Sims Mine (Piedmont Copper Company Mine; Tunnel Tract Mine; Bootens Gap Mine), Northern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Greene County, Virginia, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Sims Mine (Piedmont Copper Company Mine; Tunnel Tract Mine; Bootens Gap Mine) | Mine |
| Northern Section-Blue Ridge Province | Province |
| Greene County | County |
| Virginia | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 23' 26'' North , 78° 26' 31'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Stanardsville | 380 (2017) | 10.4km |
| Twin Lakes | 1,647 (2017) | 15.7km |
| Elkton | 2,809 (2017) | 15.9km |
| Madison | 220 (2017) | 16.1km |
| Ruckersville | 1,141 (2011) | 18.6km |
Mindat Locality ID:
103981
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:103981:1
GUID (UUID V4):
a4d52ee1-2ac5-4664-9b90-85c238f1ae22
REF:Deposit:: SWEET, P.C., AND BELL, S.C., 1980, METALLIC MINERALIZATION IN THE BLUE RIDGE PROVINCE OF VIRGINIA: VA. DIV. MIN. RES. PUBLICATION 27, P. 39-52.
Deposit:: WEED, W.H., 1911, COPPER DEPOSITS OF THE APPALACHIAN STATES: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL
Commodities (Major) - Copper; (Trace) - Sulfur - Iron Pyrite
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Catoctin Formation
Structure: Blue Ridge Anticlinorium, NE-SW Trend
Host Rock: Meta-Basalt
Tectonic Structure: Orogen
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
9 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| β Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
| β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| β Copper Formula: Cu |
| β Cuprite Formula: Cu2O |
| β Epidote Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| β Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| β | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Cuprite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| β | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| H | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | β Cuprite | Cu2O |
| O | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Cu | β Cuprite | Cu2O |
| Cu | β Copper | Cu |
| Cu | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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