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Marva Prospect

Occurrence in Spotsylvania county in Virginia, United States with commodities Zinc, Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver, Sulfur-Pyrite
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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10067651
MRDS ID W000450
Record type Site
Current site name Marva Prospect
Related records 10253264

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.80053, 38.16005 (WGS84)
Elevation 119
Relative position 1.3 KM (0.8 MI) SE OF JONES.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Spotsylvania(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Belmont(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Fredericksburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Washington(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Pamunkey(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

  • LOCATION APPROXIMATE, NOT FIELD CHECKED BY VDMR. ABOUT 0.3 KM (0.2 MI) WEST OF EXTENSION OF HAILEY MILL ROAD, 2.6 KM (1.6 MI) NORTH OF JUNCTION WITH STATE ROAD 601. ADDITIONAL WORKINGS LOCATED ABOUT UTM N 4227800., E 254910.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary
Lead Primary
Copper Secondary
Gold Secondary
Silver Secondary
Sulfur-Pyrite Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Pyrite Ore
Silver Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 184
USGS model code 28a
Deposit model name Massive sulfide, kuroko
Mark3 model number 93

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Economic information

Geologic structures

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

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Quartz Veins

Comments on the geologic information

  • IGNEOUS ROCKS OCCUR AS DIKES ABOUT 0.3 KM TO EITHER SIDE OF #1 WORKINGS. ORE OCCURS IN QUARTZ VEINS IN HOST ROCK.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1920

Mining district

District name Gold-Pyrite Belt

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the production information

  • NO MENTION OF WHETHER OR NOT THERE WAS ANY PRODUCTION.

Comments on development

  • NO DEVELOPMENT INFORMATION LOCATED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CLINE, J.H., WATSON, T.L., AND WRIGHT, F.J., 1921, A GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PYRITE-GOLD BELT IN LOUISA AND SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTIES, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 1 SHEET, SCALE 1:63 360.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    DIREXPL DEPOSIT PROSPECTE

  • Production

    LUTTRELL (1966)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THERE IS NOT VERY MUCH INFORMATION ABOUT THIS MINE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1972 Wright, Nancy A. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JAN-1980 Meintzer, Robert E. (Le Van, D.C.) U.S. Geological Survey

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