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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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| THE PIEDMONT OF VIRGINIA James L. Poole INTRODUCTION The Piedmont province of Virginia is bordered on...probably some of the earliest ores prospected; mining of these metallic minerals has been done intermittently...in the Piedmont province of Virginia. , k (1) The mineralized district in Prince William, Spotsylvania...(and possibly late Precambrian)age. (2) The Virgilina district is a mineralized area in the southern part...copper minerals occur in quartz veins in the Virgilina greenstone of late Precambrian(?) and early Paleozoic |
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| INCORPORATED AMERICAN GEOLOGIST FEBRUARY-MARCH, THE VIRGINIA COPPER •9o6 No. 4 DEPOSITS2 WALTER HARVEY'... INTRODUCTION. The presence of copperoresin Virginia hasbeenknown since the foundationof the early...made to mine the ores, but thus far the only productivepropertieshave been thoseof the Virgilina district...observationsof the geologist in charge of the Virginia Survey, preparatoryto the issuingof a State report...--Copperoresare widely distributed throughoutthe State of Virginia, though there are but few producingminesat present |
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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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| _ 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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| 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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| INDUSTRY OF VIRGINIA IN 1974' ADVANCE SUMMARY Total value of mineral production in Virginia in 1974 was...127 percent in value. Deep mine production decreased 3 percent and surface mine production increased 9 percent...value increased. Table 1. -Mineral production in Virginia. Stone, the second-ranking mineral commodity...cooperative agreement between the Bureau and the Virginia Division of Mineral Resources. 1 1973 Mineral...that cannot be l ~ r o d u c t i o nas measured by mine shipments, sales, or marketable production (including |
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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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| 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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| 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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| ORES OF NORTH BORNITE OF THE CAROLINA AND CHALCOCITE VIRGILINA AND IN DISTRICT VIRGINIA2 FRANCIS...LANEY. INTRODUCTION. The copperoresof the Virgilina District consistalmostwholly of borniteand chalcocite...extend below 250 feet. The important mines of the district are from 35¸ to 500 feet deepand the ore from...deepestlevels contain almost as much chalcociteas bornite. If a specimenfrom the upperlevelsof almostany...is alwayssecondary. The chalcociteof the Virgilina District therefore appearedto offer an exceptionto |
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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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| THE SO-CALLED BORNITE GRAPHIC AND Aus•r INTERGROWTH OF CHALCOCITE. F. ROGERS. The study of the...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...six additional localities. Laney describedthe bornite-chalcocite aggregates as crystallographic intergrowths |
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| places the ore bodiesare lenseswhi.chin a single mine are parallel and usually overlapping. The lodes...chalcopyrite,but galena, zinc blend, arsenopyrite,bornite, tetrahedriteand stibniteare found in many of these...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 |
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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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| 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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| 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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| ..........................................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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| ....................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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| 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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| ..........................................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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| 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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| Copper deposits of the White Mesa district, Ariz., by J. M. Hill............ Survey publications on...the Dome district, Idaho, by J. B. Umpleby.... The Yellow Pine mining district, Clark County, Nev., by...by J. M. Hill...... Survey publications on lead and zinc.................................. IRON AND MANGANESE:...PHOSPHATE ROCK: Phosphate deposits in southwestern Virginia, by G. W. Stose............ Survey publications...sulphate in the Carrizo Plain, San Luis Obispo County, Cal., by U.S. Gale........................... |
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| Shore Plaza, lots of legal questions would arise. Mining law is vague in Massachusetts, state lawyers say...of Environmental Quality Engineering. In fact, mining hasn't been a big issue in Massachusetts since...futile effort to reopen the former Chipman silver mine in Newbury. A brief exploratory foray into the Berkshires...by several Western mining companies led to a survey of the former Davis copper mine in Rowe, but that... enough was found recently to warrant opening a mine. Hon's advice: "It is worth pursuing." Gleba, who |
