 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | VIRGINIA MINERAL LOCAL INDEX Although perhaps best known for its turquoise crystals, apophyllite on...kyanite, Virginia has, in fact, over 150 mineral species. and D. A L L E N P E N I C K , JR. Virginia Division...Mineral Resources P. O. Box 3667 Charlottesville, Virginia 22903 T H I S V I R G I N I A M I N E R A L L...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. A l |  | | 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 |  | | 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) | | reniform masses often associated with apophyllite, natrolite, chabazite, and stilbite and commonly bearing...localities as Paterson, New Jersey, or Centreville, Virginia. Recently, however, extraordinarily fine...80 in Passaic County, New Jersey. It also occurs in the Roncari quarry, Hartford County, and at Cheshire...Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, and in the Hampden quarry, Hampden County, Massachusetts. It has...respectively, and at the Cornwall iron mine, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. It has been found in individual |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | new species is the are Knob mine, Jefferson, Ashe County, North Carolina. At this locality, the hydroxyapophyllite...type locality, the Ore Knob mine, Jefferson, Ashe County, North Carolina. The crystals are white and 5 to...and f1uorapophyllite) from the Fairfax quarry, Centreville, Virginia. Both specimens are a very pale...HERSCHELLITE tvz 1'!icro x Ls ~:1 ae se t e ee e.r t x NATROLITE uo r se shce Darr.• Az Clear x Ls in be s a I...PLI8 9EG. Tel: Gunnislake 832381 ZEHTZERITE Centreville. ~ fine mineral specimens free list P.O. Box |  | | Report (volume) | | assachusetts, Connecticut, New jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia , Maryland , North Carolina, and other Eastern...Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland , North Carolina, and South Carolina...appropriate, the applicable early Mesozoic basin, State, county, or 7 1/2minute USGS topographic quadrangle...of entries, the basin name and the State are cited. More than one basin, State, county, or quadrangle...are not restricted to an exposed early Mesozoic basin. The term "regional" indicates that the reference |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | States. Here, it is commonly associated with natrolite, analcime, stilbite, heulandite, pectolite, apophyllite...localities such as the Cheapside quarry at Deerfield, Franklin County, where it occurred with prehnite...Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts; fine specimens were also found at the Notch quarry at nearby Amherst...al. 1980) and quarries at Prospect Park, Passaic County, are noted for datolite; datolite clusters and...in the Braen quarry, Haledon; the Francisco quarry at Great Notch; and the Riverside quarry, Totowa, also |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Hampshire; and Willimantic, Windham County, and Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut. Gem-quality epidote...to 35 cm have been found at Eden Mills, Lamoille County, Vermont (a traditionally cited locality more accurately...described as the Belvidere Mountain quarry, Lowell, Orleans County). Epidote crystals to 5 cm have been...mines of Chester and from near Norwich, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; various other Massachusetts epidote...locality near Roseville, Sussex County. Epidote is widespread in the Virginia Piedmont and Blue Ridge Provinces |  | | Report (issue) | | ^ Anne Arundel County 43 Baltimore County 45 Howard County - Montgomery County 88 Prince Georges...Georges County Virginia 74 . 120 129 Arlington County 129 Fairfax County 131 Fauquier County 139...139 Loudoun County 143 Prince William County 149 Diabase quarries of northern Virginia 155 CAPTIONS...forming a ridge north of Route 7 near Dranesville, Virginia. Figure 7. Locations of mineral deposits in...mines in the Soldiers Delight region, Baltimore County, Maryland. Adapted from Pearre and Heyl , 19.60 |  | | Catalog/List | | plus post 1147 ■■ ALTAITE Organ Mts, Dona Anna County, New Mexico a few silvery I mm spots in dark matrix...- - - - -~ ---1152 ■ AL UNITE Marysvale, Piute County, Utah Pure orange-pink crystalline mass KAISO/4OH..._ Fcldsp3~ -·· ~ 510 ■■ CHALCEDONY Greystones Quarry, lezant, Cornwall Grey banded massive lx2 £1 2x2...- -- -- - -- - - -- - 134 ■ CHALCOCITE Swinless Quarry, Kilbirnie, near Glasgow, Scotia Rich metallic...127 ■■ DELAFOSSITE Consolidated Copper Co. Nevada. USA Tiny black spheres in while matrix Fairiy rich. Micro |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | VIRGINIA MINES AND MINERALS By P H I L I P M O R R I L L East D e r r y , N . H . 0 3 0 4 1 (PART INTRODUCTION...mines in Virginia, north of the James River, with the ex ceptions as follows: Albemarle County was very...northern Virginia. Maps used were the U.S.G.S. Topo graphical Sheets. Also used were the county road maps...of H i g h w a y s Richmond, Virginia The price is 2 0 cents per county. Other states could well follow...very high grade iron. Credit should be given the Virginia Department of Mineral Resources in Charlottesville |  | | Report (issue) | | and C.M. Sears U.S. Geological Survey Reston, Virginia 22092 Open-File Report 92-448 This report is...Site Number, Site Name ...................... 6 County, State, Quadrangle, Latitude, Longitude .........Section A: Occurrences located north of the Hartford basin, New Hampshire ...................... .67 B. Section...Section B: Occurrences located in the Hartford basin and vicinity, Massachusetts .................... ...Section C: Occurrences located in the Hartford basin and vicinity, Connecticut ..................... |  | | Journal (issue) | | Mary Lynn White Minerals of the Fairfax Quarry, Centreville, Virginia................ John C. Medici ...universi ties in the area, including the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, California Institute...314-726-2236). amlier linritc on ijolilen csilcite! mcailc county* south ilakotn Extensive mining of six miles of...workings. In the 1870’s the Trigo Mountains, Yuma County, Ari zona occurrences were discovered. The list...analysis. The vanadinite is from the Apache mine, Gila County, Arizona, and the arsenopyrite is from Zacatecas |  | | Journal (issue) | | Mulholland Highway, extreme western Los Angeles County, California. CubicGarnets Foundin Marylandand...mineral concentrates of Rock Run, a small Montgomery County, Maryland stream about 5.5 miles (9 km) long which...spessartine cubic crystal from Rock Run, Montgomery County, Maryland, photo by the author. 2 Mineral News...sands of not only Rock Run, but most of the other county streams. For nearly the next two years, I continued...News, P.O. Box 2043, Coeur d'Alene, ID 83816-2043 USA Phone: 208-664-2448 E-mail: lream@comtch.iea.com | | | Catalog/List | | DOMEYKITE pure metallic mass about Ix1 Keweenaw County. Michigan USA £ 14 11. BARYTES and QUARTZ translucent...attractive small group about l x2 inches ( Coldstones Quarry, Yorkshire) £7 19. ANAPAITE pale green micro... about 1 .5 inches long . Maroon Pass, Colorado USA£7 23. YANADINITE variety ENDLlCHITE intergrown brown...with some minor green Pyromorphite 79 Mine Arizona USA £10 26. SMALTITE dark grey 5 111111 vein on the surface...the surface. Prospect Park, Patterson, New Jersey USA £I 8 (pictured left) 31. GROSSULAR 2mm dark brown |  | | Journal (issue) | | growing. It will serve as a model for future non-USA chapters of FM. A membership list has been prepared...published in the Record. NATROLITE - NEW JERSEY A recent find of natrolite in New Jersey has created...famous for radial sprays of delicate crystals of natrolite so this new discovery is a significant departure...Pennsylvania 18015 ... “I was the first to find the natrolite. Its presence was indicated by a few scattered...among bulldozed rubble at the Bound Brook basalt quarry of the Houdaille Company, at Bound Brook, New Jersey |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | been found in vugs in massive natrolite at the Princess Sodalite quarry in Bancroft. The dawsonite is...the mineral is found at the Canada Crushed Stone Quarry of Steatley Indus tries in Dundas. According to...exposed on the west wall of the South end of the quarry along the ramp leading to Moxley road. Goethite...unusual zeolites. One specimen from Ballyclare in County Antrim consisted of a brownish vesicular basalt...cowlesite specimen came from Dunseverick also in County Antrim. The mineral also filled and lined small |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Brothers quarry, Prospect Park; McDowell's quarry, Upper Montclair; and the Francisco Brothers quarry, Great...Lambertville) and two Hudson County localities, Laurel (Snake) Hill quarry, Secaucus, and Fort Lee. The...The geology and mineralogy of the two Hudson County localities have already been described in detail by...Localities: Historical Background Bergen Hill, Hudson County The area known as Bergen H i l l consists of several...located in Paterson; Prospect Park quarry in Prospect Park; McDowell's quarry in Upper Montclair; and the Francisco |  | | Journal (issue) | | Fluorapatite, 3.3-cm crystal, from the Pulsifer quarry, Maine. Collected by Terry Szenics; Jeff Scovil...with prehnite, 14 cm, from the Centreville quarry, Fairfax, Virginia. Smithsonian Institution collection...Lee Boltin photo. Fairfax Quarry, Virginia, 1967 The Fairfax quarry in Virginia is a classic locality...northeastern corner of the Fairfax quarry in Centreville, Virginia. I visited the quarry the next weekend. Nothing...15 feet to the left, parallel to the wall of the quarry. This tube varied from 6 inches to 2 feet wide |  | | Journal (issue) | | Hunting Hill Quarry SUNDAY May 4th: May's field trip is to the Rockville Crushed Stone Inc Quarry for grossular...email Robert or call Robert at 703-431-8547. The quarry manager has set a limit of 20 participants. There...our club members signed up for the Montgomery County Club field trip on May 18th, please be considerate...a parent or legal guardian. This is a hard rock quarry and you will need heavy boots, hard hat, safety...Field Trip Report Manassas Quarry 2 Field Trip Report Nat’l L’stone Quarry 3 April Agenda April Speaker |  | | 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...minesColumbite, Gold, Silver, etc.; and (2) Old Marble Quarry on the Needles Hwy. 5.5 mi. NEScheelite, and deep |  | | Book (volume) | | the western counties, especially the Clay Center Quarry 12 miles southeast of Toledo but in Ottawa Co....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) | | the western counties, especially the Clay Center Quarry 12 miles southeast of Toledo but in Ottawa Co....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 |  | | Catalog/List | | THAUSITE Modum, Buskerud,Norway 59 BOEHMITE Saga Quarry, Tvedalen, Norway Brown-purple mass in matrix Creamy...Creamy white micro crystals in cavities in Natrolite lxl £4 lx2 £8 Mg OH F, 0 P0/4 AIO OH lx½£3 - - ------...--· - . . - - ------ -·-··-·-· ---·7 ANNITE Saga Quarry, Tvedalen near Larvik, Norway 696 CHROME DIOPSIDE...lx2 £15 lxl £4 lx2 £8 2x2 £16 126 DIASPORE Saga Quarry, Tvedalen. Norway 1060 KORNERUPINE Bjordammcn,...Pseudomorpt lxl 90p lx2 £1.80 2x2 £4 Mica 295 NATROLITE Saga Quarry, Tvedalen, Norway Orange to red in feldspar |  | | Journal (issue) | | Japan/ Munich, Germany Laguna Beach, California, USA tel: +1 949 494 5155 / info@kristalle.com The ...SEPTEMBER–OCTOBER 2020 Articles The White Rock Quarry, Clay Center, Ottawa County, Ohio ...............651 by C. J...(see page 672), from the White Rock quarry, Clay Center, Ottawa County, Ohio. Daniel Trinchillo (Fine Minerals...$324/three years, (Canada) $196/one year, (outside USA other than Canada) $275 for one year Subscription...trips to the Mesa Grande district, the Crestmore quarry, and other localities, and Russell’s mineral collection |
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