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County Line Branch Prospect, Albemarle County, Virginia, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 10' 1'' North , 78° 19' 8'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
38.16694,-78.31889
GeoHash:
G#: dqb31u1ft
GRN:
N26W45
Type:
Prospect
Köppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Ruckersville1,141 (2011)8.6km
Gordonsville1,577 (2017)11.9km
Hollymead7,690 (2011)12.1km
Twin Lakes1,647 (2017)14.2km
Stanardsville380 (2017)17.9km
Mindat Locality ID:
102706
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:102706:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


REF:Deposit:: NELSON, W.A., 1962, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF ALBEMARLE COUNTY: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 77, 92 P.
Deposit:: DIETRICH, R.V., 1970, MINERALS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE RESEARCH DIVISION BULLETIN 47
Commodities (Major) - Iron
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Racoon Creek Unconformably Overlies Mississippian
Structure: Ne-Sw Trend
Host Rock: Quartzite, Tuff, Slate
Tectonic Structure: Piedmont

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