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Pyrrhotite from
Ben White Prospect, Cranberry Creek Segment, Gossan Lead Mining District, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Carroll County, Virginia, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Pyrrhotite
Formula:Fe1-xS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrrhotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ben White Prospect, Cranberry Creek Segment, Gossan Lead Mining District, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Carroll County, Virginia, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:370004
Long-form Identifier:1:3:370004:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrrhotite
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘBrown and Stephenson Mine (Brown and Stevenson Mine), Cranberry Creek Segment, Gossan Lead Mining District, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Carroll County, Virginia, USA
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘFairmont Copper Mine (Fairmount Copper Mine), Cranberry Creek Segment, Gossan Lead Mining District, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Carroll County, Virginia, USA
0.7km (0.5 miles) ⓘKincannon Property Mine, Little Reed Island Segment, Gossan Lead Mining District, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Carroll County, Virginia, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘCranberry Copper Mine, Cranberry Creek Segment, Gossan Lead Mining District, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Carroll County, Virginia, USA
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘStone Prospect (Stone & Davis Prospects), Dalton Hill, Gossan Lead Mining District, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Carroll County, Virginia, USA
1.4km (0.8 miles) ⓘWildcat No. 2 Mine, Wildcat Segment, Gossan Lead Mining District, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Carroll County, Virginia, USA
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘDalton Hill Mine, Dalton Hill, Gossan Lead Mining District, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Carroll County, Virginia, USA
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘDavis Prospect, Dalton Hill, Gossan Lead Mining District, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Carroll County, Virginia, USA
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘWildcat Mine (Wild Cat Mine), Wildcat Segment, Gossan Lead Mining District, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Carroll County, Virginia, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘWolfpit Mine (Wolf Pit Mine), Wildcat Segment, Gossan Lead Mining District, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Carroll County, Virginia, USA
References
Dietrich, R. V. (1990) Minerals of Virginia. Virginia Geological Survey.
 
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