 | | 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) | | INDUSTRY OF VIRGINIA IN 1974' ADVANCE SUMMARY Total value of mineral production in Virginia in 1974 was...127 percent in value. Deep mine production decreased 3 percent and surface mine production increased 9 percent...value increased. Table 1. -Mineral production in Virginia. Stone, the second-ranking mineral commodity...cooperative agreement between the Bureau and the Virginia Division of Mineral Resources. 1 1973 Mineral...that cannot be l ~ r o d u c t i o nas measured by mine shipments, sales, or marketable production (including |  | | 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 (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 |  | | 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 (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) | | 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 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | D E X - V o l u m e 5 2 Period Iron Mine, North Garden, Virginia. Sept., p. 360 Dietrich, R. V . A Resume:...Resume: Pseudomorphs in Virginia. June, p. 236 Allen, Ralph. Tracking Soapstone Arti Fisher, Henry. Ohio...California, D e c , p. 521. Virginia by R. V. Dietrich. June, p. 242 Blackford, Virginia. Christmas Book List...Geological Wealth Block, Mark. Old Park Mine, Trumbull, of Richmond, Virginia. June, p. 246 Connecticut. Jan.-Feb...mounters Corner—First Impressions Sulphur Mine, Louisa County, Virginia vs. Observations. April, p. 126; The |  | | 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 (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 |  | | Journal (issue) | | clusters in pockets in a matrix of massive quartz and pyrite. Equally inconspicuous were radiating laths, liberally...length of arsenolamprite in matrix from Alacaran Mine (Pampa Larga, Copiapo, Chile). All the specimens...Precious Stones report stated that the Himalaya Mine was brought into notice in 1898 by Mr. Charles Russell... A. E. Heighway who had operated the tourmaline mine? And how did this lead to the work by the Himalaya... At graduation he also received the W.W. Dawson gold medal for best bandaging, although he worked most |  | | 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) | | 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 (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 |  | | 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 |  | | 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 (issue) | | mineral as specimens in Arkansas. Dug Hill in Garland County was the source of most early wavellite specimens...Hot Spring County or from Montgomery County. Dug Hill was in fact part of Hot Spring County until December...Vauquelinite & Mottra01ite fro01 a New Locality: Louisa County, Virginia Lance E. Kearns Dept. of Geology & Environmental...University, Harrisonburg, Virginia, 22807 Michael D. Dunn 1001 Mica Rd Mineral, Virginia, 23117 Specimens recently...from the dumps of the old Allah Cooper (Valcooper) mine by one of the authors (M .D.), have produced 5 additional |  | | Journal (issue) | | PROCESSES OF GOLD RECOVERY IN VIRGINIA Palmer C. Sweet About 98,600 troy ounces of gold were produced...produced in Virginia from 1804 through 1947, when gold was last mined in the State (Sweet, 1980). During this...this 144-year-long period, processes of recovering gold changed in response to the need to use leaner and...t was estimated that in 1837 a profit-making gold mine had to yield a dollar for every bushel (about...about 30 to 35 cents (Silliman, 1837, p, 106, 123). Gold that must be mined by underground methods is costly |  | | 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) | | Turquoise rough recently extracted from the North Star Mine in Cripple Creek, Colorado; a specimen of Morrisonite...sulfides, one and a third million troy ounces of gold and more than 48 million troy ounces of silver....started in 1894 underground at the United Verde mine. The fire seems to have started spontaneously when... For an interesting description of this unusual mine ire event and its resulting products, there is a...of Mineralogy. It so happens that the copper and gold deposit at Jerome also ranks as one of the earliest-recognized |  | | 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 (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) | | Fossils, Louisa County, Virginia HOWARD R. F R E E L A N D 10340 Hollyberry Dr. Richmond, Virginia 23234...iron ore and later to recover sulfuric acid from pyrite. At the discovery of easily recov erable sulfur...States, the min ing at the Sulfur Mine was discontinued. The mine has produced a large number of min...strangely, no native sulfur is present at the Sulfur Mine. Gold, silver, copper, sphalerite, and galena have...recovered as by-products of the iron and pyrite mining. This mine and several others are located in the |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | veryone is familiar with iron sulfide-it is pyrite, FeS,, fool’s gold, brassy cubes, right? Well, the story...sulfides is far more complicated than simply that of pyrite, a mineral with which some are all too familiar...assuming that it’s a hexagonal pyrite. Many conclude that because pyrite is cubic, pyrrhotite must be hexagonal...alloy of copper and zinc, used especially to imitate gold in cheap Jewelry; it was named after Christopher...unstable in humid environments, decrepitating like pyrite. Pyrrhotite could (and probably should) be considered |
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