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Sillimanite from
Andalusite locality, Alta Vista, Campbell County, Virginia, USA


Locality type:Outcrop
Classification
Species:Sillimanite
Formula:Al2(SiO4)O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Andalusite3 photos of Sillimanite associated with Andalusite at this locality.
Kyanite3 photos of Sillimanite associated with Kyanite at this locality.
Corundum3 photos of Sillimanite associated with Corundum at this locality.
Halloysite3 photos of Sillimanite associated with Halloysite at this locality.
Mica Group3 photos of Sillimanite associated with Mica Group at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sillimanite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Andalusite locality, Alta Vista, Campbell County, Virginia, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:366041
Long-form Identifier:1:3:366041:6
GUID (UUID V4):70ac7ce0-d18f-490b-9fd5-f5e87025d9b0
Nearest other occurrences of Sillimanite
25.4km (15.8 miles) Hutter Mine (Herter Magnetite Mine), James River-Roanoke River Mn-Fe-Ba Mining District, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
78.0km (48.5 miles) Jordan Creek Prospect, Henry County, Virginia, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Jirrwowwux/ lot* llMt UK* U'A VERMONT Mineral Locality Index VANDALL T. K I N G P.O. Box 90888 Rochester...Mountain quarry, Low­ ell (Orleans County) is the most signifi­ cant locality in the state for collectors....Eden Mills (Lamoille County) is the commonly given but incorrect name for the locality; it is near­ er to...set­ tlement seen when approaching the mineral locality from the south. The Belvidere Mountain quarry...pyrite crystals (to over 2 cm). Chester is the type locality for three rare minerals: chesterite, clinojimthompsonite
Report (edition)
CHAPTER l. INTRODUCTION . . . . .I .I Format of locality descriptions How to use the maps . . . . . . ...11 11 11 11 12 12 13 13 13 CHAPTER 3. MINERAL LOCALITY DESCRIPTIONS AND MAPS . . 21 CHAPTER 4. CHECKLIST...INDEX . . .. . .. . . 105 105 106 Locality index (by town) Locality index (by name of site) . ACKNOWLEDGMENTS...much information on collecting sites in Oxford County. Numerous other collectors of Maine minerals also...the back cover. Richard Mitchell (University of Virginia) supplied the photograph of Parker CleaveIand's
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
gradeof metamorphism varies from chlorite to sillimanite-K-feldspar-muscovite. Mineral-chemistry studies...reduced graphitic rocks. Consequently,the first sillimanite-forming reaction for many pelitic schists in...C, sillimanite-580 "C, sillimanite-K-feldspar660 "C. The muscovite-almandine-biotite-sillimanite (MABS)...down directly to sillimanite + almandine + biotite immediately above the sillimanite-andalusitephaseboundary...temperatures and MABS pressure for the second sillimanite isograd in M, if reasonablemodels for behavior
Book
th e Minerals of California series, see I. Campbell, 1966, pp. 13-19.) For over 100 years the series...species are reported by 1-2 shows the county boundaries and county names. When possible, locations of mines...within a township is illustrated by Figure 1-1. county of occurrence. Map *M. Fleischer’s 1980 Glossary...at the 3 numbered and positioned with map locality. the species first reported in the text Reports...Reports of additional species found at the map locality are cross-referenced to the pertinent map. A
Book (volume)
Duane L. Leavitt The Bennett Pegmatite, Oxford County, Maine . .............................................. 341 Neil A. Wintringham Maine Mineral Locality Index ..........................................permanent photographic exhibits in the northeastern USA. The Shaubs have been active in ornithological research...tourmalinebearing Himalaya pegmatite at Mesa Grande, San Diego County, California. Most recently, Gene was gratified...Bennett pegmatite, agreed to write about that locality. Carl Francis, curator of minerals and meteorites
Report (issue)
Mary E. Woodruff U. S. Geological Survey Reston, Virginia 22092 U. S. Geological Survey Open File Report...Kakanui Hornblende, NZ Minnesota Hornblende, Fremont County, CO Sodic Fluor-richterite, Synthetic Apatite...*FSBO Benson Orthoclase *FSLC Plagioclase, Lake County, Oregon *FSNA Nunivak Anorthoclase, AK FSTA Tiburon...*NEPH *PYNC SCMB *SPHC *STBM *TPTM TSLP *ZOPC Andalusite, Espin'to Santo, Brazil Kyanite, Minas Gerais...Code: AMCM 18-APR-85 Standard: Cummi ngtonite Locality: Mikonui River, New Zealand Donor: Wm. Melson
Book
difficulties in achieving uniformity in any compilation. Locality names and spellings differ in time or with boundaries...Therefore no attempt was made to revise and update all locality data to conform with present political designations...present country to which they belong. As a rule, the locality designations given in the original published papers...comprehensive. Richard S. Mitchell University of Virginia Charlottesville > 4? Contents Foreword ...about the mineral, depending upon the kind of locality name used. The name franklinite, for Franklin
Report (issue)
upper part of the Hanson Creek Formation in Eureka County, Mullens and F. G. Poole . . . . . . . . . . ....distribution in a granite stock near Bull Canyon, Lemhi County, Idaho, by M. H. Staatz, C. M. Bunker, and C. A...Thomas, Keg, and Desert calderas, central Juab County, Utah, by D. R. Shawe 43 51 57 67 Petrology and...reconstituted rocks of Mule Ear diatreme, San Juan County, Utah, by R. A. Cadigan and D. E. Stuart-Alexander...nitrate in ground water and streams, southern Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y., by N. M. Perlmutter and Ellis
 
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