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Bull Neck Mine (Kirk Mine; Bull Neck Run Mine; Virginia Mines Inc. Mine), Bull Neck Run, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Fairfax County, Virginia, USAi
Regional Level Types
Bull Neck Mine (Kirk Mine; Bull Neck Run Mine; Virginia Mines Inc. Mine)Mine
Bull Neck Run- not defined -
Gold-Pyrite BeltBelt
Fairfax CountyCounty
VirginiaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 0' North , 77° 18' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
39.00000,-77.30000
GeoHash:
G#: dqcjbgxz7
GRN:
N26W44
Type:
Mine
KΓΆppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Great Falls15,427 (2011)1.0km
Dranesville11,921 (2011)4.0km
Reston58,404 (2011)5.0km
Wolf Trap16,131 (2011)6.8km
Sugarland Run11,799 (2011)7.7km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Gem, Lapidary, and Mineral Society of Montgomery County, MD., Inc.Rockville, Maryland16km
Northern Virginia Mineral Club, Inc.Arlington, Virginia21km
Southern Maryland Rock and Mineral ClubClinton, Maryland43km
American Fossil FederationBowie, Maryland50km
Maryland Geological SocietyBowie, Maryland50km
Mindat Locality ID:
13875
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:13875:9
GUID (UUID V4):
6b83665c-16f3-4c5a-b816-a72c4fb8ffb2


Ref.: Rocks & Min.: 11: 26, 43 & 121; 14:299. A gold mine located above Great Falls (of the Potomac River) on Bull Neck Run (stream), about 10 miles South of Washington, D.C. Owned by William Kirk.
A gold mine located on Bull Neck Run (stream). Started November, 1937 by Virginia Mines, Inc. Produced 10 to 15 tons ore/day. Workings were at least 100 feet (32 meters) deep.
Deposit:: SWEET, P C, 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P.
Deposit:: ULKE, T, 1937, NOTES ON A NEW GOLD MINE AND FLOTATION MILL NEAR WASHINGTON, D C: ROCKS AND MINERALS, V 12, P 371

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


9 valid minerals.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Talc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
β“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜var. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
β“˜'Chlorite Group'-
β“˜'K Feldspar'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
Oβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Siβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
FeIron
Feβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
AuGold
Auβ“˜ GoldAu
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS

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