White Rock No. 1 Mine (White Rock Furnace Banks), Pulaski-Wythe Mining District, Smyth County, Virginia, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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White Rock No. 1 Mine (White Rock Furnace Banks) | Mine |
Pulaski-Wythe Mining District | Mining District |
Smyth County | County |
Virginia | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 49' 38'' North , 81° 19' 23'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Rural Retreat | 1,485 (2017) | 8.5km |
Sugar Grove | 758 (2011) | 9.8km |
Atkins | 1,143 (2011) | 10.0km |
Marion | 5,957 (2017) | 17.1km |
Trout Dale | 178 (2011) | 17.4km |
Mindat Locality ID:
105009
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:105009:0
GUID (UUID V4):
ccec8237-2992-4cb7-879f-7a7afac5607a
REF:Deposit:: STOSE, G.W., MISER, H.D., KATZ, F.S., AND HEWETT, D.F., 1919, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF THE WEST FOOT OF THE BLUE RIDGE, VIRGINIA: VGS BULLETIN 17, P. 148.
Deposit:: MILLER, RALPH L., 1944, GIOLOGY AND MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF THE GLADE MTN. DISTRIC
Commodities (Major) - Iron; (Minor) - Manganese
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Shady
Host Rock: Dolomite
Tectonic Structure: Blue Ridge Front
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
1 valid mineral.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
ⓘ 'Psilomelane' |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
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ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Psilomelane' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
C | Carbon | |
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C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Appalachian BasinBasin
- SCAB DomainDomain
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