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Calcite from
Manassas Quarry, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Manassas Quarry, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:674234
Long-form Identifier:1:3:674234:8
GUID (UUID V4):4364b3b4-a842-4289-afcc-bdee2bee5db4
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
0.3km (0.2 miles) Centreville, Culpeper Basin, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
5.4km (3.3 miles) Fairfax Quarry, Centreville, Culpeper Basin, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
9.7km (6.0 miles) Bull Run Quarry, Conklin, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
11.2km (7.0 miles) Virginia Crushed Stone Quarry, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
11.2km (7.0 miles) Vulcan Materials Company Crushed Stone Quarry (Manassas Quarry), Manassas, Prince William County, Virginia, USA
15.1km (9.4 miles) Loudoun Quarries Inc. Quarry, Herndon, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
15.9km (9.9 miles) Gainesville Quarry, Gainesville, Prince William County, Virginia, USA
22.1km (13.7 miles) Difficult Run, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
23.7km (14.7 miles) Millbrook Quarry (Haymarket Quarry), Haymarket, Prince William County, Virginia, USA
26.7km (16.6 miles) Old Goose Creek Quarry, Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Report (volume)
Stratigraphy in the Northern Part of the Culpeper Basin, Virginia and Maryland GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1422-C...Stratigraphy in the Northern Part of the Culpeper Basin, Virginia and Maryland By K. Y. LEE CONTRIBUTIONS TO GEOLOGICAL...stratigraphy in the northern part of the Culpeper Basin, Virginia and Maryland. (Contributions to stratigraphy)...1. Geology, Stratigraphic Triassic. 2. Geology Virginia. 3. Geology Maryland. I. Title. II. Series. III... _ Newark Group _____________________________ Manassas Sandstone _____________ ____ Reston Member __
Report (issue)
JL / Culpfeper and B arbour sville Basins, Virginia and Maryland C7 ll.S. / PAPER Triassic-Jurassic...Stratigraphy of the Culpeper and Barboursville Basins, Virginia and Maryland By K.Y. LEE and AJ. FROELICH U.S...stratigraphy of the Culpeper and Barboursville basins, Virginia and Maryland. (U.S. Geological Survey professional...Geology Culpeper Basin (Va. and Md.) 4. Geology Virginia Barboursville Basin. I. Froelich, A.J. (Albert............................................. 10 Manassas Sandstone....................................
Journal (issue)
the Month for April. Some of us have found it in Virginia, and more of us can seek it when we return to...little-known facts about this mineral. Northern Virginia Mineral Club members, No in-person social events...Newsletter Prehnite, O&G Southbury Quarry, Southbury, New Haven County, CT. Photo: Bob Cooke. the specimens...other minerals. It also forms epimorphs after calcite, datolite, or analcine. (An epimorph grows when...through many shades of green. The Upper New Street Quarry was active from 1893 to 1925, although specimens
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
Journal (issue)
Trip on the 4th, Hunting Hill GMMC May 15th in Manassas May Meeting date is still TBD Field Trip 04 June...Hunting Hill Quarry SUNDAY May 4th: May's field trip is to the Rockville Crushed Stone Inc Quarry for grossular...grossular garnets, quartz, calcite, serpentine, zoisite, and much more (these are what I've found in the...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
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)
National Limestone Quarry FIELD TRIP – April 12th: National Limestone Quarry, 217 Quarry Road, Mount Pleasant... This quarry is terrific for wavellite, strontianite, fluorite, pyrite, chalcopyrite, calcite, Silurian...a parent or legal guardian. This is a hard rock quarry and you will need heavy boots, hard hat, safety...Strontianite puff balls on Calcite (right) from the National Limestone Quarry in Mt. Pleasant Mills, PA...plus the Board. Join us at 3156 Eakin Park Court, Fairfax, VA. Just send me an email that you’re coming,
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)
precious-metal occurrences in the Culpeper basin, northern Virginia LEADERS: Joseph P. Smoot Gilpin R. Robinson... S. Geological Survey National Center Reston, Virginia 22092 U. S. Geological Survey Open-File Report...precious-metal occurrences in the Culpeper basin, northern Virginia LEADERS: Joseph P. Smoot and Gilpin R. Robinson...mineralization, Rt. 28, Sterling, Virginia. STOP 2. Hornfels, Rt. 661, Chantilly, Virginia. STOP 3. Culpeper Crushed...Stone Quarry, Stevensburg, Virginia STOP 4. Granophyre and ferrogabbro, Germanna Bridge, Virginia. STOP
Report (chapter)
2018 Seneca sandstone: a heritage stone from the USA CAROL A. GRISSOM1*, EMILY M. ALOIZ2, EDWARD P. VICENZI1...Road., Suitland, MD 20746, USA 2 4047 Argyle Avenue, Erie, PA 16505, USA 3 Material Science and Engineering...University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA C.A.G., 0000-0003-0924-870X; E.P.V., 0000-0003-2085-6546;...of the Poolesville Member of the Upper Triassic Manassas Formation, which is in turn a Member of the Newark...the Upper Triassic Manassas Formation found in the states of Maryland and Virginia; this Formation is
Journal (issue)
one at the Manassas Quarry (see page 5 for the field trip report) and to the Barger Quarry in southern...southern Virginia (sorry, no field trip report has been submitted for this trip). Currently, there is one field...planned for early May to the National Limestone Quarry in Mt. Pleasant Mills, PA. Please see page 4 for...there at all. If there is a particular mine or quarry you would like Ted to consider, please let him...Meeting 02 May Field Trip to the National Limestone Quarry 23 May Ben Clement Mineral Dig (Kentucky) MAY NVMC
Report (issue)
Geology of the Northern Part of the Culpeper Basin, Virginia and Maryland by K. Y. Lee U.S. Geological Survey...Geology of the Northern Part of the Culpeper Basin, Virginia and Maryland; by K, Y, Lee Introduction The Culpeper...here, cover about 1060 km , of which 82% is in Virginia and the remainder is in Maryland (Fig. 1). Figure...sedimentary rocks m Virginia which he thought to be entirely of Triassic age, into the Manassas Sandstone below...Sterling Seneca Middleburg Vienna Gainesville Manassas Fa i rfax Nokesville Arcola(Lee,1978) ^ Herndon(Egg
Journal (issue)
Field Trip: • Join us! The Prez Field Trip - Manassas Quarry Saturday, March 8th 2008's first field trip...Materials Company - Manassas Quarry, Saturday, March 8th, for prehnite, calcite, apophyllite, stilbite...and many more. The address is 8537 Vulcan Lane, Manassas, VA 20109. Meet at the Manager's Office no later...is a hard rock Saturday, March 08 at Manassas Quarry quarry and you will need heavy boots (preferably...field trip is open only to members of the Northern Virginia Mineral Club. John Boyer must know of your plans
Journal (issue)
Mar NVMC Meeting 04 April Field Trip Vulcan Quarry Manassas 25 April Ben Clement Mineral Dig (Kentucky)...Vulcan Manassas Quarry Northern Virginia Mineral Club collecting trip to the Vulcan Manassas Quarry at 8537...8537 Vulcan Ln, Manassas, VA on April 4, 2009. 7:30 am at the mine office. 25 to 30 Members A sign-up...members to sign up. The Vulcan Manassas Quarry is known for prehnite, calcite, apophylitte and stilbite,...it's local. Stellerite found at the Vulcan Manassas quarry in April 2008 Contact Ted Carver at 703.754
Journal (issue)
night set up. I was off to a reception for Fairfax County volunteers at the Waterford at Fair Oaks, which...time to renew your membership in the Northern Virginia Mineral Club if you have not already done so....membership dues to the following address: NORTHERN VIRGINIA MINERAL CLUB PO BOX 9851 ALEXANDRIA, VA 22304...5 NVMC Mineral Show (with pics!) 6,7 Vulcan Quarry Field Trip Report 8 Tool of the Month BoD, Schedule...Recorded by Kathy Hrechka, Secretary Northern Virginia Mineral Club Minutes of the November 24, 2008
Journal (issue)
.............................. p. 10 The Estes Quarry in Maine ........................................spessartines come from Colorado and Maine. San Diego County, CA, has been the main spessartine producer in...That may be The Mineral Newsletter Northern Virginia Mineral Club members, Please join our October...2001. Spessartine garnet from Ramona, San Diego County, CA. Gems and Gemology 37(4). Mindat. 2016. Spessartine...as exposed in the rocks of Corridor H in West Virginia. If you’ve missed Shelley’s field trips along
Journal (issue)
Explore our website! October Meeting Program: Virginia Mineral Project (details on page 5) In this issue...newsletter. Field trip report: Manassas quarry .................. p. 17 Manassas quarry geology, part 1 ........morphologies. Let’s explore it together. Northern Virginia Mineral Club members, Ancient Uses and Etymology... Botryoidal hematite from the Red Mountain Mine, Augusta County, VA. Photo: Bob Cooke. Hematite rose on quartz...specimens came from Chubb Lake in St. Lawrence County, NY, in the late 1990s. Like many other showy hematites
Journal (issue)
location and set a date by coordinating with the quarry or mine while being sure to leave your contact...LBNC 27-28 Sept. Gem Cutters Guild Show, Howard County Fairgrounds 09 Oct. NVMC Board Mtg 27 Oct. NVMC...contacted the museum person by phone from our home in Virginia. The situation was straightened out, and we are...there are many hands. A “Laker” Exhibit From A Virginia Collector Wayne Sukow, Prez. THE MINERAL NEWSLETTER...LBNC 27-28 Sept. Gem Cutters Guild Show, Howard County Fairgrounds 09 Oct. NVMC Board Mtg 27 Oct. NVMC
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 (issue)
submitted soon! The form and function of the Northern Virginia Mineral Club is determined by its members. One...time to renew your membership in the Northern Virginia Mineral Club if you have not already done so....address: NORTHERN VIRGINIA MINERAL CLUB PO BOX 9851 ALEXANDRIA, VA 22304 The Northern Virginia Mineral Club...shared their new acquisitions from the Rockville Quarry. *George Reimherr displayed his fluorescent willamite...various fluorescent minerals from the Franklin Quarry, including concrete. *Kathy Hrechka displayed various
Journal (issue)
I’ve only seen the lovely purplish hue. Northern Virginia Mineral Club members, Please join our June speaker...Azzer, Morocco. Photo: Bob Cooke. with quartz, calcite, limonite, and the ores of more collectible minerals...for other minerals, are French Creek in Chester County, PA, and the Blackbird District in Idaho. Both...Erythrite mineral data. Wikipedia. 2019. Erythrite. Virginia—Rutherford Mine #2, permanently closed in 1998...Pegmatite Minerals From Rutherford Mine #2 in Virginia June 24 Program Our June program will feature
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
alpine fissure veins. Associated minerals include calcite, quartz, prehnite, danburite, axinite, garnet,...stilbite, heulandite, pectolite, apophyllite, calcite,, and quartz, and its crystal aggregates often...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
Journal (issue)
Board of Directors. The new address is: Northern Virginia Mineral Club PO Box 9851 Alexandria, VA 22304...a parent or legal guardian. This is a hard rock quarry and you will need steel toed boots, hard hat, safety...Inside this issue: Field Trip Report Hunting Hill Quarry 2 GMMC Report NVMC Mineral Show Chesapeake Min...Hunting Hill Quarry May 4th, 2008 By Robert Winsor This years first visit to the Hunting Hill Quarry, aka the...the Rockville Crushed Stone Quarry, had a total of 29 members attending. There was an initial limit on
Journal (issue)
website: http://www.novamineralclub.org/ Northern Virginia Mineral Club members, Please join our November...The club received a thank-you letter from the Fairfax County School Age Child Care (SACC) program for our...members are welcome on field trips to Manassas Quarry in Manassas, VA, on November 2 and 9, 2013. The NVMC...Rainwater and upwelling groundwaters carried silica, calcite, manganese, iron, and other minerals into the fractured...various products. Powdered calcite, a calcium carbonate, absorbs moisture. Calcite and a magnesium carbonate
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 covered...the State are cited. More than one basin, State, county, or quadrangle may appear for an entry. A State...C.-S.C.) Deep River (N.C.) Durham (N.C.) Davie County (N.C.) Dan River and Danville (N.C.-Va.) Scottsburg
 
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