Riggles Prospect, Sand Mountain, Wythe County, Virginia, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Riggles Prospect | Prospect |
| Sand Mountain | Mountain |
| Wythe County | County |
| Virginia | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 52' 54'' North , 81° 9' 4'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Wytheville | 8,115 (2017) | 9.5km |
| Rural Retreat | 1,485 (2017) | 11.2km |
| Ivanhoe | 551 (2011) | 17.0km |
| Fort Chiswell | 939 (2011) | 20.0km |
| Max Meadows | 562 (2011) | 20.4km |
Mindat Locality ID:
105280
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:105280:3
GUID (UUID V4):
19dbc1c2-33bc-42ba-9d26-63070d7d20e2
CURRIER, L.W., 1935, ZINC AND LEAD REGION OF SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 43, 122 P
Commodities (Major) - Lead, Zinc; (Minor) - Copper
Development Status: Occurrence
Deposit Model: 228: Mississippi Valley, Appalachian Zn
Host Rock Unit: Shady Dolomite
Structure: Sand Mountain Overthrust, Sand Mountain Anticline, Anticline To North Of Prospect, Ne-Sw Trend
Host Rock: Dolomite
Tectonic Structure: Miogeosyncline
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
9 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| β Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| β Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| β Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 |
| β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| β Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| β Galena Formula: PbS |
| β Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
| β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| β | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| β | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| β | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| H | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| C | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| C | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| O | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | β Galena | PbS |
| S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Cu | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | β Galena | PbS |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Appalachian BasinBasin
- SCAB DomainDomain
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