| Deposit ID | 10079797 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W030533 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Somerville Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Sommerville Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -77.73303, 38.31671 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | JUST WEST OF WILDERNESS (EXACT LOCATION UNDETERMINED). |
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)
Federal lands
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park(National Military Park)
National Military Park NPS(Type of land area)
NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park(National Military Park)
National Military Park NPS(Type of land area)
NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Virginia | Orange |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Model code | 273 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 36a |
| Deposit model name | Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein |
| Mark3 model number | 27 |
| (1) | -77.73303, 38.31671 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Ne-Sw Trend |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1840 |
| District name | Gold-Pyrite Belt |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W030533 |
SWEET, P.C., 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P
1974 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES.: UNABLE TO LOCATE
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | TOWN OF SOMERVILLE LOCATED ABOUT 26 KM TO THE NW IN FAUQUIER COUNTY. UNIDENTIFIED PROSPECT (SEE UNDER PROSPECT (A) (ORANGE COUNTY)) LIES 2.7 KM WEST OF WILDERNESS. OTHER THAN THE LOCATION MARKED ON AN OLD MAP, NOTHING ELSE IS KNOWN OF THIS PROSPECT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1979 | Meintzer, Robert E. (Le Van, D.C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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