 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | accepted abstracts follow. THE GARNET LINE IN OXFORD COUNTY, MAINE, PEGMATITES. M. M. Felch, W. B. Simmons...intermediate and core zones in many of the Oxford County, Maine, pegmatites. This study primarily focuses...similar to the model proposed for the San Diego County pegmatites (Webber et al. 1997, 1999). The garnet...shallow level pegmatite-aplite dikes, San Diego County, California. American Mineralogist 84:708–17. ...IN MIAROLITIC CAVITIES IN ALKALI DIKES, AUGUSTA COUNTY, VIRGINIA. L. E. Kearns1, R. Rothenberg2, T. Tucker3 |  | | 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) | | STETTIN COMPLEX, WAUSAU SYENITE COMPLEX, MARATHON COUNTY, WISCONSIN. T. W. Buchholz1, A. U. Falster2, and...CAVITIES IN THE HAVEY PEGMATITE, POLAND, ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY, MAINE. A. U. Falster and W. B. Simmons. Maine...tourmaline-producing pegmatite in Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine. The pegmatite is part of the Oxford pegmatite...SPODUMENE-BEARING PEGMATITE OCCURRENCE IN APPLETON, KNOX COUNTY, MAINE. M. M. Felch1, D. P. West2, and A. U. Falster1...spodumene-bearing pegmatites in Appleton, Knox County, Maine. The small pegmatite bodies (less than 100 |  | | Journal (issue) | | No. 2 '\ NON-BAUXITIC ALUMINA RESOURCES IN VIRGINIA Palmer C. Sweet and William F. Giannini , ABSTRACT...contain appreciable amounts of alumina ( 4 0 3 . The Virginia Division of Mineral Resources has completed a...34 counties and independent cities throughout Virginia were examined, sampled and the samples were analyzed;...or analyzed. Previously published analyses of Virginia coals indicate appreciable amounts of alumina...re- VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL REOURCES Vol. 36 Figure 1. Location of 61 samples in Virginia that |  | | Journal (issue) | | Vol. 20 August 1974 No. 3 METEORITES OF VIRGINIA F. B. Hoffer A meteoroid is any naturally occurring...engineers in the designing of spacecraft. 18 VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES Vol. 20 ' l History's...approximately 420 pounds, have been recovered from Virginia. Although about 40 percent of the world's approximately...meteorites were observed falls, only three of the Virginia meteorites were seen falling. The other eight... - q - Ivo. 3 d VIRGINIA MINERALS RICHMOND METEORITE, CHESTERFIELD COUNTY . I The first recorded |  | | Report (issue) | | River Drainage Basin of the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 314-F Sedimentary...River Drainage Basin of the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia By DOROTHY CARROLL SHORTER CONTRIBUTIONS TO GENERAL...Kiver drainage basin of the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. Washington, U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1959. iii...drainage basin." Bibliography: p. 154. 1. Mineralogy Virginia. 2. Sedimentation analysis. i. Title, u. Title:...River drainage basin of the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. (Series: U.S. Geological Survey. Professional |  | | 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) | | deweyite and uvarovite. Other Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and District of Columbia Clubs like the fossil...Crest Quarry, Lime <~r?st, Newton, New Jersey, for spinel, fluorite, norbergite, chondrodite, allanite, ROCKS...North Carolina affords some good hunting. Down Virginia way from the Staunton State Park to Altavista...702, South River Mine (Kelly Bank), Augusta — Rockbridge County, the minerals to be found are pyrolusite...AND MINERALS Road to Cold Springs Clay Mine, Augusta County can be found kaolinite bauxite, limonite and |  | | 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 |  | | 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 |  | | Journal (issue) | | FROM AUSTRIA ·····················-· 237 GILPIN COUNTY, COLO., THEN AND NOW. By Rafael D . Stotts 238...WAR AND PEACE 0 By ARTHUR BEVAN, State Geolo,ist Virginia Conservation Commission, Geological Survey PROVIDE...greatly increased use of products syn*Universiry of Virginia N ews Letter, June 1, 1943. thesized by the chemical...what use can be made of them after the war ends? Virginia is fortunately located geographically and blessed...means of least importance to the residents of Virginia, and to visitors, is the fact that the .geologic |  | | 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 |  | | Journal (issue) | | Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia CONSULTING EDITORS Richard D. Dayvault...HiJI community is located in northeastern Kershaw County, South Carolina. [n the past few years dark, gemmy...Since a large tract of land belonging to a West Virginia paper company has Figure l. The Liberty Hill...encompasses south central Lancaster County as well as northeastern Kershaw County {Fig. I). These areas are sparingly...MITCHELL Clark Hall University of Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia 22903 HOWARD R. FREELAND and Introduction |  | | Journal (issue) | | Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia CONSULTING EDITORS Richard D. Dayvault...HiJI community is located in northeastern Kershaw County, South Carolina. [n the past few years dark, gemmy...Since a large tract of land belonging to a West Virginia paper company has Figure l. The Liberty Hill...encompasses south central Lancaster County as well as northeastern Kershaw County {Fig. I). These areas are sparingly...MITCHELL Clark Hall University of Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia 22903 HOWARD R. FREELAND and Introduction |  | | Book | | Geology and Virginia Richard V. Dietrich Professor of Geology and Dean School of Arts and Sciences,...University Press of Virginia Charlottesville Qt z.^.z THE UNIVERSITY PRESS OF VIRGINIA Copyright © 1970...by the Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia First published 1970 Standard Book Number: 8139-0289-4...America To Frances, Rick, Kurt, Krista, and Virginia 161781 Digitized by the Internet Archive in...natives of Virginia and visitors to the Commonwealth—who are interested in geology and in Virginia. It attempts |  | | 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.; |  | | 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) | | Appalachian region Continued. Page. Northwestern Virginia.................................................93 93 94 Virginia.................................._..................... 94 West Virginia..................................... I.................. Virginia. ....................................................................................... West Virginia................................................. Map showing the principal manganese mines in Virginia and the probable extent of the ore-bearing areas |  | | Book | | cakitedolomite-magnesite-rhodochrosite-smithsonite-siderite; spinel - magnetite franklinite-chromite; the garnets;...Survey) Chester County, Pa.: Alabama; Texas; Montana: Humbolt County, Nevada; Beaver County, Utah; Loudon...Loudon ~unty, Virginia; Wake County, North Carolina; Albany County, Wyommg; and Kern County, California. Natural...realgar and usually with it. It is found in Iron County and Mercur, Utah; also in Yellowstone Park in hot...Counties, California; Idaho; Humbolt, Nevada; Iron county, Utah. It is found also in Mexico. Stibnite is |  | | Book (volume) | | beds, excavations, etc.Selenite roses. BRULE COUNTY AREA: in the Oacoma zone of the Pierre Fm. On Elm...gray Barite rosette up to 5 or 6 inches. CAMPBELL COUNTY MOUND CITY, W to the Missouri R., regional hillsides...gravels, etc.petrified wood, wood opal. CORSON COUNTY LITTLE EAGLE: area ridges, slopes, stream beds...Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States CUSTER COUNTY AREA: The November Mine, 1.2 mi. SE of the Needles...of rd. a few yds., outcropRose Quartz. DOUGLAS COUNTY CORSICA, S on US 281 to Armour, area rd. cuts, |  | | 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 (volume) | | ASHTABULA COUNTY CONNEAUT, area pits, quarries, rd. cuts, etc.⎯cone-in-cone Calcite. CLERMONT COUNTY MILFORD...CLINTON COUNTY WILMINGTON, area of Todd’s Ford, a mineral deposit⎯Hematite. COSHOCTON COUNTY AREA, townships...townships of Washington, Virginia, Bedford, Jackson, Jefferson, Bethlehem, Monroe and Clark; on regional...CUYAHOGA COUNTY CHAGRIN FALLS (on Geauga Co. line), area quarries⎯oilstone. DELAWARE COUNTY DELAWARE...nodules⎯Pyrite (crystals sharply cubic). FRANKLIN COUNTY COLUMBUS, area countywide exposures of blue clay |  | | Book (volume) | | ASHTABULA COUNTY CONNEAUT, area pits, quarries, rd. cuts, etc.⎯cone-in-cone Calcite. CLERMONT COUNTY MILFORD...CLINTON COUNTY WILMINGTON, area of Todd’s Ford, a mineral deposit⎯Hematite. COSHOCTON COUNTY AREA, townships...townships of Washington, Virginia, Bedford, Jackson, Jefferson, Bethlehem, Monroe and Clark; on regional...CUYAHOGA COUNTY CHAGRIN FALLS (on Geauga Co. line), area quarries⎯oilstone. DELAWARE COUNTY DELAWARE...nodules⎯Pyrite (crystals sharply cubic). FRANKLIN COUNTY COLUMBUS, area countywide exposures of blue clay |  | | Book (volume) | | simple oxides. In the multiple oxides (such as spinel) or multiple sulfides (here called primarily, and...annotation to the reference for one part of In the spinel description, the text may be different from that...Minerals of Franklin and Sterling Hill, Sussex County, New Jersey," by Charles Palache. U. S. Geol. Sur...Oregon. Placer County, Calif. Breckenridge, Oolo. Breckenridge, Colo. Placer County, Calif. Habit...found along the Appalachians in the states of Virginia, North and South The more important localities |  | | Book (edition) | | (a: a: a), {111};d=(@: a: ea), {110}. Observed on spinel (MgAl,0,), magnetite (FeFe.0,), and franklinite...cubic system Fie. 283. Fig. 284. is known as the spinel law, the twinning plane being parallel to a face...Figure 282 shows such a twin crystal of the mineral spinel. A penetration twin of fluorite is shown in Fig...Octahedron, contact and penetration | Spinel, fluorite (a:a:a) Spinel law 2. Rhombic dodecahedron, penetration...color and spherical triangular outline. San Diego County, California. Fia. 308. Agate. Brazil. and sharply |
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