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Hematite from
Boxley Quarry (Mt. Athos Quarry), Campbell County, Virginia, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Hematite
Formula:Fe2O3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hematite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Boxley Quarry (Mt. Athos Quarry), Campbell County, Virginia, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:159190
Long-form Identifier:1:3:159190:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hematite
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘRailroad Iron Property (Wood Iron Mine; Unnamed Limonite Mine), James River-Roanoke River Mn-Fe-Ba Mining District, Campbell County, Virginia, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘChestnut Mountain Hematite Mine (Twining Hematite Mine), Lynchburg, James River-Roanoke River Mn-Fe-Ba Mining District, Appomattox County, Virginia, USA
7.6km (4.8 miles) ⓘCarson Mine, Campbell-Pittsylvania Counties Barite, Campbell County, Virginia, USA
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘRound Mountain Hematite Mines, James River-Roanoke River Mn-Fe-Ba Mining District, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘIce Cliff Tunnel et al., Amherst County, Virginia, USA
16.3km (10.1 miles) ⓘHart Tunnel, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
17.4km (10.8 miles) ⓘMoore Mine (Wreck Island Creek Mine), Appomattox County, Virginia, USA
19.0km (11.8 miles) ⓘRiverville Hematite Mines (Divestone Ridge Hematite Mines), James River-Roanoke River Mn-Fe-Ba Mining District, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
19.6km (12.2 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
20.2km (12.6 miles) ⓘRiverville Hematite Mines (Dyestone Ridge Hematite Mines - Gardenfield Tunnel), James River-Roanoke River Mn-Fe-Ba Mining District, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
References
The Northern Virginia Mineral Club (2009) Field trip
 
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