 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | abandoned mines and prospects, are present in Virginia. Many collecting locali ties are noted in "Appalachian...Ransom, and "Minerals of Virginia," by R . V . Dietrich. A publication of the Virginia Division of Mineral...and Prospects in Virginia" " I r o n Sulfide Mines in Virginia" NELSONITE: VIRGINIA Nelsonite is a unique...unique rock found only in Virginia. The name was given by T . L . Watson i n 1907 to apatite-bearing ilmen...ilmen ite dike rocks which are abundant in Nel son County. Usually the rock is equigranular and essentially |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Sites in Virginia by PALMER C. SWEET Virginia Division of Mineral Resources Charlottesville, Virginia 22903...for people who are interested in col lecting in Virginia (Figure 1). All the alphabetically listed localities'were...official State Highway Map as well as individual county road maps (10^ each), both of which are available...Transportation, 1221 East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia. Topo graphic maps are available from the Vir...Mineral Resources, Box 3667, Charlottesville, Virginia and from the National Cartographic Information |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | )—Stoneham New York Herkimer "Diamonds" Herkimer County is well known for its quartz crystals, some of...psilomelane—see romanechite pumpeUyite—Aroostock County purpurite—Auburn, Greenwood, Hebron, Newry pyrargyrite—Franklin...war dite—Newry stilpnomelane—Hovey Mountain ((wavellite))—Newry stromeyerite—Sullivan whitlockite—Newry...Rumford(?), ((Stan- zoisite—Cornish, Farmington, Jonesboro, Lewiston, North Haven, South Ber dish)), Topsham( |  | | Report (issue) | | the cover—Turquois crystals from Lynch Station, Virginia; x ca.; pho tograph by Neal Ycdlin; color plates...C. A. Michael. COLD NUGGET FROM SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY: Longest dimension approximately 13 cm., photograph...of Virginia R. V. DIETRICH* Professor of Geology and Associate Dean of Arts & Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic...Polytechnic Institute Research Division Bulletin 47 Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, Va. 24061 *... © R. V. Dietrich and the Research Division of Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 1970 Printed and bound |  | | Report (edition) | | much information on collecting sites in Oxford County. Numerous other collectors of Maine minerals also...the back cover. Richard Mitchell (University of Virginia) supplied the photograph of Parker CleaveIand's...Railroad : multiple track .. State. Bridge ...... county, parish, municipio .... Power transmission line...Rockland-Thomaston, Rockport, and Union areas in Knox County. They once supported a booming industry based on...specimens of minerals and fossils in Aroostook County and elsewhere in northern Maine. Most of the bedrock |  | | Report (volume) | | .........Prof. George H. Perkins, Burlington. Virginia...........Dr. Thomas L. Watson, Charlottesville...Washington....... Prof. Henry Landes, Seattle. West Virginia... .Dr. I. C. White, Morgantown. Wisconsin......See Bauxite and Hallpysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found...commercial quantity or quality. Asphalt. Colbert County, small quantity has been shipped from near Leighton;...following localities: Bibb County, Pratts Ferry; Calhoun County, near Tampa; Clay County, T. 20, Pv. 7 E.; Jefferson |  | | Report (volume) | | ............................................. Virginia......................................................................................... West Virginia.................................................See Bauxite and Halloysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found...commercial quantity or quality. Asphalt. Colbert County, small quantity has been shipped from near Leighton;...following localities : Bibb County, Pratts Ferry; Calhoun County, near Tampa; Clay County, T. 20 S., R. 7 E.; |  | | Book (volume) | | Dahlonega Co. and Rabum Co., and the McDuffie County Belt extending through portions of McDuffie, Warren...Sphalerite. BALDWIN COUNTY MILLEDGEVILLE, at state farmjasper. BANKS COUNTY COMMERCE, along Hwy. 59...along adjoining Co. linerock crystal. BARROW COUNTY WINDER, along rd. to Jefferson and 1½ mi. inside...Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States BARTOW COUNTY AREA, Saltpeter Cave, as floatjasper. CARTERSVILLE:...agate, (banded, various colors), jasper. BIBB COUNTY MACON: at Holton Quarry, 7½ mi. NWagate; N |  | | Journal (issue) | | yth ANNUAL JEWELRY GEM &MINERAL SHOW Featuring Virginia Minerals, Mines and Localities BE A PROSPECTOR...14,1977 VIRGINIA BEACH CIVIC CENTER (THE DOME) 19TH AND PACIFIC AVENUE VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA Rocks&...Minerals from Virginia Richard S. Mitchell 230 Mineral and Fossil Collecting Sites in Virginia Palmer C....Resume: Pseudomorphs in Virginia R. V. Dietrich 244 The Geology of Virginia W. Cullen Sherwood 250 Prehnite—Apophyllite...Minerals of Virginia J. Alexander Speer Minerals from the Old Sulphur Mine, Louisa County, Virginia Richard |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | pegmatite was mined at Barringer Hill in Llano County in the early 1900s but was flooded by Lake Buchanan...on "The Weeks Pegmatite Mine, Wakefield, Carroll County, New Hampshire" (March/April 1991). i i • I...66, May/June 1991 197 LOCALITIES BY COUNTY Bastrop County KEY mm T * ? — — — — best occurrence..."specimen quality" questionable occurrence Angelina County Lufkin, 1 mile N of Lufkin in railroad cuts, in...(petrified wood) (Folk et al., 1961). Baylor County Aransas County Aransas Pass area, Intercoastal Canal |  | | Book (edition) | | Alunogera. 145. Seorodite. 126. Pyrochlore. 146. Wavellite. 164. Jarosite. 127. Hatcliettolite. 147. Pharmacosiderite...ities and suggestions from Mrs. H, A. Burdick county, of Mr. J. of A. D. Stephenson of Statesville... have been found at the Reid Mine, in Cabarrus county, the Crump Mine and the Swift Island Mine, in Montgomery...the Little John Mine, in Caldwell county, and Pax Hill in Burke county. Very beautiful arborescent gold...obtained from the Shemwell “ vein in Rutherford county. The variety, electrum,” containing from 36 to |  | | Book (volume) | | 600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip...mine⎯pyritized gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason |  | | Book (volume) | | 600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip...mine⎯pyritized gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason |  | | Journal (issue) | | 19, 1977 at the Centennial Coliseum, 4590 outh Virginia Street, Reno, Nevada. The host organization is... WALL HANGER AND MOUNTING HARDWARE, POSTPAID IN USA. WHOLESALE QUANTITY PRICES AVAILABLE. TRANSISTOR...Lapidary Club February 25 and 26 at the Contra Costa County Fairgrounds, 10th and L Streets, Antioch, California...others were collected by members of the Bergen County M ineralogical and Paleon tologic.a l Society at...catalog. WE PAY SHIPPING CHARGES ON MOST ITEMS TO USA DESTINATIONS :lewelCtqt * a~ ol tawelry CUlong |  | | Book (volume) | | the United States Geological Survey in Reston, Virginia; the New York City Public Library; the Library...greater variety of minerals are found in Oxford County, alone, than anywhere else on Earth of comparable...than Maine's, as well. An area smaller than Oxford County in Murmansk Ob last, Kola Peninsula, Russia, has...clear to slightly blue topazes. However, San Diego County, California, is arguably the most important gem-pegmatite...their eyes have proven invaluable. Roger Allen, Jonesboro, Maine Walter Anderson, Wayne, Maine Joe Arens |  | | Book (edition) | | Bismiitite. Mineral Coal. 159. Crocoite. 146. Wavellite. 160. Melanterite. 175. Anthracite. 147. Pharmacosiderite...Burdiek, Macon Prof. J. T. I From am of county, of Mr. J. A. D. Stevenson, of States- Humphreys...their size, Cabarrus county, the Montgomery with have been Crump Mine county, (at the lat- octahedral...the Gaston county, and the Little John Caldwell county, and Pax Hill in Burke county. Very Shemwell...been obtained from the The vein in Rutherford county. variety, "electrum," contain- ing from 36 to |  | | Book | | CHAPTER 4 Maryland ... 3 CHAPTER 5 Virginia 4 1 CHAPTER 6 West Virginia 5 CHAPTER 7 Kentucky 6 CHAPTER...Virginia's noted Rutherford Mine. Photograph by Dr. Virginia Lee Blackford. ical pearls in delicate pastel...dollars at the noted locality of Cowee Valley, Macon County, North Carolina. An enthusiastic family found and...the well known old Rutherford mine in Amelia County, Virginia, and found bright spessartine garnets, glowing...green gem spodumene, was discovered in Alexander County, North Carolina, in 1880 and named for one of its |  | | Book (edition) | | forms a very small industry at Brandon in Suffolk County. Grindstones and Pulpstones. The production of...restricted to the .state of Washington and We.st Virginia. Manu¬ factured abrasives liave become a coinjietitor...principally in the vicinity of Hot Springs, Garland County, are of two varieties: Arkansas stone, which is...grindings. Indiana. The .satulstones of Orange County, Ind., furnish a whetstone known as the Ilindoslan...produced are Berea and Euclid, Cuyahoga County, and Grafton, Lorain County. The Deerliek stone is produced at |  | | Report (volume) | | Bettie S. Hackman, Virginia M. Jussen, Elisabeth S. Loud, Mildred C. Mead, Virginia S. Neuschel, and Dorothy...the Southern Appalachian Botanical Club. West Virginia University. Morgan town, W. Va. Caves and Karst-...Ky. Kentucky Geol. Survey County Rept. - Kentucky Geological Survey County Report. University of Kentucky...Analysts. Houston, Tex. Los Angeles County Mus. Contr. Sci. - Los Angeles County Museum Contributions in Science...Science. Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History. Los Angeles, Calif. Los Angeles County_Mus. Nat. |  | | Book | | 5.95 and quickly informative.”— “Practical Virginia Kirkus RANGE GUIDE TO MINES AND MINERALS A by...commercial ores and secondary minerals by state, county, township, and geologic range. For easy identification...cities, and many of today’s prosperous western county seats began as mining-boom camps. trating sand...Whether you such as those listed alphabetically by county, township, and range in Part II of this book. Where...will help you prospect and explore any state and county. etc., for mineral deposits in Finding Suitable |  | | Report (issue) | | of Mineral Resources Charlottesville, V a. West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey Morgantown, W....________ Tennessee marble belts______________ Virginia marble belts________________ Murphy marble belt________________...__ Valley and Ridge slate belt__________ West Virginia slate belt______________ Pennsylvania slate belt______________...____ Tennessee__________________________ West Virginia and other areas_ ___ ____ Resource potentiaL_...pinnacles beneath soil cover, Bluegrass, Highland County, Va_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |  | | Report (issue) | | A293-A298 of this chapter. Numerous Federal, State, county, and local agencies and other organizations and....... . Maryland, Delaware, and Virginia ............. . West Virginia ............................. ...cooperators ............................. . State, county, and local cooperators ................. . Other...Studies of wavellite from marine phosphatic zones in Upper Cambrian sandstones of Jackson County, Wis., by... C53-C62) suggest a relationship between the wavellite and primary uranium and thorium in the phosphatic |  | | Book | | fossil-hunting localities, organized by state, county, township, section, or other landmark, together...calcite), barite, dolomite, pyrite, dahllite, and wavellite. Such specimens are particularly prized by collectors... where workmen have found fossils within their county of jurisdiction. FLOAT AS AN INDICATOR The experienced...Your first problem is to check with your nearest county library for references which will lead you to good...description with respect to section, township, range, county, and state taken from your topographic map. General |  | | Report (issue) | | listed on pages A263-A268. Numerous Federal, State, county, and municipal agencies and other organizations..._ Maryland. _________________________________ Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Georgia. Eastern...cooperators-____-_______-__-___-__-__-__ State, county, and municipal cooperators---------Other cooperators...sists of banded botryoidal coatings of brown high- County, Ariz., and as much as 600 ppm Re was coniron sphalerite...bodies. Sphalerite of stage 2, which constitutes the County, Ariz. A sample of molybdenite collected by bulk |  | | Report (volume) | | 5 in., inch or inches. Circ., Circular. Co., County or Company. Indus., Industrial. Inst., Institute... Aaron slate. Pre-Cambrian : Central southern Virginia arid central northern North Carolina (Virgilina...gabbro. , Pre-Cambrian : Central southern Virginia (Mecklenburg County). F. B. Laney, 1917 (Va. Geol. Surv...Pleistocene : Southern South Carolina (Charleston County). E. Sloan, 190 (S. C. Geol. Surv. geognostic map...Mississippian : Southeastern West Virginia, southwestern Virginia (Tazewell County), and eastern Tennessee ( |
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