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Jordi Fabre
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Posted: Oct 16, 2010 12:29 Post subject: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Georgia |
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Georgia the "Peach State"
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Rutile Graves Mountain, Lincoln County, Georgia, USA Collected by Terry and Jean Ledford in the spring of 1998 Specimen size: 7 × 6.8 × 5.3 cm. Photo: Reference Specimens |
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Jason
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Posted: Oct 16, 2010 18:03 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Georgia |
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some GA stuff..sorry not fancy staged pics..most taken in the field or the like
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Graves Mtn. rutile self collected |
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Jackson crossroads Rodney Moore collection |
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Hogg mine aquamarine beryl Rodney Moore collection |
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Hogg mine self collected from peg core wall zone |
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Hogg Mine aquamarine self collected cut by Dave gronki |
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Jason
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Posted: Oct 17, 2010 16:03 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Georgia |
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Here is another Georgia spot. I discovered this location one day when my Dad and I were out cruising around looking for rocks. In the county I live in we have over 900,000 people so there is not to many open places or places to even look for rocks. It's about 2 miles from my house. Construction site clearing which they have never built on. Hmmm..since I found it does that mean i get to name it?? Let's call it the "Jason Quartz Depot" mine.
The bottom 2 crystals are pretty darn big. The second one from the bottom has a clear tip on it. I have found boxes upon boxes of crystals in every shape and size. Some are gemmy but not many. I told a few of my freinds about it and they have had some decent luck as well. I even had the neighborhood kids from the part thats built on come over and help me collect crystals. Darn kids..so low to the ground they put me to shame when spotting crystals.
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Jason
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Posted: Oct 17, 2010 16:07 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Georgia |
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Here is what the site looks like. You can see the quartz dikes coming out of the hill in the first 2 pics and then the third pic is just a look over the collecting area. Dug those dikes pretty well but to no avail. When they graded they must have pulled out plates and plates of them.
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Antonio Alcaide
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Posted: Oct 17, 2010 17:46 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Georgia |
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Gorgeus rutiles!!
One piece more from Graves Mountain.
Regards
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Pyrophyllite. Graves Mountain, Lincoln Co., Georgia. 8 x 9 cm. |
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am mizunaka
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Posted: Oct 25, 2010 04:47 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Georgia |
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A nice Georgia amethyst.
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Amethyst Jackson's Crossroads, Wilkes Co., Georgia Specimen size 8.9 x 5.7 cm. |
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am mizunaka
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Posted: Dec 06, 2010 20:29 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Georgia |
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One more for Georgia.
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Amethyst Charlies Creek, Town Co., Georgia Specimen size 6 x 4.1 x 3 cm. |
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GneissWare
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Posted: Dec 06, 2010 21:32 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Georgia |
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am mizunaka wrote: | One more for Georgia. |
Is this a tabular crystal?
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Jason
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Posted: Dec 07, 2010 06:23 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Georgia |
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It's nice to see a Charlies Creek amethyst. Great addition to Georgia, mizunaka!
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am mizunaka
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Posted: Dec 08, 2010 07:28 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Georgia |
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GneissWare wrote: | am mizunaka wrote: | One more for Georgia. |
Is this a tabular crystal? |
Yes, they are thick tabular like crystals.
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am mizunaka
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Posted: Mar 31, 2011 05:02 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Georgia |
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A nice amethyst matrix piece from Georgia.
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Amethyst on Quartz Jacksons Crossroads, Wilkes Co., Georgia Specimen size 8 x 6 cm. |
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Joaquin Montoro
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Posted: Mar 31, 2011 07:43 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Georgia |
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My only specimen from Georgia...
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Rutile.- Graves Mountain, Lincoln Co. Georgia (USA) 5x5x4 cm. |
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Rutile.- Graves Mountain, Lincoln Co. Georgia (USA) 5x5x4 cm. |
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Jordi Fabre
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Posted: Jul 07, 2011 12:03 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Georgia |
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A great Georgia's Beryl from Llamabox. Thank you!
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Beryl Hogg Mine, LaGrange, Troup Co., Georgia, USA unknown dimensions Specimen from "Llamabox Collection" -> http://www.mineral-forum.com/message-board/viewtopic.php?t=1454 |
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John Medici
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Posted: Feb 06, 2012 17:01 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Georgia |
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An August, 2011 (very hot!) visit to Graves Mt. answered a question for Jay and me (I think!). Between 2004 and 2011, several trips to the locality had produced some interesting pseudomorphs in the main pit and the northeast pit which had different morphology (depending on the pit) and were determined to be hematite @ pyrite for the northeast pit and @ ? in the main pit by George Robinson. Pete Richards saw some of the unknown pseudos and didn't have enough crystal form indicators to determine what the main pit pseudomorphed material was. We have not seen reports of these (without doing a major search). In both cases, the pseudos are covered with pyrophyllite which masks the form (which Jay discovered when examining external shape and cross sections - most are hollow, the inside surface being usually hematite (sometimes botryoidal), sometimes with free-standing kyanite crystals. In the main pit, Jay found one with what appears to be a somewhat flattened pyritohedron, maybe indicating that the original material was also pyrite, as in the other pit, but with different form. I'll post several of the crystals and would like opinions. Thanks!
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hematite @ pyrite? L-main pit, R-other pit Graves Mt., Lincoln Co., Georgia |
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pseudo Graves Mt., GA 6 cm across |
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pseudo (side view of next photo) Graves Mt., GA (1 cm ring) |
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pseudo Graves Mt., GA (1 cm ring) |
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hematite @ pyrite Graves Mt., GA modified cube 1.5 cm |
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Hematite @ pyrite ( kyanite inside) Graves Mt., GA (1 cm ring) |
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hematite ("turgite"-coated) (2004) Graves Mt., GA stalactite length to 5 cm |
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"Mt. Fuji" pocket (2005) Graves Mt., Lincoln Co., Georgia 35 cm field of view |
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"turgite" (goethite/hematite) Graves Mt., GA around 6 cm across |
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Rutile (eightling twin) Graves Mt., Lincoln Co., Georgia |
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rweaver
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Posted: Jun 13, 2017 18:50 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Georgia |
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Former collection of Phil Martin. Photos by Dan Weinrich. Now in my US collection.
Mineral: | Baryte |
Locality: | Cartersville, Cartersville District, Bartow County, Georgia, USA | |
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Dimensions: | 8.0cm x 7.0cm |
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Mineral: | Baryte |
Locality: | Cartersville, Cartersville District, Bartow County, Georgia, USA | |
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Mineral: | Baryte |
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kushmeja
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Posted: Dec 14, 2019 19:11 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Georgia |
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Here is one of the Turgite specimens that I recently acquired. I really like the color & form on this one!
Mineral: | Goethite (variety turgite) |
Locality: | Graves Mountain, Lincoln County, Georgia, USA | |
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"Turgite" (Iridescent Hematite / Goethite) on Quartz Crystals |
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Mineral: | Goethite (variety turgite) |
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"Turgite" (Iridescent Hematite / Goethite) on Quartz Crystals |
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kushmeja
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Posted: Dec 14, 2019 19:40 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Georgia |
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This is my favorite specimen from our Georgia mineral collections, and one of top 5 favorites overall. This Turgite has a rainbow of exceptionally bright colors & excellent form. It is from the Skittles Pocket, which was a more recent find that 2 of my good friends made at Graves Mtn about 2 years ago.
Mineral: | Goethite (variety turgite) |
Locality: | Graves Mountain, Lincoln County, Georgia, USA | |
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"Turgite" (Iridescent Hematite / Goethite) |
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Mineral: | Goethite (variety turgite) |
Locality: | Graves Mountain, Lincoln County, Georgia, USA | |
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"Turgite" (Iridescent Hematite / Goethite) |
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Mineral: | Goethite (variety turgite) |
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"Turgite" (Iridescent Hematite / Goethite) |
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Birdbrain59
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Posted: Dec 15, 2019 21:21 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Georgia |
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Nice specimens
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