Record #:

3841

Author(s):

Margolin, Peter R.

Abstract:

Over 300 minerals, including rubies and emeralds, are found in the state. Four museums in Western North Carolina display samples of this mineral wealth: Colburn Gem and Mineral Museum (Asheville); Museum of North Carolina Minerals (Spruce Pine); The Schiele Museum (Gastonia); and The Nature Museum at Grandfather Mountain (Linville).

Source:

Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 30 Issue 9, Sept 1998, p28-29, il

Subject(s):

Minerals; Mineralogical museums

Record #:

18594

Author(s):

Margolin, Peter R.

Abstract:

Prehistoric mining activity in the Blue Ridge Mountains during the Woodland period is a neglected aspect of North Carolina history. Abundant evidence was still visible in the early 20th-century before it was destroyed by modern mining activity. This article presents an introductory study of mica mining at the Sink Hole Mica Mine in Bandana, North Carolina.

Source:

North Carolina Archaeology (NoCar E 78 S55 S6), Vol. 49 Issue , Oct 2000, p43-58, bibl, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Mica mines and mining--North Carolina--Prehistoric