 | | 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 |  | | 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 |  | | Report (volume) | | Monazite Placers In the Southeastern Atlantic States By jOHN B. IvfERTIE, JR. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY...Bibliography: p. Supt. of Docs. no.: I 19.3.1390 1. Monazite-Southern States. 2. Hydraulic mining. I. Title...and uses ____________________________ Sources of monazite _______________________________ Rare earths _________________..._________________ _ ______ _______ _____ _ Alluvial monazite ___ _____ __ _ _____ _______ _______ ____ _ _... 4-9. Map showing configuration of the three monazite belts in the Southeastern Atlantic States in relation |  | | 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) | | comprehensive listing, including detailed spot locations on county road maps, refer to this publication, which can...The price is $5.00 plus 4% sales tax. Individual county road maps can be obtained from the North Carolina...Carolina 27611 B. J . M C K E N Z I E Alamance County Pyrophyllite, cacoxenite, diaspore, sericite, pyrite...hill, 0.2 mile from the road. Alexander County Alexander County is a renowned mineral collecting area in...present time, the 84 ROCKS AND MINERALS Emerald Valley mine is open to the public for a collecting fee |  | | Report (issue) | | History of the New River, Southern Appalachians, Virginia By Brenda Houser Open-File Report 81-771 1981...- 18 Blue Ridge Province--------------- 20 Valley and Ridge and Appalachian 3 Plateau Provinces---------------...Deposits of larger perennial streams--Continued 4 Valley and Ridge-derived alluvium------------------- ...Morphology of the Valley and Ridge tributaries--------------------- 65 Examples of Valley and Ridgederived... 130 Blacksburg River------------------ 133 Valley and Ridge tributaries------ 137 Colluvium and |  | | Report (volume) | | THE CITICO CREEK WILDERNESS STUDY AREA, MONROE COUNTY, / " ~ "NESSEE 1 ICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1552 Mineral...the Citico Creek Wilderness Study Area, Monroe County, Tennessee By JOHN F. SLACK and ERIC R. FORCE,...Study Area, in the Cherokee National Forest, Monroe County, Tenn., that is being considered for wilderness...Monroe County, Tenn. 2. Sample locality maps of the Citico Creek Wilderness Study Area, Monroe County, Tenn...thin interbeds of dark slate exposed along new roadcut at Sassafrass Ridge 5. Typical view of bedding-cleavage |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Tacharanite in an amygdaloidal basalt, Highland County, Virginia S I y c E its original discovery on the Isle...note is to report a new locality in Highland County, Virginia, apparently the first in the Americas, where...been reported for a dike in another part of the county (Mitchell and Freeland, 1986). The sill, which...about 215 metres. Its maximum width, observed in a roadcut, is 6 m, but it diminishes to about 3 m near the...line) east, northeast of Doe Hill, Highland County, Virginia, or 3.38 km northwest of the intersection |  | Overstreet, William C., White, A.M., Whitlow, J.W., Theobald, P.K., Caldwell, D.W., Cuppels, N.P., Stone, Jerome (1968) Fluvial monazite deposits in the southeastern United States, with a section on mineral analyses. Professional Paper 568. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp568 | Report (issue) | | Fluvial Monazite Deposits in the Southeastern United States GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 568...of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission Fluvial Monazite Deposits in the Southeastern United States By...of detrital mona%ite in the western Piedmont of Virginia^ North Carolina^ South Carolina^ and Georgia^...______________________________________ Monazite and monazite placers.__________________ Previous wor...Acknowledgments__ _ __________________________ Monazite mining in the western Piedmont.____________ History |  | | Report (issue) | | Tennessee showing location of the Grandfather Mountain area and major tectonic features. Modified from...Generalized preliminary geologic map of the Grandfather Mountain area, N.C. - Tenn. CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY...Meeting Pages 1-16 ROAD LOG OF THE GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN AREA, N.C. 1 Bruce Bryant and John C. Reed, Jr...the Inner Piedmont southeast of the Grandfather Mountain window, the Predominant rocks are gneisses, schists...rocks were thrust over those of the Grandfather Mountain window, (STOP 12). The structural relations of |  | | Report (issue) | | Tennessee showing location of the Grandfather Mountain area and major tectonic features. Modified from...Generalized preliminary geologic map of the Grandfather Mountain area, N.C. - Tenn. CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY...Meeting Pages 1-16 ROAD LOG OF THE GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN AREA, N.C. 1 Bruce Bryant and John C. Reed, Jr...the Inner Piedmont southeast of the Grandfather Mountain window, the Predominant rocks are gneisses, schists...rocks were thrust over those of the Grandfather Mountain window, (STOP 12). The structural relations of |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | generallyhigher. A sample of monazite, SQ-81,from Mountain pass, San Bernardino county, california, which had...Laurel Gap,Tenn , G R Tilton Beech granite, Roan Mountain, Tenn, G R. Tilton Granite gneiss,Crossnore,N...vein, Laurel Gap, Tennessee Beechgranite, Roan Mountain, Tennessee Granite gneiss, Crossnore, North Carolina...Carolina Gneiss, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia Cranberry gneiss, Deyton Bend, North Carolina Stom...supplier a/mg/hr l77l Nordmarkite N-7. Oslo. Norway, Henry Faul Reddish biotite granite SA-1, 3,840 Jebal Rafa |  | | Report (issue) | | measures 12 mm by 10 mm. The garnet is from River Valley, Ontario. Photograph by R.K. Herd, Geological Survey...quarry Renfrew–Madawaska area Renfrew County Road 4 (Bruce Avenue) roadcut Highway 60 quarry Jamieson marble...Niemetz and Ross quarries Nova Beaucage mine River Valley garnet mine Nipissing Black Granite quarry Golden...Carswell quarry Bryson marble blocks Bryson roadcut 1 Bryson roadcut 2 New Calumet mine Calumet uranium occurrence...Crocan Lake Twenty Minute Lake Newman Island River Valley Laniel Témiscaming–Kipawa Nipissing Big Caribou |  | | Report (issue) | | Geology of the Grandfather Mountain Window and Vicinity, North Carolina and Tennessee By BRUCE BRYANT...nomenclature _______ _______ 9 9 Grandfather Mountain window ----------------------- 59 General geology...g Rock Gneiss __ ______________________ Brown Mountain Granite __________________ --Grandfather Ddountain...Grandfather Mountain window -----------------------------Slices southeast of the Grandfather Mountain window...Rocks older than Ddontezuma Member of Grandfather Mountain Formation --------------------------Felsic volcanic |  | | Report (issue) | | ___________________ -_-----Lode and placer gold deposits, Mohave County _______________________ _ California ________________________...studies at Bodie ___________ _ Mother Lode, Amador County __________ _ Tertiary gravels, Nevada City area...Geology of Hahns Peak and vicinity _______ Lookout Mountain area, eastern San Juan Mountains ________ _ _..._____ Gravity survey at eihart ____________ _ Virginia City district_ _______________ _ evada ______..._ _ _ _ _ Tuscarora Range ___________________ Virginia City district__ _______________ 13 Ilf 14 14 |  | | Report (issue) | | Falls of the Potomac River, looking north on the Virginia side. The Potomac falls 80 feet across resistant...field trips 5 and 6. Photograph by Gary Fleming, Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation. Geology...Sections Geological Society of America Tysons Corner, Virginia March 24-27, 2004 Edited by Scott Southworth and...Groat, Director U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia: 2004 Free on application to U.S. Geological...Trip 1 outlines the tectonic history of northern Virginia along an east-to-west transect from the Coastal |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | JanuaryFebruary: Ferro-axinite on calcite, Dodo mine, Puiva Mountain, KhantyMansi Avt. Okrug, Tyumen’ Oblast’, Russia...quartz, Manhan River mine, Easthampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Marvin Rausch specimen, Jeff Scovil...branch of the Calumet and Hecla mine, Houghton County, Michigan. A. E. Seaman Mineral Museum (Michigan...JulyIAugust: Vanadinite and wulfenite, Old Yuma mine, Pima County, Arizona. Les Presmyk specimen, Jeff Scovil photo...Point claim, Lake George intrusive center, Teller County, Colorado. Dave Bunk specimen, Jeff Scovil photo |  | | Report (issue) | | Topographic and Geologic Survey was able to respond to county health officials with details down to the level...zones at a house in Colebrookdale Township, Berks County, which came to the authorities’ attention as having...the Reading Prong, to the northeast of the Oley Valley, where he had observed active uranium prospects... . . . . . . . . . . . . Quarry L, Northampton County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...C. K. Williams quarry, north part, Northampton County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Granitic |  | | Journal (issue) | | Raven Hills Court, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80919 USA; tel: (303) 598-1233 66 The Mineralogical Record...crystals abound at the locally famous High way 62 roadcut just north of Bancroft, and in numerous other col...vein-dike near Long Lake in Olden Township, Frontenac County. Tabular pseudo-orthorhombic euhedra up to 10 cm...crystal (1.6 x 2 cm) from Olden Township, Frontenac County, Ontario. George and Susan Robinson specimen. menite...itself is for the type locality near Perth, Lanark County, Ontario.) Huge crystals of microcline up to half |  | | Book | | overview of Bancroft and the scenic York River Valley from the top of this granite batholith. A great...steep, narrow canyon is part of the Crowe River Valley Conservation Area, and is a great place for a family...WARWICKITE OCCURRENCE 3 7 DIAMOND LAKE ROADCUT 3 8 GRACE LAKE ROADCUT 3 8 DESMONT MINE 3 9 ESSONVILLE... epidote, garnet, pyroxene 26 BOWER'S POINT ROADCUT Herschel augite, calcite, scapolite, titanite...chondrodite, garnet, hydroxylbasmaesite, molybdenite, monazite, pyrite, quartz, scapolite, serpentine, stillwellite |  | | Book (volume) | | conditions: the Cumberland Plateau, the Appalachian Valley, the Appalachian Mountains, the Piedmont Plain...Dahlonega Co. and Rabum Co., and the McDuffie County Belt extending through portions of McDuffie, Warren...Sphalerite. BALDWIN COUNTY MILLEDGEVILLE, at state farmjasper. BANKS COUNTY COMMERCE, along Hwy. 59...along adjoining Co. linerock crystal. BARROW COUNTY WINDER, along rd. to Jefferson and 1½ mi. inside...Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States BARTOW COUNTY AREA, Saltpeter Cave, as floatjasper. CARTERSVILLE: |  | | Book (volume) | | rocks are exposed as thick bands around the entire mountain system. The rising granite mass intruded the famed...an inexhaustible supply of cold artesian, Rocky Mountain snow melt water. Harney Peak is the crest of the...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 |  | | Report (issue) | | Geological Survey National Center, MS 926 Reston, Virginia 22092 SS aPECE EPAPER 294 1994 Copyright...on U.S. Highway 60 just east of Cannelton, West Virginia. Photograph taken in March of 1986 by C. L. Rice...Socks sagas «iss Ree oa M. Kosanke, and Thomas W. Henry ee . Key Rock Units and Distribution of Marine...Pennsylvanian Kanawha Formation in Southwestern West Virginia ...........++++0+++000: Bascombe M. Blake, Jr...+++++++0+00055 Charles L. Rice, Harvey E. Belkin, Thomas W. Henry, Robert E. Zartman, and Michael J. Kunk ._High-Precision |  | | Journal (issue) | | Chevkinite-(Ce), a Rare-Earth Titanosilicate from Northampton County, Pennsylvania Page 3 Rocks and Water— The Conflict...tell the stories of moving continents and rising mountain ranges to mineralogists who study materials at...Chevkinite-(Ce), a Rare-Earth Titanosilicate from Northampton County, Pennsylvania Some Rare-Earth Minerals in Pennsylvania...then-new roadcut 0.5 km southeast of Williams Hall, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Northampton County, in 1966...occurrence at what became the Constitution Drive, Lehigh County, locality shortly thereafter [Smith, 1967].) 1 |  | | Report (issue) | | north by the Mescal Spring fault and from the low valley south of the Mustangs by an east-west striking...the Mustang Mountain block are mostly upper Paleozoic rocks (Horquilla through Rain Valley' formations)...Mustang Mountains are the type locality for the Rain Valley Formation, the youngest Paleozoic formation (late...In 7859 a traveler noted that the entire Sonoita Valley was golden with grain and that one field alone...corn grew as high and as lushly in the Sonoita Valley as it did in Missouri bottomlands and that the |
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