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Magnetite from
Altavista, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA


Classification
Species:Magnetite
Formula:Fe2+Fe23+O4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Magnetite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Altavista, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:367897
Long-form Identifier:1:3:367897:8
GUID (UUID V4):8ee1c28a-8d16-4712-b05d-3ef1683a3d4c
Localities for Magnetite in this Region
Roadcut, Altavista, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Roadcut (2), Altavista, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
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)
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...north-northeast of Altavista and a little less than 2 miles east of Lynch Station in southern Campbell County, Virginia
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 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)
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 (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)
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
Report (issue)
COMMONWDALTE OF VIRGINIA VIRGINTA CONSERVATTON COMMTSSTON VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ARTHUR BEVAN,...53 Barite Deposits of Virginia By R.AYMOND S. EDMUNDSON UNIVERSITY, VIRGINIA t938 I \e RICHMOND:... RICHMOND: Dwrsror cR Puncn.rsp arvo puxrrr.rc 1938 VIRGINIA CONSERVATION COMMISSION Wrreun C. Her,r,, Chai...recommend for publication as Bulletin 53 of the virginia Geological Survey series of i'eports the manuscript...Geologist of the Virginia Geological SurveY. This re=port is the first issued on barite in Virginia. It describes
Report (volume)
the James River-Roanoke River Manganese District Virginia GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1008 Geology...oftheJatnes River-Roanoke River Manganese District Virginia By GILBERT H. ESPENSHADE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ...Descriptions of mines and prospects-Continued Campbell County-Continued Drinkard and nearby prospects _________________________... 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. · manganese district, Virginia. showing distribution of quartzite, white marble...manganese district, Virginia. Geologic map of the Cabell and Bugley mines, Nelson County, Va. Plans, projection
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...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...re- VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL REOURCES Vol. 36 Figure 1. Location of 61 samples in Virginia that
Journal (issue)
DECORATIVE-ORNAMENTAL STONES OF VIRGINIA D. Allen Penick, Jr. Virginia is noted particularly for beautiful...amazonite, fine moonstone, and topaz. In addition Virginia is well known for staurolite, prehnite, turquoise...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 (article/letter/editorial)
metapelites, Virginia, USA A . E . GATES Department of Geology, Rutgers University, Newark, Nj 07702, USA J ....27695-8208, USA ABSTRACT Metapelites in the Altavista area, southwest Virginia Piedmont, USA, underwent...retrogression. CEO LOG I CAL S ETTl N C The Altavista area lies in the northwestern part of the Smith...A . SPEER Fig. 1. (a) Geological map of the Altavista area. Inset: generalized regional tectonic map...River Allochthon, and study area. (b) Map of the Altavista area showing distribution of metamorphic mineral
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 (issue)
Locality for Chapmanite Red Bird Mine, Pershing County, Nevada Bob Werner werner@lcturbonet.com The Red...camps. (Bolivia was then officially allied with the USA, although this was opposed by some political factions...Maureen G., Geology and Mineral Deposits of Pershing County, Nevada, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, Bull...Charlottesville, VA 22901-1160 8 Minerals of Altavista, Campbell Co., Virginia Tony Nikischer Excalibur Mineral Corporation...crystals was uncovered near the small town of Altavista, Virginia. The mineral was noted briefly by R.V. Dietrich
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
minerals! Today the Sand and Grit of the Imperial Folk County Gem and Mineral Society, Winter Haven, tells of...and Mineral Club, Hannibal, joined with the Wayne County Gem and Mineral Club, Marion, in a field trip to...in­ vited the Che-Hanna Club and the Tomp­ kins County Club to join them in a field trip followed with...eration was killed in a plane crash on French Creek Magnetite Locality, and an­ May 27th. (No other details...diaspore, hornblende, ilmen­ ite, jefferisite, magnetite, malachite, sap­ phire and tourmaline The Nashoba
Journal (issue)
OMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA PARTMENT OF MINES, MINERALS AND ENE Richmond, Virginia Published quarterly by...PROCESSING BY-PRODUCT RESOURCES IN VIRGINIA Palmer C. Sweet INTRODUCTION e County, when the company ceased operations...are being utilized more as valuable resources in Virginia. Mining-related by-products are divided into two...Materials from both categories are produced in Virginia, where by-products have been exploited for various...various uses Figure 1. By-product resource sites in Virginia. in the past andlor present. These materials include
Report (issue)
Wilmington Wilmington, N.C. William S. Henika Virginia Division of Mineral Resources Charlottesville.... . . . . . . . . iii Sandy Level Quadrangle, Virginia: Its Geology and Regional Interpretation (C.R.... . . . 7 Metamorphic Gradients in Pittsylvania County, Virginia (J. P. Gregory). . . . . . . . . . ... 49 Cataclastic Zone Associated with the Davie County Triassic Basin (D. V. Milton). . . . . . . . ....from the Dan River (North Carolina) - Danville (Virginia) Basin (E. I. Robbins and A. Traverse). . . .
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
chalcopyrite and pyrite, typically in specularite or magnetite-cemented breccias and associated stockworks. The...IOCG deposits, there are a number of smaller magnetite(-apatite) bodies in the district. These are geologically...geologically similar to the Cu-Au–bearing magnetite bodies, but are related to splays of the north-south–trending...also enables investigations of the hypogene, magnetite-rich ores, which allow conclusions relevant to...Atacama) Specularite stockwork (Transition Zone) Magnetite-rich rock Fault, observed, inferred Mantoverde
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
on silversmithing Member Bob Culver of the Wayne County Gem and Mineral Club, Marion, found a "fair sized"...and now Superintendent of all mu­ seums in Nassau County, spoke with the Long Island Mineral and Geology... Heun and Mr. and Mrs. Gavin Taylor The Bergen County Mineralogy and Paleontology Society, Paramus, is...Prim, Field Trip Chairman of the Imperial Polk County Gem and Mineral Society. His answer: "Shark teeth...WEST VIRGINIA The Kanawha Rock and Gem Club, Charleston, went to the Bishop Mine, Altavista, Va. for
Book (volume)
beds, excavations, etc.Selenite roses. BRULE COUNTY AREA: in the Oacoma zone of the Pierre Fm. On Elm...gray Barite rosette up to 5 or 6 inches. CAMPBELL COUNTY MOUND CITY, W to the Missouri R., regional hillsides...gravels, etc.petrified wood, wood opal. CORSON COUNTY LITTLE EAGLE:  area ridges, slopes, stream beds...Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States CUSTER COUNTY AREA: The November Mine, 1.2 mi. SE of the Needles...of rd. a few yds., outcropRose Quartz. DOUGLAS COUNTY CORSICA, S on US 281 to Armour, area rd. cuts,
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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
would 1986 in Altavista, correspond to a Campbell County, diamond octahedron Virginia, where of up to... Hematite pseudomorphs after magnetite The transformation of magnetite into hematite is called “martitization”...Smithsonite pseudomorphs after calcite from hematite to magnetite, can also occur, although it is Another type of...literature is smithsonite The transformation of magnetite to hematite can be pseudomorphs after calcite...Torre la Vega, Santander, which oxidation of magnetite to hematite probably refers to the Reocín by oxygen
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Geological Sciences , Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University , Rlacksburg, Virginia, 24061 Published...Geological Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Rlacksburg, Virginia 24061 Downloaded...(1987) modeled the data available for onshore Virginia, including the data previously analyzed by James...operation in the Valley and Ridge near Franklin, West Virginia, at distance 475 km along the transect. Using...modeled by Holbrook et al. (1994). Onshore in Virginia, James et al. (1968) correlated the regional-scale
Book (volume)
ASHTABULA COUNTY CONNEAUT, area pits, quarries, rd. cuts, etc.⎯cone-in-cone Calcite. CLERMONT COUNTY MILFORD...CLINTON COUNTY WILMINGTON, area of Todd’s Ford, a mineral deposit⎯Hematite. COSHOCTON COUNTY AREA, townships...townships of Washington, Virginia, Bedford, Jackson, Jefferson, Bethlehem, Monroe and Clark; on regional...CUYAHOGA COUNTY CHAGRIN FALLS (on Geauga Co. line), area quarries⎯oilstone. DELAWARE COUNTY DELAWARE...nodules⎯Pyrite (crystals sharply cubic). FRANKLIN COUNTY COLUMBUS, area countywide exposures of blue clay
Book (volume)
ASHTABULA COUNTY CONNEAUT, area pits, quarries, rd. cuts, etc.⎯cone-in-cone Calcite. CLERMONT COUNTY MILFORD...CLINTON COUNTY WILMINGTON, area of Todd’s Ford, a mineral deposit⎯Hematite. COSHOCTON COUNTY AREA, townships...townships of Washington, Virginia, Bedford, Jackson, Jefferson, Bethlehem, Monroe and Clark; on regional...CUYAHOGA COUNTY CHAGRIN FALLS (on Geauga Co. line), area quarries⎯oilstone. DELAWARE COUNTY DELAWARE...nodules⎯Pyrite (crystals sharply cubic). FRANKLIN COUNTY COLUMBUS, area countywide exposures of blue clay
 
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