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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...andhematite,plusminor argentitcandgoldin quartz,calcite,andsericitegangue.Chalcopyriteis rare andpyrite.... 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 |
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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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| _ 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| OF THE CAROLINA AND CHALCOCITE VIRGILINA AND IN DISTRICT VIRGINIA2 FRANCIS BAKER LANEY. INTRODUCTION...INTRODUCTION. The copperoresof the Virgilina District consistalmostwholly of borniteand chalcocite. The...extend below 250 feet. The important mines of the district are from 35¸ to 500 feet deepand the ore from...is alwayssecondary. The chalcociteof the Virgilina District therefore appearedto offer an exceptionto...of the State Geologists of North Carolina and Virginia. :U. S. Geol.Survey,"Min. Res.,"•9o7,Pt. I., |
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| places the ore bodiesare lenseswhi.chin a single mine are parallel and usually overlapping. The lodes...ganguemineralsinclude chlorite,biotite, muscovite,quartz, calcite,garnet, tremolite, actinolite and zoisite, but...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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| veins of the southern Appalachian region Continued. High-temperature silicate stage._________________ 27...sulphides. Vein calcite and its relation to quartz._______ Replacement of plagioclase by calcite.._______ Hydrotherrnal...Hydrotherrnal vein minerals cut by calcite veinlets_.--.-_..-.--___---__-__-.__.--_ Character of the...the carbonates_--__--_----_--__ Calcite in other ore deposits of the region-.__ Conclusions. _________________________..._____ Quartz stage_-_----____-________-_---.__-_ High-temperature ferromagnesian stage... _ _ _ _ Carbonate |
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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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| 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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| ....................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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| 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...rocks and gentle terrain where crystals of barite, calcite, and gypsum are found along with petrified wood...view showing the Indian Queen mine ca. 1905 at Farlin, Beaverhead County. 208 ROCKS & MINERALS Downloaded |
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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...included amber (most precious of the ancient gems), calcite, fluorspar, jadeite, pyrite, quartz family minerals...of commercial mining is also long, beginning with the Kenya opal mines of 4000 B.C. Mining began with gemstones |
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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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| 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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| Murfreesboro, Pike Co., Ark. This is in the cinnabar district of Howard, Pike, and Clark Counties, Ark. This...Modesto, Calif. Both specimens come from an old Gold mine at Placerville, El Dorado Co., Calif. The following...by Seymour F. Dozier, Red Oak, Route 1, Fulton County, Georgia. Large lumps of this material can be picked...picked up on land lots, 199 and 200, 10th Land District, six miles northeast of Greenville (Meriwether...the old ones being restaked and recorded (meaning Mining Claims lode quartz), for the thorium and uranium |
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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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| R. Kampf Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Arthur Roe Tucson, AZ Abraham Rosenzweig University... by P.J. Dunn A new stolzite occurrence: Broken Hill, Australia........................................Behnke Famous mineral localities: the Corrego Frio mine and vicinity, Minas Gerais, Brazil ...............A. Rickard Allactite from Franklin and Sterling Hill, New Jersey............................... 251 ...Person-other—Other persons such as miners, field assistants, mine managers, etc. Place —Used when a mineral is named |
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| Ramona, California; brownish yellow octagonal calcite (21.30 ct), Montana; light yellow orthoclase feldspar...(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...events to bring the history of North American gem mining up to date. Here, then, is the latest, most complete...and interviews with persons actively engaged in mining gemstones. Pertinent references are furnished throughout |
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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 |
