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Chlorite Group from
Virginia Greenstone Company Quarry, Lynchburg (City), Virginia, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:'Chlorite Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chlorite Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Virginia Greenstone Company Quarry, Lynchburg (City), Virginia, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:148170
Long-form Identifier:1:3:148170:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chlorite Group
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘBoxley Quarry (Mt. Athos Quarry), Campbell County, Virginia, USA
15.7km (9.8 miles) ⓘChristian Tract Mine (Buffalo Ridge Prospects; Dunlap Mine; Piedmont Copper Mines), Glades, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
22.2km (13.8 miles) ⓘFolly Mine (Buffalo Ridge Prospects; Folley Mine; Piedmont Copper Mines), Glades, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
24.0km (14.9 miles) ⓘMoore Mine (Wreck Island Creek Mine), Appomattox County, Virginia, USA
25.4km (15.8 miles) ⓘBurton Mine, Campbell-Pittsylvania Counties Barite, Campbell County, Virginia, USA
25.9km (16.1 miles) ⓘPhillips Mine and Prospect, Campbell-Pittsylvania Counties Barite, Campbell County, Virginia, USA
27.7km (17.2 miles) ⓘBuffalo River Prospect, Roseland, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
31.4km (19.5 miles) ⓘMerritt Mine, Campbell-Pittsylvania Counties Barite, Campbell County, Virginia, USA
32.5km (20.2 miles) ⓘAndalusite locality, Alta Vista, Campbell County, Virginia, USA
32.8km (20.4 miles) ⓘWood Prospect, Campbell-Pittsylvania Counties Barite, Campbell County, Virginia, USA
References
Rocks & Min.: 24:363.
Smith, J. W. (1961) Talc, Soapstone, and related stone deposits of Virginia. Virginia Minerals, Virginia Division of Mineral Resources 7:1-7
 
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