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| PROSPECTS IN THEVIRGILINA DISTRICT, VIRGINIA Palmer C. Sweet The Virgilina district (Figure 1) was a source...source of in Virginia from the late 1800's until about 1917. It is estimated that abo-ut 7501. ponnds of...copper (Table 1) was produced from the Virgilina district in Virginia. Silver, which is reported to occur...occur in four mines in the district, was produced from the High Hill copper mine and gold and silver from...from the Red Bank (Goldbank) gold mine in Halifax County (Sweet, 1976, p. 9-10). Up to 1912 it is reported |
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| Copper-BearingVein Deposits of the Virgilina District, North Carolinaand Virginia STEPHEN A. KISH Departmentof.... Rb-Srmineralagesfor metamorphicrocksin the Virgilina regionindicatethat rocksremainedat elevatedtemperatures...hada volcanogenic origin.Recentstudiesof Virgilina district. the samedepositshaveincorporatedboth exhalative...retrogrademetamorphism in the Carolinaslatebelt. The Virgilina miningdistrictin the northernportion of the Carolinaslatebelt...-1853.00 The Virgilina miningdistrict(Fig. 1) is situatedin the core of the Virgilina synclinorium(Laney |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA THoMAS LEoNARD WamoN, Pn. D. DIRECTOR Bulletin No...The Geology and Ore Deposits of the Virgilina District of Virginia and North Carolina FRANCIS BAKER LANEY...EcoNourc Sunwy CHARLOTTESVILLE UNIYERSITY OF VIRGINIA 19L7 STATE GEOLOGICAL COMMISSION Hor,r. Ilpxny...Ilpxny Canrnn Srulnr, Chq/Lrman, Goaernor of Virginia. Docron E. A. Ar,rnnulN, Pres'ident of the Uniuersi...Nrcnom, Military Institute. Superi,ntendent of the Virginia HoN. E. P. Cox, Eu-Bpealcer of the Eouse of Delegates- |
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| _ 16 Warren mine ____ 16 Milan mine ____________.._____________________ ._ 18 Lyman mine _______ _ _________...____________ '.__ 24 Copperfield or Ely mine ("Vershire mine).______i______ 24 History______________...character of ores____________________ Hartford County deposits__________________________ Simsbury (Newgate)...mine_________________________________ New Haven County deposits________________________ New York ____..._______________ The ores__ _ _ _____ _ American mine ________'________L ______________ Workings and equipment |
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| 18, 1902 COPPER-BEARING ROCKS OF VIRGILINA COPPER DISTRICT, VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA * BY THOMAS LEONARD........................ 369 Ore deposits of the district................................................. 1501, in a field examination of the Virgilina copper district, and the specimens of the rocks and ores...and he is indebted to Mr W. H. Pannebaker, of Virgilina, for th e photographs illustrating it. L I I —B...1901 (353) 354 T. L. WATSON— VIRGtLINA COPPER DISTRICT In many instances the characteristic field appearance |
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| Bulletin 76 Geology and Mineral Resources of Moore County, North Carolina By JAMES F. CONLEY RALEIGH...Bulletin 76 Geology and Mineral Resources of Moore County, North Carolina By JAMES F. CONLEY RALEIGH ...Scotland Neck Haw River W. EUGENE SIMMONS JAMES Sylva High Point P. KAVENAGH, JR LORIMER ERIC , C. HUNTER...Bulletin 76, "Geology and Mineral Resources of Moore County, North Carolina", by James F. Conley. This report...investigations of the geology and mineral resources of Moore County and should be of value to those interested in the |
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| described by Laney1 in specimensfrom the Virgilina district of Virginia and North Carolina. Since then...Lyell district, Tasmania, by Gilbert and Pogue,a in the ore at the Bevelheymermine, Washoe county, Nevada...Segall,4 and in the ores from the Engels mine, Plumas county, California, by the writer. 5 In the present...between . bornire and chalcocite. MOUNTAIN LAKE MINE NEAR SALT LAKE CITY• UTAI-I. I amindebted to thelateMr...a contactmetamorphicdepositat the Mountain Lake mine .near the head of Big Cottonwood Canyon,twenty-fivemilessoutheast |
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| YEAR 1687"—DAVID T. DAY, CHIEF OF THE DIVISION OF MINING STATISTICS AND TECHNOLOGY WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT...and consump tion, or better and cheaper means of mining, extraction, and convey ance to market, may in...correspondence has been carried on with geologists, mining engineers, and other local authorities, and various...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 |
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| places the ore bodiesare lenseswhi.chin a single mine are parallel and usually overlapping. The lodes...depositsof Gardner Mountain, Grafton County, and the Milan mine, New Hampshire, and gives the following...38. 8School of Mines Quarterly, VII. • British Mining, •887, p. 346. 758 WILLIAM H..EMMONS. His...into the other. Some fortunateexposuresin the Milan Mine, New Hampshire,showthat the ore hasbeenfaulted at...olderthan regionalmetamorphism.In the regionof Blue Hill, •" Types of Copperdepositsin the SouthernUnited |
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| ....................4 Todd (St. Stephen Nickel) mine......................................................................10 Blakeney (Basswood Ridge) mine........................................................................11 The Ledge (Charlotte County Granite) quarry...................................................................13 Central Tower Hill occurrence..............................................................................14 Tower Hill Road occurrence................................. |
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| veins of the southern Appalachian region Continued. High-temperature silicate stage._________________ 27..._____ Quartz stage_-_----____-________-_---.__-_ High-temperature ferromagnesian stage... _ _ _ _ Carbonate...Continued. Quartz stage. ___.-__--__--_ _______________ High-temperature ferromagnesian stage _______ Carbonate...__________-_-_J_-_________________ History of the mine- _ ____-_________'________ Results of previous work_______________...Vein-quartz stage______________________ Stage of high-temperature ferromagnesian minerals ____________________________ |
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| Gem Trails and the Colorado Desert of California High Tension (A Biography) Jay Ellis Ransom EMS of...Flat Surface; Sanding Down a Specimen; The Final High-Gloss Polish; Drilling Holes i11 Gemstones; Faceting...Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Appendixes 615...of commercial mining is also long, beginning with the Kenya opal mines of 4000 B.C. Mining began with gemstones...gemstones, instead of metallic ores, and mining for turquoise was enormously extended throughout the |
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| ..........................................499 Virginia .....................................................................................525 West Virginia ...............................................................548 Table of Maps Page Alabama County Map ...................................................................................4 Alaska County and Stream Map ..................................Co. Mining Districts ............................................................22 Arizona County Map |
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| with its representation of mining tools clearly proclaim Montana’s mining origins. Montana’s production...published describing the occurrence, collecting, mining, and cutting of the two state gemstones. Figure...2. Granville Stuart established Montana’s first mining camp at Gold Creek in 1860. Geologic Provinces...view showing the Indian Queen mine ca. 1905 at Farlin, Beaverhead County. 208 ROCKS & MINERALS Downloaded...prevent fourwheel-drive access to remote localities high in the mountains. In mountainous areas, the collecting |
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| ________________ .__________________ Johnson County ___ ___ _ Shady Valley district _________________________ Reynolds...M. E. King prospect_ Maxwell mine___ _ _ Wright mine _______________-_________ Osborn and Hopper prospects_...and prospects Continued. Johnson County Continued. Mountain City district ____ __________________ Taylor...Doe Valley mine______________1___________ Butler district ______________________________ Proffit prospe...prospect______________________.____ Wilson Hill mine_________________________ Wagner prospect _________________ |
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| 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 .........Occurrences located in the Culpeper basin, Maryland and Virginia ..................... 168 H. Section H: Occurrences...Occurrences located in other areas of Virginia. ... 185 I. Section I: Occurrences located in North Carolina...location ( county, state, quadrangle, latitude, and longitude) 2. deposit size (occurrence type - mine, prospect |
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| Fields. (iv) E. W. NEWTON, Local Assistant in Polk County. LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL. 0FFICI~ OF THE GEOLOGICAL...times a cqnclusion may be considered to rank as high as a certainty ; at other times it may deserve to...specu lar ore district; 3d, the limonite ore district; 4t h, the bedded r ed hematite district, and 5t!J...J, the bog ore district. This last has had no definite boundaries. In forming an idea of the value of...porphyry ore district, four in the specular ore district, one in the great limonite district, and in the |
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| ..........................................408 Virginia .....................................................................................429 West Virginia ................................................rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham...well known to prehistoric Indians.) BARBOUR COUNTY BAKER HILL, SE 1 mi. : 1 in a deep ravine, as a bed deposit⎯yellow |
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| ..........................................408 Virginia .....................................................................................431 West Virginia ................................................rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham...well known to prehistoric Indians.) BARBOUR COUNTY BAKER HILL, SE 1 mi. : 1 in a deep ravine, as a bed deposit⎯yellow |
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| Data______________________________ History of Iron Ore Mining in Georgia__________________________________________________...---------------------1 72-18 2 FossiL ORES OR HEMATITE ORES-----------------------------------------...Cedartown, Polk County _________ (Frontispiece) A. Open cut, Etowah Furnace Company, Mine No. 2, near Emerson...Emerson, Bartow CountY---------------------------------------------------------------------- 20 B. Ore...washer, near old Bartow furnace, Emerson, Bartow County.... ------------------------------------------ |
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| Paper 171 G EOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE PIOCHE DISTRICT, NEVADA BY LEWIS G. WESTGATE AND ADOLPH KNOPF...__________________________________ _____ Yellow Hill limestone-________________-_____-__-_____---___...__--______--_________-__-_--------Tank Hill limestone_______________________________________________...________________________________________ No. 10 mine.--_._____-___"_________________________________...__________________________________ Poorman mine ____________________________________________________ |
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| At present am employed at Magma Copper Company's mine here in Superior. No doubt you are familiar with..."For the collector of lead minerals, the Red Cloud Mine in Yuma Co., Ariz., is of considerable interest...the scarce, vital metals it contained. "Today the mine is reached by a barely possable road from Martinez...mentioned a number of minerals a living digging out the high grade which he had collected from Searles Lake streaks...nicely xld here. Next we went to the old Cobalt Mine and secured some scorodite, that altered arsenopyrite |
