Mine detail: Crews Prospect

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Location: Charlotte County, Virginia, United States, North America
Lat / long: 37.13867, -78.67584
dep_id: 10096553
mrds_id: W031183
Commodity type: metallic and nonmetallic
Major mineral: Feldspar
Minor mineral: Mica, Beryllium, Tantalum, Niobium (Columbium)
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Beryl, Muscovite, Plagioclase
gangue: Quartz
orebody_fm: LINEAR
ore_ctrl: Pegmatite Dike
Reporter: Trimble, David C. (Sweet, Palmer C.)
hrock_unit: Chopawamsic Formation
hrock_type: Schist,Gneiss
Structure: Ne-Sw Trend, Faults?
tectonic: Piedmont
disc_yr: 1943
discr: C.T. Crews
References:
  • Deposit:: BROWN, W.R., 1962, MICA AND FELDSPAR DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, MINERAL RESOURCES REPORT 3, 195 P.
  • Deposit:: DIETRICH, R.V., 1970, MINERALS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, RESEARCH DIVISION BULLETIN 47, WILLIAMS PRINTING CO., RICHMOND, VA., 325 P.
  • Deposit:: GRIFFITTS, JAHNS, AND LEMKE, 1953, MICA DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHEASTERN PIEDMONT, PART 4, OUTLYING DEPOSITS IN VIRGINIA, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPAR 248-C, PP. 171-202.
  • Deposit:: 1943 DIREXPL C.T. CREWS - DUG THREE PIT
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