| Deposit ID | 10080006 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W030883 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ambler Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -78.11082, 38.87365 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 549 |
| Relative position | 11.2 KM (7.0 MI) NW OF HUME. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Fauquier(county)
Virginia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Flint Hill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Front Royal(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Charlottesville(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Virginia | Fauquier |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Copper | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Jasper | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Meta-Basalt | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Catoctin Formation | ||||||||
| Rock description | Catoctin Formation | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Meta-Basalt |
| Rock unit name | Catoctin Formation |
| Rock description | Catoctin Formation |
| (1) | -78.11082, 38.87365 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Blue Ridge Anticlinorium, Ne-Sw Trend |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Transverse Faulting; Schistosity Strikes N55 Deg E And Dips 65 Deg Se; One Prominent Joint Strikes N 20 Deg. W |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N55DEGE |
| Dip | 65DEGSE |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1900 |
| District name | Northern Section-Blue Ridge Province |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 12M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W030883 |
LUKERT, M.T. AND NUCKOLS, E.B., III, 1976, GEOLOGY OF THE LINDEN AND FLINT HILL QUADRANGES, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, REPORT OF INVESTGATIONS 44, 83 P.
SWEET, P.C., AND BELL, S.C., 1980, METALLIC MINERALIZATION IN THE BLUE RIDGE PROVINCE OF VIRGINIA: VA. DIV. MIN. RES. PUBLICATION 27, P. 39-52.
WEED,W.H., 1911, COPPER DEPOSITS OF THE APPALACHIAN STATES: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 455, 166 P.
1900 DIREXPL SEVERAL OPENINGS MADE (DATE APPROXIMATE)
1978 RECON VA. DIV. MIN.RES: INSPECTED SITE
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MINERALIZATION OCCURRED AS IRREGULAR MASSES OF NATIVE COPPER AND BORNITE IN EPIDOTIZED BASALT. MALACHITE STAINING WAS ALSO PRESENT IN CONSIDERABLE AMOUNTS IN THE ROCK. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1979 | Meintzer, Robert E. (Le Van, D.C.) | Virginia Division of Mineral Resources | |
| Updater | 01-JUN-1982 | Trimble, David, C. | Virginia Division of Mineral Resources |
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