 | | Report (issue) | | SULFIDES OF VIRGINIA FIELD TRIP GUIDEBOOK J. E. Gair, Editor U. S. Geological Survey Reston, Virginia 22092...Caledonian Stratabound Sulphides. Massive Sulfides of Virginia Field Trip Contents Page Introduction by J.E....the Piedmont of Virginia by Louis Pavlides ............. STOP 1, 8 STOP 1A. Mineral district Chopawamsic...Creek by J.E. Gair .............. 24 Ores of the Mineral district by J.R. Craig, J.W. Miller, L.J. Cox,...Open pit, east end of Betty Baker mine by J.E. Gair Drill core, Mineral district by J.E. Gair ....... |  | | Journal (issue) | | and landforms, provides the basic framework for mineral resource studies and hence some of the essential...illustrate eastern United States geology, and hence Virginia, was done by William Maclure in 1809. The map...regional maps were compiled to depict coal, iron, and gold resources in addition to showing distribution of...may be useful in solving difficult VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES problems or avoiding unnecessary...inactive, and abandoned quarries and mines, potential mineral resources, natural hazards, and some areas for |  | | Journal (issue) | | THE PIEDMONT OF VIRGINIA James L. Poole INTRODUCTION The Piedmont province of Virginia is bordered on...sedimentary and minor igneous rocks. In this province mineral wealth has been sought since the earliest colonial...province of Virginia. , k (1) The mineralized district in Prince William, Spotsylvania, Louisa, and Buckingham...planes, and are most common in the northern part of Virginia. Also, several small copper, lead, or zinc prospects...discussed in this paper. PRINCE WILLIAM, SPOTSYLVANIA, LOUISA, AND BUCKINGHAM COUNTIES In the Piedmont province |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | VIRGINIA MINES AND MINERALS By P H I L I P M O R R I L L East Darry, N. H. 0 3 0 4 1 (PART 16 SPOTSYLVANIA...SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY Bordered on the N by the Rappahan nock and Rapidan Rivers. T h e N edge may be submerged...chief mineral interest i s the large number of gold operations r u n n i n g across the county from N...origi nated are to the S and also V2 * ° % W. Quaker Gold M. Small. O n a small summit between Brock R d ...(village). Gold panning on small r u n crossing Jackson's Trail, iy mi. S o f Brockroad. Old gold mine on Greene |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Geological Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, U.S.A. Gahnite...Stratiform Massive Sulfide Deposits of the Mineral District, Virginia, U.S.A. D. J. Sandhaus 1 and J. R. Craig...Ferroan-gahnite, (Zn,Fe)Al~O4, is a common accessory mineral found in association with the metamorphosed volcanogenic...volcanogenic massive sulfide ore bodies of the Mineral District, Virginia. Gahnite is present throughout the mineralized...mineralized zones that contain pyrite, sphalerite, chalcopyrite, and sulfosalts. Although constituting |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Geological Survey, 954 National Center, Reston, Virginia 20192, USA U.S. Geological Survey, 973 Denver Federal...Denver, Colorado 80225, USA c Dartmouth College, Dartmouth, New Hampshire, USA Accepted 1 June 2004 ...eastern United States. The salts, which are present on mine wastes, tailings piles, and outcrops, include minerals...deposits in the Vermont copper belt, the Mineral district of central Virginia, the Copper Basin (Ducktown)...sites). Geochemical modeling of surface waters, mine-waste leachates, and salt leachates using PHREEQC |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | seriescompositionalvariations in the Cofer Deposit, Mineral District, Virginia J. Wtllnv MIllr,n Department of Geology...Geological Sciences Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, Virginia 24061 Abstract...stratiform massive sulfide deposits of the Mineral District of Virginia. These minerals exhibit wide compositional...sphalerite,chalcopyrite, pyrite and other sulfosalts. Members of the fahlerz mineral series, ranging from...massive sulfide deposits of the Mineral District, Louisa County, Virginia. They are especiallysignificantin |  | | Report (issue) | | Geology of the Ore Knob mine____________ Ore Knob mineral deposit_______________ General features.____________________...Mineralogy _____________________ Pyrrhotite __-_--____-______. Pyrite. . ____-___-.___-_-___-. Chalcopyrite-...-___---___--___-_-_-__--__-_.-_____________ Eustis mine, Quebec. ___________________________ Moulton Hill...eastern Maine._________ Milan mine, New Hampshire_____________________ Orange County copper district, Vermont___________...Vermont___________ Sulphur Mine, Virginia._________________________ Arminius mine, Virginia_________________________ |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | OF THE No. 2 SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS Central Virginia Volcanic-PlutonicBelt as a Host for MassiveSulfide...GeologicalSurvey,Reston, Virginia 22092 Abstract Strata-boundmassivesulfidedepositsof the central Virginia Piedmontoccurin...Piedmontoccurin a volcanicplutonit belt composedof Lower Cambrian(?)metamorphosed volcanicrocksand locallyof...pre-Upper Ordovician,low potassiumgranitoid rocks.The belt, interpretedas an ancient islandarc, beginsabout50...extendssome175 km southwestward.The volcanicrockswithin the belt are locatedalong the flanksof the QuanticoColumbia |  | | Report (issue) | | a similar trend in galenas from Kings Mountain belt ores is further evidence for such a source. Sulfur...Inner Piedmont rocks. PMS and the Kings Moun- tain belt have isotope ratios suggesting a mixed source with...Sulfide deposits in the Piedmont 129 9. Mineral district, Virginia 133 10. Description of the ore bodies...sulfur isotope studies 145 Virginia gold-pyrite belt 170 Carolina slate belt polymetallic stratabound...Carolina slate belt 177 Lincolnton-McCormick district, Georgia and South Carolina Other slate belt deposits |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Sulphur Mine, Louisa County, Virginia By RICHARD S. M I T C H E L L Clark Hall University of Virginia Charlottesville...Charlottesville, Virginia 22903 and A R T H U R S. K A T Z # 2 North Church Street West Chester, Pennsylvania...INTRODUCTION Although the old Sulphur mine north of Mineral, Virginia, has been a popular collecting site...prehensive tabulation of minerals which occur in this pyrite deposit has ever been published. Thornton and Burns...first systematic description of jthe minerals at the mine, but their paper, in mimeographed form, had very |  | | Report (issue) | | (1951); see the annotated bibliography, sulfur and pyrite general reference 1. 1 deposits or districts...The index map shows the locations of sulfur and pyrite deposits in the United States and Alaska, and also...EXPLANATION OF ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY AND INDEX MAF 1. Pyrite and marcasite deposits, some containing other recoverable...metalliferous deposits (mostly copper, zinc, lead, iron, gold, and molybdenum) that contain pyrites. 4. Coal...have produ,:ed pyrites. A considerable number of pyrite mines and coal mines that produced pyrites prior |  | | 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...Division of Mineral Resources P. O. Box 3667 Charlottesville, Virginia 22903 T H I S V I R G I N I A M...tended to list the best known and most significant mineral occurrences in the state. In line with a project...in 1976, the list is intended to assist amateur mineral collectors as well as professional mineralogists |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | metamorphism of some massive sulfide deposits in Virginia, North Carolina and Tennessee* ARTHUR R. KINKEL...samples have been determined on five massive Vein mineral ages of about 1100 m.y. indicate sulfide deposits...bodies are essentially concordant / Virginia - northern Virginia to rocks of the Piedmont, with foliation... 6_ . South . z ,” 0 z 2Arminius 3 London-Virginia Carolina 4 Gassan . Georgia Lead 50re Knob...metamorphism. ORE DxP0s1~s S’ulphur Mine, Virginia The ore at Sulphur Mine consists of large lenticular concordant |  | | Journal (issue) | | 1987 No.1 VIRGINIA MINERAL LOCALITY INDEX D. Allen Penick, Jr. This Virginia mineral locality index...intended to list the best known and most significant mineral occurrences in the State. In line with a project...in 1976, the list is intended to assist amateur mineral collectors as well as professional mineralogists...eventual goal of this project is to develop a mineral locality index for each state followed by a world-wide...world-wide locality index The localities are listed by county, followed by a listing of the most prominent minerals |  | | 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) | | Geological Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, ~4 24061, USA ~Department...~Department of Geology and Mineral Resources Engineering, University of Trondheim-Norwegian Institute of Technology...metamorphism have significantly modified the ore-mineral grain sizes and textures, but do not seem to have...effectively influenced the number or variety of mineral species present. Introduction Stratabound, and...significant sources of iron, copper, lead, zinc, gold, silver and sulfur. In Scandinavia, representatives |  | | 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... r VIRGINIA Index map for road log. QUADRANGLE - --- 0 1 2 VIRGINIA DIVISION O F MINERAL RESOURCES |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | decreasingly radiogenic valuesfrom the Mineral district,Virginia,to the StoneHill deposit,Alabama,whic...-old)granitic plutons. The mineralizedveinsof the Virginia gold pyrite belt havegalenaswith a wide spreadof radiogeniclead...the grainof the enclosing one eachfrom the Mineral, Virginia, Hamme tung- Small bodiesof this type can...district, Virginia; g, Hamme tungstendistrict, •orth Carolina; S, Cid district, •orth Carolina; 4, Gold Nil]...SouthCarolina•6, KingsCreek barite mine, South Carolina; ?, Cameron mine, South Carolina; 8, Castle'sprospect |  | Seal, Robert R., Hammarstrom, Jane M., Johnson, Adam N., Piatak, Nadine M., Wandless, Gregory A. (2008) Environmental geochemistry of a Kuroko-type massive sulfide deposit at the abandoned Valzinco mine, Virginia, USA. Applied Geochemistry, 23 (2) 320-342 doi:10.1016/j.apgeochem.2007.10.001 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | sulfide deposit at the abandoned Valzinco mine, Virginia, USA Robert R. Seal II *, Jane M. Hammarstrom...Reston, VA 20192, USA Available online 7 October 2007 Abstract The abandoned Valzinco mine, which worked...deposit in the Virginia Au–pyrite belt, contributed significant metal-laden acid-mine drainage to the...acid-neutralizing potential. The ores were dominated by pyrite, sphalerite, galena, and chalcopyrite, which represented...leaching studies of flotation tailings – the dominant mine waste at the site – indicated that they were acid |  | | Report (issue) | | INTERIOR GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Characteristics of Mineral Deposit Occurrences Compiled by Ralph L. Erickson.... Model for contact metasomatic tungsten/copper/gold deposits, by J. E. Elliott........................R. Shawe.......... Orogenic (metamorphic-hosted) gold-quartz veins, by J. K. Bohlke......... Volcanic...Theobald, Jr.......................................... Belt Stratabound Cu-Ag, by J. E. Harrison..............Stratabound massive sulfide--deposits in an island-arc belt of volcanic/volcaniclastic rocks, by Leslie Cox |  | | Journal (issue) | | Gem & Mineral Association PRESENTS yth ANNUAL JEWELRY GEM &MINERAL SHOW Featuring Virginia Minerals...PROSPECTOR VISIT OUR MINE-KEEP WHAT YOU FIND DOOR PRIZES HOURLY DEALERS GEM, MINERAL & FOSSIL DISPLAYS...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 |  | | Book (volume) | | instance, a single Spodumene crystal from the Etta Mine near Keystone on the east side of the Mount Rushmore...The commercial production of minerals, principally Gold, Silver, Copper, Iron, Lead, Manganese and Zinc...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 |  | | Book (volume) | | gas and coal from thick beds contributes to the mineral economy. But as far as the collector is concerned...Marcasite, Pyrite, Selenite and Sphalerite. A few alluvial Diamonds have been found. ASHTABULA COUNTY CONNEAUT...CLERMONT COUNTY MILFORD, area creek gravels and alluvial deposits, rare⎯Diamond. CLINTON COUNTY WILMINGTON...Ford, a mineral deposit⎯Hematite. COSHOCTON COUNTY AREA, townships of Washington, Virginia, Bedford...CUYAHOGA COUNTY CHAGRIN FALLS (on Geauga Co. line), area quarries⎯oilstone. DELAWARE COUNTY DELAWARE |  | | Book (volume) | | gas and coal from thick beds contributes to the mineral economy. But as far as the collector is concerned...Marcasite, Pyrite, Selenite and Sphalerite. A few alluvial Diamonds have been found. ASHTABULA COUNTY CONNEAUT...CLERMONT COUNTY MILFORD, area creek gravels and alluvial deposits, rare⎯Diamond. CLINTON COUNTY WILMINGTON...Ford, a mineral deposit⎯Hematite. COSHOCTON COUNTY AREA, townships of Washington, Virginia, Bedford...CUYAHOGA COUNTY CHAGRIN FALLS (on Geauga Co. line), area quarries⎯oilstone. DELAWARE COUNTY DELAWARE |
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