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Quartzite from
Gay Hematite Mine, James River-Roanoke River Mn-Fe-Ba Mining District, Nelson 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 Gay Hematite Mine, James River-Roanoke River Mn-Fe-Ba Mining District, Nelson County, Virginia, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1043307
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1043307:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartzite
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘGreenway Hematite Mines (Dewitt), James River-Roanoke River Mn-Fe-Ba Mining District, Nelson County, Virginia, USA
8.5km (5.3 miles) ⓘBible Ridge Hematite Mine (Megisson), James River-Roanoke River Mn-Fe-Ba Mining District, Nelson County, Virginia, USA
10.1km (6.3 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
10.2km (6.3 miles) ⓘRiverville Hematite Mines (Dyestone Ridge Hematite Mines - Gardenfield Tunnel), James River-Roanoke River Mn-Fe-Ba Mining District, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘCanal Tunnel Hematite Magnetite Prospect (Part of Prospecting In Riverville Mines System; Pl; 2 No. 144.; Known As Canal Tunnel; Riverville Hematite Mine Espenshade 1954), James River-Roanoke River Mn-Fe-Ba Mining District, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘRiverville Hematite Mines (Divestone Ridge Hematite Mines), James River-Roanoke River Mn-Fe-Ba Mining District, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
12.0km (7.4 miles) ⓘRiverville Hematite Mines (St. James South Hematite Mine), James River-Roanoke River Mn-Fe-Ba Mining District, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘBugley Mine, Nelson County, Virginia, USA
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘChristian Mn-Fe Prospect, James River-Roanoke River Mn-Fe-Ba Mining District, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
14.8km (9.2 miles) ⓘMoore Manganese Prospect (Nuttal Mn Prospect), James River-Roanoke River Mn-Fe-Ba Mining District, Appomattox County, Virginia, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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