Welcome to A Virginia Rockhounder's Web Site
A Virginia Rockhounder's Web Site
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This is the Web Site of Debbie and David some Virginia Rockhounder's near Wintergreen Nature Foundation in Nelson county, Virginia. We enjoy all the treasures of this earth and especially love to work with the mineral related treasures. This site is our way to share with others some of our collected treasures and to provide some information for other's on rockhounding activities.


  1. Rockhound Info.
  2. Va. Fossil Location Info.
  3. Rock Classifying Links
  4. Specimens from our collection
  5. Cedar Mt. Stone Quarry
  6. Non rock related Virginia links
  7. VA Rock Gardens
  8. Customers Review Pages

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VaRockhound Web Site
Revised: June 28th., 2009
©1997-2009
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Rock Shop Announcements


visit VA Rockhound Rock Shop @ the following events

July 1st,  2009
  Nelson Farmer's Market - Lovingston
Wednesday 3:00 PM until 7:00PM
The Nelson Center parking lot
8445 Thomas Nelson Highway (Rt.29)
Nelson County, Virginia


July 3 thur 5,  2009
  22nd Annual Fishersville/Waynesboro Area
Gem, Mineral & Jewelery Show

Friday & Saturday 10 AM to 6 PM
Sunday 11 AM to 5 PM
Augusta Expoland
277 Expo Road (I-64 exit 91)
Fishersville, Virginia  22939
Note: One exit west of Waynesboro on I-64

July 8th,  2009
  Nelson Farmer's Market - Lovingston
Wednesday 3:00 PM until 7:00PM
The Nelson Center parking lot
8445 Thomas Nelson Highway (Rt.29)
Nelson County, Virginia
2009 shows and events


July 9th,  2009
  Scottsville Community Farmers Market
Thursday 3:00 PM until 7:00PM
"Downtown"  at Dorrier Park
next to the James River Bridge
Nelson County, Virginia

More Announcements


 Field Trip - Saturday, June 27th, 2009 9AM to 1 PM
The Roanoke Valley Mineral and Gem Society The Gem & Mineral Society of Lynchburg -
to: Boxley Aggregates Mt. Athos Quarry, Lynchburg, Virginia

The Division of Mineral Resources Has a New Name 

The Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy’s Division of Mineral Resources has changed its name to the Division of Geology and Mineral Resources.  This change, was effective as of July 1, 2008.


If you happen to be near one of these areas,
Harrisonburg 
check out the - JMU Mineral Museum
Blacksburg 
check out the - Museum of Geosciences
Richmond check out the - Lora Robins Gallery of Design from Nature
Charlottesville check out the - DMR Educational Rock and Mineral Garden
Lovingston checkout the -  Keith Frye Memorial Rock Exhibit.
Martinsville checkout the -  Virginia Museum of Natural History
 


Past Issue's of Geosciences Magazine at Virginia Tech

Back issues of Virginia Division of Mineral Resources Virginia Minerals publication are now online in .pfd format.  "Virginia Minerals" are a publication containing lots of articles on rockhounding in Virginia,  mineral resources and industries, geologic studies, road log descriptions of geologic features, mineral and fossil characteristics, topographic mapping and DMR activities.
   

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