Meadow Creek Prospect, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Grayson County, Virginia, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Meadow Creek Prospect | Prospect |
| Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province | Province |
| Grayson County | County |
| Virginia | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 38' 36'' North , 80° 58' 29'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Galax | 6,914 (2017) | 4.9km |
| Fries | 469 (2017) | 8.1km |
| Independence | 927 (2017) | 16.1km |
| Woodlawn | 2,343 (2011) | 16.1km |
| Lowgap | 324 (2017) | 16.2km |
Mindat Locality ID:
103936
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:103936:1
GUID (UUID V4):
8bed8fc7-43d9-4682-b474-681600f71649
REF:Deposit:: ESPENSHADE, G.H., RANKIN, D.W., SHAW, K.W., AND NEUMAN, R.B., 1975, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE EAST HALF OF THE WINSTON-SALEM QUADRANGLE, NORTH CAROLINA-VIRGINIA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS MAP I-709-B, 1 SHEET, SCAL
Commodities (Major) - Copper; (Minor) - Sulfur - Iron Pyrite
Development Status: Occurrence
Deposit Model: 91: Massive sulfide, Besshi
Host Rock Unit: Mt Rogers Volcanic Group
Structure: Ne-Sw Trend, Blue Ridge Anticlinorium, Gossan Lead Overthrust
Host Rock: Schist, Amphibolite
Tectonic Structure: Orogen
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2 valid minerals.
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| S | Sulfur | |
|---|---|---|
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
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