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Collecting in Virginia on you own is a challenge and takes a bit of work to locate and obtain permission. It would probably be better to join a local gem and mineral club.

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  2. Va. Fossil Location Info.
  3. Rock Classifying Links
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  5. Cedar Mt. Stone Quarry
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Earth Science In Virginia

Ask a Geologist- USGS



Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy (DMME)
Virginia Division of Mineral Resources (DMR)
Fontaine Research Park, 900 Natural Resources Drive, Suite 500
Charlottesville, VA 22903
Phone: (804) 951-6340

A listing of publications available for purchase from DMMR
Educational Materials for Geology
Geologic Materials
Mineral Resource Materials

On-Line Publications
Brochures

Virginia Minerals
  • Structure and Tectonics Field Trip to the Eastern Blue Ridge and Western Piedmont near Martinsville, Virginia


  • Association of American State Geologists (AASG)
    State pages -
    Earth Science Education



    Virginia's Secretary of Natural Resources
    Becky Norton Dunlop
    P.O. Box 1475, Richmond, Virginia 23212
    (804) 786-0044 Fax (804) 371-8333



    U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) - Home Page
    registry of Earth and Environmental Science Internet resources
     (USGS) Water Resources of Virginia
    Virginia State FactSheet
    GeologicInformation about Virginia
    Identification of Acid Mine Drainage at Contrary Creek, Louisa County, Virginia
    USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)



     George Washington and Jefferson National Forests - Forest Location Map



    American Geological Institute(AGI)



    American Institute of Professional Geologists (AIPG)



    Office of Surface Mining
    Federal offices responsible for activities in Virginia and Index of all Office of Surface Mining web site information.


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    MUSEUMS



    Lora Robins Gallery of Design from Nature
    University of Richmond, Richmond VA 23173
    Telephone Number: 804-289-8460
    Fax Number: 804-287-6467

     LORA ROBINS GALLERY of Design from Nature, University of Richmond Museums. Promotes an awareness and appreciation of Nature. Collections of gems, jewelry, minerals, fossils and seashells in scientific groupings and with displays relating natural history to countries and cultures. Exceptional display of Bohemia and Oriental porcelains. Hours: M-F, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sat. & Sun., 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Hours subject to change without notice. Free. Ample Parking. Located on Richmond Way near the lake. For information, call 289-8237.

     
     
     
     

    D. Ralph Hostetter Museum of Natural History
    Eastern Mennonite University - 1200 Park Road, Harrisonburg, VA

    The D. Ralph Hostetter Museum of Natural History, was established in 1968. It is available free to the public on select Sundays.  It houses more than 6,000 items, including anthropology artifacts; botanical specimens; fossils; marine life; minerals; crystals and gems; rocks, fluorescent rocks and  minerals. It also has mounted heads of American and African game mammals; East African birds; Virginia birds, nests and eggs; Virginia and international insects.
     


    Virginia Museum of Natural History
    1001 Douglas Ave., Martinsville VA 24112
    How Nature Works: Rocks


    University of Virginia Branch of the Virginia Museum of Natural History, Charlottesville, VA.

     Rocks and Minerals of Virginia - KITS (Kids Investigating Technology and Science) is a collection of teaching materials from VMNH

    The Virginia Tech Museum of Natural History - Blacksburg
    Upcoming Programs - Research Collections



    James Madison University Mineral Museum - Harrisonburg
    Museum Announcement:
    In December, 2005, the James Madison University Mineral Museum was moved out of Miller Hall due to major building renovations.



    Walton's Mountain Museum - Schuyler



    Virginia Museum of Fine Arts - Richmond
    Other partner museums, art centers, and arts associations throughout Virginia



    Science Museum of Virginia - Richmond



    The Museum of Geological Sciences - Va. Tech
    Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Derring Hall, Museum of Geological Sciences
    2062 Derring Hall, Virginia Tech
    Hours: 8-4 Monday-Friday 
    Free Admission

     Collections and museums on the Web
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    UNIVERSITIES



    James Madison University
    Department of Geology and Environmental Studies



    Virginia Western Community College

    ANNA BALOG
    Department of Geological Sciences 


    Virginia Tech
     Department of Geological Sciences
    Environmental Engineering and Sciences Program of the Civil Engineering Department
    Acid Mine Drainage



    The College of William and Mary
     Department of Geology
    Virginia Geology



     Virginia Military Institute
     Iron Manufacturing in the 19th Century Shenandoah Valley

    "The How's and Why's of Iron"
    "Geological Cycles of Iron Ores"


    Washington and Lee University
    Department of Geology



    George Mason University
    Geography of Virginia



    Radford University
    Department of Geology
    Radford University Geological Society

    LINKS TO EARTH SCIENCE RESOURCES


     Old Dominion University Dept. of Oceanography
     University of Virginia Dept. of Environmental Sciences
     Virginia Institute of Marine Science


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    Other Links



     George Washington National Forest Home Page



    University of California at Santa Cruz -  The Appalachian Mountains -

       Physiographic Provinces of Virginia
    Glossary : Physical Geography



    WWW Servers in the UnidataCommunity
    Enabling Campuses to Acquire and Analyze
    Atmospheric Data



    GeoWeb
    Geology
     Mineralogy & Crystallography
    Museums & Exhibits





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