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Locality Name:
Gold-Pyrite Belt, Louisa Co., Virginia, USA

mindat Locality ID: 105403
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-105403.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Gold-Pyrite Belt, Louisa Co., Virginia, USA": 41
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 40

Number of Child Localities: 38
Child Localities:
Allah Cooper Mine (Alley-Cooper Mine; Ali Cooper Mine; Valcooper Mine)
Belden Prospect
Bibb Prospect
Boxley's Mine
Chick Mine
Childs Mine
Cofer Prospect (Piedmont Mineral Associates Prospect)
Cooper Mine
Dolan Mine
Gunter Prospect
Harris Mine
Hemmer Mine
Hunter Prospect
Jenkins Mine
Jones Mine
Josh Gold Mine
Julia Mine (Julian Mine)
Kent Prospect
Lett Mine
Louisa Mine
Luce Mine (Capt. Luce's Mine)
MacDonald Mine
Mineral
Morriston Mine
New Luce Prospect
Old Dominion Pyrite Mine
Proffit Mine
Ricswan Mine
Simms Prospect
Slate Hill Mine
Stockton Mine
Thomasson's Mine
Tinder's Mine (Tinder Flat)
Triple Fork Prospect
Twin Vein Mine
Walnut Grove Mine
Walton's Mine
Warren Hill Mine

Latitude: 38°0'40"N
Longitude: 77°54'3"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 38.011111111111,-77.900833333333

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
	This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

Alunite	Amorphous	Amphibole	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Bournonite	Brochantite
Calcite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Chloritoid	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copiapite	Copper	Coquimbite	Corundum
Covellite	Descloizite	Devilline	Diaspore	Digenite	Epidote	Epsomite	Garnet	Geocronite	Gypsum
Halotrichite	Hexahydrite	Kieserite	Kobellite	Linarite	Malachite	Marcasite	Melanterite	Mica	Molybdenite
Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Pyrophyllite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite
Sphalerite	Spinel	Starkeyite	Staurolite	Sulphur	Talc	Tetrahedrite	Tourmaline	Turquoise	Wavellite
Zircon

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Ag Al As Au B Ba Bi C Ca Cl Cr Cu Fe H K Mg Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Ti V W Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Fe H O S

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Amorphous Amphibole Apatite Aragonite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Baryte Bournonite Brochantite
Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Chloritoid Clay Clinozoisite Copiapite Copper Coquimbite Corundum
Covellite Descloizite Devilline Diaspore Digenite Epidote Epsomite Garnet Geocronite Gypsum
Halotrichite Hexahydrite Kieserite Kobellite Linarite Malachite Marcasite Melanterite Mica Molybdenite
Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pyrite Pyrophyllite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite
Sphalerite Spinel Starkeyite Staurolite Sulphur Talc Tetrahedrite Tourmaline Turquoise Wavellite
Zircon

99 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Almandine ()*	Aluminocopiapite ()*	Alunogen ()*	Anglesite ()*
Ankerite ()*	Antlerite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Augite ()*	Azurite ()*
Baryte ()*	Bianchite ()*	Bismuth ()*	Bornite ()*	Boulangerite ()*
Bournonite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Cerussite ()*
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chloritoid ()*	Clinozoisite ()*
Copiapite ()*	Copper ()*	Coquimbite ()*	Cosalite ()*	Covellite ()*
Cuprite ()*	Digenite ()*	Epidote ()*	Epsomite ()*	Ferricopiapite ()*
Ferrinatrite ()*	Ferrohexahydrite ()*	Fibroferrite ()*	Freibergite ()*	Gahnite ()*
Galena ()*	Geocronite ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Gudmundite ()*
Gunningite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Halotrichite ()*	Hematite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*
Hexahydrite ()*	Hydrozincite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Kobellite ()*
Kyanite ()*	Linarite ()*	Mackinawite ()*	Magnesiocopiapite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Melanterite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Mottramite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Opal ()*	Paracoquimbite ()*	Pentahydrite ()*	Pickeringite ()*
Plumbonacrite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*	Pyrophyllite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Rhomboclase ()*	Rozenite ()*	Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*
Schorl ()*	Serpierite ()*	Siderite ()*	Siderotil ()*	Silver ()*
Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Staurolite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Szomolnokite ()*
Talc ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tremolite ()*	Turquoise ()*	Vanadinite ()*
Vauquelinite ()*	Wavellite ()*	Wulfenite ()*	Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	281757	3419
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	2	281755,281757	2353
Aluminocopiapite ()*	Copiapite	(Al,Mg)Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH,O)₂·20H₂O	1	281757	50
Alunogen ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂(SO₄)₃(H₂O)₁₂·5H₂O	1	281757	272
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	2	281732,281771	2734
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	2	281754,281757	3092
Antlerite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu²⁺₃(SO₄)(OH)₄	3	281738,281756,281757	246
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	3	281738,281748,281755	9052
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	1	281757	2060
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	2	281755,281757	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	1	281755	11547
Bianchite ()*	Hexahydrite	Zn(SO₄)·6H₂O	1	281738	40
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	1	281738	1966
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	3	281738,281755,281757	5516
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁	3	281738,281767,281771	843
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	1	281738	1089
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	4	281732,281738,281755,281757	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	2	281755,281757	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	1	281755	5171
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	1	281732	4979
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	2	281738,281757	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	2	281738,281756	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	10	281732,281738,281743,281744,281748,281755,281756,281757,281765,281771	27198
Chloritoid ()*	Chloritoid	Fe²⁺Al₂O(SiO₄)(OH)₂	1	281757	376
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	2	281755,281757	1025
Copiapite ()*	Copiapite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O	3	281755,281756,281757	382
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	1	281757	3846
Coquimbite ()*	Coquimbite	AlFe₃(SO₄)₆(H₂O)₁₂·6H₂O	1	281757	136
Cosalite ()*	None	Pb₂Bi₂S₅	1	281738	344
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	1	281738	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	1	281757	2970
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	1	281738	1027
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	281757	8173
Epsomite ()*	Epsomite	Mg(SO₄)·7H₂O	1	281755	484
Ferricopiapite ()*	Copiapite	Fe³⁺_0.67Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O	1	281757	41
Ferrinatrite ()*	None	Na₃Fe³⁺(SO₄)₃·3H₂O	1	281757	25
Ferrohexahydrite ()*	Hexahydrite	Fe²⁺(SO₄)·6H₂O	1	281757	21
Fibroferrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Fe³⁺(SO₄)(OH)·5H₂O	1	281757	107
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂	1	281738	663
Gahnite ()*	Spinel	ZnAl₂O₄	4	281738,281748,281755,281757	445
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	11	281732,281738,281743,281744,281748,281755,281756,281757,281765,281767,281771	24243
Geocronite ()*	Geocronite	Pb₁₄Sb₆S₂₃	1	281767	133
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	4	281738,281749,281756,281757	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	31	281732,281733,281734,281735,281736,281738,281739,281740,281742,281743,281744,281745,281747,281750,281751,281752,281753,281755,281758,281759,281761,281762,281764,281765,281766,281767,281768,281769,281770,281771,281772	30554
Gudmundite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeSbS	1	281738	170
Gunningite ()*	Kieserite	Zn(SO₄)·H₂O	1	281738	48
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	4	281738,281755,281756,281757	6890
Halotrichite ()*	Halotrichite	Fe²⁺Al₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	1	281757	409
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	3	281738,281749,281757	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	2	281732,281748	1689
Hexahydrite ()*	Hexahydrite	Mg(SO₄)·6H₂O	1	281757	251
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	1	281748	1066
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	4	281738,281748,281755,281757	5433
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	1	281757	2228
Kobellite ()*	Kobellite	Pb₁₁(Cu,Fe)₂(Bi,Sb)₁₅S₃₅	1	281738	87
Kyanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂OSiO₄	1	281757	1507
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂	2	281732,281738	987
Mackinawite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)_1+xS (x = 0-0.07)	2	281738,281755	451
Magnesiocopiapite ()*	Copiapite	MgFe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O	1	281757	54
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	6	281732,281738,281748,281755,281756,281757	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	2	281732,281755	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	3	281738,281755,281757	5674
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	5	281732,281738,281755,281756,281757	915
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	1	281738	5800
Mottramite ()*	Descloizite	PbCu(VO₄)(OH)	1	281732	362
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	5	281732,281738,281755,281756,281757	17380
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	1	281732	2994
Paracoquimbite ()*	Coquimbite	Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(H₂O)₁₂·6H₂O	1	281757	30
Pentahydrite ()*	Chalcanthite	Mg(SO₄)·5H₂O	1	281757	32
Pickeringite ()*	Halotrichite	MgAl₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	2	281755,281757	265
Plumbonacrite ()*	None	Pb₅(CO₃)₃O(OH)₂	1	281738	13
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	22	281732,281733,281738,281739,281741,281743,281744,281747,281748,281749,281750,281753,281755,281756,281757,281758,281760,281763,281766,281767,281770,281771	39462
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	1	281732	1725
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	1	281732	771
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	7	281738,281743,281744,281748,281755,281756,281757	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	26	281732,281733,281734,281736,281738,281742,281743,281744,281745,281747,281750,281751,281752,281753,281755,281756,281757,281758,281759,281761,281762,281764,281767,281768,281770,281771	61156
Rhomboclase ()*	Not in a structural group	(H₅O₂)Fe³⁺(SO₄)₂·2H₂O	0		53
Rozenite ()*	Starkeyite	Fe²⁺(SO₄)·4H₂O	5	281732,281738,281755,281756,281757	293
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	1	281738	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	1	281755	4894
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	2	281732,281757	2705
Serpierite ()*	Devilline	Ca(Cu,Zn)₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O	3	281732,281738,281755	292
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	4	281755,281756,281757,281771	6417
Siderotil ()*	Chalcanthite	Fe(SO₄)·5H₂O	1	281757	84
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	6	281732,281743,281744,281755,281756,281757	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	1	281732	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	11	281732,281738,281743,281744,281748,281755,281756,281757,281765,281767,281771	21482
Staurolite ()*	Staurolite	Fe²⁺₂Al₉Si₄O₂₃(OH)	1	281757	978
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	2	281755,281757	2045
Szomolnokite ()*	Kieserite	Fe(SO₄)·H₂O	1	281757	139
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	1	281757	3337
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	2	281738,281755	5317
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	2	281754,281757	2562
Turquoise ()*	Turquoise	CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O	1	281757	484
Vanadinite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(VO₄)₃Cl	1	281732	605
Vauquelinite ()*	None	CuPb₂(CrO₄)(PO₄)(OH)	1	281732	63
Wavellite ()*	Wavellite	Al₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₃·5H₂O	1	281732	374
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	1	281732	1655
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	1	281757	5251

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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