 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Sandstone in the Cayuga Group (Silurian), Wise County, Virginia Figure 1: Sandstone showing a zone rich...ooliths (5X) from roadcut along U . S. Highway 23, south of Big Stone Gap, Virginia. W. P. Porter photograph...University of Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia 22903 W I L L I A M P. P O R T E R P. O. Box 1521 Wise, Virginia...base of the Cayuga group (Silurian) in Wise County, Virginia, has been known many years (Stose, 1923)...originally was reported. Outcrops of the sand stone were examined by one of the writers ( W . P . P |  | | Journal (issue) | | the Virginia Division of Mineral Resources, Box 3667, Charlottesville, Virginia 22903. A county road...road map of Washington County is available from the Information Office, Virginia Department of Highways,... 1221 East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219 or the Residency Shop in Ablingdon. Permission should...Martha Washington Inn. Head east. 0.4 Washington County Courthouse on left. 0.64 0.1 House on left. Behind...Wolf Hills. r VIRGINIA Index map for road log. QUADRANGLE - --- 0 1 2 VIRGINIA DIVISION O F MINERAL |  | | Report (issue) | | Milesburg, Julian, and Skytop, Centre County; Mapleton, Huntingdon County; Birmingham, South Sinking Valley...Valley, and Roaring Spring, Blair County; and Woodbury, Bedford County. Minor exploration and mining have...Schasse (1978), and Tregaskis (1979). u> 7 6 Roadcut on the northeast side of U.S. Rte. 322, 700 m northwest...Mountain 5 Approximately 1.6 km east of Milesburg Gap, 533 m north-northwest of of the crest of Trcziyulny...Mountain Roadcut along Interstate Rte. 80, 1.6 km northwest of the Pa. Rte. 26 exit, Curtin Gap 2 4 |  | | 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:...agate, (banded, various colors), jasper. BIBB COUNTY MACON: at Holton Quarry, 7½ mi. NWagate; N |  | | 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 (article/letter/editorial) | | Y e s , to be sure, there is millerite at Halls Gap, but what else? Admittedly, there is some reason...deposits of this type, pride of place is held by Halls Gap, which is famous for its millerite and honessite...nickel sulfate, all of which I have found on Halls Gap material. A n article in this issue covers the locality...specimen; G . Pirman photo. The geodes of Halls Gap have overshadowed the other geodes of the state,...River and also Buck Creek, both in Lincoln County near Halls Gap, are traditionally good places to collect |  | | Book (volume) | | 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...E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip...mine⎯pyritized gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason |  | | Book (volume) | | 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...E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip...mine⎯pyritized gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | locality in the State is Russell Gulch in Gilpen County. A small but very fine crystal group from Russell...the car—stopping when we saw a likely-looking "stone." "We obtained several fair casts of clam shells...mind. We have only one small rock outcrop in my county (Orange) at Rock Springs near Apopka. "The beaches...complete form. "Across the river at Starved Rock, Melanterite may be collected in some of the canyons where...Camp Parole, just south of Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland. "The casts are thickly consolidated |  | | Journal (issue) | | News, P.O. Box 2043, Coeur d'Alene, ID 83816-2043 USA Phone: 208-6 64-2448 Email: lanny@mineralnews.com...the world. He was so genuinely happy with this stone he brought from the mine near the village where...where he lives, and knowing how important this stone was, he felt so very, very proud. I must admit that the...maybe up to 200 japanese twins populating this stone, really were a crowd! Another room I greatly enjoyed...and mineral history enthusiast. $24.00 per year in USA $30.00 per year elsewhere Matrix Publishing Company |  | | Book (volume) | | beds, excavations, etc.Selenite roses. BRULE COUNTY AREA: in the Oacoma zone of the Pierre Fm. On Elm...gray Barite rosette up to 5 or 6 inches. CAMPBELL COUNTY MOUND CITY, W to the Missouri R., regional hillsides...gravels, etc.petrified wood, wood opal. CORSON COUNTY LITTLE EAGLE: area ridges, slopes, stream beds...Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States CUSTER COUNTY AREA: The November Mine, 1.2 mi. SE of the Needles...87Arsenopyrite, Fluorapatite (fluorescent orange). BUFFALO GAP, entire region W 37 mi. to the WY line, in stream |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Dakota Formation and Graneros Shale, Jefferson County, Nebraska R.M. Joeckela,*, B.J. Ang Clementb, L...NE 68588-0517, USA b Department of Biology, Doane College, Crete, NE 68333-2430, USA c Pet Health Plus...Plus, 912 SW 74th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73159, USA Accepted 1 June 2004 Abstract Pyrite weathering...SW1/4 SW1/4 SE1/4 of section 26, T1N R2E, Jefferson County, Nebraska), where thick crusts of Fe- and Al-sulfate...Dakota Formation sandstones. Salt Basin in Lancaster County is the site of halite and thenardite precipitation |  | | Report (issue) | | Photographs showing roadcut staining caused by acid-rock drainage in Hickman County, Tennessee. Bibliography...Acting Director U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia: 2015 For more information on the USGS—the Federal...A., 2005, Acid-rock drainage at Skytop, Centre County, Pennsylvania, 2004: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File...a 10-meter (m) gossan along a 40- to 60-m deep roadcut through a 270-m long section of the Ordovician...Eagle Formation. The pyritic sandstone from the roadcut was crushed and used locally as road base. Acidic |  | | Report (issue) | | book is designed to fill a critical educational gap. No such report on Iowa minerals has previously been...quarry is opened or an old one deepened, a ledge of stone blasted, a test core drilled, a mine shaft sunk...... B. Nodule of "coldwater agate" from Benton County showing gray and white chalcedony and crystalline...made from "coldwater agate" material of Keokuk County..................................................Another variation of "coldwater agate" from Keokuk County. C. Quartz geode. D. Doubly terminated quartz crystals |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | at mouth of Silver Creek near Edinburg, Portage County. Figure 1 (left). Rosanna Carlson sitting in dolostone...septarium, Copperas Mountain near Spargursville, Ross County. Ernest Carlson photo. Figure 3. Map showing mineral...were observed in the Huron Shale of western Ross County (J. Medici, pers. com., 1998) (Frankfort site)...marcasite crystals, Melvin Stone Co. quarry near Williamsport, Pickaway County. Figure 5. Hematite nodules...(largest 6 cm high), road cut near Canaanville, Athens County. shales and carbonate rocks; for example, Huron |  | | Book (volume) | | 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...nodules⎯Pyrite (crystals sharply cubic). FRANKLIN COUNTY COLUMBUS, area countywide exposures of blue clay |  | | Journal (issue) | | Gregory.... 810 SOME NOTES ON ASTERIATED QUARTZ IN VIRGINIA—R. J. Bland, Jr. 838 HISTORY OF ANDOVER-SULPHUR...San Antonio Rock & Lapi dary Society and Bexar County Mineral Hobby Club. Chairman; Fred Stevenson, P...Monroe, Peru, Indiana. April 30, May 1. 1966—Dallas County' Rock Club will hold its Rock Club Showcase at...Federation of Mineralogical Societies. Host: Clark County Gem Collectors, Las Vegas Convention Center, Las...805 stream from the spillway at the dam. This a big car. Some have hollow pockets in is also a good area |  | | Journal (issue) | | Cooper Nottingham, England Anthony R. Kampf L.A. County Mus. of Nat. Hist. Los Angeles, CA Joseph A. Mandarino...includes many fluorites, especially from the W illiam Wise mine in Westmoreland, New Hampshire. A woodworker...four-drawer thumbnail cabinet pictured here costs $275. A big floor-standing model with drawers behind cabinet...eology Museum Colorado School o f Mines Curator: Virginia A. Mast Tel: (303) 273-3823 G o ld en , Colorado...1997 Natural History M useum o f Los Angeles County M useum o f G eology D irector: Philip R . Bjork |  | | Report (edition) | | particular site, remember it is possible to visit the county courthouse in which the site is located, and trace...property owners who have aided the authors. vii Gap was discovered prior to 1722. The water was tested...tested copper by Benjamin Franklin. In 1732 Gap mine land was owned by the honorable Proprietors Thomas Penn...23 23 28 Adams County Native copper localities Teeter quarry zeolite Allegheny County Wittmer wurtzite...wurtzite Bedford County New locality 31 31 locality Paris fluorite locality Sherman Valley cryptomelane |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Northern Zone, including Providence County and the northern towns of Kent County, 2) the Middle Zone, including...towns of Washington County, and 3) the Southern Zone consisting of Washington County and southwestern Newport...Newport County. The greatest number of species and varieties appear in the Northern Zone. Miller attributes...Island—for example, steatite from Johnston in Providence County for carving bowls and pipes; red and yellow ochre...(originally Hackleton's Rock) at Lincoln, Provi dence County, in 1640. Limestone was quarried there and "burned" |  | | Report (issue) | | Enterprise and furnished old reports on the Milesburg Gap and New Galena prospects. J. E. Baker Company's geologist...Thomas O'Neil (Lime Bluff), Donald Schmerling (York Stone and Supply Co. quarry), and Joseph Varady (Jug Hollow...selection from Lime Bluff), Donald Schmerling (York Stone and Supply Co. quarry), and Joseph Varady (Ecton...occurrence), M. Dennis Krohn (prospect northeast of Curtin Gap), Dr. James M. McNeal (initial Hares Valley study)...tons of rubble from the mineralized zone at York Stone and Supply Co. quarry and provided data from additional |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | trail turns a sharp angle after crossing the second stone wall. This mine was op erated by Mr. Lamb and is...tried to locate a deep cross that he had cut in a stone wall but were not able to find it. We dug a number...straight up hill across the field and crossing the stone wall found a woodroad. This led uphill by circling...good piece. Carried Frank home and then to Hotel Stone, Norway, for the start of a week's vacation. On...over the edge, as Charlie described it, "Like a big bullfrog" into the water. My sliderule dropped irrevocably |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | MINERALIZATION OF A LOCALITY IN NORTH CENTRAL MONROE COUNTY, INDIANA with reference to other Indiana localities...r arf found in Devonian limestones in Jennings County. These may reach four centimeters on an edge. Masses...article, specimens are found in all zones of the roadcut. Crystals from the weathered zones are apt to be...in the Devonian limestones to the east of Monroe county and in northwestern Indiana produce some of the...calcites from Jennings county (see Sinkankas p. 362, fig. 177). From Shelby county comes pink calcite showing |  | | Book (volume) | | 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...nodules⎯Pyrite (crystals sharply cubic). FRANKLIN COUNTY COLUMBUS, area countywide exposures of blue clay |  | | Book | | United States by Bookcrafters, Fredericksburg, Virginia. PREFACE The end of 1994 marked the close of...Iaria from the Howard-Montgomery quarry, Howard County, Maryland (by J. S. White) 25:53-54 AFGHANISTAN...Iron-manganese phosphates of the Williams pegmatites, Coosa County, Alabama (by P. B. Leavens & T. A. Simpson) 6:66-73...ALICE GLORY HOLE The Alice glory hole, Clear Creek County, Colorado (by T. A. Hanson & W. B. Craft) 18:185187...--and W. Hunt: The Tonopah-Belmont mine, Maricopa County, Arizona 19:139-144 ALLGOOD, GENNE MYERS --and |
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