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Copiapite from
Sulphur Mine (Crenshaw Mine; Victoria Furnace Mine), Mineral, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Louisa County, Virginia, USA


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Copiapite, etc.

Sulphur Mine, Mineral, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Louisa County, Virginia, USA
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Copiapite, etc.

Sulphur Mine, Mineral, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Louisa County, Virginia, USA
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Copiapite, etc.

Sulphur Mine, Mineral, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Louisa County, Virginia, USA
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Copiapite, etc.

Sulphur Mine, Mineral, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Louisa County, Virginia, USA
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Copiapite, etc.

Sulphur Mine, Mineral, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Louisa County, Virginia, USA
04103120017272052332750.jpg
Copiapite, etc.

Sulphur Mine, Mineral, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Louisa County, Virginia, USA
00844910017368748326638.jpg
Copiapite, etc.

Sulphur Mine, Mineral, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Louisa County, Virginia, USA
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Copiapite, etc.

Sulphur Mine, Mineral, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Louisa County, Virginia, USA
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Copiapite, etc.

Sulphur Mine, Mineral, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Louisa County, Virginia, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Copiapite
Formula:Fe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Pickeringite6
Pyrite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Copiapite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sulphur Mine (Crenshaw Mine; Victoria Furnace Mine), Mineral, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Louisa County, Virginia, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:367289
Long-form Identifier:1:3:367289:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Copiapite
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘBoyd-Smith Mine (Groome Mine; Lennig Mine; Smith Mine), Mineral, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Louisa County, Virginia, USA
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘArminius Mine, Mineral, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Louisa County, Virginia, USA
14.7km (9.1 miles) ⓘValzinco Mine (Halladay Mine; Holloday Mine; Panaminus mine), Gold-Pyrite Belt, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA
60.0km (37.3 miles) ⓘAustin Run Mine (Fer-Sul; Garrisonville; Old Dominion), Gold-Pyrite Belt, Stafford County, Virginia, USA
73.6km (45.7 miles) ⓘCabin Branch Mine (Dumfries Mine), Dumfries, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Prince William County, Virginia, USA
References
Dietrich, R. V. (1990) Minerals of Virginia. Virginia Geological Survey.
 
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