 | | 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 |  | | 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 |  | | Report (issue) | | of the Uniuersity of Virginia. Dn. J. I). Eccr,nsrox, President of the Virginia Polytech,rfic Inst,itute...portion of Virginia, showing the location of the Irish Creek tin deposits, Rockbridge County 2. PAGE...and to for pubiication as Bulletin XV-A of the Virginia Geological Survey Series of Reports, a manuscript...of a report on "Tin Deposits Near frish Creek, Virginia," by Henry G. tr'erguson, of the Ilnitecl States...Geological Survey, prepareal in coiiperation with the Virginia recommend Geological Survey. The tin deposits |  | | 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 (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 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | from Virginia by RICHARD S. MITCHELL Clark Hall University of Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia 22903...same county. I t also has been observed i n pegmatites i n Powhatan County, Spotsylvania County, and...world have specimens of allanite from Amherst County, Virginia. The mineral is usually black and is coated...radioactive. The mineral was reported in Amherst County as early as 1874. Mallet ( 1 8 7 7 ) first described...Specimens from the Rutherford pegmatites, in Amelia County, are famous for the per fection of their thin |  | | Report (issue) | | Pleaoc teturn this publication to the Virginia Geologieal Survcy whcn you havc no further uce for it...COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA STATE COMMISSTON ON CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY...Deposits of Virginra BY ARTHUR A. PEGAU UNIVERSITY, VIRGINIA 1932 COMMONWEALTH, OF VTRGINIA STATE COMMISSION...COMMISSION ON CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ARTHUR BEVAN, State Geologist Bulletin...33 Pegmatite Deposits of Virginia BY ARTHUR A. PEGAU UNIVERSITY, VIRGINIA 1932 RICHMOND: DrvrsroN |  | | Catalog/List | | aluminum, iron and cerium orthosilicate) Massive; Virginia, or N. Carolina ................. . 34 Orthite...U.S. mails and must be shipped via express. CASSITERITE (tin oxide) Massive in andalusite; Washington.... . . . . . . . . . . 6 Massive, gray banded; Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Columnar...lb . . . . . . 6 •Amazons/one, cleavage, pale; Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Microc/ine-Perthite... . . . . . . . . 6 Bituminous Coal (Coking) ; Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Ca1111el |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | ................477 Analyses of allanite from Virginia and North C arolina........................ 478..................................... 480 Roanoke County, V irginia........................................................................ 481 Am herst County, V irginia........................................................................... 481 Llano County, T exas...................................................... 485 W eathering of allanite iri -Virginia localities................................... |  | | Journal (issue) | | % - *I LS .;, COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA P4RTMEVTOF WIVES. MKEFL4LS A \ n EVERGY Richmond. L5ylnia...Lightning Creates A Virginia Fulguaite David A. Hubbard, Jr. and James A. Lovett Virginia Division of Mineral...:'.- . -,,,:L,. , .,:..: - : tain in Dickenson County, Viqinia. The site of this strike is underlain...Soc~ety.p. 45-50. A CHROSOLOGICAL LISTJNG OF VIRGINIA MISERALS ARTICLES - 1954 THROUGH 2000 Compiled...07'58 10'5% New titanium plant Lime industry in Virginia Directory of rock % mineral producm New equipment |  | | Report (issue) | | VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA Tnour.s Lnorvanp Warsow, Pn. D. DIRECTOR Bulletin...Geology of the'Titanium and Apatite Depositrs of Virginia Bv Tnorues LuoNeno Wersow eNo Srrpnex Tannp ...Vrncrnre I9I3 ,//l' ,4 BULLE'I'IN III-A VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAI, SUITVEY. Piney Rir-er near Rose's...occurrence. Chemical characters. Norms'of Amherst-Nelson counties Mineralogical characters. Quartz ......lrn L Map of rutile area in Amherst and Nelson Counties, Virginia ' ' in pocket " ' X'rontispiece IL Piney |  | | Report (volume) | | ............................................. Virginia......................................................................................... West Virginia.................................................See Bauxite and Halloysite. 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 S., R. 7 E.; |  | | Journal (issue) | | United States 174 160 175 179 Victoria 183 Virginia .186 CONTENTS V PAGE Washington Western Australia...carrying magnetite, similar to the forma-, The cassiterite is found, not in the quartz, Hill, Johannesburg...1904. At Kuils River crystallized pinkish-gray cassiterite occurs with wolframite in Placers have been formed...5-foot quartz vein cutting granite. At Bushveld cassiterite occurs with quartz in decomposed granite. The...Forbes Reef deposits cassiterite occurs large isolated crystals of cassiterite. in an aplite dike and |  | | 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 |  | | Catalog/List | | enlarged photograph of a piece of Obsidian, from Lake County, Oregon, which shows a Conchoidal fracture. t...ALBITE (sodium aluminum trisilicate Xline mass; Virginia ............................. . Cleavage, showing...aluminum, iron and cerium orthosilicate Massive; Virginia or N. Carolina ......... ... ...... . Orthite.... . . . . . . . . . . . Xline, with Fuchsite; Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....lb... .26 .60 .25 *Amazonstone, cleavage, pale; Virginia .............. .3 6 .60 .25 *Cleavage, bluish-green |  | | Journal (issue) | | unexpected discover}'. During a reconnaissance trip to Virginia last year. I had the pleasure of meeting Steve...estate agent par excellence in Charlottesville, Virginia, who casually mentioned that his grandfather,...written work, such as his Mineral Resources of Virginia (1907) (see figure 2) served as the basis for...geology texts, and even the modern day Minerals of Virginia by R.V. Dietrich cites sixteen (16) different...Christine Schmiel, subsequently provided to the Virginia Department of Mines Minerals and Energy, Divison |  | | 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...adjoining stream gravelsgem Almandite garnets, Cassiterite, pale lavender crystals of Fluorapatite, Kasolite |  | | 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 (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 | | Section across a vein in the Hillside mine, Yavapai County, Arizona, showing the ore scattered through clay...illustrations of this type of material. Luray Caverns in Virginia, Mammoth Cave in Kentucky, and Limestone Cave...the veins. (3) A change in the character of the county rock which a vein may determine a change either...closely allied to magmatic and to Division D. 1. Cassiterite. Cornwall, Eng. 2. Tourmaline copper. Sonora...Residual. Gossan iron ores, manganese deposits. Virginia. (b) Surficial. 1. Chemical. Bog 2. iron ores |  | | Journal (issue) | | in future issues. John B. H iggins Alexandria, Virginia Dear Sir: Keep up the good work. The fourth issue...success in your venture. The W ideners Richmond, Virginia Dear Sir: I have been very pleased with your new...level. The club winners may then compete on the county or state level. These winners may then go on to...from the United States was probably the San Benito County, California neptunites in care fully selected...Geol., 57, 453-455, 1962), and at Troy, Lincoln County, Missouri (Heyl, op. cit., and personal com munications |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | also been identified in the irons of Toluca, Nelson county, Cranbourne, Cafion Diablo and others. It has...meteorites of Tazewell, Smith Mountain, and Laurens county. Formula Fe Cl,. Color green to brown. While described...garnet, vesuvianite, mica, aragonite, leucite, cassiterite, hornblende, anthophyllite and orthoclase. Mineral |  | | Book | | Survey) Chester County, Pa.: Alabama; Texas; Montana: Humbolt County, Nevada; Beaver County, Utah; Loudon...Loudon ~unty, Virginia; Wake County, North Carolina; Albany County, Wyommg; and Kern County, California. Natural...realgar and usually with it. It is found in Iron County and Mercur, Utah; also in Yellowstone Park in hot...Counties, California; Idaho; Humbolt, Nevada; Iron county, Utah. It is found also in Mexico. Stibnite is...such as limestone. The minerals with it may be cassiterite, wolframite, and others. In the United States |  | | Book | | Geology and Virginia Richard V. Dietrich Professor of Geology and Dean School of Arts and Sciences,...University Press of Virginia Charlottesville Qt z.^.z THE UNIVERSITY PRESS OF VIRGINIA Copyright © 1970...by the Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia First published 1970 Standard Book Number: 8139-0289-4...America To Frances, Rick, Kurt, Krista, and Virginia 161781 Digitized by the Internet Archive in...natives of Virginia and visitors to the Commonwealth—who are interested in geology and in Virginia. It attempts |  | | Catalog/List | | . . . . . . . Asbestos Loose fibers in vial; Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....commercial grade; Colorado ...... . .. . ... .90 CASSITERITE (tin oxide) Massive, nearly pure; from various...per lb. . . . . . . Amazonstone, cleavage, pale; Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cleavage... . . . .20 .60 .20 Bituminous Coal (Coking) ; Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 Bitum... . Greasy Quartz Masses with a greasy luster; Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Green |
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