 | | 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) | | America. Most specimen collecting is done in the Lead-Zinc mining dists. of northwestern Illinois, the...of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, and in the southern Fluorspar region. Fossil hunters are well aquatinted...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) | | America. Most specimen collecting is done in the Lead-Zinc mining dists. of northwestern Illinois, the...of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, and in the southern Fluorspar region. Fossil hunters are well aquatinted...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) | | _______________________ Palia quarry type__ .. - - - Blue Ridge or Catoctm type___________________________ \...ores______________ - 15 Origin of ores of the Blue Ridge type____.__________ 15 Maine___________________..._ 16 Warren mine ____ 16 Milan mine ____________.._____________________ ._ 18 Lyman mine _______ _ _________...____________ '.__ 24 Copperfield or Ely mine ("Vershire mine).______i______ 24 History______________...character of ores____________________ Hartford County deposits__________________________ Simsbury (Newgate) |  | | Book (volume) | | than the Alleghenies, culminate in Harney Peak in southern Pennington Co. At 7,242’ this peak is the highest...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...minerals, principally Gold, Silver, Copper, Iron, Lead, Manganese and Zinc, along with lesser amounts of |  | | Book (volume) | | Atlantic seaboard states. It is situated at the southern end of the Appalachian chain of mountains. These...Dahlonega Co. and Rabum Co., and the McDuffie County Belt extending through portions of McDuffie, Warren...Sphalerite. BALDWIN COUNTY MILLEDGEVILLE, at state farmjasper. BANKS COUNTY COMMERCE, along Hwy. 59...along adjoining Co. linerock crystal. BARROW COUNTY WINDER, along rd. to Jefferson and 1½ mi. inside...Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States BARTOW COUNTY AREA, Saltpeter Cave, as floatjasper. CARTERSVILLE: |  | | Book (volume) | | country, especially along the southern slopes and ridges of the Pine Ridge Escarpment and along Whiteclay...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...DAWES COUNTY CHADRON, in N part of Co. and as far W as Crawford and Harrisonchalcedony (some blue). CRAWFORD: |  | | 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 |  | | Book (volume) | | 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...townships of Washington, Virginia, Bedford, Jackson, Jefferson, Bethlehem, Monroe and Clark; on regional |  | | Book (volume) | | 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...townships of Washington, Virginia, Bedford, Jackson, Jefferson, Bethlehem, Monroe and Clark; on regional |  | | Book (volume) | | ..........................................499 Virginia .....................................................................................525 West Virginia ...............................................................548 Table of Maps Page Alabama County Map ...................................................................................4 Alaska County and Stream Map ......................................................................22 Arizona County Map .......................................... |  | | Book | | coun:oo, s t a r t i n t h e N o r t h e a s t e r n section o f each s t a t e and proceed t o t h e S o u...CHAPTER 4 Maryland ... 3 CHAPTER 5 Virginia 4 1 CHAPTER 6 West Virginia 5 CHAPTER 7 Kentucky 6 CHAPTER...l a c h i a n s a r e t h e spectacular B l u e Ridge a n d S m o k y M o u n t a i n r a n g e s w h...k e d p r i m a r i l y f o r g o l d , silver, lead, i r o n , a n d o t h e r economic m i n e r a...was m e r e l y p a r t o f t h e waste o f t h e mine. W h a t t h e y needed was h i g h grade ore o |  | | Book | | 5.95 and quickly informative.”— “Practical Virginia Kirkus RANGE GUIDE TO MINES AND MINERALS A by...commercial ores and secondary minerals by state, county, township, and geologic range. For easy identification...61 232 PART The Making 43 II 5 7 3 III Mine PART 267 IV Glossary 279 Bibliography 291...cities, and many of today’s prosperous western county seats began as mining-boom camps. trating sand...Whether you such as those listed alphabetically by county, township, and range in Part II of this book. Where |  | | Book | | Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Appendixes 615...waterworn crystals of aluminum silicate found as clear blue gemmy pebbles), and turquoise. About 2000 B.c. the...been left to adorn her in the afterlife: opaque blue turquoise and lapis lazuli, clear red carnelian...heavy gold settings that were further decorated with blue enamel. Foreword xv The designs represented...Mediterranean coasts. The Greeks who first settled the southern coast of France also loved the brilliant red coral |  | | Book (volume) | | ..........................................408 Virginia .....................................................................................429 West Virginia ................................................rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...geological regions. The northeast section is mountainous, constituting the southern end of the Cumberland Plateau...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham |  | | Book (volume) | | ..........................................408 Virginia .....................................................................................431 West Virginia ................................................rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...geological regions. The northeast section is mountainous, constituting the southern end of the Cumberland Plateau...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham |  | Garihan, John M., Ranson, William A., Muthukrishnan, Suresh, Bridgeman, James L., Goforth, Tom (2012) Geologic Studies of the Inner Piedmont, Brevarrd Zone, and Blue RIdge, South Carolina and North Carolina. Field Trip Guidebook. Carolina Geological Society | Report (issue) | | Studies in the Inner Piedmont, Brevard Zone, and Blue Ridge, South Carolina and North Carolina Guidebook...Studies in the Inner Piedmont, Brevard Zone, and Blue Ridge, South Carolina and North Carolina October 12-14...low-grade metamorphic terrane in northern Sunset and southern Eastatoe Gap quadrangles, Greenville and Pickens...Petrology of the Salem ultramafic body, Oconee County, South Carolina James L. Bridgeman and William...sediment transport in Twelve-Mile Creek, Pickens County, South Carolina Benjamin Douglass, William Chamlee |  | | Report (volume) | | .......Mr. J. B. Hoeing, Frankfort. Mr. J. H. Gardner, Lexington. Louisiana........Prof. Gilbert D. Harris............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; |  | | Report (issue) | | 7 Bibliography . . . . . 229 Appendix: 252 Mine Index iii NOTATIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS CHEMICAL...location description down to a quarter of a quarter section where this is known. Where this is not known, the...In addition to the mineral species there is a section on meteorites (under M) giving published locality...entitled Notations and Abbreviations (page iv). This section lists a number of the standard works available...be given in the mineral descriptions. See the section on Notations and Abbreviations for the abbreviations |  | | Report (volume) | | ............................................. Virginia......................................................................................... West Virginia.................................................1888, vol. 1, 1888. Branner, J. C., The zinc and lead region of north Arkansas: Arkansas Geol. Survey...economic-geologic products of Arkansas, prepared for the Southern Commercial Congress, Washington, D. C., 1909....Kentucky____Mr. J. B. Hoeing, Frankfort. Mr. J. H. Gardner, Lexington. Louisiana____Prof. Gilbert D. Harris |  | | Journal (issue) | | R. Kampf Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County George Robinson National Museums of Canada Arthur...minerals R. Theodore H urr P.O . Box 115 W heat Ridge, CO 80033 303-421-3893 Shows: St. James Collections...Switzerland and Austria. In Austria, in the southern part of the province of Salzburg, a range of the Alps known...1. General geology of Austria. 1. Northern and southern Mesozoic limestone. 2. Early Paleozoic metamorphic...Around 2000 years ago, the Romans conquered the province and named it Norikum, an area including Salzburg |  | | Report (volume) | | to the Knowledge of the Older Mesozoic Flora of Virginia, by "William "Morris Fontaine. 1883. 4°. xi, 144...144 pp. 541. 54 pi. Price $1.05. VII. SilTer-Lead Deposits of Eureka, Nevada, by Joseph Story Curtia...meridian of 76° 30', from Tompkins County, New York, to Bradford County, Pennsylvania, by Henry S. "Williams...cents. 16. On the Higher Devonian Faunas of Ontario County, New York, by John M. Clarke. 1885. 8°. 86 pp....57 pi. Price 25 cents. 38. Peridotite of Elliott County, Kentucky, by J. S. Diller. 1887. 8°. 31 pp. 1 |  | | Report (issue) | | -___---___--___-_-_-__--__-_.-_____________ Eustis mine, Quebec. ___________________________ Moulton Hill...eastern Maine._________ Milan mine, New Hampshire_____________________ Orange County copper district, Vermont___________...Vermont___________ Sulphur Mine, Virginia._________________________ Arminius mine, Virginia_________________________...____ Johnson mine, Virginia __________________________ Austin Run pyrite mine, Virginia _________________..._________________ Gossan Lead, Virginia.-______ ___________________ Cullowhee mine, North Carolina__________________ |  | | Book (edition) | | notable miner- many points in the mica mining section of the State, and elsewhere. The present chapter... — copper, and the a.ssociated ores of zinc, lead and silver. : MINERALOGY. Gold / occurs...chrysocolla {green coppe/r), azurite aiid covellite {blue copper), bornite {purple copper), besides cuprite...ore sphalerite (blende), com- more common ore of Lead, the viz: will be noted as of very frequent occur-...both the gold of the placers (or gravels) as a native alloy, (silver glance), in and fi'ee as argentite |  | | Report (issue) | | . . ALAMANCE COUNTY 5 5 Pyrophyllite ...... f .......... 5 ALEXANDER COUNTY ................. 9 ALLEGHANI COUNTY 1± Manganese ....... f 11 Barite , 11 Copper . 11 ASHE COUNTY. . . . Copper...Staurolite AVERY COUNTY . . ......... 13 13 13 . 13 Iron and Epidote BUNCOMBE COUNTY Garnet ...........13 Moonstone and Associated Minerals 15 BURKE COUNTY 15 Corundijin 15 Itacolumite 15 Toiirmaline...Amethyst f . , 4 .18 CABARRUS COUNTY 18 Minerals of the Cabarms County Mines 18 CALDWELL COUNT! 18 Pyrite |
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