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Quartz from
Mt. Vernon Mine, Rockingham County, Virginia, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mt. Vernon Mine, Rockingham County, Virginia, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:344771
Long-form Identifier:1:3:344771:0
GUID (UUID V4):cdc770cc-897c-4bf6-89d4-60c752915991
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
2.6km (1.6 miles) Miller Run Mine (Miller Mine ?), Rockingham County, Virginia, USA
3.0km (1.9 miles) Upper Lewis Run Mine, Rockingham County, Virginia, USA
10.5km (6.5 miles) Unnamed Cu prospect [1], Browns Cove, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
13.1km (8.2 miles) Augusta Mine, Augusta County, Virginia, USA
14.7km (9.1 miles) Moormans River, Sugar Hollow, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
14.7km (9.1 miles) Buck Mountain Creek, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
16.1km (10.0 miles) Sugar Hollow, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
16.6km (10.3 miles) Naylor-Bruce Prospect, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
20.4km (12.7 miles) Hightop Mine, Hightop, Standardsville, Northern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Greene County, Virginia, USA
20.6km (12.8 miles) Ramsey Mountain Prospects, Augusta County, Virginia, USA
References
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Report (issue)
geographic coordinates and, where applicable, by county and section, township, and range. Both published...nickel-plus-copper in the deposit. The Gap mine (Pennsylvania) and the San Julian mine (California),are examples of...deposits varies widely. Some, like the Bluebird mine (Arizona), are small deposits containing 16 mostly...mostly only cobalt minerals. At the Standard mine (Oregon), the , cobalt minerals are associated with...intermittently between the years 1763 and 1853. The Gap mine, Pennsylvania, supplied nickel and cobalt to United
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Outcropgeologicmapof the SparLakedepositat Mt. Vernon,LincolnCounty,Montana. Mt. Vernonis aneast-west-trending ridgecappedby...measuredoutcropsections.An addi- SPARLAKE DEPOSIT, MT: PT I 1903 tional 1,430 m of drill core (in 16...intervalswithin the uppermemberof the RevettFormationon Mt. Vernon (areaof Fig. 3), one of which, the middlequartzite...White, 1979; White et al., 1984). Near the Troy mine, the Revett Formationis more than 550 m thick (Fig...areasto the southsideof Mt. Vernon,a singlefining-upwardsenortheast of Mt. Vernon. quence,locallywith a
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
a n d r i a , V a . 22302 Corresponding Editor—Vernon W e r t z , 9 7 0 7 S u ­ therland R d . , Silver...activities, month by month. NEW JERSEY The Bergen County Mineralogy and Paleontology Society, Paramus, either...dary Society heard Vincent Vozza of the Bergen County Mineralogy and Paleon­ tology Society speak on...jew­ elry! The Club cooperates with the Mif­ flin County Educational Speakers Asso­ ciation and provides...fossils The Rock and Mineral Club of Lower Bucks County, Fairless Hills, viewed the Eastern Federation
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Geologic History of the Teays Valley in West Virginia Abstract: The segment of the abandoned prePleistocene...evidence argues that the Teays Valley in West Virginia was abandoned in late Tertiary or early Pleistocene...map showing location of the Teays Valley, West Virginia 252 General features 254 Pennsylvania!! and Permian...formations 255 4. Geologic section in the vicinity of Mt. Vernon. 256 Conemaugh and Monongahela formations . ...West Washington Formation of Dunkard Group. . 256 Virginia, northern Kentucky, and eastern Structure 257
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
comprehensive listing, including detailed spot locations on county road maps, refer to this publication, which can...The price is $5.00 plus 4% sales tax. Individual county road maps can be obtained from the North Carolina...Carolina 27611 B. J . M C K E N Z I E Alamance County Pyrophyllite, cacoxenite, diaspore, sericite, pyrite...ilmenite, topaz, and chert are found at the Snow Camp mine (Holman's Mill) located 2.7 miles southeast of the...onto SR 2352 for approx­ imately 1.9 miles. The mine lies north of the road on the side of a wooded hill
Book (edition)
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...to Helena, in Shelby county, the field has an average width of 5 or 6 miles. Below that point the width...miles being in the latitud" of Blocton, in Bibb county. The south ern end of this field has a greater...Jefferson county; Helena, Montevallo, and Brierfield, Shelby county; and at Blocion. Bibb county. The Warrior
Book (edition)
gem stones mon dull are as hard or harder than quartz, a com- mineral everywhere present as dust which...Hardness Scale 6. Orthoclase 1. Talc 2. Gypsum 7. Quartz Topaz Corundum 10. Diamond 3. Colcite 8. 4...Your will scratch orthoclase feldspar but not quartz. In making hardness appears to be a scratch paper...the general arrange- ment of these surfaces. Quartz and amethyst, for example, are frequently crystallized...SPODUMENE DANBURITE DATOLITE GARNET FLUORITE QUARTZ CRYSTALS SPINEL STAUROLITE •^^ VESUVIANITE
Book
volume is dedicated is four-fold: (1) To locate by mine, deposit, or community those mineralized areas of...Co. Hematite CALERA, Shelby Co. Wavkllite CLAY COUNTY, Sec. 24. T. 19 S R., 7 E. STATUARY, Coosa Co...Co., (W. border of* Marble Crystalline TALLADEGA COUNTY Marble, (crystalline) VALLEY HEAD, DeKalb Co. Hematite...VILLAGE SPRINGS, Blount Co. Hematite WOODS COPPER MINE, Cloaburne Co. Sphalerite ARIZONA COVEI.I.ITE...Feldspar HISSOP, Coosa Co., (near) Beryl JACKSON COUNTY Hematite KENNEDYS, Clay Co., (near) Magnetite MILLERVILLE
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
0 Madison Avenue Union, New Jersey EDITOR Mrs. Vernon Wertz 9707 Sutherland Road Silver Spring, M d ...decisions which must be made. The 362 SECRETARY Vernon W e r t z 9707 Sutherland Rood Silver Spring, M...have been working hard. I want to compliment Dr. Virginia Lee Blackford of Maryland and Mrs. Sue Pitts of...Minerals— Rough and Cut", and turned it over to Dr. Virginia L. Blackford, Chairman of the Education and Program...all requests for programs or information to: Dr. Virginia L. Blackford, Chairman. Education and Program
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
beautiful specimens are found of snowy-white drusy quartz which line cavities of gray chert. California—R...of black, crystallized ferberite from the Conger Mine, near Nederland, Boulder Co., Colo. It is good to...consisting of about 22 minerals of which garnet and quartz seem to be the most common. Along with the sand...(microcline, orthoc'ase, albite, oligoclase, anorthite), quartz, mica (biotite, muscovite) obsidian and gold??...examination not one jasper was found—they were all common quartz stp.'ned brown by limonite. Florida—At Daytona
Report (volume)
geologic evidence along a 15km reach in northern Essex County; southwest of Lowell it is expressed as a profound...(1917) Worcester Phyllite at old Worcester coal mine WORCESTER AREA After Grew (1970; 1973) HUOSON-MAYNARO...Oakdale Quartzite; Merrimack Quartzite; Paxton Quartz Schist UnitD Phyllite facies of "Worcester" Formation...Dedham Granodiorite; Gospel Hill Gneiss; Assabet Quartz Diorite; Acton Granite Salem Gabbro-Diorite north...and west of Salem; Wolfpen Tonalite; Newburyport Quartz Diorite south of Essex fault; Dedham Granodiorite;
Book (volume)
600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...Amethysts, or Quartz crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T...deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip mine⎯pyritized gastropods...gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason Cr.⎯fossils;
Book (volume)
600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...Amethysts, or Quartz crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T...deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip mine⎯pyritized gastropods...gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason Cr.⎯fossils;
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Investigation of Gilley Fluorspar Deposits in Cherokee County, Alabama, by James F. O'Neill. It is interesting... 50 miles northeast of Birmingham, in Cherokee County, located in West 1/2, West V2 of Section 16, Township...fluoresces blue (through the quartz) under the Mineralight; in addition the quartz crystal has a colorless...crystal'ized cinnabar which comes from the Culver-Baer mine, Sonoma Co., Calif. Colorado—An interesting article...pegmatite district lies across the Park-Fremont County line in south-central Co'crado, a few miles northwest
Report (issue)
THULITE AND PYRITE MONAZITE EMERALD CUPRITE SMOKY QUARTZ ZIRCON TORBERNITE ~/ UBRAR'l USE ONLV ,~O...beauty are found in Cowee Valley in the Franklin County area of western North Carolina. Many of these...amethyst, almandite garnet, citrine, and smoky quartz. It is hoped that this publication will find a...Rutile 17 Quartz 17 Rock Crystal 17 Amethyst •• 18 Rose Quartz 18 Smoky Quartz 18 Rutilated...Rutilated Quartz 18 Chalcedony 19 Agate 19 References 20 SAFETY TIPS FOR ROCK AND MINERAL COLLECTORS
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Gem Faire '89. Eugene Convention Center, Lane County Fair­ grounds, 796 W. 13th St. Information: Gem...York. 19th An­ nual Show sponsored by the Rockland County Gem & Mineral Society. South Orangetown Middle...Bear Gulch Rock & sponsored by the Imperial Polk County Gem Mineral Club. Masonic Hall, 1025 North Vine...sponsored by the Orcutt Mineral Society. South County November 5—Waterford, Connecticut. Annual Show...MINERALS is announcing The Re-Opening of THE CALEDONIA MINE in Michigan's Copper Country Austin, T X , For
Report (issue)
beauty are found in Cowee Valley in the Franklin County area of western North Carolina. Many of these......................................... 16 17 Quartz ................................................... Rose Quartz ....................................................... 18 18 Smoky Quartz .......................................... 18 Rutilated Quartz .................................................Alamance County ........................................................... 24 24 Alexander County ...
Book (edition)
Phone (907) 586-1785 Jade, gold, serpentine, quartz, asbestos, rhodonite, chrysoprase Fossils Garnets...lbs., 400/lb. over 100 lbs. Black Mountain Opal Mine. Write Lander's Turquoise, 321 East Andy Devine...Phone (501) 262-2058. Fee: $2.00. Coleman Crystal Mine, Jessleville. AR 71949. Fee: $2-00. Under 12 yrs*...yrs* free. Don Burrough, Star Rt., Box 135C, Mt. Ida AR 71957. Phone (501) 867-3664. Fee: $5*00/car. Groups...**John Moundy, Mt. Ida. AR. Mine on High Peak Mountain. Ocus Stanly, P.0. Box I63, Mt. Ida. AR 71957
Book (volume)
gold-bearing areas. Lode deposits usually consist of Quartz veins in solid rock, while placer deposits occur...Dahlonega Co. and Rabum Co., and  the McDuffie County Belt extending through portions of McDuffie, Warren...Sphalerite. BALDWIN COUNTY MILLEDGEVILLE, at state farmjasper. BANKS COUNTY COMMERCE, along Hwy. 59...along adjoining Co. linerock crystal. BARROW COUNTY WINDER, along rd. to Jefferson and 1½ mi. inside...Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States BARTOW COUNTY AREA, Saltpeter Cave, as floatjasper. CARTERSVILLE:
Report (issue)
..... . . ............ 10 Pike National Forest County of El Paso (Black Forest) Land Exchange Offer ........ 48 Fig. 14. Map 12-Offered mining claims-Quartz Creek & Cumberland Pass areas (provided by USFS)...MRDS DC00723: Virginia Basin area ...... 74 Fig. 36. Attachment P. MRDS DC00722: Virginia Lode ..........Fig. 39. Attachment S. MAS 0080510124: Fairview Mine ......... 80 Fig. 40. Attachment T. MRDS DC01244:...43. Attachment W. MAS 0080510096: Climax (Ender) Mine ... 85 Fig. 44. Attachment X. Geologic map of Italian
Report (volume)
porphyry gold system High-alumina deposits in Moore County -----------------------------------------------Other...Hydrothermal alteration at the Brewer mine, Chesterfield County, South Carolina ---------------------...Hydrothermal alteration atPilot Mountain, Randolph County, North Carolina ------------------------------...from drill hole 8, 13.4-19.5 meters depth, Brewer mine area, South Carolina --------------------------... of hard rock with fresh pyrite from the Brewer mine area, South Carolina --------------------------
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
2017 July 3-5—Farmington, New Mexico. San Juan County Gem & Mineral Society 7th A n n u a l Gem and Mineral...19th A n n u a l G e m and Mineral Show. Montezuma County A n n e x Building, 103 N . Chestnut. Info.—John...601/879-8832; F A X 601/879-3282. July 23-25—Mt. Vernon, Washington. Skagit Rock & Gem Club Show. Skagit...Meeting Room, Reno/Sparks Convention Center, 4590 S. Virginia St. Info.—Ernest Kastenbein, 6415 Longley Lane...A u g . I—Spruce Pine, North Carolina. Mitchell County Chamber of Commerce 36th Annual North Carolina
Report (issue)
1964 ROAD LOG OF THE CHATHAM, RANDOLPH AND ORANGE COUNTY AREAS, NORTH CAROLINA FIELD TRIP GUIDEBOOK RALEIGH...Counties and the Virgilinia synclinorium in Person County. The intensity of folding increases eastward fro...anticlinorium. In eastern Randolph County and in most of Chatham County the rocks are tightly compressed...of the Slate Belt in Union County, in central Orange County, in Durham County northwest of the Triassic...Triassic basin and in southeastern Person County. The lower contact of the Uwharrie Formation has not been recognized
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
("granite"). This tantalite vein is of highly crystalline quartz and is situated in the midst of numerous tin pegmatites...very pale brown sand consisting of white to smoky quartz, flesh-color feldspar, silvery-white muscovite...some blackish magnetite and a little amount of quartz (colorless to smoky, gray chalcedony, red carnelian)...of pinkish garnet, colorless to smoky to white quartz, green epidote, some black magnetite and some colorless...sand consisting entirely of pale gray, rounded quartz (rounded like little globules). "Sand from Elk
Report (volume)
Bettie S. Hackman, Virginia M. Jussen, Elisabeth S. Loud, Mildred C. Mead, Virginia S. Neuschel, and Dorothy...the Southern Appalachian Botanical Club. West Virginia University. Morgan town, W. Va. Caves and Karst-...Ky. Kentucky Geol. Survey County Rept. - Kentucky Geological Survey County Report. University of Kentucky...Analysts. Houston, Tex. Los Angeles County Mus. Contr. Sci. - Los Angeles County Museum Contributions in Science...Science. Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History. Los Angeles, Calif. Los Angeles County_Mus. Nat.
 
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