| Deposit ID | 10080231 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W031338 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Tusing Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -78.73001, 38.73643 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 354 |
| Relative position | 2.5 KM (1.5 MI) NNW OF FORESTVILLE. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Shenandoah(county)
Virginia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
New Market(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Front Royal(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Charlottesville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
North Fork Shenandoah(hydrologic unit)
Potomac(hydrologic accounting unit)
Potomac(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Virginia | Shenandoah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Sulfur-Pyrite | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Dolomite | Gangue |
| Fluorite | 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 | Beekmantown Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Beekmantown Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -78.73001, 38.73643 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Ne-Sw Trend, Little North Mountain Fault, Anticlinal Cross-Warp (Nw-Se Trend) |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Saumsville Fault |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Shenandoah Valley/Mt. Clifton |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Tusing |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W031338 |
HERBERT, P., JR., AND YOUNG, R.S., 1956, SULFIDE MINERALIZATION IN THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF GEOLOGY, BULLETIN 70, 58 P.
SCHERFFIUS, W.E., 1969, ZINC-LEAD-FLUORITE MINERALIZATION OF THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY, NORTH-CENTRAL VIRGINIA: UNPUBLISHED M.S. THESIS, CORNELL UNIVERSITY.
YOUNG, R.S. AND RADER, E.K., 1974, GEOLOGY OF THE WOODSTOCK, WOLF GAP, CONICVILLE, AND EDINBURG QUADRANGLES, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 35, 69 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | POOR OUTCROPS. SPHALERITE OCCURS IN BED OF RECRYSTALLINE DOLOSTONE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1979 | Meintzer, Robert E. (Le Van, D.C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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