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Beryl from
Dale Quarry, Chester, Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Beryl
Formula:Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Beryl data
Locality Data:Click here to view Dale Quarry, Chester, Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:60299
Long-form Identifier:1:3:60299:6
GUID (UUID V4):bc0f57f4-7b0e-4680-9a66-00dda307e1b4
References
Michael Hatskel CollectionIdentified by Michael Hatskel: Visual Identification
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Journal (issue)
Finger) and LKA Emeralds from Hiddenite, Alexander County, NC to Go On Public Exhibit in New York City Emeralds...explorer with operations in Oaxaca. Mexico and evada, USA. In June, 2018. groundbreaking began at the surface/open...Mining Unit. which also includes the Mina Gold. County Line and East Camp Douglas propertie . The Project...Mineral Belt (Bell Mining District) in Mineral County. Nevada. A fler ten monrhs of construction progress...News----------------- Page s Dale Quarry Chesterfield County, Virginia "Uncovering the Green Giant" By
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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
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Co. Hematite CALERA, Shelby Co. Wavkllite CLAY COUNTY, Sec. 24. T. 19 S R., 7 E. STATUARY, Coosa Co...Co., (W. border of* Marble Crystalline TALLADEGA COUNTY Marble, (crystalline) VALLEY HEAD, DeKalb Co. Hematite...(near) Feldspar HISSOP, Coosa Co., (near) Beryl JACKSON COUNTY Hematite KENNEDYS, Clay Co., (near) Magnetite...JACKSONVILLE, Calhoun Co. Bauxite ROCKFORD, Coosa Co. Beryl ROUND MOUNTAIN, Cherokee Co. Hematite SPRINGVILLE...DELANEY, Madison Co. Quartz, (clear crystals) GARLAND COUNTY Quartz Crystals HOT SPRINGS, Garland Co. Malachite
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Moderator 1:30 Beryl, eosphorite and secondary beryllium phosphates from the Collins Quarry, Georgetown...world’s largest reddingite crystal from the Bennett Quarry, Oxford Co., Maine? - M. Felch, A. U. Falster....historic Spinelli Prospect, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut - A. J. Albini & H. Moritz. 2:30...warwickite, and dissakisite-(Ce) from New York State, USA - M. V. Luoulescu. R. Rowe, D. G. Bailey, & M. Hawkins...crystals in the Lockport Dolostone, Cicero, Onondaga County, NY - S. C. Chamberlain. D. G. Bailey, & R. Lyons
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Llano County (Texas), Minas Geraes(BraziI), Ytterby (Sweden), Tanganyika, and India; and the beryl pegmatites...to the Late Ordovician (Taconic revolution).e Virginia and the Carolinas a Landes, Kenneth K., Origin...of the Amelia, Goochland, and Ridgeway areas, Virginia: Am Jour. Scr. (5), vol. 17, pp. 543-547,1929...gold-pyrite belt of the northeast piedmont, Virginia: Virginia GeoI. Swwy, BuII.3O, pp. 1 110, t927. Keith...A. L Genesis of mica pegmatite deposits, Latah County, Idaho: , Econ. Geology,vol. 28, no. 1, pp. 41-58
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Cumberland Alston Moor: witherite, 431 Cat Gill; Dale Head; Fisher Crag; Fleetwith Pike; Grey Knotts;... apophyllite, gyrolite, 173 BaUyclare; Bruslee quarry, Ballyclare; Call Hill farm, Cookstown Junction... Belfast; Glenoe; Kilwanghter Castle; Nelson's quarry, BaUyhenry; Shane' s Hill, Larne; Skerrywhirry...cassiterite, pyrrhotine, stannite, 339 V~nd, Moravia: beryl, epididymite, milarite, 450 ASIA Siberia (CnBnpb)...Kanjamalai, Salem, Madras: perrierite, 42 Kodur quarry, Andhra Pradesh: spandire, 508 Sandur, Bellary
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.........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
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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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
admission fee on a dirt road which compared to some old quarry roads is a super highway! The x,!s are found in...bornite have been found in gabbro at the old Hubbard quarry in Wilmington (New Castle Co.), Del. FLORIDA—"I...been found in the Appalachian Minerals Company quarry near Monticello (Jasper Co.), Ga. IDAHO—"I am enclosing...poking around the old mine there and ran into a Mr. Dale who took me to his farm, nearby. He gave me several..."Calcite var. onyx, Lockport, Ky.— donated by Leonard Dale."—on label. LOUISIANA—Ken Kyte, Box 161, Covington
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index. This is organised hierarchically by country, county or state, then site name. To avoid the confusion...century boundary changes in the British Isles, the county boundaries defined by the Local Governmant Act...referred to as Glamorgan. The new counties and county boroughs brought in by the Lieutenancies Act of...group names (eg tourmaline). A few variental (eg beryl var. emerald) and poorly defined names (eg hornblende)...V. (1996) The minerals of Cornwall Countybridge quarry, Goonhilly downs, the Lizard 17:25-28 INGRAM, S
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
wonderful > job they did. "Rockland Nuggets", Rockland County Mineral and Gem Society, Inc., Editor, Marvin Klibonoff;...collected rocks! The words Division of the Rockland County Mineral "Founded 1886" following the name of and...Lapidary Society, Editor, Dr. Philip Limecrest Quarry, Sparta, New Jersey C. Eisman; "Triassic Valley...Gilsum, New Hampshire with the objective of securing beryl crystals. The Lapidary and Gem Society of New York...Reminiscences". The field trip to the Limecrest Quarry was very productive. Mr. Paul Desautels, Associate
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.;
Book (volume)
the western counties, especially the Clay Center Quarry 12 miles southeast of Toledo but in Ottawa Co....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
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the western counties, especially the Clay Center Quarry 12 miles southeast of Toledo but in Ottawa Co....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
Report (edition)
Adams County 15 Allegheny County Armstrong County Berks County Blair County Carbon County Chester County...Cumberland County Delaware County Fulton County Lancaster County Lebanon County Lehigh County Monroe County...County Northampton County Sullivan County York County 18 20 21 23 . 25 28 37 38 39 . 40 47 50...owners the rockhound, of the land, or from quarry and mine operators, before entering to collect...pseudomorphs after pyrite found near Columbia in Lancaster County, described in this report. If the only description
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
August 2017 Last fail a group of Elkhart (Ind.) County residents, because of their common interest in...mutual advantage.) The meeting was presided over by Dale Douglas, temporary chairman. Mr. Richard P. Miller...collection, knowledge and identifica- month at the County Center, White Plains, tion of rocks, minerals and...tober 28th the club made a field trip to the Baylis quarry in Bedford, N. Y. gravel pit near Union, Michigan...Plateau", and illustrated his officers: President, Dale Douglas; vice presi- talk with slides. The lecture
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Alabama P.O. Box 0 Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35486 85° • County Seat ALABAMA'S MINERAL INDUSTRY began in 1818...iron furnace was built near Russellville, Franklin County, utilizing local brown iron-ore (goethite) deposits...Tennessee River Valley area near Huntsville, Madison County, the first such mineralogical description in the...1831 along tributaries of the Coosa River (Chilton County). Utilization of mineral resources in Alabama has...iron ore, clay, marble, bauxite, and Figure 1. County map of Alabama. Courtesy U.S. Geological Survey
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
duction. Dale et al. (1914) listed many minerals found in Ver­ mont slate. Figure 2. Slate quarry, Poultney;...extensive lists of minerals in granite prepared by Dale (1923). Rutilated quartz, apatite, and many other...decorator tiles. The Belvidere Mountain quarry, Low­ ell (Orleans County) is the most signifi­ cant locality...producers. The nearby hamlet of Eden Mills (Lamoille County) is the commonly given but incorrect name for the...the locality; it is near­ er to the quarry than the village of Lowell and is the last set­ tlement seen
Report (issue)
Beividere, in Eden and Lowell townships, Lamoille County. (See the Jay Peak quadrangle of the F. S. Topographical...VERMONT MINERAL INDUSTRIES: JACOBS olina, and Virginia produce fibrous anthophyllite [(Mg,Fe) S103] which...Clay Companies FRANK E. BUSHEY AND SONS Office and quarry at East Monkton, Vt. Post Office address, Bristol...over 1938, it is still in a depressed condition. Quarry men estimate that the industry is operating at...formed the Winchester-Gibson Company. The Adaniant Quarry Company, of East Montpeiier, is no longer operating
Book (volume)
chalcedony, jasper and gem petrified wood. BUFFALO COUNTY KEARNEY, area gravel bars and pits along the Platte...petrified wood. CASS COUNTY WEEPING WATER, SE, on rd. to Nehawka, in the Snyderville Quarry chalcedony, jasper...jasper, fossils. CHERRY COUNTY VALENTINE, in the Sandhills county along the Niobrara R. and Minnechaduza...gem qualityagatized and opalized wood. DAWES COUNTY CHADRON, in N part of Co. and as far W as Crawford...woods, etc. DAWSON COUNTY GOTHENBURG, in sand pitspetrified palm wood. DEUEL COUNTY CHAPPELL, all regional
Book (edition)
MARIN COUNTY FREE LIBRARY 3 1111 00289 4184 \ I s Fifth Revised Edition A complete, state-by-state...Malachite, Chrysocolla, Turquoise LJ Emerald, Beryl *"» Agate ** Jade =p Amethyst ^ X ) y '...terminations, and the flat-terminated prism of beryl belong here, as well as the many variations that...HABITS rfgk -tI I I 3 ^$7 "c APATITE AZURITE BERYL CHIASTOLITE L_V FELDSPAR EMERALD (orthoclote)...It may be vitreous or glassy, as in quartz or beryl, or the harder, glittering, adamantine luster of
Journal (issue)
with ALBITE and QUARTZ Himalaya Mine, San Diego County, CA Watercolor by Frederick C. Wilda© REVELATIONS...JONES Cavansite specimen mined from the Wagholi quarry, Pune, India, and displayed as part of the rocks...Lake Owyhee State Park, Malheur County, and also near Goble, Columbia County in 1967. Again, this new mineral...quarries in the Wagholi quarry complex, in Poona, and again in the Lonavala quarry, Maharashtra. What made...vividly in this specimen, mined from the Wagholi quarry, Maharashtra, India. PARENT GÉRY, WIKIMEDIA COMMONS
Book (edition)
eight years* We have followed maps up hill and down dale to free spots to dig. We have also gone to many...Camping $1 *00/day, trailers $2*00/day. **Mariposite Quarry (Mariposa), CoulterM ZUie. CA 95311- Fee: 5f/Xb~...Fee: $3*00. Under 16 free. Spider Mine, Fred & Virginia Smith, 1527 \ Center Road, Novato, CA 94947* Phone...CONNECTICUT Cinque Quarry. Mrs* Cinque, Laurel St., East Haven, CT* $2*00 fee. ♦♦Gillette Quarry, Haddon Neck...9AM-5PM. corundum, beryl By appt. in April for groups. Fee: $3.00. Open every day. KOA Beryl Mines, Rt. 1,
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of Western Grove,in the N.E. section of Newton County. All these are in N . W . Arkansas. "It happened...a very large and interesting one from Lawrence County, Arkansas." CALIFORNIA—Emmett Klopfenstein, Box...strongly radioactive microlite occurs at the Slocum quarry in E. Hampton. A few of the octahedral crystals...patches of impure reddish hematite occur in Lincoln County, Kansas, near Juniata. KENTUCKY — Sandstone containing...inch, of tiny rubellite xls on microcline from Chesterfield (Hampshire Co.), Mass. This was in the old Stevens
 
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