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Dixie Mine, Lyndhurst-Vesuvius Mining District, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 53' North , 79° 11' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
37.88334,-79.18333
GeoHash:
G#: dnxxw0kqq
GRN:
N26W45
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Greenville832 (2011)13.6km
Middlebrook213 (2011)18.9km
Stuarts Draft9,235 (2011)20.9km
Buena Vista6,618 (2017)22.3km
Sherando688 (2011)22.9km
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ClubLocationDistance
Shenandoah Valley Gem & Mineral SocietyWaynesboro, Virginia33km
Mindat Locality ID:
10721
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:10721:8
GUID (UUID V4):
a7db4944-ec10-40ae-8833-6041d92cf54b


Ref.: Rocks & Min.:57:20-22; 60:168; 64:42-45; Watson(1907). An iron mine located about 1.5 miles SE of Vesuvius. Mine features an orebody 4 to 25 feet thick, 1,200 feet along strike of a brecciated zone to a depth of 175 feet.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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7 valid minerals.

Gallery:

Fe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2Oⓘ Cacoxenite
Ca0.5Fe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2Oⓘ Dufrénite
NaFe3+9+x(PO4)6(OH)11 · 3H2O, x = 0.33ⓘ Kidwellite

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.α-Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘManganite4.FD.15Mn3+O(OH)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘRockbridgeite8.BC.10Fe2+Fe3+4(PO4)3(OH)5
ⓘStrengite8.CD.10FePO4 · 2H2O
ⓘCacoxenite8.DC.40Fe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
ⓘDufrénite8.DK.15Ca0.5Fe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
ⓘKidwellite8.DK.20NaFe3+9+x(PO4)6(OH)11 · 3H2O, x = 0.33

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Hⓘ DufréniteCa0.5Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
Hⓘ Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ KidwelliteNaFe3+9+x(PO4)6(OH)11 · 3H2O, x = 0.33
Hⓘ ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
Hⓘ RockbridgeiteFe2+Fe43+(PO4)3(OH)5
Hⓘ StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Oⓘ DufréniteCa0.5Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
Oⓘ Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ KidwelliteNaFe3+9+x(PO4)6(OH)11 · 3H2O, x = 0.33
Oⓘ ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
Oⓘ RockbridgeiteFe2+Fe43+(PO4)3(OH)5
Oⓘ StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
NaSodium
Naⓘ KidwelliteNaFe3+9+x(PO4)6(OH)11 · 3H2O, x = 0.33
AlAluminium
Alⓘ CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Pⓘ DufréniteCa0.5Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
Pⓘ KidwelliteNaFe3+9+x(PO4)6(OH)11 · 3H2O, x = 0.33
Pⓘ RockbridgeiteFe2+Fe43+(PO4)3(OH)5
Pⓘ StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ DufréniteCa0.5Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
MnManganese
Mnⓘ ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
FeIron
Feⓘ CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Feⓘ DufréniteCa0.5Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
Feⓘ Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ KidwelliteNaFe3+9+x(PO4)6(OH)11 · 3H2O, x = 0.33
Feⓘ RockbridgeiteFe2+Fe43+(PO4)3(OH)5
Feⓘ StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O

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References

Rocks & Minerals 57, 20-22.
Rocks & Minerals 60, 168.
Watson (1907)
Kearns, L. E. and Penick, D. A. (1989): The Dixie Mine, Rockbridge County, Virginia. Rocks and Minerals, 64, 42-45.
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