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Orthoclase from
Snead Mine, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Fluvanna County, Virginia, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Orthoclase
Formula:K(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Orthoclase data
Locality Data:Click here to view Snead Mine, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Fluvanna County, Virginia, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:343951
Long-form Identifier:1:3:343951:7
GUID (UUID V4):02a30984-677a-411b-ba96-dddfad866be8
Nearest other occurrences of Orthoclase
14.7km (9.1 miles) ⓘTellurium Vein, Scotia Mine (Perkins Mine), Gold-Pyrite Belt, Fluvanna County, Virginia, USA
29.2km (18.1 miles) ⓘShadwell Mine (Chalottesville Quarry), Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
36.6km (22.7 miles) ⓘAmber Queen Mine, Goochland, Goochland County, Virginia, USA
39.6km (24.6 miles) ⓘPeters Mountain occurrence, Peters Mountain, Southwest Mts (Chestnut Ridge), Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
52.6km (32.7 miles) ⓘRutherford Mines, Amelia (Amelia Court House), Amelia County, Virginia, USA
55.4km (34.4 miles) ⓘSugar Hollow, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
55.6km (34.5 miles) ⓘMorefield Mine (Morefield pegmatite), Winterham, Amelia County, Virginia, USA
55.9km (34.7 miles) ⓘJefferson Mine, Amelia (Amelia Court House), Amelia County, Virginia, USA
58.4km (36.3 miles) ⓘBuck Mountain Creek, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
60.9km (37.9 miles) ⓘSaunders No. 1 Mine, Harris Mine, Hewlett, Hanover County, Virginia, USA
References
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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 (PART GOOCHLAND By PHILIP East Derry, COUNTY In N edge of the James R...of Richmond and bordering Fluvanna Co. with which it shares the gold belt. Coun­ ty Seat is Goochland... Quads; Columbia (15) which carries most of the gold area, Lakeside Village (15), and the following (7V2)...Line Creek Mills. Extensive gold mining formerly on ex­ treme W and county line around Rte 605 to Rte...and soapstone Qs. and very old coal mines. Pryer Gold M. Placer on Busby Branch with several shafts. 11/4
Report (issue)
returning it UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN PIEDl\IONT GEOLOGICAL...Intrusive rocks----------------------~---------Virginia __________________________________ _ ~ orth Carolina...Production ________________________________________ _ Gold deposits _____________________________________ _...21 22 22 23 23 23 24 24 27 29 32 32 32 33 33 Gold deposits-Continued Classification-Continued Lode...47 47 49 49 50 50 Mine descriptions ___________ --------- -- .. ------- - Virginia mines ___ _______________________
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.;
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.........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 (article/letter/editorial)
of Chicago, 5734 S Ellis Ave, Chicago, IL 60637, USA Centre de Sciences NuclĂ©aires et de Sciences de la...Feldspathoid Albite Anorthite Plagioclase Plagioclase Orthoclase Nepheline NaAlSi3O8 CaAl2Si2O8 (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)4O8...Suspension SulïŹde SulïŹde SulïŹde SulïŹde Sphalerite Pyrite Pentlandite Pyrrhotite [(Zn, Fe)S] FeS2 (Fe, Ni)9S8...Suspension Pressing Suspension Suspension – – Substrate gold Substrate silver – – – – – – Au blank Ag blank...Feldspar Feldspathoid Albite Anorthite Plagioclase Orthoclase Nepheline 61.54 61.55 61.49 61.62 58.45 7.57
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New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131–0001, USA * Corresponding author. E-mail: fransjmr@unm.edu...from the inner solar system to the evolving Kuiper Belt region (Brownlee et al. 2006). During hypervelocity...compositions show a wide range beyond pyrrhotite and pyrite up to pure sulfur, and rare Fe,Ni-metal (Fig. 16a)...square inside). sulfur compositions include defect pyrite due to pyrrhotite oxidation (Rietmeijer 2004a)...(hypersthene + diopside), and feldspar group minerals (orthoclase + albite + anorthite). This chondritic “bulk
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Houston, Texas 77058, USA 2 ESCG ⁄ Jacobs Technology, Houston, Texas 77058, USA 3 ESCG ⁄ ERC Inc., Houston...Houston, Texas 77058, USA 4 Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, Texas 77058, USA 5 Present address:...Dynamical simulations and observations of Kuiper Belt objects suggest these objects have undergone signiïŹcant...collisional family of icy objects in the Kuiper belt. Nature 446:294–296. Brownlee D. E., Hörz F., Newburn...ShefïŹeld-Parker J., Simionovici A., Simon S., Sitnitsky I., Snead C. J., Spencer M. K., Stadermann F. J., Steele A
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California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, USA Hawai‘i Institute of Geophysics and Planetology,...96822, USA 3 Department of Astronomy, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA 4 Advanced...National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA 5 Institut des Sciences de la Terre, Observatoire...and were subsequently transported to the Kuiper Belt. Several investigators (e.g., Ciesla 2007) have...compositions against the plagioclase series of anorthiteorthoclasealbite using the software we wrote in MATLAB
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Ccurrence. Sometimes a village or township and a county, or a village and a state have the same name and...happens that the village or city 1s not 1n the county of the same name nor even in the state. For example...minerals. Chester is also a large city in Delaware County. We have frequently run across minerals recorded...Was the locality the city of Chester or Chescer County ? Worse still, we have run across items in which...Texas; to the one who knows, it is Texas, Lancaster County, Penn. Another instance are the frequent references
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
98195, USA Sciences Laboratory, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, USA 3Department...University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA *Corresponding author. E-mail: joswiak@astro.washington...up the Kuiper belt. Jupiter family comets such as Wild 2 that formed in the Kuiper belt are thought to...were apparently transported outward to the Kuiper belt region (Shu et al. 1997; Ciesla and Cuzzi 2007)...1561 © The Meteoritical Society, 2009. Printed in USA. 1562 D. J. Joswiak et al. Fig. 1. Optical images
Journal (issue)
Vochten & G. Brizzi The Alice Glory Hole, Clear Creek County, Colorado ................................185 by...M. Kohler & L. Minnaar Garnet Hill, White Pine County, Nevada .........................................Harris Monazite and caldoancylite from the Foote mine, North Carolina by J. S. White & J. E. Nelen 203...(1 inch) on antlerite crystals from the Southwest mine, Bisbee, Arizona. For more information on this recent...a small rectangular screwclamp, all in 24-karat gold-plated brass. Three sizes are available: small (1
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men's jewelry ~I ‱TIE l:bIPSi‱ I~ RHODIUM FINISH OR GOLD ELECTROPLATE PLEASE STATE FINISH - STONES ARE NOT...23-14 Tia Bar Rhodium or Gold each $.42 3 for $1 .10 23-1 25x18mm Rhodium or Gold each $.60 3 for $1.50...23-4 16x16mm Rhodium or Gold each $.70 3 for $1 .80 23-35 18x13mm Rhodium or Gold each $.60 3 for S1.50...23-49 12x12mm Rhodium or Gold each $.70 3 for $1 .80 23-58 18x13mm Rhodium or Gold each $1.00 3 for $2.55...23-62 18x13mm Rhodium or Gold each $1.00 3 for $2.55 23-74 12x10mm Rhodium or Gold each $1 .00 3 for $2
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA; fmh@unm.edu (F.H.); bgm10@unm.edu (B.M.) Departamento...lie within the Upper Eocene–Oligocene metallogenic belt (43–31 Ma) defined by [1,25,30], among others (Figure...Gypsum/Anhydrite/Bassanite Alunite Quartz Feldspars (Orthoclase, Plagioclase) Kaolinite Group White Micas (Muscovite...Magnetite/Hematite Goethite Other Fe Oxides/Hydroxides Pyrite/Pyrrhotite Other Fe Sulphides Jarosite Chloride...56], located very close to the active Chuquicamata mine, one of the largest copper mines in the world. The
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matched to perfection and mounted in 14 karat yellow gold. Earrings with baCk for pierced ears. - - -a: ...PENDANTS Genuine stones are set In 14 karat yellow gold. 12 DAV MONEY BACK GUARANTEE 4mm-ÂŒct. smm-Âœct...9X6 P.S. PENDANT 2 CT. DIAMOND SIZE SET ON 14 CT. GOLD AT ONLY $32.00 EACH CALL TOLL FREE 1-<800> 223-7814...Red Carpet Show by Dan Connolly Opal, amber, jade, gold, shells, fossils and other attractions are discussed...Art Reno Gem and M ineral Societ y of San Mateo County things which cannot be broken down to any further
Journal (issue)
................40 Minerals of the Bonanza King Mine by Mary Frances Strong ...........................chatoyant color flashes of pink, blue, purple, green, gold and an unusual pearly color in a background of midnight...- ALL ORDERS MUST INCLUDE A $2.00 fff If in the USA - all others including Canada must Include full amount...‱ Melon Shell ‱ White/ Black MOP ‱ Olive Shell ‱ Gold-Lip MOP 24-inch strands ‱ Turquoise 20-inch strands...worth collecting there are some black tournaline, pyrite, magnetite, sphene, apatite and zircon . In some
Journal (issue)
25 30 35 40 Jaoe Nepnrlt~ I ‱5 150 1000 56 Gold Stone I 35 1 00 46 ---------+· - 25-+ Epido1...by Robert R. Dewar FIELD TRIPS 30 IN SEARCH OF GOLD, PART 5 Discussed are prospector's tools and other...techniques. These manufacturing jewelers do much work in gold and/or silver and fine gems. Although the precious...trees form a magnificent "picture" on this handsome belt buckle. Although cabins figure In other pieces,...pur‱ poses - including jewelry. \Vith the cost of gold and silver being so high, this is certainly an alternate
Journal (issue)
chatoyant color flashes of pink, blue, purple, green, gold and an unusual pearly color In a background of midnight...- ALL ORDERS MUST INCLUDE A 12.00 r.e ii In the USA - all others including Canada must include lull...Silver color PS-312 Gold color ANTIQUE PIN PENDANT PS-309 Sliver color PS-310 Gold color ANTiQUE ANd...PENDANT By Emilio Attardo PS-305 Sliver color PS-306 Gold color -, STONESGenuine Agate Cab 40x30 CSM-51...private ownership and claim, just like a gold or silver mine. Imagine a cut slice of sandstone that shows
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA 2 Geoscience Institute, Goethe University Frankfurt... Houston, Texas, USA 8 The Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois, USA 9 DESY, Hamburg, Germany...Houston, Texas, USA 11 Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, District of Columbia, USA 12 Advanced Light...Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley, California, USA 13 IAS Orsay, Orsay, France 14 Space Research Centre... University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA 16 School of Physical Sciences, University of Kent
Report (volume)
the otherwise difficult task of reading the old mine plans. The memoir has been edited by l\fr. Cantrill...T,Vestern Area: Hope-Shelve District Nick Knolls Mine, 13. Batholes lVline, 13. East Roman Gravels 1,:1ine...22. Myttonsbeach Mine, 25. Perkins Beach Mine, 25. Burgam l\fine, 26. Tankerville :Mine, 26. Potter's Pit...Pennerley l\!line, 28. Bog Mine, 29. Rock House l\fine, 31. Rhadley Mine, 32. Central A·1·ea: Buxton...Rorrington or vVest Snailbeach :Mine, 34. ,„eston or CliffdaJe l\,fine, 35. Calcot Mine, 36. Wotherton !\fine,
Journal (issue)
16.00 1500 15.00 17.00 18.00 2300 24.00 3000 Gold Stone; Brown or Blue .25 .30 .35 .40 46 .56...(Per 100Pieces) 17.00 2000 30.00 Rose Ouarlz or Gold Slone (Per 100 Pieces) 17.00 2000 s-irte o, Aventunne...ROCK on the subject? diameter was the culprit. * GOLD PANNING EQUIPMENT Frank said that his dops varied...materials. Synthetic spinet bas long been a favorite of mine, for a number of reasons. I don 't facet primarily...acquired, it's difficult to stop yellow to deep gold. The clarity of with just one. these gems can be
Report (volume)
Elizabeth Hambleton, Virginia M. Jussen, Elisabeth S. Loud, Mildred C. Mead, Virginia S. Neuschel, and Dorothy...of 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. History...History Quart.- Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History Quarterly. Los Angeles, Calif. Louisiana Water
Journal (issue)
1 30 ➔ 2.00 2.20 2'0 2.00 4.00 500 40"' Gold Stone .25 .30 .35 .40 ... !II.. 56 Epldot...by Willis and Marian Rapparlie 48 IN SEARCH OF GOLD, PART 7 Claim fil ing and other legal aspects are...Francisco Mine, Cerro Prieto, Sonora, Mexico. Below is wulfenite from the Glove Mine, Santa Cruz County, Arizona...State University, Detroit, Michigan; Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History; Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary...Distinguished Gathering Rhodochrosite from N'Chwaning Mine, South Africa" with the best specimens known, brought
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
low-Ca pyroxene, high-Ca pyroxene, plagioclase, orthoclase, kamacite, taenite, chromite, and Ca-phosphate)...from its origin, albite, forsterite, enstatite, orthoclase, anorthite, diopside, and Ca-phosphate. The substitution...Chm: chromite, CP: Ca phosphate (F-apatite), Or: orthoclase. Numbers along the forsterite–fayalite, enstatite–ferrosilite...resin (Embed 812, Electron Microscopy Sciences, USA) to the end of a 5-lm-diameter carbon ïŹber and was...Susini J., Stroud R., Stephan T., Stadermann F. J., Snead C. J., Simon S. B., Simionovici A., See T. H., Robert
Journal (issue)
r-;""t~ . 12x10mm pair $60.30 20·5 o 14 Karat Gold 0 STONES ARE NOT INCLUDED . ~ .~, \ ' ,...12x10mm 25-48 each $17.10 16x12mm 25-47 each $21.00 GOLD PRICES ARE BASED AT $180.00 PER OUNCE. Due to the...‱ d for th‱s‱ prices. SUBJECT TO STOCK 14 Karat Gold Beautifully Gift Boxed. 25-19 8mm Peg each $4......................... 36 CalHornl1'1 Vanllhlng Gold Cllff9 by Leo Rosenhouse..........................lb. GREEN QUARTZ WITH PYRITE - This is a very deep green quartz with some pyrite inclusions from Brazil
 
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