| Deposit ID | 10080039 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W030924 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mine Run Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -78.35083, 38.75976 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 317 |
| Relative position | 3 KM (2 MI) SE OF COMPTON |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Page(county)
Virginia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bentonville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Front Royal(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Charlottesville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
South Fork Shenandoah(hydrologic unit)
Potomac(hydrologic accounting unit)
Potomac(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Virginia | Page |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Result | A FIRE ASSAY WAS PERFORMED ON A SAMPLE BY IRON KING ASSAY, HUMBOLDT, AZ, RESULT INDICATED 0.34 OZ AG/TON AND AU WAS NIL. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff |
| Rock unit name | Catoctin Formation |
| Rock description | Catoctin Formation |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff |
| Rock unit name | Catoctin Formation |
| Rock description | Catoctin Formation |
| (1) | -78.35083, 38.75976 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Blue Ridge Anticlinorium, Ne-Sw Trend |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Vaughn Fault Zone |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1910 |
| District name | Northern Section-Blue Ridge Province |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W030924 |
SWEET, P.C., AND BELL, S.C., 1980, METALLIC MINERALIZATION IN THE BLUE RIDGE PROVINCE OF VIRGINIA: VDMR, PUB. 27, P. 39-52.
ALLEN,R. M., JR., 1967, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF PAGE COUNTY: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 81, 78 P.
MORRILL, P., 1972, VIRGINIA MINES AND MINERALS: ROCKS AND MINERALS MAGAZINE, VOL. 47, NO. 6, P. 369-371.
1978 RECON VA. DIV. OF MINERAL RESOURCES; SITE INSPECTED.
DIREXPL SHALLOW SHAFT SUNK, ORGANIZATION UNKNOWN.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | NO MINERALIZATION SEEN IN 1978. ONLY FRAGMENTS OF TUFFACIOUS SLATE AND GREENSTONE WERE PRESENT IN 1978. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1979 | Beaulieu, Harvey R. (Le Van, D. C.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-DEC-1987 | Sweet, Palmer C. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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