Frogtown Prospect, Northern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Clarke County, Virginia, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Frogtown Prospect | Prospect |
| Northern Section-Blue Ridge Province | Province |
| Clarke County | County |
| Virginia | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 5' 29'' North , 77° 57' 40'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Berryville | 4,300 (2017) | 7.0km |
| Boyce | 615 (2017) | 8.5km |
| Shenandoah Retreat | 518 (2011) | 9.6km |
| Shenandoah Farms | 3,033 (2011) | 15.7km |
| Round Hill | 641 (2017) | 17.2km |
REF:Deposit:: SWEET, P.C. AND BELL, S.C., 1980, METALLIC MINERALIZATION IN THE BLUE RIDGE PROVINCE OF VIRGINIA; VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, IN PREPARATION
Deposit:: LUTTRELL, G.W., 1966, BASE-AND PRECIOUS METAL AND RELATED ORE DEPOSITS OF VIRGI
Commodities (Major) - Copper; (Minor) - Lead
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Louann Salt
Structure: Blue Ridge Anticlinorium, Massanutten Synclinorium, Slate Ridge Anticline
Host Rock: Dolomite
Tectonic Structure: Geosyncline
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
1 valid mineral.
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Appalachian BasinBasin
- SCAB DomainDomain
- Southern and Central ApplachianAccretionary Complex
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