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Buck Hill, Parnassus, Augusta County, Virginia, USAi
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A close look at some of the farmer's unwanted Buck Hill syenite boulders

Buck Hill, Parnassus, Augusta County, Virginia, USA
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Dr. Michael Pabst examining a syenite boulder at Buck Hill

Buck Hill, Parnassus, Augusta County, Virginia, USA
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Arfvedsonite, etc.

Buck Hill, Parnassus, Augusta County, Virginia, USA
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A close look at some of the farmer's unwanted Buck Hill syenite boulders

Buck Hill, Parnassus, Augusta County, Virginia, USA
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Dr. Michael Pabst examining a syenite boulder at Buck Hill

Buck Hill, Parnassus, Augusta County, Virginia, USA
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Arfvedsonite, etc.

Buck Hill, Parnassus, Augusta County, Virginia, USA
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A close look at some of the farmer's unwanted Buck Hill syenite boulders

Buck Hill, Parnassus, Augusta County, Virginia, USA
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Dr. Michael Pabst examining a syenite boulder at Buck Hill

Buck Hill, Parnassus, Augusta County, Virginia, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 18' 40'' North , 79° 9' 29'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
38.31111,-79.15806
GRN:
N26W45
Type:
Hill
Köppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Churchville194 (2011)9.4km
Bridgewater5,889 (2017)17.7km
Verona4,239 (2011)17.8km
Mount Sidney663 (2011)18.3km
Staunton24,416 (2017)19.4km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Shenandoah Valley Gem & Mineral SocietyWaynesboro, Virginia36km
Mindat Locality ID:
51985
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:51985:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Nepheline-natrolite syenite intrusion.

Dietrich (1990), Minerals of Virginia, mentions the non-existent locality - "Bulk Mountain (6.6 miles northwest of Parnassus)" There is no such mountain in this region, let alone 6.6 miles from Parnassus. The "Superb crystals of natrolite, analcime and other minerals", Dietrich, page 33, refers to the Buck Hill locality, 4 miles WNW of Parnassus. There is another unrelated Buck Mountain 17 miles northwest of Parnassus. No syenite or related rocks are known there. Dietrich's miss-attribution of this locality is understandable. The original primary reference: "Johnson R.W., and Charles Milton, 1963, and also 1965 (?), Alkalic complex and related rocks in the Southern Shenandoah Valley, Augusta and Rockingham Counties, Virginia: Field trip outline for Geology and Geography Section of Virginia Academy of Science", is very difficult to read, being an old "dittoed" (spirit copies ??) handout. The field trip was apparently held in both 1963 and either 1965 or 1966. The 1963 handout is the only similar reference in the library of the Virginia Division of Mineral Resources, in Charlottesville, that is, there is no 1965 or 1966 copy available.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


21 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase
Formula: (Na,K)AlSi3O8
ⓘ Analcime
Formula: Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
ⓘ Annite
Formula: KFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ Arfvedsonite
Formula: [Na][Na2][Fe2+4Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Catapleiite
Formula: Na2Zr(Si3O9) · 2H2O
ⓘ Chabazite-Ca
Formula: (Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O
ⓘ Chamosite
Formula: (Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Grossular
Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Natrolite
Formula: Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
ⓘ Nepheline
Formula: Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
ⓘ Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘ Parisite-(Ce) ?
Formula: CaCe2(CO3)3F2
Description: Possible only, listed as a rare-earth carbonate (synchysite-(Ce), parisite-(Ce), or Röntgenite-(Ce)
ⓘ Rhodochrosite
Formula: MnCO3
ⓘ Röntgenite-(Ce) ?
Formula: Ca2(Ce,La)3(CO3)5F3
Description: Possible only, listed as a rare-earth carbonate (synchysite-(Ce), parisite-(Ce), or Röntgenite-(Ce)
ⓘ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Rutile var. Ilmenorutile
Formula: (Ti,Nb)O2
ⓘ Synchysite-(Ce)
Formula: CaCe(CO3)2F

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘOpal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘRutile
var. Ilmenorutile		4.DB.05(Ti,Nb)O2
ⓘ4.DB.05TiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘRhodochrosite5.AB.05MnCO3
ⓘParisite-(Ce) ?5.BD.20bCaCe2(CO3)3F2
ⓘSynchysite-(Ce)5.BD.20cCaCe(CO3)2F
ⓘRöntgenite-(Ce) ?5.BD.20dCa2(Ce,La)3(CO3)5F3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘGrossular9.AD.25Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘCatapleiite9.CA.15Na2Zr(Si3O9) · 2H2O
ⓘArfvedsonite9.DE.25[Na][Na2][Fe2+4Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘAnnite9.EC.20KFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘChamosite9.EC.55(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
ⓘNepheline9.FA.05Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘvar. Anorthoclase9.FA.35(Na,K)AlSi3O8
ⓘNatrolite9.GA.05Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
ⓘAnalcime9.GB.05Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
ⓘChabazite-Ca9.GD.10(Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Hⓘ AnniteKFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Arfvedsonite[Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
Hⓘ CatapleiiteNa2Zr(Si3O9) · 2H2O
Hⓘ Chamosite(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
Hⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Hⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Hⓘ Chabazite-Ca(Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O
Hⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ Parisite-(Ce)CaCe2(CO3)3F2
Cⓘ RhodochrositeMnCO3
Cⓘ Röntgenite-(Ce)Ca2(Ce,La)3(CO3)5F3
Cⓘ Synchysite-(Ce)CaCe(CO3)2F
OOxygen
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Oⓘ AnniteKFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
Oⓘ Arfvedsonite[Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CatapleiiteNa2Zr(Si3O9) · 2H2O
Oⓘ Chamosite(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
Oⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ Rutile var. Ilmenorutile(Ti,Nb)O2
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Oⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Oⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oⓘ Parisite-(Ce)CaCe2(CO3)3F2
Oⓘ RhodochrositeMnCO3
Oⓘ Röntgenite-(Ce)Ca2(Ce,La)3(CO3)5F3
Oⓘ RutileTiO2
Oⓘ Synchysite-(Ce)CaCe(CO3)2F
Oⓘ Chabazite-Ca(Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Fⓘ Parisite-(Ce)CaCe2(CO3)3F2
Fⓘ Röntgenite-(Ce)Ca2(Ce,La)3(CO3)5F3
Fⓘ Synchysite-(Ce)CaCe(CO3)2F
Fⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Naⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
Naⓘ Arfvedsonite[Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
Naⓘ CatapleiiteNa2Zr(Si3O9) · 2H2O
Naⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Naⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Naⓘ Chabazite-Ca(Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Chamosite(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Alⓘ AnniteKFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
Alⓘ Chamosite(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
Alⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Alⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Alⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Alⓘ Chabazite-Ca(Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Siⓘ AnniteKFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
Siⓘ Arfvedsonite[Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
Siⓘ CatapleiiteNa2Zr(Si3O9) · 2H2O
Siⓘ Chamosite(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
Siⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Siⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Siⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siⓘ Chabazite-Ca(Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
ClChlorine
Clⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kⓘ AnniteKFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
Kⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Kⓘ Chabazite-Ca(Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Caⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Caⓘ Parisite-(Ce)CaCe2(CO3)3F2
Caⓘ Röntgenite-(Ce)Ca2(Ce,La)3(CO3)5F3
Caⓘ Synchysite-(Ce)CaCe(CO3)2F
Caⓘ Chabazite-Ca(Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ Rutile var. Ilmenorutile(Ti,Nb)O2
Tiⓘ RutileTiO2
MnManganese
Mnⓘ RhodochrositeMnCO3
FeIron
Feⓘ AnniteKFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Feⓘ Arfvedsonite[Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
Feⓘ Chamosite(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ CatapleiiteNa2Zr(Si3O9) · 2H2O
NbNiobium
Nbⓘ Rutile var. Ilmenorutile(Ti,Nb)O2
LaLanthanum
Laⓘ Röntgenite-(Ce)Ca2(Ce,La)3(CO3)5F3
CeCerium
Ceⓘ Parisite-(Ce)CaCe2(CO3)3F2
Ceⓘ Röntgenite-(Ce)Ca2(Ce,La)3(CO3)5F3
Ceⓘ Synchysite-(Ce)CaCe(CO3)2F
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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References

Johnson R.W., and Charles Milton (1963) (and also 1965 (?)), Alkalic complex and related rocks in the Southern Shenandoah Valley, Augusta and Rockingham Counties, Virginia: Field trip outline for Geology and Geography Section of Virginia Academy of Science.
Rocks & Minerals (2003): (March-April).
Rocks & Minerals (2009): 84: 352-362.
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