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Specularite from
Grindstone Mine (Hill Mine), Gold-Pyrite Belt, Spotsylvania 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 Grindstone Mine (Hill Mine), Gold-Pyrite Belt, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:368169
Long-form Identifier:1:3:368169:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Specularite
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘNew Grindstone Mine, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA
17.9km (11.1 miles) ⓘSulphur Mine (Crenshaw Mine; Victoria Furnace Mine), Mineral, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Louisa County, Virginia, USA
33.4km (20.8 miles) ⓘCulpeper Prospect, Culpeper Basin, Culpeper County, Virginia, USA
48.4km (30.1 miles) ⓘIron Mine (MRDS - 10155198), Burnley, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
53.2km (33.1 miles) ⓘStony Point Mine, Stony Point, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
54.7km (34.0 miles) ⓘAlger Prospect, Madison County, Virginia, USA
59.4km (36.9 miles) ⓘShadwell Mine (Chalottesville Quarry), Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
66.5km (41.3 miles) ⓘRhodonite prospect, Fork Union, Fluvanna County, Virginia, USA
67.2km (41.7 miles) ⓘVulcan Materials Company Crushed Stone Quarry (Manassas Quarry), Manassas, Prince William County, Virginia, USA
73.6km (45.7 miles) ⓘBuck Mountain Creek, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
References
Dietrich, R. V. (1990) Minerals of Virginia. Virginia Geological Survey.
 
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