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Whitehall Mines, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USAi
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Whitehall MinesGroup of Mines
Gold-Pyrite BeltBelt
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VirginiaState
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 14' 21'' North , 77° 44' 18'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
38.23921,-77.73831
GRN:
N26W44
Type:
Group of Mines
Köppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Spotsylvania Courthouse4,239 (2011)13.9km
Southern Gateway2,805 (2017)23.6km
Fredericksburg28,118 (2017)25.3km
Falmouth4,274 (2011)25.4km
Blue Ridge Shores813 (2011)29.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
19845
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:19845:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A gold mine. Believed to be the first locality in Virginia in which gold was found (1806). $1,800,000 from 1848 to 1881 according to records of the Philadelphia mint. (Sweet, P. C., 1971)

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7 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
ⓘNative Tellurium1.CC.10Te
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘTetradymite2.DC.05Bi2Te2S
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘNagyágite2.HB.20a[Pb3(Pb,Sb)3S6](Au,Te)3
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ Nagyágite[Pb3(Pb,Sb)3S6](Au,Te)3
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ TetradymiteBi2Te2S
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ Nagyágite[Pb3(Pb,Sb)3S6](Au,Te)3
TeTellurium
Teⓘ Nagyágite[Pb3(Pb,Sb)3S6](Au,Te)3
Teⓘ Native TelluriumTe
Teⓘ TetradymiteBi2Te2S
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu
Auⓘ Nagyágite[Pb3(Pb,Sb)3S6](Au,Te)3
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS
Pbⓘ Nagyágite[Pb3(Pb,Sb)3S6](Au,Te)3
BiBismuth
Biⓘ TetradymiteBi2Te2S

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References

Dana 6: 40, 1073.
Dana 7: I, 163.
Henwood, W. J. (1871) Observations on Metalliferous Deposits: Notices of Gold Mines in Virginia. Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall, 8 (1) 371-384
Sweet, P.C. (1971): Gold mines and prospects in Virginia: Virginia Minerals Vol. 17, Virginia Division of Mineral Resources, pp. 25-35.
Sweet, P.C. (1980) Gold in Virginia. Virginia Division of Mineral Resources Publication 19. Virginia Division of Mineral Resources
Anthony, John Williams, Bideaux, Richard A., Bladh, Kenneth W., Nichols, Monte C. (1990) Handbook of Mineralogy Vol. 1 - Elements, Sulfides, Sulfosalts. Mineral Data Publishing, Tucson, Arizona.
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