Blevin Mine, Gossan Lead Mining District, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Grayson County, Virginia, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Blevin Mine | Mine |
| Gossan Lead Mining District | Mining District |
| Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province | Province |
| Grayson County | County |
| Virginia | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 34' 57'' North , 81° 5' 37'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Independence | 927 (2017) | 6.9km |
| Sparta | 1,726 (2017) | 8.9km |
| Galax | 6,914 (2017) | 17.5km |
| Fries | 469 (2017) | 18.1km |
| Lowgap | 324 (2017) | 21.2km |
Mindat Locality ID:
103914
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:103914:9
GUID (UUID V4):
9146dbfd-0a89-4cef-a917-b8604bf3f08d
REF:Deposit:: RANKIN, D.W., ESPENSHADE, G.H., AND NEUMANN, R.B., 1972, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE WEST HALF OF THE WINSTON-SALEM QUADRANGLE, NORTH CAROLINA, VIRGINIA, AND TENNESSEE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS MAP I-709-A, 1 SHEET,
Commodities (Major) - Iron; (Minor) - Titanium - Metal, Iron - Pig Iron
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Lynchburg Formation
Structure: Ne-Sw Trend, Blue Ridge Anticlinorium, Gossan Lead Overthrust, Fries Fault
Host Rock: Schist
Tectonic Structure: Orogen
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
5 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| β Goethite Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| β Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| β Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 |
| β Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Goethite | 4.00. | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| β | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| β | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Fe | β Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
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