| Deposit ID | 10080215 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W031318 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Martin and Wertz Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Martin Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -79.99117, 37.24618 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 351 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | NEAR GRANDIN COURT SCHOOL, BRAMBLETON AVENUE, CITY OF ROANOKE., Est: Coordinates Are For Grandin Court School |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Roanoke(county)
Virginia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Garden City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Roanoke(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Roanoke(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Roanoke(hydrologic unit)
Roanoke(hydrologic accounting unit)
Chowan-Roanoke(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Virginia | Roanoke City (City) |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Pyrite | 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 | ||
| |||
| (1) | -79.99117, 37.24618 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Pulaski Fault |
| Strike | NE |
|---|---|
| Dip | 30 DEG SE |
| Depth to bottom | 7.1M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1840 |
| Year of last production | 1885 |
| District name | Austinville Lead Zinc |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W031318 |
CURRIER, L.W., 1935, ZINC AND LEAD REGION OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY BULLETIN 43, 122 P.
WATSON, T.L., 1905, LEAD AND ZINC DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1, 156 P.
BARTHOLOMEW, MERVIN J., 1981, GEOLOGY OF THE ROANOKE AND STEWARTSVILLE QUADRANGLES, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES PUBLICATION 43, 23 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DOLOMITE DARK GRAY, NEARLY BLACK, CRUSHED AND RECEMENTED WITH CALCITE OR DOLOMITE; INTERBEDDED WITH THINLY LAMINATED, PURPLISH RED SHALE (WATSON, 1905, P. 72) |
| Deposit | VERY LITTLE WAS NOTED BY WATSON (1905) WHO RECORDED "SOME HALF-DOZEN SMALL OPENINGS IN LIMESTONE SCATTERED OVER ABOUT THREE ACRES...ALONG A SMALL STREAM WHICH HAS CARVED A MODERATE VALLEY OUT OF THE LIMESTONE. THE DEEPEST OPENING (WAS) NOT MORE THAN 25 FEET IN DEPTH AND ITS SURFACE NOT MORE THAN A FEW FEET ABOVE STREAM LEVEL...THE DUMP PILES WERE CLEANED OF ORE AND THE OPENINGS WERE FILLED WITH WATER." ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-87 | AS | Virginia Division of Mineral Resources |
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