Grasty Tract Mine (Chancellorsville Mine; Chicago-Virginia Mine; Dickey Mine; Grasty Mine), Gold-Pyrite Belt, Orange County, Virginia, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Grasty Tract Mine (Chancellorsville Mine; Chicago-Virginia Mine; Dickey Mine; Grasty Mine) | Mine |
| Gold-Pyrite Belt | Belt |
| Orange County | County |
| Virginia | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 16' 45'' North , 77° 51' 43'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Orange | 4,947 (2017) | 22.0km |
| Woodberry Forest | 112 (2018) | 22.6km |
| Blue Ridge Shores | 813 (2011) | 24.0km |
| Culpeper | 17,557 (2017) | 24.6km |
| Spotsylvania Courthouse | 4,239 (2011) | 25.6km |
Mindat Locality ID:
104370
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:104370:2
GUID (UUID V4):
75e13c38-022a-447f-80d1-90f8d65eb994
Commodities (Major) - Gold
Deposit Model: 273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Host Rock Unit: Metamorphosed Sedimentary Rocks
Structure: Ne-Sw Trend
Host Rock: Schist, Granodiorite
Tectonic Structure: Piedmont
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4 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| β Gold Formula: Au |
| β 'Limonite' |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | β Gold | Au |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Piedmontia DomainDomain
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