Little Wythe Mine (Yellow Ore Bank), Cripple Creek-New River, Wythe County, Virginia, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Little Wythe Mine (Yellow Ore Bank) | Mine |
| Cripple Creek-New River | River |
| Wythe County | County |
| Virginia | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 47' 55'' North , 81° 5' 45'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ivanhoe | 551 (2011) | 12.4km |
| Fries | 469 (2017) | 13.9km |
| Wytheville | 8,115 (2017) | 16.7km |
| Rural Retreat | 1,485 (2017) | 19.2km |
| Independence | 927 (2017) | 20.2km |
REF:Analytical Data:: SRC.REF: (1) HOLDEN, R.J., (1907). P. 458; (2) MCCREATH AND D'INVILLIER (1887). P. 118
Deposit:: CURRIER, L.W., 1935, ZINC AND LEAD REGION OF SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 43, 122 P.
Deposit:: HOLDEN, R.
Commodities (Major) - Iron; (Minor) - Zinc; (Trace) - Sulfur - Iron Pyrite
Development Status: Past Producer
Deposit Model: 228: Mississippi Valley, Appalachian Zn
Host Rock Unit: Erwin Quartzite, Shady Dolomite
Structure: Brush Creek Overthrust, Fry Hill Anticline, Poplar Camp Overthrust, Stacked Allocthons In Imbricate And Duplex Systems.
Host Rock: Dolomite, Limestone
Tectonic Structure: Miogeosyncline
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
3 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
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 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Appalachian BasinBasin
- Great Smoky Mountains Rift BasinBasin
- SCAB DomainDomain
- Southern and Central ApplachianAccretionary Complex
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