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Quaker 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. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10067632
MRDS ID W000427
Record type Site
Current site name Quaker Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.68081, 38.26671 (WGS84)
Elevation 107
Relative position 0.90 KM (0.55 MI) SOUTH OF BROCKROAD.

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)

Mattaponi(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

  • 0.12 KM (0.075 MI) OFF NE SIDE OF JACKSON TRAIL, 0.70 KM (0.45 MI) BY ROAD NW OF JUNCTION WITH STATE ROAD 613 (BROCK ROAD).

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 Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Rock unit name Quantico Slate
    Rock description Quantico Slate
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician

Nearby scientific data

(1) Miocene Sand and Gravel
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Economic information

Geologic structures

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

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Gold-Pyrite Belt

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION ISN'T MENTIONED, BUT THERE WAS PROBABLY NONE.

Comments on the workings information

  • IN 1974, A WATR-FILLED DEPRESSION AND SMALL CAVED PITS WERE NOTED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    LUTTRELL, G.W., 1966, VA. MIN. RES. REPORT 7, P. 109

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    1974 RECON VA DIV MIN RES: INSPECTED SIT

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THERE IS VERY LITTLE INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS PROSPECT. PARDEE AND PARK ONLY MENTION IT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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

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