 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | AND NEWS VIRGINIA STAUROLITBSAS GEMS Josnrn K. RosBnrs, Uniaersity of Virgi.nia. In Virginia well over...quarter of a century ago people began wearing staurolite crystals as watch charms, and pendants for necklaces...localities for collecting in Henry and Patrick Counties, Virginia. In the summer of 1916 a collection was...Ducktown, Tennessee,and in l9l7 a collection in Fannin County, Georgia. Being somewhat familiar with the mineral...this brief article is to call attention to the Virginia localities, and some of the ways the artificial |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | THE STAUROLITE AREA OF PATRICK HENRY COUNTIES. VIRGINIA* AND H. Moonr, Jr., Crr.q,nr,os U niversity...niversity of V ir ginia. Staurolites from Patrick County have attracted considerableattention for many years...the summer of 1936, mapping the extent of the staurolite-bearing and associated rocks, and followed this...description gives the results of study on a region of Virginia which has received comparatively little attention...confined to a description of the region occurring in Patrick and Henry Counties from which most of the collectionshave |  | | Journal (issue) | | DECORATIVE-ORNAMENTAL STONES OF VIRGINIA D. Allen Penick, Jr. Virginia is noted particularly for beautiful...moonstone, and topaz. In addition Virginia is well known for staurolite, prehnite, turquoise crystals, and...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 |  | | Journal (issue) | | No. 1 LARGE ANDALUSITE CRYSTALS FROM CAMPBELL COUNTY, VIRGINLA Richard S. Mitchell1,William F. Giannini2...veins at a previously unknown site in Campbell County, Virginia (Giannini and others, 1986; Figure 1). Although...lengths to 31.8 cm and prism face widths to 18cm (Virginia Division of Mineral Resources R-8947). Unaltered...observed in petrographic studies of thin sections of Virginia rocks (Reed and Jolly, 1963; Smith and others...east of Lynch Station in southern Campbell County, Virginia. The Universal Transverse Mercator (U.T.M |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Hudson, Ohio 44236 janet15clifford@gmail.com STAUROLITE Keivy Mountains, Kola Peninsula, Russia âR...âR ock-forming mineralsâ such as staurolite are rarely chosen for a Connoisseurâs Choice feature because...showy in the traditional sense. The beauty of staurolite is more subtle and intellectually appealing,...minerals are so commonly and spectacularly twinned. Staurolite is instantly recognizable to collectors for its...pendants or amulets. Staurolite is also the state mineral of Georgia. Staurolite (from the Greek stauros |  | | 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 |  | | Journal (issue) | | No. 2 '\ NON-BAUXITIC ALUMINA RESOURCES IN VIRGINIA Palmer C. Sweet and William F. Giannini , ABSTRACT...contain appreciable amounts of alumina ( 4 0 3 . The Virginia Division of Mineral Resources has completed a...materials: phyllite-schist, saproliteclay, kyanite-staurolite, anorthosite, syenite, and emery rock. Approximately...34 counties and independent cities throughout Virginia were examined, sampled and the samples were analyzed;...or analyzed. Previously published analyses of Virginia coals indicate appreciable amounts of alumina |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Large Andalusite Crystals from Campbell County, Virginia: Their Alteration to Kyanite and Sillimanite...H E L L Clark Hall University of Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia 22903 W I L L I A M F . GIANNINI...N PENICK, JR. Virginia Division of Mineral Resources Box 3667 Charlottesville, Virginia 22903 D U R I...veins at a previously unknown site in Campbell County, Virginia (Giannini et a l . , 1986). A l  though many...lengths to 31.8 cm and prism face widths to 18 cm (Virginia Department of Mineral Resources #R-8947). Unaltered |  | | Report (issue) | | the coverâTurquois 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 (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) | | MICROMINERALS FROM BLACK JACK CANYON, GREENLEE COUNTY, ARIZONA. E. Grundel, 2000 S. 2d St., No. 8, Arlington...mileposts 162 and 163 near Black Jack Canyon, Greenlee County, Arizona. The specimens are found in the vesicles...Graham Counties,Arizona. Arizona Bureau of Mines, county geology map series 3-4. A NEW OCCURRENCE OF CUBIC...5 Volume 78, March/April2003 119 San Benito County, California; Tamvatnei, Siberia; and near Gulsen...Otago] at 13:59 13 January 2015 TRANSPARENT STAUROLITE MICROCRYSTALS FROM TRAINER, PENNSYLVANIA. K I: |  | | Journal (issue) | | THE EARTH â Part I â Harald SRE Soiks cas-3 eRe STAUROLITE AND ITS OCCURRENCE IN GEORGIA âA. S. Furcron...Atomic Bomb Project beac: Cretaceous Fish Found in Virginia. Hawaiiâs Mauna Loa Brings Forth Lava and Tourists...End of Part I THE EARTH SCIENCE DIGEST â Staurolite And Georgia a7 § Peer .* A. S. FURCRON...FURCRON Department o! Mines, Mining Staurolite is a well-known mineral in the rocks of the eastern states:...England and Alabama. The curious tendency of staurolite crystals to cross at various angles has created |  | | Report (issue) | | the Yadkin and Dan Rivers, North Carolina and Virginia--------- ------------ ___-___-_-____-_--_-.___-_-____...Drilling data, Yadkin River drainage basin, Surry County, N.C.--- 2. -- 5. __ .._ . 9 ------- ----...Drilling data, Oconee River drainage basin, Oconee County, Ga.-------------------------------------------...Drilling data, Flint River drainage basin, Spalding County Ga.------------------------------------------------...River at the boundary between North Carolina and Virginia, and three are in Georgia southwest of the Savannah |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | RICHMOND, VIRGINIA W I L L I E M . R E A M S , JR. University of Richmond Richmond, Virginia 23173 T...of cinnebar vases and in the art of cloisonne. Virginia Street exhibits the rocks, minerals, and gemÂ...the Rutherford mine in Amelia, Virginia. The rocks and minerals of Virginia are presented in groupings (metallic...o l d Pan ning in Virginia" and "Virginia Garnets." School groups enjoy "Virginia Oddities," which include...Campbell County, Virginia, and staurolite crystals (fairy crosses) from Patrick County, Virginia, the most |  | | Report (issue) | | 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 |  | | Journal (issue) | | 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...consumption by producers) - from U.S. Bureau of Mines. Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy and...Cement Company operates a plant in western Botetourt County. The facility manufacturesportlandcementfrom locally |  | | Report (issue) | | western belt has been traced from east-central Virginia for 600 miles southwestward into Alabama; and...the results of this work in the five states of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and...General features The Piedmont province in northern Virginia has a width of about 40 miles, increasing southwestward...reconnaissance surveys are incomplete. Geologic maps of Virginia, Georgia, and Alabama, on a scale of 1:500,000...granitic gneisses shown on the geologic maps of Virginia, Georgia, and Alabama have been given formational |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | to hunt for Herki mer Quartz Crystals. WEST VIRGINIA The Ohio Valley Gem and Mineral Society, Parkersburg...Mrs. Lee Willman, members 459 of the Calhoun County Rock and Min eral Club, Jacksonville, opened their...microFLORIDA mounts and lapidary Two mem bers of the Cobb County Gem and Min Earl Phetteplace, a member of the...traveled to Patrick County, Virginia, Dumps. The finds: labradorite sheen on to collect staurolite crystals...range plans for the 1973 Eastern- of Lower Bucks County, Fairless Hills, American Federation Show are ahead |  | | Report (issue) | | _____________________________________________ ________________ Virginia - __ -__ _ ___________ Farmville district, Buckingham...36 37 38 38 39 39 Kyanite deposits Continued Virginia Continued Farmville district, etc. Continued Rock...Slate __ . Halifax County Other localities North Carolina Hagers Mountain, Person County.- _.______ Corbett...Corbett deposit, Johnston County Burnsville-Swannanoa area, Buncombe, Yancey, and Mitchell Counties ________...________ ____ Rutherford County Other localities North Carolina-South Carolina Kings Mountain district, Cleveland |  | | Journal (issue) | | of ntagnetite ; in 1{ontgo111ery County, Virginia; in Burke County, North Carolina. Native iron has also...total of $429,587,000. The eastern States of West Virginia, Ohio and Illinois, all large coal producers....natural gas................... 420,587,000 W:est Virginia ... Coal, natural gas, petroleum, clay products...natural gas, sulphur................... 62,204,000 Virginia ......... Coal, clay products, stone, cement....located in the town of Northumberland, Saratoga County, New York. It is unlike any known occurrence of |  | | Journal (issue) | | the Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Engineering Experiment Station Series, dealing with Virginia Mineral...Mineral Localities: Virginia Mineral Localities (1960 Edition) Virginia Mineral Localities (Supplement...(Supplement I) Virginia Mineral Localities (Supplement II) Virginia Minerals and Rocks (3rd Edition) Ex LIBRIS...\I i! II II BULLETIN OF THE ·, I !V I ii VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE Engineering Experiment Station...Series No. 151 Ii !I ·1 " ii :c H I I I I ! VIRGINIA MINERAL LOCALITIES ( SUPPLEMENT II ) By Richard |  | | Journal (issue) | | obsidian known is the black glassy rock from Lake County, Oregon, known by collectors as iridescent obÂ... I NC. Wanton Destruction of Liege Museum Staurolite Crystals, Faked. Glued on Schist. A Mineralogical...contained a specimen which was la beled staurolite, Patrick County, Virginia (See illustration ) . The two large...collectors will approve. Also illustrntecl is a double staurolite cross that we doubt will be found described in...mineralogy. This faked specimen had been sold as a staurolite " Fairystone" crystal, but it has been fashioned |  | Merschat, Arthur J., Holm-Denoma, Christopher S., Levine, Jamie, McAleer, Ryan J., Southworth, Scott, Wilson, Crystal G. (2016) Geology of the Mount Rogers area, revisited, Blue Ridge, VAâNCâTN. Field Trip Guidebook. Carolina Geological Society | Report (issue) | | the Neoproterozoic Mount Rogers Formation, SW Virginia ................................................Raymundo Balderas, Melissa Brett, Derek Stokes, Patrick Trout, Jason Yonts Linking the Central and Southern...Regional Correlation in the Eastern Blue Ridge of Virginia ................................................Section of the Geological Society of America; Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Department... In northwestern North Carolina and southwest Virginia, the composite Blue Ridge thrust sheet is comprised |  | 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) | | of detrital mona%ite in the western Piedmont of Virginia^ North Carolina^ South Carolina^ and Georgia^..._ Yadkin River-Dan River area, North Carolina-Virginia. ____________________ Oconee River area, Georgia...and Catawba Rivers, S.C. and N.C.: 1. Epidote, staurolite, magnetite, amphibole, spinel, and sphene. 2...left from placer mining on Knob Creek, Cleveland County, N.C______________________________ 5. Mineral composition...colluvium exposed in gully on Lattimore farm, Cleveland County, N.C______________________________ 10. Position |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | cordierite+hercynite+ vapour at low pressures and to staurolite-f almandine+hercynite+vapour at high pressures...accompanied by cordierite, andalusite, kyanite, or staurolite. It also grows in hydrothermal veins. Various...006 0-82 3-75 1000 1. Rawlinsville, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Hietanen (1951, p. 867)....been omitted from the calculations. 5. Chatham County, North Carolina, U.S.A. Genth (1873, p. 399). Although...Indian Grave Mountain near Bull Mountain, Patrick County, Virginia, U.S.A. Genth (1890, pp. 49-50). Pure |
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