Riverville Hematite Mines (Dyestone Ridge Hematite Mines - Gardenfield Tunnel), James River-Roanoke River Mn-Fe-Ba Mining District, Amherst County, Virginia, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 32' 25'' North , 78° 54' 6'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Mines
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Amherst | 2,210 (2017) | 14.1km |
Arrington | 708 (2011) | 16.0km |
Shipman | 507 (2011) | 21.1km |
Appomattox | 1,759 (2017) | 21.4km |
Yogaville | 226 (2011) | 22.1km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
---|---|---|
Gem and Mineral Society of Lynchburg | Lynchburg, Virginia | 25km |
Mindat Locality ID:
102895
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:102895:2
GUID (UUID V4):
5f521ba5-993e-44db-b23a-85ebb3cde56b
REF:Deposit:: FURCRON, A.S., 1935, JAMES RIVER IRON AND MARBLE BELT, VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA GEOL. SURVEY BULL. 39, 124P. (PL.13).
Deposit:: ESPENSHADE, G.H., 1954, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE JAMES RIVER MANGANESE DISTRICT, U.S. GEOL. SURVEY BULL. 1008,
Commodities (Major) - Iron
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Lynchburg Group
Structure: Smith River Allocthon
Host Rock: Quartzite, Phyllite, Conglomerate
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3 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
---|---|---|
O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Laurentides DomainDomain
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