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Quartzite from
Willis Creek Mine, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Buckingham County, Virginia, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Type:Quartzite
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartzite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Willis Creek Mine, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1042703
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1042703:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartzite
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘGilliam Mine, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘFlood Mine (James Anderson's Mine), Gold-Pyrite Belt, Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘBondurant Mine, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
5.4km (3.3 miles) ⓘAnderson Mine, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
14.4km (9.0 miles) ⓘNorth River Prospect, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
17.3km (10.7 miles) ⓘWilliams Mine, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
18.2km (11.3 miles) ⓘPhiladelphia Mine (Allen Mine), Gold-Pyrite Belt, Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
18.5km (11.5 miles) ⓘLondon and Virginia Mine (Eldridge Mine; Project-15-148), Gold-Pyrite Belt, Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
26.2km (16.3 miles) ⓘMoore Manganese Prospect (Nuttal Mn Prospect), James River-Roanoke River Mn-Fe-Ba Mining District, Appomattox County, Virginia, USA
26.5km (16.5 miles) ⓘRiverville Cliff Iron Mine (Dover Riverville; Cliff Iron Mine; Mundy; Adams Scott Iron Mine), James River-Roanoke River Mn-Fe-Ba Mining District, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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