The last qualification that is usually associated with a gemstone is that is be used for human adornment. There are about 3,000 minerals that have been cut and polished and admired for their beauty. Of these, only about a hundred show up in jewelry.
Chase City is a town in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, United States. Chase City was incorporated in 1873 and named for Salmon P. Chase, United States Chief Justice and Lincoln's Secretary of the Treasury. The population was 2,457 at the 2000 census. Tobacco and other crops are grown nearby.
James City County .org. James City County formally was known as the County of James City. It is located on the Virginia Peninsula, in the U.S. state of Virginia. Its population is 48,102 (as of 2000), and its county seat is Williamsburg[1]. James City County straddles two major watersheds, the James River Watershed and the York River Watershed.