 | | Report (volume) | | Deposits of Virginia GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1199-K Bauxite Deposits f Virginia r-i WALTER C...SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES BAUXITE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA By WALTER C. WARREN, JOSIAH BRIDGE, and ELIZABETH...eastern part of the Valley and Ridge province in Virginia. The deposits of bauxite and associated white...Spottswood district and in adjacent areas in Augusta County, which occur in association with rocks of Middle...Early Cambrian age. All the known deposits in Virginia are slightly below the level of the Harrisburg |  | | Journal (issue) | | PRECIOUS-METAL MINES, PROSPECTS, AND OCCURRENCES IN VIRGINIA -AN UPDATE Palmer C. Sweet INTRODUCTION In 1985... the Division of Mineral Resources published "Virginia Minerals", volume 31,number 4, which noted 284...284 gold mines, prospects, and occurrences in Virginia. This article describes nine additional unreported...occurrences of precious metals (golclJsilver) in Virginia. Data on these listings was compiled from old... EXPLORATION IN VIRGINIA Interest continues in the Gold-pyrite belt in the Virginia Piedmont province |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | May/June: Uvite, Powers farm, Pierrepont, St. Lawrence County, New York; Steven C. Chamberlain specimen, Michael...albite, Kestral Pocket, Smoky Hawk mine, Teller County, Colorado; Martin Zinn specimen, Jeff Scovil photo...Gold and quartz, Colorado Quartz mine, Mariposa County, California; Scott Rudolph specimen, Jeff Scovil...York, 222–24 Alamandine, New York City, New York County, New York State, R. B. Cook, 244–52 Amethyst, South...Aragonite, New York, 226, 329; Ohio, 153 Arfvedsonite, Virginia. 354 Arkansas Mineral Artist Chris Hughes (b. |  | | 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) | | H E L L Clark Hall University of Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia 22903 Introduction Light-blue earthy...Kelly Bank iron-manganese mine in Rockbridge County, Virginia. Because of its light color and friable nature...crystallized tur quoise from Lynch Station, Campbell County, Virginia (Mitchell, 1977), and also it is unlike gem...a similar geological environment in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (Montgomery, 1969). The purpose of...E E L A N D 10340 Holly berry Drive Richmond, Virginia 23234 and new Virginian turquoise and to describe |  | | 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) | | Silver Spring, M d . 20901 found is chromite, chalcedony, kammererite, magnesite, opal (common), deweyite...deweyite and uvarovite. Other Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and District of Columbia Clubs like the fossil...prehnite, chabasite, datolite, apophyllite, calcite, chalcedony, ouartz and banded agate; to the Lime Crest Quarry...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 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | gives a botryoidal effect similar to that seen in chalcedony. The mineral is colorless, has a refractive index...Cochise County, Arizona; Saline County, Arkansas; Lincoln County, Georgia; and Augusta County, Virginia... 23 cm high, from Yunnan Province. Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History specimen, Anthony R. |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Cryo-Genie mine, San Diego County, California. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County specimen, Harold and...mine, Gilman, Eagle County, Colorado. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County specimen, Harold and...New Hampshire, 416 Chalcanthite, Colorado, 3 10 Chalcedony,Missouri, 230; Utah, 244 Chalcocite, Colorado...Tourmaline Discovery at the CryoGenie Mine, San Diego County, California, 156-68 Clifford Frondel (1907-2002)...Millerite from Barrick Goldstrike’s Meikle Mine, Elko County, Nevada, C. Jones, J. Jones, S. Kulinski, 129-31; |  | | 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) | | .........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) | | VIRGINIA MINES AND MINERALS (PART GOOCHLAND By PHILIP East Derry, COUNTY In N edge of the James R...Extensive gold mining formerly on ex treme W and county line around Rte 605 to Rte 606. There are several...deep. Bell Shaft. Garden Wall M. Shaft. FLUVANNA COUNTY 2 / 2 M i 4 4 2 2 ROCKS AND MINERALS ...im portant operation in either county and as it is located on the county line can be ascribed to Goochland...Cowherd Granite O. Columbia. Op. before 1900 on E county line. Appears as a small face on N side of Rte |  | | 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) | | 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 |  | | Journal (issue) | | Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia CONSULTING EDITORS Richard D. Dayvault... October 7, 1972 5 p amethyst 9 p agate 15 p chalcedony ZAMBIA February J, 1973 4 n Oudenodon and Rubidgea...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 |  | | Journal (issue) | | Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia CONSULTING EDITORS Richard D. Dayvault... October 7, 1972 5 p amethyst 9 p agate 15 p chalcedony ZAMBIA February J, 1973 4 n Oudenodon and Rubidgea...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 |  | | Book (edition) | | mmed at Broken Arrow aud Trout creek, in Sc. Clair county. The strata in this field are more faulted und...prong of Canoe creek, in St. Clair county, to Ha\sop creek, in Bibb county, a distance of 60 miles. Down to...to Helena, in Shelby county, the field has an average width of 5 or 6 miles. Below that point the width...miles being in the latitud" of Blocton, in Bibb county. The south ern end of this field has a greater...Jefferson county; Helena, Montevallo, and Brierfield, Shelby county; and at Blocion. Bibb county. The Warrior |  | | Book | | CHAPTER 4 Maryland ... 3 CHAPTER 5 Virginia 4 1 CHAPTER 6 West Virginia 5 CHAPTER 7 Kentucky 6 CHAPTER...rivers f o r epidote, unakite, blue quartz, agate, chalcedony, petrified wood and other gemstones. Photograph...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 |  | | 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 (volume) | | that is mostly a mixture of chert, translucent chalcedony, jasp-agate and common opal, rivaling in beauty...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 |  | | Book (volume) | | that is mostly a mixture of chert, translucent chalcedony, jasp-agate and common opal, rivaling in beauty...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 |  | | 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 |  | | Book (volume) | | N. C, 25 Section of the Lower Taconic rocks in Virginia, T 26 Harper's Ferry section, 28 Extension of...single group, 49-62 Great limestone valley of Virginia, 62 Section in Wythe Co., Va., 63 Section 11,...all the great caves of Kentuckey, Tennessee, and Virginia; also in the smaller caves of New York in Albany...regions of the globe. Amethysts and coatings of chalcedony upon common quartz in Nova Scotia and the trap...The ancient shores of lake Champlain, in Clinton county, may be traced by similar ridges of sand and gravel |  | | Book | | Q~~~z____________________ -=================== 51 79 Chalcedony _ ~t~!~~te -================= 55 79 Barite -...----------------------Chabazite _______________________ Chalcedony ---------------------Cha1coci1e __________ .____________...cannot be recognized. Notice a thin piece of chalcedony or agate. OPAQUE-No light passes through the...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 |  | | Report (issue) | | COMMONWDALTE OF VIRGINIA VIRGINTA CONSERVATTON COMMTSSTON VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ARTHUR BEVAN,...53 Barite Deposits of Virginia By R.AYMOND S. EDMUNDSON UNIVERSITY, VIRGINIA t938 I \e RICHMOND:... RICHMOND: Dwrsror cR Puncn.rsp arvo puxrrr.rc 1938 VIRGINIA CONSERVATION COMMISSION Wrreun C. Her,r,, Chai...recommend for publication as Bulletin 53 of the virginia Geological Survey series of i'eports the manuscript...Geologist of the Virginia Geological SurveY. This re=port is the first issued on barite in Virginia. It describes |
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