| Deposit ID | 10080035 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W030920 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Allen Mines |
| Geographic coordinates: | -78.88252, 37.91783 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 482 |
| Relative position | 4.0 KM (2.5 MI) NNE OF WINTERGREEN. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Nelson(county)
Virginia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Sherando(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Dillwyn(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Roanoke(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle James-Buffalo(hydrologic unit)
James(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Chesapeake(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
George Washington National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
George Washington and Jefferson National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Virginia | Nelson |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| 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 > Greenstone |
| Rock unit name | Catoctin Formation |
| Rock description | Catoctin Formation |
| (1) | -78.88252, 37.91783 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Blue Ridge Anticlinorium |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Schistosity: Strike-N75 Deg. E, Dip-30 Deg Se; Main Joint. Strike-N42 Deg E, Dip 74 Deg Nw. |
| Strike | N. 75 DEG. E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 30 DEG SE |
| Thickness | 0.3M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1865 |
| Year of first production | 1885 |
| District name | Northern Section-Blue Ridge Province |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Wintergreen Corp. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W030920 |
BARTHOLOMEW, M.J., 1977, GEOLOGY OF GREENFIELD AND SHERANDO QUADRANGLES, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 4, 43 P.
SWEET, P.C. AND BELL, S.C., 1980, METALLIC MINERALIZATION IN THE BLUE RIDGE PROVINCE OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, IN PREPARATION.
1885 DIREXPL MINE OPERATED 1885 TO 1905
1978 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES.: INSPECTED SITE.
SWEET AND BELL (1980)
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1979 | Meintzer, Robert E. (Le Van, D.C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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