Taz Weeks Prospect, Southern Lead, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Floyd County, Virginia, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
---|---|
Taz Weeks Prospect | Prospect |
Southern Lead | - not defined - |
Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province | Province |
Floyd County | County |
Virginia | State |
USA | Country |
This page is currently not sponsored. Click here to sponsor this page.
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 49' 36'' North , 80° 29' 43'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Floyd | 439 (2017) | 18.2km |
Hillsville | 2,677 (2017) | 22.5km |
Snowville | 149 (2011) | 23.6km |
Allisonia | 117 (2011) | 24.8km |
Hiwassee | 264 (2011) | 25.0km |
Mindat Locality ID:
103693
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:103693:3
GUID (UUID V4):
ba3cb071-ea89-479c-a2f7-f4303356d7dc
REF:Deposit:: SWEET, P.C. AND BELL, S.C., 1980, METALLIC MINERALIZATION IN THE BLUE RIDGE PROVINCE OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, IN PREPARATION
Deposit:: LUTTRELL, G.W., 1966, BASE-AND PRECIOUS-METAL AND RELATED ORE DEPOSITS OF VIRGI
Commodities (Major) - Copper, Sulfur - Iron Pyrite
Development Status: Occurrence
Deposit Model: 91: Massive sulfide, Besshi
Host Rock Unit: Lynchburg Formation
Structure: Buffalo Mountain Cross Structure, Blue Ridge Anticlinorium
Host Rock: Schist
Tectonic Structure: Orogen
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
2 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!
Select Rock List Type
Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
ⓘ 'Limonite' |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
---|---|---|---|
ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
S | Sulfur | |
---|---|---|
S | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
This page contains all mineral locality references listed on mindat.org. This does not claim to be a complete list. If you know of more minerals from this site, please register so you can add to our database. This locality information is for reference purposes only. You should never attempt to
visit any sites listed in mindat.org without first ensuring that you have the permission of the land and/or mineral rights holders
for access and that you are aware of all safety precautions necessary.