Goose Creek Mine (Eagle Mine), Culpeper Basin, Loudoun County, Virginia, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Goose Creek Mine (Eagle Mine) | Mine |
Culpeper Basin | Basin |
Loudoun County | County |
Virginia | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 5' 37'' North , 77° 30' 21'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Belmont | 5,966 (2011) | 3.2km |
Leesburg | 51,209 (2017) | 5.6km |
Ashburn | 43,511 (2015) | 5.8km |
University Center | 3,586 (2011) | 6.7km |
Broadlands | 12,313 (2011) | 8.5km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Gem, Lapidary, and Mineral Society of Montgomery County, MD., Inc. | Rockville, Maryland | 30km |
Northern Virginia Mineral Club, Inc. | Arlington, Virginia | 42km |
Mindat Locality ID:
104172
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:104172:2
GUID (UUID V4):
e8453cf8-8a4c-4796-9c7d-1b9e5241edc9
REF:Analytical Data:: SRC.REF: WISE (1884, P. 192)
Deposit:: ROBERTS, J.K., 1928, THE GEOLOGY OF THE VIRGINIA TRIASSIC: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 29, 205 P.
Deposit:: TOEWE, E.C., 1966, GEOLOGY OF THE LEESBURG QUADRANGLE, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIV
Commodities (Major) - Copper; (Trace) - Silver
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Bull Run Shale, Newark Group, Aaron Formation (Middle Member)
Structure: Belmont Stock, Ne-Sw Trend, Culpeper (Potomac) Triassic Basin
Host Rock: Shale
Tectonic Structure: Basin
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
9 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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ⓘ Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
ⓘ Cuprite Formula: Cu2O |
ⓘ Epidote Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
ⓘ Hematite var. Specularite Formula: Fe2O3 |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Silver Formula: Ag |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Cuprite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
ⓘ | var. Specularite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
ⓘ | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
O | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Hematite var. Specularite | Fe2O3 |
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 | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Hematite var. Specularite | Fe2O3 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
Ag | Silver | |
Ag | ⓘ Silver | Ag |
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