 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Guelph] at 01:09 24 December 2014 Graves Mountain, Lincoln County, Georgia B lue minerals are a traditional...well-known locality of this type is, of course, Graves Mountain, Georgia. The occurrence of lazulite in this and...rutile specimens, an attractive lazulite from Graves Mountain has been suggested for this issue’s Connoisseur’s...quartz and generally classed as quartzites (Graves Mountain). Lesser occurrences are in quartz and phosphate-rich...kyanite, sillimanite, andalusite, rutile, corundum, topaz, dumortierite, garnet, and in restricted occurrences |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | GEMS OF GEORGIA FRANK MAYO 3340 Wood Valley Road Atlanta, Georgia 30327 A vast wealth of minerals and...diamonds in the first half of the 19th century, Georgia has had a fascinating gemstone heritage. Gem-bearing...are found in every geologic region. In northwest Georgia, ancient sedimentary rocks of Paleozoic age contain...ful chalcedony, jasper, and agatized coral. Most Georgia gemstones, however, are found in crystalline rocks...contain ing only feldspar, quartz, and mica. Georgia pegmatites are generally poor in four gem-making |  | | Journal (issue) | | R. Kampf Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County George Robinson National Museums of Canada Arthur...mineral localities: the mineralogy of Graves Mountain, Lincoln County, G eorgia............................ from the Sweetwater mine, Ellington, Reynolds County, Missouri. Collection of Maudine and Bob Sullivan;...(Randolph Rothschild and our anonymous donor from Georgia), (2) meticulous financial management and careful...localities: the mineralogy of Graves Mountain Lincoln County, Georgia Robert B. Cook, Jr. Department |  | | Report (issue) | | __-___-_____- __ Willis Mountain and vicinity____________ Woods Mountain and vicinityBaker Mountain-Madisonville... area____ Leigh Mountain __ __ _ _ Southern Prince Edward CountyOrigin of kyanite deposits Other mineral...Slate __ . Halifax County Other localities North Carolina Hagers Mountain, Person County.- _.______ Corbett...Corbett deposit, Johnston County Burnsville-Swannanoa area, Buncombe, Yancey, and Mitchell Counties ________...____ Rutherford County Other localities North Carolina-South Carolina Kings Mountain district, Cleveland |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | GEORGIA Downloaded by [University of Calgary] at 09:55 07 August 2017 MINERAL LOCALITY INDEX JENNINGS...JENNINGS B. GORDON, JR. P . O . Box 6214 Rome, Georgia 30162 Although perhaps best known for its gold, rutUe...rutUe, and staurolite (the state mineral), Georgia has, in fact, almost two hundred mineral species. ...have been reported and verified from the state of Georgia. The index has been compiled from the literature...be either a report on the economic geology of Georgia or a field guide for lapidaries, it excludes commercial |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | MINERALS in GEORGIA Black rutile crystal in quartz-kyanite matrix, Graves Mountain, Lincoln County, Georgia...Georgia. VERNON J. HURST University of Georgia Athens, Georgia 30602 JOHN W. SHRUM INTRODUCTION With the...the Recent is represented by rocks exposed in Georgia. These rocks have been sub jected to an extremely...at the surface and are the probable source of Georgia diamonds. Inter mediate temperatures and pressures...Springer Mountain mica mine in Fannin University of Georgia Athens, Georgia 30602 County. This occurrence |  | | Journal (issue) | | after mineral from the Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas' intrusive ring-dike complex are the...Rose ( 1862) and are actually diagrams of Graves Mountain rutile twins but in Williams ( 1891) labeled...quite as strong as that shown on Rose's Graves Mountain, Georgia specimen. Magnet Cove crystals generally...size opening in the center unlike the Graves Mountain, Georgia eightling .. In September 2006 I bought...pattern on the side is more exaggerated like the Graves Mountain crystal but the opposite half, in reality, |  | | Report (volume) | | of Andalusite, Kyanite Sillimanite, Dumortierite Topaz, and Pyrophyllite in the United States GEOLOGICAL...of Andalusite, Kyanite Sillimanite, Dumortierite Topaz, and Pyrophyllite in the United States By AGNES...ANDALUSITE, KYANITE SILLIMANITE, DUMORTIERITE, TOPAZ, AND PYROPHYLLITE IN THE UNITED STATES By AGNES...further subdivided by geographic areas (State and county) and by subjects, which include general, geology...properties; and dumortierite (8Al2O3-B2O3-6SiO2-H2O) and topaz ([Al(F,OH)] 2SiO4), which are closely allied in |  | | Report (issue) | | banded rhodochrosite 8. Aluminum ore, bauxite, Georgia 9. Native copper ore, Keweenawan Peninsula, Mich... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Kings Mountain district, North Carolina14 South Carolina......... Graves Mountain, Georgia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 White Mountain, California...Yuma County, Arizona. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Santa Cruz County, Arizona.... 5. Fibrolitic sillimanite partly replaced by topaz and partly recrystallized to prismatic sillimanite |  | | Report (issue) | | GOLD IN EAST-CENTRAL GEORGIA , by Vernon J. Hurst University of Georgia with contributions by Kenneth...Plemons Georgia Department of Natural Resources Environmental Protection Division Georgia Geologic Survey...PDant, Parks GoUd Mine, McDuffie County, Georgia. Photo courtesy Georgia Department of Archives and History...History. GOLD IN EAST-CENTRAL GEORGIA by Vemon J. Hurst University of Georgia with contribl!.lltions lby...of the Accelerated Economic Minerals Program GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAl RESOURCES Jl. leonard ledbetter |  | | Journal (issue) | | α-Fe3+O(OH) on quartz, SiO2, 3.5cm, Graves Mountain, Lincoln County, Georgia, USA. Chris Whitney-Smith Collection...Franciscan Renewal Center, Piper Hall 5802 E. Lincoln Drive, Scottsdale, AZ 85253. * ALERT: Must check...and I were delegates representing MSA at Rocky Mountain Federation of Mineralogical Societies (RMFMS)...mineral exhibits. I also accepted on behalf of Daisy Mountain Club, a Convention 2nd Place Website Award. I...trophies at Gilbert Mineral Sale and presented Daisy Mountain award at their September meeting. Many thanks |  | | Book | | so dark that all but the very small- rutilated topaz, which was first marketed from Brazil and t are...its optical properties inclusions in "rutilated topaz" are not rutile crystals at all, specially its high...distinguish but rather hollow tubular channels in the topaz that have �mreal diamond and it has never caught...(A material ;ure 2. Faceted rutile from Zegi Mountain, Pakistan. The stones are very dark, but with...RJL3422 Formation and Geochemistry 2 1 At Zegi Mountain, Pakistan, crystals are found in a ghly corroded |  | | Book (edition) | | and often gems can be found. valuable For the mountain ranges and level for the ist to States contain...Miss Katharine M. Gohn E. W. M. Johnson of Lincoln, of Mesa, Ariz., Frank Bogart Bean of Madison...6. Orthoclase 1. Talc 2. Gypsum 7. Quartz Topaz Corundum 10. Diamond 3. Colcite 8. 4. Fluorite.../^^ RUTILE SAPPHIRE 1^ TOURMALINE CRYSTALS TOPAZ CRYSTALS 4 GEM hunter's GUIDE (Cross-seaion at...weakness in the molecular structure of the mineral. Topaz, for instance, cleaves readily along the short direction |  | | Report (issue) | | X-ray Powder Pattern: Tres Cerritos, California, USA. 3.037 (8), 4.53 (4), 8.97 (3), 2.400 (3b), 1.828...99.80 Chemistry: (1) Tres Cerritos, California, USA; corresponds to (Al 1: 97 Fe3+ 0:01 )§=1:98 (Si 3:65...metamorphic rocks. Association: Kyanite, andalusite, topaz, mica, quartz. Distribution: Some localities for...near Ottr¶ e, Ardennes Mountains, Belgium. In the USA, found near Ogilby, Imperial Co., at Tres Cerritos...Chester¯eld Co., South Carolina; on Graves Mountain, Lincoln Co., Georgia. From Ibitiara, Bahia, Brazil, in |  | | Report (issue) | | kyanite and sillimanite alter to mullite and silica. Topaz and dumortierite also yield mullite on calcination...sillimanite minerals proper, include topaz, dumortierite, and 'pinite~. Topaz has a theoretical formula of Al...the Brewer topaz, South Carolina, is only 7, and its specific gravity 3-509. When this topaz is calcined...of handling the fluorine and fuming fluorides, topaz has not found great favour amongst refractory manufacturers...manufacturers. In addition, the weight loss on calcining topaz is between 16 and 21 per cent. as a result of the |  | | Journal (issue) | | our tourmaline. Dale [Sweatt] went down off the mountain today and rented the two largest safe deposit...museum quality.” (Szenics, 1967) Spruce Peak, King County, Washington, 1977 Beautiful pyrite and quartz specimens...Pyrite with quartz crystals, 13.5 cm, from Spruce Mountain, Washington, collected in 1977 by John Medici...perhaps the greatest find ever made on Spruce Mountain: “From the road we had to negotiate a 550-meter...Petefish’s rock climbing expertise [he was their mountain climbing guide] was immediately useful, as the |  | | Catalog/List | | Laranjeiras Mine, Minas Gerias,Brazil Magnet Cove,Arkansas,USA ½ x½ £1.50 5mm£3 Hannover Cove.St Agncs, Comwall...Mongolia. P.D.WellNo I , near Ajo, Pima lxl £4 County, Arizona , U.S.A Ribane Mine, Mozambique £8 Mt...tall, colourless clear single crystal . Nice 606 TOPAZ Al SiO F OH faces. 415 TREMOLITE Creamy-white SINGLE...Close, Cobham.Surrey England KT! I 2NL Boron, Kem County,Califomia U.S.A Madagascar Ix! £2 lxl £7. S0...ltaly lxl £5 Boghill Road Quarry, Glengonnley, County Antrim, Yaknl Mine,Bigndic, Turkey 1/,x½ £S ½ |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | BearingMineralsin the CarolinaSlateBelt, SouthCarolinaand Georgia HENRY BELL U.S. GeologicalSurvey,National Center...ates suchaskyanite,andalusite,pyrophyllite,and topaz;zonesof iron-enrichedrocks;and a suite of resistantheavy...occurringwith kyanite contains1,000 ppm tin. At Little Mountain, cassiteriteand hematite are presentin rocksconsideredto...lower unit of the slate belt, such as the Little Mountain and the Cedar Creek-Blythewoodarea where massivesulfide...intensely sdic•fied rock locally contains massive topaz; peripheral areas are less sd•ofied rock and quartz |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | RELATED MOUNTAIN, CALIFORNIA. PAULF. KEI•R. INTRODUCTION. TI-IE andalusite mine near White Mountain, California...Mono County, C•ifornia, east of the Sierra Nevada Mountains and on the west side of White Mountain. Nevadaline...C. D.: A note on a depositof andalusitein Mono County, California; its occurrenceand technical importance...White Mountain (Fig. 2). The principalmine is on the north sideof Dry CreekCanyon,White Mountain Quadrangle...is handsorted,and carriedby mule-backdown the mountain. A mixing platformis maintained at Shealy,wherean |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | mine is hosted within kyanite quartzite at Willis Mountain in the Piedmont Province of Virginia, and numerous...green Cr muscovite), and locally abundant pyrite. Topaz, lazulite, and other rare minerals occur in some...mine in the United States is at Willis Mountain in Buckingham County (Fig. 1). Jonas (1932) provided an early...for the economic deposits at Willis Mountain and Baker Mountain, Virginia. A number of these deposits...including the well-known occurrence at Graves Mountain, Georgia, but the current study represents the |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | pohwatp@si.edu Muscovite Shannon Canyon, Inyo County, California R ocks are made up of minerals. Some...the littleknown locality of Shannon Canyon, Inyo County, California. The specimen is 3 × 4 cm and was collected...sericite replaces feldspars, spodumene, beryl, topaz, and tourmalines in pegmatites. Muscovite itself...from the Strickland quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut. This is typical of the specimens...Santo Niño mine, Patagonia district, Santa Cruz County, Arizona. Barbara Muntyan specimen, Jeff Scovil |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Lapidary Society, Birmingham, prospected at the Hog Mountain Gold Mine, near Hackney ville, Minerals found:...Society members and guests. - - - - The Middlesex County Mineral Club, Inc. Moodus, had a special program...Society, Newark, visited the calcite locality of the Lincoln Stone and Lime Company, Thomasville. As the company...the program subject of a recent meeting. GEORGIA The Cobb County Gem and Mineral Club, Marietta with 23...Federation. Welcome to the Federation. - - The Rome Georgia Mineral Society, meeting in Shorter College, were |  | | Report (issue) | | COVER PHOTO : Gold nugget from Dukes Creek, White County, weight 5 oz., 12 dwt., approx. 2x. BACK COVER...Rutile crystal from Graves Mountain, approx. 1.5x. Lower left - Goethite from Pulaski County, approx. lx. Right... MINERALS OF GEORGIA: THEIR PROPERTIES AND OCCURRENCES by Robert B. Cook STATE OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF............................................. 110 Topaz ............................................................................................ 170 County Index ........................................ |  | | Journal (issue) | | Cooper Nottingham, England Anthony R. Kampf L.A. County Mus. of Nat. Hist. Los Angeles, CA Steven R. Morehead...COPPER, 8.3 cm, from the Central mine, Keweenaw County, Michigan—considered by some to be the world’s... Epidote and Associated Minerals from Green Monster Mountain, Prince of Wales Island, Alaska Chapter authors...epidote crystals were first found on Green Monster Mountain, Alaska, by hardy prospectors looking for copper...from the Mammoth-St. Anthony mine, Tiger, Pinal County, Arizona Chapter authors: Les Presmyk, Robert W |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 07601 1st V. Pres.: MRS. GRACE DEARBORN, 146 Lincoln St., Newton Highlands, Highlands, Mass. 02161 2nd... Lynnfield, and the listing of such goodies as Topaz, Rhodesia, Smoky Quartz, Switzerland, Silver Wire...watering. GEORGIA • Frank Mayo of the Georgia Mineral Society spoke to the Rome, Georgia Mineral Society...area to hunt corundum . ._. Mineral Collecting in Georgia was the subiect of slide show put on for the Lockheed-Georgie...Mineral Club by Forrest Cole of Smyrna, Georgia . The Georgia Milleral Society, Atlanta, host to the 1970 |
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