 | | Report (volume) | | MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF CEDAR CREEK VALLEY, FREDERICK AND SHENANDOAH COUNTIES, VIRGINIA BY WATSON H. MONROE...................................... History of mining and production..................... Minerals of...prospect................................ Limestone Ridge, prospects............................ Moses Orndorff...Orndorff prospect.............................. Mineral Ridge mine................................... History...Manganese ore deposit............................ Mining and preparation of the ore................ McCune |  | | Report (issue) | | VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY UNIVERSITY OP VIRGINIA THoMAs LeoNenp Werson, Pn. D. DIRECTOR Bulletin No...No. XXIII Manganese Deposits of Western Virginia BY G. W. STOSE aNn H. D. MISER Pnepanso rrq Co-oprnetloN...Georocrcer- Sunvnv CHARLOTTESVILLE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA 1922 .,,-,- r*Ld;r;rdili*l*dedg STATE GEOLOGICAL...Ilor. E. Lnn Tnrrrr,q Gouernor of Cha,i,rman, Virginia. Docron E. A. ArlenuaN, Ptesid,ent of the Un'i...Manganese ore deposit Mining and preparation of St. Lukes Hospital tract .. Godlove mine .. /d ore 79 79 |  | | Report (volume) | | minerals ___________ _________________ 8 8 Psilomelane _______________ __________________ Hausinannite...ores_________ Rhodochrosite ____________ _____________ Mineral association ______ _ _ _ _ Uses of manganese _____...________________ .__________________ Johnson County ___ ___ _ Shady Valley district _________________________ Reynolds...M. E. King prospect_ Maxwell mine___ _ _ Wright mine _______________-_________ Osborn and Hopper prospects_...Continued. Johnson County Continued. Mountain City district ____ __________________ Taylor Valley mine________________________ |  | | Report (volume) | | ....................................... 102 District of Columbia ................................................................................. Virginia......................................................................................... West Virginia.................................................the Geological Survey's annual report entitled "Mineral Eesources of the United States" for 1882 and 1887...more until 1914. During that period, however, the mineral resources of the United States were enormously |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | VIRGINIA MINE! AND MINERALS T II) (PAF » MORRILL By P H I L I I N.H. 0 3 0 4 1 East Derry, FAUQUIER ... COUNTY In central of N part of the state. Bounded by the Rappahannock R on the SW. Warrenton is the...total output. Second shaft W of structure across mine road and alluvial work on stream. Very deep old...with shafts in bottom. Jasper (brown variegated) on mine road. One rhombic marcasite xl 2" x heavily gold...off in large scale. Auction of 8000 acres of land. Mine shown on Richardsville Quad sheet is one but is |  | | 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...Amherst and Nelson Counties, although of great mineral interest was omitted because of their driving distance...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 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | manganite, pyrolusite, ramsdellite, cryptomelane,psilomelane, hollandite, braunite, and coronadite. Another...general, the depth from the surfaceto water in a district increases with the declinein rainfallandvariesfromplaceto...extendsfrom Pennsylvania through Maryland and Virginia to Georgia,Alabama,and Arkansas,many depositsof...is found 50 to 100 feet belowthe surfacebut in mining operationsthe manganeseoxidesare foundas muchas...generallyhypogene,is presentwith an oxide suchas psilomelane,which in this belt is probablysupergene(Batesville |  | | Report (issue) | | geographic coordinates and, where applicable, by county and section, township, and range. Both published...nickel-plus-copper in the deposit. The Gap mine (Pennsylvania) and the San Julian mine (California),are examples of...deposits varies widely. Some, like the Bluebird mine (Arizona), are small deposits containing 16 mostly...mostly only cobalt minerals. At the Standard mine (Oregon), the , cobalt minerals are associated with...present in separate ore shoots. In the Blackbird district (Idaho), the amount of copper present is greater |  | | Journal (issue) | | 1987 No.1 VIRGINIA MINERAL LOCALITY INDEX D. Allen Penick, Jr. This Virginia mineral locality index...intended to list the best known and most significant mineral occurrences in the State. In line with a project...in 1976, the list is intended to assist amateur mineral collectors as well as professional mineralogists...eventual goal of this project is to develop a mineral locality index for each state followed by a world-wide...world-wide locality index The localities are listed by county, followed by a listing of the most prominent minerals |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | necessarilygive the true composition of the pure mineral. Two possiblesourcesof error remain: (1) A cry...E., and Fleischer, Michael: Ranci•ite, a valid mineral species. Abs., Am. Min. 27: 231, 1942. Richmond...Cryptomelane, a new name for the commonest ot?the "psilomelane" minerals. Am. Min. 27: 607-610, 1942. THE...unsatisfactory state,chieflybecausethe term "psilomelane" has cometo be usedto refer to any hard, massive...massive,unidentified manganeseoxide mineral. This usage is doubtlessconvenient in the field, whereit is |  | | 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...Division of Mineral Resources P. O. Box 3667 Charlottesville, Virginia 22903 T H I S V I R G I N I A M...tended to list the best known and most significant mineral occurrences in the state. In line with a project...in 1976, the list is intended to assist amateur mineral collectors as well as professional mineralogists |  | | 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 |  | | Book (volume) | | fossils, Illinois has little to offer gem and mineral collectors, even though the state produces more...Most specimen collecting is done in the Lead-Zinc mining dists. of northwestern Illinois, the glacial drift...600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E |  | | Book (volume) | | fossils, Illinois has little to offer gem and mineral collectors, even though the state produces more...Most specimen collecting is done in the Lead-Zinc mining dists. of northwestern Illinois, the glacial drift...600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E |  | | Report (volume) | | of Some Sedimentary Rocks of Paleozoic Age in Virginia By ERIC R. FORCE and LESLIE j. COX A. Manganese...Contents of Some Lower Paleozoic Carbonate Rocks of Virginia, by Eric R. Force B. Manganese Contents of Some...Rocks of Silurian and Devonian Ages in Northwest Virginia, by Leslie J. Cox U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN...of some sedimentary rocks of Paleozoic Age in Virginia I by Eric R. Force and Leslie J. Cox. p. em. ~...sedimentary~ Virginia~Analysis. 2. Geology, Stratigraphic~ Paleozoic. 3. Manganese ores~Geology~Virginia. I. Cox |  | | Book | | 5.95 and quickly informative.”— “Practical Virginia Kirkus RANGE GUIDE TO MINES AND MINERALS A by...stumble over a valuable nugget and stake your own mining claim? Indeed it to is, and author book Jay...points out, is in abandoned mining districts, where valuable mineral ores are present and man generally...commercial ores and secondary minerals by state, county, township, and geologic range. For easy identification...provides a comprehensive, alphabetical listing of 400 mineral species and an outline of the essential chemical |  | | Book (volume) | | slopes and ridges of the Pine Ridge Escarpment and along Whiteclay Creek near the Sioux Indian community...and breaks in the hills along the Minnechaduza Creek and the Niobrara, as well as all tributary canyons...chalcedony, jasper and gem petrified wood. BUFFALO COUNTY KEARNEY, area gravel bars and pits along the Platte...townagate, chalcedony, jasper, petrified wood. CASS COUNTY WEEPING WATER, SE, on rd. to Nehawka, in the Snyderville...chalcedony, jasper, fossils. CHERRY COUNTY VALENTINE, in the Sandhills county along the Niobrara R. and Minnechaduza |  | | Report (issue) | | CONTENTS Introduction 1 Scope of report 4 Mineral collecting 5 Acknowledgments 6 Introduction...--_>-->.-..-. Triassic deposits 31 Mineral localities 38 District of Columbia Mavtrl a Tirl IWlCfci...^ 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 |  | | 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...No. 151 Ii !I ·1 " ii :c H I I I I ! VIRGINIA MINERAL LOCALITIES ( SUPPLEMENT II ) By Richard V |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Montgomery County, Arkansas P hosphate minerals are a traditional favorite of many mineral collectors...the present coast. In terms of distribution in mineral collections, some interesting issues arise. Some...Connoisseur’s Choice. Wavellite is an often-colorful mineral, ranging from white through greenish-white to various...attractive color to trace amounts of vanadium. The mineral has been placed in the discredited wavellite group...altogether. Wavellite is a relatively common secondary mineral in low-grade metamorphic rocks where it has been |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | ........................................... Psilomelane Braunite Io8 Io8 Io9 II4 I •8 .............limonite .................................... I4o Psilomelane concretions in limonite ............................. Hausmannite ..... Braunitc ......... Psilomelane...... MnO Mn2Oa.H•O MnO• MnO• MnaO4 3MmO•.MnSiO2...) III. Prismatic needles of pyrolusite, Crimora mine, Va. Polished surface shows finely granular quartz...Geraes, Brazil. IV. Porous manganite ore, Mangan mine, Cuyuna Range. V. Wedge-shaped manganite crystals |  | | Report (issue) | | 31 University of Nevada Press, Reno, Nevada 89557 USA Copyright © 2004 by University of Nevada Press Photographs...unless otherwise noted Map of Mining Districts and significant mineral occurrences of Nevada by Nevada...(hardcover: alk. paper) 1. Minerals—Nevada. 2. Mines and mineral resources—Neavda. 3. Minerals—Collection and preservation—Nevada...Olivenite, 1.6-cm cluster, Majuba Hill Mine, Antelope district, Pershing County. N. Prenn collection. Photograph...protection equipment. Mining and the discovery, identification, and development of mineral resources American |  | | Book (volume) | | (25.56 ct), Sweet Home Mine, Colorado; colorless scheelite (19.66 ct), Kern County, California; octagonal...Vivid blue matched benitoite gems from San Benito County, California, consisting of 52 benitoites and 75...events to bring the history of North American gem mining up to date. Here, then, is the latest, most complete...and interviews with persons actively engaged in mining gemstones. Pertinent references are furnished throughout... most likely in Canada. Systematic large-scale mining of sapphire-bearing gravels in Montana is beginning |  | | Report (volume) | | KING, ELISABETH S. LOUD, MILDRED CHALLMAN MEAD, VIRGINIA M. JUSSEN and GEORGIANNA D. CONANT PART 2. INDEX...oil with electric logs: Airphoto interpretation, mineral Hamilton, R. G., 2. reconnaissance: Lueder, D....Geophysical data for geologic Fleischer, M. , 6. Clay mineral investigations, applistudy: Dunlap, R. C. , Jr...G. G., 10. Human relationships in future W. H. mineral procurement: DavidExploration methods, general:...ADDRESSES Continued ADDRESSES Continued Idaho, mineral deposits: Hulin, Mineralogy of uranium: Frondel |  | | Book | | "Syllabus of Economic Geology"; to the authors of the Mineral Industry, its Statistics, Technology and Trade;...to the compilers of the various volumes of the Mineral Resources; to the authors of all geological publications...Macmillan Company many cuts; to the Engineering and Mining Journal and the Canadian Geological Survey for...1-2. Enrichment of Causes of precipitation, 4. Mineral springs, 6. 1. Origin of cavities, Age I ore...ore of deposits, 18-20. constitutes a mine?, 20-23. CHAPTER II Origin op Ore Deposits 24-51 |
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