| Deposit ID | 10080003 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W030878 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Maclean Shaft Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -78.68307, 36.75007 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 104 |
| Relative position | EXACT LOCATION UNKNOWN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Charlotte(county)
Virginia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Clover(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
South Boston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Greensboro(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Roanoke(hydrologic unit)
Roanoke(hydrologic accounting unit)
Chowan-Roanoke(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Virginia | Charlotte |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Epidote | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Meta-Basalt |
| Rock unit name | Aaron Formation (Middle Member) |
| Rock description | Aaron Formation (Middle Member) |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone |
| Rock unit name | Aaron Formation (Middle Member) |
| Rock description | Aaron Formation (Middle Member) |
| (1) | -78.68307, 36.75007 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Virgilina Synclinorium, Ne-Sw Trend |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Schistosity Strikes N30 Deg E And Dips 70-80 Deg Se |
| General form | LENS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 25 E |
| Dip | 38 SE |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Virgilina District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W030878 |
LANEY, F.B., 1917, THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE VIRGILINA DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 14, 176 P
DIREXPL ? - DUG SHAF
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SHAFT IS ON SAME VEIN AS THE BARNES PROSPECT. THE VEIN IS NARROW AND AT THE SHAFT NOT STRONGLY MINERALIZED. JOINT HAS A STRIKE OF N 30 W IN THE 15 FT EXPOSURE NEWAR THE CAVED SHAFT. IN JUNE 1987, THE WATER FILLED SHAFT 10 FT X 15 FT WAS ENCIRCLED BY A WIRE FENCE WITH U S GOVERNMENT SIGNS |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1980 | Trimble, David C. (Sweet, Palmer C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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