Document Type
Thesis
Abstract
This project is the result of the help, advice, and kindness of many people. would like to thank Terry Shelton and Guy Dixon of the Kyanite Mining Corporation in Buckingham County for permission to collect samples at Willis Mountain and at Baker Mountain, and for their interest in and enthusiasm for this research. Thanks to Phil Piccoli at the University of Maryland for his kind assistance with the electron microprobe and to Dennis Darby at Old Dominion University for his efforts to accommodate our needs. Thanks to Fielden, Darlene, Nancy, and John Dickerson for unfailing support and to the William and Mary women’s rugby team for providing an outlet to relieve stress. Thanks to the Department of Geology at the College of William and Mary for funding this research. Thanks to all of the students, faculty and friends that comprise the Department of Geology at the College of William and Mary, which is without a doubt the best department on campus; special thanks to the geo-seniors for computer help and comic relief. Most of all, I would like to thank Dr. Brent E. Owens, my thesis advisor, for countless hours of time spent guiding me every step of the way.
Date Awarded
2000
Department
Geology
Advisor 1
Brent E. Owens
Recommended Citation
Dickerson, Susan E., "Color Variation in Kyanite from the Central Piedmont Province, Virginia: Causes and Implications" (2000). Geology Senior Theses. William & Mary. Paper 63.
https://scholarworks.wm.edu/geologyseniors/63
