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Abbott Prospect

Occurrence in Halifax county in Virginia, United States with commodity Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10080022
MRDS ID W030903
Record type Site
Current site name Abbott Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -78.78085, 36.59813 (WGS84)
Elevation 158
Relative position 2.50 KM (1.55 MI) WEST OF RED BANK.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Halifax(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Virgilina(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

South Boston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Greensboro(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Dan(hydrologic unit)

Roanoke(hydrologic accounting unit)

Chowan-Roanoke(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Halifax

Comments on the location information

  • 0.2 KM (0.1 MI) OFF SOUTH SIDE OF STATE ROAD 602, 0.2 KM (0.1 MI) BY ROAD EAST OF JUNCTION WITH STATE ROAD 737.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcocite Ore
Malachite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • 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)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -78.78085, 36.59813
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Virgilina Synclinorium
Type of structure Local
Structure description Prevailing Schistosity Strikes N 10-20 Deg E And Dips 70-80 Deg E.

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Shear Zones (Veins In Area Strike N 5-10 Deg E)

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1917

Mining district

District name Virgilina District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner F. Nagle

Comments on the workings information

  • IN 1976, 3X2M SHALLOW PIT AND A SMALL DUMP WERE LOCATED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SWEET, P.C., 1976, ABANDONED COPPER MINES AND PROSPECTS IN THE VIRGILINA DISTRICT, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA MINERALS, V. 22, NO. 3, P. 25-34.

  • Deposit

    KREISA, R.D., 1980, GEOLOGY OF OMEGA, SOUTH BOSTON, CLUSTER SPRINGS, AND VIRGIINA QUADRANGLES, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 5, 22 P.

  • Deposit

    1976 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES.: INSPECTED SITE.

  • Deposit

    DIREXPL PROSPECT PITS DUG.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1979 Meintzer, Robert E. (Le Van, D.C.) Virginia Division of Mineral Resources
Updater 01-DEC-1987 Sweet, Palmer C. Virginia Division of Mineral Resources

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