Hunter Prospect, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Louisa County, Virginia, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Hunter Prospect | Prospect |
Gold-Pyrite Belt | Belt |
Louisa County | County |
Virginia | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 0' 51'' North , 77° 54' 46'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Mineral | 483 (2017) | 0.5km |
Louisa | 1,621 (2017) | 8.1km |
Blue Ridge Shores | 813 (2011) | 14.1km |
Gordonsville | 1,577 (2017) | 27.7km |
Orange | 4,947 (2017) | 31.0km |
Mindat Locality ID:
104208
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:104208:8
GUID (UUID V4):
32b25d2b-d943-42dd-89c7-edbf63899e78
REF:Deposit:: LUTTRELL, G.W., 1966, BASE- AND PRECIOUS-METAL AND RELATED ORE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, MINERAL RESOURCES REPORT 7, 167 P
Deposit:: 1952 DIREXPL FREEPORT SULPHUR CO.: DRILLED ONE HOLE
Deposit:: 1958 DIREXP
Commodities (Major) - Zinc, Lead, Copper; (Minor) - Iron - Pig Iron, Silver, Gold, Sulfur - Iron Pyrite
Development Status: Occurrence
Deposit Model: 184: Massive sulfide, kuroko
Host Rock Unit: Chopawamsic Formation
Structure: Ne-Sw Trend, Columbia Syncline
Host Rock: Schist, Quartzite
Tectonic Structure: Piedmont
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8 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
β Galena Formula: PbS |
β Gold Formula: Au |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
β Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
β Silver Formula: Ag |
β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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β | Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
β | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | β Galena | PbS |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | β Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | β Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
Ag | Silver | |
Ag | β Silver | Ag |
Au | Gold | |
Au | β Gold | Au |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | β Galena | PbS |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Piedmontia DomainDomain
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