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Magnetite from
Virginia Greenstone Company Quarry, Lynchburg (City), Virginia, USA


Locality type:Quarry
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 Virginia Greenstone Company Quarry, Lynchburg (City), Virginia, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:849548
Long-form Identifier:1:3:849548:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘBoxley Quarry (Mt. Athos Quarry), Campbell County, Virginia, USA
9.1km (5.7 miles) ⓘRailroad Iron Property (Wood Iron Mine; Unnamed Limonite Mine), James River-Roanoke River Mn-Fe-Ba Mining District, Campbell County, Virginia, USA
15.4km (9.6 miles) ⓘIce Cliff Tunnel et al., Amherst County, Virginia, USA
21.6km (13.4 miles) ⓘHart Tunnel, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
23.1km (14.3 miles) ⓘAppomattox Quarry (Appomattox Lime Company), Appomattox County, Virginia, USA
24.1km (15.0 miles) ⓘRiverville Hematite Mines (Divestone Ridge Hematite Mines), James River-Roanoke River Mn-Fe-Ba Mining District, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
24.9km (15.4 miles) ⓘCanal Tunnel Hematite Magnetite Prospect (Part of Prospecting In Riverville Mines System; Pl; 2 No. 144.; Known As Canal Tunnel; Riverville Hematite Mine Espenshade 1954), James River-Roanoke River Mn-Fe-Ba Mining District, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
25.2km (15.7 miles) ⓘRiverville Hematite Mines (Dyestone Ridge Hematite Mines - Gardenfield Tunnel), James River-Roanoke River Mn-Fe-Ba Mining District, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
26.4km (16.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed Tunnels; Open Cuts & Shafts (MRDS - 10084452), Allens Creek, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
27.7km (17.2 miles) ⓘBuffalo River Prospect, Roseland, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
References
Smith, J. W. (1961) Talc, Soapstone, and related stone deposits of Virginia. Virginia Minerals, Virginia Division of Mineral Resources 7:1-7
 
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