 | | Journal (issue) | | THE PIEDMONT OF VIRGINIA James L. Poole INTRODUCTION The Piedmont province of Virginia is bordered on...province of Virginia. , k (1) The mineralized district in Prince William, Spotsylvania, Louisa, and Buckingham...planes, and are most common in the northern part of Virginia. Also, several small copper, lead, or zinc prospects...discussed in this paper. PRINCE WILLIAM, SPOTSYLVANIA, LOUISA, AND BUCKINGHAM COUNTIES In the Piedmont province...metasedimentary and metavolcanic rocks form a continuous belt that has been traced southwestward from Maryland |  | | 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) | | 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 MINES AND MINERALS By P H I L I P M O R R I L L East Darry, N. H. 0 3 0 4 1 (PART 16 SPOTSYLVANIA...SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY Bordered on the N by the Rappahan nock and Rapidan Rivers. T h e N edge may be submerged...interest i s the large number of gold operations r u n n i n g across the county from N to S. These are mainly...origi nated are to the S and also V2 * ° % W. Quaker Gold M. Small. O n a small summit between Brock R d ...(village). Gold panning on small r u n crossing Jackson's Trail, iy mi. S o f Brockroad. Old gold mine on Greene |  | | Journal (issue) | | illustrate eastern United States geology, and hence Virginia, was done by William Maclure in 1809. The map...regional maps were compiled to depict coal, iron, and gold resources in addition to showing distribution of...information may be useful in solving difficult VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES problems or avoiding...and apatite in Virginia. At the time it was released to the public ti- No. 3 @ VIRGINIA MINERALS tanium...descriptions of the coal deposits in southwestern Virginia which were prepared between 1914 and 1925 are |  | | Report (issue) | | (1951); see the annotated bibliography, sulfur and pyrite general reference 1. 1 deposits or districts...The index map shows the locations of sulfur and pyrite deposits in the United States and Alaska, and also...EXPLANATION OF ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY AND INDEX MAF 1. Pyrite and marcasite deposits, some containing other recoverable...metalliferous deposits (mostly copper, zinc, lead, iron, gold, and molybdenum) that contain pyrites. 4. Coal...have produ,:ed pyrites. A considerable number of pyrite mines and coal mines that produced pyrites prior |  | | Report (issue) | | VIRGINIA DIVISION OI MINERAT RESOURCES PUBTICATION 45 VIRGINIA GOID-RESOURCE DATA Polmer C. Sweet...Sweet ond Dqvid Trimble CO'N'NONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA DEPARTAAENT OF CONSERVATION AND ECONO'vlIC DIVISION... VIRGINA 1943 VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAT RESOURCES PUBTICATION 45 VIRGINIA GOLD-RESOURCE DATA Polmer...at the old Melville mine near l,Jilderness, 0range County. (photograph from "Gold Seekers Turn Again to...volume 39,.|934). VIRGINIA DIVISION OF RESOURCES PUBLICAIION 'YIINERAI VIRGINIA GOID.RESOURCE DATA |  | | Journal (issue) | | Vol. 23 August 1977 No. 3 THE CARTERS BRIDGE, VIRGINIA, EARTHQUAKE OF FEBRUARY 27,1977 David K. Lasch...Figure 1. Index map showing area being discussed. VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES 26 The area under...under consideration is wholly within the central Virginia seismic zone (Bollinger, 1973a). During the past...earliest recorded earthquake occurred in Nelson County on March 16,1775. The maximum intensities of the...instrumentally determined epicenters, that is, near Louisa, December 11, 1969, a magnitude of 3.5; near Columbia |  | | Report (issue) | | SULFIDES OF VIRGINIA FIELD TRIP GUIDEBOOK J. E. Gair, Editor U. S. Geological Survey Reston, Virginia 22092...Caledonian Stratabound Sulphides. Massive Sulfides of Virginia Field Trip Contents Page Introduction by J.E.... The Chopawamsic Formation of the Piedmont of Virginia by Louis Pavlides ............. STOP 1, 8 STOP...Slack STOP 16. Open pit, east end of Betty Baker mine by J.E. Gair Drill core, Mineral district by J...Geologic map of the Mineral district, Louisa County, Virginia 5. Geology of the Gofer deposit. Plan |  | | Journal (issue) | | DISTRICT, VIRGINIA Palmer C. Sweet The Virgilina district (Figure 1) was a source of in Virginia from the...1) was produced from the Virgilina district in Virginia. Silver, which is reported to occur in four mines...Hill copper mine and gold and silver from the Red Bank (Goldbank) gold mine in Halifax County (Sweet, 1976...approximately 1,065 ounces in gold was produced from the Red Bank mine (Sweet, 1971, p. 31). The district... klaprothite (?), argentite, native copper, and gold are primary ore minerals, whereas part of the chalcocite |  | | Journal (issue) | | VIRGINIA MINERALS NO. 2 Virginia Department of Mines Minerals and Energy VIRGINIA INERALS M Published...Published by the Virginia Division of Mineral Resources Charlottesville, Virginia VOL. 50 NO. 2 MAY 2007...(VALCOOPER) MINE REVISITED Michael D. Dunn The Allah Cooper (Ali Cooper, Valcooper, Alley Cooper) mine is located...located in Louisa County, Virginia approximately 5.5 miles northeast of the town of Mineral on Blackwater...(Figure 1). Prior to 1907, the Allah Cooper mine was operated for gold and silver, and it was reported that |  | | Journal (issue) | | TO CUMBERLAND COUNTIES IN THE PIEDMONT, CENTRAL VIRGINIA James F. Conley and Stanley S. Johnson This road...River, Madison County and ending near Carysbrook, on Rivanna River in Fluvanna County. It is a guide...guide to important geologic features in central Virginia along or near the public roads in parts of Albemarle...Albemarle, Culpeper, Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland, Louisa, Madison, and Orange counties (Figure 1). The geology...Good, Virginia Division of Mineral Resources, for data from current research on the gold-pyrite belt of |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | and the sulfosalts, the native elements (mostly gold), sulfates, and carbonates as well as silicates...enrichment in gold; here is the celebrated “Golden Quadrangle” that produced some 300 tons of gold in the last...Mountains. Here, gold is the predominant ore mineral and in several cases is in association with gold and silver...silver tellurides. Not only massive gold but also crystals, mosslike aggregates, and so on occur. In the...the veins of the celebrated Musariu gold mine a “boulder” weighing 55 kilograms was found at a vein intersection |  | | Report (issue) | | STATE OF VIRGINIA CONSERVATION AND DEVEI.OPMENT COMMISSION VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Wilbur A. Nelson...Gotrd,Pyrite Belt Northeastern Piedmont Virginia By John T. Lansdale (Jniversity, Virginia IgI ...CorrrroxwEAr,TH oF VrncrNra Virginia Geological Survey Universitl' of Virginia Cl,arlottesville, Va., Februarl'...recommend {or publication as Bulletin 30 of the Virginia Geological Survey Series of reports a manuscript...illustrations of a report on the Ge'ology of tke Gold-Pyrite Belt of the Northeostern Piedwont Vi'rginia, by |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Sulphur Mine, Louisa County, Virginia By RICHARD S. M I T C H E L L Clark Hall University of Virginia Charlottesville...Charlottesville, Virginia 22903 and A R T H U R S. K A T Z # 2 North Church Street West Chester, Pennsylvania...INTRODUCTION Although the old Sulphur mine north of Mineral, Virginia, has been a popular collecting site...prehensive tabulation of minerals which occur in this pyrite deposit has ever been published. Thornton and Burns...first systematic description of jthe minerals at the mine, but their paper, in mimeographed form, had very |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | tions in the Cofer Deposit, Mineral District, Virginia J. Wtllnv MIllr,n Department of Geology University...Geological Sciences Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, Virginia 24061 Abstract...massive sulfide deposits of the Mineral District of Virginia. These minerals exhibit wide compositional variation...or in grains of galena,sphalerite,chalcopyrite, pyrite and other sulfosalts. Members of the fahlerz mineral...sulfide deposits of the Mineral District, Louisa County, Virginia. They are especiallysignificantin the Cofer |  | | Report (issue) | | VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES PUBLICATION 19 GOLD IN VIRGINIA Palmer C. Sweet COM MONWEALTH...CHARLOTTESV]LLE, VIRGINIA 1980 VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES PUBLICATION 19 GOLD IN VIRGINIA Palmer...Palmer C. Sweet COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION OF...Geologist CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA 1980 FRONT covER: Large open-cut County, as photographed in 1939...London and Virginia mine, Buckingham VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES PUBLICATION 19 GOLD IN VIRGINIA |  | | Journal (issue) | | VIRG DEPARThENT OF MINES, MINERALS,AND Richmond, Virginia Drive, Charlotfesville, VA 22903 VOL. 41 MAY...2 UPDATE ON UNREPORTED OCCURRENCES OF GOLD-SILVER IN VIRGINIA Palmer C. Sweet INTRODUCTION A refinement...contributing to a seven-fold increase in domestic gold production from 1,465,686 troy ounces in 1982 to...$3.7 billion in 1993. As a result many f&mx Virginia gold mines that were previously considered &profitable...as many old mines as possible. Since 1969, the Virginia Division of Mineral Resources has been intermittently |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Geological Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, U.S.A. Gahnite...Massive Sulfide Deposits of the Mineral District, Virginia, U.S.A. D. J. Sandhaus 1 and J. R. Craig With...District, Virginia. Gahnite is present throughout the mineralized zones that contain pyrite, sphalerite...schichtgebundenen Sulfid-Lagersta~ten des Mineral-Distriktes, Virginia, U.S.A. Eisenhaltiger Gatmite (Zn,Fe)A1204 ist...McCrone MPA1 photometer and magnetite, galena, and pyrite reflectance standards calibrated against a primary |  | | Report (issue) | | Pleaoc teturn this publication to the Virginia Geologieal Survcy whcn you havc no further uce for it...COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA STATE COMMISSTON ON CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY...Deposits of Virginra BY ARTHUR A. PEGAU UNIVERSITY, VIRGINIA 1932 COMMONWEALTH, OF VTRGINIA STATE COMMISSION...COMMISSION ON CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ARTHUR BEVAN, State Geologist Bulletin...33 Pegmatite Deposits of Virginia BY ARTHUR A. PEGAU UNIVERSITY, VIRGINIA 1932 RICHMOND: DrvrsroN |  | | Report (issue) | | VIRGINIA DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES DIGITAL REPRINT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF...OF ALBEMARLE COUNTY Wilbur A. Nelson BULLETIN 77 Adobe Acrobat® Reader® Adobe Acrobat Reader version...rendering of Geology and Mineral Resources of Albemarle County by Wilbur Nelson is to make accessible an out of...appear to show the bookmark pane is viewable. Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy Division...500 Charlottesville, VA 22903 COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT |  | | Report (volume) | | Geology of Some Copper Deposits in North Carolina Virginia, and Alabama By GILBERT H. ESPENSHADE CONTRIBUTIONS...mines, Swain County, North Carolina, the Toncrae mine, Virginia, and the Stone Hill mine, Alabama UNITED...___________________ Cupriferous pyrrhotite and pyrite deposits____________________________ D~tributi...------------------------------Geology of Swain County copper district__________________________ Sedimentary...Counties, Alabama___________________________ Stone Hill mine ___________________________________________ - - |  | Carter, Mark W., McAleer, Ryan J., Holm-Denoma, Christopher S., Spears, David B., Regan, Sean P., Burton, William C., Evans, Nick H. (2020) Geochronologic age constraints on tectonostratigraphic units of the central Virginia Piedmont, USA. Professional Paper 1861. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp1861 | Report (issue) | | Tectonostratigraphic Units of the Central Virginia Piedmont, USA Professional Paper 1861 U.S. Department...northern terminus of the Elk Hill Complex, central Virginia Piedmont. Image captured by Ryan J. McAleer, U...Tectonostratigraphic Units of the Central Virginia Piedmont, USA By Mark W. Carter, Ryan J. McAleer, Christopher...II, Director U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia: 2020 For more information on the USGS—the Federal...tectonostratigraphic units of the central Virginia Piedmont, USA: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Geological Survey, 954 National Center, Reston, Virginia 20192, USA U.S. Geological Survey, 973 Denver Federal...Denver, Colorado 80225, USA c Dartmouth College, Dartmouth, New Hampshire, USA Accepted 1 June 2004 ...eastern United States. The salts, which are present on mine wastes, tailings piles, and outcrops, include minerals...deposits in the Vermont copper belt, the Mineral district of central Virginia, the Copper Basin (Ducktown)...sites). Geochemical modeling of surface waters, mine-waste leachates, and salt leachates using PHREEQC |  | | Journal (issue) | | RECONNAISSANCE FOR GOLD IN THE CALEDONIA AND PENDLETON QUADRANGLES IN THE PIEDMONT OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA Richard S...extending known gold deposits in Virginia. A secondary purpose was to relate the occurrence of gold to rock type...origin of gold that might be useful in prospecting. Gold is not currently produced in Virginia. It was...with or close to the gold are stratiform, massive sulfide deposits, largely pyrite, but locally enriched...enriched by zinc, copper, and lead minerals. Little gold has been found in stratabound massive sulfides of |
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