Lester McAlexander Mine (Luster McAlexander Mine), Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Floyd County, Virginia, USAi
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Lester McAlexander Mine (Luster McAlexander Mine) | Mine |
Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province | Province |
Floyd County | County |
Virginia | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 59' 24'' North , 80° 24' 17'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Riner | 859 (2011) | 9.1km |
Floyd | 439 (2017) | 11.5km |
Snowville | 149 (2011) | 14.7km |
Christiansburg | 21,943 (2017) | 15.5km |
Plum Creek | 1,524 (2017) | 17.7km |
Mindat Locality ID:
103674
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:103674:2
GUID (UUID V4):
56944677-8856-4ea3-b175-0760afdf68a5
REF:Deposit:: SWEET, P.C. AND BELL, S.C., 1980, METALLIC MINERALIZATION IN THE BLUE RIDGE PROVINCE OF VIRGINIA, IN CONTRIBUTIONS TO VIRGINIA GEOLOGY - IV: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES PUBLICATION 27, P. 39-52.
Deposit:: SWEET, P.C., 1971, GOLD MI
Commodities (Major) - Gold; (Trace) - Lead
Development Status: Past Producer
Deposit Model: 119: Placer Au-PGE
Host Rock Unit: Alluvium, Chopawamsic Formation
Structure: Fries Fault, Blue Ridge Anticlinorium, Ne-Sw Trend
Host Rock: Alluvium
Tectonic Structure: Orogen
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3 valid minerals.
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Appalachian BasinBasin
- Great Smoky Mountains Rift BasinBasin
- Laurentides DomainDomain
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