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36 HISTORY OF THE GEMS FOUND IN NORTH CAROLINA.
Moore
County; also in Wake County, and elsewhere. Black jasper (basanite)
also occurs somewhat, and a beautiful spear-point, 5 inches long, and a
number of arrow-points, made from this material, have been found near
Statesville.
OPAL.
Opal
has been found but very sparingly in North Carolina and, with the
exception of the hyalite variety, the only specimen that has been found
was near Asheville, Buncombe County, and is of a delicate pink color.
Hyalite.—This
mineral has been found at the Culsagee Mine, Macon County; the Carter
Mine, Madison County; near Concord, Cabarrus County; in Burke County;
and in limonite geodes found in the decomÂposed dunite near Elf on
Shooting Creek, Clay County. Nowhere, however, is it of importance,
though its presence is of scientific interest.
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