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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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| 1982 INDUSTRIAL ROCK AND MINERAL RESOURCES IN VIRGINIA Palmer C. Sweet Virginia's total mineral production...the only producer of a feldspar, marketed as "Virginia aplite," and was one of three States mining vermiculite...vermiculite. Major industrial mineral resources in Virginia are: barite, cement*, clay materials*, diatomaceous...Prince William County at the Cedar Run mine about 200 yards from the Fauquier County line. The barite...of Vol. 28 VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES 1980Mineral Production in Virginia Mineral Quantity |
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| PRECIOUS-METAL MINES, PROSPECTS, AND OCCURRENCES IN VIRGINIA -AN UPDATE Palmer C. Sweet INTRODUCTION In 1985... the Division of Mineral Resources published "Virginia Minerals", volume 31,number 4, which noted 284...284 gold mines, prospects, and occurrences in Virginia. This article describes nine additional unreported...occurrences of precious metals (golclJsilver) in Virginia. Data on these listings was compiled from old...000 (troy) ounces of gold were being produced by Piedmont Mining Company at the Haile mine, by Wesunont |
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| 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 |
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| No. 3 WNERAL AND FOSSIL COLLECTING SITES IN VIRGINIA Palmer C. Sweet and 0. Allen Penick, Jr. - 9...fee basis for people interested in collecting in Virginia (Figure 1). All the listed localities were open...available from the Virginia Division of Mineral Resources, Box 3667, Charlottesville, Virginia, 22903. General...official State Highway Map as well as individual county road maps, both of which are available from the... in Virginia. AMETHYST SITE This site is located 4.35 miles southeast of Amherst, Amherst County, about |
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| fee basis for people interested in collecting in Virginia. All the listed localities were open to the public...SITE AMHERST COUNTY The amethyst site is located 4.35 miles southeast of Amherst, Amherst County, about...the Amherst 7.5-minute quadrangle (Figure 1). It is operated by Mrs.Charles R. Schaar of Amherst, Virginia...BERYL MZNE AMELIA COUNTY The Beryl mine is located 3.8 miles east of.Amelia* Amelia County, off the southwest...(Figure 2). It is operated by D. R,Boyles of Amelia, Virginia, telephone (804) 561-2395. An admission fee of |
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| 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...several pseudomorphs of limonite after pyrite from " a hill sloping gently to a small stream (Hoffman's R u...additional occurrences of limonite pseudo morphs after pyrite were listed i n E . S. Dana's "Catalogue of American |
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| Vol. 27 May 1981 No. 2 BLUE QUARTZ IN VIRGINIA Michael A. Wise1 -@ I n 1885, Robert Robertson described...described a peculiar variety of quartz from Nelson County, Virginia. This new variety of quartz, as cited by Robertson...Island to South Carolina. Most blue quartz in Virginia is in the Blue Ridge Complex lying east of the...The complex extends from Loudoun County in the north to Grayson County in the south. A few occurrences...of blue quartz have been reported from the Virginia Piedmont. The stratigraphic succession of the Blue |
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| 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 |
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| 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 ...County____________________________________________ Piedmont _____________________________ ._~______________...prospects_______________________ _____ __ __________ Amherst County__________________________________________...Campbell County-Continued Drinkard and nearby prospects _________________________ _ Piedmont ________ |
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| Sites in Virginia by PALMER C. SWEET Virginia Division of Mineral Resources Charlottesville, Virginia 22903...for people who are interested in col lecting in Virginia (Figure 1). All the alphabetically listed localities'were...official State Highway Map as well as individual county road maps (10^ each), both of which are available...Transportation, 1221 East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia. Topo graphic maps are available from the VirÂ...Mineral Resources, Box 3667, Charlottesville, Virginia and from the National Cartographic Information |
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| % - *I LS .;, COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA P4RTMEVTOF WIVES. MKEFL4LS A \ n EVERGY Richmond. L5ylnia...Lightning Creates A Virginia Fulguaite David A. Hubbard, Jr. and James A. Lovett Virginia Division of Mineral...:'.- . -,,,:L,. , .,:..: - : tain in Dickenson County, Viqinia. The site of this strike is underlain...Soc~ety.p. 45-50. A CHROSOLOGICAL LISTJNG OF VIRGINIA MISERALS ARTICLES - 1954 THROUGH 2000 Compiled...07'58 10'5% New titanium plant Lime industry in Virginia Directory of rock % mineral producm New equipment |
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| GOLD MINES AND PROSPECTS IN VIRGINIA Palmer C. Sweet INTRODUCTION Virginia was one of the first gold-producing...mines near the falls of the James River in Amherst County, as well as several placer mines in other parts...productive and sustained period of gold activity in Virginia was from 1830 thru 1856; the average annual value...Bureau of Mines estimates total gold production in Virginia from 1829 through 1934 a t $3,318,388. This figure...during the early boom years of gold mining in Virginia (Park, 1936, p. 8). I t allows for gold that was |
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| 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 |
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| known deposits in the United, States only those in Virginia are of commercial importance. These have been...made the subject of a special report 2 by the Virginia Geological Survey, which was preceded by a preliminary...preliminary paper on the rutile deposits of Amherst and Nelson counties.3 1 Clarke, F. W., U. S. Geol....Geology of the titanium and apatite deposits of Virginia: Virginia Geol. Survey Bull. 3-A, 308 pp., 1913. 3...3 Watson, T. L., and Taber, Stephen, The Virginia rutile deposits: tJ. S. Geol. Survey Bull. 430, pp. |
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| with syenite (andesine anorthosite) of Nelson County, Virginia.............................................topographic divisions of the Appalachian ranges. In Virginia the Blue Eidge Mountains form a fairly continuous...feet above sealevel; but southwestward through Virginia the ridge becomes broader and higher, and attains...above the sea are reached at several points in Virginia. The Blue Eidge is composed of a central core...igneous rocks. The southeast slope merges into the Piedmont Plateau, along which, in places, are groups of |
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| Production in Virginia (Preliminary) - 1988l The total value of mineral production in Virginia in 1988 was-2...Chesapeake, produce cement in Virginia. Riverton Corporation in Warren County produces masonry cement at...sources. Salesare made to building supply dealers in Virginia Clap m 0 u u l l d s h a t ~ 1.049 -.I.. Coal...consumption by producers) - from U.S. Bureau of Mines. Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy and...Cement Company operates a plant in western Botetourt County. The facility manufacturesportlandcementfrom locally |
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| Hylas zone and adjacent parts of the eastern Piedmont in Virginia ANDY R. BOBYARCHICK* LYNN GLOVER III 1...Geological Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061 ABSTRACT Structural...studies of the Hylas zone northwest of Richmond, Virginia, reveal that late Paleozoic ductile shearing produced...New England. D 4 was associated throughout the Piedmont with synchronous downwarp and dominantly continental...reported in the Eastern Piedmont fault system, which extends from Alabama to Virginia. Current stress release |
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| from Virginia by RICHARD S. MITCHELL Clark Hall University of Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia 22903...same county. I t also has been observed i n pegmatites i n Powhatan County, Spotsylvania County, and...world have specimens of allanite from Amherst County, Virginia. The mineral is usually black and is coated...mineral radioactive. The mineral was reported in Amherst County as early as 1874. Mallet ( 1 8 7 7 ) first...Specimens from the Rutherford pegmatites, in Amelia County, are famous for the per fection of their thin |
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| E S IN V I R G I N I A "Virginia Division of Mineral Resources" From "Virginia Minerals" By PALMER C....for people who are interested in collecting in Virginia. All the listed localities were open and the informaÂ...official State Highway Map as well as individual county road maps, both of which are available from the...of Highways, 1221 East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia. Top ographic maps are available from the VirÂ...Mineral Resources, Box 3667, Charlottesville, Virginia and from the Distribution Section of the U.S. |
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| 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...cooperative agreement between the Bureau and the Virginia Division of Mineral Resources. 1 1973 Mineral...producers). 2 ~ e v i s e dfrom value given in Virginia Minerals, vol. 20, no. 4, p. 29, November 1974...346 - 2 VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES Vol. 22 THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF VIRGINIA IN 1975 PRELIMINARY |
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| $12.00 ROADSIDE _ JrEOLOoGY of VIRGINIA Keith Frye pueke ajeus Ras “Wy _ Hingsulvey\ 7eauo\spues...NVIHOVIVddV Binqsia1ed ROADSIDE 4 JrEOLOGY of Virginia Keith Frye Illustrated by Ramesh Venkatakrishnan...1935Roadside geology of Virginia. Bibliography: p. Includes index. 1. Geology—Virginia. I. Title. QE173.F78...59806 FOREWORD The great natural beauty of Virginia, from the Atlantic Coast on the east to the Appalachian...and weaker. Great rivers wend their way through Virginia, cutting spectacular gorges through the mountains |
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| about 10 miles. The area is principally in Roane County. Ore has been mined in many places along the west...about 9 miles, lying partly in Roane County and partly in Rhea County. -Much of this strip is in the bottom...bordered by a fault for about 5 miles. Near the county line on the outcrop the rocks dip 20° to 30° SE...Lookout Mountain in the southern part of Walker County, Ga. The rock structure in Pigeon Mountain is synclinal...southeast, in the southeastern part of Gunnison County. Detailed'maps of the ore bodies were made, to |
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| isotope systematics in sulfide deposits of the Piedmont and Blue Ridge provinces of the southern Appalachians...ISOTOPE SYSTEMATICS IN SULFIDE DEPOSITS OF THE PIEDMONT AND BLUE RIDGE PROVINCES OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS...ISOTOPE SYSTEMATICS IN SULFIDE DEPOSITS OF THE PIEDMONT AND BLUE RIDGE PROVINCES OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS...deposits. Lead isotope ratios of galenas from Piedmont province polymetallic massive sulfide (PMS) deposits...and vein deposits of the Blue Ridge and Inner Piedmont appear to be dominated by lead derived from Grenville-age |
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| 36 November 1990 No. 4 MINERAL INDUSTRY IN VIRGINIA - 1989 PALMER C. SWEET INTRODUCTION The total...companies in the southern Piedmont and western Coastal Plain provinces of Virginia. Large acreages have been...Botetourt Table. Mineral Resource Production in Virginia (Preliminary) - 1989,. Value Mineral Commoditv...Bureau of Mines. Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy , , VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL...Chesapeake, produce cement in Virginia. Riverton Corporation in Warren County,just north of Front Royal, |
