 | | 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 (article/letter/editorial) | | Minerals of the MOREFIELD DEGMATITE Amelia County, Virginia This large, complex pegmatite boasts...amazonite, fluorite, and topaz. Figure 1: The Morefield mine, 60-foot level; photo by W. D. Baltzley. 232 ROCKS...Geography James Madison University Harrisonburg, Virginia 22807 T H E M O R E F I E L D P E G M A T I T...T E is currently the only operating gem mine in Virginia. Owned and operated by William " B i l l " D...northeast of Amelia Court House, 0.4 miles northeast of State Road 628 in Amelia County. Pegmatites are |  | | 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 |  | | Report (issue) | | VIRGINIA DryISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES PUBLICATION 115 TANTALIAN AND NIOBIAN RESOURCES IN VIRGINIA William...and Palmer C. Sweet .:;: ."' COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF MINES, MINERALS AND ENERGY DIVISION...State Geologist CHARLOTTES VILLE, VIRGIMA t99l VIRGINIA DTVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES PUBLICATION 115...RESOURCES IN VIRGINIA William F. Giannini and Palmer C. Sweet COMMONVYEALTH OF VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF...VILLE, VIRGINIA r99r FRONT COVER: Columbite-tantalite crystal from Mitchell Mine, Bedford County, Virginia |  | | Report (issue) | | pegmatite in granite, Short Tom Smith mine, Rockingham County, N. C______ ____ ____________________ ...between pegmatite and granite, E. R. Self mine, Gaston County, N. C____________________ 6. Sinuous discordant...wall, Knight mine, Rockingham County, N. C- ~ -7. Sharp hanging-wall contact, Knight mine ______ _______________...of granite underlain by schist, Hawkins mine, Stokes County, N. C _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ 9....and other units in the Big Bess pegmatite, Gaston County, N. C _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ |  | | Report (issue) | | the coverâTurquois 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 (issue) | | SHOW Featuring Virginia Minerals, Mines and Localities BE A PROSPECTOR VISIT OUR MINE-KEEP WHAT YOU FIND...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 PrehniteâApophyllite...Minerals of Virginia J. Alexander Speer Minerals from the Old Sulphur Mine, Louisa County, Virginia Richard |  | | Book | | CHAPTER 4 Maryland ... 3 CHAPTER 5 Virginia 4 1 CHAPTER 6 West Virginia 5 CHAPTER 7 Kentucky 6 CHAPTER...was m e r e l y p a r t o f t h e waste o f t h e mine. W h a t t h e y needed was h i g h grade ore o...e West Vi r g i n i a : Monroe, M o r g a n , Jefferson, B e r k e l e y Kentucky: E l l i o t Tennessee:...visit Virginia's noted Rutherford Mine. Photograph by Dr. Virginia Lee Blackford. ical pearls in delicate...dollars at the noted locality of Cowee Valley, Macon County, North Carolina. An enthusiastic family found and |  | | Book (volume) | | ASHTABULA COUNTY CONNEAUT, area pits, quarries, rd. cuts, etc.âŻcone-in-cone Calcite. CLERMONT COUNTY MILFORD...CLINTON COUNTY WILMINGTON, area of Toddâs Ford, a mineral depositâŻHematite. 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 quarriesâŻoilstone. DELAWARE COUNTY DELAWARE...nodulesâŻPyrite (crystals sharply cubic). FRANKLIN COUNTY COLUMBUS, area countywide exposures of blue clay |  | | Book (volume) | | ASHTABULA COUNTY CONNEAUT, area pits, quarries, rd. cuts, etc.âŻcone-in-cone Calcite. CLERMONT COUNTY MILFORD...CLINTON COUNTY WILMINGTON, area of Toddâs Ford, a mineral depositâŻHematite. 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 quarriesâŻoilstone. DELAWARE COUNTY DELAWARE...nodulesâŻPyrite (crystals sharply cubic). FRANKLIN COUNTY COLUMBUS, area countywide exposures of blue clay |  | | Book (volume) | | instance, a single Spodumene crystal from the Etta Mine near Keystone on the east side of the Mount Rushmore...beds, excavations, etc.ïŸSelenite roses. BRULE COUNTY AREA: in the Oacoma zone of the Pierre Fm. On Elm...ïŸgray Barite rosette up to 5 or 6 inches. CAMPBELL COUNTY MOUND CITY, W to the Missouri R., regional hillsides...gravels, etc.ïŸpetrified wood, wood opal. CORSON COUNTY LITTLE EAGLE: ï area ridges, slopes, stream beds...Hounds in the United States CUSTER COUNTY AREA: The November Mine, 1.2 mi. SE of the Needles Eye Tunnel |  | | Report (issue) | | Perce Counties __________ _ Idaho CountY-----------------Valley CountY-----------------Adams, Payette,...and Gem Counties ________________________ _ Boise County ___ --------------Ada, Owyhee, Elmore, and Custer...Spruce Pine district ____________ Madison County and Haywood County _____________________ _ Zirconia district...monazite belt in the Piedmont province __ Stokes County and Surry County_ Wilkes, Alexander, Catawba, Caldwell...Rutherford County and Cleveland County __ --------------Lincoln County and Gaston County _____________________ |  | | Report (issue) | | data for mica specimens, arranged by lot and by mine or prospect-_-___--_-___-_-.___---___-_____--_ Results..._______________ 13. Test data for mica (not identified by mine), taken from the production line of the Colonial... Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. This report includes a general discussion of...electrical properties of sheet muscovite from Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and...piles or lots of mine-run material at operating mines, from the walls and backs of mine workings, and from |  | | Book (volume) | | (25.56 ct), Sweet Home Mine, Colorado; colorless scheelite (19.66 ct), Kern County, California; octagonal...Vivid blue matched benitoite gems from San Benito County, California, consisting of 52 benitoites and 75...operators, Morefield Mine, Amelia, VA; Max & Suzy Berchtold, Royal Rainbow Mine, Laytonville, CA; Ralph...Cantlin, Ellis, [D; Jeannette B. Carillo, Gem Center USA, EI Paso, TX; Gary Christopher, The Prospectors Cache...AZ; Richard A. & Tresa L. Kosnar, Golden, CO: Virginia & Larry Kribs, Desert Dog Mines, Bend, OR; Guy |  | SĂĄnchez-Muñoz, Luis, MĂŒller, Axel, AndrĂ©s, Sol LĂłpez, Martin, Robert F., Modreski, Peter J., de Moura, Odulio J.M. (2017) The PâFe diagram for K-feldspars: A preliminary approach in the discrimination of pegmatites. Lithos, 272. 116-127 doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2016.10.030 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Geological Survey, Federal Center Denver, CO 80225-0046, USA. AC CE P ABSTRACT Governador Valadares, Minas...pegmatites. Keywords: K-feldspar, pegmatites, perthite, trace elements, LA-ICP-MS data, P-Fe diagram...areas of K-rich feldspar making up the blocky perthite from the voluminous intermediate zone of zoned...of the Na-rich feldspar in D the veins of the perthite intergrowth were carried out. The isotope 29...National Institute of Standards and Technology, USA (NIST SRM 610, 612, 614, 616, 1830) and the certified |  | | Book (edition) | | from the Tourmaline Q ueen .1ine, Pala, San Diego County, California. From a pen-and-ink drawing by W. E...price increases, which make it more attractive to mine domestic deposits at a profit. Foreign labor is...cut gem 4. Mounce diamond crystal 5. Gibson's Ruby mine, Cowee Creek, North Carolina 6. Corundum Hill, North...Eldorado Bar, Montana 8. W. D. Baltzley 9. Ellis mine pocket, Hiddenite, North Carolina 10. View of American...Pedro mine, Pala, California 15. Morganite crystal from Pala, California 16. Hazel W. pegmatite mine, Pala |  | | Book (edition) | | at the outstanding shows of the annual San Diego County Fair at Del Mar, California. In addition, the collections...one species only, or even specimens only from one mine. Whatever limits the collector imposes on himself...furnished by some feldspars, notably a kind called perthite which consists of microcline and albite feldspars...takes place. The results are often visible in perthite crystals as alternating thin layers or criss-cross...purple crystals, 5" by 4", Iron Station, Lincoln County, North Carolina. CRYSTAL GROWTH 73 light from |  | | Book (volume) | | 5 = fii? i a j â » ya y _â â* : i mine in. q)! Y eit iia -...referring to any locality in the book. JS: Arlington, Virginia. June, 1959 Acknowledgments Tue successful...Royal Ontario Museum, Carl B. Gerber of Arlington, Virginia, and in the case of gemstone deposits in British...Kobuk jade locality. Descriptions of San Diego County, California, gemstones and the mines in which they...the generous assistance of many residents of that county. My special thanks are extended to Elbert H. McMacken | | | Book (edition) | | the out- standing shows of the annual San Diego County Fair at Del Mar, California. In addition, the collections...one species only, or even specimens only from one mine. Whatever limits the collector imposes on himself...furnished by some feldspars, notably a kind called perthite which consists of microcline and albite feldspars...takes place. The results are often visible in perthite crystals as alternating thin layers or criss-cross...purple crystals, 5â by 4â, lron Station, Lincoln County, North Carolina. CRYSTAL GROWTH 73 light from |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | was exposed in the courtyard of the old Brainerd house on Walkely Hill Road (Schooner, 1961) and passed...necessary, and just, to insure the proprietor of the house against gunpowder blasts and to pay him liberally...chrysoberyl in quartz, Wisdom Ranch prospect, Larimer County, Colorado. Crystal is VA by VA by 1/8 inches. ...Dudley's Ledge, Buckfield; Sumner (?); Dunton Gem mine, Newry (King, 1975); Lovell; Mechanics Falls; Minot;...Norway; Reynolds Mica mine, Canton; Wheeler mine; West Bethel; Hedgehog Hill mine, Peru; Hoopers Ledge |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Batholith Figure 5. Topaz from Crystal Park, El Paso County. Crystal is 3.1 cm tall. George and Betty Fisher...from Helen Hunt Falls, Cheyenne Canyon, El Paso County. Top crystal is 1.1 cm on edge. Dan and Dianne...quartz from the Saint Peters Dome area, El Paso County. Crystal is 2.2 cm tall. Dan Kile and Dianne Kile...emplacements, one potassic, another sodic, El Paso County-East of Pikes Peak Several pegmatite mineral localities...microcline from the Saint Peters Dome area, El Paso County. Specimen is 2 cm tall. Specimen owner anonymous |  | Bahaa, M. E., Gehad, M. S., Maher, I. D., Hassan, A. S., Khaleal, F. M. (2020) Rare Metal Distribution and Mineralization Potentiality of Pegmatites in Gabal El Fereyid Granite, South Eastern Desert, Egypt. Geochemistry International, 58 (7) 802-821 doi:10.1134/s0016702920070034 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | mega-crystals represented mainly by microcline perthite and antiperthite (Figs. 4a, 4b). Plagioclase is...(a) megacryst of microcline perthite (C.N.), (b) Megacryst of string perthite dissected by fractures of...with amorphous radioactive minerals in string perthite (C.N). MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirteen samples...evolution of the Rutherford pegmatite, Amelia County, Virginia: a classic locality revisited,â Can. Mineral...samarskite group from the Litle Pasty pegmatite, Jefferson County, Colorado,â Can. Mineral. 44, 1119â1125 (2006) |  | | Book (edition) | | the outstanding sho,vs of the annual San Diego County Fair at Del Mar, California. In addition, the collections...opal (common), orthoclase (twin), rnicrocline (perthite), albite, nepheline, sodalite, scapolite (crystal)...furnished by some feldspars, notably a kind called perthite which consists of microcline and albite feldspars...takes place. The results are often visible in perthite crystals as alternating thin layers or criss-cross...purple crystals, 5" by 4", Iron Station, Lincoln County, North Carolina. CRYST AL GROWTH 73 light from |  | | 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 84:708â17. ...MIAROLITIC CAVITIES IN ALKALI DIKES, AUGUSTA COUNTY, VIRGINIA. L. E. Kearns1, R. Rothenberg2, T. Tucker3 |  | | Report (issue) | | GUIDE TO THE GEOLOGY OF THE MT. ROGERS AREA, VIRGINIA, NORTH CAROLINA AND TENNESSEE Douglas W. Rankin...unrelated! The Martha Washington Inn in Abingdon, Virginia, will be our headquarters. The trip will span...West Jefferson, Ashe County, North Carolina. The Mt. Rogers area includes the junction of Virginia, North...known with cer- 1 DOUGLAS W. RANKIN northern Virginia: an anticlinorium with a relatively narrow core...of the kyanite and staurolite zones near West Jefferson, North Carolina. Most rocks of the Mount RogersVolcanic |
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