| Deposit ID | 10080214 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W031317 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Graham and Robinson Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -80.72924, 36.93785 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 628 |
| Relative position | 0.7 KM (0.45 MI) ESE OF ALLISONIA. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pulaski(county)
Virginia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Hiwassee(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Galax(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Winston-Salem(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper New(hydrologic unit)
Kanawha(hydrologic accounting unit)
Kanawha(hydrologic subregion)
Ohio(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Virginia | Pulaski |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | 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 | Shady Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Shady Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -80.72924, 36.93785 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Ne-Sw Trend, Hiwassee (Laswell) Fault, Holston Mountain Fault |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Transverse Fault |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | NE |
| Dip | 30 DEG. NW |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1880 |
| Year of first production | 1885 |
| District name | Allisonia District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Graham And Robinson |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 24M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W031317 |
BOYD, C.R., 1881, RESOURCES OF SOUTH-WEST VIRGINIA: NEW YORK, JOHN WILEY AND SONS, 321 P.
CURRIER, L.W., 1935, ZINC AND LEAD REGION OF SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 43, 122 P.
ESPENSHADE, G.H. AND OTHERS, 1975, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE EAST HALF OF THE WINSTON-SALEM QUADRANGLE, NORTH CAROLINA-VIRGINIA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS MAP I-709-B, 1 SHEET, SCALE 1:250,000.
MCCREATH, A.S., AND D'INVILLIERS, E.V., 1887, THE NEW RIVER-CRIPPLE CREEK MINERAL REGION OF VIRGINIA: HARRISBURG, PA., HARRISBURG PUBLISHING CO., 171 P.
1933 GEOLMAP VA. GEOL. SURV.: ISSUED GEO. MAP OF VALLEY.
1975 OTHER R.B. NEUMAN: COMPILED MISC. GEOL. INV. MAP I-709-B.
MCCREATH AND D'INVILLIERS (1887, P. 24)
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1980 | Meintzer, Robert E. (Sweet, P. C.) | Virginia Division of Mineral Resources |
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