Yankee Horse Ridge Gold Prospect (Good Gold Prospect), Irish Creek, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Yankee Horse Ridge Gold Prospect (Good Gold Prospect) | Prospect |
| Irish Creek | Creek |
| Rockbridge County | County |
| Virginia | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 48' 47'' North , 79° 11' 37'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Buena Vista | 6,618 (2017) | 16.6km |
| East Lexington | 1,463 (2011) | 20.5km |
| Greenville | 832 (2011) | 21.4km |
| Lexington | 7,262 (2017) | 22.1km |
| Middlebrook | 213 (2011) | 26.5km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Shenandoah Valley Gem & Mineral Society | Waynesboro, Virginia | 39km |
| Gem and Mineral Society of Lynchburg | Lynchburg, Virginia | 45km |
Mindat Locality ID:
104655
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:104655:0
GUID (UUID V4):
3d4587d5-37b2-4908-aeb9-0ac12a46906e
REF:Deposit:: GOOD, R.S., IN PREPARATION, GEOCHEMICAL AND GEOLOGICAL RECONNAISSANCE FOR TIN AND GOLD IN IRISH CREEK TIN DISTRICT, ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY, VIRGINIA, VDMR.
Deposit:: HUDSON, T.A., 1981, GEOLOGY OF THE IRISH CREEK TIN DISTRICT, VIRGINIA BLUE RIDGE:
Commodities (Major) - Thorium, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Tin
Development Status: Occurrence
Structure: Anastomosing Thin Mylonites Near Se - Dipping Cataclastic Zone
Host Rock: Quartz Monzonite, Alkali-Granite (Alaskite)
Tectonic Structure: Allocthonous Thrust Lobe Of Imbricately Faulted Precambrian Charnoukites And Graulite Gneisse
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8 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| β Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
| β Beudantite Formula: PbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| β Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 |
| β Goethite Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| β Gold Formula: Au |
| β Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| β Jarosite Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| β | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Goethite | 4.00. | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| β | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| β | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| β | Jarosite | 7.BC.10 | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| β | Beudantite | 8.BL.05 | PbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Beudantite | PbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| H | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | β Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Beudantite | PbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| O | β Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| O | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | β Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| S | β Beudantite | PbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| S | β Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | β Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | β Beudantite | PbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| Fe | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | β Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| As | β Beudantite | PbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | β Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | β Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | β Beudantite | PbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Appalachian BasinBasin
- Laurentides DomainDomain
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