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Brinton Prospect

Occurrence in Spotsylvania county in Virginia, United States with commodity Gold
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10067627
MRDS ID W000422
Record type Site
Current site name Brinton Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.63276, 38.3556 (WGS84)
Elevation 73
Relative position ABOUT 5.3 KM (3.3 MI) N OF CHANCELLORSVILLE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Spotsylvania(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Chancellorsville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Fredericksburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Washington(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Rapidan-Upper Rappahannock(hydrologic unit)

Lower Chesapeake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Chesapeake(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Spotsylvania

Comments on the location information

  • 0.5 KM (0.3 MI)OFF N SIDE OF STATE ROAD 620 ABOUT 4.3 KM (2.7 MI) BY ROAD NE OF ITS INTERSECTION WITH STATE ROAD 610

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 273
USGS model code 36a
Deposit model name Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Mark3 model number 27

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Quartz Diorite
    Rock description Quartz Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.63276, 38.3556
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Columbia Syncline Ne-Sw Trend

Comments on the geologic information

  • HOST ROCK INFORMATION IS FOUND IN LONSDALE (1927), BUT NO MENTION OF THE PROSPECT IS MADE IN HIS REPORT. ; GEOL.DESC: HOST ROCK INFORMATION COMES FROM THE VA. STATE GEOLOGICAL MAP.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the workings information

  • A CAVED PIT (11M X 2.6M X 1.3M MAX. DEPTH) AND A SMALLER PIT (3M X 1.7M X 0.6M DEEP),A DUMP AND BROKEN GRANITE WERE REPORTED IN 1974. WORKINGS APPARENTLY WERE CONFINED TO THE SURFACE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PARDEE, J.T., AND PARK, C.F., 1948, USGS PP. 213, P. 54

  • Deposit

    SWEET, P.C., 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P.

  • Deposit

    LONSDALE, J.T.,1927, GEOLOGY OF THE GOLD-PYRITE BELT OF THE NORTHEASTERN PIEDMONT, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 30, 110 P.

  • Deposit

    1974 RECON VA. DIV. OF MINERAL RESOURCES: SITE INSPECTE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1972 Wright, Nancy A. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JUL-1979 Beaulieu, Harvey R. (Le Van, D. C.) U.S. Geological Survey

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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