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Virginia Mineral Locality Index D February 1987 No.1 VIRGINIA MINERAL LOCALITY INDEX D. Allen Penick, Jr. This Virginia mineral locality index is intended as the Rutherford pegmatite in Amelia County and to list the best known and most significant mineral the Lynch Station locality (turquoise crystals) in occurrences in the State. In line with a project Campbell County, are now closed to collectors. begun by the Colorado Friends of Mineralogy in However, landowners change from time to time, 1976, the list is intended to assist amateur mineral and someday properites like these may be reopened. collectors as well as professional mineralogists and Current information on fee collecting sites can be economic geologists. The eventual goal of this proj- obtained by contacting the Division of Mineral ect is to develop a mineral locality index for each Resources, P.O. Box 3667, Charlottesville, Virginia state followed by a world-wide locality index 22903. The localities are listed by county, followed by It is hoped that most of the well-known mineral a listing of the most prominent minerals. Addi- localities in Virginia have been listed in this index. tional information, such as fee localities and areas The writer welcomes any suggestions as to addi- which are known to be closed to collecting, is shown tions or deletions of localities which have been listed by identification letters at the beginning of the in the index. The data given in this report will report. certainly be revised and expanded as more infor- Unlike a field guide, the index is not intended mation is forthcoming. to give exact directions to the locality. For con- venience, the name of the nearest town or prom- (f) = fee locality inent geographic feature is given. It should be (c) = currently closed to collecting stressed that almost all localities listed in the index are located on private property, and permission ALBEMARLE COUNTY from the landowner must be granted before en- tering the property. Alberene soapstone quarry-Alberene The major source of information in this Virginia actinolite-tremolite, apatite, ferroan dolomite, index was Minerals of Virginia (1970) by R. V. erythrite, galena, ilmenite, magnetite, talc Dietrich. Although many sources were used, only Briar Fork-near Schuyler (excavation on Rt. 6) those references used repeatedly are in the list of goethite pseudomorphs after pyrite references at the end of the index. Esmont slate quarry-Esmont Some of the famous localities in Virginia, such dolomite. limonite pseudomorphs after pyrite, siderite Faber lead mine-near Faber Updated from Rocks and Minerals, Vol. 60, No. cerussite, chalcopyrite, fluorite, argentiferous 4, July-August, 1985 galena, sphalerite, pyromorphite VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES Rutherford pegmatite mines (c)-near Amelia allanite, apatite, bavenite, bertrandite, beryl, cassiterite, cleavelandite, columbite-tantalite, fer- gusonite, fluorite, helvite, microcline (var. amaz- onite), microlite, monazite, muscovite, phena- kite, rutile, spessartine, topaz, tourmaline, triplite Trueheart pegmatite mine (f)-near Amelia beryl (var. aquamarine), microcline crystals, muscovite crystals, tourmaline AMHERST COUNTY Buck Mountain mine-near Forks of Buffalo arsenopyrite, fluroite, gold, scorodite, silver Crystals of goethite pseudomorphs after pyrite; Burley farm prospect (pegmatite)-near largest, 1 inch across; found near Briar Fork, Amherst Albemarle County (photograph by T. M. Gathright, cerianite, perrierite, rhabdophane, zircon 11; W. F. Giannini specimen). Christian tract mine (copper)-near Sweet Briar actinolite-tremolite, bornite, chalcopyrite, chlor- ite group minerals, chrysocolla, ferroan dolom- ite, malachite Martin Marietta quarry-near Charlottesville Dominion Stone Plant quarry-near Piney River epidote, muscovite crystals, pyrite, quartz albite, apatite, chalcopyrite, clinozoisite, galena, Old Dominion soapstone quarry-near Old Do- garnet, sphalerite, sphene, zoisite minion Little Friar Mountain pegmatite prospect-near actinolite-tremolite, apatite, chalcopyrite, chlor- Massies Mill ite, cobaltite, dolomite, erythrite, galena, ilmen- allanite, fergusonite (sipylite), zircon C ite, magnesite, magnetite, pyrite, talc Lynchburg Reservoir pegmatite prospect-Old Stony Point mine-near Charlottesville Bunker Trail near Buena Vista chalcopyrite, cuprite, goethite, malachite, sider- allanite, bastnaesite, cerianite, monazite, zircon ite Schaars farm (f)-near Amherst amethyst ALLEGHANY COUNTY Peters Mountain-(roadcut outcrops) near Jordan mines barite, hematite (botryoidal and stalactitic), hematite incrustation pseudomorphs after barite AMELIA COUNTY Beryl pegmatite mine (f)-near Amelia beryl, muscovite (rum colored), quartz Champion and Jefferson pegmatitie mines- near Amelia cleavelandite, columbite-tantalite, orthoclase, perthite, pyrochlore, rhabdophane, tourmaline Ligon No. 1pegmatite prospect (f)-near Chula albite, beryl, muscovite crystals, quartz (rose), tourmaline Morefield pegmatite mine (f)-near Amelia beryl, cleavelandite, columbite-tantalite, micro- Cleavelandite from Amelia County; largest dimen- cline (amazonite), microlite, monazite, musco- sion approximately 12 inches; photograph courtesy vite, phenakite, spessartine, topaz, zircon of the Smithsonian Institution. , L No71 VIRGINIA MINERALS Snowden site-near Snowden (Route 130 along Staunton lime quary (Old State quarry)-Near James River) Staunton amethyst calcite crystals (rarely with inclusions of man- ganese minerals) APPOMATTOX COUNTY BATH COUNTY Enterprise mines (manganese)-near Beckham cryptomelane (gem quality), manganite, quartz Chestnut Ridge (f)-near Deerfield crystals quartz crystals (rarely with ruby sphalerite in- Appomattox Lime Co. quarry-near Bent Creek clusions) bornite, calcite, chalcopyrite, dolomite, pyrite, sphalerite BEDFORD COUNTY AUGUSTA COUNTY Mitchell pegmatite mine-near Otter Hill almandine, biotite, columbite-tantalite, musco- Belmont limestone quarry-Staunton vite, oligoclase (moonstone), perthite, quartz, calcite crystals (some with pyrite inclusions) samarskite Crimora mine (manganese)-near Waynesboro Nance pegmatite mine (Big Harris)-near cryptomelane, psilomelane, pyrolusite Moneta Simons limestone quarry (Valley stone albite, columbite-tantalite, microcline, musco- quarry)-Staunton vite, orthoclase, perthite, quartz aragonite, barite, calcite crystals, onyx Seaboard Feldspar mine-near Moneta Franks Mill quarry-near Staunton microcline (some extremely large crystals), mus- calcite crystals covite, pyrite, spessartine, zoisite.(thulite) Gay quarry-near Craigsville Wheatly pegmatite mine (Big Hicks)-near calcite, crinoids (pink), dolomite, quartz crystals Moneta (smoky and clear) albite, columbite-tantalite, fergusonite musco- e Spottswood bauxite district (includes Allen, vite, orthoclase, perthite, quartz (blue), zoisite Harris, and Lightner mines, Lott prospect, (thulite) Berry and Yago farm prospect)-near Spotts- Young feldspar mine-near Moneta wood albite, garnet, muscovite crystals, orthoclase, boehmite, diaspore, gibbsite, kaolinitic clay perthite, zoisite BOTETOURTCOUNTY James River Hydrate quarries-(two sites) near Buchanan aragonite, barite, calcite, opaline silica BUCKINGHAM COUNTY Anaconda mine (Eldredge Mill)-near Dillwyn azurite, bornite, chalcopyrite, epidote, horn- blende, malachite, magnetite, pyrite, quartz Morrow gold mine (placer) (c)-near Sprouses Corner placer gold New Canton mines (includes Hudgins, Johnson, Margaret, and McKenna mines)--near New Canton chalcopyrite, gahnite, galena, gold, pyrite, pyr- Calcite scalenohedron topped by calcite rhom- rhotite, silver, sphalerite 0 bohedron with mutual e axis; one inch long; Bel- Slate River site-roadcuts near Buckingham mont Rock Company quarry, Augusta County (pho- Court House tograph by W. C. Sherwood). chalcopyrite, covellite, pyrite VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES CAROLINE COUNTY Last Mile pegmatite mine-near Ladysmith beryl (green), garnet, tourmaline CARROLL COUNTY Gossan Howard mine-near Galax apatite, chalcopyrite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, rutile, selenite, siderite, vivianite Iron Ridge mine (includes Chestnut Yard, Gos- san, Great Outburst mines)-Gossan Lead district near Fries actinolite, biotite, epidote, hematite (specular), magnetite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, rutile, spessartine Pipers Gap-near Galax hornblende, serpentine, talc Robinson f arm-near Woodlawn ilmenite, kyanite, rutile CHARLOTTE COUNTY Crews No. 1pegmatite-near Cullen Columbite-tantalite crystal; 1%by 1 by 3/4 inch; beryl (aquamarine, green, yellow), spessartine, Mitchell mine, Bedford County. Photograph by G. tourmaline K. McCauley; John Tweedy specimen. Donald Plantation-near Charlotte Court House amethyst Tourmaline site (float)-near Andersonville CHESTERFIELD COUNTY tourmaline (schorl) crystals in quartz Willis Mountain Kyanite mine (includes East Dale quarry-near Chester Ridge operation)-near Sprouses Corner apatite, beryl (some gem quality), garnet, mic- apatite, crandallite-florencite, hematite, kya- rocline, molybdenite nite. lazulite, limonite (iridescent), muscovite, pyrite, rutile, tourmaline, trolleite CAMPBELL COUNTY Bennett farm-near Red House amethyst crystals Bishop mine (c)-near Lynch Station turquoise crystals (on quartz and schist), minor pseudomalachite Colbert Elder property (weathered sapro1ite)- near Brookneal amethyst crystals Hewitt mine-near Evington barite Old Woman Creek site (intersection with Staun- ton River)-near Motley pseudomorphs of paragonite and kyanite after andalusite A beryl crystal, weighing approximately 300 Route 43 roadcut-Leesville
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