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Locality Name:
Cash Mine (Panther Run Mine; Irish Creek Tin Mines), Montebello, Northern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Rockbridge Co., Virginia, USA


mindat Locality ID: 9668
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-9668.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Cash Mine (Panther Run Mine; Irish Creek Tin Mines), Montebello, Northern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Rockbridge Co., Virginia, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe 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.

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 Be Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O Pb S Si Sn Ti W Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au B Be Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O Pb S Si Sn Ti W Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ArsenopyriteBerylCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopiapiteCopperCorundumEpidote
FluoriteKobelliteMarcasiteMelanteriteMeneghiniteMicaNickelineNonePhenakitePyrite
PyroxeneRocksaltRutileScheeliteSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelTourmalineZircon

34 IMA Minerals at location:
Aikinite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Beryl  (*)Calcite  (*)
Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Copiapite  (*)Cordierite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Galenobismutite  (*)Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Melanterite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Nontronite  (*)Phenakite  (*)Pigeonite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Scheelite  (*)Schorl  (*)Scorodite  (*)Siderite  (*)
Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Vermiculite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aikinite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBiS30315
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)203092
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS09052
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1804286
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO205171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)01025
Copiapite  (*)CopiapiteFe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O0382
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O1801008
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF209617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS024243
Galenobismutite  (*)KobellitePbBi2S40192
Gold  (*)CopperAu030554
Graphite  (*)NoneC02812
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O305433
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS205674
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O0915
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O01508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Nontronite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O0471
Phenakite  (*)PhenakiteBe2(SiO4)0326
Pigeonite  (*)Pyroxene(Mg,Fe,Ca)2Si2O60303
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S809056
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)04894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)02705
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O01153
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)06417
Silver  (*)CopperAg05186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O0652
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)05251


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