| Deposit ID | 10080133 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W031218 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sheffield Hill Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -79.84533, 36.60758 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 250 |
| Relative position | 3.4 KM (2.1 MI) NNE OF RIDGEWAY. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Henry(county)
Virginia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Northwest Eden(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Danville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Greensboro(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Dan(hydrologic unit)
Roanoke(hydrologic accounting unit)
Chowan-Roanoke(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Virginia | Henry |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Emery | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Emery | Ore |
| Kyanite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Rich Acres Formation | ||||||||
| Rock description | Rich Acres Formation | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro |
| Rock unit name | Rich Acres Formation |
| Rock description | Rich Acres Formation |
| (1) | -79.84533, 36.60758 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Ne-Sw, Smith River Allochthon, Ridgeway Fault |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1969 |
| Discoverer | Va. Div. Min. Res. |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W031218 |
CONLEY, J.F., AND HENIKA, W.S., 1973, GEOLOGY OF THE SNOW CREEK, MARTINSVILLE EAST, PRICE, AND SPRAY QUADRANGLES, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS, V. 33, 71 P
1969 GEOLMAP VA. DIV. MIN. RES.: MAPPED QUADRANGLE
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | GENERAL LOCATIONS OF TWO OTHER EMERY OCCURRENCES DESCRIBED BY CONLEY AND HENIKA (1973). NO NAME APPLIED TO THIS PROSPECT PREVIOUSLY. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1979 | Meintzer, Robert E. (Le Van, D.C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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