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Powhatan Williams Prospect, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Floyd County, Virginia, USAi
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Powhatan Williams ProspectProspect
Southern Section-Blue Ridge ProvinceProvince
Floyd CountyCounty
VirginiaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 55' 16'' North , 80° 16' 30'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Floyd439 (2017)4.2km
Riner859 (2011)21.8km
Ferrum2,043 (2011)23.2km
Christiansburg21,943 (2017)26.1km
Shawsville1,310 (2011)27.5km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Roanoke Valley Mineral & Gem SocietyRoanoke, Virginia49km
Mindat Locality ID:
103685
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:103685:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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:: FONTAINE, W.M., 1883, NOTES ON THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE FLOYD,
Commodities (Major) - Sulfur - Iron Pyrite; (Minor) - Lead, Copper
Deposit Type: Vein
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Lynchburg Formation
Structure: Blue Ridge Anticlinorium
Host Rock: Schist
Tectonic Structure: Orogen

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6 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Silver1.AA.05Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Unclassified
'Limonite'-
'Mica Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S GalenaPbS
S PyriteFeS2
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
AgSilver
Ag Native SilverAg
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

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