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Macdonald Prospect

Occurrence in Stafford 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. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10079803
MRDS ID W030539
Record type Site
Current site name Macdonald Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.58331, 38.36921 (WGS84)
Elevation 85
Relative position 5.6 KM (3.5 MI) WEST OF BEREA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Stafford(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Salem Church(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Fredericksburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Washington(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Rappahannock(hydrologic unit)

Lower Chesapeake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Chesapeake(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Stafford

Comments on the location information

  • 0.10 KM (0.05 MI) OFF NORTH SIDE OF STATE ROAD 663 EXTENDED, 1.85 KM (1.15 MI) BY ROAD NW OF JUNCTION WITH STATE ROAD 655.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

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) -77.58331, 38.36921
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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

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Harold M. Morganstern

Comments on the production information

  • NO PRODUCTION FIGURES AVAILABLE.

Comments on the workings information

  • IN 1974, SHAFT (?) VISIBLE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    MORRILL, P., 1972, VIRGINIA MINES AND MINERALS: ROCKS AND MINERALS, VOL. 47, NO. 7-8, P. 435-444.

  • Deposit

    1974 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES.: INSPECTED SIT

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LITTLE INFORMATION EXISTS ON THIS PROSPECT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV

Reporter information

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

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