| Deposit ID | 10080233 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W031339 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Zirkle Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -78.72751, 38.70004 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 393 |
| Relative position | 7.6 KM (4.7 MI) NW OF NEW MARKET. |
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 |
| Smithsonite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Dolomite | Gangue |
| Greenockite | 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 | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate) |
| (1) | -78.72751, 38.70004 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Ne-Sw Trend, Little North Mountain Fault |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Linville Creek Syncline, Mayland Anticline, Dolostone Strikes Ne And Dips 60-65 Deg. Nw, One Small Flexure (Cross-Fracture). |
| General form | IRREGULAR, LINEAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | NE-SW |
| Dip | 60-65 DEG NW |
| Length | 122M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1950 |
| District name | Shenandoah Valley/Timberville |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Charles Zirkle |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W031339 |
HERBERT, P., JR., AND YOUNG, R.S., 1956, SULFIDE MINERALIZATION IN THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF GEOLOGY, BULLETIN 70, 58 P.
BRENT, W.B., 1960, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, BULLETIN 76, 174 P.
DIREXPL PROSPECTED BY SEVERAL BLAST HOLES DURING EARLY '50'S
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT IS NORTHERN EXTENSION OF THAT AT THE TIMBERVILLE MINE AND IS NEARLY IDENTICAL TO IT IN MINERALOGY AND TYPE. MINERALIZED RECRYSTALLINE DOLOSTONE SHOWS 270 M AND 550 M TO THE NORTH. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1979 | Meintzer, Robert E. (Le Van, D.C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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