 | | Journal (issue) | | COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF MINES, MINERALS AND ENERGY Richmond, Virginia Virginia Minerals Published...Division of Mineral Resources Charlottesville, Virginia 22903 VOL. 48 MAY/AUGUST 2002 NO. 2/3 A GUIDE...GEOLOGICAL DIVERSITY John Marr and Roy Sites Virginia has a very interesting and varied geologic history...in unique and exotic geologic terranes. Across Virginia, the landscape exhibits all rock types: igneous...the Division of Mineral Resources offices. 10 VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES VOL. 48 Figure |  | | 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) | | 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 (issue) | | p4,, Over two million residents Arizona's Pinal County welcomes everyone as a V.I.P.!!! ?ieU S ~ , ae...Cornelius W. Vahle Jr. 91 "A Quany without Minerals" Martin Anne Don Schmerling 94 Pennsylvania- A Geological...Native Copper and Piemontite Localities of Adams County Jay Lininger FEATURES THE EASTERN FEDERATION...Holly Springs in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. Specimen collected by Martin Anne' in late 1975. Excellent...Appalachian ridges diverted the ice sheet that planed northern New Jersey and Ohio and left Pennsylvania a varied |  | | 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 (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 |  | | 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 |  | | Report (issue) | | VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES PUBLICATION 89 MINERALS OF ALBEMARLE COUNTY, VIRGINIA Richard...Mitchell and William F. Giannini COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF MINES, MINERALS AND ENERGY DIVISION...1988 VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES PUBLICATION 89 MINERALS OF ALBEMARLE COUNTY, VIRGINIA Richard...Mitchell and William F. Giannini COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF MINES, MINERALS AND ENERGY DIVISION...and State Geologist CHARLOTTESVILLE. VIRGINIA 1 988 VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES PUBLICATION |  | Carter, Mark W., McAleer, Ryan J., Holm-Denoma, Christopher S., Spears, David B., Regan, Sean P., Burton, William C., Evans, Nick H. (2020) Geochronologic age constraints on tectonostratigraphic units of the central Virginia Piedmont, USA. Professional Paper 1861. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp1861 | Report (issue) | | Tectonostratigraphic Units of the Central Virginia Piedmont, USA Professional Paper 1861 U.S. Department...migmatitic paragneiss at the northern terminus of the Elk Hill Complex, central Virginia Piedmont. Image captured...Tectonostratigraphic Units of the Central Virginia Piedmont, USA By Mark W. Carter, Ryan J. McAleer, Christopher...II, Director U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia: 2020 For more information on the USGS—the Federal...tectonostratigraphic units of the central Virginia Piedmont, USA: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper |  | | 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) | | 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...recognized: the Northern Section, centered in lead and Deadwood in Lawrence Co.; and a Southern Section, covering...somewhat larger area around Harney Peak. The northern section is characterized by vein deposits, while the...beds, excavations, etc.Selenite roses. BRULE COUNTY AREA: in the Oacoma zone of the Pierre Fm. On Elm |  | | Journal (issue) | | OF GOLD IN THE VlRGlLlNA DISTRICT, HALIFAX COUNTY, VIRGINIA Michael A. Linden', James R. Craig2, and Todd...The Virgilina district of Halifax County in south central Virginia is a minor but well-documented gold...Appalachians. The district (Figure I), which extends from Virginia into North Carolina with a total length of about...From the mid-1800's until 1917 the mines in the Virginia portion of the district produced approximately...recovered primarily from the Red Bank mine and the Luce-Howard mine although numerous trenches, pits, and |  | | 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...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...along eastern streams and rivers f o r epidote, unakite, blue quartz, agate, chalcedony, petrified wood |  | | Book (volume) | | The highest elevations are the Mounds along the northern borders, rising only to a altitude of 900 to 1...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...deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip mine⎯pyritized gastropods |  | | Book (volume) | | The highest elevations are the Mounds along the northern borders, rising only to a altitude of 900 to 1...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...deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip mine⎯pyritized gastropods |  | | 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 |  | | Book (volume) | | somewhere over the state’s varied surfaces. The upland northern counties are heavily forested with hardwoods,..., and the McDuffie County Belt extending through portions of McDuffie, Warren, Wilkox, and Lincoln...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: |  | | Report (issue) | | 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 |  | | Journal (issue) | | 2021 Articles The Dragon's Lair gold, Beta Hunt mine, Western Australia ...............................specimen), 49.5 cm (over 49 kg), from the Beta Hunt mine, Western Australia. Photo by Robert Mosely (The...$324/ three years, (Canada) $196/ one year, (outside USA other than Canada) $275 for one year Subscription...Snyder Richard J. Rossi Richard W. Graeme Irv Brown Martin Zinn Steve Maslansky Dan Weinrich Conan Barker...Forrest was born April 21, 1932 in Willits, Mendocino County, California, the son of Helen and Forrest E. Cureton |  | | 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) |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Collector’s Guide he t o t Epidote Group ROBERT J. LAUF 998 W. Outer Drive Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830 rjlauf@bellsouth...his collection T he epidote group consists of twenty minerals, of which epidote, clinozoisite, and the...approved nomenclature. Taxonomy of the Epidote Group The epidote group has suffered over the years from...the crystals continued to grow. committee on Epidote-Group Mineral Nomenclature. The result of that...recently retired after twenty-three years at Oak Ridge National Laboratory; he is now a registered patent |  | | Book (volume) | | along the southern slopes and ridges of the Pine Ridge Escarpment and along Whiteclay Creek near the Sioux...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: |  | | Book | | volume is dedicated is four-fold: (1) To locate by mine, deposit, or community those mineralized areas of...Sincerely yours, Hugh Brown, Editor. i l i SECTION I. THE AMERICAN MINERAL GUIDE TO NOTABLE COLLECTING...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...VILLAGE SPRINGS, Blount Co. Hematite WOODS COPPER MINE, Cloaburne Co. Sphalerite ARIZONA COVEI.I.ITE |  | | Journal (issue) | | Continued on page B Fig. 1 Strunzite, Palermo No. 2 Mine, North Groton, New Hampshire, photo by Art Smith... It proved t. all parlles involved, USFS, King County police, WSMC, an probably the other claimants,...claim the mineral rights belong to Burlington Northern and are the;efore private property. Glenn Morita...News, P.O. Box 2043, Coeur d'Alene, ID 83816-2043 USA Phone: 208-664-2448 E-mail: lream@comtch.iea.com...The surfaces are brilliant. From Tao Lin, Hunan Province, China, there were specimens of red sphalerite |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | a,b,∗ , Sarah C. Penniston-Dorland a , Aaron J. Martin a a b Geology Department, University of Maryland...at the base of the Fauquier Formation of northern Virginia, and discovered a conformable relationship...(Squantum ‘Tillite’) preserved in the Boston Basin, USA, which is dated by U/Pb zircon analysis of a volcanic...2006; McFadden et al., 2008). Our studies in northern Virginia document a unique conformable relationship...Grotzinger et al. (1995), Condon et al. (2005), Martin et al. (2000), Benus (1988), Hoffmann et al. (2004) |
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