| Deposit ID | 10080241 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W031348 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Scott Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.47149, 36.77202 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 764 |
| Relative position | 5 MILES S 31 DEG E FROM MARION, 3 MILES S 89 DEG W FROM SUGAR GROVE (DOT SMYTH COUNTY HIGHWAY MAP, 1981) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Smyth(county)
Virginia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Atkins(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Wytheville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Winston-Salem(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
South Fork Holston(hydrologic unit)
French Broad-Holston(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)
Tennessee(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Jefferson National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
George Washington and Jefferson National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Virginia | Smyth |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Dolomite | Gangue |
| Limestone | Gangue |
| Result | FE-.30%, S-33.26%, SIO2-.08%, ZN-66.94% |
|---|
| 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 > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Shady Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Shady Formation | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite |
| (1) | -81.47149, 36.77202 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Ne-Sw Trending Valley And Ridge |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Teas Fault; Anticline |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N75 DEG E |
| Dip | 48 DEG SE |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1904 |
| Discoverer | Virginia Lead And Zinc Company |
| District name | Rye Valley Lead/Zinc District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Virginia Lead And Zinc Co. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | C. R. Scott |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 16.15M |
| Overall length | 12.19M |
| Overall width | 4.57M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W031348 |
SRC.REF: WATSON, 1905, P. 109
WATSON, T.L., 1905, LEAD AND ZINC DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1, 156 P.
CURRIER, L.W., 1935, ZINC AND LEAD REGION OF SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 43, 122 P.
1904 DIREXPL VIRGINIA LEAD AND ZINC CO.-PROSPECTED AREA
1934 GEOLMAP VA. GEOL. SURV.: ISSUED BULL. 43
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Discovery Year: LATE 1904 |
| Deposit | FAIRLY LARGE OPEN CUT AS COMPARED TO OTHERS IN THIS SOUTHEASTERN PORTION OF THE RYE VALLEY LEAD/ZINC DISTRICT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV; 5 PERS COMM |
| Deposit | SPHALERITE WITH DOLOMITE AND CALCITE IN PART AS REPLACEMENT OF LIMESTONE AND AS OPEN SPACE FILLING BETWEEN CRUSHED FRAGMENTS OF LIMESTONE, FORMING BRECCIA ORE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1980 | Trimble, David C. (Sweet, Palmer C.) | Virginia Division of Mineral Resources | |
| Updater | 01-MAR-1988 | Lovett, James A. | Virginia Division of Mineral Resources |
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