Alleghany Springs Prospect, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Montgomery County, Virginia, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Alleghany Springs Prospect | Prospect |
Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province | Province |
Montgomery County | County |
Virginia | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 6' North , 80° 15' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Shawsville | 1,310 (2011) | 7.6km |
Elliston | 902 (2011) | 13.0km |
Christiansburg | 21,943 (2017) | 14.5km |
Lafayette | 449 (2011) | 15.5km |
Riner | 859 (2011) | 17.3km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Roanoke Valley Mineral & Gem Society | Roanoke, Virginia | 33km |
Mindat Locality ID:
104264
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:104264:4
GUID (UUID V4):
7fb7c2d6-914f-408d-8d78-8064fbd4ee36
REF:Deposit:: DIETRICH, R.V., 1954, GEOLOGY OF THE PILOT MOUNTAIN AREA, VIRGINIA: BULLETIN OF THE VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, ENGINEERING EXPERIMENT STATION SERIES NO. 91, V. 47, NO. 4, 32 P.
Deposit:: FONTAINE, W.M., 1883-84, NOTES ON THE GEOLOGY AND
Commodities (Major) - Lead, Zinc; (Minor) - Silver
Development Status: Occurrence
Deposit Model: 228: Mississippi Valley, Appalachian Zn
Host Rock Unit: Chopawamsic Formation
Structure: Ne-Sw Trend, Fries Fault, Christiansburg Fault
Host Rock: Dolomite, Limestone
Tectonic Structure: Miogeosyncline
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
3 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
C | Carbon | |
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C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Appalachian BasinBasin
- SCAB DomainDomain
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