| Locality type: | Prospect |
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| Species: | Chalcocite |
| Formula: | Cu2S |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Chalcocite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Esther May Prospect, Virgilina Mining District, Halifax County, Virginia, USA |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 344147 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:344147:3 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 8202dd3c-d1ad-4ff3-8ed2-95cb1a52f56d |
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| 0.1km (0.1 miles) | ⓘAbbott Prospect, Virgilina Mining District, Halifax County, Virginia, USA |
| 0.9km (0.6 miles) | ⓘSeaboard Mine (Seaboard Copper Company Mine), Virgilina Mining District, Halifax County, Virginia, USA |
| 1.0km (0.6 miles) | ⓘLittlejohn Prospect (Little John Copper Company Mine), Virgilina Mining District, Halifax County, Virginia, USA |
| 1.6km (1.0 miles) | ⓘDorothy Mine (Bailey mine), Virgilina Mining District, Halifax County, Virginia, USA |
| 3.4km (2.1 miles) | ⓘPandora Prospect, Virgilina Mining District, Halifax County, Virginia, USA |
| 4.6km (2.9 miles) | ⓘAnaconda Mine, Virgilina Mining District, Halifax County, Virginia, USA |
| 4.7km (2.9 miles) | ⓘHigh Hill Mine, High Hill, Virgilina Mining District, Halifax County, Virginia, USA |
| 6.3km (3.9 miles) | ⓘBaynham Prospect, Virgilina Mining District, Halifax County, Virginia, USA |
| 6.9km (4.3 miles) | ⓘCornfield Property (Cornfield Prospects), Granville County, North Carolina, USA |
| 8.4km (5.2 miles) | ⓘBlue Wing Mine (Royster Mine; Spring shaft), Virgilina District, Granville County, North Carolina, USA |
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 | | Journal (issue) | | PROSPECTS IN THEVIRGILINA DISTRICT, VIRGINIA Palmer C. Sweet The Virgilina district (Figure 1) was a source...source of in Virginia from the late 1800's until about 1917. It is estimated that abo-ut 7501. ponnds of...copper (Table 1) was produced from the Virgilina district in Virginia. Silver, which is reported to occur...occur in four mines in the district, was produced from the High Hill copper mine and gold and silver from...from the Red Bank (Goldbank) gold mine in Halifax County (Sweet, 1976, p. 9-10). Up to 1912 it is reported |  | | Report (issue) | | VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA THoMAS LEoNARD WamoN, Pn. D. DIRECTOR Bulletin No...The Geology and Ore Deposits of the Virgilina District of Virginia and North Carolina FRANCIS BAKER LANEY...EcoNourc Sunwy CHARLOTTESVILLE UNIYERSITY OF VIRGINIA 19L7 STATE GEOLOGICAL COMMISSION Hor,r. Ilpxny...Ilpxny Canrnn Srulnr, Chq/Lrman, Goaernor of Virginia. Docron E. A. Ar,rnnulN, Pres'ident of the Uniuersi...Nrcnom, Military Institute. Superi,ntendent of the Virginia HoN. E. P. Cox, Eu-Bpealcer of the Eouse of Delegates- |
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