| Deposit ID | 10080026 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W030908 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Esther May Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -78.78113, 36.59896 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 163 |
| Relative position | 2.6 KM (1.6 MI) WEST OF RED BANK. |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Virginia | Halifax |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| 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) | -78.78113, 36.59896 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Virgilina Synclinorium |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1917 |
| District name | Virgilina District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Fontaine, J. W. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W030908 |
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.
SWEET, P.C., 1976, ABANDONED COPPER MINES AND PROSPECTS IN THE VIRGILINA DISTRICT, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA MINERALS, V. 22, NO. 3, P. 25-34
KREISA, R.D., 1980, GEOLOGY OF OMEGA, SOUTH BOSTON, CLUSTER SPRINGS, AND VIRGILINA QUADRANGLES, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES PUBLICATION 5, 22 P.
1976 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES.: INSPECTED SITE.
DIREXPL SHALLOW PIT DUG.
LANEY (1917)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PROBABLY CONTINUATION OF VEIN FROM SEABOARD MINE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1979 | Meintzer, Robert E. (Le Van, D.C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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