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Hematite from
Vesuvius Mine (Fauber Mine), Lyndhurst-Vesuvius Mining District, Northern Section - Blue Ridge Province, Augusta County, Virginia, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Hematite
Formula:Fe2O3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hematite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Vesuvius Mine (Fauber Mine), Lyndhurst-Vesuvius Mining District, Northern Section - Blue Ridge Province, Augusta County, Virginia, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:343024
Long-form Identifier:1:3:343024:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hematite
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘOld Dixie Mine (Coalshire Coldshort), Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
2.8km (1.8 miles) ⓘKelly Bank mine, Lyndhurst-Vesuvius Mining District, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘRed Mountain Mine, Lyndhurst-Vesuvius Mining District, Northern Section - Blue Ridge Province, Augusta County, Virginia, USA
11.2km (6.9 miles) ⓘYankee Horse Ridge Gold Prospect (Good Gold Prospect), Irish Creek, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
13.1km (8.2 miles) ⓘMidvale Mine, South Mountain, Midvale, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
43.4km (27.0 miles) ⓘElementary School, Schuyler, Nelson County, Virginia, USA
44.4km (27.6 miles) ⓘBuck Hill, Parnassus, Augusta County, Virginia, USA
44.9km (27.9 miles) ⓘGay Hematite Mine, James River-Roanoke River Mn-Fe-Ba Mining District, Nelson County, Virginia, USA
45.0km (28.0 miles) ⓘUnnamed Fe occurrence, Damon, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
45.2km (28.1 miles) ⓘLewis Tunnel and Price Shaft, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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