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Mott Mine, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USAi
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Mott MineMine
Gold-Pyrite BeltBelt
Spotsylvania CountyCounty
VirginiaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 19' 25'' North , 77° 33' 56'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
38.32361,-77.56555
GeoHash:
G#: dqbf4bw7p
GRN:
N26W44
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Southern Gateway2,805 (2017)5.9km
Falmouth4,274 (2011)8.5km
Fredericksburg28,118 (2017)9.4km
Spotsylvania Courthouse4,239 (2011)14.1km
Stafford4,320 (2012)17.5km
Mindat Locality ID:
105041
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:105041:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


REF:Deposit:: SWEET, P.C., 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P.
Deposit:: LUTTRELL, G. W., 1966, BASE- AND PRECIOUS-METAL AND RELATED ORE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, MINERAL
Commodities (Major) - Gold; (Trace) - Sulfur - Iron Pyrite
Development Status: Past Producer
Deposit Model: 273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Host Rock Unit: Fredricksburg Complex
Structure: Columbia Syncline, Ne-Sw Trend
Host Rock: Gneiss, Schist
Tectonic Structure: Piedmont

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Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘPhlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
KPotassium
Kⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu

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