Philadelphia Mine, Little Fort Valley, Shenandoah County, Virginia, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Philadelphia Mine | Mine |
| Little Fort Valley | Valley |
| Shenandoah County | County |
| Virginia | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 54' 58'' North , 78° 23' 7'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Toms Brook | 262 (2017) | 5.8km |
| Maurertown | 770 (2011) | 6.9km |
| Strasburg | 6,586 (2017) | 8.4km |
| Woodstock | 5,248 (2017) | 11.1km |
| Middletown | 1,315 (2017) | 15.3km |
Mindat Locality ID:
104821
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:104821:9
GUID (UUID V4):
944a46bf-0f7f-43a5-bc4c-4f804dece25a
REF:Deposit:: STOSE, G.W., AND MISER, H.D., 1922, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF WESTERN VIRGINIA: VA. GEOL. SURVEY BULL. 23, 206 P.
Deposit:: RADER, E.K., AND BIGGS, T.H., 1976, GEOLOGY OF THE STRASBURG AND TOMS BROOKS QUADRANGLES, VIRGINIA: VA. DIV. MIN. RES., REP
Commodities (Major) - Manganese
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Ridgeley Sandstone
Structure: Ne-Sw Trend, Massanutten Synclinorium, Syncline
Host Rock: Sandstone
Tectonic Structure: Miogeosyncline
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1 valid mineral.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Pyrolusite Formula: Mn4+O2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrolusite | 4.DB.05 | Mn4+O2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Appalachian BasinBasin
- SCAB DomainDomain
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