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| 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...to collecting, is shown by identification letters at the beginning of the report. Unlike a field guide...source of information in this Virginia index was Minerals of Virginia (1970) by R. V. Dietrich. Although...list of references at the end of the index. Some of the famous localities in Virginia, such Updated from |
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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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| 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...to collecting, is shown by identification letters at the begin ning of the report. Unlike a field guide |
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| SHOW Featuring Virginia Minerals, Mines and Localities BE A PROSPECTOR VISIT OUR MINE-KEEP WHAT YOU FIND...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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| GUIDE TO THE GEOLOGY OF THE MT. ROGERS AREA, VIRGINIA, NORTH CAROLINA AND TENNESSEE Douglas W. Rankin...become a very enthusiastic 1° x 2° mapper, at least in the Blue Ridge. A number of earlier studies in and around...INTRODUCTION The field trip this year will focus on the Blue Ridge for the first time since 1960. In contrast to...unrelated! The Martha Washington Inn in Abingdon, Virginia, will be our headquarters. The trip will span...Jefferson, Ashe County, North Carolina. The Mt. Rogers area includes the junction of Virginia, North Carolina |
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| Vol. 27 May 1981 No. 2 BLUE QUARTZ IN VIRGINIA Michael A. Wise1 -@ I n 1885, Robert Robertson described...peculiar variety of quartz from Nelson County, Virginia. This new variety of quartz, as cited by Robertson...waxy luster and acolor varying from pale to deep blue. It therefore appears of interest to ascertain to...The occurrence of blue quartz has been reported worldwide. Iddings (1904) noted blue quartz in a gray...(1939) found blue quartz pebbles occurring in the charnockites and gneisses of the Mysore Province in South |
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| excavations in the underlying black, Upper Devonian (New Albany) shales occasionally produces pieces of silicified...This gem flint occurs in the 8 mile long Flint Ridge, between Newark (Licking Co.) and Zanesville (Muskingum...include the highly colored Vanport flint of the Flint Ridge and the Upper Mercer flint exposed in Hocking, Perry...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 |
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| excavations in the underlying black, Upper Devonian (New Albany) shales occasionally produces pieces of silicified...This gem flint occurs in the 8 mile long Flint Ridge, between Newark (Licking Co.) and Zanesville (Muskingum...include the highly colored Vanport flint of the Flint Ridge and the Upper Mercer flint exposed in Hocking, Perry...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 |
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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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| ONYX • PERIDOT* • ZIRCON • CARNELIAN TOURMALINE OPALS • AOATI • • AMETHYST URINE • •...average gems something as from a far close at hand imported rare, The land. oflF of thinks...ice, every blood red glow, every touch of green, blue, gold or royal purple. Gem stones have been the...crystalline form are distinguished by the angles at which their plane surfaces (crystal faces) are...SAPPHIRE 1^ TOURMALINE CRYSTALS TOPAZ CRYSTALS 4 GEM hunter's GUIDE (Cross-seaion at right) CHRYSOBERYL |
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| Alleghenies, culminate in Harney Peak in southern Pennington Co. At 7,242’ this peak is the highest point...pegmatite dikes ranking with those in Maine and Southern California for their production of gems and minerals...instance, a single Spodumene crystal from the Etta Mine near Keystone on the east side of the Mount Rushmore...weighed 90 tons. Also huge crystals of sparkling blue Beryl from the Black Hills pegmatites have measured...addition, gem Garnets, Quartz crystals, Topaz and Tourmaline add to the fascination of these pegmatites. |
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| COMMONWDALTE OF VIRGINIA VIRGINTA CONSERVATTON COMMTSSTON VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ARTHUR BEVAN,...53 Barite Deposits of Virginia By R.AYMOND S. EDMUNDSON UNIVERSITY, VIRGINIA t938 I \e RICHMOND:... RICHMOND: Dwrsror cR Puncn.rsp arvo puxrrr.rc 1938 VIRGINIA CONSERVATION COMMISSION Wrreun C. Her,r,, Chai...recommend for publication as Bulletin 53 of the virginia Geological Survey series of i'eports the manuscript...Geologist of the Virginia Geological SurveY. This re=port is the first issued on barite in Virginia. It describes |
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| MINERAL LOCALITIES OF CONNECTICUT AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK * «-• r ** K* ysf^ :' •'’S >- n !* ‘Vi...Ronald Everett Januzzi CONNECTICUT MINERALS ON PARADE NEW YORK STATE MINERALS ON PARADE Recommended for Children...W*T H COlO* * • TfXT COMF11 MINERALS ON PARADE A New Series of Teaching Filmstrips in Full Color. A Valuable...Localities in Western Connecticut and Southeastern New York State.........................................from the Principal Localities in the Middlesex County Region in Connecticut Unclassified Material Page |
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| latitude and bounded on the west by the Mississippi River and on the east by high ridges of the Appalachian...geologically diverse. Traveling east from the Mississippi River the collector encounters relatively undeformed Cenozoic...the state. Just prior to crossing the Tennessee River and continuing through the middle of the state are...sediments and rare igneous rocks of the Valley and Ridge, which change crossing the Great Smoky Thrust Fault...(top left). Calcite, 5.5 cm high, Elmwood mine, Smith County. Terry Huizing specimen, Jeff Scovil photo |
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| YEAR 1687"—DAVID T. DAY, CHIEF OF THE DIVISION OF MINING STATISTICS AND TECHNOLOGY WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT...to indicate whether these resources are or are not at present being utilized. Since the original lists...channels of trade, transportation and consumption, new utilizations, and recent discoveries, have, to a...addition to new finds of valuable deposits, many of the occurrences known and recorded at the date of...of the 1882 report, but which were not at that time available, are now, for the reasons just stated, being |
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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...Resources, Box 3667, Charlottesville, Virginia and from the Distribution Section of the U.S. Geo logical Survey |
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| Items on new finds are desired. Please send them in. Downloaded by [University of Arizona] at 14:43 24...ARIZONA—"Under separate cover 1 am sending you another Yuma County mineral. Look it over as it is a most interesting...the winter months and will try to find something new to send in, inclding sand, of which we have a lot...my name in R&M. Was glad to send him some Yuma County specimens. That Novice Column is a very nice gesture...Company as the Assistant Mine Superintendent. W e are operating in two areas at Crestmore. One is our Jensen |
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| Mineral Occurrences ITEMS ON NEW FINDS ARE DESIRED -#..., PLEASE SEND THEM I N . ALABAMA—Galena occurs...), Ariz. "At Yuma Test Station, I found also some samples of petrified wood. The material at the Station...on the Post territory which covers most of Yuma County, Arizona, and a small area in California."—letter...of Diamonds is an abandoned diamond mine (the only diamond mine in the U. S.) that has been opened up...cut into gems. 5. Industrial diamonds tested by Ford Motor Co. prove superior to any other diamonds. |
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| CURRENT EVENTS Downloaded by [University of Calgary] at 17:09 06 August 2017 of the EASTERN FEDERATION OF...Federations and its affiliated clubs. Its annual meeting at Eureka this year was an inspiration as the reports...President New American Federation Officers Elected at the American Federation convention at Eureka, California...Historian. Downloaded by [University of Calgary] at 17:09 06 August 2017 Eastern Winners in National...Award for Faceted Stones. He is a member of the Southern Appalachian Mineral Society and got his first |
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| known deposits; indeed, to state all the localities at which some minerals are found would make the lists...of economic conditions. The principal localities at which most of the minerals are found are clearly...it helpful to refer to Survey Bulletin 507, "The mining districts of the western United States," and to...intention has been to present a list of localities at which minerals occur in sufficient quantity to be...the quantities available at many localities. It may be, therefore, that at some of the localities listed |
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| Downloaded by [Florida International University] at 02:08 27 December 2014 RoBeRT B. CooK Department...cookrob@auburn.edu Beryl, Variety Morganite San Diego County, California O ne of the most popular of all collectible...magnificent collections that have been displayed at national gem and mineral shows in recent years. From...course, phenomenal specimens from the pegmatites in Southern California. Consequently, in keeping with the...so well known from the pegmatites of San Diego County, has been nominated for this issue’s Connoisseur’s |
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| World News on Mineral Occurrences Items on new finds are desired. Please send them in. Abbreviations:... Knoxville, Tenn. "Just south of the Tennessee River on the northern slopes of the Sand Mountains (De...donated 3 interesting minerals from the Castle Dome District of Yuma Co., Ariz. The specimens are fluorite...small creek, about four miles from the Buffalo River. Bat House Cave is also near the small community...miles south of Western Grove,in the N.E. section of Newton County. All these are in N . W . Arkansas. "It |
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| Street New York 19, N.Y. EDITOR Mrs. Margaret Israel 136 Hampton Roads Ave Hampton, Virginia Downloaded...Downloaded by [University of Florida] at 07:14 08 August 2017 T INTRODUCING THE SIZES To those who may...Mineralogical and Lapidary Societies, and his family, Virginia, Tommy and Cheryl. George was born in Iowa but...Infantry in the South Pacific area and a term at the Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Atomic plant he turned to the...a coal company he got interested in minerals. Virginia, the pretty Tennessee school teacher he married |
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| 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...in the Cambrian Shad7 (Tom1town) Dolomite at the Jamea River Bydrnte and Supply Compnny Qunrr7 about one...\I i! II II BULLETIN OF THE ·, I !V I ii VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE Engineering Experiment Station |
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| verified, comprehensive information and is designed to lead amateur mineral collectors to America's precious...semipre- cious stones, which are plentiful in every section of the continent. With its up-to-date listing...describes sites under of the nearest town and county. and the many maps included book contain such... *' ^ *D * D } '<&*=> 4B^ Diamond M Tourmaline ^P Ruby. Sapphire O Quartz crystal ^J^ Garnet...collector of gem minerals RUSSELL P. Thomas NEW YORK MACFALL Y. Crowell Company / ESTABLISHED |
