 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 1545 1967 LITHIOPHORITE }'ROM CHARLOTTESVILLE,VIRGINIA Rrcnano S. Mrrcnnrr AND RoBERTE. Mn'rrqrznn, U...Li)MnO2(OH)2, has been found in Charlottesville, Virginia. Coatings of the mineral are very abundant on...the poorly defined materials called "wad" or "psilomelane." Ramsdell (1932) showed the mineral is a definite...Apparently lithiophorite is a common mineral in Virginia. X-ray analyses of miscellaneousblack crusts have...Amelia County; Bishop turquoise mine, Lynch Station, Campbell County; qtartz mine in Fluvanna County (just |  | | 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) | | 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) | | 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...radioactive. The mineral was reported in Amherst County as early as 1874. Mallet ( 1 8 7 7 ) first described...Specimens from the Rutherford pegmatites, in Amelia County, are famous for the per fection of their thin |  | | Catalog/List | | enlarged photograph of a piece of Obsidian, from Lake County, Oregon, which shows a Conchoidal fracture. t...ALBITE (sodium aluminum trisilicate Xline mass; Virginia ............................. . Cleavage, showing...aluminum, iron and cerium orthosilicate Massive; Virginia or N. Carolina ......... ... ...... . Orthite...50 .75 FUCHSITE-See Muscovite FULGURITE-See Psilomelane and Lechatelierite FULLER'S EARTH (a clay consisting.... . . . . . . . . . . . Xline, with Fuchsite; Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | from Falls Church, Virginia. Fleischerand Faust (1963) report the mineral in Virginia but give no soecificlocalities...p. Cosurxsxv, P. R. (1948) An occurrence of psilomelane, variety lithiophorite, in Iralls Church, Ya...A. (1962) Geology and mineral resources of Albemarle County. Va. Di,t. Miner. Res.,8u.11..77,92p. R.lusnnlr...lusnnlr, L. S. (1932) An r-ra1' study of psilomelane and wad. Amer. Mineral., 17, 143149. Wmsr.rv, A. |  | | 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...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...very high grade iron. Credit should be given the Virginia Department of Mineral Resources in Charlottesville |  | | 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...Extensive gold mining formerly on ex treme W and county line around Rte 605 to Rte 606. There are several...deep. Bell Shaft. Garden Wall M. Shaft. FLUVANNA COUNTY 2 / 2 M i 4 4 2 2 ROCKS AND MINERALS ...im portant operation in either county and as it is located on the county line can be ascribed to Goochland...Cowherd Granite O. Columbia. Op. before 1900 on E county line. Appears as a small face on N side of Rte |  | | 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 |  | | Catalog/List | | aluminum, iron and cerium orthosilicate) Massive; Virginia, or N. Carolina ................. . 34 Orthite.... . . . . . . . . . . 6 Massive, gray banded; Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Columnar...lb . . . . . . 6 •Amazons/one, cleavage, pale; Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Microc/ine-Perthite... . . . . . . . . 6 Bituminous Coal (Coking) ; Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Ca1111el.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 PSILOMELANE (impure hydrous manganese dioxide) Massive; Arkansas |  | | 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 |  | | Catalog/List | | . . . . . . . Asbestos Loose fibers in vial; Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . FUCHSITE--See Muscovite FULGURITE--See Psilomelane and Lechatelierite FULLER'S EARTH (a clay consisting.... . . . . . . . . . . . . LITHIOPHORITE-See Psilomelane LIVINGSTONITE (mercuric sulfantimonite) Xline...per lb. . . . . . . Amazonstone, cleavage, pale; Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cleavage... . . . .20 .60 .20 Bituminous Coal (Coking) ; Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 Bitum |  | | 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.; |  | | Report (volume) | | Appalachian region Continued. Page. Northwestern Virginia.................................................93 93 94 Virginia.................................._..................... 94 West Virginia..................................... I.................. Virginia. ....................................................................................... West Virginia................................................. Map showing the principal manganese mines in Virginia and the probable extent of the ore-bearing areas |  | | 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, |  | | 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 (edition) | | mmed at Broken Arrow aud Trout creek, in Sc. Clair county. The strata in this field are more faulted und...prong of Canoe creek, in St. Clair county, to Ha\sop creek, in Bibb county, a distance of 60 miles. Down to...to Helena, in Shelby county, the field has an average width of 5 or 6 miles. Below that point the width...miles being in the latitud" of Blocton, in Bibb county. The south ern end of this field has a greater...Jefferson county; Helena, Montevallo, and Brierfield, Shelby county; and at Blocion. Bibb county. The Warrior |  | | Catalog/List | | aluminum, iron and cerium orrhosilicate) Massive: Virginia, N. Carolina. or Ontario . . . . . . . . . . 3-1...onho silicatc) Massive, green with feldspar; Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 ER YTH R IT E (hydrous.... . . . . . . . . . . 6 Massive, gray banded; Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Satin....00, 1 . 50 * Amaz_o11slo11e, cleavage, pale; Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 * Microline-Puthitt.... . . . . . . 6 Bilu111i11ous Coal (Coking) ; Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Ca,mtl |  | | 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) | | d*/oPtcare rctun thic publistio to thc Virginia Geological Sunot whcn you havc ro further uc for...COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA APR Z STATE COMMTSSION ON CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY...Bulletin 43 Ztnc arrd Lead Region of Southwestern Virginia With e Section on thc Occurrencce of Zinc and....t4 No'lJ c3 UNIVERSITY, VIRGINIA 1935 13st COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA STATE COMMTSSION ON CONSERVATION...CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ARTHUR BEVAN, State Geologist Bulletin 43 Zinc |  | | Report (volume) | | fm________ franc. ___---_ front__--__Ft___..-- Company, County Collections Colorado Commission,Committee Communications...veg__________ vs..-_-__-_-Vt____--___-- volume Virginia vegetation versus Vermont W___________ Wash....Wis____-____Wyo__.______ west Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Zool-________ Zoological, etc...Science Bulletin, v. 32. Topeka, Kans. Los Angeles County Museum Quarterly, v. 6, no. 4; 7, nos. 1, 2. Los...City, Utah. Virginia Academy of Sciences Proceedings 1947-48. Charlottesville, Va. Virginia Geological |
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