Willis Mountain
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Willis Mountain is a monadnock
rising from the rolling Piedmont
hills of Buckingham County, Virginia, near the geographic center of the state. It is composed of Kyanite
-bearing quartz that weathers more slowly than the surrounding material. The Kyanite Mining Corporation of Dillwyn
has mined Willis Mountain long enough to reduce significantly the profile of the mountain.
Monadnock
A monadnock or inselberg is an isolated rock hill, knob, ridge, or small mountain that rises abruptly from a gently sloping or virtually level surrounding plain...
rising from the rolling Piedmont
Piedmont (United States)
The Piedmont is a plateau region located in the eastern United States between the Atlantic Coastal Plain and the main Appalachian Mountains, stretching from New Jersey in the north to central Alabama in the south. The Piedmont province is a physiographic province of the larger Appalachian division...
hills of Buckingham County, Virginia, near the geographic center of the state. It is composed of Kyanite
Kyanite
Kyanite, whose name derives from the Greek word kuanos sometimes referred to as "kyanos", meaning deep blue, is a typically blue silicate mineral, commonly found in aluminium-rich metamorphic pegmatites and/or sedimentary rock. Kyanite in metamorphic rocks generally indicates pressures higher than...
-bearing quartz that weathers more slowly than the surrounding material. The Kyanite Mining Corporation of Dillwyn
Dillwyn, Virginia
Dillwyn is an incorporated town in Buckingham County, Virginia, in the United States. The population was 447 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Dillwyn is located at ....
has mined Willis Mountain long enough to reduce significantly the profile of the mountain.