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Seible Mine (Happy Creek Mine), Happy Creek, Warren County, Virginia, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Seible Mine (Happy Creek Mine) | Mine |
| Happy Creek | Village |
| Warren County | County |
| Virginia | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 55' 37'' North , 78° 8' 28'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Apple Mountain Lake | 1,396(2011) | 3.4km |
| Shenandoah Shores | 934(2011) | 3.7km |
| Front Royal | 15,070(2017) | 4.7km |
| Skyland Estates | 830(2011) | 5.1km |
| Chester Gap | 839(2011) | 8.2km |
REF:Deposit:: STOSE, G.W., MISER, H.D., KATZ, F.J., AND HEWETT, D.F., 1919, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF THE WEST FOOT OF THE BLUE RIDGE, VIRGINIA: VA. GEOL. SURVEY BULL. 17, 166 P.
Deposit:: RADER, E.K., AND BIGGS, T.H., 1975, GEOLOGY OF THE FRONT ROYAL QUADRANGL
Commodities (Major) - Manganese; (Trace) - Iron
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Clay Residuum, Clay Residuum Derived From The Shady Dolomite
Structure: Ne-Sw Trend, Happy Creek Fault, Stone Bridge Anticline
Host Rock: Clay, Mud
Tectonic Structure: Miogeosyncline
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
3 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!
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Alphabetical ListTree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ'Limonite' |
| ⓘManganite Formula:Mn3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ'Psilomelane' |
| ⓘPyrolusite Formula:Mn4+O2 |
| ⓘQuartz Formula:SiO2 References: |
| ⓘ'Wad' |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrolusite | 4.DB.05 | Mn4+O2 |
| ⓘ | Manganite | 4.FD.15 | Mn3+O(OH) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Psilomelane' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Wad' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘManganite | Mn3+O(OH) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘManganite | Mn3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘPyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
| O | ⓘQuartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘQuartz | SiO2 |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘManganite | Mn3+O(OH) |
| Mn | ⓘPyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- SCAB DomainDomain
- Southern and Central ApplachianAccretionary Complex
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