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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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| sillimanite, and andalusite____________ History of mining. _____________________________________________________..._ ________________ Virginia - __ -__ _ ___________ Farmville district, Buckingham, Prince Edward, and...39 Kyanite deposits Continued Virginia Continued Farmville district, etc. Continued Rock types Continued...__-___-_____- __ Willis Mountain and vicinity____________ Woods Mountain and vicinityBaker Mountain-Madisonville...Mountain-Madisonville area____ Leigh Mountain __ __ _ _ Southern Prince Edward CountyOrigin of kyanite deposits Other |
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| Pleare return thie publication to the Virginia Geological Survey when you have ao furthcr uc for it....COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA STATE COMMISSION ON CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY... Bulletin 38 Kyanite in Virginia Geology of the Kyanite Belt of Virginia lrY ANNA I. JONAS Economic...JOEL H. W.ATKINS UNIVERSITY, VIRGINIA t932 COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA STATE COMMISSION ON CONSERVATTON...DEVELOPMENT VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ARTHUR BEVAN, State Gaolosist Bulletin 38 Kyanite in Virginia Geology |
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| Kyanite Quartzites in the Piedmont Province of Virginia: Evidence for a Possible High-Sulfidation System...Geology, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia 23187 AND MATTHEW A. PASEK Department of Planetary...world’s largest kyanite mine is hosted within kyanite quartzite at Willis Mountain in the Piedmont Province...Province of Virginia, and numerous smaller bodies occur throughout this region. Most occur in the Ordovician...altered igneous rocks. All rocks contain accessory rutile, white mica (locally green Cr muscovite), and locally |
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| from Virginia by RICHARD S. MITCHELL Clark Hall University of Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia 22903...same county. I t also has been observed i n pegmatites i n Powhatan County, Spotsylvania County, and...world have specimens of allanite from Amherst County, Virginia. The mineral is usually black and is coated...radioactive. The mineral was reported in Amherst County as early as 1874. Mallet ( 1 8 7 7 ) first described...the classic locality which is on Little Friar Mountain, near Albite {cleavelandite variety). Cleavelandite |
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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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| A Collecting Trip to Virginia By DUDLEY A. LEVICK, JR. 6 Sheldon Close Mariemont, Cincinnati 27, Ohio...Fire Clay Mine, Frostburg, Md. (See R&M, May-June '53, "Minerals of the Frostburg Fire Clay Mine", by Harold...did not attempt to apply to enter the operating mine. This was my third visit; I wish sometime that I...40. Inquiry in the vicinity might uncover a new mine operation not in "Minerals Yearbook." Jenkintown...gets there first, the site is near the Northwest corner of Township Line Road and Washington Lane, somewhat |
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| Vol. 27 May 1981 No. 2 BLUE QUARTZ IN VIRGINIA Michael A. Wise1 -@ I n 1885, Robert Robertson described...described a peculiar variety of quartz from Nelson County, Virginia. This new variety of quartz, as cited by Robertson...color is now thought to be due to either minute rutile inclusions or to fractures. The occurrence of blue...Island to South Carolina. Most blue quartz in Virginia is in the Blue Ridge Complex lying east of the...The complex extends from Loudoun County in the north to Grayson County in the south. A few occurrences |
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| 1982 INDUSTRIAL ROCK AND MINERAL RESOURCES IN VIRGINIA Palmer C. Sweet Virginia's total mineral production...nonfuel industrial rocks and minerals and zinc-lead mining. Preliminary figures for nonfuel mineral production...a feldspar, marketed as "Virginia aplite," and was one of three States mining vermiculite. Major industrial...industrial mineral resources in Virginia are: barite, cement*, clay materials*, diatomaceous sediments, feldspar*...Prince William County at the Cedar Run mine about 200 yards from the Fauquier County line. The barite |
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| Production in Virginia (Preliminary) - 1988l The total value of mineral production in Virginia in 1988 was-2...Chesapeake, produce cement in Virginia. Riverton Corporation in Warren County produces masonry cement at...sources. Salesare made to building supply dealers in Virginia Clap m 0 u u l l d s h a t ~ 1.049 -.I.. Coal...Total XX $2,116,581 Production as measured by mine shipments, sales, or marketable production (including...consumption by producers) - from U.S. Bureau of Mines. Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy and |
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| $12.00 ROADSIDE _ JrEOLOoGY of VIRGINIA Keith Frye pueke ajeus Ras “Wy _ Hingsulvey\ 7eauo\spues... ROADSIDE 4 JrEOLOGY of Virginia Keith Frye Illustrated by Ramesh Venkatakrishnan MOUNTAIN PRESS PUBLISHING...David Alt and Donald Hyndman “ ‘Copyright © 1986 Mountain Press Publishing Company Fourth Printing August...1935Roadside geology of Virginia. Bibliography: p. Includes index. 1. Geology—Virginia. I. Title. QE173.F78...1986 557.55 86-8755 ISBN 0-87842-199-8 (pbk.) : Mountain Press Publishing Company P.O. Box 2399 Missoula |
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| Library] at 00:39 19 January 2015 Graves Mountain, Lincoln County, Georgia B lack and nearly black minerals-no... Panasqueira ferberite, and rutile, especially that from Graves Mountain, Georgia. To some, however,...other aesthetic qualities may carry equal weight. Rutile in particular is clearly appreciated for its crystal...schists; and alpine-type pockets. The Graves Mountain rutile nominated for this issue’s Connoisseur’s Choice...Choice is a fitting ambassador for this species. All rutile is not black; in fact, its name is derived from |
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| 36 November 1990 No. 4 MINERAL INDUSTRY IN VIRGINIA - 1989 PALMER C. SWEET INTRODUCTION The total...Piedmont and western Coastal Plain provinces of Virginia. Large acreages have been leased in Dinwiddie...minerals have been discovered. Ilmenite, leucoxene, rutile, and zircon comprisenearly 80percent of the heavy-mineral...Botetourt Table. Mineral Resource Production in Virginia (Preliminary) - 1989,. Value Mineral Commoditv...available XX Not applicable Production as measured by mine shipments, sales, or marketable production (including |
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| Guelph] at 01:09 24 December 2014 Graves Mountain, Lincoln County, Georgia B lue minerals are a traditional...well-known locality of this type is, of course, Graves Mountain, Georgia. The occurrence of lazulite in this and...the world’s finest rutile specimens, an attractive lazulite from Graves Mountain has been suggested for...quartz and generally classed as quartzites (Graves Mountain). Lesser occurrences are in quartz and phosphate-rich...minerals are kyanite, sillimanite, andalusite, rutile, corundum, topaz, dumortierite, garnet, and in |
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| COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF MINES, MINERALS AND ENERGY Richmond, Virginia Virginia Minerals Published...Division of Mineral Resources Charlottesville, Virginia 22903 VOL. 48 MAY/AUGUST 2002 NO. 2/3 A GUIDE...GEOLOGICAL DIVERSITY John Marr and Roy Sites Virginia has a very interesting and varied geologic history...in unique and exotic geologic terranes. Across Virginia, the landscape exhibits all rock types: igneous...the Division of Mineral Resources offices. 10 VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES VOL. 48 Figure |
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| in 1835 are the Geological Survey of Virginia (1835-43), Virginia Geological Survey (1908-54), Division...the Geological Reconnaissance of the State of Virginia" in 1836. He continued to collect and compile...was restored in 1908. From 1908 to the present, Virginia has had a viable, continuously funded geological...geologicmap of Virginia was published in 1884. This was the first comprehensive geological map of Virginia. The...contained the results of Rogers' geology of Virginia, West Virginia, and the eastern part of Kentucky; the |
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| • • • • • • Grade and Reserves •• • • • • • • • Mining and Beneficiation • • • • • • • Calcination .....individuals, firms and organisations, as well as to the mining and geological departments, both in Commonwealth...pyrophyllite, pure white, opaque and enamel-like; and rutile shows up as distinct reddish-brown grains. Limonite...origin. The Henry Knob kyanite deposit4 in York County, South Carolina, was previously considered to be...Henry Knob deposit, as well as others in the same district, is thought to have been formed by the metamorphism |
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| SHOW Featuring Virginia Minerals, Mines and Localities BE A PROSPECTOR VISIT OUR MINE-KEEP WHAT YOU FIND...14,1977 VIRGINIA BEACH CIVIC CENTER (THE DOME) 19TH AND PACIFIC AVENUE VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA Rocks&...Minerals from Virginia Richard S. Mitchell 230 Mineral and Fossil Collecting Sites in Virginia Palmer C....Resume: Pseudomorphs in Virginia R. V. Dietrich 244 The Geology of Virginia W. Cullen Sherwood 250 Prehnite—Apophyllite...Minerals of Virginia J. Alexander Speer Minerals from the Old Sulphur Mine, Louisa County, Virginia Richard |
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| Procedures Members who’ve participated in Northern Virginia Mineral Club auctions know that they are a lot...rule; items with multiple bids on The Northern Virginia Mineral Club November 2010 Bid Slips - Please...line and bring one for each item The Northern Virginia Mineral Club NAME BID __________ __________...countless thousands of fossils each The Northern Virginia Mineral Club November 2010 THE MINERAL NEWSLETTER...to protect it during the winter. The Northern Virginia Mineral Club After a long, hot day of digging |
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| production (billions of dollars). Reprinted from Mining Congress Journal, August 1971. Professor and Executive...Perlite Phosphate Potash Pumice Quartz (crystal) Rutile Salt Saltcake Sand and Gravel Stone Strontium Sulphur...therefore they have a "place value." 6, 39 VIRGINIA MINERALS On the other hand, natural gas and petroleum...very large large large g B C1 5' No. 4 41 VIRGINIA MINERALS r7 Table 9.-Per (pounds). capita consumption...of the world" to this standard by the (1) The mining and processing of minerals could be done more efficiently |
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| DECORATIVE-ORNAMENTAL STONES OF VIRGINIA D. Allen Penick, Jr. Virginia is noted particularly for beautiful...amazonite, fine moonstone, and topaz. In addition Virginia is well known for staurolite, prehnite, turquoise...minerals, rocks and organic materials found in Virginia, which have been used as gemstones and decora...report. Many of the localities will be familiar to Virginia mineral collectors. Someof the areas mentioned...collect minerals. There has been much written on Virginia mineral localities but no reports are available |
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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...by Prof. John G. Smock, and that for the Eocky Mountain region by Mr. C. Whitman Cross. To these gentlemen...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 |
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| VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES PUBLICATION 62 MINERALS FOR VIRGINIA Harry W. Webb and John P...P. Moore COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF MINES, MINERALS AND ENERGY DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES...VIRGIN IA 1985 VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES PUBLICATION 62 MINERALS FOR VIRGINIA Harry W. Webb...Webb and John P. Moore COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF MINES, MINERALS AND ENERGY DIVISION OF MINERAL...for erops. VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES PUBLICATION 62 MINERALS FOR VIRGINIA Harry W. Webb |
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| 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 |
