 | | 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 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | VIRGINIA MINERAL LOCAL INDEX Although perhaps best known for its turquoise crystals, apophyllite on...kyanite, Virginia has, in fact, over 150 mineral species. and D. A L L E N P E N I C K , JR. Virginia Division...Mineral Resources P. O. Box 3667 Charlottesville, Virginia 22903 T H I S V I R G I N I A M I N E R A L L...world-wide locality index. The localities are listed by county, followed by a listing of the most prominent minerals...source of information in this Virginia index was Minerals of Virginia (1970) by R . V . Dietrich. A l |  | | Report (issue) | | Basins, Virginia and Maryland C7 ll.S. / PAPER Triassic-Jurassic Stratigraphy of the Culpeper and Barboursville...Barboursville Basins, Virginia and Maryland By K.Y. LEE and AJ. FROELICH U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL...Triassic-Jurassic stratigraphy of the Culpeper and Barboursville basins, Virginia and Maryland. (U.S. Geological...Jurassic. 3. Geology Culpeper Basin (Va. and Md.) 4. Geology Virginia Barboursville Basin. I. Froelich, A............................................. 10 Culpeper Group ....................................... |  | | Journal (issue) | | February 1987 No.1 VIRGINIA MINERAL LOCALITY INDEX D. Allen Penick, Jr. This Virginia mineral locality...world-wide locality index The localities are listed by county, followed by a listing of the most prominent minerals...source of information in this Virginia index was Minerals of Virginia (1970) by R. V. Dietrich. Although...of the index. Some of the famous localities in Virginia, such Updated from Rocks and Minerals, Vol. 60...pegmatite in Amelia County and the Lynch Station locality (turquoise crystals) in Campbell County, are now closed |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | from Virginia by RICHARD S. MITCHELL Clark Hall University of Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia 22903...same county. I t also has been observed i n pegmatites i n Powhatan County, Spotsylvania County, and...world have specimens of allanite from Amherst County, Virginia. The mineral is usually black and is coated...radioactive. The mineral was reported in Amherst County as early as 1874. Mallet ( 1 8 7 7 ) first described...Specimens from the Rutherford pegmatites, in Amelia County, are famous for the per fection of their thin |  | Lyttle, Peter T., Aleinikoff, John N., Burton, William C., Crider, E. Allen, Drake, Avery A., Froelich, Albert J., Horton, J. Wright, Kasselas, Gregorios, Mixon, Robert B., McCartan, Lucy, Nelson, Arthur E., Newell, Wayne L., Pavlides, Louis, Powars, David S., Southworth, C. Scott, Weems, Robert E. (2017) Geologic map of the Washington West 30’ × 60’ quadrangle, Maryland, Virginia, and Washington D.C. Open-File Report 2017-1142. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/ofr20171142 | Report (issue) | | been radiometrically dated) PIEDMONT PROVINCE CULPEPER BASIN Zfcrr Zfsm Zfbh 37 Ypg 69 78 56 42...Oo 6 26 Kps 201.2 ±1.3 Ma Jdg Jmhs Jmm Culpeper Group Qbc Kpc Ty 199.3 ±3.0 Ma CRETACEOUS...Allen Crider Jr. (2012–2017) 8 10 KILOMETERS 9 VIRGINIA MAP LOCATION Tc Calvert and (or) Choptank Formations...bluish-gray quartz, plagioclase, microcline, and biotite with lesser amounts of muscovite, opaque minerals...monzodiorite, and subordinate quartz diorite. Composed of biotite, pale-green to pale-brown hornblende, epidotized |  | | Journal (issue) | | the Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Engineering Experiment Station Series, dealing with Virginia Mineral...Mineral Localities: Virginia Mineral Localities (1960 Edition) Virginia Mineral Localities (Supplement...(Supplement I) Virginia Mineral Localities (Supplement II) Virginia Minerals and Rocks (3rd Edition) Ex LIBRIS...\I i! II II BULLETIN OF THE ·, I !V I ii VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE Engineering Experiment Station...Series No. 151 Ii !I ·1 " ii :c H I I I I ! VIRGINIA MINERAL LOCALITIES ( SUPPLEMENT II ) By Richard |  | | Report (issue) | | precious-metal occurrences in the Culpeper basin, northern Virginia LEADERS: Joseph P. Smoot Gilpin... S. Geological Survey National Center Reston, Virginia 22092 U. S. Geological Survey Open-File Report...precious-metal occurrences in the Culpeper basin, northern Virginia LEADERS: Joseph P. Smoot and Gilpin...THE CULPEPER BASIN STOP 1. Sandstone-hosted copper mineralization, Rt. 28, Sterling, Virginia. STOP...661, Chantilly, Virginia. STOP 3. Culpeper Crushed Stone Quarry, Stevensburg, Virginia STOP 4. Granophyre |  | | Report (volume) | | assachusetts, Connecticut, New jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia , Maryland , North Carolina, and other Eastern...Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland , North Carolina, and South Carolina...appropriate, the applicable early Mesozoic basin, State, county, or 7 1/2minute USGS topographic quadrangle...of entries, the basin name and the State are cited. More than one basin, State, county, or quadrangle...are not restricted to an exposed early Mesozoic basin. The term "regional" indicates that the reference |  | Pavich, M.J., Leo, G.W., Obermeier, S.F., Estabrook, J.R. (1989) Investigations of the characteristics, origin, and residence time of the upland residual mantle of the Piedmont of Fairfax County, Virginia. Professional Paper 1352. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp1352 | Report (issue) | | Upland Residual Mantle of the Piedmont of Fairfax County, Virginia U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER...Upland Residual Mantle of the Piedmont of Fairfax County, Virginia By MJ, PAVICH, G.W. LEO, S.F. OBERMEIER...Upland residual mantle of the Piedmont of Fairfax County, Virginia. (U.S. Geological Survey professional...Weathering Virginia Fairfax County. 2. Saprolites Virginia Fairfax County. 3. Soils Virginia Fairfax County...geology, and climatic history of the northern Virginia Piedmont ----------------General properties of |  | | Report (issue) | | ^ Anne Arundel County 43 Baltimore County 45 Howard County - Montgomery County 88 Prince Georges...Georges County Virginia 74 . 120 129 Arlington County 129 Fairfax County 131 Fauquier County 139...139 Loudoun County 143 Prince William County 149 Diabase quarries of northern Virginia 155 CAPTIONS...forming a ridge north of Route 7 near Dranesville, Virginia. Figure 7. Locations of mineral deposits in...mines in the Soldiers Delight region, Baltimore County, Maryland. Adapted from Pearre and Heyl , 19.60 |  | | Report (issue) | | Jurgssic Geology of the Northern Part of the Culpeper Basin, Virginia and Maryland by K. Y. Lee U.S. Geological...Part of the Culpeper Basin, Virginia and Maryland; by K, Y, Lee Introduction The Culpeper Basin is one of...basalt and diabase underlie the basin, The sedimentary rocks in the basin constitute a distinctive sequence...lacustrine deposits. Along the east side of the basin the strata generally dip gently westward, but the...2 part of the basin, presented here, cover about 1060 km , of which 82% is in Virginia and the remainder |  | | Report (issue) | | Understanding of the Tectonic Evolution of the Northern Virginia Piedmont The Accotink Schist, Lake Barcroft...Understanding of the Tectonic Evolution of the Northern Virginia Piedmont By AVERY ALA DRAKE, JR., and PETER T...study of a crystalline terrane in the northern Virginia Piedmont UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE...understanding of the tectonic evolution of the northern Virginia Piedmont. (Geological Survey Professional Paper...2. Schist Virginia-Fairfax Co. 3. Sandstone-Virginia-Fairfax Co. 4. Geology-Virginia-Fairfax Co. I. Lyttle |  | | Report (issue) | | VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES PUBLICATION 62 MINERALS FOR VIRGINIA Harry W. Webb and John P...P. Moore COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF MINES, MINERALS AND ENERGY DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES...VIRGIN IA 1985 VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES PUBLICATION 62 MINERALS FOR VIRGINIA Harry W. Webb...Webb and John P. Moore COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF MINES, MINERALS AND ENERGY DIVISION OF MINERAL...for erops. VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES PUBLICATION 62 MINERALS FOR VIRGINIA Harry W. Webb |  | | Journal (issue) | | NOVEMBER 1992 VOL. 38 INTERESTING USES OF STONE IN VIRGINIA - PART I Harry W. Webb' and Palmer C. Sweet e...and soapstone have been or are being quarried in Virginia. Some 350 interesting uses of dimension stone...rock types quarried for dimension stone uses in Virginia include amphibolite schist, conglomerate, diabase...soapstone. The quarrying of most dimension stone in Virginia is uneconomical today because of the relatively...and uses of various types of dimension stone in Virginia. Architectural terms are defied in the Appendix |  | | Report (issue) | | and C.M. Sears U.S. Geological Survey Reston, Virginia 22092 Open-File Report 92-448 This report is...Site Number, Site Name ...................... 6 County, State, Quadrangle, Latitude, Longitude .........Section A: Occurrences located north of the Hartford basin, New Hampshire ...................... .67 B. Section...Section B: Occurrences located in the Hartford basin and vicinity, Massachusetts .................... ...Section C: Occurrences located in the Hartford basin and vicinity, Connecticut ..................... |  | | Journal (issue) | | DECORATIVE-ORNAMENTAL STONES OF VIRGINIA D. Allen Penick, Jr. Virginia is noted particularly for beautiful...amazonite, fine moonstone, and topaz. In addition Virginia is well known for staurolite, prehnite, turquoise...minerals, rocks and organic materials found in Virginia, which have been used as gemstones and decora...report. Many of the localities will be familiar to Virginia mineral collectors. Someof the areas mentioned...collect minerals. There has been much written on Virginia mineral localities but no reports are available |  | | Report (volume) | | to some aspects of the geology of the Culpeper basin of Virginia. The editors are grateful to the authors...stratigraphic section through the northern Newark basin, New Jersey 19 By MichaelS. Fedosh and Joseph P...of early Mesozoic rocks of the northern Newark basin, New Jersey and New York 31 By R.A. Parker, H.F...and Deep Run basins in the eastern Piedmont of Virginia 40 By Eleanora I. Robbins and Robert E. Weems...phytoclasts of the Newark Supergroup in the Hartford basin 68 By R.K. Kotra, R.M. Gottfried, E.C. Spiker, L |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | dufrenite locality at Midvale, Rockbridge County, Virginia. Am. Mineral, 5: 197-198. Hidden, W.E. 1885...G.A. 1877. On strengite from Rock bridge County, Virginia. Philadelphia Acad. Sci., Proc, 29: 277-278... On sipylite, a new niobate, from Amherst County, Virginia. Am. J. Sci. (3d), 14: 397-400. Marcin, E...Crimoia, Virginia. Rocks and Minerals, 33: 424-425. Medici, J.C. 1972. Minerals of the Fairfax quarry, Centreville...Centreville, Virginia. Mineral Rec., 3: 173-179. Milton, C , K . J . Murata, and M.M. Knechtel. 1944. Weinschenkite |  | | Report (issue) | | Geologic map of the Loudoun County portion of the Middleburg quadrangle, Virginia by Stephen W. Kline1 ...accompanies J~~" Prepared in cooperation with Loudoun County Department of Natural Resources This report is...the Loudoun County Department of Natural Resources. George Mason University Fairfax, Virginia 22030 2U...2U.S. Geological Survey Reston, Virginia 22092 The Culpeper basin portion of this map is based on the...Miscellaneous Investigation Series maps of the Culpeper basin (MI-1313; parts A-J) were published between |  | | Journal (issue) | | 1983 No. 2 STRONTIUM MINERALS FROM WISE COUNTY, VIRGINIA - AN UPDATE 2 1 D. Allen Penick and Lynn...abundance in the area around East Stone Gap i n W i s e County, V i r ginia. Celestite is strontium sulfate (SrS04)...strontium o x i L . ~ l the l strontianite in W i s e County is probably calciostrontianite where calcium content...areas in Virginia. These localities, a l l i n the Valley and Ridge Province, extend frcm Wise County i n...n Southwest Virginia to Frederick County i n the northwestern corner of the State (Figure 1). A l l exposures |  | | Report (chapter) | | 2018 Seneca sandstone: a heritage stone from the USA CAROL A. GRISSOM1*, EMILY M. ALOIZ2, EDWARD P. VICENZI1...Road., Suitland, MD 20746, USA 2 4047 Argyle Avenue, Erie, PA 16505, USA 3 Material Science and Engineering...University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA C.A.G., 0000-0003-0924-870X; E.P.V., 0000-0003-2085-6546;...Formation found in the states of Maryland and Virginia; this Formation is in turn a part of the Newark...from Nova Scotia in Canada to South Carolina in the USA (Olsen 1980; Lee & Froelich 1989; see Fig. 1). Other |  | | 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 |  | | Report (volume) | | California-Bldg. 3, Rm. 3128, 345 Middlefield Rd. • RESTON, Virginia-USGS National Center, Rm. 1C402, 12201 Sunrise...in stratigraphic nomenclature in Maryland and Virginia UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON:...Highly generalized map of part of the Maryland-Virginia Piedmont showing distribution of ultramafic rocks...plots of some ultramafic rocks from the Maryland-Virginia Piedmont .......................................and CIPW norms of some ultramafic rocks from the Virginia and Maryland Piedmont ............. 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