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the
quartz ledge with the feldspathic part of the pegmatite. No amethysts
were left around the new openings, if any were found there, but
abundant opaque white and transparent colorless quartz crystals we
scattered over the dumps. Numerous pale amethyst-colored
J
uartz crystals were observed around the earlier pits to the northeast, ome of these are quite clear.
An amethyst crystal measuring 2\ by
3 inches was plowed up in a field on the land of Ezra Healds, 1 mile
north of North Chatham and about half a mile southwest of the Deer Hill
locality. This crystal is irregular in shape and consists of both
amethyst and smoky quartz. The colors are not evenly distributed, but
are streaked together in parts of the crystal. A portion of the crystal
has a rich amethyst color.
Specimens
of tine amethyst were seen in the possession of George Howe, of Norway,
Me., obtained from a prospect on Pleasant Mountain, in the town of
Denmark. These amethysts_ were rich dark purple and showed a strong
garnet-red under artificial light, like the better Siberian amethysts.
NORTH CAROLINA.
A
few amethystine quartz crystals and one amethyst of good quality have
been found on the R. C. McConnell place, about 3 miles southwest of
Mount Ulla, in Iredell County, N. C. The good specimen was found some
20 years ago by the late N. H. Marsh. This was a partly water-worn
crystal about 2 inches long andlf inches thick. A large part of it was
flawless, with pleasing medium dark purple color. The value of this
crystal was not large, but the possibility of a deposit being found
should not be overlooked.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Earle
Sloan ' has mentioned the occurrence of amethyst at several places in
the Piedmont counties of South Carolina, especially in Abbeville and
Anderson counties. Two localities were visited in 1913 in Greenwood
County where amethyst had been reported found. These were on the land
of R. M. Haddon, of Abbeville, \\ miles southeast of Shoals Junction, and of R. W. Dunn, 1 mile southwest of Is Junction, both about 3 miles southeast of Donalds.
Amethystine
quartz is found at several places on the Haddon plantation, but the
best indications are in an area of about 100 feet wide and 250 feet
long, north and south, in a field near the road leading to Donalds. The
soil in this field is light, sandy, and gravelly, formed by the
disintegration of mica gneiss and granite. Numerous stals of
amethystine to nearly colorless quartz were found in the field. Some of
these were clear, but none were of sufficient depth of color to warrant
cutting for gems. No prospect work has been done at this place and only
surface specimens were seen. A trench should easily locate the vein or
veins and a little digging would show whether amethysts of value could
be expected.
On
(he R. W. Dunn place amethystine and colorless quartz crystals Jfcve
been found in the cultivated fields at several places. No regular
'dialogue of the mineral localities of South Carolina: South Carolina Qeol. Survey Bull. 2, ser. 4, p.
