Ward Prospect, Russell-Tazewell Counties Barite Mining District, Russell County, Virginia, USAi
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Ward Prospect | Prospect |
Russell-Tazewell Counties Barite Mining District | Mining District |
Russell County | County |
Virginia | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 57' 47'' North , 82° 1' 55'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Honaker | 1,392 (2017) | 7.8km |
Lebanon | 3,342 (2017) | 8.1km |
Cleveland | 187 (2017) | 10.9km |
Raven | 2,270 (2011) | 20.9km |
Castlewood | 2,045 (2011) | 23.4km |
Mindat Locality ID:
104754
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:104754:0
GUID (UUID V4):
59e96bc3-f091-4e30-b3ce-ebf1859a5428
REF:Deposit:: LUTTRELL, G.W., 1966, BASE-AND PRECIOUS-METAL AND RELATED ORE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIV. MINERAL RESOURCES, MINERAL RESOURCES REPT. 6, 164 P.
Deposit:: EDMUNDSON, R.S., 1938, BARITE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOL. SURVEY BULL. 53
Commodities (Major) - Barium-Barite
Development Status: Prospect
Host Rock Unit: Beekmantown Formation, Clay Residuum
Structure: Ne-Sw Trend, Copper Ridge Syncline, Honaker Fault, Copper Creek Fault.
Host Rock: Limestone, Clay, Mud
Tectonic Structure: Miogeosyncline
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
1 valid mineral.
Rock Types Recorded
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
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ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Appalachian BasinBasin
- SCAB DomainDomain
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