| Deposit ID | 10080204 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W031305 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Troutville Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -79.86644, 37.43339 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | LOCATION ACCURATE TO 200 METERS; ABOUT 2.5 KM (1.5 MI) NNE OF TROUTVILLE. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Botetourt(county)
Virginia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Villamont(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Roanoke(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Roanoke(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper James(hydrologic unit)
James(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Chesapeake(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Virginia | Botetourt |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Hemimorphite | Ore |
| Dolomite | Gangue |
| Model code | 228 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 32b |
| Deposit model name | Mississippi Valley, Appalachian Zn |
| Mark3 model number | 42 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite | ||
| Rock unit name | Elbrook Formation;Rome Formation | ||
| Rock description | Elbrook Formation;Rome Formation | ||
| |||
| (1) | -79.86644, 37.43339 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Ne-Sw Trend, Pulaski Fault |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W031305 |
CHEN, PING-FAN, 1960, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE GOOSE CREEK AREA NEAR ROANOKE, VIRGINIA: UNPUBLISHED PH.D. THESIS, VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE.
BUTTS, CHARLES, 1933, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE APPALACHIAN VALLEY OF VIRGINIA WITH EXPLANATORY TEXT: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 42, 56 P.
CURRIER, L.W., 1935, ZINC AND LEAD REGION OF SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 43, 122 P.
MILICI, R.C., SPIKER, C.T., JR., AND WILSON, J.M., 1963, GEOLOGIC MAP OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, 1 SHEET, SCALE 1:500,000.
HENIKA, W.S., 1981, GEOLOGY OF THE VILLAMONT AND MONTVALE QUADRANGLES, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES PUBLICATION 35, 18 P.
1932 GEOLMAP VA. GEOL. SURV.: ISSUED BULL. 42
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1980 | Meintzer, Robert E. (Sweet, P. C.) | Virginia Division of Mineral Resources | |
| Updater | 01-DEC-1987 | Sweet, Palmer C. | Virginia Division of Mineral Resources |
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