 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Bull Run Quarry Loudoun County, Virginia H O W A R D R. F R E E L A N D 10340 Hollyberry Drive Richmond...Richmond, Virginia 23234 Most collectors are familiar with fine prehnite, apophyl lite, and zeolite specimens...Narsavage, 1977), and at the Fairfax quarry near Centreville, Virginia (Medici, 1972; Mitchell, 1977). There...are several other "trap" quarries in northern Virginia which have yielded beautiful and sometimes rare...environments. Bull Run quarry located in Loudoun County, Virginia, is one such quarry. To date, nearly twenty |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | AMERICAN MINERALOGIST AN OCCURRENCE OF XONOTLITE AT LEESBURG,VIRGINIAI Museum E,q,Rr U, S. Nationatr V. Srranlrow...Triassic limestone conglomerate, at Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia. The minerals and the metamorphic...was picked up as a loose mass on the floor of the quarry by Dr. Waldemar T. Schaller while on a visit to...was found on the floor on the eastern wall of the quarry near the basalt dikes. None of this type of material...relatively unaltered limestone in the north end of the quarry. This was available in considerable amounts and |  | | Report (issue) | | ^ Anne Arundel County 43 Baltimore County 45 Howard County - Montgomery County 88 Prince Georges...Georges County Virginia 74 . 120 129 Arlington County 129 Fairfax County 131 Fauquier County 139...139 Loudoun County 143 Prince William County 149 Diabase quarries of northern Virginia 155 CAPTIONS...forming a ridge north of Route 7 near Dranesville, Virginia. Figure 7. Locations of mineral deposits in...mines in the Soldiers Delight region, Baltimore County, Maryland. Adapted from Pearre and Heyl , 19.60 |  | | Report (issue) | | Datolite CaBSiO4(OH) ° c 2001 Mineral Data Publishing, ver sion 1.2 Crystal Data: Monoclinic. Point...Primorskiy Kray, Russia. In the USA, large crystals from the Lane quarry, West¯eld, Hampden Co., Massachusetts;...Massachusetts; in the Roncari quarry, East Granby, Hartford Co., Connecticut; from Bergen Hill, Hudson Co...New Jersey; in the Goose Creek quarry, near Leesburg, Loudoun Co., Virginia. Very large crystals from Charcas...(1973) A re¯nement of the crystal structure of datolite, CaBSiO4 (OH): Amer. Mineral., 58, 909{914. All |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | issue), datolite has been suggested as the topic of this Connoisseur’s Choice feature. Datolite crystals...green, and pink to white and colorless; nodular datolite is typically white or pastel shades of pink, yellow...fluorescence characterizes some New Jersey datolite. Datolite is commonly seen in monoclinic (2/m) crystals...of some datolite and is derived from the Greek word dateisthal meaning “to divide.” Datolite is a calcium...CaBSiO4(OH) and is a member of the gadolinite-datolite group. Most analyses show very minor amounts of |  | | 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 |  | | Report (issue) | | sandstones. Association: Zeolites, apophyllite, datolite, calcite, chlorite. Distribution: Relatively...in the Khandivali quarry, near Bombay, Maharashtra, India, large crystals. In the USA, exceptional crystals...New Jersey; in the Goose Creek quarry, Leesburg, Loudoun Co., Virginia; on the Keweenaw Peninsula, Houghton |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | VIRGINIA MINES AND MINERALS By P H I L I P M O R R I L L East D e r r y , N . H . 0 3 0 4 1 (PART INTRODUCTION...mines in Virginia, north of the James River, with the ex ceptions as follows: Albemarle County was very...northern Virginia. Maps used were the U.S.G.S. Topo graphical Sheets. Also used were the county road maps...of H i g h w a y s Richmond, Virginia The price is 2 0 cents per county. Other states could well follow...very high grade iron. Credit should be given the Virginia Department of Mineral Resources in Charlottesville |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Pennsylvania Sand Glass Quarry, MINERALS & FOSSILS Berkley Springs, West Virginia Big Savage Mountain Frostburg...Maryland ...Rutherford Mine, Amelia, Virginia Moorefield Mine, Amelia, Virginia CUTTING MATERIAI * # H« JUNE...Syria, Virginia South River Mine, Augusta County, Va. Cold Spring Clay Mine, Augusta County, Virginia * *...JULY 1, 1967: ...Cedar Hill Quarry, Cedar Hill, Pa. Keystone Trap Rock Quarry, Cornog, Pennsylvania ...Plum...unakite, jasper and blue quartz; the Cedar Hill quarry will give you some feldspar and micro material; |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | MINERALS OF THE ARLINGTON TRAP ROCK QUARRY ON GOOSE CREEK, LOUDOUN CO., VA. By FRENCH MORGAN 2601 Brentwood...18, D. C. The writer first became aware of this quarry during the fall of 1943 when the newly organized...field trip to the locality It was an old producing quarry at that time, and has probably been in operation...considerable size. The quarry is located a mile and onehalf south of Virginia highway No. 7, at the Belmont...of Intrusive Triassic Diabase at Goose Creek, Loudoun Co., Va. (Proceedings of the U. S. National Museum |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 28,1923. Several miner4l localities near Leesburg, Virginia were visited. Ten members, W. S. Burbank...W. G. Wyckhofi, took part. At a quarry in Leesburg a vein of datolite cut the Crystallized specimens of...Iimestone conglomerate of the Newark formation. datolite associated with calcite and barite and an unidentified...At Shear planes carry prehnite, Goose Creek the quarry is cut by a diabase sill. apophyllite, laumontite |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Umpleby, J. B., Geologic and ore deposits of Lemhi County, Idaho; I/. S. G e o l .S u r o e y ,B u l l ....28,1923. Several miner4l localities near Leesburg, Virginia were visited. Ten members, W. S. Burbank...W. G. Wyckhofi, took part. At a quarry in Leesburg a vein of datolite cut the Crystallized specimens of...Iimestone conglomerate of the Newark formation. datolite associated with calcite and barite and an unidentified...At Shear planes carry prehnite, Goose Creek the quarry is cut by a diabase sill. apophyllite, laumontite |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | VIRGINIA REVISITED By LAWRENCE AND HARRIETTE SCHOPPEE Downloaded by [University of Calgary] at 23:24...Greenbrier St., Springfield, Mass. We revisited Virginia in May 1958, four years after our first trip,...interesting. We started collecting at Amelia, Virginia, and proceeded clockwise in a circle which ended...360 (toward Richmond) approximately 1.2 miles to county route 609, a left turn, with the sign "Powhatan...encouraging and thrilling news. Going westward to Rice, Virginia, we found that Mr. and Mrs. Hodges, mentioned |  | | Report (volume) | | assachusetts, Connecticut, New jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia , Maryland , North Carolina, and other Eastern...Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland , North Carolina, and South Carolina...appropriate, the applicable early Mesozoic basin, State, county, or 7 1/2minute USGS topographic quadrangle covered...the State are cited. More than one basin, State, county, or quadrangle may appear for an entry. A State...C.-S.C.) Deep River (N.C.) Durham (N.C.) Davie County (N.C.) Dan River and Danville (N.C.-Va.) Scottsburg |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | basic igneous rocks is shown by the development of datolite, such as has been described from the basalts and...[8], Manchester [14], and Shannon [19-22]. Here datolite is associated with an end-stage assemblage of...fine-grained porcellanons datolite rock is the best example of the production of datolite as the -result of boron...at low temperatures in a lime-rich environment datolite is formed and at a higher temperature a tourmaline...CORNWALL 93 5. Coox (C. W.} and KRAUS (E. H.}. Datolite from Great Notch, New Jersey. Amer. Journ. Sci |  | | Journal (issue) | | Mountain (details on page 5) In this issue … Datolite nodule Quincy Mine, Michigan Source: Brandes (2019)...into a later newsletter. Mineral of the month: Datolite ................. p. 2 November program details.................................. p. 14 Manassas quarry geology, pt. 2 ................. p. 15 Upcoming...... p. 21 Mineral of the Month Datolite by Sue Marcus Datolite, our mineral this month, is not a...collectors like me, it is attainable! Etymology Datolite was named in 1806 by Jens Esmark, a DanishNorwegian |  | | Journal (issue) | | Manassas The September meeting of the Northern Virginia Mineral Club will feature a presentation by Marion...history and geology of the Vulcan Quarry in Manassas. This quarry is a significant local collecting site...suite of minerals including prehnite, apophyllite, datolite, and many more (mindat.org has an extensive list)...company and the quarry. Members are encouraged to bring specimens from the Manassas Quarry for show and...Dogfish Head Alehouse 7 Corners Shopping Center 6220 Leesburg Pike Falls Church, VA 22044 (703) 534-3342 http://www |  | | Journal (issue) | | PUBLISHED 1944 MONTHLY ... CHIPS FROM THE QUARRY ............................................................................... DYER SERPENTINE QUARRY NEAR DELIG:·ff, MD. By Peter 143 144 144 145 145...aggregrates usually of an apple /Zreeo color ; datolite ( 14) in stoutish glassy complex crystals which...Station, New Jersey and the trap-rock quarry on Goose Creek, Virginia, two less celebrated localities. At...to impurities of iron. The Goose Creek trap-rock Quarry has been visited on a number of occasions the last |  | | 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) | | Nature Center Good luck bidding! The Northern Virginia Mineral Club, Inc. will hold its 18th Annual Gem...the The Northern Virginia Mineral Club Dave Hennessey – Apophylite, prehnite, Leesburg, VA Pat Haynes...Wildacres, NC Wayne sukow – Blue picture jasper, datolite, DE Mine, spoke of travels through Biggs Canyon...gives us a comfortable place to meet. Michigan datolite, Lake Superior Agates, Copper crystals, and Silver...Please contact Wayne for directions. The Northern Virginia Mineral Club President (Interim): Wayne Sukow |  | | Book | | Lower Miocene columnar basalt in the Narre Warren Quarry, near Melbourne, Australia. The minerals are believed...assemblages have been mapped in exposed basaltic rock in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, and eastern Iceland....seawater followed faults along the eastern coast of County Antrim and was the fluid in the cavities that produced...such as apophyllite, gyrolite, okenite, prehnite, datolite, tacharanite, and clay are easily affected by...HEXOCTAHEDRON {345} TRISOCTAHEDRON {233} BOYLSTONE QUARRY, BOYLSTONE QUARRY GLASGLOW, SCOTLAND, U.K. GLASGLOW, SCOTLAND | | | Book | | Lower Miocene columnar basalt in the Narre Warren Quarry, near Melbourne, Australia. The minerals are believed...assemblages have been mapped in exposed basaltic rock in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, and eastern Iceland....seawater followed faults along the eastern coast of County Antrim and was the fluid in the cavities that produced...such as apophyllite, gyrolite, okenite, prehnite, datolite, tacharanite, and clay are easily affected by...HEXOCTAHEDRON {345} TRISOCTAHEDRON {233} BOYLSTONE QUARRY, BOYLSTONE QUARRY GLASGLOW, SCOTLAND, U.K. GLASGLOW, SCOTLAND |  | | Report (issue) | | and C.M. Sears U.S. Geological Survey Reston, Virginia 22092 Open-File Report 92-448 This report is...Site Number, Site Name ...................... 6 County, State, Quadrangle, Latitude, Longitude .........Occurrences located in the Culpeper basin, Maryland and Virginia ..................... 168 H. Section H: Occurrences...Occurrences located in other areas of Virginia. ... 185 I. Section I: Occurrences located in North Carolina...given in the categories of : 1. name and location ( county, state, quadrangle, latitude, and longitude) 2 |  | | Book (volume) | | 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:...(banded, various colors), jasper. BIBB COUNTY MACON: at Holton Quarry, 7½ mi. NWagate; N of Calloway |  | | Report (volume) | | .........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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