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Graphite from
Buck Mountain, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA


Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Graphite
Formula:C
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Graphite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Buck Mountain, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:368045
Long-form Identifier:1:3:368045:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Graphite
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘNaylor-Bruce Prospect, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘOhio Sulphur Mining Company Mine (Proffit Mine; Old Pyrite mine), Proffit, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
29.2km (18.1 miles) ⓘBlaettermann Quarry, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
39.3km (24.4 miles) ⓘSunny Ridge Graphite Prospect, Page County, Virginia, USA
58.9km (36.6 miles) ⓘStoutameyer Branch (Stotameyer Creek), West Augusta, Augusta County, Virginia, USA
60.1km (37.4 miles) ⓘMassies Mill, Roseland, Nelson County, Virginia, USA
61.0km (37.9 miles) ⓘGiles-Hite Prospect (A. T. Stratton Prospect; Hight Prospect; Hite Prospect; H. M. Giles Prospect; Shelton Prospect; H. H. Harvey Prospect), Roseland, Nelson County, Virginia, USA
61.4km (38.1 miles) ⓘAmerican Rutile Quarry, Roseland, Nelson County, Virginia, USA
68.2km (42.4 miles) ⓘU. S. Titanium Company Mine (Warwick Prospect; American Cyanamide Piney River Mine), Roseland, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
81.5km (50.6 miles) ⓘAmber Queen Mine, Goochland, Goochland County, Virginia, USA
References
Dietrich, R. V. (1990) Minerals of Virginia. Virginia Geological Survey.
 
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