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Quartzite from
Ramsey Mountain Prospects, Augusta County, Virginia, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Type:Quartzite
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartzite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ramsey Mountain Prospects, Augusta County, Virginia, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1042610
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1042610:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartzite
7.5km (4.7 miles) ⓘAugusta Mine, Augusta County, Virginia, USA
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘMeadow Run Prospect, Augusta County, Virginia, USA
9.9km (6.2 miles) ⓘMiller Knob Prospect, Augusta County, Virginia, USA
11.2km (6.9 miles) ⓘInch Branch Prospect, Augusta County, Virginia, USA
35.8km (22.2 miles) ⓘVesuvius Mine (Fauber Mine), Lyndhurst-Vesuvius Mining District, Northern Section - Blue Ridge Province, Augusta County, Virginia, USA
36.4km (22.6 miles) ⓘOld Dixie Mine (Coalshire Coldshort), Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
44.5km (27.6 miles) ⓘBugley Mine, Nelson County, Virginia, USA
45.6km (28.3 miles) ⓘCounty Line Branch Prospect, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
48.8km (30.3 miles) ⓘJ. W. Young Prospect (J. W. Young's Gold Mine), Page County, Virginia, USA
52.9km (32.9 miles) ⓘGay Hematite Mine, James River-Roanoke River Mn-Fe-Ba Mining District, Nelson County, Virginia, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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