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Scott Prospect #2

Occurrence in Smyth county in Virginia, United States with commodities Zinc, Fluorine-Fluorite, Sulfur-Pyrite, Calcium, Dolomite
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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. Ownership information
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10067268
MRDS ID VA01759
Record type Site
Current site name Scott Prospect #2

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -81.47149, 36.77314 (WGS84)
Elevation 768
Relative position ABOUT 4.8 MILES S 30 DEGREES E FROM MARION, 3.5 MILES E OF SUGAR GROVE (DOT SMYTH COUNTY HIGHWAY MAP, 1981)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Smyth(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Atkins(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Wytheville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Winston-Salem(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Fork Holston(hydrologic unit)

French Broad-Holston(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)

Tennessee(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Jefferson National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

George Washington and Jefferson National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Smyth

Comments on the location information

  • 5600 FEET N 4 DEGREES W FROM THE INTERSECTION OF STATE ROADS 672 AND 701 AT SLABTOWN, 5650 FEET W OF THE INTERSECTION OF STATE ROADS 670 AND 601 AT TEAS, 850 FEET N 85 DEGREES W FROM THE SCOTT PROSPECT #1. PROSPECT PITS LOCATED IN THE FIELD 2/10/88 WHILE SEARCHING FOR SCOTT PROSPECT. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1988)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary
Sulfur-Pyrite Tertiary
Calcium Tertiary
Dolomite Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • NO LEAD (GALENA) REPORTED, ZINC IS THE PRIMARY ORE OCCURING WITH DEEP VIOLET COLORED FLUORITE; PYRITE WAS REPORTED BY WATSON ON THE DUMP, BUT RARE; WHITE CRYSTALLIZED CALCITE AND DOLOMITE ARE GANGUE MINERIAL IN THE LIMESTONE BRECCIA.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Fluorite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Calcite Unknown
Dolomite Unknown

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 Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Shady Dolomite
    Rock description Shady Dolomite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -81.47149, 36.77314
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Ne Trending Valley And Ridge

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Strike N 62 DEGREES E
    Dip 33 DEGREES SE

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Brecciate/Fractured Limestone

Comments on the geologic information

  • ROCK IS VERY LIGHT GRAY TO MEDIUM GRAY WITH DARK GREY BANDS, STRONGLY FRACTURED. STRIKE IS N 62 DEGREES E, DIP IS 33 DEGREES SE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1905
Discoverer Unknown - Virginia Lead And Zinc Company While Working The Scott #1 Prospect?

Mining district

District name Rye Valley Lead/Zinc District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Virfginia Lead And Zinc Co. ?
  • Type Owner
    Owner R. D. Davis

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Overall length 18.29M
    Overall width 9.14M

Comments on the workings information

  • TWO SMALL OPEN CUTS LOCATED 2/10/88 DURING FIELD EXAMINATION. BOTH WERE DRIVEN APROXIMATELY N 20 DEGREES W, PERPENDICULAR TO STRIKE. EAST CUT IS 15 FEET WIDE, 20 FEET WIDE, AND 8 FEET HIGH AT HIGHWALL. 50 FEET WEST, A SMALLER CUT IS 10 FEET WIDE, 15 FEET DEEP, AND 5 FEET HIGH AT HIGHWALL. THE PROSPECTS ARE PARTIALLY FILLED AND GROWN OVER.

Comments on development

  • NO RECORD OF THIS PROSPECT WAS FOUND IN THE LITERATURE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CURRIER, L.W., 1935, ZINC AND LEAD REGION OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 43, 122 PAGES

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NO DESCRTIPTION OR REPORT OF THIS PROSPECT WAS FOUND IN THE LITERATURE. THIS MAY BE PROSPECTING ALONG A TREND CURRIER (PAGE 108) MADE NOTE OF A ZINC SHOWING 1/4 MILE SOUTHWEST OF THE SCOTT PROSPECT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV
Deposit STRONGLY FRACTURED LIMESTONE FOUND IN PROSPECT CUTS. THIN VEINS OF DOLOMITE WITH IRON STAINING OR MINOR LIGHT BROWN SPHALERITE FOUND ALONG FRACTURES. MOST LIKELY IT IS SIMILAR TO THE SCOTT #1 PROSPECT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1988 Lovett, James A. (Sweet Palmer C.) Virginia Division of Mineral Resources

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