Cooper Mine, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Louisa County, Virginia, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Cooper Mine | Mine |
| Gold-Pyrite Belt | Belt |
| Louisa County | County |
| Virginia | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 1' 55'' North , 77° 54' 1'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Mineral | 483 (2017) | 2.5km |
| Louisa | 1,621 (2017) | 9.1km |
| Blue Ridge Shores | 813 (2011) | 13.6km |
| Gordonsville | 1,577 (2017) | 27.7km |
| Orange | 4,947 (2017) | 30.0km |
Mindat Locality ID:
104200
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:104200:2
GUID (UUID V4):
35eeb484-19fd-41e7-bbaa-0e64f9654f3b
REF:Deposit:: WATSON, T.L., 1907, MIN. RES. OF VA., P. 558
Deposit:: LUTTRELL, G.W., 1966, VA. MIN. RES. REPORT 7, P. 36.
Deposit:: SWEET, P C, 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P
Deposit:: CLINE, J.H., WA
Commodities (Major) - Gold; (Trace) - Copper, Sulfur - Iron Pyrite
Development Status: Past Producer
Deposit Model: 273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Host Rock Unit: Chopawamsic Formation
Structure: Columbia Syncline
Host Rock: Schist
Tectonic Structure: Piedmont
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2 valid minerals.
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| S | Sulfur | |
|---|---|---|
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
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- Piedmontia DomainDomain
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