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Specularite from
Iron Mine (MRDS - 10155198), Burnley, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA


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Specularite

Iron Mine, Burnley, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
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Specularite

Iron Mine, Burnley, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
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Specularite

Iron Mine, Burnley, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Hematite var: Specularite
Formula:Fe2O3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Specularite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Iron Mine (MRDS - 10155198), Burnley, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:368147
Long-form Identifier:1:3:368147:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Specularite
7.0km (4.4 miles) ⓘStony Point Mine, Stony Point, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
18.6km (11.6 miles) ⓘShadwell Mine (Chalottesville Quarry), Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
26.1km (16.2 miles) ⓘBuck Mountain Creek, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
27.7km (17.2 miles) ⓘAlger Prospect, Madison County, Virginia, USA
34.2km (21.2 miles) ⓘSugar Hollow, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
38.9km (24.2 miles) ⓘRhodonite prospect, Fork Union, Fluvanna County, Virginia, USA
40.0km (24.9 miles) ⓘSulphur Mine (Crenshaw Mine; Victoria Furnace Mine), Mineral, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Louisa County, Virginia, USA
40.8km (25.4 miles) ⓘCulpeper Prospect, Culpeper Basin, Culpeper County, Virginia, USA
47.4km (29.5 miles) ⓘNew Grindstone Mine, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA
48.4km (30.1 miles) ⓘGrindstone Mine (Hill Mine), Gold-Pyrite Belt, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA
References
Bulletin 77.
Calver, James L. (1962) Geology and Mineral Resources of Albemarle County. Bulletin 77. Virginia Division of Mineral Resources
Dietrich, R. V. (1990) Minerals of Virginia. Virginia Geological Survey.
 
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