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Gruner prospect, Virginia, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USAi
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Gruner prospectProspect (Inactive)
VirginiaCity
Saint Louis CountyCounty
MinnesotaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 30' 5'' North , 92° 29' 2'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Prospect (Inactive) - last checked 2019
Deposit first discovered:
1924
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Gilbert1,792 (2017)2.0km
Virginia8,587 (2017)4.6km
McKinley128 (2017)5.6km
Eveleth3,673 (2017)6.0km
Parkville2,525 (2017)7.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
312862
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:312862:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


During the late 1980s, exploration for gold was conducted by three companies: Newmont, Rhude and Fryberger, and Resource Exploration. This phase of exploration was prompted by an earlier mention of a gold discovery by J.W. Gruner in 1924 (Grout, 1937). Reportedly, Gruner found visible gold and arsenopyrite in veins associated with a quartzofeldspathic intrusion in railroad cuts near Virginia.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


13 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
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ⓘ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
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ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
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ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
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ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
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ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
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Frank KarastiIdentified by Frank Karasti: Visual Identification
ⓘ 'Limonite'
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ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
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ⓘ Native Silver
Formula: Ag
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Frank KarastiIdentified by Frank Karasti: Visual Identification
ⓘ Native Sulphur
Formula: S8
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ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
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ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
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ⓘ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
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Frank Karasti CollectionIdentified by Frank Karasti: Visual Identification
ⓘ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
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ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
References:
Frank KarastiIdentified by Frank Karasti: Visual Identification

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
ⓘNative Silver1.AA.05Ag
ⓘNative Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘAcanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘArsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘRutile4.DB.05TiO2
ⓘGoethite4.FD.10Fe3+O(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RutileTiO2
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ AcanthiteAg2S
Sⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ Native SulphurS8
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ RutileTiO2
FeIron
Feⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
AgSilver
Agⓘ AcanthiteAg2S
Agⓘ Native SilverAg
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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