Cove Branch Prospect, Cripple Creek Mining District, Wythe County, Virginia, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Cove Branch Prospect | Prospect |
Cripple Creek Mining District | Mining District |
Wythe County | County |
Virginia | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 48' 54'' North , 81° 2' 45'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Ivanhoe | 551 (2011) | 7.6km |
Fries | 469 (2017) | 12.5km |
Wytheville | 8,115 (2017) | 15.2km |
Fort Chiswell | 939 (2011) | 17.4km |
Max Meadows | 562 (2011) | 19.3km |
Mindat Locality ID:
105214
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:105214:8
GUID (UUID V4):
37cb409e-a6b4-4a50-8bb0-6d75a2979d9e
REF:Deposit:: BOYD, C.R., 1888, MAP OF WYTHE COUNTY, VIRGINIA (SHOWING GEOLOGY AND OCCURRENCES OF LEAD, ZINC, ETC.).
Deposit:: CURRIER, L.W., 1935, ZINC AND LEAD REGION OF SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 43, 122 P.
Deposit:: WHITMAN, J.A., 1942, IRON IN WYTHE COUNTY FROM 1792: SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA ENTERPRISES, WYTHEVILLE, VIRGINIA, PP. 80-88.
Deposit:: PERSONAL COMMUNICATION (JULY 1987) - MR. S.P. MILLS, CRIPPLE CREEK, VIRGINIA.
Commodities (Major) - Zinc
Development Status: Occurrence
Deposit Model: 228: Mississippi Valley, Appalachian Zn
Host Rock Unit: Metabasalt (Diabase ?) Dike, Layered Granulite Gneiss
Structure: Ne-Sw Trend, Gleaves Knob Overthrust, Fenster, Anticline
Host Rock: Dolomite
Tectonic Structure: Miogeosyncline
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
2 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
C | Carbon | |
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C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Appalachian BasinBasin
- SCAB DomainDomain
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