Baynham Prospect, Virgilina Mining District, Halifax County, Virginia, USAi
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Baynham Prospect | Prospect |
Virgilina Mining District | Mining District |
Halifax County | County |
Virginia | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 39' 2'' North , 78° 45' 11'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Virgilina | 143 (2017) | 12.1km |
Scottsburg | 132 (2017) | 12.3km |
Riverdale | 956 (2011) | 13.7km |
South Boston | 7,976 (2017) | 14.3km |
Cluster Springs | 811 (2011) | 15.4km |
Mindat Locality ID:
103988
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:103988:0
GUID (UUID V4):
b6c882b4-a310-449e-94ab-914b6ea8dff2
REF:Deposit:: LANEY, F.B., 1917, THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE VIRGILINA DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 14, 176 P.
Deposit:: SWEET, P.C., 1976, ABANDONED COPPER MINES AND PROSPECTS IN THE VIRGILINA DISTRI
Commodities (Major) - Copper
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Aaron Formation (Middle Member)
Structure: Prevailing Schistosity Strikes N.10-20 Deg. E. And Dips 70-80 Deg E., Virgilina Synclinorium
Host Rock: Greenstone, Schist, Meta-Basalt
Tectonic Structure: Piedmont
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
4 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 |
ⓘ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' |
ⓘ Epidote Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
ⓘ | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
S | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
Fe | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
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