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Coarse-grained ("plutonic") crystalline igneous rock from
Leonard Mine (Clifton Copper and Silver Mine; Clifton Mine), Iron Ridge Segment, Gossan Lead Mining District, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Carroll County, Virginia, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Type:Coarse-grained ("plutonic") crystalline igneous rock
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Coarse-grained ("plutonic") crystalline igneous rock data
Locality Data:Click here to view Leonard Mine (Clifton Copper and Silver Mine; Clifton Mine), Iron Ridge Segment, Gossan Lead Mining District, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Carroll County, Virginia, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1042813
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1042813:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Coarse-grained ("plutonic") crystalline igneous rock
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘYarnell Mine (Yarnell Tract Mine), Iron Ridge Segment, Gossan Lead Mining District, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Carroll County, Virginia, USA
4.1km (2.6 miles) ⓘWilkerson Tract Mine (M. Wilkerson Tract Mine), Chestnut Creek Segment, Gossan Lead Mining District, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Carroll County, Virginia, USA
4.4km (2.8 miles) ⓘJ. Lineberry Mine (J. Limeberry Mine), Chestnut Creek Segment, Gossan Lead Mining District, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Carroll County, Virginia, USA
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘF. Lineberry Mine (F. Limeberry Mine), Chestnut Creek Segment, Gossan Lead Mining District, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Carroll County, Virginia, USA
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘT. Blair Mine (Blair Mine), Copperas Hill Segment, Gossan Lead Mining District, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Carroll County, Virginia, USA
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘCopperas Hill Mine, Copperas Hill Segment, Gossan Lead Mining District, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Carroll County, Virginia, USA
14.2km (8.8 miles) ⓘSarah Ellen Mine (Vaughan Mine; Vaughn Mine), Sarah Ellen Segment, Gossan Lead Mining District, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Carroll County, Virginia, USA
15.2km (9.4 miles) ⓘKirkbride Mine (Kirkbrid Mine), Sarah Ellen Segment, Gossan Lead Mining District, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Carroll County, Virginia, USA
16.7km (10.4 miles) ⓘAnn Phipps Mine, Wildcat Segment, Gossan Lead Mining District, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Carroll County, Virginia, USA
17.2km (10.7 miles) ⓘWolfpit Mine (Wolf Pit Mine), Wildcat Segment, Gossan Lead Mining District, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Carroll County, Virginia, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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