 | | Report (issue) | | of the Uniuersity of Virginia. Dn. J. I). Eccr,nsrox, President of the Virginia Polytech,rfic Inst,itute...ILLUSTRATIONS FIGUaE l. r Sketch map of the Trish Creek tlistrict, showing the location of tin-bearing veins...portion of Virginia, showing the location of the Irish Creek tin deposits, Rockbridge County 2. PAGE...and to for pubiication as Bulletin XV-A of the Virginia Geological Survey Series of Reports, a manuscript...illustrations of a report on "Tin Deposits Near frish Creek, Virginia," by Henry G. tr'erguson, of the Ilnitecl States |  | | Report (volume) | | Director Bulletin 936-K TIN DEPOSITS OF IRISH CREEK VIRGINIA BY A. H. KOSCHMANN, J. J. GLASS AND J....Plate ; j Page 43. Map of the No. 1 workings, Irish Creek, Va., showing location of samples and list of...workings, Irish Creek, Va.... :Figure 29. Map of Virginia, showing location of the Irish Creek tin. district... 290 III 273 276 TIN DEPOSITS OF IRISH CREEK, VIRGINIA By A. H. Koschmann, Jo J. Glass, and J...discovered along Irish Creek in the Blue Ridge in the northern part of Rockbridge County, Va., in 1846, |  | | Journal (issue) | | FEBRUARYJMAY 1994 NO. 1 & 2 MINERALS OF ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY, VIRGINIA D. Allen Penick, Jr. INTRODUCTION RockbridgeCountyhas...Figure 1.LocationmapofRockbridgeCounty,Virginia. reported from the county. Rockbridgecounty is one of the more...more prolific mineralcollectingareasin Virginia. A largepercentageof the mineralsare concentratedin threeareas:...theyareassociatedwithmanyofthemineralsfoundthecounty. -is Creek; thevesuvius iron-manganesedistrict; andin t h e...tonequqoutsideLexingtonhas LittleMarys Creek, andIrish Creek. It is composed mainly of pink to red feldspar |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | THETINMINESOFIF ISH CREEK, VIRGINIA EDWARD I. MARCIN 1917 Meadowbrook Road, Merrick, L. I. The tin deposit...deposit at Irish Creek, Rockbridge county, Virginia is one of the few localities of the western hemisphere...workings are located at the junction of two streams Irish Creek and Panther Run (we Yankees would call these...one to the Irish Creek mines. The other way is from the Blue Ridge Parkway where the Irish Gap exit is...route although he prefers the Blue Ridge Parkway—Irish Gap exit circuit. It is good policy to stop at Cornwall |  | | 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 |  | | Report (issue) | | 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 |  | | 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) | | A Resume: Pseudomorphs in Virginia by R . V. DIETRICH Department of Geology Central Michigan University...been able to determine, John G . Meem, of the Virginia Military Institute, wrote the first paper dealing...dealing primarily with pseudomorphs found in Virginia. I n 1886, he described and illus trated several...as precursor and/or end-product constituents of Virginia pseudomorphs. Several addi tional examples of...sequence rocks in the Plasterco mine i n Washington County. Hematite after calcite and/or aragonite, though |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | VIRGINIA MINES AND MINERALS (PART GOOCHLAND By PHILIP East Derry, COUNTY In N edge of the James R...Midlothian, Line Creek Mills. Extensive gold mining formerly on ex treme W and county line around Rte...about four feet of clay-gravel on the bottom of the creek that is very difficult to work but has never been...processed by Powhattan Mining Co. on Little Byrd Creek. Hydraulic op erations were 30 to 40 ft. above...deep. Bell Shaft. Garden Wall M. Shaft. FLUVANNA COUNTY 2 / 2 M i 4 4 2 2 ROCKS AND MINERALS |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Bassett Stone Company quarry at Monticello, Wayne County, Kentucky, ca. 1962. Shown are the older underground...from the Bassett Stone quarry at Monticello, Wayne County, Kentucky. Terry Huizing specimen and photo. Figure...Catnip Hill facility near Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky. Harris Precht specimen, Terry Huizing...Catnip Hill facility, Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky. Harris Precht specimen, Terry Huizing...exposed on the Gilley property in western Cherokee County (O’Neill 1950); it is relatively common as purple |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | across associated with quartz and dolomite (or siderite). The specimen was collected at or near the type...Fairfield County, Connecticut; and in greisen with purple fluorite at Irish Creek, Rockbridge County, Virginia...major magnetite deposit at Pea Ridge, Washington County, Missouri, and has been reported as a rare accessory...Holiday Inn quarries south of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas. It has also bee? found as tiny crystals...crystals at Wimmer No. 3 pit, Rib Mountain, Marathon County, Wisconsin. Several Montana parisite localities |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | mineral has been mined quite extensively in Clay County, Alabama, from one end to the other. It is quite...ARKANSAS—Brown jasper pebbles have been found in a creek bed near Benton, Saline Co., Ark. ROCKS AND MINERALS...south of Antimony Peak, near Hollister, San Benito County, California. While it might sound like exaggeration...ridge. A jeep road connects the mine with the Deer Creek road #435. It is approximately 4 miles from this...but few specimens. Some unweathered light brown siderite was also observed. It is reported that lead was |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | about 35 miles northwest of Flagstaff, in Coconino County, a pineforested volcanic area. The elevation is...in California recently I visited the Los Angeles County Museum in Los Angeles to see the famous collection...in Los Angeles can walk across the lawn to the County Museum for another thrill—the display of some of...Leadville (Lake Co.). Colo., almost at the end of Lake County, I found a specimen of small radiating chrysocolla...of Culloden, and one mile S. of the Monroe-Lamar County line. The cordierite occurs in knots and irregularshaped |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Riddle's Mill Dist. (gold deposits) of Talladega County, Ala. It is 8l/ 2 x 11 and sells for Si, we believe...There is quite a lot of it. It came from Granite Creek near Chickaloon, Alaska."—item sent in by John W...to Clear Creek, San Benito County, Calif., have shown that the jadeite boulders in the creek are still...sending you a chunk of jadeite for which Clear Creek is well known as the first locality for this mineral...discovery having been made public about 1950. Clear Creek, a tributary of the San Benito River, about in the |  | | Report (volume) | | .........Prof. George H. Perkins, Burlington. Virginia...........Dr. Thomas L. Watson, Charlottesville...Washington....... Prof. Henry Landes, Seattle. West Virginia... .Dr. I. C. White, Morgantown. Wisconsin......See Bauxite and Hallpysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found...commercial quantity or quality. Asphalt. Colbert County, small quantity has been shipped from near Leighton;...following localities: Bibb County, Pratts Ferry; Calhoun County, near Tampa; Clay County, T. 20, Pv. 7 E.; Jefferson |  | | Report (volume) | | 52 52 52 53 Calcite, dolomite, ankerite, and siderite.................... 53 Silicates..............rhombic crystal faces, from Nugget mine, Gilpin County, Colo.-................... II. A, Wedge-shaped...rhombic crystal faces, from Nugget mine, Gilpin County, Colo.............................. IV. A, Hiibnerite...from Clifton mining district, Deep Creek Mountains, Tooele County, Utah; B, Scheelite and gray quartz...Scheelite, 6 miles south of Osceola, White Pine County, Nev............................. XV. .4, Stolzite |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | VIRGINIA REVISITED By LAWRENCE AND HARRIETTE SCHOPPEE Downloaded by [University of Calgary] at 23:24...Greenbrier St., Springfield, Mass. We revisited Virginia in May 1958, four years after our first trip,...interesting. We started collecting at Amelia, Virginia, and proceeded clockwise in a circle which ended...360 (toward Richmond) approximately 1.2 miles to county route 609, a left turn, with the sign "Powhatan...encouraging and thrilling news. Going westward to Rice, Virginia, we found that Mr. and Mrs. Hodges, mentioned |  | | Report (volume) | | ............................................. Virginia......................................................................................... West Virginia.................................................See Bauxite and Halloysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found...commercial quantity or quality. Asphalt. Colbert County, small quantity has been shipped from near Leighton;...following localities : Bibb County, Pratts Ferry; Calhoun County, near Tampa; Clay County, T. 20 S., R. 7 E.; |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Chalcopyrite, I.R. spectrum, 277 and MI7 Chalybite, see Siderite (of Haidinger) Chanteloube, Limoges, France, tapiolite...quarry, Henbury, Somerset, wulfenite, 298 Coon Creek, Polk Co., Arkansas, kidwellite, 137 Copper, ferroan...W. Australia, stilpnomelane, 36I and M37 Harry Creek copper prospect, Strangways Range, Central Australia... and New Caledonia, I43 and M4 Irish Creek, Rockbridge Co., Virginia, kidwellite, 137 Iron-bearing melts...carbonatite, 463 Kidwellite, Alabama, Arkansas, Virginia, and Germany, anal., opt., sp. gr., X-ray, I37 |  | | Journal (issue) | | yth ANNUAL JEWELRY GEM &MINERAL SHOW Featuring Virginia Minerals, Mines and Localities BE A PROSPECTOR...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 |  | | Report (volume) | | Beryllium Deposits of the Mount Antero Region, Chaffee County, Colorado By JOHN W. ADAMS A CONTRIBUTION TO ECONOMIC...analyses of minor elements in beryl from Chaffee County, Colo_-.-__ -_-------_------m 108 109 A CONTRIBUTION...BERYLLIUM DEPOSITS OF THE MOUNT ANTERO REGION, CHAFFEE COUNTY, COLORADO By JOHN W. ADAMS ABSTRACT Pegmatite...vicinity of Mount Antero and White Mountain, Chaffee County, Colo. The pegmatites, which generally do not exceed...INTRODUCTION Mount Antero and White Mountain, in Chaffee County, Colo., have been known for many years as a source |  | | Book | | CHAPTER 4 Maryland ... 3 CHAPTER 5 Virginia 4 1 CHAPTER 6 West Virginia 5 CHAPTER 7 Kentucky 6 CHAPTER...Virginia's noted Rutherford Mine. Photograph by Dr. Virginia Lee Blackford. ical pearls in delicate pastel...dollars at the noted locality of Cowee Valley, Macon County, North Carolina. An enthusiastic family found and...the well known old Rutherford mine in Amelia County, Virginia, and found bright spessartine garnets, glowing...green gem spodumene, was discovered in Alexander County, North Carolina, in 1880 and named for one of its |  | | Report (issue) | | Pleaoc teturn this publication to the Virginia Geologieal Survcy whcn you havc no further uce for it...COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA STATE COMMISSTON ON CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY...Deposits of Virginra BY ARTHUR A. PEGAU UNIVERSITY, VIRGINIA 1932 COMMONWEALTH, OF VTRGINIA STATE COMMISSION...COMMISSION ON CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ARTHUR BEVAN, State Geologist Bulletin...33 Pegmatite Deposits of Virginia BY ARTHUR A. PEGAU UNIVERSITY, VIRGINIA 1932 RICHMOND: DrvrsroN |  | | Journal (issue) | | United States 174 160 175 179 Victoria 183 Virginia .186 CONTENTS V PAGE Washington Western Australia...York, pp. 450-457. Tin is found near Ashland, Clay County. The ore occurs both in lodes and as stream tin...27-30. the tin of New York, Ooosa assayed County, 78.19 per tin. ALASKA 7. ADAIR, JAMES B. ... 10, 1902, New York and London, p. 638. Buhner Creek and Anikovik River are mentioned as localities where...manner in which tin occurs at Ears Mountain, Buck Creek, Mg. Cape Mountain and Lost River. ANONYMOUS |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Italy, Spain, Canada, Poland, Rumania, the USSR, the USA, Finland, France and the FRG, to mention a few. The...Penn 60c 277—July - Aug., 1960. Tin mines of Irish Creek, Va 60c 280—Jan. - Feb., 1961. Mineral Collectors...Psaudomorph Agat'nad Dinosaur Bone Moonstone Siderite Linarite Sunstone Jarosite Burkeite Idocrese *TurquoIs |
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Irish Creek, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA