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Sillimanite from
Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:County
Classification
Species:Sillimanite
Formula:Al2(SiO4)O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sillimanite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:416450
Long-form Identifier:1:3:416450:0
GUID (UUID V4):ed8921bf-23be-48d2-af42-d3bbb73ebdfb
References
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Journal (issue)
measured in Rockingham County, Virginia and one each in nearby Page County, Virginia and Hardy County, West...quartz arenite and quartz conglomerate ) HARDY COUNTY / WEST VIRGINIA SHENANDOAH\\ AXIS Formation...Upper Ordovician to Middle Silurian formations in Rockingham, Page, and Shenandoah counties, Virginia (modified...(1962) in Massanutten Mountain north of New Market Gap and in Little North Mountain. The authors wish to...(Figure 3; Yeakel, 1962). In Massanutten Mountain north of New Market Gap, however, Yeakel(1962) found the
Report (issue)
C. A. Michael. COLD NUGGET FROM SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY: Longest dimension approximately 13 cm., photograph...updated “check list” just alluded to, (2) a county-by-county listing of the minerals, and (3) resumes of...(Haydcnitc) 9 Virginia Mineral Localities by County This list is included for possible aid in planning...listed only* if localities arc given for them. The county lists do not include com­ mon rock-making materials...to occur only as traces. ACCOMACK COUNTY: none given. ALBEMARLE COUNTY: actinolitc, agate, almandine, amethyst
Journal (issue)
MINERALS ALLANITE (EPIDOTE GROUP) / @ Amherst County - Black pitchy allanite is found in a small pegmatitemass...used because of their radioactivity. Campbell County - Andalusitecrystals,somevery large,have been reported...at this locality is associated with quartz, sillimanite, kyanite and blue corundum. Many of the anddusite...attractive cabochons can be cut. BERYL Amelia County - Clear gem quality beryl fragments measuring 0...can be found at the Trueheart pegmatite prospect north of Amelia. A few of the crystals have been faceted
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Berry, L. G. The space Allophanes from Lawrence County, group of conichalcite. 557 f n d i a n a(. W h...Mount MarcY 330 81oss,F.D...... quadfalrgler Essex CountY' Blggild, O. B. The Mineralogy of N.Y. (Jafre)...w m i n e r a.l. . . . . the distinction of sillimanite 4 -, .. 725 Memorial of Charles Robfrommullit-e...m a nI ., . . . . Enchanted Rock pluton, Llano County, Texas, texture of. (Hutchinson). . . 346 Endellite...uranium-bearirg bodies in San Bernardino .. 1040 County, California .340,342 Goldsmith,J. R. 341 Goodman
Journal (issue)
presently in operation a t Riverton Corporation, Warren County. Calcimatic-kilns were developed to utilize smaller...Vertical kilns a t Riverton Corporation, Warren County. ever, a 1:3 ratio of small to large feed is best...S. Frey Company, inc., Clear Brook in Frederick County. from the furnace, solidified, and crushed into...@ SELECTED AREAS OF POTENTIAL RESOURCES Clarke County The New Market Limestone is 67 feet thick about...thickness near the nose of several anticlines, north of Virginia Highway 7 and also south of the West
Journal (issue)
discovered in a passage of Endless Caverns in Rockingham County, Virginia in July 1996. The cavers left the... apparently in the area of Warrenton, Fauquier County (Hay, 1923). The whereabouts of this tooth is unknown...was found at the Ratliff fossil site in Russell County in 1993 (Figure 4). CAVE RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION...mammoth ulna (lower, front leg bone) found in Russell County,VA. Scale is 7 inches (18 cm) in length. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS..., 1960, Geology and mineral resources of Rockingham County: V i a Division of Mineral Resources, Bulletin
Report (issue)
Prepared in cooperation with the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Division...Piedmont and Blue Ridge Physiographic Provinces of North Carolina, 2000–2004 Open-File Report 2006–1168 U.S...Interior U.S. Geological Survey Cover. 1 1 – North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources...Piedmont and Blue Ridge Physiographic Provinces of North Carolina, 2000–2004 By Brad A. Huffman, Cassandra A...G. Pippin Prepared in cooperation with the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Report (volume)
Selected Bibliography of Andalusite, Kyanite Sillimanite, Dumortierite Topaz, and Pyrophyllite in the... Selected Bibliography of Andalusite, Kyanite Sillimanite, Dumortierite Topaz, and Pyrophyllite in the...______-____________________________________ -________ Sillimanite _ _________________________________________________...SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ANDALUSITE, KYANITE SILLIMANITE, DUMORTIERITE, TOPAZ, AND PYROPHYLLITE IN THE...compilation of 566 references on the kyanite, or sillimanite, group of minerals and pyrophyllite to December
Journal (issue)
TeHurium Sulphur Dinmond Gra1,hitc GOLD Albemarle County.-"Streaks" occur in quartz veins in slate belt...east of South­ western Mt. (ll. 8). Buckingham County.-A placer gold specimen about 7 x 10 x 17 mm. which...collections of the Smithsonian Institution. Culpeper County.-Two specimens with flakes of gold up to 1 cm....collections of the Smithsonian Institution. Dinwiddie County.-Two specimens from the Whitehall Mine with gold...error and should refer to Spotsylvania County.) Fairfax County.-A specimen of gold with galena in quartz
Report (issue)
pegmatite in granite, Short Tom Smith mine, Rockingham County, N. C______ ____ ____________________ ___...pegmatite and granite, E. R. Self mine, Gaston County, N. C____________________ 6. Sinuous discordant...a bulge in the hanging wall, Knight mine, Rockingham County, N. C- ~ -7. Sharp hanging-wall contact, Knight...granite underlain by schist, Hawkins mine, Stokes County, N. C _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ 9. Same granite...and other units in the Big Bess pegmatite, Gaston County, N. C _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
large variety of minerals and gemstones in North Carolina annually attracts thousands of collectors to...the world. Some Mineral Collecting Sites in North Carolina T H E C O L L E C T I N G L O C A L I T I E...McKenzie's publication Mineral Collecting Sites in North Carolina: Information Circular 24 (1978). For a more...locations on county road maps, refer to this publication, which can be ordered from the North Carolina Department...27687, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611. The price is $5.00 plus 4% sales tax. Individual county road maps can
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Figure I : Map of the (handler mine, Raymond. Rockingham County, New Hampshire (after Page and Larrabee, 1962)...D L E R M I N E IN R A Y M O N D , Rocking­ ham County, New Hampshire, is an open pit in a granite pegmatite...Chandler mine is an irregular open pit located on the north side of Lane Road in Raymond (Figure 1). The earliest...is a pipelike body which in­ trudes dark gray sillimanite-grade schists of the Lower De­ vonian Littleton.../ones in the Chandler pegmatite, Raymond, Rockingham County, New Hamp­ shire (after Page and l.arrabec
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
entrance and arch of the Palermo mine, North Groton, Grafton County. Rob Lawrence photo, courtesy Bob Whitmore...LOCATIONS BY COUNTY Belknap County Alton area: arsenopyrite, galena, quartz (crystals), sillimanite (Avery...occurrence is particularly noteworthy for Carroll County Albany, Blackberry Crossing (includes the Moose...6.6 cm tall, Government Gravel pit, North Conway, Carroll County. Jeff Scovil specimen and photo. Downloaded... 4.7 cm tall, Middle Moat Mountain, North Conway, Carroll County. Canadian Museum of Nature specimen
Report (issue)
Grafton County, N.H. Geologic map and sections of the Beryl Mountain mine, Acworth, Sullivan County, N.H...Walpole, Cheshire County, N.H. Geologic map of the Corson mine, Nottingham, Rockingham County, N.H. Geologic...Geologic map of the McGall mine, Raymond, Rockingham County, N.H. Geologic map and section of the Vatcher prospect...prospect, Raymond, Rockingham County, N.H. Geologic map and sections of the Chandler mine (pegmatite...(pegmatite 7), Raymond, Rockingham County, l\.fl. Geologic map and section of the Smith No. 1 mine (pegmatites
Report (issue)
.'.' .., Mineral Collecting Sites in North Carolina By W. F. Wilson and B. J. McKenzie RUTILE GUMMITE...Information Circular 24 Mineral Collecting Sites in North Carolina By W. F. Wilson and B. J. McKenzie Raleigh...copies of this publication may be obtained from: North CarOlina Department of Natural Resources and Community...for the general welfare of the citizens of North Carolina. The Section conducts a number of basic and...Geological Survey Section, P. O. Box 27687, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611. Eldon P. Allen, Chief Geologist FRONT
Report (issue)
Information Circular 24 Mineral Collecting Sites in North Carolina By W. F. Wilson and B. J. McKenzie Raleigh...copies of this publication may be obtained from: North Carolina Department of Natural Resources and Community...Geological Survey Section, P. O. Box 27687, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611. Eldon P. Allen, Chief Geologist i ...FRONT COVER PHOTO Twinned emerald crystal from North Carolina, photo from Smithsonian Institution (slide...viable mineral collecting sites through­ out North Carolina. Some sites are commercially operated during
Report (issue)
CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY 1980 OFFICERS President: J. Robert Butler Department of Geology University...University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, N.C. Vice-President: Van Price, Jr. Savannah River Laboratory...Department of Earth Sciences University of North Carolina at Wilmington Wilmington, N.C. William S. Henika...Radiometric Dating in the Sauratown Mountains Area, North Carolina (P.D. Fullagar and J. R. Butler). . . . . .... 7 Metamorphic Gradients in Pittsylvania County, Virginia (J. P. Gregory). . . . . . . . . . . . .
Report (volume)
geologic evidence along a 15km reach in northern Essex County; southwest of Lowell it is expressed as a profound...geologic evidence alone. The Lake Char fault extends north and east from its type area near the Connecticut-Massachusetts...The described belt is naturally bounded on the north and northwest by the southern limit of the Merrimack...shown that the Honey Hill turns sharply to the north near the Rhode Island border, where it joins the...Quartz Diorite; Acton Granite Salem Gabbro-Diorite north and west of Salem; Wolfpen Tonalite; Newburyport
Report (issue)
North Carolina State Library jleigh ( f t NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT...NUMBER 71 EXPLANATORY TEXT FOR GEOLOGIC MAP OF NORTH CAROLINA By JASPER L. STUCKEY and STEPHEN RALEIGH...RALEIGH 1958 G. CONRAD Norffe Carolir* St** NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT...NUMBER 71 EXPLANATORY TEXT FOR GEOLOGIC MAP OF NORTH CAROLINA By JASPER L. STUCKEY and STEPHEN G. CONRAD...Jefferson F. J. BOLING Siler City H. C. BUCHAN, JR North Wilkesboro SCROOP W. ENLOE, JR Spruce Pine VOIT
Report (volume)
State Museum, Albany. North Carolina.. .Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt, Chapel Hill. North Dakota... .Dr. A. G...... .Prof. Charles W. Brown, Providence. South Carolina.. .Dr. Earle Sloan, Charleston. South Dakota....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
Book
CHAPTER 8 Tennessee 8 7 6 CHAPTER 10 South Carolina ......... _ .......... _ _ .... ____________________............._........... 7 3 6 CHAPTER 9 North Carolina 4 2 3 3 9 6 3 CHAPTER 1 GEM H U N T...g e s w h i c h c r e s t a t M t . N o r t h Carolina, a n d C l i n g m a n ' s Dome, Tennessee. Because...n d m 1799 i n Cabarrus C o u n t y, N o r t h Carolina, b y a s m a l l b o y w a l k i n g along a m...n t h e e a r l y 1840's i n b o t h N o r t h Carolina and Georgia. C r y s t a l s were recovered f
Book (volume)
vertebrate remains. The breaks of the White River north of Crawford in Dawes Co. and the rather extensive...chalcedony, jasper and gem petrified wood. BUFFALO COUNTY KEARNEY, area gravel bars and pits along the Platte...townagate, 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...CHEYENNE, DEUEL, GARDEN & KEITH COUNTIES AREA, between North and South Platte rivers and in all tributary branches
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Ivory Coast, and possibly in South America. In North America, tektites were recognized first in 1936...unexplored territory, from Mont Laurier (82 miles due north of Ottawa) northwest to the Abitibi mining district...gold-bearing greenstones (altered lavas), in the north. (1) For the first 20 miles, the highway shows the...Whitlockite occurs in tbe Palermo granite pegmatite near North Groton, New Hampshire, as a late hydrothermal mineral...Gillespite, Feo.Bao.4Sior, in Alaska'and in Mariposa County, California, with sanbornite, BaO'2SiOz, and barium
Book (volume)
grading to 600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper...⎯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...E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip...mine⎯pyritized gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason
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grading to 600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper...⎯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...E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip...mine⎯pyritized gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason
 
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