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Galena Prospect

Occurrence in Wythe county in Virginia, United States with commodity Zinc
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10080251
MRDS ID W031358
Record type Site
Current site name Galena Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -80.90313, 36.87201 (WGS84)
Elevation 616
Relative position 2.7 KM (1.7 MI) NNE OF AUSTINVILLE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Wythe(county)

Virginia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Austinville(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Virginia Wythe

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION APPROXIMATE, NOT FIELD CHECKED. ABOUT 2.4 KM (1.5 MI) BY STATE ROAD 619 NE OF JUNCTION WITH STATE ROAD 636.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • TRACES OF SPHALERITE NOTED IN OUTCROP.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sphalerite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Dolomite Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 228
USGS model code 32b
Deposit model name Mississippi Valley, Appalachian Zn
Mark3 model number 42

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Rock unit name Shady Formation (Austinville (Saccaroidal) Member)
    Rock description Shady Formation (Austinville (Saccaroidal) Member)
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -80.90313, 36.87201
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Ne-Sw Trend, Laswell Fault, Gleaves Knob Overthrust, Pierce Mill Overthrust, Hematite Mountain Overthrust
Type of structure Local
Structure description Thrust Fault

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Austinville-Ivanhoe District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on development

  • NO DETAILED EXPLORATION OR DEVELOPMENT REPORTED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CURRIER, L.W., 1935, ZINC AND LEAD REGION OF SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 43, 122 P.

  • Deposit

    STOSE, A.J., AND STOSE, G.W., 1957, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE GOSSAN LEAD DISTRICT AND ADJACENT AREAS IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 72, 233 P.

  • Deposit

    1934 GEOLMAP VA. GEOL. SURV: ISSUED BULL. 43

  • Deposit

    1975 OTHER R.B. NEUMANN: ISSUED MISC. GEOL. INV. MAP I-709-B

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THERE IS NO REPORT OF ACTIVE EXPLORATION OF THIS OCCURRENCE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1980 Meintzer, Robert E. (Sweet, P. C.) U.S. Geological Survey

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