Tusing Prospect, Mt. Clifton, Shenandoah Valley, Shenandoah County, Virginia, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Tusing Prospect | Prospect |
| Mt. Clifton | Mountain |
| Shenandoah Valley | Valley |
| Shenandoah County | County |
| Virginia | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 44' 11'' North , 78° 43' 49'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Mount Jackson | 2,042 (2017) | 7.7km |
| Basye | 1,253 (2011) | 9.5km |
| New Market | 2,208 (2017) | 11.1km |
| Timberville | 2,603 (2017) | 11.5km |
| Broadway | 3,807 (2017) | 14.9km |
Mindat Locality ID:
104850
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:104850:9
GUID (UUID V4):
bb9e2a22-950c-4c16-9cde-10f0766de66d
REF:Deposit:: HERBERT, P., JR., AND YOUNG, R.S., 1956, SULFIDE MINERALIZATION IN THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF GEOLOGY, BULLETIN 70, 58 P.
Deposit:: SCHERFFIUS, W.E., 1969, ZINC-LEAD-FLUORITE MINERALIZATION OF THE SHENANDOAH VALLE
Commodities (Major) - Zinc; (Minor) - Sulfur - Iron Pyrite
Development Status: Occurrence
Deposit Model: 228: Mississippi Valley, Appalachian Zn
Host Rock Unit: Beekmantown Formation
Structure: Ne-Sw Trend, Little North Mountain Fault, Anticlinal Cross-Warp (Nw-Se Trend), Saumsville Fault
Host Rock: Dolomite
Tectonic Structure: Geosyncline
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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
4 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| β Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| β Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| β | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Appalachian BasinBasin
- SCAB DomainDomain
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