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Kunz, George Frederick (1890) Gems and precious stones of North America - a popular description of their occurrence, value, history, archaeology, and of the collections in which they exist, also a chapter on pearls, and on remarkable foreign gems owned in the United States, illustrated with eight colored plates and numerous minor engravings. The Scientific publishing company.

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Book TitleGems and precious stones of North America - a popular description of their occurrence, value, history, archaeology, and of the collections in which they exist, also a chapter on pearls, and on remarkable foreign gems owned in the United States, illustrated with eight colored plates and numerous minor engravings
AuthorsKunz, George FrederickAuthor
Year1890
PublisherThe Scientific publishing companyPlaceNew York, USA
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Full ReferenceKunz, George Frederick (1890) Gems and precious stones of North America - a popular description of their occurrence, value, history, archaeology, and of the collections in which they exist, also a chapter on pearls, and on remarkable foreign gems owned in the United States, illustrated with eight colored plates and numerous minor engravings. The Scientific publishing company.
Plain TextKunz, George Frederick (1890) Gems and precious stones of North America - a popular description of their occurrence, value, history, archaeology, and of the collections in which they exist, also a chapter on pearls, and on remarkable foreign gems owned in the United States, illustrated with eight colored plates and numerous minor engravings. The Scientific publishing company.

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Roger's Mine, El Dorado County, California, USA
Unnamed Spinel occurrence [1], San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County, California, USAp.486
Unnamed Pectolite occurrence [1], Los Molinos, Tehama County, California, USAp.178
Collyer, Trego County, Kansas, USAp.134
Elliott County kimberlite, Elliott County, Kentucky, USAp.151
Great Diamond Island, Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, USAp.112
Cape Sable, Magothy River, Arnold, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USAp.199
Pearl Hill, Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USAp.94
Ruby Valley Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
Vincentown, Southampton Township, Burlington County, New Jersey, USAp.200
Old Man's Creek, Harrisonville, South Harrison Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey, USAp.201
Cold Spring, Town of Philipstown, Putnam County, New York, USAp.133
Richville, De Kalb, St. Lawrence County, New York, USAp.77
Phoenix Mountain, Warrensville, Ashe County, North Carolina, USApp.108-109
Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USAp.157
Diamond Hill, Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, USAp.133
Coventry, Orleans County, Vermont, USAp.152
Irasburg, Orleans County, Vermont, USApp.151-152

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Sagenite
Sagenite (of Kunz)

Mineral Occurrences

LocalityMineral(s)
Allan Shaft, Stellarton, Pictou Co., Nova Scotia, Canadaβ“˜ Coal, β“˜ Jet
Whitby, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England, UKβ“˜ Coal, β“˜ Jet
Fox Islands, Aleutians East Borough, Alaska, USAβ“˜ Amber
Calaveras County, California, USAβ“˜ Clinochlore, β“˜ Quartz, β“˜ Rock Crystal
Roger's Mine, El Dorado County, California, USAβ“˜ Calcite, β“˜ Chalcopyrite, β“˜ Garnet Group, β“˜ Pyrite
Unnamed Spinel occurrence [1], San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County, California, USAβ“˜ Spinel
Wet Mountain Valley, Trinchera Mesa, Custer County, Colorado, USAβ“˜ Coal, β“˜ Jet
El Paso County, Colorado, USAβ“˜ Coal, β“˜ Jet
White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USAβ“˜ Rhodonite
Chatham County, Georgia, USAβ“˜ Bloodstone, β“˜ Chalcedony, β“˜ Quartz
Sac County, Iowa, USAβ“˜ Catlinite
Collyer, Trego County, Kansas, USAβ“˜ Jasper, β“˜ Quartz, β“˜ Riband Jasper
Elliott County kimberlite, Elliott County, Kentucky, USAβ“˜ Chromium-bearing Diopside
Great Diamond Island, Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, USAβ“˜ Quartz
Jim Pond Formation on Sugarloaf Mountain, Kingfield, Franklin County, Maine, USAβ“˜ Jasper, β“˜ Quartz
Cape Sable, Magothy River, Arnold, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USAβ“˜ Amber, β“˜ Pyrite
Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USAβ“˜ Rhodonite
Brimfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USAβ“˜ Andalusite, β“˜ Cordierite
Chester, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USAβ“˜ Chalcedony, β“˜ Jasper, β“˜ Quartz
Westford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USAβ“˜ Andalusite, β“˜ Chiastolite
Pearl Hill, Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USAβ“˜ Goshenite, β“˜ Heliodor
Cottonwood County, Minnesota, USAβ“˜ Catlinite
Ruby Valley Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USAβ“˜ Spessartine
Silver Peak Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USAβ“˜ Rose Quartz
Humboldt County, Nevada, USAβ“˜ Agate, β“˜ Chalcedony, β“˜ Fortification Agate, β“˜ Moss Agate, β“˜ Quartz
Rutilated Quartz locality, Hanover, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USAβ“˜ Chlorite Group, β“˜ Rutilated Quartz
Warren, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USAβ“˜ Hessonite
Vincentown, Southampton Township, Burlington County, New Jersey, USAβ“˜ Amber, β“˜ Bitumen
Old Man's Creek, Harrisonville, South Harrison Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey, USAβ“˜ Amber, β“˜ Glauconite, β“˜ Vivianite
Staten Island (Richmond County), New York City, New York, USAβ“˜ Prase
Orange County, New York, USAβ“˜ Crocidolite, β“˜ Riebeckite Root Name Group
Cold Spring, Town of Philipstown, Putnam County, New York, USAβ“˜ Axinite Group
Richville, De Kalb, St. Lawrence County, New York, USAβ“˜ Achroite, β“˜ Diopside, β“˜ Tourmaline
Stony Point, Alexander County, North Carolina, USAβ“˜ Citrine, β“˜ Rutilated Quartz, β“˜ Rutile
Phoenix Mountain, Warrensville, Ashe County, North Carolina, USAβ“˜ Chlorite Group, β“˜ Quartz, β“˜ Rock Crystal
Buck Creek Mine (Cullakenee Mine), Buck Creek, Clay County, North Carolina, USAβ“˜ Actinolite, β“˜ Smaragdite
Bakersville, Cane Creek Section, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USAβ“˜ Grossular, β“˜ Hessonite
Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina, USAβ“˜ Chalcedony, β“˜ Moss Agate
Granville, Person County, North Carolina, USAβ“˜ Jasper, β“˜ Quartz
Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USAβ“˜ Vesuvianite
Mendenhall's Quarry, Pennsbury Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USAβ“˜ Feldspar Group, β“˜ Sunstone
Glen Riddle, Middletown Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USAβ“˜ Orthoclase
Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USAβ“˜ Axinite Group
York, York County, Pennsylvania, USAβ“˜ Actinolite, β“˜ Allanite Group, β“˜ Quartz
Diamond Hill, Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, USAβ“˜ Agate-Jasper
Burnet County, Texas, USAβ“˜ Amethyst, β“˜ Quartz
Coventry, Orleans County, Vermont, USAβ“˜ Rhodonite
Amelia (Amelia Court House), Amelia County, Virginia, USAβ“˜ Quartz, β“˜ Rutilated Quartz
Barron County, Wisconsin, USAβ“˜ Catlinite
Wisconsin Rapids, Wood County, Wisconsin, USAβ“˜ Quartz, β“˜ Rose Quartz

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L.F., (1890) Review - Gems and Precious Stones of North America : by George Frederick Kunz, New York (The Scientific Publishing Company), 1890. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 9 (42) 197 doi:10.1180/minmag.1890.009.42.07
Kunz, George Frederick (1902) Gems and Precious Stones of Mexico. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining Engineers, 32. 53-93
J., J. W. (1904) Precious Stones, a Popular Account of their Characters, Occurrence and Applications, with an Introduction to their Determination, for Mineralogists, Lapidaries, Jewellers, &c., with an Appendix on Pearls and Coral Gems and Gem Minerals. Nature, 70 (1802) 26-27 doi:10.1038/070026a0
Sterrett, D.B. (1914) Gems and Precious Stones. Chapter in: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources of the United States for 1913, part 2, nonmetals: 677-680.
Merrill, George P. (1922): Handbook and Descriptive Catalogue of the Collections of Gems and Precious Stones in the United States National Museum. Smithsonian Institution, United States National Museum, Bulletin 118. Washington, Government Printing Office: 13, 15.
Kunz,George Frederick (1907) History Of The Gems Found In North Carolina
Kunz, G. F. (1891) Gems and Precious Stones of North America. The American Naturalist, 25 (300) 1119-1120 doi:10.1086/275455
Merrill, George P., Moodey, Margaret W., Wherry, Edgar T. (1922) Handbook and descriptive catalogue of the collections of gems and precious stones in the United States National Museum. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 118, doi:10.5479/si.03629236.118.i
Kunz, George Frederick (1907), History of the Gems found in North Carolina, Bulletin 12.
Kunz,George Frederick.,(1907)History of the Gems found in North Carolina :Bulletion No.12
Kunz,George Frederick.,(1907) History of the Gems found in North Carolina: Bulletin No.12
 
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