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Cabin Branch Mine (Dumfries Mine), Dumfries, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Prince William Co., Virginia, USA

REF:Deposit:: LONSDALE, J. T., 1927, VA. GEOL. SURVEY BULL. 30, PP. 10, 85-89.
Deposit:: WATSON, T. L., 1907, MINERAL RESOURCES OF VA., PP. 202-204.
Deposit:: MIXON, R B, SOUTHWICK, D L, AND REED, J C, JR, 1972, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE QUANTICO QUADRANGLE, P
Commodities (Major) - Sulfur - Iron Pyrite; (Trace) - Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc
Development Status: Past Producer
Deposit Model: 184: Massive sulfide, kuroko
Host Rock Unit: Clay Residuum, Chopawamsic Formation
Structure: Northeast-Southwest, Columbia-Quantico Syncline
Host Rock: Schist
Tectonic Structure: Piedmont





Map Reference: 38°34'29"N , 77°20'54"W

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Mineral List:
Actinolite
Biotite
Calcite
Chalcopyrite
'Chlorite Group'
Copiapite
Cuprite
Epidote
Galena
'Garnet Group'
Gypsum
'Hornblende'
Magnetite
Melanterite
Pyrite
Pyrrhotite
Quartz
Schorl
Silver
Sphalerite
'Tourmaline'


21 entries listed. 16 valid minerals.

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