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Epidote from
State Quarry, Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Epidote
Formula:(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Epidote data
Locality Data:Click here to view State Quarry, Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:367445
Long-form Identifier:1:3:367445:1
GUID (UUID V4):dbd5a5f2-ed90-4a3b-a8d3-bd8662882288
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JL / Culpfeper and B arbour sville Basins, Virginia and Maryland C7 ll.S. / PAPER Triassic-Jurassic...Stratigraphy of the Culpeper and Barboursville Basins, Virginia and Maryland By K.Y. LEE and AJ. FROELICH U.S...stratigraphy of the Culpeper and Barboursville basins, Virginia and Maryland. (U.S. Geological Survey professional...Geology Culpeper Basin (Va. and Md.) 4. Geology Virginia Barboursville Basin. I. Froelich, A.J. (Albert............................................. 16 Leesburg Member.......................................
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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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Geology of the Northern Part of the Culpeper Basin, Virginia and Maryland by K. Y. Lee U.S. Geological Survey...Geology of the Northern Part of the Culpeper Basin, Virginia and Maryland; by K, Y, Lee Introduction The Culpeper...here, cover about 1060 km , of which 82% is in Virginia and the remainder is in Maryland (Fig. 1). Figure...subdivided the red bed sequence of sedimentary rocks m Virginia which he thought to be entirely of Triassic age...Buckeystown Waterford Poo1esvilie Germantown Lincoln Leesburg Sterling Seneca Middleburg Vienna Gainesville
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Geology of the Waterford Quadrangle, Virginia and Maryland, and the Virginia Part of the Point of Rocks Quadrangle...Ridge province and Culpeper basin in northern Virginia and Maryland UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING...Geology of the Waterford quadrangle, Virginia and Maryland, and the Virginia part of the Point of Rocks quadrangle...references. Supt. of Docs. no.: I 19.3:2095 l. Geology-Virginia. 2. Geology-Maryland. I. Burton, William C. (William............................................. .. Loudoun Formation ....................................
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Bull Run Quarry Loudoun County, Virginia H O W A R D R. F R E E L A N D 10340 Hollyberry Drive Richmond...Richmond, Virginia 23234 Most collectors are familiar with fine prehnite, apophyl­ lite, and zeolite specimens...Narsavage, 1977), and at the Fairfax quarry near Centreville, Virginia (Medici, 1972; Mitchell, 1977). There...are several other "trap" quarries in northern Virginia which have yielded beautiful and sometimes rare...environments. Bull Run quarry located in Loudoun County, Virginia, is one such quarry. To date, nearly twenty
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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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NOVEMBER 1992 VOL. 38 INTERESTING USES OF STONE IN VIRGINIA - PART I Harry W. Webb' and Palmer C. Sweet e...being quarried in Virginia. Some 350 interesting uses of dimension stone across the state are listed, located...rock types quarried for dimension stone uses in Virginia include amphibolite schist, conglomerate, diabase...soapstone. The quarrying of most dimension stone in Virginia is uneconomical today because of the relatively...and uses of various types of dimension stone in Virginia. Architectural terms are defied in the Appendix
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1955 GEOLOGY OF CATOCTIN MOUNTAIN, MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA BY JOHN C. WHITAKER ABSTRACT Detailed mapping...of Catoctin Mountain in Maryland and northern Virginia indicates that the area is not a syncline as previously...revision of the stratigraphy. Strata mapped as Loudoun along the eastern border of Catoctin Mountain constitute...Cambrian-Precambrian boundary. .. 439 Introduction 456 Loudoun formation 441 Map pattern 457 General 441 Structure...Catoctin Mountain, Maryland and Virginia 435 2. Photomicrographs of Loudoun phyllite, Harpers phyllite, Tomstown
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^ Anne Arundel County 43 Baltimore County 45 Howard County - Montgomery County 88 Prince Georges...Georges County Virginia 74 . 120 129 Arlington County 129 Fairfax County 131 Fauquier County 139...139 Loudoun County 143 Prince William County 149 Diabase quarries of northern Virginia 155 CAPTIONS...forming a ridge north of Route 7 near Dranesville, Virginia. Figure 7. Locations of mineral deposits in...mines in the Soldiers Delight region, Baltimore County, Maryland. Adapted from Pearre and Heyl , 19.60
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Shale and Sandstone in Fairfax, Loudoun,and Prince William Counties, Virginia GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR...Shale and Sandstone in Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William Counties, Virginia By Paul M. Johnston GEOLOGICAL...ILLUSTRATIONS Figure 1. The Triassic rocks of Northern Virginia------------------------------------- Page IV...TABLES Table 1. 2. 3. 4. Municipal wells of Leesburg, Va-_-__--_-__-__-__-_--__--__-----_---_ ----Municipal...Triassic rocks of Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William Counties, Virginia _----__-------_------------III
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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
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metamorphosed rocks of the northern Culpeper basin, Virginia by K. Y. Lee and A. J. Froelich Open-File Report...1. Index map of Culpeper basin and vicinity, Virginia and Maryland, showing location of Figure 3. Figure...metamorphosed rocks of the northern Culpeper basin, Virginia by K. Y. Lee and A. J. Froelich Geology of the...north from the Rapidan River near Madison Mills, Virginia, across the Potomac River and terminates near...in the northern part of the Culpeper basin in Virginia, one from the thermally metamorphosed aureole
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precious-metal occurrences in the Culpeper basin, northern Virginia LEADERS: Joseph P. Smoot Gilpin R. Robinson... S. Geological Survey National Center Reston, Virginia 22092 U. S. Geological Survey Open-File Report...precious-metal occurrences in the Culpeper basin, northern Virginia LEADERS: Joseph P. Smoot and Gilpin R. Robinson...mineralization, Rt. 28, Sterling, Virginia. STOP 2. Hornfels, Rt. 661, Chantilly, Virginia. STOP 3. Culpeper Crushed...Stone Quarry, Stevensburg, Virginia STOP 4. Granophyre and ferrogabbro, Germanna Bridge, Virginia. STOP
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MINERALS OF THE ARLINGTON TRAP ROCK QUARRY ON GOOSE CREEK, LOUDOUN CO., VA. By FRENCH MORGAN 2601 Brentwood...18, D. C. The writer first became aware of this quarry during the fall of 1943 when the newly organized...field trip to the locality It was an old producing quarry at that time, and has probably been in operation...considerable size. The quarry is located a mile and onehalf south of Virginia highway No. 7, at the Belmont...of Intrusive Triassic Diabase at Goose Creek, Loudoun Co., Va. (Proceedings of the U. S. National Museum
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GEORGIA STATE DIVISION OF CONSERVATION DEPARTMENT OF MINES, MINING AND GEOLOGY A. S. FURCRON, Director...Governor of Georgia and Commissioner Ex-Officio State Division of Conservation Atlanta, Georgia Dear Governor...geologists and by some geologists working outside of the State upon problems relating to Georgia's oldest rocks...of new geologic maps which are planned for the State. Basically, the papers suggest new approaches upon...Depositional Sequences of Northern and Central Virginia, by A. S. Furcon -----------------------·----
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VIRGINIA DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES DIGITAL REPRINT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF...OF ALBEMARLE COUNTY Wilbur A. Nelson BULLETIN 77 Adobe Acrobat® Reader® Adobe Acrobat Reader version...rendering of Geology and Mineral Resources of Albemarle County by Wilbur Nelson is to make accessible an out of...appear to show the bookmark pane is viewable. Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy Division...500 Charlottesville, VA 22903 COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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February 1987 No.1 VIRGINIA MINERAL LOCALITY INDEX D. Allen Penick, Jr. This Virginia mineral locality...and most significant mineral occurrences in the State. In line with a project begun by the Colorado Friends...for each state followed by a world-wide locality index The localities are listed by county, followed...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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
THE MINERALS OF ALBEMARLE COUNTY, VIRGINIA PART I I I : SILICATES By R. S. MITCHELL and R. J. BLAND,... JR. Department of Geology University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va. nets at the old iron mine near...inch across, are in a weathered road cut along State Road 677 northeast of Ivy. 3. "Zircon. Dark-brown...grained pegmatite dike at Trinity Methodist Church on State Road 692 in the Cross Roads area. The crystals which...in all three parts of this study is crossed by State Road 649. are listed at the end of this section
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The program for the next meeting of the Northern Virginia Mineral Club will be “Treasures of the USGS: From...website: http://www.novamineralclub.org/ Northern Virginia Mineral Club members, Please join our May 20 speaker...Towers), 3548 South Jefferson St. (intersecting Leesburg Pike), Falls Church, VA Phone: (703) 671-7507...brooch, one of the missing Russian Crown Jewels. Virginia Mineral Club, and it reflects well on all of us...The membership application form for the Northern Virginia Mineral Club has been updated. by Barry Remer
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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... the basin name and the State are cited. More than one basin, State, county, or quadrangle may appear...appear for an entry. A State name only may appear for those entries concerned with features, such as buried
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
VIRGINIA MINES AND MINERALS By P H I L I P M O R R I L L East D e r r y , N . H . 0 3 0 4 1 (PART INTRODUCTION...mines in Virginia, north of the James River, with the ex­ ceptions as follows: Albemarle County was very...northern Virginia. Maps used were the U.S.G.S. Topo­ graphical Sheets. Also used were the county road maps...of H i g h w a y s Richmond, Virginia The price is 2 0 cents per county. Other states could well follow...The geological and mineralogical lay­ out of the state is exceptionally logical. The coastal area does
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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...and most significant mineral occurrences in the state. In line with a project begun by the Colorado Friends...for each state followed by a world-wide locality index. The localities are listed by county, followed
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COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION OF MINEML RESOURCES...MINERAL RESOURCES OF PAGE COUNTY RHESA M. ALLEN, JR. BULLETIN 8I VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES...CHARLOTTESVI LLE, VIRGI N IA 1967 COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT...MINERAL RESOURCES OF PAGE COUNTY RHESA M. ALLEN, JR. BULLETIN 8I VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL Commissioner...CONSERVATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Richmond, Virginia ManvrN M. Sursenr-two, Di.rector Culnr,rs A. CnnrsroplrERsEN
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and C.M. Sears U.S. Geological Survey Reston, Virginia 22092 Open-File Report 92-448 This report is...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...the categories of : 1. name and location ( county, state, quadrangle, latitude, and longitude) 2. deposit
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COMMONWEAL TH OF VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF MINES, MINERALS AND ENERGY Richmond, Virginia Published quarterly...GRENVILLE-AGE ULTRAMAFIC PLUTONS IN THE NORTHERN VIRGINIA BLUE RIDGE Stephen W. Kline, Arkansas Mining &...the Grenvillegranitoid basement terrane of the Virginia Blue Ridge, age granitoid basement terrane in...northern Middleburg quadrangle, Virginia. Primary magmatic textures Virginia~ The first documentation of...pseudoby Ho{1/atd (1981) on a geologic map of Loudoun County, morphic after magmatic phases. Rock types
 
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