| Deposit ID | 10068422 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W001478 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Lofton Bauxite & Kaolin |
| Alternate or previous names | Virginia Bauxite Houston |
| Geographic coordinates: | -79.24308, 37.95311 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | NORTH OF ROANOKE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Augusta(county)
Virginia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Vesuvius(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Buena Vista(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Roanoke(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
South Fork Shenandoah(hydrologic unit)
Potomac(hydrologic accounting unit)
Potomac(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Virginia | Augusta |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bauxite | Ore |
| (1) | -79.24308, 37.95311 |
|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1915 |
| Discoverer | Houston Manganese Mine |
| Year of first production | 1915 |
| District name | Houston |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W001478 |
WARREN, W. C., BRIDGE, JOSIAH, AND OVERSTREET, E. F., 1965, BAUXITE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1199-K, P. 17
WARREN, W.C., BRIDGE, JOSIAH, AND OVERSTREET, E.F., 1965, BAUXITE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1199-K, P. K1-K17.
1942 RECON WARREN, BRIDGE - OVERSTREE
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1973 | Patterson, Sam H. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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