Buzzard Hill Prospect, Gossan Lead Mining District, Grayson County, Virginia, USAi
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Buzzard Hill Prospect | Prospect |
Gossan Lead Mining District | Mining District |
Grayson County | County |
Virginia | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 36' 9'' North , 81° 13' 5'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Independence | 927 (2017) | 6.2km |
Sparta | 1,726 (2017) | 13.8km |
Trout Dale | 178 (2011) | 22.7km |
Fries | 469 (2017) | 24.8km |
Sugar Grove | 758 (2011) | 25.9km |
Mindat Locality ID:
103915
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:103915:6
GUID (UUID V4):
006a66c7-a747-4dfb-ac3d-228030d59d78
REF:Deposit:: STOSE, A.J. AND STOSE, 1957, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE GOSSAN LEAD DISTRICT AND ADJACENT AREAS IN VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 72, 233P.
Deposit:: RANKIN, ESPENSHADE AND NEWMAN, 1972, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE
Commodities (Trace) - Quartz, Barium-Barite
Development Status: Occurrence
Structure: Ne Trending Fries Thrust Fault Is Located Approximately 2.5 Miles To The Se
Host Rock: Mica Schist, Quartz Monzonite, Gneiss
Tectonic Structure: Stone Mountain Blade Of Blue Ridge Thrust Sheet
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2 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
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