Cox Prospect, Gossan Lead Mining District, Grayson County, Virginia, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Cox Prospect | Prospect |
| Gossan Lead Mining District | Mining District |
| Grayson County | County |
| Virginia | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 35' 4'' North , 81° 13' 17'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Independence | 927 (2017) | 7.4km |
| Sparta | 1,726 (2017) | 12.6km |
| Trout Dale | 178 (2011) | 23.5km |
| Fries | 469 (2017) | 26.1km |
| Sugar Grove | 758 (2011) | 27.2km |
Mindat Locality ID:
103917
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:103917:0
GUID (UUID V4):
8637afe9-ef8f-49c5-bc72-362caba02cc0
REF:Deposit:: EDMUNDSON, R.S., 1938, BARITE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 53, 85P.
Deposit:: RANKIN, ESPENSHADE AND NEWMAN, 1972, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE WEST HALF OF THE WINSTON SALEM QUADRANGLE, NORTH CAROLINA, VIRGINIA, AND TENNES
Commodities (Major) - Barium-Barite; (Trace) - Quartz, Mica
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Cranberry Gneiss, Clay Residuum
Structure: W-Sw/E-Ne Trending Fries (Thrust) Fault Family Lies To The South, Stose & Stose (1957) Report Mylonized Gneiss At The Prospect.
Host Rock: Mica Schist, Gneiss, Porphyry
Tectonic Structure: On The Stone Mountain Block Of The Blue Ridge Thrust Sheets
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3 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| β Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| β 'Mica Group' |
| β Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| β | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Mica Group' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
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