Pool Spring Branch Mine (Vicc Mine), Pulaski-Smyth Limonite Mining District, Wythe County, Virginia, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Pool Spring Branch Mine (Vicc Mine) | Mine |
Pulaski-Smyth Limonite Mining District | Mining District |
Wythe County | County |
Virginia | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 48' 2'' North , 81° 8' 37'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Rural Retreat | 1,485 (2017) | 15.7km |
Ivanhoe | 551 (2011) | 16.3km |
Wytheville | 8,115 (2017) | 17.2km |
Fries | 469 (2017) | 17.4km |
Independence | 927 (2017) | 19.8km |
Mindat Locality ID:
105270
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:105270:4
GUID (UUID V4):
4d0b638b-e8a0-426b-b534-003e9789098c
REF:Deposit:: WHITMAN, J.A., 1942, THE IRON INDUSTRY OF WYTHE COUNTY FROM 1792: SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA ENTERPRISES, INC., WYTHEVILLE, VIRGINIA, PP. 80-88.
Deposit:: PERSONAL COMMUNICATION (JULY, 1987): S.P. MILLS (CRIPPLE CREEK), VIRGIL JONES (SPPEDWELL)
Commodities (Major) - Iron
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Shady Dolomite: Patterson Member (Usgs Usage) = Ribbon Member (Nj Zinc Usage)
Host Rock: Dolomite
Tectonic Structure: Blue Ridge Front
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
1 valid mineral.
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
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ⓘ | 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 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Appalachian BasinBasin
- Great Smoky Mountains Rift BasinBasin
- SCAB DomainDomain
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