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Gruner prospect, Virginia, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USAi
Regional Level Types
Gruner prospectProspect (Inactive)
VirginiaCity
Saint Louis CountyCounty
MinnesotaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 30' 5'' North , 92° 29' 2'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Prospect (Inactive) - last checked 2019
Deposit first discovered:
1924
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Gilbert1,792 (2017)2.0km
Virginia8,587 (2017)4.6km
McKinley128 (2017)5.6km
Eveleth3,673 (2017)6.0km
Parkville2,525 (2017)7.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
312862
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:312862:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


During the late 1980s, exploration for gold was conducted by three companies: Newmont, Rhude and Fryberger, and Resource Exploration. This phase of exploration was prompted by an earlier mention of a gold discovery by J.W. Gruner in 1924 (Grout, 1937). Reportedly, Gruner found visible gold and arsenopyrite in veins associated with a quartzofeldspathic intrusion in railroad cuts near Virginia.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


13 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
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Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
References:
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
References:
'Chlorite Group'
References:
Galena
Formula: PbS
References:
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
References:
Frank KarastiIdentified by Frank Karasti: Visual Identification
'Limonite'
References:
Native Gold
Formula: Au
References:
Native Silver
Formula: Ag
References:
Frank KarastiIdentified by Frank Karasti: Visual Identification
Native Sulphur
Formula: S8
References:
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
References:
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
References:
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
References:
Frank Karasti CollectionIdentified by Frank Karasti: Visual Identification
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
References:
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
References:
Frank KarastiIdentified by Frank Karasti: Visual Identification

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Gold1.AA.05Au
Native Silver1.AA.05Ag
Native Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Acanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Goethite4.FD.10Fe3+O(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Unclassified
'Chlorite Group'-
'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
O CalciteCaCO3
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O QuartzSiO2
O RutileTiO2
O SideriteFeCO3
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S AcanthiteAg2S
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S GalenaPbS
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
S Native SulphurS8
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
TiTitanium
Ti RutileTiO2
FeIron
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe SideriteFeCO3
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
AgSilver
Ag AcanthiteAg2S
Ag Native SilverAg
AuGold
Au Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

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