| Deposit ID | 10080046 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W030932 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sealoch Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Sealock Mine, Marshall Mine, Ravenswood Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -78.10693, 38.88198 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 591 |
| Relative position | 4.11 KM (2.55 MI) SW OF LINDEN; 0.3 KM (0.2 MI) OFF N SIDE OF SUMMIT DR. ABOUT 1.8 KM (1.1 MI) BY ROAD E OF ITS INTERSECTION WITH HIGH KNOB DRIVE. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Warren(county)
Virginia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Linden(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Front Royal(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Charlottesville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Shenandoah(hydrologic unit)
Potomac(hydrologic accounting unit)
Potomac(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Virginia | Warren |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Copper | Ore |
| Cuprite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase | ||||||||
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| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt |
| Rock unit name | Catoctin Formation |
| Rock description | Catoctin Formation |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Meta-Basalt |
| (1) | -78.10693, 38.88198 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Blue Ridge Anticlinorium |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Front Royal Fault |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1863 |
| Year of first production | 1861 |
| District name | Northern Section-Blue Ridge Province |
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| Ownership category | Private |
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| Year | 1861 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | CU | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^More Than 10% Cu | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 61M |
| Overall depth | 24.4M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W030932 |
SWEET, P.C. AND BELL, S.C., 1980 METALLIC MINERALIZATION IN THE BLUE RIDGE PROVINCE OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES IN PREPARATION
WATSON, T.L., 1907, MINERAL RESOURCES OF VIRGINIA: LYNCHBURG, VA, J.P. BELL CO., 618 P.
LUTTRELL, G.W., 1966, BASE-AND PRECIOUS-METAL AND RELATED ORE DEPOSIOF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, MINERAL RESOURCES REPORT 7, 167 P.
WEED, W.H., 1911, COPPER DEPOSITS OF THE APPALACHIAN STATES, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 455, 166 P.
1861 DIREXPL 35 TONS OF CU ORE REMOVED AND SHIPPED ABROAD.
1904 DIREXPL 61M SHAFT DRIVEN.
1978 RECON VA. DIV. OF MINERAL RESOURCES; SITE INSPECTED.
WEED (1911).
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | NO CU MINERALIZATION WAS REPORTED SEEN IN 1978. |
| Deposit | THE ENTIRE AREA HAS BEEN LOGGED OVER IN THE LAST 15 TO 20 YEARS (AS OF 1978), AND DEBRIS MAY HAVE FILLED PITS AND DEPRESSIONS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: CIVIL WAR |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1979 | Beaulieu, Harvey R. (Le Van, D. C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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