Unnamed PGE Occurrence (MRDS - 10048644), Loudoun County, Virginia, USAi
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Unnamed PGE Occurrence (MRDS - 10048644) | Occurrence |
Loudoun County | County |
Virginia | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 1' 17'' North , 77° 36' 12'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Brambleton | 9,845 (2011) | 7.1km |
Broadlands | 12,313 (2011) | 7.2km |
Belmont | 5,966 (2011) | 9.4km |
Loudoun Valley Estates | 3,656 (2017) | 9.4km |
Arcola | 233 (2011) | 9.8km |
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 | 40km |
Northern Virginia Mineral Club, Inc. | Arlington, Virginia | 46km |
Mindat Locality ID:
104187
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:104187:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0c6c459f-527a-4718-aac4-a07099f02947
REF:Deposit:: GOTTFRIED, DAVID, AND FROELICH, A.J., 1988, VARIATIONS OF PALLADIUM AND PLATINUM CONTENTS AND RATIOS IN SELECTED EARLY MESOZOIC THOLEIITIC ROCK ASSOCIATIONS IN THE EASTERN UNITED STATES, IN, FROELICH, A.J., AND ROBINSON, G.R., JR., EDS., STUDIE
Commodities (Major) - Zinc, Copper, PGE - Platinum, PGE - Palladium, Nickel, Lead, Gold, Cobalt
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Palisades Sill
Host Rock: Diabase
Tectonic Structure: Mesozoic Basins - Culpeper Basin
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
6 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
ⓘ Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 |
ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
ⓘ Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
F | Fluorine | |
F | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
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