alluvial gravels. Opal and agate are formed from aqueous solutions. Diamonds...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: |  | | Book | | in. ) high from Tourmaline Queen Mine, San Diego County, Pala, California. Back Cover: Azurite and Malachite...206-219 Quartz SiO, 206- 212 Moganite SiO1 21 1-212 Opal SiO, • nH,O 213 Feldspar group (see also gems) Microcline... ~ 29 Native Gold Sheet on Quartz El Dorado County; California 30 5 cm (2 In.) high Native Gold...across Native Copper in Calcite Hancock, Houghton County, Michigan 12 cm (4% in.) across 37 38 Native...46 12.8 cm (5 in.) across Marcasite Galena, Illinois 11. S lm (41/1 in.) across 47 Chalcopyrite |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | brilliant cut, 125 carats, from Uruguay. Above: Fire opal freeform cabochons, Magdalena, Mexico; total weight... Hardin County, Illinois. BOUND FOR BRAZIL The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County is planning...recovered in 2003 from an emerald mine in Alexander County, North Carolina. It was on display at the |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | currently being mined at Jacksons Crossroads, Wilkes County, Georgia. The more familiar and more highly regarded...regarded gems—emerald, diamond, sapphire, turquoise, opal, aquamarine, garnet, and nephrite jade—are well...fragments were found at Mount Mica, Paris Hill, Oxford County, Maine, in 1820 among the roots of a fallen tree...discovery occurred at the Dunton mine, Newry, Oxford County, in 1972, consisting of a series of pockets that...tourmaline (elbaite) from the Himalaya mine, San Diego County, California. Tino Hammid photo. =VS\TL 1HU\HY`-LIY\HY` |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Topaz Pink Sapphire Asteriated Sapphire Jasper Opal Hyalite Feldspar Oligoclase Orthoclase Microcline...westernPiedmont section of the state, and in Franklin County on the eastern edge of the Piedmont. They have...localities. Three diamonds have been found in Burke County, two of which were from near the "Ford of Brindletown...diamond is now in the State Museum. The Cleveland County diamond was found in 1893 near Kings Mountain,...weighing approximately f of a carat. The Lincoln County diamond was found.near Cottage Home by Dr. C. L |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Franklin, Macon County. The next was the Buck Creek, or Cullakeenee Mine, in Clay County. This was followed...by the mining of emeralds at Stony Point, Alexander County. These gem "pioneers" pointed the way and...specimen was discovered in Brindletown Creek, Burke County, by Dr. F. M. Stephenson in 1843. Several other...several varieties is present, particularly in Alexander County. The emeralds from the Crabtree Mountain mine...green beryl weighing 25.4 ounces was found in Alexander County in 1888 and a number of others have since |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Y O U SAVE T I M E by buying f i n e Australian opal in vivid colors, rough or polished, f r o m me....Translucent opal, yellowgreen color $ 1 . 5 0 lb. Large chunks available in amethystine, moss and opal. Also...Also large chunks of opal and red moss agate in same pieces. $ 1 . 5 0 lb. 10 lbs. good c u t t i n g and...BEAUTIFUL EMERALD CRYSTALS f r o m Hiddenite, Alexander County, N . C. For sale or exchange. N o mail order...t h e r i t e by advertiser in H a r d i n County, Illinois. T h i s rare mineral available on basis of |  | | Journal (issue) | | 00 Precious Opal Pseudomorphs after Gaylussite From Tecopa Dry Lake Sediments, Inyo County, CA Robert...only a short walk from the plant to outcrops of the opal bearing nodules. Some of the men must have noticed...copper-bearing Kearsarge amygdaloidal lode in Houghton County, Michigan. These unusual agates, which range in...2019 2 Opal Pseudomorphs (Continued from page 1) Certainly since the 1950s, the Lake Tecopa opal areas...previous works discussed how the nodules in which the opal occurs actually formed, and as a consequence, they |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Carolina; at Amelia, Virginia, near Clayton, Rabun county, Georgia; etc. The old localities near West Chester...at Shaw and Esray's quarry near Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, and is now in the collection of...pegmatite of the Eight Mile Park area of Fremont county, Colorado; while pink chalcedony has been found...some of the rose quartz crystals at Newry, Maine. OPAL, silica, with a varying amount of water, is deposited...uranium minerals found in the pegmatites. Hyalite opal occurs at Stone Mountain, Georgia; quite commonly |  | | Book (edition) | | the gem sapphires came from the mines in Fergus County, where they occur in a rock matrix. The majority...ricolored stones. The development of the opal deposits of Humboldt County, Nev., was attended with much success...quantity of magnificent gem material was obtained. The opal is of an unusual type, consisting of dark translucent...supply a gem equal if not superior in beauty to the opal from Australia. Prospecting and mining at the emerald...previous years. Benutuul a.met-hyst was found m Wa1Ten County, N. C., and some .fine gems have been cut from |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | specimen, Jeff Scovil photo. March/April: Galaxy opal, Opalville mine, lease 135, Jundah, Queensland,...Silver, Wolverine mine, Kearsarge lode, Keweenaw County, Michigan. William Severance specimen, Jeff Scovil...(Hallelujah Junction), Petersen Mountain, Washoe County, Nevada. Paul Geffner specimen, Jeff Scovil photo...November/December: Millerite, Sterling mine, Antwerp, Jefferson County, New York. National Museum of Natural History (Smithsonian...diamonds, 66–73; gold, 188–98; molybdenite, 128–34; opal, 102–15; petewilliamsite, 55–57; ruby, 116–25; sapphires |  | | Book (volume) | | chert, translucent chalcedony, jasp-agate and common opal, rivaling in beauty the Arizona agatized wood. This...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) | | chert, translucent chalcedony, jasp-agate and common opal, rivaling in beauty the Arizona agatized wood. This...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) | | 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...tributary gravels, etc.petrified wood, wood opal. CORSON COUNTY LITTLE EAGLE: area ridges, slopes, stream...stream beds, etc. petrified wood, wood opal; along the Grand R. though entire Co., regional banks, breaks...wood, wood opal. 438 A Location Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States CUSTER COUNTY AREA: The |  | | Journal (issue) | | in his collection. Then came the assignment to Illinois. It was discouraging from a collector's standpoint...thru the flat uninteresting cornfields of the Illinois prairies, he came next morning into the town....Tuesday morning we traveled to northern Iredell County, in the neighborhood of Harmony, to see some nice...his hired man and sold to him as coming from Alexander County. We were soon told we could not do any digging...Friday we visited the old gold mines in Catawba County near the town of Catawba. Pyrite specimens there |  | | Report (issue) | | beauty are found in Cowee Valley in the Franklin County area of western North Carolina. Many of these...Alamance County ........................................................... 24 24 Alexander County ......Alleghany County ....................................................... 25 Ashe County ............Avery County ............................................................... 25 Buncombe County ......Burke County ............................................................... 26 Cabarrus County ... |  | | Report (volume) | | meridian of 76° 30', from Tompkins County, New York, to Bradford County, Pennsylvania, by Henry S. "Williams...cents. 16. On the Higher Devonian Faunas of Ontario County, New York, by John M. Clarke. 1885. 8°. 86 pp....57 pi. Price 25 cents. 38. Peridotite of Elliott County, Kentucky, by J. S. Diller. 1887. 8°. 31 pp. 1...Western Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, and Illinois, by George Frederick \Vright, with an introduction.......................................... 40 40 Opal......................................-......... | | | Report (issue) | | beauty are found in Cowee Valley in the Franklin County area of western North Carolina. Many of these...COUNTIES Alamance County • .' 22 24 24 Alexander County 24 Alleghany County 25 Ashe County • 25 Avery...Avery County 25 Buncombe County 26 Burke County 26 Cabarrus County 27 Caldwell County 27 Caswell...Caswell County 27 Catawba County 28 Chatham County 28 Cherokee County 28 Clay County • • 29 Cleveland...Cleveland County 29 Davidson County • 30 vi Davie County Durham County 31 Franklin County 31 31 |  | | Journal (issue) | | American Museum of Natural History (AMNH), New York, USA. The suite comprises part of the Heber R. Bishop...(Table I). The colourless material produced in the USA for jewellery purposes and released to the trade...which is consistent with the samples grown in the USA as described by Nassau et al. (1997). With the naked...ultraviolet light. The material grown by Cree Inc. in the USA currently on the market is cut in a direction with...Hanni, SSEF. elsewhere for moissanites grown in the USA (Nassau et ah, 1997; Chalain and Krzemnicki, 1999; |  | | Report (issue) | | . . ALAMANCE COUNTY 5 5 Pyrophyllite ...... f .......... 5 ALEXANDER COUNTY ................. 9 ALLEGHANI COUNTY 1± Manganese ....... f 11 Barite , 11 Copper . 11 ASHE COUNTY. . . . Copper...Staurolite AVERY COUNTY . . ......... 13 13 13 . 13 Iron and Epidote BUNCOMBE COUNTY Garnet ...........13 Moonstone and Associated Minerals 15 BURKE COUNTY 15 Corundijin 15 Itacolumite 15 Toiirmaline...Amethyst f . , 4 .18 CABARRUS COUNTY 18 Minerals of the Cabarms County Mines 18 CALDWELL COUNT! 18 Pyrite |  | | Book (volume) | | Dahlonega Co. and Rabum Co., and the McDuffie County Belt extending through portions of McDuffie, Warren...Sphalerite. BALDWIN COUNTY MILLEDGEVILLE, at state farmjasper. BANKS COUNTY COMMERCE, along Hwy. 59...along adjoining Co. linerock crystal. BARROW COUNTY WINDER, along rd. to Jefferson and 1½ mi. inside...Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States BARTOW COUNTY AREA, Saltpeter Cave, as floatjasper. CARTERSVILLE:...agate, (banded, various colors), jasper. BIBB COUNTY MACON: at Holton Quarry, 7½ mi. NWagate; N |  | | Journal (issue) | | Associated Minerals of the Clevelan d Mine, Ste'"ens County, Washington. By Charles O. F ernquist .. . . ....MINERALS ANO GEM S A SPECIALTY V I SIT OXFORD COUNTY MINERAL L OC ALITIES IN 1930. I CORDIALLY W E L...number of fin e opal masses are in th(' c-oll<'Ction, in!·ludi n~ a mass of bla<'k opal with \'ivid flashes...ASSOCIATED MINERALS OF THE CLEVELAND MINE, STEVENS COUNTY, WASHINGTON BY CHARLES 0. FERNQUl ST, Curator...• )lap of ,,·a~hington 1County location The minerals and mineral localities |  | | Book (edition) | | from the Tourmaline Q ueen .1ine, Pala, San Diego County, California. From a pen-and-ink drawing by W. E...PRINCIPAL GEMSTONES Diamond, Corundum, Beryl, Topaz, Opal. II 68 IMPORT ANT GEMSTONES The Feldspar Group...crystal forms 23. Views of opal mines, Spencer, Idaho 24. Nodules bearing opal, Spencer, Idaho 25. Drawing...of hyalite opal specimen, Mexico 26. Hyalite opal photomicrograph 2 7. Map of Honduras opal sources 28...of tourmaline crystal forms 38. Map of San Diego County, California gem sources 3 9. Stewart Lithia· and |  | | Report (volume) | | ............................... 105 107 115 Illinois.................................................Atlanta. Idaho______.Mr. Robert N. Bell, Boise. Illinois-_____.Mr. F. W. DeWolf, Urbana. USEFUL MINERALS...See Bauxite and Halloysite. 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 S., R. 7 E.; |
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