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Runion Prospect

Occurrence in Shenandoah county in Virginia, United States with commodities Zinc, Lead
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10067245
MRDS ID VA01731
Record type Site
Current site name Runion Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -78.80084, 38.7506 (WGS84)
Elevation 427
Relative position 0.8 MILE SSE OF HEPNERS, 2.2 MI WNW OF GETZ CORNER

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Shenandoah(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Orkney Springs(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Front Royal(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Charlottesville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

North Fork Shenandoah(hydrologic unit)

Potomac(hydrologic accounting unit)

Potomac(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Shenandoah

Comments on the location information

  • 1.5 MILES SOUTH ALONG ROUTE 726 FROM HEPNERS (ORKNEY SPRINGS QUADRANGLE) TO UNAMED STREAM "PEAVY RUN", (TIMBERVILLE QUADRANGLE) CROSSING R.726, GO NORTH ALONG STREAM 0.3 MILE TO FORK IN STREAM WITH EARTH DAM AND SMALL LAKE ON NW. TAKE NE BRANCH FOR 100 FEET TO SMALL PILE OF GRAY SANDSTONE ON NORTH BANK OF NE BRANCH. PROSPECT LARGELY COVERED, NO PIT APPARENT NOW; 1:124000 QUADRANGLE MAP IS A 1972 EDITION

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary
Lead Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Ankerite Gangue
Hematite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 228
USGS model code 32b
Deposit model name Mississippi Valley, Appalachian Zn
Mark3 model number 42

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Pocono;Hampshire Formation
    Rock description Pocono;Hampshire Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -78.80084, 38.7506
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Ne-Sw Trend, Supin Lick Syncline Little North Mountain Fault
Type of structure Local
Structure description Ne-Sw Trend, Supin Lick Syncline, Little North Mountain Fault

Ore body information

  • General form VEINLETS, IRREGULAR
    Strike NE
    Dip NW

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Roll-Type Front With Carbon Reduction (?)

Comments on the geologic information

  • OCCURRENCE, NOW CONCEALED, LIES JUST ABOVE DEVONIAN HAMPSHIRE RED SHALES WHICH DIP GENTLY TO NW. GRAY TO GREENISH GRAY MICASEOUS SANDSTONE CONTAINS BROKEN COAL FRAGMENTS AND HAS SPOTTY HEMATITE STAINS SUGGESTIVE OF ROLL-FRONT TYPE OF DEPOSITION. NO SULFIDE MINERALIZATION NOTED FROM FIELD CHECK.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1960
Discoverer A.V. Heyl, Jr

Mining district

District name Timberville

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the workings information

  • SMALL, SHALLOW PROSPECT PITS ARE REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN MADE IN 1950'S. ONE PIT BY SIDE OF STREAM NOW COVERED BY LOOSE ROCK.

Comments on development

  • MINERALIZATION MAY HAVE BEEN FIRST NOTICED BY STERLING RUNION IN 1948 (RICHARD RUNION, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION, 1988)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LUTTRELL, G.W., 1966, BASE AND PRECIOUS METAL AND RELATED ORE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES REPORT NUMBER 7, 167 P.

  • Deposit

    HEYL, A.V., 1960, WRITTEN COMMUNICATION TO G.W. LUTTRELL.

  • Deposit

    RUNION, RICHARD, (1988), PERSONAL COMMUNICATION

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINLETS OF ANKERITE WITH SPHALERITE, GALENA, PYRITE AND POSSIBLY CHALCOPYRITE (HEYL, 1960 WRITTEN COMMUNICATION, IN LUTTRELL (1966))
Deposit LOCATION IS ON PRIVATE PROPERTY WITHIN PURCHASE BOUNDARY OF GEORGE WASHINGTON NATIONAL FOREST. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV; 5 PERS COMM

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-88 AS Virginia Division of Mineral Resources

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