USGS 6 VOLUME SET MICA DEPOSITS of SE PIEDMONT Virginia Carolina Georgia Alabama

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RARE SET!!  ALL MAPS PRESENT!! GREAT CONDITION!!
Here is the nearly complete set of Mica Deposits of the Southeastern Piedmont. The missing first volume was on general characteristics of mica and mica deposits, not specific locations. The remainder of the volumes are the ones people really want - the ones with the locations and the maps! This six-volume set covers mica mines from Virginia's Amelia District south through the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama.
Below are descriptions of each volume. Note that each one is complete with all the maps. This set totals 357 pages and 49 maps! You will not see this complete of a set available in another listing anywhere!
Note that I have several of the individual volumes for sale in my store. If there is an individual volume you want, see my other listings.
USGS Professional Paper 248-B,
Mica Deposits of the Southeastern Piedmont, Part 2 Amelia District, Virginia
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The Amelia District contains the great locations of the Rutherford and Morefield Mines, plus a bunch of other mines you can read about AND LOCATE with this publication. Contains the 37 page book and all five of the original maps, all in excellent condition, with scarcely a blemish to be found anywhere. Some of the maps are of specific mine workings. Just take a look at the tremendous list of minerals that can be found in the mines of this district (and this is just a partial list! See Mindat.org for lists of minerals found at specific mines.):
Albite var: Clevelandite
'Allanite'
'Apatite'
Arsenopyrite
Bavenite
Bertrandite
Beryl var: Aquamarine
Calcite var: Argentine
Cassiterite
'Chlorophane'
'Columbite'
'Columbite-Tantalite'
'Fergusonite'
Fluorite
Helvite
Illite var: Leverrierite
Manganotantalite
Microcline var: Amazonite
Microlite
'Monazite'
'Moonstone'
Muscovite
'Oligoclase'
Orthoclase
'Perthite'
Phenakite
Pyrochlore
Quartz var: Rutilated Quartz
'Rhabdophane'
Rutile
Schorl
Spessartine
Spodumene
Tantalite
Topaz
'Tourmaline Group'
Triplite
Zircon var: Cyrtolite
Among mines covered in this volume are:
Pinchbeck Mines 1-3 and related prospects
McCraw #4 Mine
Abner Mine
Pine Shaft Mine
Nettie Taylor Mine
Maria Mine
Jefferson numbers 1-7 Mines
Line Mine
Booker Mine
O’Neil Prospect
Patterson Mine
Marshall Mine
Winston Mine
Berry Mine
Penn Prospect
Trueheart Prospect
Rutherford Mines
Wingo Mine
Morefield Mine
H.T. Flippen Prospect
Dobbin Prospect
Vaughan Mine
Winfree Prospects
Mottley Mine
Golden Prospect
Kraft Prospect
Ponton Mine
Harrison Venable Prospect
Mays Mine
Ligon Mines
Keystone Mine
Schlegal (Norfleet) Mine
Anderson Prospect
AND OTHERS
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NOTE: The Herbb Mines are covered in the next volume of this set, which covers the Ridgeway district and outlying deposits. See my other listings for that one.
USGS Professional Paper 248-C,
Mica deposits of the southeastern Piedmont: Parts 3 and 4, Ridgeway-Sandy Ridge District, Virginia, and North Carolina; and Outlying deposits in Virginia.
Published in 1953, there can't be many of these around.
Volume 3 contains Parts 3 and 4 under one cover. It consists of a 62-page book all eleven of the original maps, all in excellent condition. Some of the maps are of specific mine workings. Some of the mines covered include:
Herbb #1 and #2 mines
DeShazo mine
Coleman mine
Rosa Evans mine
Hawkins mine
Hole mine
Monteiro-Amber Queen mine
White Peak mines
Wheatley mine
Center Ridge mine
Price mine
Eanes #2 and Garrett mines
Long Tom Smith and Short Tom Smith mines
AND MANY, MANY MORE MINES.
This is just a sampling, as I am not going to type every mine listed here!
The large index map of mines in Virginia shows the locations of 85 mines that are not already covered in the Ridgeway-Sandy Ridge district (excluding those in the Amelia district which are covered in a separate publication). A long list of minerals can be found at the mines described here. Some of the more interesting ones include:
Thulite
Beryl
Columbite-tantalite
Tourmaline
Spessartite
Uraninite
Uranophane
Autunite
Cleavlandite
And others!
In addition, an area is mentioned that has kyanite and rutile. It says "Rutile crystals that weigh as much as a pound also are present."  Find out where these hot potatos can be found!
USGS Professional Paper 248-D,
Mica Deposits of the Southeastern Piedmont, Parts 5 and 6, Shelby-Hickory District North Carolina, and Outlying Deposits in North Carolina
. Published in 1953, this a scarce item that is highly desirable to any mineral collector!.  This volume contains Parts 5 and 6 under one cover. It contains the 90-page book and all seven of the original maps, all in excellent condition. Want to find out where there is a pegmatite that has beryl crystals over a foot in diameter? It's in here! One of the maps pinpoints 162 different mines, and another map pinpoints a further 38 mines, ALL BY NAME! That is two hundred mines! Descriptions and mineralogy for the mines are given in the text. Some of the maps are of specific mine workings. An exceptionally scarce and desirable publication. Here is just a short list of some of the mines:
Patterson Mine
Gwaltney Prospects
Dagenhart Mine
McGee Mine
Sigmon Mine
Drum Mine (this one is in Hickory!)
Noah Young Mine
Floyd Brittan Mine
Reed Mine
Abernathy Mines (several)
Tallant Prospect
Hoyle Mine
Bumgarner Mine
Wehunt Prospect
J.B. Peeler Mine
Royster Mine
I COULD GO ON AND ON! You get the idea there are a LOT of mines described here! They are scattered throughout Alexander, Caldwell, Catawba, Gaston, Burke, Iredell and Cleveland Counties. The second part of the book, “Outlying Deposits in North Carolina” also includes sites in Warren, Franklin, Wake, Caswell, Yadkin, McDowell, Rutherford, Polk and Wilkes Counties. What a wealth of information! Furthermore, a location for corundum is also mentioned in the text.
USGS Professional Paper 248-E,
Mica Deposits of the Southeastern Piedmont, Parts 7 and 8, Hartwell District, South Carolina and Georgia, and Outlying Deposits in South Carolina.
Published in 1953, there can't be many of these around! Volume 5 contains Parts 7 and 8 under one cover. It consists of the 33-page book and both of the original maps, all in excellent condition. Looking for blue green Beryl in South Carolina? You'll find out where it is! One of the sites is even said to have beryl with color approaching that of EMERALD! One of the maps is an index map with 32 locations pinpointed by name. The other map is a detailed map of the workings at the Bannister Mine in Hart county, Georgia, one of the mines that contains tourmaline. Mines in Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Spartanburg, Greenville, Pickens, and Oconee Counties, South Carolina, and Elbert and Hart Counties, Georgia are discussed. Here are some of the mines described within:
Fretwell Prospects
Bell Prospect
Ben Martin Mine
Gaillard Mine
J.M Skelton Mine
Cooley Mine
Turner Prospect
Crawford and Daniel Mines
Chapman Mine
M.L. Gaines Mine
Church Prospect
Shifflett Prospect
Rowland Mine
Ruth Jones Mine
Scott Mine
H. and P and McKinney Mines
Bailey Mine and prospects nearby
Waterhole Mine
Banister (Old Moss) Mine
Garner Mine
Green Rose Mine
Horsehead Mine
Cowpens Mine
Williams Prospects
Boling Mine
Willimon (Willum) Mine
Davis Prospect
Morgan Prospect
Mattie Falls Deposit
Head Prospect
Robinson Prospects
Burgess (L.E. Hunter) Mine
Other prospects are also described!
USGS Professional Paper 248-F,
Mica Deposits of the Southeastern Piedmont, Parts 9 and 10, Thomaston-Barnseville District, Georgia, and Outlying Deposits in Georgia.
Published in 1953, there can't be many of these around! Volume 6 contains Parts 9 and 10 under one cover. It contains the 73-page book and all sixteen of the original maps, all in excellent condition! One of the mines described here has beryl crystals to seven inches in diameter with portions suitable for gemstone use! Numerous other mines also contain beryl. One of the maps is an index map pinpointing the locales of over 100 mines, all within the Monroe – Lamar – Upson three-county area. Another shows the locations of another 62 mines around the state. Some of the maps are details of specific mine workings. Some of the mines discussed within include:
Bell Mine
Grace Prospect
Brown (Parrish) Mine
Mauldin Mine
B.S. Gibson Prospects
Emmit Trice Prospect
Thompson Prospect
Partridge Mine
Maze Prospects
Atwater Mine
Corley Mine
Barron Mine
Boyt Mine
Zorn Mine
Young Mine
Duke Mine
Mitchell Creek Mine
Joe Persons Mine
Tomlin Mine
Blount Mine
Pennyman Mine
Short-Mitchell Mine
Cunningham Prospect
Watson Mine
Wheeless Mine
Reynolds Mine
Stevens Rock Mine
Colbert (Castlen) Mine
Herron Mine
Johnson Mine
Walker Prospect
Adams Mine
Kelly O’Neal Prospects
Carter Mine
Coggins Prospect
Taylor Prospect
Howard Mine
Early Vaughn Mine
Means Prospect
Sugar Hill Prospects
Clay Cheek (Harrison W. Harp) Mine
Battles and Chatfield Mines
Holmes Mine
Rev. Thaddeus Persons Mine
Peters Mine
Fletcher Mine
Thurman Mine
Phinazee Mines
Brooks Mine
Calloway Mine
Smith Mine
Amphlett Mine
Merck (Old Hope) Mine
Dickens Mine
AND OTHERS (As if this wasn’t enough!)
An exceptionally scarce and desirable publication.
USGS Professional Paper 248-G,
Mica Deposits of the Southeastern Piedmont, Part 11, Alabama District.
Published in 1953, there can't be many of these around! This seventh volume contains Part 11. It consists of the 62-page book and all eight of the original maps, all in excellent condition! Who knew that apatite, cassiterite, beryl, tourmaline and other minerals could be found in Alabama? Find out where! One of the mines is really a kyanite location where “numerous boulders of coarsely bladed blue kyanite” have been found! About another mine it says “Crystals of black tourmaline, small pink  garnets, and granular masses of bright blue apatite are abundant”. One of the maps is an index map showing the locations of 112 mines by name! Other maps are detailed maps of specific mine workings. Some tin mine locations are shown on at least one map! Among the mines discussed are these:
Morris Mine
Jim Flemming Mine
Jordan Mine
Micaville Road Prospects
Friendship 1 and 2 Mines
Arnold Prospect
Arnott Mine and Arnott 1 and 2 Prospects
Consolidated Prospect
Trommel 1 and 2 Prospects
Scheffner 1 and 2 Mines
Indian Mine
East Indian Prospect
Crystal Clear Mine
Haynes Prospect and Haynes 1 and 2 Mines
Clouse Prospects
Liberty (Curley) Mine
Great Souther 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 Mines
Old Ancient Mine
Pat Ayers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 Prospects
Pinetuckey 1 and 2 Mines
Wallace #2 Mine
York and Verge Prospect
Crews Mine
Artemus Morrison (Landers and Ayers) Mine
J. P. Holmes Prospects
J.J. New #1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 Mines and Prospects
Pearce Lenless #1, 2, 3, and 4 Prospects
Vickers #1, 2, 3, and 4 Mines and Prospects
Kitchen Prospect
Foster Mine
Jake Rice Mine
Randolph Mica Mines
Clein Scrap-Mica Deposit
S.M. Smith Prospects
J.J. Smith Prospects # 1 and 2
Delta Mine
Smith #1 Mine and Smith #1 Prospect
Bunn-Jones Prospect
J.W. Hunter Prospect
J.W. Smith Mine
M. and G. Mine
Mary Lou Prospect
Bains Prospect
Four Pits Prospect
Lett #1, 2, and 3 Prospects
McNamara (Eureka) Mine
Robinson Prospect
Gopher Mine
Cicero Smith Prospect
Hodge Mine and Prospect
Hurst Mine
Shirey Prospects
Gibson Mine
Bob Lee #1 and 2 Mines
Hudson Mine
Bob Mitchell Prospect
Pitts #1 and 2 Mines
Griffin Mine
Barfield Mine
Gibbs Lubricating Co. Prospect
Pond MIne
Howard Mine
Easterwood Mine
Abernathy Prospects
Kidd Mine
Mica Hill Mine
Berry Mine
Collum (McCray) Mine
Collum “Quartz Blow-Out” Deposit
Doc Heard Prospect
AND OTHERS! In addition, a reference is provided for a further 48 mines that are discussed in a Bureau of Mines publication on beryl and mica in the same area. Since the locations were covered by the Bureau’s publication, they were not revisited by this work, but the reference alone could be worth tracking down as a means to find even more locations. All in all this is an exceptionally scarce and desirable publication.
So there you go - Six volumes of this great set for the intrepid mineral collector! Find your way to new discoveries with this great information. It's a treasure trove of knowledge!
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