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Virignia Polytechnic Institute : Department of Geology : Various Publications
Misc. Virginia geology publications
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Virginia
Division of Mineral Resources : Bulletins
(B) 10x7" through
#26, 9x6" after that.
Detailed! Most nicely illustrated with photos, other
illustrations, some fold-outs and maps. (index in most)
VA B 12 : 1916 : Coal resources of the Clintwood and Bucu quadrangles, Virginia, Henry Hinds, 206 p., 11 pls., 21 figs. (minor scuff on spine). $46
VA B 21 : 1921 : Geology and coal resources of Dickenson County, Virginia, A.W. Giles, 224 p., 18 pls., 21 figs. (minor smudge on cover) $2
VA B 22 : 1922 : Geology and coal resources of Russell County, Virginia, C.K. Wentworth, with a chapter on The Forests of Russell County, Virginia by J.W. O'Byrne, 179 p., 28 pls., 16 figs. $2
VA B 25 : 1925 : Valley coal fields of Virginia, M.R. Campbell, et. al. with a chapter on The Forests of the Valley Coal Fields of Virginia by F.C. Pederson, 322 p., 27 pls., 30 figs. (cover darkened with age and lightly soiled) $61
VA B 61 : 1944 : Geology and manganese deposits of the Glade Mountain district, Virginia, R.L. Miller, 150 p., 19 pls., 21 figs., 6 tables, (bumped corners) $38
VA B 64 : 1945 : Commercial granites and other crystalline rocks of Virginia. Edward Steidtmann, 152 p., 10 pls., 23 figs, 28 tables, Smaller fold-out maps. (1 map detached on purpose, edge of back cover bent, smudge on edge of page block). $22
VA B 65 : 1945 : Industrial limestones and dolomites in Virginia : northern and Central parts of Shenandoah valley. R.S. Edmundson, 195 p., 19 pls., 5 figs., 21 tables., Maps in pocket. Hardcover (condition good/fair : page block a bit splayed, owner's plate, cover rubbed with some lighter speckles). $29
VA B 66 : 1945 : Industrial limestones and dolomites in Virginia : Clinch valley district. 259 p., 24 pls., 18 figs., 5 tables., Maps in pocket, other fold-outs. (light ink mark on cover) $28
VA B 67 : 1945 : An Upper Eocene foraminiferal fauna from deep wells in York County, Virginia, J.A. Cushman and D.J. Cederstrom, 58 p., 6 pls., tu, $8
VA B 68 : 1946 : Chemical character of ground water in the coastal plain of Virginia. 62 p., 10 figs., 6 tables. (one page folded). $9
VA B 69 : 1956 : Public and industrial ground-water supplies of the Roanoke-Salem District, Virginia. 53 p., 6 pls., 3 figs., 5 tables, map in pocket. $2
VA B 73 : 1958 : Industrial limestones and dolomites in Virginia : James River District west of the Blue Ridge. 137 p., 7 pls., 1 fig., 8 tables, Color map in pocket. $2
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Virginia Division of Mineral Resources : Circulars (C) 9x6"
VA C 3 : 1945 : Selected well logs in the Virginia coastal plain north of James River by D.J. Cederstrom. 82p. (Good : Inside has minor pencil marks. cover faintly soiled) $12
Virginia Division of Mineral Resources : Information Circulars (IC) 11x8.5" through #5, 9x6" after that.
VA IC 1 : 1959 : Catalog of oil and gas wells in well sample repository on August 1, 1959, D.C. Le Van, 11x8.5", 11 p. See also #5 below.
Choose your copy of VA IC 1:
Very good - $3
Fair (heavily pencil marked) - $1
VA IC 5 : 1962 : Supplement to catalog of oil and gas wells - samples added to repository August 1, 1959 to January 1, 1962, D.C. Le Van, 5 p., (Fair : heavily pencil marked) $1
VA IC 8 : 1964 : Directory of the mineral industry in VA. 32p. $3
VA IC 10 : 1965 : Characteristics of the Everona formation in VA. 16p. Map in pocket. (bumped corner) gr, $1
VA IC 11 : 1966 : Directory of the mineral industry in VA - 1966. 38p. (bent corner) $3
VA IC 13 : 1967 : Directory of the mineral industry in VA - 1967. 45p. $3
VA IC 15 : 1971 : A computer-program system to grid and contour random data. 38 p. $2
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VA MRC 2 : Summary of geology and ground-water resources of the Eastern Shore peninsula, Virginia: A preliminary report, Allen Sinnott and G.C. Tibbitts, Jr., 18 p., 1954. $1
VA MRC 3 : 1955 : Record of selected wells on the Eastern Shore peninsula, Virginia, Allen Sinnott and G.C. Tibbitts, Jr., 39 p., (Good/Fair : minor pencil marks, back cover loose. Covers have some soil) $4
VA MRC 5 : Titanium, A.A. Pegau, 17 p., 1956. $2
VA MRR 2 : 1961 : Analyses of clay, shale and related materials - Northern counties. 194p. $1
VA MRR 4 : 1962 : Wells drilled for oil and gas in VA prior to 1962. 47p., 3 plates in pocket. (corners bumped, one cover corner has crease). $1
VA MRR 5 : 1964 : Analyses of clay, shale and related materials - West-central counties. 230p. $1
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Virginia Division of Mineral Resources : Publications (P)
VA P 24 : Simple Bouguer gravity anomaly map of the Culpeper basin and vicinity, Virginia, M.A. Wise and S.S. Johnson, map with text and gravity contours, 1980. $2
VA P 27 : Contributions to Virginia geology - IV, 63 p., illus. 1980. 11x8.5”. (front cover smudged, bumped corner) $2
Content of VA P 27 :
1. Evidence for the correlation of the Willis and Woods Mountains with the Arvonia Formation, J.F. Conley and J.D. Marr, Jr.
2. Conodonts from structural windows through the Bane dome, Giles County, Virginia, J.E. Repetski and W.J. Perry, Jr.
3. Geology of the Taylorsville basin, Hanover County, Virginia, R.E. Weems.
4. Metallic mineralization in the Blue Ridge province of Virginia, P.C. Sweet and S.C. Bell.
5. Tetravalent manganese oxide minerals from the Red Bush Mine, Craig County, Virginia, C.R. Halladay.
VA P 40 : Total-count aeroradiometric contour map of the Culpeper basin and vicinity, Virginia, B.D. Leavy, A.E. Grosz, and S.S. Johnson, map with text and aeroradiometric contours, 1982. $2
VA P 41 : Aeromagnetic contour map of the Culpeper basin and vicinity, Virginia, S.S. Johnson and A.J. Froelich, map with text and aeromagnetic contours, 1982. $2
VA P 58 : Simple Bouguer gravity anomaly map of the Danville-Dan River basin and vicinity, Virginia-North Carolina and the Scottsville basin and vicinity, Virginia, S.S. Johnson, L.S. Wiener, and J.F. Conley, map with text and gravity contours, 1985. This is a folded plate in a printed envelope. (envelope only has bumped edge or 3-hole-punched blank edge) $2
VA P 73 : Geology and petroleum potential of Mesozoic and Cenozoic rocks, offshore Virginia, K.C. Bayer and R.C. Milici, 1987.
VA P 73 : Part A. Geologic interpretations of offshore seismic lines. 6 large folded plates in a printed envelope. (envelope only has bumped corners and upper edge). $2
VA P 73 : Part B. Interpretative geologic contour maps. 8 large folded plates in a printed envelope. (envelope only has bumped corners and upper edge). $2
VA P 73 : Part C. Onshore-offshore seismic stratigraphic correlations. 1 large folded plate in a printed envelope. (envelope only has bumped corners and upper edge). $2
Virginia Division
of Mineral Resources : Reports
of Investigations (RI) 9x6",
Detailed
Most nicely illustrated with photos, other illustrations, some
fold-outs and maps., index.
VA RI 4 : 1963 : A magnetic survey of the Coastal Plain in Virginia, D.C. Le Van and R.F. Pharr, 17 p., 3 pls., 2 figs., (bumped corners) $2
VA RI 39 : 1975 : Bouguer gravity in southeastern Virginia, S.S. Johnson, 42 p., 2 maps (1 in color), 1 fig., 1 table, (minimal pencil marks) $2
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Virginia
Division of Mineral Resources :
Virginia
Minerals 11x8.5",
Illus. Newsletter format, 8-14p. each.
Virginia Minerals contains articles on mineral resources
and industries, geologic studies, road log descriptions
of geologic features, mineral and fossil characteristics,
and more. I have listed only the feature article. (Good
: bumped edges, Folded in half for original mailing)
VA Minerals 4(1) : 1958 : New Titanium plant (Metal and Thermit Corporation in Hanover county) (smudge on last page) $2
VA Minerals 4(2) : 1958 : Lime industry in Virginia. $2
VA Minerals 4(3) : 1958 : Directory of rock and mineral producers. $2
VA Minerals 5(1) : 1959 : Mineral industry in Virginia in 1957. $2
VA Minerals 6(1) : 1960 : Mineral industry of Cirginia 1958 review. $2
VA Minerals 6(4) : 1960 : Strontium minerals from Wise county, Virginia. $3
VA Minerals 7(1) : 1961 : Botanical prospecting for ore deposits. $2
VA Minerals 7(2) : 1961 : Talc, soapstone, and related stone deposits of Virginia. $2
VA Minerals 7(4) : 1961 : Utilization of rock materials in Lower Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel. $3
VA Minerals 8(2) : 1962 : Structural clay products industry. $2
VA Minerals 8(1) : 1962 : Flouride in well waters of the Virginia coastal plain. $3
VA Minerals 10(2) : 1964 : Natural bridge and vicinity. $3
VA Minerals 10(3) : 1964 : Iron and titanium mineral pigments in Virginia. $2
VA Minerals 11(2) : 1965 : John W. Flannagan dam - the prepaid dam. $3
VA Minerals 11(3) : 1965 : Diatomaceous sediments in Virginia. $2
VA Minerals 13(1) : 1967 : Virginia's contribution to the Kyanite - Mullite industry. $2
VA Minerals 13(3) : 1967 : Reclamation of depleted sand and gravel sites in eastern Virginia. $2
VA Minerals 15(1) : 1969 : Coking industry in Virginia. $2
VA Minerals Special Issue : 1969 : Natural features caused by a catastrophic storm in Nelson and Amherst counties, Virginia. $5
VA Minerals 16(1) : 1970 : Road log - storm-damaged areas in central Virginia. $3
VA Minerals 16(3) : 1970 : Gravity survey of Northampton and Accomack counties, Virginia. $3
VA Minerals 17(1) : 1971 : Gem stones - good general piece. $3
VA Minerals 17(2) : 1971 : Road log of the geology of Frederick county, Virginia. $4
VA Minerals 18(1) : 1972 : Deep test in accomack county, Virginia. $3
VA Minerals 19(4) : 1973 : Field trip across the Blue Ridge anticlinorium, Smith River allochthon, and Sauratown mountains anticlinorium near Martinsville, Virginia. $4
VA Minerals 20(2) : 1974 : Notes on some abandoned copper, Lead, and Zinc mines in the Piedmont of Virginia. $3
VA Minerals 21(4) : 1975 : Road log of the geology from Madison to Cumberland counties in the Piedmont, central Virginia. $4
VA Minerals 22(4) : 1976 : Reinterpretation of the geology of Brocks gap, Rockingham county, Virginia. $4
VA Minerals 23(1) : 1977 : Earthquakes (in Virginia). $3
VA Minerals 23(2) : 1977 : Geochemical reconnaissance for gold in the Caledonia and Pendleton quadrangles in the Piedmont of Central Virginia. $4
VA Minerals 23(3) : 1977 : Carters Bridge, Virginia, earthquake of February 27, 1977. $4
VA Minerals 24(4) : 1978 : Seismic hazard in Virginia. $2
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Virignia Polytechnic Institute : Department of Geology : Various Publications
VA 96 EESS : Silica sand resources of western VA. 1954. 62p. Illus. $4
Mineral Industries Journal
(MIJ) : 12x9", Newsletter format, Illus., 8p.
each. I have listed main feature article(s).
Good : Mildly sunned and bumped edges. Folded in thirds
for original mailing. Fine type, lots of info and nice illus.
and photos.
VA MIJ 3(1) : 1956 : Mineralogy of some coal mine roof shales. Primary dolomite. $3
VA MIJ 5(4) : 1958 : New Environment. Industrial developments in the Carbo area of SW Virginia. $3
VA MIJ 6(1) : 1959 : Some aspects of speleothem development (cave formations). (short margin tear last two pages) $4
VA MIJ 7(1) : 1960 : Drainage of firedamp from coal measures - a brief review. $3
VA MIJ 7(2) : 1960 : Preparation of iron ore concentrates of commercial grade from iron-bearing sandstone in Western Virginia. $3
VA MIJ 7(4) : 1960 : Recent sediment studies in 1960 (great technique photos). Systemic boundaries in Appalachians. $3
VA MIJ 8(2) : 1961 : Preliminary study of rhythmically layered, tuffaceous sediments near Konnarock, SW Virginia. $3
VA MIJ 8(3) : 1961 : Slate in Virginia (awesome cover photo). New Corning glass plant at Danville. (one page folded) $4
VA MIJ 8(4) : 1961 : Largest undeveloped sulfide ore-body in the Eastern United States. (Grayson, Carroll, Floyd) $2
VA MIJ 9(3) : 1962 : New seismological station at VPI. Importance of recognizing bedding in matamorphic rocks. $3
VA MIJ 9(4) : 1962 : Preliminary note on some soil concretions in the Virginia piedmont. $3
VA MIJ 10(2) : 1963 : Ramblings of a railroad geologist by T.E. Shufflebarger, Jr. Exfoliation cave in pegmatite. $4
Virginia Geology Materials : Misc. ~9x6" unless otherwise noted, some are offprints.
Southern Field Excursion guidebook. By R. V. Dietrich. 1962, International Mineralogical Association. This guide was published for the Third General Congress held in Washington, D.C. The four day field trip covered Washington DC. to Richmond to Lynchburg to Skyline drive to Luray. Specific places or topics include Amelia district pegmatite, Farmville district kyanite, Bedford county pegmatite, Lone Jack quarry, Natural Bridge, Roseland Titanium district, Unakite, Calcareous tufa near Steele’s tavern, Spottswood Bauxite, Cold Spring Clay, Virginia caves, more. 9x6”, 59p., 17 plates, 7 figures. Includes mimeographed road log itinerary. $10
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