Davis Prospect (Newland Farm Lead Mine), Cedar Springs Mining District, Wythe County, Virginia, USAi
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Davis Prospect (Newland Farm Lead Mine) | Prospect |
Cedar Springs Mining District | Mining District |
Wythe County | County |
Virginia | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 48' 37'' North , 81° 16' 32'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Rural Retreat | 1,485 (2017) | 9.3km |
Sugar Grove | 758 (2011) | 12.8km |
Atkins | 1,143 (2011) | 14.6km |
Trout Dale | 178 (2011) | 19.0km |
Marion | 5,957 (2017) | 21.5km |
Mindat Locality ID:
105218
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:105218:6
GUID (UUID V4):
ece55102-0ce6-4c6f-a716-d103301c1486
REF:Deposit:: CURRIER, L.W., 1935, ZINC AND LEAD REGION OF SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 43, 122 P.
Deposit:: RANKIN, D.W., ESPENSHADE, G.H., AND NEUMAN, R.B., 1972, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE WEST HALF OF THE WINSTON-SALEM QUADRANGLE
Commodities (Major) - Lead, Iron, Zinc
Development Status: Occurrence
Deposit Model: 228: Mississippi Valley, Appalachian Zn
Host Rock Unit: Shady Formation (Austinville (Saccaroidal) Member)
Structure: Pulaski Fault, Holston Mountain Fault; Ne-Sw Trending Valley And Ridge, 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
8 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
β Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
β Galena Formula: PbS |
β Goethite Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
β Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
β Hemimorphite Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
β 'Limonite' |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Goethite | 4.00. | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
β | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
β | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Hemimorphite | 9.BD.10 | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 Β· H2O |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Limonite' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
H | β Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
O | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
O | β Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Galena | PbS |
S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
Fe | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | β Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | β Galena | PbS |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Appalachian BasinBasin
- SCAB DomainDomain
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