Martin Cornit Prospect (Mine Hole Field), Gossan Lead Mining District, Grayson County, Virginia, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Martin Cornit Prospect (Mine Hole Field) | Prospect |
| Gossan Lead Mining District | Mining District |
| Grayson County | County |
| Virginia | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 44' 30'' North , 81° 8' 21'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Independence | 927 (2017) | 13.3km |
| Fries | 469 (2017) | 14.6km |
| Ivanhoe | 551 (2011) | 18.8km |
| Rural Retreat | 1,485 (2017) | 20.8km |
| Galax | 6,914 (2017) | 21.2km |
REF:Deposit:: RANKIN, ESPENSHADE, AND NEWMAN, 1972, GEOLOGY MAP OF THE WEST HALF OF THE WINSTON-SALEM QUADRANGLE, NORTH CAROLINA, VIRGINIA AND TENNESSEE, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS INVESTIGAIONS MAP I-709-A.
Deposit:: STOSE AND STOSE, 1957, GEOLOG
Commodities (Major) - Barium-Barite
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Residual Clay, Surface Float
Structure: E-W Trending Normal Faults Located Less Than 1 Mile To The North (Stose And Stose, 1957)., E-W Trending Stone Mountain Fault Family To The N And Sw-Ne Trending Fries Fault Family To The South
Host Rock: Granitic Gneiss, Clay, Mud
Tectonic Structure: On The Same Mountain Block Of The Blue Ridge Thrust Sheets (Rankin, Et El, 1972).
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1 valid mineral.
Rock Types Recorded
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Great Smoky Mountains Rift BasinBasin
- Laurentides DomainPassive Margin
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