Snowflake Fluorite Prospect

Occurrence in Scott county in Virginia, United States with commodities Calcium, Fluorine-Fluorite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Land status
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10276684
MAS/MILS ID 0511690006
Record type Site
Current site name Snowflake Fluorite Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -82.50876, 36.70428 (WGS84)
Elevation 579
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Scott(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Gate City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bristol(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Johnson City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

North Fork Holston(hydrologic unit)

French Broad-Holston(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)

Tennessee(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Scott

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Calcium Tertiary
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) Nolichucky and Honaker Formations

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 13-FEB-78 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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