 | | 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 |  | | Report (issue) | | ......... 14 Halifax County Site .................................... Harnett County Site ...................... Johnston County Site .................................. Moore County Site ..................Fall Zone of northern North Carolina and southern Virginia (Berquist, 1987; Carpenter and Carpenter, 1991;...minerals from the three monazite belts are in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida...Quaternary formations in the Coastal Plain of Virginia, (Force and Geraci, 1975; Grosz, 1983), South |  | | 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...on prehnite, 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 of Mineral Resources P. O. Box 3667 Charlottesville, Virginia 22903 T H I S...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) | | 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 |  | | Journal (issue) | | Virginia Minerals NO. Plate 1. Crude vermiculite before expansion. Virginia Division of Geology...Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, and Wyoming. At present the principal producing...Occurrences of Vermiculite in Virginia Geologic conditions in Virginia are favorable for the occurrence...The Louisa County district, in the western part of Louisa County; (2) the Buckingham County district,...embracing a small area in west-central Buckingham County several miles northwest of Buckingham Court House; |  | | 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 |  | Nelson, Arthur E., Marr, John D., Olinger, Keith E. (2000) Reconnaissance bedrock geologic map of the Red House, Madisonville, Aspen, and Charlotte Court House 7.5-minute quadrangles, Charlotte, Prince Edward, Appomattox, Campbell, and Halifax counties, Virginia. Open-File Report Vol. 2000 (99-538) US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/ofr99538 | Report (issue) | | Prince Edward, Appomattox, Campbell, and Halifax Counties, Virginia By Arthur E. Nelson, 1 John D. Marr,...Report 99-538 Prepared in cooperation with the Virginia Division of Mineral Resources This report is...Government. ^.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA Virginia Division of Mineral Resources, Charlottesville...province, south-central Virginia. The map area lies mainly in Charlotte County, and it includes parts...Appomattox Counties, and a very small part of Halifax County on the north side of the Roanoke River. Topographic |  | | Report (issue) | | Kyanite, Sillimanite, and Andalusite Deposits of the Southeastern States GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL...PROFESSIONAL PAPER 336 Kyanite, Sillimanite, and Andalusite Deposits of the Southeastern States By GILBERT...Deposits in quartzose rocks _________________ Kyanite-quartz deposits . ._._ __ ____ _________________...in micaceous schists and gneisses__-_________. Kyanite schist and gneiss _____ ______________________...__ Kyanite group minerals in micaceous schists and gneisses, quartz veins, and pegmatites Kyanite group |  | | Report (issue) | | . . ALAMANCE COUNTY 5 5 Pyrophyllite ...... f .......... 5 ALEXANDER COUNTY ................. 9 ALLEGHANI COUNTY 1± Manganese ....... f 11 Barite , 11 Copper . 11 ASHE COUNTY. . . . Copper...Staurolite AVERY COUNTY . . ......... 13 13 13 . 13 Iron and Epidote BUNCOMBE COUNTY Garnet ........... . 13 Kyanite .......... f ...... . . 13 Moonstone and Associated Minerals 15 BURKE COUNTY 15 Corundijin...Amethyst f . , 4 .18 CABARRUS COUNTY 18 Minerals of the Cabarms County Mines 18 CALDWELL COUNT! 18 Pyrite |  | | Journal (issue) | | INDUSTRY OF VIRGINIA IN 1974' ADVANCE SUMMARY Total value of mineral production in Virginia in 1974 was...value increased. Table 1. -Mineral production in Virginia. Stone, the second-ranking mineral commodity...output, but increased in value. Aplite, clays, kyanite, and soapstone all increased in production and...cooperative agreement between the Bureau and the Virginia Division of Mineral Resources. 1 1973 Mineral...that cannot be disclosed: Aplite, cement, gypsum, kyanite, and values indicated by symbol W . . . . . . |  | | Report (issue) | | Pleare return thie publication to the Virginia Geological Survey when you have ao furthcr uc for it....COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA STATE COMMISSION ON CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY...Gcologist Bulletin 38 Kyanite in Virginia Geology of the Kyanite Belt of Virginia lrY ANNA I. JONAS ...Aspects of Kyanite BY JOEL H. W.ATKINS UNIVERSITY, VIRGINIA t932 COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA STATE COMMISSION...DEVELOPMENT VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ARTHUR BEVAN, State Gaolosist Bulletin 38 Kyanite in Virginia Geology |  | | Journal (issue) | | THE PIEDMONT OF VIRGINIA James L. Poole INTRODUCTION The Piedmont province of Virginia is bordered on...or zinc occurrences in the Piedmont province of Virginia. , k (1) The mineralized district in Prince...planes, and are most common in the northern part of Virginia. Also, several small copper, lead, or zinc prospects...north-central Virginia. These rocks, mapped as the upper part of the Glenarm Series in northern Virginia by Higgins...Evington Group(?) and Arvonia Formation of Buckingham County (Brown, 1969). Base-metal and gold deposits in |  | | Report (issue) | | map of the Halifax, Scottsburg, Nathalie, and Conner Lake 7.5-minute quadrangles, Halifax and Charlotte...Charlotte Counties, Virginia By Arthur E. Nelson and Frances J. Nelson Open File Report 97-707 This report...A l:48,000-scale geologic map was made of the Halifax, Scottsburg, Nathalie, and Conner Lake 7.5-minute...physiographic province, southcentral Virginia. The map area lies mainly in Halifax County, and it includes a small...small area of Charlotte County on the north side of the Roanoke River. Topographic relief ranges from about |  | | Report (issue) | | imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. ^Reston, Virginia 1994 CONTENTS Foreword ii Introduction 1 Pre-Mesozoic...with the Arvonia Slate and Quantico Formation in Virginia (Drake and others 1989); if so, all of these would...part of the Blue Ridge tectonic province from Virginia to Alabama (see Figs. 1 and 2). Toward the southern...northeast, in North Carolina and across most of Virginia, the footwall fault of the Jefferson terrane is...above the basement. In North Carolina and southern Virginia this inferred fault carries the redefined, ultramafic-bearing |  | | Report (issue) | | beauty are found in Cowee Valley in the Franklin County area of western North Carolina. Many of these...Alamance County ........................................................... 24 24 Alexander County ......Alleghany County ....................................................... 25 Ashe County ............Avery County ............................................................... 25 Buncombe County ......Burke County ............................................................... 26 Cabarrus County ... | | | Report (issue) | | beauty are found in Cowee Valley in the Franklin County area of western North Carolina. Many of these...COUNTIES Alamance County • .' 22 24 24 Alexander County 24 Alleghany County 25 Ashe County • 25 Avery...Avery County 25 Buncombe County 26 Burke County 26 Cabarrus County 27 Caldwell County 27 Caswell...Caswell County 27 Catawba County 28 Chatham County 28 Cherokee County 28 Clay County • • 29 Cleveland...Cleveland County 29 Davidson County • 30 vi Davie County Durham County 31 Franklin County 31 31 |  | | Report (volume) | | Selected Bibliography of Andalusite, Kyanite Sillimanite, Dumortierite Topaz, and Pyrophyllite in the...1019-N Selected Bibliography of Andalusite, Kyanite Sillimanite, Dumortierite Topaz, and Pyrophyllite...showing the location of major deposits of the kyanite group of minerals and pyrophyllite. __________...RESOURCES SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ANDALUSITE, KYANITE SILLIMANITE, DUMORTIERITE, TOPAZ, AND PYROPHYLLITE...bibliography is a compilation of 566 references on the kyanite, or sillimanite, group of minerals and pyrophyllite |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Depositsin the Upper CoastalPlain of North Carolina and Virginia ROBERT H. CARPENTER Departmentof Geology,Universityof...sandsare described.A model for the origin Greensville County,bothof whicharecurrentlybeing of the sedimentsis...(NationalUranium mineralsin the upperCoastalPlainof Virginia;none Resources Evaluation)programsponsored by...anomalous concentrations of titanium GreensvilleCounty,Virginia, reportedseveralsam(1-10 wt %) and hafnium (0...of Study of several areasin Wilson, Nash, and Halifax Counties, Informationpresentedhere is basedlargely |  | | 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...hill, 0.2 mile from the road. Alexander County Alexander County is a renowned mineral collecting area in...following are mineral collecting sites in Alexander County: 1) Emerald, rutilated quartz, smoky quartz, and |  | | Report (issue) | | Upper Precambrian (?) or Lower Paleozoic (?) Stokes County and Kings Mountain belt Kings Mountain group Lower...relatively small area in the northwest corner of Ashe County. The Carolina Slate belt consists of volcanic-sedimentary...four areas, commonly referred to as the Stokes County area, the Kings Mountain area, the Brevard area...area, and the Murphy area. The rocks in the Stokes County and Kings Mountain areas are much alike and are...marble. These two areas are classed as the Stokes County and Kings Mountain belt. The other two areas are |  | | Report (issue) | | alteration zones in the Nesbit Mine area, Union County, North Carolina 18 11. Generalized geologic map...gold nugget in Little Meadow Creek in Cabarrus County. This discoveryinitiated America's first gold rush...gnywacke- or turbidite- hostedlocles 18 Southeastern USA 19 Nova Scotia 20 Ballerat-Bendigo, Australia 21...lode deposits 22 Trans-Baikal, Russia 23 Southwest USA 24 Hokkaido, Japan 2S Porgera, New Guinea + 26PlacerMagadan...Ridgeway 3. Barite Hill Tennessee 1. Ducktown Virginia 1. Whitehall 3. Ely 4. Goldfield 5. Jerritt Canyon |  | | 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 |  | | 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., outcropRose Quartz. DOUGLAS COUNTY CORSICA, S on US 281 to Armour, area rd. cuts, |
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