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Goose Creek Mine (Eagle Mine), Culpeper Basin, Loudoun County, Virginia, USAi
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Goose Creek Mine (Eagle Mine)Mine
Culpeper BasinBasin
Loudoun CountyCounty
VirginiaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 5' 37'' North , 77° 30' 21'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
39.09361,-77.50584
GeoHash:
G#: dqbykkcbz
GRN:
N27W43
Type:
Mine
KΓΆppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Belmont5,966 (2011)3.2km
Leesburg51,209 (2017)5.6km
Ashburn43,511 (2015)5.8km
University Center3,586 (2011)6.7km
Broadlands12,313 (2011)8.5km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Gem, Lapidary, and Mineral Society of Montgomery County, MD., Inc.Rockville, Maryland30km
Northern Virginia Mineral Club, Inc.Arlington, Virginia42km
Mindat Locality ID:
104172
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:104172:2
GUID (UUID V4):
e8453cf8-8a4c-4796-9c7d-1b9e5241edc9


REF:Analytical Data:: SRC.REF: WISE (1884, P. 192)
Deposit:: ROBERTS, J.K., 1928, THE GEOLOGY OF THE VIRGINIA TRIASSIC: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 29, 205 P.
Deposit:: TOEWE, E.C., 1966, GEOLOGY OF THE LEESBURG QUADRANGLE, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIV
Commodities (Major) - Copper; (Trace) - Silver
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Bull Run Shale, Newark Group, Aaron Formation (Middle Member)
Structure: Belmont Stock, Ne-Sw Trend, Culpeper (Potomac) Triassic Basin
Host Rock: Shale
Tectonic Structure: Basin

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9 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Silver1.AA.05Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Cuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
β“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜var. Specularite4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ CupriteCu2O
Oβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
FeIron
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ CupriteCu2O
AgSilver
Agβ“˜ SilverAg

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