Hutter Mine (Herter Magnetite Mine), James River-Roanoke River Mn-Fe-Ba Mining District, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USAi
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Hutter Mine (Herter Magnetite Mine) | Mine |
James River-Roanoke River Mn-Fe-Ba Mining District | Mining District |
Pittsylvania County | County |
Virginia | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 58' 53'' North , 79° 28' 11'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Mindat Locality ID:
29805
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:29805:1
GUID (UUID V4):
162193d7-c0a7-44ad-8e90-3caaa701e1e3
A Fe occurrence/mine located 2000 feet W of the crossroads of S768 and S672 (800 feet S on 768 from the junction of W672 on the NW side of the road extending NW into woods for about 380 feet and extending NE-SW for ΒΌ mile, including on prospect NE of 672), at Pittsfield, on private land. Discovered in 1825. Operated by Margaret Milam. Produced during the period 1825-1900.
Mineralization is an Fe deposit hosted in metamorphosed manganoan marble. The ore body forms lenses that strike N20W and dip 13SW. The anomalous strike and dip N30W/13SW compared to the NE trending, steeply dipping (75SE) "host" rocks suggests very thin outliers of unconformably alloctonous slivers of Lynchburg on the Fork Mountain Formation. All openings show sub-horizontal bedding. The 2 large pits showed saprolitic iron formation at surface to about one meter, nearly horizontal up to 13 degrees SW. The ore zones are said to be repeated. Local rocks include Ridgeley Sandstone, Helderberg and Cayugan Groups.
Workings include surface and underground openings comprised of 3 open shafts to depths of 23, 30 and 50 feet. One shaft is said to be 180 feet deep and is now partially caved. There is one open adit plus 2 others by route 768. There are also 3 pits 25-30 feet across and 20 to 30 feet deep, plus numerous small pits and trenches.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
31 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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β Alabandite Formula: MnS |
β Alleghanyite Formula: Mn2+5(SiO4)2(OH)2 |
β Almandine Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
β Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
β Barytocalcite Formula: BaCa(CO3)2 |
β 'Biotite' Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
β Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite Formula: (Ca,Mn)CO3 |
β 'Chlorite Group' |
β Fayalite Formula: Fe2+2SiO4 |
β Ferro-tschermakite Formula: ◻{Ca2}{Fe2+3Al2}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 |
β Galaxite Formula: Mn2+Al2O4 References: |
β Galena Formula: PbS |
β Graphite Formula: C |
β Hausmannite Formula: Mn2+Mn3+2O4 References: |
β Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
β Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 |
β Jacobsite Formula: Mn2+Fe3+2O4 References: |
β Kinoshitalite Formula: (Ba,K)(Mg,Mn2+,Al)3(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 References: |
β Kutnohorite Formula: CaMn2+(CO3)2 |
β Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 References: |
β Manganhumite Formula: (Mn2+,Mg)7(SiO4)3(OH)2 |
β Manganosite Formula: MnO References: |
β 'Plagioclase' Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
β Pyrophanite Formula: Mn2+TiO3 |
β Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
β Rhodochrosite Formula: MnCO3 |
β Rhodonite ? Formula: CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
β Sillimanite Formula: Al2(SiO4)O |
β Sonolite Formula: Mn2+9(SiO4)4(OH)2 |
β Spessartine Formula: Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3 References: |
β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS References: |
β Tephroite Formula: Mn2+2SiO4 References: |
β 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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β | Graphite | 1.CB.05a | C |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
β | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
β | Alabandite | 2.CD.10 | MnS |
β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Manganosite | 4.AB.25 | MnO |
β | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
β | Jacobsite | 4.BB.05 | Mn2+Fe3+2O4 |
β | Galaxite | 4.BB.05 | Mn2+Al2O4 |
β | Hausmannite | 4.BB.10 | Mn2+Mn3+2O4 |
β | Pyrophanite | 4.CB.05 | Mn2+TiO3 |
β | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
β | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
β | var. Manganese-bearing Calcite | 5.AB.05 | (Ca,Mn)CO3 |
β | Rhodochrosite | 5.AB.05 | MnCO3 |
β | Kutnohorite | 5.AB.10 | CaMn2+(CO3)2 |
β | Barytocalcite | 5.AB.45 | BaCa(CO3)2 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
β | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Tephroite | 9.AC.05 | Mn2+2SiO4 |
β | Fayalite | 9.AC.05 | Fe2+2SiO4 |
β | Spessartine | 9.AD.25 | Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
β | Almandine | 9.AD.25 | Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
β | Sillimanite | 9.AF.05 | Al2(SiO4)O |
β | Alleghanyite | 9.AF.45 | Mn2+5(SiO4)2(OH)2 |
β | Manganhumite | 9.AF.50 | (Mn2+,Mg)7(SiO4)3(OH)2 |
β | Sonolite | 9.AF.55 | Mn2+9(SiO4)4(OH)2 |
β | Ferro-tschermakite | 9.DE.10 | β»{Ca2}{Fe2+3Al2}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 |
β | Rhodonite ? | 9.DK.05 | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
β | Kinoshitalite | 9.EC.35 | (Ba,K)(Mg,Mn2+,Al)3(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
β | 'Biotite' | - | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
β | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
β | 'Plagioclase' | - | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Alleghanyite | Mn52+(SiO4)2(OH)2 |
H | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
H | β Ferro-tschermakite | ◻{Ca2}{Fe32+Al2}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 |
H | β Kinoshitalite | (Ba,K)(Mg,Mn2+,Al)3(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 |
H | β Manganhumite | (Mn2+,Mg)7(SiO4)3(OH)2 |
H | β Sonolite | Mn92+(SiO4)4(OH)2 |
B | Boron | |
B | β Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Barytocalcite | BaCa(CO3)2 |
C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | β Graphite | C |
C | β Kutnohorite | CaMn2+(CO3)2 |
C | β Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite | (Ca,Mn)CO3 |
C | β Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Alleghanyite | Mn52+(SiO4)2(OH)2 |
O | β Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
O | β Barytocalcite | BaCa(CO3)2 |
O | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
O | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | β Fayalite | Fe22+SiO4 |
O | β Ferro-tschermakite | ◻{Ca2}{Fe32+Al2}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 |
O | β Galaxite | Mn2+Al2O4 |
O | β Hausmannite | Mn2+Mn23+O4 |
O | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
O | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
O | β Jacobsite | Mn2+Fe23+O4 |
O | β Kutnohorite | CaMn2+(CO3)2 |
O | β Kinoshitalite | (Ba,K)(Mg,Mn2+,Al)3(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 |
O | β Manganhumite | (Mn2+,Mg)7(SiO4)3(OH)2 |
O | β Manganosite | MnO |
O | β Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite | (Ca,Mn)CO3 |
O | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
O | β Pyrophanite | Mn2+TiO3 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
O | β Rhodonite | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
O | β Sillimanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
O | β Sonolite | Mn92+(SiO4)4(OH)2 |
O | β Spessartine | Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
O | β Tephroite | Mn22+SiO4 |
O | β Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
O | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
F | Fluorine | |
F | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Mg | β Kinoshitalite | (Ba,K)(Mg,Mn2+,Al)3(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 |
Mg | β Manganhumite | (Mn2+,Mg)7(SiO4)3(OH)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Al | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Al | β Ferro-tschermakite | ◻{Ca2}{Fe32+Al2}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 |
Al | β Galaxite | Mn2+Al2O4 |
Al | β Kinoshitalite | (Ba,K)(Mg,Mn2+,Al)3(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 |
Al | β Sillimanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
Al | β Spessartine | Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Al | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Alleghanyite | Mn52+(SiO4)2(OH)2 |
Si | β Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Si | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Si | β Fayalite | Fe22+SiO4 |
Si | β Ferro-tschermakite | ◻{Ca2}{Fe32+Al2}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 |
Si | β Kinoshitalite | (Ba,K)(Mg,Mn2+,Al)3(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 |
Si | β Manganhumite | (Mn2+,Mg)7(SiO4)3(OH)2 |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | β Rhodonite | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
Si | β Sillimanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
Si | β Sonolite | Mn92+(SiO4)4(OH)2 |
Si | β Spessartine | Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Si | β Tephroite | Mn22+SiO4 |
Si | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Alabandite | MnS |
S | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
S | β Galena | PbS |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | β Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
K | Potassium | |
K | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
K | β Kinoshitalite | (Ba,K)(Mg,Mn2+,Al)3(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Barytocalcite | BaCa(CO3)2 |
Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | β Ferro-tschermakite | ◻{Ca2}{Fe32+Al2}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 |
Ca | β Kutnohorite | CaMn2+(CO3)2 |
Ca | β Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite | (Ca,Mn)CO3 |
Ca | β Rhodonite | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
Ca | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Ti | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Ti | β Pyrophanite | Mn2+TiO3 |
Mn | Manganese | |
Mn | β Alabandite | MnS |
Mn | β Alleghanyite | Mn52+(SiO4)2(OH)2 |
Mn | β Galaxite | Mn2+Al2O4 |
Mn | β Hausmannite | Mn2+Mn23+O4 |
Mn | β Jacobsite | Mn2+Fe23+O4 |
Mn | β Kutnohorite | CaMn2+(CO3)2 |
Mn | β Kinoshitalite | (Ba,K)(Mg,Mn2+,Al)3(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 |
Mn | β Manganhumite | (Mn2+,Mg)7(SiO4)3(OH)2 |
Mn | β Manganosite | MnO |
Mn | β Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite | (Ca,Mn)CO3 |
Mn | β Pyrophanite | Mn2+TiO3 |
Mn | β Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
Mn | β Rhodonite | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
Mn | β Sonolite | Mn92+(SiO4)4(OH)2 |
Mn | β Spessartine | Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Mn | β Tephroite | Mn22+SiO4 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Fe | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Fe | β Fayalite | Fe22+SiO4 |
Fe | β Ferro-tschermakite | ◻{Ca2}{Fe32+Al2}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 |
Fe | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Fe | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Fe | β Jacobsite | Mn2+Fe23+O4 |
Fe | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | β Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | β Barytocalcite | BaCa(CO3)2 |
Ba | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
Ba | β Kinoshitalite | (Ba,K)(Mg,Mn2+,Al)3(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | β Galena | PbS |
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References
Beard, James S., Tracy, Robert J. (2002) Spinels and other oxides in Mn-rich rocks from the Hutter Mine, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, U.S.A.: Implications for miscibility and solvus relations among jacobsite, galaxite, and magnetite. American Mineralogist, 87 (5) 690-698 doi:10.2138/am-2002-5-611
Beard, James S., Tracy, Robert J., Henika, William S. (2002) Minerals of the Hutter Mine. Rocks & Minerals, 77 (5) 320-325 doi:10.1080/00357529.2002.9925653