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Bealeton Prospect, Culpeper Basin, Fauquier County, Virginia, USAi
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Pyrite, etc.

Bealeton Prospect, Culpeper Basin, Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
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Pyrite

Bealeton Prospect, Culpeper Basin, Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
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Pyrite

Bealeton Prospect, Culpeper Basin, Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
09277620017272054641590.jpg
Pyrite, etc.

Bealeton Prospect, Culpeper Basin, Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
03534990017272054648889.jpg
Pyrite

Bealeton Prospect, Culpeper Basin, Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
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Pyrite

Bealeton Prospect, Culpeper Basin, Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
09277620017272054641590.jpg
Pyrite, etc.

Bealeton Prospect, Culpeper Basin, Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
03534990017272054648889.jpg
Pyrite

Bealeton Prospect, Culpeper Basin, Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 33' 17'' North , 77° 43' 58'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
38.55472,-77.73278
GeoHash:
G#: dqber4stw
GRN:
N26W44
Type:
Prospect
Köppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Bealeton4,435 (2011)3.3km
Midland218 (2011)5.0km
Remington627 (2017)7.0km
Opal691 (2011)9.4km
Calverton239 (2011)10.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
103580
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:103580:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


REF:Deposit:: LUTTRELL, G.W., BASE- AND PRECIOUS-METAL AND RELATED ORE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: MINERAL RESOURCES REP. 7, 167 P.
Deposit:: ROBERTS, J.K., 1928, THE GEOLOGY OF THE VIRGINIA TRIASSIC: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 29, 205 P.
Deposit:: 1840
Commodities (Major) - Copper; (Minor) - Sulfur - Iron Pyrite
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Bull Run Shale (Newark Group), Quantico Slate
Structure: Ne-Sw Trend, Culpeper Triassic Basin
Host Rock: Shale
Tectonic Structure: Basin

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2

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