Vest Prospect (Hemlock Mine; C .W. Vest Mine), Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Floyd County, Virginia, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Vest Prospect (Hemlock Mine; C .W. Vest Mine) | Prospect |
| Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province | Province |
| Floyd County | County |
| Virginia | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 3' 58'' North , 80° 14' 1'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Shawsville | 1,310 (2011) | 11.5km |
| Elliston | 902 (2011) | 16.7km |
| Christiansburg | 21,943 (2017) | 17.1km |
| Riner | 859 (2011) | 18.4km |
| Floyd | 439 (2017) | 18.8km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Roanoke Valley Mineral & Gem Society | Roanoke, Virginia | 34km |
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:: DIETRICH, R.V., 1959, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF FLOYD COUNTY OF THE BLU
Commodities (Major) - Nickel; (Minor) - Sulfur - Iron Pyrite, Gold, Cobalt, Arsenic
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Lynchburg Formation
Structure: Fries Fault, Blue Ridge Anticlinorium
Host Rock: Mica Schist
Tectonic Structure: Orogen
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3 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Pentlandite Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pentlandite | 2.BB.15 | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| S | Sulfur | |
|---|---|---|
| S | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Great Smoky Mountains Rift BasinBasin
- Laurentides DomainPassive Margin
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