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Magnetite from
Roseland, Nelson County, Virginia, USA


Locality type:Hamlet
Classification
Species:Magnetite
Formula:Fe2+Fe23+O4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Magnetite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Roseland, Nelson County, Virginia, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:7301
Long-form Identifier:1:3:7301:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Magnetite in this Region
J. D. Johnson Prospect, Roseland, Nelson County, Virginia, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
6.8km (4.2 miles) ⓘU. S. Titanium Company Mine (Warwick Prospect; American Cyanamide Piney River Mine), Roseland, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘJ. D. Johnson Prospect, Roseland, Nelson County, Virginia, USA
9.4km (5.8 miles) ⓘAmerican Cyanimid Wood Pit (S. V. Wood Tract; B. F. Camden Tract; Thomas Wood Deposit), Roseland Anorthosite, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
14.4km (8.9 miles) ⓘSmith Prospect (J. D. Smith Tract), Roseland, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
19.6km (12.2 miles) ⓘBuffalo River Prospect, Roseland, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
20.2km (12.6 miles) ⓘLewis Tunnel and Price Shaft, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
21.9km (13.6 miles) ⓘIrish Creek, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
23.4km (14.5 miles) ⓘGreenway Mines and Church Tunnel, Appomattox County, Virginia, USA
24.0km (14.9 miles) ⓘRiverville Hematite Mines (Dyestone Ridge Hematite Mines - Gardenfield Tunnel), James River-Roanoke River Mn-Fe-Ba Mining District, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
24.2km (15.0 miles) ⓘUnnamed Tunnels; Open Cuts & Shafts (MRDS - 10084452), Allens Creek, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
References
Herz, N., & Force, E. R. (1987). Geology and mineral deposits of the Roseland district of central Virginia. USGS Professional Paper 1371.
 
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