Hilton Prospect (Hylton Prospect), Southern Lead, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Floyd County, Virginia, USAi
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Hilton Prospect (Hylton Prospect) | Prospect |
Southern Lead | - not defined - |
Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province | Province |
Floyd County | County |
Virginia | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 51' 28'' North , 80° 25' 26'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
103668
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:103668:1
GUID (UUID V4):
784cdd7e-a10f-40d2-b72f-743009a04a19
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:: LUTTRELL, G.W., 1966, BASE
Commodities (Major) - Sulfur - Iron Pyrite, Copper
Development Status: Occurrence
Deposit Model: 91: Massive sulfide, Besshi
Host Rock Unit: Catoctin Formation
Structure: Blue Ridge Anticlinorium
Host Rock: Schist
Tectonic Structure: Orogen
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4 valid minerals.
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β 'Biotite' Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
β Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
β Lepidocrocite Formula: γ-Fe3+O(OH) |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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β | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
β | Lepidocrocite | 4.FE.15 | Ξ³-Fe3+O(OH) |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Biotite' | - | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
H | β Lepidocrocite | γ-Fe3+O(OH) |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
O | β Lepidocrocite | γ-Fe3+O(OH) |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
F | Fluorine | |
F | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
K | Potassium | |
K | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Fe | β Lepidocrocite | γ-Fe3+O(OH) |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
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